The meeting with Michael Hasley was a bit awkward because they really didn't have much to talk about.

Qiao Hai also failed to tell what kind of owner Michael Haesley was from a simple meeting, although he knew that Michael Haesley, who had been at the helm of the Grizzlies for many years, was a typical owner of a small-ball city team.

Provincial, picky, budget-conscious, and unwilling to pay luxury tax, but what Michael Haasley is like now, Qiao Hai really doesn't know.

After all, Michael Haasley's Grizzlies are very different, and now the Grizzlies are championship contenders, and even the biggest favorites for the championship.

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The 2001 rookie game was a star-studded event.

Manuginobili and Shaun Marion would even be able to enter the All-Star Game if they were placed in the East, as well as Elton Brand and Steve Francis, who had excellent stats but no record to back them up, so they didn't make it to the main game.

Byron Davis, Andre Miller, Jason Terry and Richard Hamilton have also had their breakout season, but they have also only been selected for the rookie game.

With the addition of this year's Kenyon Martin and McMiller, from the perspective of the lineup, this rookie game should be the most exciting rookie game in recent years.

The rookie game began quickly, and the second-year team faced off against the first-year team.

Manuginobili was placed on the first-year team, and although he was also drafted in 1999, he was a newcomer to the league this season, so he was also considered a first-year.

As a result, this season's rookie of the year, Manu Ginobili is the only favorite, and Kenyon Martin and McMiller are far from performing as well as Ginobili.

At the beginning of the game, the first-grade team was quickly suppressed by the second-grade team.

This is also a normal situation, after all, the sophomore team entered the league a year early, and the experience and skills are not comparable to the first-year team, not to mention that the 2000 draft is still a full year.

Except for Ginobili, the fig leaf, none of the other players was a match for the sophomore team.

So, the game was one-sided from the start.

But Manu Ginobili was powerful, the first-grade team really didn't have any players who could do it, and the coach of the first-grade team gave all the ball to Ginobili, Ginobili continued to play singles, and directly brushed 33 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the half.

But in the second half, the first-year team didn't let Ginobili play anymore.

It's all a loss anyway, so it's better to let every rookie who participates in the rookie game play more.

And just like that, the Rookie Challenge came to an end.

The sophomore team came out on top, and Steve Francis was the MVP of the rookie game with 27 points, five rebounds and five assists.

But apparently, Manuginobili's individual performance was better, only his team lost.

"So always remember that in competitive competition, the first thing is to win the game, and without the victory of the game, you will get nothing."

Qiao Hai began to preach, and the Manuginobili of this game is a living example of this, winning is everything in the game of basketball, the data is not.

In later generations, there are players who pay too much attention to data, and when they are short of a rebound triple-double, he will stay under the basket and repeatedly let the opponent hit key balls and key shots.

Sometimes for a few assists, I pass the ball frantically for a while, but I don't take the ball myself.

As a result, the team often loses, is in poor form, and is often called in meetings.

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On the second day of the All-Star Games, major miscellaneous competitions were staged.

The skills competition was only established in 2003, and the shooting star competition did not start until 2004, so there were only two major miscellaneous competitions in 2001, the three-point contest and the slam dunk contest.

However, both competitions are the main ones.

In addition to the Grizzlies' Michael Reed and Damon Jones, there are also Ray Allen of the Bucks, Anthony Walker of the Celtics, Tim Hardaway of the Heat, Jerry Stark House of the Pistons, Pejastojakovic of the Kings, and McMiller of the Magic.

Eight people in the same race!

But no one is optimistic about Michael Reed and Damon Jones of the Grizzlies, because one of them is a bench and the other is a water cooler.

In contrast, Ray Allen and Anthony Walker, two of the top two players in three-point shooting this season, are more favored, especially Ray Allen.

In the three-point competition, Qiao Hai brought a group of Grizzlies players to the scene to help.

"Boss, did you think Michael and Damon had a chance?"

Maddie was questioning.

Qiao Hai shook his head: "There is no chance, you can watch it with peace of mind." ”

Maddie couldn't be reassured, he still had questions: "What about me?" Boss, you said I'll go up and try it, is there a chance? ”

"You?" Qiao Hai glanced at Maddie, and finally shook his head: "There's no chance, your three points are still far away, go back and practice again!" ”

Maddie's three-point explosion is very powerful, and he can score anything, but he lacks stability, and in a game like the three-point contest, Maddie's chance is really not great.

On the field, the game soon began.

Anthony Walker appeared first, and this season, Fat Tou broke out, averaging 23.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, but he was affected by the team's record and finally missed the All-Star Game, so he could only find his presence in the three-point contest.

This season, Anthony Walker averaged 2.7 three-pointers per game, ranking first in the league, so he has also become the favorite to win the three-point contest.

But Joe is not optimistic about Anthony Walker, because he thinks Anthony Walker's three-point shooting is piled up.

Just look at Anthony Walker's three-point shooting rate, 36.7%, that is, in 2001, if you put it more than ten years later, 36.7% three-point shooting rate is not high.

That is, Rick Pitino emphasizes three-pointers, otherwise Anthony Walker would not have shot so many three-pointers.

Anthony Walker quickly started his shooting, and it turned out to be just like Joe Hai thought, the first shooting point, Anthony Walker only made 2 of 5 shots, but he made a flower shot, so he scored 3 points.

Then, on the second shooting spot, Anthony Walker made 3-of-5 shooting and scored another 3-pointer.

At the shooting point at the top of the arc, Anthony Walker exploded, 4 of 5 shots, the last flower ball did not score, scored 4 points, and it seemed that everything was going well, and Anthony Walker scored 10 points in the first three shooting points.

But at the next shooting point, Anthony Walker hit three irons in a row, and finally scored a goal, and the final flower ball did not go in.

At the last shooting point, Anthony Walker came up and scored two goals, and then hit three more in a row.

Anthony Walker finally scored 13 points, and he looked at the stats board blankly, such a score, Anthony Walker knew very well that he was likely to be eliminated in the preliminaries.

Next up is Peja, who also exploded this season, averaging 18.4 points per game, and is the Kings' top scorer from the outside.

Peja's three-point shooting is also very accurate, and he is much more stable than Anthony Walker, but he is also a lot slower.

In the end, it almost timed out, and when the last flower ball was thrown, the red light was already on.

Peja ended up scoring 18 points, higher than Anthony Walker.

For Anthony Walker, his heart is going to be twisted again.

Next up was Tim Hardaway, who didn't play very well, scoring a total of 14 points from five shooting points, but just one point above Anthony Walker.

The preliminaries to the finals are eight into three, and as long as there is one player with a higher score than Anthony Walker, Anthony Walker will be eliminated early.

So, Anthony Walker was nervous.

Jerry Starkerhouse, who came out next, was pitted and threw a 9-point score, which directly relieved Anthony Walker.

But Damon Jones played, and this nobody from the Grizzlies scored 21 points directly, the highest score in the game! Straight out Anthony Walker and Jerry Stark House.

The auditorium where the grizzly bears are located is boiling!

Then McMiller came on and scored 17 points to eliminate Tim Hardaway.

Ray Allen came out and also shot 20 points to eliminate McMiller, who had just eliminated Tim Hardaway.

Michael Reed, who was the last to play, threw 17 points and missed the final.

Damon Jones made it to the final, which Joe Hay didn't expect.

"Damon is awesome and Michael is good, but alas, it's just 1 point short!"

"Look at the final round! Hopefully Damon can win the championship! ”

If Damon Jones wins the championship, at least, after his base salary contract with the Grizzlies ends, there will be teams willing to keep Damon Jones, and more and more teams have felt the importance of three-point shooting!

In the final round, the scores of the preliminary rounds will be played in order.

Peja scored the lowest, he came out first, and continued the smooth play in the preliminaries, every ball was very consistent, but the speed was so slow that when he threw to the back, when there was obviously not enough time, Peja began to pick up the speed, and then mistakes followed.

In the end, Peja scored only 17 points because of the poor play on the last two points, which was one point lower than in the preliminary round.

Ray Allen, who played next, played average in the first three points, scoring a total of 7 points, but in the last two points, he directly came to a 10-game hit, and the score jumped to 19 points at once!

The MCI Center was instantly high!

"Ray Allen hit 10 threes in a row! It's amazing! ”

On the sidelines, Damon Jones prepares to play.

"Next up is Damon Jones, who is from the Vancouver Grizzlies, and although he has a bad reputation, he has the best performance so far in this three-point contest!"

The 21 points in the preliminary round is the highest score in this three-point contest, and in terms of scores, Damon Jones' performance is indeed the best in the game, but whether he can win the championship depends on the final game.

"Come on! Damon! ”

Front row seats at the MCI Center, Maddie and Sean Marion shouted.

Damon Jones looked over and saw Joe Hai giving him a thumbs up.

Damon Jones smiled, and then he looked at the basket.

He knew very well that this was his chance.

If he wins the three-point king once, his value will be different immediately!

So, this opportunity, Damon Jones must seize it!

Standing in the bottom corner, Damon Jones raised his hand and it was a ball!

Swish!

Entered!

Maddie waved her hand excitedly, and Qiao Hai also clapped her palm.

Then, there were two more smacks!

Damon Jones scored 3 goals in a row, and although he missed the fourth goal, the last flower ball hit the shot!

In the first shooting point, Damon Jones scored 5 points! Great start!

On the sidelines, Ray Allen watched Damon Jones run to the second shooting spot, inevitably nervous, Ray Allen's three points no longer need to be proven, but he still wants to get this three-point king, a super three-point shooter, how can he not have a three-point king trophy?

In the second shooting spot, Damon Jones continued his steady.

He scored three more in a row, but then conceded two in a row, and in the second shooting spot, Damon Jones scored three points, and he had already scored eight points.

That's already better than Ray Allen's first three shooting spots, and Damon Jones has just rushed in front of the third.

Three-point shooting at the top of the arc is Damon Jones' forte.

So, he broke out directly!

Whew! Hit four goals in a row.

The last flower ball, he paused, smack! Again!

A shooting point, Damon Jones scored 6 points directly! 14 points!

The MCI Center also followed suit, and the cheers rose higher and higher.

In the fourth shooting point, Damon Jones played slightly worse and only scored two goals, which made Ray Allen breathe a sigh of relief, 16 points! Ray Allen still has a chance!

The last shooting point, the bottom corner position, is also the position that Damon Jones has practiced the most since joining the Grizzlies.

After he rushed to the bottom corner, he grabbed the basketball and raised his hand to shoot!

Bang! 17 points! Tied Peja!

And then, there was another bang! 18 points!

It's only 1 point away!

With three balls to go, Ray Allen is already shaking his head......

The third ball, bang! Didn't go in!

There was a sigh in the arena.

The fourth goal, with a bang, didn't go in again!

Once again, Ray Allen has gained hope.

But the last flower ball, enough time, Damon Jones adjusted, a steady shot, huh!

With a bang, the MCI center erupted!

"The last flower ball hits! 20 points! Let's congratulate Damon Jones! He's the new three-point king! ”