When Li Zhen told reporters politely: "I'm just here to study, I don't have any presets about tonight's game."

Caron Butler, who was sitting at a small round table not far away, had already made a strange statement: "Don't you think there is a person here who is very strange? This is not the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and there are no female stars playing those bloody gossips with him.

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"I don't think he has any talent that can be called an All-Star. He is just an ordinary starting point guard. He is not qualified to be ranked among Tony Parker, Glen Davis, Chris Paul, and Deron Williams.

, in front of Mike Bibby..."

Caron Butler is an All-Star selected by the Washington Wizards. Although he was selected as a substitute and there were only a few reporters in front of him, he still criticized Li Zhen with great ambition.

To a certain extent, criticizing Li Chen has become politically correct for all-stars or fringe all-stars.

No matter what Li Zhen did and how outstanding his performance was in the rookie game, they were determined that Li Zhen would become an All-Star starter through other means.

Frankly speaking, Li Zhen felt a little sorry for them.

Because they can't change anything at all.

"People have always said that the West is strong and the East is weak. But this is no longer the case. Whether it is the level of big-name stars or the overall strength, we are far above the Western Conference. Moreover, if we put aside a certain relationship in the starting lineup

, we will be stronger."

It's not unusual for Arenas to say such words.

Everyone knows about his grievances with Li Zhen.

He has always been resentful about Li Zhen stealing his All-Star starter and Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

The media is also happy to stir up trouble.

The speeches of the two Wizards All-Stars were quickly conveyed to Li Zhen.

It is true that Li Zhen is a good-tempered person, but this does not mean that he can tolerate repeated provocations from others.

"This shows that they can only get attention by belittling me. If they are as good as Kobe and Jordan, do they need to be like this?" Li Zhen asked seriously.

His rhetorical question was like a sharp knife, cutting through the self-esteem of Arenas and Caron Butler.

They originally thought that Li Zhen would let them have fun as he did before.

But Li Zhen's soft sword made them passive.

"I will perform in the All-Star Game, and I can't let down the fans who support me."

Li Zhen continued.

Of course, these words quickly returned to the ears of Arenas and Butler, and their prejudices against Li Zhen naturally increased to another level.

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The All-Star Game officially kicked off in the evening.

O'Neal took a different approach during the appearance ceremony and performed an eye-catching mask dance, which showed his flexible posture at a glance.

Li Zhen looked dumbfounded in front of him, and kept praising in his heart that he was indeed a dominant center. Even after so many years of degeneracy and gaining weight, his flexibility was still the best among the seven-foot giants.

In fact, it's not just Shaquille O'Neal, the talents of other players also make Li Zhen envious.

Dwight Howard's explosive power, jumping ability and thick upper body strength, LeBron James' various physical qualities, Dwyane Wynn's lightning-like breakthrough pleasure... These all highlight why they are at the top of the NBA food chain.

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In fact, even Arenas' physical talents are top-notch. His explosive power, strength, coordination, agility, and speed are all above 90. Otherwise, how could he possibly stage a counterattack as a second-round pick?

To a certain extent, Arenas is not wrong in saying that the situation of "weak in the east and strong in the west" has changed.

Although the 1996 golden generation in the Western Conference still occupies the big stage of the league, most of them are still in their peak period. But no one can deny that the main body of the 2003 Super Platinum generation is violently upgrading in the East. Wade, James, and Bosh are all this year.

Selected as an All-Star starter, and... Dwight Howard, the future number one center in the NBA.

Coupled with Arenas, O'Neal and O'Neal, New Jersey's UFO, and Detroit's elite soldiers, in terms of popularity, the East has already surpassed the West.

However, there is no problem in keeping this kind of words in your stomach.

I really want to say it.

Can Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Iverson, and Nowitzki, who are brave and capable and willing to spend money, swallow this breath? They are participating in the most violent fighting in the post-Jordan era, and they are all breaking the ground.

How could one of the powerful factions be slandered by a nouveau riche named Arenas?

Therefore, before the game even started, there was a faint smell of gunpowder.

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The five starters for the Eastern Team are Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Li Zhen.

On the Western side: Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Nowitzki, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant.

With Dwight Howard jumping the ball to win over Duncan.

Li Zhen got the ball, and his explosive power suddenly rose at that moment. With his distance advantage, he got the basketball before Wade.

This made Arenas, who was sitting in the audience, look a bit suspicious.

He had communicated repeatedly in private for a long time, and basically formed a consensus not to pass the ball to Li Zhen.

Who knew... Li Zhen grabbed one by himself as soon as he came up.

When Li Zhen reached the frontcourt with the ball, Kobe Bryant immediately defended.

He opened his arms in a defensive posture: "Let me see if you have improved during this time in New York!"

He smiled, a bit like the weird uncle who tricked little Luoli into seeing goldfish.

However, Li Zhen did not greet him politely.

When he came up, he turned his explosive power and speed to the maximum, and his 95 points of explosive power were fully poured out. Although his body shape was not graceful because his coordination and agility had not reached above 90, it gave him a...industrial-like pleasure.

It's like a rough hatchet, but it cuts hard and hard.

Kobe was caught off guard in an instant. He never dreamed that Li Zhen would dodge from his left side to his right side so quickly. He quickly changed direction.

While he hastily changed direction, Li Zhen took the second step even more explosively... Li Zhen did not stop, and his second step even used 97 points of hidden explosive power.

In an instant, he had the potential to break through the thunder and shred Kobe's defense like lightning.

Kobe was completely stunned.

He has always known that Li Zhen has great breakthrough speed and explosive power.

But I never expected that it would be...so terrifying.

It even reminded him of Iverson at his peak.

Although he is not agile enough, in terms of fierce aggression, he is definitely among the top five in the league.

Over time, this is likely to become his trump card in the league: the NBA's most basic requirement for star players is to have a trump card that is difficult or even impossible for defenders to defend.

When Kobe Bryant was stunned, the audience on the sidelines couldn't stop cheering.

Li Zhen also strode into the penalty area, took off gracefully near the basket, glided perfectly in the air with an extremely elegant posture, and threw the basketball into the basket with his backhand... Whoosh!

The Eastern team's first goal earned a standing ovation.

Li Zhen was like lightning piercing the night sky, making a good start for the All-Star Game.

"A flashy trick."

Caron Butler mocked disapprovingly from the sidelines.

He followed Arenas' footsteps and couldn't stand Li Zhen.

Unexpectedly, Arenas, who was sitting next to him, had a solemn look on his face. He thought of Butler saying before the game that Li Zhen did not have an All-Star level talent. As far as the breakthrough move just now was concerned, he knew... Butler was beaten

Face.

Li Zhen's sudden burst of starting ability is already at the top level in the league. Although his body coordination does not seem to keep up with his explosive power and speed, this does not affect his aggressiveness.

'Still somewhat capable.'

Arenas muttered silently.

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The game was still going on, and the Western team quickly launched an offensive. Tracy McGrady held the ball from the top of the arc and smashed the basketball into the basket with an elegant and bold self-throw and dunk, which caused the whole audience to burst into jubilation.

Immediately afterwards, Chris Bosh directly sent the basketball to Dwyane Wade.

Wade holds the ball and rushes forward.

Obviously ignoring the presence of Li Zhen, the point guard, he played a pick-and-roll with LeBron James on the left, then cut straight into the penalty area to avoid Duncan's defense, and succeeded in a one-handed dunk.

The finals mvp showed amazing speed, flexibility, explosiveness and jumping on the court.

Compared to the top four shooting guards who are declining year by year, Jordan, who is five centimeters shorter, is entering his peak period.

The game changed again, and Kobe Bryant and Nowitzki cooperated. The Black Mamba easily opened up Li Zhen's defense with a post-up single, penetrated the penalty area and passed the ball to the German tank. The old Dallas Cowboy used a simple golden rooster to independently hit a jumper.

At the same time, Li Zhen once again failed to catch the basketball.

Howard hands the basketball to LeBron James.

James controls the basketball and advances forward court smoothly.
To be continued...