The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 342 A totem in a foreign land!
02-03 regular season MVP, Tim Duncan.

As soon as the result came out, Dragon Country fans were in an uproar, including some Lin Dong fans in the United States, especially the Seattle fans, who were all outraged.

In terms of personal data in the regular season alone, Lin Dong can beat Duncan. His high score of 37.8 per game is already the first in NBA rookie history, and he is also the scoring leader this season. He also averages 6.2 assists, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks. The data is comprehensive. He performed phenomenally on both ends of the offense and defense. In the first half of the season, he also led the team to win the second-highest 21 consecutive victories in NBA history.

Even if his status as a rookie is put aside, this data alone is enough to win the MVP of all previous years, but he actually failed to win, and he only ranked third with 14.8% of the votes. Except for Duncan's 29.3. % of the votes, there is also Kobe Bryant’s 15.7%.

In this era, the NBA has not introduced fan voting rules. It is selected by 100 media people across the United States with the first vote, second vote, and third vote, and then each vote represents a different score. Therefore, it brings It has a very official nature and is more authoritative, but it is also less likely to be recognized by fans, so quarrels become inevitable...

Let’s not talk about the Dragon Kingdom. Even many Asian fans, including Japan, have absolutely unanimous complaints. They believe that NBA officials are suppressing Asians. Even in the United States, the Internet has already been quarreling about this. Heaven.

After all, in terms of statistics, Lin Dong is undoubtedly better than the two above.

It's a pity that the truth is not in the hands of the fans, and the official explanation is not completely unreasonable.

Duncan's statistics this season are very strong. He averaged 25.6 points and 12.9 rebounds per game, a large double-double, which actually looks no worse than a single scoring data. He also averaged 2.9 blocks per game, which is also the highest number of blocks in this year's regular season. King, and more importantly, he led the team to a record of 59 wins and 23 losses, not only ranking first in the Western Conference, but also first in the league this year. In terms of team leadership ability, he is also above Lin Dong.

In addition, Lin Dong has already won the Best Rookie Award and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team. Together with his teammate Sakuragi Hanamichi, he was also selected to the Best Rookie Third Team. Lin Dong has already had enough honors for himself and even for the SuperSonics. , was beaten by Duncan in the MVP selection, which is nothing to say.

——Is your TV set broken? Payton has missed more than 67.1 games this season! Lin Dong's team winning rate is still %!

——The Lakers must win! Kobe beats Lin Dong!

——Hehehe, you see, even those rookies are not convinced, so you Asians should just compete with the rookies honestly. You still want to compete with Kobe, what level? !

Under such heated discussions, tickets for Key Arena G1 and G2 have been sold at sky-high prices for this era.

——Want to bet 20 again? Come on, come on, we in Seattle are short of everything, but there is no shortage of money, there are many rich people! Do you dare to bet? !
——Seattle has become like a gambling city, with money being gambled at every turn. Why don’t you bet your life?

——A coward who doesn’t dare to gamble and can only rely on his words! The SuperSonics will win! Lin Dong punched Kobe, kicked Shaq, and tied Los Angeles within four games!

Use it as a lesson learned.

——Hey, basketball is not just about scoring! Our Suns' Bosh is not bad either, averaging 16.8 points, 11.6 rebounds per game, a double-double. How many rookie centers can reach this level? The one who wins the center wins the world, and Bosh of our Suns is the future king!

It can only be said that Sonics fans are really confident this year, but their excessive firepower has also attracted siege.

This is a Cavaliers fan who was robbed of the Rookie of the Year title and joined the battle, and was immediately savaged by SuperSonics fans.

——Come on, that Asian rookie has already won enough honors, such as the Rookie of the Year, the All-Rookie First Team, and the scoring champion. The league has not suppressed him at all. If it had suppressed him, it would have won the Rookie of the Year award. give him? Am I not worthy of Knight Flash? The Cavaliers' record is better than your SuperSonics!

——Can’t compare to you? The series will be decided soon, I'll kill you Lakers!
——Hahaha, wait and see, predict the Lakers 4:1 SuperSonics, at most 4:2!

——The statistics and team record are higher than yours, so why does Kobe Bryant’s votes rank higher than Lin Dong’s? The alliance is deliberately targeting and suppressing yellow people! This is racial discrimination!

——Are you talking about the guy who averaged only 19.8 points per game, less than 20 points? Let's practice for another 50 years and then compete with Lin Dong. He will never average 37.8 in his life. He still wants to compete with Lin Dong for the best rookie? Lin Dong is the future king of the NBA!

This inevitably stirred up a hornet's nest among Lakers fans.

However, the official did not give any explanation or reason for the fact that Kobe Bryant was ranked above Lin Dong. So on the Internet, Lin Dong’s fans did not criticize Duncan for the results of this MVP selection, but they They all angrily targeted the NBA selection officials, citing Kobe Bryant's votes, and believed that such a selection was unfair.

The average ticket price is 500 US dollars, and the front court VIP seats have been sold to 1.8 US dollars, breaking the NBA's historical record, and they are completely priceless. In this era of early 03, even the cheapest backcourt tickets Tickets are really not something that just anyone can afford, but there is no way. There are indeed too many rich people in Seattle. More importantly, there are enough rich people flying in from all over the United States. After all, Lakers fans are not short of money either.

——You guys are really enough. The Asians are just rookies. What qualifications do they have to compare with Kobe, who won three consecutive championships? Isn't it normal to overpower him?

The only thing that is depressing is the Sonics team itself. Tickets were sold too early and too fast... At that time, normal ticket sales with an average price of 400 were already a bold attempt by the Sonics. Who would have thought that now just some black market tickets can be sold. Raise the average price by 1/5. If you had known better, you would have sold it more expensively.

The Internet is full of excitement and war. Seattle fans are fighting in all directions, attacking the world, the earth, and the air in the middle. Each one of them is possessed by the God of War like a chicken blood. It seems that the battle between Lin Dong and other stars has evolved into an inter-city battle. war...

——Pull you down, just because the Phoenix Suns have the last record in the Western Conference this year? How many games have you won?
——That’s because we are led by a single core! For example, our Nuggets' Anthony, if we give Anthony Payton, our Nuggets can also enter the top four in the Western Conference!

On the other hand, the Seattle Department of Finance has obviously seen some of the SuperSonics' popularity and ability to make money, and the matter of allocating funds for the arena is really on the agenda.

This kind of investment is not free. Although the government will not take any equity and it is considered a pure sports support project, the team will generate more revenue and pay more taxes. The fans will be enthusiastic and the city's business card will be created. In the long run, This kind of investment is obviously beneficial to the Seattle government. The only thing that needs to be looked at carefully is whether this team is worth supporting.

Based on this, this series between the SuperSonics and the Lakers has obviously become a key measurement standard for the Ministry of Finance.

Judging from the current results of negotiations with Yang Dong and the team, if the Sonics win, it will be equivalent to passing the government. The Ministry of Finance will launch a referendum to support the construction of the arena. According to the usual about 30% Judging from the abstention votes, once more than 35% of taxpayers agree, the matter will be considered a success. Win, get the government, promote, get the fans.

Therefore, winning this series is the real key to success.

Both sides are sharpening their swords, and the war is about to break out!
April 4, 26pm...

The lights inside and outside the Key Arena are brightly lit, and luxury cars gather.

There were so many celebrities coming to watch the game that even the director didn't know who to cut the scene for.

There are so many big names in the entertainment industry, sports world, and business world.

Especially the large circle of big guys sitting in the frontcourt, Bezos, Ballmer, etc. As one of the cities with the highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the world, the wealth of the people in the front can almost buy the entire Seattle. , plus various business executives, local officials, federal bosses, etc., and their families, almost all the tickets for the front game were guaranteed.

Big names such as Snoop Dogg, David Beckham and other entertainment and sports celebrities could only sit behind the second or third rows, and the director only had two or three seconds to cut the scene, which was completely overwhelming.

And when the players from both sides took the field...

The appearance of the Lakers actually caused cheers from some big-name fans, such as dogs, but it was a pity that he was in the wrong place.

SuperSonics fans actually have some respect for the OK combination in their hearts. Even before the rise of the SuperSonics this year, there were many die-hard fans of the OK combination in Seattle. After all, it was a three-peat dynasty.

But no matter how much you are a fan, once you bump into one of your own people, your attitude will change very quickly. No matter how good your team is, they are not from us in Seattle. We had no fans in the past. After all, For most young people, Payton is too old, and old fans dislike the SuperSonics' record in consecutive years and gradually become less interested in watching football.

But it's different now. Now there are old and young, ugly and handsome, and there are even super rookies who can rival Jordan.

So Snoopy just showed his face on the big screen, cheering and swaying for his team, and the scene was immediately filled with boos, booing Snoopy and booing OK Group.

And wait until the home team comes out.

The lights in the entire arena dimmed in an instant, and the fans in the stadium automatically silenced themselves as if their mouths were sealed. After quietly introducing a few substitute players...

"From Lakeside High School, from the mysterious ancient Eastern country, 6 feet 7 inches, 223 pounds..."

The host's opening voice had just sounded, and the last bit of noise in the entire arena disappeared. The arena that accommodated 16,000 people suddenly became extremely quiet.

"The invincible magician of the ancient eastern country!"

"OH!" The host announced a title, and the fans in the audience let out a low roar.

“Physical silencers in away arenas!”

"OH!"

"The best rookie in history and the regular season scoring champion!"

"OH! OH!"

"Prince of the Seattle Supersonics, Lin——Dong——!!"

"OH! OH! OH! OH!"

"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!"

As Lin Dong ran out of the player tunnel waving his arms, the arena, which had been extremely quiet just now, suddenly erupted into a deafening roar, as if it was about to overturn the roof of the Supersonics Key Arena!

Yang Dong, who was standing on the sidelines, suddenly burst into tears for no reason.

She has been in the United States for more than ten years, and has seen strong winds and waves, and has gone through mountains of swords and seas of fire, but this is the first time that she has seen a person from the Dragon Country receive such love and pursuit in the United States!
For anyone who has worked hard in the United States for more than ten years, this is more than just an honor.

They know too well how difficult it is, and they are too eager for a Dragon Nation person to stand up and tell the United States on their behalf that the Dragon Nation people are not an inferior race. If they can do it, the Dragon Nation people can also do it, or even do it better than them. better! Just like Bruce Lee did.

This is not something that the people of the Dragon Kingdom who are far away in the Dragon Kingdom can relate to, and they only know how to have fun, but for these prodigal sons who are wandering in a foreign land and suffering from bullying, this is the totem of a foreign land that is better than anything else!

(End of this chapter)