Chapter 809: The whole audience is excited and the main game begins
One night passed, and soon the much-anticipated All-Star Weekend game was here!
On the morning of February 15th, Wang Zelin, James and Wade from next door had breakfast and practiced dancing for another hour and a half.
Then after half an hour of rest, everyone left the hotel and went to the Air Canada Center, the home arena of the Toronto Raptors, to participate in a roundtable meeting and accept interviews from major media.
However, the questions Wang Zelin was asked the most during this period had nothing to do with the All-Star game in the evening. Instead, they were all about what their dance group would perform that night.
After finishing lunch at noon, Wang Zelin, Lillard, Aldridge, and Paul George were arranged in a group to go to a special group school in Toronto to conduct condolences and charity activities.
Wang Zelin has become familiar with this series of processes after four years.
I was busy until 16:00 in the afternoon, and then I said goodbye to the lovely children in the school. Wang Zelin and the other 10 members of the dance troupe conducted the last few joint exercises. There were no mistakes in the whole process, and the cooperation was quite tacit.
The final rehearsal started at 19 o'clock, and the group came to the players' tunnel...
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The annual All-Star Game is here!
The rules for this year’s All-Star Game are the same as before. It’s still a familiar formula and a familiar taste.
The main game is divided into the Eastern Star Team and the Western Star Team. The top five players with the highest votes in each period enter the lineup, and the remaining 7 players are selected by the coaches of the current major teams through consultation and voting.
This year's five-star team in the Eastern Conference is Irving, Wade, James, George, and Davis, while the five-team star team in the Western Conference is Curry, Westbrook, Kobe, Durant, and Wang Zelin.
Of course, this is the initial list. After all, the plan has changed, and the All-Star list has changed again.
Looking back on the past, it seems that every All-Star Game is like this, with all kinds of weird accidents happening some time before the main game, leading to changes in personnel.
In the East, due to injury, Jimmy Butler will miss the All-Star Game. Finally, after repeated consideration by the league, Chris Bosh of the Heat will play in his place.
Fortunately, there were no changes to the player roster, otherwise it would probably make many people feel regretful.
At 19:30 in the evening, US time, and 8:30 in the morning, China time, the live broadcast of the All-Star Game begins.
After the opening ceremony, which has always been regarded as a failure by fans, the on-site host began to explain along with the exciting melody:
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
When the microphone sounded, the sound immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the arena.
"Next, let us welcome the opening show brought to us by the Kinitaimei Dance Troupe with warm applause...!"
The next second.
The lights dimmed and the melody sounded. Some Chinese fans at the scene and the Chinese fans in front of the TV suddenly brightened up.
"Oh!"
"This is, isn't this "Compendium of Materia Medica" by Jay Chou!"
"Damn it! The king still knows how to play!"
Fans watching the live broadcast in China suddenly felt their scalps go numb.
This prelude is almost too familiar!
"Oh, mygod!"
"Oh ho!"
"cool!"
All around the Aviation Center Stadium, both the players on the sidelines and the fans on the field, all had their eyes wide open and looked frightened.
What song is this?
Everyone felt that this music contained a beautiful rhythm with vicissitudes of life, and at the same time it was mixed with American hip-hop. However, the two blended just right. The humorous hip-hop elements made the music style lively and full of creativity.
It's eye-opening.
"Incredible!" A female singer who was invited to perform showed a surprised look.
This was the first time she heard such music.
Except for the music, it was extremely quiet in the arena. No one spoke. Everyone held their breath and listened to the music carefully.
"What wonderful art this is!"
Such thoughts flashed through countless people's minds.
Nearly half a minute of prelude music passed, and the next second, several spotlights lit up, and 11 All-Star players in gorgeous Chinese costumes made their official appearance in neat poses.
"Fuck!"
At this moment, the countless domestic viewers who were watching in front of the TV suddenly blurted out the quintessence of China in unison.
Because they discovered that this was an all-star player dressed in clothes that looked very much like the royal guards of the ancient Ming Dynasty.
No, this is not a question of resemblance. What they are wearing now is simply the Feiyu suit unique to Jin Yiwei.
At this time, the 11 people were divided into three queues, the front, middle and back, and the lineup was arranged. As the music suddenly became exciting, the players on the court also moved.
"If Hua Tuo is reincarnated,
Chongyang was healed,
Foreigners come to learn Chinese characters,
Inspire my national consciousness,
Nux vomica, Cassia seed,
Xanthium seeds, and lotus seeds,
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Sounds good!
Many people at the scene heard this song for the first time and were brainwashed by the catchy melody. When the second chorus came out, people who understood it began to hum along softly.
In the live broadcast room, many foreign netizens were posting comments.
Although most foreign netizens, including many foreign audiences at the scene, could not understand the Chinese-style lyrics of this song.
But it doesn't matter.
Music has no borders, just like many people in China cannot understand English and cannot listen to English songs.
You can also appreciate the melody and artistic conception of the song.
Of course, it would be better if one could understand Chinese, a masterpiece of Chinese style like "Compendium of Materia Medica".
Just like a Chinese barrage in the live broadcast room, "This song is to express a national spirit. If you can understand the lyrics, you will know what a great song this is."
"OK!"
"Awesome!"
Some domestic celebrities who came to watch the scene, such as Cheng Long, Zhang Ziyi and others, could not help but applaud and cheer.
It can be said that Jay Chou created this "Compendium of Materia Medica" to express a national spirit, to satirize those who worship foreigners and to tell them that our ancestors are great.
Therefore, it is definitely something to be proud of for such a song with a strong Chinese flavor to be heard by hundreds of millions of people on a huge stage like the NBA All-Star Weekend.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Especially some Chinese compatriots on the field were so proud at this moment. When they heard the climax, they even raised their heads proudly.
Soon, after the dance, along with the already restless cheers of the fans at the scene, the lights dimmed again and the performance ended!
Boom~
When the lingering sound of the music faded away, all the 20,000 spectators stood up, and waves of applause and cheers poured into the arena.
"Hey guys, you guys are so cool today!"
"So handsome!"
“You guys are great!”
"It sounds great. I really like your performance. I want to learn from it when I get back!"
At first glance, many spectators were shouting excitedly.
With such momentum, those who didn’t know it might have thought they were watching a performance by a superstar!
Wang Zelin, Jay Chou, James, Davis and several other players were overjoyed.
As a performer, nothing excites them more than the enthusiastic feedback from the audience.
This year, they succeeded again.
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Returning to the separate dressing room arranged by the league for the dance troupe members, Wang Zelin saw the Janeway couple and Kuha both celebrating wantonly, saw the unfinished expressions on the faces of George, Davis, and Drummond, and saw Jay Chou singing
The excitement still lingers after it’s over…
At this moment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that everyone is very satisfied with this year's performance.
After a brief celebration, several people quickly changed their jerseys and returned to the scene under the leadership of the staff who arrived shortly after.
After the opening performance that wowed the audience, the Grammy singer invited by the league's top management had finished her performance, and the DJ began to introduce the all-star substitute lineup.
First, it’s the visiting team, the Western Team.
Pau Gasol took the lead, followed by Griffin, Thompson, Paul, Lillard, Aldridge, and finally Chris Paul, the player with the most honors among the Western Conference All-Star substitutes, played the finale.
Then came the Eastern All-Stars of the home team. Bosh, who replaced Butler in the All-Star Game, took the lead, followed by Drummond, who was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time. Then Lowry, DeRozan, Cousins, and Rose appeared in sequence, and finally the finale
It’s “Melon” Anthony who has the highest status in the world.
The host paused and began to introduce the stars from the East and West.
However, when the two teams' lineups took their seats, the fans suddenly realized that there seemed to be one person missing on the court.
who?
"Kobe! Kobe is missing!"
"Yeah, where's that guy Kobe?"
"Yes, where is the old blacksmith?"
"..."
After a commotion at the scene, an excited voice suddenly sounded, causing everyone to stop speculating and noisy:
“17timesnbaallstar.
the3rdhighestscoreinnbahistory.
the2008mvp!
twotimesnbafinalsmvp.
fivetimesnbachampionships
a6'6guardfromlowermarrienhighschool
no.24kobebryant!”
A beam of light hit the end of the Western Conference bench. Only then did people realize that Kobe was wearing a black training uniform, slowly stood up from his chair, and waved to the surrounding audience.
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
The scene immediately erupted with cheers like an avalanche. Obviously, this was specially prepared by the league's top brass for this 20-year veteran of the NBA, and it couldn't help but move people.
It turns out that time can fly so quickly.
Before I knew it, 20 years had passed.
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It’s 20:00 in the evening in the United States and 9:00 in the morning in China, and the 2016 Toronto All-Star Weekend has officially begun.
Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Wang Zelin easily defeated Davis with a jump ball, and the Western team took the lead in a fast break...
In the frontcourt, Wang Zelin easily cut to the basket, received a pass from Curry, and made a violent alley-oop dunk, giving the Western Conference Stars a good start.
But soon, the Eastern Stars began to fight back, and James succeeded in an alley-oop to Davis, dunk for dunk.
The main players of both sides were coming and going on the court, the pace of the game was getting faster and faster, and the scores were jumping up and down.
Curry had just scored a long shot one step beyond the three-point line, and Irving immediately chose to respond with a three-pointer.
Westbrook assisted Durant for an alley-oop;
Wade and James also had a long-lost connection with James;
Paul George forced an overtake from the outside, went straight to the basket and dunked successfully;
Kobe fell into the low post and mesmerized countless people with his picturesque fadeaway jumper.
There was no wine, but I was as drunk as a dog!
All in all, both sides played extremely well.
The All-Star Game is just for fun.
With so many stars gathered together, everyone is trying to give each other a favor, so when attacking, most defensive players only defend symbolically.
Since Wang Zelin has historically won AMVP three times in a row, for this year's All-Stars, he just played with a playful attitude and didn't take it seriously at all.
To put it bluntly, this is just one All-Star Game. I have won the title for three consecutive years. No matter what happens this year, I have to let others drink some soup.
Therefore, the scoring efficiency of both sides is amazing, and it is often accompanied by explosive dunks. The surrounding fans and the audience in front of the TV are also very happy to watch.
Even Stephen Curry successfully completed a steal from Paul George halfway through the first game, then quickly started a fast break and went to the frontcourt with an extremely excited self-throw and dunk...
Of course, it’s a no-brainer!
However, this also caused a burst of warm cheers from the fans at the scene.
Compared with the birds and beasts that can be seen everywhere in the NBA, Curry's physical talent is really inferior, especially his wingspan that is almost the same as his height, which makes it difficult for him to unlock difficult fancy dunk moves on the court.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Forget it, there is no need to talk about fancy moves. It is not easy to watch him dunk in actual combat.
Take the throw and dunk just now, for example, if James hadn't recognized Curry's jersey at the last moment and stopped midway with his high emotional intelligence, the next scene would have been beautiful.
"boom--!"
After completing the "dunk" dunk with both hands, Curry held his head with both hands when he landed, opened his mouth wide and roared wildly, as if he couldn't believe that he had performed such an "unbelievable" dunk.
The fans on the sidelines were also very considerate. After the dunk was completed, they all shouted: "Golden State LaVine! Golden State LaVine..."
The two sides only played for about 7 minutes, and the score was already tied at an astonishing 28:28.
Beep!
At this moment, Coach Terry took the lead in calling a timeout, and with a wave of his hand, he removed all the main players and replaced them with a full substitute lineup.
The lineup of Paul, Lillard, Thompson, Griffin, and Aldridge took the field.
The head coach of the Eastern Stars also tacitly made adjustments to the lineup, removing the main players and replacing them with a pure substitute lineup of Lowry, Rose, DeRozan, Anthony, and Cousins.
The main force has been playing for so long, and now it’s the other stars’ turn to play and have fun.
After all, they are all stars, and everyone wants to save face, so the coach must allocate playing time in a balanced manner and ensure that the rain and dew are evenly distributed.
After Lillard came on the court, he immediately tried two logo three-pointers from the outside. He failed to score in the first shot, which made the audience a little regretful. Fortunately, the second goal was scored, which instantly caused a climax in the audience.
Curry and Irving, who had just been replaced, saw all this in their eyes. At this time, their thoughts were surprisingly consistent. It seemed that their vote was too conservative.