I just play ball

Chapter 302 Domineering Coach
The slam dunk contest awards ceremony ended in a blink of an eye. A group of children from the New Orleans community lined up to enter the field and stood side by side. The announcer announced the appearance of the new NBA president Adam Silver, and the event entered the stage of charity fund implementation.

As the captain of the Western Conference, Li Yue returned to the court again and interacted with the children with high fives.

Xiao Hua talked a lot, and the host finally announced that the US$35 charity fund belonged to the Eastern Conference.LeBron stepped forward to receive a large check, raised his hands high to show the audience around, and then handed it to community representatives.

After the ceremony was over, the staff invited them to attend the welcome dinner hosted by the NBA, mainly to interact with league sponsors, establish an elite image of NBA players, and strive to obtain higher advertising costs in the future.

Li Yue refused decisively and returned to the hotel by car.

Taylor called and reported that more than 20 users on Twitter believed that he should be the champion of the slam dunk contest. The video criticizing the competition system can only be spread widely, and there are currently at least [-] media that can use it.

Li Yue thought for a moment and decided to agree.

It’s not that I want to establish a personality, but I want to fight for the right to speak in cooperation with the league. As a member of the players, I have this obligation, just like Chris Paul, as the chairman of the players’ union, strives for the interests of the players every labor negotiation.

In the first few months since Xiao Hua became the president of the league, he has already implemented his own ideas in a big way. Now it is an All-Star East-West alliance system, on-site radio equipment and short-sleeved jerseys. There must be other moths behind him. It doesn't matter if you keep doing sexual things, I'm afraid of further squeezing the players, and every move is considered to make money.

As long as a lot of support can be obtained this time, it can be used as a bargaining chip in future negotiations with the alliance.

Taylor hung up the phone and started to work, and the special car unknowingly drove to the door of the hotel.

Li Yue returned to the room, lay down on the bed after taking a shower, and fell asleep after video chatting with Chen Xi for half an hour.

...

NO.17 Early in the morning, Li Yue got up and had breakfast, then sat in front of the computer to check the news.

The homepage of Twitter shows that a large number of users are discussing whether the All-Star game system is reasonable. They clicked to check and found that ESPN, TNT, CBS and other media have participated, and stars such as DRAKE have also reposted it.

ESPN launched a vote, and 99.12% of them believed that the system was not reasonable enough, and each player should be counted individually. In the previous press conference, Li Yue criticized the video of the game system, which received a lot of likes.

The NBA officials did not give any explanation. The latest tweet is still promoting the Eastern Conference to win the slam dunk contest. Many users uniformly use the GIF of Li Yue's 360-degree dunk from the free throw line to comment, and there are more than 200 comments.

Some users also said: Li Yue's three dunks are indeed the best in the game, but the rules have already stated that it is a team game. The blame can only be blamed on Lillard and McClemore's poor level. The league does not favor any side.

However, this rationale and guest speech did not arouse too much attention.

After a general overview, Li Yue set off to the Smoothie King Center to participate in the fan carnival.

It is rare for a superstar to attend this kind of event three times in a row. He attracted a lot of attention as soon as he appeared. Fans lined up to enter his personal booth, bought various exclusive souvenirs, and shouted that he should be the champion of the slam dunk contest.

He has been signing autographs or taking pictures for fans until four o'clock in the afternoon before returning to the hotel by car.

The league staff invited to attend the pre-match concert, which was held at the Smoothie King Center, with a jazz theme, and many sponsor representatives participated. Li Yue refused again, and continued to pay attention to the discussion on whether the slam dunk contest system is reasonable.

There are more and more voices of criticism, but NBA officials still have not made a formal response.

On the contrary, WOJ updated Twitter, saying that it received anonymous high-level information from the league. Xiao Hua was already annoyed by this matter, but it was not because the competition system was unreasonable, but because it did not play a benign publicity role, which damaged the image of the league.

Such revelations are obviously the result of internal discussions within the alliance. It is naturally impossible to admit the misplacement positively. The hidden begging for mercy is the biggest concession.

WOJ Twitter quickly spread widely, and the restless fans gradually quieted down. The mainstream topic became guessing who will win the AMVP in the main game. Li Yue and LeBron ranked the top two in terms of support.

Taylor called and asked if it was time to step up and progress to an official statement from the league.

Li Yue instructed to stop, the desired effect has been achieved, and then occupying public resources is likely to cause resentment.

...

[-] p.m., Smoothie King Center.

The audience was full, and stages were set up on the left and right sides of the stadium, and many spectators stood around them.

The announcer shouted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, please applaud and welcome the representatives of the Western Conference in the 2014 All-Star Game. They are Dirk Nowitzki from the Dallas Mavericks and Dwight Howard from the Houston Rockets..."

Dirk and others took the stage one after another, and the substitute players were quickly introduced. As the coach of the Western Conference, D'Antoni appeared on the stage before the announcer shouted.Kobe also stood on the stage in a suit and waved to the audience.

Curry was the first player to play in the Western Conference, followed by Harden, Griffin and Durant. The cheers of the audience gradually became louder. When Li Yue stood on the stage, the cheers reached their peak. The announcer Turn around and introduce the Eastern Conference players.

Standing next to Li Yue, Durant suddenly said, "Now we are teamed up."

Li Yue was stunned for a moment, recalling what he said before, and nodded with a smile: "Let's blow up the opponent together."

The representatives of the Eastern Conference play faster, and the starting five are Irving, Wade, Anthony, George, and LeBron.

The players of the two teams walked off the stage following the announcement of the announcer. After all the staff had withdrawn, they each stood at the half court to warm up and shoot.

"Hey, buddy, I'm still thinking about your three dunks last night. How did you do it?" The host walked to Li Yue's side, "Do you consider continuing to participate next year and strive to win the championship?"

Before Li Yue could speak, the audience shouted YES in unison, clearly wanting to hear him agree.

"If I can stay healthy, I am very likely to submit an application. As long as everyone is willing to vote for it, the alliance is willing to send out invitations, and I am willing to participate again, but I hope that I can fight alone next time and use the scoring mechanism again."

After Li Yue finished speaking, the audience shouted yes.

The large screen in the center showed Adam Silver sitting in the second row of the west stand, and saw a smile on his originally calm face, as if he had heard something that made him extremely happy.

After asking several questions in a row, the warm-up time also came to an end. The whistle sounded, and the players of the two teams returned to the sidelines to make final preparations.

Li Yue invited Durant and Curry to perform an embarrassing POPING dance on the technical stage. Harden was eager to watch, Griffin looked like a group of fools, and the audience burst into laughter.

O'Neill, who was originally sitting in the commentary booth, took off his earphones, turned over the technical stage, and joined the ranks of awkward dancers.

Until the short whistle sounded, the four people stopped and gave each other high fives.

The players of the two teams enter the field and stand, and the referee stands in the middle circle and makes simple gestures, and gently throws the ball upwards.

Griffin jumped up, touched the ball first and moved it back. Harden picked it up and pushed forward, and the West attacked first.

In the blink of an eye, Durant stood at the left elbow, Griffin stood at the right elbow, Li Yue and Curry separated the left and right corners, Harden was waiting for the ball at the top of the arc, and the Western Conference team showed a V-shape The formation is in place.

The big screen in the center showed D'Antoni sitting on the bench, and his face was full of smiles.

"Maybe this is the best lineup that Coach D'Antoni can use to test his tactical system." Kenny Smith said, "Every position is an upgraded version of the Suns that year, especially the small forward and shooting guard."

Harden passed the ball to Griffin, strode to the right wing, and put his feet on the wall.Curry bent his knees and rushed over. Just as Irving was scrambling to move laterally ahead of time, he braked and diverted, striding towards the three-second zone.

Griffin passed the ball back, turned around and moved to the left, and set up a goal with Durant who moved across at the same time.

Curry passed by in a hurry, and Harden gave the ball at the same time, but LeBron took a sharp step and stole halfway.

Curry chased all the way to the free throw line in the frontcourt, watching LeBron take off and score a gliding dunk.

The first offense and defense was so explosive, the audience cheered in unison, and Curry picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds.

"Coincidentally, the East is also the best lineup for Coach Vogel to test his tactical system." Barkley said, "The Pacers like to play local interference and defensive counterattacks, and LeBron and others are a perfect match."

"Both sides are the best test lineups. Maybe we can tell which tactical system is more powerful tonight?" Ernie Johnson said, "Just like the Bulls played the Jazz in the 98 finals, it can be called the peak matchup between the triangle offense system and the UCLA system. ?”

"It's kind of like that." O'Neal said, "But Li Yue and LeBron are players who can ignore the tactical system."

On the court, the basketball passed through several times and fell into Durant's hands. He threw a super long three-pointer against George's interference.

The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, Irving grabbed the rebound, quickly brought it to the frontcourt, raised his hand to call for tactics, and then passed to the left half.

LeBron received the ball at 45 degrees, immediately divided the left wing, and then took a big stride to rush in.Li Yue chased closely, and the free throw line was delayed by George's screen. At the same time, Wade, who was holding the ball, threw the ball towards the basket.

LeBron jumped high, scored a lob dunk, and the 'Janeway Connection' was staged in the All-Star Game.

The audience screamed and cheered, Li Yue spread his hands to Durant, and asked with a questioning look: Why didn't you switch defenses?

George's Durant shrugged slightly, not taking his leak to heart.

Western offense, Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and with the help of Griffin's cover, he got rid of Irving and rushed to the right elbow, passed the ball to Harden on the right wing, and finally stopped in the right corner.

Harden took the ball in a three-threat pose, and Irving subconsciously moved half a step sideways to control the route in advance.

Harden immediately passed the ball back, Curry received it and jumped up, facing the flying Irving with a three-pointer.

when!Smashing baskets and striking iron.

Griffin jumped and made a one-handed dunk.

when!Hit the basket again.

Durant jumped up, made a tip and hit the board.

boom!Bounce into the net.

"Yeah!" Curry raised his hands, celebrating the team's first score, and Harden applauded in response.

It was thought that LeBron picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, directly made a long pass to the center line, and rushed to attack.

George rushed to catch the ball, used Anthony's cover to throw off Li Yue, who was the only chaser in the west, and went straight to the hoop.

Li Yue went around the screen to chase, and just after he chased within the three-second zone, George stopped suddenly and turned around to score the ball.Anthony received the ball at a 45-degree left, turned his head and glanced at Harden who was walking slowly, and calmly shot a wide open three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The East leads 7-2.

Attacking from the west, Durant took the ball to the left wing, and changed direction before changing hands.

George retreated in small steps, and Durant also pulled the ball back, instantly gaining two body spaces, and pulling out his hand for a three-pointer.

The basketball hit the basket and fell, Irving grabbed it, turned around and pushed forward, rushed to the center line and passed to the left sideline.

Wade catches the ball and continues to drive forward, strides into the three-point line, makes an emergency stop to take off in front of Harden, and raises his hand to make a mid-range shot.

The basketball crashed into the net and the East led 9-2.

Curry picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, and threw it to Harden, and the West also played a fast break.

Harden took the ball to the top of the arc in just [-] seconds, used Griffin's cover to shake off Wade, and shot a three-pointer.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

George caught it, and a big dragon took it to the right wing of the frontcourt, observed for a while, and passed the ball to the waist.

Wade caught the ball and hit Curry with his back, but he only made a strong top, and suddenly hit the basket and passed the ball.The consequences of the chaotic formation in the Western Conference appeared. Irving bypassed Griffin and rushed to the basket, took off the ball and hit the backhand to score.

With the Eastern Conference leading 11 to 2, D'Antoni got up and asked for a timeout, and the audience applauded and cheered.

"It seems that the East seems to be more active in the game, at least LeBron wants to win." Kenny said, "The West handles the offense too casually, like playing a light confrontation training game within the team, and doesn't care about the result of winning or losing. .”

"It's not that exaggerated. The real reason is that there are many rookies in the Western Conference. Li Yue and Curry are participating in the All-Star for the first time. With Harden, the three of them are the main players of their respective teams. Now they are together. I don’t know how to cooperate for the time being.” Barkley said, “As the game progresses, maybe it only takes half a quarter, and they will find the best balance mode.”

"Is it that fast?" O'Neill said, "It's not like playing a 2K game, where someone will control it uniformly."

"Of course." Barkley said, "There are four MVP-level players in the West, and they can handle anything related to basketball with ease."

"Speaking of Li Yue, how do you feel that he has become an invisible man?" Ernie said, "Currently, the number of shots is zero, the number of rebounds is zero, and the number of touches is also zero. What's the situation?"

...

On the western bench, many players stood around.

"We are currently lacking cooperation on both ends of the offense and defense. The East is obviously prepared. If we continue to play like this, the point difference will become difficult to catch up." D'Antoni said, "After the timeout, let Li Yue concentrate on handling the ball. "

The players were silent, and Griffin said angrily: "This is the All-Star Weekend game, not the Lakers game."

He didn't say it bluntly, but the meaning was very clear.

"Of course I know." D'Antoni shrugged, "Because I'm the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star."

The same is not blunt, the same meaning is clear.

Griffin turned his head to the other side, and D'Antoni raised his hands: "After I finish speaking, who is in favor and who is against?"

The players remained silent.

"Then fight like this." D'Antoni waved his hand to signal the dismissal, and gave Li Yue a cheering look.

Li Yue scratched his head immediately, realizing that the pressure was all on him.

(End of this chapter)