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.
Ball possession, that's their weakness."
Nodding, John Hanks said: "This is like the Bulls back then. Jordan's offensive power was more powerful than it is now, but the Bulls just couldn't go far. Why?
Because the ball is in his hands and he is the first point of attack, his first priority is his own offense rather than organizing his teammates to attack."
"Yes, that's it."
Bill Walton laughed: "When the ball and shots are concentrated in one person's hands, it will cause an imbalance, and many times the offense is not rational enough.
The reason why the Bulls won the championship was that Pippen grew up. He controlled the ball and distributed offense to his teammates, which increased the rationality of the Bulls' offense, reduced unreasonable shots, and improved offensive efficiency."
"Bang!"
At this time, Drexler missed a shot, and Dameng turned around and grabbed the backcourt rebound, starting a mosaic attack.
Bill Walton said: "See, that's it. Old K was very tightly entangled by Big Dream. Drexler thought he could beat Mario Eli alone, so he threw it away.
But Dan Malley had a good chance just now. Green gave him a pick-and-roll and got a small opening. Unfortunately, the glider didn't see the opportunity on the weak side."
Mosaic advanced to the frontcourt, Dameng and Barkley dropped to the low wings at the same time, the former on the left, the latter on the right, Mario Eli on the left three-point line, and Vernon Maxwell on the right three-point line.
Kenny Smith handed the ball to Vernon Maxwell, who passed it on, and Barkley hit AC Green with his back.
Lao Wang has returned to the basket, one meter in front of the basket, staring at the right wing.
He will not easily go over to help defend against double teams, because Barkley's passing is still good. As long as he goes over, he may pass the ball to Dream.
He sat under the basket, guarding against the big dream behind him, allowing Barkley to take shots outside the paint area, but not allowing him to come in.
No matter how good Barkley is, even if he beats Green, as long as he can't score, his mid-range shooting percentage won't be very high. He can definitely bear such a loss.
"brush!"
Barkley arched twice, made a signature turnaround jumper from the sideline, and hit a goal.
"Brother, why don't you come in and hang out? Brother, I'm very hospitable." Lao Wang asked as he ran to the front court.
"Do you think you're going shopping?"
Barkley rolled his eyes and thought that Old K is not a good person. He wants to hurt him. He needs to pass a few good balls and let Hakeem dunk Old K. Let him know that Big Brother is not that easy to bully.
.
Entering the frontcourt, Lao Wang suddenly accelerated and went straight to the basket.
Dameng was half a beat slow, and immediately moved forward, pulling from behind while watching to see if there was a ball coming from behind.
"Ouch!"
Just when Dameng was distracted, Lao Wang suddenly waved his arm and opened his pulling hand, causing him to cry out in pain.
"here."
Taking this opportunity, Lao Wang quickly turned around and blocked Dameng behind him.
"Whoosh!"
This time Perry was sharp-eyed and passed the ball in time, and the ball flew to the basket.
When the ball came, Dameng kept making small moves and pulling from behind. Lao Wang elbowed Dameng away and successfully caught the ball. The next moment, he suddenly turned right and made a move to turn around and attack the basket.
Dameng reacted quickly, quickly moved half a step sideways, and blocked the front.
But at this time, under the bear step, Lao Wang changed his movement into a back strike, and Tieshan's back strike instantly exploded, and his right shoulder and back were hit hard.
"Damn it!"
With great force, Dameng cursed secretly. His upper body instantly leaned back, and his feet took two small steps back before he stabilized. At this time, the sky above his head was already shrouded in shadow.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang slammed the ball with one arm and exploded Dameng's basket.
"yeah!"
Lao Wang dunked on super center Da Meng with his first goal tonight, and the whole audience burst into cheers.
"Big dream, are you happy?"
He stood in front of Dameng and asked cheerfully.
"Go away!"
Dameng wanted to go around, but he refused to let him go and kept blocking him in front. Dameng was so angry that he pushed him away.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded and pointed at Dameng.
"..."
Dameng was stunned, looking at the referee with his hands spread out, what should I do?
The referee made a physical foul gesture, which made him blush with anger.
Lao Wang was laughing so hard beside him that he approached Dameng and whispered proudly: "Look, this is the star whistle. Remember, you can't touch me again."
Dameng took a deep breath, this is an away game, I can bear it.
"Actually, this is not a mistake. Dameng did push someone." Zhang Lili said with a smile at this time.
"Well, yes, Lao K is defending normally, that's right." Su Qun said with a smile.
In the 8th minute of the first quarter, the scores of both sides increased alternately, with the Suns leading by 2 points. At this time, Danny Manning came on as a substitute and Green came off the court to rest.
When Mosaic attacked, Dameng got the ball in the low post on the left wing. It swayed up, down, up again, and down again. It shook Lao Wang behind so hard that his gall water almost came out, and he felt like he was in a coma.
But Dameng's shaking wasn't over yet. He was still shaking. He followed up with another upswing, then drove in from Lao Wang, who had completely lost his position, and completed a shot over Danny Manning who was returning to the basket.
Dunk.
"Boy, you are no different from two years ago. You are still a wooden pile." After succeeding, Dameng started talking trash.
Lao Wang also had to admire Dameng's balance and flexibility. He was shaken a few times and lost all sense of balance and direction. Fortunately, his feet didn't move much, otherwise he might have broken his ankle or sprained his knee.
