At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 88 Rookie Tournament

Of course, the Warriors are definitely not the only ones suffering from injuries in the league today.

Like the Los Angeles Lakers, ranked No. [-] in the Western Conference, their head star Kobe Bryant has so far failed to make a comeback after playing against the Warriors.

According to reliable sources, the league's top superstar's finger injury is more serious than imagined, and he may not even be able to participate in this year's All-Star Game.

The news leaked out, causing an uproar among fans and the media.

After all, Kobe has also been the top voter in the Western Division for the past two years, and he was also the FMVP of last season. Without his participation, this All-Star Game will undoubtedly be eclipsed.

No one expected that the seemingly ordinary encounter with the Warriors would have an impact on the All-Stars more than a month later.

The Warriors also stumbled forward in the dilemma of lacking major generals.

Before the start of the All-Star Weekend, the team still has nine rounds to play, three of which are annoying back-to-back games.

In this way, in the rhythm of playing while recuperating, the Warriors finished the nine rounds.

It's just that the Warriors' lineup still failed to get healthy until the start of the All-Star Weekend.

Although substitutes such as CJ Watson and Anthony Morrow returned from injury one after another, Ellis and Maggette, the two absolute main players, suffered minor injuries due to successive high-load games and were unable to work steadily.

And the opponents in these nine games are not ordinary people. Among them, the Mavericks and the Thunder made the Warriors, who are short of major generals, take off a layer of skin.

As a result, the team's record will inevitably be affected.

Although Du Zhe averaged nearly 25 points per game during the absence of his teammates, he even won the best of the week once.

However, after receiving heavy attention from opponents, his personal efficiency and team record also declined significantly.

In these nine games, the Warriors have a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, with a winning rate of just over half.

In the end, before the All-Star break, the Warriors completed 51 games and achieved a record of 32 wins and 19 losses.

As of this time, the Warriors ranked fourth in the Western Division, behind the Lakers, Nuggets, and Jazz.

Behind the Warriors are the Suns, Mavericks, Spurs, Trail Blazers, Thunder and other strong teams, and the gap in wins between each team is also very subtle.

The cruelty of the competition in the Wild West can be said to make those who hear it sad and those who see it cry.

It can be said that although the Warriors are ranked in the upper half, their place in the playoffs is not as secure as expected.

If they let down a little bit in the subsequent games, not to mention being caught from behind, it is not impossible to be kicked out of the playoffs.

Fortunately, the upcoming All-Star weekend gave the Warriors a chance to breathe, and the team can take advantage of this week to adjust and recover.

至于杜哲，在这一系列比赛过后他的场均数据已经达到了18.8分3.6板1.1助3.8断0.8帽。

Although he was not selected for the All-Star Game, the media called him the biggest legacy of this All-Star Game before the start of the All-Star Game.

And he has accumulated 40 points in the system, and after winning the best of the week, the system also rewarded him with a chance to draw a lottery. It can be said that Du Zhe is already very rich.

Before the official start of the All-Star Weekend, Du Zhe conducted a lottery.

If something useful can be drawn, then those system points can be saved first.

Turn on the system, conduct a lottery, and the turntable that has not been seen for a long time begins to spin again.

Only this time Du Zhe didn't have such good luck.

Permanent attribute improvement card (5 points)...

This is the lowest level of reward that can be given by the system lottery.

Du Zhe sighed and chose to confirm the receipt.

After receiving it, he immediately improved his ability to shoot three-pointers.

[Strong three-point shot] 75-80.

With the use of attribute improvement cards, Du Zhe's ability to shoot three-pointers has officially passed the 80 mark.

This has also brought about a qualitative change in his overall three-point level. Now, even if he shoots against the opponent's defense, his shooting percentage can be maintained at around [-]%.

With this three-pointer, even in the playoffs when the defensive intensity has reached a higher level, Du Zhe will not be easily locked up.

Since there were no good things to be drawn in the lottery, in order to prepare for the upcoming Rookie Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest, Du Zhe gritted his teeth and spent 30 system points to buy a Peak Carter slam dunk experience card from the mall.

Although directly using the system points to add points, it can also increase the slam dunk ability value to more than 80 points.

But Du Zhe felt a little unstable to compete for the slam dunk contest championship with a slam dunk ability value of more than 80 points.

Reluctant to let go of his children, Du Zhe decided to take a gamble in order to get more system rewards.

So although he was distressed, he still spent a lot of money to get this experience card.

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On February 2, after the enthusiastic fan carnival, the All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge officially started.

As an appetizer before the start of the All-Star Game, the Rookie Challenge is a competition between rookies from the past two seasons.

Originally, the Rookie Challenge only divided the rookies of that year into two teams to compete. In 1996, it was changed to a group competition between Eastern and Western rookies. Since 2000, it has been changed to a team of first-year rookies challenging second-year rookies.

Due to the relatively high quality of draft picks in the past two seasons, this year's Rookie Challenge can be considered star-studded.

Du Zhe's sophomore team was led by last season's Rookie of the Year, Derrick Rose.

The other players are: Duzhe (Warriors), Russell Westbrook (Thunder), Kevin Love (Timberwolves), Marc Gasol (Grizzlies), OJ Mayo (Grizzlies), Brook Lopez (Nets), Michael Beasley (Heat), Eric Gordon (Clippers).

Except for Du Zhe, all players entered the NBA through the draft, and most of them were first-round lottery picks.

However, although Du Zhe was only an undrafted player, with the strength he showed after entering the NBA, he was still able to outdo all the talented players and become the starting small forward of the second-year team.

The first-year team is led by Tyreke Evans, a hot new star this season.

Other players include: Stephen Curry (Warriors), Omega Casspi (Kings), Taj Gibson (Bulls), Jonas Jerebko (Pistons), Brandon Jennings (Pistons) Bucks), Jonny Flynn (Timberwolves), James Harden (Thunder), DeJuan Blair (Spurs).

Although the rookie competition is more about entertainment than competition, the first-year team has been winless for seven consecutive years, so all the young people in this year's team are gearing up, hoping to sweep away the decline and give some glory to the second-year seniors.

Of course, Du Zhe, as the starter of the second-year team, naturally won't let these young people succeed easily.

(End of this chapter)