Chapter 129: The All-Stars Are Coming

On the eve of the All-Star break, the Bulls achieved a record of 16-3, including a wave of 8 consecutive wins, and the Bulls' overall record reached 40-13, returning to second place in the East, and the Heat team ranked first in the East, still 5 and a half wins.

During this period, Sun Xiaotian averaged 25.5 points, 6.6 assists and 5 rebounds per game, shooting a terrifying 57.2%, and under his leadership, the Bulls averaged 107.2 points per game and conceded only 92.1 points. Sun Xiaotian also won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in January, and in the latest rookie rankings, Sun Xiaotian beat Lillard for the first time and ranked first, which is rare to achieve as a rookie player.

The outstanding performance on the court also made Sun Xiaotian hot on another field. In the latest round of All-Star voting, Sun Xiaotian received 592991 votes, and was successfully selected for the Eastern All-Star bench after Wade's 1052310 votes and Rondo's 924,180 votes among Eastern defenders.

Being selected as an All-Star as a rookie is a great honor for Sun Xiaotian, first of all, it shows that Sun Xiaotian has been recognized by fans. Secondly, being selected as an All-Star as a rookie also allows Sun Xiaotian to compete with some great players, Elgin. Baylor, Wirt. Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Elvin Hayes, Rick Barry, Elvin Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Grant. Hill, Duncan, etc., and, of course, our Yao Ming.

Not only was he selected to the All-Star bench lineup, Sun Xiaotian was also selected to the first-year team for the Rookie Challenge, alongside Davis, Lillard and others against the second-year team led by Irving.

In the list of slam dunk contests announced by the league, Sun Xiaotian's name is also prominent. Green and Terrance. Together, Ross formed the Eastern Force against the Western Force formed by Jeremy Evans, Eric Bledsoe, and Kenneth Faried.

Sun Xiaotian may be the busiest person in this All-Star Game, in addition to the game, some business entertainment is also essential-

The All-Star Game was held in Houston from February 15th to 17th, and the local Chinese fans in Houston have a deep base, and Sun Xiaotian is also very popular to participate in the All-Star here.

On the eve of the start of the all-star season, the local Chinese organization held a welcome reception for Sun Xiaotian. The event was attended by a wide range of local celebrities, including Houston-producing star Hilary Duff.

Sun Xiaotian is very obsessed with Hillary Duff, and treats him as his dream lover during school, and he is obsessed with all her film and television works and albums. From her teenage years' "New Growing Pains", "Soul Collector", to "Civilian Diva", "Flying Songs......

Hillary Duff attended in a white dress, and took the initiative to greet Sun Xiaotian, seeing the idol, which made Sun Xiaotian a little overwhelmed, and even blushed a little.

"You know what? Even though I'm a die-hard Rockets fan, I've been following your performance in Chicago, where you're playing smart and flowing, like Tracy before when he was still in Houston. ”

"Tracy is not only my idol, but also my faith."

The two chatted a few words, and Sun Xiaotian found that the two sides actually had a lot of like-minded places, but... Merely... It's just that she's married, her husband is NHL player Mike Combe, and she's just given birth.

When taking all-star makeup photos, Sun Xiaotian officially changed into his shirt for the first time. In the Eastern Conference group photo, he is standing in the back row, in the middle of James and George, and James also jokes with him from time to time.

"Hey... Rookie! Don't be nervous, show your guts to defeat us, and you'll get used to it all later. ”

In the end, the filming crew also asked James, Wade and Sun Xiaotian to take a group photo alone.

Subsequently, the organizer arranged an interview with the players, in which Sun Xiaotian fondly recalled some of his past events, and when talking about the topic of being selected as an NBA All-Star as a rookie, he said, "When I heard that I might be selected as an All-Star, I couldn't believe it, and even when I was sleeping, I was wondering what caused me to be selected as an All-Star." Later, when I first learned that I had been selected for the All-Star team, I felt incredible, I could actually be selected! ”

Compared with Sun Xiaotian's modesty, James, Wade and others are not surprised by Sun's selection, and they believe that the fact that he can be selected as an All-Star in his first year as a rookie is enough to prove how good his ability is. He has a well-rounded technique and a gorgeous style of play. On the stage of the Alliance, I proved myself to the whole world!

The appetizer of All-Star Weekend is the Masters, which are mostly designed to entertain the audience and relax everyone, like a side dish before a big meal.

After the Celebrity Game, it's the NBA's young talent's turn to perform – the Rookie Challenge. The rookie game is a stage for the league's rising stars to show their talents, and who can become the star of stars in this game and win the MVP is undoubtedly the biggest attraction. This year's rookie game is a team of 10 players each selected by O'Neal and Barkley, and the first-year and second-year teams are mixed.

The players selected by O'Neal include: Lillard, Irving, Nicholson, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Parsons, Waiters, McGeekie, Zeller, Kemba Walker.

Ross Barkley's picks include: Anthony Davis, Faried, Leonard, Beal, Rubio, Tristan Thompson, Vucevich, Knight, Isaiah Thomas and, of course, Sun Xiaotian.

When selecting the players, in order to make the game more gimmicky, O'Neal and Barkley discussed not to let Lillard and Sun Xiaotian be on the same team, and they thought that the audience would prefer to see the battle between two popular fried chicken and the best rookie favorite.

O'Neal and Barkley decided the ownership of Lillard and Sun Xiaotian by drawing lots, and both were ranked as starters without exception.