The annual All-Star Weekend has finally arrived. This time the game is held in New York, but it is jointly organized by the Knicks and Nets.
Both teams are in New York.
To this end, the two teams have made a division of labor. In addition to the All-Star Game being held at the Knicks’ Madison Square Garden Arena, other events such as the three-point contest and dunk contest are all held at the Nets. Hosted at the Barclays Center Arena.
This is the first night of the All-Star Weekend, and the game is the newly restructured All-Star Rookie Game.
Compared with the previous first-year players versus second-year players, this time the league changed the format and played new tricks, dividing the rookies into two groups.
One group is the American team, and these players are all young players from the United States; the other group is the world team, which is young people from other countries who came to play in the NBA.
After such a change in the competition system, many fans came to watch the game, and the entire arena was already bustling with activity even before the official game started.
Zhao Feiyang specially bought two VIP tickets, and he took Jiang Qiuyue to watch the game.
He, who had always sat in the team's bench before, had a rare chance to sit in the VIP auditorium, and his mood at this time was completely different.
"Hey, Andrew!"
Before the two rookie teams officially started playing, Zhao Feiyang saw Andrew Wiggins in the crowd. As soon as he waved, Andrew Wiggins also noticed him and immediately came over to give him a high-five and a hug.
"Man, why are you here?"
"Are you kidding? You are my teammate... How could I not come to such an important game? Andrew, play well today, I believe you will definitely win the rookie game MVP... "
"Thank you man, I won't let you down!"
After the two chatted and laughed for a while, Zhao Feiyang saw Zach LaVine who had just entered the stadium. He also waved to him. When Zach LaVine saw Zhao Feiyang coming up, he also happily stepped forward to high-five and hug him.
"Zach, fight hard!"
"Don't let so many fans down..."
"Yes. Zhao, wait for me to perform a violent dunk for you... By the way, I will participate in the dunk contest tomorrow, and you can watch the game live... Man, I would be very disappointed if you didn't come..."
"Of course, I will definitely be there. I hope you can win the slam dunk contest... I am very optimistic about you..."
The chat between several people ended quickly.
Not long after, the on-site host also began to introduce the game lineup, and the players came out one after another to greet the fans.
The U.S. team's lineup is dominated by young players such as Elfrid Payton, Oladipo, Pope, Noel, and Zeller; the World team has Andrew Wiggins, Schroeder, and Antetokounmpo. , Mirotic, Gobert and other young players.
There is not much difference in strength between the two teams in terms of lineup, so it is also an extremely rare game for the fans.
After the introduction, the two sides quickly started fighting.
The first implementation of this new competition system not only made the fans feel novel, but also made the players very motivated.
In the first quarter, the World Team performed well, especially Andrew Wiggins.
As the top pick in the draft, he can be said to be worthy of his name. Although he occasionally uses a thermos cup for health therapy, when it comes to really exerting his strength, Andrew Wiggins will not relax at all, nor will he collapse halfway.
After the start of the second quarter, the situation between the two sides changed slightly, and Andrew Wiggins temporarily came off the court to rest. Oladipo performed well for the United States team, breaking through and scoring successfully at the basket, catching the world team off guard.
The difference between the two sides began to narrow, and the situation seemed to be back on the same starting line again.
However, after the second half, the situation on the court changed again.
The World Team's insider Giannis Antetokounmpo has been very low-key before, but this time he finally played a good continuous offense.
His playing style also allowed the World Team to continuously open up the score until the end of the third quarter, leading the American team by 7 points.
In the last quarter, both sides fielded their strongest lineups.
Andrew Wiggins still performed well after the break, and Oladipo of the American team also performed very well.
Another Zhao Feiyang teammate, Zach LaVine, did not play much time this time, and due to the compression of ball rights, he did not score many points.
At the last moment, he only scored 12 points and was replaced before the game was over.
But Andrew Wiggins got enough playing time.
In the end, with the efforts of the World Team, they defeated the American team 121-112. The combined score of the two teams also created the lowest record since 2006.
Andrew Wiggins also got his wish and successfully won the MVP of the All-Star Rookie Game with 22 points and 6 rebounds.
This concludes the first night of the All-Star Weekend.
When the next day arrived, Zhao Feiyang was waiting early at the Barclays Center Arena. There was not much suspense in the previous skills challenge. In the end, Patrick Beverley, the dark horse, successfully won the championship.
When it came to the three-point contest, Zhao Feiyang, who had already won the championship once, also became the focus of the fans before the game.
The live camera focused on him and gave him a close-up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Zhao Feiyang, the three-point contest champion of the last All-Star Game...let us welcome him..."
Zhao Feiyang did not expect this to happen, so he stood up and waved to the cheering fans.
Stephen Curry and others on the court also came up to high-five and say hello.
"Stephen, I'm optimistic about you!"
"You should have been like this a long time ago...Hahaha, man, without your participation this time, I will definitely take away the trophy of the three-point contest..."
Stephen Curry may have just said it as a joke, but the end result was as he said. He defeated Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson in the finals and won the final championship of the three-point shooting contest with 27 points. .
Next it was finally the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.
Before the game officially started, Zach LaVine appeared in the team and seemed very happy to see Zhao Feiyang coming.
"Zhao, wait a minute, I need your help..."
"ah?"
Zhao Feiyang did not expect that he would need to appear on the stage. When he was surprised, he did not refuse, but agreed to Zach LaVine's request.
The other participating players are Plumlee, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oladipo. The participation of a group of new players also made the scene full of more highlights.
After the first three ended the battle with different dunks, Zach LaVine finally appeared.
He called Zhao Feiyang with the audience watching, and then asked Zhao Feiyang to stand behind the backboard, "Zhao, wait a minute, you hit the basketball on the back of the backboard, wait a minute, I will fly over from behind to catch the ball and perform a three hundred for you." Turn sixty degrees and dunk..."
"Fuck!"
Zach LaVine's words surprised Zhao Feiyang.
