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Chapter 202 The Award Has Been Determined by Us and Me

Westheimer Street, Houston XC.

It's lunch time, and this high-end restaurant street, which is famous in Houston and even the entire Texas area, is full of people.

On the eve of this year's NBA All-Star Weekend, many tourists wearing NBA jerseys or NBA elements walked towards a restaurant with prominent signs.

After getting off the special car and taking Jim with him, Chen Xiao looked up at the huge "YAO" on the restaurant's door. At this moment, a huge giant walked out of the main entrance.

"Long time no see, Dayao." Chen Xiao greeted the giant who came at the door.

"It's been a long time, but your current name is very popular in China." Yao Ming laughed and called Chen Xiao to come in and take a seat.

The day before the official start of the NBA All-Star Game, Chen Xiao also came to the host city of Houston. This year, the Houston All-Stars invited Yao Ming, Olajuwon and other team stars to attend a series of activities in order to show the local elements.

Therefore, Yao Ming, as the host, invited Chen Xiao to visit his long-opened Yao restaurant as a landlord.

The name of Yao Restaurant, Chen Xiao is naturally well-known, but before coming to Houston to play against Mosaic, he came and went in a hurry, so he didn't have time to visit, so I just came to find out today.

Walking into the restaurant, Yao restaurant is surrounded by NBA elements, with the framed mosaic red No. 1 jersey and the No. 11 jersey hanging in a very obvious position.

It was time for dinner, and there were many diners in the restaurant, and most of them came for NBA elements and Yao Ming. Seeing the master and Chen Xiao, who is as famous in Texas as he is now, he turned his head and looked sideways.

After saying hello to some fans who happened to be in the hall, Chen Xiao followed Yao Ming into a private room.

"Come on, sit down. Usually everyone comes to this private room. It's quieter here." Yao Ming beckoned Chen Xiao to sit down.

The meal was ordered, and the two of them sat down, so naturally they ordered first.

Looking at the friendly Chinese food on the menu, Chen Xiao moved his index finger: "Dayao, are you selling the taste here?"

Yao Ming, who understood Chen Xiao's meaning, replied with a smile, "Don't worry, it's definitely not too sweet to sell to foreigners here. If you come today, I'll ask a chef from Yangzhou to cook domestic flavors."

"Try this BJ Roast Duck. Although we mainly cook Huaiyang cuisine and local dishes, this BJ Roast Duck is absolutely authentic. There used to be a Quanjude restaurant here in Houston. I went there often, but after seeing it, it closed down. It happened to be a restaurant. Then I went to invite the old master over."

Chen Xiao, who was not sensitive to the sweet local improved dishes, was relieved after hearing the words. Under Yao Ming's introduction and recommendation, he took the menu and copied it. No, he ordered some special dishes.

Chen Xiao spread out the roasted duck cake, put duck meat and duck skin, shredded cucumber, and shredded green onion on it, dipped it in some sauce, rolled it up, and ate it in one bite.

Not bad, not bad, Chen Xiao, who hadn't tasted this duck for a while, gave this duck a thumbs up.

"Dayao, I heard that you are going to be the judge of the slam dunk contest this time? You are not authoritative." Chen Xiao joked.

Although the league officials have not officially announced the list of judges for the slam dunk contest, it is clear that this kind of content that does not need to be kept secret has already been rumored everywhere.

It is said that this year the league intends to reflect the original local characteristics of Houston, inviting famous team members to serve as judges for the slam dunk contest. Yao Ming is here, so it will definitely not be a waste of time.

"Yes, have you never eaten pork or seen a pig run? Brother Yao and I have seen enough dunks too." Yao Ming retorted with a smile.

Indeed, Chen Xiao nodded. Although Yao Ming is not as good as Duncan as the most famous background player in the NBA, he is still very good in the first decade of the 21st century.

After eating almost full, Chen Xiao stopped his bowl and chopsticks. At this time, all the food on the big table had been wiped out. Chen Yao and Chen Yao led by example and practiced the CD operation very well. It just happened that the two of them had to take advantage of the All-Star Weekend. Let’s shoot a public service announcement for the CD-ROM campaign that is in full swing in China.

Chen Xiao is not afraid of eating too much. Sufficient training and endless round-robin competitions allow Chen Xiao to easily consume his intake, but the one opposite Chen Xiao is not necessarily the case. Looking at Yao Ming whose body is gradually opening up, Chen Xiao can't help guessing. In the next few years, Dayao must not become a female Zhao Riyue.

The two finally chatted about attending the Jeremy Lin Foundation together and cheering, so they bid farewell and see you at the Toyota Center.

……

This year's All-Star schedule is from the 15th to the 17th local time, three days as a rule.

The first day is naturally the rookie challenge with the least attention.

At 10 o'clock, Chen Xiao, who is not a big name, appeared on time at the training ground of the George Brown Center. As the game that receives the least attention from the All-Stars, the Rookie Challenge will not be held at the Toyota Center, but at the George Brown Center.

Although there is still a short distance before the training time, the training ground is already overcrowded.

Seeing that Nongmei, Leonard, Bill and other teammates had been active on the court for half the time, Chen Xiao also strode forward. Chen Xiao, who was present, immediately attracted several cameras to chase and shoot. Obviously, Chen Xiao is the brightest on the court at the moment that star.

"Hey, Man, it's nice to see you again. You guys are really merciless." Chen Xiao joked with Leonard who was nearest. The unsmiling robot slowly loaded the smile program and smiled shyly.

After saying hello to other teammates such as Bill and Rubio, Chen Xiao and Meizi gave a warm hug to celebrate that the blueprint of "brother basketball" drawn a long time ago was finally realized in Houston.

"Don't worry, Meizi. You can still participate in the Rookie Competition next year. You still have a chance then. OK, OK. Let's each rely on our abilities today. Whoever has more hope can help him win. If you are more hopeful, I will do it without saying a word." Help you block the board and let the ball pass." Chen Xiao, who is already an All-Star starter and is still trying to gain honors, has a thick skin, and he has to compete with the thick eyebrows of this season's Rookie of the Year, and at most the Best Rookie Team. "Entertainment Game MVP.

In the end, the two formed an offensive and defensive alliance, made a gentleman's agreement, and secretly divided up the MVP.

Anyway, it’s not too small an honor. There are many big shots in the All-Star Game. Chen Xiao is still a center forward. He doesn’t know how many minutes he can play. It’s really difficult to get the MVP of the All-Star Game this year. Let’s focus first. In front of you, let's have fun with a group of recruits in the rookie competition.

Besides, looking at it from another perspective, according to the current competition system where the first and second grades coexist, a person can win at most 2 rookie game MVPs in his career. Isn't this more valuable than you won 3 times and 5 times in the All-Star Game MVP? ?

After 5 minutes of training time, the team's "general manager" arrived late.

"Everyone is here, I don't need to introduce who I am, right?" Barkley, the flying pig, smiled with his teammates, "OK, listen, boys, I want to make that bloated shark cry." So back to our program, now that we have the twin towers inside, the height advantage, the guards throw the ball to the basket, let's start bombing."

There's nothing wrong with it, Chen Xiao nodded, Ba Pang is still fine, this arrangement won our heart.

The subsequent training, said to be training, is to pass the ball in circles, as for the tactics?Didn't Fliggy say it, just throw the ball into the basket and it's over. Alley-oops, three-pointers, and dunks are all free.

……

That night, the baskets on both sides of the court at the George Brown Center were rumbling, and from time to time, a "flying bird of prey" would slam the ball into the basket.

The only thing that is a bit confusing is that at first glance, each bird is wearing a different color jersey, which makes it difficult to tell who is which team.

Irving and Zeller are in golden jerseys, Thompson and Barnes are in blue jerseys, Walker and Mi Dou are in cyan, and Parsons and Lillard are in red.

Chen Xiao, Thick Eyebrow, Rubio, Leonard, who are mainly white... In this way, it is actually easy to distinguish. The players wearing dark jerseys are O'Neal players, and the players wearing light-colored jerseys on a white background are Barkley players.

But it doesn't matter, it's just the All-Star Game, it doesn't matter which team scores and which team wins, as long as the individual performance is wonderful and makes the fans worth the money.

Dunk, dunk!Become the main theme of this rookie game.

Rubio quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt, raised the ball with both hands and threw it in front of the basket. At this time, the O'Neal team's basket was almost undefended. Chen Xiao easily shook off the defender, took a lunge, and kicked the ground with both feet. Soar into the sky.

Hey, this pass is really a bit extreme but just right. Chen Xiao, who had explained in advance, took off with all his strength, as if the top of his head was about to hit the basket, he raised his hands high, his elbows had already passed the basket, grabbed the ball, and swung it hard into the basket .

"Boom" Chen Xiao, who was doing his best, suddenly pulled down the basket on this side of the court a few inches. Chen Xiao, who was still hanging in the air, suddenly touched the ground with both feet. He didn't even need to let go of the dunk, he dunked himself directly. Gone to the ground.

"Chen~~~~!!! Amazing dunk." The on-site commentator said in a long tone to mobilize the enthusiasm of the fans in the audience.

As the biggest player in the game, Chen Xiao, who played his best role, also made many fans who had come to him hooked up, shouting and screaming loudly.

The live broadcast of TNT also immediately cut the signal screen to the celebrities and stars in the front row. Kevin Durant, who was watching today, stood up and applauded. The host Harden and Westbrook next to him put on a shocked expression. Sitting together among the Big Three of the Heat, Wade stood up aggressively and kept a calm expression. Bosh opened his mouth and laughed and opened his hands to signal his teammates to calm down. James may have remembered the dunk he faced Chen Xiao not long ago. Just stand up and stand up slowly.

The two teams were undefended. You come and go. Chen Xiao, who received consecutive assists from the golden boy in the first quarter, staged a series of hard-working dunks. There was no fierce confrontation. Don't worry too much about the aerial confrontation and injury. Chen Xiao showed off his physical talent exhaustive.

It wasn’t fast, but it was high. The guards of the Chuck team played tricks and threw the ball near the basket. Chen Xiao jumped up into the air and grabbed the ball with his hands like suction cups and stuffed it into the basket. basket.

Chen Xiao and Rubio became partners, one scoring points and the other assisting, while Big Eyebrow and Leonard on the same team sent long passes to each other and dunked in relays.

Leonard briefly glided in the air and dunked with one hand. His thick eyebrows flew up like springs and he spread out his long arms to smash the ball into the basket. All those waving in the air were pairs of long arms. As a starting player in the Western Conference All-Stars, he was also present today. Griffin drooled with envy.

The Chuck team kept bombing, and the Shaq team was not to be outdone. Owen passed the flower like a butterfly, turning the NBA stadium into Rock Park, and then sent a wonderful pass to the host Parsons on the field. Parsons Si Fei succeeded in dunking, which attracted thunderous cheers from the fans.

Giving a wonderful pass to his teammates was just an embellishment for Irving. Facing Knight, Irving showed the energy of a formal game, lowered his center of gravity, and after continuously dribbling under his hips to mobilize Knight's center of gravity, he suddenly used force to break through to the baseline, and his steps were a bit disordered. Knight fell after the two made physical contact.

Irving faced an empty basket and scored an easy layup.

Owen also caught a person and just "shaked him down" with the last ball. Maybe it was not enough, and he will continue in the next round.

Still on the right wing, still dribbling under the crotch, but this time the frequency is faster. The crotch moves forward two steps in a row, suddenly changes direction and pulls back, and withdraws to collect the ball.

Knight, who was trying to defend himself, felt that his feet were not in control. His upper body was thrown out, but his lower body couldn't keep up and fell to the ground.

Chen Xiao, who was not far from the free throw line, admired Owen's easy and comfortable jump shot after shaking his opponent down. "Shua", the sound of the shot into the net was not as loud as a dunk, but the fans who bought it still gave enough rewards.

If it's just slam dunks, unless the top dunks are invited to turn the rookie game into a slam dunk contest, the audience will always be tired, and some interesting scenes will instantly grab the attention of the fans.

Rubio, a good partner, broke through the middle. Facing Walker, who looked in front of him but didn't see anything, Rubio scored the ball.

Chen Xiao, who was originally attacking in the paint, moved his footsteps to the bottom corner unconsciously.

Chen Xiao, who had already assumed a catching posture, successfully caught the ball. The front of him was flat, and the original defender had long since disappeared.

After catching the ball, Chen Xiao paused, glanced around at his teammates and opponents who were stuck in place, and did not rush to make a move.

"Shoot!!" "Shoot!!" "Believe in yourself, Chen." "Let's make a three-pointer! Chen" surrounded his ears with the booing of the fans watching the excitement, and the other 9 players on the field were also full of enthusiasm. He watched with interest Chen Xiao, who currently has no record of three-pointers in the NBA.

What's the matter, I forgot that Chen Xiao hit a series of three-pointers against high school kids last year, right?

Chen Xiao, who has a "qualified" three-point attribute, calmly and calmly took a pose, calmly raised the basketball over his forehead, aimed at the basket, flicked the ball with the middle finger of his right hand, and shot steadily.

"Whoa!" The hollow basketball entered the basket and made the net float.

uh-huh?Who said we don't have three-pointers, it's just that we don't usually shoot.In the future, please call me a post-up master, a mid-range shooter, a three-point shooter, a rebounder, an elite frame protector, and a center.

Chen Xiao, who hit a three-pointer for the first time in the NBA (All-Star Game), posed for two seconds, enjoying the shock and screams of the audience, and turned back to defend.

He just ran back to the half court. Although he was wearing a jersey with BOBCATS printed on it, Walker, who was already an opponent at this time, received a quick serve and sprinted to the basket of Team Chuck. He jumped up and threw the ball to the basket. Klay Thompson followed up with a two-handed dunk.

Not only are the dunk elements on the court, during the half-time break, when the players take a break, the basket is still not free at all. The trampoline dunk team presents creative fancy dunk performances to the fans.

Barkley, who came to the Overseer in the midfield, was satisfied with the score of 89:66. The 23-point difference basically determined that the Chuck team will win this game.

In the first half, the Chuck team unanimously tried their best to widen the point difference. Now that the point difference is enough, it is also time to consider personal honor.For most of the players present, the MVP of the All-Star Rookie Game may be the only honor they can get in the All-Star Game in their careers.

But when he returned to the locker room, the big guy thought that he dunked well in the first half, and felt very happy. He picked up the data sheet and looked at it. Good guy, call him good guy.

The data behind Chen are exaggerated one by one.

Chen Xiao played 12 minutes in the first half, which is not too much. After all, as the starter and the most popular player, he played 20% of the 6 minutes in 12 minutes. It is very reasonable. Even from a fair perspective, it is very fair. He started 64 times with the substitute players. Well.

But his exaggerated shooting percentage is really shocking. He took 12 shots and made 12 of them in 11 minutes, scoring 23 points. The only missed shot was a three-pointer. The reason was that after hitting a three-pointer, Chen Xiao followed up and shot another one. Chen Xiao, who missed the shot and then understood how good his three-pointer was in the NBA even if it didn't interfere, silently put away his label as a three-point shooter.

Although 23 points doesn't seem too outrageous, and it only accounts for 89/4 of the team's 1 points, but in the first half, all 10 members of Chuck's team played. On average, one person scored 10 minutes for 15 minutes. Scattered, except for Chen Xiao, no one scored 14 points. Thomas Jr. scored the most points with 10 points. Others like Leonard, Thompson, Nongmei, and Faried all scored around [-] points.

This, it's hard to chase after. A certain teammate who has something in his heart, look at Chen Xiao, Nongmei, and Rubio who are chatting happily at this time, as well as Leonard and Bill who are also chatting together. , Feeling that this honor is getting farther and farther away from him, but the flame in his heart is not extinguished, everything still has a chance, he squeezed his fist, ready to fight.

"Hey, Chen, you didn't leave us a way to survive, did you? You took the most shots and scored the most points in the half." Seeing that the gentleman's agreement he had made was about to take effect, he shouted with thick eyebrows raised.

"Hahaha, you can't blame me. If you want to blame, you can blame Ricky and Bradley for passing too well." Chen Xiao, who drank water and never forgot the well digger, patted Rubio and Bill's flattery who helped a lot in the first half , We have to count on them to continue to pass the ball in the second half.

It just so happens that these two are still starting players, so they naturally play 2 more minutes.

Jin Tong, who scored 6 assists in the first half, was also full of smiles when he heard Chen Xiao's praise: "I feel the feeling of Kemba now, it's so easy, I just need to throw the ball to the edge of the basket , the ball will go into the basket.”

Chen Xiao sounded a little uncomfortable. The implication was that Walker only averaged 7 assists per game with such ease, right?

OK, I look forward to the second half of the road sign to feed myself, but the second half has to be restrained, and the scoring is enough, let's keep it down, it's almost done.Chen Xiao rubbed his chin and thought.You can't really wipe it all out by yourself, and let your teammates shine while ensuring the greatest contribution.

(End of this chapter)