stadium ambition

Chapter 345

On the evening of the 21st, Staples Center.

The All-Star Game is about to start, and the audience cheered and applauded excitedly, waiting for their favorite players.

Accompanied by the shouts of the announcer, the lights in the east stand of the arena were turned on, nitrogen and fireworks burst out one after another, a bust photo of Bulls player Derrick Rose flashed on the huge electronic screen, and the elevator in the middle of the stand slowly emerged.

"Now playing is a six-foot three point guard, DROSE from Chicago!"

The announcer's shout fell, and a beam of focused light hit Rose. He waved his hands calmly, and then turned his hands behind his back. Like an old cadre, he walked leisurely to the left side of the stand and stood still. quite calm.

Nitrogen and pyrotechnics blasted again, the announcer began to explain Wade's appearance, and the audience cheered in unison.

The central screen simultaneously played the scene of Wade riding the elevator, and the TNT team responsible for the live commentary made fun of it.

At the commentary booth, Barkley, Webb, Kenny, and Ernie sat in a fan shape, with small cards placed in front of everyone.

"OK, let's start with our first topic tonight..." Ernie put away his smile, "What do you guys think of the three-goal match last night? Kevin Durant only scored an ultra-low 6 points in the first round. Michael Jordan was tied at 5 points back then, but both of them have the label of super scorer, what is the reason that caused their performance to be so funny?"

"Naturally, the super-scoring label doesn't have any arguable relationship with the slump in the three-point contest," Barkley said. "Because the two super-scoring labels are mainly obtained through the average performance of many games, understand?"

"Of course..." Weber continued, "There are too many possibilities in a game. After all, every player will have moments when his performance is not stable enough. It can only be said that Durant needs to further strengthen his practice in fixed-point three-point shooting. "

"His main style of play in the Thunder is not to be responsible for fixed-point three-pointers. Participating in this kind of game will naturally have great instability..." Kenny said, "Compared to James Jones, Ray Allen, and even Paul Pierce, his accumulated Much worse."

"Then how to explain that Su Yang ranked first in both rounds?" Ernie asked, "In the first round, 21 points beat Ray Allen, and in the second round, 25 points tied the record created by Kapono and Hodges. Very strong to win the championship.”

"Su Yang is a cross-generation three-point master..." Barkley said, "He, like Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, has an understanding of three-pointers, especially quick three-pointers, that surpasses history. Better."

As soon as Barkley finished speaking, the announcer shouted LeBron's name loudly, and many audience members stood up and cheered.

The announcer read almost all of LeBron's titles, including the best first team, All-Star MVP, regular season MVP, etc., as if LeBron had already won all the honors except for the championship and FMVP.

Ernie immediately put down the small card in his hand, picked up another one quickly, and said with a smile: "In the past many All-Star games, fans wanted to see LeBron participate in the dunk contest, but he never participated. Why? ?”

Hearing this, Barkley and Weber looked at each other and smiled.

Kenny then said: "He is very capable of dunking in actual combat. In the current league, only Blake Griffin is more explosive, but we all know that the slam dunk contest is more beneficial to guards, because guards are light in weight and easy to make better shots. How powerful or beautiful moves, as for a big player like LeBron, it is more difficult to make beautiful moves, so it will be more disadvantageous to participate in the slam dunk contest, but in my mind, he is the top five players in NBA history for actual dunks.”

"I also think he's going to be in the top five..." Webber said. He's better."

"What about Su Yang?" Ernie asked, "What do you think of his dunking skills? From what I have learned so far, many fans are very angry that the slam dunk contest was awarded to Blake Griffin instead of Su Yang." .”

"Actually, I also agree that Su Yang should win. His move in the second round of the final was an alley-oop, a 360-degree split..." Barkley said, "No matter how you look at it, it is better than Griffin leaping over the hood of a KIA car." More impact."

"Aha, that's the result of fans' factual online voting..." Kenny chuckled, "Of course whoever has more fans is more likely to win the championship. I guess there are still many Chinese fans of Su Yang who haven't had time to vote. It should be like that. "

After the words fell, the cheers in the arena exploded again. The five Eastern All-Star starters, Rose, Wade, LeBron, Stoudemire, Howard, all came out and stood still, while the four of LeBron were dancing and celebrating. Ross watched indifferently.

The announcer continued to shout, the Eastern All-Star bench players began to come out from the back of the stands, Ray Allen walked in the front, followed by Bosh, Garnett, Al Horford, Joe Johnson, Pierce, Rondo .

When the Eastern All-Stars stood still, the western stage lights were turned on, nitrogen and fireworks burst out one after another, a photo of the upper body of Thunder player Kevin Durant flashed on the huge electronic screen, and the elevator in the middle of the stand slowly emerged.

"Here's a [-]-foot-[-] forward, KDRUANT from the Oklahoma Thunder!"

The announcer shouted, and a beam of focused light hit Durant. He waved his hands excitedly, and then began to spacewalk, as if he was attending a concert, and walked to the right side of the stand to stand still. He even shrugged his shoulders.

In the commentary, Ernie picked up a small card again, glanced at it and asked: "When the Eastern All-Star players practiced publicly in the morning, LeBron was interviewed by reporters and answered, which caused huge controversy on social media. Do the three understand?"

After Ernie finished speaking, a news overview flashed on the bottom left of the TV screen. The content was that LeBron believed that every position in the NBA, and even various players, had a great heritage, and these inherited players were approaching the greats.

For example, Chris Paul is to Isaiah Thomas, Kobe is to Jordan, and LeBron is to Magician.

LeBron compared him with the magician, which caused some controversy. The main reason is that the two positions are different. One is a tall point guard, and the other is a small forward who plays himself as a point guard. Siah Thomas.

Many fans believe that Paul certainly has good results, but Su Yang should be a better candidate.

Barkley nodded: "I understand LeBron's thinking. He probably thinks that Paul is closer to Isaiah Thomas' style of play than Su Yang's swing style of play, and Paul is his good brother. There is no reason not to support it." Woolen cloth?"

"I agree with LeBron's statement..." Weber spread his hands and shrugged, showing a sly smile, "Because Su Yang is a player who changed the game of basketball. In the past history of the NBA, no one can be his template, including Michael."

Kenny also laughed: "If you have to make an analogy, it should be said that Su Yang inherited Payton's defense, Jordan's scoring, Stockton's organization, Magician's passing, and the ball-handling skills of the great Kenny Smith. This is the most appropriate. evaluate!"

Hearing such boasting, the three of Barkley all showed contempt, and Kenny laughed.

As soon as the laughter fell, the announcer shouted: "The ones who are playing now are the championship, the regular season MVP, the All-Star three-point contest champion, the best first team, the All-Star ticket champion, scoring 14+ in 40 consecutive games, 59 points in the half, 61 points in the finals..."

As the announcer read out Su Yang's various titles, the Staples Center cheered and booed one after another. Sometimes the boos were louder, and sometimes the cheers were louder. On the big screen, Su Yang's wonderful performances of this season were played rapidly. lens.

On the commentary table, Barkley smiled and said: "As many people like Su Yang, there are as many people who hate Su Yang. It is an honor and a great challenge to be against him. I really want to be able to fight him head-on. Have a fight."

"I often have the same thoughts as you..." Weber sighed, "He is almost omnipotent. The team suffered from serious injuries, and he scored 50+ high points in three consecutive games to guarantee victory. The key efficiency is still high. very horrible."

"Last year, he made a mid-line three-pointer in Dallas..." Ernie said, "What will he do this year? I heard that the Eastern All-Stars have made a joint decision to strictly defend Su Yang at the start of the game."

"Then tonight will definitely be a peak matchup..." Kenny looked happy, "But the biggest thing to watch may be whether the Western All-Stars can reach an agreement. After all, this All-Star game is held at the Staples Center. Nominally, both the Lakers and the Clippers are home games, but according to the tradition of previous years, if the representatives of the host team start the game, they will automatically get the right to fire first."

"Judging from the Western Conference list..." Ernie pushed his glasses, "Kobe seems to have a better network..."

Before the words fell, cheers erupted in the arena. The five Western All-Star starters, Su Yang, Kobe, Durant, Anthony, and Duncan, all came out and stood still. Compared with the Eastern side, the five players were calm. There was no dancing to celebrate.

The announcer continued to shout, and the West All-Star substitute players came out from behind the stands one after another. Westbrook was the first to rush to the court, followed by Love, Gasol, Ginobili, Griffin, Novi Tsky, Paul.

When the generals from the west entered the arena and stood still, the lights of the entire arena were dimmed, and the national anthem performance ceremony began on the spot.

Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West and other big-name singers stood up and watched, and actors such as Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks also stood up, and only a few super rich didn't seem to care.

The performance ended in a blink of an eye, the lights in the arena were turned on, and Su Yang and Kobe walked towards the center circle together.

The two took the microphone from the staff and delivered speeches on behalf of the Lakers and the Clippers respectively, to the effect that they thanked the audience and those who watched through the media, and thanked them for their full support for the NBA's 60th All-Star Weekend.

After the speech, Su Yang returned to the bench to make final preparations for the game.

Durant approached with his mouth covered, looked left and right, and whispered: "Tonight I will fully support you, Russell and Kevin are the same, Blake Griffin does not object, now is our young age, You deserve this MVP."

Su Yang was stunned when he heard the words, thought for a moment, and then whispered: "They really said that? Did you ask them personally?"

Durant immediately showed displeasure: "SHIT! You actually doubt me, what did I do wrong?"

"No, I'm just surprised..." Su Yang waved his hand, "This matter sounds very absurd, but thinking of the 06 Houston All-Star Game, the fact that the Western Conference players gave McGrady an MVP opportunity seems to be possible."

"Heh!" Durant pouted, "If you pass the ball to Kobe, he will definitely not pass it to you again."

Su Yang chuckled: "It's normal for Kobe not to pass on, isn't he always with that kind of image?"

"Anyway, trust me!" Durant patted Su Yang on the shoulder, strode away, pretending to be chatting.

Su Yang shook his head slightly. After thinking about it, he thought it was normal for Durant to be worried. After all, the Lakers had three players selected for the Western All-Star team. Kobe naturally wanted to get the All-Star MVP, and Gasol and Paul would definitely help.

However, the real decisive person is Popovich, because he is the head coach of the West.

Before thinking too much, the long whistle sounded, and the referee reminded the eastern and western players to enter the field and stand still.

Su Yang walked quickly to the middle circle, wanting to give high-fives to everyone in the East, but the Celtics four completely ignored him, Joe Johnson and Stoudemire also had 'don't bother me' expressions on their faces, and the Big Three of the Heat didn't accept it either. It seems that everyone regards him as an enemy.

Faced with such a situation, Su Yang didn't get entangled, and only interacted with Howard and Horford with high fives.

The short whistle sound followed, and the referee took the ball to the middle circle and explained the precautions from left to right.

In terms of matchups, point guard Su Yang is against Rose, shooting guard Kobe is against Wade, small forward Anthony is against LeBron, power forward Durant is against Stoudemire, center Duncan is against Howard, head coach Popovich is against Doug Rivers.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, the referee threw the ball up with both hands, and Duncan and Howard jumped up.

Snapped!The basketball was forced to fly to the eastern half, Bosh raised his hand to catch it, turned around and threw it to Rose.

"ARE YOU READY!" DJ shouted with a long voice, and the audience applauded in response.

The East skillfully put up a V-shaped offensive formation, and Stoudemire easily squeezed Durant away and moved up to the right elbow.

Rose raised his hand to pass the ball, then ran to Stoudemire, used the screen to go straight to the short corner on the right, stopped and stood on the wall.

The off-ball screen was formed, and LeBron took the opportunity to get rid of Anthony and strode to the right wing position.

Anthony made no attempt to squeeze through the screens and chase, as if he was struggling against Rose, who was shorter and thinner than him.

Su Yang subconsciously switched defenses to intercept, and LeBron received the pass from Stoudemire, stopped abruptly, and waved his hand to open the space.

Such an action was clearly intended to initiate a one-on-one duel, and the audience shouted loudly when they saw this, cheering and ridiculing.

And Su Yang knew that LeBron's charge was almost free, so he didn't wait for a moment, and approached close to him in an instant.

LeBron reacted very quickly, turned sideways and lowered his center of gravity, protecting the basketball steadily, like armor closing.

For a while, Su Yang was unable to press down, so he had to close the space on the line and guide LeBron to the sideline, so that he could team up with Anthony to double-team, or let Anthony defend LeBron again to avoid too much dislocation restrictions.

Who would have thought that Anthony stood straight in place, showing no signs of double-teaming or returning to defense.

LeBron immediately started walking to the sideline, rushed to the edge of the paint in two steps, and took off with the ball.

Su Yang took a deep breath, jumped up and tried to block the shot, but it didn't cause any interference.

Boom!The basketball blasted into the net, LeBron almost dunked Su Yang, and the cheers rang through the Staples Center.

In the commentary seat, Kenny chuckled lightly: "It seems that the internal fighting in the west is staged ahead of schedule..."

　I originally wanted to write the three-point contest and the dunk contest, but considering that it would lengthen the All-Star plot, I made temporary adjustments, so there was a lot of dialogue at the beginning to explain the plot. Some people may think it is too watery, I hope you can understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)