Chapter 149: All-Star Starter
"Mo Jie, congratulations!" In the villa of Phoenix Li Mojie, early in the morning, Anella Sangra excitedly ran to the bed and shouted at Li Mojie with a tablet.
Li Mojie is still sleeping, and after Li Mojie defeated Dragic, the Suns continued their journey in the league. After losing to the Wizards at home, Li Mojie found care in Anella, but there is no terrier, only a tired cow, not to mention that Li Mojie met a combination of a fitness goddess and a South American hot girl, so now he is lying down, and Anella has already gotten up and started doing yoga.
"What did you say, dear?" Li Mojie opened his eyes in a daze, hugged Anella and said.
"I said you're an All-Star!" Anella looked at the sleepy-eyed Li Mojie with satisfaction and gave a kiss.
On January 10, 2014, the NBA officially announced the results of the third round of voting for the 2014 All-Star Game. Heat superstar LeBron James continues to lead the way with 1,076,063 votes, followed by the Thunder's Kevin Durant with 1,054,209 votes. The Pacers' Paul George moved up to No. 3 overall votes with 899,671 votes ahead of Kobe Bryant (844,538), who suffered a trapped knee injury. In addition, the Suns' Chinese-American small forward Li Mojie (771,980 votes) surpassed the Heat's Dwyane Wade for the first time to move into fifth place.
The top 3 players in the Eastern Conference frontcourt are James, Paul George, and the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (702,869 votes). The Heat's Wade (718,109 votes) was the top vote-getter in the Eastern Conference, followed by the Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (652,522 votes).
The starting lineup for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game was announced on January 24, and although Kobe Bryant was plagued by injuries and rarely played, he was still voted by fans for his super popularity. James topped the league with 1416419 votes and was voted the top voter.
Eastern starters: Irving (Cavaliers), Wade (Heat), Paul George (Pacers), Anthony (Knicks), James (Heat);
The Western starters are: Curry (Warriors), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Li Mojie (Suns), Durant (Thunder), Griffin (Clippers).
The starting lineup in the West was somewhat unexpected compared to the East, and Paul was already behind Curry in popularity in the third round of voting due to injury. After joining the Clippers, Paul was not selected as an All-Star starter for the first time. In addition, Howard's last-minute exit was also staggering, and at the end of the third round of voting, "Warcraft" also led Griffin (500964 votes) and Love (483031 votes) with 509116 votes, but he didn't expect "Giving Fen" to successfully counterattack at the last minute and steal the starting position of "Warcraft" (653318 votes) in the West with 661246 votes.
"Unbelievable, unbelievable, he really did it!" After Li Mojie was selected as an All-Star starter in his rookie season, the whole United States was boiling, this rookie's debut was too terrifying, not only the data, the record was terrifying, but now the popularity is also a terrifying horse!
After Li Mojie was selected as an All-Star, ESPN even organized a program and invited many NBA professionals to hold a roundtable to discuss this crazy "Mojab" phenomenon.
"Being selected as an All-Star in his rookie season is only 8 people in NBA history, and many players who are at the peak of their debut may be selected as All-Stars, but it is very difficult to be selected for the starting lineup, unless they can play very explosive statistics, James and Durant, who have the highest points per game in the current roster, have not done it!" Erin Andrews was very attractive at the beginning, and today the host of ESPN, Erin Andrews, sat at the head of the round table and wore a corseted red dress, exposing her bumpy figure and attracting the attention of countless viewers in front of the TV.
"Yes, according to statistics, the history of the NBA has been more than 60 years so far, and there are many stars in these 60 years, but even so, there are only 10 players who can be selected as All-Star starters by rookies!" Mike Brin said.
"Brin, you don't have to look at me like that, you want to ask me which 10 people I am, right?" Van Gundy laughed.
"yes, you know what?" Mike Brin smirked.
"I think about it, Chamberlain must have it, and Big O Robertson can't run, and then there are Magic Johnson, Rick Barry, O'Neal, Elking Baylor, Isaiah Thomas, Jordan, etc., let me think about it, oh, and my former disciple Yao Ming, and the first rookie ticket king in history, Grant Hill!"
"Okay, next topic, first of all, if you think Li Mojie is enough to be selected as an All-Star starter, please raise your right hand!"
"Well, 12 of the twelve raised their hands."
"Hey, you're not bored like this!" Erin Andrews pouted.
"Well, Irene, you raised your hand yourself." Another hostess, Jimmy Sanchez, complained.
In fact, Li Mojie's selection as an All-Star is expected, but the difference between the starter and the substitute is just that, and with Li Mojie's performance so far, he should be selected. At least I can't fault his average of 22.4 points, 6.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game, and the Suns' fourth-place stats in the West! Former Nuggets coach George Karl said with a glance.
"Okay, so the next topic, if you are selected, apart from Li Mojie, which newcomer do you think should be selected as an All-Star?" Erin Andrews shrugged her shoulders and smiled helplessly.
Veteran Jeff Van Gundy was the first to speak: "I wouldn't pick the Pelicans' interior Anthony Davis, even though New Orleans is the host city, Davis is good at defense, blocking, rebounding, but the offensive performance that everyone watched in the All-Star Game. With that in mind, I'd go with Rubio from the Timberwolves, whose passing can continue the West's offensive fluidity when Paul is off the floor. Rubio will sacrifice points for assists, he loves to pass, and his fast-hand steals are a good performance. ”
Mike Brown, James' babysitting coach, spoke first: "How about the big guy who chose New Orleans? I chose Anthony Davis, who is more comfortable with the pace of the NBA this season, and the numbers are starting to explode. In the first big event the Pelicans will experience, Davis can spread his birdlike wings. ”
Former NBA player Jalen Rose also nodded in agreement and said: "This is too simple, I will choose Anthony Davis, and behind him, I will choose Eric Bledsoe of the Suns and Lillard of the Trail Blazers."
But veteran Jeff Van Gundy has a different opinion: "I wouldn't pick the Pelicans' interior Anthony Davis, even though New Orleans is the host city, Davis is good at defense, blocking, rebounding, but the offensive performance that everyone watched in the All-Star Game." With that in mind, I'd go with Rubio from the Timberwolves, whose passing can continue the West's offensive fluidity when Paul is off the floor. Rubio will sacrifice points for assists, he loves to pass, and his fast-hand steals are a good performance. ”
"I'd also pick Anthony Davis, even though there are a lot of great interior players in the West," Mike Brin said. Since the start of the game, he has ranked in the top 20 in scoring and in the top 10 in rebounding. Davis' talent, skill and height are superior to those of his generation, and he could defend better than he did last season, but he's already the best player who hasn't made it to an All-Star Game. ”
Then Erin Andrews also expressed her opinion: "I know that Anthony Davis has performed well since the start of the season, but the Western frontcourt is Durant, Griffin and Li Mojie, these three people are superior to Davis in terms of statistics and team records, and even the Timberwolves have more Lefu votes than him. Why can't it be Bradley Beale? The Wizards' record is not good at the moment, but Beal is doing well. This is the second year of his career, and he is averaging 20.2 points per game and is the team's leading scorer. I think he should have more opportunities to get to the free throw line, but since his rookie season, he's shown a lot of scoring ability. "Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!