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Chapter 137 Ticket King
Don't look at Zhang Chen's confident appearance after the news of the competition was announced. In fact, he has no bottom in his heart.

He does have props that can be used on the All-Stars, and they were drawn by the winners of the All-Star Rookie Game and the Three-Point Contest last season, but those two entertainment cards are useless for the Slam Dunk Contest and the Three-Point Contest.

These two props are, handsome face: full of charm value, which can make the coach fully trust you (entertainment props, only available on the All-Star Weekend).

Performance Moment: When facing a defensive player to complete a performance, the user will copy that defensive player's ability to defeat the opponent (entertainment props, only used during the All-Star Weekend).

An entertainment card is an entertainment card, and basically has no effect on the outcome.

But now that you have signed up, you can only go all out.

On the 27th, the Warriors played against the Sonics at home.

The Sonics can barely be regarded as a team with both internal and external skills, but Vin Baker on the inside is too soft, and Ewing is too old. The key is that after Ewing left New York, his enthusiasm is gone, so to deal with them, the main thing is to deal with them. To strangle their outside lines.

Larry Hughes took over the task of Payton, and Zhang Chen went to deal with their second scorer, Rashard Lewis.

Payton is the guy with more All-Star votes than Larry Hughes, but Larry Hughes has little hope of defeating this offensive and defensive guard, but the Warriors' defensive strategy generally gives him such a figure, he I am also happy to take on such a heavy responsibility.

Zhang Chen's opponent in this game is a tall shooter. As a second-round pick, Zhang Chen is quite familiar with Lewis, and he is the least afraid of this kind of player who is not strong in confrontation. Adding physical confrontation will not work, his defense will not give the opponent a chance to open.

On Jamison's side, Wen Baker, whose competitive state has declined seriously, will not be his opponent.

Therefore, in front of the Warriors with a neat lineup, only Payton is the only strong point of the Sonics.

As one of the best guards, Payton's offense is nothing to say. Facing Larry Hughes' defense, he turned his back to force him. It seems that he is not stronger than Larry Hughes, but his strength is definitely stronger. Excellent, pushed two steps, turned and retreated and hit a jumper.

Zhang Chen immediately retaliated. Because of his height, Lewis was heavier than him, but he was also forced by the same method, and his appearance was even uglier. If there were no other players in it, he would probably have been Zhang Chen pushed directly to the basket.

The contest between the two teams kicked off in this way. The difference is that Larry Hughes was aroused to fight, but Lewis had a feeling that Zhang Chen could not defend.

No one can tell how much influence such things as fighting spirit have.

However, when too many tasks on both offensive and defensive ends of a team require the team's point guard to shoulder the shoulders, the weakness of this team is too obvious.

While Larry Hughes was pestering Payton, Zhang Chen and Jamison were firing on all cylinders.

Payton commanded his teammates loudly, but it couldn't change the fact that he couldn't get too much help.

The Warriors are encouraging each other, and the players on the court are working hard to achieve a common goal.

107:95, for this opponent who lost before, there is no suspense for them to win this time.

7 consecutive victories, this is the longest winning streak of the Warriors this season, and it also allowed them to surpass the Mavericks to become the fifth team in the Western Conference.

Three days later, the Warriors ushered in another opponent, the Hornets, at home.

With their current state, the fans have shouted the slogan of eight consecutive victories.

Zhang Chen's teammates from last season, Marshburn and PJ Brown, are now starting for the Hornets. The boss of the Hornets, the depression of being traded is gone.

The opponent is an outside-oriented team, but the inside is not bad either. PJ-Brown and Eldon Campbell are hard-working blue-collars.

In addition to Mashburn, there are David Wesley and Byron Davis on the perimeter. The three are relatively comprehensive outsiders who can score and pass, especially David Wesley and Baron Davis. Si's double guard combination has a very good stealing ability.

Therefore, their record this season is not bad.

The course of this game was unexpected, because the Hornets took the initiative as soon as they came up.

It should be said that their three-pointers from outside are too accurate, and all three outsiders feel good. Although Mashburn is average defensively, he is much more difficult to deal with on offense than those pure shooters, so after they made three-pointers, they really Not easy to defend.

Facing the young guard, Blaylock, who has not been in a good state since his comeback, was blown out.

And Larry Hughes' restriction on Baron Davis is not particularly good, and it is also because of strength. There are really many defenders with outstanding strength in this era.

At 93:100, the home defeat ended the Warriors' winning streak.

The Warriors' last game in January was a back-to-back the following day, on the road against the Kings.

For the Kings, the Warriors used the same strategy as last time, releasing Williams and isolating Webber.

But this time their luck was not so good. This strategy is not perfect. When encountering a team like the Kings who can attack the whole team, they can only limit them as much as possible and completely strangle the opponent. Teams can do it.

105 to 96, the game in January ended in two defeats.

This kind of thing is unavoidable, the key is to sum up the shortcomings in the failure, and strive for the next victory with all your strength.

At the beginning of February, Zhang Chen got an exciting news.

He counterattacked Carter at the last moment and became the 180 All-Star vote king with 2001 million votes.

At the same time, the All-Star lineup has also been released.

First-year rookie lineup: Martin Cliffs, Hadley Armin, Mark Jackson, Steve Jackson, Kenyon Martin, Daryls Miles, Mike Miller, Morris - Peterson.

Rookie Game Sophomore Lineup: Baron Davis, Richard Hamilton, Shawn Marion, Quentin Richardson, Jason Terry, Andre Miller, Lamar O'Neal Dom, Wally Szczerbiak.

Although Mark Jackson in the team was drafted in 97, he still won the right to participate in the rookie game because it was his first year in the NBA.

This is a surprise for the Warriors. The big man who returned from Europe has become the only guy who can shoot at the center position, which makes the Warriors now able to play the special tactic that can shoot three-pointers in all five positions.

When Dampier was injured, he performed very well on the offensive end, and being selected for the All-Star rookie game is an affirmation of him. If his defense can be better, the Warriors' lineup will not have flaws, but obviously There is no such thing as perfect.

All-Star three-point contest list: Zhang Chen, Ray Allen, Pat Garrity, Alan Houston, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Rashard Lewis, Peja S Tojkovic.

Besides Zhang Chen, Ray Allen and Nowitzki also participated this year.

The list of the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest: Zhang Chen, Desmond Mason, Deshaun Stevenson, Baron Davis, Jonathan Bender, and Tethromire Swift.

In this slam dunk contest, except for Zhang Chen, almost everyone is a small person.

For this, he also sweated a little on his forehead. If his grades were too poor, he would lose face.

All-Star Game East Lineup: Starting five, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Anthony Mason Jr., Antonio Davis, other members, Ray Allen, Stephon Marbury, Glenn Robinson, Latrell Sprewell, Jerry Stackhouse, Alan Houston, Dikembe Mutombo.

Eastern Conference All-Star Head Coach: Larry Brown.

It can be seen that the strongest guard in the Eastern Conference is the guard. Many good guys can only play as substitutes. Reggie Miller has improved as a substitute. As for the forward position, Tracy McGrady, who has just become the boss of the team, stands out. , Anthony Mason Jr. can also become the starter, which shows that the Eastern Conference lacks forwards, and the center is even more lacking. Antonio Davis, a blue-collar type, can also become a starter.

All-Star Game East lineup: starting five, Zhang Chen, Kobe Bryant, Chris Webber, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, no center, the center position is the second highest vote in the West O'Neal, but this guy has a little injury, so he gave up this All-Star. David Stern appointed Garnett to replace O'Neal to start, and this All-Star position, he gave the Warriors' Antoine- jamison.

Others in the West include Jason Kidd, Michael Finley, Antonio McDyess, Verratti Divac, Rasheed Wallace, and Karl Malone.

Western Conference All-Star Coach: Rick Adelman.

The west and the east are just the opposite. There are only a few good guards, but there are a lot of forwards, especially at the power forward position. , why David Stern did not let Divac start, it is because the strength is not enough, if the head coach is Adelman, it is not sure whether this can be selected, now the center of the entire league can take it , O'Neal is the only one. This is also the tragedy of the league. Once the heyday of the center in the 90s passed, good players at this position became cherished animals.

From the perspective of the lineup, even if there is no O'Neal in the West, it still has an absolute advantage. Those super power forwards who can pass the ball inside and outside and help defend are super powerful. Stand inside, and the Eastern Conference can only float outside. , Even on the outside, those in the West are more offensive and defensive.

But Zhang Chen knew that in the 2001 All-Star Game, under the joint impact of two unbelieving guards, Iverson and Marbury, the East directed a shocking 21-point comeback in the fourth quarter.

This time, he is in the West, and of course he will not let this happen again.

(End of this chapter)