Chapter 136: All-Star Weekend (1)
His loss to Durant and the team's loss to the Thunder at the same time did make Ye Feng a little unhappy, but he soon found his way back on the court. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.infoOn February 11, that is, four days later, the Trail Blazers sat at home to face the Thunder again, this time Durant was not as lucky as last time, under Ye Feng's defense, he shot 6 of 15 from the field, and only got 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists with free throws, while Ye Feng once again got 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, it can be said that he did not lose to the opponent in terms of field or data. Although Westbrook had a double-double of 21 points and 12 assists, it was powerless to prevent the team from losing 92-106.
The next away Trail Blazers lost again, this time they lost to the Warriors, 98-105, a 7-point difference, and Roy even scored a game-high 37 points, which has to be said to be a bit embarrassing. But it doesn't matter, the next thing is a more relaxed and enjoyable thing, the 2009 Phoenix All-Star Game was held on February 15 local time, because Oakland and Phoenix are not far away, the team did not fly back to Portland and then to Phoenix, but went directly to the All-Star venue, while doing recovery training, while waiting for this visual feast to arrive.
The NBA All-Star Game was first held by the National Basketball Association on March 2, 1951, and has evolved into an annual exhibition game where NBA stars gather. Each year, two teams are made up of the best players from the two regions of the East and West, and a match is held to decide the winner. After evolving, the contemporary All-Star Game has evolved into an "All-Star Weekend," a three-day event. In addition to the All-Star Game, there are also the Slam Dunk Contest, the Three-Point Contest, the Skills Challenge, the Shooting Star and the Rookie Challenge that Ye Feng will never forget. This year, a new game called H-O-R-S-E Shooting Contest will be added, where the rule is that the first player chooses a point to shoot, and if successful, the next player must shoot in the same position in the same position, and must complete the action within 24 seconds, and no dunk is allowed in the process. If the latter doesn't hit, you'll get an "H", and so on. When a player gets the five letters "H-O-R-S-E", he is out. If the first player misses, the second player chooses the point and method of shooting.
For most NBA players, All-Star Weekend is a great time to take a break, even if it's short, but for a rookie like Ye Feng, All-Star Weekend is an entertainment show worth watching, not to mention the chance they still have the opportunity to participate. The only thing that makes Ye Feng feel a little regretful is that he was not invited to this year's All-Star three-point contest, so he will not have the opportunity to compete with those top three-point shooters in the league, but with his level, as long as he continues to maintain, there will always be a time when he will be selected for the three-point contest.
He is not the only Trail Blazers player to participate in the All-Star Game this year, Oden is also participating in the Rookie Challenge, and he is also playing as a first-year rookie, and the team's captain Roy was selected to the All-Star Game as a substitute, which is also the second time in his career that he has been an All-Star substitute. Even so, being able to participate in the main game still made Ye Feng red-eyed, but there was no way, the bench lineup was selected by the coaching staff of the East and West All-Star teams, and the head coach of the West was Lakers head coach "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, who had no friendship with Ye Feng.
There was nothing to look forward to on the first day of the All-Star Weekend, except for the fan carnival that ran through the entire All-Star Carnival, there was only the NBA/WNBA All-Star wheelchair basketball game, which was really nothing to see in Ye Feng's opinion, so he simply stayed in the hotel gym to add weight to himself. Unexpectedly, there were not too many teammates who had the same idea as him, except for Oden, who ran to the scene alone to watch the game with great interest, all the other Trail Blazers players appeared in the gym one after another, everyone was stunned, and then smiled very tacitly, and continued the strength training they needed. It wasn't until noon that Oden came back wilted, but judging by his face, the game must not have been as exciting as he had imagined, and it was true that the wheelchair race was just funny, and it was complete nonsense to say that he could learn anything from it.
The next day, February 14th, there are fans very favorite NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, it is said that this time the list of players in the Celebrity Game, Hall of Fame, former Rocket legendary guard "Glider" Drexler and "Human Movie Essence" Wilkins are impressively listed, the coaches of the two teams are not simple, respectively, "Magic" Johnson and "Dr. J" Irving, they are also Hall of Famers, combined to participate in a total of 23 All-Star games, and both have won the All-Star MVP twice. Other celebrities who participated in the competition included James Denton in "Desperate Housewives," Michael Rappaport in "Prison Break," and wide receiver Terrell Owens of the NFL Dallas Cowboys, who was the MVP of the tournament last year.
Of course, the most important part of the game of basketball is the basketball star. In addition to the newly announced additions of Drexler and Wilkins, Suns veteran star Dan Marley, three-time champion Rick Fox, WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, and Sacramento Monarchs Carla Lawson will also be joining the Masters event. At the same time, the "Harlem" freestyle basketball team will also send several masters to participate. However, these have nothing to do with Ye Feng at all, although he admires those celebrities very much and wants to watch them up close, but the schedule of the All-Star Weekend does not allow it.
The time of the Masters Game is from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the 14th, but the start time of the Rookie Challenge is 10 o'clock, which is simply destined that Ye Feng will not have a chance to see those retired NBA superstars. But it doesn't matter, the rookie challenge is the highlight of his participation in the All-Star this time, and if he wants to come to Wade as the MVP of the Finals, he still has the vision he should have, and he should, maybe, and maybe put the three of us at UCLA on the court together, right?
Just as Ye Feng was thinking about it, he and Oden had already come to the rookie challenge arena, which was obviously convenient for the two "head coaches" to get to know the players under their command. Soon Ye Feng saw the two friends who were looking forward to it, he walked behind them with a smile and gave a punch to each of them. As soon as Westbrook and Loew turned around, the smile on their faces could not be hidden, and the three of them hugged each other tightly and shouted loudly:
"Bruins!"