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Chapter 96 MVP
When Durant, who was about to dunk, was directly pushed down from the air by Yan Hua, everyone at the US Airways Center Arena, including fans, reporters, commentators, and even several coaches on the sidelines, all looked horrified. He looked at the number 13 who had just fallen from the sky.

"fuck!"

Just when Kevin Durant staggered down from the sky, and then stood near the baseline with a dazed face, the second-year team coach Dwight Howard, who had been standing on the sidelines and commanding on the spot, couldn't help but burst into a foul language Howard, who was standing on the sidelines, just witnessed how Yan Hua on the other side of the paint area rushed to block Kevin Durant. Howard is too familiar with this method of blocking, because this It is one of his best ways to block shots.

Compared with those more traditional big centers, Howard's lower body strength is somewhat weak. In addition, Howard's movement speed is very good, so it is not Howard's style to stand under the basket and wait for the block, like Yan Hua just blocked the block. This time, Durant is Howard's most commonly used blocking method, and this kind of sudden rush to cover his head and face is a big cap block, but it is very deterrent, and it will even cause a lot of psychological blow to offensive players , So when Yan Hua blocked Kevin Durant in this almost brutal way, Howard couldn't help but swear.

"Yeah, you fucking did a great job." Although Derrick Rose, who picked up the basketball, had already made a fast break, OJ Mayo, who was just behind Durant, didn't care whether Rose could make a fast break. Instead, he rushed directly to Yan Hua's side and gave Yan Hua a high-five to celebrate with excitement. OJ-Mayo, who had been following Durant just now, also witnessed Yan Hua's god-like seal the whole time. Guy, for OJ Mayo who was abused by Kevin Durant for most of the game, there is nothing more relieved than this. Although he was not the one who blocked Durant, but watching Durant His teammates dribbled the ball directly to the ground, and OJ-Mayo felt extremely comfortable.

While Yan Hua and OJ-Mayo were high-fiving each other, Derrick Rose, who launched a fast break, also used a very domineering one-handed dunk to expand the point difference between the two sides to 3 points.

And after Derrick Rose completed the dunk, Dwight Howard, who was standing on the sidelines, immediately called a short timeout. With less than 2 minutes before the end of the game, Howard could no longer call a timeout, because The situation on the field is now on the verge of getting out of control. If they continue to let it go, the second-year team may collapse at any time.

"This is a block that changed the direction of the whole game, or this is a round that changed the whole game. The king's rookie center, in this offense and defense, perfectly demonstrated his unparalleled domination force."

When all the players on both sides were off the court, preparing for a temporary rest, and laying out tactics and strategies for the last 2 minutes, the big screen at the US Airways Center Arena also began to play the round just now in a loop. Horford completed the dunk, and when Yan Hua suddenly rushed out with a big cap to cover the clip of Kevin Durant, the scene played on the big screen made the audience shout again and again, while Barkley and Ken who were sitting on the sidelines commentary booth Ni-Smith was not idle either, the two of them also commented on the round just now, and by the way predicted the next trend of the game.

The offense and defense just now was indeed, as Barkley said, a round that could change the trend of the entire game, because through the round just now, the first-year team not only succeeded in overtaking the score, but also dealt a heavy blow to the second round. The momentum of the grade team, this can be seen from the ashen expressions of Al Horford and Kevin Durant.

And with less than 2 minutes left before the end of the game, the first-year team has already taken the lead in winning. If the second-year team cannot reverse the situation on the court after this timeout, today's game That's pretty much it.

"It is indeed the case. The first-year team has now seen the dawn of victory." When the short timeout ended and the players from both sides appeared on the field again, the entire US Airways Center resounded with cheers and applause. Kenny Smith, who was the live commentator, It was naturally clear that all the applause was for the first-year team and Yan Hua, who had performed almost perfectly in the past few minutes.

When the game resumed, the first-year team players, who had already seen the hope of victory, were more active and crazy than before. Although they couldn't guard Kevin Durant, OJ Mayo was still almost crazy Haunting Kevin Durant, forcing Durant to make every catch difficult, and led by OJ Mayo, Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose, the first-year team The three outsiders used full-court pressure to force the second-year veterans into a panic, while the inside composed of Yan Hua and Kevin Love locked Al Horford and Luis Scola tightly. .

At the same time, on the offensive end, the first-year team has also changed the tactical strategy just now. Perhaps it has been expected that the second-year team will strengthen its defense against Yan Hua. As the head coach of the first-year team, Dwyane Wade , during the timeout just now, he also changed the strategy of focusing on the inside line, changing Yan Hua from the main attack point to the support point, and Wade's change has also received very good results. When the unguarded Kevin- Love hit two mid-range shots in a row, and after widening the point difference to 7 points, the game was already decided.

With a 7-point difference and less than 1 minute of game time left, in the All-Star Game, where foul tactics and X-cutting tactics are basically not used, such a point difference is difficult to reverse.

In the end, when there were 10 seconds left in the game, OJ Mayo of the first-year team fixed the score of the game to 114 to 106 with a three-pointer. The first-year team defeated the second-year team by 8 points , Thus ending the history of the Rookie Challenge, the history of the first-year team winning six seasons against the second-year team.

At the same time, the audience in the entire US Airways Center Arena also stood up from their seats, sending applause and cheers in advance for the protagonist and winner of today's game.

"A very exciting game. All the players who participated in this game performed very well, especially Kevin Durant of the second-year team. He showed everyone his comprehensive offensive methods and toughness. scoring ability, perhaps in the next few seasons, we will see Kevin Durant in the scoring championship. In addition to Kevin Durant, the first-year team's Derry Chris Rose, Yan Hua, and Michael Beasley also performed very well. They successfully proved their talent and potential, especially Yan Hua, who performed poorly in the last few minutes of the game. Call it perfect."

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Charles Barkley, who was on the sidelines, also stood up from his seat, and with his partner Kenny Smith, he was doing the game with a smile on his face. Summarize.

Almost at the moment when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, all the first-year team players on the sidelines bench rushed into the field, wildly celebrating the victory of the game. At this moment, after the victory In front of them, all the filth and disagreement were all forgotten by them.

However, apart from the excitement, the first-year team players on the field also began to consider a very important issue, that is, the ownership of the MVP of the Rookie Challenge. You must know that before the start of the game and during the game, Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley have been fighting for the MVP of the Rookie Challenge for a long time.

In most people's expectations, as long as the first-year team can win, then the MVP candidate will naturally be selected between Beasley and Rose. Although Yan Hua took over the game at the last moment, whether it is Michael Beasley or Derry K-Ross, their statistics are also very beautiful.

Michael Beasley 19 points, 11 rebounds, Derrick Rose 18 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, Yan Hua 20 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, overall the three of them The statistics are very good, and it is possible for anyone to win the final MVP. Of course, Yan Hua, who took over the game at a critical moment, hopes to be a little bigger, so after the game is over, Yan Hua Hua is looking forward to the next awards ceremony.

Yan Hua and the others didn't have to wait long. While the first-year team players were still celebrating, NBA President David Stern, accompanied by many sponsors, was holding the MVP trophy of the Rookie Challenge Into the field.

After David Stern entered the arena with the MVP trophy of the Rookie Challenge, there was instant silence inside and outside the stadium. The nearly [-] spectators at the US Airways Center all turned their attention to David Stern. On the trophy, they focused their attention on who would get the trophy in the end. As for the first-year team players on the field, whether they were hopeful or hopeless, they all stared at the little boy with bright eyes. trophy.

"Yan, congratulations, you are the most shining star in today's game, this is your star trophy!"

After a short opening remark, David Stern, under the gaze of everyone, walked directly to Yan Hua's side and handed the trophy in his hand to Yan Hua who was still a little confused. Yan Hua wanted this The mind for the trophy is not weaker than Rose and Beasley, but when Yan Hua really took over the trophy from David Stern, Yan Hua felt that his whole body was trembling with excitement.

After Yan Hua stretched out his hands to take the trophy from David Stern, and then raised his hands above his head, the entire US Airways Center burst into enthusiastic cheers in an instant.

While the audience applauded and cheered for Yan Hua, the first-year team players standing around Yan Hua clapped their hands frantically and shouted Yan Hua's name, even those with complex expressions Derek Rose and Michael Beasley also clapped their hands gently for Yan Hua.

"Congratulations to the host for winning the MVP of the All-Star Rookie Challenge and getting a milestone reward."

"Congratulations to the host for winning the MVP of the first rookie challenge, and rewarding a Moses Malone experience card."

Yan Hua, who had just put down the rookie challenge MVP trophy that he was holding high, had a brighter smile on his face after hearing the system notification sound in his ears.

(End of this chapter)