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Chapter 461
The league president David Stern, wearing a pair of glasses, came to the court. The court was already immersed in a sea of ​​joy, and the staff built a simple podium.

The Western Conference Stars didn't leave the game either. Qin Fei, who had won his second triple-double in the All-Star Game, was talking to Kobe.

Kobe responded with a smile, and the two didn't seem in the mood to lose the day because they lost the game.

All the players of the Eastern Stars stood in front. David Stern waited for the host to finish his opening remarks, then he said a lot of words, and finally expressed his congratulations to the Eastern Stars for winning this All-Star Game. This is a great All-Star Game and will surely become a classic in history.

Then it was time for the MVP to be announced, and the staff brought up the trophy.

He spoke some more words, slowly.

"The MVP of the 2001 All-Star Game was—"

"Michael Jordan!"

When Jordan's name was called out, the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers. Jordan really deserved his name. In this game, he not only scored 20+ points, but also led the team to victory at critical moments, scoring key goals in front of a group of superstar scorers.

Jordan stepped forward, and the cameras and spotlights all focused on him.

At this moment, everyone's eyes are attracted to him, he is a well-deserved star among the stars.

Western superstars such as Qin Fei and Kobe applauded generously behind him, and Kobe applauded loudly.

Although he didn't get the MVP, but when the MVP was announced, he was still very sure of the opponent's strength. It was Jordan, the man who scored the winning goal on his head.

On the other side of Jordan, Iverson's smile instantly collapsed.

It was still awarded to Jordan, who played at home, and he can fully understand that in addition to Jordan's own legendary factors, hosting the All-Star Game in Washington also has this special significance.

So after the eyes dimmed a little, they lighted up again, and just as they were about to shout to Jordan, they suddenly heard his own name again.

Ok?
Iverson was taken aback for a moment, and then found that everyone around him turned their heads, applauded, and touched their heads.

"Go, MVP!"

Qin Fei pushed Iverson, and pushed him, who hadn't heard what Stern said clearly, to the front of everyone, and stood side by side with Michael Jordan.

Jordan smiled kindly and held out his hand.

Iverson subconsciously clapped hands and hugged.

"Share the MVP!"

"Allen Iverson scored 25 points and 7 assists. In terms of fighting spirit tonight, he is the strongest. Without his all-out effort at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the East team could not catch up with the point difference."

Iverson finally understood the situation, and the feeling of regaining it was really exciting.

Life goes up and down too fast
Jordan joined him in receiving the MVP trophy, then held it over his head.

At this moment, the flash flashed wildly "click click", and the picture was frozen on everyone smiling, applauding the two shining AMVPs from the bottom of their hearts.

The All-Star Game is over.

At the end of the blockbuster scene, Qin Fei made some soy sauce and scored a triple-double but failed to win the MVP. He paid tribute to the legend in a different way.

But Ren Legend himself won the fourth All-Star MVP in his career.

Jordan laughed out loud during the interview.

"I think it's better not to get a triple-double in the All-Star game. It's completely meaningless for Qin Fei to get a triple-double. He still put in so much effort. The triple-double in the All-Star game is poisonous."

In the 97 All-Star Game, Jordan also got a triple-double, but the MVP went to Glen Rice.

At that time, the Eastern Conference team won the game. According to reason, Jordan got a triple-double, and he must win the MVP. In the end, it was awarded to Rice.

On the one hand, although Jordan's triple-double is unprecedented, there will inevitably be newcomers.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case. A few years later, Qin Fei once again achieved a triple-double in the All-Star Game.

And Qin Fei will definitely not be the last triple-double in the All-Star Game, and someone will score a triple-double in the future.

Although Jordan had a triple-double at that time, his personal offensive efficiency was not high and his shooting percentage was less than 20%. Rice's scoring efficiency was even higher, especially when he scored [-] points in a single quarter in the third quarter.

Based on all the circumstances, the league gave Rice the MVP of the All-Star Game.

After the results came out, many people began to cry for Jordan.

This time Qin Fei won a triple-double, but no one complained for him. After all, the Western team lost. If the Western team wins, then Qin Fei still has a high chance of achieving consecutive AMVP achievements.

Jordan's teasing reached the ears of Qin Fei who had already flown back to San Francisco.

Qin Fei was interviewed at the airport and said with a smile: "I'm not interested in the MVP of the All-Star Game."

? ?
The reporters at the airport were stunned. They only heard these half sentences, thinking that Qin Fei was going against the sky?What kind of big news is this? Is he crazy?
As a result, in the second half of the sentence, Qin Feifei returned to the category of normal people's understanding: "At this stage, I just want to lead the Warriors to the championship. I don't have any other ideas. The All-Star Weekend is in my dictionary, and it has already turned the page."

All reporters:
Qin Fanpian did what he said, returned to the Bay Area, and prepared for the battle with all his strength.

The week after the All-Star weekend is the peak trading period, and many teams in the NBA will make final reinforcements.

In the Warriors lineup, there are many sick people. In the end, they went to the free market to make up an inside meat shield as a supplementary player. Although it is a non-guaranteed basic salary, as long as they still sign with the team within the deadline stipulated by the league, it will be fully guaranteed for the rest of the time.

This is also the last chance for many free agents to stay in the NBA.

After this period of time has passed, it will be more difficult to join the alliance, and at most you will do odd jobs.

In February, the San Francisco area is cold and cold.

San Francisco has obvious changes in spring, summer, autumn and winter, but due to the elements of the ocean around San Francisco, it is often affected by the air currents from the ocean.

During this period, the Bay Area has a large temperature difference between day and night.

The Warriors suffered a flu attack, first Blaylock's cold, and then infected Billups, the Warriors down two important point guards at once.

There was a two-game truce due to a severe cold, and no one organized it, so Carlisle had no choice but to lift Qin Fei to the No. [-] position for emergency treatment.

Qin Fei's performance in the first position was also very good. He sent out nearly 10 assists in both games, leading the team to one win and one loss.

In mid-February, the Warriors ushered in a wave of road trips.

This wave of away games is mainly concentrated in the southern region of the East Coast, such as the Heat, Magic and other teams.

The Warriors also have a high winning percentage against the Eastern Conference teams. The Eastern Conference almost swept the southeast coast in an away game. A team as strong as the Heat also fell in the game against the Warriors.

Qin Fei scored 45 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists in Miami, breaking the Heat without a strong inside guard.

The Heat's top-salary signing Eddie Jones couldn't prevent Qin Fei at all, and the top blue-collar dug from the Warriors. Last season, the Warriors' championship project Brian Grant also received five fouls early, and he hardly played a big role on the court.

Grant is not bad. Although he lost the game, he still warmly entertained the Warriors players.

He feels that he is also qualified to invite everyone to have a good time now.

Practice the ball, practice the ball
Grant's performance has declined slightly compared to last season, mainly in terms of scoring average.

In the Warriors last season, Grant was the general of the short guys in the Warriors and had to take on certain offensive responsibilities, so his scoring average once approached 15 points per game.

But in the Heat, there are too many people who can score, and he is required to do defense and rebounding.

Therefore, it is difficult for Grant to average double-digit points per game this season. If the average rebounds per game had not risen to double-digits, Heat fans really felt that the team might have lost a lot.

Grant is now a high-paid figure on the team, earning enough money to live comfortably for a long time.

Inviting everyone to eat and have fun is also a matter of a drop in the bucket.

Everyone was chatting and laughing at the dinner table, drinking and drinking, just like when they won the championship last season.

After the Warriors finished a wave of away games in the southeast, they flew to the Texas area in the west.

Here, the Texas Mavericks, Spurs, and Rockets played one by one.

When I got back to San Francisco, it was already late February.

The overall record in February was steady, ahead of the second-placed Lakers in the Western Conference.

Qin Fei's personal data has declined slightly, and he can't compare with Kobe and Iverson, who are already red-eyed.

Kobe Iverson's data actually declined in January, but for some reason, in late February, the two began to explode one by one.

First, Iverson scored a career-high 53 points, detonating the mainstream media.

Then Kobe scored a career-high 51 points, not to be outdone.

Xi Kedongai became the two hottest shooting guards in February, far surpassing Carter, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady and others.

There are so many outstanding young scorers in the league. During this period, it is simply a group of demons dancing wildly.

When Jordan scored 50 points against the Hornets at the end of February, everyone fell silent.

This is the 38-year-old Jordan.
The 38-year-old Jordan is so fierce, what qualifications do young people have to play swords here?

At the tail end of February, the focus is all on Washington.

The league also intends to create a glorious image of an immortal veteran. When Jordan scored 50 points against humanity, there was a wave of crazy publicity.

Even Hollywood stars know that Jordan scored 25 points in a single game like a 50-year-old boy.

Jordan showed his power, and the league intends to pursue it. In addition, the Wizards had an excellent record in February. Once all the games in February were over, the league simply awarded Jordan the best player of the month.

This is the 17th time in Jordan's career that he has been elected Player of the Month, ranking first in the league.

The best player of the month is a very important honor. When counting career honors, the best player of the month is also counted for goals in many cases.

The last time Jordan was elected Player of the Month was in March 98.

The 38-year-old was elected the league's best player of the month, which is also a new league record. Jordan, who "has me on every list", successfully created a new topic for himself.

Qin Fei didn't care, anyway, overall, his scoring average in February was only 29.5 points, not as good as Iverson and Kobe in a single month, and he had no hope of winning the player of the month.

On the contrary, Kobe and Iverson were a little embarrassed. After arguing for a long time, this award fell into the hands of others.

This year, the average number of scoring players in the league's high-level ranks has skyrocketed. Even players with an average score of more than 20 points per game have far exceeded normal years, reaching nearly 30 players.

The scoring efficiency of scorers has skyrocketed.

The fanciness of the game has increased compared to the past, and the ratings of the NBA have also continued to pick up after Jordan's comeback, surpassing the peak period of the 90s, and the league's revenue is constantly increasing.

The goal of the Warriors is to secure the first record in the league.

But the lineup has not been neat. In February, the record first stabilized and then fell, narrowing the gap with the Lakers.

In early March, the Lakers and Warriors played at home again. This is the third time the two teams have played against each other this season. The Lakers finally won the game, beating the Warriors 109-101 and winning their first victory against the Warriors this season.

Embarrassingly, Karl Malone missed this game due to minor injuries.

It's not terrible to win, but it's embarrassing to miss someone.

The OK combination can win the Warriors, but the OKM combination cannot win the Warriors. Is this really OK?
For a time, doubts in the Los Angeles area escalated.

Phil Jackson couldn't sit still anymore, he felt a terrible force from the outside world, which was a bigger thing worse than losing.

"How come there is no good thing when you meet a warrior?"

The battered Phil Jackson was interviewed by the media. He said that Malone is one of the most important players in the team.

"He brought more tactical changes to the Lakers, and the Lakers also had a wonderful chemical reaction. His role is irreplaceable"

Phil Jackson said something for the embarrassed Malone to calm the general's emotions.

The media were still not satisfied, so they asked Kobe and O'Neal again.

O'Neal was at a loss: "What's the connection? Could it be that if we won the championship this season, it would be because of the lack of those (leaved) players in the team? This is too one-sided and extreme. No one knows what will happen on the court. All the reasons we have concluded must be based on certain facts."

Kobe also scoffed at this statement: "The person who said this is a fool who doesn't understand basketball at all. We are doing well now, a complete whole, and our goals are also the same. Our goal this season is only one, and that is the championship."

After an interview, the OK and the two both made declarations to hit the championship.

This is only the beginning of March, but the smoke of the NBA playoffs seems to have been smelled.

Many teams that have no intention of chasing the playoffs also silently choose to start falling behind. The farther they fall, the better. In this way, they may be able to directly draw the turnaround item card, directly reduce the distance of several laps, and those who are much faster may reach the finish line earlier.

The Warriors' players returned to their positions one after another during this period, the players' condition recovered, and Carlisle had more people available under him.

Barkley played on and off, and chose to come back in mid-March.

Before the comeback, I knew that the current Warriors still have the first record in the league, and they are superior to others.

He was very emotional.

I didn't expect to be reduced to this point now. The team has him without him. It's not a big problem. It's not like it was a few years ago.

At that time, he was still the absolute core of the team. Without him, the team would be two completely different teams, and their combat power would undergo earth-shaking changes.

Lying down and hugging the thigh turned out to be from "needed" to "not necessary".
Barkley thought about it mockingly, but fortunately it wasn't "necessary", otherwise he could really retire on the spot.

(End of this chapter)