In the 21st century, the All-Star Game is getting bigger and bigger, playing more and more, attracting more and more fans, and making more and more money under Stern's leadership.

But the NBA is no longer like a fan holiday.

There are less than 18,000 seats in the All-Star Game, and 80% of the tickets are taken by the league, and the destination is to play with many business partners, and the people who come to see the game are more or less a little bit of a way.

The remaining approximately 3,700 tickets were reserved for the Lakers, Clippers and arena owner AEG, with the Lakers and Clippers each getting about 1,000 tickets, most of which will be reserved for their respective business partners, and the remaining 13,500 season ticket holders will be able to purchase through a lottery.

Unless it's a player's family or girlfriend, it's hard to get a ticket.

Fans of other teams are basically dreaming of owning a ticket, so they have to try their luck by applying online, where tickets cost between $300 and $1,600.

In the morning, Wang Jun and the all-stars participated in the carnival activities and interacted with the fans.

In the afternoon, the first- and second-year rookies train separately.

In the evening, the Rookie Challenge kicked off first.

Doug, the veteran coach who coached Jordan? Collins leads the first-year team, and the assistant coach is Nets assistant coach Larry? Drew. The head coach of the sophomore team is Lakers legend Michael? Cooper, "Skyhook" Abdul-Jabbar served as an assistant.

Hinrich, Wang Jun, James, Anthony, and Carman started the five.

Kaman is not popular, but this is Los Angeles and his home turf.

Hinrich is the only point guard, and Wade is more of a shooting guard. The breakthrough style of play overlaps with James, so the substitution.

Sophomore starters don't seem reasonable.

Jarich, Ginobili, Stoudayre, Boozer, Yao Ming.

actually started together with three insiders. Isn't this looking for abuse? Cooper didn't even think about it, whoever has good data will let whoever is on it. If you just look at the regular season player stats, the sophomore will definitely win.

The game is a little tidbit, and the person who competes with Yao Ming is James.

It's not that he looks down on Kaman, it's that James is too expressive and wants to show his bounce power, and his teammates agree.

It's a pity that Yao Ming is too tall, and it takes time for James to jump, Yao Ming won the ball with a light jump, and the second grade attacked first.

The coach arranged for Wang Junfang to be in the low post. Because he is slower to play fast offense, it is easier for Anthony and James to play wonderful cooperation outside.

Yao Ming pulled out to cover, Jaric took a step to split the ball, and Stoudamire scored a layup. 0 to 2.

Anthony was already short in the No. 4 position and didn't take the defense seriously.

The baseline ball was issued, Hinrich brought it to the front court to James, Wang Jun on the right side and Carman covered without the ball to get rid of Ginobili, and without saying anything, James passed the ball over.

Yao Ming stays under the basket. Stadamire follows Anthony and the best man to switch up is Boozer.

He didn't defend in the regular season, let alone showmanship challenges?

Wang Jun got an open spot after getting rid of Ginobili and made a three-point jumper. Hollow into the net. 3 to 2.

In the second year of offense, Yao Ming received a pass from Jaric in the low post on the right side and singled out Kaman, and his trademark turnaround jumper missed. Boozer rushed to grab the rebound and was plucked by Anthony. Wang Jun picked up the ball and launched a counterattack for James.

James rushed to shake off Stadamire, and Jaric returned to the defense. James ignored the interference and forced a layup to score, 5-2.

The second-year offense, the ball was still passed to Yao Ming, and this time he singled out Carman to turn and jump the ball in. 5 to 4.

Karman is serious about defending and wants to increase exposure in this way, but Yao Ming's jump shot is difficult to prevent one-on-one, not only tall, but also a small back.

The first-year attacked, and Kaman covered Wang Jun on the side.

The coach did not arrange a fixed tactic, he came casually, Carman knew that he couldn't beat Yao Ming, so he simply helped Wang Jun.

That's the benefit of networking, having friends, you can play brother basketball.

If Wade starts, will Carman cover?

He would rather play "123 Wooden Man" on the inside line until he is replaced.

Carman thinks it's Wade's fault that he got into such a field in Los Angeles, and maybe he'll play it out if he goes to the Heat. Unfortunately, the draft is only once for every rookie.

After covering without the ball, Ginobili did not chase the defense, Boozer was too lazy to change the defense, and Yao Ming would not be puzzled to kill Wang Jun and invite him to eat Yao's hot pot.

So Wang Jun's right side was 60 degrees empty again, and it was very comfortable to catch the ball.

This is easier than the team training, if he doesn't enter, how will he have the face to meet his hometown in New York's Chinatown?

Catch the ball, bend the knees, jump, shoot, Wang Jun's movements are done in one go, the posture is picturesque, the air is small and backward, and the ball is hollow into the net! 8 to 4.

CCTV5 broadcast the game live, Zhang Li said with a smile: "Wang Jun was crazy at the beginning, and he is likely to play luxury data today, two three-pointers, all of which are assists from James." ”

"The rookie game is relatively lax in defense, it's just performance, Wang Jun is the best pitcher on both teams today, I think he may win the MVP." Yu Jia said expectantly.

"Wang Jun is recognized as the strongest rookie shooter, with a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in the regular season, but he did not participate in the long-range shooting competition, I don't know why." Zhang Li regretted this.

On the field, Yao Ming pulled to the periphery to cover, which was useless.

THE 201CM TALL JARIC IS A POINT GUARD, HE IS NOT GOOD AT ATTACKING WITH THE BALL, HE LIKES TO PASS TO TEAMMATES, STAND ON THE PERIMETER AND WAIT FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOOT A THREE-POINTER, AND THEN DEFEND.

Boozer picked up the ball and singled out James, played with technique, changed direction after dribbling under the crotch, and scored with a one-handed smash. 8 to 6.

James didn't move at all, obviously the tacit understanding between the Cavaliers teammates, each other undercover.

In the first-year offense, Stoudamire defended high in order to quickly attack quickly, and Boozer and Yao Ming were in a joint defensive position.

With the same simple cover coordination, Wang Jun was empty again on the right side.

Wang Jun got rid of Ginobili and received a pass from James, and Boozer and Yao Ming behaved like the ending song of the Slam Dunk cartoon "Just Looking at You"!

Ginobili roared in his heart: "If you don't play like this, won't you let me defend myself for the whole game?" Umpire! Chinese play match-fixing! ”

Ginobili is good at random battles, not defense, and he doesn't want to play hard defense in challenge matches.

James watched Wang Jun run and passed the ball over again, Wang Jun was 60 degrees on the right side, exactly the same shot, the pitching arc was perfect, and he was hollow into the net again. 11 to 6.

Zhang Li shouted: "Beautiful, Wang Jun has three three-pointers, James has three assists, it is said that they are from Cleveland together, and they must have discussed how to play, what a tacit understanding." ”

Yu Jia said with a smile: "I think, today's MVP is selected from among the two of them, Wang Jun is not as restrained as Yao Ming, if the defensive intensity has been like this, he will definitely make bold shots to score." ”

When returning to the defense, Wang Jun, Carman and James clapped their hands vigorously.

James passes like a point guard, and Carman has always covered him selflessly, a camaraderie that cannot be expressed with verbal gratitude.

He had a good time and decided to invite them to a big dinner tomorrow at noon, regardless of whether he won or lost the game. (To be continued.) )