redvbooks Chapter 296 The Philadelphia All-Star Set sail! Busy Lin Long!
Chapter 296 The Philadelphia All-Star Set sail! Busy Lin Long!
The five-person slam dunk contest was given high hopes by everyone!
Many people think that this will be the best and most interesting slam dunk contest after Jordan and Wilkins!
The few free-throw line dunks that Lin Long showed before the finals last year directly made him the No. 1 seed of the year. All fans are looking forward to Lin Long's performance in the slam dunk contest. something to come.
In addition to those who are optimistic about Lin Long, there are also many who think that the Toronto Brothers can win. Rookie Carter has attracted a large number of fans with his explosive style of play and elegant dunks in this half-season game. Some people even think that he He is the number one dunker in the league today.
As for McGrady in the same year as Lin Long, his 203 cm height and slender limbs also make all his movements elegant and unrestrained, with a poetic romance.
In addition, Francis and Richardson, who are the most promising and most physically fit in the college circles and "410" high school circles in the United States today, just from the lineup, this slam dunk contest is definitely the best in history.
After that, the league announced the list of the three-point contest, and 6 sharpshooters from various teams gathered here again.
Defending champion Jeff Hornacek, Indiana Pacers leading league assassin Reggie Miller, Braves Nada Barrows, Bucks budding Ray Allen, and Kyle The special team's Lin Long and Dell Curry participated in the competition at the same time, competing for this year's 3-point championship.
And Lin Long participated in the dunk, 3-point and All-Star game at the same time in one year, and it is not too small to create a new record.
Many people joked that although this year's All-Star Game was in Philadelphia, it became Lin Long's show no matter how you looked at it.
After all, when a guy breaks almost every 3-pointer record.
He fulfilled all of the fantasies about dunking from the free throw line at the free-throw line, scored the all-time high score at the previous year's All-Star Game, and more than doubled the All-Star vote record.
How can such a person participate in the All-Stars, and how can he not become the most concerned and most anticipated person by everyone?
In early February, the league finally reluctantly announced the East and West All-Star reserves and rookie players.
The rookie game still adopts the pattern of the first grade being divided into East and West. The Celtics' Rashad Lewis squeezed into the rotation in the few games when Lin Long was not there, and he played better and better, and was successfully selected as a rookie. race.
In terms of the All-Star bench list, Karl Malone and Scott Pippen of the Western Lakers were selected as they wished, and the Lakers completed the great cause of four All-Stars for two consecutive years.
Houston Rockets star Antoine Walker was also selected for his excellent performance.
And Michael Finley of the Dallas Mavericks, John Stockton of the Utah Jazz, David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, Antonio McDyess of the Denver Nuggets, plus five starters for a total of 12 People formed the entire lineup of the West team, and Phil Jackson was once again the coach of the All-Star team.
On the East side, the Celtics' Charles Barkley averaged 17 points and 7 rebounds, Rasheed Wallace averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Larry Sprewell averaged 16 points and 5 rebounds. With 5 assists, Chauncey Billups averaged 14 points and 8 assists per game. These four are also among the All-Stars because of the Celtics' winning rate like a giant!
Coupled with the starting Lin Long, the Celtics made a total of 5 All-Stars, which is the first time in the history of the NBA! In the All-Star Game, you can even put out a lineup full of Celtics players. !
It is truly magnificent!
In addition, Alan Houston of the New York Knicks averaged 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
Larry Johnson averaged 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists per game. With the team's record and attention, both were selected.
With the starters Jordan and Ewing, the Knicks also have 4 All-Stars!
Just these two teams swept a full 9 positions!
The All-Star Game almost became an intra-team get-together for both teams!
There are only 3 spots left for the other 13 Eastern Conference teams.
Iverson and Grant Hill, who were started respectively, and Reggie Miller from the Indiana Pacers, and everyone else, became spectators.
This also sparked a heated discussion across the United States.
The Lakers, Knicks and Celtics swept 13 All-Star spots, just over half.
Three galactic battleships, well-deserved reputation!
No matter what the talk, the Celtics' winning streak continued, they didn't get carried away by the joy of the five-man All-Star selection, and they maintained their focus and blood until mid-February, before the All-Star Game. In the last game, the Celtics did not have another loss!
Extending the winning streak to 15 games, turning his record into 39 wins and 5 losses!
Before the start of the All-Star Game, even the Los Angeles Lakers in the west could not keep up with the Celtics. …
Finally lost two games, the difference between the two teams was slightly widened to 4 games.
Fortunately, the long-awaited All-Star weekend has finally arrived, and all players can relax on this day and forget those records, pressure and exhaustion.
Even players who have a game task at hand can completely take advantage of this rare weekend to relax their muscles and enjoy life.
After all, most of the time, the All-Star Game isn't a place to play.
Therefore, when the Celtics needed to participate in their respective projects, 7 people got on the plane at the same time and went to Philadelphia, everyone was extremely relaxed, lying in their seats on the plane, enjoying a rare relaxation.
From the moment he got off the plane, Lin Long clearly felt that this year's All-Stars were very different.
He was a rookie last year, and the Celtics were just a mediocre mid-level team.
Jordan is the well-deserved protagonist and king of the league. All the reporters and fans surround Jordan, while he is only a fledgling rookie. He is all about the stars, like a courtesan, Barkley, and introduces Lin Long.
And this year, I became the super ticket king. I have to participate in all events except the rookie game. Countless reporters and fans are chasing and blocking myself, wanting to interview or get something, Lin Long and the Celtics, 3.3 can be called the overlord of the alliance today!
In the interview scene where all 24 All-Stars assembled for the first time, Lin Long became the focus again. Everyone knew Lin Long's heroic deeds in New York nightclubs and regarded him as the most interesting good guy in the league.
These stars, who had their eyes above the top last year and didn't want to talk to a rookie very much, began to greet Lin Long cordially and invited him to go to nightclubs in Philadelphia at night.
After Lin Long greeted the big guy with a smile, Barkley, who was one year older, looked around and said with emotion: "Every year, many new faces appear, and many old guys can no longer come here."
"You're so embarrassed, Charles.
Reggie Miller's mean voice came from behind: "You have already won the championship, so you have the right to be emotional here? Do you believe I kicked your ass?"