"You ranked first in All-Star votes, why did I treat you to dinner?"
"You are a senior. When you see a rookie from the same city selected as the All-Star starter for the first time, shouldn't you treat me to a meal?"
Kobe rubbed his beard, thought for a moment, and replied: "You are right."
Vivian next to Li Ao couldn't help laughing, attracting Kobe's attention.
Vanessa, on the other hand, was very experienced, tilting her head and snickering without making any sound.
Vivian resisted the urge to continue laughing and said, "Sorry, I remembered that Leo's mother said she would send us sausages she made by herself. I'm happy."
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Bryant felt he was being laughed at, but had no proof.
Forget it, I found a reason to deny it.
In the evening, Kobe took Vanessa to the Memorial Stadium to block the door. He predicted someone's prediction.
But originally he wanted Li Ao, who was elected the voting king, to treat him to dinner, but when he got to the restaurant and ate, he didn't know why, and it became his treat.
The key point is that he still thinks it makes sense, and he seems to deserve a treat.
He didn't feel jealous about Li Ao being the top vote-getter. He was far away from the top vote-getter, but he was quite happy. After all, Li Ao was one of his few friends.
In the eyes of others, it was not easy for him to endure Li Ao's nonsense.
But he knew that his character was far more difficult to accept than Li Ao. If it were someone else, he would have ignored him a long time ago.
On the contrary, what he learned was that Li Ao was quite popular with players in the league, such as the fat man on his team.
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After having dinner, Li Ao and Vivian were in a good mood.
After the meal, they said goodbye to Kobe and Vanessa, and they returned home to watch the news on the TV, two computers, and three devices.
In his rookie season, he was elected as the All-Star vote winner!
Before this, only Grant Hill had done it.
Neither Magic nor Jordan.
When Hill was elected as the All-Star vote winner in his rookie year, he also broke Jordan's record for the highest number of votes in history.
Li Ao also broke it. Coincidentally, it was Jordan's record that was broken. In the 1996-97 season, Jordan got 2,451,136 votes and he got 2,519,527 votes.
And he also beat the dunk king Carter to get the most votes.
Now all the major TV stations and online media are hyping this matter.
Who doesn't like to be followed? Anyway, Li Ao and Vivian were very happy to see these news.
This matter is also being discussed hotly in sports forums, but there is more controversy here, surrounding the issue of 'whether it is worthy or not'.
Li Ao had expected this a long time ago. Not to mention winning the vote, even if he was only selected as the starting lineup, there would still be such controversy.
When Hill won the vote in 1995 and Kobe was selected as an All-Star starter in 1998, there was also great controversy.
The hospital assistant's aunt was so happy with the news that she even logged into Li Ao's trumpet carrying Li Ao's schoolbag to confront the black fans.
Li Ao looked at it for a while and then forcibly turned his attention away.
If you read too much of some touting news, you will easily become distracted.
The All-Star vote leader, if you are selected, you will be selected.
This will not improve his strength, but will definitely attract the attention of some veteran stars.
He opened the system and looked at the 46975 achievement points in the upper right corner. This was real, much more real than an All-Star ring or something.
As the vote king, he gets 3 rewards.
The first launch will be rewarded with 20,000 achievement points, and the top vote winner will be rewarded with an additional 10,000 points.
The rookie was elected as the voting champion and received a level 5 skill upgrade card.
Now he has no level 4 skills. Looking at the level 5 skill upgrade card, he drools and feels melancholy.
He wanted to accumulate achievement points. When he got to the NBA, although there were more achievement point rewards after winning games, there were also more rewards for tasks.
But winning has become more difficult, and the task cannot be accomplished every time. Plans for the offseason must be made earlier.
This summer, there are many areas that he wants to improve in training. Physical therapy functions and training tasks all require achievement points. With these, he can get twice the result with half the effort.
However, what if you get a level 4 skill upgrade card once you get it?
'Punch Nursing Home' is exactly level 3... one click! Just smoke it!
He issued a command in his mind, Intermediate Draw.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a silver-level equipment upgrade card."
Li Ao: (￣-￣)
Not bad at all.
He has long wanted to upgrade to 'Tracy's Elbow Pad'. The whiteboard bonus is +2 bounce when shooting without dribbling, which is a hard bonus. It is very useful for him who mainly scores by catching and shooting. It comes in handy every time.
He used the equipment upgrade card he just got.
"Tracy's Elbow Pad (Silver): When taking off to shoot directly without dribbling, the bounce is +2, which reduces the impact of shooting caused by pre-shooting movements, and the core strength is slightly improved."
Li Ao was disappointed because he did not continue to increase the hard bonus.
But the core strength of catching and shooting has been slightly improved, which is great and can improve the stability of shooting.
Just... a pre-shooting move?
What other prerequisite actions can there be for catching and shooting?
First shake an invincible Hot Wheels like in Basketball Fire?
Eh! wrong!
Trish’s elbow pads…
Li Ao thought of McGrady bending down and stretching one leg back, grabbing the ball with one hand and reaching to the right rear, suddenly jumping upright, holding the ball above his head and throwing it out.
He doesn't know how this pre-shooting action helps score goals, but it's pretty cool!
Only then did he remember that this equipment was probably used for this move.
As a result, he used it as a matching equipment for catch-and-shoot and shark dunks...
You can practice that sultry shooting action when you have time, and occasionally play with it when the small guard changes defense.
Look at the 36,000 achievement points, and then look at the level 5 skill upgrade card.
Unable to hold back, he issued another lottery order and spent 10,000.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a level 3 skill upgrade card."
As expected, it is difficult to get into the soul at once.
But luck has been pretty good.
He upgraded the defensive skill 'Heavy Pressure Level 2'.
"Heavy Pressure Level 3: When the host is defending one-on-one, if the host has an advantage in height and weight, speed +3 and strength +3; in a single game, after the host completes steals and blocks in one-on-one defense, it will bring The sense of defensive pressure has been greatly enhanced.
Note: The effect of increasing defensive pressure depends on the opponent's psychological quality and the reputation of the host's defensive end. "
The skills 'Heavy Pressure' and 'Siege' are both at level 3. It is always good to improve defense. No matter how good your shooting is, if you can contribute on the defensive end, your performance will not be too bad.
Seeing that there were still 26,000 achievement points left, Li Ao immediately turned off the system.
You really can't get involved in gambling, gambling, drugs, it's too harmful.
He looked at the hospital assistant's aunt carrying a small schoolbag and fighting against the black fans. He couldn't help it. Amidst the other party's exclamations, he started the adult game...
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The next morning, Li Ao arrived at the Staples Center ten minutes early, and the staff had already changed the nameplate in the home team's locker room.
He placed different brands and models of mobile phones in the wardrobes of different teammates.
Vivian bought this when she took Li Ao's parents shopping around a few days ago.
Li Ao gave purchase suggestions based on the brand and appearance of the mobile phones currently used by each teammate.
Although the vote-winner had not yet been determined at that time, the All-Star starting lineup had long been established.
Occasionally sending small gifts is good for improving the atmosphere within the team.
After putting away the gifts, he went for extra practice. At around 9 o'clock, cheers came from the locker room, and he was in a better mood.
At noon, good news came from Schwartz - Columbia Pictures finally agreed to jointly hold the sneaker trademark.
He was elected as the All-Star vote winner and became the main driving force.
Because of this, AJ is willing to spend more money.
Give money and things will be easier to talk about.
However, Columbia Pictures also made some other requests. One of them was for Li Ao to guest star in the movie. He didn't have any objection to this. Filming was quite fun. Occasionally, he would shoot for two days, and he would be used as a coordinator for competitions and training. Come the pressure.
Schwartz will continue to negotiate with both parties to strive for more benefits.
There was more small money to take. Li Ao was happy and chose not to pay attention to this matter.
He knew very well that the reason why he gained the attention of AJ and the film producers was because of his popularity, and what brought him popularity was his performance on the court.
There was one thing he regretted.
After winning the ticket, he also called another man with a picturesque playing style and wanted to celebrate with him, but the other man didn't answer the phone or reply.
He also wanted to invite the other party to watch tonight's game, but the other party still refused to answer his phone calls.
He pretended to ask about sneakers, but the other party ignored him.
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At 5:40 in the evening, the Clippers' opponent tonight, the Bulls, entered the arena first at Staples Center.
Li Ao leaned at the entrance of the players' tunnel, looking at the most glorious team in the last decade, feeling sad.
Since Jordan retired for the second time, this team immediately became the worst team in the NBA, bar none.
And it is bound to be bad for a few more years. The talent of this team now is completely insufficient to support their rise.
After Jordan retired, Pippen, Steve Kerr, Rodman, Luke Longley...the main players of the Bulls' second dynasty, except for Kukoc and Ron Harper, all others left the team, and some of them were themselves Some of them were driven away by Bulls general manager Crowder, who had long been unable to tolerate this group of people.
Ron Harper and Kukoc only stayed temporarily because their contracts had not expired, and they were soon driven away.
When entering the new century, except for the No. 23 jersey and 6 championship flags floating over the United Center, the Bulls no longer saw anything related to Jordan.
It feels like he can't wait to draw a clear line with Jordan.
But in the past two years, whenever the Bulls couldn't sell game tickets, they used Jordan's name to hold events to attract fans to buy tickets. I don't know how many Jordan-worn jerseys and used basketballs the Bulls have hoarded.
As a fan, Li Ao regarded this as fun, but as a player, he always felt that was not the case.
But he just sighed, and when the home team came on stage, he immediately got excited.
It's time to spoil the food!
In the past two seasons, the Bulls were only last in the Eastern Conference. In the 1998-99 season, the Grizzlies were last in the league. Last season, they were last in the league...it was the Clippers where Li Ao was.
This year, the Bulls have taken a step further. Currently with 8 wins and 40 losses, they are unshakable from the bottom. Even the Wizards, who have tried every means to defeat them, can only fight for second place with tears.
The entire Clippers team is very relaxed now. Gentry did not even conduct targeted preparation training for the Clippers today. The offensive and defensive training sessions in the morning were all the team's regular tactical training.
It's not that Gentry doesn't want to be cautious, but that he watched two Bulls game videos and really couldn't find a good entry point against the Bulls.
When your opponent is full of flaws, how should you fight this fight?
In the final preparation time before the game, when Li Ao was discussing defensive cooperation with Matt Halprin, O'Neal, and Big Q, they talked about where to eat in San Francisco during the next away game...
While chatting happily, Li Ao's eyes suddenly widened.
This opponent actually came on a mission!
"Among the desolate ruins, there is a growing beast lurking. He is eager to fight against all the strong ones. Every powerful opponent is a target in his eyes...Mission: Triggered by Beast Attack."
"The beast is coming:
Goal: Complete a single and score under the defense of Ron Artest (including all free throws that were fouled).
Reward: 500 achievement points are awarded for each ball. "
"Ron Artest, 21 years old, 201 cm, 105 kg, overall rating of 77...averaged 10.8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game...shooting rate 39.8%, three-point shooting rate 29%..."
Li Ao looked across and saw Artest staring at him, with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.
It’s really a beast lurking in the ruins!
Other Bulls players, including Elton Brand, who averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, had numb expressions, giving the impression that they wanted to finish the game quickly and go home from get off work.
Only this one still has a competitive light in his eyes!
(End of chapter)
