NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 93 The Unexpected Champion
"You broke the assist record, and you even lost the game. Many people in your team are not strong enough." Back at the hotel, Nora still felt a little regretful.

She doesn't know much about basketball now, but she can see something.

"There is no way for this kind of exhibition game, we just come here to play. We are all busy now, and in the summer, we will set aside a period of time to relax, we can agree." Russell said.

"No problem, I'm also trying to learn how to be a relaxed boss." Nora snuggled into Russell's arms and said relaxedly.

Don't worry about the outcome of the competition these few days, and relax mentally. Russell feels that he is still not tired, so he can communicate more with his girlfriend.

The next day started with the Shooting Star game, with Denver, Phoenix, Detroit and Los Angeles competing for the title.

The Denver team consists of Nuggets guard Andre Miller, former Nuggets player and eight-time NBA All-Star Alex English, and Colorado guard Hayes who has now moved to the WNBA's New York Liberation team. Detroit consists of Pistons guard Dupree, former Pistons player and six-time All-Star Adrian Dantley, and All-Star forward Cash of the WNBA Detroit Shock; Phoenix In addition to Marion, the composition of the team also includes the WNBA8 best rookie Taurase and the former Suns legend Marjelli; Dayton was selected, along with WNBA star Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks and former Lakers superstar Magic Johnson.

Now this game has not joined Bosh, and no one is open for midfield shooting.

The Suns hit the mid-range shot three times, and there was no opponent, much faster than the other teams. Marion also won the first championship of the All-Star Weekend for the Suns.

Several Suns players, including Russell, also went to celebrate together. He laughed and joked, "Today is the person who won the most championships, please have a midnight snack."

"No problem." Marion said triumphantly.

"It's not necessarily your invitation, I'm ready to dunk the king." Stoudemire was full of confidence.

After winning the slam dunk contest, he also practiced a few times. He likes to be in the limelight.

"I think Russell has the greatest chance of entertaining guests, but he has signed up for two competitions." Joe Johnson said.

"It seems that in order to avoid the treat, I have to hand over the champion." Russell laughed.

A group of people were laughing and laughing. They didn't think Russell would win the skill challenge competition and the three-point competition. Russell passed the ball very well, but other aspects were relatively average.

Russell himself thinks so, and he is still far behind the league's top players.

There are four players in the skill challenge competition, Boykins is the home team player, and the other three are the first positions of the more popular teams in the East and West, the Suns Russell, the Sonics Ridnour, and the Wizards Arenas.

Nash also performed well in the Hawks, but because of the team's poor performance, he did not appear in the All-Star Weekend.

For this kind of variable, Russell can only say sorry. If the Suns are strong enough in the future, maybe he will invite Nash at the end of his career to help him win a championship ring.

Ridnour was the first to play. Ridnour was unhurried, with only one turnover, and it took 35 seconds.

Russell calculated that he had no problem passing the ball, but the three-pointer was uncertain, and he might not be able to do it so fast.

If everyone was so fast, he would lose confidence.

As a result, the second Arenas couldn't make a three-pointer, and he couldn't make a mid-range shot. It took more than 50 seconds.

After reading it, Russell decided to use Ridnor's strategy and finish it in a leisurely manner.

He doesn't have that many skills in the first place, and if he pursues it quickly, he will definitely be over.

I have to say that Russell was lucky. Although he was slower than Ridnour, he made no mistakes and only took 34 seconds.

The next Boykins was also a mistake, but because of his speed, he became the fastest of the four.

Russell and Boykins entered the final hand in hand, and the Suns next to him cheered him on loudly.

After entering the finals, Russell completely relaxed. Even a famous defender like Arenas was killed, so he had nothing to worry about, and he wouldn't be ashamed if he lost.

Unexpectedly, Boykins was a little nervous in the final, and he had continuous shooting problems.

Russell was unhurried, completing the process like an old man in basketball, and unexpectedly won the championship.

Of course, it's just that the Suns were a little surprised.

The outside world thinks that Russell's skills are very good, and winning the championship is a matter of course.

"Russell is so good, Arenas made a mistake, how could the other two small players be his opponents."

"Although Russell's passing looks fancy, his characteristic is stability. In the league's first position, no one dares to compare with him in assists and turnovers."

"Russell is really a representative of a good star. He has participated in so many events in the All-Stars. Unlike some players who like to carry it, I just don't know if he will participate in the dunk contest in the future."

"Russell is number one. It's hard to imagine Russell participating in the dunk contest."

"Let's not talk about the slam dunk contest, Russell will soon participate in the next three-point contest, looking forward to it."

"Russell's three-pointers are quite accurate, but he took too few shots in the game and he was too selfless."

"A practical player like Russell may not be able to perform well in the three-point contest."

Russell also accepted an interview after winning the Skills Challenge. He said: "I am very happy, it seems that I am lucky."

"This weekend has been a rare break for me as well as entertainment. But we also have a lot of work to do, we are not sitting on the beach somewhere, as a player, we have a lot of obligations, It’s not just about going out there and playing.”

"There is a lot of praise from the outside world, but it's just flattery. I need to win more. But I am very happy to receive such honors. I enjoy basketball very much now, especially enjoying playing with my current team. basketball."

The skills competition basically did not consume energy, and Russell soon began to prepare for the three-point competition.

He also practiced for a period of time, and the hit rate mainly depends on the touch, which is not very stable.

And there's not enough time for him, he's not the type to shoot fast.

So he still had a strategy, allocated time, and tried to hit the bouquet.

In addition to the two players from the Suns in the three-point contest, there are also home team Nuggets player Leonard, 76ers' Korver, Supersonics' Ray Allen and Radmanovich.

Among them, Russell thinks that Ray Allen and Korver should be the strongest three-pointers, but the three-pointer competition is indeed very different from actual combat. Many players need their own rhythm when shooting, so everything depends on performance.

"Joe, we have two champions, you have to work hard." Russell said relaxedly to the nervous Joe Johnson.

(End of this chapter)