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Chapter 111 Are You Here To Compete For Second Place? (Dazhang, please subscribe)
"Michael Jordan watched the game, can you make some comments on this group of young people?"

After the Rookie Challenge ended, the on-site media did not immediately interview He Li, the MVP of the rookie game, but continued to surround Jordan.

Jordan knew that the next stage was for the rookies, He Li, the rookie MVP, so he didn't overwhelm the host.

Jordan simply said: "They all performed very well and did not disappoint me! He Li won the MVP, which was in my expectation."

After saying this, Jordan took the initiative to exit.

Other historical celebrities and active players also accepted some interviews, and after answering a few questions, they also left the field one after another.

After that, He Li and other first-year players who won the Rookie Challenge finally became the protagonists of the Wakovia Center.

As the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, He Li received the most questions. It can even be said that the vast majority of reporters tried to put the microphone in front of He Li.

He Li first answered a few questions politely, and then said: "Paul, Jason, and Tony all performed very well, and the win in the first grade is the result of everyone's hard work.

Paul's performance is as stable as ever, and it's great to be a teammate with him!

I think in a few years, he, the bear king, will be one of the first players in the 01 draft to become an All-Star.

Jason's style of play is gorgeous, and the score is higher than mine. I think the audience in front of the TV should hope that you interview Jason.

Jason has very strong energy, he is one of the few players in the league.

Also, Jason and I will participate in the slam dunk contest tonight, don't you have any questions?
And Tony, Tony's breakthrough and passing really surprised me. It turns out that European players can play like this!

As for Jamal, Sean, Joe, Andre, Braden, I won't name them all!
They all performed great and are teammates I recognize!I am also looking forward to next year's Rookie Challenge, where everyone can work together. "

He Li calmly recruited the other eight players in the Rookie Challenge, and helped them say something in front of the media reporters.

Although there is no bowl of water, and the emphasis is on Gasol, Jason Richardson and Tony Parker, but He Li also mentioned the names of the other five players, which can be regarded as rain and dew.

Indeed, He Li is already good enough!
Several reporters at the scene were a little surprised: "The teammates in the second grade didn't know what to call them, but He Li, you actually memorized everyone's names!"

It was just a cooperation, and He Li could remember the names of other teammates with his heart, which showed He Li's ingenuity and uniqueness.

"This is why He Li won the MVP, he is our Playmaker!" Joe Johnson said seriously.

"That's right, playing with He Li is very comfortable, even if it's just a less important substitute, He Li will fully consider our feelings!
If I were him, I would definitely score 20 or 30 points myself instead of passing the ball to others.

After all, we don't know each other, and we don't know that much.

I can't guarantee that if the ball is passed, whether it can be scored.

What I can guarantee is that the ball is in my hands, and I can throw it myself, so I am more confident in throwing the ball. "

As a first-year substitute, under the care of He Li, Kirilenko scored 11 points in this game, scoring in double figures, and was full of participation.

Kirilenko is very satisfied with the personal style and court performance of He Li, the first-year boss.

"I have to say that He Li is too selfless! He is indeed a very good leader!

Originally, I wanted to compete with He Li for MVP.

But in order to take care of everyone, He Li has no desire to score, so I didn't play too hard.

It's a pity that the second grade was so careless. After the first half, the scoring game between He Li and I was over before it even started. "

Jason Richardson is young and frivolous, full of ambition, Jason Richardson thinks he has the ability to compete with He Li, but the only thing he can compete with is the scoring data.

From the perspective of leadership and leadership, Jason Richardson is ashamed.

Just like what Kirilenko said, strangers who only meet two or three times a year, suddenly form a team to play games, look very strange, who would like to thank others and pass the ball to others?Is it good to play with the right to the ball?
But He Li can be so selfless!
It was He Li's selfless quality that united all the first-year players, and then everyone was sincere and united, and they worked hard together to beat the second-year players to the ground in two or three hits.

When the second graders were interviewed, in this regard, they found reasons for their failures, and even blamed them.

"Why don't we have a selfless leader like He Li?"

"No one passes me the ball, how do you let me shoot and score high?"

"I've been having great chances, I've been reaching for the ball and I've been ignored!"

"If I play with He Li, I will definitely win!"

"I admit, before the game started, I was still jealous of He Li, a high school rookie who just entered the league, why can he be an All-Star starter?

I was wrong, I was so wrong!After playing the game, I found out that He Li is indeed qualified to be an All-Star starter.

There was an All-Star starter in freshman year, and we were all average second-year rookies.

We lost the game, the reason shouldn't be on us, right? "

Justified and convincing.

The post-match interview was over, and the audience who didn't know He Li that well beforehand finally understood what kind of player He Li was.

He Li is generally an All-Star player with amazing talent, selfless style of play, comprehensive ability, leadership, and an Asian face.

He Li: Are you sure it's me?I just finished a task, and played health-preserving basketball in silence by the way.

All in all, after this Rookie Challenge, He Li has gained a lot.

Not only completed a main task and a side task, but also established a good friendship foundation with 8 rookies who are relatively outstanding at the same stage.

"By the way, is there any chance to abduct Tony Parker from the Spurs?"

He Li made up his mind, is there any chance to form an international column with Gasol and Parker in the future?On paper, it looks promising.

……

Because there were three-point long-range shooting contests and dunk contests in the evening, He Li quickly took a shower and dinner after finishing the rookie challenge to prepare for the next game.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the All-Star game continued.

The first thing to do is not the slam dunk contest, nor the three-point contest, but the All-Star 3V3 match.

This year's All-Star also has 3V3, and its members are composed of 1 active NBA player, 1 WNBA active player, and 1 NBA historical star.

Because there are mostly entertainment elements, the competition is not intense enough, and there is nothing to watch, so he was eliminated from the All-Star Game after a few years of persistence.

It was not until the 17 All-Star Game that 3V3 was re-hosted, but it was mainly for advertising and drainage of big3.

There are a total of 3 teams playing 3V4, playing two preliminary matches, and the time is almost 8 o'clock in the evening.

The 3V3 preliminary round is over, and the next is the three-point contest.

In the three-point competition, there are only 8 places for the preliminary round over the years, and the places are based on registration, first come first served.

Usually when there are 8 registrations, other players will not register.

Of course, there may be less than 8 players who sign up for the competition in some years, and this year is full.

He Li signed up with Ray Allen. Ray Allen was the champion of the three-point contest last year, and the runner-up Peja also signed up after Ray Allen and He Li signed up. Obviously, he came to seek revenge from Ray Allen.

The remaining five players to participate in the three-point contest are Mike Miller, Steve Nash, Paul Pierce, Quentin Richardson and Wesley Persson.

While 3V3 was still going on, He Li and Ray Allen practiced three-pointers with the help of their trainers.

He Li is not practicing his touch, but is familiar with the process, strives to be fast and accurate, and just finishes throwing the ball within the specified time.

He Li's three-point ability is definitely not as strong as Ray Allen, but He Li still has great confidence to win the three-point championship.

He Li's confidence does not come out of thin air, nor is it blindly arrogant.

Now He Li's three-pointer attribute has reached 77. Although he is not very strong compared with others, He Li has an advantage that other three-point shooters do not have-hot shooting.

Shooting hot spots can increase shooting percentage and shooting stability!
When players participate in the three-point contest, they are not simply shooting open three-pointers, but they need to actively run and make quick shots to prevent the ball from being missed and the time is running out.

It is in this special situation that the shooting stability and shooting rate of the players when participating in the game are far inferior to those during normal training.

In He Li's memory, there has never been a full score in the three-point contest, and not many scored more than 25 points.

Just talk about Jordan. Although the three-point shooting rate during the regular season was not very good, there is always something to be confident in participating in the three-point contest.However, in the end it only got 5 points, which is...

It can only be said that the intensity of the three-point contest is also great!It is not so easy for top shooters to score high points in the three-point contest.

But He Li has a shooting hotspot, so he will use some tricks.

Moreover, He Li has three shooting hotspots, which can be placed at 45-degree angles on the left and right sides, and on the top arc.
As for the two corner three-pointers, even if there is no shooting hotspot, He Li is relatively sure.

On the one hand, the bottom corner is practiced more, on the other hand, the shooting distance is closer, and the normal shooting percentage will be higher.

Let me mention it again, the three-point contest is divided into two rounds, the preliminary round and the final round.

In the preliminary round, shoot in order, and the shooting time is only 1 minute. There are 5 points in total, and each point has 5 balls. Each of the first 4 balls is scored 1 point, and the last ball is scored 2 points.

In other words, the full score is 30 points.

Each shot takes only about 2 seconds.

After all, every time a point is cast, it still takes time to move to the next point by running, and this time interval is only about 1 second.

As for the difference between the final and the preliminaries, there are only three people in the final.

The top three in the preliminary round automatically enter the final, and the champion of the preliminary round has the privilege to choose to appear at the end of the final.

"Sorry to bother you, the 3v3 game is over, and the three-point shootout competition will start in 10 minutes. Please go over and get ready to play."

At this time, the staff of the All-Star Weekend came to inform He Li. After receiving the notice, He Li naturally stopped training and followed the staff to the competition venue.

On the way, He Li met Ray Allen, and the two cheered each other on, talking and laughing along the way.

When He Li arrived at the game site, it was already close to 8 o'clock in the evening. At this time, the Vakovia Center was finally crowded with people.

After all, the three-point contest is about to begin!

"He Li, according to the order of the competition, you will be the first to go up later, and it is still time to warm up, shall we go through the process again?" A staff member walked up to He Li and said.

The game is about to start, He Li is just wanting to see others show him.

Unexpectedly, he was the first to play.

He Liyou walked through the process under the guidance of the staff before, but after going through it again this time, he felt flustered for no reason.

Ray Allen seemed to notice that He Li was not in a good state, so he explained to He Li: "The order of appearance is based on the registration time."

"That shouldn't be, are you the first?" He Li became even more depressed after hearing this, why am I the first to appear?

"Because I was the champion of the last three-point long-range shooting contest! I will be the last one to appear!" Ray Allen said solemnly.

He Li felt that Ray Allen was in Versailles.At the same time, he sprinkled a handful of salt on his wound.

"No wonder, the vast majority of people signed up after more than half a month. So there is such an unspoken rule that no one knows?"

Now that He Li thinks back, he realizes the unusual phenomenon when registering for the three-point contest.

It stands to reason that the three-point contest can be registered long ago, so shouldn't the registration quota be filled within two or three days?Unexpectedly, most people are waiting and watching, waiting for others to sign up first.

All I can say is, something.

He Li originally wanted to follow Ray Allen through the process and let the boss take it for him. Whoever thought he was tricked for no reason, and would cry if he said too much.

"Next, let us welcome the first contestant in the three-point long-range shooting contest, the No. 7 player from the Milwaukee Bucks, this season's super rookie, and tomorrow's All-Star game starting forward in the Eastern Conference—He Li!"

"He Li, He Li, He Li!"

The on-site DJ has informed He Li, and the audience enthusiastically shouted He Li's name.

"Not bad, really good! Come on, He Li!" David Stern was at the game site, and when he saw He Li playing, he immediately stood up from his seat and applauded him.

"Please get ready, the game is about to start!" The referee gave He Li a final reminder.

The game time of the three-point contest is only 1 minute, which is 60 seconds.

However, the start of the timing is controlled by the players themselves. The timing will officially start after the player says to start and the referee confirms.

Being the first to play, it is inevitable that he will be a little nervous, but He Li took a little time to adjust his state.

"Please count down to three seconds, okay, I can do it!" He Li confirmed to the referee.

At the same time, Barkley, who was sitting with Jordan, suddenly made a bet with Jordan.

"Michael, you should be optimistic about He Li, right? Then let's make a bet, whether He Li can make it to the final!"

"Okay, I bet that He Li can't make it to the final. I bet $[-]!" Jordan said, as witty as I am, I, Michael Jordan, will not be easily fooled!

Although Jordan came to watch the three-point contest to see He Li, it doesn't mean that he will fall into the pit stupidly according to Barkley's design.

Jordan has done a detailed investigation on He Li. Although He Li can make three-pointers, his three-point shooting percentage in the regular season is quite good, a full 41.7%, but the number of times He Li makes three-pointers and the number of hits is not high.

Compared with Ray Allen and Peja, who averaged about 2 three-pointers in the regular season and hit more than 40% of the three-pointers, He Li still seems too immature!
"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"start!"

"Swipe brush-"

"Duang—"

"brush--"

On the court, the balls in He Li's hands were like arrows flying towards the basket one after another.

He Li's three-point shot from the left corner was not bad, 5 of 4 shots, although he missed one in the middle, but the last ball went in, and He Li scored 5 points directly for the first point.

He Li saw it himself, and he seemed to be in good condition.

The next three points all have shooting hotspots. As long as He Li shoots steadily, without chaotic rhythm, and without wasting time, He Li's results in the preliminary round will not be so bad!

Therefore, He Li is very confident now.

And Barkley, seeing He Li being the first to appear on the stage, resisted the pressure and scored 5 points on 4 of 5 shots. This state, this performance, after all, it is impossible to be worse than the dark-faced man next to him, right?
"Okay, I'll bet you! But, $[-], won't it seem too petty?" Buckley teased.

Hearing this, Jordan silently stretched out his left hand to his mouth, propped his chin, and stared hard at He Li on the field.

"This kid, is the three-pointer so good?"

"It won't, it's over just after the beginning?"

Just when Jordan was suspicious, He Li threw five balls at a 10-degree angle on the left in just about 45 seconds.

Interestingly, another 5 of 4 shots was made, but this time it was the middle ball, that is, the third ball was missed. He Li has scored 4 points after hitting the other 10 balls.

"He Li is in a good state!" Ray Allen, who was in the audience at this time, was also very nervous, and he clenched his fists unconsciously, his knuckles turned white due to too much force.

"It seems that the competition is over just as soon as He Li enters the field!" The other contestants had this idea in unison.

Next, He Li made 5 of 5 shots and put all five of the most difficult three-pointers into the basket!
"Damn, what a ghost! Could it be that my 5 yuan is going to sleep?" Jordan couldn't help but pursed his lips and stuck out his tongue.

Seeing this, Barkley slapped Jordan's thigh excitedly.

Jordan was furious in pain: "Charles!"

Barkley reacted in an instant, and then smiled and said, "Haha, Michael, I'm afraid you'll be in a bad mood after losing money, so I'll tell you good news in advance. Actually, I was joking with you just now."

Jordan felt a little better when he heard this, but pretended to be cold and said: "This is not funny at all."

"Indeed, so, the game continues! Michael, remember to have your money ready!"

Barkley teased Jordan, watching Jordan's face turn from black to red, and from red to black, this full of good mood couldn't be restrained even more!
Barkley laughed and patted his own thigh.

Seeing this, Jordan could only turn his head back and continue watching the game.

At this time, He Li had already shot the ball for the fourth point. Looking at the scoring on the court, He Li had already scored 4 points!

In other words, He Li made 5 of 4 shots again, and also hit the flower ball at a 45-degree angle on the right.

In fact, based on He Li's current 4 points from 21 points, it is basically guaranteed to enter the final.

In some years, the three-point contest champion did not score more than 20 points in the two rounds of the preliminary round and the final round.

Therefore, He Li hadn't finished voting at this time, and some people in the audience were already discussing: "He Li came out under great pressure, but it caused great pressure for all the next contestants!"

"He Li continues to maintain this state and enter the finals, that is basically the three-pointer king of this year!"

"As soon as He Li came on stage, this year's three-point contest lost its suspense!"

"He Li looks like a champion. He may be the first Asian three-pointer in the All-Star Game in the past 20 years!"

Indeed, He Li's three-point shot was really steady and ruthless, and he looked like a champion in the eyes of the audience.

Even though He Li was only the first player to appear on the field, the next seven players were no longer important. As soon as He Li came out, the suspense of the game was lost!

"25 points! After missing the first 2 shots, He Li hit the remaining 3 shots one after another, and finally scored a super high score of 25 points!"

The on-site commentary was very excited, as if He Li had already won the three-point contest.

"Unbelievable, He Li has already shot 25 shots, but He Li still has 3.2 seconds left to shoot!"

"This man from Asia is really fast!"

"He Li is not only the king of mid-range shots, He Li is also the king of three-pointers!"

"Who will tell me that He Li is not the champion, but who is the champion? Is it necessary to continue the next three-point contest?"

"Well, wait a minute, I..."

Many fans at the scene were also very excited. Some stood up from their seats, and some shouted loudly.

Some people... take the opportunity to touch the companions around them, and make skin-to-skin contact.

Unlike the state of the commentators and the audience, the players who were on standby on the sidelines and preparing to play seemed much calmer.

Of course, some of them were already sweating.

"Do we still need to go up?"

"I may not lose, but I may not win."

Seeing that He Li scored 25 points on 20 of 25 shots, Ray Allen couldn't help but said to himself: "I thought he was just here to play, but I didn't expect him to have the ability to threaten me."

Ray Allen says he's getting serious!
However, Ray Allen, who appeared last, made 25 of 16 shots in the first round.

However, in this three-point contest, contestants who performed abnormally abound.

Paul Pierce and Quentin Richardson scored 8 and 9 points respectively, which was terrible.

Even if he was as strong as Nash, he played abnormally and only scored 15 points.

It has to be said that He Li was the first to play, shot 57 balls in 25 seconds, hit 20 of them, and hit all 5 flower balls, scoring 25 points, which is really incredible!
He Li puts too much pressure on other players. It is almost impossible for others not to notice He Li's achievements and not be affected by He Li.

Everyone has the idea of ​​not letting He Lizhuan be better than before, but the more he is like this, the more he will perform abnormally.

Having said that, Peja, who scored 25 points on 16 of 20 shots, and Wesley Persson, who scored 25 points on 16 of 19 shots, entered the final together with He Li.

If you look closely, you will find that Ray Allen has the same shooting percentage as the other two finalists.

But it was just bad luck, and fewer flower balls were scored.

Closer to home, the preliminary round of the three-point contest ended, and the three of He Li advanced to the final.

The final does not start immediately, there is a 5-minute break in between.

Of course, this is also the time specially reserved by the authorities for advertising.

In 5 minutes, He Li and Ray Allen sat and chatted together. Ray Allen was a little concerned about the failure of the defending three-point champion, but he didn't blame He Li, he could only say that he was inferior to others.

He Li showed off in front of Ray Allen without any pressure. He made 25 of 20 shots and scored 25 points.

Ray Allen had a good temper and didn't find He Li annoying, so He Li continued to show off.

After 5 minutes, the final is about to begin.

Before Wesley Persson stepped forward to take his place, He Li took the initiative to step onto the stage and signaled to the referee: "I want to use my privilege, I want to be the first to play!"

The champion of the preliminary round has this privilege, but it is often the last one to appear in the final by default.

The pressure in the final is even greater, and if you play first in the final, you may perform worse.

Therefore, in several three-point competitions, the final champion won the championship after scoring more than ten points in the final. Most of these were won by the opponent's strength.

Obviously, He Li is doing things now because he wants to rely entirely on his strength!

"In this case, please He Li to take the lead! He Li, please prepare!" The referee confirmed with the above, the process and rules are all right, then He Li can start after the confirmation.

Seeing He Li in high spirits off the court, instead of blaming him, Stern continued to smile even brighter!

"Okay, it's time to count down!"

"3!"

"2!"

As soon as the referee lost to 2, He Li suddenly turned around and pretended to be Peja and Wesley Persson: "Are you here to fight for the second place?"

Larry Bird, who was sitting in the auditorium at this time, laughed when he heard this.

"Hit it! Hit it again! That's right, he is the new three-pointer king!"

"Strike the iron, what a pity! I hit it again, that's right! Please continue! Ah, strike the iron? It doesn't matter, you can still enter!"

"He Li has completed all the shots, and there are 1.8 seconds left in the shooting time! This time, He Li made 25 of 18 shots and scored 21 points!"

He Li's state is still very good. Although his shooting percentage and scoring are not as good as in the preliminary round, his 21 points in the final are already very strong.

Although there are still two participating players who did not vote, He Li at this time can still be described as winning.

He Li was the champion of the preliminary competition. When the final began, he directly used his privileges and actively exerted pressure.

He Li did a good job with this wave of operations. As soon as he scored 21 points, he put pressure on Peja and Wesley Persson, and he was directly full.

At the same time, the audience is also booing, many people are already shouting He Li three-pointer king!
Next, Vesley Persson played Peja one step ahead. He didn’t want to be just the first point, which was a poor performance of 5 of 1 shots and 1 point. When it came to the second point, he played 5 of 2 shots and 2 points. He basically lost the chance to beat He Li.

At the top arc, Vesley Persson once again made 5 of 1 shots and only scored 1, and his mentality exploded.

Wesley Persson continued to insist, and only scored 4 goal in the fourth point.

And by the time the last point was shot, only two pitches had been thrown, and the game time ran out.

Wesley Persson walked down the stage with a look of frustration, shaking his head, and when he was about to pass by He Li, he stopped and smiled wryly: "You won!"

Immediately afterwards, Peja came on the field. Before Peja shot, he adjusted for dozens of seconds by taking a deep breath and blowing into the palm of his hand, but he still didn't adjust.

佩贾先是5投2中拿下3分，紧接着又是5投2中，这次只有2分。

At the top arc, Peja scored 5 points on 3 of 4 shots. It seemed that his condition had recovered, but he had already lost.

Peja scored a total of 3 points in the previous 9 points, and with the remaining 2 points and 10 goals, only by scoring 12 points on all hits can he be tied with He Li.

Can Peja turn defeat into victory?

Does not!
In the end, Peja made 25 of 12 shots and scored only 15 points.

"Congratulations to He Li, who became the champion of this year's three-point long-range shooting competition! Congratulations to the Bucks, who won the second three-pointer champion!"

(End of this chapter)