"Li, the All-Star voting is about to begin? You must help me canvass votes. I think you will definitely be able to help me get a lot of votes. The TV station will come over later, so don't forget to help me canvass votes." Gasol thought. Ask Li Tian to help him canvass votes. He knows that there are many people in China, otherwise Yao Ming would not be an All-Star starter every year.
"Paul, I advise you to give up. That idiot is a regular starter, so your chances are not good." Li Tian knew that Duncan had been the All-Star starting power forward for more than ten years, and Gasol had no chance.
"That's why I asked you to help me canvass votes. I just wanted to give it a try and see if there was any chance." Gasol looked at Li Tian flatteringly.
"Okay, give me your promotional video and I'll post it on Twitter for you." Li Tian asked Gasol for a promotional video, otherwise he wouldn't be able to help him promote it.
Gasol has made several All-Star appearances, always as a substitute and never as a starter.
It’s really hard to say whether he can make it to the All-Stars. His skills and strength are there, but after being with the Grizzlies for so many years, fans in Memphis will definitely vote for him, but other fans may not. Memphis is just a small city. .
No matter in terms of record, playing style, statistics and honors, there is a huge gap between Gasol and Duncan. There is no chance of becoming an All-Star starter.
Li Tian didn't want to attack Gasol, so he agreed to help canvass votes.
"Li, aren't you canvassing votes for yourself?"
"For me, I can't become an All-Star, so why canvass for votes?" As for himself, Li Tianzhi knows that he has played too few games and has no chance of becoming an All-Star.
Since Yao Ming landed in the NBA in his first year, with his huge advantage, he successfully pinned the "Big Shark" to the ground and forced the league to modify the voting rules.
"Hello everyone, I'm Li Tian. I'm here to canvass votes for Gasol All-Star. I hope everyone will support Gasol." Li Tian also attached a promotional video of Gasol.
I saw Li Tian sending a message to canvass votes.
"If we cannot support Brother Tian, we will vote for Gasol."
"1, I also vote."
The majority of netizens are also very sorry that Li Tian was unable to participate in the All-Star voting because the number of appearances was limited.
However, he still participated in the voting for the rookie game. Stern specifically indicated that Li Tian could participate in the rookie game.
When Yao Ming participated in the All-Star Game for the first time, the live broadcast ratings of the All-Star Game set a new record, and the NBA quickly opened up the Chinese market.
It played an indelible role in promoting NBA in China.
This year, there is hope that three Chinese players will appear in the All-Star Game at the same time. How could Stern be willing to give up such a good publicity opportunity?
Yi Jianlian's performance shocked everyone, and he is very hopeful to be selected as an All-Star.
"Li, are you ready to participate in other All-Star games? This is an opportunity to attract the attention of countless girls, so don't miss it." Gasol knew that Li Tian was a sure winner in participating in the Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game. There is no hope, but you can also attract some fans through other events and lay a solid foundation for becoming an All-Star in the future.
Li Tian just wanted to train and didn't have much expectations for participating in these competitions. "The three-point shooting contest is quite good, you can consider it." Then he began to consider whether to participate in the three-point shooting contest.
"Li, you can participate. If you participate in the three-point shooting contest, it will remind me of Larry Bird." Gasol trusted Li Tian's three-pointers.
Larry Bird is an NBA legend. During the 1986 All-Star Three-Point Contest, the league's strongest shooters gathered together to compete for one point.
When everyone was gearing up to compete for the championship, Bird said to everyone domineeringly: "Are you ready who will take second place?" With one sentence, everyone's arrogance was extinguished.
Bird then wore training clothes and easily won the three-point shooting contest, leaving everyone speechless but impressed. This famous saying has stayed with him ever since.
"Paul, just to tell you this, I must also participate in the three-point shooting contest. I will also go up and say it. Will I become the next legend?" Li Tian asked Gasol.
"Definitely, we all support you." Conley also stood up to support Li Tian.
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After a wonderful Christmas holiday.
The Grizzlies' first game after Christmas will be on December 26, when they face the New Orleans Hornets at home.
Sure enough, they lived up to expectations, and the Grizzlies once again lost to the Hornets led by Paul.
At this time, Paul was still very strong, not only in the organization of the team's offense, but also in terms of offensive threat.
When Paul breaks out, it's scary. He scores 40 points in several consecutive games. Paul's average per game is that of a 2010 player.
Paul broke out in this game. Not only did he break out, but he also took his teammates away.
Paul scored 40 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds.
The main players of the Grizzlies had no touch, and Gasol had very few chances to take action. He only scored 8 points in the game, which was not as good as Li Tian who came off the bench and scored 15 points.
The Grizzlies bench turned around and sang. Lowry, Varrick, and Navarro all scored more than 10 points, but they still lost to the Hornets by 18 points.
Then he lost to the Mosaics again in the derby against Yao Ming, and then he was severely beaten by the Spurs, a bunch of old men.
Another two consecutive 20-point defeats, and the Grizzlies ushered in another three-game losing streak.
The Grizzlies are now a team where everyone plays together. Anyone who sees the Grizzlies is like seeing an experienced baby, and they can't wait to hug the Grizzlies and give them a kiss.
"Hey, I've been getting more and more lackluster lately. I'm so tired." Lowry couldn't help but start complaining on the way out of the Spurs Arena.
The only one who didn't complain was Conley, because he finally came on the court against the Spurs.
"Damn, I keep losing. I have forgotten what winning is." Gasol also hates losing and begins to miss the time when he first came to the Grizzlies.
He also led the team to break the team's best historical record. Many of the Grizzlies' records were created by the team led by Gasol. It can be said that because of Gasol, the Grizzlies had the opportunity to try the playoffs.
"Lori, Paul, stop complaining, it's because we're not strong enough. If we were strong enough, we wouldn't keep losing. We have to cheer up." Li Tian didn't want to see his teammates discouraged.
"Yes, we have to become stronger. Only the weak can complain. We have to become strong and let others complain." Conley changed his past complaints when he was able to play.
"Yes, we want to become stronger. Only the strong can gain everything. The weak will only complain. We want to be strong, not weak. We want to become stronger."
Lowry felt that the current Grizzlies team seemed to be supported by a group of rookies. He looked back at Li Tian and said, "Li, I have decided. Remember to call me when you train tomorrow. I will train with you too."
"Lori, aren't you afraid of ghosts at three in the morning?" Li Tian looked at Lori with a smile.
"Um...can't we do it at 5 a.m.? Can't we change the time? We can train later and don't get up so early." Lori was a little scared thinking about it at three in the morning.
"Okay then, I'll just listen to you. Let's train together at 5 a.m." Li Tian also wanted to have someone to train with, so the effect would be much better, instead of having to work alone behind closed doors.