NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 201 Preparing for the MVP Grab
This three-point shootout was not much better than last time. Arenas shot 14 points and Russell thought it was worse, but found that the people behind him were unreliable.

Billups had only 12 points, and like Joe Johnson, Nowitzki only scored 14 points.

On the contrary, Ray Allen is a bit of a pitcher, but it is just an ordinary 19 points.

Russell played last as the defending champion and easily scored 20 points, leading the preliminaries.

Russell, Ray Allen and Nowitzki advanced to the final after Nowitzki and Arenas sacked.

As a representative of the league's three-pointers, Ray Allen still wants to win the three-pointer contest, but he failed in the finals and only shot 15 points, which is worse than the preliminaries.

Nowitzki's hand went smoothly and scored 18 points.

Russell thought about it, and felt that it was not good to overwhelm his opponent by 1 point again. He could score 20 points and easily defend the title.

As a big guy who cheats, he is really relaxed and freehand in the three-point contest where no one is defending.

Joe Johnson admired him greatly. Although he was not convinced by Stoudemire, he was really convinced by Russell. He saw Russell's strong growth and thought he couldn't do it.

He also told reporters after the game: "There is no doubt that he is the best pitcher."

Russell half-jokingly said: "When there is no defender in front of me, I know I will hit. After all, this is no different from practice."

In the next slam dunk contest, Iguodala successfully entered the finals.

There is no time limit for this slam dunk contest, and Nate's continuous actions did not affect his victory.

There is no doubt that although Iguodala is not creative, his dunk is much better. Unfortunately, for the sake of gimmicks, the league is more willing to give Nate a chance with a height of only 1 meters. Iguodala lost the dunk contest again.

He is also an arrogant person, and he will definitely not continue in the future.

Russell comforted him, "This is entertainment. On the stage of the finals, no one will score, and no one can stop us then."

When the reporter came over, Russell also said directly: "I think Andre is the champion, he is great."

Every day is the All-Star Game, and Russell only formed a small game, with players from the Suns and a few stars who came to watch the slam dunk contest.

Instead of going outside, they had a drink in the hotel's relative silence.

Those who participated were relatively quiet stars, and it was rare for Kobe to come here.

He also felt that Iguodala was better, and several people also talked about the subsequent All-Star Game.

Kobe supported McGrady. He said: "This is his home court. I will create some opportunities for him. We can take turns. If he is in good condition, I will let him take shots."

Russell did not hide his thoughts, he said: "I support Yao, this is also his home court."

Kobe didn't mind either, "I said everyone takes turns, it mainly depends on who among them can seize the opportunity."

"Of course, the performance of any game is based on the premise of victory." Russell said indifferently.

"I like your words, if you can't, I can take over the game." Kobe was full of confidence.

After supper, Russell took his girlfriend to exercise for a while in the hotel gym before taking a rest in the room.

Before the All-Star Game the next day, Russell and Yao went to find Popovich.

"Coach Greg, Yao wants to give some performances to the local fans. I hope the coach can give him more opportunities."

Dayao is actually good at communicating with people. When Russell made a start, he chatted and laughed with Popovich.

Popovich fully agreed. He didn't mind giving McGrady or Dayao more chances. Anyway, it's more up to the players to decide on the court. This is an All-Star, and the coach is just a foil.

Of course, he would not have given Dayao so much time, because the inside performance was not good.

But the two of Russell came to him. He could let Dayao play a little more time, and then the melon players would grab the MVP.

Popovich doesn't care about the attitude of the All-Stars, as long as Duncan is not allowed to play more, his players need to rest.

When the game started, McGrady also came over to say hello.

He is mainly connected with some players, just by the way for Popovich.

Popovich agreed with a smile on his face, and Lao Yinbi was still looking forward to the infighting among the players in the West.

Russell may not have as many good players as McGrady, but there are more people coming from the Suns.

McGrady didn't attract so many people. There are some good people in the Western All-Stars, and there are also types who don't care about anyone. Not many people are really willing to give him a chance. It is estimated that Kobe is more sincere. Kobe doesn't care now. An all-star performance.

Originally in history, Nash was willing to be a supporting role, Dayao and Duncan did not compete, and McGrady played so comfortably.

Now that Russell is with Dayao, McGrady is with Kobe, and Duncan is neutral, the situation is different.

The point is, Russell is the first position to handle the ball, and Kobe will not be as obvious as Russell.

As for the substitute, no one is willing to make wedding dresses for others, except for good people who have no status in the world.

It's easy for Russell to change the game. He might as well worry about James and Wade in the East.

The young people in the East are also ambitious. Iverson was not convinced before, but now Iverson has a lot of Buddha nature. Only new superstars want to show themselves.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal won the jump ball, but Dayao's explosive power and bullet speed were still a bit poor.

Iverson in the East held the ball, but he didn't want to single Russell. The team's record was not good, and he was a little worried in the All-Stars. He waited until James came to hit the ground, and James caught the ball to complete the mid-range score.

Then Russell didn't push forward quickly either, Dayao asked for the ball from the side, but Russell didn't give it, but just gave a covert gesture.

This is the tactical gesture he agreed with Dayao. During the All-Star Weekend, don't play low-post singles lightly. Besides, it is not so easy to play O'Neal. Russell asked Yao to go to the basket more, no matter whether he would be blocked or not.

There are many balls that no one in the Rockets can pass to him, but Russell can.

In the All-Star arena, even if he doesn't play the pick-and-roll, Russell can let his teammates score easily.

He looked like he was going to single Iverson, and Iverson also smiled and improved his concentration.

He doesn't really want to fight this time, but if Russell provokes, he will definitely fight back.

Russell directly held the ball and rushed in. Of course, he couldn't break through Iverson, and Iverson's footsteps were too fast.

So he pulled up against Iverson, a standard singles action.

But instead of shooting, he jumped the ball and passed it.

His fake moves were so standard that everyone thought he was going to shoot. Even Dayao, who cooperated with him, suspected that Russell was shooting by himself.

So when he stuffed the ball to the basket at the high point, no one in the East reacted.

Passing the ball very fast, with an arc, but the receiver feels very comfortable, this is Russell's ability.

(End of this chapter)