Chapter 281: The Most Anticipated All-Star Game in History!
The Mavericks' resistance didn't last long tonight, and in the middle and late second quarter, the margin between the two sides was stretched to more than 20 points.
Although Finley and Nash worked together in the third quarter, once narrowing the difference to within 15 points, this is their limit, they are unable to continue their firepower, and the difference between the two sides is more than 20 points most of the time!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Bird once again took the lineup that made everyone fearful: Lin Tian, Carter, Miller, Christie and Webber!
It only took 3 minutes for this pure offensive lineup to break the Mavericks' position, and in 3 minutes, the Pacers played an 11:2 offensive climax, bringing the difference to more than 30 points in one fell swoop!
Then, the suspense of the game can be regarded as completely lost!
Bird Mingjin closed in and replaced his main players off the pitch.
The Mavericks didn't put up much resistance, and Finley, Nowitzki, and Nash played another 3-4 minutes on the court, narrowing the gap to 20 points, and then walked off the court to rest.
In the end, the score of the two sides was fixed at 121:99!
The Pacers scored another big win by more than 20 points!
In this game, Lin Tian scored 20 points in the first quarter, but in the second three quarters, because the old Nelson directly hid Strickland, Lin Tian also put away the tyrannical style of play, which did not let the old Nelson feel what despair was, nor did he let the Mavericks feel the joy of being bombarded with 62 points in the third quarter in advance.
In the end, Lin Tian scored 39 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, Webb had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and Carter also scored 21 points again! The Pacers three musketeers teamed up again to score 82 points!
Their firepower is indeed the best in the league!
On the Mavericks' side, Nowitzki scored 18 points, Finley scored 20 points, came off the bench, and Nash, who got a lot of playing opportunities in the second three quarters, scored 16 points and 8 assists! As for the rough, although he scored 5 points as soon as he appeared on the court, he also scored a total of 7 points in the whole game!
After his amazing debut, he only made 1 of 3 shots in the rest of the game, and scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block on 3-of-5 shooting in the whole game, which is also a good performance for him.
As for Nelson Sr., he knows very well that his team's goal is not to quickly become the top team in the league in the next year or two, and the current team still needs to grow and run-in.
So losing to the first place in the league, the old Nelson is not in a hurry or angry at all, it is normal to lose this game! He was actually very happy!
Because he found Nash!
Until tonight, his impression of Nash had been that he was a decent playmaker, who could shoot and pass the ball but couldn't get a word out on the defensive end.
But after giving Nash plenty of tactical autonomy tonight, the guy played a performance that Nelson Sr. memorable! His passing, the big picture, and most importantly the temperament when directing teammates to run, as long as the basketball comes to Nash's hands, this guy doesn't care if you're Finley or Nowitzki, and says you have to block and pick it up!
Another thing that old Nelson remembers deeply is that in the second half of the third quarter, when Nash was defending Lin Tian's fast attack, he stood firm with his legs without fear, blocked Lin Tian's face, and created an offensive foul for Lin Tian!
Although the referee gave an offensive foul, Nash was also like being hit by a wild buffalo, and the whole person almost flew up with both feet off the ground, and then fell off the baseline!
In today's alliance, who doesn't know that Lin Tian is almost the number one heavy tank and monster on the guard line, and the No. 1 position, which is slightly less powerful and shorter, has to be collapsed by Lin Tian's infinite back.
Make him an offensive foul? It's not impossible, but that's generally something that only the big meat shield on the inside dares to do, and there are really few outside players who do this.
After all, it's only a few hundred a month...... Well, anyway, it's only that much money a month, so there's no need to work hard!
In short, Nash's performance today gave Nelson Sr. a very deep impression, and Nelson Sr. also regretted that a player of this level and talent, he actually found out after half a season that this year, he spent too much energy on Nowitzki, resulting in ignoring the growth of other players.
In the second half of the season, the rain and dew are a little wet!
Well, that's it.
As for Strickland? Nelson Sr. can't get used to this kind of cowardice, and if there is no accident, Strickland will be sent away before the deadline, and the Mavericks will find another playmaker of similar strength to be used as a backup for Nash.
Nelson Sr. has decided to correct Nash for the second half of the season!
Speaking of this Spring Festival battle, it is actually a bit anticlimactic, the two sides did not get entangled for too long, the Mavericks almost did not resist in the second half, and Lin Tianhe's rough competition in the same game actually lasted less than 10 minutes.
Although there are roughly highlights of scoring 5 points in a row, his highlight moments are just 5 points.
But fortunately, Lin Tian is still playing at a high level today, and he has brought an extraordinary visual feast to the fans!
Anyway, Lin Tian's fans are very satisfied today, saying that they are quite enjoyable to watch!
Of course, after this game, there will be another repertoire.
In this era of the savage growth of the Internet, some domestic portals have begun to enter the public's field of vision, after this game, these barbaric portals in order to attract the attention and clicks of fans, but also engaged in all kinds of flowers!
"The first high school student of Huangfei scored 2 points lightly, and 3 points for receiving the pass!" Roughly 5 consecutive bombardments, showing the style of the mobile Great Wall! γ
"Five points in a row to lead the team to chase points!" It only takes about two minutes to win the trust of the manager! γ
"Under the basket, the footsteps of Qiaoxiu shook Lewis, and he made a decisive attack outside the 3-point line, and after scoring 5 points in a row, he was roughly just smiling! γ
"5 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter to lead the team to chase points!" Roughly has the intention to kill the enemy, but old Nelson doesn't give him a chance to return to the sky! γ
"Multi-angle review of the roughly wonderful footsteps replay! In terms of footsteps alone, he is definitely the top three in the league today! γ
"If you go all out to cultivate roughly, he is no worse than Nowitzki!" 7 dimensions and 9 data prove that it is roughly the better one! γ
Old Nelson gets out of class early and late! This kind of wonder soldier does not give opportunities and tactical status, and he ranks among the top three in the NBA in terms of stubbornness and stupidity! γ
Head to head! Roughly sacrificing himself to pounce to block Lin Tian's violent deduction, Lin Tianshan turned around and moved the deduction to pick up 2 points! γ
"The Showdown at the Top of China is staged in the NBA! Lin Tianke scored 9 points, but I gave about 10 points! γ
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Titles like this, which are very funny at first glance, are flooded with major portals and forums, attracting countless fans to click, ridicule, and abuse each other, and fans are very happy.
As for why these abnormal posts are all roughly related? The reason is also very simple.
Lin Tian no longer needed these.
Lin Tian's fans will not be attracted by these things.
When reporting news related to Lin Tian, you only need to use the most basic and normal way.
Write normally, and you can get enough traffic!
As the curtain came down on this Spring Festival war, Huaxia fans were also addicted, and then began to devote themselves to their happy Spring Festival holiday!
The NBA game is still going on in an orderly manner.
And as the All-Star Game approaches, the league has used all the hype methods it can use, and if they continue to play like this, they can only make up similar to Lin Tian and Carter pulling out guns and shooting each other in the locker room for the slam dunk contest spot.
Fortunately, at this time, thanks to Stern's efforts, everything has been settled!
On February 5, a week before the start of the All-Star Game, the NBA officially announced the list of participants in this season's 3-point competition!
And even if it was the official news, the officials of the league did not hold back, and uncharacteristically added a sentence in front of the list of the three-point contest.
"The complete roster of the strongest 3-point tournament in history!"
Yes, the official endorsement of this 3-point contest directly gave this tournament a name that is the strongest in history!
And when the fans carefully read the list this time, they didn't have any objections, but said: It is indeed the strongest in history!
The list of 8 players in this three-point contest is as follows: Steve Cole, Jeff Hornacek, Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Glenn Rice, Brent Barry, Gary Payton, Lin Tian.
This list is indeed the most luxurious 3-point contest in history!
Kerr was the 1997 three-point winner, Hornacek was the 1998 three-point winner, and Rice was the 1995 winner!
If it weren't for the fact that Tim Leegler, who won the championship in 1996, has now plummeted and become a fringe member of the team, and Price, who won the championship in 1993 and 1994, has retired, Stern would have brought them in nine times out of ten!
Although there are two of them missing, there are 3 people gathered on the court for the champions of the last 4 3-point competitions, and there is absolutely no doubt about the gold content and excitement of this three-point competition!
Except for the three of them, although Miller has not won the 3-point competition, he is recognized as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, and Ray Allen is known by everyone as the best scorer after Miller!
In addition, although Payton is shooting only 36% from three-point range, he is averaging 2.5 3-pointers per game this season, ranking second in the league.
If Payton wins by volume, then Brent Barry is both quantitative and qualitative, he can hit 2.4 3-pointers per game this season, ranking third in the league, and his shooting rate is as high as 41%, ranking sixth in the league!
The most important stats of these two shooters are all ranked in the top 6 in the league, and Barry is definitely one of the best scorers in the league today!
As for Lin Tian in the end, he averaged 2.9 3-pointers per game this season to rank first in the league, with a shooting rate of 43%, ranking fourth in the league!
No matter the quantity or quality, Lin Tian can stabilize Barry again! Today's Lin Tian is almost the number one scorer in the league!
And it is worth mentioning that because Lin Tian has a very high grasp of the 3-point shot, and often throws those chasing 3-point and ultra-long 3-point, the league has now set off a trend of throwing ultra-long and chasing 3-point.
Although it has not yet become a true orthodox offensive method, the top shooters in the league have more or less increased their 3-point shots, and on the contrary, their 3-point shooting has also increased a lot!
This is because Lin Tian did not regard the 3-point shot as his housekeeping skill, and there was no crazy shooting in every game, if Lin Tian really learned Curry to throw it so wildly, even if he could bring the 3-point ball atmosphere brought by Curry into the league more than 10 years in advance!
It's just that throwing a few super long and chasing 3 points is handsome, but if you keep throwing and only throw 3 points, it will be almost meaningful.
It's still a combination of sudden throwing, which is the most handsome!
In any case, these eight top scorers in the league are also the eight highest-status, best-reputed, and most convincing shooters in the league, and to be honest, let the fans find 1-2 more people to replace these 8 people, and they can't find them!
These eight people are indeed the best and top shooters in the active service in all aspects.
TNT, for the first time, put on a very high but very earthy name for this 3-point competition: Battle of the Gods!
And just when the media and fans were discussing who was most likely to win the championship and who had the best chance of becoming the king of the three-point kings, the league announced the list of players participating in the slam dunk contest one day after the three-point contest list came out!
Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Larry Hughes, Jerry Starhouse, and Lyntian!
The 6 players in the slam dunk contest are also in place at the same time!
The list of these six people also made the fans excited!
These 6 people, one counts as one, and all of them are the top bucklers in the young generation of the league!
Carter needless to say, he became famous in the United States by dunking as early as high school, and he was known as the strongest dunk player in North Carolina after Jordan in college! His physical fitness, actual dunk ability, and the fierce beauty he showed when dunking are definitely the most anticipated dunks by fans, not even one of them!
As for Maddy, he has been one step at a time in the three years with the Raptors, playing better and better, from a pure bench at the beginning, the sixth man to finally playing as a starter this season, and even after Rose left, he has become one of the most important players on the team, which can be said to have a bright future!
Compared with Carter's fierce, violent, and crisp dunk style, Maddie's slender and perfect figure makes his dunk look chic and elegant, elegant and casual! He and Carter can be said to be the two extremes of the dunk style.
As for Francis, the star show who caused a lot of controversy at the beginning of the season because he didn't report to the Grizzlies also showed his terrifying talent after arriving at the Rockets, he is the lowest of the six, so he is also the most complete and beautiful one he can do when he folds and turns in the air!
These three people are also considered to be the three most likely to win the championship in this slam dunk contest, and many people believe that the final champion will appear among these three people!
As for Larry Hughes and Stackhouse, although these two are also amazingly physical, they are flying away from the ball, and the two of them are actually eligible to compete for the slam dunk championship in other years, but this year, those three guys are really a bit perverted.
Almost everyone thinks: they are completely useless!
As for the last Lin Tian, since the peak showdown between Jordan and Wilkins back then, it has been a long time since an MVP-level player of the year participated in the slam dunk contest.
The reason for this is that many players don't want to be branded as a dunk, and many top stars are worried about losing or being embarrassed by bad dunks.
For players at the All-Star level or above, it doesn't matter if there is such a title as the champion of the slam dunk contest, but if you lose, it must be a blood loss!
But this year, Lin Tian is here! The true top star of last year's regular season MVP and the MVP so far this year has joined the dunk contest!
This made the heat of the entire slam dunk contest completely stirred! In 1997, because Kobe Bryant dunked too badly, he almost went out of business in the slam dunk contest, and this time it attracted enough attention and attention early!
And what makes fans even more excited is that in addition to the head-to-head showdown of the top dunk generals, there are also the judges of this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!
The league announced this year's list of judges almost at the same time as the contestants were announced.
The position of the referee of the slam dunk contest has never been introduced in previous years, but this year's introduction means that it must be completely different from previous years!
'The Best of Human Cinema' Dominic Wilkins!
'Potato' Spot Webb!
'Kitty Hawk' Larry Nance!
'Scoring Machine' Rick Barry!
'Flying Pig' Charles Barkley!
As soon as the list of these five judges came out, the fans were immediately excited!
These five people, the first three Wilkins, Webb and Nance have all won the championship of the slam dunk contest, and they all have classic dunks with high gold content that are worth repeatedly reviewing by fans!
The three of them are definitely the NBA slam dunk Taishan Beidou-level figures!
As for Rick Barry, although he is not famous for dunks, he is the number one celebrity of the Warriors other than Chamberlain, and this All-Star Game is held in Oakland, so it is natural to find a famous name of the Warriors to fill the court.
It's a pity that Chamberlain has died young, otherwise Stern would have to find this 'Big Beidou' anyway.
As for the last one, Barkley, who doesn't seem to fit in with the other four people, is not a painting style at all......
Well, he's Stern's alternative.
It was Stern who couldn't find another suitable person to be the fifth judge, so he brought in Barkley.
Stern originally wanted to find Jordan to be a judge of the slam dunk contest, but he didn't expect this guy to be a judge and said that he didn't want to be a judge.
Say nothing to come.
However, Stern was prepared for this matter, because Jordan had not seen the dragon in the past six months after retiring, and it was very difficult to find him.
But recent news suggests that Jordan is in Washington, and he is discussing with the owners of the Wizards about buying the team!
He wants to buy a team to have fun with!
As for the details and content of the discussion between him and the Wizards, whether to buy some shares or buy the whole team, Stern doesn't know, I'm afraid that the two sides will not announce the details until the final hearing.
Because Jordan was reluctant to participate, Stern couldn't find another dunk general who could sit side by side with the three, so he simply contacted TNT and borrowed Barkley from them who would be able to do the show!
At this point, the slam dunk contest judges are officially formed!
The judges of this slam dunk contest are definitely the most luxurious and anticipated in the history of the NBA!
Fans and players are very curious, what will these top dunks think of those young dunks, and what kind of points will they give them?
And what kind of dunks will this group of dunks, who can be called the top dunking in the history of the league, give?
The fans' expectations were completely filled a week before the official start of the All-Star Game!
And after sucking up a lot of traffic with the gimmick of the three-point and slam dunk contest, the league also announced the list of All-Star bench players this season before the All-Star break!
Over West: Michael Finley, Rashid Wallace, Scott Pippen, David Robinson, Mitch Richmond, Jason Williams, Antoine Jamison!
Forces East: Grant Hill, Carl Malone, Deacembe Mutombo, Gary Payton, Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Jerry Starhouse!
On paper, it's clear that the bench lineup in the East is much more luxurious than in the West, and the reason is simple: Stockton retired, Payton and Malone traveled east.
The Western Army also had three more All-Star spots in one fell swoop, which could be divided among players who didn't look very qualified.
For example, two players from the bottom team, Jamison and Williams, although these two are good, but the team's record is so bad that it stands to reason that the coaches will not choose them.
But when there were several more spots in the West, the coaches also voted for the very popular 'white chocolate' Williams among the fans, and the star of the host Golden State Warriors, Jamison.
According to the previous standards, these two people are obviously difficult to be selected.
But under the situation of the West this year, these two still picked up a lot of benefits and were successfully selected as All-Stars.
Compared to the West, I don't know who to pick, and the East has several players who have become All-Star pearls.
Houston of the Knicks, Glenn Robinson of the Bucks, Glenn Rice of the Hornets......
At least in terms of team records, player strength and individual data, it is clear that they are more qualified for the All-Star Game than Williams and Jamison.
But there is no way, the rules are like this, these players who were not selected for the All-Star bench can only look forward to the next opportunity with regret.
In terms of the number of selections, the Pacers are the only team to have four players selected to the All-Star team, while the Heat and Spurs also have three successful selections each, and the Pistons have two selections.
Although the Lakers were selected as the All-Star starters, they did not have their people in the bench lineup, but the Trail Blazers and Spurs were both selected to the bench and became the biggest winners in the West.
Then, the league announced a new rookie game to play! Because of the cancellation of last year's All-Star Game, and in order for more players to appear in the All-Star Game, the NBA's rookie game was played by two teams according to the previous rookie players, and it became a first-year player against a second-year player!
This new way of playing not only allows more and better players to appear in the All-Star Game, but also puts an end to the fact that the previous rookies were not good enough and could not make up the excellent players of the two teams, resulting in a very boring situation in the All-Star Rookie Game.
And from the east-west duel to the first and second grade duel, it is easier for players and fans to have a sense of belonging and responsibility, which can make the game more exciting and exciting!
When all the preparations for the All-Star Game and the participants were decided, everyone's minds had come to Oakland on the weekend, which directly led to the last regular season games in the middle becoming less attractive, and everyone from the team to the fans became the 'victims' of the All-Star Game.
But fortunately, this kind of neglected day is a few days!
On Feb. 9, all teams in the league ended their last game before the All-Star break.
On the 10th, representatives of various teams and participating players arrived in Auckland in groups of three or five.
And because this year's host Warriors team is only Jamison selected as an All-Star, but Jamison is only a sophomore and has no friendship with many players, so no one at this year's Oakley Airport even organized a pick-up and evening party!
The players can only give full play to their subjective initiative, and in the absence of a host, hold a variety of parties and programs, so that the players can have a complete fun when the fans are cool!
From the morning of the 10th to the evening, the players from all walks of life who participated in the NBA All-Star Game came one after another, and soon the official hotel of the league was full.
After all, during the day of the 11th, the NBA officially arranged a full day of caring activities for the players, allowing the players to go deep into the community, to establish good relations and interact with local civilians and charitable organizations, and on the night of the 11th, that is, Friday night, it was the All-Star Game that started a new way of playing!
During the day on Saturday, there was still some activity, but the highlight was obviously the All-Star Tournament in the evening!
Then there is Sunday, on which the league will no longer arrange any activities for the players, but will open the training grounds of the East and West star teams from the morning to allow reporters to take a closer look at the content and state of the two teams' training.
In the afternoon, it's the journalists' favorite roundtable, where they spend almost the entire afternoon talking to the players up close and personal and asking them all sorts of questions.
Finally, of course, the final entrΓ©e and most important game of each All-Star Game: the All-Star Game!
As the NBA's most star-studded, relaxed, and anticipated game of the year, the All-Star Game has always been a fan favorite program during All-Star Weekend.
But this year, there have been some changes.
Because when fans voted for the most anticipated game of the year, 41% of fans chose the slam dunk contest!
From the contestants to the viewers, everyone is full of confidence in this year's slam dunk contest!
They're all looking forward to a historic slam dunk contest!
On the afternoon of the 10th, Lin Tian got off the plane with his three teammates who participated in the All-Star Weekend and Bird, who was going to coach the Eastern All-Star team.
But what makes Miller, an old man, dissatisfied, is that no one picks up the plane!
"These little ghosts in Oakland have no rules at all!" Miller pursed his lips and grumbled.
"Come on, Reggie, you know they're imps, do you have the phone number of even one of them? You haven't spoken to anyone, so why should they pick you up? Lin Tian glanced at him and sneered without hesitation.
"So how do we get to the hotel and take a taxi?" Weber was very sober and asked a very central question.
"I'm prepared." After Lin Tian said a word, he took the lead and walked in the direction of the parking lot, and as soon as a few people walked to the parking lot, Lin Tian picked up his mobile phone and made a call.
In less than two minutes, a white bus with dark sun film on the windows and a simple tattered body drove towards several people.
"Get in the car!"
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he was the first to board the bus.
Although the other four people were a little strange, they also followed closely behind and followed Lin Tian to the bus.
And then...... They saw Rashid, who was sitting in the driver's seat, excitedly waving to a few people.
"This is the trick we learned from Lin! This All-Star Game, there are paparazzi everywhere, cameras and reporters everywhere! If we want to go out and have fun, we have to find a way to avoid them! β
"A bus that is simple, without any special features, and anti-peeping, is our best choice!" Rashid bragged excitedly.
"This car has 54 seats and can seat all the players who come to All-Star Weekend! And it's low-key and not easy to spot, who would have thought that a group of our top players would drive a broken 18-hand bus to a top nightclub for fun? β
"This time, I'll lead the way, and I'm sure to take a few brothers to play the entire Bay Area!" Rashid excitedly unscrewed the sound button on the bus, and immediately the whole bus burst into a loud and low black rap song, and then the inside of the bus went dark, and everyone's seats lit up with a burst of flashing colored lights.
Not to mention, the sound is good and the atmosphere is excellent!
"This broken car is less than 5,000 US dollars, and it cost me 30,000 dollars to change the stereo! Absolutely top enjoyment! I also added extra leather seats, a refrigerator, and ambient lighting! The last two rows of seats can be folded down at any time! Rashid's whole body shook to the music at this moment, and he had a look on his face that was awesome, praise me.
"Rashid, play!" Of course, Lin Tian knew what this little brother wanted, so he sat next to him and gave a thumbs up and said, "Let's go, call the guys, I'll have a treat tonight!" β
"What words! Coming to my territory, how can I let the boss treat! I'm in for a treat! Damon, Scott, and Avidas are all here! Anyway, it's not far away, they're all here to play, this time, we'll arrange a boss for you! Rashid shook his head, then stepped on the accelerator, and the bus immediately drove off into the distance.
"When did you get on such a good relationship with this group of Portland cockroaches?" When Miller saw Lin Tian return to his seat, he couldn't help but ask, Lin Tian really didn't know if he was playing with this group of Portlanders before.
"I didn't know, but all of a sudden, this group of people regarded me as a big brother." Lin Tian spread out his hand, saying that he really didn't know what the situation was.
The only reliable guess is that you can fight it, and you can beat it until you are worshiped by this hooligan gang as the second master.
It's outrageous, but it does seem to be very logical?
But those are obviously unimportant, the important thing is that Lin Tianzhen didn't expect that this group of guys who are begging for a living in Portland are so familiar with the Bay Area!
There are even a few places that Webb, who once played in Auckland for a year, is completely unaware of.
In this regard, Rashid's explanation is: "When the boy played in Auckland, his hair didn't grow, and many places were not qualified to enter!" β
How so? Lin Tian can only say that each city has its unique charm, each city has completely different customs, and each city has its own scenery that is worthy of affirmation and makes people linger.
When it comes to Auckland, what's most impressive?
Undoubtedly the Warriors logo and the Bay Area Bridge, the city's landmark!
Lin Tian never imagined that this group of people could rent a yacht under the Bay Area Bridge and be happy on it.
While looking at the bridge and drinking and jumping, this feeling is really amazing.
Then, the next day, Rashid and the others found a few more guides to introduce Lin Tian to what is the characteristics of the Bay Area.
How is it introduced?
To put it simply, it's cosplay!
From the origin of the Bay Area to the naming of the city, from the gold rush a hundred years ago to the major economic, technology and financial companies, this has become the technology center of the entire West Coast.
How so?
Edutainment!
Lin Tian likes this teaching method of teaching by word and deed, especially the part of teaching by example!
The capitalist way of teaching, he really has something to learn!
In the past few days, under the leadership of Rashid, a group of all-stars have been riding the tattered looking bus like night walkers, shuttling through the streets and alleys of the Bay Area, wandering around here, except that there is no chivalry and righteousness, and there is no difference from Batman.
During the day, public welfare activities and smiling faces show that they care for the people at the bottom, give back to the society, and serve the community.
In the evening, you can feel the enthusiasm and hotness of the girls here.
Then came the All-Star Rookie Game.
As the first confrontation between first-year and second-year players, this All-Star Rookie Game is still a gimmick.
Each rookie has its own supporters, and each rookie calls himself the best!
This kind of challenge competition between the first and second grades can obviously stir up the topic very hot!
Moreover, representing your rookie this year can also make the players feel more belonging, and it is far easier for the players to play with all their strength than representing the East or West!
The ratings of this rookie game have already broken the record of the previous rookie game as early as the beginning of the game! Coming to the highest point, by the time the game reaches its most exciting point, the number will definitely be even higher!
Stern listened to the data reported by the staff in his box, and he was inevitably proud, after all, this new rookie competition format, but he came up with it, and now it is a big success, of course he is happy!
Next time, it's still like this!
Well...... That's it!
Should I say it or not, the quality of the rookies in the 98th and 99th classes is still very high!
Although the champion of the class of '98, Ogwo Kandi, is mediocre, they still have Carter and Jamison, the North Carolina duo, Nowitzki and Pierce, two attackers who have grown into the team's second leader, and Jason Williams, who was also selected for the All-Star Game!
There are also Mike Bibby, Reeve Lavrenz, Larry Hughes, Bunch Wells and other players who play an important role in the team.
Compared with the 98th class, the level of the 99th class is not bad at all!
The champion Lang Brand can provide an average of 20+10 data per game in his rookie season, and the star Steve Francis also averages 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
So in this game, the two sides played extremely exciting, especially the players who had a lot of talented jumping men and coquettish passers on both sides.
As an appetizer for All-Star Weekend, this rookie game was absolutely perfect!
Originally, this game was supposed to be dominated by the sophomore team with their experience and more mature style of play, but because Carter, Jamison and Williams were all selected for the All-Star Game, and Carter will participate in the dunk contest tomorrow night, their exposure is destined to be much higher than that of other players.
With that in mind, the sophomore coach, assistant coach Carlisle from the Pacers, didn't give the three of them much playing time, but let the rest of the players play a little more and give them some more exposure.
Without the strongest guys of these three teams, the sophomore team inevitably fell into the disadvantage, and in the end they failed to win, but were counterattacked by the rookie team and lost the game, and the champion Lang Brand, who scored 16 points and 21 rebounds, became the MVP of the first rookie game after the change!
And then?
Then the bigwigs of each team left the field early, got on the mysterious bus, and disappeared into the night of the Bay Area.
(End of chapter)
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