Chapter 70: Before the All-Stars

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It's the Chinese New Year again, and Xia Weiliang will accompany Li Hai throughout the whole process for these two days.

In the arduous race, there was a touch of home warmth, and this kind of warmth was what Lehi needed most.

Because of this, he has to train harder, play every game well, and he wants to give Xia Weiliang a bright future.

On this kind of day, Lehi also wants to be more relaxed, but the NBA war is raging.

Wait until the All-Star Weekend in a few days, and he will go to Denver with Xia Weiliang to relax.

The All-Star Game roster is out, and he will represent the first-year rookie at the All-Star Rookie Game against the second-year rookie.

With Charlotte Bobcats' Emeka Okafor unable to participate, the first-year team ended up with Lehi, Devin Harris, Tony Allen, Al Jefferson, Ben Gordon, Lore Deng, Andre Iguodala, Dwight Howard, and Josh Smith.

The sophomore team consists of Josh Howard, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Kyle Korver, Luke Ridno, and Kirk Hinrich.

In terms of the lineup, the first-year players are more balanced in each position, and the second-year players are more attacking, among which LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are also All-Star players.

There are two All-Stars among the sophomores, which shows how strong they are, and it may also be a first-year opportunity, and James and Wade may not give up their full strength for the All-Star game.

Lehi still has to pity Anthony, as the host, his own statistics are not bad, but the All-Star game does not even have a chance to be a substitute, and the league is too impersonal.

On Feb. 9, the Knicks lost to the Miami Heat in the fourth quarter at home, and on Feb. 11, they lost to the Boston Celtics in the third quarter on the road.

On Feb. 13, Crawford returned to show good form as the Knicks beat Charlotte Bobcats without Emeka Okafor at home.

On Feb. 14, they traveled to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers.

Lehi became a substitute again, No. 2, No. 3, starter, substitute, Lehi has been extremely unstable up and down during this time, and several games are also very sluggish, and he is considered by the media to have hit the rookie wall, but he will be slapped in the face again.

He's a well-rounded player, he can do anything on the field, he defends wholeheartedly when he doesn't have a good hand, he keeps running off the ball when he doesn't have the ball in his hands, he's different from players who hit the rookie wall, even if the moves are familiar or not in good shape, he will help the team in other ways and then adjust.

Every time the Knicks meet the 76ers, it's a scoring battle between Marbury and Iverson, and in a way, they're the most similar guard players in the league, and everyone else basically can't get in when they go all out.

When this kind of game is played at the most critical moment, other players often lose their touch and confidence because they haven't made a few shots, but there are some exceptions.

The scores of the two sides rose alternately until the last moment of the fourth quarter, and the two who had already scored 30+ continued to play iron because of the opposing team's strict defense, at this time Lehi stood up and cut 4 people in a row, helping the Knicks narrowly defeat the opponent 106-105.

Fearless at critical moments, able to defend well, and grasp the opportunity to score, even if some people think that Lehi is still good enough, he is not hacked in this regard.

The home game against the Bucks on Feb. 16 was the Knicks' final game before the All-Star Weekend.

The Knicks beat their opponents 108-90 to the cheers of the home crowd to head into the upcoming All-Star weekend with a three-game winning streak.

However, the team is a bit bleak, only Lehi went to the rookie game alone, and there were no Knicks players in other projects, Lehi's joining did not bring many votes to several players of the Knicks, and his fans on the other side of the ocean did not vote for other Knicks players because the Knicks did not report his name.

The All-Star Weekend lasted three days, and the rookie game was on the first day, and Lehi and Xia Weiliang also passed relatively early.

He first went to visit Anthony, where he met James and Wade who came to eat, these three guys are rich people, both in terms of salary and endorsement are much richer than Lehi, Lehi immediately followed with peace of mind.

When he arrived at the restaurant recommended by Anthony, the team expanded again, and Anthony was the host, and everyone who had a little friendship with him came over when he arrived early.

They are all young people, and it is very lively to get together.

As they spoke, a group of people talked about the All-Star this time, and James and Wade half-jokingly said that since Anthony had invited guests, he would definitely pass him more during the game.

Anthony's status as the host made some people heckle him to help him get the MVP of the rookie game.

While he was having fun, Dwight Howard of the first-year team also said that he wanted to help Anthony win the MVP, and as soon as he said it, Anthony became embarrassed and even stopped laughing.

He has been in trouble off the court this season, first he was found to be carrying marijuana at the airport security check, and then he played a cameo role in a DVD film depicting the daily life of a drug dealer, and his court condition was not very stable, resulting in a very disappointed miss to the All-Star Game.

He and James entered the NBA a year to beat James, but he didn't expect that not only James walked ahead of him, but another good friend Wade also entered the All-Star.

Just now a group of people were joking, and the second-year team players were just coaxing, and it seemed a little weird for Howard to say this, although he just didn't pay attention and said it casually.

Anthony said: "Don't say that, everyone competes fairly in the evening game, even if I am the host, the coach and referee will not look down on me, you can rest assured." ā€

"Lee, you have to give all your skills to the first-year team, otherwise even if our sophomore team wins and I get the MVP, I won't be happy."

In terms of player stats, Emeka Okafor didn't come, and Lehi was the undisputed ace in the team for a year.

Hearing Anthony's words, Lehi smiled and said, "Cameron, you know me, I've always pursued winning first, even if it's a rookie challenge, I'll have the same attitude." ā€

"LeBron, Dwayne, the same goes for the two of you, let's treat it as an official game, which team will win, who will get the MVP, it will be based on real strength."