unfinished glory

Chapter 58 Selected to the rookie game

Before the results of the All-Star voting were announced, the Spurs played a regular season game. They visited the Staples Center on February 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kobe was injured and did not play, and the Lakers had no ability to resist.The Spurs took the lead from the first minute until the end of the game, and finally won the game 1:111.

From the point of view of the score, the Spurs did not win easily, because they did not achieve 30+ points difference at every turn like some previous games.

But from the process point of view, it can be said that it is effortless.Except for Nesterovic who was injured and did not play, the remaining 11 people on the activated list all played.

Every player on the Spurs played more than 10 minutes, but no player played more than three 10 minutes.

Duncan made 22 of 10 shots in 8 minutes and scored 18 points with two free throws.Ginobili had 15 points, Parker had 12 points, Bowen had 11 points, and Li Chongxiao had 15 points. Adding the scores of other teammates, the Spurs played egalitarianism.

The Spurs in this game made many NBA celebrities and old-school commentators appreciate it, thinking that this is what basketball should be like, team first and then rely on the team to win.

But the reporter's favorite is not the team, relying on tactics and defense to win a game.

It is their favorite script, and it is also the script that fans like.

The Western Conference Coach of the Month in January was not given to Popovich with the best record, but to Mike Fratello of the Grizzlies.After Hubie Brown suddenly announced his retirement due to physical reasons, Mike Fratello took over the 5 wins and 11 losses of the Grizzlies and improved the team's record to 25 wins and 20 losses. The team entered the ranks of the Western Conference playoffs .

Then there is the best player of the month, LeBron James won the title of the best player of the month in the Eastern Conference with his super data of 26.5+8.4+8.5.In less than two seasons, this is already his second best month.

On the western side is Chris Webber, who averaged 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

Duncan's 20.4 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists are a little bit worse, but the record is much better.

The selection mechanism for the best of the month in the NBA requires not only a good team record, but also outstanding player data, especially scoring.

For a player like Duncan who doesn't care about statistics and is in the West, it is very disadvantageous.He already has two MVPs, and only three best of the month.

As for the best rookie of the month, Okafor in the East fell behind this time due to injury and was picked up by Ben Gordon of the Bulls.Ben Gordon has been defined by the Bulls as the team's sixth man this season, averaging 14.3 points per game last month.

The best rookie of the month on the western side was awarded San Lianzhuang by Li Chongxiao.He averaged 9.6 points per game last month, and the only player who can compete with him is JR Smith, who is slowly playing out in the New Orleans Hornets, averaging 8.4 points last month.

The much-anticipated All-Star voting ended on January 1, but the results were not announced until February 23.Yao Ming received 2 votes and became the top voter for this year's Denver All-Star.

Duncan received 20 votes, surpassing Garnett, ranked first among the forwards in the West, and was successfully selected into the All-Star starting lineup.

The starting lineup in the West is Yao Ming, Duncan, Garnett, Tracy McGrady and Kobe, and in the East is O'Neal, Carter, Hill, James and Iverson.

Hill has been a little bit healthier this year. So far, he has played more than 30 games and averaged 19 points per game. This has already excited the fans who have seen him perform, and they are scrambling to select him as an All-Star starter.

The bench will be voted on by the head coaches of the 30 teams based on how the players have performed this season.The seven substitutes are two defenders, two forwards and a center, and the other two are unlimited.

After the game against the Lakers, the Spurs ushered in a rare holiday.The second game in February is scheduled to take place on the 8th.

And by February 2th, the All-Star substitute list will be announced, and the list of players for the rookie game will also be selected.As long as the coaches are not blind, it is basically certain that Li Chongxiao will be selected for the rookie competition.

Under Armour's side has obviously made money, and the road to sneakers is slowly rolling out.Relying on Li Chongxiao's influence, their sneakers have begun to have some market among Chinese Americans in North America, and some small shareholders who were slightly critical before are now smiling.

Taking advantage of this time, they approached Li Chongxiao to shoot an ad, which they would launch in San Antonio during the All-Star season.At the same time, it will also do some publicity on China's TV and Internet media to warm up the upcoming specialty stores located in the four super first-tier cities.

On February 2, the All-Star substitute list was released. In the fiercely competitive West, Ginobili still squeezed in, thanks to his excellent performance this season and because of the Spurs' top record in the league.

In the game that night, the Spurs challenged the Bobcats away. Duncan's plantar fasciitis recurred, so he simply didn't go to Charlotte.

Manu Ginobili, who was selected as an All-Star for the first time, became the focus of this game.He was very excited, played 36 minutes and scored 33 points, helping the Spurs easily win.

The roster for the rookie game has also been released along with the All-Star bench, and the rookies lucky enough to travel to Denver are (in order of draft pick): Magic's Dwight Howard, Bobcats' Emeka Okafor, Bulls Ben Gordon of the Celtics, Devin Harris of the Mavericks, Luol Deng of the Bulls, Andre Iguodala of the 76ers, Josh Smith of the Hawks, Celtics Tony Allen and Li Chongxiao of the Spurs.

Of the nine-man roster for the rookie game, seven belonged to the Eastern Conference team, which shows how bad the Eastern Conference team's record was last season.

Except for Li Chongxiao, all the others were first-round picks, which made him more topical for a while.Now he is no longer known by no one outside of San Antonio. Except for Chinese, fans in many other places know that the Spurs have found another treasure at the end of the draft.

The players had a great harvest of honors, and then the joy and sorrow came. In the ensuing back-to-back games against the Wizards, the Spurs lost.

Duncan was still recuperating at home, the Spurs lacked the Dinghaishenzhen inside, and no one on the field could control Antawn Jamison, who scored 35 points and 13 rebounds.

Jamison has solid basic skills, coupled with the height and weight of a power forward, his offensive style can shoot three-pointers from the outside, and he can get into the inside with a small hook, and he can also attack with a second rebound.

Malik Rose, Horry, Bowen and Li Chongxiao took turns to play, and they were also deflated in front of this top scorer who had won back-to-back 50+.

Jamison was also selected to the All-Star roster this season, along with another Wizards player, Gilbert Arenas.

Facing Parker, Arenas made 9 of 5 three-pointers and scored 29 points.

As for the third All-Star on the court, he was sluggish today.Ginobili was so excited yesterday that he exhausted his physical strength, so that he only played 24 minutes in this game, only made 15 of 3 shots and scored only 8 points.

This is probably why Popovich sometimes doesn't want to talk to him. Sometimes he is super god, and sometimes he is super ghost. The little heart of the old man can't bear it.

(End of this chapter)