The opening three-pointer in basketball

"After Kobe and James, does Bai have a large number of Chinese votes?" - "NBA Online"

"My God, Bai actually surpassed Rose. He rose too fast." - "The New York Times"

"Is this choosing handsome guys or all-stars? Why are so many votes wasted?" - "Chicago Evening News"

"Hahaha, Bai is the well-deserved popularity king. In Minnesota, no one can compare with Bai." - "Minnesota Daily"

"Mrs. Bai is so handsome, and he has attracted the attention of many female fans." - "Today's Entertainment News"

"Kobe and Bai's votes should be cut in half because they have a good looks bonus." - "Beautiful China Sports Forum"

The first All-Star vote statistics were announced on January 8. Bai Yi's votes were second only to Kobe and James. It can be said that he was second only to the two most popular players in the league.

There's really no shame in this at all.

But overall, his time in the NBA was still too short.

After all, he is a rookie.

Just like Irving, there were actually Cavaliers fans who voted for him, but the total number of votes was only over 5,000.

There is no comparison with Bai Yi.

There are actually a lot of basketball fans in the beautiful country, but many of them are old fans in their 40s and 50s.

To vote, you mainly need to log in to the official website or send an email.

Middle-aged and elderly people in beautiful countries are not very familiar with these operations.

So generally speaking, All-Star voting data are not very high.

In the past, when the first statistics were counted, half a million votes would lead to first place.

Bai Yi got more than 400,000 votes this time, which was really not easy.

In addition to the enthusiastic support of Minnesota fans, there are also many Chinese overseas students who voted for Baiyi, which is why we achieved such results.

Of course, for outsiders, Bai Yi obviously has not yet been recognized by them.

It's only been more than two months. Even if your team ranks first in the league, it's not yet the third most popular star, right?

So there are still many fans of other teams who are not convinced.

Especially Magic fans and Bulls fans.

This time the All-Star Game is hosted in Orlando, home of the Magic. Under such circumstances, many Magic fans want to cheer for their star, Howard.

Many people are working hard to vote for Howard.

However, the current result is that Howard is not as good as Bai Yi.

You say it's okay if you're not as good as Kobe James, but not as good as Bai Yi?

Magic fans are really unconvinced.

Many people question whether there are too many votes from China.

However, in fact, the alliance only allows people with identity information to vote within the beautiful country.

Foreign countries, whether in Europe or Asia, are prohibited from being included.

The NBA official website gave an explanation, saying that it was just counting the votes within the beautiful country.

However, Magic fans are still unconvinced. They feel that Bai Yi got so much support because of his good looks and Asian identity.

Bulls fans are also very unhappy. The Bulls are now the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference.

They beat the Heat.

Rose single-handedly defeated the Heat's Big Three.

They don't understand why their idol is not as good as Bai Yi, a rookie.

Even though the Bulls lost to the Timberwolves before.

But the fans are still unconvinced.

Bulls fans felt that the league deliberately modified the data for the sake of the Asian market. Otherwise, Bai Yi would not have been able to get more votes than Rose.

The alliance is also very helpless about such remarks.

They explained it many times, but it was not recognized by the fans.

This made Timberwolves fans very unhappy.

Timberwolves fans just had a fight with Lakers fans, and soon they had a fight with Bulls and Magic fans.

On various sports forums, you can see one-on-three verbal battles between Timberwolves fans.

Barkley laughed, "Hahahaha, I hope I can lead Bai, and I will defeat the fat man next to me."

The schedule for this year's NBA All-Star Game has been released. In the All-Star Game, the head coach of the Western Conference will be Barkley, while the head coach of the Eastern Conference will be O'Neal.

So Barkley said he could lead Bai Yi.

O'Neal also laughed, "You can't use three-pointers in the All-Star Game, otherwise it will be unfair to others."

The tnt sports channel also seized on this popularity and subsequently announced that the upcoming game between the Timberwolves and the Magic will be broadcast live across the United States.

Because Bai Yi and Howard compete for votes in the All-Star Game.

So much so that fans of both the Timberwolves and the Magic started yelling at each other online.

Neither team is convinced by the other.

At this time, the game between the two teams comes, which can be said to be the best place to vent.

The Magic's peak was the 2009-10 season, which was the year before last.

At that time, they defeated the Cavaliers and Celtics in the Eastern Conference and successfully reached the Finals.

Although they lost to Kobe Bryant's Lakers in the Finals.

But Howard's ferocity is also imprinted in the hearts of fans.

However, last season, after the Magic made personnel adjustments, the effect was not very good.

They brought in Carter, an All-Star player.

Many Magic fans feel that Carter and Howard are one inside and one outside, and they will dominate the league like Kobe and O'Neal did.

But it didn't happen.

Howard does not have the ability to attack independently, he needs to squat under the basket to eat the pie.

Carter's three-pointers and mid-range shots are not strong. He needs to rush the frame to score.

In other words, both Carter and Howard need to be under the basket to score, and their positions overlap somewhat.

Under such circumstances, the Magic's two stars do not have the effect of one plus one being greater than two.

The Magic barely made it to the playoffs last season and were eliminated in the first round.

This season, the Magic adjusted their lineup again in the summer. They returned to their previous model of one star and four stars, completely leaving the basket to Howard.

Everyone else fell outside, giving Howard some space.

But two years have passed and many things have changed.

First of all, Howard's mentality changed. He felt that the Magic had no future. Coupled with the Lakers' Gasol and Kobe's age, the Lakers secretly wanted Howard to take over.

Howard's heart has completely gone to Los Angeles now.

Secondly, the quality of the so-called four-shooters is far inferior to that of several shooters from two years ago.

The Magic two years ago, apart from a few shooters who were reliable in three-point shooting, their defense was also above average in the league.

Coupled with Howard, who has one defense and one defensive system, the Magic's defensive quality at that time was estimated to be second only to the Lakers and Celtics.

But now this Magic naturally does not have such defensive strength.

This has resulted in the Magic currently ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference, lower than the Pacers and Hawks.

But anyway.

There is no problem with the formation the Magic configured for Howard.

With one star all over the place, when the players are in good shape, the Magic can compete with strong teams.

No one in the league dares to say that they can definitely beat the Magic.

The Timberwolves performed well before, but that doesn't mean they can easily defeat the Magic.