NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 337 All-star selection officially begins!
Faced with cross-examination by many reporters, Cole naturally would not tell the real situation.

"It is normal for the players to have ups and downs in form. It may be that the recent game schedule is too tight, which has caused the players' bodies to be too tired. Next, I will consider making rotation adjustments to get the team back to its previous performance as soon as possible. status."

Cole's answer not only blocked the reporter's mouth, but also paved the way for "some players" to be unable to play.

Curry, who was present with Cole, heard Cole's explanation and followed Cole's wishes.

"Yes, I didn't rest well yesterday and I didn't adjust to the best condition today. I will adjust as soon as possible."

Although the reporters below were all confused, they could only temporarily believe their answers.

As for more inside information, it depends on whether these media can show their talents.

Su Tian knew that this matter could not be concealed for long, and once it was exposed, it would definitely attract a lot of attention.

At the same time, the public opinion offensive after the exposure will definitely cause a huge blow to the Warriors. This is an opportunity for the Lakers.

Chance to win!
On February 2, the Lakers played against the Pacers away from home.

The Pacers' Oladipo was unable to play due to injury, and the Lakers easily won the game 136-94.

At this time, the inside story about the last game has gradually become outlines.

According to ESPN reports: According to people familiar with the matter, during the halftime of the game between the Warriors and the Lakers, a fierce quarrel broke out in the Warriors locker room. The two sides of the quarrel were Dream Chaser Green and Kevin Durant. We don’t know, but we will continue to report to you in the future.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately became a hot topic of discussion online.

"Sure enough, Durant, a softie, can cause trouble wherever he goes. If Durant leaves the Warriors again, he will really have no roots."

"I think it should be Green's problem. Green was originally a powder keg, but this time it blew up his teammates."

"Actually, there have been signs of this for a long time. When the Warriors played against the Clippers, Green didn't pass the ball to Durant in the last single. I saw something was wrong with Durant's face at that time."

"I have some impressions from what you said. We lost that game in the end, so it's really possible."

"Well, now it seems that the Warriors' three consecutive championships are gone. A solid fortress is often broken from the inside!"

"Yes, in this case, the happiest people should be the fans of the Lakers and Cavaliers."

"?Where's our rocket?"

"Rockets? The Rockets should first think about how to get past the Lakers. Winning a game against the Lakers is like celebrating the New Year."

On February 2, the Lakers continued their road trip against the Boston Celtics.

During this period, news about the Warriors was flying all over the sky, and the Lakers were ordered internally not to talk nonsense outside.

Walton said: "At this time, we must stay calm and low-key, and we cannot let the Warriors' fire come to us."

So the entire Lakers team has been very low-key during this period.

So when playing against the Celtics, the Lakers played silently throughout the game.

Although the Celtics have a certain degree of competitiveness in the East under the leadership of Irving, it is still not easy to meet the Lakers.

119-93, the Lakers easily won the game.

The day after the game against the Celtics, Su Tian went to the designated location for a live TV broadcast according to the league's arrangements.

Su Tian met James again, and the two smiled at each other.

As a result, the first thing James said was, "Su, are you happy now? The Warriors are like that, and it's not you, the Lakers, who have benefited."

"Ahem, LeBron, don't talk nonsense, I'm not that kind of person."

Seeing Su Tian's serious look, James said that he almost believed it.

This live broadcast of the talent selection program seems to be a battle of wits and courage between the two, but in fact the alliance still has certain arrangements.

At least it can't be too outrageous.

After the live broadcast started, the host first chatted with the two captains, such as what kind of players they wanted.

After chatting and spanking, the formal selection process came.

Su Tian got the first start in the starting lineup.

Su Tian did not hesitate and said directly: "Paul George."

"Well, this choice is understandable. After all, we are on the same team, and the tacit understanding is sufficient. Now it's LeBron's turn."

James rubbed his chin and said, "Kevin Durant."

"Durant? That's right. Kevin is at his peak now and has won two FMVPs in a row. It's time to show off his talents."

Su Tian followed closely and shouted Stephen Curry's name.

After the starting lineup was selected, the lineups of the two teams changed.

Team James: Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker, James, Durant, Anthony Davis.

Su Tian team: Curry, Su Tian, ​​George, Leonard, Antetokounmpo.

Originally, Su Tian wanted to take off the thick eyebrows, but unfortunately James was a step ahead.

After the starting lineup is selected, it is time to start selecting the substitute lineup.

Select the substitute lineup, and James becomes the starter.

So James called out James Harden's name without hesitation.

Harden can be regarded as the strongest and most immediate player among this year's All-Star bench.

After the selection of the substitute lineup, the lineups of both sides were determined.

Team James' substitute lineup: Harden, Klay, Lillard, Towns, Beal, Ben Simmons, Wade, Aldridge.

Sutian team's substitute lineup: Middleton, Westbrook, Griffin, Nowitzki, D'Angelo Russell, Jokic, Kyle Lowry, Embiid.

After the live broadcast selection, James found Su Tian.

"Su, let's go, I'm treating you."

"Okay, but you can't stay too late. I have to catch a flight to Philadelphia tomorrow."

"Don't worry, it's just the two of us, just having a quick meal."

"Su, what are your plans?"

"What's the plan? All-star?"

"Of course not this. This is meaningless. I'm talking about this year's championship." When he said the word championship, James turned to look at Su Tian.

"You know LeBron, a championship has always been what I'm pursuing. I've never given up, and that's the same now."

James smiled after hearing this and stopped talking about this topic.

Both of them are well aware of the current situation of the Warriors, and they are even adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes.

To dismantle the current Warriors is to eliminate stumbling blocks on the way to the championship. On February 2, Su Tian came to Philadelphia to join the large forces.

In Philadelphia, outsider Ben Simmons and insider Embiid are both selected to the All-Stars.

Philadelphia fans also regard these two as the cornerstones of the team's revival.

But it's a pity that these two not only failed to lead Philadelphia's revival in the future, but were also easily won against the Lakers.

After the game against Philadelphia, the Lakers have only one last game left in their six-game away streak, and this is also the last game before the Lakers' All-Star break.

On February 2, the Lakers came to Atlanta to play against the Hawks.

Today's Hawks are even younger, and core Trae Young has not yet fully grown up. The Lakers' main force only played half of the game, leaving the remaining half of the game to the bench.

Easily defeating the Hawks 117-93. At this point, the Lakers' six consecutive away games have completely ended, directly starting the All-Star weekend holiday.

"Su, do you have any special arrangements for this All-Star Weekend?" George asked on the way to Charlotte with Su Tian.

Su Tian thought about it carefully and said, "There is no special arrangement. The main reason is that I don't know anyone in Charlotte."

"Hey, since you don't have any special arrangements, how about following me?"

Looking at George's malicious eyes, Su Tian knew that he was not holding anything back.

"Okay, you can, but let's agree first. I'm here to supervise you, not just following you around."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes."

This year's All-Star Game will be held in Charlotte at the Spectrum Center, home of the Hornets.

Because the Lakers played relatively early and the All-Star game wouldn't start for two days, Su Tian and George came to Charlotte early to start their vacation.

Under the leadership of George, an experienced driver, Su Tian also tried Charlotte's different night style.

Time soon came to the All-Star Weekend, and the first thing to be played was the All-Star Celebrity Game.

This kind of game is generally not interesting, but it is also used as a way for the league to show off its connections.

Following the Masters is the Rookie Challenge.

For the Lakers, Brunson, Kuzma, and Nunn were all selected, but Dunro unfortunately was not selected.

On the one hand, Dun Luo was not selected because he is indeed inferior in ability. On the other hand, the Lakers currently do not give him many opportunities to perform on the front line. However, Su Tian knows Dun Luo's toughness and will not be knocked down by these. Instead, he may be defeated by this. And work harder.

Su Tian also appeared with George at the Rookie Challenge, cheering on the younger brother of his team.

This time the Rookie Challenge is still divided into the US team and the world team.

Since it is the All-Star Rookie Game, the defensive intensity of the game is not high.

At the beginning, Tatum and Kuzma dunked consecutively, and the US team started 6-0.

After that, Simmons made consecutive breakthroughs. He scored 12 points in a single quarter. Kuzma was not to be outdone, scoring 14 points for the US team in a single quarter.

Mitchell and Trae Young hit consecutive three-pointers, and the US team expanded its advantage to double digits, leading the World team 40-30 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Markkanen and Bogdanovic scored consecutive three-pointers, Simmons dunked, and the World Team's point difference narrowed to 2 points.

Collins performed a self-throw and dunk, Tatum scored 3 three-pointers, and the US team stabilized the situation.After Okogie broke through for a layup, the world team fell behind the US team 71-83.

Changing places to fight again, Doncic scored two three-pointers in a row, Markkanen scored two dunks, Simmons lobbed, and the World Team's point difference narrowed to 1 point.Jalen Jackson hit two long shots, Trey Young and Mitchell also succeeded in three-pointers, and the US team once again expanded its advantage.

Alexander suddenly exerted his strength and scored 11 points in a single quarter. However, after Mitchell's layup, the US team still led the World team 123-117.

In the final quarter, Mitchell and Trae Young hit consecutive three-pointers, and the US team's advantage expanded to double digits.

Although the World Team once narrowed the point difference to single digits, Kuzma dunked and made free throws, and Trae Young hit another three-pointer. The US team expanded its advantage to 3 points more than 15 minutes before the end.

Bogdanovic hit a three-pointer, but Kuzma succeeded in attacking again, and the US team sealed the victory and beat the World team.

The All-Star Rookie Game is a stage for young players to show themselves, and Kuzma did his part. He showed his determination to win the MVP in the first quarter, dunking multiple times and scoring 8 points on 6-of-14 shooting.

With the U.S. team always in the lead, Kuzma kept scoring points. He made consecutive breakthroughs in the final quarter, killing the suspense of the game.

In the end, Kuzma scored 35 points, breaking Kobe Bryant's rookie season scoring record (31 points) for a Lakers player and winning MVP honors.Kuzma's 35 points are also tied for the seventh-highest score in rookie game history.

Brunson and Nunn, more or less due to ability issues or network issues, did not play too much. In the second half, they began to focus on helping teammate Kuzma.

After the Rookie Challenge, Su Tian went back to recuperate and prepare for tomorrow's All-Star Game.

In order to get enough rest, I didn’t have time to watch the previous individual events.

This year's individual competitions are indeed not interesting. The skills challenge is basically full of newcomers, and the final championship was won by Tatum.

Trae Young was running in front, but Tatum made an unreasonable long three-pointer and directly killed his opponent.

Trae Young probably swears a lot in his heart.

Even though the Curry brothers participated in the three-point contest, as well as Booker and Tielin and other players, the final three-point contest championship was won by Joe Harris.

The popularity of the slam dunk contest has dropped a lot since the previous battle between LaVine and Gordon.

This time the slam dunk contest championship was won by Hamidou Diallo of the Thunder. The most memorable thing about this kid is that after leaping over Shaquille O'Neal, he hung on the rim and pulled open his clothes with his hands, revealing Superman inside. logo.

The three individual events were over and the All-Star Game was about to begin. Su Tian also arrived at the game on time.

In the locker room before the game started, Su Tian had already started to encourage everyone.

"Guys, you are all carefully selected by me. You are all my brothers. Let's work harder together and defeat the other side!"

As Su Tian's teammate, George was naturally the first to respond.

"No problem! The person on the other side is not our opponent!"

Immediately afterwards, Curry also agreed to Su Tian's proposal, while Leonard was taciturn and just nodded, while Antetokounmpo seemed more excited.

"Okay Sue! I've always wanted to beat each other up in All-Stars! I can't wait!"

Other players expressed their opinions after seeing the starting lineup, so they also echoed, saying that they must let the opponent know how powerful their side is.

Soon, the game started and players from both sides took the field.

For the Su Tian team, Curry, Su Tian, ​​George, Leonard, Antetokounmpo.

Team James, Irving, Walker, James, Durant, Davis.

The jump ball was caught by thick eyebrows, and Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball.

Irving has not worked with James on the same court for a long time. After coming to the frontcourt, he passed the ball directly to James.

In order to show his pattern, James passed the ball to Kemba Walker.

Yes, after all, this is Charlotte, and it makes sense to give the first ball to Kemba Walker.

However, Walker happened to be facing off against Su Tian.

(End of this chapter)