On February 14, 2004, most of the NBA players had begun to take a vacation, and those who liked to join in the fun gathered in Los Angeles.

As the host team, the Lakers should have been the most popular, but due to the mediocre record, the star O'Neal lost his starting position again, and Kobe Bryant's illegal invasion, he couldn't help but lose popularity.

When the makeup photo was taken in the afternoon, O'Neill pulled a big face, as if everyone owed him millions, and did not speak or accept interviews during the whole process.

Not only was it a problem with the All-Star Game, but it was also unsuccessful to ask for a big contract.

He will be 32 years old in a month, and in the final stage of his career, O'Neill will not compromise, this is his last chance to make a lot of money!

This year, the Eastern Conference All-Stars will wear a blue jersey with a row of letters "EAST" diagonally on the chest, and the Western Conference will wear a white jersey.

O'Neal is definitely an old qualification, but the Sharks didn't get the starting position for two consecutive years, which is naturally a loss of face.

In contrast, Kevin Garnett is "Bro" whenever he meets people, greets reporters cordially, and has a constant smile on his face, and anyone can tell that the MVP candidate is in a good mood.

While filming at the Staples Center, Garnett appeared to be on his home turf, taking O'Neal's place and calling on the All-Star crowd in the West.

Noticing that several people were pulling their faces, Garnett seemed dissatisfied with such an expression, clapped his hands and said loudly:

"Laugh a little, guys! Tim, smile, don't be so serious! ”

Yao Ming was simply nervous, and Francis was smiling happily;

The Spurs had a 35-18 record before the All-Star break, and Duncan was suppressed by Garnett, so he naturally couldn't laugh at this time.

In the bench lineup, Cassel supported Garnett and showed a bright smile, but the alien looks bad, and it is better to pull a face when he smiles.

Peja, Nowitzki, Kirilenko, and Brad Miller are all soy sauce players, and Ray Allen has kept a serious face, and several of them have not laughed.

As for O'Neill, his face revealed obvious unhappiness, and he had to continue to take photos with Yao Ming later, and the shark always felt that this was an insult to him

Garnett was reluctant to find that his teammates seemed to be in a bad mood, and few people took care of him.

"It's useless to be jealous!"

No one cooperated, Garnett simply laughed at himself, stood in the C position with a bright smile, and tried to be funny while holding the ball when taking a personal photo.

At the end, Garnett and Cassel almost grinned at the back of his head when he posed with Coach Sanders, and he felt like he had become the protagonist of this All-Star weekend.

On the Eastern All-Star side, everyone was happy except for Iverson, Carter, and McGrady, who were in a bad mood.

Kidd got a rare starting spot, and although he dragged his family to Los Angeles this All-Star weekend, it didn't affect his good mood.

The Knicks players occupy most of the All-Star spots, so it's only natural that everyone gets together to take pictures and enjoy the moment.

Although Byron Davis was always beaten, he was never as pretentious as Iverson, and he had long since become Lee Youchui.

The bearded man enjoyed this year's All-Star Weekend and specifically asked the photographer to take a picture of him and Lee Woo alone.

As soon as Li You sat down with the ball, Davis made a gesture to wear a crown on his side, and at the same time shouted loudly on the side:

"At the end of the season, the best player in history is Lee!"

Everyone followed suit, Li You couldn't cry or laugh for a while, shook his head helplessly and said:

"I'm only 26 years old, don't call me 36, I'm still a young player!"

Iverson watched the corners of his eyes twitch slightly, he really couldn't see the way everyone was slapping their ass, and he didn't say anything after taking makeup photos alone

Artest, who successfully squeezed out Pierce and was selected as an All-Star, was very excited, and didn't care about the silence on the side of the Western All-Star team, and said with a big grin:

"The All-Star Game has been too soft in the past few years, and this year as long as I play on the court, I will give it my all, and I will help Lee win the award!"

Grant Hill chimed in, posing and smiling happily as she took the photo.

The loud Artest was finally glared at by O'Neill, and the hosts should have started to win the prize, and after two days of constant provocations, the shark was about to hold back.

There has been some controversy over Carter and Hook over their own sneakers and have been playing soy sauce lately.

What made him feel bad was the relationship with the Raptors, and despite being selected for the All-Star Game, Carter, who was still injured, was always in a bad mood.

Ben Wallace also joined in the fun, pulling Li You and a few people to take a group photo of the Knicks.

"Big Ben" has reaped honors in recent years, although he still doesn't like Artest, but the two are unanimous in this kind of collective activity:

"Lee should have won the award last year, and with us this year, I think the league can award the award in advance!"

Spreading his hair and unkempt Ben Wallace began to pretend to be an X after taking the photo, shouting that he wanted to win the game and give Lee You a trophy.

Kobe Bryant heard several people in the Eastern Conference brag about X and loan AMVP, and the smile on his face barely changed for a while.

The hook that wanted to change jobs, but there was no news after the illegal invasion, coupled with the termination of the sponsor's contract, the coach and teammates began to hate him, and Kobe, who had declined in popularity, was still very dull in taking pictures at his home court.

Coach Carlisle didn't care about the players' words, and pulled O'Neal Jr. to take two photos before greeting Sanders.

This All-Star weekend, the head coaches on both sides will hang up

Gasol and Nowitzki greeted each other after the two players finished taking pictures, both of whom are international players who have played against each other in recent years in Europe, and there are some common topics.

After the interview, everyone can go back to their respective homes, and there is a rookie challenge in the evening, so it's free time.

Yao Ming also had to participate in the evening competition, and at this time he had been following Francis.

China's sports media also came to a lot of people, the recent "shark Yao" showdown, Yao Ming won, the All-Star beat O'Neal to get the start, the victory made everyone's waist straighter a lot.

After Li You met the group photo needs of some staff, he also greeted Yao Ming:

"Enjoy the game, don't care about the media coverage, don't care about the emotions of the fans in Los Angeles, winners are not welcome here."

Hosts O'Neal were robbed of his starter, the Los Angeles sports media didn't say anything nice, and the All-Star weekend was weird before it began.

Yao Ming still cares about these external evaluations, Li You knows that the other party often surfs the Internet, and tonight's game will definitely be booed, so he naturally has to remind him at this time.

After listening to the theory of "basketball capitalists", although Yao Ming did not change his concept, he gradually became accustomed to American basketball culture:

"I know! I haven't even read the newspaper lately! ”

After the fist bump, Yao Ming leaned over and whispered, the two communicated in Chinese, and the speed of speech was very fast, and the sports reporter in Los Angeles listened to it with a confused face, this melon could not be eaten.

Before dinner, Li You returned to his apartment in Westwood, where Scarlett chose to stay, mainly because of its proximity to UCLA and easy shopping.

The community is not very safe, and in '88, there were gang fights.

After years of revitalization, the area has declined, but in contrast to the recent construction of the Staples Arena area, some high-end residential projects have attracted more affluent people.

When he returned to the apartment, it was Hunter who opened the door for Li You, who seemed to be annoyed by his sister's nagging, and the whole person seemed a little depressed.

The clothes were thrown everywhere, and Scarlett complained loudly about her brother's girlfriend while gesturing in front of the mirror:

"That Bichi asked you to touch your hand and ask for a gift, who does she think she is?"

"Are you rich! Why not find a girlfriend in New York and come to Los Angeles to cheat? ”

The girl in the wide T-shirt seemed to get angrier and angrier the more she thought about it, threw her clothes aside again, and turned around to beat her brother.

Giving away her own things, Scarlett was obviously angry.

Li You hugged the girl, and although Hunter had grown to 190, he couldn't help but hide on the sofa at this time:

"I just sent a brooch."

Scarlett, who raised her fist, gestured twice angrily, swiping her card at will in the past few years, there was no bargain for the things she bought, and the little smashed the gift and sold it, and when she heard this, she was naturally angry.

"Go for a drive! I'm going to change my clothes, don't let me hear from that Bichi again! ”

didn't give Li You a chance to interject, and the girl scolded her brother and ran away.

There are a lot of flesh and blood in Hollywood, and fishing for Kaizi is their specialty, but Hunter is still too young to grasp it, and after staying in Los Angeles for less than two months, he was deceived by "true love".

Li You touched the girl's curly hair, helped the other party take off the T-shirt, and said funny:

"Obviously I wasn't angry yesterday, but it's actually good to be deceived a few times, even if it's a lesson."

Showing her fair skin, and there were some red marks in front of her, Scarlett didn't feel shy, but straightened her chest and said depressedly:

"Those reporters will laugh at us when they get the news, and I even suspect that those people did it on purpose!"

Li You supported the other party's waist, looked in front of the mirror, helped the girl put on her underwear, and chose a white retro-cut shirt.

After a gesture, he chose another pair of beige casual pants, and Li You nodded, which made him feel like a real figure.

Scarlett smiled and changed her clothes, Li You tied the other party's belt again, looked at the beautiful girl in the mirror who was mixed with youth and mature contradictory temperament, and couldn't help nodding again.

The girl twisted her body in front of the mirror, very satisfied with her current appearance, turned around and threw herself into Li You's arms and kissed her passionately.

This kind of small game is often played by the two, and the girls will often buy clothes for Li You to dress up by themselves, which can enhance the relationship between the two parties.

A hot kiss made the girl's breathing a little short, Li You hugged each other, seemed to find something again, turned around and grabbed a lipstick, saw the other party raise his pretty face, and couldn't help but apply it carefully:

"You're beautiful tonight!"

Hearing the compliment, smiling and holding Li You's arm, Scarlett looked at herself in the mirror and immediately said happily:

"Compare those two big singers tonight!"

The reason why I want to dress up exquisitely is mainly because there is also "winning honey" Beyoncé who watches the game together at night.

After flying solo, Beyoncé had a huge success at this year's Grammys, and this time at the Los Angeles All-Star Game, the popular American singer was also a guest performer in the halftime.

In addition to Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera is also present, and the other party will be in charge of singing the opening song.

Perhaps influenced by Valentine's Day, Scarlett, who was alone, was very happy, chattering non-stop after getting in the car.

Hunter, who was driving, was depressed and silent, and he had to continue to work as a coolie and a gas bag when he went to college, and when he saw Li You raising his eyebrows at him covertly, he was relieved:

"I knew I would have stayed in Manhattan."

The night's Rookie Challenge brought together the 03 Platinum Generation.

In the first-year team, there are four rookies who have attracted much attention: Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James.

In the sophomore team, the Knicks' Stoudemire and TySean Prince are also there.

Coupled with Yao Ming, Ginobili, Boozer, Mike Dunleavy Jr., many familiar faces made Li You, who was sitting in the front row, have memories in his mind.

In the Staples Arena, the atmosphere began to warm up as the new players on both sides dunked.

The director frequently pointed the camera in the direction of Li You on the sidelines, Beyoncé was there, plus Grant Hill and his singer wife, which naturally attracted the attention of the melon-eating masses.

Dyeing her hair black, Aguilera began to dress boldly in order to get rid of the image of her youth, and added some accessories to her body.

From time to time, teasing Hunter next to him, Aguilera smiled and Scarlett glared at each other, apparently, this one also saw the gossip news.

Beyoncé was convex and concave at this time, and was in peak condition, Li You did not pay attention to the game on the court, and whispered with the big singer next to him from time to time.

"If you have a chance, you can consider Axes Capital, your agent is strictly guarded against us, in fact, we are the most stable hedge fund."

The rich woman is definitely a good customer in the future, and Li You has been looking for investors for the company in the past few years, which involves the real wealth freedom in the future.

Beyoncé's father had always thought Wall Street was a liar, but after spending time in New York, she also got a general idea of what Lee's fortune was.

Hearing the joke, Beyoncé didn't care, although the occasion was wrong, she still gave her promise:

"My father is just worried about me, if you invest, I will definitely give priority to you!"

Beyoncé, who wore a black dress, attracted a lot of attention, although the other party and Jay-Z announced their relationship, but there is a goalkeeper who can still score goals.

In the eyes of many black players, this is the goddess of perfection, and after winning the Grammys, no one will doubt her money.

The two whispered gossip, and on the court, Stoudemire scored one after another.

The players didn't defend, and James and Anthony frequently dunked.

The head coach of the first-year rookie was Doug Collins and the assistant coach was A.C. Green, and the two stood up from time to time and shouted loudly.

The head coach of the sophomore team is Lakers legend Michael Cooper, and the assistant coach is Abdul-Jabbar.

In the second half, the sophomores were in the lead, and the two sat on the bench and hung up, smiling when they saw the camera sweep over.

On the commentator's bench, Marv Albert and Mike Flatello discuss Stoudemire's performance with the Knicks this season:

'Despite the impact of injuries, Stoudemire has improved tremendously this season.

"He's improved his finishing efficiency under the basket, and his positioning on the defensive end has improved a lot."

"The Knicks' coaching staff didn't skimp on playing time, and when his rookie contract ended, Stoudemire had a chance to get a starting spot."

Mike Flatello looked at the talented Stoudemire, scored consecutive points, and couldn't stop blowing for a while.

Marv Albert is more focused on Princeton's performance, and as the Knicks' home commentator, he knows the low-key newcomer well:

'Anthony and James are both good, but in my opinion, Prince is better and he knows how to help the team win.'

Prince on the court just completed a steal, dribbled past half court 1 to 0, both hands dunk!

The Lakers fans in the scene immediately booed, as long as it was a Knicks player, they would boo.

The players on both sides dunked it tonight, and in the end, 116-144, the sophomore team managed to win the game.

Stoudemire, who scored 36 points, was finally elected MVP of the Rookie Challenge, and Li You and others also stood up and applauded.

Yao Ming is not suitable for such an exhibition game, he doesn't play much time and has been cheering on the sidelines.

James scored 33 points, but the first-year team lost too much, and although they played well, there was no prize for losing.

Anthony scored 17 points, watched Stoudemire lift the trophy, and pouted secretly, but Wade on the side showed envious eyes.

The New York media always ridiculed him, and Wade also wanted to win some awards to prove himself, but unfortunately, the Heat's record has not been up and down, and the All-Star has nothing to do with him.

In the Skills Challenge, Byron Davis lifted the trophy, but the bearded man failed to break Li You's record.

The three-point contest and dunk contest players were lackluster, and the Nuggets' Woshan Leonard barely advanced after scoring 18 points in the first round.

In the finals, Peja and Keller Korver each shot 16 points and the other made 15 points.

In the end, with a more stable play, Leonard, who scored 18 points, successfully won the championship.

In the slam dunk contest, although Magic Johnson was invited to serve as a judge, the atmosphere was hard, but the content of the game was not very good.

The Pacers' Fred Jones defeated Jason Richardson to win the championship.

On Sunday the 15th, the sports media began to criticize this year's individual competitions again:

"The dunk contest isn't even as exciting as the actual dunk in the rookie challenge!"

"No one has been able to break Lee's record in the three-point contest so far, so why is it that our players' shooting is still terrible when no one is guarded?"

On the contrary, some gossip tabloid news attracted more melon-eating people, and Li You and Beyoncé were photographed still together after the game.

Despite being followed by Scarlett, these gossip reporters swear by "Jay-Z is green".

All kinds of news made Li You, who read the newspaper early in the morning, appreciate the life in Los Angeles.

O'Neal and Kobe Bryant didn't go to the game last night, which was over-interpreted by the media, and the Los Angeles Times wrote in an insider's way:

"Shaq and Kobe haven't spoken for months, and in the offseason, Kobe is about to be traded, and Phil Jackson has given an ultimatum to management."

“.”

This news is written very realistically, and it looks reasonable, after all, O'Neill is the boss of the team, and it is very easy to get rid of the fourth.

It's just that O'Neal's age is not mentioned in all the reports, and everyone automatically ignores the fact that the shark is already an older star.

TNT, as the broadcaster, did not have high ratings for the All-Star Game, and when warming up for the main game in the afternoon, Charles Barkley brought up the star theory again:

"The reason why All-Star Weekend doesn't attract fans anymore is because people don't like these stars anymore."

"In my opinion, the gap between the All-Stars is actually even bigger!"

"People just don't like Lee without him, and while I don't like some of his performances in the game, in some ways, Lee really saved the day."

Kenny Smith saw his partner dumping the pot on the players for the ratings decline, and could only reluctantly say:

"It has to do with the format, and maybe we should make some changes instead of sticking to tradition."

"Personally, I'm still looking forward to the All-Star Game in the evening, and I'm sure everyone will give a great game for the fans!"

Ernnie Johnson also stopped giving Barkley a chance to interject, and immediately took over the conversation and concluded:

"The game at night was supposed to be a matchup between Lee and O'Neal, and it was said that the Eastern Conference All-Stars were all backing Lee to get the AMVP, and I think the fans would love to see that kind of competition!"

“.”

After the All-Star Game started at 20 o'clock that night, Li You was booed by Los Angeles fans.

The experience of the past few years has made Li You the most hated star of Lakers fans.

From the beginning of the appearance ceremony, the boos continued to sound, and the Chinese sports media at the scene found that the Lakers' boos for Yao Ming were negligible.

The boos overshadowed the cheers, and playing in such an environment, Li You naturally wouldn't perform particularly hard.

When you finish a beautiful pass, only to find that some front-row fans stand up and boo, the mood will naturally suffer.

As soon as the game started, Kidd held back a smile because he loved to see Lee Woo get booed.

Throughout the first half, Lee Woo became a ruthless scoring robot in his limited playing time.

Kidd also passed the ball cooperatively, and he soon noticed that there was a special understanding between the two.

With 5 minutes and 08 seconds left in the first half, the main lineups of both sides reappeared, and O'Neal replaced Yao Ming and became the starter in the game.

The Sharks had just completed a dunk under the basket, and the Eastern Conference side immediately sent a fast baseline ball, and Kidd trotted all the way and rushed with the ball.

Hill and Lee Yoo also worked together tacitly, stopping early in the left elbow area of the semi-conversion attack, and standing up to cover without the ball when Lee Woo accelerated to cut.

Kobe Bryant, who had been staring at the defense, lost his defensive position in an instant after being delayed, Li You went straight to the basket from the left wing, and Garnett did not return to the defense in time to make up for it.

Before he could get close to the three-point line, Kidd threw the ball high to the upper left of the basket, and Li You, who threw off the defense, approached the paint area and immediately took off, and after scooping the ball with his right hand, he hovered briefly and smashed his arm to dunk!

"Boom!" Empty catch the storm dunk!

The beautiful dunk finally made the arena cheer, but soon, the Lakers fans booed and exploded.

After landing, Li You gave Kidd a thumbs up, the height of the pass was just right, and it only took one quarter of the game for the two to find a tacit understanding.

The Western Conference big man who turned back and ran could only run back into the half court again, O'Neal still wanted to ask for the ball in the low post, but Gasol tried hard to go around and not give Francis an easy pass.

In the end, Garnett stepped forward to block and hit a jumper at the free throw line.

Carter took the long rebound, and the Eastern Conference side immediately launched a counterattack.

Kidd, who received the pass in the middle, accelerated across the half-court and reached the top of the arc, Li You, who was on the right wing, first pretended to accelerate and cut in, and then immediately moved sideways and ran back.

After briefly shaking off Kobe's pursuit, Li You successfully received the ball on the right flank.

Raising the ball to sway, Kobe Bryant immediately stepped forward to pounce, successfully mobilized the opponent's defensive center of gravity, and Li You immediately put the ball with his right hand and broke through.

Kobe Bryant hurriedly turned around and slid forward, and before he could react, Li You pulled back from his hips, quickly retreated, and quickly jumped and threw on the right flank!

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

On the Eastern All-Star bench, everyone raised their right arms and raised three fingers together.

Seeing that the point difference was widened again, O'Neal, who was running back, couldn't help but glare at Kobe:

"Don't think of this as an exhibition match!"

whispered this sentence, O'Neal still felt angry, and followed a few more nagging, and finally Kobe Bryant

Bryant, who was still working defense, suddenly fished in the following minutes.

The two sides played real fire, and the Eastern All-Star team began to wrap up the big man and let go of the outside.

Lee Yoo and Kidd both show how point guards can interfere with textbook defenses where big men catch the ball.

The timing of the bag was just right, making O'Neal feel uncomfortable every time he got the ball.

Coupled with Kobe's two passing errors and being easily beaten into a transition offense, the Sharks broke the defense at halftime.

At 58:69, the Western Conference All-Stars trailed by 11 points at halftime.

After the start of the third quarter of the game, Li You scored consecutive points, and entered the rotation lineup in the second half of the quarter, and Ray Allen shot Bang Bang Iron at will.

At 30:38, the third quarter ended, and the Staples Arena booed continuously.

Looking at the score of 88:107, on the commentary bench, Mav Albert habitually said:

"Lee will finish the game in the fourth quarter and tonight he's fully in scorer mode!"

Mike Fratello didn't expect the All-Star Game to be played so seriously on both sides, and the game was even a little boring:

"I really appreciate this kind of game, and it's a lot more rare in the All-Star Game than in a non-defensive point fight."

On the Eastern All-Star side, Iverson was also an undercover performer, but Coach Carlisle saw what the players meant, and didn't give the little man much playing time in the fourth quarter.

Although the Western All-Stars tried hard to catch up and O'Neal kept asking for the ball, Lee Woo always responded in a timely manner, and Kidd began to control the pace of the game.

With 2 minutes and 06 seconds left in the game, seeing that the offensive time was about to come, Li You received the ball at the logo position and suddenly shot a cold arrow.

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

At 118:130, the Eastern Conference still held the lead.

By the time O'Neal started to get to the free throw line, the boos were louder.

With a few rounds of free throws missed, the shark completely broke the defense and cursed directly on the court:

"Fack! You did it on purpose! ”

"Man! We just want to give the fans a good game. ”

Kidd replied and started pressing the clock again, finally allowing Francis to foul.

The penalty shootout between the two sides began, and Li You also laughed, and when the buzz of the final game sounded, the boos resounded in the stadium.

At 123:136, the Eastern Conference finally won the game.

At the end of the game, Li You raised his hands and high-fived him again and again to express his gratitude to the fans at the scene.

He was 12-of-19, 5-of-8 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and finished with 33 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Li You, who got the highest score in the game, has no suspense that he will win the award.

Coach Carlisle saw that the emotional O'Neill began to output, and the boos on the scene became louder and louder, and he could only shake his head and smile bitterly for a while:

"It was a great All-Star Game"

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