Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 150 2010 All-Star Class

At the end of the game, the statistics of the first-year team were basically concentrated on four people.

Evans scored the highest score of the first-year team with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Jennings scored the second highest score with 22 points. Blair also scored 22 points and 23 rebounds.

However, the final MVP of the Rookie Challenge is basically someone's pocket.

Lu Ming, who said he didn't play much, scored 21 points, 23 assists and 21 rebounds, and took over the MVP trophy of the Rookie Challenge from Adam Silva.

Raised above the head, it was the cheers of the audience.

Followed by an interview.

An ESPN reporter congratulated with a smile on his face, "Congratulations, Lu, you have won the MVP of the All-Star Challenge. Is there anything you want to say to the audience?"

Lu Ming thanked Bobo stylized, and then said, "For me, as long as this trophy stays in the first-year team, it is the best result."

The second-year players stood on the sidelines, very unwilling, but there was nothing they could do.

The reporter asked again, "At the All-Star Weekend, you will appear as the starter. Do you have the confidence to win another trophy?"

Is this crazy?
Lu Ming said speechlessly, "As long as the trophy stays in the east, it will be the best result."

After the interview, the activity continued.

But it was late at night, and soon everyone dispersed.

February 2th is the Chinese New Year.

All-stars have added a lot of Chinese cultural elements, and it looks very festive.

Starting at noon, there will be a one-hour fan carnival, and then there will be star team training in the East and West.

Then came the G League All-Star Game.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the Mavericks' home court began various individual events.

Lu Ming didn't sign up for any single event, but because Gallinari participated in the three-point contest, Lu Ming and David Lee came to the sidelines to cheer for him.

Those who participated in the three-point contest included the last three-point contest champion Daquan Cook, elementary school student Curry, Channing Frye, Gallinari, and famous stars Chauncey Billups and Paul Pierce.

It's a pity that Gallinari was a little nervous in the game and felt bad, so he was eliminated in the first round.

Pierce, Billups, and Curry, who was the highest in the first round, entered the final game.

In the end, it was also Pierce who scored 20 points in the starting game, beat Billups and Curry, and won the championship of this All-Star Three-Point Contest.

In the subsequent slam dunk contest, Nate Robinson, who was supposed to win the third championship, did not sign up to participate. In the final slam dunk contest with no stars, the young Raptors and DeRozan, who was in the same class as Lu Ming, won the title of this year's slam dunk champion with an absolute advantage and 62% of the votes.

Seeing the shy DeRozan holding the championship trophy, Lu Ming was also happy for him.

I hope this trophy can change something.

On February 2th, US time on February 15th, the All-Star Game was held at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.

Before the start of the game, some changes took place in the starting rosters of both sides.

Because Kobe had injured his finger in the previous game, he could only sit on the sidelines, so Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks replaced the All-Star position.

Instead of Kobe starting, it is the Mavericks Nowitz.

At around [-]:[-] p.m., players from both sides were ready to play.

According to the rules, the starting ceremony of the All-Star starts from the Eastern Conference.

The seemingly simple ceremony of the final appearance order based on the number of votes, but there was a small disagreement in the locker room.

According to the number of votes, Garnett played first, then Wade, then center Howard, then James, and finally Lu Ming.

If this order of appearance, James does not feel very comfortable.

A rookie coming out at the end is a complete challenge to his status in the league. Even if Lu Ming is the vote leader, he thinks it's just because Lu Ming is backed by the convenience brought by the two major markets of New York and China, which is completely inferior to his second most votes in the All-Star Game.

It is worth mentioning that when the All-Star starters were finally announced, James surpassed Wade and Kobe in one fell swoop, and was only behind Lu Ming by 2 votes.

So, James expressed a little suggestion, "How about we decide the order of appearance by age?"

Among them, Lu Ming is the youngest and Garnett is the oldest.

If Garnett, a senior in the league, is allowed to play at the finale, he can not only show respect for the tradition of the seniors, but also suppress Lu Ming's arrogance, which will kill two birds with one stone.

Even if he is still the penultimate appearance.

The other players who came off the bench weren't there in the first place, they just looked serious and prepared to have a good meal.

Wade smiled and didn't speak.

Howard was originally going to be the third to play, and even if it was based on his age, he didn't have any objection to being the second to play. He cheerfully raised his hands in agreement, "Haha, this is very good, Lu, you are in front of me, be careful I kick your ass!"

Lu Ming ignored him, just took a deep look at James, and then looked at Garnett.

Although Garnett had some conflicts with Lu Ming in the previous game, he didn't have a good impression of James, so he laughed, "Why bother, it's okay to play according to the number of votes. Besides, I don't want to wait in the back all the time."

He didn't want to get involved, as if he was in collusion with James.

James smiled, then looked at Lu Ming, "Lu, what do you think?"

Lu Ming also smiled, "I think Kevin is right. Besides, I'm still young, so I'd like to wait a little longer."

"Really?" James' face was not very good.

"Then, how about I trade with you? After all, Kobe doesn't play. You are the biggest star in this league. It would be a little bad if you don't play in the finale, right?" Lu Ming kept smiling faintly when he spoke.

As soon as these words came out, James' face became even uglier.

Except for Howard, everyone present could hear the strong irony in Lu Ming's words.

Garnett grinned, thinking, this rookie really doesn't give James face, he's too awesome, and he doesn't know how to flatter him.

Wade looked at Lu Ming, then at James, and decided it was better not to say anything.

Anyway, he wasn't the one who wanted to grab the finale spot.

If it was Howard, he would definitely agree.

But the problem with James is that he is too shameless, so he coldly rejected Lu Ming's "good intentions", "It's not necessary!"

At this time, the staff came in, asked for the list of appearances, and reported it to the announcer.

As usual, he asked about James.

See, this is the card of the alliance.

However, the card face was very unhappy, and he did not speak with a cold face.

The staff froze for a moment, a little confused about what happened in the locker room, but felt that the atmosphere was weird.

Fortunately, at this time, Howard made a relief for him, "We in the East will appear in order of votes, from low to high. Well, Lu is the last one."

I also emphasized that Lu Ming made his finale appearance.

The staff was stunned again, and subconsciously glanced at James, obviously wanting to ask, "Shouldn't you be the finale?"

Seeing this, James' face became even uglier.

Wade stepped forward and pushed the staff out of the locker room, "That's right, we're going to play in the order we're used to, you just need to report it."

After the staff went out, they immediately understood what happened in the Eastern All-Star locker room.

Then he left expectantly.

Then, the all-star appearance ceremony began.

When James came out, he was still not in a good mood. Facing the audience, he showed a domineering smile, and made a few moves that were the only ones in heaven and earth.

Sure enough, he is an actor at the actor level.

However, when Lu Ming appeared on the stage and got even more enthusiastic cheers than his appearance, James in the shadow was very unhappy.

"LeBron, what are you thinking?" Wade asked in a low voice.

"Oh, it's nothing." James and Wade are not biological brothers, so naturally he refused to speak out his inner thoughts.

"You know, there are no real point guards in this team." Wade said with a smile.

He was right when he said that.

After all, among the five starters in the Eastern Conference, except for the relatively normal positions of forwards and centers, the two guards, in fact, usually play the position of shooting guard in normal games.

But Wade deliberately denied the fact that Lu Ming was actually a point guard.

"Hmm." James looked thoughtfully at Lu Ming, who was interacting with the audience at the Knicks home court.

In the official NBA commentary booth, Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Mike Breen and Van Gundy Jr. were invited to comment.

Seeing that most of the audience were interacting with Lu Ming, Mike Brin couldn't help but said in surprise, "It seems that Lu's popularity is also very high in Dallas."

"Haha, he's a super rookie!" Barkley said with a big laugh.

"It's not just a super rookie, Lu Ke is also the top voter of this year's All-Star. Don't forget this." Kenny Smith explained that the Knicks also played more games. Although most of the time they were standing on the opposite side of Barkley, but at this time, that kind of form is unnecessary.

"It's not all because of these. Don't you think that Lu is a bit too out of place among these five people? If someone tells me that he is from Hollywood, I will consider believing it." Little Van Gundy said.

"Haha, maybe that's true!" Barkley still laughed.

Then, it was the Western Conference starter.

After that, after the song ended, Nowitzz, as the host, made a short speech on the field, to the effect that he welcomed everyone's arrival and other scene words.

After all played, the head coach began to arrange tactics.

However, in coaching this kind of All-Star game, in addition to winning, the key point is to play beautifully.

So D'Antoni made the overall strategic arrangement of "let go and play", and then sent out the starters.

In the East, guards Lu Ming and Wade, forwards James and Garnett, and center Howard.

In the West, Lakers coach Phil Jackson also "sent" the starting lineup, guard Nash, forwards Nowitz, Anthony and Duncan, and center Stoudemire.

The two sides played a penalty kick, Howard jumped and lost to Duncan, the first offense in the West.

The All-Star game is not completely undefensive.

At the beginning, everyone still gave a little defensive attitude, but they didn't have the full defensive strength like a formal game.

The West's first offense, and finally Nowitz, received a pass from Nash and made a mid-range shot to get the opening whistle for the West.

The Eastern Conference's first attack, Lu Ming followed, without even touching the ball, so James symbolically punched Nowitz on the back, turned around and missed a mid-range shot.

The rest of the game was roughly the same.

After playing for 2 minutes, neither side scored high.

The West hit three goals and scored 6 points.

And the East scored nothing.

"It seems that the rookie has not found his place on the field." Little Van Gundy looked at Lu Ming who was just running and defending, and said with a smile.

"On the 23rd, he played completely out of order. He only played 2 minutes and took 3 shots. In the end, he failed to score 1 point for the team. The ball was too sticky." Barkley was dissatisfied with James' practice of dribbling almost from the frontcourt.

Mike Breen smiled but didn't speak.

But Van Gundy expressed the same doubts, "James is a little too eager to perform, in front of a rookie."

is not that right?

You are a small forward, wouldn't it be enough to play the forward position with peace of mind?

Why grab the job of guard?
"Haha, Charles, did you see that, James scored a three-pointer!"

As soon as Barkley finished speaking, James took Wade's pass and hit a three-pointer.

The other three laughed happily when they saw Barkley being slapped in the face immediately.

"Hehe!" Barkley laughed self-evidently.

It was not until the third minute of the game that Lu Ming touched the ball for the first time.

Well, it was Lu Ming who grabbed the defensive rebound himself.

After grabbing the rebound, Lu Ming naturally dribbled the ball across the court. After all, he is a point guard, so he didn't say anything.

But James reached out for the ball after Lu Ming passed halftime.

"It's too much!" Barkley said dissatisfiedly when he saw James asking for the ball.

At this time, the audience also saw the problem of the Eastern All-Star starters. Except for Howard who was still communicating with Lu Ming on the field, the other three were probably trying to exclude rookies.

Garnett said he was innocent.

At this time, Lu Ming saw James asking for the ball, but ignored him. Standing on the edge of the LOGO, he saw that there was no defense in front of him. He glanced at James, and then quickly saluted with one hand. When everyone was stunned, he raised his hand and shot a super long three-pointer.

"Dwight! Rebound!" James was stunned after Lu Ming shot a three-pointer, glared at Lu Ming, and immediately shouted for Howard who was under the basket to grab a rebound.

But at this time, Lu Ming had already turned around.

Then, with a bang, the basketball went into the basket.

"Ho Ho Ho Ho!" Most of the audience cheered like they were at the Knicks' home court.

This kind of shooting, in the era when three-pointers were not yet popular, was too shocking to people's attention.

O'Neal, who was wearing a suit on the sidelines, stared exaggeratedly.

"Haha, that's it, this is Lu, this is how a super rookie shoots! A super three-pointer, a sword to seal the throat!" Barkley was so happy that Kenny Smith couldn't stand it any longer.

"Hey, Charles, it's just a three-pointer, there's no need to be so exaggerated?" Kenny Smith said.

"Speaking of which, Lu's three-point shooting percentage in the past half season is also quite high. It seems to be about 38%, right?" Van Gundy Jr. said.

"That's an exaggeration!" Mike Breen shook his head when he heard the data.

On the field, Howard was the first to run from under the basket to half court, and happily high-fived Lu Ming, "Haha, Lu, how did you think of making such a long shot! Much more domineering than my three-pointer!"

Howard's second shot of the game was actually a three-pointer.

When James retreated, he was not very satisfied. He clapped his hands and said, "Hey, this kind of shot is not rational."

"But it hit, didn't it?" Lu Ming said, spreading his hands.

"Huh!" James snorted coldly and went to defend.

In the next game, Lu Ming once again became a spectator on the offensive end of the Eastern Conference. Until 6 minutes into the game, the Eastern Conference took the lead in calling a timeout and began to transfer personnel.

"Lu, you rest first, and then play in the second quarter." D'Antoni didn't want to see his players running on the court, but made the decision to let Lu Ming leave the court first.

"Okay." Lu Ming nodded, and sat down on the bench.

At this time, the score between the East and the West was 19:18.

The East temporarily leads by 2 points.

(End of this chapter)