This Forward is Not Serious

The All-Star Game is getting closer, and fans are beginning to look forward to the live broadcast of the selection.

Because last year's selection was so exciting.

And the lineup selected this year has become more interesting because of this rule.

Otherwise, the current starting lineups for the East and West teams, with five starters and four long-arm forwards for the East team, would make the West team desperate.

Then, just before the selection began, Durant went directly to Brooklyn to treat Lin Ying to dinner.

This time, Durant didn't need to speak, Lin Ying knew that this guy was here to recommend himself*2.

Lin Ying readily agreed this time, and also made a promise to Durant.

The only way I wouldn't choose you is if you were already chosen before I had the chance.

The meaning of this sentence translated is that Lin Ying missed the first pick when he tossed a coin, and then James took Durant with the first pick.

This possibility is not impossible, but it is slim.

You must know that Durant and James are completely at odds with each other.

In the blink of an eye, two days later, the second NBA All-Star Game selection live broadcast started again in the TNT live broadcast room.

Before the selection began, TNT's Big Four began to take fans to review some interesting events from last year's selection.

Moreover, these people did not shy away from chatting at all, and directly asked James how it felt to be the last one selected last year.

James also showed his perfect character and gave the standard answer.

There will always be someone selected last. There is no difference between first and last. They are all All-Star starters.

What is perfect.

The warm-up is almost complete, and the selection process will begin immediately.

Last year, they decided who would choose first by guessing silver coins. This year, the program team played a new trick. Buckley took out a deck of cards directly from under the table.

The rule is that he draws a card from it, and the person whose size is closer to the card gets the right to choose first.

This sounds complicated, and it's advice coming from Jordan.

The reason why it's Jordan is because this year's All-Star Game is in Charlotte.

Deciding on cards is in line with Jordan's personal preference.

Lin Ying guessed an old K, and James guessed a 6.

After all, the two of them are not magicians. They don't have the ability to read cards. They all rely on luck.

The final result came out and Barkley drew a 5.

In this way, James won the first choice.

After others complained that Barkley did not bring good luck to Lin Ying, the selection process officially began.

In fact, after determining the order of selection, Barkley and the others were also discussing who James would choose with the first pick.

The remaining eight players in the starting lineup are: Leonard, Antetokounmpo, Durant, Jokic, Curry, Harden, Paul George, and Davis.

There are many possibilities for James, and he is most likely to choose Davis, his closest teammate.

Or, he will choose the one who has performed best this season among everyone, Durant.

In fact, including Barkley, among the Big Four in the commentary box, Barkley and McGrady both believe that James will choose Durant.

Because Durant this season is really irresistible.

Listening to the discussion among the commentators and looking at the evil smile on James' face, Lin Ying scratched his head unconsciously.

What he said when chatting with Durant before came to his mind now.

The only possibility for me not to choose you is that you were already chosen before I had the chance.

Isn't this a prophetic statement?

Finally, James is about to start selecting people.

He's the best shooter in the NBA, probably the best shooter in NBA history, and my No. 1 pick is...Stephen Curry.

James, choose Curry!

This choice can be said to be quite, very, very surprising!

The four commentators guessed Davis, Durant and Antetokounmpo respectively, but they did not guess Curry, because everyone knows the grudge between Curry and James!

Last year James was left last, which was also a key reason.

As a result, James made a shocking move and selected Curry with the first overall pick!

The expressions of the four commentators fully explained what what the hell is a surprise means.

Lin Ying was also stunned for a moment, but soon he smiled.

First, because of the near miss, I will not break the contract with Durant this time.

The second reason is because this is James!

How could a perfect person not repay kindness with kindness?

You Curry didn’t choose me, but I, James, wanted to choose you, and I would be the first to choose you!

It’s clear who has the bigger heart!

James chose Curry, and there was no suspense about Lin Ying's first pick, so he decisively picked Durant.

After being opponents for half a season, the Texas Twins became teammates again!

The first pick that I care about the most is over, and the selection of the two following is also step-by-step.

Team James: Curry, Leonard, James, Davis;

Lin Ying team: Paul George, Durant, Lin Ying, Jokic.

Then there is the last pick, James' choice, Harden or Antetokounmpo.

It's quite surprising that these two people were left behind.

Because among the starters selected this time, the only real guards are Curry and Harden.

Lin Ying chose George with the second-to-last pick but not Harden, which is a bit unreasonable.

However, in comparison, it is even more surprising that Antetokounmpo is left.

This season, Antetokounmpo has begun to realize his talents and even entered the top five in MVP.

He was left to choose one of the last two, which was indeed surprising enough.

James also appeared a little entangled at this time and did not make a choice immediately.

LeBron, what's your last choice?

Seeing that James was still reluctant to make a decision, Barkley urged him.

It was at this time that James once again showed his perfect personality and explained before choosing.

This choice has nothing to do with who is better. My choice is for the balance of the two teams' lineups, so my choice is Giannis Antetokounmpo.

This result, coupled with this explanation, is that Antetokounmpo was chosen, but it seems that he was not chosen.

Because the implication of this is that he originally didn't want to choose Antetokounmpo, but for the sake of balance in the lineup and to give Lin Ying a point guard, he reluctantly chose Antetokounmpo.

At this moment, Antetokounmpo must have had 10,000 grass and mud horses whizzing by, and he was a little disgusted.

But when Lin Ying heard the result, he laughed again.

And this time I was really happy.

James's choice can be said to be inevitable, because as a perfect person, he needs to consider too many things.

First of all, James' attitude at this time must be, you see you don't have a defender yet, so I must leave this last defender to you.

This wave of passive moral kidnapping belongs to a perfect character.

Then there is Antetokounmpo. Judging from his appearance, James does not want to choose Antetokounmpo.

The reason is actually easy to guess, because of Antetokounmpo's previous stepping-stone incident.

Although James has done it intentionally or unintentionally, his personality does not allow this black spot, and he and his team have been denying it.

So if something like this happens to Antetokounmpo, even if it doesn't cause a large-scale sensation, he will definitely be able to avoid getting involved.

Then this is where Lin Ying's happiness lies.

He is no more interested in Giannis Antetokounmpo than James. After all, it is difficult for a player who relies on stepping in to achieve results time and time again to gain recognition from his opponents.

And now, Antetokounmpo and James are on the same team.

Moreover, Antetokounmpo was disgusted by James.

He was really curious about what would happen to these two people who became teammates during the All-Star Game.

…

A few days after the NBA draft, the All-Star Game officially kicked off in Charlotte.

Charlotte fans are also extremely excited.

Charlotte originally had the opportunity two years ago, but unfortunately at that time due to the homophobic political correctness conflict in North America, the right to host the event was eventually cancelled.

Now Charlotte has canceled that clause, and the NBA has made up for it in time.

As it happens, this is the Hornets' best season in franchise history.

Even the head coach of the Eastern Conference this year is Borrego of the Hornets.

The right time, right location, right people, everything is on point.

Lin Ying was called to Charlotte by Durant two days in advance, and the latter happily came to him for a drink.

Durant also put a lot of effort into renting the top floor of the highest-floor hotel in Charlotte, bringing in Randy Williams or Abrams, and then called a few bartenders.

Well, I only drink with serious people.

Now, Lin Ying has a family, and Durant also has a girlfriend and a child. In addition to playing basketball, the rest is their family.

Although Williams and Abrams no longer play basketball, one is Durant's brand manager and the other is a core member of Lin Ying's team, and they both have families and careers.

They have gone from being young teenagers to being in their thirties.

Speaking of which, the last time they got together to play like this was when they won the NCAA championship.

So a group of people also enjoyed eating and drinking.

After getting a little drunk, Lin Ying and Durant went to the balcony to sit and chat while enjoying the breeze.

Durant was full of pride and kept talking about interesting things from the NCAA period.

Every gesture of his body language revealed a message: He was happy now, happier than ever before.

Shadow, do you still remember what you said the most during your NCAA days?

Durant can really recall.

stop looking?

Lin Ying looked at Durant. Durant liked to look at those messy things when he was in college.

...No, what impressed me the most was what you said, when you were at your most glorious.

Lin Ying reacted immediately after hearing this, and then laughed.

He probably already guessed what Durant was going to say.

My most glorious moment is now.

Durant said as he picked up the cigar and took a puff, then looked at the sky at a 45° angle, full of fishy smell.

Lin Ying laughed loudly after hearing this.

Human desires are never satisfied.

Before going to the Nets, all Durant wanted was to win a championship, but now what he wants is to have both a championship and a core position.

There is nothing right or wrong in this, because this is a process of people constantly satisfying themselves.

No.

But after Lin Ying finished laughing, he denied Durant's words.

Durant turned his head back and looked at Lin Ying doubtfully.

After you win this MVP.

Lin Ying continued.

Durant laughed instantly, and then patted Lin Ying's shoulder hard.

Lin Ying is indeed his good brother!

This time in the All-Star Game, he really had no reason not to win the MVP, and he knew that Lin Ying would make it happen for him.

Shadow, I'm really looking forward to our meeting in the playoffs this time.

After Durant finished laughing, he looked at the stars again, his eyes full of longing.

I remember that he and Lin Ying were rivals when they were still in the Western Conference. At that time, meeting Lin Ying in the playoffs was a must-do every year.

Even though they didn't meet each other most of the time, that's when his nickname of Old Flag-Planting General came from.

But he believes he will do it this time, because in his opinion, the Raptors and Bucks are still worse than them.

This year's Eastern Conference Finals will be the stage for him and Lin Ying.

He didn't even consider victory or defeat that important, he just wanted to have a vigorous fight with Lin Ying.

Will do.

Lin Ying was also the rare one who did not refute Durant.

He also thinks the same as Durant.

Durant this season is something he has never seen not only in this life, but also in his previous life.

And actually speaking of it, fans have more expectations for four consecutive championships instead of four consecutive championships, so he didn't care that much about what he said.

After all, when you have enough honors, the honor itself is no longer so attractive.

Only when you ask for something and don't get it, will you be extremely eager, just like James now.

So fighting Durant for 800 rounds? That's what's more exciting.

…

Two days later, the All-Star Game officially kicked off.

It is worth mentioning that this year's official All-Star list has two alternate players, Wade in the East and Nowitzki in the West.

Before the start of this season, both Wade and Nowitzki had stated that this was the last season of their careers.

So during the voting, their votes made it into the starting lineup in both the East and West.

Just because they received a very low vote rate in the players' vote, they were not allowed to start in the end.

This has caused some doubts about the league's new rules, and many people feel that the All-Star Game is essentially a way for fans to see the stars they want to see.

But this time they selected what they wanted to see, but they couldn't see it.

But because this is a special case, after all, two super giants retired at the same time and were unable to enter the starting lineup at the same time, and they caught up with this new rule.

In the end, the league added two additional rosters to the East and West.

The additions also earned Tatum and the league critical acclaim.

And Nowitzki also participated in the three-point shooting contest after many years.

Therefore, this All-Star Game also continues the emotional elements of last season.

Of course, the highlight of this All-Star Game is the final day of the game.

This game was as entertaining as fans expected.

At the end of the three quarters, the point difference between the two teams remained in single digits, and Lin Ying's team really led James' team 120 to 115.

Then in the fourth quarter, the two teams started to really fight.

The James team played very confrontationally from the beginning, and the fans enjoyed watching it.

Moreover, the defensive pressure on the lineup of Leonard, Antetokounmpo, James, and Davis is very high, and even Lin Ying cannot score easily.

The game lasted until the last moment, and just as the fans were expecting, the familiar Texas Twins came online!

First, Lin Ying defended James one-on-one and successfully interfered with the latter's perfect shot.

Then Durant finally received Lin Ying's pass and faced Leonard's defense to complete the victory!

Lin Ying's team finally defeated James' team 144 to 140 and won the final victory!

The final All-Star Game MVP went to Durant, who scored the highest score of 36 points!

As Lin Ying said, this is the most glorious moment in Durant's life!