During the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, the Bulls attended a lot of people. Boozer participated in the Rookie Game, Richardson participated in the Three-Point Contest, and Artest, Brad Miller and Lu Yu participated in the All-Star Game.
In fact, according to the team's tactical status, Hamilton's tactical status should be higher than Artest, but there is no way, the fans just prefer Artest.
Who allowed him to stand up for Lu Yu?
Everyone brought their wives and children, but Lu Yu didn't bring anyone with him. Although all his girlfriends were looking forward to it, as long as he invited them, everyone would be willing to put down their work and fly over.
Lu Yu would rather talk to them individually between games and communicate with them in a simple and in-depth manner, rather than expose them in front of the camera during the All-Star Game when there is a lot of media.
The women were jealous. Although they had guessed each other, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't do anything excessive out of jealousy. Lu Yu didn't want to break this rare calm.
This season, the Staples Center in Los Angeles will no longer be filled with boos like it was after the first season. The Lakers were eliminated by the Spurs last season and have nothing to do with the Bulls.
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O'Neal made a scene on his first day at the media conference. He was usurped by Yao Ming for his starting position in the Western Conference for two consecutive seasons, which brought his inner dissatisfaction to its peak.
"Yao Ming is an outstanding big man. I am optimistic about his potential. As for him becoming a starter, that is what he should be. After all, there is strength in numbers. Yes, the All-Star Game is a show. I think Yao Ming's popularity is more suitable in China.
Have the All-Star Game, not in Los Angeles."
It's okay to hear his words at first glance, but with a little thought, you can understand the meaning behind his words.
Although O'Neal is tall and mighty, and sometimes he looks like a joke, he is actually a very smart person. He will not show up like Garnett because he is afraid that Lu Yu will fire at him, just in case Lu Yu comes next season.
It would be a joke if the Western Conference played center.
However, the media are not fools. As soon as O'Neal's words came out, the media immediately fanned the flames and made a fuss.
O'Neal has thought about it, and he will not admit it at all. He has never said it. It is just the media's random speculation, and it has nothing to do with me.
Lu Yu is indeed the busiest star in the All-Star Game. His popularity exceeds that of O'Neal, Duncan, and even Kobe and Carter. Reporters rushed to interview him, and some media also quoted O'Neal's remarks and asked him what he thought.
Lu Yu smiled and asked: "Shakel is 32 this year, right?"
The reporters were stunned. Lu Yu did not continue, but just asked the reporters to ask the next question.
The speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. When Lu Yu was interviewing, Lakers general manager Kupchak was standing by. Originally, his eyes were only on whether the four kings could win the championship this season, but Lu Yu's words made him
Suddenly I realized, yes, O'Neal is 32!
Compared with O'Neal's peak season, O'Neal's current dominance has actually declined.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have been paid by the Spurs last year.
Regardless of whether he wins the championship this year or not, Malone will most likely choose to retire because Malone is older. As for Payton, it is still unclear, but no matter what they choose, the future of the team has nothing to do with them.
The team's future choice should be between O'Neal and Kobe.
The conflict between Kobe and O'Neal is actually looming. Kobe has said in front of the media more than once that he envies Lu Yu for being able to lead the team alone.
Such remarks made O'Neal very dissatisfied.
It's just that O'Neal, who is deeply troubled, suppresses his dissatisfaction deep in his heart.
As the team's general manager, Kupchak knows that if he chooses O'Neal, he must focus on O'Neal just like this year, and finally squeeze out O'Neal's residual value, and win a few more championships while O'Neal still has power.
To choose Kobe, you must train Kobe well and strive to make Kobe the next... Originally Kupchak wanted to say Jordan, but then he shook his head. It would be great if he could become the next Lu Yu.
Suddenly, a thought came to his mind, what if, what if he couldn't win the championship this year?
So will owner Buss still agree to build a team around O'Neal?
You know, this year's Lakers have the most luxurious lineup in the league. If this lineup cannot even win the championship, how much of O'Neal's remaining value can be squeezed out?
I'm afraid it's a pitiful few.
Kupchak quickly threw this idea behind him. Damn it, how could there be such a ridiculous idea? With the Lakers' current lineup, no other team in the league can be the opponent of the Lakers.
No, absolutely not.
For some reason, he still looked at Lu Yu, who was talking eloquently not far away.
If there is, it is probably the Bulls led by Lu Yu.
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Lu Yu is the busiest star during this All-Star Weekend. Although he only participated in the All-Star Game this year and can be a spectator in other games, he has one more task this year. Anta just happened to have a Lu Yu near Staples.
Yu third generation sneaker launch conference.
Unconsciously, Lu Yu’s basketball shoes have reached the third generation. Compared with the basketball shoes of the same period, the design of Lu Yu’s third generation is more avant-garde. It is already a step ahead of the hooks and three stripes of the same period, making Lu Yu’s basketball shoes become
The most popular sports shoes nowadays.
At the same time, Anta also signed a contract with Yi Jianlian.
This was Yi Jianlian's initiative. His idol is Lu Yu. Now he is following Lu Yu in everything. In the Rookie Challenge, he directly put on Lu Yu's three-generation All-Star models, and actually played official games before Lu Yu.
Many fans began to tease Lu Yu on the forum, "I let my younger brother wear my latest sneakers first, just like my newly married wife..."
Rookie Challenge, James, Anthony, Yi Jianlian, Wade, Bosh and other 2003 generation appeared at the All-Star Weekend for the first time. The whole game was almost a dunk show!
But the second-year team is clearly stronger.
Yao Ming did not play in the Rookie Challenge. He wanted to take a rest, so Stoudemire became the main offensive point of the second-year team. He scored 38 points and 17 rebounds. Boozer also scored 29 points. Others like Pu
Lins and Caron Butler also performed well.
On the first-grade team, everyone seemed to forget that this was a game while dunking, and by the time they realized that the score was too far behind, it was already too late.
For these young talented players, their first trip to the All-Star Game ended in losing.
Of course, no one cares much about it. After all, for them, they come to the All-Star Game just to have fun.
Only LeBron James looked at the score with regret: "It's a pity that I didn't win the game. In fact, I quite like playing at the Staples Center in Los Angeles..."
Everyone thought he was talking about how he liked playing at Staples, because there are away games in various places every year. It was normal for James to say such a thing after comparison.
Only Lu Yu's heart moved slightly.
After Lu Yu won the skills competition last season, many well-known defenders were unwilling to participate this time, for fear of falling in front of Lu Yu again.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yu did not participate this time.
Therefore, the candidates participating in this skills competition are lackluster.
Baron Davis, Derek Fisher, Earl Boykins and Stephon Marbury, finally the bearded man won the skills competition championship.
Then comes the three-point contest.
In Lu Yu's previous life, the champion of this three-point contest was the Nuggets' Watson Leonard, but this time an accident occurred and Richardson participated in the three-point contest a year early.
As a result, after Richardson hit the last flower ball, he led Leonard by one point and won the three-point shooting contest.
Other Bulls players who came to the scene sent blessings and hugs to Richardson. Richardson raised the trophy high. Lu Yu knew that to others, this three-point champion did not mean much, but to the Bulls
For Richardson, who is the most inconspicuous among the five starters, this is the greatest compliment for him.
If there is anyone who has sacrificed the most for the Bulls, Lu Yu aside, it must be Richardson.
At first with the Clippers, Richardson was actually a swingman, but after arriving with the Bulls, he not only had to play point guard from scratch, but also had to clarify his position.
It is a big challenge for him. The most important thing is that in the Bulls, the role of point guard is actually very embarrassing.
Because whether Lu Yu played as a small forward or now as a power forward, even in the first season when Lu Yu played shooting guard, the ball was always in Lu Yu's hands.
So this also makes Richardson an invisible role in the Bulls.
But Lu Yu knew that the biggest reason for the Bulls' rapid rise was because of the trade of Richardson after that fight.
Richardson transformed the Bulls' tactical system.
This year's slam dunk contest champion, many people are optimistic about another Richardson, Jason Richardson of the Warriors, because Jason Richardson has won the dunk king for two consecutive years. If he wins again this year,
By then, he will become the first player in history to win the dunk title for three consecutive years.
Richardson is also enjoying success this season.
After all, he is still the boss of the Warriors in name only, but Arenas and Yao Ming have better statistics.
As a result, after the dunk contest began, Red Jones from the Pacers prevented the two-time dunk champion Richardson from dreaming of a triple crown with his outstanding performance and won the dunk contest championship in one fell swoop.
This makes Jason Richardson want to hammer Jones to death!
On the third day of the All-Star Game, the All-Star lineup for the 2003-04 season is a gathering of superstars, including stars from the 1996 golden generation and the four most popular shooting guards in the league.
Western Conference starting lineup: Yao Ming, Duncan, Wang Zhizhi, Kobe Bryant and Francis.
This is also the first time that Yao Ming and Francis are on the same team, which makes Lu Yu sigh. After all, in Lu Yu's previous life, Yao Ming and Francis were good buddies.
The Western Conference substitute lineup is: Cassell, O'Neal, Peja, Nowitzki, Ray Allen, Garnett and Kirilenko.
Eastern starting lineup: Ben Wallace, Lu Yu, Carter, Iverson and Tracy McGrady.
Substitute lineup: Artest, Brad Miller, Kidd, Baron Davis, Magloire, Michael Redd, O'Neal Jr. and Pierce.
Compared with the luxury of the inner lines in the west, the inner lines in the east are a bit shabby.
Among them, Magloire is ranked third in the Eastern Conference center voting!
The second place is the semi-retired Mourning! This shows how popular the colonel is!
It also shows how bad the centers in the Western Conference are.
When taking the All-Star game makeup photos, Lu Yu was sitting in seat C, with Tracy McGrady, Iverson, Carter and Kidd sitting behind him.
It's a pity that Kobe is in the Western Conference, otherwise it would have been a great feeling if the four top shooting guards were sitting behind him.
The biggest legacy of this All-Star Game is Odom.
So many people called for the All-Star Game to be held after the regular season, otherwise the players who performed well in the second half would suffer too much!
In Lu Yu's previous life, the Heat lost a lot before the All-Star Game, but then caught up after the All-Star Game.
11 wins and 3 losses in March, 5 wins and 2 losses in April!
Chase all the way to 4th in the Eastern Conference!
Leaving behind the previously fiery wasps and stags,
Odom averaged 17.1 9.7 4.1 per game throughout the season, the best performance of his career! And won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in March!
It is really rare for the best player of the month not to make the All-Star Game!
Everyone knows that this All-Star Game is for the host O'Neal to win the MVP, but it seems that this tradition has been broken since the All-Star Game in Philadelphia the year before last.
Lu Yu knows that he can no longer win the All-Star Game MVP this season. If he does, he may arouse public outrage.
But he was also unhappy with O'Neal taking away the MVP easily. After all, O'Neal often made things difficult for him in front of the media.
There is nothing wrong with Lu Yu. The only thing is that it is best not to offend him, otherwise he will always remember it, so before the game started, he looked at Tracy McGrady behind him.
"Tracy, do you want to win the mvp?"
Maddie was stunned for a moment, "Me?"
Then McGrady understood and smiled: "Do you really want to do this?"
Lu Yu glanced at him sideways: "If Kobe has the best chance to win the MVP in the West, we will let him go. If it is O'Neal, you will be responsible for grabbing the MVP. How about it?"
"No problem!" McGrady made an OK gesture.
As a result, Kobe was too tough today. He played the longest time in the game, but only scored 20 points. Lu Yu had no choice but to start playing crazy games for McGrady. McGrady also lived up to his trust and continued continuously at the last moment.
Hitting a three-pointer, he scored a game-high 43 points and went ahead to defeat the Western Stars 142-139.
The score of 43 points is also the highest score in the history of the All-Star Game.
Ranked second was Chamberlain with 42 points.
Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi both performed well, scoring the same 15 points.
Lu Yu scored 17 points and 12 assists. If McGrady's statistics weren't so terrible, maybe the Eastern Conference mvp trophy would have been awarded to Lu Yu again.
McGrady received the MVP trophy amidst the boos from Los Angeles fans. He suddenly felt that he had been deceived by Lu Yu. If he came to Los Angeles in the future, he would be booed to death.
O'Neal, who scored 29 points, became the backdrop and could only watch as McGrady took away the trophy that belonged to him.
The bigger backdrop is Garnett. During the game, Garnett was intercepted four times in a row by Lu Yu. He could clearly feel that Lu Yu was targeting him.
Lu Yu just wanted to tell him that although I am not in the west, you must know that you are definitely not as good as me.
