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Chapter 400 All-Star Game
2 month 16 day.

The All-Star Weekend has officially begun.

Because the Pelicans' record of 40 wins and 10 losses is tied with the Heat as the team with the best record in the East and West, it is no surprise that Li Lai was re-elected as the head coach of the All-Star Game in the West.

Stevens will coach the All-Star Rookie Challenge.

San Francisco, California.

Warriors locker room.

Curry, a primary school student, enthusiastically gave high fives to every star player present.

"White monster Blake, your dunk is really cool, are you interested in coming to Golden State?"

"Hey, big black bear Zach, I like a big guy like you. If the management of the Warriors knows that you are coming, I will be so happy."

"Wow, I can see who, historical power forward Tim Duncan, um, why don't you stay cool?"

"Aldridge, hello, would you like to come to the Warriors? Let's create brilliance together, together with Kevin."

Curry, who was enthusiastically recruited, made the star players laugh non-stop. The optimist Howard couldn't help but leaned on Durant's shoulder and laughed.

"Has this guy always been like this? He's a living treasure."

Durant shook his head very speechlessly, and said, "As long as he doesn't twist his butt to dance, he can still be regarded as a normal person. Do you know what it feels like to lift his butt up and hit your face?"

Howard rubbed his chin, remembering the picture of his girlfriends lifting their buttocks to his face, and said with a satisfied smile, "I know that feeling."

Kobe looked expressionless, glanced at Howard, who was still cheerful, and said nothing.

There were few players in the entire locker room who joked with Kobe. Everyone knew that he was notoriously serious. In addition, the Lakers' record this season couldn't be worse, and they didn't even have the idea of ​​chatting with Kobe.

It wasn't until Li Lai walked into the locker room that Kobe stood up.

Curry was the first to jump on Li Lai happily, and said, "Everyone, come and see, our coach is here."

"Coach, I'm really happy to be coached by you again."

Li Lai patted Curry's butt, laughed and cursed: "Tell you two guys to stay away from me, it's a pity that O'Neal is not here, otherwise I will press you to the ground and beat you again."

Curry tapped Li Lai on the chest, complaining that he brought up his rookie embarrassment in front of so many people.

Li Lai then signaled the players to prepare as soon as possible, and the shooting of all-star makeup photos will start soon.

While there was still some time, the players dispersed, and Kobe walked up to Li Lai who had been in contact with him a few times.

He said directly: "Brother, the Lakers have serious problems now. I know that you are the best offensive coach in the league. I know that you are also very good at using the twin towers. Hurry up and teach me some experience."

Kobe's tone of voice is very similar to that of Jordan, and both have the temperament of a hooligan.

The players on the side were not surprised that Kobe asked a league coach so much. In fact, as early as 03 when Kobe first became famous, he asked Payton very humbly how to defend small players and big players.

Li Lai still remembered that Payton shared with him about Kobe's past.

"People misunderstand Kobe. Fans and outside media always think Kobe is too selfish to play!"

"Please forget that, Kobe is a competitor, the way he plays and his dedication to winning is all about him, all he wants to do is to be as great as Jordan!"

"Kobe will often scold his teammates and cry. He wants to use this method to motivate his teammates to want to win like him. This will make many players feel that he is not very friendly."

"In fact, in the Lakers, we often spray trash to motivate each other, and many times 1 on 1 to help each other become stronger. This is the team training method that the old school players are very used to, but now these players don't like it. so."

"Listen, once you get used to competing with your buddies, you'll love the trash talk, really."

"If Kobe is really a selfish bastard, why does he always ask his seniors to find ways to make himself better?"

In addition to Payton, Kobe also consulted Jordan, Durant and Wade.

Bryant never felt a shame about asking younger players for advice. He asked Wade for tips on pick-and-rolls and getting out of defenses, and Durant for low-post screens.

Li Lai looked at Kobe, whose eyes were as clean as basketball, and was inexplicably moved. This is probably why many players in the league respect Kobe so much.

He is a player without complicated emotions, and he has only had basketball in his eyes throughout his career.

"No problem, I can tell you everything I know." Li Lai said.

Hearing this, Kobe finally had a smile on his face. He patted Li Lai's shoulder lightly and said, "Thank you, Coach. I asked Zen Master before if he had a good solution to the current predicament of the Lakers. He Said that you are definitely the best person in the league to solve the current predicament of the Lakers, you know how to adjust the current lineup of the Lakers, I know you can."

On the other side of the locker room, Paul George, a first-time All-Star, held a large box full of sneakers from his respective stars.

Paul George took out the sneakers of each star and said in front of them: "Dude, can you sign an autograph for me, this is my first time participating in the All-Star Game."

Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard, Zach Randolph, Tim Duncan all patted Paul George encouragingly, and then signed for each other name.

Paul George held a pen and sneakers in his hand, but his eyes kept looking in the direction of Kobe and Li Lai. Until the other players had signed, Paul George took a deep breath and walked over.

"Hey Kobe, I'm from California and I grew up watching the Lakers."

Before Paul George could finish speaking, Kobe looked back at Paul George who was disturbing him and coach Li Lai very unhappy.

Li Lai stopped and looked at Kobe gesturingly.

Kobe naturally took the sneakers and pen and said: "I know, you must be my fan, but it is not easy to get my recognition. You have made some famous names in the Kings. Very good, you can come to Los Angeles this summer and I train together."

"I hope you will still say that you are my fan."

"By the way, remember to thank Coach Li Lai."

Paul George took over the sneakers with a very happy face. He took the initiative to high-five Li Lai, knowing that Kobe would sign for him because of Li Lai's gesture, and said at the same time.

"Hey, Kobe, who are you looking down on? I can fuck you up one-on-one."

Kobe was startled when he heard this sentence, and then smiled very gratified. He remembered the first time he saw his idol Jordan, and he seemed to say the same sentence.

After the players' makeup photos were taken, Li Lai met coach D'Antoni who led the Eastern star players.

The two greeted each other friendly, and proposed to take a group photo with the players from the East and West. In this way, a total of 24 players and 2 coaches from the East and West took the first group photo of the All-Stars.

"Welcome to the 2012-13 season, NBA All-Star Weekend!"

"I'm the host, Yu Jia."

On the CCTV commentary station, Yu Jia said passionately.

Su Qun said: "As the All-Star Game officially kicks off, it also means that many teams in the league will make decisions based on team records during this time period."

"Naturally, there is nothing to worry about with a good record. We are worried that teams that are slightly worse than the threshold for the playoffs should strengthen their strength during this period of time and try to make it to the playoffs."

"Those teams that have already left the playoff echelon early will completely announce that they are bad, and send most of the players in the team to the trading market for each team to choose."

"For the championship teams, this time is also a very good opportunity to trade and strengthen, and it is also an excellent opportunity to pick up leaks."

"Because every team freed up a lot of space during the off-season and held trading chips, which will greatly increase the options and difficulty of trading."

Earlier, Mavericks owner Cuban and general manager Nick Harrison said at the press conference that they are open to other teams' inquiries about the Mavericks' trade.

The emergence of this signal also announced that the Mavericks will become the first team to confirm that they will leave the playoffs this season.

In fact, the competition in the West this year is far greater than that in the East. The strength of each team is extremely strong. The Mavericks currently rank tenth in the West with a record of 22 wins and 28 losses. There is really no hope of competing for the playoffs.

Subsequently, the Wizards, Suns, and Timberwolves successively decided to withdraw from the playoffs.

Of course, the original intention is to train young rookies in the poor Cavaliers and Magic, and there is no need to announce it.

For a while, the Mavericks, Wizards, Suns and Timberwolves entered the eyes of the top management of each team in the league, and they began to seriously examine the players in the opposing team.

The Mavericks' OJ-Mayo and Sean Marion are the players with the highest trade value. The former is good at offense, and the latter is good at defense. It may take a first or second round to take them away.

However, considering Cuban's persistent behavior, there is a high probability that he will not trade away the team's hero and veteran Sean Marion. OJ-Mayo has become a possibility for various teams to test trades.

Under the leadership of John Wall, the Wizards were unable to enter the playoffs every year, which made the Wizards' management very helpless, but it did not move John Wall's thoughts.

不过同届的落选秀林书豪已经打出了20+3+7的数据表现，反观状元的沃尔场均数据为18分4篮板8助攻，和新秀时期相比完全没有丝毫进步。

The Wizards intend to reposition the core of the team, so the publicity department can trade all players except John Wall, who is not for sale, as long as they only need the first-round pick.

Nene Hilario, Jordan Crawford, and Martell Webster entered the trading market.

The Suns announced that they can test the trades of Marcin Gortat, Jared Dudley and PJ Tucker.

The Timberwolves announced that the team only has two non-sale items, Kevin Love and Spanish Golden Boy Rubio, and the rest of the players can be traded, but in fact most teams are only interested in Kevin Love and Spanish Golden Boy Rubio.

All-Star Game.

Li Lai has no idea of ​​arranging tactics for the players. Compared with the more entertaining All-Star Weekend, these star players want to relax outside of the intensive regular season games and reduce the risk of injury.

For example, Yao Ming of the Rockets, originally the opponent would be selected as an All-Star without any surprise, but he was injured in the second game before the All-Star Game and will be absent for at least a month.

This will be a huge pressure on the Rockets, who are full of confidence this season, and cast a big shadow on the prospect.

At the subsequent press conference, Yi Jianlian said very firmly: "I will carry the Rockets after Dayao's injury and lead the team to the playoffs."

The Western Conference team won the game 142:135.

Leonard won the All-Star MVP.

Immediately the list of gods shook.

[Kawhi Leonard: Phased goal of the mission of conferred gods completed]

All-Star MVP, regular season scoring champion, best defensive player DPOY, regular season MVP, single-season double-double, championship, FMVP, regular season steals champion.

Complete 4 items to become a god, and 2 items have been completed. 】

【解锁科怀·伦纳德技能：安静的刺客（白银）无球进攻时，增加2%的投篮命中率、2点进攻、2点速度、2点力量、2点弹跳。随球员自身实力的增长和练习升级】

[Unlock Kawhi Leonard's skills: Singles Master (Bronze) When attacking with the ball, the confusion of footsteps increases by 1%, the confrontation ability increases by 1%, and the mid-range shooting ability increases by 1 point.With the growth of the player's own strength and practice upgrade]

"This season Leonard averaged 2 steals per game, third in the league, ahead of him was Chris Paul with 2.4 steals per game, and Spanish golden boy Rubio with 2.3 steals per game."

The regular season has passed halfway, and judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that Leonard will not be able to win the steals king in the regular season, which means that he is still two tasks away from completing his training as a god.

Earlier, the Rookie Challenge ended early, with Anthony Davis beating out the Nuggets' Kenneth Faried and Damian Lillard for MVP.

[Anthony Davis, Conferred God Training]

All-Star MVP, regular season rebounding leader, best defensive player DPOY, regular season MVP, best rookie, single-season double-double, championship, FMVP, rookie challenge MVP.

Complete 4 items to become a god, and 1 items have been completed. 】

[Unlock Anthony Davis skills: Athletic (Bronze), increase 1% blocking efficiency, 1 point speed, 1 point bounce, reduce physical punishment during confrontation, and reduce the risk of injury.With the growth of the player's own strength and practice upgrade]

Li Lai was very pleasantly surprised to see Anthony Davis' unlocking skill, because it can reduce the opponent's risk of injury.

What Li Lai has always been concerned about is the physical condition of the thick eyebrows. He was famous as a glass man in his previous life. If he is injured at a critical stage of the game, it will be a devastating blow to the Pelicans.

Especially in the defensive system that Li Lai arranged for the Pelicans, thick eyebrows are still a very important part. His presence will directly help the Pelicans become a real championship team.

With this skill, Li Lai can feel more confident about using thick eyebrows. After all, the playoffs against strong teams are far beyond comparison in the regular season.

Du Feng followed Li Lai to participate in the All-Star Game, and he brought Li Lai a very good news.

"Amei has successfully gained 3kg in half a season, and his confrontation ability and strength have been enhanced, and he is used to playing under such a weight, which will not have the slightest impact on his shooting touch."

(End of this chapter)