The Fifth Point Guard

On February 9, 2002, the 51st NBA All-Star Game kicked off at the First United Center, home of the Philadelphia 76ers.

As the hottest new singer at the moment, Avril Lavigne sang the opening ceremony, and a song "Fly" ignited the audience.

"We are all destined to soar through the skies,

Spread your wings and break through the sky,

This is your moment,

It's your moment to shine,

We all have a ray of light in our lives,

You'll find it soon,

This is your moment to soar,

It's your time to soar! "

With a sweet and penetrating voice, Avril Lavigne under the lights fascinated the audience.

"She is so beautiful, I have always said that, Canadian girls are better than American girls!" Jamal Tinsley, who was sitting on the sidelines with Shen Tong and preparing to participate in the rookie game, yelled carelessly.

Joe Johnson, who was sitting on the other side of Shentong, also agreed with Tinsley's statement, saying: "That's right, there are not many rookies like Avril Lavigne in recent years. In my opinion, after this concert, there will be many NBA fans." The guys attacked her."

Brandon Heywood, who was sitting behind a few people, poked his head and said: "You know, guys, this girl is like a delicious dessert, and those guys will not let her go."

Shen Tong listened quietly and remained silent.

Avril Lavigne finished singing and won warm applause from the scene.

When leaving the field, Avril Lavigne walked by the sidelines with her skirt in her hand,

The few people who were talking about Avril just now were sitting upright, looking like a gentleman.

When she came in front of Shen Tong, Avril suddenly turned her head, showed a very sweet smile to Shen Tong, and blinked quickly.

Others didn't see it, but those guys sitting near Shentong did.

"Fuck, Shen, what happened, you know that Avril?"

"It's over, I don't have a chance, damn it, Shin, why didn't you say it sooner!"

"How far are you? Tell us!"

Seeing the envious looks of these guys, Shen Tong smiled slightly, but didn't say anything.

Avril's contract does not allow her to fall in love before the age of 20, and Shen Tong has not officially confessed to Avril, but it seems that the two have already tacitly agreed.

In fact, it's in pretty good shape right now.

Shentong is in basketball, and Avril Lavigne is in singing. Both of them have developed very well in their respective careers.

This year's All-Star Weekend has a total of 3 days, and there is no skill challenge competition in this year's All-Star Weekend.

February 9th is the opening ceremony and the Rookie Challenge, the 10th is the dunk contest and the three-point contest, and the last day is the highlight of the All-Star Weekend, the All-Star Game.

Shentong will be very busy during this All-Star Weekend. He will participate in the Rookie Challenge on the 9th, the three-pointer competition on the 10th, and the main game on the last day. It can be said that he has not been idle for a day.

Originally, Shentong received invitations to both the slam dunk contest and the three-pointer contest, but after weighing it, Shentong gave up the dunk contest and chose to participate in the three-pointer contest.

Since it has been determined that he must participate in the Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game, Shen Tong, who does not want to be too tired, only plans to participate in one of the slam dunk and three-pointers. However, this year's slam dunk contest makes Shen Tong somewhat repulsive.

The rules of this year's slam dunk contest have been greatly changed. The preliminaries are divided into self-selected actions, cooperation with teammates, and prescribed actions by lottery.

The prescribed action is to imitate the dunk actions of legendary superstars such as "Dr. J" Julius Owen, "Flying Man" Michael Jordan, and "Human Film Essence" Wilkens.

It was this rule that made Shentong give up the slam dunk contest. Under this rule, Shentong felt that he could not 100% show his dunk skills and strength.

In fact, if all the moves are not optional, Shentong does not have much confidence in being able to beat the crowd under the new rules in terms of pure dunk explosive power and jumping ability without the addition of props.

But in the three-point shooting competition, it is his own strength. Shentong, who seeks stability, wants to take home the trophy of the three-point leader first.

After Avril Lavigne sang, the Rookie Challenge officially started.

This rookie challenge is divided into first-year students and second-year students, but judging from the team list, the lineup of first-year students can be called terrifying.

Needless to say, Shen Tong and Jefferson, Gasol and Battier of the Grizzlies were also selected for the first-year lineup.

In addition to these four, there are Jason Richardson of the Warriors, Riblika of the Pistons, Joe Johnson of the Celtics, Heywood of the Wizards, Kirilenko from Russia, Parker in France.

Although the second-year team lacks star quality, it is led by last year's slam dunk king, Mason of the Sonics and three-point shooter Quentin Richardson, as well as the violent power forward Stromile Stromile of the Grizzlies. Swift, Bulls forward Marcus Fizer, Kings forward Turkoglu, Cavaliers center Chris Mihm, Magic's Mike Miller, etc.

This year's Rookie Challenge is the 8th edition of the Rookie Challenge, where sophomores have beaten first-year teams for the past two years.

The sophomores won 121-113 last year, with sophomore rookie Wally Szczerbiak of the Timberwolves scoring 27 points and winning the Rookie Challenge MVP.

In this year's competition, a group of high-minded first-year students determined to take down the second-year team and prove themselves.

Shentong started on behalf of the first-year team, and Gasol, Kirilenko, Richardson and Parker also played together.

This year's rookie game was extremely intense, and the long-range shooting and dunking skills of both sides were fully displayed.

Shentong scored 17 points in the first half, but Ah Q performed even better, scoring 21 points in 16 minutes, and Mason also contributed 17 points.

At halftime, the second-year team led the first-year team 58-51.

In the second half, Shentong ushered in a helper. Gasol frequently took the initiative to support high positions and played for Shentong, allowing Shentong, who was strictly guarded by the opponent, to continue his wonderful performance in the first half.

At the same time, another Richardson took to the air.

Freshman Jason Richardson contributed 17 points in the second half and became Shentong's right-hand man with Gasol.

Under the strong performance of these three, the first-year team reversed the second-year team 103-97, breaking the winning streak of the second-year team.

Shen Tong, wearing the No. 25 player, won the MVP of the rookie game with 12 of 20 shots, 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists!

Shentong's performance was very impressive, especially in the last minute of the game. When the second grade team chased the score to 94-96, Shentong made a 360-degree dunk in the air after breaking through, and grabbed the basket to do a pull-up His action caused the audience to stand up and cheer for him, ending the momentum of the second-year team's counterattack.

Faced with the post-match interview, Shen Tong, who won the MVP, said in a happy mood: "I had a wonderful night. I think we have worked hard to make the fans have an exciting night."

It is worth mentioning that Shen Tong set a new personal scoring record in this rookie challenge. The previous highest score was Kobe Bryant's 31 points in 1997.

The first-year team was able to win, and Shentong's performance naturally contributed, but the performances of Gasol and Richardson were equally wonderful.

Gasol scored 16 points and nine rebounds, Richardson scored 24 points.

The freshman team shot 55 percent, 45-for-82.

After winning the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, the call for Shentong to win the Rookie of the Year is even louder.

In the past, rookies such as Elton Brand, Allen Iverson and Damon Stoudemire won the Rookie of the Year honor after winning the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.