Chapter 236: MVP Battle
Hearing Sun Hao's shout, Nowitzki and Nash both turned around and gave him a look of disdain.
Sun Hao is now showing affection on various occasions, and he is simply shivering.
However, I don't know if it was really Sun Haoxiu, Nowitzki played abnormally in the preliminaries and only scored 13 points and was eliminated.
It was Nash, although he made a three-shot at the last ball, amusing himself and lying on the sidelines.
But he was lucky enough to reach the final with a 15-point finish in the preliminaries.
His three-point shooting percentage this season is 2 percentage points higher than Sun Hao's.
But it turns out that the high three-point shooting rate is not directly related to the three-point shooting ability.
However, in the finals, Nash only finished third.
And there was a rare scene in the final, where both Vesley Persson and Peja ended up scoring 19 points.
That means the three-point contest is about to usher in a rare overtime.
Sun Hao watched such a scene with relish on the sidelines.
You see, wouldn't it be nice for him not to participate in this and give others a chance?
In the final overtime, Peja scored nine points in 20 seconds, beating Persson, who scored five.
He also became the second foreign player to win the NBA three-point contest after Sun Hao.
The three-point contest was exciting, but the subsequent dunk contest was a little boring, and in the end, rookie Jason Richardson was elected the new slam dunk king.
By the end of the day, All-Star Weekend had the most talked-about event.
Jordan returned to the NBA after two years, the last All-Star Game in the West was reversed by a big score in the last quarter, Iverson who played at home, Iverson and Kobe's grudge, Nelson Sr. and his Dallas three-shot ......
Compared to the previous two days of games, this final day of the main game is the highlight of this Philadelphia All-Star Game.
And there are some unexpected highlights, which start the night before the main event.
That night, Iverson changed his rebellious image in an interview with ESPN.
The first thing he announced was that he would wear the number 6 shirt for tomorrow's game.
And the 76ers' No. 6 jersey has been retired, and it belongs to "Dr. J" Julius Irving.
Irving is recognized as the No. 1 Flyer in the NBA and Jordan's childhood idol.
However, this incident seems to be just foreshadowing, Iverson changed his attitude towards Jordan in the past and sang the praises of the basketball god.
"When you mention the name Michael Jordan, it goes beyond life itself.
When talking about Michael, it's not a comparison, but Iverson's name is very satisfying.
No one will be able to inherit Michael's mantle. No one can be a second Jordan. ”
If the number 34 written on Kobe's previous sneakers made fans guess what Kobe was thinking, then Iverson's move also brought doubts.
Because such a move is very different from Iverson's image.
Iverson, what are you thinking?
Nobody knows.
But his words, as usual, caused a heated discussion among fans.
Because when the league pushed Jordan's successor, Iverson said that no one could be the second Jordan.
Hearing this, it will offend a lot of people.
Especially now that he is being hotly promoted by the league and fans, Jordan's successor Kobe Bryant, who is ranked first.
On the day of the All-Star Game, the grand opening ceremony detonated the Wajovia Center Court.
When Jordan appeared on the stage, the cheers were overwhelming.
By the time Iverson finally appeared on the stage, cheers rang out over the arena.
Son of Philadelphia, worthy of the name.
However, when the Western Army appeared, the person who got the most cheers was not Kobe, but Sun Hao.
Among them, there are a large number of Chinese fans.
In addition to big cities such as New York and Los Angeles, the rest of the Chinese gathering places are Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia, which developed relatively early.
Bryant, feeling sick all over.
When it came to the on-site warm-up, the reporter interviewed Kobe Bryant and asked about Iverson's remarks before.
"We all know that you are Jordan's successor, your turnaround and step-back jumper, your pull-up jumper are most like Jordan, you are known as the second Jordan, do you think Iverson's remarks last night are questioning you?"
It's a tricky question.
Between Kobe and Iverson, because of last year's Finals, it will always be compared.
Such a topical issue will naturally not be missed by reporters.
"No, I don't want to be the second Jordan, I just want to be the first Kobe."
However, after Kobe Bryant took a deep breath, he gave the reporter an unexpected answer.
And it's a very good answer.
It not only avoids unnecessary saliva, but also shows his character.
After answering reporters' questions, Kobe Bryant also looked at the opposite half, not only Iverson, but also Jordan.
In last year's All-Star Game, he couldn't help the West team win the final victory, but this year he won't.
Moreover, he not only wants to help the Western Army win, but also win the MVP.
Adi's enthusiasm for Sun Hao, Iverson's words, and even the reaction of the fans before the game, oh yes, and the tree in his heart.
This MVP, he's going to decide!
Sun Hao was warming up on the sidelines, he heard Kobe's words, but he didn't expect to inadvertently experience another famous scene in the NBA.
But he's not a roundworm in Kobe's stomach, and I don't know what's going on in the latter's mind.
What he is thinking about now is how to win the MVP of this All-Star Game and help him get a new halo.
The two starting backcourts of the Western Army are also friends and foes, but it is estimated that neither of them could have imagined that they would agree on the MVP.
At this moment, Sun Hao noticed that Yao Ming was a little at a loss on the field.
This reaction is also reasonable, although Yao Ming has strong subjective initiative, but after all, he did not cross over like Sun Hao.
As a rookie in his season, he was selected as a starter, and he was surrounded by All-Star teammates, so nervousness was inevitable.
Just when Sun Hao was thinking about whether to go over and do something.
Jordan walked behind Yao Ming, chewed gum, smiled and pressed his hand on Yao Ming's shoulder, and then pressed it hard a few times.
"Yao, relax."
Yao Ming turned his head and saw that it was Jordan, and his nervous expression eased a lot.
Among the starters of the Eastern Army, one of them is his teammate.
He also relaxed his body with Jordan's movements.
When Sun Hao saw this scene, he reached out and rubbed his nose.
The relationship between MM is getting better and better.
After the warm-up, with the whistle on the spot, the starters from the east and west appeared one after another.
On the side of the Eastern Army, Kidd, Iverson, Jordan, Antoine Walker, Yao Ming.
On the side of the Western Army, Sun Hao, Kobe, Garnett, Nowitzki, Duncan.
Duncan returned the ball to the Western Army half to kick off the game.
"Give me the ball!"
As soon as Sun Hao advanced to the front court with the ball, he heard Kobe Bryant reaching out to him for the ball.
I'm in a bit of a hurry.
But he gave the ball over and the game just started.
After Kobe Bryant got the ball, he directly signaled the others to pull away, and put on a three-threat to attack.
This is treating the Western Army as if it were the Lakers.
It was Kidd who defended Kobe, and he started out as a symbolic defense.
Bryant's pull-up jump shot from mid-range.
"Huh!"
Bryant had a good opening and took the lead for the Western Army.
Turning around, Iverson controlled the ball and made tactical gestures for Jordan.
His All-Star Game is really incomprehensible.
Jordan came out to catch the ball from mid-range shots.
But Bryant bypassed the pick-and-roll and pounced to interfere.
In the All-Star Game, Peter Pan is a little puzzled.
"Phew!"
Jordan's shot smashed out of the frame.
The West team attacked the front court again, and Bryant continued to reach for the ball.
Sun Hao didn't give it this time.
What about this All-Star Game, although he also wants to compete for MVP, you can't let the other four people stand and watch.
He made a tactical gesture and motioned for Nowitzki to pull out and block the pick-and-roll.
After dismantling, he hit the inside to break through, and saw that the Eastern Army did not shrink, and Duncan stuck Yao Ming again, and he scored two points with a quick layup.
See, that's tactics.
Bryant: "......"
Well, in addition to practicing his left hand, he also has to practice throwing.
Throwing is a very important part of the guard's finishing technique.
Iverson continued to play the ball to Jordan.
Jordan shook off Kobe Bryant with a beautiful counterrun this time, but he still didn't have a mid-range shot after receiving the ball.
He looked a little out of shape and a little out of mind.
However, it is not surprising that he has only played 11 minutes in the press conference, and he is physically tired by this point in the season.
He's 39 in a week, and it's a bit unrealistic to want him to do as much as he did at the beginning of the season against the Mavericks.
Duncan grabbed an offensive rebound.
Sun Hao was about to attack with the ball, but the next scene surprised him.
Bryant ran past him and took the ball straight from Duncan's hand.
…… Count you ruthless!
Although I didn't know what Kobe was thinking before, it can be seen from Kobe's actions after the opening that he is running for MVP.
In other words, two people want to be together.
Kobe Bryant dribbled to the frontcourt by himself, and didn't wait for others to settle down, and directly accelerated through Kidd to the basket to score on a stop-and-go board.
He scored 2 goals in the opening game!
Iverson continued to play for Jordan up front, and he didn't play like himself at all tonight in the No. 6 shirt.
Those who don't know think that he has been pierced by the soul.
However, Jordan didn't make his own shot this time, he signaled Yao Ming to fall into a low position, and then fed the ball directly.
Yao Ming received the ball and faced Duncan's continuous turnaround shots, but Duncan saw the timing and gave him a big risk.
The rebound was grabbed by Garnett.
Bryant took the ball from Garnett's hand again.
The western troops fought a quick offensive.
Bryant faced Kidd's fast-break three-step layup.
"Smack!"
This time, Kidd had a quick eye to poke the ball out.
Although this is an All-Star Game, he also wants to save face!
Kobe Bryant just kept scoring on his head, he really took him like Nash!
West troops play the ball in front of the court, Nowitzki serves off the court.
Kobe ran over and reached for the ball, Nowitzki ...... Didn't give.
He also felt it, Kobe Bryant only had a frame in his eyes tonight.
That would be a clear no-brainer at the All-Star Level.
He finally threw the ball to Sun Hao who was further away.
After Sun Hao received the ball, he organized a wave, Duncan raised the cover, Sun Hao burst into the basket to attract the defense to Garnett, who staged a two-handed dunk.
Garnett glanced at Sun Hao after a dunk.
Although he doesn't like Sun Hao, compared with Kobe, Sun Hao is obviously better.
The game was going on, not only Kobe, but everyone on the Western Army side felt that Kobe was going to grab this MVP.
Although some balls had to be given, they were still a little uncomfortable.
The Lakers are O'Neal with a good temper, and no one else dares to say anything.
But in the All-Star arena, which one is not the core of their respective teams?
They don't like the feeling of watching other people play.
It was okay in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, they preferred to give the ball to Sun Hao and preferred to play with him.
However, this situation is obviously not a good thing, especially if the goal is to win.
At halftime, the score was 58-52, and the Eastern team led by six points to end the half.
Although Jordan, who started the game, was in average form with 3 of 10 shots, and Iverson only made 4 shots, and his offensive desire was low, Maddie, who came off the bench, performed bravely.
He continued his hot form before the All-Star break, scoring 16 points in the half on 7-of-10 shooting, and even performed a stunning .jpg of self-throwing and self-dunking.
On the Western side, Bryant took 16 shots in the first half, but he only hit six shots to score 12 points.
His hand feels average, and he is really defending behind Kidd on the opposite side.
Sun Hao made 4 of 7 shots and scored 9 points.
The game went into halftime.
Old Nelson took the technical stats for a while before returning to the locker room.
Although the All-Star Game is not the first place, it will definitely not work like this.
You don't have to lose a game that you can win.
And it's also important to note that Popovich's team was reversed last year, and if he loses by a big margin this year, he may have to receive some text message.
There was no tactical deployment in the dressing room in midfield, and the players were laughing loudly in the dressing room.
Old Nelson came in at this time and called Sun Hao and Kobe Bryant out.
This scene aroused the curiosity of the others.
"We're going to win this game, you're defenders, you have to organize the team, is that okay?"
Sun Hao nodded.
Kobe Bryant glanced at Nelson Sr. and didn't react, after all, Nelson Sr. was not his head coach.
"Kobe, it's all about us winning the game, right?"
Old Nelson suppressed his temper, turned his head to look at Kobe Bryant and said.
Bryant nodded this time.
The All-Star Game is customary to give the MVP to the player who wins the team with the most points.
If you can't win, no amount of points will be in vain.
Old Nelson didn't say it directly, but the reason was clear.
Seeing Kobe nodded, the elder Nelson continued to speak.
"We're like this, the ball is always in the hands of the two of you, and an attack is scored, whether it's yourself or a teammate, even if it is scored, you have the right to dominate the ball next time, otherwise give the ball to the other side, understand?"
Old Nelson's deployment is very spiritual.
You have the ability, you score the ball, you don't have to hand it over.
That's fair. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens