Chapter 369 [I'm sorry to disappoint you again!] 】
In the second half, the game became even more ugly.
The presence of O'Neill Jr., Artest, and Ben Wallace together was a disaster. They have one trait in common, that is, they don't show and like to defend.
Artest and Ben Wallace are strong contenders for the best defensive player, and the All-Star Game is not their stage, while O'Neal Jr. has been selected as an All-Star for four consecutive years and is back playing soy sauce.
The only thing O'Neal Jr. remembers is the 2003 All-Star Game.
Many people say that Kobe ruined Jordan's star game curtain call, but in fact, Kobe Bryant carried the black pot, he shot a drift three-pointer at the last moment, which was completely Meng, and he never thought he could enter. That's when O'Neal Jr. popped up and sent Bryant to the free throw line with a senseless foul that dragged the game into overtime.
At that time, there was time to shoot, and Kobe Bryant couldn't help but make a move to see the East win, right? That's match-fixing.
O'Neill Jr. was overreacting and defending desperately until the last minute. His spirit in the Star Game is admirable and he can't wait to dig a pit first, and then give him a shovel to shoot into the pit and bury it.
The defensive intensity of the east has increased suddenly, the offense relies on Wade and Pierce, the three main defense, the division of labor is very clear, and the score is gradually increasing.
The Western star felt cold in his hand and played iron frequently, just relying on Ray Allen's three-point shooting to catch up.
The score was behind, and throughout the third quarter, neither of the Spurs stars played.
After Bowen's injury, Popovich paid more attention to resting his team's players, and he didn't want his star to be injured at the All-Star Game.
O'Neal Jr., Artest, and Big Ben didn't play for long, and they were pressed to the bench by the coach in the final quarter. Popular stars play more, which is also an unspoken rule of the star game, and those three are not popular.
James and Iverson played the most minutes, and Wang Jun was also controlled to play time, playing only 4 minutes in the third quarter.
Sit on the sidelines. Wang Jun was anxious.
What to do? Should I talk to Stan? Van Gundy set almost?
If I don't let me play in the last quarter, how can I win the MVP?
Nima cheats, in order not to let me win the MVP, I'd rather lose the hat at the risk of this!
China's CCTV5 commentators are also very dissatisfied with the situation. Zhang Reasonable said: "Yao Ming and Wang Jun don't have much playing time, and there are problems with the coaches on both sides." Yao Ming is the king of votes, so he didn't let him fight. ”
Yu Jia sighed: "This is the unspoken rule of the league to hold stars, and they want local players to become stars among stars." Hold a star game in the NBA. No foreign star has ever won the All-Star Game MVP. ”
Zhang Reasonable said depressedly: "Wang Jun scored the most points in the first half, if he can win the MVP, he will make history, and he will not be allowed to play, which is really dark enough." ”
If you look at the NBA history, you will find that the MVP of the All-Star Game is always won by the most popular local stars.
Iverson, O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and many more...... In 2003, with a bit of a surprise, the trophy was ready for Jordan, and it was finally won by Garnett.
Who does the alliance want to support. At this time, it is clearer.
Carter was also pinned to the bench, even though he had the second-most votes in the East. The league would prefer one of Iverson and James to win the award.
Western Kobe Bryant is the only candidate. The other stars in the West played a particularly average amount of time, with none of them playing more than 20 minutes. If it wasn't that Popovich ate too much, someone would have greeted him.
But people are not as good as heaven, Iverson felt very bad today, the shooting rate was less than 40%, most of the scoring relied on free throws, and he played the longest time. He also scored only 11 points in the third quarter, seven of which came from free throws.
James was too selfless. didn't shoot much, 4 of 10 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, although this data is comprehensive, but it is not like MVP!
Western Players. Kobe Bryant didn't have the heart to compete for MVP, the Lakers' regular season record was rubbish, he had a headache and was not in the mood to perform. He can't imagine now that the Lakers don't make the playoffs. What the fans will think of him, how O'Neill will laugh at him.
Back in Colorado, Bryant couldn't help but think of the Eagle County lawsuit, and his mood was even worse, and he didn't have many smiles on his face all weekend.
The Sun Trident has strength, but Popovich didn't give them much opportunity to perform, which is clearly a personal vendetta against the opponent's stars, making them unhappy.
Nash didn't do much, but Xiao Si and Marion felt like crazy.
Xiao Si wanted to perform, but his playing time was separated from Nash. Without Nash's passing, his ability to cut into the air would not have been unleashed. He scored just six points on 3-of-11 shooting.
Maddie felt terrible, shooting 3 of 12 and 0 of 4 three-pointers, destined to miss the MVP.
Garnett's Timberwolves are also outside the playoffs, and after being called a soft egg, they get angry when they see Wang Jun, and they are not interested in playing.
Others don't want to fight, they come to fight soy sauce.
Under these conditions, it will be difficult for the west to achieve victory this year.
In the last five minutes, Van Gundy replaced Wang Jun and Carter to increase the outside firepower. They didn't play, it was difficult for the east to score in positional battles, and the score was about to be caught up.
Except for Carter and Wang Jun, only James made a three-pointer and made 1 of 4 shots.
The two immediately stabilized the situation and hit a three-pointer each.
The Western players felt cold, Maddie, Ray Allen, and Lewis hit the iron again and again, and the score opened again.
Wang grabbed three more rebounds and sent an assist to Ilgoskas to score on a mid-range shot.
The final score was 129-115, and the Eastern Stars won.
Wang Jun played 26 minutes, shot 7 of 12, 4 of 7 three-pointers, shot more than 50% in both cases, did not make free throws, and scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
He didn't score much, but this time the Star Game players shot more evenly, he was actually the highest score in the game, 9 rebounds were not much, all backcourt rebounds, and he was also the highest in the game, and no one rebounded double-doubles.
Iverson had 15 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals, but he only made 4 of 13 shots, shooting 30.8% and playing a game-high 32 minutes.
ESPN, TNT, ABC Radio were all depressed.
They all prepared a draft and said that Wang Jun didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, but he didn't expect the local players to be so uncompetitive.
If the MVP is given to Iverson, it is easy to be called shady with this tattered hit rate. Others are not as good as Iverson, James has 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and his shooting percentage is also very low. Wang Jun is undoubtedly the most efficient star in the East.
18 points, put in the previous seasons, this kind of data is not even qualified......
David Stern announced the results, and Wang Jun, who had two team-high stats, won the MVP.
TNT Radio Buckley laughed: "Wang Jun's luck is really good, this is the worst data for MVP in recent years. ”
Smith shook his head and said, "This year's All-Star Game was too dull, but Wang Jun made a history by being the first international player to win the All-Star Game MVP. ”
CCTV5 Zhang Cheng was very excited: "Wang Jun did what he said, he really won the MVP in the first competition, and in the case of not playing much, this is really a miracle." ”
Yu Jia sighed: "The reason why Wang Jun is strong, I think is that he always knows what he wants, and he works hard towards that goal, he is amazing!" ”
Wang Jun stepped onto the podium, accepted Stern's award, and delivered a speech.
"I memorized this testimonial all night, but fortunately I used it."
His first words drew laughter from the audience.
Wang Jun raised the trophy and continued: "Since I joined the NBA, I have received a lot of criticism and some controversy. There's always someone looking for fault with me, and I never care what people say about me, but I want to say sorry to those who don't like me, sorry, and I've disappointed you again! ”
Everyone in the audience was stunned! (To be continued.) )