After a perfunctory acceptance speech and another wave of interviews, Wang Zelin returned to the locker room to take a shower and prepare to go back to the hotel with Lillard and Will Barton to rest.
As soon as I arrived at the door, a familiar figure came into view.
"LeBron, you haven't left yet..."
After the rookie game, many big names who came to watch, such as Wade, Anthony, Paul and others, had left the arena.
The third of the four Banana Boat brothers has left. Wang Zelin thought that James would also leave, but this guy is still here.
"Wang, congratulations on winning the rookie game mvp!"
James walked in on his own and looked eagerly at Wang Zelin's rookie game MVP trophy.
"...I'm not saying that, but you have three regular season MVP trophies and one FMVP trophy. What does a mere rookie MVP trophy mean to you?"
Wang Zelin looked at James with pain as he rubbed his hand on his trophy repeatedly.
"That's different," James reluctantly returned the trophy to Wang Zelin and said: "For every NBA player, there are only two opportunities to get the rookie game mvp trophy in his career, so the commemorative significance is great... I just I haven’t taken it, alas!”
"Hey, LeBron, you didn't win the rookie game MVP?"
In Wang Zelin's impression, except for a very small number of superstars like Kobe who came off the bench for the team, and a proud man like James who attracted much attention as soon as he debuted, wouldn't it be enough to be the MVP of the rookie game?
He knows very well: The guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of him will really have 4 regular season MVPs and 4 finals MVP trophies in the future... He has no influence on the All-Star MVP.
After all, for a historical giant like James who is devoted to chasing the figure of the basketball god, only top honors can really add points, and the All-Star MVP is obviously not enough.
"If I remember correctly, the MVP winner of the rookie game that year was Carmelo Anthony!"
This is what Aldridge said.
"oh……"
Then there's nothing wrong with it.
When James and Anthony first debuted, they were hailed as the peerless twins of the 2003 generation. The outside world compared them to a rival in their careers, including themselves.
If it weren't for Anthony's constant off-court disputes, his impression in Utah people's hearts would be greatly reduced, which would lead to the weakening of support from the league...
In general, Melon was really fierce when he debuted!
After Dao Wan sighed in his heart, James explained the reason to everyone.
In order to celebrate Wang Zelin's record-breaking rookie game MVP, James has already found a venue and is ready to invite everyone out to have fun!
The Four Banana Boat Brothers are also known as the Four Heroes!
?The NBA can also be regarded as a arena, and arenas have always been called by wrong names, not by wrong nicknames... Does anyone really think that James doesn't like to play, right?
That's just because their public relations are better than 99% of the players in the league!
Considering that tomorrow is an entertainment competition such as skills and three-point dunks, the main game will not begin until the day after tomorrow, which is the 18th.
Therefore, Wang Zelin wanted to go out and have fun from the bottom of his heart.
After all, athletes are notoriously energetic!
The only problem now is that Lillard will participate in the skills competition tomorrow. I have the impression that Lillard finally defeated a group of strong players and won the championship in 29.8 seconds.
At least as far as the original history is concerned, the All-Star Skills Championship can be regarded as a small honor that Lillard can win.
Although it’s a bit forced, mosquito legs are legs too!
Not everyone is like James. He is surrounded by a bunch of top honors, and even the All-Star MVP can only be called so-so.
"Damien, are you going?"
Wang Zelin turned around and asked.
If Lillard doesn't go, then he can only say sorry to James.
"Go, why not go?"
Lillard was confused by the question.
In his opinion, Wang Zelin won the new league MVP and deserved to celebrate.
"Don't you have a skills competition to compete in tomorrow?"
"So that's what you were worried about," Lillard glanced at Wang Zelin with emotion, "It's okay, it's just an entertainment game, so it doesn't matter..."
Okay, the rightful owner doesn’t have any objections, so naturally Wang Zelin can’t say anything.
In about ten minutes, James drove everyone to their destination.
After getting off the car.
"king!"
Follow the sound ~ Klay Thompson.
"Clay, I didn't expect you to be here..."
Looking around for a week, Wang Zelin suddenly discovered that basically all the players participating in the rookie game were there.
em, except for Kyrie Irving and several of his younger brothers.
However, it is understandable that at this stage, Irving is always thinking about revitalizing the city, surpassing James, and becoming the new symbol of the city.
Irving believes that if he agrees to come to the party, not to mention being embarrassed or not, in his heart he feels that he will be inferior to James.
Wang Zelin had to lament James's wide network of contacts. He was really a brother wherever he went!
…
7 a.m. on the 17th.
Wang Zelin, who had been working hard all night, pushed away several Hollywood 18th-tier actresses whose names he couldn't name, and left after washing up.
It's not that he doesn't want to practice in the morning. After all, last night's cross-border battle made him feel a little nervous, but he has not forgotten that 9:30 in the morning is the start time of the skills competition.
Back at the hotel, Wang Zelin met Lillard who was having breakfast. The two finished eating together and drove to Toyota Center.
At 9:30, the All-Star Game Skills Challenge officially began.
Oh, there are old acquaintances!
"Lin, long time no see!"
Although he knows that Jeremy Lin's English name is Jeremy Lin, Wang Zelin still prefers to call him by his last name.
"King, congratulations on winning the MVP!" Jeremy Lin said enviously.
"Beep beep beep, the rookie competition is about to begin. Players please enter as soon as possible!"
The host's voice suddenly came, and Wang Zelin and Jeremy Lin ended their greetings.
"come on!"
"Thanks!"
At the same time, the list of 6 people participating in the 2013 All-Star Skills Challenge was exported on the big screen.
Jeremy Lin of Mosaic Team
Holiday of the 75ers
Brandon Knight, Pistons
Jeff Teague, Eagles
Lillard of Trail Blazers
and Tony Parker of the defending champion Spurs.
The star power of this Skills Challenge has declined compared to 2012. Last year’s participating players included Rondo, Deron Williams, Irving, Westbrook and many other All-Star players.
In the end, the French sports car, which finally defeated the others and won the championship, has undoubtedly become the number one seed to win the championship.
The second loudest voice is Jeremy Lin of the Mosaic team.
Especially after Wang Zelin won the MVP of the Rookie Game yesterday, another yellow man, Jeremy Lin, inexplicably received a lot of attention during the All-Star Weekend.
After the skills competition begins.
First up was Jeff Teague.
Perhaps because it was his first time participating in the competition, Jeff Teague wasted a lot of time in the passing session, and then in the layup session, the starting point guard of an NBA team actually missed his first layup, which really surprised everyone. Jaw-dropping.
In the end, Jeff Teague took 49.4 seconds and returned to the rest area dejectedly.
With this kind of result, it is certain that we will be eliminated.
The second player to appear was Brandon Knight.
Knight played only a handful of minutes in the Rookie Challenge yesterday, and his performance was extremely average. In order to avenge his shame, Knight tried his best to finish the game in 32.2 seconds.
The second runner's time was nearly 20 seconds longer than the first, which cheered up the drowsy fans. Knighton's time was better than the 32.8 seconds Tony Parker won last year.
Finally something to see.
The third player to appear was Holiday, who performed even better, taking 29.3 seconds.
"Holiday! Come on!"
There were bursts of cheers on the court, and he was able to reach 30 seconds and gradually gained Ledi's excellence.
"Hahaha!"
Holiday couldn't help but laugh out loud. He didn't expect that he would be in such good condition today.
The final is secured!
Holiday thought so.
"Dear viewers, everyone must be familiar with the fourth contestant in the Skills Challenge. He is Jeremy Lin, the leading point guard of the Mosaic team..."
When Jeremy Lin appeared on the stage, the commentator of China Sports Channel who was broadcasting the game suddenly became energetic and his voice became much louder.
"Brother Hao, come on!"
"Brother Hao is the most handsome!"
"I want to give birth to a monkey for Brother Hao!"
At the same time, Chinese fans who were watching the preseason games through other channels began to post various comments on the message board.
?It is rare for an Asian guard to appear in the NBA, which has a natural appeal to Chinese fans, not to mention that the "Linsanity" set off by Jeremy Lin has only passed not long ago.
If it weren't for his average personal data, Jeremy Lin might have been selected for the All-Star Game this year.
But next, Jeremy Lin's performance explained what it means... you will die if you are hot!
At the beginning, Jeremy Lin's rhythm was great. After bypassing three obstacles, it took three chances to hit the mid-range shot. This was a fatal mistake.
In the end, Jeremy Lin's time was 35.8 seconds, which was still second to last and missed the finals.
"well!"
After tugging on his jersey in annoyance, Jeremy Lin returned to the rest area unwillingly.
It was obviously not like this during training yesterday.
Why did you arrive at the scene...
After Jeremy Lin, the skills challenge was the climax of the game.
Like several previous players, Lillard, who was participating in the Skills Challenge for the first time, showed his calm demeanor and directly locked a spot in the finals in just 28 points and 8 seconds.
"Man, I knew you could do it. If you work harder, you will be the champion of the skills competition!"
Wang Zelin rushed onto the court excitedly and rubbed Lillard's little head fiercely.
"Hey hey hey man, stop your bad moves!"
When did Lillard, who showed his aloofness, encounter such embarrassment in public, and slapped away Wang Zelin's big hand in shame.
After the joy, the pressure came on defending champion Tony Parker.
"call!"
A close-up is given to Tony Parker, who lets out a big breath and begins the performance.
The results were disappointing.
Everyone could see that Tony Parker wanted to win so much.
But this is normal. If he successfully defends his title, Tony Parker will become the second player in the 21st century to win two consecutive Skills Challenge titles.
The first is Flash Wade. In 2006, the third-year Wade won the skills competition and later won the finals MVP!
Wade successfully defended his title in the 2007 Skills Game, proving that the Flash deserved his title.
But then it was embarrassing again.
Wade, who was preparing to win three consecutive championships in 2008, missed consecutive shots due to dribbling errors. It took him 53.09 seconds to complete all events.
em, in this regard, Wade set a new historical record - the worst result in the history of skills competition.
With Wade's past experience, Tony Parker's overturning behavior will not be taken seriously.
As long as it doesn't refresh Wade's historical record!
"It's unbelievable that defending champion Tony Parker finished second to last..."
Commentator David Meader almost laughed.
"So, first of all, we would like to congratulate Holiday of the 75ers and Lillard of the Trail Blazers for successfully qualifying for the finals. Now comes the most exciting moment of the preseason. Who will be the final champion?"
After a short break, Holiday, who had a slightly lower score, took the lead.
"Come on boy, if you win, I'll give you a car!"
Iverson, who was sitting in the front row, stood up and immediately became the focus of the audience in his hip-hop attire.
As the No. 1 pick of the 1996 golden generation, Allen Iverson's career is undoubtedly great, but it is also lamentable.
Since ending his career in the Turkish League in 2011, Iverson has gradually faded away from the basketball world and is on the verge of retirement.
But as long as this man appears, he will instantly become the focus of the audience.
"I accepted your gift in advance, Allen!" Facing the encouragement from his idol, Holiday smiled confidently, as if the championship was close at hand.
Iverson's episode ignited the atmosphere.
Soon it was time for the game to start.
"The finals have officially begun, and the first contestant to appear is: Zhu~ Holiday!!!"
Holiday held the ball and steadily passed the obstacle. His speed became faster and faster. He dribbled the ball under his hips and turned back and forth. The rhythm was very consistent. The final stopwatch stopped at 28 seconds 2.
A large number of fans at the scene exclaimed "Wow", Lillard was surpassed in 28.8 seconds in the first round.
After a while, the host's voice sounded.
"It's really unbelievable. Even better results have appeared. This may be the charm of sports competition..."
“Next, let’s invite another contestant from the finals: Damien ~ Lillard!!!”
"Come on! My brother!"
On the sidelines, Wang Zelin kept cheering.
"Look!"
Lillard turned around and made an OK gesture, then started a simple warm-up action of dribbling under the crotch.
"cool!"
"Damien! You're the best!"
Lillard's simple move made many fans cheer.
Compared with Holiday, Lillard wins in all aspects, both in appearance and temperament.
This is indeed a face-based world.
At the beginning of the game, Lillard obviously sped up the rhythm of dribbling. Although it took him two passes to complete the ground pass, he easily hit the ball in just one shot.
Overcoming the final two hurdles, Iraq finished the game with a dunk.
When a series of competition events were completed, the stopwatch on the big screen stayed at 27.7 seconds.
Seeing this result, the fans at the scene rejoiced again.
"Damien! Damien! Damien..."
Lillard put on a unique celebration by looking at his watch, and this scene was recorded by the camera.
The winner of the skill challenge is out.
his name is……
Damian Lillard!
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