On February 12, the NBA All-Star Weekend officially begins.
For fans, the NBA All-Star Weekend is undoubtedly a star-studded basketball feast.
For players, they can take advantage of the All-Star weekend to relax and adjust their condition.
However, some players still have to work "overtime" to bring a basketball visual feast to fans around the world.
Sun Yi is such a "miserable person" and cannot escape the fate of "working overtime".
In this All-Star Game, he will participate in the Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game.
Originally, the league officials suggested that he sign up for the Skills Challenge to add some gimmicks.
Sun Yiyi refused without hesitation. He didn't want to be too tired and just wanted to enjoy the fun of the All-Star Game.
Although Sun Yi escaped the league's arrangements, he had to deal with more trivial matters off the court and was even more tired than usual in games.
Taking advantage of the popularity of the All-Star Weekend, Sun Yi's agent Schwartz arranged a series of activities for him. The day was so full that there was no time for training.
Fortunately, such days only lasted a few days, and they were over in a matter of seconds. If he did this for a long time, Sun Yi would really not be able to bear it.
As time passed quickly, it was the day of the Rookie Challenge in a blink of an eye.
After Sun Yi completed the exclusive interview on the sports channel, he took a special car to the American Airlines Center Arena for pre-game public training for the rookie game.
In this All-Star Rookie Game, the first-year team is led by Sun Yi, Curry, Evans and others, with teammates including: Jennings, Harden, Flynn, DeRozan, Gibson, and Blair.
The second-year team is led by Rose and includes Westbrook, OJ Mayo, Eric Gordon, Beasley, Gallinari, Love, Anthony Randolph, and Marc Gasol.
From the overall strength level, the second-year team has a great advantage.
Moreover, the first-year team has lost to the second-year team for 7 consecutive years, and even the Platinum Generation has not been able to reverse this situation.
Therefore, the outside world is basically optimistic that the second-year team can win again.
Sun Yi originally had no interest in the outcome of the game, but after being prompted by the system, he thought that the MVP of the rookie game should be rewarded, so he changed his mind and decided to win.
Under the escort of security personnel, Sun Yi entered the arena and walked to the locker room.
In the process, he thought about how he could lead those guys to win.
"I have to make them listen to me."
Sun Yi whispered, then entered the locker room, changed into training clothes and headed to the training ground.
When he arrived at the training ground, Curry quickly greeted him.
"Busy man, you're finally here, but you don't know that the guys opposite are so arrogant that they don't take us seriously at all." The primary school student made a small report.
"Oh, there's this matter. What's the attitude of our teammates?" Sun Yi asked.
"That guy Jennings wants to lead us against the second-year team, he really wants to eat shit!" Curry said dissatisfied.
"That guy is so arrogant, you have to understand." Sun Yi replied.
"I just scored 55 points. I will definitely exceed this score in the future." Curry said angrily.
"Okay, I'll go over and meet him."
After Sun Yi and Curry finished their exchange, they went to the training ground of the first-year team and said hello to his teammates.
Harden and others responded in a friendly manner, but only Jennings had a bad look on his face and ignored Sun Yi.
"This guy is simply arrogant, so don't blame me for my vicious tongue."
Sun Yi came to the opposite side of Jennings and said in a strange tone: "I heard that you want to lead us. Do you really have the strength to lead us to defeat the second-year team?"
Jennings did not rush to answer, he is not a brainless person.
It would be a big disgrace for him if he didn't win with his sophomore team after making that commitment.
"This hateful guy in front of me wants to set a trap for me, and I have to fight back."
After Jennings made his plan, he said: "If you can promise to lead us to defeat the second-year team, it doesn't hurt to listen to you."
"I don't want to lead you, I just don't want to lose. The outside world is saying that our first-year team cannot win the second-year team, but I don't think so. I am best at things like slaps in the face. I want to win, what about you? ?" Sun Yi asked loudly.
In the first-year team, Sun Yi is qualified to say such words, because except for Curry, all of them are defeated by him.
"I have long been dissatisfied with those guys in the second-year team. They are dragging you like two to five to eight thousand. Sun, if you have a plan, just tell me and I will be the first to support you." Curry stepped forward at the right time to act as a follower. .
"Count me in. Although my offensive ability is not good, I am good at rebounding. Leave this job to me. You just shoot." Blair said, patting his chest.
Seeing this, other people also expressed their willingness to follow Sun Yi's arrangements.
Just as the first-year team reached a consensus, Dan Terry, the first-year head coach of the rookie team, came to the training ground with the coaching staff.
This guy was just here to make some fun. After assigning some shooting training tasks to the players, he led the coaching team back to the lounge.
The players on the first-year team were not surprised to see the head coach take over as the boss. This is how they have done it in the past.
After the head coach left, the first-year players gathered together again.
"Okay, the coach is gone, it's time for us to discuss tactics."
After Sun Yi finished speaking, he asked Curry to borrow a tactical board. He was going to transform into Coach Sun and lay out tactics.
At the same time, the players on the second-year team noticed something unusual about the first-year team and discussed it with interest.
"What are these guys doing? Are they discussing tactics to deal with us?" Westbrook said curiously.
"Whatever tactics those guys can come up with, we can defeat them casually." Mayo said disdainfully.
"OJ, don't underestimate the enemy. There are several players on the first-year team who are no weaker than us." Rose reminded.
"Derek, you are too cautious. Even if you don't fight, we can still ravage those rookies." Beasley said confidently.
Anthony Randolph, who is familiar with Sun Yi and Curry, did not participate in the discussion. He knows the strength of Sun Yi and Curry, and feels that it will not be easy for the second-year team to win.
The second-year team players did not waste time on this matter. The familiar players gathered together and continued chatting, discussing where to spend the night.
On the other side, after Sun Yi finished arranging the tactics, he went to the lounge to discuss with head coach Dantrey.
"Sun, do what you want. The rookie game is your stage. You make the decision. Then tonight's game will be left to you."
Daintry smiled and patted Sun Yi on the shoulder, entrusting him with the important task.
Sun Yi nodded, expressed his gratitude, and then left the lounge to join his teammates and continue to discuss tactics.
Dantrey looked at Sun Yi's leaving figure and thought of Brandon Luo Yin, who he once coached.
"This kid has the temperament to be a leader. The Warriors have found a treasure!"
After sighing, Daintry fell into salty mode again and stopped caring about anything.
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February 13, Dallas, American Airlines Center Arena.
At this time, the stadium was already full, and the enthusiastic fans were patiently waiting for the game to start.
There is no shortage of celebrities in the front row seats again, but this time players from the All-Star Game are basically here to watch the game.
James, Wade and others are discussing which side will win this game.
"I'm optimistic about the first-year team. They have great potential and should be able to win the game." James said.
Wade, Nash, Duncan and others nodded in agreement.
Howard had a different opinion. He felt that the second-year team was stronger and supported the second-year team to win.
Durant definitely supported his good brother Westbrook and agreed with Howard's proposal.
At this moment, the lights suddenly dimmed.
Under the introduction of the on-site host, the players of the second-year team ran out of the player tunnel one after another.
When Rose made his final appearance, the cheers reached their peak.
Immediately afterwards, the host began to introduce the players of the first-year team.
When Sun Yi came on the stage, the cheers and shouts on the scene surpassed that of Rose before, and he became the most popular player in this game.
After the entrance ceremony, players from both sides came to the competition venue one after another for warm-up activities.
Sun Yi and other first-year team players were conducting warm-up activities in a regular manner.
The second-year team was much more high-profile. There was a dunk contest, and every player completed a dunk.
In the end, Westbrook emerged as the winner of this little game.
After the warm-up, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen.
The first-year starting lineup is: Curry, Evans, Jennings, Sun Yi, Blair.
The second-year starting lineup is: Rose, Westbrook, OJ Mayo, Beasley, Gasol.
Not long after, the referee signaled the starting players from both sides to come to the center circle and prepare for a jump ball.
Sun Yi quickly took off his training clothes and followed his teammates to the court.
At this moment, the system's prompt voice sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Temporary mission released: Shining Stars (1)!"
"Task requirements: After the game, obtain 30+10 data and beat the second-year team by at least 30 points."
"Completion reward: No attribute points added +5 times."
After the system's prompt voice ended, Sun Yi smiled and walked quickly towards the center circle.
Amid the cheers of the fans, the Rookie Challenge officially began.
In the jump ball session, Blair defeated Gasol and was the first to touch the basketball and move it back to the backcourt, giving the first-grade team the first opportunity to attack.
After receiving the ball, Evans quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.
Sun Yi and Curry can play without the ball and do not compete with Evans for possession of the ball.
The second-year team defended very loosely, thinking that they could defeat the first-year team by playing casually.
On the other side, Sun Yi quickly rushed into the penalty area and pointed to the sky with one hand, signaling Evans to receive the ball.
Seeing this, Evans immediately passed the ball to the basket.
The players of the first-year team made an agreement before the game to put aside their prejudices and go all out to defeat the second-year team.
Under the basket, Sun Yi rose into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it into the basket.
The audience suddenly burst into applause, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
The fans did not expect the first-year team to work together so well.
The ball is in transition and the sophomore team attacks.
Rose dribbled forward slowly and passed the ball after reaching outside the three-point line.
He was injured and didn't want to injure his muscles and bones. He just played a few games, participated in the atmosphere of the All-Star Game, and then returned to the bench to rest.
The second-year team did not arrange any complicated coordination tactics, just very simple singles tactics.
Westbrook received the pass without any politeness and started directly to break into the penalty area.
Since the second-year team had no threat from the outside, Sun Yi and Blair let go of their defenders and rushed back to the penalty area to defend.
Seeing this situation, the big turtle who broke through with the ball tried to squeeze out Evans but failed. He could only stop and jump directly, and shot against Evans' defense.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Sun Yi got stuck and grabbed the defensive rebound, quickly turned around to find his teammate on the fast break, and passed the ball forward with a precise quarterback-style long throw.
Jennings, who was on a fast break, received the pass and quickly came to the three-point line. Instead of breaking through to the basket, he stopped and took off to shoot.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
"What a poor shot selection, wasting Sun's wonderful pass. This Jennings is so unreliable."
In the commentary box, Barkley shook his head helplessly and commented.
On the court, Blair followed up and grabbed the offensive rebound. Seeing the second-year player rushing back, he immediately passed the ball out.
Curry, who just ran outside the three-point line on the right, received the pass and hit a three-pointer with a good touch.
After the goal, Curry reached out and pointed toward Blair to express his gratitude.
Jennings felt a little depressed when he saw this scene.
Originally, he could rush to the basket and show off a dunk, which would arouse the cheers of the fans at the scene, but now all the limelight has been stolen by that baby face, which is not worth the gain.
Back, the sophomore team attacks.
Mayo received the pass and started quickly. After completing the crossover, he immediately picked up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Jennings' symbolic intervention had little effect.
But Mayo's touch was a bit cold, and the shot missed the frame and failed to hit.
Sun Yi grabbed the rebound, turned around and quickly dribbled forward, launching a defensive counterattack.
The other players on the first-year team rushed up and quickly ran towards the frontcourt.
The second-year team's players failed to retreat in time, giving the first-year team the opportunity to overpower and underplay.
Sun Yi took this opportunity to show off, passing the ball without looking behind the ball.
Outside the three-point line on the right, Curry received the pass and immediately took off to shoot.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
8:0!
In the audience, Kobe, James and others discussed the situation on the court.
"I didn't expect the first-year team to play run-and-gun tactics, and it was so powerful that the second-year team was unable to parry." James said with a surprised tone.
"Whether the run-and-gun tactic can be effective depends on the initiator of the ball." Nash has the most say on the run-and-gun tactic and expressed his own opinion.
All the stars nodded and understood the key point.
On the court, the sophomore team attacked, Westbrook broke through with the ball, rushed to the basket and flew for a layup, but was interfered by Sun Yi and failed to score.
Blair grabbed the rebound, found Evans immediately, and passed the ball over.
After receiving the ball, Evans quickly dribbled forward. Seeing Rose's delay, he immediately passed the ball out.
Jennings, who followed up from the right, received the pass and quickly rushed into the penalty area.
This time he chose the sure-fire breakthrough layup.
Beasley, who retreated to defense, saw this situation and started to defend seriously.
If the first-year team were allowed to score again, the score would reach double digits, which he could not accept.
Snap!
Jennings' layup was shot out of the baseline by Beasley.
Seeing this situation, Jennings was a little angry. He didn't expect that the second-year team was serious and started to get serious.
The first-grade team sent a baseline kick. Sun Yi passed the ball to Blair who cut into the penalty area and assisted the latter for a layup.
The second-year team coach Ewing immediately requested a timeout and called the players to the bench to adjust.
