naaapseattle Chapter 154 Conquering the MVP of the rookie game and winning the 3-point title
Chapter 154 Conquering the MVP of the rookie game and winning the 3-point title
Chapter 154 Conquering the MVP of the rookie game and winning three-pointers again
February 2, Staples Center, home team locker room.
"Guys, welcome to my place.
Congratulations to you too, I will teach a group of ignorant brats a lesson soon, and you will be the biggest winners tonight.
You know, this is the Staples Center, it's like no other place.
Even in the Rookie Challenge, there will be many fans entering the stadium to watch the game. "
Lu Yi is not the first to enter the locker room, but this is his home field, and coming to the locker room is like going home.
As the host, Lu Yi enthusiastically stretched out his hands and walked into the crowd.
"By the way, let me tell you a little more.
I already won the Rookie Challenge MVP last year.
So, this year's unattributed honor.
What's next will be yours!
Of course, don't act too much!None of us are fools.
If it is blindly for the data, for the sake of selfishness, it will destroy the interests of the team.
Even if I don't shoot, our experienced head coach, Mr. Mike Budenholzer, will put you on the bench.
Well, compete in a healthy manner under the rules, keep the dignity of the second grade, and win the next game.
I believe that not only me, but also you, will have a bright future. "
Although Lu Yi is only a second-year rookie, he won the scoring title last season, the first team, and the second defense.
And led the team to the second round of the playoffs, forcing the defending champion Lakers to fight the Clippers in a tiebreaker.
This season, although Lu Yi's scoring data has declined, he is still in the scoring competition.
Currently ranked third for the time being, if he averages 35+ points per game in the second half of the season, it is not impossible to defend the scoring champion.
Not to mention, Lu Yi is still competing for the regular season MVP.
Not long ago, he participated in this All-Star Game as the starting guard of the Western Conference All-Star.
Numerous honors are concentrated on Lu Yi alone, and Lu Yi is indeed qualified to say this as the leader of the second-year rookie team.
Not to mention, this was originally the Clippers' home locker room.
Lu Yi is not only the boss of the second-year rookie, but also the boss of the Clippers, the top three teams in the Western Conference.
This is really blood pressure for some second-year rookies who are still playing on the bench.
Of course, there are many second-year rookies who are not convinced by Lu Yi and are full of jealousy and hatred towards Lu Yi.
Envy, jealousy, hatred, because Lu Yi is not an American, nor is he dark-skinned, envy is impossible.
But Lu Yi plays his own team basketball and wins his own championship. What does he have to do with others?
Just like in the next Rookie Challenge, Lu Yi has already told his teammates in advance that if you don’t work hard this year, it’s up to you to play.
In fact, Lu Yi didn't even want to play at first.
It is perfectly fine to miss the Rookie Challenge due to minor ailments such as a cold and fever, and then come back every day to participate in the three-point long-range shooting contest that I have signed up for.
Louie ended up here because it's the Staples Center.
Clippers fans know that Lu Yi will play in tonight's Rookie Challenge, and they must be looking forward to watching the game.
Tickets for the All-Star Weekend are more expensive than tickets for regular season games. Although there are entertainment and performances such as bands and dances, the core content must be playing.
In order not to disappoint his fans, Lu Yi had no choice but to come here today.
However, for the sake of the Clippers' record and his own health, Lu Yi will definitely not consume too much energy.
After a simple warm-up, the Rookie Challenge will begin soon.
Lu Yi played for 5 minutes and easily scored 5 points on 4 of 12 shots.
That's right, all of them are three-point shots, which feels like playing an entertainment game.
You don't have to take your opponents seriously, just be as happy as you can be.
The first-year defense against Lu Yi was Wesley Johnson, the fourth pick in the first round.
Wesley is a little taller than Lu Yi, and his body looks not weak, but when defending Lu Yi, there is nothing he can do.
Lu Yi didn't have the idea of specifically bullying rookies.
When the game was close to 6 minutes of dead ball, Budenholzer asked Lu Yi for his opinion, and Lu Yi also decisively accepted the deployment, and then returned to the bench.
After that, Lu Yi didn't play again until the last 3 minutes.
Lu Yi can do what he says, and if he says he doesn't want the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, he just doesn't want it.
There was only one shot this time, and basically the ball was in Lu Yi's hands, and Lu Yi made the ball for his teammates.
The second-year rookies have more experience in the game than the first-year, and the quality of the 09 rookies is still higher than that of the 10th.
Not to mention Lu Yi attracts defense.
With multiple advantages, the second-year team will not kill the first-year team, but it can still be suppressed all the time.
Soon, the intermission time came.
"Stephen, it's your time now." Lu Yi patted Curry on the shoulder.
Shows of the same year, people of the same age, are all guards, and they are also good at shooting three-pointers, so it is easy to form a connection.
Curry knows that he can't catch up with Lu Yi now, and the gap between the two can be described as far away.
However, when Lu Yi said these meaningful words to him, Curry could not remain indifferent.
"Lu Yi, please rest assured, leave it to me!" Curry said seriously.
Curry looks soft, but is actually very hard.
From easily injured ankles to not afraid of sprained feet.
From adjusting shooting movements to shooting more accurately after retraining.
From being criticized for defense, to gaining weight to not being afraid of confrontation.
From no FMVP boss championship to a veritable FMVP+ championship.
Now that Curry said to reassure Lu Yi, then Lu Yi can really sit back and relax.
Although Lu Yi was not worried about anything at first, at least consider whether to play one or two games in the second half, and give some explanations to the Clippers fans on the scene.
Still, Curry did what he said.
In the 20 minutes of the game in the second half, Curry played a full 17 minutes.
There were only 10 people in the second grade of the Rookie Challenge. Lu Yi didn't play, and in front of the head coach and other players, he said that the game would be handed over to Curry. Curry would naturally have more playing time in the second half.
In fact, under the leadership of Wall, the first-year rookie once counterattacked fiercely.
But Curry, like Lu Yi in the first half, came up with no mistakes, and stabilized the situation with continuous rain of three-pointers.
Curry was originally the team's point guard, and the ball was in his hands.
Curry himself is a team player, but when he feels hot, he doesn't think about the team, passing the ball with hot hands, and taking the pot with cold hands.
Now that the hand feels strong, and he has the shooting confidence necessary for a historical shooter, Curry naturally raises his hand and shoots without saying a word.
During the period, there were still two consecutive irons, but Curry was not affected at all, and then made a strong three-pointer, and waited until the next attack before handing the ball to his teammates.
The teammates swung them one by one, and Curry continued to do one by himself, which was normal.
Until the end of the game, 147 to 153, the second-year team doctor won this year's Rookie Challenge by 6 points.
"Congratulations, Stephen, you did it."
When the game was about to end, Lu Yi had already come to the sidelines to greet his teammates who were about to triumph. When Curry walked over, Lu Yi not only hugged Curry, but also complimented him.
"Lu Yi, thank you, I know, you have helped me a lot.
You are a good person, I am a bad boy, I once thought of you as a goal that can be surpassed.
I... I only know how strong and great you are after I really feel the taste of leading the team to win the MVP. "
Although Curry is a rich second generation with no worries about food and clothing, and before entering the NBA, he has been enjoying the attention of everyone.
But after entering the NBA, he found that the world is still very different from what he imagined.
After Curry was ignored and looked down upon, he always wanted to earn the respect of others.
It is really rare to have an opportunity like today's.
Curry so far, apart from the Rookie of the Week and the honors of the All-Rookie Team, there is only the upcoming Rookie Challenge MVP.
Curry knows that the attention and gold content of the Rookie Challenge MVP is still higher than the honors he won before.
Curry knows better that Lu Yi's great success in the NBA began with the honor of Rookie Challenge MVP.
Curry wants to chase Lu Yi, and wants to be as glamorous as Lu Yi.
He never expected that it was Lu Yi who helped him take the first step.
For a moment, Curry recalled something.
"Should I really think about playing with Lu Yi? Seems like a good idea?"
……
After the game was over, Lu Yi naturally left.
I don't sweat much, but I still have to wash in the shower.
While others were busy arranging the rookie challenge MVP awards stage and interviewing Curry, Lu Yi went straight to the player tunnel and returned to the locker room.
During the period, many sharp-eyed Clippers fans noticed Lu Yi, but Lu Yi lowered his head and did not respond, and quickly disappeared.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the second night of the All-Star Weekend.
Today Lu Yi's project is only a three-point long-range shot contest.
In fact, Lu Yi did not sign up this year, but directly received an official invitation.
For small events such as skill contests, three-point long-range shooting contests, and slam dunk contests, the defending champion will be officially invited.
Of course, if you keep defending the title, the number of invitations is limited.
Let’s just talk about the three-point overlook competition. Bird won three consecutive championships as soon as he came up, and then said he would not participate.
Over time, this has become an unspoken rule.
If the defending champion can win three consecutive championships, he will learn from Bird Bird and will no longer block the way of successors.
Since the three-point long-range shooting competition is not small and requires some luck, this unspoken rule has not had a chance to take effect yet.
This year's three-point long-range shot contest participants maintained half of last year's lineup, namely Lu Yi, Pierce, Curry, and Ray Allen, Dorell Wright and Durant.
Nearly half of them are veterans who have participated in more than two times. To be honest, Lu Yi, Curry and Durant are newcomers.
Fortunately, experience is sometimes useless. Shooting depends not only on strength, but also on touch and luck.
In the first round of the three-point long-range shooting competition, Durant, Curry, Dorrell Wright, Pierce, Ray Allen, and Lu Yi started in this order.
The defending champion came last, which is normal.
And Ray Allen has also won the three-point long-range shooting contest before, and he will play again this year. The official still has to give some face.
Not long after, Durant, Curry and others have finished shooting one after another. Not counting Lu Yi who has not yet played, the top five points are: 18 points, 23 points, 18 points, 20 points, and 24 points.
This means that even if Lu Yi scored at the bottom, Durant and Dorell Wright have already announced their failure to advance to the second round.
And Lu Yi can shoot more than 20 points, and he can join hands with Curry and Ray Allen to advance to the finals of the three-point long-range shooting contest.
Big shots always come on stage at critical moments, and Lu Yi was the last to appear on stage, and he was also the defending champion, so naturally he had to suppress the stage.
Before the referee asked Lu Yi first, Lu Yi said to the referee in advance: "Ready."
The referee hesitated for a moment, and went through the normal process. Only then did Lu Yi reply, and the timer started.
At the beginning, Lu Yi felt mediocre, perhaps because he had been in the audience for too long.
As soon as he came up, he made 5 of 3 shots and missed 2 of them. Fortunately, the bouquet finally hit, which earned him 4 points.
At the second point, Lu Yi went all out and fired the bullets, basically all of them were hollow into the net, and the ball did not collide with the ball.
At the same time, Lu Yi was not only quick, but also accurate.
All five goals scored, so 10 points have already been scored.
"Lu Yi really deserves to be the defending champion. The shooting percentage and shooting rhythm are really amazing!"
"Haha, don't forget where this is! Lu Yiji practiced facing the basket every day, and no one can shoot more accurately than Lu Yi!"
"Perhaps, Lu Yi will set a record tonight!"
Lu Yi hasn't finished shooting yet, and many Clippers fans have begun to cheer.
Lu Yi did not let them down. In the third point, he hit all five shots and scored 6 points.
Pierce off the field rolled his eyes when he saw it.
Lu Yi is only 4 points away from his score. With Lu Yi's ability, there are 2 points left and 10 goals. Can he still score 4 goals?
As long as there is a bouquet among these 4 balls, Pierce will have another first-round tour.
"I'm tired, I haven't felt so frustrated playing in the playoffs."
No one knows why Pierce, who is still a tough player, always misses the championship of the three-point long-range shooting contest. In short, Pierce does always participate in the three-point long-range shooting contest.
Having said that, Lu Yi quickly scored 8 points with the remaining two points.
It seemed that Lu Yi's condition had suddenly declined, and he became a little hardened.
But looking at the scorer on the field, Lu Yi made 25 of 21 shots and scored 24 points.
"No, the previous highest score seems to be 24 points."
"Lui Yi's shooting percentage seems to be higher than that of Ray Allen!"
"Lu Yi is the winner of the first round again!"
"Haha, who hasn't been the defending champion yet!"
Although Ray Allen was the closest to Lu Yi, Ray Allen was also the record holder for the highest score on the court before Lu Yi did not wait.
But as soon as Lu Yi came up, he immediately became the focus of attention of the audience.
When Lu Yi finished shooting, most of the fans short-circuited, and they didn't even think about it, how Lu Yi became the first round with 24 points.
The main reason is that it was a coincidence that Lu Yi missed the two bouquets.
Many fans even thought that Lu Yi deliberately missed the last two balls in order to paralyze his opponent and maintain his strength.
Lu Yi has no obligation to help others, and now Lu Yi just wants to end it quickly.
After the start of the final, Lu Yi directly used his privilege to let himself start.
Curry and Ray Allen were a little surprised when they heard the news, but they were both humble and didn't say much.
The final should have been tense and exciting, but Lu Yi suddenly maximized the suspense and then minimized it.
Lu Yi scored three points in a row and made all of his shots. After 25 seconds, Lu Yi had already scored 18 points.
By the fourth point, Lu Yi's touch finally slipped a little, and finally made 5 of 4 shots and scored 5 points again.
After four points, Lu Yi has scored 23 points.
If it was in previous years, even if Lu Yi didn't shoot the fifth point, he would still have the opportunity to compete with other contestants for the championship of the three-point long-range shooting competition.
But today, there is no need to play tricks.
Just take a breath and finish casting the remaining five points.
Brush, brush, brush, Duang
Lu Yi did not achieve perfection, but after the fifth point shot, there were not many opportunities for Curry and Ray Allen to breathe.
Lu Yi, who took the initiative to volunteer, scored 27 points as soon as he came up.
This made both Curry and Ray Allen suddenly worried.
It was Lu Yi's rebirth. Although Curry and Ray Allen made adjustments, they were still inferior to others in the end.
Curry scored 19 points and Ray Allen scored 22 points, which is still a bit far from Lu Yi's 27 points.
"Girls and gentlemen at the scene, let us celebrate Lu Yi winning this year's three-point long-range shooting competition."
(End of this chapter)