Chapter 191 2001 All-Star Weekend!(1/2)
Saturday, February 10, MCI Center Arena.
At this time, the City of Washington is holding the 2001 NBA All-Star Weekend.
Li Mu and his group arrived here on time.
In this All-Star Game, the Magic are the biggest winners.
In the All-Star event, Duncan, McGrady and Hill were selected, and they were all All-Star starters.
In addition, in the rookie challenge, Mike Miller, Magloyle and Martial Saint Jackson participated.
You ask the Martial Saint isn’t the second round pick in 1997?
That's right.
Jackson was a rookie in 1997, but he didn't play in an NBA game.
Therefore, the 00/01 season is his rookie season, and there is nothing wrong with the first-year team he participated in.
Just like Griffin, the White Warcraft Beast, was reimbursed before the game was played, and then returned to win the best rookie the next year.
At the same time, Li Mu was once again elected as the head coach of the All-Star Game, the difference is that he became the head coach of the Eastern Star Team.
With seven players selected for a team, they are naturally the big winner.
The Eastern Conference Stars, other starters, are the invincible Carter and Iverson.
You said there was no center?
There is no way, Mo Ning will be reimbursed for the season and will naturally give way.
Hill was not reimbursed and was able to play in the All-Star Game.
In addition to three of the four major points guards and Duncan, the first player was voted by fans, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Except for Hill, they are all top ten scorers in the league, so their popularity is naturally not bad.
Substitutes include Ray Allen, Sprewell, Alan Houston, Antonio Davis, Mutombo, Marbury, and Glen Robinson.
The Western Conference Stars starter, Kidd, Kobe, Webber, Garnett, Payton.
You ask if there is no O'Neal?
Yes, O'Neal was out due to injury.
All-Star substitutes include Finley, David Robinson, Rashid, Malone, Antonio Davis, Ben Wallace, Nowitzki.
In Li Mu's previous life, the head coach of the Western Conference Stars was Adelman, but now it's Phil Jackson.
Although the Lakers lost some games that should not be lost due to polishing the triangular offensive tactics, they can still beat the Kings in terms of record with their luxurious bench strength.
O'Neal cannot play. As the head coach of the Western Conference, Jackson naturally chose to choose someone from the Lakers to replace him.
In fact, Adelman did the same, and this is how Divac became the 2001 All-Star Center.
Be the first to start the rookie challenge.
To be honest, the 2000 draft was both inadequate.
However, in the 1999 draft, many championship puzzle players were released.
The sophomore had a pretty good lineup, Frances, Hamilton, Marion, Odom, and Brand.
The first grade was a bit bleak because Reed, the strongest rookie in 2000, failed to be selected.
Just out, Martin Cliffs, Mike Miller, Jackson, Miles, Kenyon Martin.
If it weren't for the Martial Saint's support, the first-grade lineup would be simply weak.
The first half of the game started, and the second-year students were fighting against the first-year.
Francis beat Martin Cliffs against each other.
The strength of the two is not the same dimension at all.
You know, Francis can beat the bearded Davis to play the starter at this time.
Even the bearded Davis can only play as a substitute. Martin Cliffs, a first-year-old, is just a rookie who cannot play well and is not enough to watch.
Hamilton and Miller are both masters without balls.
However, Hamilton is too strong in running, and the Chinese shooting king's accurate shooting skills.
Mike Miller lost it was not unfair. At this time, Hamilton averaged 21 points per game.
It can be said that in addition to No. 1 pick Brand, even Francis, who was attacking fiercely, has scored more than 100 million points lower than Hamilton's score.
Even though he was brushing.
However, this is also a manifestation of strength.
Then Marion faces Jackson.
If you compare to the fight, the hacker is really not the opponent of the Martial Saint.
Now we are competing with football skills. Jackson has not yet grown up. Although he is omnipotent, he has nothing more outstanding.
It's really not a match for Marion.
The outside line is directly suppressed.
In the inside competition, Odom and Brand also suppressed Kenyon Martin and 'KG II' Myers.
At the end of the first half, the sophomore has established a 12-point lead.
In the bench lineup, the second graders, there are also bearded Davis, Ginobili, Zebiac and the offensively attacking Terry.
Even with the substitute lineup, he still crushed the first grade.
The game ended, and the second grader defeated the first grader with a score difference of 23 points and won the rookie challenge.
Francis made the spotlight and won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge with 24 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Then, carry out the skill challenge project.
In the three-point shooting competition, because the last three-point shooting king Hornersek did not participate, Ray Allen broke through the siege and won the three-point shooting competition in 2001.
Immediately afterwards, a dunk contest was held.
There are no famous players such as Carter, Kobe, McGrady, etc.
Mason laughed the last time and won the dunk king of the 2001 slam dunk contest.
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On February 11, the All-Star Game started.
The Eastern Conference starter, Iverson, Carter, Hill, McGrady, and Duncan.
The Western Conference starter, Kidd, Payton, Kobe, Webber, and Garnett.
The competition begins.
Duncan jumped to Garnett and attacked the East first.
Iverson rode alone and ran into Kidd, but failed to hit the iron.
In the Western Conference offense, Kobe broke through, layup, glided and dunked, and scored two points.
Carter broke through and wanted to dunk, but was blocked by Payton. With his awesome bounce ability, Carter avoided Payton's blockade.
However, with a whoosh, Garnett rushed over, defended the ball and flew out like playing volleyball.
Li Mu couldn't bear to look at it.
Kidd and Payton are both the ceilings of the outside defense.
Garnett is the ceiling for the inside defense.
The All-Star Game is real defense and real play. As soon as the game started, Iverson and Carter met with ironclad.
Fortunately, McGrady got the basketball and hit the ground, and passed the ball to Hill who was completely empty.
Lift the ball, jump up, attack...
Swish—!
Hill made a three-pointer.
Bang-!
In the process of returning to defense, Hill and McGrady celebrating.
"The Magic's outside combination connection was back for the Eastern Stars team.
Hill's three-point shot looks better," Mike Bryn said.
Kidd took the ball to the frontcourt, and a pass that didn't look at people helped Garnett catch the ball, layup, and scored two points with a clang.
O'Neal did not participate, and Duncan ran to the east.
It doesn't matter, the West won't cry for a month.
The inside of the western region still has the absolute advantage.
To be continued...