Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 309 309. All-Star Lineup

On January 1, the Thunder challenged the Magic away.

Vucevic scored the first point of the game with a hook from the basket, and Fournier also made a mid-range shot.Li Cha assisted Grant to score, and the two teams started a fierce competition.

The inside combination of Vucevic and Aaron Gordon is more powerful and successfully suppressed the Thunder.Without the ability to score inside, the Thunder tried to play outside.

Robinson missed a three-pointer, and neither did Rose. The Magic seized the opportunity to play a wave of 6:0.

Li Cha turned on the offensive mode in advance, rushed to the basket and made strong plays, and then assisted Adams to dunk.

However, the Magic's three-pointers also gradually showed their power. With consecutive outside hits, the Magic maintained a 4-point lead and entered the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Magic's substitutes did not perform well, but the Thunder's inside line was even more messy. After being consumed by the Magic, there were no players who could play.

The team has no power forwards, and Grant is at the third position. The power forwards among the substitute players are too weak, so they can only fight their way up at this time.

As a result, the substitute not only failed to chase points, but the score was further stretched. Only Nunn scored a few points, keeping the hope of chasing points.

Li Cha launched a counterattack immediately after entering the field, and the Magic did not hesitate to execute a pincer attack.

The problem of the shortage of major generals is becoming more and more exposed. After overusing against strong teams, the next game will be very difficult.

Li Cha continued to contribute points for the team, but the support of his teammates was not enough, and he was already behind by 8 points in the first half.

After the start of the second half, Li Cha stepped up his offense, trying to use his ability around the basket to attract the opponent's insiders away and make his insides easier, but the result was not very good.

Vucevic continued to wreak havoc on the inside, Aaron Gordon broke through with three-pointers, and Fournier's outside line was still unstoppable.

Li Cha exerted all his strength and the team still failed to tie the score, only catching up by 2 points.

Since [-]% is not enough, then [-]%, Li Cha chose to explode in the fourth quarter, no matter how the opponent double-teamed or how bad his chances were, he just shot like crazy.

If the Magic can't double-team with two people, then they can use three people. When the Thunder has no other way to play, the Magic can double-team without any scruples.

Two fists are hard to beat four hands, and the opponent is still six or ten hands.

Li Cha scored 21 points in a single quarter but still failed to stop the Magic, and finally lost the game 105:109.

全场李茶32投16中拿到42分6篮板2助攻。

The Thunder's four-game winning streak was ended again.

In the final analysis, there are still too many injured soldiers, and other players are prone to fatigue, so the winning streak cannot last long.

That night, the NBA officially announced the starters for the 2019 All-Star Game.

In addition to the votes of coaches and players, the ranking can be finally determined.

In the end, Antetokounmpo won the first place in the frontcourt of the Eastern Conference, Leonard and Embiid won the starting positions; Irving and Walker won the backcourt together.

Antetokounmpo won the title of captain with the most votes in all categories.

The Western frontcourt James, Durant and Davis won the starting lineup.Although Doncic ranked second in the fan vote, he was always a rookie. Players and the media voted very little, and he was eventually defeated as a starter.

There is no doubt that Li Cha and Curry are in the backcourt.Li Cha still occupied No.1 in the votes of players and media, and won the starting position with an absolute advantage.

With an absolute advantage, he became the captain of another All-Star team.

On the 31st, the substitute lineup followed suit, and the selection of the substitute lineup was mainly based on the votes of the coaches of each team.

The Eastern Conference's bench lineup is: Oladipo, Griffin, Middleton, Lowry, Ben Simmons, Bill, Vucevic.

Middleton's outside three-pointer and Antetokounmpo echoed each other, and the Bucks' record this year also benefited from this inside-out cooperation.

Bill also successfully entered the bench lineup because of the coach's vote. Vucevic also received the coach's vote bonus, and he just defeated Li Cha in the game.

The bench lineup in the West is: Harden, Jokic, Lillard, Thompson, Aldridge, Green and Towns.

Dongcic did not enter the All-Star game list at all, and Dongcic did not get a high vote in the coach's vote.

Also because of the coach's vote, Adams also failed to become an All-Star player. The guard has no suspense, but the previous All-Star Aldridge and Downs were added to the frontcourt, and Cousins ​​​​also failed to enter the All-Star.

The most unacceptable thing for fans is that Wade and Rose, two players with a lot of votes from fans, not only failed to make the starting lineup, but also didn't even get a substitute. They just wanted to earn fans' feelings and tears.

It can only be said that I cast a lonely!

The time for captain selection is scheduled for February 2, and neither Li Cha nor Antetokounmpo have time to play.

Drawing on the experience of last year, this year's selection will be broadcast live, and the two captains will connect with the studio online.

Compared with last year, the captains of the two teams have changed, and it feels like a new generation replaces the old.

This made Luo Xi very happy. He was busy back and forth, just to prepare an outfit for Li Cha.

In the end, it's just showing your face, at most it can be exposed to your chest, and it can't be seen in other places.

On February 2, other entries were also revealed.

Participating in the skills contest are Doncic of the Mavericks, Fox of the Kings, Jokic of the Nuggets, Kuzma of the Lakers, Tatum of the Celtics, Conley of the Jazz, Tre Young of the Eagles, and Vucevic of the Magic.

Except for Jokic, they are all new faces, and there are many first- and second-year rookies among them. Conley is the only veteran.

It can be seen that the Skills Challenge, which tests comprehensive ability, is a battlefield dominated by young people.

Participating in the three-point contest are: Sun's Booker, who lost to George by a narrow margin last time, Booker vowed to make a comeback. This is his third consecutive three-point contest.

Seth Curry of the Trail Blazers, the younger brother of Stephen Curry, ranks first in the league in three-point shooting percentage of 48.5% this season. Under the cover of his brother's aura, Seth Curry wants to make his own reputation.

Stephen Curry of the Warriors, this is Curry's sixth time participating, and he also participated with his brother. As the first player in NBA history to hit at least 200 three-pointers in seven consecutive seasons, Curry is the pioneer of the small ball era, and he has also won the three-point contest championship.

Danny Green of the Raptors, Danny Green was a shooter when he was in the Spurs. After coming to the Raptors, his three-point shooting percentage reached 42.0%. This is his first time participating.

Joe Harris of the Nets, with a 45.3% three-point shooting percentage, ranks fourth in the league. This is also the first time he has participated.

The King's Hield made 45.9% of his three-pointers and ranked third in the league. This is also his first time participating.

Lillard of the Trail Blazers has made 60-pointers in [-] consecutive games, which is the longest record in NBA history. The ultra-long three-pointers guided by Lee have always been a powerful weapon for killing people.

The Bucks' Middleton, who can hit 2.3 three-pointers per game, is an important outside firepower for the Bucks.

Dirk Nowitzki of the Lone Ranger, the champion of the 06 All-Star Three-Point Shooting Contest, ranked 3th in NBA history in 11-point shooting. The old driver also fully entertained himself this year and came here to help the All-Star.

The Hornets' Walker, who made 35.9% of his three-pointers this season, seems to be very high, but in the modern era of three-pointers, it is not very good, but at home, Walker is obviously accumulating popularity for Charlotte.

The slam dunk contest was finally selected by Dennis Smith of the Knicks, John Collins of the Hawks, Miles Bridges of the Hornets, and Derrick Jones Jr. of the Heat.

Both Smith and Jones have participated in the dunk contest, obviously this time will also prepare well.

At the same time, under the pressure of unanimous public opinion from the fans, the league also released a message.

This year's All-Star will add a veteran from each of the East and West to participate, and the hand-picked players are the two who will retire this year.Nowitzki and Wade!

No wonder the old driver wanted to participate in the three-point contest, so there was such an arrangement.

Although this move failed to fully satisfy the fans' love and votes for Wade and Rose, it also appeased the fans and calmed down the public opinion turmoil a little.

After all, Wade was selected. As the most successful foreign player, Nowitzki has a very large fan base, and both of them will retire this year. To be able to participate in the All-Star at this time, this time the emotional operation is awarded 99 points, and the last point is reserved for Xiao Hua's pride.

The Rookie Challenge continues the World Team’s style of challenging the U.S. team. The participating players are:

World Team: Anunobi (Raptors), Ayton (Suns), Bogdanovic (Kings), Doncic (Mavericks), Alexander (Clippers), Ben Simmons (Digital Man), Markanen (Bulls), Okogie (Timberwolves), Osman (Cavaliers), Kurucs (Nets).

Team USA: Jarrett Allen (Thunder), Bagley (King), Ball (Lakers), Collins (Eagle), Fox (King), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies), Kuzma (Lakers), Mitchell (Jazz), Tatum (Celtics), Tre Young (Eagle).

Judging from the lineup list, the US team is almost all future stars, especially Mitchell, Tatum and Tre Young.

The world team is also led by Ben Simmons, Doncic and Ayton.

The strength of the two sides is equal, and it is estimated that it will be a battle between dragons and tigers.

Allen was selected for the Rookie Challenge in the second grade, which is also an affirmation of his strength and affirmation of his hard training for more than a year.

The corners of Li Cha's mouth rose slightly, but his vision was still very good.

But after thinking about it, Li Cha had a bitter face again.

Sure enough, Allen had already moved to his face, "Brother Li!"

Seeing this excited expression, Li Cha could already imagine what he was going to say next, Li Cha frowned.

"Brother, you are really worried. Do you not know who to choose as a teammate? Do you want me to give you some advice?"

Sure enough... huh?Why is this problem? Shouldn't it be dancing and announcing that he has entered the Rookie Challenge?
(End of this chapter)