094 All-Star Game
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Kidd's words soon became known.
Because of the special day of All-Star Weekend, fans have not yet chatted, and various stars have already expressed their opinions.
On Kidd's side, first and foremost was Pierce.
"Of course, strength is the most important thing, we are basketball players, not models."
Ray Allen was also on Kidd's side: "The fans probably don't want to see nobodies. ”
and Peja, who was just defeated by Li Lei: "Strength is more important!" ”
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The first to support Li Lei was Yao Ming, Da Yao told the media: "The fans chose the stone, so the stone appeared here, this is the choice of the fans, there is no problem here." ”
Then came Odom: "I've always respected Jason Kidd, but he let me down so much. It's always hard to get along with a rookie, that's what he does. ”
What Li Lei didn't expect was Artest.
This guy doesn't speak as subtlely as Yao Ming and Odom.
"Jason Kidd was a loser, and his Nets just lost to Stone's Heat. He's angry! ”
"As for Paul Pearce, Peja Stojakovic, Ray Allen, these are a bunch of losers who think they are strong, but the fans will never like them. They were jealous that Stone had become an All-Star starter, and they might not have a chance in their lifetime. ”
“Loser!”
Artest's words directly tore his face, and the two sides launched a protracted war of words.
And their fans are arguing.
Popularity and strength, which is the most important selection criterion for all-stars, has also become a long-term debate.
It is strange that during this time, there was no reporter or media to interview Li Lei.
He was clearly at the center of the controversy, but it was as if he had been kept out of the way and forgotten.
Li Lei himself feels weird, which is not in line with the style of the "uncrowned kings".
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That same evening.
The Staples Center, a star-studded place.
Furtado, Beyoncé, Roslyn Sanchez, OutKast, Schwarzenegger, Andy Garcia...... and other stars to warm up for the main game.
Then, the appearance ceremony began.
First up was the coaching staff of the Eastern Stars.
The Pacers' coaching staff, who had the best halfway record, made their appearance first, and they talked about coaching the Eastern Conference Stars under the leadership of Coach Carlisle.
Then, the East players came on, first as a substitute.
Pearce, Artest, Reed, Kidd, Odom, Byron Davis, O'Neal Jr.
After starting.
Carter, Li Lei, Big Ben, Maddie, Iverson.
After that came the west.
The Timberwolves coaching staff came out first, led by Philip Sanders.
This was followed by substitutes.
Nowitzki, Kassel, Brad Miller, Peja, Ray Allen, Kirilenko, O'Neill.
When O'Neill came out, the whole arena was boiling.
Finally, there is the starter.
Garnett, Duncan, Yao Ming, Francis, Kobe.
When Bryant played, the arena burst again.
Soon, the competition officially began.
Yao Ming and Big Ben jump ball.
Yao Ming dialed the ball back into his own half, and the Western Stars attacked first.
As soon as the formation was lined up, the fans found a very interesting thing.
The Eastern Star Team, the tallest is a 206cm large book.
But if you remove Big Ben's exploding head, the tallest one is 203cm Maddie.
On the other side, Yao Ming, Duncan, and Garnett are three seven-foot giants.
This pretty much replicates the Rookie Challenge.
Francis dribbles to the front court and shoots directly from mid-range.
Bang dang!
The ball didn't go in.
Garnett grabbed the rebound in the front court and dunked directly.
Bang!
2:0。
As soon as the Western troops returned to defense, Carter had already served from the bottom line.
Iverson picked up the ball and picked it up like crazy.
Big Ben, Carter, Li Lei, and Maddie also followed, and the tide rushed to the front.
The Eastern Army is short, but fast.
Playing fast and slow, this is the tactic set by Coach Carlisle.
Sure enough, the western side couldn't keep up at all.
Kobe Bryant and Francis, who were barely back to defense, had to defend 2 and 5.
Iverson, who hit the basket, didn't make a shot, and a high toss helped Carter dunk in the air.
2:2。
The Western troops took up their positions.
Francis gave the ball to Yao Ming, who put his back on Big Ben and easily put the ball into the basket with one turn.
Big Ben, look at "Yao" and sigh!
4:2。
The eastern forces are still fighting fast.
Iverson controlled the ball and sprinted to the front court and passed to Big Ben.
But this time Garnett retreated very quickly and interfered in time, and Big Ben's shooting was also in a hurry, and he came directly to a three-pointer.
Li Lei grabbed the basketball, saw Maddie at the free throw line, and threw it directly.
Maddie breaks through with the ball, and Kobe Bryant blocks in front of Maddy.
Maddie suddenly threw the ball on the rebound, turned 360 degrees and crossed Kobe, and then soared into the air, grabbed the ball that bounced back from the rebound, and dunked it with both hands.
Bang!
"Roar!"
The scene blew up.
Although Maddie's goal was scored by pressing Kobe, the action was too beautiful.
This set of self-throwing and self-deduction shows elegance.
The Los Angeles fans still couldn't help but cheer him on.
4:4。
Western troops attacked.
Francis transported to the front court and handed to Kobe.
The cheers at the scene exploded directly, even better than Maddie just now.
Bryant put on a triple threat, a continuous probe step, and suddenly activated. The super-fast first step goes straight to Maddie and hits the basket.
Big Ben and Li Lei made up for the defense at the same time and pinched Kobe.
Kobe Bryant did not retreat but advanced, and a dexterous lever in the air avoided the defense of Big Ben and Li Lei, and scored a backhand layup.
6:4。
It was the turn of the Eastern Army to attack again.
Iverson still didn't attack when he got to the front, and his desire to attack today was very low.
Iverson passes the ball to Li Lei.
Duncan, who defended Li Lei, was a step slower, but Garnett saved.
Li Lei deceived Garnett with a fake throw, and dribbled to the inside to kill.
Duncan's reinforcement is finally in place.
Li Lei didn't stick to the ball either, and instantly distributed the ball to Carter.
Carter took the ball straight away, and the big windmill exploded in the Staples Center.
Bang!
6:6。
NBA players are inherently the most talented basketball players in the world.
The All-Stars are also the best 24 players selected from the entire NBA, and everyone is full of talent.
The fans are really happy to watch.
This is just the beginning, and everyone takes turns to perform.
Li Lei ran honestly with everyone, threw when he had the opportunity, and stood and watched the game if he didn't have the opportunity.
It doesn't cost money, and you can still watch the supergiant play up close, do you say it's worth it?
Halfway through the first quarter, the head coaches of both sides changed their generals and rearranged their formations.
These substitute stars may not be as popular as the starters, but their strength is absolutely reliable, after all, they are all selected by the coaches.
O'Neill also took to the court, which directly drew a tsunami from Los Angeles fans.
On the first ball, O'Neill knocked away O'Neill Jr., and a bully slammed it earth-shattering.
After that, O'Neal smashed the ball into the basket against O'Neal Jr. and Odom.
Compared to Iverson, who is not very desired, O'Neill is particularly positive today.
After all, this is Los Angeles, O'Neal's home stadium.
As is customary, Los Angeles hosts an All-Star team, and the Western Conference will help either Kobe Bryant or O'Neal win the MVP.
Kobe Bryant's desire to attack today is average, but O'Neal's desire to attack is quite strong, and it seems that the Western troops have already set their minds.