After a perfunctory acceptance speech and a series of interviews, Wang Zelin returned to the locker room to take a shower and prepare to go back to the hotel with Lillard and Will Barton to rest.
As soon as I arrived at the door, a familiar figure came into view.
"LeBron, you haven't left yet..."
After the rookie game, many big names who came to watch, such as Wade, Anthony, Paul and others, had already left the arena.
The third of the four Banana Boat brothers has left. Wang Zelin thought that James would also leave, but this guy is still here.
"Wang, congratulations on winning the rookie game MVP!"
James walked in on his own and stared eagerly at Wang Zelin's rookie game MVP trophy.
"...I'm not telling you, you have three regular season MVP trophies and one FMVP trophy. What does a mere rookie MVP trophy mean to you?"
Wang Zelin watched with pain as James put his hand on his trophy and rubbed it repeatedly.
"That's different," James reluctantly returned the trophy to Wang Zelin, saying: "For every NBA player, there are only two opportunities to compete for the Rookie Game MVP trophy in his career, so the commemorative significance is great... I just
I haven’t taken it, alas!”
"Hey, LeBron, you didn't win the rookie game MVP?"
In Wang Zelin's impression, except for a handful of superstars like Kobe who gradually emerged from the team's bench, and a proud man like James who attracted much attention as soon as he debuted, wouldn't it be enough to be the MVP of the rookie game?
He knows very well: The guy in front of him with thick eyebrows and big eyes will actually have 4 regular season MVPs and 4 finals MVP trophies in the future... All-star MVP Wang Zelin is really not impressed.
After all, for a historical superstar like James who is obsessed with chasing the figure of the basketball god, only top honors can really add points, and the All-Star MVP is obviously not enough.
"If I remember correctly, the winner of the rookie game MVP that year was Carmelo Anthony!"
At this time Aldridge said.
"oh……"
Then there's nothing wrong with it.
When James and Anthony first debuted, they were hailed as the peerless twins of the 2003 generation. The outside world compared them to a rival in their careers, including themselves.
If it weren't for Anthony's constant off-court disputes, his impression in Utah people's hearts would be greatly reduced, which would lead to the weakening of support from the league...
All in all, Melon was really fierce when he debuted!
After Dao Wan sighed in his heart, James explained the reason to everyone.
In order to celebrate Wang Zelin's record-breaking victory in the rookie game MVP, James has already found a venue and is ready to invite everyone out to have fun!
The Four Banana Boat Brothers are also known as the Four Heroes!
?The NBA can also be regarded as a arena, and arenas have always been called by wrong names, not by wrong nicknames...Does anyone really think that James doesn't like to play, right?
That’s just because their public relations are better than 99% of the players in the league!
Considering that tomorrow is a skill, three-point, dunk and other entertainment competition, the main game will not be until the day after tomorrow, which is the 18th.
Therefore, Wang Zelin wanted to go out and have fun from the bottom of his heart.
We all know that athletes are famous for their high energy!
The only problem now is that Lillard will participate in the skills competition tomorrow. I think Lillard finally won the championship by defeating a group of strong players in 29.8 seconds.
At least as far as the original history is concerned, the All-Star Skills Championship can be regarded as a small honor that Lillard can win.
Although it’s a bit reluctant, mosquito legs are legs too!
Not everyone is like James, surrounded by a bunch of top honors, even the All-Star MVP can only be called so-so.
"Damien, are you going?"
Wang Zelin turned around and asked.
If Lillard doesn't go, then he can only say sorry to James.
"Go, why don't you go?"
Lillard was confused by the question.
In his opinion, Wang Zelin won the MVP of the new baseball game and deserved to celebrate.
"Don't you have a skills competition to compete in tomorrow?"
"So that's what you were worried about," Lillard glanced at Wang Zelin with emotion, "It's okay, it's just an entertainment game, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose..."
Okay, the real owner doesn’t have any objections, so naturally Wang Zelin can’t say anything.
In about ten minutes, James drove everyone to their destination.
After getting off the car.
"king!"
Follow the sound ~ Klay Thompson.
"Clay, I didn't expect you to be here..."
Looking around for a week, Wang Zelin suddenly discovered that basically all the players participating in the rookie game were there.
em, except for Kyrie Irving and several of his younger brothers.
However, it is understandable that at this stage, Irving is always thinking about revitalizing the city, surpassing James and becoming the new symbol of the city.
Irving believes that if he agrees to come to the party, not to mention being embarrassed or not, in his heart he feels that he will be inferior to James.
Wang Zelin had to lament James's wide network of contacts. He was really a brother wherever he went!
…
7 a.m. on the 17th.
Wang Zelin, who had been working hard all night, pushed aside a few Hollywood actresses whose names he couldn't name and left after washing up.
It's not that he doesn't want to practice in the morning. Last night's cross-border battle did make him a little nervous, but he didn't forget that 9:30 in the morning is the start time of the skills competition.
Back at the hotel, Wang Zelin met Lillard who was having breakfast. The two finished eating together and drove to Toyota Center.
At 9:30, the All-Star Game Skills Challenge officially began.
Oh, there are old acquaintances!
"Lin, long time no see!"
Although he knows that Jeremy Lin's English name is Jeremy Lin, Wang Zelin still prefers to call him by his last name.
"King, congratulations on winning the MVP!" Jeremy Lin said enviously.
"Didi, di, di, the rookie competition is about to begin. Players please enter as soon as possible!"
The host's voice suddenly came, and Wang Zelin and Jeremy Lin ended their greetings.
"come on!"
"Thanks!"
At the same time, the list of 6 people participating in the 2013 All-Star Skills Challenge was exported on the big screen.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jeremy Lin of the Mosaic Team
Holiday of the 75ers
Brandon Knight, Pistons
Jeff Teague, Eagles
Lillard of Trail Blazers
and Tony Parker of the defending champion Spurs.
The star power of this Skills Challenge has declined compared to 2012. Last year’s participating players included Rondo, Deron Williams, Irving, Westbrook and many other All-Star players.
In the end, the French sports car, which finally defeated the others and won the championship, has undoubtedly become the number one seed to win the championship.
The second most vocal person is Jeremy Lin of the Mosaic team.
Especially after Wang Zelin won the Rookie Game MVP yesterday, Jeremy Lin, another yellow man during the All-Star Weekend, inexplicably received a lot of attention.
After the skills competition begins.
The first one to appear was Jeff Teague.
Perhaps because it was his first time participating in the game, Jeff Teague wasted a lot of time in the passing phase. Then in the layup phase, the point guard of an NBA team actually missed the layup, which really shocked everyone.
A fan: It’s another day closest to the NBA.
In the end, Jeff Teague took 49.4 seconds and returned to the rest area dejectedly.
With this kind of result, it is certain that we will be eliminated.
The second person to appear is Brandon Knight.
Knight played only a handful of minutes in the Rookie Challenge yesterday, and his performance was extremely average. In order to avenge his shame, Knight tried his best to finish the game in 32.2 seconds.
The second runner's time was nearly 20 seconds longer than the first, which cheered up the drowsy fans. Knighton's time was better than the 32.8 seconds Tony Parker won last year.
Finally something interesting to see.
The third player to play was Holiday, who performed even better, with a time of 29.3 seconds.
"Holiday! Come on!"
There were bursts of cheers on the field, and he was able to reach 30 seconds, gradually gaining the reputation of Ledi.
"Hahaha!"
Holiday couldn't help but laugh out loud. He didn't expect to be in such good condition today.
Entering the finals ~ sure!
Holiday thought so.
"Dear viewers, everyone must be familiar with the fourth contestant in the Skills Challenge. He is Jeremy Lin, the head guard of the Mosaic team..."
When Jeremy Lin came on the stage, the commentator of China Sports Channel who was broadcasting the game suddenly became energetic and his voice became much louder.
"Brother Hao, come on!"
"Brother Hao is the most handsome!"
"I want to give birth to a monkey for Brother Hao!"
At the same time, Chinese fans who were watching the preseason games through other channels began to post various comments on the message board.
?It is rare for an Asian guard to appear in the NBA, which has a natural appeal to Chinese fans, not to mention that the "Linsanity" started by Jeremy Lin has only passed not long ago.
If it weren't for his mediocre personal data, Jeremy Lin might have been selected for the All-Star Game this year.
But next, Jeremy Lin's performance explained what it means... you will die if you are hot!
At the beginning, Jeremy Lin's rhythm was great. After bypassing three obstacles, he took three chances to hit the mid-range shot. This was a fatal mistake.
In the end, Jeremy Lin took 35.8 seconds and is currently ranked second to last and missed the finals.
"well!"
After tugging on his jersey in frustration, Jeremy Lin returned to the rest area unwillingly.
It was obviously not like this during training yesterday.
Why did you arrive at the scene...
After Jeremy Lin, the skills challenge was the climax of the game.
Like several previous players, Lillard participated in the skills challenge for the first time and showed his calm demeanor. He directly locked a place in the finals in just 28 points and 8 seconds.
"Man, I knew you could do it. If you work harder, you will be the champion of the skills competition!"
Wang Zelin rushed onto the court excitedly and rubbed Lillard's little head hard.
"Hey hey hey man, stop your bad moves!"
When did Lillard, who showed his aloofness, encounter such embarrassment in public, and shamefully slapped away Wang Zelin's big hand.
After the joy, the pressure came on defending champion Tony Parker.
"call!"
A close-up shot showed Tony Parker, who let out a big breath and started performing.
The results were disappointing.
Everyone can see that Tony Parker wants to win so much.
But this is normal. If he successfully defends his title, Tony Parker will become the second player in the 21st century to win two consecutive Skills Challenge titles.
The first is Flash Wade. In 2006, Wade, who was in his third grade, won the skills competition and later won the Finals MVP!
Wade successfully defended his title in the 2007 Skills Game, proving that the Flash deserved the title.
But then it was embarrassing again.
Wade, who was preparing to win three consecutive championships in 2008, missed consecutive shots due to dribbling errors. In the end, it took him 53.09 seconds to complete all events.
In this regard, Wade set a new historical record - the worst result in the history of skills competition.
With Wade's past experience, Tony Parker's overturning behavior will not be taken seriously.
As long as it doesn’t break Wade’s worst record!
"It's unbelievable that defending champion Tony Parker ranked second to last..."
Commentator David Meader nearly laughed out loud.
"So, first of all, we would like to congratulate Holiday of the 75ers and Lillard of the Trail Blazers for successfully qualifying for the finals. Now comes the most exciting moment of the preseason. Who will be the final champion?"
After a short break, Holiday, who had a slightly lower score, took the lead.
"Come on boy, if you win, I'll give you a car!"
Iverson, who was sitting in the front row, stood up and dressed in hip-hop clothing directly became the focus of the audience.
As the No. 1 pick of the 1996 golden generation, Allen Iverson's career is undoubtedly great, but it is also lamentable.
Since ending his career in the Turkish League in 2011, Iverson has gradually faded away from the basketball world and is on the verge of retirement.
But as soon as this man appears, he will instantly become the focus of the audience.
"I accepted your gift in advance, Allen!" Facing the encouragement from his idol, Holiday smiled confidently, as if the championship was close at hand.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Iverson’s episode ignited the atmosphere of the audience.
Soon it was time for the game to start.
"The finals have officially begun, and the first contestant to appear is: Zhu~ Holiday!!!"
Holiday held the ball and steadily passed the obstacle. His speed became faster and faster. He dribbled the ball under his hips and turned back and forth. The rhythm was very consistent. The final stopwatch stopped at 28 seconds 2.
A large number of fans at the scene exclaimed "Wow", Lillard was surpassed in 28.8 seconds of the first round.
After a while, the host's voice sounded.
"It's really unbelievable. More outstanding results have appeared. Perhaps this is the charm of sports competition, constant transcendence..."
"Next, let's invite another contestant from the finals: Damien ~ Lillard!!!"
"Come on! My brother!"
On the sidelines, Wang Zelin kept cheering.
"Look!"
Lillard turned around and made an OK gesture, then started a simple warm-up movement of dribbling under the crotch.
"cool!"
"Damien! You're the best!"
Lillard's simple move made many fans cheer.
Compared with Holiday, Lillard wins in all aspects, both in appearance and temperament.
It is indeed a world where faces are judged.
At the beginning of the game, Lillard obviously sped up his dribbling rhythm. Although it took him two passes to complete the ground pass, he easily hit the ball in just one shot.
Overcoming the final two hurdles, Iraq finally finished the game with a dunk.
When a series of competition events were completed, the stopwatch on the big screen stayed at 27.7 seconds.
Seeing this result, the fans at the scene rejoiced again.
"Damien! Damien! Damien..."
Lillard put on a unique celebration by looking at his watch, and this scene was recorded by the camera.