legendary point guard

"Cleveland Rings Big Ben" -- that's the headline on the front page of the espn basketball site.

Ben Wallace wearing a headband is the background picture of the title, behind Ben Wallace is the United Center, and in front is the Quicken Loans Center. The meaning of the picture is self-evident.

No one thought that such a big deal would really break out at this time, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and Seattle SuperSonics were involved.

And this three-party transaction involved as many as 11 people from three teams. Such a large-scale three-party transaction is almost the normal number of players in a team.

Throwing away other factors, just looking at the number of players involved in the transaction will give people the feeling that this is a large transaction, let alone three All-Star players involved.

Four-time Defensive Player of the Year Award, four-time All-Star Ben Wallace, former steals leader Larry Hughes, who averaged 20 points per game in the league's first defensive team, and the All-Star super three-point shooter Zerbiak.

In addition, the Cleveland Cavaliers also received Joe Smith, who entered the league in 1995 for three years from the Chicago Bulls, and a second-round pick in 2009. Delonte West, the backcourt defender who went from Boston to the Sonics this season.

The Bulls got the inside player Drew Gooden from the Cavaliers, and the team's second-in-command Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown, and Cedric Simmons, who were once expected by the Cavaliers; the Supersonics who will leave Seattle next season In this three-team 11-man deal, he played an adjusting role. He got the single-game three-pointer record holders Donny Marshall and Newbol from the Cavaliers, and Adrian Gerrard from the Bulls. riffin.

"Cleveland got rid of Larry's terrible contract. Although they got another multi-year contract that didn't look good for it. But at least Ben seems to be a better fit for Cleveland than Larry." "New York Times" wrote road.

As the New York Times put it.For Cleveland and even for any fan, you can feel how much impact Ben Wallace's joining the Cavaliers has brought to other teams in the league, especially the Eastern Conference.

Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry smiled happily: "I know countless Cavaliers fans are looking forward to seeing the new Cleveland insider play against Orlando, Boston and even the Western Conference. This is why Ben attracts us. We will Great progress forward and I can't wait for the game to start."

As the leader of the team, LeBron James even expressed his welcome to the arrival of Ben Wallace: "I knew Ben was a super insider before I entered the league. I am very happy that I can get the opportunity to play with him." Opportunity, but also to participate as a team member.

As for Larry, thanks for his two years in Cleveland, I will remember everything he did.Wish him all the best of luck in Chicago. "

What James said was very euphemistic and official, but the vast majority of Cleveland fans are not like this. Their team Larry Hughes is full of expectations, but they are disappointed to despair amidst huge expectations.

Now seeing that Larry Hughes left in exchange for Ben Wallace, who has a better inside defense, one by one, he started to yy up the team's upcoming inside defense.

The most direct Cleveland Cavaliers will play against the Orlando Magic at home before the All-Star Weekend. This is also the third time the Magic and the Cavaliers have played against each other this season. The Magic and the Cavaliers will play four times in the regular season this season.

For the first time this season, the Magic lost due to Lin Sen's poor condition, and the second time was the Christmas game. The Magic beat the Cavaliers with 27 points at home to get back a game.

However, this upcoming third match is completely different from the first two.The Cavaliers ushered in a new aid, Ben Wallace.

Ben Wallace is also the person that the Cavaliers hope to contain the Magic's insiders. This game is considered to be a game at the Eastern Conference Finals level.Not to mention that Ben Wallace joined the Cavaliers for the first time to face a real strong team.

The Magic are also looking forward to this game, and the league is also rumored again with Cleveland's big deal, and the NBA officially announced the list of participating players for the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge at noon on the 7th.

Lin Sen, who participated in soy sauce last year, finally won the skill challenge championship with 27.7 seconds. This year he participated as the defending champion, but this year he is at home in New Orleans.

In addition, the host Chris Paul and the Utah Jazz's Deron Williams will occupy one of the four spots with Lin Sen.

This is also Lin Sen's three people competing in the same arena at the same time, and the last place to participate was taken away by the old demon Jason Kidd who has recently been involved in trade rumors. He will compete with Lin Sen and the other three for the league's top spot. The new generation of super point guards who are the best point guards compete in the skill challenge arena.

The Skills Challenge was held on the evening of February 2 local time in New Orleans. The nba official website also announced the rookie challenge list by the way.

Although Lin Sen conquered countless fans in only one year, the fact that still cannot be changed is that he is a second-year player, so he was successfully selected for the second-year list.

In addition to the previously announced East and West All-Star starters, Lin Sen has already participated in at least three events during the New Orleans All-Star period.

Although the list of participants in the three-point contest and the list of dunk contests have not been announced, everyone knows that there is almost no suspense for Lin Sen to be selected for the three-point contest.

As for the slam dunk contest, it has long been reported that Lin Sen will join. Although Lin Sen himself and the NBA League have not received any confirmation and response, this news has become more and more true.

Although the slam dunk contest has not yet started, this method has already brought a lot of attention to the slam dunk contest. Countless fans appealed to the league on the Internet to invite Lin Sen to participate.

The Linsen brand, which has independent management rights, also announced the All-Star special sneakers like Adidas, Nike and other sneaker manufacturers.

On the Wood.Lin official website, it was decided that three days later, the All-Star Special Edition would be accepted for pre-order, and the All-Star Special Edition announced in advance included Lin Sen's own legendary second-generation All-Star 6 color matching men's and women's models.

But what attracts more attention is that next to the 6 All-Star color matching boots is a "Please reveal?"

February 2.The Orlando Magic host the Detroit Pistons.Natalie Portman, who hadn't appeared on the sidelines for a long time, reappeared in the public eye.But to the disappointment of the reporters, she and Lin Sen's child Amy did not appear together.

Before the game, Lin Sen specifically told Milicic what the team thought, and Milicic was relieved.

Facing the Detroit Pistons, which are no longer what they used to be, there is not much pressure on the Magic.

In the final game, Lin Sen only played 22 minutes and then sat on the sidelines. The most eye-catching thing was not Chauncey Billups who faced his former owner, nor Lin Sen, but Darko, who also faced his former owner. . Milicic.

Milicic, who had been beaten by Larry Brown in Detroit, had no confidence. He got an accurate answer from Lin Sen before the game, and broke out again in this game.

上一场面对芝加哥公牛拿到职业生涯单场得分新高28分的他。再次砍下了26分的分数，同时在这场比赛创造了个人职业生涯单场篮板新高的18个篮板并送出了追平个人职业生涯单场封盖纪录的6次封盖以及5次助攻。

"26 points, 18 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 assists, oh, I thought I saw Hakeem.

Who said Darko is a parallel importer? I think Detroit, which is trying to rebuild now, will regret sending Darko to Orlando. If they have Darko, the road to rebuilding will be much easier. Look at their poor record and The inside line is riddled with holes. "Los Angeles Times" basketball expert Ryans wrote on his Twitter.

Milicic's performance tonight really shocked everyone. No one thought that Milicic would explode in two consecutive games, and this game was even more crazy.

"I know Darko can do it, I never doubted it. He sacrificed a lot for the team, which is why I have Dwight's excellent statistics. It's not that he can't do it, he just gave up the opportunity to We, this game is the best proof.

As for the bad trade rumors, only a fool would believe we were willing to send Darko away. "Lin Sen said in an interview after the game.

And Otis. Smith also emphasized that the Magic will never send Milicic away, even if the other party takes Tim Duncan in exchange.

On this night, the league officially announced the entry list for the New Orleans All-Star three-point shooting contest. Lin Sen was selected without any suspense, along with Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Daniel Gibson. , Peja Stojakovic, Jason Kapono.

Lin Sen was the champion of the three-point contest last season, and this season's three-point shooting rate is still at the forefront of the league, while Kapono and Peja have both been champions of the three-point contest for many years, and the three-point contest has become what many fans look forward to Contest.

Three days later, when Linsen took the victory from Miami, the league finally announced the participants of the nba dunk contest.

Just like the rumors before, Lin Sen has really entered the slam dunk contest list, but what makes the fans crazy is that LeBron James, who has been rumored to enter the slam dunk contest since he entered the league, has actually entered the slam dunk contest this year. Entered the dunk contest.

In addition, there are the Timberwolves' nine-finger dunk king Gerald Green, and the new core of the Memphis Grizzlies Rudy Gay.

It was almost unnecessary to think about it. Everyone knew how popular this year's slam dunk contest would be, and TNT, which had the right to broadcast it live, was even more excited.

And Wood. Lin's official website also announced the boots that you can look forward to, not the third generation of legends but the special edition of the slam dunk contest.

But what makes fans regret is that this pair of shoes has no specific details, it is just a name, and no one knows whether this pair of shoes is only slightly different from the All-Star customized version.

On February 2, the Magic will host the Cleveland Cavaliers, the last and most powerful opponent before the All-Star Weekend.

"Now I just want to talk about the upcoming game. Wood is a difficult guy. I know that this is the third time our two sides have played against each other. I hope this game will play what we need." James faced before the game The reporter said so in an interview.

"Oh, this game is broadcast live by the two of us. Last time I was very envious of Charles and Kenny. I could only watch them in front of the TV. This game is finally our turn." Bill Wharton said with a smile .

"I would like to see what the new Cleveland is like. But Ben's integration is not bad, but the bigger bright spot is the joining of Delonte. I thought that Larry's departure would cause the outside defense to rely on LeBron. But Delonte's The outstanding performance made my eyes shine. When he came to Cleveland, he became the starter, and he played very well in the first few games.

Dare to fight and fight, the key is to do a good job on the defensive end. said Hoffman.

"This is really beyond my expectation. Except for this game, I really want to see the slam dunk contest in a few days. When was the last time I looked forward to the slam dunk contest?" Bill Wharton made a thought, "Anyway It was a long, long time ago, maybe four years maybe five years."

"The game has finally started, look at the booing Cleveland fans sent Wood to know how much they love Wood." Hoffman joked.

"Yes. Love it!"

Howard and Milicic played inside the starting lineup, and the Cavaliers also put Ben Wallace and Igor Skas into the starting lineup.

Howard easily beat the big Z with a jump ball and dialed the ball out. Billups got the ball, and the Cavaliers immediately returned to defense quickly.

Billups came directly beyond the three-point line under Mike Bibby's marking, and the person standing in front of Linson was not the Cavaliers' new aid Delonte West but LeBron James himself.

"Congratulations on becoming a dad and being a dad again."

"Thank you."

"I will help you in the All-Star Game."

Lin Sen thought there was something wrong with his ears, so he looked at James with doubts.

"You heard me right, what happened last season will not happen as a gift for children in the All-Star Game," James said seriously.

Lin Sen suddenly had a feeling that James was actually very cute under his rugged appearance: "Thank you, I think we should be good friends for saying this to you."

Lin Sen is not a person who knows how to advance or retreat.In fact, he doesn't have that much prejudice against James. Apart from planning James' crabbed steps on the court and thinking that he is the son of heaven, everything else is fine.In fact, Lin Sen still admires James' personal ability.

"However, this game..."

"You want to take it?" Lin Sen interrupted James, "It's impossible, and this is one of the gift packages I gave to my second child."

"This is not on my list of blessing gifts." James said coldly, and the whole person returned to Lin Sen's familiar game state again. Lin Sen smiled and pulled out of the three-point line.

"Wood seems to be talking with LeBron, and talking and laughing, it's incredible." Hoffman said looking at the court.

Billups looked at Lin Sen who ran out of the three-point line and passed the ball directly. As soon as Lin Sen received the ball, James jumped in front of him. He was completely different from the friendly conversation just now, full of aggression His eyes and unstoppable momentum made him feel how strong James' mentality is to win.

"The opening is the matchup that everyone is looking forward to, LeBron vs. Wood, this is what we all want to see." Bill Walton looked forward to it.

"The game officially begins!"

"The game has officially started!" Lin Sen said coldly.

Lin Sen made the most basic three-threat move, and looked at James from top to bottom. James had a faint feeling that Lin Sen's next move was coming.

The footsteps couldn't help but pushed forward a little. Watching the two confront each other beyond the three-point line, the Cleveland audience cheered for James with their own shouts.

Lin Sen's right foot moved forward quickly. After James glanced at Lin Sen's movements, he didn't make any adjustments.

Lin Sen withdrew his right foot, and then quickly poked it out. This time he continued to poke to James' left side, and at the same time, his upper body leaned sharply to James' left side, showing James a seductive shake of his shoulder .

James hesitated in the face of Lin Sen's actions. He knew Lin Sen's offensive methods very well, but it was also because of his clarity that he knew that Lin Sen's actions were always changeable. Such a situation may often be a forced breakthrough or a A step-back jumper.

Just when James chose to push forward, the ball passed through Lin Sen's crotch, and his left foot was the axis to pull the ball with his right hand. He suddenly turned around while leaning on James' body who was pressing one step closer.

"Oh, Wood not only didn't fear, but instead caught LeBron's press and completed the turn, Wood broke through!" Bill Walton shouted loudly.

After turning around, Lin Sen cut directly from James' right side to the inside, but at this time James' strong body showed an inherent advantage on the defensive end.

When Lin Sen turned around, the bodies of the two collided, although he lost the best defensive opportunity.But this forceful impact still interfered with Lin Sen's dribbling rhythm.

This interference also affected Lin Sen's cutting speed.And James seized this opportunity to slide backwards and block Lin Sen again.

"LeBron's reaction is fast. His strong body makes up for the mistake he just almost got thrown by Wood." cheers.

"Wood, you almost succeeded."

Lin Sen sneered and didn't hit back at James, but stabilized his rhythm again.

James took another tight step and pressed himself against Lin Sen. Combined with his outstretched arms, it seemed that Lin Sen had only one choice and that was to pass the ball.

Although Lin Sen is a point guard, as basketball experts say, Lin Sen is a guy with an offensive blood in his bones, and he will also usher in a new era of point guards.

Facing James' defense, Lin Sen did not choose to be afraid but continued to challenge.Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines was not in a hurry at all, which was Lin Sen's prerogative as the team leader.

Withdrew his left foot back, and the short time difference allowed him to gain valuable space. At this moment, James pushed up again.

Lin Sen didn't wait passively, but kicked his right foot on the ground, and rushed to the right side of James, without any fake action at all.

But James quickly reacted, a lateral move followed by a retreat, he is confident in his defense, since he was able to block Lin Sen just now, he can still do it this time.

James once again puffed up his chest and prepared to use his strength to interfere with Lin Sen's attack. He knew that Lin Sen's speed was unmatched by him.Then strength is the best choice, and the defense has proved this just now.

As long as Lin Sen doesn't pass the ball.Then he even had the confidence to give Lin Sen a head-to-head block. Thinking of doing it, James put his chest on it.

boom!

The bodies of the two collided, but this time Lin Sen was already mentally prepared, but even if he was prepared, Lin Sen still lost his center of gravity, but this time James did not expect that the force returned by Lin Sen was much stronger than before. Little, the whole person also lost his center of gravity.

Lin Sen's left hand supported the ground amidst the cheers of the Cavaliers fans. It was the support of his left hand. Lin Sen took advantage of the situation to stabilize his body, stepped out again and stabilized his body at the same time, and when James was about to defend Lin Sen directly pulled up and shot.

The ball leaves the palm of the hand and heads for the hoop before Ben Wallace comes up on defense.

The sound of the basketball hitting the net made James slightly disappointed. His defense just now was close to success.

"Wood still tenaciously sent the ball to the basket, and LeBron's defense was eventually defeated by Wood." Hoffman sighed.

"Wood's physical fitness has improved a lot compared to last season. I heard that Lindsay has been admitted to the hospital, and it seems that she will give birth in the next few days. I want to know what Wood will do. If it happens to be the All-Star Game, Then David will be depressed to death." Bill Wharton said with a smile.

After scoring the goal, Lin Sen ran to the backcourt without any celebration or provocation.

Mike Bibby dribbles the ball upfield and James takes possession.

As soon as James caught the ball, the Quicken Loans center cheered.

But Artest obviously won't let them get what they want, and his muscles are no less muscular than James' Artest.

James failed to find a good offensive opportunity under Artest's marking for a while, and James looked inside.

Ben Wallace, who just joined the Cavaliers, immediately ran to the high position with understanding, but the lack of Ben Wallace's offensive ability also prevented Howard from following up to defend, which could also put pressure on James.

Facing the cover of Ben Wallace, Artest was powerless, and Ben Wallace successfully helped James block Artest.

And Lin Sen, who was guarding West, watched Ben Wallace pull up and turned his attention to James' side. When James accelerated and used Ben Wallace's pick-and-roll to get rid of Artest's At that time, Lin Sen immediately left West and rushed to James.

James' speed is completely out of proportion to his size, like a super heavy truck rushing to the inside.

Facing Dwight Howard who was supplementing the defense, James made a big step and pushed the ball into the basket amid the cheers of more than 2 people in the audience.

"LeBron gave Wood a counterattack, a domineering LeBron-style dunk with both hands." Bill Walton said.

Offensive and defensive conversion.Billups ran to the other side.Mike Bibby followed Billups naturally.

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

Cavaliers fans in the Quicken Loans Center chanted slogans in unison.James turned his attention to the highest level, and he didn't want to be scored by Lin Sen again.

From beyond the three-point line, Lin Sen didn't rush to attack, the basketball was flying under Lin Sen's crotch.

James was not attracted by Lin Sen's dribbling and lost his body center of gravity, allowing the basketball to pass back and forth under Lin Sen's crotch.

The frequency of Lin Sen's cross-over is getting faster and faster, which makes James, who is marking him, narrow his eyes.

When the ball passed under Lin Sen's crotch again, Lin Sen caught the ball with his left hand and slapped it to James' right side. At the same time, Lin Sen kicked the ground with his left foot to accelerate.

With a step of his right leg, James' body was stuck on his right side, and James felt the strength from Lin Sen's body.The body slammed backwards and forcibly adjusted its center of gravity.

After the ear-piercing sound of rubbing against the floor of the Legend II and Quicken Loans Center, Lin Sen abruptly stopped his body, and stood still in an instant from the state of high-speed sprinting.

There was a trace of panic and surprise on James' face. At this moment, Lin Sen dribbled the ball with his left hand, and the ball passed through his left crotch. When the ball came to his right hand, Lin Sen's right foot pulled back a lot. step.

Immediately withdrew his left foot, James watched Lin Sen's action, and immediately jumped up, because this was Lin Sen's signature offensive step-back shot.

Even though James reacted quickly, he was still a little slow, watching the basketball fly by his hands.

Swish!

The crisp netting sound made James very depressed.

"Wood started the game with a lot of offense today. Could it be that he wants to give this game to a child who is not yet born?" Bill Wharton said with a smile.

The game on the field continued, and Lin Sen's role changed drastically after two consecutive attacks in the opening game.From a scoring first to a pure playmaker role.

"Wood is telling us that he can switch between three states at any time, pure scorer, traditional organization point guard, and combination of offense and pass!" Hoffman said with a smile looking at Lin Sen on the court.

The first quarter of the game has come to the end, and sweat keeps slipping off James' face. In the first quarter of the game, he has to take on both the team's offensive responsibility and the task of defending Lin Sen.

Although Lin Sen is a sophomore, his offensive ability has long been recognized by everyone, and defending Lin Sen is not an easy task.

Even though Lin Sen hasn't shot for such a long time, James still doesn't dare to be careless, and on the offensive end, he has to face Artest, who is the only one who can match his strength at the small forward position, let alone the Magic. Also sitting on the bench is another defensive style, Shane Battier.

Although his physical fitness is non-human, but he has made great efforts on both offense and defense, and James' physical energy consumption is obviously much higher than before.

Linsen passed the ball to Grant Hill and ran to the right 45 degrees.

James did not relax his defense against Lin Sen, but Lin Sen turned around and leaned his back against James.

James, who was used to Lin Sen, didn't think much about it, but he didn't relax his defense against Lin Sen either.

Suddenly, Lin Sen who was in front of him made a sharp turn, turning directly from in front of James to behind him.

Lin Sen's actions did not make James think at all. When he reacted, Lin Sen had already thrown James away and rushed in.

The Cavaliers' insiders Varejao and Big Z were obviously not prepared for the sudden Lin Sen, and they moved hastily.

And Grant Hill, holding the ball at the top of the arc, pushed the ball straight out, and the ball went straight to the basket.

Varejao looked at Lin Sen, who was rushing towards him, a little at a loss. Lin Sen stepped on Varejao's right with his left foot, drawing Varejao's attention to the right side. At this moment, his right foot stepped towards to Varejao's left.

The left foot kicked Varejao away in an instant. At this time, Lin Sen was only a small step away from the three-second zone, and the big Z on the other side also realized what Lin Sen wanted to do. Big Z jumped up at the landing point of the ball, and Lin Sen also kicked up and jumped up.

Big Z, who is 221 cm tall and weighs 260 pounds, is about the same as Yao Ming. Although his bounce is basically negligible like Yao Ming, his height and weight are a huge deterrent to Lin Sen.

"Wood wants a direct lob!" Bill Wharton shouted.

Lin Sen's arm was as straight as possible, and the basketball started to fall after drawing an arc in the air, and the landing point was just above Lin Sen.

Although Big Z also jumped up, Lin Sen, who had an absolute advantage in bouncing, was the first to catch the basketball in the air.

Bang!

Lin Sen and Big Z collided together, Lin Sen obviously felt that he was almost knocked away, subconsciously pressed Big Z with his left hand to stabilize his body again.

And Big Z's body began to fall, and Big Z's arms were still raised high. With his height, it was like erecting a wall between Lin Sen and the basket.

Cavaliers fans at the Quicken Loans Center turned their voices up to max decibels to cheer for Big Z.

But the falling Big Z was just the last struggle. With a low growl, he smashed the ball towards the basket with his right hand.

Bang!

Lin Sen grabbed the basket with his right hand and was thrown to the floor.

Bang!

There was a hard hit between his buttocks and the floor, and Lin Sen turned over to face the floor, propped his fists on the floor, and did push-ups amidst the boos of the audience.

"Wood, Wood, an unbelievable scene, 221's Igor Skas became the perfect background for Wood, a domineering dunk, an impactful dunk, is Wood warming up for his dunk contest?" Bill Wharton's eyes were filled with disbelief.

This time the dunk made the magic period soar. James glanced at Lin Sen and asked for the ball directly.

Varejao sent the ball directly to James, and just as Artest was about to force it up, James took the ball directly to Linsen.

Facing James' initiative, it was too late for Artest to think about defending himself. Lin Sen signaled Artest to hand James over to Lin Sen.

"LeBron found Wood directly. Obviously LeBron wants to get back face for Big Z, and even more for the team, but defense is not Wood's strong point, let alone defending LeBron."

"This is not necessarily the case. Wood's defense is underestimated. More precisely, it is affected by his habit of gambling steals and last season's defense. In fact, Wood's defense is very good this season." Bill Walton said. . (To be continued..)