I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 209 The Busiest Boy
The third day of the All-Star Weekend is the slam dunk contest. Besides Chu Xiao, there are 5 people, namely Gerald Green, Terrence Ross, James White, Eric Bledsoe, Jeremy evans.

Westbrook, who had previously publicly expressed his intention to participate in the dunk contest, did not appear in the final list.Paul George, who was selected as an All-Star, also gave up the chance to play again.

Jeremy Evans, who won the championship in 2012, will embark on the road to defend his title.The Jazz teenager defeated Budinger, Paul George and Derek Williams in the 2012 slam dunk contest, and finally won the championship strongly.

Among the opponents in the slam dunk contest, James White, the Knicks forward and guard swingman known as "the strongest dunker in history", is naturally the biggest obstacle for Evans to defend his title-although this 2.01-meter-tall swingman is only on the edge of the league But his dunk talent is amazing. His famous dunk moves include two-handed dunks from the free throw line, windmill dunks from the free throw line, crotch change dunks from the free throw line, 720° crazy dunks and so on.

After learning that he will participate in the slam dunk contest, James White was very excited and excited. He claimed that Terrence Ross and Gerald Green and himself will give the fans a real slam dunk performance.

"This dunk contest will become a classic." White told reporters.Obviously, he didn't pay much attention to defending champion Evans, let alone young player Chu Xiao from Asia.

For Chu Xiao personally, he doesn’t understand why he was selected for the slam dunk contest. Maybe it’s because the shot he made on JR Smith’s head against the Knicks was too impressive. Or maybe it's because Asia seldom dunks, and his few dunks are quite surprising. This is why he has the opportunity to be selected for the slam dunk contest. Therefore, everyone wants to see the true level of this young Asian player.

In short, regardless of the reasons for being selected, Chu Xiao only regarded it as someone who came to practice, to watch other people's performances, and to open his eyes, and did not prepare any actions.

Before the game, the NBA officially announced the list of judges for the Houston All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, namely Yao Ming, Mutombo, Olajuwon, Drexler and Tomjanovich.Obviously, this arrangement of the league is also to reflect the original local characteristics of Houston - the judges are all famous people of the Rockets.

For Chu Xiao, the addition of Yao Ming became a highlight of the Houston All-Star Game. Yao and McGrady used to be the protagonists of the Toyota Center, but now he needs to take on another job. If you say " Potato" Webb created the record for the shortest judge in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, so Yao Ming will also create the highest record.

Playing at the finale with the Rockets and other celebrities, Dayao is also "stressful", but even so, he still does not forget to show "Yao's humor". In an interview earlier, Yao Ming said with a smile: My joining makes the judges of the dunk contest The average age of the "

A reporter immediately asked him if he would favor his compatriot Chu Xiao when scoring. Yao Ming continued humorously, "He has already done a great job, even better than me. Out of jealousy, of course I will not favor him."

Among the judges, "Dream" Olajuwon is the greatest player in the history of the Rockets, and Tomjanovich is the greatest coach in the history of the Rockets.Originally, Tomjanovich did not appear in this list of judges, but in the end, after consideration by the league, he was still included in it. This obviously also hopes to be the main honor card. Back then, the two worked together and won two awards. champion.So far, that is still a history that many Houston fans are proud of.

Among the judges, only Drexler is considered a real "slam dunk player". He participated in the NBA's first slam dunk contest in 1984. He has participated in it 5 times, but he only entered the dunk contest in 1989. In the finals, he played abnormally and lost to Kenny Walker, so in the comments on dunkers, he, known as the "glider", has the most say.

After the reform of the selection rules of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, the rights of the judges have been reduced. The five judges only have the right to decide the results of the first round. As for the final results of the game, fans still need to vote to decide.

In the first round, Jeremy Evans of the Western Jazz deducted 47 points in the first and 43 points in the second; Eric Bledsoe of the Clippers deducted 39 points in the first and 50 points in the second); Chu Xiao deducted 39 points for the first time, and 50 points for the second.

东部步行者队杰拉德·格林第一扣50分、第二扣32分，猛龙特伦斯·罗斯第一扣50分、第二扣49分，以及尼克斯詹姆斯·怀特第一扣45分、第二扣32分。

At the end of the two rounds of slam dunk preliminaries, the total score of the three players from the East team was 258 points, and the total score of the three players from the West team was 268 points. In this way, the West team won the slam dunk contest preliminaries and got 50 points.

In the end, Terrence Ross and Jeremy Evans entered the slam dunk final on behalf of the East and West respectively. With his outstanding performance, Ross won the slam dunk contest championship and won 55 points for the East team.

After the slam dunk contest comes the real main course—the All-Star Game.

On February 2th, the NBA All-Stars entered the final game time. Before the game, reporters walked into the locker rooms of the east and west, and reported that the jerseys and boots of the major players were already in place, waiting for the owner to arrive.

The headline of the news in the Chinese media is naturally: "Go straight to the locker room of the All-Star game, Chu Xiao and Kobe's jerseys are already in place", as you can see from the group photo, the jerseys of the Western All-Stars are China Red, and Chu Xiao's jerseys It is printed with gold "21" and "ChuXiao", while Kobe's is gold "24" and "Bryant".

As we all know, it’s no secret that Warcraft Howard likes to joke, and making some jokes during the All-Star Game is also completely in line with the entertainment atmosphere. In the locker room before the All-Star Game, Howard wore his jersey before Kobe entered. In front of the stars, he tried his best to perform and made fun of Kobe.

Howard stepped into the locker room of the All-Star Game before Kobe, and then he picked up Kobe's jersey and put it on to imitate Kobe.The stars present at the time included Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Kevin Durant. Howard kept imitating Kobe's speech and walk in front of these people.

However, after Kobe entered the locker room, the scene was a bit embarrassing for a while, and everyone else walked away, only Warcraft was a little at a loss.Kobe entered the locker room with Chu Xiao. After greeting all the stars present, he suddenly said to Howard, "You imitate very much, ouch, not bad."

"Ah, Kobe, aren't you angry?" Howard didn't expect Kobe to forgive himself at all.

"Why should I be angry?" Kobe patted him on the shoulder and said, "In the Lakers from now on, you just be yourself, it's okay."

"Kobe..." Howard looked at Kobe's back, and there was a little tenderness in his eyes.

The two of them settled their suspicions.

Afterwards, the locker room became lively again. Kobe was showing off with a beauty magazine in a swimsuit, and Western teammates Durant and Paul came over to read it together with a smile.

Chu Xiao and the monster were changing clothes next to each other, talking and laughing.

There are also "good friends" in the East. Wade doesn't know what mobile phone content to show James. Bosh also hurried over. The Big Three of the Heat sat together with a relaxed expression on their faces.

The Celtics double stars Garnett and Rondo are big bosses. They don't change their jerseys in the locker room. They wear a suit and look like a gangster.

The All-Star Game is a show, so everyone is very relaxed before the game, including the game process.

Griffin dunked twice in a row at the start, and the Eastern Conference missed all the first three shots. After Durant hit a long-range three-pointer, the Western Conference started 7-0.

It wasn't until Anthony made a jumper with 10 minutes and 8 seconds left in the quarter that the East team scored the first goal of the game.After that, the East gradually regained its touch. James and Bosh scored consecutive points. With 7 minutes left in the quarter, the East chased the score to 14-16, and the score rose alternately.

首节结束时，西部以31-26领先。詹姆斯、安东尼各有7分进账；西部队杜兰特7分，科比5分3助攻1抢断。

The two sides entered the rotation lineup in the second quarter. Chu Xiao made his first appearance and assisted Durant and Harden to score 5 points in a row. The West led 40-30.

After that, the East strengthened its defense, George scored 4 points in a row, Holiday made a dunk, and the East chased the score to 41-42.The game entered the performance stage, both sides came and went, and dunks and empty catches continued to be staged. After Chu Xiaoxiu made a super long three-pointer, he began to send out assists continuously. Wade and Durant had breakthrough dunks. Both Finn and Howard also had opportunities to dunk at the basket.

半场结束，西部队以69-65领先。杜兰特19分，格里芬12分，威斯布鲁克8分，保罗5分9助攻，科比5分7助攻1抢断，楚晓3分6助攻；东部队韦德12分6助攻，詹姆斯10分，安东尼10分5篮板，欧文贡献7分。

After the start of the second half, James and Wade scored consecutive points. The two teamed up to score the opening 12 points of the Eastern team.Paul scored 5 points in a row with 8 minutes and 53 seconds left in the quarter, scoring 4 points and assisting 35 times.At the end of the three quarters, the Western Stars lead 6-11, Wade 11 points and 108 assists, James 104 points and 21 assists, Anthony 6 points, George 18 points; Western team Durant 5 points, Griffin 17 points, Paul 11 ​​points and 24 points Assists 14 steals, Kobe 11 points 13 assists 3 steal
In the final quarter, the two sides launched a final contest. In the first 4 minutes, they were still on the bench. Chu Xiao Harden teamed up and scored 5 points. The West led 113-104. There was a scoring shortage. With 7 minutes and 35 seconds left in the quarter, Irving scored two three-pointers in a row, and the Eastern team chased the score to 118-119.

Afterwards, the two sides strengthened their defense and the main lineup came back. With 4 minutes and 14 seconds left in the game, the Eastern Conference trailed 124-127. Paul scored 5 points in a row. After Kobe made a layup, the defensive end blocked James' shot. Durant made a quick slam dunk. , the Western team led 136-126, with only 2 minutes and 33 seconds left, George scored two three-pointers in a row, Anthony also hit a long-range three-pointer with 23 seconds left in the game, and the Eastern Conference chased the score to 138-142. The East adopted foul tactics, Paul made two free throws, George missed a three-pointer, and the West sealed the victory.

Chris Paul of the West team scored 20 points, 15 assists and 4 steals in the game. After being voted by fans all over the world, he was finally awarded the MVP of the 2013 All-Star Game.This is also the first time in Paul's career that he won the All-Star Game MVP.

With the Western team winning again, as Paul said, he and Kobe have not lost a single All-Star Game.

But for Chu Xiao, this All-Star Game he just came to play soy sauce, and the real test for him was the upcoming boxing match with Ibaka in WWE.

To be honest, he has no certainty of winning.

(End of this chapter)