the great gatsby

Chapter 493 Three Point Contest
ESPN’s survey is almost all over the famous and good players in the league. Almost all players agree that before Gatsby, the opponent they least wanted to meet was Kobe, and after Gatsby entered the league, the player they least wanted to meet It's Gatsby.

The so-called Kobe Bryant before and Gatsby behind, people in the world call it "two ratios".

The player's recognition is the best compliment to this person. NBA players are not the media or laymen. They play against each other every day. They are all megalomaniacs. They understand the game.

They will sincerely admire and recognize a player who is not their own. They are all stunned and convinced, and the blood friendship created by such a game.

There was a similar survey between James and Kobe in the past, which was organized by Basketball Pictorial. The result at that time was that the media was more inclined to James, while the players were more inclined to Kobe.

They believe that the media generally prefers the phenomenon of LeBron, because LeBron is a well-known social master, with high emotional intelligence, smooth and mature speech, and good connections.

Kobe, on the other hand, has a much more unruly personality. When faced with questions from the media and reporters, he is relatively more aggressive than LeBron.

So the media likes James, and players like Kobe, and Kobe is a more pure player, James has added too much identity to himself.

In the ESPN survey, no one included James in the survey, but directly compared Kobe and Gatsby.

Some people say that Gatsby is so powerful that he is not a pure player, but among the players, no one pays attention to this point, but focuses on Gatsby's performance on the field.

According to a report released by ESPN after investigating:
Players least want to meet Kobe accounted for 1.2%;

The last thing you want to meet James is 0.1% (mainly what his teammates said);

And the percentage who least want to meet Gatsby is 98.7%!

These players listed many reasons, but one of the most important reasons is: playing against Gatsby will doubt your own life!

Good guy!Playing a ball has raised it to this height!
These are actually warming up for the All-Star Game. Under the traction of this topic, the 2014 All-Star Game kicked off with vigor and vitality.

This session of the All-Star Game has been set as early as 2012. This matter has something to do with the Knicks. On August 2011, 8, Knicks chairman Donnie Walsh submitted to the league that the 12 All-Star Game will be held in New York. All-Star Game application, but that application was put on hold.

Because this All-Star Game was given to the city of New Orleans as a bargaining chip, the reason was to make NFL Saints owner Tom Benson agree to buy the Hornets and sign an agreement to stay in New Orleans.

Yes, you read that right, NBA teams are not easy to sell.

Teams are different from team to team. There are many teams in big markets like Los Angeles, New York, Houston, and Chicago who are willing to own them, but it is difficult for teams in small markets to find takers if they want to sell. Those who like basketball have no money, while those who have money invest in more promising industries.

Gatsby didn't bother to watch the skill contest or something, but he couldn't miss the three-point contest, because Thompson participated in the three-point contest, and his teammates participated, so he naturally wanted to support him as an old man.

This year's rules have been changed. The East and West each have 4 players, a total of 5 three-point shooting points, and each point has 5 balls.

5 of the 4 points are still set according to the previous rules, 4 one-point balls are matched with one two-point colored ball, and the colored ball can only be cast after the one-point ball is cast.

The key change is that one of the five shooting points is all colored balls, that is, all five balls are worth two points, and it is up to the contestants to decide where this special shooting point is placed among the five shooting points.

Players from the West team take the first shot, followed by the East team.

The player with the highest score on the Western team advances to the final, as does the Eastern team.

The player with the fewest points in the first round votes first in the final round.If the first round is tied, there will be an extra game with 24 seconds.

In the event of a tie in the final, there will be an extra 60-second match.

The Eastern Conference players are Joe Johnson, Thompson, Afflalo, Irving;
The Western Conference players are Love, Curry, Belinelli, Lillard;

Kevin Love, who played first, has a mediocre feel. He scored 3 points in the bottom corner of the left wing, and only 45 points in the 2° angle of the left wing. , only got 5 points in the end;
The second player is Lillard. Lillard looks good at the first point and scored 4 points. The bouquet group is also placed in the second point. It is also considered to choose this point for the bouquet group. The first The first point was warming up, and the second point happened to be the best time. Lillard scored three flower balls and finally scored 18 points;
The third one is Belinelli, he doesn't seem to feel good, the first point only hits one flower ball, but the second point has 4 balls, the fourth point only hits the flower ball, he puts the flower ball Putting it at the last point, the final score is 19 points, temporarily ranking first;

Gatsby sat up straight, because the last player in the Western Conference was Curry. Curry's first point seemed to be average. He scored a flower ball and a normal ball, but the second point was a frontal goal. The point is only for the bouquet, and the last point is the bouquet group, but only one is scored, and only 16 points are scored. There is no way to enter the final!
Belinelli will represent the West in the Finals.

Next came 4 players from the Eastern Conference.

Joe Johnson was the biggest disaster of the 2014 All-Star Weekend. He looked like "I don't care at all, and I will make you never want to invite me to the All-Star Game again!" Then he scored 11 points and returned. I was sitting in my seat thinking about life.

Gatsby laughed at it. Joe Johnson is indeed such a taciturn character, and he is really not suitable for an exhibition game like the All-Stars.

Yes, the All-Star Game is an exhibition game of public relations nature, we can understand it by looking at its birth.

From 1950 to 1951, the most powerful anti-criminal and anti-counterfeiting campaign broke out in the American basketball circle.

Its starting point is a shocking betting scandal - 33 college basketball league (NCAA) stars and bookmakers conspired to fix the match and make huge profits by manipulating the game and controlling the score.

Gambling, everyone understands what’s going on. This is something that the NCAA has created, but the consequences are borne by all basketball practitioners in North America. The NBA was just a child at that time—the NBA was only established at this time. time of year.

Everyone doesn't want to watch basketball anymore. At that time, no one watched the NBA, and now even more so, what should we do?

Haskell Cohen, the NBA's public relations director at the time, suggested: Let's just have a big party!
Gather the most popular stars in the league to play a game together, and it will be lively and unlucky.

Thus, in 1951, the first All-Star Game in NBA history took place at the home court of the Boston Celtics.

So, this is just a public relations event, and there are very few people who play it very seriously. Gatsby just participated in the two games, he was more aggressive, and he did it as soon as he came up, but the All-Star Games in those two years were indeed very attractive. people.

Joe Johnson has a dull personality, can't perform, and plays even more unpretentiously. On this kind of stage, he must either play well or be funny, otherwise he will still be unknown on this stage.

The second player to play was Afflalo, who scored 15 points;
The third player was Kyrie Irving. Irving scored only 2 points for the first point, 4 points for the second point, two ordinary goals for the fourth point, and three balls for the final flower ball. With 17 points, temporarily ranked first, it depends on Thompson's performance.

Gatsby stood up and hugged Thompson encouragingly.

The first point Thompson felt pretty good, the flower ball was scored, and he also scored two ordinary balls, the second point hit two Citigroups, the third point scored two ordinary balls, and the fourth point scored two ordinary balls. Three balls, only one missed on the fifth point, a total of 21 points, advanced to the final!

Thompson gave Gatsby a high-five with a delighted smile.

The final started, because Belinelli's score was lower than Thompson's, so he had to vote first according to the rules.

Belinelli came on the stage first, the first point was still average, scoring one flower ball and one ordinary ball, the second point was even worse, only scoring one, but fortunately he saved some points positively, scoring 4 ordinary balls Ball, the fifth point scored 3 balls, and the final score was 19 points, which is really not low.

Thompson came out with his mouth pursed. His previous joy had long since disappeared, and the whole person fell silent.

"Look, Clay is on the stage, his expression looks very calm, well, it looks like Gatsby." The commentator said.

It was indeed affected by staying with Gates for a long time.

In the first point, Gatsby took the ball and shot without haste. Gatsby nodded and controlled the rhythm very well. He scored three goals, one flower ball and two ordinary balls, and scored 4 points;
The second point is the flower ball group. Thompson scored a goal in a swish, 4 hits in total, and scored 8 points!
Thompson hit all the third points and scored 6 points!
The scene was full of amazement. After three points were cast, Thompson had already scored 18 points, and there were still two points left. Thompson's performance reminded people of the two years when Gatsby participated in the three-point contest, and they were also crushing victories. , I don't know who is more accurate than Gatsby or Thompson.

Thompson scored 8 points for the fourth point and the fifth point, for a total of 26 points, and won the three-point contest!

Gatsby congratulated Thompson with a smile: "Clay, this is a new record, please treat me to a bottle of beer tonight!"

Thompson laughed: "Enough!"

Curry came over to chat with Gatsby and Thompson, and Curry suddenly said, "Why do I feel so familiar with Clay?"

Gatsby laughed and said, "Maybe you should be teammates, you are the Splash Brothers."

Curry grinned as if Gatsby was joking.

(End of this chapter)