NBA peak Jordan template

Chapter 75
Unlike the All-Star starting lineup, the All-Star bench lineup is voted by NBA head coaches.

So popularity alone is not enough, it also needs to be recognized by NBA head coaches.

So, even if Butler and Jokic are far ahead in the fan vote.

But whether it can really be selected is another matter.

The one who announced the list was the TNT team: Fliggy, Kenny, O'Neill and Reggie Miller.

Fliggy took out a list with an exaggerated expression, and looked at the three colleagues beside him.

Eyeballs rolled.

"Now the list is in my hands, before it is officially read."

"How about we have something interesting?"

"I'd love to let everyone in the room guess which players will make it to this year's All-Star bench."

Regarding Fliggy's proposal, the three of O'Neill seemed a little helpless.

"Oh no!"

"We've predicted enough before today!"

"Now the fans all over the world are waiting for you to announce the list, brother, no one wants to see us bullying here!"

In front of the TV, Butler couldn't help agreeing: "Kenny Smith finally said something human this season."

The other Lakers players also had a deeply appreciative expression.

This season, the TNT team is not "friendly" to the Lakers. Even though the Lakers have almost defeated the teams in the league, they have not been able to convince the TNT team.

Don't be optimistic, look down, and the regular season does not mean the playoffs. In short, TNT understands traffic.

When countless fans around the world are pursuing the Lakers' road to conquest.

Do the opposite, gain the most traffic and the biggest topic.

Fliggy's proposal was rejected, so he had no choice but to read the list, and the air in the entire Lakers lounge froze.

"First of all, the Eastern Conference All-Star substitute list!"

"Isaiah Thomas, John Wall in the backcourt!"

"Frontcourt Paul George, Paul Millsap, Joel Embiid!"

"Wild cards: Kyle Lowry, Kemba Walker!"

"Let us congratulate the above guys, they are the star players in the Eastern Conference this season!"

"Look at the roster, it's surprising. The first-time All-Stars were Walker and Embiid. Walker really had an amazing season, and Embiid, his first season, was an All-Star. !"

"But Wade and Anthony failed to appear on the list. This is the first time that the two have not been selected after 2004 and 2009."

The Lakers players had a simple discussion about the Eastern Conference roster, and the Western Conference is what they care most about.

but.

Embiid's selection surprised Zheng Long, perhaps because in the original world, Embiid was not selected in the first season.

Maybe it's the butterfly effect.

Because Butler left the East and came to the West, this also led to a vacancy in the East.
In contrast, if Butler is selected to the All-Star this year, it means that a player in the West will lose this year's All-Star.

Plus myself and Jokic who may be selected. There will be up to three players.

no way.

There are only so many places.

So this is the gold content of the All-Star.

"The All-Star list for the Western Conference is here!"

"West Backcourt: Russell Westbrook! James Harden!"

"Western Frontcourt: Butler, DeMarcus Cousins, Draymond Green!"

"Wild cards: Klay Thompson, Jokic!"

When Fliggy read Butler's name, cheers erupted in the lounge, and Butler looked calm. But he may not have noticed that he was so nervous that he squeezed the paper cup in his hand into a ball.

Then, when Jokic's name appeared on the wild card, the cheers of the rest of the mainland were already deafening.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

"Great gift crab special!!! All-star Jokic!"

"Ni-gu-la-!!!"

Everyone is happy for the little fat man from the bottom of their hearts. Jokic is very popular with the Lakers, and Butler is happier than he was selected.

Zheng Long, on the other hand, recorded this moment with a mobile phone. Well, there are more materials to post on Facebook.

On TV, TNT's program is not over yet.

The celestial groups began to comment on the all-star list.

"The new face on the roster is Jokic from the Lakers."

“赛季场均17分9.8篮板6.1助攻0.8盖帽1.2抢断，57%的命中率，外加2.3个失误。”

"not bad."

"Compared to the roster of the East and West, it is too surprising. As the fourth Clippers in the West, they had two All-Stars last season, but this season...but none!"

"Look at Jordan, with a 71.4% shooting rate of 13+14, isn't he worthy of being selected as an All-Star?"

"By the way, there is Gobert, 66% shooting, 14+13+2.6 blocks. His performance this season is completely phenomenal, with excellent frame protection and rebounding ability."

"Mark Gasol's performance should be at the All-Star level in any previous season. He is the star of the Grizzlies and the representative of iron-blooded defense."

"Anyway."

"The All-Star roster in the Western Conference this time will definitely arouse heated discussions among netizens, I promise. Facts have proved that sometimes the coaching staff is indeed different from what our fans think."

Snapped----

Zheng Long turned off the TV directly.

At the very least, turn off this fucking show before it spoils everyone's good mood.

Inside and outside the box.

Kenny Smith is hinting that he feels that there are more players in the West who are more suitable to enter the All-Star than Jokic.

The smile on Jokic's face did disappear.

Scratching his head in embarrassment, he said, "Looking at the statistics, Jordan and the others are more suitable than me."

"Okay, let's stop here, basketball is not just about statistics, you are the starting center with the first record in the league!"

Zheng Long stepped forward and pressed Jokic's shoulder.

"Be confident, Nicola, fuck Kenny Smith, this is only your second season in the league, and you will become better than anyone in the future!"

"anyone?"

"Yes, except me."

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

Zheng Long also put his arms around Jokic, and said: "My good brother, in order to celebrate your entry into the All-Star, I actually prepared a gift for you a long time ago. It is in the parking lot. Go and see it?"

Jokic was surprised and pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect to receive a gift from Zheng Long!

Parking lot. Is that a delivery car? !

Others are also full of curiosity.

Everyone followed Zheng Long to the parking lot. Zheng Long led the crowd to a red sports car.

Jokic didn't know the car, but everyone else did, especially Butler, whose mouth opened wide into an O.

I looked around the car back and forth.

"Lamborghini Aventador! Fake! Fake! Fake! Dragon, you don't want to give this car directly to the little fat man, do you?!"

Zheng Long nodded with a smile on his face.

Originally, I wanted to give this car to Lin Bao, but Xiao Nizi 1 refused, saying it was too ostentatious.

So Zheng Long thought of Jokic.

Jokic doesn't know the goods, but he can see how surprised Butler is. You must know that Butler himself owns a Bugatti Veyron.

"Jimmy, how much is this car?"

"In short, it's more than the money you get in your rookie contract combined."

"I am stupid!!!"

Jokic was shocked belatedly. He didn't expect Zheng Long to be so generous, and he was speechless for a while.

He stepped forward and gave Zheng Long a firm hug.

Other Lakers players are also full of envy.

So proud!

Butler stroked the front cover of the car: "Although it can't be compared with my Bugatti Veyron, it can be regarded as a very good supercar."

"I'm so jealous of you, fat boy."

With that said, Butler looked at Zheng Long.

"I was also selected as an All-Star! Isn't there a gift?"

Ingram wanted to say: I was not selected as an All-Star, can I have a gift?

Zheng Long scratched his head, he really forgot about Butler, so he said perfunctorily: "The season is over, I will give you one!"

mainly.

The new system rewards haven't arrived yet.

However, as the season progresses and the number of fans accumulates, there should still be a chance.

Really let Zheng Long buy it with his own money, Zheng Long can't bear it!

At least not now.
Ingram: "Brother Long, in fact, we have played together for so long."

Ingram goes all the way.

Zheng Long had a headache.

The other Lakers players also looked over expectantly.

Although the income of NBA stars is already the top in the world.

But who can refuse a luxury car? !
Zheng Long did not expect that a gift he gave to Jokic casually triggered a wave of gifts in the team.

What about Santa Claus? !

but.

Zheng Long also felt that it didn't matter.

They are all younger brothers who follow him, and he, the boss, can still engage in these favors.

"It's all there! Give me some time to prepare!"

"receive!!!"

Basketball Phoenix "Three Lakers All-Stars!The new Big Three of the Lakers? ! "

As Kenny Smith said, the news that the three Lakers players were selected as All-Stars immediately rushed to the hot search.

The selection of Zheng Long and Butler is not too controversial.

But Jokic's selection caused dissatisfaction among fans of many other teams.

"Isn't Gobert a better All-Star than Jokic?"

"If it weren't for the Lakers, Jokic's team must be at the bottom of the league."

"Look at Jokic's fat body, he doesn't deserve to be a professional player at all."

"This is the Lakers you know! Of course the league will give the Lakers extra care."

Even if the Lakers took turns to do ideological work for Jokic, it didn't stop Jokic from being unable to eat all day.

Not every player is strong enough to ignore everything online.

It's not even about strength, it's about mentality.

Some all-stars and super giants are still worried about some one-sided and unobjective opinions on the Internet.

Xiaoshuai: Apart from caring about these things, I also like to like young models online.

This is the only way to grow mentally.

Although these voices on the Internet affected Jokic's daily mentality, they also made the little fat man play a tougher performance in the game.

Zheng Long would encourage Jokic every time before the game: Show your true strength and shut up those little blacks!

The next few games.

Against the Jazz.

Jokic scored a quasi-triple-double of 29 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds, facing Gobert, whom the fans touted.

Jokic pretty much played him around.

Gobert's interior defense is really good, but Jokic has shown that he is stronger than Gobert-the ability to organize and create space.

Three-point shooting, passing assists.

This is what Gobert is missing.

When Gobert was pulled out to the three-point line by Jokic, the Jazz's inside line was sieved by the Lakers.

against the Pelicans.

Facing the thick eyebrows of the Western All-Star starters, although Jokic only scored 11 points, 15 assists and 8 rebounds, his 15 assists showed Jokic's influence on the game.

If you can't score on your head, then I will create opportunities for my teammates to score.

of course.

This is another victory. Although the thick eyebrow was selected as the starter of the Western Conference All-Star this season, his nickname of the leader of the group is not for nothing.

Thick eyebrows may be able to cut 40+50+, but he can't drive his teammates.

Just as he went to the Lakers to win the championship with James in the future, thick eyebrows are suitable for being a super fighter, not a master.

He is indeed too young to be a boss in the locker room.

In short.

With several consecutive wonderful performances, Jokic finally blocked Xiao Heizi's mouth, unless it couldn't be blocked.

Zheng Long must admit that Jokic has grown much faster than he imagined. Maybe next season, or the next season, he can grow to the MVP level?

The results of the All-Star voting also indicate that the schedule is almost half over.

As of February 2017, 2.

The pattern in the West has remained largely unchanged.

1. Los Angeles Lakers 45-6

2. Golden State Warriors 42-9

3. San Antonio Spurs 37-12

4. Houston Rockets 34-18

5. Los Angeles Clippers 30-21

It is worth mentioning that the unlucky Chris Paul was injured again. It is not unreasonable to be the most "unlucky" star in the league in the past 20 years.

During the Hornets period, his misfortune began. After coming to the Clippers, fans originally thought that he and Griffin would shake up the Western Conference.

As a result, either Griffin was injured or Paul was injured, and the two took turns lying down.

This also led to the Clippers being overtaken by Big Beard and came to the upper half.

East side.

1. Cleveland Cavaliers 34-15

2. Boston Celtics 32-18

3. Washington Wizards 30-20

4. Toronto Raptors 30-21

5. Atlanta Hawks 29-21

The defending champion Cavaliers finally began to slowly regain their form after a poor performance at the start of the game, overtaking the Celtics.

The outstanding performance was Washington's Wizards backcourt double gun Wall and Bill, leading the Wizards to the third position in the Eastern Conference.

The Hawks, who made frequent moves in the offseason, finally ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference last season, but struggled in fifth and sixth this season.

Howard, who returned to his hometown, proved one thing to everyone-now he can't replace James with ten!
And on February 2st, Zheng Long also received an official dunk contest invitation!
Without any hesitation, Zheng Long directly chose to participate.

Let's play!
When the news that Zheng Long will participate in the slam dunk contest came out, the fans went crazy.

Following the slam dunk contest that Zach Lavin revived for two consecutive years on 15 and 16.

Fans' attention to this traditional event has returned.

That's right, for a period of time 15 years ago, the slam dunk contest was once less popular than the skill contest.

It can be said that Zach Laven saved the dunk contest.

And this year, fans are looking forward to what tricks Zheng Long can play!
After all, he is the man with the most dunks in actual combat this season!

Of course, for Zheng Long, the slam dunk contest and the All-Star Game must be put aside first.

Because on February 2nd.

The Lakers will play away against the Cavaliers.

Yes.

The defending champions are coming!

(End of this chapter)