The Godfather of Basketball

On January 20, US time, only 5 days have passed since the announcement of the second round of NBA All-Star ballots.

On this day, the Rockets ushered in their third match against the Suns at home.

The Suns played this game well, and the two teams played very anxiously from the beginning.

Until the last moment of the game, with Yao Ming's 2+1 under the basket, the Rockets narrowly beat their opponents 111 to 108.

Nash of the Suns scored a season-high 38 points and 12 assists, and Stoudemire also scored 20 points and 16 rebounds.

For the Rockets, Yi Jianlian ushered in an explosion again, scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks efficiently on 11 of 17 shots.

An intense regular season, but at this particular point in time, this game is more like a fuel.

Because on this night, shortly after the end of this game, the results of the NBA's third round of voting were announced.

At this moment, something that shocked all American fans happened.

In the western forward position, Yi Jianlian received a total of 1,242,842 votes in the three rounds, surpassing Duncan's 1.132,095 votes, and came to the first place in the western forward!

In the past 5 days, Yi Jianlian got a full 400,000 votes!

fear! Thriller!

When American fans saw this, their first reaction was to wipe their eyes to see if they were dazzled.

But the data is right!

Under the unfair treatment of American fans and the league, knowing that the next All-Star Game vote will no longer be counted, this kind of voting result makes everyone realize one thing: in terms of the number of people , Offending no one can offend the Chinese!

Tang Tian was not surprised by this result.

It seems that the American fans are very lively, and their protest has also been responded by the league, but the Chinese fans are not stupid.

To put it in the vernacular, anyway, as long as you vote more than you in the end, you can blind BB whatever you want.

As for the pressure that may be brought to Yi Jianlian in the All-Star Game, it does not exist.

Because he didn't start the Western All-Star team last year, Tang Tian will most likely become the head coach of this year's Western All-Star team, and then add Yao Ming and McGrady who are already determined to start. In fact, the Western All-Star team is half of the Rockets.

In addition, Kobe and Duncan are both historical superstars, so they don't care about this kind of thing.

After being shocked, American fans once again protested to the league, and the voice of protest was unprecedented.

But this time, the league did not respond.

In fact, they can no longer respond. With the rules already made, it is impossible to change this session.

American fans had no choice but to start calling on local fans to vote for Duncan.

There is no way to stop Yi Jianlian from becoming the starter, at least not from falling behind in the votes.

At the same time, many 404 errors appeared on the domestic voting official website, and it is not known whether American hackers really started to do it.

On January 29, US time, the fourth round of voting for the All-Stars was hotly released, and the final starting list was also settled.

On the Eastern side, Howard received more than 3.1 million votes, followed by James with 2.9 million votes, and the remaining three were Wade (2.7 million), Garnett (2 million) and Carter (1.6 million sheets).

On the Western side, Yao Ming was once again elected as the All-Star vote leader, and set a new record with a total of 3.4 million votes, followed by Kobe, who got 2.8 million, and McGrady (2.7 million). ), Duncan (2.57 million) and Yi Jianlian (2.4 million).

The full output of the American fans finally made Duncan the No. 1 forward, but Yi Jianlian still overwhelmed Stoudemire (1.4 million) with a crushing advantage and became the starting forward in the West.

When the final result came out, the Chinese fans cheered, and the American fans had no choice but to accept it.

Just like what Tang Tian said, within the rules, they can only choose to shut up.

And in this way, the three of the Rockets became the All-Star starters in the Western Conference, which once again refreshed team history.

The votes for the All-Star Game have settled, but there is still half a month before the game day. The Rockets currently lead the Lakers behind by 2 wins.

The team members attach great importance to the next game, because it is related to whether Tang Tian or Phil Jackson will become the head coach of the All-Star Western Team in the end.

Before the game against the Trail Blazers that day, Tang Tian was studying tactics when an unexpected visitor came to his office.

petrus.

"Michael?" Tang Tian was a little surprised seeing Pietrus.

"Coach." Pietrus cautiously closed the door.

"What's the matter?" Tang Tian nodded, then gestured for Peterus to sit down.

After Pietrus sat down, he put his hands on the table and pinched them back and forth, seeming a little nervous.

Tang Tian looked at him in bewilderment.

"That's right." After hesitating for a while, Pietrus finally said, "Coach, I want to be the starter."

"Huh?" Tang Tian looked at Pietrus unexpectedly.

He didn't expect that Petrus would suddenly make such a request.

"If I start, I can release T-mac, he can return to the familiar small forward position, and he can devote all his energy to the offense, so I think I am more suitable to start than Sean." Pietrus continued.

Tang Tian slowly withdrew his gaze.

This reason is reasonable, in fact Tang Tian also knows these benefits.

But to be honest, in terms of defensive experience and personal ability, Pietrus is still a little worse than Battier, otherwise he wouldn't have let Pietrus play as a substitute all the time.

Just didn't expect it to be at this point in time.

Half a month later is the All-Star, and then the trade deadline.

At this moment, a message suddenly flashed in his mind.

He glanced at Pietrus again, and seemed to understand why the latter made this request at this time.

Pietrus signed a two-year contract with the Rockets, and this year is his contract year!

It is about the next contract, that is, their own future, and players will always strive to maximize their benefits.

After Tang Tian understood, he smiled and said, "I will discuss this matter with the coaching staff, and keep a positive attitude."

After hearing this, Pietrus nodded excitedly, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then left the office with a happy face.

After Pietrus left, Tang Tian also added this matter to the memorandum of the meeting.

At the beginning, Pietrus signed with the Rockets because of his salary cut. Even if the coaching staff finally discussed that Battier was suitable for starting, he would increase the latter's playing time to some extent.

The regular meeting of the coaching staff was held in the afternoon. After Tang Tian discussed the game tactics against the Trail Blazers, he then raised the question of who should start Pietrus or Battier.

"Let's talk about your opinions." Tang Tian looked around at his teaching assistants and said.