On the 14th, the annual Celebrity Weekend officially kicked off in New Orleans.

Under Wang Shuo's recommendation, Paul, who was unable to participate in the Star Weekend as a player this year because of his attendance, became the protagonist in another way.

In addition to serving as the head coach of "Team Chris" at the Rookie Challenge, Paul will also participate in this year's Star Weekend as Wang Shuo's chief assistant coach at the Star Weekend on the evening of the 16th.

On the Internet, many Paul's fans complained that Wang Shuo was cultivating a successor for himself after his retirement.

And as a fair and selfless alliance that has never gone through the back door......

The reason why the NBA agreed to let Paul participate in the Celebrity Weekend as a coach this time......

Mainly because in the rookie challenge in the past few years, whether it is O'Neal or Smith, or O'Neal and Smith have teamed up, they have not been able to defeat Barkley, who is now becoming more and more grandmasters.

In the eyes of NBA officials, since O'Neal and Smith are not Barkley's opponents......

So why not let Paul, who has been studying with Wang Shuo for the past two years, try it?

And as a talking point in the NBA in the past two years, Paul's participation in the star weekend as a coach can also make the star weekend get more attention.

It's a pity that on the evening of the 14th, in the first rookie challenge, the winner of this year is still the "Barkley team".

Before the game, when Paul and Barkley were choosing, Wang Shuo had a premonition that Paul was going to be cold.

Because the old and spicy Barkley selected Hardaway Jr. and McCollum, the strongest players in the 13th class, as soon as he came up in the selection process.

Since there is only one day of run-in time before the Rookie Challenge, it is compared to the so-called tactical ...... The player's individual ability and ability to fight are obviously more important.

When selecting people, Barkley deliberately put Michael Carter Williams, who was very confusing in personal excel, to Paul, and after selecting Hardaway Jr. and McCollum, he changed hands and chose "Aquaman" Adams for the two guys.

As a result, after the Rookie Challenge officially started, Paul, who was originally full of confidence, quickly felt what it means to be idealistic and full, but the reality is very skinny.

In the end, the score of this rookie challenge was 128-157, and the "Barkley team" had the last laugh with a 29-point victory.

The MVP of this year's Rookie Challenge was McCollum with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

After the game, in an interview, Barkley, who has become a world-recognized rookie challenge GOAT, said proudly: "I said earlier, I am the super coach in the NBA today after the king!" ”

I have to say that Barkley's understanding of basketball in this life has indeed become more thorough because of Wang Shuo's relationship.

Even many times, in order to prevent Barkley from helping other teams dissect the Hornets' tactics, Wang Shuo will make "py" transactions with him in private.

After this year's rookie challenge, many fans on the Internet suggested that the NBA should let Barkley and Wang Shuo each bring a star team to PK next year.

In this regard, NBA officials also said that they would seriously consider it after receiving the suggestion.

On the 15th, the Star Weekend Individual Challenge continued in New Orleans.

As the last star weekend of Stern's NBA president career, this year's slam dunk contest hasn't changed because Stern is retiring.

When John Wall, who won the slam dunk contest, took the stage to receive the trophy, a large number of fans even booed him.

It's not because the New Orleans fans have a grudge against Wall, it's just that ......

The vast majority of fans agree that this year's slam dunk contest is sorry for the tickets they paid for.

In addition, because Curry, who was the number one favorite in the three-point contest, was eliminated in the preliminaries, this also caused the three-point contest, which had attracted much attention from the world, to lose a lot of attention in the finals.

Wang Shuo's previous life, looking at Curry's resume in the three-point contest...... It is often either one god to the end, or one iron to the end.

Unfortunately, this year Curry has shaken to "iron bank" mode.

In the end, this year's three-point contest won by Kevin Love, who was not favored before the game.

In fact, Love has been accurate in his three-point shooting this season, shooting a whopping 41.8% from three-point range until the start of the star weekend.

It's just compared to Curry, who can average nearly five three-pointers per game this season......

No matter how you look at it, it is difficult to call Lefu the favourites before the game.

In addition, this year's Skills Challenge was won by Lillard.

However, Lillard, who won the Skills Challenge, was not happy at all.

Because in the final against Oladipo, it was not so much that Coach Lai won by strength, but that Oladipo gave him the championship.

Originally, after taking the lead in the shooting link four times in a row, Lillard himself felt that he was out of play.

But who would have thought that Oladipo, who played next, would take a total of eight shots in the shooting session before throwing the basketball into the damn hoop.

At the time, fans across New Orleans arenas were anxious for both sides of the finals.

Fortunately, the day after the Star Weekend Single Challenge once again refreshed the lower limit of this event, at the Star Weekend main event, Wang Shuo, who returned to the Star Weekend after a year, successfully lowered Stern's already infinitely high blood pressure.

On the evening of the 16th, as soon as the star weekend began, Wang Shuo and Vogel teamed up to surprise the fans.

At the scene, when the fans noticed that Wang Shuo and Vogel were not wearing suits, but each appeared on the court wearing the No. 100 jerseys of "Speed Star" and "Power Star", the entire New Orleans Arena immediately boiled!

TNT, at that time, I saw Barkley say with an excited face: "What? The head coaches of both teams are actually warming up! ”

Moreover, just when fans thought that Wang Shuo and Vogel were just working......

As the big screen on the scene gave the starting list of "Speed Star" and "Power Star", people realized that this was a premeditated star race!

Speed Star started five: Yao Ming, Xiao Jia, Kobe, Anthony, Vogel.

The first five power stars: Lefou, Griffin, Durant, Wade, and Wang Shuo.

According to the official explanation given by the NBA......

In this year's All-Star Game, Wang Shuo and Vogel will each play five minutes each in the first quarter for their teams, and their points will be doubled during the time they play.

This year, after Wang Shuo took the initiative to ask for a fight with the opposing coach on the court, the NBA official agreed to Wang Shuo's request without thinking about it.

Because the NBA official knows very well how much traffic the God of Coaches will bring to this year's Star Weekend, which is an entertainment event.

Moreover, Vogel, who will be Wang Shuo's opponent this year, has also agreed to represent "Speed Star" at Star Weekend.

Vogel is well aware that the star-studded match between the two coaches will soon be a game that will last for centuries......

Therefore, in order to be in the best shape in the short 5 minutes of playing time on the star weekend, according to Kobe Bryant himself, Vogel has even been training under his guidance in the past two months.

In the center of the field, in the expectation of countless fans, tonight's jump ball will also be carried out by Wang Shuo and Vogel.

Wang Shuo, who is actually taller than Iverson and Paul, has a unique advantage in the jump ball session.

Because his opponent Vogel is only 168 cm tall in shoes.

In addition, before the jump ball started, the players of both teams also came on the court to cheer up their head coaches.

Tonight, compared to the last game, the star players of both teams are curious about what Wang Shuo and Vogel will look like when they play.

Of course......

James is not included in this group of curious players.

Because James, who had been planning to play a real game in the All-Star Game early on, knew very well that Wang Shuo and Vogel's appearance at the Star Weekend would certainly bring a lot of attention to this star game......

But at the same time, this star race will inevitably be classified as an entertainment event.

Although, celebrity weekends have always been more about entertainment than the game itself.

But for James, who is eager to add a little honor to his career honor book at the moment......

Wang Shuo and Vogel, who are about to start performing on stage tonight, have undoubtedly disrupted his great career plans.

On the court, in the jump ball session, Wang Shuo easily used his height and reach advantage to crush Vogel.

And CCTV, looking at Vogel, who was entangled in death to Wang Shuo as soon as he came up, Director Zhang said with a look of surprise: "Oh, Vogel is really here tonight?" ”

On the side, Yu Jia, who was his partner, smiled: "Is that not true?" Because from now on, Wang Shuo and Vogel's scores will be doubled! ”

On the court, during the pre-game joint practice, Durant, who thought that Wang Shuo's shooting ability was comparable to his own, immediately took the initiative to raise to a high position to cover Wang Shuo.

and is responsible for holding the ball...... Wade, who knew that Wang Shuo's breakthrough ability was no longer under him, got on the ball in time and handed the basketball to Wang Shuo's hands.

At the New Orleans Arena, Love and Griffin all felt the spicy nature of ginger at this moment.

Because in order to be courteous to Wang Shuo......

Do you dare to believe that stars of Wade and Durant's level are all vying to do the dirty work and tiring work for Wang Shuo on the court tonight?

Back then, when he worked with Wang Shuo in the U.S. men's basketball team, Wade had a good impression of Wang Shuo.

Despite this life, Wade knew he wouldn't have had the opportunity to work with Wang Shuo in his NBA career......

But Wade, who has completely lived and understood, knows better than anyone what Wang Shuo's evaluation of himself will mean in the future.

As for Durant......

Durant isn't as complicated as Wade thought.

The reason why Durant willingly gave Wang Shuo a hand in this game is mainly because Durant wants to leave a way back for himself in the future.

It's a pity that Wang Shuo's opening attack tonight was ruthlessly blocked by Kobe Bryant, who was in place on the wing.

Kobe, who had wanted to be ruthless to Wang Shuo as early as the Lakers dynasty, finally got his wish tonight.

On the field, after the hat dropped Wang Shuo, I saw that Kobe Bryant even did not hesitate to pay the price of a technical foul, smiling at Wang Shuo and shaking his finger at Wang Shuo.

At the scene, the audience also coaxed and applauded Kobe.

In the VIP stands, seeing this scene, Stern, who will officially hand over the authority to Mark after tonight, said with emotion: "What a genius he is!" ”

As the general director of this big reality show in the NBA, Stern is clear......

To the uninitiated, perhaps the first five minutes of the game were just a lively one.

But in his opinion, Wang Shuo has once again become the savior of the NBA star weekend.

As we all know, since the NBA Celebrity Weekend has gradually become a large-scale popularity selection since entering the 21st century, many stars will contribute to the interests of their teams and their own interests during the Star Weekend......

So on the contrary, it was Vogel and Wang Shuo, who were particularly serious on the field tonight, which made the fans in the entire stadium watch it with relish.

Unfortunately......

The heat that Wang Shuo and Vogel brought to the celebrity weekend tonight is destined to be difficult to replicate in the NBA in the future.

In Wang Shuo's view, in the future, if the NBA wants to break the deadlock that the star weekend has gradually become a "chicken rib" in the eyes of fans, it is mainly necessary to find ways to improve the competitiveness of the game, that is, the intensity of the competition itself.

After all, no matter how wonderful the dunks of the stars are, without confrontation, they will only make the fans feel bored.

In the end, in the five minutes that Wang Shuo and Vogel played for their respective teams, both of them scored 8 points after receiving the double bonus.

It is also worth mentioning ......

Because Wang Shuo and Vogel were beaten by a lot of opposing players when they were on the field, they wanted to avenge their coaches......

The rest of the game went beyond what people expected.

On the court, after Wang Shuo and Vogel left the field, the players of the two teams immediately entered the mode of real knives and guns.

At this moment, no one expected that this star race should have become an entertainment event because of the joint efforts of Wang Shuo and Vogel......

On the contrary, it played the strongest smell of gunpowder in the NBA since it entered the 21st century.

Through this game, Mark, who is about to become NBA commissioner, feels like he has been inspired a lot.

Because in Mark's opinion......

The reason why stars choose to take care of themselves during Star Weekend......

It's mostly due to the fact that NBA stars didn't give them a reason to play seriously over the weekend.

Admittedly, the starters for the Star Weekend are voted for by fans.

When the fans have a hard time throwing you into the All-Star Game, you have an obligation to give the fans a good game.

But the stars who believe that their fans will definitely forgive them afterwards, often in addition to the enthusiasm for the Star Weekend at the beginning of the sessions......

Basically, the further back you play, the better the performance of these balloon stars will become.

Mark is well aware that to change that, NBA officials will have to increase rewards for players who play seriously during Star Weekend......

and even add some necessary punishment mechanisms.

For example, each year, one player from both sides of the competition is selected to live up to the expectations of the fans.

Seeing this, one might say......

If such a punishment is carried out on the Star Weekend, will there really be stars willing to play the Star Weekend in the future?

Undoubtedly.

People who can say such things have no idea how much money these NBA stars can make in a year.

In the NBA, since you have enjoyed the prestige bonus given to you by the fans and become a noble NBA All-Star player, don't the fans who have spent so much energy, effort and even money for this reason not deserve to ask you to perform on the stage of Star Weekend?

Does this mean that all fans must learn to understand these superstars who are worth a lot of money?

So who will forgive the fans who were fed at the Star Weekend event?

Before Wang Shuo's crossing, the reason why NBA owners wanted to add attendance clauses to the new collective bargaining agreement was because most league owners were fed up with those high-paid players taking turns off at every turn.

Be.

A reasonable rotation can really make a star have a longer career.

But as a football fan, when you finally want to watch an NBA game on your day off, only to find that your favorite star is intelligently rested......

If you don't understand, just ask, what kind of mood will you be at that moment?

In the Stern era, in addition to the slow pace of the game at that time, the reason why NBA stars did not dare to rotate too many games was precisely because the attendance of stars was often linked to the final award selection.

Now, in Mark's view, he must continue this fine tradition after he takes office in the future.

In order to win the championship, you can of course choose a proper rotation.

However, if you want to win the championship and want to get a piece of the final awards, you can take all the benefits, is that a bit too much?

This night, when returning to the coach's seat, what Wang Shuo didn't know was that he had quietly led the NBA to another track.

Mark, who hopes to keep the NBA more competitive in the future, is ready to officially take over the reins from Stern.

In addition to wanting to reform the format of Star Weekend, Mark also recognized that the NBA must hold the bar high in future awards so that those stars are motivated to bring great games to their fans.

In addition, as a president who understands the ball, Mark is also well aware that the NBA will have to limit these superteams next season by introducing more provisions.

In the previous labor negotiations, the NBA successfully passed the restriction of bird rights, and in the past few years, many teams have been forced to release a large number of free agents who are in their playing years.

But in Mark's eyes, this was not enough.

Because only by making the league's teams more balanced will the NBA be full of topics every year to come.

It's just that what Mark doesn't know at the moment is ......

As the number one player in this league......

Wang Shuo, whom he had hoped to be restrained by these rules, would instead be the number one supporter of his new policy.

Because under the new rules, under the new track......

The Hornets, who are destined to have to constantly change blood in the future, will become a monster that other teams cannot catch up with because of these new policies of the league.

Before the crossing, Wang Shuo was even familiar with the popular rookies of the class of 2026......

So, how could he be worried about the Hornet's transfusion for the next decade?

In the future, without Jefferson, Wang Shuo and Jokic.

And without Butler, Middleton, and Paul, Wang Shuo can just replace Shay-Kyrgyz-Alexander, who he has in mind.

As for the distant future?

No......

Wang Shuo, who will definitely have faded out of the rivers and lakes by then, why do you need to worry about the NBA in 20 years?

Wang Shuo knows very well that his knowledge reserve before the crossing is enough for him to build this Hornets into a new giant in the NBA.

In this world, no one can win all the way to the end of the world.

Perhaps in the future, the wasps will also be forced to start the precipitation period due to poor operation.

But so what?

On the pitch......

On this night, which is destined to have a profound impact on the future of the NBA, in the end, it was the "Power Star" led by Wang Shuo who had the last laugh with a score of 138-134.

In this game, just by looking at the score, you can imagine how intense the process really is.

After the game, while waiting for the MVP selection of the star game, even Barkley sighed: "This is definitely the most valuable star weekend MVP in the history of the NBA in the 21st century." ”

At this moment, James, who originally thought that this game would be reduced to an entertainment event, was completely stupid.

Before the game, I wanted to do a real job, but because of the joint efforts of Wang Shuo and Vogel, I mistakenly thought that this game would lack gold Jade, and I felt that I was a tragedy at the moment!

After urgent deliberation by the judges, the MVP of this year's Star Weekend was finally elected by Durant, who scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists for the power star.

On the Internet, many fans think that this year's Star Weekend is the most exciting Star Weekend they have ever seen.

Because in the game, the appearance of Wang Shuo and Vogel not only successfully added a lot of topics to this game......

Moreover, the intensity of the confrontation in the entire star competition is far beyond people's imagination.

However, due to the overpower on the star weekend......

In the few games following the Weekend of Stars, many of the team's leading stars have been in a slump.

In this context, the Hornets led by Wang Shuo have once again become the biggest winners.

Although Curry and Kawhi Leonard both played in the All-Star Game for the Hornets......

But don't forget, this is a Hornets team with the likes of Jefferson, Klay, Butler and Middleton......

In the market, looking at the Hornets who continue to ride the dust after the star weekend, the mood of many NBA team head coaches can only be described as dumb and can't describe the bitterness.

And the best part......

Even if they wanted to dump the pot of their own team's star in a sluggish state after the star weekend to Wang Shuo, they didn't have to ......

Because on the Star Weekend, Wang Shuo was the leader at that time, and even gave himself out.

In addition, after the star weekend......

Who hasn't received praise from fans for this year's Star Weekend?

In late February, in interviews, many stars said that they would still give their best during this year's Star Weekend if they still had the chance.

And with the time blink of an eye to March, the NBA has reached the end of the annual regular season......

In this season where the NBA first introduced a playoff play-in format......

The east, which has been fiercely competitive in recent years, has once again become the focus of the world's attention.

On March 1, the day the NBA officially announced the list of winners of the league's major awards in February......

Can you believe that the 76ers, who are fourth in the East, are only 3.5 wins ahead of the tenth-ranked Hawks in the record standings?

No doubt.

The current ranking situation of the east determines that in the upcoming closing stage, the entire east will definitely be completely reduced to a purgatory battlefield.

Next, the outcome of each game will dramatically change the landscape of this year's Eastern Conference playoffs.

At the moment, except for the Hornets, Heat, and Cavaliers.

The rest of the Eastern Conference teams will even have to be ready to play in the playoffs......

In this regard, ESPN also commented in a special report on the closing stage of the NBA on the 1st: "This will be the most heartbreaking season in the history of the NBA!"

This year, it will be as difficult for Eastern teams to qualify for the playoffs as Western teams! ”

On the 1st, for ESPN's special report, James, who averaged 30.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game for the Celtics in Kerr's "one-star shooting" system this season, can be said to be very agreeable.

Because after gradually healing his mentality of almost being crushed by the Hornets last season by swiping the data, James who reviewed his career thinks ......

It's not because of his personal ability that he is so unsatisfactory.

In fact, at this moment, James did not have any problem with his own judgment.

After all, even the group of Zhan Hei in Wang Shuo's memory will not be embarrassed that James is one of the best players in the NBA during this period.

It's just that......

While self-affirming, James is clearly overkill.

Because after putting everything down to bad luck and the bad luck of your teammates......

Where does James remember the shortcomings that Barkley has been mentioning to him all these years that he needs to improve?

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