Chapter 1915: Eat, Sleep and Beat the Knicks
"JK is a tough guy and a great teammate!"
The next day, the title of ESPN Basketball's main board made all Lakers fans feel two words: card!
Ji Feng and Kobe Bryant stood out among the All-Stars, occupying the most central position. As the vote king, Ji Feng undoubtedly became the one occupying the largest page, that is, the C position.
This made fans all over the world lament the strength of Ji Feng, but it also made many local Orlando fans feel unhappy. In the Orlando All-Star Game, it was Los Angeles people who occupied the center position. It felt a bit uncomfortable no matter how you watched it.
But they were speechless. The local Orlando fans worked hard. Howard was voted the top vote-getter in the Eastern Conference, suppressing the two big names James and Rose. The number of votes was also very good, with more than 1.6 million. It took two rounds, which was definitely a good result before.
But his vote count pales in comparison to Ji Feng's. Ji Feng's vote count is almost twice that of Howard's. This is an absolute crushing. The combined votes of Howard and James can only be approximately equal to Ji Feng's vote count. , this popularity gap makes Orlando fans unable to say any harsh words.
This is simply too buggy.
In the previous era of Dayao, many fans were dissatisfied because they felt that Dayao took advantage of the Chinese market. This is of course true, but there is nothing to question if things are allowed by the rules, otherwise I can do it too Saying that these guys are good at playing is because they take advantage of their black blood, and that if they were black, they would be better than you, etc. These are all meaningless nonsense. They are said to comfort themselves and disgust others.
But in Ji Feng's case, this view is difficult to hold. After all, the NBA has continuously adjusted its voting rules, weakening the voting weight of fans outside the United States. Putting aside these, Ji Feng's popularity is obvious to all, and he is full of honors and sunshine. Ji Feng's appearance and good style have always made him the most popular player in the NBA.
Moreover, this is Ji Feng's fifth consecutive season of winning the vote. In terms of this number, Ji Feng is second only to Jordan, who has won the vote champion for seven consecutive seasons in 87-93. Ji Feng is also the most promising to tie or even surpass this record. player of.
Ji Feng has now become a contemporary Jordan. Whether it is publicity or the treatment given by the league, he has the taste of the original Jordan. Take this time Ji Feng won the vote king, Ji Feng himself only expressed his gratitude on social networks. Despite the support from fans, NBA officials took the initiative to send a message to congratulate Ji Feng, which was rare in the past.
Sponsors from all walks of life are also coming, and they want to continue to strengthen cooperation with Ji Feng. For example, Pepsi-Cola proposed a super renewal contract of 200 million U.S. dollars in 7 years. This is also the largest renewal endorsement contract in history given by Pepsi. There is still one year left in the endorsement contract between Ji Feng and PepsiCo, and Pepsi is also afraid that Ji Feng will be poached by Coca-Cola.
Versace, Mercedes-Benz, Rolex and other world-famous brands also applied for contract renewal at this time, which means that within a few days of Ji Feng winning the vote again, he had already signed a huge advertising deal of more than 1 billion US dollars. contract.
The ability to attract money is terrifying!
There is a reason why sponsors are so crazy. Although the four major awards recognized in the NBA are championship, MVP, FMVP and All-NBA First Team, the scoring champion is also very important! But for advertisers, the value of the All-Star vote winner is even more valuable than the championship!
The NBA All-Star vote king is definitely an undervalued honor. For players and judges who select MVPs, All-NBA teams, and even the Hall of Fame, this honor is nothing, but for some advertising companies such as sneaker sponsorships, All-Star votes are nothing. This honor is definitely the greatest!
Like the MVP, there is only one All-Star voting champion every year, and unlike the MVP, the MVP only requires the player's strength to reach that point, while the All-Star voting champion not only requires the player's personal strength, but also requires the player's off-court performance!
For example, after Jordan retired, Grant Hill was a famous good boy at Duke University, and his playing temperament was elegant and easy-going, and he quickly gained the favor of a large number of fans! Another example is that after Vince Carter became famous in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest, fans quickly fell in love with such violent aesthetics!
Therefore, strength alone is not enough. For example, when O'Neal won three consecutive championships, although he was recognized as the number one player in the league, his All-Star starting lineup was snatched away by Yao Ming!
Especially in the 2004 All-Star voting, O'Neal would hold a speech to canvass votes for every game he went to. He also spoke about All-Star canvassing topics on Los Angeles TV many times in the name of defending the status of local American players. However, in the end in 2004, Although O'Neal received 410,000 more votes than the previous year, he still lost to Yao Ming and once again lost his spot as an All-Star starter!
At that time, Yao Yao only had the market, and a superstar like Ji Feng with both market and strength was naturally rare in decades. How could sponsors not go crazy?
After Ji Feng became the starter in the Western Conference, the Lakers also ushered in the fourth game of the Grammy tour.
On February 12th, the second season match between the Knicks and the Lakers will be held at Madison Square Garden.
This is also an early encounter between the starting small forwards in the East and West.
Before this game, Anthony said that he would entertain the visiting Ji Feng in New York. In the previous game, Anthony seemed very excited and played very proactively throughout the game. The final result was that Anthony scored a season high of 42 points. 8 rebounds, and...ankle injury!
Yes, Anthony sprained his foot in the last game.
Ji Feng's appearance after seeing the news can be described in three words: "subway, mobile phone, old man!"
Is there such an operation?
Sure enough, if you are too excited, it will be in vain. Now, let alone Anthony not being able to play with the Lakers, I don't know if he will be able to play in the All-Star game.
Well done!
Ji Feng really wanted to give him a thumbs up.
Anthony couldn't play, and the Knicks' threat dropped by more than half. Knicks coach D'Antoni was also single, so he simply excluded Stoudemire, who had knee discomfort but could still persist, from the roster, and the Knicks directly chose to let him go!
Knicks fans: "..."
The Lakers chose to accept the gift, and they had to give up this free victory. However, because of the special status of Madison Square Garden, the Lakers' JK double star chose not to rest.
As a result, a tragic 'massacre' took place here...
The Knicks' starting lineup: Felton, Chandler, Shumpert, Walker, and Jeffries were doomed to a disastrous ending. They only relied on Felton's three-pointer to score points in the first 6 minutes, while the Lakers scored in the first 6 minutes. Relying on JK's sparkle to hit a wave of 20-3...
Knicks fan: I suddenly didn’t want to watch it. Yes, it was quite sudden. They were too bullying.
The Lakers scored 48 points in the first quarter and almost scored 50 points.
At halftime, the Lakers were already leading 90-45. Anthony on the bench gritted his teeth and limped back to the locker room, out of sight and out of mind.