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There are a total of 12 stars in the Eastern Conference All-Star team, and the Bulls occupy three of them.

This means that as long as Durant, Curry, and Jokic work well together, they will most likely be able to help one of them compete for the All-Star MVP, which carries a lot of fame and represents the star among stars!

Durant and Curry have already won more than one All-Star MVP, so they naturally don't care that much about it, but Jokic has not yet won it.

Considering the second half of the regular season, Durant also intends to help Curry compete for the regular season MVP, and the Bulls' record needs to be maintained in the top three in the Eastern Conference, or even strive to reach first place.

So tonight, Durant and Curry will have to completely control Jokic and make him work in unison with them.

To this end, it is necessary to appropriately cede some interests, or to win the trust of Jokic by offering favors in return.

The All-Star MVP title didn’t belong to Durant and Curry, nor did it belong to the Bulls.

But these are the awards and honors that all 24 All-Stars can compete for and strive for tonight.

Therefore, it is true that Durant and Curry want to take advantage of this opportunity tonight to give Jokic a push and give Jokic a boost.

It's not like getting something for nothing, at most it's just harming others for your own benefit.

This is almost like competing for FMVP. There is only one honor, and you have to grab it if you want it.

Defeat your opponents first, then defeat your teammates.

Simply put, if you have the ability, take advantage of your opponent; if that doesn't work, take advantage of your teammates.

Duane and Curry are willing to help Jokic, and the latter just has to endure it.

The next challenge is whether the Eastern Conference All-Star team can win tonight's All-Star Game.

In recent years, the Bulls' stars have indeed won a lot of All-Star MVPs.

I have to say, this is indeed quite enviable.

Perhaps, tonight, Duen and the other two will need to first stabilize the country before they can fight against foreign enemies.

However, regardless of whether Jokic can successfully win the All-Star MVP, Durant and Curry need to set the stage and give Jokic a chance to represent the Eastern Conference All-Star Team and compete with the stars of the Western Conference All-Star Team for the All-Star MVP.

As long as Duane and Curry make their attitude clear, no matter whether this matter can be accomplished or not, Jokic is not blind and can see that Duane and Curry really want to help him and make him better.

By then, after the All-Star Game is over, it will be easier for the three of them to communicate about how to help Curry compete for the regular season MVP!

"Walter? Seriously!"

Not long after the start of the second quarter, Jokic finally understood what Duan had said before.

Originally, Jokic had no intention of competing for the All-Star MVP.

Jokic is not a person who particularly likes fame. For a purely commercial competition like the All-Star Game, Jokic has no interest in playing.

Coming to participate in the All-Star Game is at most an opportunity to give back to his fans and the audience.

Besides, Jokic is only an All-Star substitute this year, and his playing time tonight is relatively limited.

If you really think about it, even if Jokic has an idea, it may be difficult to achieve.

Who knew that the game went on normally in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, when Jokic fought side by side with Durant and Curry, the situation on the court suddenly changed and became clear in an instant.

Duane and Curry were no longer like when they started in the first quarter, taking the ball and attacking on their own, constantly performing tricks for the audience to see.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to play with Jokic in the second quarter, as long as the ball belonged to them, they gave it to Jokic.

Jokic didn't want to attack with the ball, but he felt a little embarrassed to pass the ball back, after all, Durant and Curry meant well.

Therefore, Jokic was forced to work and throw the ball into the basket again and again.

As we all know, basketball is a game where the closer you are to the basket, the higher your hit rate.

Jokic is an inside player, and the first three quarters of the All-Star Game were mainly about brotherly basketball, with friendly exchanges.

Therefore, after Jokic received the pass from Durant and Curry, he had no pressure at all to score.

短短四五分钟，约基奇已经10分2篮板到手，算上第一节获得的4分1篮板，如今已经14分3篮板进账。

If he continues like this, there is a high probability that Jokic will have no problem scoring 30+5 tonight.

It’s a pity that Jokic was substituted just when he was playing enthusiastically and felt a little interested.

After all, as an All-Star substitute, Jokic's playing time in the All-Star Game is relatively limited.

It is also because of his low status and shallow qualifications that Jokic is unable to fully demonstrate his offensive ability in occasions like tonight.

Of course, the ability of organization and coordination cannot be fully reflected.

Otherwise, if Jokic is given enough playing time and ball rights, there is still a good chance that he can get a 30+ triple-double.

If this is true, it is almost certain that Jokic will compete for the All-Star MVP tonight.

Unfortunately, the conditions do not allow it.

In the current situation, we can only take one step at a time and see how Jokic's competitors perform.

In the West, this year it's Harden and Davis who are competing.

Since Harden came from the Bulls, he has no shortage of championship rings, but if he wants to prove himself, relying solely on the number of championship rings and All-Stars is definitely not enough.

At this stage, Harden is still a long way from winning the All-Star MVP, and even further from leading his team to win the championship MVP, so he can only settle for the second best and get the All-Star MVP. Davis is still on the Pelicans, a bad team, and the competition in the Western Conference has been so fierce in recent years.

If Davis wants to stand out, he can only compete for the All-Star MVP and raise his value first.

Then look at the free market and the reinforcements of other teams to see whether to stick with one man, one city, or turn to other teams capable of competing for the championship.

In comparison, Harden and Davis lack helpers, and Jokic may have less playing time, but his statistics are not bad at all, but better.

So, the next thing to compare is the scoring between the Eastern and Western All-Star teams.

The first three quarters ended quickly, and before the start of the fourth quarter, the Western Conference All-Stars team led by three points, which was not much of an advantage.

It is worth mentioning that with the help of Duane and Curry, Jokic has accumulated 21 points and 5 rebounds in the first three quarters.

After the first three quarters, the audience and the players and coaches of both teams on the bench basically saw clearly that Durant and Curry were interested in helping Jokic and had already considered the All-Star MVP as a sure thing.

Therefore, this year's Eastern Conference All-Stars head coach Brad Stevens did not have any disgusting thoughts.

Instead, he encouraged Jokic a few words and discussed the roster and playing order for the fourth quarter with other Eastern Conference All-Stars in advance.

In fact, the All-Star Game has become less and less interesting in recent years. Although some stars have been selected for the All-Star Game, they have no intention of spending too much time in the All-Star Game.

That is why Durant and the other two wanted to play more in the fourth quarter, but most people on the Eastern Conference All-Star team had no idea.

As for the remaining small number of people who want to perform on stage, under the reasonable arrangement of the young coach, any possible conflicts will be resolved in advance.

Back to the topic, the fourth quarter of the game will start soon.

On the Eastern Conference All-Star team side, Durant and Jokic played first.

Duane kept breaking through the inside to feed Jokic, and Jokic did not disappoint Duane and scored frequently in the inside.

The fans at the Staples Center were quite responsive, with cheers breaking out from time to time.

However, it was too obvious that Duane fed the ball to Jokic, and the Western Conference All-Stars also woke up.

In addition, Davis is also on the court, and he is a direct competitor with Jokic for the All-Star MVP.

So, Davis became more serious and began to strengthen his defense against Jokic.

It is said that Davis' defense is quite good, but the height difference is a flaw, and he cannot completely defend against Jokic.

With the help of Duane, Jokic can always receive the ball in the elbow or low post, and then use his excellent offensive skills to blast at one point, gaining the upper hand against Davis and scoring repeatedly.

Not long after, Duane went off the court to rest, and Curry came on to continue holding the ball, and then gave Jokic some help.

Before Duane left the court, the Eastern Conference All-Stars had already reversed the situation and taken the lead.

After Curry came on, he helped the Eastern Conference All-Star team consolidate their advantage.

In addition, tonight's Western Conference All-Star team, neither James nor Durant had any intention of playing in the fourth quarter. It was obviously not enough for Harden and Davis to work hard on the court alone.

In the end, the Eastern Conference All-Stars team took a 6-point lead and won the game.

Jokic also won tonight's All-Star MVP with his outstanding performance!

"Alas, there is no other way. I can only owe you all a favor."

Jokic, holding the All-Star MVP trophy, came to Durant and Curry.

It has to be said that Duane and Curry's plan was successful.

In tonight's All-Star Game, on the surface, Jokic won personal honors such as the All-Star MVP, but in fact, Jokic was full of gratitude to Durant and Curry.

For a championship team, the most important thing is to deal with problems in the locker room, solve the status and ball possession issues between stars, and the ball possession and role issues between stars and role players.

Some stars are unable to win more consecutive championships because their own playing styles conflict with the functions and positioning of role players, and they even repeatedly put the blame for losses on role players.

The reason why Duane was able to stay with the Bulls and lead batch after batch of stars and role players to win three consecutive championships and four consecutive championships was because Duane knew how to give power to the stars and how to deal with role players.

This season, Jokic has officially evolved from a role player to a star player. For such a capable and trustworthy teammate in the future, Durant naturally focuses on winning over.

Now that Jokic owes him a favor, many possible conflicts in the future will most likely be avoided and Durant will save himself a lot of trouble.

Of course, Curry is now the leader of the Bulls. Let Jokic owe Curry a favor, and Curry can save a lot of trouble when dealing with some problems with Jokic.

This way, Duan can also enjoy some free time.

As for this season, the rookies and role players on the Bulls have unnecessary ambitions and more ideas.

In fact, the problem had already been almost solved by killing the chicken to scare the monkey two months ago.

Of course, deterrence such as trading and substitutions is not enough.

Not long after the All-Star Weekend ended, the Bulls management contacted Jokic to discuss an early contract extension with him.

This year, the Bulls are still determined to win the championship, so it is necessary to calm people's hearts before the playoffs begin.

In recent years, the Bulls have not given many big contracts to their rookies, which has made some rookies impatient.

Now we are going to spend a fortune to buy a horse bone, and by renewing Jokic's contract in advance, we can give the remaining rookies in the team a reassurance. (End of this chapter)