The first half of the race is over.

Wang Jun became the All-Star vote king in a record, receiving a total of 3105222 votes, far more than Garnett, Howard, James and others, and nearly a million votes more than other starters.

He is currently averaging 42.2 minutes per game, scoring 38.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.6 blocks while shooting 47.3% from the field, 40.5% from three-point range and 89.3% from the free throw line.

His shooting percentage has decreased a lot compared to last season, coupled with the magical performance of 31 iron in a single game and 25 iron in a single game, so he has a new nickname "Iron King", and his overall shooting rate is actually the highest among the stars.

He has played more minutes, has a career-high number of assists, and is still an astonishing efficiency of 30.2, which ranks first in the league.

James averaged 30 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and his efficiency was behind him because his three-point and free-throw shooting percentage was far inferior to Wang's.

Before the game, the Celtics officially announced that Garnett would miss the All-Star due to abdominal muscle tension, Bosh came off the bench to start, and Pistons interior Lasheed Wallace was selected as the substitute Garnett.

Eastern Star starters: Wade (Heat), Wang Jun (Bulls), James (Cavaliers), Bosh (Raptors), Howard (Magic).

Eastern subs: Ray Allen, Pierce (Celtics), Billups, Hamilton, Rashid (Pistons), Joe Johnson (Hawks), Jamison (Wizards).

Many teams in the East have been plagued by injuries this season, with Michael Reed, Carter, O'Neal Jr. and others all missing the All-Star due to injury, and Hamilton was finally selected once.

The inner line is even more starlight. There are no big guys available, so you can only play small ball tactics.

O'Neill defends the colander. The average of 15.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game was not very good, and he failed to become a substitute.

Rashid was selected with 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks. Relying on the Pistons' record is second in the East, which has an important tactical role.

If Oden hadn't been injured, he would have been selected as an All-Star with the league's publicity for him, and his luck would have been bad.

Calderon also has a chance to be selected, but the coach would rather have Wade and Joe Johnson make cameos than bring this point guard who has a terrible defense and can only shoot from the spot.

Docs Rivers of the Celtics became the head coach of the East.

The starting five in the West: Iverson, Anthony (Nuggets), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Duncan (Spurs). Yao Ming (rocket).

Subs: Nash, Stoudeyer (Suns), Paul, David West (Hornets), Ginobili (Spurs), Boozer (Jazz), Nowitzki (Mavericks).

The Hornets' Byron Scott became the star coach of the West, and he is also very likely to be the best coach of the regular season.

Maddy was not selected as an All-Star, averaging 21.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting just 40.9% from the field.

The genius was completely ruined by injuries, from head to toe. Maddie has a history of injuries all over her body.

Durant and Aldridge also attracted attention, with good statistics and average supersonic records, and they were not selected.

The biggest star jewel in the West is Deron Williams. Chubby's low popularity is outrageous. He averaged 18.7 points, 3 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game while shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from three-point range. With 80.3 percent of the free throws, he blew Paul twice in the regular season. Beat Nash twice.

As a result, DeLong didn't get into the top 10 in the guard star vote. Forgotten by fans and coaches alike.

The Warriors' star Byron Davis 21.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 2.3 steals, and the Spurs Parker 18.8 points and 6 assists were also missed, and there are too many star point guards in the West.

This All-Star Game is a two-person world between Wang Jun and Abby, and he is the only one on the Bulls team. No one was invited to the Rookie Challenge, and Abby wasn't in charge of interviewing the All-Stars, just being a spectator.

The All-Star Game is also an opportunity for journalists to show their faces, and there are many people within ESPN who are jealous of Abby and often give opinions behind her back.

Leaders can't always give Abby the opportunity to be in the limelight, let someone else interview this time. There is nothing to do about this, Abby's vacation does not affect her appearance, and others cannot.

On Thursday night, the two flew to New Orleans, chatting about entertainment and New Orleans food, not a basketball game.

At the media conference the next day, Wang Jun attracted the most attention as the ticket king, and was "bombarded" by the reporters who flocked to him.

The reporter asked, "Can you predict the winner of the three-point and slam dunk contest?" ”

Wang Jun replied with a smile: "I don't know, I won't be participating in the challenge this year, if I do, I will predict that it will be me." ”

He didn't have the strength to participate in the slam dunk contest, and he was tired of the three-point contest, so he could be more relaxed in the first two days.

The reporter asked: "Will you score points in the star game this year, so that we can see a different Wang Jun?" ”

'It depends on how much I have the ball and I personally want to have more shots. Will the fans see a different me? How do I feel like I've always been like this? Wang Jun said with a smile.

The reporter asked: "Now the league is prevalent in small-ball tactics, three-point tactics, many people say that it is because of you and it is popular, there are very few real centers in the league, do you think traditional centers are still valuable in the league?" ”

Wang Jun stood up and turned his head to look to the side, then pretended to take out the phone, pointed at the white male reporter and said, "Don't go, I'll call Yao Ming and Howard, they may beat you up to prove your worth." ”

The reporters all laughed and took pictures together. Since Wang Jun cooperated with YouTube to make videos, his sense of humor has grown a lot.

Traditional centers are certainly valuable, but there are fewer and fewer good traditional centers and lack enough interior dominance.

It's clear that small-ball tactics can beat O'Neal after 2003, and now many people say he's a defensive hole. But if it's O'Neal during the Triple Crown, or the "big shark" who ran as fast as a guard when he first entered the league, there is no way to defend against it.

If there is no meat shield in the team and only plays small ball, O'Neal will definitely dominate the game.

The reporter asked: "Do you feel numb when you become an All-Star starter every year?" ”

'Of course not, it's an honour, it's the affirmation of the fans and I'm happy. If I don't make it one day, I guess it will be very uncomfortable. ”

The reporter asked: "A lot of great players have gone to the West, what do you think about that?" ”

"Nothing special in mind, isn't there a triumvirate in the east? How can it be said that the stars have gone to the West? ”

The reporter asked: "Some media think that you have the ability to compete for the MVP of the All-Star Game, will you compete this season?" ”

"Of course I will, I'll definitely dare to shoot the ball for me."

The All-Star MVP is very light, and Wang Jun is still interested, and he has recently been addicted to heads-up scoring.

A Spanish journalist asked: "Can you talk about your thoughts on the Gasol deal?" ”

Wang Jun smiled: "Of course, this is the biggest trade in the middle of the year, Gasol is one of the best power forwards in the league, he is a good fit for the Lakers, better than staying with the Grizzlies, I think their characteristics are complementary." ”

Gasol is low-key, Kobe is flamboyant, Kobe is good at attacking and grabbing points, Gasol is good at pulling away from the strategy, it is indeed a perfect match, and the Lakers have obviously become stronger.

The female journalist was satisfied with the answer. "He's in Spain what you're in China, but he hasn't won the World Championship yet, do you think you're going to meet in the finals?"

"If the Finals were the Bulls vs. the Lakers, it would have been interesting."

PS (To be continued.) )