Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 204 All-Star Voting

At the beginning of the new year, Jonny finally has time to relax and focus on other things.

The first thing that Johnny pays attention to is one thing that has attracted a lot of attention among the players recently, that is, the old labor-management agreement of the nba is about to expire. In the case of the soaring player contracts in the past two years, the new labor-management agreement will obviously have a big impact The changes have been made, and almost all nba players are looking forward to the new labor agreement. After all, if the negotiation is completed, the wages of the players will definitely increase significantly.

And Johnny also has some expectations, because his rookie contract is a 2+1 contract, and the next season is a team option, and the team is likely to choose to give up this team option and directly sign a long-term contract with Johnny. John, now many teams in the nba will choose to treat their promising rookies in this way. Someone like Jonny must be a player that the team is optimistic about.

In addition to the new labor agreement negotiations, Johnny paid a little attention to the All-Stars. Johnny decided to participate in this season's dunk contest before, and after getting the Berserker, Johnny naturally wanted to participate in this dunk contest even more. It's a contest.And the league naturally included Jonny in the slam dunk contest list early.

In addition to the slam dunk contest, Jonny also resolutely rejected the invitations of the three-point contest, the skill contest and the Rookie Challenge, choosing not to participate in these competitions. After all, in last year's All-Star Game, Jonny won very Great success, of course, except for skill contests.Like the three-point contest, Jonny is the record-breaking three-pointer, and he will naturally not participate in this season.

As for the skills competition, Jonny knows his current level of ball control and passing. Although he has a lot of assists and the average assists per game is almost breaking ten, his real level is better than that of point guards like Jason Kidd and John Stockton. There was a lot of difference, so Jonny naturally wouldn't choose to go to this competition to lose face.

Johnny went to look at the votes for the main game. Last year, Johnny was the starter in the All-Star Game, but the gap between him and Michael Jordan's votes was very large. Michael Jordan's votes were as high as 245w, while the second guard in the Eastern Jonny voted only 120w votes.But this season, at least for the current All-Star votes, Michael Jordan has reached 56 votes, while Jonny's votes have reached 47 votes, which is the second in the total number of votes in the Eastern Conference, leading the third Grant Hill with 5 votes.

However, Grant Hill will not compete with Johnny. The No.3 guard position is Johnny’s old teammate Anfernee Hardaway. His total number of votes has only reached 26 votes, and the gap with Johnny is almost half. .

On the west side, there is no one with higher votes than Jonny. Karl Malone has the most votes with 34 votes, followed by Shaquille O'Neal with 31 votes.And this season's All-Star votes have been very balanced so far, which has also caused Michael Jordan's votes to be doubled compared to the same period last year!But this also gave Jonny a chance, and gave Jonny a chance to catch up.

On January 1, the Celtics took a day off, and Jonny also appeared on a local TV station in Boston, accepted media interviews, and won votes for his All-Star vote, and the vote competition officially began.

And Jonny's performance in December almost made him the best of the month. He averaged a triple-double in December, but everyone knows how high and rare the best of the month is, so Jonny will It is not surprising that he lost to Michael Jordan, whose statistics are not as comprehensive as his.

However, Jonny's performance this season has been recognized by many experts. In the first two months of the season, Jonny averaged 36.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.7 blocks per game. Also in the first two months of the game, under the leadership of Jonny, he scored a record of 20 wins and 8 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, only half a game away from the Pacers, but the pursuit behind The soldiers are also very fierce. The gap between the third Heat and the Celtics is only half a game, the gap between the Bulls and the Celtics is only one game, and the fifth Hornets record is the same as the Bulls. It can be said that If the Celtics lose a game or two, they will drop to fifth in an instant.

But the Celtics were considered last in the league before the start of the season!And under the leadership of Jonny, the Celtics were able to play all the way to the second or top four in the Eastern Conference, which shows Jonny's ability to lead the team. You must know that in the past two months of games, Jonny has even a decent team. There are no helpers. Derek Coleman only came in handy in the last two games at the end of December, and Chauncey Billups has been learning all the time, and he is not a qualified starting point guard until now.

Perhaps only Big Ben and Bruce Bowen are not bad, but their functions are too single, Big Ben grabs the board, Bowen defends, and their functions are very single.

Therefore, Jonny is equivalent to leading the team to the second place in the Eastern Conference on his own.

On the 1st, Jonny participated in an event held by a local TV station in Boston and earned an appearance fee, of course pocket money. On January 2, the NBA game will reignite. The Celtics will face the challenge of the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. In the first two months of this season, the Timberwolves have a record of 15 wins and 14 losses. West ranked eighth.

What needs to be paid attention to when playing the Timberwolves is naturally their twin stars, Stephen Marbury and Kevin Garnett. These two are considered to be one of the future rulers of the league. The ranking is second only to Jason Kidd, and Kevin Garnett was the number one power forward position before, but is now squeezed out by Tim Duncan.

However, the Timberwolves' record in recent years is not good. On the one hand, their role players are a bit too bad. On the other hand, it is naturally because Stephen Marbury and Kevin Garnett still need more training and training.

This home game is a game that the Celtics must win. They want to keep their current ranking, and the chasing is fierce. A loss may make the Celtics drop to fourth.And on January 1, the Celtics' major rivals, the Bulls will fight against the Bucks. However, the Bucks have the same attributes as the Timberwolves. There is no threat to the Bulls who want to regain the first place.

In addition, the Heat will face the Hornets. This is an internal war among the top five in the Eastern Conference. No matter who loses, it will be beneficial to the Celtics.The Pacers will face the Wizards. The Wizards have so far held on to ninth in the Eastern Conference. The playoffs are just around the corner, but they can't break into it no matter what.It is worth mentioning that the Celtics originally had the Wizards' first-round pick next year, but they have already exchanged the picks held by the 76ers.

And now, the 76ers are ranked 13th in the East, and the Celtics got another draft pick. The Pistons are currently ranked 76th in the East, and they are very far away from the playoffs.For the Celtics, the deal with the [-]ers was another big profit!

Of course, the matter of draft picks is a matter of the future. For the Celtics, the immediate game is more important. The TD North Shore Garden Arena is already overcrowded. With the Celtics having a good record, Boston The football market has also become very hot again.

(End of this chapter)