pinnacle swinger

Chapter 189 All-Star Weekend

Orlando, located in the central part of Florida, is one of the best leisure travel cities in the world.

The most famous is Disneyland in Orlando, which is as famous as Disneyland in Los Angeles and is known as the largest in the world.In addition, there are Orlando Museum of Art, Sea World in Orlando, theme parks suitable for all ages, etc. There are many attractions and beautiful environments.

Because of the arrival of the All-Star Weekend and March, which is suitable for tourism, there are a lot of tourists going to Orlando.

Iguodala was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star bench. His statistics are mediocre, but the energy generated on the defensive end has left a deep impression on the coaches.The record of the 76ers is soaring this season. Everyone thinks that apart from the runaway Tang Wenlong, Iguodala's contribution is also very large.

This is also the first time in Iguodala's career that he was selected as an All-Star. The old boy was overjoyed, and when he flew over on the same flight as Tang Wenlong, he kept talking excitedly.

"Do you think I will pass the ball more, or perform more dunks?"

"Do you think I should talk to Coach Doug and ask him to give me a few more minutes of playing time? After all, he is our own head coach!"

"I see that you don't seem to be hyperactive at all, are you unhappy, the All-Star Game!"

Tang Wenlong: "..."

The head coach of the 76ers, Doug Collins, became the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars, and the coach of the Thunder, Scott Brooks, became the head coach of the Western All-Stars. It is worth mentioning that the two teams they coached They are all well-known youth regiments in the league.

It's not that Tang Wenlong is not excited, it's just that he can't get excited. He has already participated in such a competition without confrontation and victory last year, and he was a little bit looking forward to it at first. For a player who pursues honor, the All-Star MVP is not as good as getting the player of the week for a few more weeks.

On the 25th, the league's rookie challenge officially began.

Tang Wenlong, as a second-year player, was invited to participate.In addition to him, there are Griffin, Wall, Cousins, Paul George, Hayward, Monroe and Turner.Later, because of the Lin madness that was suspended this month, after the alliance discussed, Jeremy Lin joined the line of fire, so another Jeremy Lin joined the battle temporarily.

First-year players include Irving, Rubio, Marshan Brooks, Brandon Knight, Leonard, Markieff Morris, Tristan Thompson, Kemba Walker, Derek William James and the Heat's Norris Cole.Among them, Leonard of the Spurs missed the game due to injury.

Griffin and Tang Wenlong were selected as All-Star players among so many people, and everyone was envious, and it was the same last year.

Tang Wenlong found Jeremy Lin. The latter could only speak a few sentences in Mandarin, and the two still communicated in English.

"You guys have already caught up to No.7. I thought the Knicks would have a difficult time making the playoffs this season. You played really well."

Jeremy Lin is not shy at all, he smiles happily, and frowns when he speaks, "Coach D'Antoni gave me a lot of freedom to control the ball, I like to play under his system, very comfortable."

Tang Wenlong nodded, "That's pretty good. There is a coach who appreciates you. At least he will know how to make the most of your strengths. It's just that Carmelo Anthony will come back after the All-Star break, right?"

"Yes." Jeremy Lin nodded and said excitedly: "After Cameron comes back, our lineup will be even stronger, and we might have a chance to hit the top five records in the league."

Tang Wenlong curled his mouth, thinking that if Anthony comes back, you still have a chance to control the ball. If you play off the ball, your shooting level is probably unqualified, right?
The two were chatting on the sidelines, and the ESPN reporter took a group photo of the two of them, and the name was "the only two yellow skins left in the NBA".

The rules of this year's Rookie Challenge are different. It is not the traditional first-year versus second-year competition. Instead, Shaq and Barkley will select players from among the selected players to form teams and compete against each other.

So this is a mixed confrontation, there is no difference between the first grade and the second grade, it all depends on how these two guys choose.

Shaq picked Tang Wenlong first, without a doubt, then Barkley immediately picked Griffin, and then Shaq picked Jeremy Lin with the second pick, which was in line with the taste of Chinese fans , Two yellow-skinned players teamed up, full of gimmicks.

But Tang Wenlong was not interested in serious confrontation, and so was Griffin. The two played for 10 minutes and 8 minutes on the court respectively. Griffin also dunked four or five times in the air. Tang Wenlong simply rushed in and dunked. After two times, he made three three-pointers and scored one.

In the end, the Barkley team won the rookie challenge 146-133. Kyrie Irving, the No. 11 pick in the 34th world, won the MVP of the rookie game. He scored 9 points and [-] assists. Cheers, this guy is already at the top level in the NBA in terms of his ability to control the ball with his left and right hands and the level of connecting fake moves.

On the evening of the 26th, the league hosted Saturday Night.

Including the Shooting Star, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout Contest and Slam Dunk Contest, Tang Wenlong did not participate in any of the competitions, and among the players of the 76ers, there was no player who signed up to participate, so he could only participate in the field on this day. It's a soy sauce.

Iguodala is wearing a shiny black wallet, casual pointed leather shoes on his feet, and a platinum necklace around his neck, giving him an AI retro style.When Tang Wenlong saw Iguodala's outfit, he almost spit out a mouthful of water.

"What's the matter? Hip-hop with a bit of formality, isn't it very fashionable?" Iguodala turned around and looked, and thought it was pretty good!

Tang Wenlong laughed until his stomach hurt. He took out his mobile phone and asked a staff member nearby to take a group photo of the two of them.

Once the photos were arranged, Tang Wenlong uploaded them on his Weibo. He wore a simple black down jacket and jeans and casual sneakers. It looked like Iguodala was more like a rap star.

The two walked into the arena and sat among the NBA stars in the front row. James, Wade and others had already arrived. Tang Wenlong looked around and saw that James, Wade and Anthony were wearing a pair of black-framed uniforms together. Glasses, I don't know where it became popular, they look weird.

New York won the shooting star championship. Under the leadership of CIC Alan Houston, it only took 34.3 seconds to complete the task, which seemed very easy.Tony Parker accidentally defeated Rondo and Deron in the final and became the champion of the 12-year All-Star Game Skills Challenge.

Then came the three-point contest, which was the tallest one in history to participate in the three-point contest. Like Kevin Love, Ryan Anderson, and Kevin Durant are all nearly 2 meters tall, and the three of these three The scores are very accurate.In the end, it was Durant and Love who entered the final. Durant had a mental disorder in the final and only scored 10 points. With 14 points, Love easily won the three-point crown and became the highest and widest three-pointer in history. king.

The three-point contest was quite lively, but the slam dunk contest at the finale was a bit boring.

Last year, Tang Wenlong completed many difficult moves with his unimaginable flexibility and jumping ability, correcting the trend of winning the dunk contest with gimmicks.As a result, he didn't participate this year and returned to his original appearance.

The four of Budinger, Paul George, Jimmy Evans and Derek Williams jumped all kinds of obstacles, either flying people or flying motorcycles, and then dunked with the lights off, dressing up to pay tribute to the legendary stars , There are many tricks, but the level of excitement is very average.

In the end, the slam dunk contest was won by Jimmy Evans of the Jazz. This guy was also a fringe figure in the Jazz.

With the title of NBA Slam Dunk King, his net worth has risen a lot. With the exposure of the All-Star Weekend, even if he can't survive in the NBA in the future, he will definitely be wanted to participate in commercial performances and other leagues. This is A successful self-promotion has proved that he can make a living in the basketball world.

(End of this chapter)