I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 227 Continuing the Winning Streak, All-Star Ticket King
The game between the Bucks and the Pacers was originally a national live broadcast of a strong dialogue. This time the Bucks lost to the Pacers for an unprecedented time, which caused an uproar in the United States for a while.

Previously, the Bucks' 20-game winning streak dominated the league, and many commentators who wanted to sing a different tune have never had a chance to speak out.

And there are 29 NBA teams in the league, and the Bucks are in a small market. Fans of the other 28 teams naturally don't want the Bucks to advance all the way, and even break the Bulls' record of 72 wins in the regular season.

It is enough for a dominant team like the Bulls to have appeared in the NBA. Let him pass the past. Everyone does not want the Bucks to copy the success of the Bulls, let alone be more successful and legendary than the Bulls.

For a while, public opinion inside and outside the league finally found the Bucks' flaws. The defending champion Bucks are not invincible and cannot be defeated.

Once, like last season, the main players are absent due to injuries and the lineup has problems before the All-Star Game, then the Bucks will not be a dominant team that cannot be defeated!
It is precisely because of this that the teams that the Bucks will encounter in the regular season will come out to speak at this time,

They expressed the hope that the fans can continue to trust them, and they will use their best form and the most dedicated attitude to face the Bucks and strive to defeat a championship team like the Bucks.

And the other teams that didn't have their turn also made similar statements. The other 28 teams in the league are fighting each other, even those teams that are obviously already doing poorly.

It just so happened that no one watched the bad teams, and the tickets couldn't be sold at a high price. Now that the Bucks are hot, the tickets have become valuable again.

NBA officials were aware of this, and this matter was also brought to the president's office.

Someone suggested temporarily increasing the number of Bucks live broadcast games across the United States, and someone suggested increasing the Bucks' team reporters to take advantage of the hot spots to make more money.

However, all walks of life have their own rules.

The rules of the NBA have lasted for so many years, and it is not easy to change them temporarily.

After several meetings, the NBA officially decided to increase the number of live broadcasts of the Bucks in the United States after the regular season, that is, the second half of the regular season.

As for other arrangements, there are not many. After all, NBA officials still have to face. They don't want other media to send people to catch the heat right away.

Therefore, outside public opinion does not actually have much impact on the Bucks at this stage.

The game that the Bucks should play continues to play, the lineup that needs to be adjusted, the tactics that should be tried, and the players that should be rested are all proceeding step by step.

On December 12, the Bucks played against the Trail Blazers at home.

As soon as the game started, Pippen approached He Li.

In the past two years, the Trail Blazers were still Pippen's team. In the past few years, Pippen is just a garbage contract that the Blazers can't deal with.

Compared with Jordan, Pippen is more like an old man who decays before he gets old and eats and waits to die.

Jordan is still that extremely difficult old hooligan.

"Scotty, I have to say that your defense is very tough, but I'm sorry, you are facing a man named He Li!"

He Li didn't need to say anything when facing Pippen, "You can't defend me", "Who are you defending", "Are you defending?"

Pippen has 8 first defenses and 2 second defenses. Even if he no longer has the strength of an All-Star, his defensive strength is still very strong.

But even so, under Pippen's single defense, He Li still takes whatever he wants and is not polite.

As for the Blazers' power forward, Randolph is famous for his defensive loopholes. How can the Blazers expect Randolph to use help defense to limit what he can do?

He Li was fully fired in the first quarter, scoring 17 points in a single quarter.

Although the score of the two teams in the first quarter was 28 to 45, even without He Li's 17 points, the Bucks and the Trail Blazers could still tie.

However, with He Li's 17-point lead, the rest of the Bucks will be even more handy when they play a tailwind.

He Li only played half of the second quarter, scoring 26 points and ended today's task.

In the end, the Bucks scored 134 points, and the Blazers returned with a disastrous defeat of 89 points.

You must know that the Blazers are also a playoff team. Although they are a fringe team in the playoffs, they were easily slaughtered by 45 points, which is a bit outrageous.

Not to mention, the one who defends He Li is Scottie Pippen, one of the top [-] superstars who relies on defense to dominate the league!
Not to mention, He Li had only played for one and a half quarters, and the Blazers were brutally killed without any resistance.

The fierce posture shown by the Bucks made the entire league speechless for a while, but the outside media reported it positively.

For a while, the Bucks surpassed the Bulls and broke the regular season record of 72 wins.

Coincidentally, the next day, December 12, the Bucks traveled next door to Chicago to play back-to-back against the Bulls.

The Bucks are back to back, the Bulls are not.

For this battle, the Bulls can be said to be recharging their batteries and waiting for a long time.

The bull was bloody slaughtered by the buck once before, more or less with resentment.

The Bucks just lost to the Pacers a few days ago, and the morale is weak, which is the time to make things worse.

Who would have thought that the Bucks used just one game to make an example of others, announcing to the entire league that the Bucks, who have won 20 consecutive victories, are back.

Therefore, this time the Bulls played against the Bucks, they were full of confidence in the first quarter, but they were instantly crushed in the second quarter.

This time the Bulls' second place in the list failed to shine again. Jay Williams, who only scored 17 points on 6 of 14 shots, was obviously not enough to watch.

The Bucks came from afar, and once again made a big splash in Chicago with a 141-91 victory of 50 points.

The Bucks used two consecutive games, unlike the NBA inter-team games, to tell commentators and fans across the United States that the Bucks' loss to the Pacers was an accident.

And the surprise is not only the Bucks' upset loss, but also the Pacers this season, which is also surprisingly strong.

In fact, while the Bucks regained their second consecutive victories, the Pacers also achieved a wave of three consecutive victories.

The Pacers will soon rush to the second place in the East, and it is not impossible to even catch up with the Bucks.

With the rise of the Pistons, Pacers, and Pelicans, the Celtics, who should have sucked some of the media attention in the East, were squeezed behind.

Teams like the Nets and Magic, which were supposed to make a difference this season, were all too busy trying to hit the playoffs.

After all, the Wizards and 76ers are not easy to mess with.

Closer to home, the time soon came to December 12, when the Bucks played against the Raptors without Carter at home.

After Carter was stepped on by Bowen, he had physical problems.

Without Bowen's stepping foot, the demigod Carter might really have a chance to become a god.

Last season, Carter was slightly injured and couldn't leave the line of fire. He played in the playoffs with an injury and fought to the point of desperation, so he left hidden dangers for this season's regular season.

Since the beginning of this season, Carter has not appeared in the Raptors' roster.

The Raptors with or without Carter are completely two teams, and the Raptors this season will be rotten.

It is a matter of course that the Bucks easily won the Raptors with a 31-point advantage.

It's just that He Li felt a little pity after clocking in the third quarter. With Dell Curry retiring, He Li no longer heard someone calling him "Uncle He Li" from the Raptors bench.

"Paul, this is yours."

On December 12, the Bucks flew to Memphis. After the game, He Li took off his jersey and took the initiative to exchange with Gasol.

"Thank you, brother. Are you free tonight? Let's get together?" Gasol first took off his own jersey, then hugged He Li before taking He Li's jersey.

Gasol knew why He Li took the initiative to exchange jerseys with him, mainly because he wanted to send him to the All-Star Game.

So far, Gasol has 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Quasi-All-Star data.

And because O'Neal went to the Celtics, there is no particularly competitive big center in the East, and Gasol is expected to become the starting center in the West.

Even if Yao Ming gets more votes than Pau Gasol, he may be noticed by the head coaches of the league by virtue of the voice of public opinion.

An all-star is an all-star, and a quasi-all-star who can't be noticed by the spotlight can't become a backup all-star.

And Gasol wants to become an All-Star, whether it is a starter or a substitute, it is not enough to rely on Grizzlies fans.

He Li didn't exchange jerseys with opponent players after every game, let alone He Li took off his jersey and asked to exchange jerseys.

There is no doubt that He Li did this for the sake of his brother.

Gasol naturally saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.

"Paul, next time, there is still a game tomorrow! If you really don't have time, just wait for the All-Star Weekend. There will definitely be time then."

He Li patted Gasol on the shoulder and left. He didn't want to notice Kwame Brown who was staring at them as soon as he turned around.

At this moment, He Li subconsciously thought of the way Wade looked at James.

At the same time, there was a strange feeling in my heart.

Fortunately, He Li is an open-minded person, so he didn't worry about it too much, and there is indeed a game tomorrow.

After the Bucks defeated the Grizzlies, they returned to Milwaukee without stopping to meet the challenge of the Knicks on the second day.

In recent years, the Knicks have no lineup to pay the luxury tax, but in fact they do not have the combat power of the playoffs. The Bucks will naturally win easily against the Knicks.

However, since the blood bull bull, the Bucks have not slaughtered again.

He Li's playing time and number of shots have gradually become the level of a normal NBA starter. He Li's impact on the Bucks and the game has declined, and the Bucks' upper limit has also dropped slightly.

There is no high score of 140 points from time to time like before, usually only about 120 points, but this is enough to beat most teams that can basically only score 90 points and 100 points in a game.

"Brother Li, did I get too many tickets for the All-Star Game? To be honest, I'm really worried now."

He Li was originally preparing for the next game against the Magic, but facing McGrady will still make He Li a little excited.

Unexpectedly, Yao Ming called him at this time, complaining that he was bored.

He Li felt a lot of pressure when he entered the All-Star Game last season, but most of it came from the United States.

After all, He Li didn't have any domestic reporters around him, and there were no official people from a certain association.

However, Yao Ming is different. As a native of China, Yao Ming was carefully cultivated by a certain association. He was exposed to the spotlight in China when he was young. It can be said that he was raised by the people of the entire country.

Yao Ming's every move in the NBA has attracted domestic attention.

However, the two places are far apart, and it is inconvenient to exchange information. At this time, through certain channels, some people convey and disseminate it, so it will change the flavor.

Of course, there are still some psychopaths, who keep fantasizing and want to get some benefits from Yao Ming.

He Li was also horrified when he heard certain news and reports.

It is said that before Yao Ming entered the NBA, some experts calculated Yao Ming's commercial value. They said that Yao Ming played in the NBA until he was 37 years old, and his salary alone was 2.8 million US dollars. In addition, his domestic and foreign commercial value was 20 billion US dollars.

Emmm, He Li doesn't know if he can play healthy basketball until he is 37 in the NBA.Moreover, can you earn $20 billion just by playing without investing.

It can only be said that an expert is an expert.

One can imagine how much pressure Yao Ming brought to the NBA.

But when he first entered the league, Yao Ming obviously didn't adapt very well, and he didn't play well.

However, the voting for the All-Star Game was announced for the first time, and Yao Ming won 51 votes, not only ranking first among centers in the Western Conference, but also among centers in the entire league.

You know, O'Neill only has 45 votes, and Uncle Mu only has 32 votes.

Of course, the All-Star vote king is not Yao Ming, but He Li with 75 votes.

Following He Li is Kobe with 69 votes, Garnett with 62 votes, Carter with 61 votes, and McGrady with 58 votes.

It is worth mentioning that in the first round of voting for the All-Stars in previous years, the number of votes for the top vote is usually between 30 and 50.

This year, not only He Li, the ticket king, broke through this limit, but nearly 10 stars also sat.

Here, I have to say that the Chinese fans are awesome.

More people means more power, and NBA officials have to care about the will of Chinese fans and have to recognize the right of Chinese fans to vote.

Of course, the number of votes counted is just a drop in the bucket compared to the number of votes cast.

As Chinese fans voted more enthusiastically in this year's All-Star Game, the weight of Chinese fans' votes dropped further.

However, the votes of the All-Stars are still affected by this, and the tide goes up.

He Li also benefited from this and became the new All-Star ticket king.

Although it is temporary, it is very likely to be long-term.

He Li doesn't care too much about this. He already has the All-Star MVP and the Finals MVP. As for the All-Star vote champion, which is not an honor, he doesn't need to care too much.

However, it was the first time for Yao Ming to experience such a thing as entering the All-Star Game, so he naturally seemed inexperienced.

And he felt the pressure of public opinion, which was completely different from last year's He Li.

He Li doesn't have so many "idle people" and his personal statistics are much better than Yao Ming's.

Last year, He Li was able to use data to solve some problems. Coupled with Jordan and other big shots being optimistic and supportive, He Li will naturally not be troubled by too many players, commentators, and reporters.

Yao Ming is different. It is not only the external media and domestic influence that involve his energy. Perhaps some people in the team are not very convinced that Yao Ming can temporarily become the starting center of the All-Star.

"Yao Ming, first of all, you should remember that you are a domestic fan who praised you as an All-Star, so you have to do it even if you can't do it at a time like this.

Second, being an All-Star is nothing special and nothing to worry about.

It's just to play a game, it doesn't matter if you play well or not.

Besides, you are not the absolute core of the Western All-Star team, and no one will care about you at that time,
They won't pass you the ball, you know what I'm talking about, right?

There are some things you should have been through, right?

So, whether you are averaging 10 points or 5 points per game, they will treat you like this.

They will laugh at you, bully you, watch you make a fool of yourself, even if you score 30 or 40 points in the regular season, they still won’t respect you.

So what is there to be afraid of?I know you are strong and you are still adapting to the NBA.

When you get used to it, I will laugh at you and kill everyone who wants to see your jokes! "

"By the way, I also pay attention to you, although it will take some time before we fight, but I still pay attention to you.

Talk to Francis more, he likes you very much, you know?

A small guard like him naturally needs the help of a big center like you.

If he wants to enter the playoffs and compete for the championship, he must rely on your strength.

You will be his best and most trusted teammate.

He will also be the biggest help for you to gain a foothold in the NBA and control the team. "

"But you probably don't know why he likes you so much.

Because, you are the number one center forward who was selected by him personally when he drew the number one lottery!

Foreigners are very superstitious, they will think that you are the best gift God gave him.

And he is the boss of the team, you are the champion of the team, the future of the team.

The two of you united, even the team owner will listen to you.

So, don't be too shy, don't be too obedient.

How do you play in the Shanghai team and the national team? Then you can play in the NBA according to your ideas and in the way you are most comfortable with. "

"We played the World Championships together, I know your ability well.

I did it in the Bucks, and you have a chance to do it.

I need teammates to win the championship, and you need teammates to win the championship.

Instead, you have played in the NBA for four years, and after finishing this contract, you will be returned by the NBA.

If you continue to be obedient and play cautiously, you may really be hit by my misfortune.

But if you manage a team, having your teammates help you makes you stronger.

Then you will naturally be able to gain a foothold in the NBA, and perform very well, becoming the top group of people in the NBA.

Because of your influence on the court, the team's record will no longer be so bad, and the boss can also benefit from you instead of losing money.

Just like me in the Bucks, the Bucks owner is very willing to spend money for me.

As long as the Bucks continue to have the competitiveness to win the championship, the Bucks boss is willing to spend another 5000 million to strengthen. "

He Li used the tone of someone who has experienced it, and used his own experience to help Yao Ming relieve his troubles and doubts.

Moreover, He Li also helped Yao Ming give advice on how to gain a foothold in the NBA faster and more effectively.

As for the matter of gaining weight or not, He Li felt that it was not time to mention it.

When the Mosaic team officially became Yao Ming's team, in order to make the team more competitive, Yao Ming naturally would not fully listen to He Li's words.

If Yao Ming doesn't have the ability and confidence to control the Mosaic team, He Li can persuade Yao Ming to change to a team with potential, so that Yao Ming can be the second leader with peace of mind and start fighting for honor again.

At that time, Yao Ming may not have to work too hard. If he changes a team and a coach, the direction of another coach's training of Yao Ming may also change.

At that time, whether Yao Ming wants to gain weight may be a topic that does not need to be brought up at all.

Besides, after Yao Ming established himself in the NBA, He Li used the national team's record as an excuse. Yao Ming should also consider a longer career path, instead of insisting on achieving results in recent years, striving for the championship, and ruining the future.

(End of this chapter)