The first day of All-Star Weekend passed like this, and it was just a cutscene.

It was only on February 15th that the main play slowly began.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the All-Star members went to the training gym for open training and then were interviewed by reporters.

Li Liang, as the ticket king, received extra attention, and many reporters surrounded him to ask questions after the training.

Li Liang answered some questions very officially, until he met a reporter from China's CCTV.

When a reporter from this hometown came to ask questions and interviews, Li Liang certainly had to answer them well.

He said he could sit down and do a simple interview.

Although playing in the United States, Li Liang knows that the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean are his greatest support and help.

Without Chinese fans voting online, he can't easily get the All-Star vote.

Easy, really easy, if it weren't for the weighting of the all-star voting fan votes now, Li Liang would definitely create an all-star voting record.

But the first question asked by the reporter made Li Liang a little embarrassed, and he asked Li Liang how he went from an NCAA substitute who rarely played to a strong contender for MVP today.

What's your problem, how did I get there? I've worked hard to get better!

Could it be that I'm telling you I'm hanging?

The quality of Chinese journalists still needs to be improved, and there is still a gap between them and those in the West.

However, Li Liang still replied seriously: "There are many reasons why I can't play in college, and it has something to do with my style of play, the strength of the team, and the level of effort at that time." It's hard to say about talent, maybe I just found my talent when I was 22 years old, and then through unremitting efforts, I have today's small achievements. ”

Li Liang has faced too many such problems.

From the time he was drafted to the NBA in the second round, there were first questions about his strength, and then questions about why he didn't show that strength in college.

Li Liang has made all kinds of remarks, including telling the truth, saying that I was hanging, but no one believed it.

Later, Li Liang found out, no matter what you say, as long as people want to question it, he will definitely question it.

People are always willing to believe what they believe.

So he just fooled around, what do you do with so much, I can win and improve my strength, I don't care if you believe it or not.

Don't you believe I still don't play and can't hang up?

After asking the first question, the reporter began to ask the second question.

"In the All-Star Game, the most exciting thing is the confrontation between you and James, and your season is also competing for MVP, what kind of exciting matchup do you think you will have in the All-Star Game."

What is the problem with this TM?

What kind of exciting showdown will be there, you won't know tomorrow.

Where do I know of any great matchups?

And pulled James out again to make the topic difficult, what should I say?

Li Liang thought, do I want black James, or do I want black James?

Li Liang's eyes rolled and he had an answer, and said: "James is a respectable and excellent player, he has a lot to learn from me, and it is a very interesting thing to play against him." However, what I'm most looking forward to at the All-Star Game is that I want to compete with him in the slam dunk contest. Really, if James is willing to participate in the slam dunk contest, I will definitely participate in it, and I will beat him in the slam dunk contest and win the championship. ”

Li Liang's previous words were still decent, respecting and learning, and he began to be inappropriate in the future.

What, slam dunk contest?

Are you a three-point contest champion, an Asian American player who often dunks in games, going to participate in a slam dunk contest?

What a joke.

The reporter was a little dumbfounded, with a weird smile on his face, obviously not believing his ears.

To be honest, if Li Liang really participates in the slam dunk contest, the ratings of the dunk contest will definitely skyrocket.

"Big brother, are you telling the truth?" The little reporter couldn't help but ask Li Liang secretly, for fear that Li Liang would be joking.

"It's true, how is it not true, write the report truthfully and translate it into English. It's also good to let the Chinese media have a little original right to speak, don't keep picking up other people's things to eat. ”

Li Liang can be regarded as revealing a breaking news statement to the Chinese media.

In the domestic basketball media, the main livelihood is to eat leftovers, because there is no way to contact first-hand sources, so they can only forward and translate the news and opinions of foreign media reporters, and then add their own additives to domestic fans.

There is no way, the gap in language, culture and distance has led to the fact that the domestic sports media can only eat second-hand and third-hand food, and the local professional leagues are not professional enough and not developed enough, so this can only be the result.

"Well, there's another question, everybody knows that you graduated from the University of Kentucky, and the University of Kentucky has a really large number of people playing in the NBA, including last year's No. 1 pick. If you had to choose someone to be your NBA teammate, who would it be? ”

This question is a bit level, and it's very topical.

Li Liang said: "It must be Anthony Davis, the two of us have played together, and I know his level very well, very strong. But I think he's not playing to his full potential in the team he's in and he's having a lot of room for improvement. ”

Li Liang really dares to say, aren't you afraid that Xiao Hua will fine you if you say this?

What is this, illegal recruitment of players during the All-Star break?

However, if you want to say that Li Liang recruits players, it is really too much, he has no interest in recruiting players, but he is a little interested in recruiting teams.

He has a two-year contract with the Clippers, and it is not certain that he will not be with the Clippers next year, recruiting a player who is a.

Later, the reporter asked a few more questions about no nutrition, but Li Liang answered very seriously and ended the training interview.

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After the interview, the NBA also conducted the so-called "Development League All-Star Game", seriously, the development league All-Star players, still can't enter the NBA, who wants to watch?

This NBDL All-Star, if you change the prefix, is an NBA all-garbage game, which means the same.

So this ticket is given away for free, no money, and I am willing to go to see it for fun.

However, Li Liang still went to see it, because he wanted to accompany Zhu Shu, and some of Zhu Shu's players were selected as All-Stars in the Development League.

After the NBDL All-Star Game, there will be NBA DreamWorks events, Oscar Robertson specials, NBA team open houses, and the new chairman Shaw Hua will open the All-Star Game press conference.

Starting with tonight's three-point contest and slam dunk contest, the All-Star Game has officially kicked off.

At half past seven in the evening, at the New Orleans Coliseum, the "Challenge Night" is about to begin.

Speaking of the New Orleans Coliseum, the venue of this competition, Li Liang is certainly familiar with it, which is the venue where the NCAA Finals were held in 2012.

It can be seen that the American sports circles have put a lot of effort into developing the southern market.

New Orleans hosted the NCAA Final-four in 2012, the Super Bowl in 2013, and the 2013 All-Star Game was supposed to be given to New Orleans, but it was eventually robbed by the city where a team was located, and then the league promised to host it in 2014.

The arena was renovated for this All-Star, but it wasn't much newer because Louisiana didn't have much money.

It was impossible to build a new stadium, so the old stadium could only be painted.

Li Liang is no longer a spectator tonight, and he chose to show his brilliance in the shooting star game without participating in the three-point contest.

There are four teams, two from the East and the West, and each team consists of one active NBA player, one retired NBA player, and one WNBA player.

The content of the game is very simple, there are four shooting points on the field, one of each point is considered to be passed, and the last one is completed.

In the end, the time is shorter than whom.

Is there a more boring game than this?

Isn't this a play upgrade on a wild field?

Four people are also required to play, which is more of a "gala" style event than an entertainment show.

Because there are women and retired players, it will be more interesting and not exciting.

In order to make a gimmick this time, the NBA also engaged a father and son to go into battle.

One of the current NBA players on the Western Army's side is Stephen Curry, and the retired one is Curry's father, Dale Curry.

On the eastern side, there is a team of Hardaway father and son, Tim Hardaway and son Tim Hardaway Jr.

The so-called father-son soldiers, Li Liang stood on the sidelines and looked at the old but sturdy Carl Malone beside him, and wanted to shout from his heart:

"Son."

That's right, I, Gan Liliang, am the father of all of you.

In this way, there are three pairs of fathers and sons in this shooting star competition.

The game was about to start soon, and the first to hit the court was Curry and his sons.

The first point is the 45-degree point on the right, the simplest point, which is the responsibility of the female teammate.

The female player on Curry's team is Becky Harmon, who played in New York and San Antonio.

The first point can be said to be very simple, generally people who have played basketball come over, and the probability of hitting a shot is very high.

If you can't make it, you will lose your hair.

Harmon plays the board into the basket with ease.

And then the second point is the top of the arc, which is a little bit more difficult, but Dell Curry also has a one-shot shot and doesn't need a second shot.

The third point is 45 degrees on the left, which is a little more difficult.

Curry took four shots to hit the three-pointer.

It can be seen that when it comes to the competition field, no matter what the game is, there will be a little nervousness that affects the feeling.

The last point is the midfield line, which is actually the point that determines the most wins and losses.

If this point is short, it basically wins.

Otherwise, even if the first few points are hit with one hit, too much time will be consumed on the fourth point, and everything will be in vain.

It's really not that simple to hit the midfielder.

Curry's father and son plus Harmon tried in turns, and it wasn't until 1:05 that Harmon hit this midfield shot!

Li Liang watched from the sidelines, thinking that it was still quite exciting, no matter how fast the front was, the last ones were crucial.

And it doesn't have to be the person with the strongest three-point shot.

1:05 is not particularly ideal.

Curry shook his head lightly after the end, seeing Li Liang on the sidelines preparing to come on the court, he thought to himself that this was the end.

Curry also participated in this three-point contest, he hoped to beat Li Liang in the three-point contest, who knew that Li Liang would not participate this time.

Even if the NBA officially invited Li Liang to participate, Li Liang didn't participate, I'm not interested in it this year, my goal is the slam dunk contest.

When will I be able to participate in the slam dunk contest, and then the two games will be played together.

As for the shooting star, you always have to participate in a project to play, right?

In addition to Karl Malone, there is also Skyler Deakins on the team with Li Liang, a female player who has been on the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated!

However, Li Liang didn't have much interest in her, because Zhu Shu was watching the game on the sidelines.

Li Liang is a serious person.

In the first point, Skyler Deakins also hit it easily, and in the second point, Malone was a little bad at the middle distance.

The first shot missed, the second shot still missed, and it wasn't until the third shot that Malone hit the middle distance.

This is a shooter without talent, and the shooting ability value will never reach 90 points.

At that time, he relied on a lot of training to maintain muscle memory, which allowed him to have accurate mid-range shooting.

Once retired, without the support of a lot of training, the hit rate will decline very quickly.

As soon as you look at the shot, you can see that it is not as soft as a pitcher like Dell Curry.

But it's good to be able to score, and at Li Liang's point, Li Liang didn't score the first goal.

He adjusted his touch, and the second ball hit!

There is one last point left, the midfield line.

Skyler Deakins was the first to try.

In fact, female players have an advantage in shooting in the midfield, that is, their push-and-shoot method is very suitable for this kind of ultra-long-distance shooting.

It is also the so-called 38 style, anyway, the three-point line is pushed, and the midcourt is also pushed, there is no difference.

Skyler Deakins missed, let alone the second Malone, and the ball thrown out didn't touch the basket.

Li Liang made the third shot, but he didn't go in.

However, his shot is obviously different from others, he does not push it out with his hands at all, but shoots with a normal shooting position!

Li Liang: This is completely practiced by spending time in the system.

Development in the personal training center has time to practice, sleep can also practice.

If you don't want to use rage, you can practice shooting with the ball alone, especially if it's a long-range shot.

Li Liang can shoot in the midfield with a normal shooting posture, and his body is not leaning forward, and he even wants to lean back a little?

Of course, this is impossible, you have to be able to shoot backwards in the middle of the field, and your arms are afraid that you don't have to be trained as a trebuchet.

In the second round, the first two shots were still unscored, but Li Liang found the crosshairs and feeling in the third round.

The midfielder shot, the ball passed through the heart, and it hit!

In 34 seconds, Li Liang's team only needed 34 seconds to complete the game!

In this way, the Li Liang team eliminated the Curry team and entered the finals of the shooting star competition.

After the successful hit, Li Liang and Curry father and son hugged and shook hands.

Curry said: "Bad seeds, don't participate in the three-point contest." ”

Li Liang replied: "We must give young people opportunities. “

How old are you, give young people a chance?

Next up is the East Force, and the first to appear is the Hardaway team.

The female player on Hardaway's side is Dale Donn, a tall, blonde white female player.

Anyway, he is very tall, taller than Hardaway father and son.

It was not the female player who was responsible for throwing the first point, but Hardaway.

After all, Tim Hardaway was not known for his mid-range when he played, and now that he has been retired for many years, the mid-range is even more inaccurate.

Hardaway Sr. easily hit the first point, and the mid-range point Donn also hit easily, and then the three-pointer, Hardaway Jr. also hit a shot!

Yesterday's fight against him in the rookie game was exciting, he didn't inherit his dad's super change of direction, but he had a good projection.

But no matter how fast and accurate you shoot the first three, you can't use it, and if you can't shoot the fourth midfielder, you can't do it.

Hardaway spent eight seconds on the first three points, but he got stuck at the midfield post and couldn't shoot.

He shot for more than 1 minute, and it wasn't until more than 1 minute and 30 seconds that Hardaway Jr. hit the shot.

It's over, basically going to be eliminated, unless the Bosh team is worse.

But Team Bosh was the defending shooting star of last year's All-Star Game.

The Bosh team consists of Bosh, Wilkins, and Sven Cash.

Similarly, Wilkins, the old dunk king, is responsible for the first point, and Cash is responsible for the second mid-range point.

Wilkins is similar to Karl Malone and is also an acquired pitcher.

He's known for his dunks, but his mid-to-close-range jumpers are very accurate, but not from long range.

Needless to say, after retiring, the shooting feeling must have plummeted.

The first three points stuttered on Bosh's three-pointer and took four shots to hit.

But at the halfway point, neither Cash nor Wilkins made the shot, and Bosh picked up the ball and shot directly from the midfield!

His shot is the same as Li Liang's, it is not a very normal shooting posture, it is not pushing or throwing, it is just an ordinary shooting hand.

The result hits!

One hit in 35 seconds, only 1 second slower than Li Liang's team.

Of course, they also successfully eliminated the Hardaway team and met the Li Liang team in the final.

Li Liang must have felt a hint of pressure.

At this time, he realized that this shooting star is still a little interesting.

It's not as boring as you think.

Because it took longer, the Bosh team was the first to appear.

As a result, the situation of the Bosh team turned out to be the same as in the previous round.

Wilkins and Cash both hit well, and Bosh got stuck at the third point.

It took five shots to make a three-pointer, and 20 seconds had passed.

As a result, in the midfield position, Bosh hit another hit!

The entire New Orleans arena was boiling.

is worthy of being the "king of shooting stars", Chris Bosh, the ostrich king who stands tall and sees far away, and there is no one else in this midfield shooting.

Li Liang boasted that his midfield shooting was quite strong, but he didn't dare to say that he would definitely be able to hit it.

However, he still confidently stood on the court with Malone and Skyler Deakins, and now the pressure is all on their side.

Skyler Deakins scored the first goal smoothly, and Malone adjusted his feeling this time and hit it with a single hit.

Li Liang shot at 45 degrees on the left side, and after the ball was thrown, Li Liang ran towards the midfield without looking back.

If he doesn't score, he's embarrassed and has to run back to shoot again.

But isn't he sure he'll do it?

The ball hits steadily!

It only took them 9 seconds for the first three goals, which can be said to be very fast.

Midfielder Deakins has already started to try shots and misses the first shot.

Malone made the second shot and also missed.

Li Liang was the third, slightly out.

The time is up and running for 20 seconds.

After 20 seconds, Deakins and Malone's attempts still missed.

At this time, it all depends on Li Liang.

Li Liang took the ball and took a deep breath, he was not in a hurry, but paused slightly near the halfline, turned the ball in his hand, and adjusted his gait.

And then make a move!

Li Liang is fully sure of this goal!

With a "bang", the ball hit!

When this ball was shot, Li Liang had already raised his arms high, and he knew that he would definitely score!

The final time was 28 seconds, exactly the same as Li Liang's jersey number.

The whole New Orleans arena was jubilant, and this is the real shooting star.

Or even the king of shots.