At 7 pm on February 12, 2002, the annual All-Star Weekend live broadcast began.
This year¡¯s All-Star Game was broadcast live in more than 120 countries and regions around the world.
With the NBA¡¯s official efforts to spend money on promotion and the outstanding performance of major stars, the All-Star Game has extremely high ratings.
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Since the 1974-1975 season, the NBA All-Star Game has separated starters and substitutes. In the previous All-Star games, all players were selected by the head coaches of each team. After the substitutes were selected by the head coaches of each team, and the starters were selected by fans' votes, a total of Nine players were selected as All-Star starters in their rookie seasons.
In addition to Magic and Isaiah Thomas, the other seven players who were selected as All-Star starters in their rookie seasons will all appear in this All-Star Game. Jordan, O'Neal, Grant Hill, Zhang Hao, Iverson, Duncan, Kobe .
Compared with the All-Star starters before the 1975 All-Star Game, there are actually more or less problems. For example, Chamberlain, who was disliked by the coach, was actually an All-Star substitute for 4 seasons.
Russell was an All-Star substitute for 5 seasons, and even won MVP several times as a substitute.
In the early days of the NBA, there were no divisions between east and west, nor divisions. The same was true for the All-Star Game. At that time, 20 people were selected, divided into two teams, and found in two big cities to play a game each.
Chamberlain and Russell did not prevent each other from becoming an All-Star starter. There were times when the two started together on the same team, and there were also times when they were not selected as starters for two teams.
??At that time, it depends on who the All-Star head coach likes, not who the fans like.
Since the All-Star Game in 1975, the All-Star Game has truly become the ¡®All-Star Game¡¯.
Magic, Isaiah Thomas, Jordan, O'Neal, Grant Hill, Zhang Hao, Iverson, Duncan, and Kobe, these 9 people were selected as All-Star starters in their rookie seasons, and they have always been talked about by fans during the All-Star weekend. things.
Especially in the mid-to-late 1990s, Grant Hill, Zhang Hao, Iverson, Duncan, Kobethere was a break between Duncan and Kobe. There were so many in the 1998 class, but the entire lottery area, Olowokan Dee is basically the worst one.
Both Magic and Assassin have retired. The seven players who are still playing in the All-Star Game in their rookie seasons, including Jordan and Grant Hill, will be selected as the All-Star starter next season. It is hard to say. If Jordan is not included in the starting lineup, , there is a high probability that he can be like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, no matter how well he plays in the last few years, as long as he is still qualified, he can be selected as an All-Star substitute.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds per game in the penultimate year of his career, and 10 points and 4 rebounds per game in his final year. He was selected as an All-Star substitute by the coach.
But it¡¯s hard to say about Grant Hill. He just came back this year. Even if he didn¡¯t play very well, the fans gave him a lot of support and selected him as an All-Star starter.
But Grant Hill is the one who received the lowest votes as an All-Star starter. If Grant Hill performs the same as this season next season, it is unlikely that he will be selected as an All-Star starter.
Grant Hill does not have many substantive honors. His performance in the first 6 years of his career was outstanding, but he cannot be called great. It is impossible for the coaches to select Grant Hill as an All-Star substitute like they did to give Kareem Abdul-Jabbar face.
Of course, it is possible that after Grant Hill has completely adapted to the changes in his playing style, it is not impossible to perform as an All-Star. After all, Grant Hill will not turn 30 until October this year.
The static physical condition and golf intelligence are there. Although he underwent minimally invasive surgery, he was not reimbursed for 5 consecutive seasons like in the original time and space. In addition, although his performance after his comeback was not at the All-Star level, he was happy to be Anfernee. -The deputy next to Hardaway is actively adjusting his playing style, and there is still hope.
Of course, it is impossible to perform as well as the "Two Miais" once again, unless the knee is gone.
And Grant Hill chose to take a break for a season and a half when he was at his peak, obviously not intending to risk the rest of his life.
With these 7 people playing together, it¡¯s not just a matter of watching them once or less, it might be the last time.
This is also an aspect that fans attach great importance to.
The pre-game performances ended at 7:30 pm, and the All-Star players entered the venue!
In the host¡¯s introduction, the visiting team came on the bench first.
O¡¯Neal was the first to play. Although he was not selected as the starter, he was very annoyed, but well, if this kind of thing happens many times, you will get used to it.
O¡¯Neal was still full of charisma when he appeared on the stage, swaying his body, twisting his waist, and showing off a short hip-hop dance.
There is no doubt that O'Neal is the most handsome boy among the All-Star substitutes.
After the substitutes have finished playing,The fans booed, but more people shouted Zhang Hao's English name or various nicknames!
The year before last, Zhang Hao 'destroyed' the dunk contest and left an 'opportunity' in the three-point contest.
Last year, Zhang Hao scored 61 points in the All-Star Game.
This year, Zhang Hao scored a triple-double in the All-Star Game!
Gradually, the boos were drowned out, and the voices calling for Zhang Hao became unified
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This year¡¯s All-Star Game is full of stars, and all the major stars have extremely strong personal charm.
Counterattack model Jermaine O'Neal, undrafted king Ben Wallace, and exceptionally good-looking Shawn Marion Even these three least popular All-Stars are still in the minds of fans who have a certain understanding of the NBA. , all left a deep impression.
Not long after, David Stern came to the scene with the hostess. There were mixed boos and cheers, and David Stern began to award awards: "Ladies and gentlemen, the 2002 Philadelphia All-Star Weekend main game, the best The Valuable Player Award winner isPaul Pierce from the Lakers"
Pierce was stunned Although he scored a Western team-high 37 points, the highest score in the game was 45 points by Kobe Bryant of the Eastern team.
This is not the point, the point is Zhang Hao¡¯s triple-double! 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, the second All-Star Game triple-double in history!
Even though Pickley scored the key goal in the end, he still believed that Zhang Hao was the one who played the best. After all, it was the performance of the entire Western team around Zhang Hao.
Others were also dumbfounded, this was a bit too much, Jordan had already stepped out with his left foot, ready to have a word with David Stern.
"However, after the shock, people discovered that the last sound of David Stern's name was not broken after he pronounced Pierce's name.
Finally, after gasping for breath, David Stern continued: "With Zhanghao from the SuperSonics! Congratulations to Akers and Paul for teaming up to score 70 points and leading the Western Conference to win this All-Star Game!"
When the fans at the scene heard Pierce's name, they fell silent, even those who were booing also fell silent. At this time, cheers broke out again!
As for the TV commentator, Kenny Smith couldn't cover up Barkley's curse, but Barkley cursed too early It was embarrassing, but he immediately changed his face and started talking again as if nothing had happened. Hao mode.
On the court, Pierce immediately became happy. He felt that Zhang Hao should win the award. If he won the award but Zhang Hao did not, he would be very dissatisfied, but together let's have fun together~
The two of them lifted the All-Star MVP trophy together. The official trophy will be reissued later.
After the award presentation, reporters gathered around.
When asked about how he felt about winning the MVP together with Pierce, Zhang Hao glanced at O'Neal who was sulking again There he is!
"When you need someone to help you shoot the ball, Paul is the best choice. He is the truth in solving problems!"
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