NBA villain

Chapter 253 Selected as an All-Star
The NBA officially announced the starting lineup for the 04-05 All-Star Game.

Sure enough, there was not much difference. During the first two rounds of voting, the signs were basically seen.

In the end, Yao Ming became the top voter in this All-Star Game with more than 250 million votes, and the difference between Yang Di and Yao Ming was about 10,000+ votes. Di regretted losing the All-Star starter.

Also selected in the West are Garnett, Duncan, Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant.In the East, O'Neal got rid of Yao Ming and returned to the starting center position. Carter and Hill were selected at the same time, and Iverson and James were on the back line. Among them, James is a sophomore who failed to be selected as an All-Star last year.

James' performance is good enough, with an average of 27+7+7 per game comparable to countless legends, and various chasing caps and dunks also left a deep impression on the fans.

"It's really a generation of new people replacing old people." Richardson sighed, and he regretted not being able to squeeze into the All-Star starter at the last moment.

Originally relying on Yang Di's Dongfeng, just like Francis who borrowed Yao Ming's Dongfeng at that time, Richardson's votes have been rising all the way, and at one point almost surpassed Kobe who had experienced injuries and defeats.

In early February, the Warriors defeated the invading Kings at home, and the Kings were short of major generals.

At this time, the Warriors just squeezed out the Timberwolves who were originally eighth in the West with a record of 24 wins and 18 losses. This undoubtedly makes the Timberwolves, who are constantly fighting among themselves, even more stupid.

What's more subtle is that none of the Warriors who have squeezed into the top eight has been selected as an All-Star. The Timberwolves and the Lakers after that have all been selected as starters. It is difficult to convince people based on outstanding statistics.

Richardson has worked very hard to be selected as an All-Star, and he has been particularly active on the defensive end in recent games.

On February 2th, the Warriors defeated the Hornets at home. Baron Davis, who returned from injury, was in a bad state. After the Hornets merged into the Western Conference, their luck was particularly bad. Slee and other main players are also suffering from constant injuries, and the team has no one to play. Scott can only use rookie JR-Smith.

JR-Smith got a lot of opportunities to exercise, but his shot selection was particularly bad, his shooting percentage was low, and he could score but not very efficient.

The Hornets have only won eight games so far, which is less than the newly-built Bobcats and ranks last in the league.

On February 2, the Warriors played back-to-back away games to Denver, where the All-Star Game was held, to challenge the Nuggets.

The current record of the Nuggets is slightly better than that of the Warriors, but because of the immaturity of the team's core Carmelo Anthony, the entire team is actually not very competitive.

The number of wins is basically due to Denver's superior geographical advantage, home court bonus effect, and Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby, Andre Miller, Nene Hilario and other strong players. play.After all, this configuration is actually very strong, and it is only stronger than the current configuration for James by the Cavaliers.

The Warriors were behind at the beginning, with back-to-back games, and it was an away game, and the players were not going well.

But in the third quarter, after Yang Di blocked Anthony twice in a row, Anthony lost his mentality and fell into a vicious circle of fighting alone, obsessed with mid-range jumpers.

The Warriors quickly brought the game into their own rhythm with an 18-5 spurt, tying the score and overtaking it.

In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Anthony regained his touch and scored frequently.However, the Warriors' offense was also very smooth. Richardson and Dunleavy fired in turn, and the Warriors led by about 3 to 5 points.

With such a lead, within half a quarter of the game, the Nuggets were dragged down and made several low-level mistakes.

The Warriors seized the opportunity to attack, and finally reversed the game 103 to 97, only 0.5 wins away from the seventh Nuggets in the West.

After this game, some media criticized Anthony for making too slow progress.

Looking at the data, it is indeed the case.

As a sophomore in the 03 class, Wade averaged 24+7+1.6+1.2 per game this season, and James averaged 27+7+7 per game. Last season, Wade only scored 18 points and James only had about 20 points.What is even more exaggerated is Yang Di, who has jumped from 5+7 last season to a large double-double of 15+15 this season, and averaged 2.5 blocks per game, ranking second in the league. Several people have made great progress. Faintly stepped into the league's first-class star situation.

However, Anthony only has 20.8 points and 5.8 rebounds. Except for his shooting percentage, which is one percentage point higher than last season, all other statistics have dropped slightly. .

To make matters worse, people began to question Anthony's ability to perform at critical moments in the fourth quarter.

This made Anthony feel very uncomfortable. He gritted his teeth and made up his mind that he must practice his jump shot, breakthrough, three-pointers, and all offensive methods to regain his lost dignity.The point is, he thinks he has always been that kind of player with a big heart, how can he easily accept the title of softie?
The Warriors won four games in a row, and a wave of four consecutive victories attracted a lot of attention.

So just after this wave of four consecutive victories, the league suddenly officially announced the list of substitute players for the 04-05 All-Star Game, as well as players participating in other events.

Yang Di is impressively on the list of the Western Conference's substitute All-Stars, while Richardson is off the list.

This is life. Yang Di didn't think he was qualified as an All-Star. After all, his offense is still half-baked up to now, and he can only bully players with certain flaws.And Richardson was full of joy, but was completely ignored by the league's head coaches.

Only Yang Di was selected from the Warriors. Richardson cheered up and applauded Yang Di with a bitter face.

"What do the head coaches think?" Richardson felt that he had averaged nearly 21 points per game. According to the past practice of the NBA, this is already at the level of an All-Star.

Yang Di was very surprised. At the same time, Nash, Stoudemire, Marion, Nowitzki, Ray Allen and Ginobili were also selected in the West.The Eastern bench is Ben Wallace, Jamison, Arenas, Wade, Big Z, Jr. and Paul Pierce.

Lewis became another frustrated person besides Richardson.

This season, the Sonics’ record soared, following the pace of the Suns to become the second in the Western Conference. Not to mention the Suns were selected as three All-Stars, even the Spurs, who had a slightly worse record than him, also had two players selected. This season, he scored a career-high 20.5 points , but regrettably lost.

The bigger gap in my heart is that who are selected in the East, Big Z, Jamison, Lewis thinks he can blow them up, the coach is really blind.

But no matter what, it is a foregone conclusion that Yang Di was selected as an All-Star substitute. His excellent rebounding and defense have become labels. Many coaches think of the Warriors. Now the first thing they think of is Yang Di, a weird center. Defensive, good at tough battles, a man with a lot of fighting spirit on the court.

The Chinese fans rejoiced. For the first time, two yellow-skinned players were selected for the All-Star Game. This is a big event.

At this time, on February 2, the Warriors flew to Miami to challenge the Heat, the number one in the Eastern Conference.

(End of this chapter)