The schedule in February is relatively easy. The Wizards steadily won 4 of the first 5 games in February, rewriting their record to 22 wins and 4 losses, although the Chicago Bulls next door already had They won 23 games, but they lost 2 more games than the Wizards and were 0.5 games behind the Wizards. Therefore, the first place in the Eastern Conference still belongs to the Wizards.
On February 5th, Li Kaiming once again won the first Player of the Week in February. So far, he has won 5 of the 6 Eastern Conference Players of the Week. Only the Player of the Week in the first week of the season was taken away by James. , and the rest is his.
The announcement of the Player of the Week is just a small news on the 5th. What is more important for NBA is that this season’s All-Star voting has begun. Although there are fewer regular season games, the league decided to hold the All-Star as planned. .
Because of Li Kaiming's outstanding performance in his rookie season and his dominance in the first month of the season, he has become the new favorite of many American fans.
Not to mention the Chinese side. Li Kaiming has joined the Chinese nationality, and that is his own child. So if someone says that Li Kaiming is not the top vote-getter in this All-Star voting, they are looking down on the number and power of Chinese fans. !
In just a few days, Li Kaiming's All-Star voting topped the list, and he was far ahead of everyone else. This shocked even David Stern who was sitting in the league president's office!
"What's going on? Why does Li Kaiming have so many votes?"
"Mr. President, according to the voting results, half of the votes came from China. This may be a gift from Chinese fans..."
"Hasn't the weight of Chinese votes been lowered? Why are there still so many?"
"That only shows that too many people voted for him..."
Stern pinched his temples with a headache, then waved to his assistant, "Get out!"
Li Kaiming's popularity has skyrocketed, which even he did not expect. He wanted to push Li Kaiming from behind and open up the Chinese market, but his expectation was that Li Kaiming would become one of the "four major strikers" in the new century, not Now this dominant situation!
Especially when the Mesozoic stars James and Durant in his plan have not yet won the championship, the sudden emergence of Li Kaiming has disrupted his plan.
After all, no matter how players are promoted, the NbA league is also America's professional league. As the president of the league, he wants to ensure that America's players in the league can be in a dominant position, instead of all publicity being a wedding dress for others. .
In fact, after the All-Star Game last season, Stern was already secretly dissatisfied with Li Kaiming. After all, everyone could see that the All-Star mVp was prepared for Kobe. He awarded the mVp to Kobe in Los Angeles and then promoted it. Jordan's successor and the second shooting guard in history, this would basically complete Kobe's star-making plan.
But Stern didn't expect that Li Kaiming would come out halfway. Not to mention the three-point champion and dunk champion, he even took away the MVP of the All-Star Game. It can be said that he completely disrupted Stern by himself. Turn's deployment.
But now Li Kaiming has not only chosen to join China, but is also far ahead in the All-Star votes. This is completely contrary to Stern's previous expectations!
If this continues, then the NbA is equivalent to cultivating a top star for China, a Chinese who enjoys America's resources, and then competes for China in the international arena?
Stern had a headache when he thought about this potential possibility.
But after all, Stern is an old fox who has been in charge of the NbA league for many years. He cannot make impulsive decisions as easily as a young man. He needs to observe again to see what the specific situation is. As for suppressing this Li Kaiming, it is just for him. It's a matter of one sentence...
Speaking of Li Kaiming's side, when the Wizards' schedule reached February 10th, they finally faced the opponent Li Kaiming wanted to play the most, the Miami Heat!
This time it was still an away game at the American Airlines Arena. The overt or covert grievances between these two teams had already spread in the basketball circle, so this game that was broadcast live became the most popular one that night. Contest.
Tickets for the Heat's home games were sold out a month before the game, and every TV channel broadcasting the game broke its regular-season viewership record.
With the powerful science and technology in today's society, millions of fans are sitting in front of the screen, waiting for this powerful dialogue to begin.
Li Kaiming himself looked very calm. He trained and warmed up as always, walked to the pre-game interview place as always, and then smiled at the reporters as usual!
But only those who are familiar with him can feel the anger and cruelty hidden under the smile in Li Kaiming's eyes. Under the calm appearance, his anger is like lava that is ready to go. As long as he finds a breakthrough in the earth's crust, , will burst out with all your strength!
And this breakthrough is the whistle that symbolizes the start of the game.
"Li, you lost to the Heat in the playoffs last season. Your team's lineup changed a lot during the offseason. Are you using the Heat as an imaginary enemy to make targeted reinforcements?"
"This question should be asked to Grunfield or Tommy Shepard, not to me. I have no habit of manipulating team transactions and drafts. Next question." Li Kaiming did not give this stupid reporter any good looks. .
"Lee, you are currently No. 1 in the league. Is your goal to continue this state until the end of the season and strive for No. 1 in the regular season?"
"yes."
"Some media said that if the Wizards' record continues, you will be the biggest competitor for mVp in the regular season this season. What do you think?"
"My teammates and I just focus on the game and enjoy the thrill of victory. Everything else is secondary."
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In the pre-game interview, Li Kaiming always answered questions as briefly as possible because he couldn't wait to start the game. He felt an urge for revenge!
The moment Li Kaiming entered the arena, overwhelming boos erupted from the Miami Heat's home court. This scene shocked Leonard and Thompson next to them!
"Holy shit, what's going on?" Thompson asked Leonard in a low voice next to him.
Leonard shook his head and said nothing. He looked curiously at Li Kaiming, who was walking in front. He saw that the latter, faced with tens of thousands of people booing wildly, imitated Allen Iverson's example of booing him. Put your palms next to your ears, making a listening gesture!
The fans at the American Airlines Arena were very angry when they saw Li Kaiming's action, so the boos became even louder!
It's a pity that Li Kaiming was used to this kind of treatment early on. With an arrogant smile on his face, he walked into the stadium maintaining this posture.
His purpose is very clear. I am here today just to make you people unhappy. The more unhappy you are, the more excited I will be!
The other two people behind, Thompson and Leonard, looked at Li Kaiming's back, as if they were as indestructible as a rock amidst the huge boos. No matter how the fans shouted, Li Kaiming's posture was always with his head held high, as if it was not a boo but a boo. It's cheers!
Leonard and Thompson looked at each other and saw admiration in each other's eyes.
This is what you call a superstar, this is what you call a man!
After a simple warm-up, the players from both sides took off their outer training clothes and walked to the center circle. Wizards center Blatche and Heat center Anthony took their positions in the center circle. The referee blew the whistle and threw the ball with one hand. out!
Hearing the whistle, Li Kaiming instantly felt his scalp numb, and all the cells in his body began to boil!
He jumped on the spot, then easily grabbed Brac and turned the ball over. The Wizards attacked first!
Handing the ball to Hinrich, Li Kaiming reached the frontcourt and started a pick-and-roll with the former. Chalmers was directly stuck behind him. Hinrich held the ball and went inside. Bosh chose to play with Chalmers in order to protect the penalty area. Moss changed defense, but Hinrich did not choose to break through by himself, but passed the ball to the misplaced Li Kaiming.
At this time, Bosh wanted to come up and double-team Li Kaiming, but how could Li Kaiming miss this opportunity? He pushed away Chalmers and then made a direct jumper with one step. Chalmers could only look up and watch him hit the ball!
0 to 2! The Wizards win first!
The Heat served to James for half-court. I don't know why, but the team obviously had point guard Chalmers and shooting guard Wade. The job of controlling the ball for half-court was left to James and a small forward.
After arriving in the frontcourt, James looked at the immature face on the opposite side and launched a tank breakthrough without hesitation. In his understanding, no matter how good a rookie's defense is, it is impossible to withstand his breakthrough.
Leonard's body is indeed unable to withstand the current James, but James has not completely defeated the former!
Leonard used his long arms to interfere with James' movements while retreating, which annoyed James. After reaching the basket, James forced a layup, but was interfered by Blatch behind Leonard and missed.
Just as Li Kaiming was about to run over to protect the backboard, a figure suddenly jumped up, wrapped his arms around him, and then firmly controlled the ball with a snap!
It was Leonard who was defending James just now!
Mentally praising Leonard's awareness of protecting rebounds, Li Kaiming began to rush forward, but the Heat knew him very well and did not give him any chance to switch to a fast break. Bosh stayed close to the defense the entire time.
When the game came to a positional battle, Li Kaiming went to pick and roll again. This time Bosh and Chalmers chose to delay Hinrich, and then Bosh quickly returned to defense and broke Li Kaiming's screen.
In desperation, Hinrich passed the ball directly to Li Kaiming, letting him choose the free throw line position. Bosh's single defense proved ineffective against Li Kaiming as early as last season, so the moment Li Kaiming got the ball, the Heat The defense assistance is here.
James let go of Leonard and came directly to double-team him. Li Kaiming hit the ground and passed the ball to the open Leonard. Then before the opponent could react, he rushed towards the basket and pointed toward Leonard with one hand. Nader shouted.
"Throw!"
Leonard's hand holding the ball shook, and James had already rushed toward him. He closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and sent the ball toward the basket with both hands!
At this time, Li Kaiming, who was rushing to the basket, knew it was over as soon as he saw this arc!
Damn it! Xiaoka, you guy, I asked you to throw it, but I didn’t ask you to throw it with your eyes closed!
But the ball has already been passed. If you don't catch it, the ball will be handed over to others. Forget it if it is another team, but the Heat will definitely not do it!
So Li Kaiming gritted his teeth, kicked off the ground and jumped, and finally received Leonard's pass when his body was about to fly behind the backboard!
Leonard had turned his head away and didn't dare to look anymore. When Li Kaiming touched the ball, the ball's mistake had been transferred from him to Li Kaiming...
At this time, Li Kaiming suddenly had an idea in the air. While his feet were still some distance from the ground, he directly changed the ball to his right hand, then bypassed Bosh's blocking hook and went up to the basket!
0 to 4!
