NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 98 You are all here to be sparring partners (daily chapter)
On February 1998, 2, in back-to-back away games, 4:98, the Knicks beat the Timberwolves.

Watching the players walking off the field talking and laughing, Jeff Van Gundy, who hung up, felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life!

Officially took over the team in the first season and was elected the best coach in the league. In the second season, he led the team to 19 consecutive victories and was elected as the head coach of the All-Star Game!

There are not many coaches who can achieve such an achievement. The closer to the All-Star weekend, the more Jeff Van Gundy drifts, and the bald young coach feels that he is going to heaven.

At the same time, after winning the game, the Knicks' record came to 35 wins and 10 losses. Although the Pacers behind had caught up, Jeff Van Gundy didn't care at this moment:

"Be sure to enjoy this year's All-Star Weekend!"

After returning to the locker room, everyone on the Knicks looked relaxed, and everyone can start to enjoy the All-Star Weekend holiday.

To hold the All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden, even if you want to watch the game live, you don't have to fly around and toss back and forth.

"It's hard to understand why there are four Lakers players in the Western Conference All-Star!"

"The coach is really saving face. If I were to vote, this situation would not happen."

Larry Johnson returned to his seat and said a few more sour words.

The Knicks had the first record, and only Li You was selected as an All-Star. On the other hand, the Lakers had four players this year.

"Auntie" has performed well during this time, and originally imagined that she could be selected as a substitute, but after the results were announced not long ago, Lemon was immediately selected.

This matter has been complained many times, and Alan Houston didn't care about it, but laughed and joked:
"Coach Van Gundy was elected as the Eastern All-Star head coach, and two of us were selected for the All-Star Game. This kind of treatment is already very good."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere group also booed. Thinking of the situation where Mike met Van Gundy, everyone couldn't wait to have fun
Not long ago, the NBA announced the All-Star bench lineup for the Eastern and Western Conferences. As a result, the Knicks with the best record were not selected, which immediately angered the media in New York.

The seven Eastern Conference All-Star substitutes are:

Glen Rice, Reggie Miller, Steve Smith, Rick Smits, Tim Hardaway, Jason Williams, Antawn Walker.

The seven substitutes for the Western Conference All-Stars are:

Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Vin Baker, Mitch Richmond, Jason Kidd.

The Pacers, Lakers, and Spurs all have two All-Star substitutes.

In the 98 All-Star Game, the Lakers became the biggest winner. The four All-Stars also made the fans in Los Angeles inflated. The local media also loaned the championship by the way!
O'Neal has just been elected Player of the Month in January, and the Lakers are getting better.

Although it has not yet reached the playoffs, the media in Los Angeles has already started punching the Jazz and kicking the Sonics.

The media in New York believed that the head coaches of other teams deliberately targeted the Knicks, and they should also enjoy the treatment of the Lakers!
Chicago fans are very dissatisfied with the results of this year's All-Star selection, but it is consoling that Pippen, who was clamoring to leave the team some time ago, has recently returned from injury.

No one can escape the law of true fragrance. As for how Mikoo managed the locker room, the media don't know, so they can only follow a wild guess.
The teammates chatted more and more crookedly, and some people even began to look forward to the drama of Mike's anger against the head coach. At this time, Li You hurriedly changed the subject:
"In order to celebrate the championship of the three-point shooting contest, I will treat you back to New York!"

"Oh!!"

Everyone didn't care about the loan of the single champion, they just cheered along.

Everyone knows Li You's strength. In daily training, this kind of five-point three-point shooting is ridiculously accurate!

After Jeff Van Gundy returned to the locker room, he smiled with relief when he heard the cheers. The players still love him very much.

Due to the record of the Magic team, Anfernee Hardaway completely missed the All-Star game this year after being squeezed out of the starting lineup by Li You.

This made Hook's original publicity resources useless, and in the end they were all transferred to Li You.

On the 5th, Li You cooperated with the Hook staff to take the makeup photos for most of the day.

In order to promote the new Air Foamposite One shoe, Li You has to wear the "Penny" signature shoe in this year's All-Star Game.

Unexpectedly, Anfernee Hardaway missed the All-Star Game. Fortunately, in the alternative plan, adding the Knicks color scheme, Li You can still top it, otherwise this year will be a big loss.

The sales volume of Brother Hook's shoes did not meet expectations, and at this time, Li You had to bring the goods. "Big Eyes" sold well. In New York, many fans would buy a pair.

With promotional photos and an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated, Hook hopes that after the All-Star Weekend, the sales of this shoe will explode.

The Sports Illustrated interview in the afternoon was still at the Rockefeller Center, and the editor-in-chief Bill Calhoun was already an old acquaintance of Li You.

The staff members knew how to write the article. The topic they were talking about had little to do with basketball:
"We may have to move in two years, Lee, don't forget to come to the Sports Illustrated event then!"

"Warner has planned a new headquarters building, and we will all have to move there. New York is developing too fast."

When Bill Colehoun talked about his new home, he also showed a look of yearning, which triggered the memory in his mind, and Li You then remembered the future Time Warner information:
"Moving to the new headquarters must be a good thing. Your website is running well, and other magazines don't move so fast."

Li You's words immediately put Bill Colehoun in a good mood. It was he who insisted on launching the Internet business, and the results are not bad so far.

The All-Star Weekend in 1998 was a little different from the previous ones. This year, the Slam Dunk Contest was canceled because fans reported that this single event was too boring!
No one likes to watch a dull dunk contest.

On February 2, the NBA began to arrange makeup photos of all-star players from the east and west.

In the afternoon, when Li You saw Michael Jordan, he regained his good mood. Pippen returned from injury, and Michael was relieved.

In the Madison Square Garden arena, the players are all wearing their own team uniforms. The only difference from the regular season is that there is an extra star on the jersey that marks the All-Star.

"Do you want me to give you the position? Li, this is your home field!"

Wearing a white Bulls uniform and in a good mood, Michael Jordan naturally stood in the C position when taking pictures, teasing Li You, and more pretending to be X
Li You saw that Mai Kou was already holding the basketball and sat in the middle position. He was speechless for a while, so he could only smile and say:

"I'm just a rookie player, not a top 50 star, I just sit on the sidelines."

Seemingly satisfied with Li You's answer, Michael Jordan smiled and greeted everyone to take their seats.

In the end, the makeup of the Eastern Conference All-Stars became Michael Jordan sitting in the C position with a basketball, Li You and Grant Terhill lined up on both sides, and everyone behind them lined up in order of height.

In the Western All-Star makeup photo, the C position became Shaquille O'Neal, and MVP Karl Malone stood aside like everyone else.
All-Star Weekend held in New York, the protagonist is still Michael Jordan.

On Saturday, February 2th, there will be a three-point shot contest and a rookie challenge that night.

However, the media want to know more about the internal situation of the Bulls. When Pippen and the team almost broke up, they even put on the Bulls jersey again. Everyone wants to know the inside story.

And as the Bulls' record rebounded, there were more and more calls for a three-peat.

At this time, Li You felt the feelings of Jeff Van Gundy. It was obviously the home court of the Knicks, but in the end he was robbed of the scene by Mike Dunk.
The sloppy New York media is also unwilling to let go of such hot news. Ever since Michael Jordan arrived in New York, he almost became the opponent's follower.

Li You can be interviewed at any time, but Michael Jordan is different. In short, at the All-Star Weekend, the real superstar Michael Jordan is online again!

No one pays attention to Karl Malone, no one pays attention to O'Neal, and at the All-Star weekend, everyone becomes a supporting role.
Coupled with rumors that Michael Jordan intends to retire after the end of this season, for a while, Michael Jordan's popularity exploded.

On the evening of the 7th, many celebrities came to Madison Square Garden, the most eye-catching one being Magic Johnson who was calling friends in the front row.

Showing his iconic smile, he kept saying hello to the celebrities present, and the Pacers coach Larry Bird was also there, and the two magic birds attracted everyone's attention.

Grant Hill, who was dressed in a formal attire, sat next to Li You. The two sat in the front row and chatted casually while watching the Rookie Challenge:
"This is the influence of established stars. Many fans grew up watching them play."

Grant Hill is second only to Michael Jordan in the number of votes this year, but when it comes to the scene, he is still not as eye-catching as Magic Johnson.

"The fans will also get old. Looking at this year's All-Star Game, at least half of them are young people."

Li You is not in a good mood, these old guys are showing their presence all the time.

Grant Hill didn't have much idea of ​​competition. This well-educated new-generation star just smiled when he heard Li You's words.

An unremarkable rookie challenge, in the end 80:85, the Eastern rookie team successfully won.

"Big Z" Ilgauskas of the Cavaliers was elected MVP of the Rookie Challenge, and also became the first international player in NBA history to receive the award.

In the follow-up three-point contest, Li You finally regained his sense of presence.

After changing into the Knicks' white training uniform, Li You got up on the bench and waved, and the New York fans present began to cheer loudly.

This kind of treatment also made the hearts of the few people on the side just like lemons. They were originally robbed of the popularity by the old guy, but now Li You also came out to disrupt the situation.

Jeff Hornacek, Hubert Davis, Dale Ellis, Sam Mack, Glenn Rice, Tracy Murray, Reggie Miller.

The seven people beside Li You didn't say hello to each other. Brothers basketball is not popular these days, and Reggie Miller doesn't even look at Li You.

Every time the Pacers and the Knicks played against each other, although the two did not face each other directly, the New York media always compared the two against each other.

With Hornacek's first appearance, the scene also began to make noise.

Perhaps it was because he failed to enter the state as soon as possible. In the first half of the race, Hornacek fought hard, but he gradually found the feeling later.

With the last bouquet hit in the right corner, Hornacek, who scored 17 points, shook his head slightly.

Li You watched with a smile on his face, and soon, all of them appeared on the stage, and all of them performed poorly. Only Dell Ellis scored 18 points.

The favorite to win the championship, Reggie Miller, even scored 12 points to stretch his hips.

Li You, who was wearing a white training uniform, stood up, turned his head and joked to Reggie Miller who had just left the field, and said:

"Looks like I don't have to take off my training clothes!"

Without giving Reggie Miller a chance to respond, Li You ran to the left corner with a smile.

As the timing sounded, after missing the first ball, Li You quickly found his hand.

With quick shots and Li You's unique shooting rhythm, Madison Square Garden cheered louder and louder.

In the bottom corner on the right, Li You made all five shots. After taking the last bouquet, he turned around confidently and waved to the fans.

"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly.

With 24 points, Li You crushed everyone neatly, while Reggie Miller, who was eliminated in the first round, looked ugly and was so angry that he almost left the game early.

After advancing to the semifinals, Hubert Davis broke out suddenly and also scored 24 points.

After Li You scored 23 points, the two eventually advanced to the final.

The New York fans at the scene noticed that Li You still hadn't taken off his training uniform, and started booing loudly again.

In the final, Li You took the lead. Like the previous two rounds, he seemed to be a shooting machine, without any hesitation, and he still shot quickly at every point.

The cheers grew louder, and as the last point on the right bottom corner was hit again, Li You put his right hand to his ear with a smile, and made a gesture of listening.

"Wow!!"

The New York fans who like to watch fun shouted happily, 25 points, the championship is secured!

Hubert Davis of the Mavericks looked dignified and seemed to be under too much pressure at the end. He hit the iron and shot 10 points.
Li You, who returned to his seat, smiled and shook his head, expressing that it was too easy to win the championship.

Reggie Miller on the side couldn't see the cute new clothes X, just wanted to choke a few words, but saw Li You stood up, walked to the center of the field, and left a sentence for everyone by the way:
"It seems that you are all here to be training partners!"

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