52. Happy opening

"Guys, I wasn't kidding at all, if we continue to lose today, then we will set a record for the Eastern Conference." After the reporter left, Iverson leaned against the closet and shouted, "All-Star three consecutive defeats, this record is not very glorious!" You must know that in the previous 52 games, our seniors won 30 games! ”

Little O'Neill stood up when he heard this, slapped the table and yelled, "Who said it wasn't, I definitely can't stand a losing streak, and so is my buddy, right, Ron?" Artest hammered his chest hard, and the expression on his face was not very good.

Eastern All-Star coach Carlisle smiled: "Jermaine, Allen, you are too impulsive, calm down, this is All-Star Weekend, you are here for vacation, what you have to enjoy in this game is to be comfortable, to play instead of to fight." If you want to fight, starting tomorrow, the playoff preparation battle will begin. ”

Carlisle is the head coach of the Pacers, who are currently ranked first in the East; The head coach of the West is Sanders, the boss of the Timberwolves, who led the group of wolf cubs to the best record in the league, repeatedly defeating the Lakers with F4, and is very favored.

"It's all play, so why not let the people in the west taste failure?" Waben sat shirtless in his chair, revealing his steely muscles.

"Let's play more relaxed, focus on playing, and get back the victory by the way?" Kidd said casually, as the first old bird among these people, he understands the unspoken rules of this game, the league wants O'Neal or Kobe Bryant to win the MVP, because they are the hosts, and the fans are happy when they win the MVP.

Carlisle didn't deploy tactics, just sat on the floor and chatted with the stars, about women, about the military, about politics, he knew a little bit about everything, and he got along well with everyone. Carlisle used to coach the Pistons, and then stepped down to go to the Pacers, and he and Huaben had a good relationship, and the two had a good chat together.

The executive officer of the league came to inform the players that they were ready to enter, and everyone hurriedly changed their clothes and shoes, and then followed the hostess, stood under the lifting platform, and prepared to enter in turn.

According to the rules, the host team's team enters the arena later, that is, the Eastern Conference All-Stars take the stage first.

It was also stipulated that the bench came on first, so Kidd, Pierce, Davis, Artest, Reed, Martin, and Maglori came on in turn. Huaben was the starting five Tigers, and then took the stage, followed by Maddie, Carter, Iverson, and O'Neal Jr.

Riding the elevator slowly appeared on the stage, Huaben heard the overwhelming cheers of the fans as soon as he showed his head, and Kidd and other players also applauded vigorously, and then they all spread their hands and prepared to high-five Huaben. Standing on the stage, Hua Benxian did not leave, but made a machine-gun strafing posture and fired wildly at the empty Western All-Star Stage.

Seeing this scene, the cheers of the fans at the scene became even more enthusiastic, this game is to play, who is more entertaining and who is more popular.

After the machine gun fire, Hua Ben switched to a pistol to shoot, he prepared for this, and deliberately imitated the revolver shooting posture of the heroes of the west, and shot at the western star stage for a while.

Iverson was the last of the Eastern Conference All-Stars to play, and he received the most cheers, but it was far from Kobe and O'Neal.

O'Neal didn't start, he was the first to play, he came out with his big ass and danced there, and it was very rhythmic, although the beating was slow, but it was very pleasing to the eye, and like before, this big guy who was known as the actor in the sports circle got the highest voice.

When Kobe Bryant was the last to play, the music sounded, and Huaben was about to walk into the court, but the Western players, led by O'Neal, shot at the Eastern All-Stars at the same time, and someone should have told Huaben's performance to the gang.

The men lined up in a row, pistols and machine guns together, and O'Neill pretended to be holding a cannon and screamed 'boom' in his mouth.

Iverson looked at Warburn in bewilderment and exclaimed, "Man, is that fat man firing a cannon?" ”

Hua Ben gave the other party a flying kiss, shook his head and laughed: "It's a jerking!" ”

"What do you say? Louder, I can't hear it. Kidd thought Wabbon was talking to him and yelled.

Hearing Kidd say this, Waben's eyes rolled to a good idea, he called everyone over, and said loudly, "We'll give them a flying kiss later, and then, let's shout at the same time, 'Fuck your western puppies, your mother called you home for dinner', how about it?" ”

Artest and O'Neal Jr. cheered in unison, and the Eastern stars quickly stood in a ball and made a flying kiss at the same time, and then shouted a phrase that became the most popular discourse of the year after being reported by the media: "Fuck you western puppies, your mother called you home for dinner"

The two gangs were far apart, and the players in the east couldn't hear what they said clearly, but when they saw that Hua Ben and the others gave a flying kiss first, and then said something with a smile, they thought that the opponent had softened, so they got off the stage triumphantly.

A real person like Kirilenko was still embarrassed, and said to Yao Ming: "Man, we went too far just now, right? They're still quite friendly. ”

Yao Ming thought for a moment, nodded and said, "It's just a joke, it's okay, they won't take it seriously." ”

Wajben bent down the runway and clapped hands with the outstretched fans, and when you get to the All-Star Arena, you can understand the fans' love for basketball, countless arms stretched out in their direction, although some people are too far away to be photographed by the stars, but still stubbornly stretch out their arms.

Seeing this scene, Hua Ben was very emotional, he deliberately went to the end, and tried his best to clap with the people in the front row.

Subsequently, the guests invited by the NBA began to perform live, first BeyoncΓ© took the stage to sing the title song of his new album "That's the Girl", "Golden Sunshine". Subsequently, Canadian female singer Nellie Fortado and others also took the stage to sing.

Half an hour later, the show was suspended and the game began. Crawford and other whistles picked the ball, shook hands with the players one by one, and signaled that the starters were ready to play.

The starting lineup of the Western Conference All-Stars is Yao Ming, Francis, Kobe Bryant, Duncan and Garnett; The starting lineup of the Eastern Conference All-Stars is Ben Wallace, Iverson, Vince Carter, O'Neal Jr. and McGretty.

The All-Star Game focuses on entertainment and lightheartedness, and the game lineup is not as strict as usual, and when it comes to voting, the stars only run for three positions: center, forward, and guard, so many times, the All-Star Game lineup will have two shooting guards or two playmaking guards starting the game, and the same is true for forwards, such as the West is now playing two power forwards at the same time.

Crawford blew the whistle and waved the two centre-forwards ready to scramble for the ball.

Hua Benzhi stood on the halfway line satisfied, and Yao Ming stood opposite, and then he had to look up at Yao Ming.

"Ben, are you sure you're the center?" Crawford, who was about to throw the ball, laughed and said that the referees were also relaxed today.

Wafben finally understands why Big Ben used to like to have an exploding head, that thing can make him look taller!

"Jermaine, you come up and jump the ball." Waben turned to O'Neill Jr. and said.

O'Neal Jr. shrugged helplessly: "Brother, this is the All-Star Game, I bet the fans can't wait for Aaron to jump with Yao." Iverson was warming up with stretching exercises in the back, and when he heard someone say about himself, he listened attentively, and then muttered that Lao Tzu was also shot while lying down.