NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 307 All-Star Weekend, teach Curry to win AMVP
2013年全明星周末，主办方是休斯顿火箭，活动时间则是2月16日至2月18日三天。

Also relying on the advantage of the organizer, Dayao was once again selected as the starter for the Eastern All-Stars
In fact, Dayao's statistics have begun to plummet this season. His increasing age, weight, and accumulation of injuries have made it difficult for Dayao to perform well on the court.

In fact, during the Olympics, Dayao and Yao were already showing signs of fatigue in competitions, and their role during the Olympics was not even as high as that of the Arab League.

In fact, Yao was only 33 years old at this time. The 33-year-old O'Neal was still competing for the Heat with the Heat, and he still averaged 20+10 per game during the regular season.

But it is unfair to compare Dayao and O'Neal. What kind of physical talent is O'Neal? How can Dayao compare with O'Neal.

Moreover, even O'Neal's competitive state at the age of 33 is far from his peak.

There is no way. Traditional heavy centers like O'Neal and Dayao have a significantly shorter career peak age than other types of players because their bodies are so huge. After their physical strength declines, just running back and forth on the court will consume a lot of energy. How can you sustain your physical strength to finish a game?
Dayao has always had a serious problem with his physical fitness, let alone at this stage?

This season, Yao's average playing time is only about 27 minutes per game, and his data has dropped sharply to about 13 points and 6 rebounds.

One thing to say, such data can still be selected as an All-Star starter. It is really thanks to the power of the huge group of Chinese fans and the appeal of Houston as the organizer.

But even so, Dayao only finished third in the Western Conference frontcourt All-Star voting, behind Howard and Griffin.

The Eastern and Western All-Star starters are respectively.

Eastern Conference All-Star starters: Stephen Curry, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Wang Chong.

Western Conference All-Star starters: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard and Dayao.

The two teams can be described as two extremes. There is no center on the Eastern side, and the three players on the front line are all small forwards. This means that Wang Chong has switched to power forward this season and can still be regarded as an inside man.

As for the Western Conference All-Stars, they are all inside players, and there are no players at the small forward position in the starting lineup.

Of course, it is definitely impossible to always use this starting lineup when the two teams play, especially for the Western Conference All-Stars. Although Dayao is the starting center, with his condition and age, he is basically a starter who will be replaced soon after his appearance. The mascot that is substituted will not stay on the field for long.

But having said that, there are really not many good small forward players in the Western Conference. If you insist on choosing, you can find Rudy Gay who averages 19+6 per game.
Originally, Kevin Durant should be the leading small forward in the West, but the butterfly effect made Durant a player in the East, making the small forward position in the East extremely crowded.

On February 2, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Boston Celtics 13:94 in an away game, ending the last game before the All-Star Game. Then the players embarked on their way to Houston.

The Bulls have a lot of players participating in the All-Star Game this time. In addition to Wang Chong, Curry and Gasol who participated in the All-Star Game, there are also Butler and Thomas who participated in the Rookie Challenge, as well as those who participated in the Rookie Challenge. Danny Green in the three-point contest.

It is worth mentioning that as a first-year rookie, Draymond Green was not qualified to participate in the Rookie Challenge.

This is not surprising. In the first season when he selected Draymond Green, Wang Chong mainly focused on cultivating his skills and did not give him much playing time. And with this guy's level, even if he was given Even with enough playing time, he can't achieve much.

Originally, Draymond Green of the Warriors had never played in the Rookie Challenge. By the time he played in his third season, conditions no longer allowed him, so he had to settle for participating in the All-Star Game.

There was actually Jimmy Butler who had the same experience as him, but that was the original Butler.

Butler, who is now under Wang Chong, became the team's starting lineup a year ahead of schedule. Although the data is very different from the same period, which is about 9+4, on the defensive end, Butler's desperate defense There are still many good reviews.

Originally, outsiders thought that after the Bulls lost Garnett, their defensive ability would decline significantly and they would no longer be as strong as they once were.

But the fact is that the current Bulls have Danny Green and Butler on the outside, and Wang Chong and Gasol on the inside to block the penalty area. Their defensive intensity is no less than that of the Bulls in the Garnett era.

This is also one of the reasons why the Bulls' record in the new season has been soaring.

The Bulls' defense is much better than it looks.

Thanks to his performance on the defensive end and the exposure of playing next to Wang Chong, Jimmy Butler was selected for the Rookie Challenge, and his career trajectory has changed.

Of course, in the Rookie Challenge held on February 2, Butler and Thomas were just foils. The showdown between the two No. 16 picks, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, attracted the most attention.

The Bulls' two young players didn't get much playing time, and no one paid attention to them at all.

The single player event on the second day was quite lackluster.

It can be seen that the league wants to revitalize competitions such as the Slam Dunk Contest and the Three-Point Contest, and has made various changes. Now it mainly focuses on the confrontation between the East and the West, hoping to increase the competitiveness.

But in the slam dunk contest, no matter how interesting the rules are, in the end it still depends on the quality of the dunk action to judge whether it is exciting or not, so the results are self-evident.

In fact, the slam dunk contest will remain tepid for many years until LaVine and Gordon stage their peak showdown.
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On February 2, the schedule finally came to the All-Star Game.

Wang Chong himself wanted to take advantage of the All-Star Game as always, but he changed his mind temporarily.

Looking at Curry who looked a little nervous during the warm-up period because he was an All-Star starter for the first time, Wang Chong patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "When the game starts, don't hesitate to get the ball if you have the chance, shoot immediately." , Mark and I have also said hello to help you win the All-Star MVP."

An award like the All-Star AMVP has no value in Wang Chong's opinion, but it is still a very good award in the eyes of many players. After all, the level is there. Compared with the regular season MVP and the Finals FMVP, the All-Star AMVP has already The easiest MVP honor to win.

With Wang Chong by his side, it’s hard to say whether Curry can win an MVP in the future, so Wang Chong thought that letting Curry win an AMVP early would increase his exposure, which could be considered as partial compensation.

Curry was stunned when he heard Wang Chong's words.

"I will compete for the All-Star MVP? Is this okay? Wouldn't it be bad?"

"What's wrong?" Wang Chong curled his lips and said disdainfully: "You just need to shoot and score, I will help you solve the other problems!"

Curry is a point guard himself, so he has more time to control the ball, and it is easier to collect statistics.

As for whether there are other players in the Eastern Conference who want to compete for the All-Star MVP, Wang Chong is not considering it at all. Does it have anything to do with him?
The game started soon. As the tallest player in the Eastern Conference starting lineup, Wang Chong appeared at the center position without any suspense. Durant is the same height as Wang Chong, but he is much inferior to Wang Chong in terms of explosiveness, jumping and strength, and he cannot hold up the inside position at all.

In the All-Star game, neither side will defend very seriously. In the exhibition game, fans prefer to watch the scores of their respective stars, rather than the so-called hard-core defense. It is true that there are many people in fierce confrontations. I like it, but it’s too niche after all.

Basically, whenever Wang Chong gets the ball on the court, he will pass it directly to Curry. The latter completely follows Wang Chong's advice. After receiving the ball, if the opponent's defensive position is relatively deep, he will not hesitate to pull out three from the outside. point.

Paul, who was facing off against Curry, had no intention of guarding him seriously at all. When he saw Curry take action, he just raised his hand symbolically. This interference was almost nothing to Curry.

Curry, who was equivalent to taking open shots, felt pretty good. He made 5 of 3 shots in the first quarter and scored 9 points.

Curry was very satisfied with scoring 9 points in a single quarter. This was the All-Star Game. Many stars who were better than him didn't even touch the ball on the court, not to mention taking 5 shots.

It is really not easy for him, a small character with no qualifications, to get so many shooting opportunities among the big players in the Eastern All-Stars.

But Curry was satisfied, but Wang Chong was obviously not satisfied.

"You kid, if you are asked to take action as soon as you get the ball, why are you passing the ball to others? How can you compete for the All-Star MVP?"

During the break, Wang Chong said to Curry with some hatred for iron.

This guy is good at everything, but he's too honest and can't even refresh his data.

Wang Chong also knows that even though Curry is the starter for the Eastern All-Stars, after all, his qualifications are there, and the playing time he can get is definitely not much. According to normal circumstances, it is only about 25 minutes. Therefore, for Curry, he wants To compete for the All-Star MVP, you must race against time.

In the second quarter of the game, Curry was not able to play for a long time. He was not replaced until the end of the second quarter. The result was that he did not score a single point in a single quarter.

But in this way, Curry understood what Wang Chong meant.

In the third quarter of the second half, Curry continued to start. This time he got the ball in his hand. Curry did not hesitate and directly chose to shoot.

With Wang Chong and Gasol helping to show off, Curry's statistics were unremarkable, and before he knew it, his score had exceeded 20 points.

At this time, James finally noticed something was wrong. Why did he always see Curry shooting?

Taking advantage of a moment when he was being substituted, James asked Curry about his statistics, and his brows immediately furrowed.

He almost immediately thought of what Curry and Wang Chong, who had been covering for him, wanted to do. After all, he had done it before, more than once.

At this moment, James was a little confused.

He has no intention of getting involved in this year's All-Stars. Although the championship he longed for has yet to happen, he finally won a regular season MVP last season. Although it was controversial when he was elected, many people think that Wang Chong is more He was not qualified to be elected, but after all, the MVP was still given to him.

The value of the regular season MVP is completely different from that of the All-Star MVP. This makes James no longer look down on flies like the All-Star MVP.

But he is not willing to let Wang Chong's players easily win this award.

After thinking for a moment, James immediately came up with a plan.
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At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wang Chong quickly discovered that something was wrong.

For some reason, the offensive of the Eastern All-Stars suddenly came to a halt. They failed to score for several consecutive rounds. The Western All-Stars seized the opportunity and launched a fierce counterattack, directly overtaking the score that was originally a slight lead. .

No matter how good Curry performed in the game, if the Western Conference All-Stars finally win the game, the All-Star MVP will have nothing to do with Curry.

Wang Chong also immediately discovered that the problem lay with James. He failed to hit the ball in several rounds of offense. Not only that, his positioning on the defensive end was also extremely perfunctory. Although no one would seriously defend in the All-Star Game, But at least there are still basic matchup defensive positions.

But James simply ignored the player he needed to defend and stood there with his hands on his hips, like an uncle.

How could his opponent be polite to him when he saw this? Directly shoot the ball, and the next shot will be accurate when open.

"MD! This guy still wants to cause trouble?"

Wang Chong immediately became angry.

At this time, Curry had scored 29 points and was the highest-scoring player in the Eastern Conference All-Stars. However, he was also replaced at the same time. There were only a few minutes left before the end of the game, and he basically would not be replaced again.

But even so, Wang Chong still has a way to help Curry. As long as the Eastern All-Stars can win the game, the All-Star MVP will most likely belong to Curry.

So in the next few rounds, Wang Chong aggressively took the initiative to attack with the ball, shooting three-pointers from mid-range, with full offensive firepower, and a wave of strong scores that directly stunned the Western Conference All-Stars.

Is Wang Chong serious? How many years has it been since he was serious on the All-Star stage? Why?
James saw this and was anxious in his heart, wishing he could join the Western Conference All-Stars to defend Wang Chong immediately. Even if he couldn't guard Wang Chong, he wouldn't allow Wang Chong to score without pressure like he does now, right?

The result was that Wang Chong scored 11 points in a row in the last few minutes of the final quarter, helping the Eastern All-Stars come back and defeat the Western All-Stars.

146: 143.

The All-Star Game is over.

The fans were very satisfied to watch. This All-Star competition was full of ups and downs, especially Wang Chong's turn around in the final quarter, which satisfied the superhero complex of most fans.

Curry is also very satisfied. Under Wang Chong's tireless guidance, he scored 29 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in the game, defeating his competitors on the same team. Durant, who scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, became a new player. All-Star AMVP.

The only one who was unhappy was James. He failed to stumble and allowed Wang Chong to gain some limelight in the final quarter. It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his troops.

(End of this chapter)