"second?"

Seeing his name listed under Jordan again, he frowned.

But he can't control this kind of thing. In the 1992/93 season, Barkley's statistics were much worse than Jordan's. In the end, the Suns had the best record in the league, and the MVP was still given to Barkley. Now his personal statistics are a little better, but the Suns

The team's record is not as good as the Bulls, and no one knows what will happen in the end.

"We have a lot of injuries this season, so it's a bit difficult to surpass the Bulls in terms of record!"

Thinking about it, the Bulls seem to have 4 more wins than the Suns now. After the All-Star Game, they need to increase their rotation. This is difficult to catch up with. The gap is a bit big.

At this time, the All-Star voting results began to be announced, with the Eastern Conference announced first.

Jordan once again became the league's All-Star vote leader, with more than 2.2 million votes, far more than last year. This definitely shows the popularity of the NBA.

For the center position, O'Neal has 1.26 million, while Ewing only has more than 700,000. The former has been an All-Star starter for three consecutive seasons.

For the forward position, new-generation idol Grant Hill received 1.26 million votes, while Pippen was outclassed and received 1.13 million votes. They will become the starting forwards in the Eastern Conference.

For the guard position, in addition to Jordan, Anfernee Hardaway and Reggie Miller received 990,000 and 900,000 respectively. In the end, Penny Hardaway became the starting guard for the Eastern All-Stars. Whether Reggie Miller can enter the All-Star depends on the head coach of each team.

The coaches' vote is in.

In the Western Conference, the center position was announced first, and Lao Wang's eyes widened.

In fact, no surprise, it must be him, not only because this All-Star is in Phoenix, he has home court advantage, but his votes have always been ahead of Dream and General.

Sure enough, his name then appeared in the first place with 1.43 million votes. Dream was second with 1.12 million votes. David Robinson only had 104 votes. He became the starting center of the Western Conference All-Stars for the second consecutive season.

For the forward position, Barkley and Rainman Kemp received 1.04 million and 102 votes respectively, becoming the starting forwards of the Western Conference All-Stars.

For the guard position, Sprewell and Tim Hardaway both received more than 860,000 votes and became the starting guards for the Western Conference All-Stars.

At this time, his cell phone kept ringing. He opened it and looked at it. There were many text messages congratulating him on becoming an All-Star starter.

Being an All-Star for the second time, I am not as happy as last year, but I am still very happy.

Subsequently, the league announced the list of 14 All-Star substitute players.

East: Joe Dumars, Ewing, Mourning, Larry Johnson, Dana Burrows, Vin Baker, Te'on Hill.

West: Mitch Richmond, Karl Malone, Olajuwon, David Robinson, Detrev Schrempf, Gary Payton, John Stockton.

"I x, David Robinson was selected as a substitute as a forward?"

Lao Wang was a little surprised. It was hard to say whether it was chosen by the coaches or arranged by the league!

On the night of February 1st, the Lakers challenged the Suns.

Lao Wang asked Colangelo for some tickets and wanted to bring a few cousins ​​into the American West Arena and invite them to watch the game.

Colangelo didn't hesitate and gave him fifteen free tickets for each game, including two front-row tickets, three second-row tickets, and ten third-row tickets.

This is the treatment that comes with being the core leader of the team. In addition, Lao Wang's contract extension is about to be renewed. It can also be regarded as his goodwill towards Lao Wang. Neither Kevin Johnson nor Barkley have received this kind of treatment.

That night, the Suns defeated the Lakers at home and won their 31st victory.

The next day, Lao Wang held a big party at his home and invited everyone on the team, including the management and coaching staff, to introduce Wang Tielong and the others' identities and formally invite them to attend the martial arts gym on the 10th.

of the opening ceremony.

On the 3rd, the Suns defeated the Timberwolves again.

On the 4th, Mosaic arrived in Phoenix. The second team will play the second regular season game of the season between the two teams on the 5th, and there will be two more games after that.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lao Wang drove to the hotel to pick up Barkley and Dameng, preparing to take them to visit the martial arts gym.

Along the way, Da Meng, who once again became Lao Wang's substitute, was very resentful, causing him to talk non-stop.

"Old K, if there are three NBA teams in Arizona, you can never get more votes than me."

"Old K, if we switch teams, you won't even get half a million votes."

"Old K..."

Lao Wang got the benefit and didn't bother to pay attention to this nonsense.

When I arrived at the Binger Building, I got out of the elevator and opened the iron door. Next to it was a bar-like front desk. Lao Wang pointed at the front desk and said to Buckley: "Brother, don't forget to pay and go through the formalities here on the opening day."

Buckley's face twitched, Lao K, this martial arts school is not a scam, right? Forget it, one hundred thousand US dollars in three years can't make a lot of money.

"What are our services?" Dameng asked.

"The martial arts center has a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, which includes acupuncture, cupping, massage, and medicinal baths. As for martial arts, there are so many more. I can't finish them at the moment. I'll explain them in detail after you pay." He said.

Dameng is speechless, do you pay the bill first and then serve the food?

"Let me tell you, the projects are all chargeable projects, and the membership fee is just a membership fee. You don't have to worry. It's very cost-effective and guaranteed to be worth the money." Lao Wang said.

"Are they all paid items?"

Buckley and Dameng nodded. The charges were good and cheap, but the free ones were the most expensive. They felt more at ease.

After introducing Wang Tielong and the others, Lao Wang left with the two of them.

The 5th, match day.

This morning, Lao Wang took a group of people shopping on the street. Each person bought a few clothes and shoes, and then went to the car shop to pick up three pickup trucks.

This is specially used for martial arts schools. The leather is durable and suitable for martial arts schools. Wang Tielong and the other three are scouts and can drive.

"Brother, I want to do it too." Liu Changjiang, with an envious look on his face, shouted from behind.

"That's right, Tie Jun, I want to do it too." Liu Changlong shouted next to him.

"Just learn. You can get started in a few days. Just go get a temporary card and start playing." Lao Wang said with a smile.

In the evening, America West Arena was packed with people.

They were eliminated by Mosaic in the Western Conference Finals last season and also lost in the last away game. Suns fans really hope they can defeat this powerful opponent at home this time.

Because there were free tickets, Wang Tielong and his party also came to the scene, and Tian Xiaofen also came to watch the game for the first time.

At eight o'clock, both sides announced the starting lineup.

Mosaic: Olajuwon, Barkley, Mario Eli, Vernon Maxwell, Kenny Smith

Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Elliott Perry

CCTV chose to broadcast the game live in real time, while ABC TV station broadcast it live across the United States.

At the same time as the roster was announced, the substitutes began to warm up, and the team's staff were also active on the bench to make some preparations.

Liu Changfeng prepared some ice packs, finished what he was doing, and walked to the auditorium next to him with a smile. His wife Tian Xiaofen was sitting at the front, next to Wang Tielong, and Wang Tieshu and others were behind, ready to come over and chat for a few words.

But before he could speak, Tian Xiaofen pushed him away and warned: "Changfeng, go do your work and don't let anyone talk."

"Okay, okay, you eat popcorn, don't just sit there." Liu Changfeng said with a smile.

He knew that his wife was very concerned about his work and was afraid that he would make some mistakes outside. But now he had a firm foothold in the Suns, his skills were very popular, and he had signed a three-year contract.

Now that Tie Jun's martial arts gym is about to open, his wife has arranged a job there and can earn an income. He plans to have a child in the next two years. Once he has a child, his life will be over.

At this time, in the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Liji smiled and said: "Analyzing Mosaic's tactics from the starting lineup, it is obvious that they seem to have given up on the human shield tactic."

Su Qun nodded and said: "Barkley is at the fourth position, and Mario Eli is playing the small forward. He is a swingman. He is 196 centimeters tall and has a tonnage of 100 kilograms. He is very fast. He can make sudden shots and is good at shooting.

A three-pointer with one hand and a shooting percentage of nearly 40%.

The Mosaic team should arrange for him to double-team Old K, what do you think, Director Zhang?"

Lao Zhang thought for a while and shook his head: "Drexler and Tiejun are on the wing. With his ability to stretch and Tiejun's passing ability, it is difficult for Mario Eli to provide timely low-post defense.

In my opinion, AC Green's spacing ability is worse, and Barkley should help defend on the weak side. This should be Mosaic's main double-teaming strategy tonight."

In the player tunnel, the starters of the two teams are chatting.

"Charles, Dameng, if we finish you off tonight, we will be number one in the West." Lao Wang raised his chin and shouted.

"Old K, you are quite good at dreaming." Dameng sneered.

"Brother, don't overthink it." Buckley also said with a smile.

"Facts will prove who is the strongest team in the Western Conference." Lao Wang said with confidence.

Although he lost in the Western Conference Finals last time, he is now stronger both offensively and defensively, and his dominance in the low post has increased a lot. This is where his confidence lies.

And in terms of the lineup, there is another Drexler with a three-pointer. He has many opportunities to play in isolation, which is also a source of confidence.

At half past eight, the game officially started.

Lao Wang snatched the ball away before Dameng, and the Suns attacked.

Wang Tiejun squeezed toward the basket, and Dameng defended him, determined not to let him get close to the basket.

At the same time, everyone else was pulled to the three-point line.

Perry crossed the center line and handed the ball to Drexler, who handled the ball.

Bill Walton said: "Without the Lightning, although the Glider and Old K both have certain organizational abilities, the Suns' organizational ability has still been affected.

The role of the point guard is to organize the offense, distribute the ball to teammates, and make the team's offense more reasonable and balanced.

Now Drexler controls the ball, or Old K controls the ball in the paint. They are not pure point guards, so the first thing they consider is their own offense, rather than organizing teammates to attack. They don't know how to distribute.
To be continued...