084 All-Star Those Things ~ Crazy Duncan Fragments! (Ask for a recommended ticket commuter pass)
"Kobe Bryant still has a long way to go......"
After sending Bella to rest, Su Rui, who returned home alone to watch the Lakers and Suns game, couldn't help but think.
The Lakers beat the Suns by 21 points in this game, but the Lakers pulled away in the final half of the quarter, which also means ...... No garbage time.
So, the kindergarten only got a very pitiful 5 minutes of playing time!
At this time, Kobe Bryant determined the fact that the Lakers really don't need him as a striker for the time being, but instead need him to serve as a wing gate.
Su Rui's previous advice to him was really something.
Tonight, Van Exel was iron, shooting 2-of-9, but he handed out 12 assists, worthy of the Lakers' name as the court commander.
Eddie. Jones was even more efficient 9-of-16 shooting, 3-of-5 three-pointers, and scored 24 points second only to O'Neal in the game, as well as an outrageous 5 steals!
And Kobe Bryant only contributed 2 irons in the five minutes he played.
Wrong...... There was also 1 foul.
So Kobe Bryant really doesn't want to play more minutes with Van Exel and Eddie. Jonesby, but first firmly relied on defense to suppress the current team's sixth man, Byron. Scott is right!
On the Suns' side, the bench was replaced by Kevin. Nash, who was pressed by Johnson and Kassel, was not in a beautiful mood, but when he looked at Kobe, he instantly felt that the world was still very beautiful.
After all, he had 10 minutes of playing time tonight, and then he had five points, one assist and one steal.
There are a lot of people to follow in this game, such as President Stern who is back home.
Then, Stern, who learned from his assistant that the ratings of this game were not as good as those of the previous Lakers and Kings matchup, was really angry.
Such a big stage, it's a waste!
Still, Stern knows no one is to blame.
After all, when the schedule was scheduled before, no one knew that the Kings would have a god like Su Rui, who would suddenly rise to such a high popularity......
After thinking about it, Stern decided to increase the publicity of Su Rui next.
From the previous assistant's ratings analysis report, it can be clearly seen that Su Rui's super fan-attracting style of play is not only bought by Chinese people, but also liked by many fans in the United States, so Su Rui will definitely not suffer a loss!
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On the 26th, when many Americans were still enjoying the Christmas holiday, the Kings regrouped.
In addition to the regular recovery training, the coaching staff also had a small meeting with Suri and Richmond.
"Mitch, Sue, the first All-Star voting has come to an end, and judging by the results, although the two of you have little hope of starting, you are expected to join forces to become an All-Star substitute.
We'd like to ask both of you what you think. ”
Richmond nodded indifferently, then said what to do.
Ahem, the Kings leader really doesn't care that much about the All-Star.
Although he is essentially a funny man, he really can't let go in front of people he doesn't know, and he is not very concerned about popularity, otherwise there is hope for All-Star starters every year with his data.
To put it bluntly, Richmond's temperament does not please the fans.
Su Rui didn't have any opinion on Richmond's decision, after all, everyone has their own aspirations, and Richmond's choice was not wrong at all.
As for Su Rui himself, of course he wants to be an all-star, after all, this is also an official game, and if he wins, he will also have victory points...... Right?
As for being an All-Star, Su Rui didn't have much expectations.
In the first round of voting, Su Rui has already heard his teammates discuss, and the Western defenders have the top two votes of Payton and Stockton, which is much ahead of the other guards, and is almost a proper starter, and the substitute is ......
Su Rui's hope is even slimmer.
Unlike this period, when All-Star starters were voted for entirely by fans, the substitute voters were the head coaches of Eastern and Western Conference teams.
Their thinking is different from that of the fans, who vote for whoever they like.
These managers will combine results and individual performance, combined with habitual thinking, and vote for whoever is suitable.
The Kings have a good record at the moment, and Su Rui's individual performance is okay, but he is a rookie after all, and he is certainly not as recognized by the head coaches as those old birds.
Moreover, the Kings already have Richmond as a 'substitute', and the probability of giving another spot is actually really small.
By the way, the NBA fans voted or voted paper votes this year, so Su Rui almost didn't have to think about the votes of the Chinese fans, and then relying only on the Chinese fans in the United States and the local fans in Sacramento, Su Rui really couldn't compare with Payton and Stockton, two veterans who have been in the league for many years.
Therefore, All-Star Su Rui will work hard, but if he can't go......
It's also good to spend more time with Bella and the baby in her belly.
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On the evening of the 26th, Su Rui and his teammates ushered in a rematch with the Grizzlies at home.
In the first game after Christmas, Su Rui and his teammates won easy and happy, leading the Grizzlies by 20 points in the first quarter, directly killing the game.
However, Su Rui felt that the Grizzlies' mood was okay, after all, Duncan's shards were +1.
One thing to say, Lauderdale made a contribution in this game, not to mention the rest, at least the Grizzlies' heavy center Levi is a good limit.
Levi's last time he faced the Kings, he relied on his 125-kilogram weight to knock over the Kings in the restricted area, but this time he can score against the 145-kilogram Lauderdale, but the efficiency is really low.
Su Rui couldn't help but sigh that the NBA is really a game of long men.
Don't look at the fact that Lauderdale was almost eliminated from the NBA before, this effort can really make a difference in minutes with his proud height and weight.
So it's not for nothing that the management of those NBA teams favors the interior in the draft.
On the 28th, in the face of the Celtics, who sent thousands of miles away, the Kings did not skimp and directly handed over Duncan's fragments.
The Celtics at this time were the belly of the East, and this season they are diving into the top pick.
Su Rui probably remembers that the Celtics in his previous life were the bottom three in the league this season, but ......
Su Rui knows very well that even if the Celtics get the bottom record in the league, it is completely impossible to get the top pick.
After all, the "Cardinals" Auerbach and Stern behind the Celtics can be said to be incompatible, for example, the NBA draft system has been changed from the previous coin toss to the well-known lottery system, which is the reform carried out by Stern in order to balance Auerbach!
And now, how could Stern, who has absolute control over the Alliance, let Auerbach, the "bishop" whose protégé is all over the world, choose Duncan to threaten him and challenge his absolute rule over the Alliance?
On December 30, Su Rui and his teammates ushered in the last game of 96 years, after flying to Phoenix, Phoenix.
They will play a rematch with the Suns here.
Phoenix has a dry climate, with the highest average annual temperature among all major cities in the whole meter, and the winter is very warm, so Su Rui and his teammates still feel quite comfortable.
But after the start of the game, they were uncomfortable, because the sun of the night, wanted to burn people!
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