After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 203 New Orleans
Perhaps it was also to make up for Li Chengming's loss to the All-Star. Van Gundy also let Li Chengming play to his heart's content. As a result, he played 32 minutes, 17 of 13 in the game, 7 of 7 free throws, 35 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Three of the four goals were three-pointers, that is, only one was missed within the three-point line.

It wasn't that Li Chengming didn't want to play and shoot more, but because the opponent had already led by 30 points in three quarters without a fight, and then he clocked in and got off work.

The Nuggets scored 25+ points in both pairs. Unfortunately, the defense was not balanced, and the efficiency was not as high as that of Li Chengming. In the end, the two scored half of the fourth quarter and did not reach 30 points, so both of them had to end. .

Sitting on the bench, the two seem to be in harmony, and Anthony's eyes are blank. The media can't help but speculate that he may have the intention of leaving Denver.

This is of course a wild guess. If he really left, it should be Iverson who left first.

The former son of Philadelphia, the most watched No. 96 pick in the [-] class, may end up in a homeless situation at the end of his career, which has to be embarrassing.

In fact, the worst thing is that Iverson himself is as stubborn as his fans, and he still refuses to admit his decline.

At his peak, Iverson was indeed very strong, and was even the leader of the four shooting guards at one time. Unfortunately, injuries and height restricted him, but Kobe came from behind.

Facing Kobe now, Amy can only say that Kobe does not have an MVP, but Kobe still has a chance to win the MVP in the next two or three years. Now Iverson may find it difficult to chase the championship.

The failure of the Nuggets in the past two years is more fearful than the blow to him in Philadelphia, because it means that he has no excuse to shirk.

The general environment is not good wherever we go, so who is the one who destroys the general environment?

It is certain that Anthony is dissatisfied now. As for whether it is to the management or to Iverson, it is not easy to say. After all, Iverson is actually his idol, and maybe he is willing to play with his idol. Woolen cloth.

It's just that when you are young, it is time to strive for results. No one likes to waste time, especially when the best in the same class are all striving for better results.

Of course, these have nothing to do with the Magic.

After this game, for most players of the Magic, they can take a slightly longer vacation, which is really rare in the long regular season schedule.

However, Li Chengming and Howard are still busy. They are going to New Orleans to participate in this year's All-Stars.

Lewis and Nelson will be there too, mainly to have fun, but they will definitely go back to spend two days with their families first.

As for Turkoglu, his examination results showed that his right shoulder was dislocated. This is not a serious injury and does not require surgery.

The loss of a general at such a time is naturally not good news for the Magic, especially since Turkoglu went down as soon as Nelson came back, and the importance of Turkish agents to the team is obviously higher than that of Nelson. of.

However, this kind of unexpected injury is part of this long regular season, which is unavoidable for many teams. Didn't Garnett on the Celtics side also be absent due to injury, which will even affect his participation in the All-Star this time.

At that time, it is estimated that the league will assign another substitute player to start, and then find someone to replace him as a substitute.

So in fact Li Chengming's entry into the All-Star may not be completely locked, especially at this time the league will definitely fully consider the opinions of the fans and the All-Star head coach. This is of course beneficial to Li Chengming. After all, fans voted for him. Quite a few, the All-Star head coach is Van Gundy again.

And one day after the game against the Nuggets, and before the official start of the All-Star Weekend, the league once again announced the final list of all participating players. Li Chengming's name was impressively listed, and appeared twice.

One is naturally the rookie game, and the other is the All-Star game.

It was because of Garnett's absence due to injury that Li Chengming got the chance to be a substitute for the main game.

Thank you, Kevin!

He also became another player who was selected for the All-Star game in his rookie season. Although he was not able to be selected as a starter in the first grade like Dayao, he also created a new record, that is, in the All-Star game At the same time, two domestic players had the opportunity to compete on the same stage.

It must be known that this kind of thing has never happened in the rookie game-of course, this time because of Li Chengming's relationship, both of them were achieved at once. In the rookie game, Li Chengming and Ah Lian will also play as teammates.

And it just so happened that Li Chengming and Dayao would represent the east and west divisions, which made the attention of this All-Star competition reach an unprecedented height in China.

Although under the promotion of the NBA, the concept of ALL STAR has gradually become popular among domestic fans, but in the past, except for those fans of the stars, most of them would watch the fun when they had time, otherwise they would not pay much attention to it. It has nothing to do with the ranking in the regular season, nor does it affect the championship.

What about the "star of the stars", the three-pointer, the slam dunk king, etc., the slam dunk king may have more attention, after all, even ordinary fans love to watch all kinds of dunks.

It's just that there have been no surprises in the past few years, but this year is different, because big names like Howard have also come to participate.

In fact, for the alliance, making Li Chengming selected is also a helpless but unavoidable choice.

Originally, their preferred candidate was actually Turkoglu, and they had to choose from the Magic, the league's No.

In this way, Li Chengming has nothing to say, after all, he is a teammate of the Magic, and in the eyes of many people, Turkoglu is still more important in the team than Li Chengming.

But who would have thought that Turkoglu was injured before the All-Star Game?
Even the regular season has to be missed for a month-thanks to having an All-Star as a buffer and being able to miss a few games less, then the All-Star will definitely not participate in exhibition games like this.

Lewis' words are not convincing enough. He is now ranked fourth in the team in scoring, and has been criticized by the outside world because his performance does not meet the big contract. At this time, letting him play is not helping him or harming him. I guess he himself Can't avoid it.

And in the few games before the All-Stars, Li Chengming's performance also made this matter a final decision.

President Stern personally made the decision. This Jew who actively recommended the NBA to CCTV, promoted the promotion of the NBA in China, and even promoted the birth of the No. [-] pick in China has always been courageous.

And because of Dayao's precedent, Li Chengming will not be so abrupt this time, and firstly, he is not an All-Star starter, and secondly, he is entering as a replacement, so the controversy will not be so big.

Besides, there is indeed no more suitable star than him in the Eastern Conference, at least not this season.

As a commercial league, the NBA naturally has to start from a commercial point of view to consider the benefits that can be generated in this way, and whether it is worth the risk.

They need to take care of the NBA's local interests and balance, so they will formulate various rules to restrict or encourage them, including restrictions on the proportion of domestic votes because of the big Yao vote.

But the appearance of Li Chengming, except for Durant, has not obviously affected anyone's rights and interests. On the contrary, the attention caused by this matter itself can further push up the popularity of the All-Stars in China.

In the United States, the controversy is actually not as big as imagined.

The reason is also very simple. When Dayao entered the All-Star, his performance was not as good as Li Chengming is now. Later, he performed well, and there is no controversy about being a starter in the All-Star, because everyone in the United States recognizes his strength.

But now it is Li Chengming who has conquered many fans in the United States by relying on his own performance. In this case, except for some fans, most people think it is reasonable.

That's enough for the league, and it's even more of a surprise than they expected.

Chinese and American fans have reached a consensus on this matter, and the happiest thing is the league itself, which has made a lot of traffic.

(End of this chapter)