freeallnovels Chapter 171 The All-Star Game Begins
Chapter 171 The All-Star Game Begins
Chapter 171 The All-Star Game Begins
From February 2th to 14th, the All-Star Weekend will be held at the Staples Center Arena in Los Angeles.
This is an annual gorgeous stage for NBA stars, just like a carnival-like exhibition game.
The head coaches of the East and West theaters are coached by the head coaches of the two teams with the best current regular season records.
The head coach of the Western Stars is head coach Rick Adelman of the Kings, while the head coach of the Eastern Stars is head coach Rick Carlisle of the Pacers.
The two star teams each consist of 12 players. The head coach cannot control the appearance of the starting lineup. It is determined by the popularity of the stars, not the strength of the stars or the preferences of the head coach.
This is the benefit of the fans, who can wave their votes and decide the star's starting lineup.
As for the other seven substitute players, it will be decided by the more professional and authoritative coaches of each team.
The starting five tigers in the West lined up, followed by point guard Francis, shooting guard Kobe, and small forward Duncan?Power forward Garnett, center Yao Ming.
At first glance, this starting lineup is a bit strange. Kobe and Garnett will not talk about it. O'Neal is the number one center in the Western Conference. How can he become a substitute?
You must know that this is Los Angeles, the home court of the Sharks. However, the vote is in the hands of the fans. I don't care how strong you are?
Yao Ming smiled without saying a word, even Francis was in the spotlight.
Look at the 7-man bench, O'Neill, Nowitzki, Kirilenko, Brad Miller, Stojakovic, Kassel.
I won't talk about Bibby of the Kings. After all, there are two players selected, but there is no Zonda Nash?You know the Dallas Mavericks, but ranked second in the West, only behind the Kings, but lost to Francis, who was wandering in the playoffs?
This is also drunk!
However, having said that, I am willing to buy a lot of money. After all, Nash has not yet come to the Suns. He is still a defensive loophole. The star point guard who can only attack has not yet become the first point guard of the MVP!
The Eastern Stars start with the Five Tigers. The same is true. The point guard is Iverson, the shooting guard McGrady, the small forward Carter, the power forward Jermaine O'Neal, and the center Ben Wallace.
The head coach selected seven substitutes: Kidd, Reid, James, Artest, Baron Davis, Magloire, Pierce.
The starting Five Tigers are a symbol of popularity, and the decision is in the hands of the fans. With the Cavaliers' fourth place in the Eastern Conference, James was favored by the coaches and became a member of the All-Star Game in his rookie season.
Lin Bai did not participate in the Rookie Challenge, after all, he didn't have much playing time. However, with his high three-point shooting percentage, he was invited to participate in the three-point long-range shooting competition to compete for the honor of three-point shooting.
Lin Bai thought for a while, and decisively rejected the invitation. He really couldn't make a three-point shot. At least, he was not sure about the three-point shot without dead ends. One or two fixed-point shots were fine. He wanted no dead ends , Even if it is replaced with skills and equipment, it will be a lot of challenges.
The schedule for the All-Star Weekend is the rookie game on the 14th. On the 15th, there will be the shooting star competition, skill challenge competition, three-point shooting competition, and dunk competition. The 16th is the All-Star Game.
On February 2th, the Rookie Challenge is about to start, and the lineups of both sides will be announced early.
The second-year rookie team lineup will select nine players to form a team. The players are Yao Ming, Gounobili, Stoudemire, Nene, Dunleavy, Jaric, and Murray. The West can form the Dragon Ball , but there are only two poor people in the East, Boozer of the Cavaliers and Prince of the Pistons.
The lineup of the first-year rookie team returned the favor. There were James, Bosh, Wade, Haslem, TJ Ford, and Hinrich in the East, who contributed a total of 6 people, and there were three in the West. Kaman and Mavericks Howard.
Take a look at the first-year roster, and you will find that almost all the top ten players in the first round are selected for this lineup, except for the Pistons' No. [-] pick Mikosic.
On the afternoon of February 2th, the first- and second-year rookies had adaptive training for half a day. The two sides symbolized confidentiality and conducted it in separate venues.
At 9:[-] p.m., at the Staples Center Arena, the rookie challenge officially started.
The second-year starting five came out, followed by point guard Jaric, shooting guard Ginobili, small forward Stoudemire, power forward Boozer, and center Yao Ming.
The lineup arrangement depends entirely on popularity and statistics. As for whether it is reasonable or not, there is no need to care about it at all. After all, Stoudemire plays power forward, and even tops the center when necessary. What's the matter with playing small forward?Don't you know there is a saying that is neither three nor four?
And is it really good to pile up three high insiders to face a first-year rookie with strong physical fitness and outstanding athletic ability?
However, the starting five of the first-year rookies had a lineup similar to that of the second-year players.
Line up, respectively, point guard Hinrich, shooting guard Wade, small forward James, power forward Anthony, center Bosh.
The jump ball matchup was Yao Ming VS Bosh.
Bosh looks tall because of his long neck, which gives people an illusion, just like a person with a thin body will look like a bamboo pole, which will give people the illusion of being tall.
Bosh's physical fitness is top-notch, but he obviously picked the wrong opponent for jumping the ball with Yao Ming.
Now Yao Ming hasn't gained any significant weight. It's not that he's sloppy on the floor. His outstanding height is already a bully, and he can also jump.
Jaric dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and took a step to face Hinrich. He defended loosely and did not choose to shoot or break through, but hoisted the basketball to the inside.
In the low position on the left, Yao Ming catches the ball behind the frame, immediately displays his dreamy footwork that he has just practiced successfully, and continuously fakes to shake Bosh's defense.
The feet moved flexibly, with amazing footsteps, turned around, rushed to the basket, jumped up and dunked with his back.
Yao Ming is not suitable for exhibition games?So what's the matter with the back dunk after teasing the opponent?
The root cause is that other stars are patronizing me to play. Seeing that Yao Ming voted to enter the game, I don’t want to play with Yao Ming!
And Yao Ming is also happy with the situation, playing when he has the ball, and watching his teammates perform without the ball!
The first-year offense, the tempo was soaring, Hinrich received the serve, saw that Wade, James, and Anthony were all whipping, speeding up the fast break, dribbling and running, without even looking at the basketball. Send it forward!
I don't care how you Three Heroes of the Wind and Dust fight.
Who made you rank higher than me?
A No. 5 pick, a No. [-] pick, and a No. [-] pick all had the intention of competing, and ran back with their heads depressed.
James ranks second in speed. However, he is in the middle and has a relatively wide field of vision. The left or right of the rimless basketball is within his field of vision.
Inside the three-point line, James jumped up to catch the ball, took a big stride, and threw the basketball to the basket.
Then, follow up.
With a bang, the basketball hit the backboard and bounced out.
James arrived in time, took off with a step, caught the ball in the air, turned 90 degrees, and dunked with his back!
With a bang, the basketball bounced out of the basket like a cannonball.
clap la la...
The applause of the rain hitting the plantain, the thunderous cheers, suddenly sounded...
(End of this chapter)