I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 178 The First Round of All-Star Voting Results Announced
December 12, Madison Gardens.

Tonight, the Mavericks will challenge the New York Knicks away.

In the new season, the Knicks only achieved a record of 9 wins and 18 losses, ranking tenth in the Eastern Conference.

If the weak Knicks want to win, they can only expect the Mavericks players to perform abnormally, after all, they have been upset before.

The Knicks players who are united are very much looking forward to creating miracles and can show off to their relatives and friends.

The teams in the current league are all proud of beating the Mavericks, the number one team in the league. After all, the five-star Mavericks are too strong, and the popularity is still very high. As long as they beat the Mavericks, they may be on the sports headlines of the next day.

Therefore, the Mavericks have become the sweet pastry in the eyes of other teams, and everyone wants to take a bite.

But Madison Gardens is very special. As the iconic arena of the NBA, it is known as the "Basketball Mecca". The powerful stars in the league will explode here, and they will be proud of their outstanding performance. By the way You can also increase your exposure.

The Mavericks players also want to shine on this stage.

Therefore, both teams have a strong desire to win.

After the start of the game, the two sides played extremely fiercely and anxiously, and the scores rose alternately, which made the fans hooked.

The core of this Knicks team is "CIC King" Alan Houston.

This season, he can average 18.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, shooting 44% from the field, and his efficiency is good.

The Knicks were able to play back and forth with the Mavericks, relying on him alone to support the offense.

But Houston is a veteran after all, and it is very good to be able to maintain his peak state for a few minutes. Once the time is long, all the fuel in the fuel tank will be exhausted, and there is nothing he can do.

Most of the other Knicks players are also veterans.

The "African Mountain" Mutombo felt very weak in the face of the Mavericks' fast-playing whirlwind. Running back and forth quickly consumed his energy and weakened his role on the defensive end.

The Mavericks seized the weakness of the Knicks' aging lineup, accelerated the offensive rhythm, and scored consecutively while the Knicks failed to defend.

In this way, the Mavericks successfully defeated the Knicks in two and a half quarters, achieving a three-quarter punch.

In the end, the Mavericks beat the Knicks 128 to 92 and won two consecutive victories.

数据方面，李轩这场比赛上场36分钟，投篮19投12中，其中三分球7投4中，罚球4罚4中，得到32分14篮板1助攻2抢断3盖帽的全面数据。

诺维斯基得到25分8篮板4助攻的数据；纳什获得16分15助攻的两双数据；芬利拿下18分3篮板2助攻的数据。

尼克斯队方面，“中投王”休斯顿投篮24投9中，其中三分球4投1中，罚球6罚4中，得到23分2篮板2助攻的数据。

穆大叔获得6分7篮板3盖帽的数据；范霍恩拿到12分11篮板的两双数据。

After the game, Li Xuan was blocked by media reporters at the entrance of the player tunnel, and quickly surrounded him, for fear that he would slip away like before.

"Li, congratulations on your 30+ double-double again. You can see your ups and downs from the previous games, but you have been very stable in the last few games. Can you talk about how you adjusted your status?" Media reporters asked.

"I think my state has always been very good. After all, I have achieved double-double data in these few games. You are expecting too much from a rookie!"

The media reporters were speechless after hearing this. Can a rookie who can score 70 points in his rookie season be considered an ordinary rookie? !

After satisfying the appetite of the media reporters, Li Xuan continued: "I don't have any good solution, which is to strengthen daily training and maintain a competitive state."

"The next game of the Mavericks is the Christmas game. How do you feel about participating in such a meaningful game for the first time?" asked media reporters.

"To be honest, I would rather sit on the sofa in the living room and watch the game than run on the field. Isn't it delicious to watch the game while eating fried chicken and drinking a drink?"

"Hahaha."

The media reporters were all amused by Li Xuan's humorous words.

"Let's get down to business, it's a great honor to be able to participate in the Christmas game. I'm a little excited. I will do my best to prepare for the Christmas game." Li Xuan answered this question solemnly.

Afterwards, Li Xuan answered a few more questions, then finished the post-match interview and walked towards the player tunnel.

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The next day, for the first time ever, the headlines on the front page of the sports edition were no longer Li Xuan alone dominating the list, but it was still related to him.

The headlines this time reported the results of the first round of All-Star voting.

The temporary starting lineup for the West is: guard Francis and Kobe; forward Li Xuan and Garnett; center Dayao.

The temporary starting lineup for the Eastern Conference is: guard Iverson, McGrady; forward Carter, Jr.; center Mourning.

After the first round of voting ended, Li Xuan was provisionally voted king.

When a group of NBA stars saw the results of the first round of voting, they complained: "The mysterious power of Huaxia is too strong!"

But no one stood up to question Li Xuan's election as the king of votes. After all, Li Xuan's performance was obvious to all. The miracle of scoring 70 points in three quarters could silence a large group of people.

During daily training, Li Xuan received congratulations from his teammates, and he responded one after another.

In addition to him being the starter for the time being on the Mavericks, Nowitzki and Nash are also on the list one after another. It is very likely that all three of them can be selected for the All-Star Game.

Nowitzki may not be able to compete with Garnett and Duncan, but he can be selected as a substitute.

There is not much difference in the number of votes between Nash and the boss of Fu. Both of them have Chinese players as teammates. It can only depend on how the Chinese fans choose. The worst result can be selected as a substitute.

After the daily training, Nash took the initiative to find Li Xuan to exchange a few words, implying to canvass for him.

"Steve, don't worry, take care of me." Li Xuan readily agreed.

"In the next Christmas game, I will pass you a lot of passes." Nash responded in return.

After the PY transaction, the two left each other, actively preparing for the upcoming Christmas battle.

The Christmas war in this era is still very rich, and it is not as bad as the later generations. It is definitely an honor to be selected for the Christmas war.

There are a total of three games in this year's Christmas War.

The first, the Dallas Mavericks vs. New Jersey Nets, served as an appetizer for the fans.

The second game is the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic.

The duel between the peak McGrady and the "son of the Chosen" James is very interesting.

The grand finale was the "Yao Shark War", the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets.

Judging from the schedule, NBA president David Stern must have played a trick, otherwise why the two Chinese teams were both selected. Many teams in the league have better records than the Rockets.

Stern really broke his heart in order to open up the Chinese market.

With the arrival of the Christmas game, media reporters hyped up and reported the highlights of these games, and the enthusiasm was very high.

Li Xuan didn't pay attention to the news from the outside world, and concentrated on preparing for the Christmas battle.

With the rapid passage of time, Christmas came in a blink of an eye, and the much-anticipated Christmas battle is about to start!
(End of this chapter)