I’m Really Playing Basketball

New Jersey, Continental Arena.

After the battle with the Boston Celtics, facing Pierce who was uncomfortable and didn't want to talk to him, Chen Xiao really wanted to say something to Pierce.

Paul, I really love your... nickname!

117 to 101, the Nets defeated the Celtics at home and gained another four consecutive victories.

In this game, Chen Xiao made 4 of 6 in the first quarter, 3 of 5 in the second quarter, 3 of 8 in the third quarter, 2 of 8 in the fourth quarter, and 12 of 27 in the game, scoring 32 points.

The score of 32 points was also the highest score in the game, 4 points more than Pierce's 28 points.

However, Chen Xiao’s efficiency in this game...

That's really hard to describe.

Especially in the second half, with a shooting rate of 5 for 16, Chen Xiao always felt that if the Nets froze him in the second half, they might win the game against the Celtics by more than 30 points.

At that time, he was really cumming with the truth, so high that he forgot everything about it.

Every time she saw Pierce, Chen Xiao couldn't help but have her own desires.

All kidding aside, Pierce's nickname is really eye-catching.

So, in the second half of the game, he lost his mind, took off his Nets jersey and put on a Celtics jersey.

I'm really sorry.

However, neither Key boss nor the team's head coach Byron Scott blamed him after the game.

"First of all, the team wins."

"Secondly, we also hope that you can have more offensive performances."

"Again, what we saw was not that you were 5-for-16 in the second half. What we saw was that under the defense of Pierce in the second half, you were able to take 16 high-quality shots. That is the most important thing. You were 5-for-16 tonight. , but what if one day your hand is good and you are 11-for-16?"

"Being able to shoot without being affected by defense under tight defense means that you have the ability to change your fate against the odds!"

Facing the praise from the excited Nets head coach Byron Scott, Chen Xiao was stunned.

This was the first time he knew that the ability to blacksmith was actually equivalent to the ability to change one's fate against the odds!

He almost killed the Nets tonight. Maybe tomorrow night, when the Nets need him, he can kill others!

No wonder, in this era, few people dislike Iverson for taking too many shots and being too inefficient.

Iverson was originally positioned like this on the court. Iverson's position was that of a revolutionist on the court.

"Chen, don't feel pressure, just remember that the Nets need your shots."

After being patted on the shoulder by head coach Byron Scott, Chen Xiao felt that he had really understood.

In this era, NBA teams not only do not dislike "revolutionaries" like Iverson, but most teams even hope to have such a "revolutionary", a player who can change the fate of the team at critical moments.

Compared with those who can't take any shots when they are blocked by strong defenses at critical moments.

As long as these revolutionaries can take action, they can give people hope.

Therefore, what Iverson and his iron brought to the team was not despair, but hope!

Awesome, really awesome!

Chen Xiao felt that he learned a lot from this game against the Celtics.

The most important of which is.

‘Don’t be afraid of blacksmithing! ’

‘Only if you can forge iron can you have hope! ’

Of course, some people don't think so. The three views on basketball are not the same for everyone and are normal.

After the game against the Celtics, Chen Xiao and the Nets players did not go out for interviews immediately after taking a shower in the locker room.

At this time, everyone is waiting for the results of the first round of All-Star voting.

At this time, the NBA headquarters in New York was announcing the results.

The team's general manager Rod Thorn was contacting the front line on the phone, and the Nets players in the locker room were live broadcasting the result in real time.

"Richard, congratulations. In this All-Star voting, you ranked fourth among forwards in the Eastern Conference, behind Carter who was first, Jermaine O'Neal second, and Grant Hill third. , received 320,000 votes in the first round.”

Team general manager Rod Thorn tried his best to say this in a more congratulatory and happy tone.

However, it was obvious that the expectation and smile on Richard Jefferson's face were somewhat frozen at this time.

Although fourth place is already very good, but...

What about the promised first start?

"Rod, is there a big gap between me and second-placed Jermaine O'Neal?"

After Richard Jefferson asked unwillingly, Rod Thorn sighed.

"Eighty thousand votes."

Hearing this number, Richard Jefferson was completely stunned. He no longer had the energy to steal the spotlight on the court.

Seeing Richard Jefferson like this, Chen Xiao's eyes widened.

Is it such a big blow?

"Richard, does he really think he can be an All-Star starter? He doesn't even look at his own average data. A 16+6 small forward actually wants to be an All-Star starter?"

Martin beside Chen Xiao whispered to Chen Xiao.

Well, Brother Martin can finally take revenge now.

Although you can't say this to Richard Jefferson, who is currently suffering from a shock, it is still okay to mutter to Chen Xiao to vent your hatred of Richard Jefferson's poisonous words before.

Seeing Brother Martin's appearance, Chen Xiao felt that he should congratulate Brother Martin in advance?

"Kenyon, can I congratulate you in advance on becoming the All-Star starting center?"

"Of course, you can rest assured and congratulations. I have no competition for the starting center in the Eastern Conference this year!"

There is no need to hide these words.

After Martin spoke to Chen Xiao so confidently, all the Nets players in the locker room looked sideways.

Even Richard Jefferson, who was already dead, was looking at Martin with gritted teeth.

This guy did it on purpose!

Of course, except for Rod Thorn who was still listening to the news from the front at this time.

"Kenyon, congratulations. In this year's Eastern Conference All-Star starting center voting, you received 350,000 votes, ranking second among all NBA center players."

When he heard the team general manager say that he had received 350,000 votes, Martin raised his hands in excitement.

why?

Because last year Eastern All-Star starting center Mutombo received more than 600,000 votes, and with 350,000 votes in the first round, he has already won, okay?

But when he heard that in the end he was ranked second despite having so many votes, Kenyon Martin was dumbfounded.

"I already have this number of votes, who else can be higher than me? Who, Mutombo or Ben Wallace?!"

Brother Martin was very excited.

And hearing these names from Brother Martin's mouth, Rod Thorn kept shaking his head.

Finally, he gave a name that Brother Martin never thought of: "Yao Ming."

o(Д)っ? !

That Great Wall of China? !

"He, how many votes does he have?"

Martin is still unwilling to give in. Maybe he now thinks that team general manager Rod Thorn is hallucinating.

"Yao Ming's first-round votes were 570,000."

"..."

Hearing the number of votes, Chen Xiao felt that Martin's entire body instantly changed from color to black and white.

Maybe until the last moment, he felt that he might have another chance in the future...

Can……

220,000 votes...

Brother Martin's second coffin board was ordered directly.

Dayao can do it.

Is Dayao so popular in the United States?

Or is it that domestic fans voted in large numbers?

Chen Xiao was not sure about this.

For him, the competition for the center position is very small. Even if Dayao does not have enough domestic support, he can accept it with this number of votes.

This is different from his guard position. The competition for the guard position in the Eastern Conference is really fierce.

Jordan, Iverson, Kevin McGrady, Tracy McGrady...

Chen Xiao never thought that he would be in the starting lineup.

Even Keyi himself doesn't necessarily think he can make the All-Star starting lineup.

Just when Chen Xiao was thinking about these things, Richard Jefferson, who had been reluctant just now, came to life in an instant.

"I only had 80,000 fewer votes than Jermaine O'Neal. Why should I be so desperate? Martin had 220,000 fewer votes than the Great Wall of China. Hahahahaha!"

I have to say that humans are creatures that need comparison.

It doesn't matter if you are miserable, as long as there are people who are miserable than you, you will probably be happy.

"Jason, congratulations. You received 480,000 votes in the first round of voting for Eastern Conference All-Star guards, ranking third among all guards in the Eastern Conference."

The number of 480,000 votes was a bit unexpected for Kidd. The third position is normal. He was fourth last year.

In front are Jordan, Iverson and McGrady.

This year he should have stepped on Tracy McGrady?

Kidd actually doesn't care.

For him, starting doesn't matter. He is not a player who can only make the All-Star team by starting.

He was different from Martin and Richard Jefferson.

If these two people don't rely on starting, it will not be easy for them to become All-Stars as substitutes.

"I didn't expect that our results this season would be so good, but we wouldn't even have a single player in the starting lineup."

The team's head coach Byron Scott lamented the injustice of his players.

"It's not like there's no one in the starting lineup."

After Rod Thorn answered the phone, he looked at Chen Xiao with a surprised look on his face.

Rod Thorn's eyes and expression are quite troublesome.

Could it be?

At this time, all the players and coaches in the Nets locker room looked at Chen Xiao.

Even Chen Xiao himself was frightened by Rod Thorn's expression.

"Chen, congratulations. You became the No. 1 All-Star guard in the Eastern Conference with 880,000 votes in the Eastern Conference All-Star voting, and you were the top vote-getter in the entire first round."

"..."

Overwhelming Jordan, McGrady, Iverson, and Key, becoming the number one defender in the Eastern Conference.

Overwhelming O'Brien, Kobe, Carter, and Garnett became the top vote-getters.

For a moment, there was silence in the entire Nets locker room.

Including Chen Xiao, everyone's expressions were dumbfounded.

In fact, when the league announced the results of the first round of this year's All-Star voting, the entire NBA world was shocked and shocked.

Based on the results of the first round of voting.

The starting center in the Eastern Conference is Yao Ming, the forwards are Carter and O'Neal, and the guards are Chen Xiao and Tracy McGrady.

On the Western side, the starting center is O'Neal, the forwards are Garnett and Duncan, and the guards are Kobe and Nash.

In the West, there are no surprises except that Nash, who has performed well this season, surpassed Francis and became second. It is not surprising that Nash surpassed Francis. Francis was not far behind Nash last season. This season, Francis’ record is not bad. , let’s first win the battle for the future of the team with Jay Williams.

Forget about starting the All-Star Game.

The key is the east!

The results of the first round of the Eastern Conference really stunned the whole world.

Yao Ming, a 15.5+10 center, the starting center of a team with 7 wins and 21 losses so far, actually won the first place among centers, and the number of votes was astonishing.

Chen Xiao, a rookie, although he averages 25 points per game, how can he hold down Jordan, Tracy McGrady, and Iverson, seniors who are more popular than him in the United States due to their qualifications and strength?

For a time, the entire NBA was talking about it.

In particular, the controversy in the Eastern Conference is not just about Yao Ming and Chen Xiao becoming the starters.

For example, in the guard position, Chen Xiao leads by a large margin and becomes the first, followed by McGrady, followed by Kidd and Wade who are not far behind McGrady, and then Iverson and Jordan's turn!

The god of basketball, Michael Jordan, is only ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference this year!

What happened to this world?

Is this still the world we know?

Everyone knows that this season is Jordan's last All-Star, but Jordan can only be ranked sixth?

Are American fans too disrespectful?

Or is it because of other reasons?

For a time, everyone in the NBA was discussing this result like crazy.

As the starting center in the Eastern Conference this time, Yao Ming has certainly become the target of public criticism.

Even in the post-game interview after the game on December 23.

Many NBA players bluntly stated that Yao Ming was not worthy of starting.

Why do people say that Yao Ming is not worthy of starting, but why don't they say that Chen Xiao is not worthy of starting?

Of course, it's because Chen Xiao not only deserves to be in the starting lineup, but also deserves to be the top vote-getter.

As the NCAA champion, the NCAA MOP, more popular than the Fab Five, the creator of the NCAA winning season, and the leader of Marquette's Three Eagles, even if they think Chen Xiao's 880,000 votes are incredible, but, Not many people think that Chen Xiao is not worthy.

Because before Chen Xiao, Grant Hill had become the top rookie vote-getter in the NBA All-Stars as the king of the NCAA.

Why, you don’t have any objections to Grant Hill, but you have objections to me, Chen Xiao. Do you think our NCAA doesn’t have the same standing as it did ten years ago?

Therefore, after much discussion, everyone tacitly accepted that Chen Xiao wanted to copy Grant Hill and become the All-Star rookie vote-winner.

Whether you want to accept it or not, you have to accept it.

What's more, Chen Xiao's current average of 25 points per game is not much worse than Grant Hill's performance in his rookie season.

Therefore, for a time, all the controversy rushed towards Yao Ming.

"Yao, Ricky Davis said you are not worthy of being an All-Star starter, what do you think?"

"Yao, Charles Barkley said that even a bamboo pole can become the starting center in the NBA as long as it has Chinese skin and nationality. What do you think?"

"Yao, O'Neal said that he will score 100 points in this year's All-Star Game. Do you think he can score 100 points against you?"

"Yao,..."

Looking at these crazy reporters in the room, Yao Ming was stunned, and Wade was also stunned.

In this away game between the Heat and the Cavaliers, Yao Ming, who scored 19 points and 18 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting, performed very well. Unfortunately, Wade had a bad touch in this game. He made 11 of 33 shots and 14 of 19 free throws, which was relatively inefficient. With 36 points, the Heat lost 72 to 74 on the road to the Cavaliers led by Ricky Davis, who suddenly broke out in this game.

After the Cavaliers won like a loser, the Cavaliers felt very sad, and so did the Heat.

This was a game that was spoiled by Ricky Davis and made it very uncomfortable for both sides.

Ricky Davis' incomprehensible look not only made the Cavaliers uncomfortable, but also made Yao Ming uncomfortable now.

He didn't even think about starting an All-Star game.

Looking at such crazy media reporters now, even an emotional intelligence master like him is frightened at this time.

"I wonder if Xiao Chen is like this? He is the top vote-getter?"

Yao Ming and Wade were worried.

but……

The two people's worries were somewhat unnecessary.

After the game between the Nets and the Boston Celtics, both American and Chinese reporters congratulated Chen Xiao.

Including teammates on the team, everyone congratulated Chen Xiao.

This is completely different from Yao Ming. Yao Ming can clearly feel that even in the Heat, there are many unhappy looks at him.

Of course, this certainly does not include Wade.

Moreover, not only congratulations, after the press conference, Richard Jefferson, the third player in the team who has always been competitive with Chen Xiao, said with a low eyebrow that he would go to CCTV's basketball program with Chen Xiao. .

This guy who CCTV couldn't even hire before was so proactive this time.

The reason, of course, is to gain a sense of presence!

Chen Xiao's 880,000 votes really scared him.

Assuming that all the 570,000 votes Yao Ming received were Chinese votes, then Chen Xiao's Chinese votes should be at least 600,000.

What an incredible force is this?

As long as one-tenth more Chinese fans are willing to vote for him, it will be easy and simple for him to surpass O'Neal!

Martin ranks second at center, but he has completely eliminated the possibility of starting in the All-Star Game.

And he, Richard Jefferson, is ranked fourth among the forwards, but he has a great possibility of entering the All-Star starting lineup.

As long as you hold Chen Xiao and Brother Chen's thighs well, he can counterattack!

What a great opportunity!

Now the Pacers' O'Neal is probably trembling!

Hahahahaha...

"'Ni is boring, the goose is dead and Li pinches the skin to wake up, the marks are making Westerners dead, Ni is boring, the goose loves the embarrassing pot!' Chen, what do you think, is the standard or not?"

“Very standard, great.”

Chen Xiao didn't want to dampen the confidence of this guy who said he was a lover of Chinese culture.

Well, Chinese culture lovers, you are great.

Anyway, CCTV has subtitles that viewers can understand, and most people in China are very tolerant of foreigners speaking Chinese.

This is different from abroad.

So, it doesn’t matter whether the standard is standard or not.

Just have that heart.

Chen Xiao never thought that a naughty boy like Richard Jefferson would one day take the initiative to be his little brother.

Seeing the nervous guy next to him at this time, Chen Xiao wanted to laugh in his heart.

"Chen, wait a minute, you must say nice words for me on TV, and I will also say nice things for you, saying that you are the second in command of our team, our leader, and we trade with each other."

Well, Chen Xiao has directly risen from the 2.5 leader of the team to the 1.5 leader.

They have become team leaders.

However, the deal was reached.

Just when Yao Ming was going crazy trying to deal with the controversy from all sides.

Just when Chen Xiao took Richard Jefferson on CCTV.

At this time, David Stern, who had just announced the results of the first round of All-Star voting outside, was still looking at the composition of the votes in his hand in disbelief.

Why were the results of the first round of All-Star voting delayed?

Because, in order to reduce the number of Chinese votes, NBA executives have been arguing for a long time.

The final consensus was to compress this year by 70%!

But even with a 70% reduction, Yao Ming still undoubtedly became the number one center, and Chen Xiao became the vote king in one fell swoop, and the vote king with an absolute advantage!

"President, many NCAA fans came here specifically to vote for Chen Xiao this year, just like Grant Hill back then, but the number is not as large as Grant Hill back then."

"Although Chen does not attract as many NCAA fans as Grant Hill, his business potential is much greater than Grant Hill's."

After David Stern finished speaking, the assistant next to him did not refute.

Be reasonable.

All NBA executives were stunned by this All-Star voting.

Shocked by the future prospects of the NBA in China.

I was also shocked by David Stern’s vision.

Even if it is free, we still have to go to China to promote the NBA. This is right.

It is right to strongly support the two Chinese players Chen Xiao and Yao Ming to come to the NBA.

"It looks like this year's All-Star Weekend will do wonders for All-Star ratings."

Assistants also kept nodding at David Stern's judgment.

Yao Ming's controversy.

Michael Jordan's farewell.

Add to that a result that could inspire excitement across America.

The ratings of this All-Star Weekend are not high, that is truly unforgivable!

At this time, David Stern and the NBA executives were caught up in the excitement of anticipation.

"Chen, Yao, you did not disappoint me!"

Among them, the most exciting one is of course David Stern.

With the arrival of Christmas in 2002, audiences and players across the NBA really did not expect that the All-Star voting results would bring them such a big surprise.

Even the All-Star voting controversy has somewhat overshadowed this year's Christmas battle.

Of course, Yao Ming, who is the center of attention, is really annoyed to death at this time.

"Xiao Chen, I also know that I need to keep a normal mind at this time, but looking at room after room of reporters and more than 300 cameras focused on you, do you think anyone can keep a normal mind?"

"Others don't know, but I think I should be able to."

"..."

Yao Ming felt that he didn't want to talk to Chen Xiao at this time.

However, being the No. 1 forward in the All-Star voting will definitely bring more than endless slaps and controversy to Yao Ming. There are also benefits.

"Xiao Chen, I am ready to give up the negotiation with Nike. I don't want him to lower the price from both sides. I am ready to sign with Reebok for 50 million in 7 years."

"Congratulations, 50 million in 7 years. Reebok is very sincere."

Reebok is indeed very sincere, so after Reebok signed Yao Ming, Nike, which was negotiating with Yao Ming and Chen Xiao to lower the price, finally couldn't sit still.

Yesterday, Nike, which was still guarding Chen Xiao and Yao Ming's seven-year bottom line of 30 million, directly threw a seven-year, 120 million contract at Chen Xiao, leaving Chen Xiao and Fagan stunned.

This change of face is absolutely amazing!

Is this a capitalist?

awesome.

Since you are so powerful, we can't be inferior.

"Chen, we have taken the initiative. Hold it back. You must hold it back. You must not be knocked unconscious!"

Nike is a powerful capitalist.

The person next to Chen Xiao named Fei Gen, his strongest skill is to pick out the wool of capitalists...

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