Chapter 219 All-Star Game
Latest website: Western Conference All-Star starters: O'Neal, Garnett, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Payton
Western Conference All-Star Substitutes: David Robinson, Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, Vin Baker, Mitch Richmond, Duncan, Stockton
Western Conference head coach: Harris
Eastern All-Star starters: Mutombo, Zhao Dong, Grant Hill, Michael Jordan, Anfernee Hardaway
Eastern All-Star reserves: Shawn Kemp, Glen Rice, Reggie Miller, Steve Smith, Rick Schmitz, Tim Hardaway, Jason Williams
Eastern Head Coach: Don Nelson
Today's All-Star event attracted many television broadcasts.
CCTV also broadcast the game live in real time. Zhang Lijia joked: "Although the Knicks have the best record in the league, Zhao Dong is the only one selected for the All-Stars. The Lakers are second in the league and first in the Western Conference, but everyone has the best record." Four guys were selected to be All-Stars, the difference is huge."
"Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, Kobe. Kobe, although he has improved a lot this season, but with this data, the Lakers have made a lot of efforts to become an All-Star starter. This is really a big compliment! "Sun Zhenping said with a smile.
Zhao Dong's grandparents did not come today. It was too noisy and this kind of occasion was not suitable for them. Lin Meizhu stayed at home to accompany the two elderly people. Only Zhao Zhenzhong, Zhao Dacheng and Lindsay came.
Zhao Dong arranged for his family and went to the Eastern Conference locker room, which is the home team's locker room. He went to this place countless times.
Outside was Nelson, some Knicks staff and security personnel.
"They are all here, Feilong, go in." Old Nelson patted Zhao Dong on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"ok."
After saying hello, Zhao Dong opened the door.
"Hello everyone, welcome to Madison Square Garden," he smiled.
"Feilong, congratulations."
Grant Hill stood up and offered his congratulations.
Others also sent congratulations,
Even Jordan followed suit.
"Thank you!" Zhao Dong smiled.
It’s no better than last year. Last year, his status in the league was far lower than it is now. Now, he has Jordan’s Bulls at his feet, holds an FMVP and a championship ring in his hand, and this season he has a 30+ triple-double all-around performance, which is a league-wide strength. He is a super star that even Jordan can't overpower.
He asked himself, even if he didn't consider the home court issue, if Jordan wanted to unite with others to suppress him this year like last year, there wouldn't be that many people cooperating, right?
This time last year, Jordan provoked him wantonly. Do you still dare to do it now?
Seeing that Jordan also congratulated him, Zhao Dong didn't cause any trouble for him and started to change his clothes.
Jordan's mood is very complicated. The Silver Devils were officially released yesterday and the sales were very good. The sales of his brand shoes in New York were seriously affected yesterday.
Even Feilong Sporting Goods Company's store in Chicago sold more than 10,000 pairs of Silver Devils. That was his base. What damn traitors bought it?
This is not just a question of money, but a question of status. Zhao Dong, who owns Feilong Sports Goods Company, is no longer just a player.
Such a person is destined to have a much higher status than ordinary players.
In a circle with capital, if he doesn't catch up, he may not even be qualified to stand with Zhao Dong in the future.
Thinking of this, he felt a sense of urgency and felt that it was time to talk to Nike.
His idea is to take a partial stake in Jordan Brand shoes, that is, to become one of the owners of the brand.
Twenty minutes later, the starting lineup came on.
The top ten starters from the East and West All-Stars are gathered together, waiting to appear.
Zhao Dong took a look and saw that the Lakers had four All-Stars and two starters, while a bad team like the Spurs also had two All-Stars, and he was the only one in the Knicks.
"Shark, even if you win the championship, what do you have to do with so many All-Stars around you? Let the management sell them as soon as possible."
With nothing to do, he started teasing.
"Pfft!" Mutombo laughed.
O'Neal laughed in anger, am I the kind of person who cuts off his own arm? He stared at his little eyes and shouted: "Feilong, do you think I'm stupid?"
"Look, when I won the championship, everyone said I won the championship with a single core. If you win the championship, how many cores will it be? Four cores?" Zhao Dong said with a smile.
"...Four, four cores?"
O'Neal stared dumbfounded. If it was really a quad-core, it would really be nothing to him.
"So sell some useless ones, such as Kobe, a rookie." Zhao Dong said with a smile.
"What did you say?" Kobe jumped directly.
"Shut up, is there any place for you to talk here?" Zhao Dong stared.
"Kobe, be quiet." O'Neal also looked at Kobe.
He knew very well how Kobe became a starter in the All-Star Game. He was chatting with Zhao Dong, what was wrong with Kobe? Just by being a starter in the All-Star Game, you are qualified to be on an equal footing with them.
"you?"
Kobe is furious, does this mean no one has the right? Useless shark, unite with outsiders to bully me. When you get old, I will remove your oxygen tube.
Seeing Kobe with a frustrated look on his face, Zhao Dong felt a stomachache from laughing.
Kobe is only 19 years old this year, and he hasn't even grown up yet. Bullying the young version of Kobe is such a sense of accomplishment.
The West played first, and the East came behind. Because this is Zhao Dong's home court, he was arranged last, and Jordan was the first to play in the East.
"amvp! amvp..."
When Zhao Dong came on the court, all the Knicks fans cheered enthusiastically.
"This damn boy!" Jordan cursed secretly.
He has no interest in amvp anymore. This year is Zhao Dong's home court again. He can't suppress him even if he wants to. Maybe Nelson will put him on the bench, so he has no interest in playing.
Stern was sitting on the sidelines. He was well aware of the conflict between Jordan and Zhao Dong, but these two were the superstars he promoted to the world, so he could not sit back and watch the conflict between these two people on the court.
As long as something like the private fight between Zhao Dong and Karl Malone doesn't happen off the court, he won't interfere, but like the last time Zhao Dong beat Jordan, he definitely doesn't want it to happen again.
He stood up and waved to the two of them, motioning them to come over.
"Mr. Stern." Zhao Dong and Jordan greeted after they came over.
"You are all world-class sports superstars now, and countless people are watching you. I hope you can set an example for the league and don't make people think that the NBA is full of violence, and don't let people think that the NBA is a dirty place to play... "
Stern stabbed one sentence at the same time. The first sentence was about Zhao Dong's violence, and the latter sentence was about Jordan's dangerous move to defend Zhao Dong last time.
Zhao Dong and Jordan also understood. The latter said: "Sir, you know me. I couldn't defend like that on purpose. Feilong should apologize to me. He hit me on purpose."
"I didn't hit you because of that action, because I also think you didn't mean it. I hit you because you threatened my teammates, don't you understand?"
Zhao Dong immediately counterattacked.
"I didn't say anything at all, you just hit me on purpose." Jordan said angrily.
"It's not like you haven't been beaten before. Your little brother, a small character like Steve Kerr, has beaten you. Why are you so excited?" Zhao Dong said.
"You?" Jordan was exasperated.
"It's begun, it's begun, the internal strife has begun!"
"Photograph it, you must photograph it."
All the media and countless fans became excited when they saw the two bullfighting here. The media cameras were all focused on this side, preparing to take some shots.
"enough!"
Stern's face became sullen and he even started arguing in front of me. These two guys are really not easy at all!
When mediation failed, and seeing the attention of the entire audience, he waved helplessly and drove the two of them away.
The two broke up on bad terms and returned to the Eastern Conference All-Star bench at the same time.
Next, all the All-Stars took a family photo together. Zhao Dong and Jordan stood together, in the middle of all the All-Stars, occupying the C position together.
"Apologise to me now, you violent person!"
"You still owe me a public apology."
"That's impossible."
"Oh, I forgot, God of Gamblers, you owed me one million dollars last season, pay me back quickly."
"That's history now. Go to the museum and ask for money."
"You're a bastard with no gambling products."
"Violent elements."
"Next time I punch you, you can choose to call the police."
"You idiot, are you going to let the police shoot us both? Let me advise you, never call the police in America, except for white people."
"Damn it, I really forgot!"
When the two were taking pictures, they kept talking and bickering back and forth. The other All-Stars laughed until their stomachs ached.
The cameraman was about to ask everyone to shout eggplant, but now they all started laughing, so there was no need to shout.
"Crack, click, click..."
The camera flashed a few times and it was done.
Next, it’s time for the guest performers.
There are more stars tonight than last night. There are Hollywood stars and NBA stars on the sidelines, and the guest performers are from here.
Twenty minutes later, the main game began.
O'Neal and Mutombo jumped the ball, the former won, and the West attacked.
As usual, the first half is not very defensive, it is pure star performance time.
Kobe was nervous, excited, but very active in his first All-Star game. He took the initiative to ask Payton for the ball, and Payton gave it back.
"Uh-huh!"
In the midst of nervousness and excitement, my first jump shot actually hit.
"yeah!"
Kobe felt great, and the tension in his heart was gradually replaced by excitement.
"Kobe, beat up the person standing in front of you." Zhao Dong shouted.
The other three Eastern All-Stars all looked helpless. Zhao Dong asked Kobe to beat his teammate Jordan. Is this an internal strife?
Jordan was furious, can this rookie defeat me?
Giving Zhao Dong a hard look, he extended his hand to Mutombo who was serving.
"Give it to me, I'm the organizer." Zhao Dong also extended his hand.
“There’s internal strife! There’s internal strife!”
Seeing Zhao Dong and Jordan asking for the ball at the same time, the media and fans became excited again, and all the cameras were focused on the two.
"Hardaway is the point guard." Jordan said angrily.
"Then why do you want the ball?" Zhao Dong said.
Jordan was stunned and had nothing to say.
"Go ahead and do your best without the ball. The organization still has to look at mine." Zhao Dong said.
"No." Jordan disagreed.
When the referee saw the two arguing, he blew his whistle to signal that the ball should be served quickly.
"Tonight, of all the people in the Eastern Conference, who averages more assists per game than me? Who has any problem with me organizing the offense?"
Zhao Dong looked around at everyone and said that he was doing his job.
When he said this, no one could say no, including point guard Anfernee Hardaway.
So far in the season, Zhao Dong is averaging 9.6 assists per game, second in the league. The first is Rod Strickland, the Wizards' point guard, who averages 10.5 assists per game and has not been selected for the All-Star Game.
"Give it to me, Dikembe, or I will get into the basket and steal your job." Zhao Dong shouted to Mutomuto.
Mutombo was stunned and immediately passed the ball to Zhao Dong.
His rebounding ability is at most comparable to Zhao Dong. If Zhao Dong goes in to grab rebounds, what else will he do in the All-Star Game?
Besides offending Zhao Dong, it would be better to offend Jordan. After all, Jordan does not like violence as much as Zhao Dong.
"This bastard?"
Seeing Zhao Dong get the ball, Jordan cursed angrily.
Meanwhile, a roar of cheers quickly erupted in Madison Square Garden.
Zhao Dong came to the frontcourt with the ball, and the person guarding him was Garnett.
Among the five starters in the West, there are two power forwards and one is his old enemy Postman Malone, who is guarding the basket at this time.
Zhao Dong faked a shot and hit Garnett easily with a fake shot.
Garnett's movement speed was very fast, but it was nothing in front of Zhao Dong. He didn't even chase after he was surprised, he turned around and watched Zhao Dong go in.
When O'Neal saw Zhao Dong coming in with the ball, he didn't bother to defend and stepped aside.
Karl Malone, after more than half a season of healing and with the help of a psychiatrist, the psychological shadow of Zhao Dong is gone, and he has returned to the powerful forward who is full of hatred for Zhao Dong.
Seeing Zhao Dong charging in, he immediately concentrated on preparing for the attack.
The whole world knows that Karl Malone and Zhao Dong are having fun on and off the court. They are the only couple in the league who have had private fights in the boxing ring for decades, so all the cameras are focused on them at this time. After reaching the basket, all the fans' eyes were fixed on the two.
Zhao Dong's eyes were firm. He raised the ball high in the air with his right hand and jumped up to face the postman Malone.
"Forced deduction?" the on-site commentator shouted loudly.
With a cry, the cold-blooded postman Ma Long jumped up.
In this defense, even if he pulls Zhao Dong down, he will never allow Zhao Dong to dunk him, never!
Under the gaze of hundreds of millions of people, Zhao Dongfei approached the postman, who slapped him hard.
But just when the postman made his move, Zhao Dong suddenly turned in the air, bypassed Malone, avoided the slap, and flew to the front of the basket.
At this time, with the help of Silver Demon and level 100 core strength, he showed super-class jumping ability and ability to stay in the air. After doing a 360-degree rotation, he still maintained a considerable height, with only the basket above his head. One end of the basket.
"drink!"
With a muffled groan, he opened his arms and drew the bow. The terrifying explosive power burst out at this moment, facing the basket and smashing the ball in his hand.
"What?"
Ma Long hit the target with one slap and knew it was over.
"boom!"
The next moment, an extremely strong sound of a basket exploding sounded above his head.
"yeah!"
Nearly 20,000 Knicks fans roared wildly.
Almost all the NBA stars and Hollywood stars on the sidelines stood up, cheered and applauded.
"Ho ho ho ho... 360-degree rotation... a flat-basket dunk... a super-powerful flat-basket dunk... it comes from the New York Dragons' performance!"
The on-site commentator roared crazily.
On the sidelines, Stern applauded with a smile on his face.
If Michael Jordan is about gorgeous aesthetics, then Zhao Dong is the perfect fusion of violent aesthetics and gorgeous aesthetics. This is a superstar that is completely different from Jordan. He has different attraction and charm from Jordan. This is what he has for Zhao Dong. view.
"It would be even more perfect if he was an American!" If Zhao Dong's violence is not considered, this is his only regret.
"Postman, your defense is vulnerable!"
Amidst the deafening cheers, the excited Zhao Dong roared loudly at Karl Malone.
Karl Malone gritted his teeth, bypassed Zhao Dong and ran towards the frontcourt.
Facing Zhao Dong's roar, the psychological shadow that had been cleared from his heart seemed to be resurrecting like an inner demon.
Western Conference All-Star offense.
When O'Neal saw Zhao Dong make a super dunk, he felt itchy in his heart. As soon as he reached the basket, he carried Mutombo to the top of the arc and asked for the ball.
Payton immediately passed the ball in.
As soon as O'Neal caught the ball, Mutombo behind him was so smart that he immediately dodged to the side.
"boom!"
Under the violent blow of the big shark's hands, the basket frame was sunk by a foot, and it was shaking a bit scary.
This super dunk immediately received cheers from the fans.
When the Eastern Conference attacked, Zhao Dong took the ball to the frontcourt, then broke through Garnett and went in.
O'Neal was too smart and moved aside to watch the play, leaving only Karl Malone under the basket.
This time, Zhao Dong's speed was not too fast. When he reached the postman, he suddenly changed direction.
This change of direction is as dexterous and fast as a defender. It is completely beyond the ability of a 205 cm, 115 kg big man.
This action immediately shook Karl Malone's center of gravity, and then Zhao Dong faced the postman and rose up with one step.
"not good!"
Karl Malone was startled and was already a beat too slow when he jumped up.
He didn't hesitate when facing the buckle, grabbing Zhao Dong who was flying up with both hands, trying to pull him down.
But he was a beat slower, and Zhao Dong jumped very high, and the bullet speed was very fast. His hands could not reach Zhao Dong's shoulders, but only reached his chest. When he wanted to push Zhao Dong out easily, it was already too late. .
"boom!"
After a one-arm dunk, the basket exploded.
The next moment, Zhao Dong collided with Ma Long, directly knocking him down.
"Bang!"
Ma Long landed unsteadily and sat down on the floor.
"yeah!"
Madison Square Garden erupted in loud cheers again.
"Ho ho ho..."
After a burst of excited screams, the on-site commentator roared loudly: "The flat basket dunk, an extremely brutal flat basket dunk, the New York Flying Dragon dunked the postman Karl Malone. He showed the postman what the aesthetics of violence are... …Dunk you, dunk you, look down on you, and then get cheers and applause from the fans, this is the perfect interpretation of the aesthetics of violence!”
Zhao Dong jumped down from the basket and smiled at Ma Long, but there was no smile in his eyes, only a trace of the ferocity and ferocity unique to hunting beasts.
On the sidelines, retired Lakers superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said to Magic Johnson next to him: "Ervin, Feilong can complete the dunk. The change of direction at the guard level is the key. It makes the Postman's defense collapse in an instant. "
"Yeah, I can do that," Johnson laughed.
"Haha..." Jabbar laughed.
The two have a very good relationship. When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was getting old, the Lakers happened to get Magic. Then after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was injured in the playoffs, Magic led the team with a single core and created the great feat of winning the championship in his rookie season.
"Actually, O'Neal is also very agile. His speed can even reach the level of a guard, but he still cannot perform as a truly top outside line like Feilong." Johnson laughed.
"Everyone has his own characteristics. As a giant under the basket, he can just push horizontally. He no longer needs other skills."
Jabbar laughed.
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