The Point Guard is Here

The 1997 All-Star Rookie Game was also divided into Eastern Rookies and Western Rookies.

The Eastern side is obviously represented by Iverson.

It was originally not Kobe Bryant's turn in the Western Conference. He was almost half transparent in his rookie season. But this guy seems to have a halo when he comes on the court. He goes it alone when he gets the ball, showing off his skillful attacking skills.

This ability to bring a halo made Fan Xi who was sitting on the sidelines feel sincere admiration. Deep in his heart, he thought: If I were as free as Kobe, maybe my 500,000 blacksmithing value would only last for five months. It will take time.

With Kobe's character, it's no wonder that the famous superstars don't like him very much. Although a fledgling guy has a very good image on the court, when he gets on the court, he will find the strongest person to challenge him. No matter how big the name is, he will stand next to him. Nor passing the ball.

Can old timers like it?

It was just Fanci who sat on the sidelines and giggled, sometimes applauding Iverson, sometimes applauding Stephen Nash, and sometimes giving Marbury a thumbs up.

Fanshi should be in the same batch of rookies as them, and he doesn't look out of place at all sitting here.

However, by some strange combination of circumstances, he entered the NBA two years early, and now he has become such a famous player that he seems to be the leader of the new generation.

LeBron James was sitting next to Fancy. He said to Fancy: "Jack, why do I feel that if Brother Kobe didn't shoot like this, the Western Conference would have won long ago?"

Um?

Fan Xi and Garnett looked at James at the same time. Their eyes were not approval, but a kind of 'did you just see it?'

"Ha ha ha ha."

Garnett smiled and said: "Sometimes the game is for one person. I hope you understand."

LeBron James didn't understand. He thought the game was for five people.

The first and second half of the game ended quickly, and the rookies from the Eastern Conference defeated the rookies from the Western Conference 121:115.

Kobe Bryant took 21 crazy shots and scored 32 points in this game. He almost single-handedly killed the Eastern Conference rookie.

"Kobe did his best."

Fanci patted Bryant on the shoulder after the game and said.

Kobe gritted his teeth and said that next time they meet, he will definitely not lose to Iverson.

Allen Iverson won the rookie game MVP. He had 19 points and 9 assists. He actually played more selflessly in this game.

"When your opponent has Stephon Marbury and Kobe Bryant, it's hard not to win."

After receiving the award, Iverson did not forget to show off his humor when the brothers were talking privately.

In fact, this is a logic question.

There is no flaw in logic.

Half a year after Iverson entered the professional league, he became popular in a real sense, and not in a conventional way.

The NBA and the media are doing their best to create the kind of stars who are loved by middle-class families, such as Jordan, Grant Hill, Anfernee Hardaway, Fanci? And Kobe has such a good image.

However, Iverson was different. He was covered in tattoos and spoke straightforwardly. Moreover, he still wears his familiar baggy jeans with off-set styles, bringing his pure street style to the media, with a ganster flavor.

However, it was such a guy who was out of tune with the mainstream that he actually set the trend.

Because his character and his style of play are integrated, when he rushes onto the court, he is an unruly lone wolf.

When he plays the ball, his speed is in another time and space. He can shake those sanctimonious guys aside, and he can jump up and suppress the tall giants underneath him.

Iverson is on fire.

He is the first popular player of the 1996 generation.

If not for some special reasons, he should be an All-Star starter this year. No one really thinks Anfernee Hardaway is a pure point guard. It's just that the league doesn't like Iverson very much.

When Fanci was in the Eastern Conference, Anfernee Hardaway was transferred to the small forward position.

But this is temporary.

Iverson is like a sharp knife. Even if it is stuffed into a bag, one day it will pierce the bag and reveal its sharp edge.

After the game, Iverson took the rookie game bonus and invited everyone to have two drinks in Cleveland... To be honest, Cleveland is a small city with little nightlife.

This also made the brothers brought by Iverson feel unhappy.

Iverson's brothers Fan Xi all know each other, they are high school classmates, and they are also gangsters who used to hang out on the streets of Hampton.

They were very good with Fan Xi before, and they all helped Iverson to varying degrees.

Iverson was a loyal man who was very kind to his friends.

He gave these people jobs, and their jobs were to play with him, and he was responsible for feeding their families.

Fan Xi sometimes tried to persuade him, but obviously there was no way to change the things in his heart.

Fortunately, Iverson's agent accepted Fanci's suggestion and included a pension clause in the negotiations with Reebok. After Iverson retires, he will still receive more than one million US dollars in income from Reebok every year.

After losing the All-Star Rookie Game MVP, Kobe Bryant showed off his power in the dunk contest the next day, and he won the dunk king.

But to be honest, his dunk contest was terrible.

Several of Kobe's dunks can only be described as mediocre.

However, for him and the sneaker company behind him, he needs the blessing of a dunk king.

They can legitimately play the title of Peter Pan.

Yes, Kobe Bryant’s nickname is now Peter Pan. Of course, this is a euphemism in Chinese translation. You can say it more directly...Little Flying Man.

This is the expectation of Adidas and the Lakers, including Kobe Bryant's parents. They hope that Kobe will become the next Jordan.

Because Kobe and Jordan are so similar.

From height to skills, position to playing style...Kobe Bryant is far more like Jordan than Jordan's son.

Except looks.

And wingspan, and hands, and... air superiority.

Fan Xi was also encouraged to participate in the slam dunk contest, but Fan Xi felt that he did not need such a thing to support him.

In terms of commercial promotion, he no longer needs any label, he just stands there and is very beautiful.

People who rely on strength will never feel the ease and comfort of relying on face.

To be honest, Fan Xi is quite interested in the three-point shooting contest.

If it weren't for Brent Barry and Dell Curry to start some kind of continuation of the intra-squad competition, Fanshey would really like to... participate.

Of course, if he participates, the sensation caused may not be less than Michael Jordan's frozen challenge that year.

People will also expect him to shoot lower than 9 points.

After all, Jordan can still shoot, and he is the god of mid-range.

Where is Fanxi?

His shooting has never been expected from the day he debuted.

The results of this civil war came out quickly... Dell Curry and Brent Barry were both eliminated in the first round, and it was Reggie Miller who eliminated them.

Reggie Miller ended up winning the three-point title.

This result seems very reasonable.

After the game, Reggie Miller did not forget to say to Fan Xi: "Want to learn? I will teach you."

Fan Xi gave him a big eye roll. He thought to himself, I may not lose too much to you with this kind of non-confrontational three-point shot.

What Fanshie lacks now is shooting in actual combat.

Otherwise, why would his free throw shooting percentage be so high.

Shooting experts also said that it's not that Fan Xi can't shoot, he is unstable.

People who can't shoot are O'Neal and Ben Wallace. They can't even shoot free throws. Shooting is like throwing a shot put.

Kobe Bryant, who became the dunk king, invited guests this evening. This seems to have become a routine, and now the pressure is on Fanshie's side.

Kevin Garnett said...he will fully assist Fan Xi.

This guy was also selected to the All-Star Game this year.

Garnett, who debuted in 1995, is now a popular little monster in the league. He is also a rare breed. There are few players in the league who can play from position one to position five like him. Therefore, everyone generally believes that he will become a superstar in the future, and even become the only freshman who has the opportunity to cause harm to O'Neal in the penalty area in the future. Generation players.

O'Neal has become increasingly unstoppable since he arrived in his loyal home of Los Angeles. He is heading towards his peak, and his dominance is clearly visible to the naked eye.

He single-handedly carried the Lakers' banner.

Although those basketball experts don't like Fanci, they can't help but say: If the Lakers really gathered Fanci and O'Neal last summer, the Lakers would really dominate the NBA for an era, just like Boston dominated the league back then. Eight crowns is not a dream!

After all, Fancy also has Charles Barkley and Dell Curry with him.

O'Neal also wants to verify the energy of this lineup. (Historically, O'Neal was absent due to injury. That's why there were Wolves teammates to fill in. But in this time and space, crazy Sprewell, Chris Gatlin, and Schrempf were eliminated.)

Before the East-West war, Vin Baker and Chris Webber from the East were mumbling nonsense about the East being strong and the West being weak.

It makes the stars in the Western Conference quite depressed.

Therefore, before the game, O'Neal and Fanci formed an alliance directly, and even roped in Barkley, their good brother who had been beaten together, and said that they would form the Los Angeles Alliance... By the way, the Lakers also had a guard named Eddie Jones who was also selected for the All-Star Game.

Fanci is actually well-versed in the All-Stars, and he has a good relationship with Olajuwon. Coupled with Garnett... it's basically a very strong lineup.

Therefore, as soon as the game started, Fan Xi followed the routine.

As soon as Olajuwon beat Mutombo with a jump ball, he rushed forward with the ball and made a gorgeous windmill dunk directly in the paint area.

This dunk directly pointed ESPN's camera at Kobe Bryant, who was sitting on the sidelines.

The new slam dunk king is very shameless.

The commentators were all shouting, this is the real slam dunk king.

Fan Xi's dunk kicked off this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.

Turning around, Michael Jordan, who was crazy about his teenage years, rushed into the penalty area and turned 280 degrees for a dunk... Although he didn't turn a full circle and his physical function had declined compared to what he was back then, he was full of beauty and was still a master. style.

Fan Xi’s buckle is graceful and elegant, while Jordan’s buckle is calm and elegant.

Then Shawn Kemp couldn't help itching his hands, and he performed a downpour of animal-style dunks, almost breaking the rim.

Turning around, Anfernee Hardaway was restless. He twisted his graceful glass waist and rushed in for a back dunk.

Although there is a suspicion that it will continue from the beginning, it is indeed better than the dunk that Kobe Bryant won the dunk king.

"I swear I will never participate in a slam dunk contest when I enter the league." LeBron James vowed. As a child, he didn't notice the look in Kobe's eyes that wanted to strangle him. He continued, minding his own business, "The dunk contest is just for fun. The real dunk king has to watch the main game."

Obviously, what happened tonight left a deep mark on young James' mind.

Both sides played peacefully in the first quarter.

Basically, it's all about showing off skills, and no one is very defensive about it.

In addition to dunking, Fan Xi also made the passes so fancy that they flew up. He also made all kinds of no-look passes, all kinds of high throws, hits to the ground, and long passes... which made the big guys in the Western Conference fly away.

Shawn Kemp, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Kevin Garnett... who can't say that Vanshey's hand is good? They all almost smashed the baskets in the Eastern Conference. .

Interestingly, coach Sloan, who is known for his rigidity, even sent out a lineup of O'Neal, David Robinson, Olajuwon, Sean Kemp plus Fanshie in the first quarter.

When these four people stood up, they felt extremely oppressive.

This is why the Western Conference fell behind by 8 points in the first quarter.

There is only one true center in the Eastern Conference, Mutombo, and there was originally Alonzo Mourning, but... he was injured the week before the All-Star Game.

In this era where whoever wins the center wins the world, Vin Baker and Chris Webber just have fun. Who can they resist?

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Western Conference still maintained a lineup of at least three seven-foot tall men on the court.

However, Fan Xi was not on the court, so the big guys didn't play so smoothly.

Fortunately, neither side has really played in the second quarter.

It wasn't until the second half of the third quarter that the two sides started to really get down to business.

At this time, the West replaced the Los Angeles League plus Olajuwon.

This is also a good calculation by Sloan. If he can do without Karl Malone and Stockton in the All-Star Game, he will never use them. In a rushed season, who doesn't want his children to rest more.

Phil Jackson on the Eastern team was also a thief. He pinned Jordan to the bench and pushed Glen Rice to the front, letting him rush.

Glen Rice is also a tough guy.

It’s okay to perform show-off maneuvers in the middle distance, you have to rush in.

No, he suffered four risks in three minutes, which made him feel dejected.

Vin Baker and Chris Webber, who were clamoring before the game that the east was strong and the west was weak, were not much better. They rushed in all directions, but in the end they were still headless flies.

The Los Angeles League has both offense and defense, and a good understanding of each other.

People can even withstand the charge of rugby players, but these basketball players are considered ders.

The game quickly lost its suspense.

Only halfway through the fourth quarter, both sides began to perform dunks again.

The rise of O'Neal's dunk also required an alley-oop, allowing Fan Xi to send him to the clouds again and again.

It's a pity that he doesn't quite understand the Chinese people's restraint.

Before leaving the court, he insisted on performing an alley-oop back dunk.

As a result, I didn't grasp the distance well, and a three-hundred-pound fat man suddenly hit me...

He was so stunned that Fan Xi felt like he had even fainted.

The whole scene was hilarious.

O'Neal became the first player in All-Star history to be removed by a forklift because there was no stretcher suitable for his weight.

Very comedic effect.

O'Neal was optimistic, grinning and greeting the Cleveland audience as he was being carried away.

What a great living treasure.

The end result doesn't seem to be that important anymore.

156:129.

The West won easily.

Fanci broke the NBA All-Star Game record with 21 points and 29 assists and won the All-Star Game MVP.

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