NBA villain

Chapter 118 Rookie Challenge

As soon as he arrived in Los Angeles, just after checking in at the hotel arranged by the All-Star Committee, Odom was going to take Yang Di and others to the nightclub.

When I went downstairs, I happened to meet the members of Team Rocket who also walked in.

"Haha, what a coincidence!" Yang Di shook hands with Yao Ming and bumped his shoulder lightly. He saw some Chinese people behind Yao Ming, and greeted him with smiles.

"They are all my relatives." Yao Ming explained.

"Oh~" Yang Di suddenly realized that the All-Star Weekend is indeed an event worth participating in.

"So you are?" Yao Ming asked in Chinese, so Odom next to him didn't understand, but seeing Yao Ming's hand gestures, he immediately interjected: "We are going to the nightclub, Yao, do you want to go together? "

Yang Di was very embarrassed. Sure enough, some of the family members behind Yao Ming knew English, and secretly covered their mouths and smiled.

At this time, Yao Ming rejected Odom sternly, and quickly drew a line: "I am going to play my video game in the hotel, and I will not participate in your activities."

While they were talking, some NBA players walked in at the door.

"Hey, Yang, Dwyane!" James wore a black and white peaked cap, and led Hinrich and Chris Bosh behind him. When he saw Yang Di and Wade, his eyes lit up.

"Hey!" Yang Di and James clapped hands and leaned on their shoulders lightly.

James was full of joy, and when he saw Yao Ming, he greeted him politely. Yao Ming waved his hand and left the hotel lobby with his relatives first.

Odom invited James to go to the nightclub together, and James readily agreed, and at the same time proposed to take the two newly recognized younger brothers with him.

Yang Di saw that James really had a lot of friends, and felt that James was very charismatic.

The relatives of Yao Ming who just went upstairs thought that Yang Di seemed to be enjoying himself in the NBA, which did not match some of the "facts" mentioned in the domestic reports.

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Los Angeles, Staples Center.

Today is the third day of the All-Star Weekend, and it is also the day when several important events start. At seven o'clock in the evening, it is the Rookie Challenge that Yang Di and others will participate in.

Although it wasn't an All-Star game, it still attracted many big and small stars, and the Staples Arena was suddenly star-studded.Yang Di saw that some Chinese stars also came to watch the game. Although he didn't know him, he had seen their movies when he was young, such as Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi...

Imperial TV has already dispatched a special host to broadcast live, the veteran Zhang Weiping partnered with the young Yu Jia on the TV.

Before the start of the game, the first and second grades determined their respective starting lineups.

The starters in the second grade are Jaric, Ginobili, Stoudemire, Boozer and Yao Ming, while in the first grade, Wade, James and Anthony have unbelievable statistics and are undoubtedly elected as the starters. There is one backcourt position left, and Hinrich was elected by virtue of the number of assists ranked first among rookies. At the center position, there are four competitive players, Bosh, Yang Di, Chris Kaman and Haslem .

Yang Di's statistics are not as good as Bosh's. He originally thought that Bosh would get the starting position, but he didn't expect that because of the Los Angeles home game, the starting position was given to the Clippers and now he is slowly securing the starting position. Center Chris Kaman.

Yang Di was thinking about when his first start would come.

Before the start of the Rookie Challenge, the singers invited by the committee came on stage to sing. After the passionate songs, the starting players from both sides came on stage to prepare for the competition.

At this time, besides Yang Di and Haslem, there was Bosh and Josh Howard of the Mavericks sitting on the bench.

The rookie game is actually not very interesting. For Yang Di, it will neither increase his salary by a dime, nor help him improve his personal skills. It is just that some rookie players with relatively low exposure need such games to increase them. Popularity is also a way to increase your social status.

In addition, those who are interested in winning the Rookie Challenge MVP trophy will also be more keen to show themselves.

For example, James and Anthony on the field, the two of them couldn't wait to break through with the ball and easily layup.

The intensity of the Rookie Challenge is not high. At most, there is a little pressure on the ball holder. If it is true that if you take off and dunk, generally not many people will destroy the offense. Therefore, in such a game, dunks will always become the main theme, and the fans I am also happy to see the stars complete all kinds of dunks.

The pace of the game will therefore become very fast.

That's why Yao Ming is not used to this kind of rhythm. He spends more time turning back and running than actually falling into the position to attack.

The challenge match was divided into two halves. At the 7th minute of the first half, when the mandatory timeout was entered for the first time, Yang Di and Chris Bosh entered the game together.

Yang Di replaced Kaman, Bosh replaced Hinrich, and the 03 class became a big lineup. At the same time, the second year also replaced two players, Prince and Nei Hilario. , replacing Yao Ming and Boozer.

At this time, the second grade team led the first grade team by 24 points 18 to 6.

Wade served the ball to James from the sideline, and James dribbled the ball across the half court. The basketball was moved back and forth by his side, passed through his crotch, and was handed over to his left hand. His hands always seemed to close together to shoot.

Yang Di thought he would be singled out, but James took the initiative to beckon to him, signaling to find a pick-and-roll.

"Forehead……"

Yang Di was stunned for a moment, then walked to a high position and obediently set up a pick-and-roll for James.

James is amazingly wide. When Yang Di helped him pick and roll, he was almost close to Yang Di's side, and Ginobili, who was defending him, slammed into Yang Di's arms, and the Nuggets inside- Hilario was very active in delaying James' dribble, but Ginobili didn't see it, and when Yang Di pulled down, he chased James along with inertia.

This time Yang Di was empty. Before he ran to the basket, the basketball was already flying in the air.

"呲~"

The sneakers rubbed against the floor, and Yang Di jumped up with his hands down. He leaned slightly sideways to catch the basketball thrown by James, and then turned his hands into one and smashed it down!
"Bang!" 24 to 20.

There is no hindrance, a wonderful alley-oop cooperation, his head is almost flat, the height of the take-off and the strength of the dunk are amazing.

"Good pass!" Yang Di was a little surprised. James looked at the five big and three thick guys, but he did a very good job of passing the ball. With a light flick of his wrist, he completed the alley-oop with him ahead of time.

The second-year team is dominated by Manu Ginobili. Serbia’s Marko Jaric is 2 meters tall and can play three backcourt positions. But he is good at defense and steals. He is also a relatively different European player. .After Ginobili passed halftime, he immediately handed it over to Stoudemire, who turned around to catch the ball at the elbow.

Stoudemire attacked with the ball, facing Bosh, almost passed his defense with one step.

Bosh's body was too thin, and after being squeezed to the basket by Stoudemire, he couldn't jump up at all. Stoudemire turned around and hooked, and the basketball hit the basket, 26 to 20.

Then the first grade made a quick baseline pass. After receiving the ball, Wade made a long pass to Anthony in the middle circle. Anthony and James had already made a fast break and dribbled to the basket. Jaric defended two , gave way sensibly, Anthony made a fake pass and made a breakthrough with one hand. 26 to 22.

Ginobili chose Stoudemire's pick-and-roll for this attack, and dribbled to Prince at a 45-degree corner. Prince hit a three-pointer with his hands, and the second grade led 29 to 22.

Prince smiled and gave Ginobili a high-five. At this time, the two hadn't played against each other in the finals, but they felt very good as teammates. They always appeared where they should appear. There was a kind of tacit understanding .

In the first grade offense, James called his teammates to run.

"Move to the weak side, weak side!" James waved his other hand, and then played a pick-and-roll with Bosh on the strong side on the right side. Bosh's pick-and-roll effect was mediocre. He got an excellent offensive opportunity, but he also made a shot, facing Stoudemire from a mid-range jumper.

Stoudemire raised his hand symbolically, and when he turned his head, Prince grabbed the rebound before the ball was scored.

Prince immediately dribbled the ball and prepared to charge forward. His dribble was not bad, and both sides rushed to the other half like a tide.

As soon as Xiao Nei took the ball, a figure suddenly jumped out from the side and knocked off the basketball in his hand.

"Wade!"

After No. 3 snatched the ball, he dribbled to the frontcourt to complete a two-handed slam dunk. The dunk posture is very elegant.

29 to 24, the difference between the two sides is not very big.

In a game like the All-Star Challenge, points within [-] points can be recovered anytime and anywhere. The second-year students think that the first-year team is very fierce this year. They are bold and cautious on the court, and they are also very capable. So they cheered up, and no one wanted to capsize in the gutter.

(End of this chapter)