On the morning of December 18th, in the complaint of many fans, the NBA official website belatedly announced the results of the first phase of the 2011 All-Star Game, starting from the 15th, it took two days for the league to determine the final votes, which made many fans very dissatisfied.

In the Eastern Conference, Warcraft Dwight Howard leads the East with 611561 votes, while in the Western Conference, Li Ze beat Kobe Bryant with 746658 votes and topped the West.

At the same time, 740,000 votes also allowed Li Ze to successfully win the first stage of the All-Star Game!

This result surprised many people, after all, Kobe Bryant just won the championship last year, and the All-Star Game was held in Los Angeles, and the bonus of the champion and the host also allowed Kobe to get 722682 votes, but in the end he still failed to surpass Li Ze's votes.

At present, the starting lineup on the Western guard line is Li Ze and Kobe, and in the forward position, Durant crushes others with 470881 votes, followed by Pau Gasol.

The vote at the center position was a bit laughable, with Da Yao, who was reimbursed for the season, getting 430,000 votes and crushing Bynum's 190,000 votes.

LeBron James leads the Eastern Conference forward position with 607994 votes in Phase 1, while Kevin Garnett is second on the Celtics and Dwyane Wade is also leading the Eastern Conference lineback, followed by Rajon Rondo.

When fans saw such a result, they immediately realized that the All-Star starters were almost composed of the Thunder, Lakers, Heat, and Celtics, which made the fans of other teams all just lemons.

Li Ze, who is surfing the Internet at home, is also very happy to see such a voting result, the live broadcast in the United States is still effective, plus he broke Chamberlain's ancient record, and he can often be on ESPN's Sports Center, and the explosion of popularity is also expected.

"Happy? Pretty boy, it seems that it still works to help you canvass for votes! ”

Shakira slept peacefully last night, and her physical fitness returned to her peak state, and when she saw Li Ze being a little happy, she immediately gave her a fragrant kiss.

Li Ze hugged the petite blonde sister in his arms, kissed him fiercely, and let the other party continue to sit in his arms, watching the news on the webpage, and whispered in the other party's ear:

"Thanks to the support of Her Royal Highness the Princess, I can arrange it for you today!"

Li Ze also thought that Taylor and Big Machine Records had been canvassing for him, and the forest also needed to be maintained, and he was going to give a big gift for Christmas, and the blonde sister was a little confused by the kiss, and when she heard Li Ze's words, she suddenly came to her senses.

Hugging Li Ze's neck, the blonde sister began to whisper in her ear, and at the same time bit it gently, and then looked at him with silky eyes, Li Ze looked at the blonde goblin in his arms, and decided to continue to subdue demons tonight:

"It's a bit dangerous, but as a loyal knight of Her Royal Highness the Princess, I grant your request."

Shakira stood up happily and said with full of energy:

"No repentance! Buy ingredients today, let's have Christmas dinner in advance tomorrow night, and I wouldn't have promised Sony Music if I knew it. ”

Just when Li Ze accompanied his blonde sister to walk around the city, the Amerika reporters who were doing things had already begun to prepare to interview Kobe Bryant, as the host, lost the first phase of the vote king, Kobe Bryant would definitely not be happy, and the media reporters decided to act as Kobe's voice.

The most important thing is that the Lakers are currently playing away from home, and they have just flown to Toronto recently, which is also very convenient for reporters who want to do things, after all, it doesn't take long to fly from New York to Toronto, and you can find Kobe Bryant directly in the hotel when you get to the place.

Kobe Bryant was blocked by ESPN's reporters in the hotel, and when everyone asked questions about losing to Li Ze in the All-Star vote, Kobe Bryant seemed very generous and replied directly and calmly:

"The All-Star Game is a gift to the fans, and of course you can choose to put your favorite players in the starting lineup, you know, I'm not young anymore, and the younger fans are definitely going to prefer the new generation of stars."

"Kobe, can you talk about the MVP shortlist? Since the start of the new season, Lee has been in the No. 1 position on the MVP candidate list. ”

When Kobe Bryant heard this question, he just smiled faintly, and then replied lightly:

"I just want to win the championship, I've already won three times in a row, and this season I have the opportunity to achieve it, there's nothing to say about the list, the championship is the one who proves himself, and I've won five championships!"

Compared with Kobe's calmness, LeBron James, who is playing away, is in a bad mood, his popularity has been steadily rising, but as a result, his popularity has dropped a lot, not to mention the vote king, the top three did not get it, which was unimaginable last year.

The Heat team has also been on consecutive road trips recently, and just arrived in New York on the 18th, and then James was blocked by reporters in the Big Apple, and LeBron James answered them one by one in the face of all kinds of difficult questions.

Originally, many players in the league didn't look down on his decision, so at this time, it was necessary to entertain media reporters, and how to turn around the reputation relied on these mouthpieces, but when a reporter in New York asked about the All-Star, LeBron James replied meaningfully:

"I'm so grateful to the fans who voted for me, but I don't really care how many votes I get, and the young players should respect the league's traditions and hopefully this year's All-Star Game will be even more exciting."

LeBron James said that respecting the tradition is to default to the host player winning the All-Star Game MVP, in fact, James has never liked the Thunder team very much, or it should be said that the trio who are jealous of the Thunder team, the peak of their debut, is definitely a stumbling block on his way to success!

When it comes to interests, everyone is tired and competent surface brothers, but the truth is that most players have incentive clauses to enter the All-Star starting lineup except for rookie players' contracts.

In the past, it was okay to be divided by the old guys, but now there are new players rising, which makes most players in the league feel bad, and the starting position is a radish and a pit, once occupied, it is easy to go down.

After everyone saw that Li Ze and Durant of the Thunder team got the starters, then they thought of the turtle, and then everyone was sour, you are going to win the All-Star starters in the future...

On the afternoon of December 19, during the training session of the Thunder team, Coach Brooks found that Li Ze was in good condition and scary, and he was more and more comfortable in the training session, while Durant, who was opposite Li Ze, felt the deepest, and he really felt that he was blown up.

In the case of defending the left hand and putting the right hand, Li Ze hit four emergency stop step-back jumpers in a row in the middle distance, all of which were blocked by Durant, which made all teammates dumbfounded, after all, the two exploded each other in the past, and today it has become a crushing game.

The bench lineup attacked, Meno had just used half court, Li Zeping took advantage of Ibaka's cover to catch the ball, and after receiving the ball in the left elbow area of the free throw line, he faced Durant's defense.

First, he simply shook his right foot, and then quickly released the ball with his right hand, and his center of gravity was lowered, and when he broke through to the waist position, he felt Soflosa's help defense.

Li Ze took his left foot as the axis, quickly pulled the ball back with his right hand, and then twisted his body, exerted force under his feet, and threw a backward jump shot that drifted to the right.

"Whew...", a steady hit from mid-range.

"Wow!! Kayce, you've been in fantastic form lately! ”

"Kevin was all on your wrist and was able to hit the basketball, how did you do that?"

"Oh God! This is your second season and it feels like you're getting better and better every day! ”

Durant looked at his defensive failure, and looked at Li Ze in surprise, can this also be scored? His defense was just hesitating, after all, he really couldn't guess Li Ze's offensive options.

According to the past, there is a high probability that he will choose to turn around, but today's training session is different, and Durant feels that Li Ze seems to be playing more easily.

"Guys, that's the offense is a matter of tempo, pay attention to the space on the court, Kevin's defense hesitated for a split second, and that gave me a chance to shoot."

Li Ze is telling the truth, this is definitely his experience, after the [Hot Zone Hunter] was upgraded to gold, the basketball intuition of the bonus when attacking was more obvious.

Li Ze can make appropriate offensive moves according to the opponent's defensive situation, combined with the offensive space on the court, and enhance the shooting rate of the position he is good at, but the bonus to him is huge, after all, he is now within the three-point line, and it is a shooting hot zone.

"Why can't I feel space or anything, I just feel that your shooting rhythm is good."

Turtle Turtle showed envious eyes, Li Ze's projection ability is simply what he dreamed of, his three-point shooting rate in the new season is just over 30%, unless the opponent will let him go, otherwise he basically won't shoot three-pointers.

"I'm a little unclear either, maybe you can ask Kevin on the defense."

When Durant heard Li Ze's words, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he was blown up and asked him to talk about his feelings, are you the devil? It's just that seeing everyone looking at him, Durant reluctantly said:

"Maybe I can't predict the next attack, but it's just a momentary thing, under normal circumstances, I will complete the block, this kind of attack, it requires excellent physical fitness."

"Take a break, boys, we still have games tonight, although the new season is not off to a good start, don't underestimate the Suns, it's still NBATV live in the United States at night, everyone is ready, I'll increase the rotation."

Coach Brooks was very satisfied with the team's competitive state, but he still reminded his players at this time that they still had to be nervous before the game, and by the way, he also gave a colorful pie to the rotation players.

"Don't worry, Coach! Last one at home, we're going to win for sure! ”

The Suns have undergone major changes in the offseason, with general manager Steve Kerr leaving the team to become a guest commentator on TNT, and the team's All-Star power forward Stoudemire leaving New York, and the Suns who once played a flashy offense are a thing of the past.

So far, the Suns have a 12-13 record, ranking 9th in the West, veterans Steve Nash and Grant Hill are in good offensive shape, but the two are a little powerless on the defensive end, and they can attack but not defend, which is also the main reason why the Suns' results in the new season suddenly collapsed.

And on the 18th, the Suns also made a trade with the Magic, where they traded Earl Clark, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglou to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Vince Carter, Marsin Gortat, Mikael Piedrus and a 2011 first-round pick.

The deal also shows the attitude of the Suns, who will continue to make the playoffs, and many Suns fans are also looking forward to the backcourt combination of Carter and Nash.

In December, the temperature in the city at night has come to about 0 degrees, although it is a little cold, but the fans of the city have always maintained their enthusiasm, everyone entered the Ford Center Arena early, tonight the last game of the four consecutive home games, the fans of the city will naturally enthusiastically support.

This season, the Thunder team also got the task of the Christmas war, and being able to watch a Thunder game on Christmas is also a good gift for Russian city fans, and many fans can't wait to come directly to Christmas Day to feel the atmosphere of the Christmas war.

Shakira also came to the scene tonight to watch the game, and the time spent in the city made her a little happy, but the holiday is coming to an end, and Christmas will be early tomorrow night, and then she will fly to the sky to participate in the event.

Perhaps because of the cold weather, the blonde sister also deliberately brought a brown beanie, and the whole person looked young and cute, which was in huge contrast with her previous European and American style makeup.

While warming up, Li Ze also pretended to high-five Shakira, seeing the smiling appearance of this blonde sister, he seriously suspected that the other party had practiced the Dafa of absorbing stars, and since he called Ocheng, this person's face has become more and more ruddy and shiny...

The Celestial Empire on the other side of the ocean happened to be Tuesday, and CCTV Sports also broadcast the game, and for Li Ze to win the first stage of the All-Star ticket, the domestic media and fans were naturally jubilant.

In the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia and the guest Zhang Weiping chatted about the Suns, compared with other teams, CCTV Sports has often broadcast the Suns' games in the past few years, and the gorgeous offense has made the Suns accumulate a lot of fans in the Celestial Empire.

"Coach Zhang, do you think the Suns still have a chance to make the playoffs this season?"

After Zhang Weiping, who was in a good mood, heard the question from the host Yu Jia, he said directly and honestly:

"According to the current situation in the West, if the Suns want to make the playoffs, then they really have to work harder, and the Hornets and Grizzlies have risen this season, and if the Suns continue to lose like this, then there is a high probability that there will be no play."

"Steve Nash was in such good shape last season, and the Suns did a good job, but they lost to the Western Conference semifinals, and this kind of competition is indeed a bit cruel, and I believe that many fans are looking forward to Nash winning the championship."

"The Thunder currently have an amazing record of 24 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the league, Director Zhang, do you think the Thunder have a chance to reach the Finals this season? Compared to last season, the trio is more mature in terms of technique and mentality. ”

After the host Yu Jia sighed about Nash's career, he immediately turned the topic to the Thunder, which is also something that has been discussed by domestic media and fans recently.

"Personally, I think there is still a great chance, although I am a Zen master, but to tell the truth, when a team wins two championships, the players' desire for the championship will definitely change, and the difficulty of winning three consecutive championships is this!"

"The Lakers are in good shape at the moment, but they haven't gotten too much reinforcement on the guard line, and in last season's Western Conference Finals, the Lakers mainly won on the twin towers, but the Thunder team after last season's tempering, facing the twin towers, must have more experience."

Director Zhang is very much looking forward to Li Ze reaching the finals, and then he will be able to fly directly to the scene to comment, this matter has been looking forward to it since Dazhi entered the NBA, and he has seen the light of day recently.

"Thank you for Director Zhang's comments, fans with conditions can also continue to vote for Li Ze, the second phase of the All-Star voting has begun, and I believe everyone is looking forward to Li Ze being able to enter the All-Star starting lineup."

"The starting five of the Suns tonight are: Steve Nash, Jarred Dudley, Grant Hill, Robin Lopez, and Channing Frye, the Thunder are still in the regular rotation, the game starts immediately, and we switch the screen to the front!"

The trade took place the day before, and the new signings naturally couldn't play tonight, perhaps because the team just had some turmoil, the Suns didn't play well on offense at the beginning, and Robin Lopez on the inside continued to spit cake.

The offensive rhythm on both sides was very fast, the Suns hit the iron again, the Thunder team quickly launched a conversion attack, the turtle turtle did not stick to the ball, and in the face of Nash's delay, he quickly gave the ball to Li Ze, and Dudley, who retreated, always kept a firm eye on Li Ze's movements.

Seeing Li Ze receiving the ball, he came directly to the outside of the three-point line to defend, and at the same time beckoned Lopez and Channing Frye on the inside to hurry up, Li Ze saw that the opponent was still guarding his left hand, and suddenly slowed down outside the three-point line.

The center of gravity of the body dropped slightly, and after dribbling the ball under his crotch twice in a row, he accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his right hand.

Qian Ning Frye hurriedly stepped forward to help defend, Li Ze naturally noticed the opponent's defensive movements, suddenly turned quickly during the march, dodged the defense, and then directly closed the ball, quickly took off, and before Robin Lopez could react, he quickly came to a powerful one-armed tomahawk-style violent dunk!

"Bang..."

"Wow! Connected two! Buckle! Li Ze's dunk is so beautiful, this is the Thunder's offense, chasing the ass and beating, the Suns' defense has just been put in place, and the Thunder team has completed the breakthrough dunk, it's really amazing! ”

When Director Zhang saw Li Ze's score, he immediately smiled, and even reacted half a beat faster.

Li Ze, who was successful in dunking, hung on the basket with one hand for a while, and then landed steadily, and the audience at the Ford Center Arena had already begun to shout excitedly.

This season's Thunder team, the number of dunks is definitely among the best in the league, and the trio even dunked directly without saying a word, and Durant can crush others in the vote data at the forward position, and such a strong style of play also contributes to it.

The excited Turtle Turtle immediately bumped his chest with Li Ze to celebrate, and when the Suns sent a baseline ball, Nash was just over half the court and was subjected to the Turtle's oppressive defense.

Robin Lopez continued to spit cakes after the opening, Channing Fry likes to float on the outside, without the pressure of interior defense, Li Ze and Turtle Turtle on the Thunder side immediately switched to man-marking mode after playing more than 4 minutes of the game, which is also Turtle's favorite way to defend.

Seeing that the offensive time had passed halfway, Dudley immediately stepped forward to respond, wanting to make a hand-to-hand pass to facilitate Nash's reorganization.

Li Ze naturally kept staring at the opponent's movements, Dudley just received the ball, and then wanted to give it back to Nash, Li Ze's defense suddenly pasted up, quickly cut the ball off with his left hand, poked forward with the momentum, and after successfully controlling the ball with his right hand, he accelerated with all his strength and rushed through the half.

The opportunity to play 1 to 0 in the front court, just after the free throw line, Li Ze took off directly, and after an extremely stretched 360-degree rotation in the air, his right hand exploded with one arm!

"Bang...", the steal and dunk it.

"Oh!!"

Li Ze's wonderful dunk once again detonated the atmosphere of the scene, and the blonde sister also applauded happily on the sidelines, she didn't pay attention to whether the basketball was good or not, she only knew that Li Ze was really handsome when he played...

Li Ze, who won the dunk, first high-fived and celebrated with the excited front-row audience, and then gave the turtle a thumbs up, such a defensive strategy is somewhat similar to the Heat team, the difference is that the Thunder team does not use it often, the interior line is weak, and most of the time they still choose joint defense.

After all, the Heat still have Bosh on the inside, so Wade and James often press out, which is also a key factor in the Heat's winning streak during this time, and Bosh has made great sacrifices on both offensive and defensive ends.

For the remainder of the first quarter, Nash significantly sped up his ball, after all, he was no longer young, and the Thunder could maintain a high-pressure defense throughout the game, but Nash's physical strength could not withstand it, and Gentry coach then replaced Dragic to reduce Nash's pressure on the ball.

But under the high-pressure defense of the outside trio, the Suns' offense still made mistakes, and the Thunder continued to play conversion offense, defense-counterattack-scoring, this rhythm of the game, which made the Russian City fans on the scene shout with excitement.

At 23:32, the Suns had four turnovers in the first quarter, and the Thunder took advantage of the opponent's mistakes to easily score all of them.

"Well done, Russell! I'm sure you'll be on the All-Defensive Team this season! ”

During the intermission, Li Ze praised Turtle's defense, which reminded him that when he was in UCLA, Turtle Turtle relied on his excellent defensive ability to successfully get into the position.

"Defend to win the championship! After I met the Lakers, I had to beat them and try to beat Kobe, and I always remembered what he said in the Western Conference Finals. ”

Turtle Turtle's competitive spirit has always been very strong, and when he heard Li Ze's words, his thinking diverged and he ran directly to the Lakers.

"Without Stoudemire, the quality of the Suns' coverage is not good, they were able to play six games with the Lakers last season, only to lose back-to-back games this season, and the Nash era is really over."

Durant is also a fan of Nash, seeing the Suns perform so strained, and only scored 23 points in the next quarter of the game on the Thunder's defense, I can't help but feel emotional, and then think that the Suns just completed the trade the day before, and there is something wrong in my heart, maybe the Thunder team is also going to take action.

Jeff Green has been silent on the sidelines, there have been some trade rumors about him recently, and this is also the most uncomfortable time for every player, before the trade deadline, anything can happen, and the player himself has no control over it, and the uncertain future has made him feel depressed recently.

In the second quarter of the rotation, the Suns changed their backcourt combination, with Dragic and Josh Childes coming off the bench, and Hakeem Varik replacing veteran Hill, while the interior remained double-high.

In the face of such a lineup, Li Ze played more relaxedly, and Josh Childry and Hakeem Warik, two forward-sized players, took turns to defend him, and did not put too much pressure on him.

The Thunder team took the lead in attacking, and after Li Ze dribbled through half court, he quickly gave the ball to Sofrosa on the right wing of the three-point line, and then immediately went over to take over a hand, and at the same time Collisson's cover was raised, a very simple pistol tactic, Li Ze accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Josh Childry's defense rotated quickly, always staying on Li Ze's side, observing the Suns' defensive position, Li Ze suddenly slowed down in the movement, and then directly protected the ball with his back, and approached the basket with two hits in his left hand.

With the right foot as the axis, the left hand suddenly pulls the ball back sharply, and then twists the body, lowers the center of gravity of the body and pulls back quickly, while closing the ball, changing the rhythm, under the help of Channing Frye, the left foot connects the point twice, quickly steps up and down, directly to the basket, and the right hand picks up the basket.

"What a ball! This footwork is really beautiful, under the bag, easy to score the ball, Li Ze's back skills are even better than last season. ”

The host Yu Jia saw Li Ze complete this slightly gorgeous attack, and immediately praised loudly.

When the Suns attacked, the Thunder still maintained a high-pressure defensive strategy on the outside, Li Ze and Sofrosa were both 201cm tall, and the high-pressure defense also made Dragic extremely uncomfortable.

After a simple pick-and-roll cover, Channing Frye, who had always been floating on the outside, once again got an open three-point opportunity, received a pass from Dragic, and immediately shot with a straight arm and made a quick shot.

The three-point shot hollowed into the net.

After quickly sending the baseline ball, Li Ze slowly used half court while making offensive gestures to his teammates, noticing that Josh Childe was still guarding his left hand, Li Ze came to the right wing outside the three-point line and signaled Ibaka to go up to block and dismantle.

Left hand in and out, pretending to break through on the left side, quickly changing direction in front of the body, relying on Ibaka's cover, the right hand to accelerate the breakthrough, seeing Li Ze break through again, the Suns' inside line quickly retracted.

At this time, Collison suddenly made a top screen for Jeff Green, successfully blocked Hakeem Varik, and when Jeff Green came to the bottom left corner, Li Ze's pass was also in place in time, and after receiving the ball, he made an empty three-point jumper.

"Huh...," the three-pointer responded successfully.

Li Ze also showed a smile after seeing Jeff Green score, and immediately bumped fists with the opponent, and in the next game, the Suns failed to make several outside counterattacks, and when Li Ze went down at the break in the second half of the quarter, the Thunder had a lead of 10 points.

After Durant and Turtle came on the court, they were also full of energy and stood on the free throw line in a row, but the Suns finally failed to withstand the Thunder's offense in the second quarter, and at the end of the half, 50:65, the Thunder entered the second half with a 15-point lead.

During the intermission, in the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia said with a sigh:

"The Suns' current lineup has dropped too much on the inside, and once Channing Frye can't hit a three-pointer on the outside, his role on the court will be extremely limited, maybe that's why the Suns made a trade, Gortat is indeed a good big man."

"No one can say what it will be like after the trade, Carter's performance with the Magic is quite average, especially in the playoffs, he was completely limited by the Celtics, and I am cautiously optimistic about the Suns' selection."

When Director Zhang thought of Carter's performance in the playoffs, he almost said that Carter was not good.

After the start of the second half of the game, Coach Brooks fulfilled his promise and began to increase the rotation of players, so that the members of the atmosphere team and the main lineup partnered, and the Suns were never able to organize an effective counterattack, and the turbulent team still affected the state of the players.

After just over three minutes in the fourth quarter, Coach Gentry directly replaced Nash and Hill, two veterans, both of whom played badly tonight, and in the face of the Thunder's outside impact, the two veterans with declining athleticism were completely blown up...

In the end, 103:114, the Thunder easily defeated the Suns at home, and after the game, Steve Nash simply shook hands with the Thunder team, and walked to the player tunnel a little lonely, and the dream of a championship may be difficult to achieve.

Li Ze scored another 28 points in this game, because it was the NBATV live broadcast in the United States, Li Ze also accepted an interview with reporters on the sidelines, in addition to the friendliness, coaching stick, and logging tired, the strong black female reporter also asked a question about LeBron James:

"Lee, in an interview with New York reporters the other day, LeBron advocated that young players should respect tradition, what do you think about that?"

Li Ze looked at the other party and asked a question with a smile, and replied directly with a chuckle:

"Of course I respect tradition, I've always respected veterans in the league, but if LeBron is referring to the All-Star issue, I think it depends on what kind of game the fans want to see."

"If people put me in the All-Star starting lineup, I'm going to do my best in the game, cross over, break dunks, threes from long range, and I'll do my best to show myself as long as the fans like it."

"The wonderful All-Star Game is a sign of respect for the league and a sense of responsibility to the fans!"

When the black female reporter heard Li Ze's words, her eyes lit up instantly, she came to life! smiled at Li Ze happily:

"Lee! Thank you for your time! I'll keep voting for you! ”

After completing the interview, Li Ze felt the still hot atmosphere of the Ford Center Arena, and thought of Jeff Green in the trade rumors, and sighed silently in his heart:

"The feeling of being involuntary is indeed very uncomfortable..."