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Chapter 165 Does Anyone Want AMVP? (Today's second update)

In the training hall, Iverson dribbled the ball in front of him and easily wiped past Tracy McGrady who was defending him.

Everyone on the field couldn't help but gave warm applause for their wonderful cooperation. Iverson and Wang Dalin clapped their hands and laughed after celebrating: "Darling, I always feel that we cooperate well with you. Why don't you ask Mr. Bill to take the initiative to apply and come to us in Philadelphia!"

Wang Dalin laughed uncontrollably: "You have a good idea! Do you want me to come over to help you? Why don't you take the initiative to apply for a trade to come to Detroit? I guarantee that everyone on our team welcomes you!"

McGrady said angrily: "Both of you come to Orlando, the three of us play brother basketball, we promise to be invincible!"

Kidd interjected, "Why don't you come to New Jersey? What's so good about that place in Orlando?"

"Bearded First Generation" Baron Davis looked at the crowd eagerly, and asked weakly: "What do you think of Charlotte? Why don't you... all go to my place?"

Jordan sent him a "God's Contempt" and said lightly: "Come to Washington, I will immediately arrange for Jerry to fight the sixth man after you come!"

Everyone: "..."

It has to be said that the Eastern All-Star team is really star-studded, and just one public training session attracted a large number of reporters to watch...Of course, they will also be there when the Western All-Star team trains.

Pistons coach Rick Carlisle is the head coach of this year's Eastern All-Star team. Since the Pistons have reached the top in the Eastern Conference this season, Byron Scott, who was originally the head coach in time and space, had to step aside to cool off.

Carlisle did not come to Philadelphia with Big Ben and Wang Dalin. He just flew over last night. This guy gave himself a vacation and spent two days at home with his wife and children.

Before the training in the morning, Carlisle deliberately found Da Ben and Wang Dalin for a private chat.

"Ben, Darling, do you two want to fight more in the game tonight or...well, you understand!" Carlisle smiled slightly and winked at them.

"I have no problem, as long as there are points and rebounds on the court!" Big Ben said gruffly.

Obviously, he still has self-knowledge about himself. After all, he is just a substitute, and his playing time must be less than that of the starting players. This is also the tacit "hidden rule" of everyone in the All-Star Game.

Wang Dalin thought for a while and asked, "Coach, if I say I want to win tonight's AMVP, will you support me?"

Carlisle froze for a moment, pondered for a moment and said: "Okay, I will try to let you play as much as possible, but I don't tell you, you know that the rest of the team is not a fuel-efficient lamp. It may not be easy for you to win the AMVP. I have heard that Paul and Jason both want to help Jordan win the AMVP again!"

"Really? I really don't know!" Wang Dalin was a little surprised, because in his memory, Jordan played quite Buddhist in this All-Star Game. He only scored 8 points in the game, and he had no intention of competing for the AMVP at all.

And if you want to compete for the AMVP, you must at least...win the game first, right?

Wang Dalin remembered that Kobe was the AMVP of this time and space. He scored 31 points and won the first AMVP trophy in his career in his hometown... That moment was one of the best moments in the "Black Mamba" career, and it was also one of the best memories in Wang Dalin's heart.

Of course, Wang Dalin still has many interesting memories about this All-Star Game, such as the first time McGrady performed the classic action of throwing himself in the All-Star Game.

He performed it again in 2003, and in 2004 he wanted to do it again... "Self-throw" was played out, but unfortunately "self-dunk" was not completed, so he had to temporarily change the dunk into a layup in the air. Fortunately, he didn't make a fool of himself on the spot.

During training in the morning, Wang Dalin took the initiative to cooperate with Iverson several times, and also sent wonderful passes to O'Neal, "Uncle Mu" and "Gentleman Lei". Everyone had a good impression of him.

That's why there was a scene where Iverson "reciprocated" and sent him an alley-oop... I have to say that when Iverson focuses on passing, he is really a very good point guard.

However, there are a lot of point guards in the Eastern team, so Iverson needless to say, Kidd is now recognized as the league's number one point guard, plus the "bearded first generation", in fact, Iverson will appear in the shooting guard position more often in the game.

Compared with the Western All-Star team, the East's internal strength is obviously inferior. The opponent's O'Neal alone can match the entire Eastern All-Star team's inside, and there are Duncan, Malone, Webber and Nowitzki!

After the training, Wang Dalin took the initiative to express to Iverson that he wanted to compete for the AMVP. Iverson was just a little stunned, and then he patted his chest and said that he would definitely support Wang Dalin with all his strength.

He just won the AMVP last year, and this year he really doesn't want to be an AMVP. Anyway, it's the same to support anyone. He really appreciates Wang Dalin.

Some people may ask why Iverson doesn't support his teammate Mutombo?
Isn't this obvious?

The All-Star Game is a paradise for outside players. Even if the inside players are as strong as O'Neal, they can only play tricks to attract attention in the All-Star Game. It is too difficult to compete for the AMVP!
What's more, with "Uncle Mu"'s anxious offensive ability, what can he use to compete for this AMVP?

……

After Iverson was settled, Wang Dalin made many inquiries. He really heard that Pierce and Kidd wanted to help Jordan win tonight's AMVP, but Jordan refused.

"Old Hooligan" has been selected to the All-Star team too many times, and has won the AMVP three times. He will be 3 years old in a week. At this age, he really doesn't want to compete with young people for the AMVP.

So... Wang Dalin went straight to Pierce. As the saying goes, "One hero has three gangs", and it is not enough to have only one Iverson to support him.

Hearing Wang Dalin explain his intentions, Pierce smiled and said, "Darling, it's not that I don't want to help you. You must know that I have never won this award. Since Michael doesn't want it, can't I fight for it?"

There is one thing to say, Pierce has averaged 26 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game so far this season. If he really wants to go all out, he must be qualified to compete for AMVP.

In comparison, "basically not attacking" is much worse. In the history of the All-Star Game, there are really very few people who can rely on assists to get AMVP.

Wang Dalin pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, if you want to fight, I won't stop you. Let's just compete fairly, and neither of us should hold back in the competition! No matter which of us wants to win the AMVP, we must unite and kill the West first. I think you understand this better than me!"

Pierce patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "No problem, let's compete fairly! Well... One more thing, you don't have to go to Jason, he has already agreed to support me!"

Wang Dalin froze for a moment, and showed an awkward yet polite smile: "Okay!"

Leaving Pierce's room, Wang Dalin thought about who he should go to next. Since Kidd had already been attracted by Pierce, he had to recruit more people if he wanted to compete with him. After all, Kidd's passing skills are well known. With him "feeding cakes" to Pierce, it would be much easier for this guy to score.

"By the way, look for the bearded man first!" After thinking for a long time, Wang Dalin slapped his forehead and laughed, "I should have thought of this guy earlier!"

Kidd is a point guard, and Davis is also a point guard. Even if his passing skills are not as good as Kidd's, but I still have Iverson on my side. It is impossible for two guards to be better than him, right?

When I came to the door of Baron Davis' room, I saw the door was wide open, and inside Iverson and Mutombo were chatting happily with Davis.

"What are you talking about?" Wang Dalin walked in and asked with a smile.

"What else can we talk about? Isn't it just talking about you!" Iverson smiled and beckoned Wang Dalin to sit down, "I thought it was not enough for me to support you alone, so I called Dikembe and Byron together!"

"Wow...Ah Lun, thank you so much!" Wang Dalin was so surprised that he almost wanted to hug him and give him a passionate kiss... Well, the eyes are so hot!

"Uncle Mu" said gruffly: "Allen said that you wanted to compete for the AMVP, so you asked me for help. I felt a little sorry for giving you an elbow a few days ago, so I will help you with this... Don't worry, as long as I get the ball tonight, I will pass it to you first!"

The voice of "Uncle Mu" is very iconic, and the vocal cords are like being cut by a blade... Wang Dalin felt that if he sang rock and roll, he would be able to instantly kill countless singers who call themselves "heavy metal".

Davis also said with a smile: "I'm just a backup guard. There may not be many opportunities for us to play at the same time. As long as we are both on the court at the same time, I will feed you the ball as much as possible!"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Thank you very much!"

Iverson said with a smile: "Don't just say thank you, if you get the AMVP tonight, you will be treated. The 2 US dollars you won last night haven't been spent yet?"

Wang Dalin smiled and said, "Aside from training today, I'm resting at the hotel. How can I go out and spend money? Don't worry, as long as I get the AMVP tonight, I will definitely ask everyone to have a good time!"

Iverson laughed and said, "Now you have the three of us and Ben helping you, and Paul has Jason, Antoine, and Tracy helping him. If you want to be more confident, I advise you to go to Ray's side to see. I heard that Ray and Paul have a good relationship. If you go late, he will win you over!"

Wang Dalin hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll go right away!"

Of course he knew that "Gentleman Ray" and Pierce had a good personal relationship, otherwise they wouldn't have formed the "Big Three" in Boston a few years later.

If he can win the support of Ray Allen, he will be at least [-]% sure that he can beat Pierce.

Everyone thinks that Ray Allen is a scorer with super offensive firepower. In fact, his passing ability is also good. So far this season, he has averaged 4.7 assists per game!

After seeing Ray Allen, Wang Dalin straight to the point and stated his intentions. Ray Allen smiled and said, "No problem, I was really convinced that I lost to you last night. Tonight, let's cash out the bet after losing to you!"

Wang Dalin froze for a moment, and asked, "What bet? The two of us didn't bet!"

Ray Allen said with a smile: "It's just that I simulated the betting process in my mind, you don't need to care about these... Hehe, I am a little neurotic sometimes, I hope you don't mind!"

"Gentleman Lei" is indeed a well-known good old man in the league, with a gentle personality and quite a literary temperament. Wang Dalin heard that many female fans are fans of him... It is no wonder that "Gentleman Lei" is young, handsome and good at ballooning. It is only natural that there are many female fans.

After leaving Ray Allen's room, Wang Dalin went to Jermaine O'Neill's room for the last time. Unfortunately, he came a step late, Jermaine O'Neal had already agreed to support Pierce.

So far, apart from Jordan alone, the Eastern All-Star team has formed two camps. Those who support Pierce include Kidd, Tracy McGrady, Walker, and O’Neal. Wang Dalin has Big Ben, Iverson, Mutombo, Davis, and Ray Allen.

In comparison, Wang Dalin seems to be stronger with one more player. In fact, one Kidd on Pierce's side can support two players. After all, he is the team's starting point guard and holds a lot of possessions.

But Wang Dalin still has a trump card, that is... Rick Carlisle!
In any case, the head coach is on his side. Even if the head coach of the All-Star Game is basically a decoration, all he needs to do is to call timeouts and substitutions when appropriate.

At any rate, Wang Dalin is also an All-Star starter selected by the fans, and he should get more playing time. With Carlisle's help, it is impossible for him to play less than Pierce, a substitute All-Star.

So Wang Dalin was in a good mood, and went straight back to his room to rest.

He didn't know that Kobe was doing the same thing while he was visiting.

"Black Mamba" has undoubtedly grown a lot this season, which can't be seen from his average statistics, and almost everyone knows that he and O'Neal are at odds, but...he has also learned to make friends in the league, and there are quite a few friends!
He first found two point guards, Francis and Nash. He knew very well that if he wanted to get more shots, he had to find the ball handler first.

Next, he went to find Webber, Peja, Payton, and Nowitzki. Although these were all substitutes, they probably didn't have much playing time, but they were all All-Stars, and no one was necessarily smaller than the other. Therefore, based on the principle of "more people are more powerful", he also won them all over.

Next, he went to find his best friend Garnett, and with his help, Duncan was dealt with. As a result, the entire Western Conference star team, except O'Neal and Malone, joined Kobe's camp.

Needless to say, O'Neal, as long as everyone knows that he and Kobe have had many conflicts this season, if it weren't for the great cause of the three consecutive championships, it is estimated that the two would have turned against each other.

As for Karl Malone...remember Kobe Bryant's first All-Star Game?

Kobe, who was only 19 years old at the time, scolded Malone on the court: "Put away your damn pick-and-roll, I'm going to one-on-one with Michael!"

Hmm... The young Kobe was really unsophisticated, so he formed this hatred for no reason.

Of course it was Kobe who was wrong this time, but it was just that he was young and frivolous, and there is nothing wrong with it... A few years later, Malone's seduction of Kobe's wife was really too much, it was a complete hypocrisy!

Many fans sneered at Malone, the power forward who ranks second in the historical scoring list, and some even think that his historical status should be ranked below Barkley... It is probably because of his despicable and shameless behavior!

He is indeed very capable, but unfortunately his character is too low, so many people don't like him.

Wang Dalin lay down on the bed and just closed his eyes and fell asleep for a few minutes, when suddenly the phone next to him rang, and when he picked it up, it turned out that it was Kobe calling.

"What does Kobe want from me?" Wang Dalin was a little puzzled, and pressed the answer button directly.

"Is it Darling-King?"

"I am, are you Kobe?"

"Yes, it's me!"

"Did you call me for something?"

"It's not a big deal, the main thing is to tell you...you guys are going to lose tonight's game, and I am determined to win the AMVP. Did you hear me clearly?"

"what?"

"It seems that you haven't heard clearly, let me repeat..."

"No, I heard it all, you called me... just to say this?"

"Yes, well, see you in the game tonight!"

Kobe hung up the phone immediately after saying this sentence. Wang Dalin was stunned. He sat on the bed for a long time before recovering. He couldn't help talking to himself: "Was Kobe so boring when he was young?"

At this moment, the system prompt in his mind suddenly sounded—"Ding!"

Opening it up, it turned out to be another temporary mission. Wang Dalin was overjoyed and quickly read it carefully.

"The system has detected that the host has encountered a strong challenge from the legendary NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, so hereby releases the temporary task 'Sword of Kings'!"

"Sword of the King: The legendary superstar Kobe Bryant is eager to win the first AMVP trophy in his career. Why don't you be the host? So, don't be afraid of the extremely sharp Sword of Kings in his hands, go up and fight him bravely!"

"Specific requirements: Lead the Eastern All-Star team to defeat the Western All-Star team, and win the AMVP trophy of this All-Star game! Reward for completing the task: The host is in good condition for the next 10 games, and the overall durability is temporarily increased to 99 full value!"

Wang Dalin couldn't help laughing out loud after reading it... I should really thank Kobe, if it wasn't because he made this inexplicable phone call suddenly, the system might not have issued him this temporary task!

It's good now, anyway, he was going to compete for this AMVP, and he can also do tasks by the way, which really kills two birds with one stone... and the reward of being in good condition for 10 consecutive games does not stretch his hips at all, which is simply too suitable for Wang Dalin!

As long as he can perform normally now, he is at the level of a first-class star in the league. If he is in good condition... Basically, he will be able to perform like a superstar in the next 10 games, just like the three S-level superstars of O'Neal, Duncan and Iverson!
Moreover, the comprehensive durability has been increased to 99, which is almost equivalent to injury immunity, and he can completely shake off his shoulders and swing hard.

Thinking of this, Wang Dalin couldn't help but twitch his lips... "Even if I have the cheek to play for 40 minutes on the court tonight, I must win this AMVP. Whoever dares to stand in front of me, I will beat him!"

That's right!

AMVP, can anyone compete for it?
(End of this chapter)