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Chapter 86 Revising the All-Star Voting Rules

The Nets attacked again.

Kidd was transported to the frontcourt, and the Heat had already set up a defensive formation.

Kidd didn't see the opportunity and passed it to Jefferson to play.

Jefferson tried to break through, but was firmly blocked by Li Lei, so he had to pass to Martin again.

Martin used his strong body to overwhelm Odom, but encountered Cato's defense and missed a shot.

Li Lei, who came in to double-team, took the defensive rebound and handed it over to Odom for a fast break.

Kidd immediately entangled Odom, destroying the Heat's fast break.

The old demon Kidd, the golfer is online.

The Heat can only drop their positions.

Jones continued to single Kittles.

Kittles couldn't bear the impact of Jones, but he gave enough interference, all kinds of hidden tricks, trash talk, and strong fighting spirit.

Physical gifts limit Kittles' defensive ceiling, but work hard to improve his floor.

Jones suffered a lot of interference with the ball and missed the shot.

Coach Da Fan on the sidelines shook his head: Jones is not in good shape today, he made a mistake at the beginning, and his hands are not hot.

If this continues, the Heat will find it difficult to play today's game.

The same is true of the fact that throughout the first quarter, Old Jones made 5 of 1 shots, only scored 2 points, and had 2 turnovers.

While Jones misfired, Odom and Li Lei received more "care".

At the end of the first quarter, 23:12, the Nets won by as many as 11 points.

And 12 points is also the Heat's lowest score in a single quarter this season.

What a night of humiliation.

Continental Arena has been cheering, New Jersey fans were conquered by the performance of the home team.

Especially Kenyon Martin, who has had countless offenses, and his violent dunks can be called bursts.

On the defensive end, Martin is tough enough to resist the basket.At the same time, his footsteps are also fast, and he can pull to the outside to help his teammates defend and supplement defense.

Tonight, he rushed to the outside line many times, cooperated with his teammates to pinch the Heat's ball holder, and repeatedly caused opponents to make mistakes.

It is no exaggeration to say that Martin is definitely a quasi-first-line power forward in the league.

Except for Duncan, Garnett, Webber, Nowitzki, Jermaine O'Neal... it's Martin.

Martin said before the game that he would not target the Heat or Li Lei, and he broke his promise.

He played more excitedly than ever and was extra positive.

Obviously, he just wanted to humiliate Li Lei.It is a joke to prove that Li Lei surpassed him in the All-Star voting.

This night, David Stern also watched the live broadcast of the game in New York.

Recently, there has been a lot of noise about the All-Star voting, and Stern has been under a lot of pressure.

He could hardly bear the common pressure from fans, stars, and media in the United States, and was forced to modify the All-Star voting rules.

Of course he is unwilling to accept their oppression, which will greatly hurt the globalization of the NBA that he has pursued all his life.

But now, Li Lei's continuous sluggish performance gave the American local forces the best excuse to oppress Stern even more recklessly.

And Stern was powerless to resist.

Li Lei scored 5 points in the last game, how can he speak for Li Lei?

And countless media, fans, and stars are also paying attention to this game. Once Li Lei continues to perform sluggishly, they can oppress Stern more recklessly.

"A guy like this deserves to be selected as an All-Star?"

How would Stern counter that statement?

In the second quarter, Jones' performance continued to be sluggish.

As a result, Li Lei received more "care" from the Nets.

Throughout the second quarter, Li Lei scored 2 points from free throws, plus the three-pointer in the first quarter, and scored 5 points in the first half.

Stern, who was at home in New York, slapped his thigh vigorously, his face full of disappointment: "This kid, you can't live up to it!"

He also knew that Li Lei couldn't be blamed. Wade was absent, Jones was in a downturn, the Nets had a strong defense, and Li Lei encountered more defenses.

Besides, Li Lei is a rookie who mainly focuses on defense and three-pointers. You expect him to perform amazingly, which is an extravagant expectation.

It can only be said that it was too coincidental that even God would not help Stern.

But... alas!

Stern caved.

Tomorrow morning, he will announce the reformulation of the All-Star voting rules to limit the voting rights of fans in China.

As soon as this news is released, fans in China will definitely be greatly hurt, and they will be angry.

Why is your American vote a vote, and the votes of our Chinese fans are worthless?

Are Chinese fans inferior?

It is conceivable how much damage this will cause to the Chinese market and even the entire overseas market!
His NBA global promotion strategy will also suffer a fatal blow.

Stupid fellows!
In fact, the same is true. The media, stars, and fans who stand against Stern have become excited. They watched Li Lei's poor performance. Some people even wrote a draft and sent it out as soon as the game was over.

Intermission.

Li Lei looked at the score on the big screen: 55:38.

The Heat lost a terrifying 17 points at halftime.

The game is doomed!

Kenyon Martin was interviewed by reporters: "I said that the Heat are a fish belly, and it is very easy to beat them. I did it, we did it!"

His teammate Kidd said: "I think we can clock out at halftime today. It's too easy to win the game."

Jefferson was more direct, and bluntly defended Martin: "I don't understand why the guy with only 5 points gets more All-Star votes than Kenyon. How can he compare with Kenyon? This is simply the NBA. Biggest joke."

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Li Lei went back to the locker room silently.

Old Jones was still apologizing to Li Lei: "Son, I'm sorry, I didn't expect my touch to be so bad today. The New Jersey basket has been saying to me all night: No!"

Everyone knows that Li Lei has had a hard time recently. Because of the All-Star voting, Li Lei has been on the cusp of being attacked by fans, stars, and the media in the United States.

Li Lei has never responded, just hoping to speak through his performance on the court.

But today... Wade was absent, Jones felt cold, and Li Lei encountered inhuman defensive pressure.

It can be said that Jones and Wade held back Li Lei at critical moments.

Wade is also a little sorry.

Li Lei shook his head: "Eddie, Dwyane, it's not your fault, they've always targeted me, just because I'm not an American."

Jones and Wade were taken aback, speechless.

If Li Lei were an American, there wouldn't be so many things.

Yes!

Su Qun stopped Li Lei at the door of the locker room: "Stone, there is a great possibility that the voting rights of domestic fans will be restricted."

Li Lei didn't quite understand.

Su Qun explained: "That is, one hundred votes cast by Chinese fans is equivalent to one vote by American fans. It is difficult to say the specific rules, but the direction must be like this."

Li Lei gritted his teeth: "One hundred Chinese is worth one American?"

He clenched his fists.

How could Su Qun not be angry? He was trembling with anger.

This is an insult to the dignity of the Chinese people.

And this is nothing new. For more than 100 years, Americans have been used to being aloof and looking down on the Chinese.

This damned arrogance!

(End of this chapter)