Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 86 86. MVP of the Rookie Tournament (please subscribe and recommend)
Richard clapped his hands, and put himself in a position to wait for Sabonis to attack, "Domantas, don't you want to shoot a three-pointer, then shoot it, I'm definitely not going to guard against it."

Sabonis became even angrier when he heard it, and without saying a word, he accelerated his dribble and was about to break through.

Richard stood in front of Sabonis, resisting firmly, and Sabonis couldn't push Richard despite his height and weight advantage.

If you want to use skills to surpass others, Sabonis is weaker at this time, with rough back-up skills and high dribbling, Richard saw the opportunity and destroyed Sabonis' dribbling at once.

Bypassing Sabonis, Richard staggered to the ground and broke the ball, holding it in his arms.

Who would have thought that seeing such serious defense in the All-Star rookie game, the scene was silent for a while.

But in the next moment, there was full applause, resounding through the arena.

This slam and save is too hard, isn't basketball like this bloody?

The All-Star Game will not use such dangerous moves because the stars don't want to get hurt, but rookies are at their best when they play some blood to fit the status of young people and let people know that there are still people in the future league.

Richard stood up amidst the applause, and dribbled the ball to break through the half court by himself.

The players moved out of the field tacitly, leaving Richard and Sabonis to continue one-on-one.

Richard adjusted his dribbling rhythm outside the three-point line and accelerated his sprint.Sabonis also defended seriously, pushing Richard out against Richard.

Richard made an emergency stop, turned around and threw off Sabonis, and flew up with a one-handed dunk, scoring two more points.

The performance was full and won the applause again.

At this time, the coach of the U.S. team really wanted to replace Richard, but he replaced him just now. It was too embarrassing in an exhibition game. Players were always more popular than coaches, especially young people with potential, so there was no need to offend them.

In addition, Richard's one-on-one fight with an opponent seems to be a contradiction within the team, and it can lead the score and cheer up the audience, without causing any losses to the team for the time being.

Kill three birds with one stone, just follow him.

Come back Sabonis still wants to play singles. Even if you, Richard, have a higher status than yourself in the team, it is unreasonable to lose face in the rookie game. This must be found.

Sabonis pressed again, but his speed and skill were weaker, and Sabonis was unable to break through for a while.

Turning around to carry the basket again, Sabonis was a little out of skill, but it would be too embarrassing to spread it at this time!

In the middle of a dilemma, Sabonis found that Richard's outer hand was slowly reaching out to take out the ball.

Want to take out the ball with such a slow movement?Sabonis, who has played basketball for so long, scoffed.This is the flaw delivered to your door!
Turning inward, not only avoiding Richard's hand that took out the ball, but also throwing Richard away and going around the penalty area. Sabonis was also unceremonious, jumping up and hitting a heavy dunk.

There was another round of applause, and some people stood up and danced with the things in their hands. Don't let the atmosphere of the scene be too exciting!

Sabonis landed on Richard and made a muscle-showing gesture.

Richard accepted it with a smile on his face.

It was only at this time that Sabonis woke up from his anger. Just now, Richard really sold the flaws. He had no reason to take the ball at such a slow speed.

This is entertaining yourself and making the game look more exciting!

Thinking of this, Sabonis also laughed, and blinked back at Richard.

Richard attacked again, and it was Sabonis singles. The two had a tacit understanding this time. They seemed to be full of confrontation, but they were actually coordinating for each other. After a fancy interaction, Richard succeeded in a fallback jumper again.

The audience was so excited that they couldn't stop. There were all kinds of noise and screams, and they were more devoted and enthusiastic than watching a playoff game.

The players on the court also understood what Richard and Sabonis were doing, so they didn't give him the ball for two singles this time.

You guys play to attract fans, don't we?So they paired up one by one or started a variety of passing and cutting cooperation. In short, they played as they looked good, and they didn't shoot three-pointers floating outside.

The cheers received in the last 3 minutes of the first half were much more than the previous 7 and [-] minutes combined.

At the end of the half, the two sides scored 70:69, and the US team led by 1 point.

During the intermission, cheerleaders from [-] teams formed a huge cheerleading group and came to the stadium to perform.

The hot body and huge team are impossible to see except at the All-Star Weekend, which is why the audience came to watch the game.

But this is no longer the only reason.

The cheerleaders on the court danced enthusiastically, and the coaches of the two teams off the court also began to change their tactics.

After seeing the difference between the hot attack and the three-point shot, the coaches of the two teams also rearranged their tactics.

At the beginning of the second half, Richard was still on the court. Although his "teammate" Sabonis had been replaced, his style of play was determined.

The two sides began to fight hand-to-hand, and the physical contact increased significantly. It seemed to be a real defense, but in fact it just set more difficulty, and the intensity during training could not even reach it.

But it looks much better than shooting three-pointers at the beginning of the game.

The two sides played back and forth for 20 minutes in the second half. The physical exertion increased, the frequency of substitutions increased, and the scoring decreased, but it also showed the players' skills more truly.

At the end of the game, the US team won the game 122:116.

Buddy Hield of the Pelicans scored 26 points and won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge because of the home court advantage.

Richard scored 100 points on 22% shooting.

When Richard scored 22 points, there were 5 minutes left in the second half. If he continued to play Richard, he would definitely score more than 26 points. However, in order to save face for the host, Richard did not attack for the rest of the time. He took this opportunity to practice his passing.

Also got 5 assists.

After the rookie game ended, the carnival started again in the arena. The mascots, cheerleaders, and some stars who were watching the game began to interact and play games with the audience. The lively scene on the first day of the All-Star Weekend can already be compared with the second two days.

"Good rookie game!" Westbrook sent a message.

"Then the day after tomorrow, let's work hard for your main race!" Richard replied the message without any politeness at all.

"Wait and see!"

On February 2, the second day of the All-Star Weekend, Richard arrived at the New Orleans Arena early.

There is no competition, but the next day is three individual challenges, Richard does not want to miss the first time to watch the battle.

The arena was soon filled with people, and a sea of ​​people piled up together.

Although the players were all sitting in the front row, Richard still shrugged his shoulders when he saw the dense crowd behind him. This was really crazy.

"Hi! Richard." The bearded Harden saw Richard and took the initiative to greet him.

"James, are you coming to the game too?" Richard and Harden are the two people who like to use the retreat step to be lazy. The last time the two met because of the secret pk retreat step hit rate, it was mainly Westbrook who coordinated.

"Eric is going to participate in the three-point challenge today, and I'm here to cheer him on." Harden extended his hand to greet Richard, "You played really well yesterday! I should be there to cheer you on."

Eric Gordon is the sixth man of the Rockets. Known as the round-faced Deng, he is a good three-pointer, and his breakthrough is also very good, but his dribbling ability is not easy to evaluate.

"Then I'll come to the scene tomorrow to cheer you on." Richard squeezed Harden tightly. Harden is the starting guard of the Western All-Star team and his partner is Curry.

"Thank you in advance!" The two sat together and waited for the game to start.

The first is a skills challenge.

A total of 8 players participated in the challenge this year.

The first group is John Wall of the Washington Wizards and Gordon Hayward of the Utah Jazz.

Wall was the No. 2010 pick in the draft in 20. He is characterized by fast speed and strong organizational skills. 10 points + [-] assists are common, but his shooting percentage is slightly lacking.

Hayward played the best season of his career this year, became the core of the Jazz, and became a substitute for the Western All-Star team.

It's a strong dialogue from the beginning, and the skill competition is not so ugly.

At the beginning of the game, the two picked up the ball and quickly passed 4 obstacles. They came out of the three-point line almost at the same time, but they failed to pass the ball into the net in a row. They both tried three times and failed to enter the net.

The third pass accelerated in a straight line, Wall took the lead, returned to the starting point and scored a layup, and ran back to the second half again, missing the first three-pointer.

Hayward has already caught up from behind, and he raised his hand for a three-pointer.

Wall's second shot had just been taken, and he lost the competition, and the result was also a strike.

The two clapped their hands together, talking and laughing, and it was over.

The second group of PK is Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns.

Thomas Jr. is known as the strongest 175 on the surface. This season he is in the Celtics like a fish in water, averaging 29 points and 6 assists per game. As the son of NBA legend Isaiah Thomas, both father and son are super point guards.

Booker is the No. 15 rookie in 13. After entering the league last season, he was quickly identified by the Suns as the core of the team. Last season, he was able to average 13 points per game, which has fulfilled his talent. This season, the Suns gave Booker unlimited shooting rights, and his scoring data is getting higher and higher.

At the beginning of the game, both of them circumvented four obstacles very steadily, and came to the direct pass of the second level.

At this time, the gap in the basic technology can be seen. Thomas Jr. put the ball accurately into the net for the first time through the pass. Compared with the first pass, it looks like a very perfect through pass, which is very beautiful.

But Booker failed to pass three times.

Thomas Jr. took the lead, scored an easy layup, and came to the three-point shot in the fourth pass.

The first shot missed, but Booker still didn't catch up. The second shot hit, and Thomas Jr. won the competition.

Booker just ran beyond the three-point line and missed the ball with a casual throw.

The two walked off the field clapping hands.

Only two competitions made Richard happy, and there are two more competitions, and there are four to two and finals, who said that the skill competition is not easy to watch?

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