Chapter Eighty-Six: The Depressed Rookie Challenge (2nd Update)
The first two days of the All-Star Game are the warm-up phase, mainly the Celebrity Game, the Fan Fiesta and the Shooting Stars game, and it is not until the third day that the main event begins.
After Qin Yang was a spectator for two days, he finally started to play.
The first to start is the Rookie Challenge.
Qin Yang, as a rookie this year, although he lost the draft, he got the opportunity to play.
Sophomores: Kevin Durant (Thunder), Jeff Green (Thunder), Al Horford (Hawks), Al Thorton (Clippers), Teddex Young (76ers), Wilson Chandler (Knicks), Ronnie Starkey (Pistons), Yaaron Brooks (Rockets), Luis Scola (Rockets).
First-year teams: Derrick Rose (Bulls), O.J. Mayo (Grizzlies), Mark Gasol (Grizzlies), Greg Oden (Trail Blazers), Qin Yang (Cavaliers), Russell Westbrook (Thunder), Eric Gordon (Clippers), Michael Beasley (Heat), Brook Lopez (Nets).
The moment the lineups of the two sides appeared, Qin Yang had a premonition of misfortune.
Sure enough, in the middle of the competition, the second grade was almost far ahead, and the first grade was not given a chance at all.
The second-grade lineup is very reasonable.
Point guard Thaddeus Young is good at organizing offense, Elsolton is good at offense, Al Horford is good offensively and defensively, and Kevin Durant and Jeff Green are both good offensively and defensively.
Second-year ball possession is easy to distribute. Even the benches, the lineups of Scola, Brooks, Ronny Starkey and Wilson Chandler are easy to play.
But what the hell is the first grade.
The inside Oden is weak and doesn't seem to be able to recover from the injury, Marc Gasol and Brook Lopes are good, but they belong to one type, Qin Yang knows at a glance that the inside defense of his side in this game is difficult to guarantee.
On the outside, Michael Beasley's brain-dead and solitary aura has been turned on.
Rose, Mayo, and Gordon are all two-way guards, and no one is convinced of anyone, how to distribute the ball.
In the first quarter, Rose and Mayo were on the court, there was no cooperation at all, and both wanted to lead the team with their individual abilities, but they were beaten by the sophomore on the ground.
By the time Qin Yang played, it was a little better, but Rose was still the ball bully. Michael Beasley wasn't much better, and once he got the ball, he went it alone.
Qin Yang has a black line.
Behind in the first quarter, behind in the second, behind in the third, behind in the fourth.
Throughout the game, although Qin Yang had three-pointers and wonderful passes, he was very depressed in his heart.
"What kind of game is this playing, there is no cooperation at all."
Qin Yang felt very uncomfortable but there was no way, and the rookie challenge ended so simply.
Kevin Durant finished with 46 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and became the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.
The best thing about the second grade team is that there is a core, and the players in the second grade team have a preliminary understanding of the ball and status in the team.
It's clear that the temporary boss of the sophomore team is Kevin Durant.
In the second year, Durant is the core of the play, and it is easy to form a temporary simple tactics and coordination, while in the first year, no one is convinced.
Even Qin Yang was dissatisfied with the other three defenders in his heart.
Can Rose shoot on time? Mayo, don't make trouble, if you don't have the ability, play a good assist, Gordon, if you can catch the ball, shoot, don't show off your ball skills, give me the ball to organize. Qin Yang was very similar to scolding them, but this idea could only be hidden in his heart, and it was estimated that other people had the same idea.
Losing the rookie challenge, Qin Yang was depressed.
But the game went on.
In the Skills Challenge, Tony Parker, Devin Harris, Derrick Rose and More-Williams played. The most famous of them, Tony Parker, made a mistake and was eliminated the first time, while Mo Williams passed the ball three times in a row without success, which was very frustrating.
This also shows that Mo Williams' passing skills are really not very good.
In the final, Devin Harris faced off against Derrick Rose.
Devin Harris is actually similar to Mo Williams, both are relatively simple players. In the finals, Devin Harris was more anxious in both shooting and passing, passing twice, shooting twice, and the results were really average.
The skill challenge is a test of the comprehensive quality of the point guard, dribbling, breaking, passing, shooting, Devin Harris, a player who is not very good at passing and shooting, it is difficult to win the championship.
As a rookie, Derrick Rose won the Skills Challenge, which still caused quite a stir.
Compared to other point guards, Rose's passing is still above the level line, and his shooting is slightly inferior, but there is still a certain level of vacancy.
The Skills Challenge is followed by a three-point contest.
As a rookie this year, Qin Yang is also fortunate to participate in this year's three-point competition.
This competition is the only possible winning project for Qin Yang this year, so Qin Yang cares a lot. But being very concerned doesn't necessarily mean that you perform well.
The players who participated in the three-point contest were Mike Bibby, Daquan Cook, Danny Granger, Jason Capono, Rashard Lewis and Qin Yang.
In the first round of the game, Qin Yang was the penultimate shot.
Rashad Lewis played well in the first game, scoring 17 points and putting a lot of pressure on the back. Mike Bibby scored just 14 points in his second appearance, which is likely to be eliminated, but Cook scored 18 points when he missed all four points.
Daniel Granger came on the court, didn't feel good, scored only 13 points, and was definitely eliminated.
From this you can see the difference between three-point players.
Daniel Granger and Mike Bibby both mainly create their own shooting space, so in the catch-and-shoot three-point competition, their performance is average, but Cook and Rashad Lewis play well.
Qin Yang appeared in the penultimate position, and the pressure was great.
Generally speaking, there are three people who enter the second round of the finals, which means that if he wants to advance to the finals safely, Qin Yang must score at least 18 points.
In this way, no matter how Capono plays in the end, Qin Yang can enter the final.
When it was Qin Yang's turn to shoot, Qin Yang took a deep breath and stood on the first point.
Catch, bend your knees, bend your arms, and shoot!
Qin Yang did not choose to provoke, but used the simplest and quickest method.
But the first ball, it was missed, and it was empty.
The fans at the scene were amazed.
Narrator:
"Missing shots, which is not unusual for Bruce, who is far ahead in three-point shooting percentage in the regular season this year."
"The second ball, my God, was missed again."