Ever since the Bulls won at the start of the season, everything has been moving in the right direction.

Although Curry still exposes random passing problems from time to time, Harden often sticks to the ball, Evans still has problems with shooting, and Ibaka is still rough, but the Bulls are on the right track.

Time flies quickly, two months pass in a blink of an eye, and time enters 2010.

The Bulls have a 16-14 record and are temporarily in seventh place in the East.

If you look at the defending champion alone, this record is indeed a bit shabby.

Fortunately, the whole league knows that the Bulls are entering a rebuilding phase and are already focusing on developing new players this season.

Now that we have started to think about the future, we naturally cannot grasp the present.

The Bulls are leading a group of newcomers, and they can still play such a record, which is naturally not too bad.

Now, though, some problems have been exposed within the Bulls.

Because the All-Star voting channel has been opened, Ben Gordon and Josh Smith also want to be selected to the All-Star team, the problem is that the Bulls are no longer the top two teams in the East, and the team has a limited number of All-Star spots.

Doon's All-Star starter is certainly as steady as Mount Tai.

But if Ben Gordon and Josh Smith can't be voted All-Star starters by fans, then there is a high probability that they will not be able to attend the next All-Star game as substitutes.

In order to be able to get more support from fans and to be able to become an All-Star player, Ben Gordon and Josh Smith, who have already guessed that they will be traded by the Bulls next season, will not pretend at this time.

Even if it affects the rookie's shooting power and the team's record, you should try to brush up the data on the court as much as possible.

After all, they are teammates who have played together for so many years, and at this time, Doon can only turn a blind eye and cooperate with them as much as possible to brush up on the data, and strive to get together and disperse.

As for the lack of protection for the ball of several rookies, it can only be temporarily sacrificed and adjusted by Doon.

Fortunately, it is only a month before the All-Star voting ends, and there are only about 15 games, which has little impact on Doon's fight for personal honors this season.

Based on the team's record, Doon has no hope of competing for the regular season MVP this season.

But other individual honors, such as scoring champions, assist champions, and best teams, Doon still has half a season to strive for.

Of course, for the next 15 games in the month, Doon didn't do nothing.

When Ben Gordon and Josh Smith are not in good shape, Doon will immediately take over the ball and try to help the team win.

It's just that the rookies have less time to level up.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's the beginning of February.

Now that the All-Star roster has been decided, Ben Gordon got his wish and was selected with Doon as an All-Star starter.

Josh Smith failed to start the All-Star selection because of the fierce competition for Eastern fronts, and also failed to be re-elected as an All-Star substitute in the East because of the Bulls' poor record.

In other words, in the previous January game, the Bulls did not completely sacrifice their record for Ben Gordon to become an All-Star.

In the previous 15 regular season games, the Bulls had a 7-8 record.

Because there is also a five-game schedule in the west, it can't be considered too bad on the whole, and it can only be said to be decent.

Due to the fierce competition in the East this year, the Bulls slipped from seventh in the East to eighth in the East.

In order to help the Bulls reach the playoffs as much as possible, Doon suppressed individual voices on the team before All-Star Weekend, unified the opinions of the locker room, and took back some of the ball.

As a result, the rookies' stats will also be affected somewhat.

However, in Doon's view, playoff game experience is more important than regular season game experience.

Besides, the rookie looks at the three years, Curry, Harden, Evans, Ibaka and other rookies are not bad, as long as they are not self-abandoned, do not want to forge ahead, and lack of playing time and ball possession in the first season of the rookie, the problem is not too serious.

Of course, in order to help Curry get them to play, Doon pua them from time to time during postgame interviews and team practice.

As the saying goes, a good word is warm in three winters. Curry and Harden were not frustrated by not being selected for the Rookie Challenge under Doon's PUA.

As for Evans, even though he didn't have many opportunities to perform in the Bulls, he still relied on his average of 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game to become a part of the first-year Rookie Challenge this year.

On top of that, Evans also signed up for the Skills Challenge, and Curry and Harden went to join in the fun.

It is worth mentioning that Curry always loves dunks in training, so he was coaxed by other Bulls teammates to participate in the dunk contest, but because the slam dunk contest was full, he could only sign up for the three-point contest.

For those like the Skills Challenge, there are a lot of rookies who have signed up this year.

Originally, there were more point guards this year, so the skills challenge was particularly intense.

It's February 13, and All-Star Weekend officially begins.

On the first day of the Rookie Challenge, Evans didn't get the attention of his fellow rookie teammates.

However, Evans' personal talent has been developed a lot through Doon's development, especially to make up for the problem of poor shooting.

Of course, Evans also had a great hand during the Rookie Challenge, and then took every opportunity to make a shot.

In the end, he shot 11-of-17, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, helping the first-year team defeat the second-year team and win the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.

By the next day, Curry thought he would be able to make a difference in the three-point contest, but he was eliminated from the preliminaries early due to his abnormal performance.

However, the east is not bright and the west is bright, and it was supposed to accompany Harden and Evans to join in the lively skills challenge, but he was lucky and played crookedly and became the new skill king.

This made Harden a little depressed: "Obviously I'm the flower show!" ”

As a result, the two brothers on the team won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge and the Skills Contest respectively during this All-Star Weekend, and he didn't get anything.

However, Harden had a good mentality, and since he came, he couldn't come in vain, so he called a few brothers and went to a bar near the black neighborhood together.

Because there will be no police in charge, they can continue to play music and dance.

While Harden was exercising his core strength and studying ball control skills, the prelude to the All-Star Game was also slowly kicked off.

"Everyone, don't worry, I'll shoot!"

Before the All-Star break, Doon made his attitude clear in the locker room.

Although Doon already has two All-Star MVPs, no one will dislike the many All-Star MVPs.

What's more, Doon last won the All-Star MVP three years ago.

This season, Doon can't compete for the regular season MVP and Finals MVP, so it's okay to compete for the All-Star MVP, right?

Although James also wants to fight, he has no opinion when he hears Doon say this, and he depends on his ability!

However, this year, Doon is not competing for the championship, so his popularity in the Eastern All-Star team has suddenly changed a lot.

In addition, Doon originally had many brothers, and now the rookies of the 03 class have basically become the mainstay of the league, and nearly half of the All-Stars this year are in the same class as Doon.

After the game officially started, Howard helped the Eastern Conference All-Stars jump possession, and Anthony got the ball and passed it to Doon.

Doon wanted to pass the ball to Ben Gordon, but Ben Gordon motioned for Doon to hit first, so Doon was not polite.

After getting the ball in the backcourt, he didn't twist again, nor did he cooperate with other teammates, he rushed directly to the front court and shot a long-range three-pointer by himself.

No one expected Doon to come to such a play, but no one interfered in the first three quarters of the All-Star Game, and Doon's three-point ability was second to none in the league.

This time, it can only be said that Du En is bold, and the performance effect is also very good.

As soon as Doon came up, he made a super long three-pointer, which was not a shock, but many fans at the scene cheered enthusiastically after Doon made a three-point shot.

But in the blink of an eye, the Western All-Star team also responded.

Because Kobe Bryant was injured and missed this All-Star Game, Roy became the starting scoring guard in the West, and Roy did not hesitate after getting the ball, and immediately burst into the basket with the help of speed to complete the dunk.

The All-Star Game, the first three quarters are not serious, and if you want to score points, anyone can play like this.

Speaking of the Eastern All-Star team's offensive round, Ben Gordon also copied Roy's style of play after getting the ball.

Ben Gordon knew that this All-Star Game was about participating, so he just got it.

And there are quite a few All-Star players who coincide with Ben Gordon's thoughts.

So, tonight, the two teams scored very quickly, most of them rushed to the basket with the ball, and tried to make more gimmicks in the dunk action as much as possible.

Originally, Howard still wanted to defend seriously, but after being complained about by the players of the Western All-Star Team, he also began to giggle and no longer work so hard.

The game quickly advanced to the fourth quarter, and the show officially began.

106-110, before the official start of the fourth quarter, the Eastern Conference All-Stars still trailed by four points.

Fortunately, Howard helped the Eastern All-Stars jump the ball at the beginning, and the first offense in the fourth quarter was played by the Eastern All-Stars.

Doon didn't disappoint everyone, saying that he would shoot if he would shoot, and as soon as he came up, he faced Durant's defense and threw a three-pointer.

109 to 110, the difference was chased to 1 point.

Durant made it to the All-Star Game for the first time, and he was only an All-Star bench, so he naturally cherished this opportunity.

In addition, Durne is the first person in the league, and although Durant likes to be shameful and courageous, he does not want to fall behind in terms of competing with other players.

So, Doon came to him and took the initiative to ask his teammates for the ball, and took the ball to play Doon alone.

Seeing Durant's fighting spirit, Doon did not ignore Durant, but took the initiative to step forward to defend.

Seeing that Doon was on guard, Durant immediately cast a triple threat to try to shake Doon away.

However, Doon has a lot of experience in defense, and he just used small steps to constantly adjust the center of gravity of the defense, and he never lost his position.

And in order to prevent Durant from shooting, he kept reaching out and covering Durant's head to obstruct Durant's shooting vision, and test Durant's shot.

Durant tried several times, but he couldn't shake Doon, maybe it was also because of his self-esteem, and he refused to throw the blame on other teammates, so he could only shoot himself.

Seeing Durant's sudden interference with him, Doon pulled it up and jumped immediately.

Duang——

Sure enough, Durant made a hasty shot and missed the three-point shot.

Howard protected the rebound under the basket and then immediately passed to James for him to dribble forward.

However, after halftime, James did not pass to Doon, allowing Doon to continue to play Durant alone, but chose to attack on his own.

Obviously, James's thoughts are the same as Doon's, and they both want this All-Star MVP.

Soon, James relied on Limbo's microstep to help the Eastern All-Stars score another 2 points and completely overtake the score.

However, Roy of the Western Conference All-Stars also quickly returned one, re-establishing a one-point lead.

This time it was Wade who controlled the ball, dribbled past half court, and Doon finally got the ball again.

Doon faced Durant's strict defense and simply shot a three-pointer, although Durant had a long arm span and fast movement, he still couldn't prevent Doon's extremely high shot.

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This three-point shot was crucial, and the difference was opened by 2 points.

Coming back, Roy took over the ball again, but Howard's defense wasn't blown out, and Roy made a layup.

The rebound bounced right in front of Doane, who stepped forward to pick up the rebound and turned to a transition offense, scoring five points in a row to help the Eastern Conference All-Stars establish a winning advantage.

"Brother, you're too strong."

Wade said to Doon with a smile, and took the time to give Doon a high-five.

Soon, Doon returned the favor and looked for an opportunity to pass the ball to Wade.

Wade didn't waste the pass and just picked it up and shot.

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Wade had two points and Doon had an assist.

"Comfortable!"

"Do you want another one?" Doon asks Wade for his opinion.

Wade shook his head, looked at James, then at Howard, and reminded Doon, "I've had enough, give it to someone else!" ”

Wade obviously didn't have much idea about this All-Star MVP, and also hinted to Doon, don't be too selfless, there are other people watching!

Doon only had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, although it is already a lot, but James and Howard's statistics are not bad.

There is still a long time left in the fourth quarter, and Doon blindly concedes the ball, and the All-Star MVP that arrives at that time may be taken away by others.

Doon listened to persuasion, first pretending to hand the ball to James and others to play, and then as long as he grabbed the defensive rebound, he immediately launched a transition offense.

In just four minutes, Doon scored more than 30 points, a big cut away from James and Howard.

If this continues, as long as the Eastern All-Star team can win, the All-Star MVP will basically not run.

However, the Western All-Stars did not give up the idea of a Jedi comeback, and young stars such as Roy, Durant, and Deron Williams all wanted to overturn Doune head-on.

Doon can only keep fighting, just like Jordan did when he faced the challenges of countless rookies, and let them know what it means to be the first man in the league! (End of chapter)