Chapter 212 The main match begins

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 212 The main match begins

Howard is undoubtedly the biggest player in this slam dunk contest. In addition to him, there are also Gay, Moon and Gerald Green from the Timberwolves.

There is no doubt that the four of them are spring players with super physical fitness, but except for Howard, the others have not really made a name for themselves yet.

The final result was that after Howard and the previous slam dunk champion Gerald Green reached the finals together, Howard won the house with his "Superman Dunk", and without any suspense beat Green's blow-out candle dunk to win the championship.

When he won the dunk contest, he was successfully crowned the dunk king.

How should I put it? This dunk is somewhat difficult, but what is more eye-catching is its gimmick.

In fact, Howard even just put on a red cape, which doesn't look like Superman at all. After all, he doesn't even have underwear on, so what kind of Superman is he?

On the contrary, in Li Chengming's view, Green's blowing out the candles was both a gimmick, a technique, and an aesthetic. Howard's victory was more a combination of his reputation and Americans' love for Superman, which was more or less a victory.

No more martial arts.

But the rules of the slam dunk contest include fan voting. Howard definitely has an overwhelming advantage in this regard.

And this made Li Chengming, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but start to consider the possibility of participating in the dunk contest. After all, he usually doesn't dunk too much in order to protect himself in actual combat, but dunks are really a magic weapon to attract fans, so why not do it?

Come up with the slam dunk contest to show it off.

After all, if he wants to do stunts, Li Chengming thinks he can do it too.

However, his explosive power, take-off height and airborne performance are not very good. Maybe he can try to improve in this aspect in the future.

But if it’s just for a dunk contest, I think it’s not very cost-effective. After all, it’s getting harder and harder to earn calories.

With gains for two consecutive days, Magic fans obviously had a very comfortable All-Star weekend.

And Li Chengming and the others found another nightclub to continue their celebration. This time it was even more exciting, because both Howard and Li Chengming knew that participating in the All-Star Game the next day was important to them.

, basically has nothing to do with them.

Unlike the Rookie Game and individual competitions, the All-Star Game brings together all the big-name players in the league. No one here dares to say that he or she will be the most eye-catching one.

If you want to become a "star among stars" and win the All-Star MVP award, it not only depends on your personal ability, but most importantly, it also depends on whether your teammates are willing to do it, and at the same time, it also depends on whether your opponents are willing to do it.

There are many situations where teammates or opponents disrupt the situation. The All-Stars have had famous grievances in the past. For example, the most classic one is the grievance between "Smiling Assassin" Thomas and Jordan. Earlier, Thomas, who had the air of a senior, was excluded from passing the ball, leaving Jordan

I kept a grudge in my heart, and later came back directly to the national team to get my revenge with "him but not me".

Then in Jordan's final All-Star Game, Thomas first "persuaded" Carter to make way for the starting lineup, and then Kobe and Garnett teamed up to disrupt the situation, destroying the All-Star MVP that the league had carefully arranged for Jordan.

As for Li Chengming and Howard, they can only stay together by themselves.

In this All-Star Game, the most powerful group is obviously the "03 Gang", especially in the Eastern Conference. Due to Garnett's injury and retirement, among the starting five, the 2003 Gang directly accounts for three.

And Kidd has long been uninterested in all-star matters due to the team's problems, so he will definitely not get involved. Basically, it depends on the other three people.

During the reporter's interview on the third day, someone specifically asked Li Chengming whether the "surprise" he mentioned before at the All-Star Game would not be seen until the main game.

Li Chengming could only say that he had run out of ideas in the rookie competition, and he left it up to everyone to find the bright spots.

How about leaving it here to play "Let's find fault"?

But what he said is actually correct. In the rookie game, he had 18 assists and many beautiful passes, and he also dunked several times. Just watching the highlights will definitely bring a lot of surprises to the fans, but this is definitely not what the media

The kind of surprise I want to see.

Then soon at nine o'clock in the evening, the All-Star Game officially began, and Li Chengming felt a little inexplicably excited.

During the warm-up before the game, Dayao came over to greet Li Chengming, and then squeezed his shoulders from behind to help him relax.

This scene reminded Li Chengming of the way Kobe Bryant guided Yao when he first participated in the All-Star Game.

It's a pity that these two people could not cooperate after all...

Of course, All-Star Kobe Bryant is also here this time, but he is not warming up with them at this time. He is just resting on the sidelines. It is said that he is injured. For protection, he probably won't wait too long.

Logically speaking, like Garnett, he should have withdrawn due to injury, but probably to let the fans see him, he came to the scene and played again for fun.

In the East, the Green Army contributed the most three people. The "Big Three" were all selected to the All-Stars. However, Garnett was absent due to injury, and then Chris Bosh of the Raptors became the All-Star starter. Likewise, Garnett was absent due to injury.

, Li Chengming also filled Bosh's substitute spot as a forward.

Ray Allen actually came in as a substitute, replacing Caron Butler of the Wizards who withdrew due to injury.

It's interesting to say that last year when he was with the SuperSonics, he also replaced Allen Iverson and entered the All-Stars. This year he was replaced again. Being able to be in the rotation every time cannot be explained by luck. It means that he is on the coach's side.

The impressions are pretty good.

In fact, counting this way, the Celtics, Magic, Pistons and Wizards all have two players selected. Howard is the starter on the Magic, and Li Chengming is the substitute. Hamilton and Billups on the Pistons are both selected as substitutes.

Jamison and Butler of the Wizards were also selected as substitutes, but Butler withdrew due to injury.

Although Arenas ranked fifth among defenders in the voting, he is as popular as Carter, who is fourth. However, this season was affected by injuries and other injuries, and his performance was average, so he was not selected as a substitute by the coaches.

The rest is "Eagle King" Joe Johnson, plus Kidd, Wade, and James in the starting lineup, this is the entire 12-man Eastern Conference All-Star roster.

Stan Van Gundy, the head coach of the Eastern All-Star Team and the head coach of the Magic, which currently ranks first in the Eastern Conference and has the best record in the league, does his job. This is also the second time in his personal coaching career that he has served as the head coach of the All-Stars, and he has also coached the Eastern Stars.

Team.

The last time was not too far away. In the 2004-05 season, Van Gundy led the Heat to the first place in the Eastern Conference, and thus got the opportunity to be the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

And under his leadership that season, the Heat, which introduced Shaquille O'Neal, finally achieved an impressive record of 59 wins in the regular season and entered the playoffs as the first place in the Eastern Conference. However, they did not expect to lose in the Eastern Conference finals in the tiebreaker.

Negative piston.

After that, he took the initiative to resign, saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that his authority in the Heat was very limited because of Riley, whether it was recruiting or daily training.

, Riley is suspected of being too involved in the team.

Any head coach with a bit of self-respect cannot stand this, even if he knows that if he persists for one more season, he may be able to win the championship.

And sure enough, after he left, Pat Riley quickly took over the team and led the team to win the championship the following season, which was somewhat like picking a peach.

Now that Van Gundy has come to the Magic, he has brought the Magic to the first place in the league in just over half a season. This is not a good opportunity for him to prove himself again.

In particular, he has to prove himself to the Heat and Riley, and prove that he can still do a good job as head coach without Riley.
Chapter completed!