Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 325 Billups' Resentment
Old faces are there every year, and new faces change every year. Because Magloire and Kenyon Martin came to the west, they instantly became the frontcourt of ten players away. This is inevitable, even Webber and Peja The All-Star regulars had to give way because of their declining status.

They miss their time playing in the East, among other things, at least they can still be compared with Ilgauskas.

As the 12th man in the rotation, Ilgauskas only played a few minutes in the second quarter and the early part of the fourth quarter, and he was not partnered with regular All-Stars, such as Jamison and Larry. Hughes, they also seized all the time to try to add more data to their All-Star resume.

So the poor Lithuanian giant could only run back and forth on the field, seize every opportunity, and complete the shot, trying to prove to everyone that he is not here to play soy sauce.

After the third attempt, Ilgauskas finally hit a goal, becoming the last player on the field to break the scoring drought and help the Eastern Conference lead the score.

In contrast, Yao Ming, who has participated in the All-Star Game for the third time, seems to be able to handle it with ease. In the era when the impression of the center was still stuck in the interior, Xiu Yibo dribbled the ball behind his back for half court and shot two three-pointers from the outside. Another pass behind the head, this is already a free performance, Jeff Van Gundy will not allow this to happen in the regular season.

Yao Ming's documentary "Yao Next Year" premiered in Denver during the All-Star Game, and it also earned a lot of attention. David Stern publicly stated that Yao Ming is completely different from young people in the West—even rarely seen ——Young people, regardless of culture or background, are completely different from ordinary American players. His story is not so much a story of a basketball player, but rather a story of overseas players, or foreigners, in the new international environment. The story of how the United States stands, struggles, and grows savagely.

Of course, on the court, Yao Ming can’t be regarded as the protagonist either. In the last 10 minutes, the bayonets became popular. McGrady was the main attacker, while Kobe retreated behind the scenes and devoted himself to making a wedding dress for his friend McGrady.

It's a pity that McGrady's three-pointers seemed to stay in Houston, missing all 4 three-pointers in the game, while Carter on the other side felt hot and made consecutive hits. He quickly helped the Eastern team establish a 10-point lead and eventually Keep it till the end.

127 to 113, the Eastern Stars won. Seven players from both sides scored in double figures, but the highest score in the game was Ray Allen's 17 points.

The AMVP was won by Iverson, who scored the highest in the East. AI contributed a double-double, 15 points and 10 assists, O'Neal and James scored 14 points each.

Among the three heroes of the Lakers, Garnett, who was still ill, played for 5 minutes and thanked the fans who voted for him. He only scored 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist; Kobe had 8 points and 4 assists, and his performance was very low-key; With 14 assists and multiple fast-break dunks, he became one of the most active people.

Turning off the TV, Jim sighed with emotion.

This era of rivalry is about to pass, and with the further extremeization of the labor-management agreement, teams aspiring to compete for the championship will soon find that only the team building method of giants plus rookie contracts plus veteran basic salaries has the best chance of impacting the general team. Champions, like the previous traditional team building method, one star plus a few contracts that can't go up or down, can only lock up space, and the playoffs will always be the stage for superstars.

Of course, David Stern will never admit his mistake. In an interview, he insisted that the NBA is on the right path of development, and the dispute between labor and management will be re-typed at the end of the season. The contract is the perfect combination of ideal and reality.

In the first game after the All-Star break, the Lakers are at home against the Boston Celtics.

In the past, when the Lakers were guests at the North Shore Garden Arena in Boston, they always received meticulous care from the Bostonians. For example, during the finals, Auerbach was afraid that the weather in June would not be warm enough, so he put warm air on the air conditioner in the Lakers locker room ; such as the small organs on the floor; of course, Beat LA resounding all night.

After the Lakers moved from the Great Western Forum to the Staples Center, the declining Celtics missed appointments one after another. Only once barely broke through to the Eastern Conference Finals, and finally fell to Kidd and his Nets.First, they lost two talented players, Reggie Lewis and Len Bias, and then they were crazy in 97 but still passed by Tim Duncan. The entire 90s were a tragedy for the Celtics. history.

After losing Antoine Walker last season, the Celtics' record has reached the lowest point since the new century, but they have also acquired three potential rookies through a series of operations: 3-year-old Kendrick Parkin Smith, 21-year-old Al Jefferson, 20-year-old Tony Allen and 23-year-old Marcus Banks, plus Paul Pierce, Ricky Davis and LaFrentz , but started again on the road to reconstruction.

Jim prepared golden T-shirts and inflatable sticks for the entire arena for the Celtics from afar, as well as a uniform "Boston Sucks!" slogan.

As a native of Oakland, Pierce, the hardcore Humi, as the top card of the Celtics, enjoyed this atmosphere and responded to the boos of the audience with his singles.

The rookie Tony Allen with the best physical fitness is not afraid of tigers when he is a newborn calf.

Al Jefferson has skilled inside footsteps and soft touch, and his gorgeous inside skills are completely inversely proportional to his appearance.

However, Marcus Banks was completely overwhelmed by Billups. As the Celtics selected him, he was ruthlessly abandoned after half a season. The Walters have always had a special feeling. Before the game, he had found Jim alone.

"If possible, I would personally send them to hell."

"no problem."

The conversation was very brief. Jim made a decision to push things along. Garnett's stomach structure seemed to be different from the others. Wade and Billups were fine, but Garnett was still struggling in a weak state. , The suggestion given by the team doctor is-continue to rest.

Therefore, in this game, Garnett will continue to rest, and Kobe will undoubtedly be guarded by the Celtics. Billups is the best choice to open the situation.

Billups' style of play seems to have returned to the era when he was criticized by Pitino. He shot three-pointers and played low singles. In traditional basketball, this is not what a point guard should do.

It's just that the current Billups has already washed out his charm after being displaced. When he feels good, he chases the body for three-pointers and pierces his heart with arrows;

He scored 11 points in the first quarter, leading the Lakers to a 27-22 lead.

(End of this chapter)