After two years, the All-Star Game was held in Oakland, California.
Yang Jian became the All-Star vote leader for the third time with 2.18 million votes, and was the only star to receive more than 2 million votes. He also received an attribute point for this, and Vince Carter ranked second with 1.9 million votes. Although
Carter's dunk attracted many fans, but it failed to become the top vote-getter like in the parallel world.
This is an important honor in Carter's career. Without the vote champion, his historical status will decline. Because Carter is a star without personal honors and championships. In addition to winning the Rookie of the Year, he also has 8 NBA All-Stars and one NBA All-Star.
The best two formations are once and three formations.
Carter has never won a single statistic champion. In this regard, he is not even as good as Tracy McGrady. Although Tracy McGrady did not survive the first round of the playoffs, he won two scoring titles in the regular season. He also had a feat of 13 points in 35 seconds in the regular season. Even for God's sake,
They were all moved to tears.
The other four starters in the Western Conference are Payton, Garnett, Duncan, and O'Neal.
Payton's statistics are currently only 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 2 steals, but there are always fans willing to vote for him. Because Payton is the best second player and has the best record in the league. Pippen was also the starter in the Eastern Conference every year.
Jason Kidd and Kobe Bryant also contributed two attribute points. They have changed history and have never started in the All-Star Game. The good news is that this time they were finally selected to the substitute lineup, both for the first time in their careers.
The unlucky Kidd is in his sixth season in his career, missing two All-Star games. Kobe also lost the opportunity to challenge Jordan in the All-Star Game. He plans to challenge Yang in training this year to prove himself.
Seven substitutes for the Western Conference: Kidd, Kobe, Michael Finley, Rasheed Wallace, Chris Webber, Karl Malone, Ray Allen.
Five players from the Western Conference were selected to the All-Star Game for the first time in their careers.
Finley is now the leader of the Mavericks, averaging 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 45.8% from the field and 40.4% from the three-point range.
Ray Allen is the leader of the Grizzlies, averaging 22 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 45.5% from the field and 42.3% from the three-point range. The Grizzlies are currently ranked ninth in the Western Conference. They are performing well and have a chance to score.
Playoffs.
The Western team has a lot of three-point shooters this year, and its offensive ability is obviously better than that of the Eastern Conference. Considering that the Western Conference also has powerful inside players like O'Neal and Duncan, it will be too difficult for the Eastern Conference to win.
Eastern Conference starters: Allen Iverson, Eddie Jones, Carter, Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning.
Seven substitutes in the Eastern Conference: Alan Houston, Reggie Miller, Dale Davis, Stackhouse, Mutombo, Glenn Robinson, Sharif Abdul-Rahim.
Compared with the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference's lineup seems a bit shabby. The Pacers' Dale Davis, a blue-collar player with 10 points and 10 rebounds, was selected. There are really no stars in the paint.
The Bucks had two people selected. Sam Cassel, who averaged 18.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, was forgotten again. He was outside the 10th place in the point guard voting, and the coach did not think of him when he selected substitutes.
Crap.
The Eastern team's only point guard is Iverson. When he is off the court, the shooting guard can only serve as a guest point guard without a playmaker. Even so, Cassell, who ranks third in assists, will not be selected for the All-Stars.
This is clearly racial discrimination, everyone is discriminating against aliens...
On the 11th, Yang Jian went to Auckland with two teammates.
In addition to Yang Jian and Payton participating in the All-Star Game, Mobley will participate in the Rookie Challenge. This season's challenge was changed to first-year rookies versus second-year rookies.
Also going to Auckland is the Lincoln Band, who will accompany Yang Jian and sing two songs during the halftime of the All-Star Game on Sunday. Singers are invited to sing during the All-Star Game every year. This year, Yang Jian is in the spotlight with two songs.
The song is very suitable for the occasion, and no one is more suitable to perform at the midfield than him.
Star players singing during breaks will definitely make fans feel fresh, as no one has done this before.
Eminem also came to Auckland to practice singing with Yang Jian. The lyrics of "stan" have already been written. This song is so famous that Yang Jian has listened to the original version countless times and can easily make some details.
Edited to make the lyrics more rhyming.
Dido is in the UK at this time, and the female vocals can be sung by Britney. This is the first time Britney participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend and did not perform, purely to come and have fun with Yang Jian.
Britney now looks for Yang Jian when she has holidays, and her parents can no longer control her. People at the record company don't care about her, thinking that her being with Yang Jian is the best publicity, and the attention will increase several times.
Britney's new album is ready to release singles this month and start charting. This is one month earlier than in the parallel world. The scandal between her and Yang Jian has spread all over the world, and her exposure rate exceeds that of all singers. She does not need a company at all.
Too much publicity.
On Thursday, Yang Jian first checked into the officially arranged hotel. When Britney arrived in the evening, she was photographed by the paparazzi squatting outside the hotel. Since the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, the paparazzi have been staring at the female star who is rumored to be having an affair with Yang Jian.
Even if Britney arrives at the hotel in the middle of the night, she won't be able to escape these people waiting for her.
Early the next morning, the meeting between the two at the hotel made entertainment news.
The NBA All-Star Weekend has officially kicked off, and star players went to the media center to receive "roundtable interviews."
This is the tradition of the All-Star Weekend. Each player has his own small round table, and reporters gather around the stars to conduct interviews. If you want to know who attracts more attention, I believe the number of interviewees is a good observation point.
Other players only arrived at the scene before reporters gathered around them. On the other hand, Yang Jian's interview round table was already crowded with people, but the seats were empty.
After a while, Yang Jian entered the venue and squeezed into her seat with the help of the staff.
Yang Jian was not late, but the reporters came early. The reporters had to grab a spot first, otherwise they wouldn't be able to interview him.
Yang Jian's popularity is overwhelming. No current star can compete with him for honors. Only Duncan has won a championship and FMVP, and no one else has won a championship. Yang Jian's three consecutive championships and three consecutive MVPs make him stand out from the crowd.
This is the difference between ordinary stars and superstars.
In addition, the Golden State Warriors in Oakland have no stars selected for the All-Star Game, not even players selected for the Rookie Game. This is probably the worst city to host the All-Star Weekend, and local fans can only support other teams.
Stars, most people support Yang Jian.
The reporter first asked about the basketball game and asked Yang Jian to predict the outcome.
Yang simply said: "The Western Conference Stars will definitely win because our overall strength is stronger."
The reporter asked: "What do you think of the alliance's pattern of being strong in the west and weak in the east?"
"It's normal. I'm in the west, so the west must be strong and the east weak." Yang Jian shrugged. Even without him, the NBA in the 21st century would always be strong in the west and weak in the east.
The advantage of the Eastern Conference is that it lacks competitors. As long as it is willing to stick together, it is easy to reach the finals. But once it reaches the finals, the team's advantage is gone and it is likely to be beaten. At that time, the stars will sigh: "I don't know why our team
The road is always the hardest.”
The reporter asked: "What is your goal this year?"
"To win the championship, this is my goal every year."
The reporter asked: "Do you have any goals during the regular season?"
"I hope to win an Oscar trophy and multiple Grammy trophies." Yang Jian is mainly thinking about these things recently and is getting ready to attend the award ceremony.
Moreover, the league deliberately arranged the schedule to facilitate Yang Jian. The Sonics did not play on the day of the awards ceremony. The only trouble for him was flying between the two places, which required a lot of energy.
The reporter smiled and asked: "Don't you have goals in basketball? For example, winning the scoring title, MVP, etc."
"The best record, scoring title, assists title, etc., I will definitely get them as long as I don't mess around. There is no need to think about it. Whether I can get the MVP depends on the judges. All I have to do is try my best to play the game well."
Chapter completed!