Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 234 After All-Star

It was that familiar figure again, and David Stern came to the field with calm steps.

The moment they saw David Stern, even Washington fans were not polite at all.

"Shh..."

That's right, there were boos everywhere, which is the treatment that David Stern deserves every time he appears in public.

Unless it is the finals, when the championship wins in front of the home team fans, it is possible that there will be no boos.

It's a pity that fans don't know that every era is actually a worse era.

Especially for those who hold great power, after all, power is the easiest way to make people confused.

You think David Stern is bad only because you haven't seen worse.

Don't worry, as most fans are of age, everyone has a chance to see it.

"In 2001, the MVP of the Washington All-Star Game was..."

It's the same old way of creating suspense, and it's forcibly creating suspense, which is not professional at all.

Even, without even thinking about it, the current TV screen must be divided into two, giving Wang Hao and Kobe Bryant.

Well, even if this is the case, the fans will not think too much, after all, this performance is really a bit worse.

It's not that Kobe didn't perform well, but that Wang Hao is too good.

In fact, Kobe's performance is not bad, and his shooting percentage is not low, above 50%, but it is far from enough.

In this game, Wang Hao scored a team-high 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

More importantly, he completed an extremely classic lore at the last moment.

"Wang Hao!"

Wang Hao showed a rare smile, walked to David Stern, and took the trophy in his hand.

This is the trophy representing the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game.

"Congratulations, king!"

"Thank you, David."

"Wang, as I said, I will always pay attention to your performance. To be honest, it is really shocking.

I know that foreign players will have some problems in the NBA, but don't worry.

I hope you can focus more on the game itself, and I look forward to your better performance. "

David Stern actually said so many words in one breath, which really surprised Wang Hao.

"thanks, I will."

Apart from a thank you, Wang Hao didn't know what to say.

As for David Stern's words, Wang Hao was skeptical, after all, this guy did not fail to write empty promises.

David Stern once said that the NBA is a business, so he is also a businessman. Can you believe what a businessman says?
Especially the first sentence at the beginning, saying that he has been paying attention to him.

It's better to lie to ghosts, if Wang Hao didn't type it out, would he know who Wang Hao is?
As for what he said in the draft, he probably said a lot to rookies.

Also, let Wang Hao get a fair playing field?

It's not that Wang Hao looks down on David Stern, but that the NBA is just a sports league and doesn't have that much ability yet.

Many things are deeply ingrained in the bones of Americans, and it is not easy to change.

However, David Stern is the boss of the NBA after all, and what he says is still useful, especially within the NBA.

In other words, in the future, as long as Wang Hao continues to perform like this, he will definitely be favored by the league.

Hollywood stars, in addition to being capable, must be admired by others.

The NBA, or sports stars, are the same. Of course, in sports competition, strength is more important.

"King, what do you want to say?"

Now that he has won an award, it is natural that he must be interviewed. The host on the scene has already prepared.

"First of all, I have to thank my teammates, the game is not a game for one person, victory belongs to everyone.

Also, thanks to my opponents, a group of excellent opponents is absolutely indispensable in a classic game.

Finally, and most importantly, I must thank the fans at the scene. It is your presence that makes the NBA meaningful. "

……

Well, a very formulaic acceptance speech, since you plan to win an award, you must prepare an acceptance speech.

Not only the acceptance speech of the All-Star Game MVP, but even the induction of the finals, he has already prepared.

It doesn't matter if you don't need it after preparing it, but what if it is used?

"Wang, do you know? You are now the youngest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history."

"Really? To be honest, I really don't know about it. I don't know very well."

Well, this is not bragging, Wang Hao really doesn't know, after all, this kind of record is not very popular.

However, age-related records are quite possible for Wang Hao.

After all, this is only his second grade.

Of course, the most important thing is that in the earlier NBA, most players would choose to enter the NBA after finishing college.

Previously, it was Jordan who held this record, and now it is Wang Hao.

To be honest, this record is not very interesting, after all, Wang Hao is only in his early 20s now.

Wang Hao is exactly 20 years old and 53 days old today. At this age, Jordan is still playing in college.

"Wang Hao, this is our Huaxia player, this is our MVP!"

At the same time, Sun Zhengping's slightly excited voice sounded in CCTV.

It's not just him. At this moment, watching Wang Hao receive the MVP trophy from David Stern, all Huaxia fans are excited.

This is not an ordinary award, but the best player, even if it is just the closest player to the All-Star.

"Damn, as expected of Brother Hao, cowhide!"

"Look at this posture, the Supersonics have a chance to win the championship today!"

"What is Jordan's successor, this is Jordan's successor."

……

Watching the awards ceremony going on and Wang Hao being interviewed, Sun Zhengping couldn't help asking.

"Director Zhang, the All-Star MVP is actually a bit special. What do you think is the status of this award among all the awards?"

Although Zhang Weiping has no professional research on this aspect, he knows enough things, so he said.

"This award is really special, because ordinary awards are based on the performance of a season.

Even if it is the MVP of the finals, it is the performance of the entire series, and the All-Star MVP only watches one game.

A game, the state is good or bad, which is full of uncertainty, too few samples!

But one thing is undeniable, that is the All-Star Game, he is not composed of ordinary players, but a group of stars who performed the best this season.

You can't say that the All-Star Game includes all the NBA stars, but the top stars must be here.

It is enough to be able to play the best performance among a group of top stars.

The All-Star Game MVP is incomparable to the regular season MVP and finals MVP, but it is worse than other awards. "

……

If Wang Hao had the potential to become a first-class star before, then he already is now.

Of course, in fact, Wang Hao was almost there.

His current personal evaluation is only 87 points, there is no way, even if he learns from Gary Payton, his progress is a bit slow.

Today's Gary Payton, with a personal comprehensive evaluation of only 94, can only be regarded as a first-class star.

The reason why he can perform better than his personal evaluation is purely because of his way of playing ahead of the times.

In fact, it is a three-pointer, whether it is running without the ball or a three-pointer after dribbling.

He can use the three-pointer to create a greater threat.

In fact, the reason is very simple. If Iverson has a perfect three-pointer, how strong is his scoring ability?
There is no need for Curry's unreasonable three-pointers, as long as there are about 40% three-pointers.

In terms of offensive ability alone, it is easy for Iverson to surpass Jordan.

In this All-Star Game, Wang Hao collected another wave of skill points.

3 points for the winner of the three-point contest, 3 points for the winner of the All-Star Game, and 5 points for the MVP of the All-Star Game.

Adding 8 skill points, Wang Hao's comprehensive evaluation should be able to reach 88 points, which is considered a relatively excellent level.

After the game, as the MVP winner, Wang Hao naturally accepted various interviews.

The question that the media pays attention to is also very simple, that is, to ask him to evaluate his opponents or teammates.

There is always a meaning revealed inside and out, to become the best one among so many superstars, do you feel that you are awesome?
Whenever Wang Hao expresses a little bit of this meaning, these media will definitely capitalize the close-up.

Well, the media, isn't it all urine.

Fortunately, Wang Hao is not the kind of character who can be easily provoked, and his mind has always been very clear.

Facing media interviews, he only said three sentences, praising his teammates, praising his opponents, and then praising the fans.

No matter how the reporter asked, he just said so, and in the end it just let the reporter get some news that didn't hurt.

At the end of the All-Star game, the Sonics did not return to Seattle together.

The busy schedule in the first half gave the Sonics more rest time in the second half of the schedule.

Their next game, on February 2th, is 15 days later, with a lot of rest time.

Coupled with the fact that the Sonics have a lot of people participating in the All-Star Game this time, there is basically no rest during the All-Star Weekend.

So Paul Westphal decided to take a day off.

In other words, it is enough to concentrate in the training hall the day after tomorrow, one day of training sessions, and then start the game.

Everyone else returned to Seattle, but Wang Hao did not.

Well, the main thing is that someone ended the filming, and now they have nothing to do, and they went to Washington.

Especially seeing Wang Hao win the All-Star Game MVP, Anne Hathaway was even more excited beyond words.

Hearing all kinds of hints on the phone, Wang Hao was a little agitated.

As a result, Wang Hao moved around for another day and night, and then returned to Seattle with some reluctance.

The season is still going on, and the game is the most important thing, so naturally he can't put his mind on other things.

Now that the schedule is over halfway, it is time for each team to win the game, so naturally they cannot relax.

The Supersonics are okay, the current situation is not bad, at least there is no need to worry too much about winning.

Not to mention anything else, at least from their record, there is no need to worry about the playoffs.

Of course, the Supersonics can't be too easy, after all, their lead is not big.

To put it bluntly, different teams have different pursuits.

If the goal is only for the playoffs, it goes without saying. With the current record of the Sonics, there is no need to take it too seriously.

But their goal is the top spot in the Western Conference and the top spot in the league.

Back in Seattle, the first opponent the Sonics faced was the Celtics.

To be honest, the Celtics' lineup this season is actually not bad, but the results are mediocre.

In the Celtics team, there are Antoine Walker, Paul Pierce, and Kenny Smith.

With such a lineup, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Big Three.

Not to mention, they are still in the East, so they should be able to beat many opponents.

As a result, the Celtics' record is really bad.

As of now, the Celtics have only achieved a record of 22 wins and 28 losses this season, with a winning percentage of only 44%.

With this result, even if it is placed in the Eastern Conference where the competition is not fierce, it will not be able to enter the playoffs.

If you want to enter the playoffs, you must have a winning rate of more than 50%, otherwise it will be a bit difficult.

Speaking of it, Paul Pierce is also quite upset.

Paul Pierce played the best performance of his career this season, averaging 25+6 per game.

This kind of performance is definitely one of the strong contenders for the best small forward in the Eastern Conference.

Carter's average per game is only 27+5. As for Madman Sprewell, Glenn Robinson and others, they are even worse than Pierce.

As a result, Paul Pierce did not even make the All-Star Game.

Even if it was a second pick, the league didn't consider him when choosing someone to replace the injured Alonzo Mourning and Grant Hill.

Therefore, the NBA's All-Star candidates are actually very strange sometimes.

Some people who obviously have no strength and no statistics are selected as All-Stars by accident.

Some are obviously capable and have wonderful performances, but they are forgotten and cannot make the All-Stars.

Well, this has nothing to do with Wang Hao, anyway, he can make the All-Star, or start, that's enough.

In this game, the Supersonics were naturally bloodless.

To be honest, just after the All-Star Weekend, the Sonics are in a mediocre state.

However, they still won.

94:86
Looking at the score, it's actually quite strange. After all, the Celtics' defense is average, but the Sonics can't score more than [-] points.

Even Wang Hao only scored 25 points, and he was the only one in the team to score 20 points.

The state is very average, and the shooting rate is still a bit low, which makes this game for the Sonics not easy.

The problem is, the Celtics played even uglier.

The team obviously has Kenny Smith, a decent point guard with playmaking skills.

But the Celtics' offense was a mess.

As for the reason, that is, Kenny Smith failed to organize an effective offense, relying more on singles.

Antoine Walker finished, Paul Pierce continued to play, Paul Pierce finished, Kenny Smith can also play a dozen.

It has to be said that there is simply no tactical cooperation at all.

Among them, there is naturally the problem of Kenny Smith's ability. Compared with his peak moment, his ability has dropped a lot.

In addition, there is a problem with the head coach's tactical arrangement.

Perhaps, even the Celtics players don't know what tactics they are playing.

It is not so easy for Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce to play singles.

The Supersonics are not in good shape, but the defensive system they built is still very effective.

(End of this chapter)