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Chapter 74 The All Stars Are Here

This year's Christmas game was very successful. From the early stage operation to the final game, it was completed perfectly, especially the two games between the Celtics and the Lakers, and the Spurs and the Suns. Ten years old rivals, they collided fiercely in the Finals last season, and the Celtics and Lakers, who are currently ranked No. [-] in the East and West, are undoubtedly the focus of all five games in this Christmas game.

In this game called by the media as a preview of the finals, both the Big Three of the Celtics and Kobe Bryant showed the level that a superstar should have. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points in the game , 9 rebounds, 5 assists, Kevin Garnett 22 points and 9 rebounds, Paul Pierce 21 points and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen 20 points, in addition Paul Gasol also scored 20 Finally, in this battle of gods with 5 players scoring 20 points, the Los Angeles Lakers at home had the last laugh and defeated the Celtics 92 to 83. Not only did they avenge their loss in the finals, but they also By the way, it ended the Celtics' 19-game winning streak and dispelled their idea of ​​breaking the Bucks' 20-game winning streak.It can be said that the Lakers' victory over the Celtics was a victory that made countless Lakers fans celebrate.

And the collision between Tim Duncan and Shark O'Neal is also one of the highlights of this Christmas game. As the two best insiders in this league in the past ten years, whether it is Tim Duncan or Shaq O'Neal has a very large fan base. Coupled with the entanglement between the Spurs and the Suns in the playoffs in recent seasons, it also made the Suns sit at home against the Spurs in this game, becoming the Lakers and Kyle. Except for the special game, it is the most watched game among the remaining four Christmas games.

In this game, the duel between Tim Duncan and O'Neal also ran throughout the game. Tim Duncan made 25 of 12 shots and scored 25 points and 17 rebounds, while O'Neal scored 24. Points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. The two players not only have their own strengths and weaknesses in statistics, but also have a tie on the court. O'Neal can't guard Tim Duncan, and Duncan can't limit O'Neal.

However, this game that was supposed to belong to O'Neal and Duncan was robbed of the limelight by a role player named Roger Mason. With more than 20 seconds left in the game, the Spurs and the Suns tied at 88. The Suns who executed the last attack, after consuming 24 seconds of offensive time, were hit by a jumper by Grant Hill, helping the Suns overtake the score with 4 seconds left in the game, but the Suns on the scene When the fans had already started to celebrate the victory, Roger Mason, who played 20 minutes in the previous game and only scored 4 points, received a pass from Tony Parker at the last moment of the game, and scored a three-pointer. This is the second time this season that the Suns have taken the lead in the game, and their opponent counts down the lore. It is as tragic as it wants.

Although the five Christmas games were extremely exciting, on the second day after the game ended, the discussion about the Christmas game gradually disappeared, because the NBA officially announced the 12-26 season Phoenix All-Star Game on December 2008th. Results of the second round of voting.

After the second round of voting, two players in the east and west each exceeded 100 million votes, namely Magic center Dwight Howard and Cavaliers forward LeBron James, and Lakers guard Kobe Bryant Special and Rockets center Yao Ming, and in addition to the above four players, Dwyane Wade of the Heat, Kevin Garnett of the Celtics, and Tim Duncan of the Spurs. The number of votes is also very close to 100 million votes.

Overall, this year’s All-Star voting has not changed much from last season. The players who are expected to start the All-Star are still Tim Duncan, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Yao Ming, and Chris Paul. , Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Allen Iverson, these league first-line superstars or superstars, it is very likely that others want to shake them small.

However, like last season's All-Star voting, controversies still exist, and the biggest controversy is the two players from China, Yan Hua and Yi Jianlian. In this season's voting, Yi Jianlian went one step further, ranking third in the Eastern Conference forward position with a slight disadvantage after Kevin Garnett. It is possible to overtake Kevin Garnett.

And Yan Hua's current votes are second only to Yao Ming, far ahead of O'Neal behind him, and ranked second in the western center position. The votes of Yan Hua and Yi Jianlian also gave all NBA players a deep experience. The horror of Huaguo fans, under such circumstances, players, coaches, and reporters who complained about the rules of the All-Star voting, it was one wave after another. Even Yao Ming, in the first few years of his career, also because of the All-Star voting rules The results of the voting were frantically complained about, not to mention Yi Jianlian and Yan Hua, whose status and strength are not as good as Yao Ming, and even reporters complained about it. As more and more Huaguo players enter the NBA, the future All-Star Game I'm afraid it will become a civil war among Chinese players.

Regarding the questioning of public opinion and the request to change the rules of the All-Star voting, NBA President David Stern also quickly responded, saying that he could consider changing the rules of the All-Star voting, such as limiting the number of candidates, each position Only the 20 most powerful players are selected to participate in the selection, or each team is limited to 3 or 5 players, but as for how to change, further discussion and consideration are needed. As for some people’s proposals to abolish all overseas votes Suggestion, David Stern made it clear that it is absolutely impossible.
With the globalization of the NBA today, the Huaguo market is already the second largest basketball market in the NBA after the United States. To cancel the right of Huaguo fans to vote for the All-Stars, wouldn't that be a problem with the US dollar?Even if David Stern agrees, the owners of so many teams will not agree, and contrary to those proposals, not only will David Stern not cancel the right of Chinese fans to vote for the All-Star, It is still considering adding some convenient voting methods, so that tens of millions of Chinese fans can participate in the annual All-Star event.

　Thank you for the reward I want to wake up the world, thank you.

　　
　
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