NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 92 Rookie Game

The All-Star Weekend is here, and Russell is also very excited about his first All-Star Tour.

Russell went to Denver ahead of schedule. At Denver International Airport, Russell saw Nora who arrived earlier than him.

During the All-Star Weekend, of course you have to act with your girlfriend.

However, the current All-Star Weekend is different from the future. The time is relatively short. Excluding the three days when there are games, there is only one day for free activities.

Moreover, the weather is relatively cold now, and the two of Russell are unwilling to go out for a long time.

Of course, winter is also good. Russell can dress up unrecognizable. He has not been in the league for a long time, but he has become a well-known star. Many young people know him,

Denver's commercial and art pedestrian street is still good, and the two also had a good day.

Russell will participate in many competitions this time, and he will always come if he is invited.

He has participated in the All-Star Rookie Challenge, the three-point contest, the skill contest, and the All-Star Game. He is definitely the busiest person in the Suns.

D'Antoni was a little worried, and repeatedly told him to focus on playing and not get hurt.

The rest of the team, Iguodala will participate in the rookie game with him, Joe Johnson will participate in the three-point contest with him, Stoudemire will participate in the dunk contest, and Marion will participate in the shooting star competition.

So apart from the three All-Stars, only Iguodala and Joe Johnson followed.

In fact, the Suns still have rookies who performed well, but they also have to give other teams a chance, right?

"You can even participate in the All-Star Game, isn't it easier for the rookie game?" Nora asked.

"In fact, it will be more difficult." Russell said with a helpless smile.

The main reason is that the sophomore team is too strong. The so-called 03 class is not bragging. James and Wade also entered the All-Star Game. Anthony and Bosh also have All-Star level strength. Russell and his first-year team are much younger. .

During practice before the game, Russell met with the first-year team and the second-year team.

Anthony, James and others are in a circle, surrounded by a large group of people.

As a local star, Anthony has already organized a party the day before the game, and he plans to hold three more parties. The All-Star Weekend has a good time with his friends in the past few days.

Although they are also more enthusiastic about Russell, Russell and the others will definitely not be able to play together.

They are mainly the circle of black players. Russell and them are not teammates, so it is not easy to get involved rashly.

The point is that Russell feels that it will be difficult for him and this group of people to cooperate in the team in the future.

Relatively speaking, the first-year team still communicates more.

"Dude, you must give me a few more quick passes during the game." Howard is a familiar person, and he pestered Russell begging for a chance to act aggressive when he came here.

Russell's passing is very impressive to everyone, and all players in the league have watched the video of his game.

However, there are still many backcourt players in the rookie game. Compared with Russell's passing, they hope that they can have enough opportunities to perform.

Many of the players present also brought their girlfriends, and Russell felt that Nora was truly outstanding.

Russell really can't appreciate the aesthetics of many black players.

Interviewed by reporters after training, Russell is also one of the most popular players, and the first-year team is very envious.

Except for Howard, the others didn't receive much attention.

But the stars of the second-year team are also the darlings of the media.

Russell talked to the reporter about the Suns and the situation of the rookie game. He didn't take the outcome of the game to heart. After all, it was just a show.

"The second-year team is indeed stronger. How I play depends on my teammates. You all know that I am a player who relies more on my teammates." He said half-jokingly.

The Rookie Game is the first day of the All-Star Weekend, and many All-Star players come to watch the game.

Embarrassingly, both Kobe and O'Neal came, and their seats were relatively close.

Naturally, they ignored each other and didn't even make eye contact, just like children after a quarrel.

The starters for the first-year team are Russell, Tony Allen, Iguodala, Luol Deng and Howard, and the second-year team is Wade, Anthony, James, Bosh and Haslem.

To be honest, Russell felt that the first-year team's starting position was more reasonable, and the second-year team did not have a real one position, nor a real five position.

But this is not a real game, otherwise the first-year team can definitely play a lot of exquisite tactical coordination.

Of course, under Russell's passing, the first-year team became a slam dunk team from the beginning.

There is no need for pick-and-rolls and any tactics. The defensive strength of the rookie game is average. Russell only needs to throw the ball up, and Howard will dunk.

After the dunk, Howard was very happy. Now he is still a coolie in the Magic, and the team does not have a guy with such a sharp pass as Russell.

The second-year team is obviously feeding Anthony. Their strength is their personal ability.

Except for Haslem in their starting lineup, the first-year team couldn't defend the other four.

The All-Star weekend exhibition game will not specifically arrange defensive tactics, so the first-year team's relatively strong front-back defense and Howard's strong defensive ability cannot be used.

Russell didn't care about the score, and concentrated on scoring assists.

Unknowingly, the first-year team took the lead, leading the opponent by 10 points at the end of the halftime.

Russell is a bit strange, will they win?

Everyone in the locker room was very happy, and a staff member reminded Russell, "You are only 3 away from the rookie game assist record."

The second-year team saw that the situation was not right, and the defensive strength increased in the second half.

The personal abilities of the first-year team were too far apart. James, Anthony and Bosh began to perform in various ways, while Wade concentrated on organizing and played very well.

The point is, because of defensive problems, the opponent's Korver hit consecutive three-pointers, and the first-year team's lead was given to the opponent not long after.When Russell was off the court, the second-year team was even more carnage-like.

There is no way around this, Russell can only set his assist record with peace of mind.

At the end of the game, Anthony successfully won the MVP of the rookie game with the help of his buddies, and Russell's 23 assists also became the record for the All-Star rookie game.

After the game, he took Korver to chat for a while, because this buddy hit 7 three-pointers.

Korver is generally valued in the 76ers. To be precise, he was a supplement to the bench of each team in the early stage of his career. He didn't become famous until he went to the Eagles. Russell felt that he could actually get him to the Suns if he had the opportunity, anyway. It's not expensive, and he likes this kind of guy who can catch and shoot the ball.

Russell feels that he also needs to contact some players in the All-Stars. What players will have the opportunity to cooperate.

James and his team definitely don't have much chance, but some players don't necessarily, especially those players who can give him assists, we can still communicate more.

(End of this chapter)