Basketball UFO

The first round of All-Star voting has come to an end.

Carter ranks 16th among all alternative players, and has a vague tendency to impact the influence of famous stars. Carter's style of play really attracted fans, and many fans voted because of Carter's style.

However, in terms of starting forward position in the Eastern Conference, Carter only ranked fourth, behind the Pistons' Grant Hill, the Bulls' Scottie Pippen and the Bulls' Dennis Rodman.

Carter's position happens to be small forward, so he checked the number of votes in the forward option.

Even on the back line, Carter could not surpass Jordan and Anfernee Hardaway. He was ranked third at most and could not enter the starting lineup.

For the center position, Ewing and Mourning have the highest votes in the Eastern Conference, with Mutombo in third place.

In the West, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Barkley, Kemp, Malone, Payton, and Stockton are all ranked at the forefront, and the All-Star lineup is quite luxurious.

Carter hasn't paid much attention to the All-Stars yet, only focusing on recent games.

The next few opponents are not very strong.

Carter worked hard and finally brought a three-game winning streak to the Nets on the occasion of the New Year. First, they challenged the Raptors away from home.

Crazy breakthrough and dunk, which made the Raptors unable to parry. He scored 37 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. He also sent 2 blocks and 3 steals, extremely comprehensive statistics.

Led the team to a narrow victory, defeating the young Raptors by 2 points. Toronto fans even cheered for Carter. Many fans defected on the spot and supported Vince Carter.

Marcus Camby, a model in the same class, played 24 minutes and scored 13 points and 9 rebounds, almost a double-double. It's a pity that all the light was taken away by Carter.

What followed was back-to-back games against the Pacers, a game in which rookies pecked each other.

The Nets took the lead and defeated the Pacers at home. Carter scored 41 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. The madness continued. The Nets won at home by 15 points, a wonderful game.

Then he scored 42 points in the away game, setting a new personal high in two consecutive games.

Larry Brown was helpless. The team was unable to produce fighting power and the defensive end was very fragile. "Vince Carter tore our defense apart. If we cannot gain a foothold on defense, it will be difficult for this team to win."

The Pacers, with a poor record, actually had the idea of ​​competing for the No. 1 pick, but they couldn't lose face, so they just messed up and made the team and players uncomfortable.

Eric Dampier, the rookie of the same year, started the first game between the two teams and played 16 minutes, scoring 6 points and 5 rebounds. In the second game, he was removed from the starting lineup and played only 7 minutes, scoring 2 points and 2 rebounds.

"Reggie Miller is a little injured and he cannot perform 100%, but we believe that the team will get back on track." Larry Brown added again, making some excuses for the failure.

In fact, the Pacers are out of control, but Larry Brown does not admit his mistake.

When facing the media, Calipali continued to sing praises for Carter, but also focused on praising the inside players, "Sean Bradley has scored double-doubles in a row. He is a very good player and provides height to the team. The ability to score as well and he continues to improve, which is great.”

"There is also Royce Daniels. He is very good. He has found his rhythm recently and has become an important rotation for the team." In these games, Calipari deliberately let Daniels score more points to encourage confidence.

The media also intensively reported on the Nets' victory. Carter led the team to a rare three-game winning streak. The weak Nets seemed to have the strength to fight. Carter himself even scored 40+ points in a row, which immediately attracted more fans.

After this wave of winning streak, the Nets' ranking has quietly risen to eighth in the Eastern Conference, and is expected to hit seventh place and secure their playoff qualification.

At this stage, Adidas and Converse tacitly increased their advertising efforts for Carter's shoes. You can almost see Carter on the TV when you turn on the TV.

"Carter is really amazing. He is just a rookie, but he can actually perform 40+ consecutive times. This is a very rare player." Many media also gave Carter more coverage.

"I have to say that Carter performed extremely well and led the team to three consecutive victories, and the Nets also entered the playoffs."

"The season is still long, and maybe the Nets can continue to grow, but Carter really injected unlimited possibilities into the Nets."

Nets fans are already overjoyed, and they have even begun to look forward to the possible playoffs. "Maybe Carter can really lead the Nets to the playoffs and achieve our goal. The team has not reached the playoffs for a long time."

Carter's All-Star votes have risen a lot without even realizing it.

At this time, the NBA officially announced that Carter, who led the team to three consecutive victories, won the best player last week.

"Vince Carter wins Player of the Week for the first time, remember his name."

Not Rookie of the Week, not Rookie of the Month, but league Player of the Week.

"Carter has begun to compete with famous stars. This growth rate is really surprising." Many media secretly voiced.

Winning the Weekly Award for the first time, Carter also received a small trophy. And recorded a video to thank reporters and fans for their support! At the end of the video, he wished American fans a Happy New Year!

He put the trophy in his honor room. In addition to Rookie of the Week and Rookie of the Month, he finally got some new honors. Carter is confident that he will create his own glory in the future. When he first entered the league, he consciously collected his own gadgets.

"Will you write an autobiography in the future? Commemorate my career?" Carter laughed at himself.

On the last day of 1996, the Nets headed to Madison Square Garden for a game against the Knicks, preparing to challenge the fourth-place team in the Eastern Conference.

Charles Oakley found Carter before the game and threatened the Supernova with a smile, "Hey, if you enter the penalty area today, I will pull you down."

Ewing also looked at Carter, hammered his chest with both hands, "Ho!"

"Big Mom" ​​Larry Johnson kept stretching his muscles. It was another good fight today. He was beaten uncomfortable by Carter last time. Even if the team won the game, he still felt uncomfortable.

"Rookie, I won't show mercy today." Larry Johnson turned his lower back, feeling a little sore and slightly injured on his back.

"I'm afraid you'll be merciful and defend me at your best." Carter is not afraid. His physical fitness is as superhuman and he is fully confident in facing Larry Johnson.

Calipari once again reiterated that giving interior players more opportunities to score.

Both sides appear and the game begins.

Ewing won the jump ball, and point guard Chris Childs controlled the ball and passed it to Larry Johnson. "Big Mom" ​​disliked it too early and passed it to the outside. "Central Shooting King" Alan Houston received the ball, but found that Carter was defending him. .

A direct jump shot. Unexpectedly, Carter's bounce and speed were amazing. When he hit the basketball, Houston missed the mid-range shot.

When trying to grab a rebound under the basket, Ewing and Oakley were on guard, but they didn't get it. Carter, who was turned around, picked up the rebound.

He quickly threw it forward, and Cassel had already started to pick up speed. Although the speed was not fast, the advantage was that he started early, making Chris Childs unable to keep up. He rushed to the basket and succeeded in a layup.

Got the first point on the fast break, no, the first two points.

Jeff Van Gundy suddenly had a bad premonition, "Are the Nets preparing for a fast break?" His team has a big center, but the players are not fast. The positional battle is strong enough, but the fast break is the only one. There are no fast players.