420. Surprising development (5000 words)

With a 'Name of Genius' and 24,000 healing points, Liu Xiu felt it was worth it!

If there is any regret, it is that there are a lot of things to learn in the basic pick-and-roll skills. Now he has only learned 4 basic training items.

There is still a lot to learn in order to become a truly great ball-handling pick-and-roll player.

It is estimated that I will not be able to perfect all the top-level training methods every week.

However, he is not a pure ball-holding pick-and-roll offensive player, so he is not in a hurry. Their team does not have the configuration to allow him to become a ball-holding defender who mainly focuses on pick-and-roll offense.

This is just the direction in which he expands his technology.

Of course, now that we have begun to expand, we must practice hard and not waste that special card and so much healing value.

I trained for two and a half hours this afternoon, and there will be a game next. I definitely don’t have any energy left for simulated training today.

So, while waiting to enter the court after warming up in the evening, Liu Xiu practiced a set of top-curve pick-and-rolls and then moved his feet.

The content is very simple. Take a small step after the pick-and-roll, and connect three options - a small step and then take off to shoot, a full-speed sprint forward, and a mid-range emergency stop to prepare for the start.

On the sidelines of the training ground, there were two temporary teammates who had finished warming up and were watching Liu Xiu's training.

Kobe asked: "Steve, what did you teach?"

Nash did not answer, but asked: "I heard that he learned your breakthrough in one week last summer?"

Kobe responded: "Yes, but it was actually one afternoon. I also taught him some other things that week..."

As he said that, Kobe and Nash sighed in unison.

Unexpectedly, the other party also sighed, and Nash asked: "Kobe, do you regret teaching him?"

Kobe shook his head: "No, I won't teach him. He is so popular, and there are many people who are willing to teach him, especially veterans like Payton. I don't know how much they want to get the title of 'The Warden's Teacher'."

Nash nodded. He actually had the same idea. Teaching a powerful junior was a very honorable thing.

He doesn't have as many honors as Kobe. Now, including this All-Star, he only has 3 All-Stars and 2 Third Teams.

"And if I teach him, I can better understand his abilities in this area and can think of better ways to defend him."

"Oh...but in this case, wouldn't he be able to understand you better and be better able to guard against you?"

"I have no problem guarding him, but he will definitely not be the one to guard me. Their team has other better candidates to guard me... But you are different, you two are the same height."

Seeing Kobe's smile gradually turning ugly, Nash wanted to curse!

On the one hand, I didn’t expect Kobe to have such a side.

On the other hand, Kobe is right! He and Liu Xiu are both 188 centimeters bare and 190 centimeters tall with shoes on!

Liu Xiu's progress on the defensive end has been praised, but not the Son of the Wind!

Too careless!

At this time, a soft call came from the training ground.

"Steve, Kobe..."

The two of them looked at the sound and saw Nowitzki waving to them from the players' tunnel.

They will be entering the venue soon. Why would Nowitzki want them? He still looks like a sneaky thief.

Kobe pointed at Liu Xiu, who was practicing his steps, and Nowitzki waved his hand.

The two of them understood that they must be saying something behind Liu Xiu's back, so they speeded up unconsciously and quickly walked into the players' tunnel.

After coming over, the two were shocked. Duncan, Yao Ming, Ray Allen, Gasol, Randolph, Flying Squirrel... All-star teammates were all gathered together! Nash saw that the bully and the hacker were also there.

, with an expression as confused as his.

Kobe and Nash looked at each other. Was the whole team going to gang up on Warden?

Even the Butcher and Little Flying Squirrel can't stand the fact that the warden wants to rebel?

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During the All-Star Weekend, fans have many games to watch.

In the Rookie Challenge, you can take a look at the group of people who represent the future of the NBA; in the Three-Point Contest, you can enjoy the duel between the best three-point shooters in the world; in the Skills Challenge, you can appreciate the performances of the players with the best skills; in the Slam Dunk Contest, you can take a look

Those inhuman-level physical fitness and unparalleled dunks...

But during All-Star Weekend, what fans want to watch most is of course the All-Star Game itself!

Normally, the Pepsi Center only arranges more than 19,000 seats, and there is no change during the Rookie Challenge and three events. However, the number of seats has been increased tonight. According to the theory, this arena can hold the maximum number of seats when hosting a basketball game.

90% of the seats are arranged – 33,358 seats!

At 6 o'clock in the evening, while the All-Stars were still preparing for the game, the pre-game performance had already begun in the stadium.

Compared with the rookie competition and event competition, tonight's pre-match performance is truly a gathering of big names.

However, acrobatics, magic, singing, dancing and other performances are just a warm-up.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the host shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, the grandest party of the 2005 Denver All-Star Carnival has begun!"

The fans who had been cheering just now were instantly ignited at this moment, releasing their true excitement and excitement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, we invite Big-Ben, Ben Wallace..."

Amid the host's introduction, the substitutes from the visiting team's Eastern All-Star team began to appear.

When each All-Star appears, a highlight will be played.

Ben Wallace, James, Wade, Artest, Arenas, Rasheed Wallace, and Kidd appeared one after another.

Last year, Liu Xiu had troubles and did not participate in the All-Star Game. This year is different. He cheered with the fans on the sidelines. When Tianzun came on the stage, he even shouted "Tianzun, you have the most handsome smile" several times.

Then the substitutes from the home team, the Western Conference, came on the scene, with Ray Allen taking the lead, Gasol, Randolph, Flying Squirrel, Marion, Spurs, and Nowitzki.

The order of starting, bench, and appearance is agreed upon by everyone. The first and last ones are representatives of seniority or strength.

After all 14 All-Star substitutes appeared, the spotlight shone on the players lined up in two rows. The live cameras and big screens were showing close-ups of these All-Star players selected by the coaches.

Not all All-Stars are familiar players to basketball fans. This year, for example, Eastern All-Star backup center Brad Miller in 2003 averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game that season. He was really no center in the Eastern Conference.

Come on, Big Z only averaged 17 points and 7 rebounds per game when he was selected as an All-Star that year, and the Cavaliers went 10-40 at halftime that year.

Of course, this time period also allows the All-Star substitutes to enjoy the cheers of the fans. After all, the subsequent cheers will be taken away by the 10 All-Star starters.

All-star starters, the starters selected by the fans one by one!

The first player to appear was the Eastern Conference All-Star starter. Grant Hill appeared in the spotlight during the host's introduction, which immediately triggered wild cheers from the fans at the scene, and many fans burst into tears.

In the first half of this season, Hill played a total of 40 games, which was almost as much as the total in the first four seasons after joining the Magic.

Now Hill is no longer as strong as he was when he was selected for the second team as a sophomore and beat Pippen to the first team as a junior. However, after being reimbursed for 4 consecutive years, he can still average 20.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, which has already convinced old fans.

Overjoyed, Hill's fans defeated the fans of Little Emperor James in the competition for the All-Star starting spot.

Immediately afterwards, Iverson, McGrady, and Carter entered the court one after another.

The three major shooting guards are in their prime, and the fans are naturally very enthusiastic.

The last starter of the Eastern Team was about to take the stage, and the host's voice became louder: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the basketball overlord, the best player in the world, and the most dominant player in history - Shaquille O'Neal!"

The spotlight shined on the visiting team's tunnel. O'Neal twisted his little... big fat waist and tap danced out of the visiting team's tunnel, triggering waves of cheers and laughter at the scene. Countless fans stood up and twisted.

Movement posture.

This popularity is really not determined by whether you are the All-Star vote winner.

Wherever O'Neal goes, fans' attention will be focused on him.

And this introduction is completely different from others!

Last year it was at the Lakers' home court. This year at other teams' home court, the host still used the same introduction.

Liu Xiu was envious and sour... Well, he saw a man who was even more sour. He moved to the man's side and said, "Bean, are you jealous?"

Kobe jumped to his feet instantly: "How could I be jealous! Impossible! One day I will stand taller than him!"

Looking at the prompt of healing value +99, Liu Xiu was sure that Kobe was jealous.

O'Neal's appearance ceremony is also over. It is the Western Team's turn to start. The first one to appear is Nash.

Garnett withdraws from the game, and D'Antoni is the coach of the Western Conference team. To avoid suspicion? Impossible. Of course, Nash must be started. He may not have the chance to coach other teams' All-Star substitutes in his life. If he doesn't treat his own players well, he will treat them well.

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The second person to appear is Duncan, and the third person to appear is Kobe!

When the host called out Kobe's name, there were bursts of exclamations from the audience!

When Duncan came out second, the fans naturally thought that Kobe was the winner.

OK group is the one that stars in the Eastern and Western All-Stars respectively, which is still very topical.

But Kobe is not the one in the finale!

Of the two remaining starters in the Western Conference, Yao Ming... was directly eliminated. No matter what, he couldn't get his turn. Yao Ming wouldn't be allowed to play Nash in the finale.
To be continued...