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Chapter 252 Join if you can't beat it?

Chapter 252 Join if you can't beat it?

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James is dining with rich Paul in his mansion.

In Cleveland, no one else could sit at the King's table, except Rich Paul.

While he was eating, Fu Paul's cell phone vibrated. After he picked it up and looked at it for a while, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"King, this is great news." Rich Paul couldn't hide his excitement and put down his knife and fork.

James looked at him doubtfully.

"Derrick Rose is out for the season, and we have the best opportunity!" Rich Paul looked really happy. If he wasn't eating, he would have wanted to pray to God.

James also looked happy, but quickly regained his composure.

"King, are you unhappy?" Rich Paul was a little confused.

James shook his head: "Of course I'm happy."

After hearing James's perfunctory words, the smart rich Paul gradually realized the problem.

Rose is important to the Bulls, but he is not indispensable. The Bulls' real foundation now is the Iron Triangle.

In other words, if the Bulls' previous combat power was 98 (out of 100 points), then their current combat power is at least 90. This does cause a loss in their strength, but it only reduces their ability to compete for the championship. As the favorites to compete for the championship, the Cavaliers still have no absolute chance of winning.

On the contrary, if the Cavaliers lose to such a Bulls, it will be another blow to James' career.

"King, I have an idea that I don't know whether I should talk about." After thinking for a while, Paul Fu spoke cautiously.

"Rich, you know, I hate this way of talking." James frowned.

"I'm sorry, King, but that's a bold idea."

"If we can defeat the Bulls this season and win the championship, it will be perfect. If we can't, then I think we might as well consider joining the Bulls." After seeing James frowning again, Rich Paul immediately said it, James Last summer, he re-signed a 1+1 contract with the Cavaliers, and the autonomy is still in his own hands.

James instantly turned to look at Rich Paul, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Rich Paul actually made him surrender to the enemy!

He has been wandering around for many years, and although he has never succeeded, there is one thing he has always wanted to do: defeat Xu Yong and the Bulls.

As for wanting to join the Bulls in 2010, the situation at that time was different from now. Xu Yong and Rose were still young at that time and had not yet succeeded. But now that the Bulls are in full swing, if he joins, he will be ridiculed for the rest of his life. of.

"King, please listen to my analysis first." Seeing James getting anxious, Rich Paul hurriedly explained.

"Look, when Danny Rodman was still playing in Detroit, he was stalking Michael, but didn't he join the Bulls in the end? Not only was he not reviled, but he became the iron triangle of the Bulls. One, famous.

Of course, I'm just giving an example. Of course you can't compare that guy with the Kings, but if you join the Bulls, the achievements you can achieve are far beyond what he can compare with. "

James' widened eyes slowly closed, but he still felt something was wrong.

"Rose is a time bomb for the Bulls. When he is healthy, the Bulls can win the championship. After he is injured, the Bulls will struggle. This means two things. One is that even if they are lucky enough to reach the Finals this season, it will be difficult to beat them. Warriors or Mavericks, then joining them at this time would be like joining a failed team." Rich Paul paused.

"What about two?" James asked.

Hearing this, Rich Paul looked happy. Knowing that James was interested, he immediately said: "By this summer, Rose will only have the last year of his contract left. If the Bulls fail, then trading him will be an inevitable choice. The one-year contract that expires can also be fully traded."

James nodded subconsciously, Paul Rich's analysis was still reasonable.

"Then when the salary cap skyrockets, what reason do the Bulls have to refuse to complete the upgrade of the lineup?" Rich Paul finally asked.

Although James is currently playing the No. [-] position, he is not unable to play the No. [-] position, and Butler can guard the No. [-] position, which means that on the defensive end he can still deal with the opponent's No. [-] and No. [-] positions, which is not a problem at all.

James, Butler, Xu Yong, West, and Adams, is it too much to win eight consecutive championships with this lineup?
James was silent. Obviously, what Paul said was very feasible.

Even taking a step back, even if the Bulls win the championship, it is still feasible, because Rose's injury has probably worn out the patience of the management. It was a surprise that the Bulls did not take the opportunity to trade Rose last summer.

As for the issue of historical status, it is unlikely that he can replace Xu Yong, but can't he replace Butler?
He can do everything Butler can do and do it better, and he can also do everything he can't do.

But, is becoming "Pippen" his career goal?Obviously not.

But that could be a retreat for his career, especially after experiencing the league treatment of ADDI players this season.

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it’s early February, and All-Star Weekend is coming.

An episode happened at this time. Chris Bosh, who was originally selected as a substitute, will miss this year's All-Star Game due to a calf injury. His position will be replaced by Pistons center "Drummond" Drummond. , the latter averaged 17.8 points and 14.8 rebounds per game this season and is the current rebounding leader in the league.

Then this year, Jimmy Butler is no longer injured. This will be the first time in his career that he will appear in the All-Star Game. At the same time, this will also be the first time since Yao Ming retired that the Bulls will have three people appear in the All-Star Game. This is probably the most exciting competition in recent years.

Therefore, as early as the week before the All-Star Weekend, the All-Star atmosphere in Chicago has begun to appear. Not only the shopping malls surrounding the United Center, but also other shopping malls and streets in Chicago have begun to appear with slogans. The hotel has started to fill up early.

When the All-Star Weekend arrived, the streets around the United Center were all jammed. Many people chose to park their cars on the roadside, abandon their cars and walk to the arena.

There are not only local fans in Chicago, but also a large number of fans from all over the world.

If the popularity of the Bulls before was just described in words, then the current grand occasion is a better reflection.

This popularity is further reflected the day before the official start of the All-Star Weekend.

When Xu Yong showed up at the fan carnival, the scene was really surrounded by three circles inside and three outside. If the team hadn't made plans in advance, this might have been a dangerous situation.

It was under such grand circumstances that on February 2th, the Chicago All-Star Game officially kicked off.

Like other All-Star Games, this year's Chicago All-Star Game also has main and auxiliary venues. The main venue is used for individual games and main game games, while the auxiliary venue is used to host the Masters Game and Rookie Games.

Because Xu Yong had to participate in official activities of AJ and the league, he did not go to the auxiliary hall on the first day, but waited until the individual competition on the second day before arriving at the United Center.

Before the start of the individual games, there is an all-star public warm-up session, and all-stars from the East and West will be present.

Xu Yong just made a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and someone passed the ball over in time. When he received the ball, he realized that the person passing the ball was James.

He was really stunned now.

Is this an oolong?
It wasn't until James gestured to shoot that Xu Yong was sure it was for him.

And after Xu Yong finished shooting the ball, James actually picked up the ball and passed it to him again. Was this because the Suns were coming out from the west, and James was acting as a caddy for him?
Xu Yongyong didn't know what happened, but it felt good. After all, who would refuse a king to serve him?Even if he is just the "Luoyang Prefect" from Cleveland.

Of course, this process did not last long, because Butler, who felt uncomfortable seeing this scene, also went to the basket, competed with James to pick up the ball, and finally drove James away.

Xu Yong laughed so hard that he shook his head. All the media reporters were watching. You really don't respect the king at all.

After the public training ended, the team members began to be interviewed by reporters on the sidelines. Xu Yong was naturally the focus of the reporters' interviews.

"What are your goals for this year's All-Star Game?"

"Provide the fans with the most exciting games."

"Do you have any thoughts of winning the MVP title again?"

"Yes."

Xu Yong answered more directly. After all, he is destined to be the protagonist in this year's All-Star Game, and as long as he can lead the Eastern Team to win, he will basically be the MVP of this year's All-Star Game.

After the interview is over, the players don't need to go back to the locker room, because the individual competition will be next.

Xu Yong and Butler sat in the first row, and on the other side of him was Paul George.

George's performance has changed qualitatively this season, averaging 26.4 points per game this season. He now leads the Magic to sixth place in the Eastern Conference. He is very likely to lead the team back to the playoffs and was directly selected as a starter in the All-Star Game.

And it can be seen from last season's All-Stars that he is now one of Xu Yong's fans.

"Senior, I feel like there's something wrong with him." Butler turned to his ear and said to Xu Yong.

After hearing his words, Xu Yong turned around and realized that James had changed seats with someone else and sat next to George.

Xu Yong also looked puzzled. The most likely explanation he could think of was that James was severely beaten by society after endorsing Adidas this season, and then eased the relationship with him.

"Senior, does he want to come to the Bulls?" At this moment, Butler leaned into Xu Yong's ear and said.

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

It shouldn't be, it won't be, it won't be possible.

Even if James wanted to come, the Bulls wouldn't want him.

Even if the Bulls wanted it, he would object.

After all, there are living cases of the Heat's three giants in front of him, and he doesn't want to be stripped of his military power by 8 points.

But no matter what, he has a hot face and his ass is still cold.

This year's individual competitions have attracted a lot of attention, because it is one of the rare games that has both the three-point contest and the slam dunk contest.

During the three-point contest, Curry and Thompson staged a peak showdown. In the end, Curry tied Xu Yong's game-high score of 28 points just set last year in the final, defeating Thompson to win the three-point contest.

"If you participate, I think you should be able to defend your title."

Xu Yong was applauding Curry's performance when he turned around and heard a familiar voice coming from his ears.

When he turned around and looked back, he found that James had changed places with George at some point and was sitting next to him.

Xu Yong turned back and pretended not to hear.

Whether or not James wants to come to the Bulls is another matter, and it is impossible to ease the relationship. After all, who the hell would ease the relationship with someone who tries to step on his feet, and more than once?

After the three-point contest, the slam dunk contest followed.Then Xu Yong watched the dunk showdown between LaVine and Gordon live. It was far more exciting and exciting than what he had watched in front of TV in his previous life. It was indeed worthy of the title of the most exciting dunk showdown in NBA history.

As for the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest he participated in that year, there was nothing he could do. His opponent in the final was James who was too weak. Otherwise, great games require strong opponents?
Thinking of this, he turned around and found that James was no longer next to him. It seemed that the king's hot face still couldn't stand the warmth of his cold ass.

On the last day of the All-Star Game, Xu Yong was still sitting in his own seat.

Because they use the same locker room, except for the three people who entered the main game, the wardrobes of the rest of the Bulls were temporarily cleared out for other All-Stars.

Anderson's position is now assigned to Paul George.

"I will pass the ball well and defend well." George immediately slapped his chest with Xu Yong and wrote a letter of guarantee.

"Isn't it my job to pass the ball?" Butler asked from the opposite side, his closet on the other side near the door.

"If you want to say that, I, the point guard, will have something to say." Wade interjected with a smile.

There was laughter in the locker room. It was obvious that everyone's goal this year was very clear, which was to put the ball in Xu Yong's hands, and the rest was to watch Xu Yong's performance.

Xu Yong couldn't help but smile and shake his head at this time.From the looks of it, he must be prepared to take 30 or even 40 shots in a game tonight.

"I think the person who is most worried now is the All-Star scoring record holder, because his record is about to be broken." At this moment, James said.

When these words were spoken, almost everyone looked surprised, and George even picked his ears with his hands to make sure he heard correctly.

Now, James is openly showing his good intentions to Xu Yong.

"I think the [Emperor] can't worry about this anymore." Xu Yong looked at James and said teasingly.

This emperor is not that king. Chamberlain is the holder of the single-game scoring record in the All-Star Game (42 points), and his nickname is the Emperor of Basketball.

This is also the reason why it is translated as "little emperor" in domestic translation. This means that there was an emperor before James. Of course, people have to add a "little" to distinguish it, just like Kenyon Martin's son, called Kenyon Martin Jr.

Chamberlain's words had already been laid to rest in 1999.

There was laughter again in the locker room, and I don't know whether it was laughing at Xu Yong's humor or Xu Yong's teasing.

James was instantly embarrassed. This was the third time in the All-Star Game that his hot face had been pressed against Xu Yong's cold ass.

That night, the All-Star Game was officially staged at the United Center.

Xu Yong was the last one to appear. In the DJ's extended introduction tone, Xu Yong walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. Just a wave with a smile on his face had already sent the United Center into a frenzy.

Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans, he turned his head and made a listening motion. The cheers at the scene suddenly became as loud as steam from a pressure cooker, threatening to topple the roof of the United Center.

After the appearance ceremony, both sides conducted a short warm-up, and then the starters were ready to take the field.

An interesting thing is that there are no big men in the starting lineup of either team this year, not even a power forward, which means that the opening rhythm will be very fast.

The game will start immediately, and both sides will start to play one after another.

West: Curry, Westbrook, Kobe, Durant, Leonard;

East: Wade, Butler, Xu Yong, Paul George, James.

During the jump ball, the two sides made a joke and asked Xu Yong and Curry to jump the ball in the center circle. The atmosphere of this year's All-Star Game was still more relaxed.

In the end, Xu Yong didn't jump much. He moved the ball back to half court with one flick, and the game officially started.

Wade controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. After signaling to pull away, he gave the ball to Xu Yong in the low post.

The West side did not attack from a double flank, so Durant was allowed to guard Xu Yong in the low post.

After Xu Yong hit him on the back, he turned around and fell back. Durant separated and saved with his long arm to interfere.

"Shh!"

However, with a crisp sound, Xu Yong hit the ball steadily despite the defense.

Looking back, the Western team took the lead with Curry shooting from the outside. Curry's off-ball escape was very beautiful, basically giving him complete shooting space.

"when!"

But his shot was ultimately rejected by the basket.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene. It was a Chicago basket, and it was automatically recognized.

The rebound was picked off by Xu Yong, who threw it to Wade who was about to get off the ball. The Eastern team quickly launched a defensive counterattack.

At this time, the difference between the All-Star team and the ordinary team emerged. The speed was really fast. From Wade pushing forward to his teammates following up, the camera couldn't catch up.

Wade reached the frontcourt and looked back. He didn't take a shot when he had a chance to score directly. Instead, he threw the ball into the air and opened his arms in celebration.

Xu Yong was led by the ball into the air and completed an alley-oop dunk as Wade celebrated.

What's this?This is [Xu Wei Connection]!
But here they were still celebrating, and over there Durant made a quick release from the backcourt, and Westbrook had already reached the Eastern team's backcourt in an instant and scored a one-handed dunk.

Even though the fans had foreseen this rhythm, they still felt it was too fast. If the whole game were to play like this, both teams might score over 200 points.

I don’t know if it was like that for the whole game, but it was indeed like this at the beginning, because just after Westbrook dunked, Butler served from the backcourt, and Wade had quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

Moreover, when Wade reached the three-point line in the frontcourt, he changed hands and gave the ball to Xu Yong. This was because he felt that the tactics were too slow.

Xu Yong was also straightforward, holding the ball with one hand outside the three-point line, making a fake move of falling and breaking through, and then directly pulled out the three-pointer.

The low ball in front is more of a test of touch. If the touch is online, you can shoot more.

"Shh!"

When the crisp sound sounded, the fans cheered.

Okay, now I'm absolutely sure it's my own basket.

The Western team continued to play fast, but this time Butler retreated early to block Westbrook. He defended carefully everywhere.

In the end, Durant shot a three-point answer ball from the top of the arc for the Western team, but unfortunately the basketball hit the frame and James won the rebound directly.

James did not choose to pass the ball, but turned around and started a fast break himself.

The Eastern team advanced. Although Xu Yong also made quick moves, he did not follow up very actively, because he knew that James, a fast break maniac, would most likely attack by himself, not to mention that he would give the opponent a cold blow one after another.

But what he never expected was that when he reached the three-point line at the top of the arc in the frontcourt, James actually turned around and passed the ball.

At this moment, he thought it was still the public training session yesterday!

"Shh!"

He raised the knife and dropped it, hitting another three-pointer.

Tonight my own basket was as big as the ocean.

And even James is passing the ball to him. No one can really stop him from breaking the single-game scoring record tonight.

In the first three quarters of the game, the two sides fought at high speed for three quarters, scoring a super high score of 162 to 157, basically starting from 50 points in a single quarter.

The scenes of you coming and going are also dizzying and enjoyable.

And the most important thing is Xu Yong. The Eastern Team does not say that every ball will be given, but as long as Xu Yong is on the court and as long as an opportunity arises, every ball will definitely come.

Xu Yong also proved one thing with practical actions. When four All-Stars feed the ball to the No. 1 player in the league, what terrifying statistics he can produce.

At the end of the three quarters, Xu Yong made 27 of 21 shots and 8 of 5 three-pointers. He had already scored 50 points!
What is Chamberlain's All-Star Game single-game scoring record? Does it require the entire game to break it?

You have to know that this is the All-Star Game, and Xu Yong is not always present. He only played 27 minutes in the first three quarters.

"I don't know how many points Xu Yong can score tonight, but I won't be surprised how many points he scores." Barkley said this with a twitching corner of his mouth, because he knew that in addition to Xu Yong's ability to score, he also One feature is that it is extremely durable.

If he keeps playing at this pace, he and even Xu Yong will have a chance to score 70+ in the All-Star Game!

But when the game came to the final quarter, the situation changed.

Because the outcome of the game was at stake, the two sides began to fight for real.

Xu Yong's defender also changed from Durant to Leonard, and he was assisted in the defense.

However, although Xu Yong's scoring momentum was not as fast as the first three quarters, he was still scoring points.

Three minutes before the end, his score had already reached 3 points and reached 60 points.

At this time, as soon as he caught the ball, he was already flanked by three players from the Western Team.

However, this gave the Eastern team a chance. Wade and George scored points one after another, and the Eastern team gradually established an advantage.

When the game came to the last minute, the score difference between the two sides was only 1 points. Xu Yong received the ball and the Western team did not dare to attack again. He used a horizontal drag step to shake Leonard away and then shot a three-pointer.

He has not taken a shot for 2 minutes before this, and there will be some problems with his touch.

But Xu Yong soon proved that that was not a problem.

With the sound of the basketball falling into the bag, he also made a shot that killed the game.

In the end, the score between the two sides was fixed at 192 to 186. The Eastern team defeated the Western team by 6 points and won the battle.

徐永39投27中,轰下66分6板6助攻。

Regardless of other things, this scoring record has suddenly raised Chamberlain's scoring record by two levels. It really corresponds to the sentence on the Jordan statue in the United Center at this time: The best there ever was. The best there ever will be (unprecedented and unprecedented).

(End of this chapter)

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