After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 202 All-Star List

Not to mention these, the list of all-star substitutes has been announced one after another, but it has not yet been finalized. Due to injuries and other reasons, there may be changes at that time.

However, there is no Li Chengming's name in the current list, which was actually expected, but he is still a little disappointed.

Van Gundy also comforted him. Although he felt that it would be good to give him more rest if he had this opportunity, young people who want to show themselves on such a stage should also be encouraged.

It's a pity that he can't help with this matter, otherwise he can find a way to arrange more time for Li Chengming to go up and perform.

And even if Li Chengming can be selected for the All-Star next season, their "mentor and apprentice" will no longer be able to cooperate on the All-Star. After all, the head coach of the All-Star cannot be held by the same person for two consecutive terms.

And not only Li Chengming, Turkoglu and Lewis also missed the All-Star bench. The Magic only had Howard as the representative of the All-Star Game. He became the starting center of this All-Star Eastern Conference without any suspense. His votes are second only to Garnett and Kobe.

Garnett is the All-Star vote leader this time, and this is the first time in his career that he has won the All-Star vote leader.

Coming to Boston seems to be an extremely correct decision for him. Not only has his record improved, but his popularity seems to have improved.

As a giant in the NBA league comparable to the Los Angeles Purple and Gold Corps, the Celtics have a deep foundation, but they have not had good results in recent years. This is the first time they have seen the hope of winning the championship after many years. One by one, they popped up as if they had just opened the coffin.

As the only "indigenous" among the Big Three of the Green Army and the current scoring leader in the team, Pierce entered the Eastern Conference All-Star team as a substitute. This also made some fans of Li Chengming feel upset. After all, he ranked first in the voting of Eastern Conference forwards Three, but Bosh and Pierce became substitutes, but he lost the election.

It can only be said that there must be a difference between the coach's choice and the fans, and there may even be some human relationship considerations.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Chengming to miss the All-Stars.

Although he may not be able to enter the main game, he is definitely indispensable in the rookie game. If he is not invited, it is the real shady scene.

In addition to him, outstanding first-year rookies such as Durant, Space Yi, Horford, Scola, as well as second-year students Aldridge, Roy and others will all participate in the first night of the All-Star Weekend. Rookie Challenge.

The All-Star will of course be a great experience for young players. The old stars probably have no novelty about it at all, and even feel that it is a burden, a waste of time that should be resting and spending time with their families during the holidays.

But the fans and the league chose them, and it is impossible not to come.

Compared with Sybil, the current NBA at least knows who is the "father".

As for the training before the game, the team arranged media interviews, and Li Chengming was naturally taken care of.

In addition to some sharp questions about whether you feel sorry for losing to the All-Star Game, or feel that you have been suppressed, there are also more routine questions, such as: "How do you feel about being selected for the All-Star Rookie Game?"

At this time, Li Chengming can't act like he doesn't like this, so he still smiled: "This is a good opportunity for entertainment and self-expression. I hope that I can play more relaxed and perform more for the fans. Something new."

What he said made the reporters a little excited, and someone asked impatiently: "Can you disclose a little bit, what form?"

Li Chengming said with a smile: "We will know when the game..."

In fact, that's all he said, and he didn't even think about how to answer him.

And since he said so, it's not good for the reporters to continue to ask questions. Anyway, the All-Stars will start soon, and the answer will be revealed soon.

Before that, the Magic's last game before the All-Star Game was still going on at home, this time against the Denver Nuggets in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference.

This is a rematch between the two sides. The Magic won the final victory last time, and this one is no exception.

To be honest, for the so-called 03 duo, James and Anthony, Li Chengming felt a little disappointed after the real match.

James still has an offensive and defensive combination at any rate, and his organization and athleticism are still visible, but Anthony's offense is indeed very strong. When the three threats are put on, the defender will immediately feel overwhelmed.

And he also has a big butt, coupled with the size advantage of the third position, and a soft shooting touch, which makes his low backs difficult to defend.

Even Li Chengming felt that it was a bit difficult to deal with his big butt, and he couldn't find a hole to get into.

Hmm, something seems wrong?

But on defense, Anthony and Iverson are really two colanders.

If Iverson can still be said to have some defensive desires, his consciousness is actually good, but limited by his height and size, he is really not a good material for defense.

And the habit is not good, I like to gamble steals. I used to watch the game and thought it was good. I can often contribute a wonderful one-stop game, but in the game, if it is the same team, I will be pissed off by him.

Think about being the first line of defense on the outside line, throwing out for nothing in order to steal, so that the opponent can easily rush in, and the inside line often has to pay the price of fouls if you want to make up for it. Would you feel good?
So it is true that Mutombo did not guard O'Neal in the finals, but without him, the Philadelphia team would never have made it to the finals, including Snow who helped Iverson wipe a lot of defensive butts. in this way.

It's a pity that in the end everyone only remembers Iverson's brilliance, and remembers that he "single-core" defeated OK in a game, ignoring those teammates who worked hard to defend.

In fact, the two achieved each other, because for Philadelphia at the time, the offense was handed over to Iverson, and the others just defended. There was the Eastern Conference champions.

In fact, they just met OK. If they change to another team, if there is no big shark inside, maybe it is really possible to win the championship.

Of course, it is only possible. After all, the Spurs, Kings and other teams blocked by the Lakers in the West were not weak at the time, just because the Lakers had a black Mamba in addition to the big sharks.

Even, there is an alliance...

Going back to Anthony's defense, this guy is really a matter of his own will. With his physical fitness, he will definitely not be bad if he defends seriously, but if he doesn't defend well, making him run a few more steps seems to be exhausting.

Even Li Chengming passed him one step at a time, and he really didn't even want to extend his hand more.

Of course, Li Chengming doesn't know whether he has always been like this, or because of the status quo of the Nuggets, this proud son of the 03 generation is not satisfied.

Speaking of which, as the No. 03 pick in [-], Anthony not only did not take the top spot in the draft, but later won the best rookie and the first championship. Apart from scoring for so many years, it seems that there is nothing worthy of praise. of.

Of course, this league respects scorers, so Anthony still has a good starlight, but James has gradually opened up the gap. If it weren't for injuries, Wade has been better than him in the past two years.

Now that the Nuggets are in a stalemate situation, Anthony must be extremely tired, and the cooperation of two guns, two strong offensive and defensive scorers together, has now proved to be inappropriate.

Anthony should be more suitable for a point guard who is good at defensive organization. For example, Billups of the Pistons is good.

The offensive power of the two guns is still there. With their firepower, it is not a big problem to deal with ordinary teams, but their opponent is the Magic.

The Magic team, which has been in a hot state recently, naturally cannot let go of the victory at home, and although Li Chengming knows that he is basically out of the All-Star game, he still goes all out for this game.

And it just happened to run into a team like the Nuggets that doesn't spend much time on defense-maybe it's useless to spend money, just thinking about killing people with offense, as long as the score is higher than the opponent, won't it win?
In the end, it was Li Chengming who played well first, using all eighteen martial arts, the basket, three-pointers, mid-range, low post, and no dead ends in the offense.

(End of this chapter)