Chapter 408 If you want to change it, just change it to an All-Star MVP trophy.
Soon, all nine players from Team Hill and Team Webber were finalized.
Hill Team:
Lillard, Oladipo, Harrison Barnes, the young "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo, Wang Zelin.
Substitutes: Terrence Jones, Yonas Valanciunas, Dion West, Pero Antic.
Team Weber:
Trey Burke, Bradley Beal, McAway, Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond.
Substitutes: Steven Adams, Will Barton, Hardaway Jr., Kelly Olynyk.
When the rosters of the two teams were released, the most eye-catching thing was not the two All-Stars from Team Weber, but everyone was surprised to find that 4 of the 18 rookies on the field were from the Portland Trail Blazers.
It's also thanks to the fact that Adams and Will Barton were drafted by Webber in advance. Otherwise, if all four of the Trail Blazers players were on Hill's side, Hill might be able to create a lineup of Trail Blazers players.
Ahem, just kidding!
According to the requirements of the current competition system, the lineup for the rookie game is determined by fan voting, not Hill.
But no matter what, in a rookie game, players from the Trail Blazers accounted for almost 1/4 of the rosters of both teams, which still made people praise:
The vision of the current group of pioneer management is really nice!
After being amazed, people turned around and re-examined the strength of both sides... and came to the conclusion that they were not opponents of the same level at all!
For the Hill team, just the two All-Stars were enough to attract the attention of everyone present.
What's even more terrible is that the two guys are from the same pair, and their tacit cooperation inside and outside is incomprehensible in the rookie competition where they are used to fighting on their own.
that's the truth.
With 1 minute and 35 seconds left in the game, the Hill team led the Weber team by 155:121, with a huge score of 34 points.
The data gained in this game with Wang Zelin has also reached 35 points and 19 rebounds, which has already surpassed the record of 31 points set by Kobe Bryant in the history of the Rookie Challenge.
When there was less than the last minute left in the game, at the 51st second, Wang Zelin grabbed the 15th offensive rebound of the game, took off twice and poured the ball into the back of the basket...
The whole place was silent, everyone was so shocked that they didn’t know what to say!
Everyone's eyes were focused on Giant No. 36 on the field.
In this year's Rookie Challenge, although Wang Zelin did not get last year's super triple-double, nor did he break his rookie record of 25 rebounds in a single game, he once again set another rookie record with 37 points.
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Since then, the two records for most points and most rebounds in the rookie game are all named after Wang Zelin.
Perhaps many years later, someone will break these two records. But now, everyone will be immersed in this shock.
"40 points! 40 points! 40 points..."
After Wang Zelin completed 30 20 achievements, Hill planned to call a timeout in the next round and replace Wang Zelin.
The overall situation has been decided, you must save some face for the other party!
But when he heard the uniform cheers from the sidelines, he instantly realized how "dangerous" his idea just now was!
If we really have to bite the bullet and replace Wang Zelin, what awaits him will not only be the verbal criticism from the media after the game, but also the cordial greetings from countless fans.
Team Weber attacks.
After Anthony's head-on breakthrough layup was interfered by Wang Zelin, he got the backcourt rebound and the Hill team started a fast break.
Lillard stopped immediately after halftime.
At this time, everyone knew that the next ball would definitely be handed over to Wang Zelin.
Sure enough, after Wang Zelin came to the free throw line in the second half, he ran back and pulled to the top of the key to set up a pick-and-roll for Lillard.
Lillard took advantage of the screen and easily passed Trey Burke, pretended to break through, entered the penalty area, and passed back to Wang Zelin who cut in.
Wang Zelin caught the ball, faced Drummond's timely defense, deceived the opponent with a fake shot, sprinted with all his strength, and reached the basket.
At this time, it was Team Weber's Anthony Davis guarding the basket.
At this moment, Davis didn't want to hide anymore. He wanted to try to block Wang Zelin once. Even if he just put it down once, he could accept it.
"Snapped!"
The two of them collided physically in the air as promised, and the next second...
"Bang!"
Carrying huge kinetic energy, Wang Zelin directly knocked Davis away, and then smashed forward with both arms, with the force of splitting Huashan Mountain.
"Beep~"
"boom!"
At the referee's whistle, Team Weber's basket fell once again like a virgin position!
"Oh my god! Oh my god!"
"What did I see? 2 1! It's actually 2 1!"
"Oh ho ho ho!"
As soon as Barkley and Kenny Smith raised their voices, they were instantly drowned out by the terrifying shouts from the entire stadium.
"Great dunk! As long as the score is 2+1, Zelin can score 40 points. It is also the only 40 points in a single game in the history of the Rookie Challenge!"
In the live broadcast of the imperial court, Zhang and Li shouted extremely excitedly.
"I have said before that the king is invincible! Grant's selection of him means that he has obtained the key to victory!"
O'Neal's roar echoed throughout the arena.
Davis lay on the ground panting violently, and finally stood up after the help of two teammates.
But when he looked at the man in front of him, the fear on his face had not dissipated.
Why?
Why can this guy be so strong?
Why am I always so weak in front of him?
Davis was furious and helpless in his heart.
But it didn't matter, there were only 26 seconds left in the game.
"Whoosh!"
Wang Zelin added a free throw and hit!
158:126, the Hill team's lead still maintained more than 30 points.
In the next two rounds, as the two sides traded blows, the game came to an end.
The audience in the stands spontaneously stood up amid a burst of electronic beeps and shouted "MVP!" crazily.
This is all the data Wang Zelin gained in this game.
As far as the fans are concerned, Wang Zelin's 40-20 extra-large double-double performance tonight is a miracle, enough to become an immortal trace in the beautiful memories of a generation of basketball fans.
After tonight, it means that Wang Zelin has become one of the only players in NBA history to win the All-Star Rookie Challenge MVP twice.
Compared to many players who have never won it once in their entire careers, this is considered a rather precious honor!
Immediately afterwards, an extremely social scene occurred during the award presentation:
During the awarding process, Wang Zelin's MVP trophy was unfortunately broken in half by the host. The incident happened so suddenly that no one, including the person involved, reacted.
Wang Zelin stood on the award podium, awkwardly looking at the trophy base in his hand, and then awkwardly glanced at the host aside.
The host quickly picked up the broken upper part of the trophy, put it back in Wang Zelin's hand, and said with a smile:
"King, do you need to change the trophy?"
In response to this, Wang Zelin said with a smile: "Forget it, Mr. Lu Xun in our country once said that incompleteness is also a kind of beauty! Besides, this kind of thing happened last year, so I'm not very surprised by it."
In fact, he now has a typical smile on his face and MMP in his heart!
Why did you forget it?
The protagonist of this famous scene is Drummond in the stands!
"Haha, I didn't expect your mentality to be so free and easy."
The host quickly laughed and said.
"If I have to change it, I don't mind. Of course, it's best to change it to an All-Star MVP trophy!"
Immediately, Wang Zelin faced the camera and told the world his true ambition for this All-Star Game.