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Chapter 335 Chapter 333: The first step in harvesting honor

"Coach Henson, how do you evaluate Kobe Bryant? Who do you think is better than Michael Jordan?"

"You almost tricked me, but I won't be fooled. I don't know who is better, Kobe or Jordan. I can only say that Kobe Bryant is a great player."

"How do you feel about coaching LeBron James?"

"No feeling so far, because the game hasn't started. But tonight, I'll call Spoelstra and ask for LeBron's instructions."

"Coach, what do you think of Brook Lopez."

On the afternoon of February 2, before the start of the 17 NBA All-Star Weekend, Henson was sitting patiently in the media reception room, keeping a smile on his face, answering one boring question after another from the reporters.

Yesterday, the All-Star individual competition was over.Henson and Becky Harmon also went to the scene after dinner, because George participated in this year's three-point contest.But, since that kid lost to the Jazz in the dunk contest last year, Henson found out that he had no chance of winning the single event.

The fact is also the same. Henson has forgotten who the champion of the three-point contest is. Anyway, it is not George.

And today, the All-Star Game is about to begin.According to the usual practice, there will be a pre-match interview before the game starts.Everyone from the manager to the players has to answer questions from the reporters.

If this was the Bankers Life Arena, Henson would have turned around and left.But as the coach of the All-Star team, Henson can't be so capricious.I can only answer the reporter's questions mechanically, and then try not to fall asleep in front of the camera.

"Okay, thank you, Coach Henson, the interview is over."

It wasn't until the female press officer in charge of the press conference walked in that Henson was finally relieved.

He hurriedly avoided all the cameras, walked outside the gymnasium, lit a cigar, and began to puff.

Outside the Toyota Center, Henson looked up at this year's All-Star promotional poster.There is no doubt that the C position in the East is occupied by LeBron James, while Kobe is in the West.

23VS24, even if the No. 23 in Cleveland no longer exists, this is still the most talked about topic.

What about George and Paul?Hmm. Paul and George don't seem to get mentioned that much during the star-studded All-Star Game.

It seems that the Pacers' prestige suddenly disappeared during the All-Star Game.Yes, there is no mistake, who is the number one in the league?

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Chris Paul is serious today, which is not quite the same as when he participated in the previous All-Star games.Of course, it's not because he's sitting in the same locker room as his rivals.In the All-Star game, all players will temporarily put aside the fights of the regular season and enjoy the star-studded night.

But this year, Paul seems to have more than just enjoyment on his mind.

"Okay guys, I don't think you want to hear my nagging about tactics. Enjoy this night that belongs to you, and I won't disturb your interest. Tonight, the stage is yours." In the locker room, as the head coach of the Eastern Stars, Henson simply said such a sentence.

In the All-Star Game, the head coach is never the protagonist.Besides, Henson is not a highly respected coach like Popovich. As a young coach, he has a grudge against most players in the locker room.

The Heat's Big Three, Anthony, and Loel Deng... all suffered from Henson.So when you asked Henson to mingle with them, he felt bad too.So Henson simply said something casually, dealt with it, and then disappeared consciously.

Disappeared, this seems to be the fate of the Pacers in the All-Star Game.And this is why Chris Paul is serious today!

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"Let's welcome LeBron~~~~~~~James!!!!!!!"

The Eastern Stars came out, and when LeBron James was introduced as the last one, the audience was boiling.And Chris Paul, he was the first to be introduced.

Don't think that the order in which NBA teams introduce players is based on position. In fact, generally speaking, the later a player is introduced, the more important it is to the team.In the West, Kobe was the last to play.On the east side, it's James.Paul, the championship point guard, was the first.

After the game started, the duel between Kobe and James also attracted the attention of a large number of fans.

First, James broke through Kobe's one-handed dunk, and then Kobe turned over and scored a jumper on James' head.

The two superstars played with ease, and the atmosphere of the All-Star Game gradually heated up.After the first half, all the stars showed their performances.But only Paul, George, and Henson seemed to have become transparent.

Henson found out that something was wrong with Paul. During the All-Star Game, everyone had a great time, and Paul's interpersonal relationship in the league was not bad.But why, he just didn't have a good time?

In the second half, Henson got the answer!
"Welcome back. In the last game, the picture of Kobe blocking LeBron will definitely become a classic in the All-Star Game! Haha, I really can't wait to see who will have the last laugh between the two today!" Barkley just finished speaking, and the Eastern Stars scored.

But it was not James who scored the goal, but Paul George, who was selected to the All-Star Game for the first time in his career!His teammate Chris Paul assisted him with an alley-oop dunk with a hitting pass.

"Oh my God, look at George's athletic ability. But to be honest, if it wasn't for this dunk, I almost forgot that today's All-Star Game has players from the Pacers participating." O'Neal smiled. He still doesn't know that the Pacers players will dominate this All-Star Game!

After that, Paul singled Kobe from the outside!Although Kobe is in the nature of playing with arms, he can't say that he has no defense at all.As a result, Paul suddenly pulled up after finding the rhythm with continuous crotch dribbles, and made a jumper from outside the three-point line!
Kobe tried hard to block, but he was still a step too late.The basketball has a high arc, and after flying for a certain distance in the air, it falls precisely, blasting a white "spray"!
"It's still Chris Paul, the champion point guard is going to work hard!"

After that, Paul completely controlled the Eastern team's offense!Heat Big Three?Then you have to give him a hand!It's not that Paul dominates the ball, but on the offensive end, everyone scores under his command!
Henson, who was originally sitting on the bench, gradually stood up, Chris, he was holding his breath!

Passing, defense, ethereal fakes and layups Paul's performances began to overshadow Bryant and James, and began to remind people that there were still two Pacers on the court.

In the end, when the All-Star game started for a few minutes, Paul was still relentless!
A quick stop and quick take-off swayed Kobe to make a successful throw, and a pass from behind assisted George's tomahawk-style dunk.

Paul's gossip ignited the audience, and in the end, the Eastern team defeated the Western team, bringing the All-Star Game to an end.

After the game, when David Stern awarded the All-Star Game MVP trophy to Paul, who scored 20 points and 15 assists, he himself was a little surprised.The original league arrangement was to give this trophy to LeBron or Kobe.
Henson found a detail, when Paul borrowed the All-Star Game MVP trophy, he still didn't smile.

"Congratulations, Chris, thank you for your wonderful performance for the fans." Although the result was beyond Stern's expectations, he still had to laugh along with him throughout.

"It's an honor to win this trophy and play with these great players," Paul said. "I just pass the ball to them. It's very simple."

At the beginning, Paul's answer was quite satisfactory and very humble.But he won this MVP today, not to tell people that I am very humble.

"But I know, I can't be satisfied with this. My team won 25 consecutive victories, we scored 49 wins and 4 losses, and my teammates and I were selected to the All-Star team! This is just a prelude. I hope that at the end of this season, I can lift the O'Brien Cup over my head like I am now!"

Chris Paul, in front of all fans around the world, issued an "ultimatum"!
The "yellow terror" that had finally dissipated suddenly spread again in the Toyota Center.

Henson smiled. Indeed, the All-Star MVP is just the beginning of the Pacers harvesting honors.Are you ready to continue to suffer from the Pacers in the second half of the season?
Hope you are all ready, because we, are very bloodthirsty.

(End of this chapter)