Chapter 600: Take the Nets
The rookie game is not very well positioned in All-Star Weekend, compared to Starlight, it is not as good as the All-Star game; It's not as good as the slam dunk contest; Compared to the technical content, it is not as good as the skill challenge. However, people still like to watch it - the reason is very simple, if the All-Star Game is a big-name female star with gorgeous packaging, then the Rookie Challenge is milk tea MM: the former is certainly exciting, but it is not guaranteed to appear one Hibiscus, two Yang Er, and three Jade Phoenix; Although the latter is young, it at least retains some innocence, and the premise is 2010.
In the just-concluded All-Star Rookie Challenge, the sophomores failed to continue the glorious tradition of rookie matchups, losing to the first-year team 128-140. Memphis Grizzlies' Blake. Griffin played 30 minutes, shooting 14-of-18 and scoring a team-high 30 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Speaking of which, Griffin can be regarded as the most exciting champion in the post-04 years.
The characteristics of the "Rookie Challenge" are perfectly reflected in Griffin, who is regarded as a once-in-a-decade basketball talent as the true genius of the Grizzlies. He appeared in 47 games this season, all starts, and averaged 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. He is the Grizzlies' scoring champion, assist champion, and block champion, and he was cultivated as the team boss early.
The rookie in the '09 class is considered to be no less than the class of '07, and the reason is that Griffin is not the only one with superstar potential. Evans' potential isn't inferior to that of the Grizzlies.
Sacramento Kings youngster Tyreck. Evans played 29 minutes today, shooting 9-of-13 and finishing with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals. His table is more comprehensive. As the true son of the king. Evans is also regarded as a once-in-a-decade basketball talent. He has made 47 appearances this season. All starters, averaging 20.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 46.0% from the field. At present, he is the Kings' team scoring champion, assist champion, steal king, and free throw champion, and he was also cultivated as the team boss early.
Perhaps accustomed to being the boss, Evans scored just six points in the first 10 minutes of the game, leaving most of his limelight opportunities to Blake. Griffin and Brandon. Jennings. Of course. He was against another defender, James. Harden was also taken care of - with 12:47 left in the first half, Evans hit the three-second zone, jumped and passed the ball straight behind Harden, who received the ball and threw it away.
In fact, Evans was tepid throughout the first half, and compared to Westbrook and Mayo in the sophomore team, Evans seemed too mature and selfless, and the first grade was able to beat the sophomore team, in fact, Evans was the one who contributed the most.
Throughout the game, Evans' watch was not very eye-catching. Perhaps only a few extremely professional fans can appreciate the technical content of the abdomen and abdomen from his seemingly ordinary layups again and again.
But the MVP is not an amateur. They knew Evans' contribution, and once again there was a tie for this year's rookie MVP, with the Grizzlies' Blake Brown. Griffin and the Kings' Tyrek. Evans shared the honor of being the MVP of the rookie game.
It is worth mentioning that Westbrook scored a game-high 41 points, becoming the third-highest scoring player in the rookie game after Ji Guoyi and Durant, and he is naturally a well-deserved offensive king in the lower bracket of all times. It's a pity that the sophomore team dug too deep at the beginning, Westbrook's shooting percentage was too low, and the label of lone wolf and selfishness had begun to stick to him.
There is no better mention of Nets center Brooke. Lopez, the league's new twin, could only lament his ill-fated fate, scoring just six points and six rebounds in this year's Rookie Challenge, while his sophomore team became one of the few teams in a decade to lose to a first-year team.
Losing is the biggest pain in López's heart. With the Nets this season, Lopez has lost to the point where he can't hold his head up. In 48 games, the Nets lost 46 games, and only played 42 games to eat their third 10-game losing streak. Fans who follow the Nets can see that Lopez has endured it again and again, but he is already on the verge of exploding.
López came to the Rookie Challenge with this depression, and for him, that kind of competition didn't mean much. As a 2.13-meter-tall big center, it was difficult for him to adapt to this kind of showmanlike game, and just like Yao Ming back then, Lopes also became the foil of the game.
Lopez played 22 minutes throughout the game, but only had four shots, and most of the time he was running back and running with the smaller players but couldn't catch the ball. He scored three of his four shots to score six points, the joint-second-lowest of the game, just ahead of the Italian Danilo Brown. Gallinari's 5 points are a little higher. Six rebounds is a small highlight for López, but compared to first-year starting center De Juan. Blair, López's number jù is not worth mentioning. Blair grabbed 20 rebounds and had 12 points left in the game, and his table was much brighter than him.
Ji Guoqiu first comforted his younger brother Dragic after the game, and then chatted with Lopez for a few words, which made the latter's love a lot higher.
At the owners meeting on February 10, in addition to studying the Clippers' problems, the 29 owners also voted for the new owners of the Nets by the way, and as a result, 20 owners voted in favor of the newly grown Emma Brown. Roberts became the new owner of the Nets.
Ji Guoqiu has actually become the new owner of the Nets, and fools know that Roberts Jr. is a shield to bypass the league's regulations. Of course, the happiest of these are the Nets players and fans, and Lopez is thrilled at the thought that Brother Panda is likely to come to the Nets next season. After a nightmare first half of the season, he hasn't tasted winning for a long time, and Ji Guoqiu came to the Nets, and everyone knew that they would become the top team in the Eastern Conference.
And the Nets are the bottom of the season and as long as they continue to maintain this record, they have a 25% chance of winning the first pick. Even if they are unlucky, the Nets can at least get the top three draft picks, plus Brother Panda, the Nets will inevitably become the new powerhouse in the Eastern Conference in a short period of time. Nets fans and players can't help but get excited just thinking about it.
After the Rookie Challenge, domestic fans didn't feel much about it, but at the All-Star Game the day after tomorrow, they could no longer see the three Chinese, because Yao Ming announced before the All-Star Game that he would miss this year's All-Star Game due to ankle discomfort.
Yao Ming felt discomfort in his feet during training on February 8 and has been resting for a week. Yao Ming's body is so big, and when he gets older, he will definitely have old injuries repeatedly.
In the Dallas All-Star Game, although Yao Ming could not participate in it, he would come to watch the game and said that he might not participate in the All-Star Game again.
The little giant admitted that he had no regrets about his injury and absence from the All-Star, and even some luck. He was grateful to the fans for their support and voted for him. But Yao Ming said: "Actually, I have always felt that I am not suitable for the All-Star Game, because first, I can't run fast, and second, I can't jump high, which is not suitable for the NBA's All-Star performance game, and every time I go, I will feel a little tormented." And I'm not young anymore, not just an All-Star, I'm not going to play in all competitions except the NBA, including the Olympics. ”
Yao Ming's words made the Basketball Association far away from the world very dissatisfied, but they had nothing to threaten Yao Ming, and it was even more impossible to block, the little giant was not as easy to knead as roughly. Besides, didn't Feng Xiaogang say it, ban or something, only when the four (harmonious) people are in the gang.
On February 14th, today's four individual competitions and one team competition, only Ji Guoyi of the two brothers participated in the three-point shooting competition, and the rest of the invitations were all declined.
The H-O-R-S-E competition, a short-lived event with only two years of life, is already the last this year, and the two brothers naturally didn't bother to accept the invitation.
Durant was last year's champion, and his opponents this year are Rondo of the Boston Celtics and Rookie Omi of the Sacramento Kings. Casby. As the champion, Durant took the lead, standing in the midcourt with his back to the basket and throwing the ball without touching the basket, which drew laughter from the audience. Rondo's shot touched the basket, but unfortunately missed, the audience felt sorry for him, and the last appearance of Cosby was also three non-sticky, and all three players got a letter "H" each.
Durant was back on the pitch and he easily shot the ball from the left wing close to midfield, Rondo followed suit, he also hit the ball, and Cosby drew another triple miss, again drawing laughter from the crowd and getting a second letter "O". Durant then opted to shoot the ball from behind the left baseline rebound, and Rondo didn't finish it. Cosby stepped up to the free-throw line and hit the ball, and Durant and Rondo both hit free throws.
The trio then switched several positions and shooting styles, but none of them hit the ball. Rondo shot from outside the court in the bottom left corner, the ball went into the net, and Cosby missed the shot, which allowed him to lead with "HOR". Durant then passes the ball to the audience, and the audience passes the ball back, and he catches the ball and shoots it, and hits. Rondo's midfielder had a three-shot shot with his back to the basket, and Cosby, after discussing with Barkley, actually kicked the ball to the basket at the free throw line, but unfortunately the ball didn't hit.
As Cosby missed two consecutive three-point imitation shots in the following game, he took the lead in getting "HORSE" and was eliminated. After that, the game evolved into a 3-point competition between Durant and Rondo, both of whom shot 3-pointers at the top of the circle, and after many rounds of competition, although Rondo performed quite well, but with his 3-point basket missed, he also got the "HORSE" five letters and lost, and Durant successfully defended the title. (To be continued......)