190 Invitation From The Alliance (3/5)

Chapter 190 Invitation from the Alliance (35)

The Spurs and Celtics were in a stalemate for more than three quarters.

In the final stage, the Celtics superstar played more steadily, and the Spurs finally lost 93 to 99 regrettably.

Not losing much, Popovich can fully accept it in his heart.

Tang Tian regained his touch in this game, played 27 minutes, made 5 of 10 shots, made 4 three-pointers, plus 2 free throws, scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

After the back-to-back away games, the Spurs flew back to San Antonio the next morning. After continuous campaigns, they could finally go home.

And after returning home, they received good news that Ginobili's injury has recovered well, and if there is no accident, he will be able to return after the All-Star Game.

On this day, the final results of the All-Star voting were officially announced.

The Lakers, Heat and Clippers became the biggest winners.

The starting five in the East are: Rose, Wade, James, Anthony and Howard.

The starting five in the West: Paul, Kobe, Durant, Griffin and Bynum.

After Yao Ming retired, Howard became the All-Star vote leader for the first time.

It's a pity that the Spurs, ranked first in the West, have no one selected as a starter.

But this is also expected.

The Spurs played team basketball this season, and Parker, who has the most outstanding statistics, only averaged 19.2 points and 8.2 assists per game.

Not only is there a difference in statistics, but the popularity cannot be compared with Paul, Kobe or even Westbrook.

However, although Parker was not selected as the All-Star starter, he still received an official invitation email from the league, inviting him to participate in this year's All-Star Skills Challenge.

Tang Tian also received a text message at the same time, he was invited to participate in the All-Star three-point shooting contest.

He has made 49% of his three-pointers so far, beating Novak and Ray Allen to rank first in the league. It is completely normal to receive this invitation.

Tang Tian accepted.

The All-Star game is a stage to show ability and attract popularity, and after improving his shooting speed, he has the strength to participate in this game.

This opportunity must not be missed.

Parker also accepted, which means that this year's All-Star Game, at least two of the Spurs will appear on the scene.

Because it is a suspension season, several important points in the league have been postponed a lot.

The All-Star Game, usually held in mid-February, was also postponed to the end of February.

In the blink of an eye, it came to mid-February. While the Spurs' performance continued to be stable, the team also ushered in a piece of good news.

Manu Ginobili, who had been on a truce for a month and a half, finally ushered in a comeback!

He came back in the game against the Mavericks, played 20 minutes, contributed 11 points and 4 assists, helping the team win in the end.

His comeback also made the Spurs' bench depth thicker.

Ginobili, Tang Tian, ​​Splitter, plus Leonard and Mills who have performed well recently, this lineup can even be compared to the starting lineups of some weak teams.

But Ginobili's return also brought some butterfly effects.

NBA games are only 48 minutes in total, and the rotation is only 8-10 people, which means that a position must be divided by at least 2-3 players.

Ginobili needs playing time when he comes back. Green and Tang Tian are very stable, and they are both forwards and guards. Jefferson can only be squeezed out.

Jefferson's playing time was further compressed, playing only 16 minutes against the Mavericks.

This is obviously unacceptable, and Jefferson has not only complained on the sidelines, but also talked openly with Neal in the locker room.

This makes the originally harmonious locker room atmosphere not so harmonious.

This approach eventually annoyed Popovich, the old man went into a rage in the locker room, and almost shut Jefferson by name.

At this time, the league announced the All-Star substitute list, as well as the official list for the rookie game.

Parker was selected for the All-Star bench, and Tang Tian was selected for the first-year list of the rookie game.

It is worth mentioning that the four hard-working brothers of Xia Tian, ​​Owen, Walker, Tang Tian and Thompson are all on the list.

After parting ways during the offseason, they are going to gather on the rookie stage.

However, because the rookie game has been restructured this year, it is no longer a confrontation between the first and second grades, but has become the "Barkley" team and the "O'Neal" team.

The two will successively select the first and second grade players selected for the rookie game to form a team. This is also the first time in NBA history that there will be a mixed first and second grade team.

Therefore, it is still unknown who and who will become teammates of the four brothers in the end.

All four sent text messages to each other one after another, and their selection also proved that hard training during the offseason is very useful.

The selection of these lists also attracted another wave of heated discussions among fans on ins.

"Josh Smith deserves a substitute spot. His performance this year is better than his teammates Joe Johnson and Deron Williams!"

"Paul Gasol is the biggest legacy. An insider who averaged 16.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game did not make it to the All-Stars. This is shit!"

"Hey man, this is the brutal West. Aldridge, Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki, Marc Gasol, they're all more All-Stars this season than Pau Gasol."

"This is the cruelty of the All-Stars. He only has 12 people in total. When will the league expand the list to 15 people?"

"And then there are 3 guys sitting on the sidelines watching the whole game?"

"There are 2 more that can't enter the activation list, it's funny manually."

"Did you find out? This time, the list for the individual competition was also announced, and the 'Godfather' was selected for the three-point contest."

"Shouldn't it? This season, his performance outside the three-point line is the best, and his three-point shooting percentage ranks first in the league!"

"It reminds me of Jason Kapono in the 2006-07 season. His performance before the All-Star Game was so frenetic."

"No, no, you misunderstood me. The 'Godfather' is definitely worthy of being selected. The problem is that there is another name in this list named Kevin Durant."

"Kevin Durant! Brother, you are so fucking talented! Your success reminds me of Durant's use of trumpets to attack the 'Godfather'!"

"More than once."

"Many times, I don't know if he will also appear here."

"You guys are so awesome, I'm so hooked by you that I really want to go to the All-Star scene, I'm really looking forward to the contest between Durant and the 'Godfather' in the three-point contest!"

"And I have to remind you of one thing, Durant also participated in the three-point contest last year, and in the end he scored 6 points, almost refreshing Michael Jordan's record for the lowest score in the three-point contest, ranking second to last. "

"So he continued to participate in the three-point shooting contest this year to rectify his name?"

"And then he met 'The Godfather.'"

"And then he lost to the 'Godfather,' the man he'd been using his trumpet for."

"You... are all genius directors, even Hollywood directors can't write such a script!"

"..."

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