Legend of Tomorrow

Chapter 1028 [Blessing in disguise, passionate conflict]

Kobe became the second starting guard in the Western Conference and received 840,000 votes, beating Paul. This shows that the scoring style attracts more fans.

No matter how bad the team's record is, as long as Kobe can compete for the scoring title, his popularity will not be bad. Paul is characterized by stability, always averaging around 20 points per game, and rarely 30 points in a single game.

The other two starters in the West are Al Horford of the Thunder and Blake Griffin of the Clippers.

It's a surprise that Horford can become the starter. Love and Howard are both playing in the Eastern Conference. Aldridge's Trail Blazers record is outside the playoffs, and the Western Conference lacks good inside players.

Brook Lopez has a good record, but his style of play does not attract fans and he is not popular. Duncan of the Spurs has average statistics, plays on the floor, and has very low approval ratings. The Grizzlies' Gasol brothers' data has declined, ranking only eighth in the Western Conference, and their popularity is not high.

Horford became the starter with only 550,000 votes. When Westbrook was injured, people discovered that Horford, who had taken more shots, was such a strong inside player who could go inside and outside. He averaged 17.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

When commentating on the Thunder's game, Guo Xu praised Horford, which also helped him win a lot of votes.

Seven substitutes in the Western Conference: Paul, Harden, Lopez, Duncan, Anthony Davis, Roy, and Klay Thompson.

The Hornets' No. 1 pick, Kyrie Irving, failed to make the All-Star selection. Although he averaged 20.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game in the mid-term, the media and fans generally believed that he was overrated.

As a point guard, Irving is not good at controlling the rhythm to drive the team's offense, and his style of play is more like a shooting guard. He shot only 43% from the field and 35.8% from three-point range.

He averaged 35 minutes per game, took 17.4 shots for 20.8 points, and had a true shooting percentage of only 53.3%, which is really nothing special. When he first entered the league, Irving's model was Paul, and many people said that he would become Guo Xu's successor. Now many people say that he is like Kobe who takes fewer shots and is accurate in three-pointers.

In the past, everyone would praise players with Irving's style, but now people have discovered that it is difficult for this kind of player to lead the team to win. He is outside the tactical system and needs specific teammates to perform.

This year Irving also did something that aroused the disgust of 6 billion fans. He filmed a creative advertisement for Pepsi-Cola called Uncle Drew and pretended to be an old man to play street ball.

In 2001, Guo Xu disguised himself as an old man and challenged Kobe Bryant to a duel on the Great Wall, leaving behind a legend. Irving shot this advertisement and was accused of plagiarism along with PepsiCo.

Pepsi-Cola wanted to hire Guo Xu to shoot an advertisement. They had done so many years ago. No matter how high the endorsement price was, Guo Xu didn't do it. His reason was very simple. He didn't drink carbonated drinks, so he couldn't make advertisements to deceive fans.

Guo Xu tweeted that he didn't mind using this idea in Irving's ads, but the insiders didn't buy it.

The most popular player in the Eastern Conference is LeBron James, and the other four starters are Wade, Wall, Love, and Howard.

The Wizards' record has improved this season, and both internal and external cores have produced good data.

The Knicks' Stoudemire's data dropped sharply, with only 18 points and 7.4 rebounds. Once Stoudemire's physical fitness declines, his condition will seriously decline. If his defensive ability is average, he will not be able to get another big contract.

Seven substitutes: Deron Williams, Nowitzki, Stoudemire, Joakim Noah, Carmelo Anthony, Damian Lillard, Paul Millsap.

Three of the Nets were selected to the All-Stars. Once Kobe left and Nowitzki came, Deron was resurrected. He can perform well in pick-and-roll tactics, averaging 17.8 points, 3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, shooting 45% from the field and 36.6% from three-point range.

Last season, Deron was a blessing in disguise because he didn't have the ball. He was a fixed-point shooter and played basketball for a season to recover from his ankle injury.

It is worth mentioning that Deron was already suffering from ankle injuries in 2012, and there were problems with both ankles. In addition, Colangelo, president of the American Basketball Association, also publicly criticized Deron for being overweight, which puts a heavy burden on him.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Deron had at least three blocking injections in the 2012-13 season and continued to play. As a defender, the wear and tear on his ankles is accumulated over time. Deron insisted on playing through the 2013-2014 season because the Nets needed him if they wanted to win the championship. Deron had both legs and ankle surgeries at the end of the season, and has been in trouble ever since.

If Deron had worked harder last season, he would have been unable to survive soon. Now he is lucky to have escaped.

On the first day of the celebrity weekend, major media reported big news one after another, because Howard and Kobe were fighting each other passionately again.

The feud between the two didn't just start last season. The feud actually dates back to 2004, the rookie season of Warcraft.

On November 13, 2004, Howard ushered in the sixth game of his career, against the Lakers. At 2 minutes and 31 seconds before the end of the third quarter, Kobe used Odom's screen to get rid of Magic players Stevenson and Garrity and went straight to the inside. Faced with Howard's defense, Kobe showed no fear and jumped up to complete a one-handed dunk, while Howard was pinned down by Kobe's crotch.

Warcraft leaned, staggered, and almost fell. Kobe's dunk on Howard can be said to be one of the best dunks of his career. Of course, it is also one of the most humiliating shots in Howard's career.

As soon as he arrived in New Orleans this time, Howard posted a photo of himself dunking on Kobe on social networking sites, and wrote in the accompanying text: Maybe only Kobe can guard me like this, but look at the expressions of Harris and Blair. Yeah, haha!

Just a month ago, the Mavericks were slaughtered by the Nets for 32 points. Howard suspected of dunking on Kobe in the second quarter.

Why do you say suspected? Because Kobe was just under the basket and didn't jump. He turned around and avoided Howard. However, because of the shooting angle, it looked like Kobe was dunked.

Obviously, Howard enjoyed it, or he was overjoyed. He and Kobe had a bad relationship last season and would never miss an opportunity to mock each other.

Kobe immediately fired back on Twitter, saying: I didn't really appreciate Shaq until I played with Dwight Howard.

Howard followed up with a tweet and replied: I also appreciate the Sharks. The question is who appreciates Kobe? Can Kobe make it to the playoffs without a star center on the team? We don't have Kobe now. Every day in the locker room Laughter, No. 1 in the East.”

Some media pointed out that the conflict between the two was irreconcilable during last season's All-Star Game.

In the locker room before the All-Star Game in Houston, Howard put on Kobe Bryant's jersey, tried his best to tease Kobe Bryant.

Howard imitated Kobe's words and actions in front of a group of Eastern Conference star teammates and asked others if they could stand such a person? Someone anonymously exposed the matter after the game.

This All-Star Weekend had no highlights. Guo Xu refused to participate in any activities and was neither a commentator nor a coach. Fans are generally not very enthusiastic, and the atmosphere of star-chasing is not strong. This is the most deserted All-Star event in recent years.

The finale of the dunk contest the next day was changed to a confrontation between the East and the West. Only the two dunks by Wall and Paul George were justified.

Both sides did not defend seriously in the main game and played until the end. The Eastern team won 165 to 155. Anthony scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists and won the MVP.

This result disappointed everyone. Anthony was only selected as a substitute because of his outstanding statistics. The Magic's record is outside the playoffs this season.

Does this kind of player who can only score really deserve the title of star among stars?

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