Chapter 173: Billions of Losses
My Neighbor Totoro was surprised by the fact that he could score more than 20 points, because he didn't have many shots, and it stands to reason that there could be no such a high score.
But when they saw Totoro's 6-of-7 two-pointers, 4-of-5 three-pointers, 1-of-11 free throws, and more than 280 three-point shooting percentages from the big screen, what else could these fans and commentators say besides worship?
The fourth quarter is a big battle between star substitutes, the slogan of the West is strong and the East is weak in recent years is really not called casually, the All-Star substitutes in the West may be able to mix up with the starters in the East, but the East Star substitutes come to the Western lineup It is estimated that even the All-Stars will not be able to enter, and the West has once again taken advantage of the depth of the lineup, chasing back a lot of huge point differences.
But after all, there is only time left in the last quarter, and the big and small cats in the east are not paper-paste, and before all the main players go to the decisive battle, the east still firmly blocks the score difference by 10 points, and does not make those bastards in the west more inch-inch.
In the final lineup, Duncan, Nowitzki, Anthony, Kobe and Iverson were sent in the West, while Howard, Garnett, James, Wade and Kidd were sent in the East.
Chinese and Asian fans in front of the TV were furious.
It stands to reason that the game will definitely bring the starting main players on the court at the most critical moment, and Rivers in the east did the same, but what the hell is the west?
Only two Chinese players [Rockets] were replaced by Phil Jackson, isn't this naked discrimination, and do you dare to insult people in a righteous and bright way?
My Neighbor Totoro was also angry off the court, although he calmed down at the beginning and was not ready to grab the All-Star, but when the opportunity was in front of him, who didn't want to fight for it?
But the Zen master, a dead old man, didn't even give himself a chance, and at the most critical moment, Anthony, who was not as good as himself, played the game, where did he put his face? Does the vote given to him by his former All-Star fans mean anything?
Yao Ming is okay, maybe this is the so-called strange and not strange, he has never appeared at the most critical moment from the first start to the All-Star in 2002, to the ticket king in previous years, although when the media asked him what he thought, he always said that he was not suitable for the All-Star and wanted to give this opportunity to others, but who knew that this was his true words? Maybe it's just a desperate act of being forced to accept reality?
Talking about Totoro and the anger of the fans, the All-Stars on the court are also entering the final climax, and everyone is showing their might on the court to help the team win.
The Flash's breakthrough around the ball, Kobe's step-back jumper, Iverson's butterfly through the flower, Kidd's man to the ball, Howard's aerial relay, Nowitzki's golden rooster independence, Garnett's low-post single, Duncan's high-post board, Anthony's pull-up jumper, LeBron's one-stop touchdown!
The score is also rising slowly, and the neutral fans said that they were fascinated by watching it, but after 5 minutes passed, the score on the field was still 10 points apart, and the situation did not change at all.
The Zen master frowned deeply on the field, he could see it, although his team's offense was played, but the relative defense was all lost, and both sides completely maintained the trend that you score a point and I scored a goal, and no one was allowed to play Laipi, which is still a butt for them who are chasing points now?
But how can you boost your team's defense without compromising your offense?
The old man of KFC looked around the bench out of the corner of his eye, and finally locked his eyes on Totoro who was deep in thought with half of his face covered with a towel.
"My Neighbor Totoro, you prepare, I'll replace you later."
"I'm sorry, I refused, my foot twisted in front of me, and now I need to rest, you better not replace me."
For Phil Jackson's words, Totoro didn't even turn his face.
“...........”
The other Western All-Star bench players clearly saw the corner of the Zen master's mouth twitch.
Disobeying the coach's arrangement is a big taboo in a basketball game, because maybe when you provoke the coach, he will always press you off the court and never let you play.
However, because this is a temporary patchwork team, Totoro is not much afraid of Phil Jackson, and even if they are a team, Totoro does not think that the team will give up on himself for the sake of the Zen master, he is a star who can bring hundreds of millions of income to the team a year, can he be a Zen master?
In the end, Totoro still used the excuse that he was injured, what could his Zen master do to him? Scam is shameless but useful, and Phil Jackson can't just let him play hard for an All-Star, right?
"When did you get hurt?"
It's just that the Zen master is not a fool, I just saw him jumping around on the field, and now he will be injured and he will fall, fooling a fool?
"It's just that when you replaced me, I accidentally twisted my ankle when I walked down, and now I feel a little pain."
My neighbor totoro opened his eyes and said calmly, Well, I can twist when I walk, it's true, I'm really sprained now.
"Did your own mother blow it up?"
Although the Zen master wanted to say this greeting, years of professionalism still made him endure it.
"Would you like to have the team doctor take a look at you?"
"Yes, but the sprain is always so inconspicuous that I can't help it if the team doctor can't see anything."
My Neighbor Totoro didn't blush, he forcibly explained the consequences that would happen in advance, what else could Phil Jackson say? You can't take him to the hospital to shoot now, right?
Everyone can see that this is a manifestation of Totoro's anger, he is protesting with practical actions why you didn't send Lao Tzu on the court at the beginning, but it can be seen that those Western All-Star substitute players off the court still admire it in their hearts.
Being able to slap Phil Jackson, a well-known historical coach in the United States, and not hesitating to refuse an All-Star stage performance, is not something that ordinary people can make up their minds to do.
Who knows what will happen to you in the future? Maybe this is their last chance to stand on the all-star stage to perform, but people treat it like dung, and they can't go if they don't go, it's really capricious.
Da Yao watched silently from the side, and did not come forward to dissuade Totoro.
He also felt in his heart that Totoro was acting in a hurry, but the little giant felt that there was nothing wrong with being willful once in a while.
My Neighbor Totoro's business status is there, and he is stronger than himself, Yao Ming has the support of the entire Chinese fans behind him, and My Neighbor Totoro has the support of the entire Asian fans behind him.
Even if he is injured, Totoro is estimated to be able to lie on the lap of the fans and start as an All-Star, which is a rare opportunity for others, and for Totoro it is a daily task, he doesn't need to look at this All-Star at all.
In the last 2 minutes of the game, Rivers suddenly replaced Wade with Ray Allen, and the substitution worked wonders, Ray Allen and James hit three points in succession, and the score on the court was suddenly pulled away, and the situation of the Western All-Stars was precarious, and it was only one breath away from failure.
"After the timeout, you give me the game, I need you to help us solidify the defense!"
Phil Jackson called a timeout in desperation, and Kobe Bryant pointed at Totoro as soon as he ordered.
Volute has been struggling to 39 points on the court at this time, if the West can finally win the game, this All-Star MVP will definitely not be able to escape from his palm, but if the West loses the game, it will be a tragedy, Peter Pan is equal to 48 minutes of strength in vain, and he can't get a single hair.
It's just that Kobe's words made Anthony on the side very angry, what did he mean by this? Is it a disguised reference to Lao Tzu being inferior to that rookie?
But before Anthony could show his anger, a scene that surprised Kobe Bryant even more happened.
My Neighbor Totoro actually put on a towel and stood up from the bench, and walked to the locker room passage without any scruples, and the fans in the stadium were in an uproar.
What happened to My Neighbor Totoro? Hurt? There was still a conflict with Kobe, after all, Kobe Bryant pointed at Totoro with his finger just now.
Peter Pan and Zen master practice to suppress rookies?
My Neighbor Totoro angrily left the scene to express his protest that he couldn't play at the last moment?
The mystery of My Neighbor Totoro's injury?
Western star infighting?
All of a sudden, there was too much material for those sports reporters to think of, after all, Totoro performed so perfectly today, but he was treated extremely unfairly.
Kobe, who reacted, ran over and grabbed Totoro's jersey, and the reporters at the scene suddenly climaxed again!
"What do you mean, kid?"
"I don't like you, I don't want to play with you, that's what I mean, can you please bring your hand now?"
My Neighbor Totoro said expressionlessly, this can make Peter Pan angry, he has been in the league for so many years, who doesn't give him a few thin noodles when he runs there?
Seeing that the old man was about to elbow, the Western stars rushed up to hug Kobe, if it really started fighting during the All-Star Weekend, and it was a teammate fighting, it is estimated that the league will cancel the All-Star Weekend next year.
"You kid can, remember what you said, I can make you can't get along in this alliance Believe it or not?"
"Hehe, do you think the NBA is amazing? How much revenue can you bring to the league each year? If you have only American fans and a small number of foreign fans, I have the support of fans from all over Asia. ”
Seeing Kobe Bryant's showdown, My Neighbor Totoro was not polite and tore the last bit of camouflage between the two.
"Can you get the NBA out there? I can do it, you can join forces with other fox friends to make it difficult for me in the league, but I can also turn the Europa League into a second NBA, can you? ”
My Neighbor Totoro's words were heart-wrenching, and after listening to it, Kobe's face was no longer black, but almost white.
There was no more suspense in the game, the East won 168-150, and James won the MVP with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, but none of that mattered anymore, after Kobe Bryant and Totoro broke out on the court, no one cared who won the MVP.
"He's just an unreasonable megalomaniac, he thinks he's a thing, but he's nothing, he's going to be in the NBA, because I'm here, he's always just a loser!"
Peter Pan said wildly in the face of the media, others don't know the whole story, but when they see Kobe's attitude, they know that things must not be small.
"I don't want to say anything, the league will look into this matter, for example, why Yao Ming and I were pressed to the bench at the last moment, replaced by Anthony and Stoudemire, why Kobe Bryant pointed his finger at me and yelled at me and attacked me, the league will give me a satisfactory answer, if the league can't do it, I won't play in this league anymore, I will choose to retire in the NBA and then go to the European League."
My Neighbor Totoro did even more, he didn't say anything on the surface, but in fact, he had already said it clearly, and even gave an ultimatum.
At this moment, Team Rocket also said that they would advance and retreat with Totoro, and if the alliance handled this matter unfairly, they would stop playing Rockets, quit the alliance and go directly to re-form an alliance outside to play for themselves.
"He's so arrogant, he's just a first-year rookie, he should learn to be respectful, just like he did with his senior, Yao."
"He's such a, he threw me out of the team, with his skin color and those brainless fans, I hate him, he's the most hated guy in my league!"
Naturally, many of the black players are in solidarity with Kobe, of course, the reality is not all one-sided, and some stars who have a grudge against the volute are on the side of Totoro, such as the big shark Shaq O'Neal.
"My neighbor totoro did a great job, there's no doubt he was treated unfairly, even though he's a rookie, he's also a Western Conference All-Star starter, and before he goes off the court, he keeps his shooting percentage above 90, and he got 20+5+5+ stats, I don't know why he didn't go on the court with the other starters, he caused us a lot of trouble!"
"And Kobe Bryant is undoubtedly the self-righteous and selfish Kobe we know, he always thinks he can control everything, but in fact, not many people here will buy his bill, at least not my Uncle Shaq!"
The Coalition held another emergency meeting at its headquarters in New York, and they knew best the reason for the incident.
But knowing doesn't mean it's easy to handle!
Who would have thought that an otherwise happy All-Star weekend would have so many moths that it can't be banned from someone else's game because of this, right?
Phil Jackson can't control the scale well, Kobe Bryant is too arrogant, and My Neighbor Totoro's temper is really tough, strictly speaking, all three of them have problems, who can be punished?
Because of this fermentation, the league has recently received numerous complaints and sponsors in Asia have also called, and if Totoro withdraws from the league, they will also interrupt the TV contract and sponsorship program.
This is a headache, for the alliance, it is not a loss of millions or tens of millions, but a loss of hundreds of millions and billions.