376. The sun stays
Hua originally thought that after the trophy was awarded, there would be no players to do, as long as he attended the press conference, but this was not the case. Since then, NBA Vice President of Operations Stu. Jackson came on the pitch and read out the names of some of the outstanding players, no trophies, just to give them a boost to the stars, but none of them were allowed to leave the field.
First up was the most efficient award, and the Eastern Conference Stars gave O'Neal Jr., who scored 11 points and five rebounds in just 14 minutes on the court and was definitely a high-efficiency player - the hatred between him and the Bobcats was a bit of a mismatch, and Jordan was not a generous person, so he didn't have much time. The Western Star team is Duncan, who is more aggressive, scoring 15 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes of play. If the Western Stars had given him more playing time, maybe he wouldn't have lost, but unfortunately Vicky was "smuggling" in the game, and he wanted Duncan to save his strength to play in the regular season for the rest of the regular season.
There's also a Best Comeback award for those who used to be old All-Stars, this time it's Grant. Hill. Hill is definitely a formidable player, because of injuries, Hill has not been selected in the past three All-Star games, returned halfway through this season, immediately showed strong ability, and was selected by the head coaches to the All-Star bench.
The title of Mr. Most Accurate was given to Wang Zhizhi, who only made two shots and hit both, and one was a three-pointer and scored 5 points. This reputation is quite bad, they are all stars, so there is no time limit, and Wang Zhizhi has become the only person in the audience who has a hundred shots.
The Best Newcomer award went to LeBron. James and Milicic shared, and the All-Star Game was a first-time All-Star Game with eight players participating in the NBA, so the honor was contested quite fiercely. In the end, relying on 13 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the game, James became the best rookie in the last 7 All-Star games. Milicic was also impressive, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, becoming the first player in a decade to score a double-double in his first All-Star appearance, but he played six minutes more than James, so all things considered, James was still better.
Either way, the rise of James, Milicic, Wade, Anthony, Bosh, and Patin officially announced that the 03 generation began to take over the league. ESPN praised the newcomers after the game, and believes that Milicic and James will one day dominate the All-Star like their predecessors, and the confrontation between the two will be the highlight of the next decade.
The best performance award is undoubtedly Huaben, not to mention his successive blocks, just to say that the dunk after wearing the crotch Nowitzki is already very outstanding.
After the awards, this year's All-Star Game was completely over, and with the departure of the stars and fans, the noisy Charlotte returned to its former tranquility. But hidden under the tranquility is a turbulent undercurrent, and all the teams are gritting their teeth and starting to rush to the playoffs.
Generally speaking, the NBA team's schedule is divided into three phases, the first stage, before the Christmas game, the team will spend a month and a half to run in the lineup and find the form of the players; In the second stage, after the Christmas Games and before the All-Star Game, the team began to get on track, and the tactics and usual starting lineups were set, and the team was finalized; The third stage is after the All-Star Games, and in the remaining half of the season, all teams start to sprint, compete for a good record, and then reach the playoffs, generally speaking, this time period is also the warm-up stage of the playoffs, which is the most difficult and important stage of the regular season.
Before the All-Star, each team's schedule is relatively easy, but after playing the All-Star game, the Devil's schedule begins to land on each team, which is also the time to test a team the most. Many teams have played smoothly before the All-Star, such as the Bobcats and the Heat, but after playing the All-Star team, they began to suffer. On the contrary, it is the traditional powerhouses such as the Spurs and Pistons, who are getting more and more powerful the further they go.
After the All-Star Game, not all the players left Charlotte, such as the Phoenix Suns, because they were going to play the Bobcats for the first time of the season at the Time Warner Center. It's a tough battle for the Bobcats!
Last summer, when Suns management signed Nash and Richardson, fans speculated that the Suns might be soaring this season, because the arrival of these two could just complement the Suns' weak perimeter. Nash's return to Phoenix will bring more than just experience, he'll take control of the team's offensive tempo.
But no one guessed that the sun led by Nash would be so dazzling that they did not soar into the sky, but soared straight into the ninth heaven! In fact, if it weren't for the injury suffered by Xiao Si after Christmas, the current No. 1 in the West may not be the Spurs who are used to being preemptive. Now that Xiao Si has returned from injury, many media believe that this team will win the best record in the regular season this season.
Fortunately for the Bobcats, although the Suns have recruited two strong reinforcements on the outside, there are still a lot of problems on the inside, they have not found a pillar in the center position, and last season's starting center McDyce was sent away in the summer, which has led to the lack of a qualified center.
The absence of a good center means that Stoudemire will have to take on more responsibility on the inside, which will be a test for Scott, but it may also be the threshold he crosses from star to superstar, and if he can cross that threshold, then his future is limitless. Wamoto knows that Smalls has never been able to make the transition, and he has never developed into a good center.
However, the shortcomings of the center do not prevent the Suns from becoming a tough team, especially in the regular season. In fact, many people have misconceptions about the Suns, thinking that it was Antonio and Nash who started their gorgeous run after they became the owners of Phoenix. In fact, running and bombing is a glorious tradition of the Suns, and when Coach Anji was coaching, he used the "four small and one big" to arrange three guards on the court to greatly enhance the offensive power. It's just that there was no engine like Nash at that time, so the power was greatly reduced.
The current Suns are the most gorgeous lineup in history: center Amare . Stoudemire, an All-Star; Power forward Sean. Marion, who is still an All-Star; Small forward Joe. Johnson, yes, is the Queen of Eagles, the owner of the Atlanta poison contract; playmaking guard Nash, the best guard in Suns history; Shooting guard Quentin. Richardson, without Capono, he should be the three-point king. In addition, on the bench are Brazilian Lightning Barbossa, Vos. Kuhl, the Serbian and Montenegro men's basketball team, Kabakappa and other strong players.
Jordan looked up at the big screen above the Time Warner Center, swallowing vigorously, he really didn't want to mess up this game, not long ago on the All-Star, the Bobcats were in the limelight, and made history and won five trophies: rookie game MVP, all-star MVP, skill king, three-point king, slam dunk king, if you lose today, it will be a shame.
But it's not easy to win, and the Suns are now holding their breath to get the Bobcats. There are two winners of this All-Star, one is the Bobcats and the other is the Suns, both teams sent people to participate in the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest, and the Slam Dunk Contest.
The LED screen screen was switched, and the starting lineup of the Bobcats appeared: center Anderson, power forward Warben, small forward Gerrard, and playmaking guard Braven. Knight, shooting guard Allen.
Jordan is a little sore, this lineup is the opposite of the Suns, the opponent is a sharp spear, the Bobcat is a Spartan shield, now we have to see whether the Phoenix spear is sharper or the Charlotte shield is stronger.
"Listen, boys, today is an important day, don't embarrass me! When you see my lineup, you should understand what I mean, yes, defense, tough defense, these bitches who defended me can't find the southeast and northwest! Jordan yelled, "Understand? ”
Without hesitation, Iguodala stood up and shouted, "Understand, helper, wait for Uncle Superman to go up and teach Phoenix the old hat!" But, helper, how do you put me and Patin on the bench? Tony, you stole my starter! ”
Aaron nudgled Iguodala and laughed, "you, Zebra, you're not Superman anymore." Can you keep them in the number one position? I can! ”
Gerard laughed and said, "It's normal for the helper to arrange like this, but now it's your good name, Zebra, isn't it great to feel like you've been fluting lately?" I see you walk with a lot of flying footsteps."
Subsequently, a group of players pushed and shoved and began to fight. Jordan closed his eyes and patted his head weakly, these idiots had no idea what kind of opponent they were facing, this was a bunch of idiots!
Originally, this year's All-Star was a feast for the Suns - the league commended the team for being selected as an All-Star, but all of this ruined the Bobcats. The Suns players don't know how they're going to face their Phoenix folks: not a single accolade!
The current Bobcats are the local tyrants in the minds of the Suns players, and D'Antoni doesn't need to be mobilized, and the players are murderous as soon as they step on the court.
Xiao Si and Anderson jumped the ball and stood on the middle line, Xiao Bawang stared coldly at Anderson in the opposite position, and the killing intent in his eyes was like a blade.
Anderson rolled his eyes and suddenly said, "Your mother's surname?" ”
Xiao Si didn't understand Anderson's motives, and subconsciously said: "My surname was Andro before, and now my surname is Stoudemire. ”
Anderson thought about it seriously and said, "I don't know, your daughter-in-law's surname?" ”
Xiao Si said impatiently: "Boy, what the fuck do you want to say?" ”
Anderson pretended to be aggrieved and replied, "I want to know, which female surname of your family is involved with me, and you look at me like this?" ”
The referee threw the ball up, Anderson's legs jumped up with a 'boom', Xiao Si was about to open his mouth to curse, jumped a step slower, and the ball was slapped by Anderson to Knight.
Nash stepped back to defend and comforted Xiao Si: "Amare, don't be provoked by his small means, remember our goal, victory, we want to win a hearty victory here!" ”
(To be continued)