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Yang Rui chatted with Kobe alone again and changed his plan at the beginning of the season.

"Kobe, don't pursue averaging 35 points per game. The team is too strong and it is unrealistic to achieve this goal. Unless you shoot more than 30 times per game to ensure efficiency, you will have to play another game like the Rockets... … How could that happen twice in one season?”

Kobe sighed and felt that this was impossible. He always used waste time to score points and offended others.

"Then what should I do next?"

"Play normally, cooperate more, play team basketball, and help the team win more games. As long as you get the first record in the regular season, this year's MVP will definitely be yours. In the scoring list, as long as you can surpass Iverson, you are guaranteed to be in the first place. One player is enough, and it’s not bad to win the scoring title for three consecutive years. If the team is far ahead, I will replace you and rest.”

"So be it."

Kobe is easy to talk to, because the 35-point goal was proposed by Yang Rui, which he couldn't even imagine in the summer. It's not his goal, so he won't be paranoid, and it won't be that difficult to let go.

In Jordan's season of 37.1 points, he was swept home in the first round of the playoffs. In his season of 35 points per game, which was slightly better, he only reached the second round of the playoffs.

The prerequisite for a star to score high points in a single season is to be on a bad team, play a long time, and maintain a high number of shots. Jordan took 27.8 shots and 24.4 shots respectively in two years. Kobe does not have this condition.

In February, Kobe proved he could be selfless. He controlled the number of shots, ensured scoring efficiency, increased breakthroughs, and attracted defense to help his teammates perform.

Environment can change a person. Anyone who often watches Lakers games knows that Kobe from 2002-2007 is completely different from Kobe from 2007-2010. This period of time can be considered Kobe's peak period. When Kobe was competing for the scoring title, he took a lot of shots. However, during the Lakers' two championships, Kobe didn't take many shots and could make adjustments for his teammates.

Now, what attracts Kobe the most is not the scoring title, but the MVP and championship. He is moving towards this goal.

Not only did Kobe give up the ball, Yao Ming also reduced the number of shots and increased the number of supporting passes according to Yang Rui's arrangement. He saves effort this way, and his statistics are not bad, but his scoring data dropped to 19.2 points, averaging 11.6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game.

Yao Ming's average of 4 assists per game is the biggest highlight, and he is not far behind Divac. He is the best among centers. With 2.3 blocks, he is a qualified penalty area defender. If he had not been limited in playing time, in the Lakers system, it would not be surprising to have more than 3 blocks.

Yao Ming's evaluation has been rising, and many experts have noticed that he is the axis of the Lakers and the core of the team's tactics most of the time.

Pau Gasol's career-high scoring average is only 20.8 points per game. He is highly regarded, not only because of his two championships with the Lakers, but also because of his tactical position and outstanding support ability.

Now that Yao Ming has done Gasol's job, coupled with his identity as a Chinese star, his exposure rate is extremely high, and his popularity is far greater than that of Gasol in his previous life.

After the voting for the All-Star Game began, Chinese fans worked hard to vote for the "drug-taking duo". The two were far ahead from the beginning and eventually became the starters.

Even if Kobe scored 84 points, he could only rank second in the league with 2,488,089 votes; Yao Ming became the Denver All-Star vote leader with a record-breaking 2,688,548 votes.

The other three starting Western Conference stars are Duncan (Spurs), Garnett (Timberwolves), and Nash (Suns).

The Timberwolves will not make the playoffs this year, but Garnett's personal performance is still eye-catching, averaging 22.4 points, 13.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. His statistics are comprehensive and his popularity is extremely high.

Garnett scored 20+10+5 for 6 consecutive seasons, the first person in NBA history to have such data.

Seven substitutes in the Western Conference: Ginobili (Spurs), O'Neal Jr., Marion (Suns), Pau Gasol, Baron Davis (Grizzlies), Nowitzki (Mavericks), Anthony ( Nuggets).

The stars in the Western Conference are very concentrated, almost all selected from the top five teams. Currently, the Western Conference Lakers, Suns, Spurs, Mavericks, and Grizzlies have significantly higher winning rates than other teams. Experts predict that the eighth seed in the Western Conference will only need 40 wins this year.

Yang Rui became the head coach of the Western Team.

The starting five in the Eastern Conference: Iverson (76ers), Carter (Raptors), Tracy McGrady (Bulls), James (Cavaliers), O'Neal (Heat).

Ben Wallace's popularity is like a roller coaster. He was still in the starting lineup last season. This year, the Knicks' record ranks 11th in the Eastern Conference. He can't even crack the top five among centers. If he can't win the ball, he can't prove that he's a good defender.

However, after being bullied by the Lakers, O'Neal has no energy to play in the All-Star Game. All he can think about is whether he can win the championship with the Heat. If not, where can he go in the future?

Seven substitutes in the Eastern Conference: Wade (Heat), Arenas, Stoudemire (Wizards), Pierce (Celtics), Elton Brand (Bulls), Mehmet Okur ( Pistons), Billups (Raptors).

Billups averaged 17.4 points and 6.5 assists per game this season, forming a new backcourt duo with Carter, and his strength has finally been recognized by people.

Okur was also selected to the All-Star for the first time. The Pistons finished third in the Eastern Conference and performed well. Okur's ability to escape is very crucial, averaging 18 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. All statistics have reached career highs, with a shooting percentage of 46% and a three-point shooting percentage of 38.4%.

Jeff Van Gundy is good at coaching centers, and Okur's current style of play is a bit like Ewing.

The coach of the Eastern Team is Pat Riley, who replaced Stan Van Gundy. After his return, he immediately used Thunder tactics to calm the players' emotions, and then arranged new offensive and defensive tactics, reusing Wade as the team's first core, ensuring winning percentage.

This is also the reason why O'Neal is depressed. Not only is his position as the league's number one center challenged, but his position as the boss of the Heat is about to be lost. He has been happy for a year after leaving the Lakers, and now he is about to enter the trough of his life.

McGrady missed 17 games due to injury, and the Bulls' record declined, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, behind the Heat.

McGrady began to show the characteristics of a glass man, and his condition declined slightly, but his popularity is still there.

Many Lakers will participate in the Star Weekend, and two point guards Mo Williams and Damon Jones will participate in the three-point contest together. Xiao Mo will also represent the second-year players in the Rookie Challenge, while Iguodala will represent the first-year players in the competition.

Accepting Yang Rui's suggestion, Iguodala was also invited to participate in this season's dunk contest. His opponents were Stoudemire of the Wizards, J.R. Smith of the Hornets, and Josh Smith of the Hawks.

Iguodala does not need to take on the task of holding the ball and attacking in the team, and only plays 24 minutes per game. He has enough stamina and time to study the dunk action. If he wins, he can increase his and the team's popularity.

Yang Rui knows that if Iguodala does not participate this year, it will be difficult to win the championship in the future, because "Potato II" Nate Robinson will join the NBA, and his height of 175cm will add points in the dunk contest.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the 2006 Slam Dunk Contest was simply a shady event. Robinson had to do the last action four times in the finals to complete it, and it was not pretty. If it were changed to future rules, he would have already exceeded the time limit and scored zero points.

Iguodala lost in creativity, because the two sides entered overtime and he used up all the prepared moves. Now that Iguodala has Ruiti Yang's advice, he doesn't have to worry about having fancy dunks.

On the evening of February 17, the Lakers rushed to Denver, where the Star Weekend was about to begin.

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