Healing Basketball

   Chapter 177 177. The emperor's best defender partner is you!

   On February 12, 2004, at 7:30 pm, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the venue was already hot after the songs, dances, and a unique acrobatic performance of the hot guests.

  Everything on the court was removed, and the fans cheered enthusiastically. They knew that this meant that the best young talents in the NBA were about to debut!

  Compared to last year's Rookie Challenge, this year's Rookie Challenge has received a lot of attention!

   Now the 2001 session is out.

   But last season, the 01 class was also tied with the 00 class.

   Last year's Rookie Challenge and the previous year's Rookie Challenge, the attention and ratings were a downturn.

   But this season is different!

  The 2002 class was very good, and the 2003 class even produced three top-level rookies.

   Watching the Rookie Challenge, what are you watching?

   is a superstar who sees the future!

   As a fan, there is a very happy thing - ten years later, you can tell later fans what a certain player was like when he first entered the NBA.

   What's the point of this? It doesn't make much sense, but a man's happiness is always that simple.

  The 2000s and 2001s had nothing to look at except for Gasol to stand up for him, so Arenas yelled that the world was unfair to him every day, he wanted to rise, and he got a little attention.

   The most news is actually Kwame Brown, the champion of parallel imports.

  The fans look at the fart.

   But when there are top talents, it is different!

   In the introduction of the host and the cheers of the fans, the first and second grade players appeared one after another.

  Yao Ming, James, Stoudemire, Liu Xiu, Anthony, Nene, Boozer, Hinrich... 9 players from each team, one from each team, will appear alternately.

   Different from the All-Star Game, the Rookie Challenge, the hottest new stars go first.

  The live broadcast of the court sports station started when the players appeared.

   The performance part in front of you will be charged…

   It's really not that David Stern doesn't want to give the court platform free, but the copyright fees for those singers, which have to be calculated separately.

  The alliance doesn’t charge any money, it’s impossible to repay the subsidy.

   Today's rookie match is explained by Shuangping again, as well as rookie commentators Su Qun, Yang Jian and others.

   Yao Ming was the first to play, and Sun Zhengping began to recite the pattern again.

"Dayao is the strongest player in this game. He is expected to be selected for the best team this season. What does the best team mean? He is one of the 15 best players in the league. Friends from the press will be among the stars of the league. choose..."

  No one can stop a football commentator from showing his professional ability in the commentary of a basketball game.

  Sun Zhengping is not young and has a good memory.

  Su Qun, Yang Jian and others sympathize with Zhang Gui.

  Although the commentary style of Director Zhang is not liked by most people, the double-ping combination formed with Sun Zhengping is jokingly called the "silent key destroying combination" in China.

After touting Yao Ming, in the live broadcast, both James and Stoudemire had already entered the stadium. If Guidance Zhang hadn't interjected and started to introduce Liu Xiu, Sun Zhengping's wave of 'what is the best lineup detailed science', To skip all appearances of Liu Xiu...

  …

  On the court, the players who came out were very excited.

   This is the first time they have appeared in a game that has attracted the attention of this global fan group since the draft.

   Everyone has played the live broadcast in the United States, but the live broadcast in the United States is also dominated by fans of the two teams on the live broadcast. Unless it is a top popular team, the viewership in North America will definitely not be comparable to the Rookie Challenge.

   The most important thing is that the number of live TV stations for this Rookie Challenge has once again reached a new record high!

  A total of 152 TV stations in various countries and regions will broadcast the game live!

   Liu Xiu enjoys being in the spotlight very much. There is one thing - in terms of appearance order, he is only the second most popular player in the rookie team league.

  The rookie team is the league's favorite player-James.

  The second-year team's favorite player in the league is Yao Ming.

   Liu Xiu didn't care about this arrangement, he chose to enjoy the atmosphere of the scene.

   A small number of fans at the scene have a clear tendency to boo a certain player, but most of them are 'passer-by fans', fans of former stars, or just to join in the fun.

   This is kind to Liu Xiu.

   The feeling of being booed wherever he goes... It's not bad. His popularity is definitely the highest among this year's rookies.

   But it feels good to not be booed in other teams' arenas.

   A lot of active superstars and retired celebrities came to the scene.

  The 2003 rookie game, everyone is very curious.

  Celebrities are a must for All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

  Liu Xiu looked at the sidelines... I saw that my sleeping partner last night was sitting in the first row on the sidelines!

  屮, the vote was given in vain.

   Seeing Liu Xiu looking over, Ivanka just waved, like other public figures sitting in the front row, no different...

   is your sleeping companion when you are free.

   The two of them received each other's signal, and they were very satisfied.

   Neither side considers each other an ideal type.

  …

  The entrance ceremony ended and the cheerleading performance started.

  The players of the two teams returned to their benches after greeting each other, and gathered around for the final discussion before the game.

The head coach of the rookie game is just a substitution tool. In the previous preparation training, on the rookie team's side, Chip Englander was helping the players to evaluate their shooting styles and gave some suggestions. Before the warm-up, there was a little time left for The players themselves discuss how to play the game.

   This is impossible in the rookie matchup of the last century. At that time, it was a matchup between rookies of the same class. The bayonet saw red. There was no point difference of more than 10 points, and it was more than 5 points only once.

But after the suspension, in order to take care of the fact that the 1998 rookies did not have a rookie competition, it became the first- and second-year rookie challenge. Played overtime.

   But in the 2001 rookie game, it collapsed to the extreme, and the rookie team had no strength to resist.

   So in the 2002 rookie game, it became a dunk showdown in the first and second grades, and it was the same last year... and then the rookie game was basically scrapped.

   But this time is different, Liu Xiu and his temporary teammates are actively trying to figure out a way!

  Who doesn't want to win?

  Especially for the first grade to overtake the second grade, which rookie doesn't want to do it?

   It’s just that there is no one who leads the change.

   Coincidentally, in this year's rookie team, Liu Xiu and Anthony, both of them are the type of early birds!

  Liu Xiu actively thought of a way, and brought out the team tactical thinking ability developed in the team during the pre-match discussion.

   The pre-match preparation time is almost over, and the discussion is almost over.

   Anyway, when they were trying to figure out a way, everyone felt that the tactical strategy they discussed was over.

   Now, I just want to play.

  Liu Xiu came to the technical table to rub magnesium powder, and finally started again.

  The day after tomorrow is also the starting lineup!

   Sure enough, the All-Star Weekend is his stage.

   was stammering, the system prompt came.

   "Congratulations to the host on the stage of the All-Star Rookie Tournament, the reward: 1000 healing points, the second stage of the series quest Rookie King is triggered.

   Goal: The host needs to help the rookie team win.

   Reward: Healing value 2000.

  Advanced goal: The host needs to win the MVP of the rookie game.

  Advanced Reward: Random Body Attribute +1. "

   Attribute +1, Liu Xiu knows that the hidden condition is that certain physical attributes need to be improved by training.

   There is no description of 'advanced', that is, if you draw 90 and above, you need to accumulate 3 in 1 before you can use it.

but! Just have a mission!

   Moreover, it’s still early to get rewards, first of all, the game has to be won first.

  Select the copy object first.

  ‘Teammates... let’s help! ’

   "Dwyane Wade, 22 years old, 193 cm (?), 95 kg, ability rating 80... 65% match...

   Good at ability transformation talent: the strongest first step.

   Bonus effect: When the host breaks through with the ball, the speed of the first step of the acceleration start +5, and it starts at the fastest speed after the bonus. "

   Awesome!

   The last time Liu Xiu played against Wade, he was really curious and chose to copy Odom...

   The height and weight are the same, everyone is 6 feet 4 inches, 210 pounds players, it is time to copy the cheeks!

  The opponent, naturally copied Boozer.

   The stability of low-post rollover jumpers has been improved, and the shooting ability after rollover jumpers is +3.

  …

   At 7:58 p.m., the two teams made their debut!

  Grade 1: James, Liu Xiu, Anthony, Haslem, Bosh.

  Second grade: Marko Yalic, Manu Ginobili, Prince, Stoudemire, Yao Ming.

  Sun Zhengping said when he saw the starters of the two teams: "The tallest player on the court is a Chinese player, and the shortest player is also a Chinese player..."

Seeing that the other commentator and colleagues looked dazed, he almost didn't ask 'what are you talking about?', Zhang Weiping still had to wipe his partner's ass, and he had to make a tough call: "Yes, yes, look, the two teams Point guards are better than shooting guards…”

  The fans in front of the TV have endured it for a long time, and they can't bear it anymore, and the 'mute key destroying combination' is again arrogant...

   At 8 p.m., the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.

  Bosh jumped high and threw the racket back before Yao Ming.

  James catches the ball, the game starts, and the rookies take the lead.

  James advanced to the frontcourt, Bosh and Haslem partnered, both of them had mid-range shots, Yao Ming went to guard the higher Bosh as the rookie team thought.

   In the face of Yalic's defense, James is strong!

   There was no interception in the middle distance. Yao Ming took it to the basket, but failed to make up the defense. James rushed to the basket and jumped high with one hand to score two points.

   As soon as the game started, Yao Ming didn't want to play.

   It's the same as last year!

   I was discussing with my teammates how to deal with James on the second-year team, and I felt very surprised. What's the point of such a game?

  The offense and defense changed, and James, who was back on defense, heard the clapping and turned his head to look—Liu Xiu pressed his hand down.

  The teammates understand that the opponent is playing so loosely, of course they have to take advantage of it!

   Yalic goes beyond the three-point line... James presses the defense!

   He has played more than half of his rookie season, and James’ comprehensive defense has barely reached a good level. Of course, it’s not that great, but he has a great point on the defensive end—the ability to press and defend is outstanding!

  The physical condition is too good.

   Thanks to Yalic's rich game experience, he played professional games for 6 years before entering the NBA. The former Yugoslav player, he passed the ball to Ginobili.

   But Manu Ginobili was also unprepared. The teammates who played in the rookie game last year said they could just play whatever they wanted... Liu Xiu relied on flexibility and strength to complete the front and counterattack!

  James' strength interprets what it means to be fast and fierce. Yalic is chasing after him, and he can directly see that the distance between the two is getting farther and farther.

   Liu Xiu hit the ball at just the right time, James took off after receiving the ball, jumped and scored two points!

  The rookie team started with a 4-0 lead over the sophomore team.

   Offense and defense transition, the second-year team offense.

   At that moment, the second-year team didn't fully understand what happened.

But when Yalic moved beyond the three-point line again, James and Liu Xiu again pressed and defended the backcourt of the second-year team, and when Bosh took a detour to Yao Ming, the second-year team learned one thing - the opposite rookie I want to step on them!

   Actually, this guess is not entirely correct.

  The idea of ​​​​the rookie team is - the second grade team is playing casually, and they will wake up and have a real game; if the opponent has been casual, then directly beat the second grade!

   But even if the guess is not completely correct, there are already players in the second grade who are angry.

  Everyone play with the friendly you, I play with everyone, it doesn't matter if they lose in the second grade.

   But rookies don’t talk about martial arts!

   Yalic took good care of the ball, and Stoudemire leaned on Haslem to ask for the ball.

   As a tall point guard with a height of 201 cm, Yalic has a good vision and accurate passing.

  Stoudemire received the ball, turned around, and faced Haslem for a single.

  Haslem’s defense in the young inside line is okay, and the Heat picked up a big bargain, but Stoudemire relied on his face-frame footsteps and explosive acceleration to easily leave Haslem aside.

  Stoudemire broke through to the basket from close range, jumped up quickly in the face of Bosh who came back, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!

   "Breakthrough! Stoudemire's dunk is really fast and fierce, and he can be called the reincarnation of the little overlord!"

  On the court platform, Su Qun said such a sentence, and others agreed, and the nickname of Xiaobawang was in place.

   Bosh really can't help this ball. In terms of bullet speed, the other 17 players tonight are probably Wade and Stoudemire.

   Yao Ming instructed his teammates to take positions when he retreated from the defense. Yao Ming has the strength, and he looks domineering.

  Stoudemire's face-to-face singles breakthrough dunk this time, playing very difficult and high-level, infecting his teammates.

  In hindsight, the rest of the second-year team also knew that the rookies wanted to **** them.

   They certainly cannot give in!

  Just do it, they are still afraid of a group of rookies?

   This time, James advanced to the frontcourt and saw the change in the opponent's game attitude visible to the naked eye.

   The players in tonight's game are all young players that their respective teams value the most. If you really want to play well, your ability and brains must be online.

   Yalic posted the defense to James, James glanced at the opponent's position, gestured, and followed tactics!

   Liu Xiu immediately ran to the bottom line on the right side of the three-second zone.

   Using Bosh for cover, Liu Xiu bypassed the bottom line, came out from the left side of the three-second zone, and then took the screen on the left side of the three-second zone...

   At this time, James forced Yalic to reach between the free throw line and the reasonable collision zone. As expected by James, he was blocked by Prince, and the passing line to Anthony's flank was blocked.

  Anthony returned the pass, and Liu Xiu took the screen to the left of the free throw line to catch the ball!

   Stoudemire switched over, Liu Xiu caught the ball and falsified a shot, and Stoudemire flew away!

   The little prince quickly made up the defense, and the fact that Stoudemire was instantly beaten by the opponent was expected by the little prince... But Liu Xiu's acceleration was not what he expected!

   Liu Xiuhuang made a breakthrough after flying to Stoudemire, passed Prince, and went straight to the basket.

   With no one under the basket, Liu Xiu jumped with all his strength and scored two points with one-handed dunk, causing bursts of cheers!

   Yao Ming was stunned. He didn't expect Liu Xiu to be able to beat Stoudemire and Prince by one-on-two.

  The progress is too fast!

  James excitedly gave Liu Xiu a high five.

   Liu Xiu appeared perfectly at the point of contact he wanted.

  6 to 2, the rookie team continued to maintain a 4-point lead.

   Yalic received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, and quickly gave the ball to Ginobili.

   The second grade team also started to get serious!

   Manu Ginobili is better at defending the ball than Yalic, but he didn't play singles, waiting for his teammates to pull away and waiting for the man to settle down.

  Bosh resisted hard, but it was useless. When he really fought, he couldn't even get around, and he was tightly pressed behind him.

  Chinese fans, look how tenacious I am!

   Bosh howled in his heart. Yao Ming, who was caught by the ball, was knocked back to the bottom of the basket twice. He also actively reached out to cut the ball, but he didn't make it.

  Yao Ming turned and smashed the ball into the basket!

   Domineering group!

   Offense and defense conversion.

  James advances to the frontcourt.

   He found out that they overestimated the ability of Bosh and Haslem to contain Yao Ming.

  Yao Ming has expanded out of the three-second zone, but he is not far away. With the help of Prince who is in the middle distance, he can get back to the basket in time.

  Stoudemire's defense is poor, but Haslem's offense is poor. The point is that he doesn't have any passing ability. Except for the second attack and eating cakes, he hardly touches the ball on the offensive end.

   But it doesn't matter, being able to take Yao Ming out of the three-second zone for a while, Bosh's offensive restraint is enough.

  James continued to signal Liu Xiu to take the tactic, and the play of sudden points + auxiliary control started!

  Stoudemire blocked the pass between James and Haslem and pressed back to the basket when James broke through. The defense was surprisingly well done this time.

   But Liu Xiu sensed Stoudemire's movement. After the bottom line was swung around, he circled around Yao Ming and ran out along the right sideline of the three-second zone!

  James was blocked, Yao Ming withdrew, and his vision was shrouded... But Liu Xiu appeared in a position where James could pass out!

   Liu Xiu received the ball at a step inside the top arc. Although Manu Ginobili failed to stop Liu Xiu from receiving the ball, he chased it in the first place and stayed in front of Liu Xiu.

   After Liu Xiu slowed down for a while, he started to break through!

  'Talent: The strongest first step' triggers, speed +5, and starts at the fastest speed of 93!

   Manu Ginobili moved laterally a beat slower, and was caught by Liu Xiu's positional advantage.

   This Ginobili can't do anything about it, the power gap is too big.

  Liu Xiu squeezed Ginobili to the inside and scored the ball…

  James caught the ball and strode across it...with so many steps, the shot was hit!

  James is so excited!

  This is the most suitable defender partner for him!

   (end of this chapter)