Chapter 104 Unilateral Massacre
There is a grand entrance ceremony before the All-Star Game begins. The Western Conference is playing away, so the Western Conference All-Stars will come out first, introducing the substitutes first, followed by the starters.

Yao Ming completed the entrance ceremony with a little embarrassment, but He Zhongqiu was as comfortable as a fish in water, laughing and completing the entrance ceremony with Jordan and others.

He Zhongqiu and Dayao signed autographs for several international students on the sidelines, took photos with them, and then went to warm up.

CCTV's two cameras followed the two of them throughout the whole process, switching from time to time. Given Yao Ming's reputation in the country and his status as the top draft pick, the camera focus was less than He Zhongqiu's. Most of the camera focus was on He Zhongqiu's side.

"I should have come yesterday. I missed Wolverine's Kung Fu show."

"Yeah yeah!"

"It's all the NBA's fault. The promotional ads didn't even include a preview of Wolverine's Kung Fu."

"Yeah, yeah, I ripped the closet apart with my bare hands. Damn it, I missed it!"

Atlanta is one of the important cities for Chinese people to settle in the United States. There are tens of thousands of Chinese people here. Tonight, there were a lot of Chinese people sitting on the sidelines of the Philips Arena. They all came to celebrate Zhongqiu and Yao Ming.

"Hey, where's O'Neal?" Barkley asked in surprise.

At this time, a staff member came up and said, "Three people, there was an accident in the locker room just now. O'Neal slipped when he went to the bathroom and hurt his butt, so Vince Carter will replace him in the starting lineup."

Barkley, Kenny Smith and Michael Brin looked at each other in bewilderment. Was it such a coincidence? But it was none of their business, and they never mentioned it again.

Jordan, He Zhongqiu and others passed by the commentary booth, and Barkley shouted, "Hey, Michael, any inside information about O'Neal?"

Before Jordan could say anything, He Zhongqiu slapped the table. With a bang, all the unfixed objects on the table jumped up, scaring everyone.

"Charles Barkley, I'm telling you, don't ask for inside information. Sometimes knowing too much can get you into trouble."

He Zhongqiu showed off his acting skills. Although he was still speaking in Chinese with a mixture of English, his expression and voice were very cold, and he even deliberately burst out with some of the aura of a master.

Without understanding all the words, Barkley was frightened by He Zhongqiu's expression and the murderous intent he exuded.

Philip was too lazy to translate and just watched the show from the side.

"Ha ha……"

He Zhongqiu's expression changed, and he laughed and asked, "Mr. Buckley, what do you think of my acting? Is it professional?"

"Shet!"

Barkley understood this sentence, then he reacted and couldn't help but swear.

After He Zhongqiu passed by, Jordan shook his head at Barkley and walked away without saying anything.

He is not a fool. Wolverine's move in front of Barkley was definitely not a joke. This is what Wolverine did not want to reveal what happened in the locker room just now.

At eight o'clock, the All-Star Game begins.

Eastern Conference starting lineup: He Zhongqiu, Vince Carter, McGrady, Jordan, Iverson

Western Conference starting lineup: Yao Min, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, Francis
On the sidelines, Zhang Heli shouted excitedly: "Dear audience members, He Zhongqiu and Yao Min are now standing in the center circle. They are preparing to jump the ball. Two Chinese people are going to jump the ball on behalf of the NBA Eastern and Western All-Stars. Now the world's attention is on them."

"Snapped!"

The next moment, the ball was thrown high and then knocked away by He Zhongqiu, and the Eastern Conference All-Stars started their attack.

Iverson got the ball and passed it to Jordan.

He Zhongqiu ran into the restricted area, pushed Dayao who followed him, and shouted: "Why are you following me? Go double-team Duncan and Garnett."

Dayao looked at He Zhongqiu like an idiot. Am I crazy? They are my teammates now, and you are my opponent.

Seeing that Dayao's eyes were not right, He Zhongqiu reacted immediately, pushed Dayao again and said: "Stay away from me, be careful of being dunked by me, don't blame me if you get hurt."

"show off."

Dayao muttered something, then took a step away.

"ball!"

He Zhongqiu immediately waved outside to ask for the ball.

Jordan didn't refuse and lobbed the ball in.

"boom!"

The next moment, he caught the ball with one hand and shot it into the basket. With the extremely explosive sound of the ball shooting, He Zhongqiu was hanging above the basket.

"alley-oop!"

Michael Breen shouted excitedly: "It comes from the God of Basketball, Michael Jordan, and the connection with Wolverine."

It was the Western Conference All-Stars' turn to attack. He Zhongqiu was one step away from Yao Ming, giving him enough space. Yao Ming asked for the ball under the basket.

Unfortunately, Kobe ignored Yao Ming and made a pull-up shot over Jordan's head.

"brush!"

The first half was a show time. Jordan didn't defend at all, and Kobe had a good touch and made empty shots.

"Kobe is so good at shooting from a hundred steps away!" Zhang Heli exclaimed.

"Yao, if Kobe doesn't pass the ball to you, just stare at him and use your eyes to inflict cold violence on him," He Zhongqiu suggested.

"roll."

Dayao said unhappily.

It was the Eastern Conference's turn to attack. This time He Zhongqiu didn't get to the basket, so Jordan tried it himself, but unfortunately his touch was poor and he missed the shot.

Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and the West attacked.

"boom!"

Francis is worthy of being Yao Ming's good boss. He passed the ball to Yao Ming under the basket, and Yao Ming made an air relay and slammed the ball into the basket.

After playing for a few more minutes, he didn't get any more passes and was replaced by O'Neal.

"Give me the ball!"

After not receiving the ball for four or five rounds, He Zhongqiu, who was standing in the low post on the left wing, shouted loudly to Iverson who was holding the ball.

In his opinion, the All-Star Game is different from the Knicks, where he has to be more cautious and cannot easily cause internal strife.

The All-Stars are just a temporary game, there is no internal strife. After the All-Stars, everyone is an opponent, and they can turn against each other without any scruples.

Iverson was also a rebellious guy and didn't want to pass the ball in, but thinking of how domineering Wolverine was, and that O'Neal's starting lineup could be kicked out at will, what if he caused trouble for him off the court? After thinking about it, he still passed the ball in.

He Zhongqiu received the ball and started to play one-on-one against O'Neal in the low post.

"They just played a game, and O'Neal had the upper hand during the matchup." Barkley explained in the live commentary booth.

Kenny Smith also nodded, that was indeed the case.

He Zhongqiu grabbed the ball with his right hand and squeezed it so hard that it was severely deformed. Then he saw Jordan on the weak side cutting inside without the ball, so he suddenly threw the ball towards Jordan.

"Pass the ball!"

Buckley yelled.

Jordan quickly put both hands ready to catch the ball, but he was fooled. Not only he was fooled, but everyone was fooled, including O'Neal.

He Zhongqiu's pass was too big, and O'Neal was completely fooled. He turned around and looked behind him.

"careful!"

Kobe yelled loudly from the outside.

O'Neal didn't see the ball, but heard Kobe's voice, which suddenly woke him up. At this time, He Zhongqiu turned around and slipped into the penalty area.

"Dunk!"

Zhang Heli shouted excitedly.

"boom!"

After the one-handed tomahawk slam dunk, the Philips Arena suddenly erupted with applause like a tide.

In the live commentary booth, Michael Breen praised: "It was a very beautiful pass fake. Wolverine's hands were so strong that he almost burst the ball, which made his pass fake very realistic."

"Yes, I thought he would pass the ball to Michael, and Michael thought so too." Barkley nodded.

"O'Neal thought so too, so he was broken through," said Kenny Smith.

"Haha..." The three of them burst into laughter.

He Zhongqiu was substituted in the 7th minute of the first quarter. In more than 4 minutes, he made 3 of 6 shots, missed a rebound, completed two three-point baskets, and got 2 points and rebounds.

The game continued until the last minute of the final quarter, when the score was 119:120, with the Eastern Conference All-Stars leading by 1 point.

As the starting center for the All-Stars, Yao Ming only played for more than ten minutes in total, which was far less than O'Neal's playing time. He only scored two points in the first quarter and took one shot. No one passed the ball to him after that.

He Zhongqiu scored 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 steal, and his performance was several levels better than Yao Ming's.

Unlike Yao Ming who was excluded, no one dared to exclude him in the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

However, he could not help Yao Ming either. After all, he had just been in the league for two months. He did not have enough strength, status, or qualifications. If it were not for his overwhelming fighting power, he would have been excluded just like Yao Ming.

The game was almost over and David Stern was all smiles.

He was very satisfied with the result of the game, which was full of suspense and in line with his wishes. He was just waiting to present the AMVP trophy to Jordan after the game.

Jordan's performance was actually average, scoring only 15 points and with a shooting percentage of only 33.3%, but as long as the Eastern Conference All-Stars won, no one would object to Jordan becoming the AMVP.

But then an accident happened. In the last attack, Kobe played against Jordan alone, causing Jordan to foul and make two free throws.

Kobe stood on the free throw line, the emotions in his heart rising and falling like his chest.

Although Jordan is his idol, he has been chasing Jordan and always hopes to surpass Jordan.

Should he make two free throws to win the game, or make one of two free throws to force overtime, or just miss both free throws and let Jordan win the game?
"Why should I let him win? If he has the ability, he should win the game by himself and let me admit defeat."

In the end, he decided to take the game away directly.

Unfortunately, his touch was a little poor and he made only one of two free throws, resulting in a tie and the game going into overtime.

In this overtime, He Zhongqiu didn't get many opportunities because he had five fouls and had been sitting on the bench until the last 30 seconds.

In overtime, the two sides tied the score at 136, with only 5 seconds left in the game.

Jordan received the ball at the right baseline. Facing Marion's defense, he performed his most iconic move and made a super fadeaway jump shot, giving the Eastern Conference All-Stars a two-point lead with four seconds left.

If the game ended at this time, it would be a perfect ending for Jordan, but the spoiler appeared again, this time it was Kobe.

In the final minutes, the Western Conference All-Stars made a fast break, and Kobe received the ball outside the three-point line on the right wing and made a three-pointer.

When He Zhongqiu quickly returned to the top of the arc and saw Kobe shooting, he rushed over to make up for the defense, but was called for a hand foul. He was fouled out for six fouls and Kobe made three free throws.

Kobe once again chose to take the game away with free throws, but unfortunately, he made two of three free throws, and the two sides tied again and entered the second overtime.

In the second overtime, although Jordan was on the court the whole time without a minute's rest, he was indeed old and lost his dominance over the game.

Garnett, who had already scored 30 points, broke out, scoring 7 points in a row and leading the Western Conference All-Stars to defeat the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

155:145, the West won and Garnett won the AMVP.

After receiving the trophy, Garnett said excitedly in an interview with the media: "This is an unforgettable night for me. I got the AMVP. This is a moment worth boasting in my personal history."

At this point, he changed the subject and expressed his admiration for Jordan, saying:

"What I want to say is that whenever I see him, yes, he is Michael Jordan, and I will worship him and respect him from the bottom of my heart, if he wants this..."

He raised the trophy with the name MJ engraved on it and said, "I can give it to him. I have already received the honor. This thing has no meaning to me anymore."

Kobe also accepted an interview with the media. When asked about the last three-point free throw, he said: "He is the only one I want to beat. I must do my best to express my respect for him. This is the only way I want to express it."

He Zhongqiu and Dayao stood together and were interviewed by CCTV and some Chinese reporters.

Yao Ming talked about his feelings about the All-Star Game, and Zhang Heli also avoided talking about his two-point performance. The cooperation was very good.

When it was his turn to congratulate Zhongqiu, Zhang Heli began to talk about his performance.

After the interview, Zhang Heli said to He Zhongqiu: "You can go tomorrow. Let's go together. I have some business to do with Xia Song."

"What business do you have to discuss with Brother Xia?" he asked curiously.

"Is such that……"

Zhang Heli said, "He is the translator for the men's basketball team. He was asked by his superiors to find a head coach for the men's basketball team in the United States. I don't know if there is any progress. The new director asked me to come and ask."

"I don't know. I haven't heard him say that," he said.

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's call Lao Xia and see who he will pick so we can have an idea." Yao Ming said.

"it is good."

He Zhongqiu asked Philip for his cell phone and called Xia Song, who was immediately connected.

"Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Brother Xia, Teacher Zhang said you want to pick a head coach for the men's basketball team?"

"Oh, yes, I haven't decided yet."

"Dayao asked if you have any goals now?"

"There is a candidate, Del Harris, who coached the OK combination in the Lakers and won the best coach award in 95. He is now an assistant coach for Nelson in the Mavericks. I have some history with the Mavericks and know his situation."

"It's him, I know him." Zhang Heli said.

"Teacher Zhang, what do you think of Harris?" Xia Song asked over there.

"He was also an assistant coach for the 98 U.S. team. He must be good..."

At this point, Zhang He thought for a moment and said: "We now have Dayao, Zhongqiu, Daba and others. It is different from the past when we were mainly outside players. Now we are a team mainly inside players.

Harris has coached super centers like Dream and O'Neal, so I think he should be suitable to coach Yao Ming and Zhong Qiu. "

"Since Teacher Zhang also said so, I will prepare to contact him."

At this point, Xia Song added: "In fact, I am also planning to contact Thibodeau. He is very good at building a defensive system. If he can become the defensive coach of the men's basketball team, and play offense and defense with Harris, the effect should be very good."

"This is a good idea, but the funding for the men's basketball team is limited. I think you still have to ask the new director for permission." Zhang Heli said.

Xia Song said: "The last time I talked to the new director about this, he said that we should hire two foreign teachers, so there shouldn't be any problem."

"That's no problem." Zhang Heli said with a smile.

……

"Hey, Wolverine, let's go. I'm going to play mahjong with Julie Roberts." After returning to the hotel, Jordan found He Zhongqiu and said.

"NO, I have more important things to do." He Zhongqiu refused decisively.

"Don't you want to make up for your loss? I'm giving you a chance." Jordan provoked.

"Don't be so complacent, Michael. I'll teach you a lesson next time. This time I have something really important to do and someone is waiting for me." He chuckled.

Jordan understood immediately and said enviously, "Anne Heatherway? Damn, you really hooked up with her."

"hey-hey!"

He Zhongqiu waved goodbye to Jordan, turned around and knocked on Anne Hathaway's door.

His blood and energy reached level 115, and his bones and muscles reached level 115. He was gifted in this aspect. That night, Anne Hathaway was slaughtered unilaterally and had no power to resist.

After three major battles, Hathaway felt like she was dying. Her body felt like it had been crushed by a millstone countless times. It was completely drained out, her spirit was completely floating in the air, and her waist ached terribly.

"water."

She said in a daze.

He Zhongqiu was getting dressed and preparing to go back to his room to avoid being seen at dawn.

"Pour it yourself."

Hearing the woman's words, he said casually.

My pants are pulled up. If I'm not tough now, when will I be tough? The highest level of picking up girls is to be ruthless and pull out your dick. I have already realized this level.

"Pour it yourself?"

Anne Hathaway, who was in a daze, was startled. What did I hear?

"Alas, my realm is still not stable enough. Forget it. Here, water." In order to meet again next time, He Zhongqiu poured a glass of water and handed it over.

"It turns out I heard it wrong."

Anne Hathaway breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)