Chapter 157: The MVP of the Rookie Game
After the rookie game, Li Mojie naturally beat Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis and others to win the MVP of the rookie game.
Looking at Li Mojie, who was holding the MVP trophy and making an acceptance speech, Davis sighed gloomily, thinking that he could win this time, plus Deramond, Olynyk, Barnes and others, it must be no problem.
But why did the MVP still give Li Mojie......
"What is Shengyu?" Although Davis does not understand Chinese, he inevitably has such a thought in his heart, and the summer league itself has become his background board, the regular season and the Suns have been killed, and the commercial value has been far surpassed by Li Mojie.
Looking at the brand-new Mojie generation signature sneakers at the feet of Li Mojie, Davis smiled bitterly, is he going to become Karl Malone in the Jordan era?
The rest of the Webb players were a little depressed, but it was already the case.
"I'm honored to win the MVP, but it's not just my credit, it's my teammates, Coach Hill, and the people who support me behind the scenes!" Li Mojie kissed the trophy, and then spoke solemnly.
For a while, the audience burst into warm applause.
When the game was over, the crowd dispersed and the players went to rest.
Li Mojie is even busier, the most dazzling rookie this season, the first time he participated in the Rookie Challenge, he cut a triple-double of 35 points + 11 assists + 10 rebounds, defeated Davis and Lillard, two talented players, and won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.
Such an amazing performance made him "the strongest champion show in the past ten years" even louder! At the same time, it also drove journalists crazy.
"Marc Modger, you've been doing really well today, can you tell us how you did it?"
"Marc Modger, here, can I ask why you had a triple-double in your rookie game?"
"Jie Mo, I'm a reporter for ESPN Sports, can I interview you?"
"Lee, I'm a reporter from TNT, can you ......?"
"Mo Jay, your physical fitness is fantastic, why don't you participate in the slam dunk contest this time?"
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After the rookie game, Li Mojie can finally relax and take a good stroll around New Orleans, after all, he has neither signed up for the slam dunk contest, nor has he signed up for the skills contest, nor has he been invited to the three-point contest, he just needs to obediently wait for the All-Star game now.
But in the All-Star Game, Li Mojie knows very well that he is a soy sauce character, don't look at him in the limelight now, but he is not qualified to win the All-Star MVP, although this is also one of his future honorary goals, but it is by no means now, because the phenomenon of seniority in the NBA is also very serious, and he wants to win the MVP as a rookie, which is really more difficult than the Suns winning the championship this season.
After all, if you want to win the MVP, you must first have the cooperation and support of your All-Star teammates, and secondly, the coach must also help you, otherwise what will you do to compete for the MVP, and Li Mojie has just established a little network in this rookie, and he is completely speechless in the face of big guys like All-Stars!
On February 16, 2014, the second day of the All-Star Rookie Game, the Skills Contest was held as scheduled, with Eastern Conference players: Antkokounmpo of the Bucks, Michael Carter Williams of the 76ers, Oladipo of the Magic, and DeMar DeRozan of the Raptors. Western players: Jazz Tre Burke, Thunder Reggie Jackson, Trail Blazers Damian Lillard, and Bucks Goran Dragic.
So far this season, Antetokounmpo, the No. 15 rookie, has averaged 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. In the history of the Skills Challenge, there have been six rookies who have competed in the event, and four of them have won the Rookie of the Year: Lillard, Irving, Derrick Rose, and Chris Paul.
On the other hand, there have only been three "non-point guards" who have played in this tournament before, and these three are Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. In other words, Antetokounmpo will be the tallest player ever to play in the tournament (around 211cm).
The Basketball Skills Contest is still an East-West rivalry, with two teams in each of the two leagues. However, this time it was different from previous years in that each team had two players and they would play in a relay manner, which made the game more team-oriented. The two teams in the East are Antetokounmpo of the Bucks and DeRozan of the Raptors, McCarvey of the 76ers and Oladipo of the Magic; The two teams in the West are Lillard and Burke of the Jazz, Dragic of the Suns and Jackson of the Thunder. Skills competitions test a player's basic abilities, with dribbling, passing, and shooting skills all being tested during the game.
The first round of the tournament began with the Eastern Conference Civil War, which was led by DeRozan and Antetokounmpo. First out of the game, he got the ball on the chest once, and he passed the ball to Antetokounmpo after completing the second dribble, and Antetokounmpo had some trouble with the chest pass, which took three times to get it done, which wasted a lot of time, and with his one-handed slam, they finished in 45 seconds. Next up was the rookie pair, McCarvey had nearly 19 seconds to play, Oladipo came out with a chest pass, three shots wasted time, and he finished the game with a layup in 43.3 seconds. In this way, the combination of McCarvey and Oladipo represented the Eastern Conference in the finals.
First up in the West were Dragic and Jackson, with Jackson taking the lead, starting with a dunk, a chest pass and two shots, finishing with around 21 seconds. Dragic's chest pass was also done in one shot, and it took two shots to finish the game with a dunk in 42.3 seconds. Next up is the debut of last year's champions Lillard and Burke. Lillard came out first, making a chest pass and a shot, just over 17 seconds into his shot. Burke's pass was also done in one shot, and it took him three shots to get into trouble, and he completed it with a layup in 40.6 seconds as they beat Dragic and Jackson to reach the final.
After the finals began, the rookie duo in the East took the lead, and McCarvey had trouble with his first pass, taking three shots that he took nearly 25 seconds to complete. Oladipo made two chest passes, once on a shot and a dunk in 45.3 seconds. It was Lillard who was the first to make his debut, using two chest passes and three shots, and he passed to Burke in just over 24 seconds, and Burke made a good pass and shot twice, and after a dribble breakaway layup, his time stayed at 45.2 seconds, and they relied on a 0.1-second advantage to beat the East team to win the Tricks Championship, which earned the West $100,000 in charity.
In the end, Lillard and Trey Burke won the championship by 0.1 seconds over the rookies of the East, McCarvey and Oladipo. But Antetokounmpo still attracted a lot of attention, because he showed his extraordinary athleticism, amazing height and reach talent at yesterday's All-Star Game, and today he showed off his delicate dribbling and passing skills that are completely inconsistent with his height, which made the Bucks, who have not had a good record this year, determined to develop him.
The three-point contest features Aaron Afflaro of the Magic, Bradley Beal of the Wizards, Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers, Joe Johnson of the Nets, Marco Belinelli of the Spurs, Stephen Curry of the Warriors, Damian Lillard of the Trail Blazers, and Kevin Love of the Timberwolves. In the end, Marco Belinelli defeated Bradley Beal in the playoffs to become the first three-point contest champion in Spurs history.
The Slam Dunk Contest was contested by the East Force consisting of John Wall, Paul George, Terrence Ross and the West Force consisting of Harrison Barnes, Damian Lillard and Ben McLemore. The East team won the championship, and Wall was voted for the slam dunk king.
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