Entertaining Children

This celebrity match is an exhibition match, and the players are mainly entertainment stars, so it can be regarded as an entertainment event, and entertainment performances are also indispensable. ． After the pre-match warm-up time of about 20 minutes is over, all the warm-up players on the court returned to the bench to sit down after being reminded by the staff. Several staff members quickly cleaned up the basketballs that were bouncing around on the court, The pitch cleared.

Another group of staff pushed a stage with musical instruments and audio equipment to the center of the court. Under the introduction of the on-site host, a band and a singer walked onto the stage and began the pre-match performance.

The pre-competition guest performer is a white female singer who has won four Grammys and is considered a well-known star singer in the United States. Her appearance also stirred up a little excitement in the atmosphere of the scene.

The guest performer only sang a song before leaving the stage, but the pre-match performance did not end there. After the staff pushed the stage out of the court, two cheerleaders rushed onto the court and performed two dance performances.

These two cheerleading teams are the exclusive cheerleading teams of two NBA teams from the east and the west respectively. They have often performed on the court and are very professional. Even when they appeared behind the Grammy-winning star singer, they were not completely overshadowed. The neat and passionate dance moves and their vivid expressions further brought the atmosphere of the scene.

Next, the mascots of some teams from the east and west will perform on stage, continuing to warm up before the game.

After the performance session, the next step is the entrance ceremony for the coaching staff and players of the two teams. The staff went to the field and laid out two red carpets from the middle of the sideline near the bench to the middle circle of the stadium. The two cheerleaders, mascots and some selected lucky spectators stood on the two short red carpets. On both sides of the team, welcome the stars of the team to play.

The entrance ceremony of the stars is carried out in groups of two and two, with one player from each team. The star of the Western Celebrity team came out first, and after walking across the red carpet from the bench to the center of the court, the star of the Eastern team made an appearance again. After the two met in the center of the court, they left together and returned to their respective benches. corresponding.

First came the head coaches of the two teams. When the two beautiful head coaches entered the arena with pens and tactical boards, they all won cheers and shouts from the audience when they took turns walking on the red carpet under the introduction of the host.

The second group played the players and assistant coaches of the two teams. The Western Celebrities team is a former NBA superstar named Carmon Blunt, who has been selected to the All-Star lineup ten times in his career. He is 2.05 meters tall and was the most powerful forward guard in the league at his peak. One of the swingmen, but it has been five or six years since he retired. Although Xiao Yao had no personal contact, he had watched his games on TV and knew his situation. For the Eastern Celebrities, it was naturally Joey Bielsa.

After the star coaching staff came on stage,

Behind are the star players of the two teams. The two teams basically follow the principle of one-to-one correspondence. There is an acting star from the Western Celebrity Team, and an acting star from the East. There are Internet celebrities there, and there are Internet celebrities here. There are former professional players there, and there are former professional players here.

Counting the part-time assistant coaches, there are a total of thirteen players in each team, that is to say, including the head coach, the total number of appearances is fourteen groups. Among them, Xiao Yao was arranged to play in the tenth group, and his corresponding player was Zhuo Zhiyuan, another Chinese star.

Domestic Haiyan Video won the rights to broadcast the Masters, and also got two seats for live commentary on the sidelines. The celebrity entrance ceremony was broadcasted, and the broadcast commentary of the two Haiyan videos also simultaneously introduced each star who appeared. When Zhuo Zhiyuan, a Chinese star, appeared on the stage, there was a burst of cheers, and the voices of the two commentators raised their voices unconsciously.

"Zhuo Zhiyuan has appeared! This is his third time participating in the NBA Masters!" one of the commentators named Li Jun introduced.

"This is the third competition, he should be very familiar with this kind of occasion, environment and atmosphere, and we also hope that he can perform well tonight." Li Jun's partner Zhang Yuan continued.

Zhuo Zhiyuan played first in this group in the Western Celebrity Team. When he stood in the center of the court, the court's light chased to the end of the red carpet on the other side, and Xiao Yao also appeared on the big screen at the scene and in the broadcast of Haiyan's video. As the host called out Xiao Yao's name, the cheers seemed to be louder than Zhuo Zhiyuan's.

"Xiao Yao is here for the Eastern team! This is his first time participating in the Masters!" Li Jun also introduced with some excitement.

"This is the second time that two Chinese stars have participated in the Masters. The last time was the year before last, Zhuo Zhiyuan and Gao Lin participated in the Masters together, and they were divided into two teams." Zhang Yuan continued.

"Xiao Yao and Zhuo Zhiyuan played a charity match together the year before last, so they should be familiar with each other." Li Jun continued.

"Both of them performed very well that time. Especially Xiao Yao, who performed amazingly and won the mvp of that game. I hope Xiao Yao can also have an amazing performance in the Masters Tournament this time." Zhang Yuan smiled.

Zhuo Zhiyuan's appearance was relatively reserved and low-key, he just smiled and gave high-fives to everyone on both sides of the red carpet. When Xiao Yao came out, he didn't make any fuss, and just smiled and gave high-fives to the people on both sides. Compared with the high-profile and funny performances of some American stars before, the two seemed to show the reservedness of the Chinese in front of the American audience again. After Xiao Yao walked to the middle and joined Zhuo Zhiyuan, the two did not communicate much. They just high-fived each other, patted each other's shoulders, said cheers to each other, and returned to their seats on the bench.

The final star of the two teams is the captain of the two teams and the most famous superstar in their respective teams. The captain of the Western Celebrity Team is a young male singer who debuted as a teenager and has the world's top traffic. His name is Bill Justin. He was also the template Keith Craig had in mind when he wanted to keep Xiao Yao in the United States for development. On the Eastern team's side is a top-notch middle-aged actor named Jason Denfur. Not only has he won three Oscars, he has also set foot in the music scene and won a Grammy music award, and he is also a household name in the United States.

The two captains were also the only group of star players who were interviewed by the host on the field after their appearance. When the two were interviewed by the on-site host, the staff also quickly withdrew from the red carpet, and everyone else also left.

As an entertainment event, the on-site interview by the on-site host also included some provocative questions for the two captains. The two captains were naturally not polite at all and refused to give in to each other.

After a brief on-site interview, the captains of the two teams also returned to the bench, and the coaching staff immediately gathered everyone together and explained the tactical arrangements for the opening stage.

"Okay, let's take a look at the lineups of both sides first..." Taking advantage of this time, the commentators introduced the rosters of both sides to the audience.

In addition to the assistant coaches of the two teams, each team also has two professional basketball players, one male and one female. The female players are all active American women's basketball players, and they also have championships in their hands. The other two male players are also players who have won championships, but these two are retired players.

Neither of the two assistant coaches played, but four other pros were rostered by both teams. On the Eastern team side, Xiao Yao also won a position, and the other two players were captain Jason Denfort and a female player named Rita Mitchell.

This Rita Mitchell is 24 years old this year. She is a host of a TV program related to basketball games. She is also an actress and a graphic model. Although her height is relatively common at 1.6 meters to less than 1.7 meters, she not only showed a very good basketball game level in the show, interviewed many NBA superstars, but also showed good basic basketball skills. Known as the "goddess" figure and appearance, she has a large number of fans among basketball fans and game fans. On an occasion like today, her popularity is no less than that of the two captains.

The players are basically the most popular players on the scene, with the exception of Xiao Yao of the Eastern Celebrity Team.

Do you want to say that the organizers value China's fan market? But the Western Celebrity team on the other side was no exception. Zhuo Zhiyuan, also from China, was not arranged in the lineup. Regarding this point, many commentators, including the two Huaxia commentators of Haiyan Video, were puzzled and surprised, and there were many discussions about it.

Two minutes later, the referee team came onto the court holding the game ball, and the players of both teams also walked onto the court, stood in their positions, and prepared for the opening jump ball.

The two active female professional players in the two teams are both inside players. They are both over 1.9 meters tall and close to two meters tall. They have taken on the task of opening the jump ball more than once in the game. Although the two retired male players are both point guard players, they did not jump the ball at the beginning of the game, and their heights are 1.83 meters and 1.85 meters respectively, which are similar to most non-professional players. Those who have played professional games have also had the experience of jumping the ball due to scrambling during the game. They are relatively experienced, but the head coaches of the two teams have not arranged for professional players to jump the ball.

The highlight of this exhibition game is mainly non-professional players. The six professional players are not the protagonists and have no intention of being the protagonists. Therefore, the two teams did not arrange professional players to jump the ball. The stars who gave this performance opportunity to non-professional players can be regarded as It makes sense, but what is more interesting is that the two teams not only did not arrange professional players to jump the ball, but also did not choose the tallest player among the non-professional players on the field to jump the ball.

The two players standing in the middle circle are preparing to jump the ball. On the Eastern Celebrity team is the female player Rita Mitchell, who is less than 1.7 meters tall. On the Western Celebrity team is the team captain, who is less than 1 meter tall. Eight Bill Justin. Both of them are the shortest among the players of their respective teams, and they are definitely not the most outstanding in terms of stature, and they are also one of the most popular stars in their respective teams.

Judging from this arrangement alone, you can feel the fun and entertainment of this game very well. Seeing such a position, the commentators at the scene also laughed and discussed.

"I don't know if Bill will develop his style and give up the ball to Rita." Li Jun looked at the two people in the middle circle and commented with a smile.

"It should be, "ladies first"!" Zhang Yuan said with a smile.

But as soon as the voice of this sentence fell, the two of them said "Hi" in unison. It turned out that the referee on the field threw the ball into the air, and Bill and Justin immediately jumped up and directed the basketball in the air to their own half.

"This is really doing my part!" Li Jun shook his head and laughed.

The basketball won by Bill Justin fell into the hands of female professional player Carmel Norton of the Western Celebrity Team. After receiving the ball, Carmel immediately handed the ball to another professional male player Robert Foden , Foden controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

Eastern Celebrities pro Kevin Donovan was immediately in front of Robert Foden, and the others retreated and moved closer to their own defenders.

Bill Justin played a pick-and-roll with Robert Foden on the outside. Robert Foden passed the basketball to Bill Justin who slipped inside after the pick-and-roll. Justin didn't rush to the basket after receiving the ball, but made a mid-range jumper before Rita Mitchell's defense was in place.

The basketball shot by Bill Justin hit the right side of the basket and bounced out. Xiao Yao, who was standing in the defensive position inside the three-point line in the right corner, quickly retracted, jumped up and took off the rebound.

"Bill missed the shot, Xiao Yao took a step back and jumped up to grab the rebound, good shot!" Li Jun explained the situation on the court, and when he saw Xiao Yao get the rebound, his voice didn't feel a little louder point.

After landing, Xiao Yao didn't hand the ball to the team's professional player Kevin Donovan, but directly dribbled the ball into the opponent's half and launched a fast break.

"Xiao Yao took the ball and directly launched a fast-break counterattack, which was very fast." Zhang Yuan continued excitedly.

With Xiao Yao's charge, everyone immediately ran to the Western Celebrities' half court, and the formation in this match suddenly became chaotic. Since Xiao Yao got the rebound from the bottom line of his own side, most people on the field were closer to the opponent's half than him, so even though Xiao Yao had surpassed several players on the field when he rushed to the opponent's half, there were still three players from the Western Conference. The Celebrity player returned to his defensive position at the basket and turned to get in front of him.

Facing the three people standing in the defensive position under the basket, Xiao Yao, who was in the corner at the corner, did not slow down to attack, but accelerated straight to the opponent's basket. Three Western Celebrity players in red jerseys immediately raised their hands to block Xiao Yao's front and sides, and the three of them almost surrounded Xiao Yao.

When Xiao Yao got the rebound and launched a fast break, Rita Mitchell, who looked weak and weak, was the most active fast break in the Eastern Celebrity Team, and because of her position, she always ran ahead of Xiao Yao . When Xiao Yao hadn't rushed into the opponent's half-court three-point line, she had already run to the opponent's basket and raised her arms. When she saw that Xiao Yao didn't seem to have a passing line, and had no intention of passing the ball to the basket, and rushed all the way to the basket, she also quickly pulled away to the baseline on the left.

"Xiao Yao took off with the ball, is he going to hit it hard?" Li Jun's tone was excited but also a little worried, because he felt that this was not an opportunity to act recklessly.

Although Xiao Yao, who was already surrounded, jumped up, he didn't jump with all his strength, nor did he jump very high. Facing the four raised arms in front of him, Xiao Yao raised the basketball high with his right hand, and instead of shooting towards the basket, he threw it vigorously to his left.

The basketball that flew out from the crowd of four people under the basket happened to land in the hands of Rita Mitchell, who had already been prepared to respond in the left corner. When Rita received the ball, there was no one within three or four meters. She dribbled the ball in a leisurely manner and took a step back, retreating beyond the three-point line before shooting.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the basket accurately.

"Good shot!" Li Jun and Zhang Yuan shouted in unison.

"Rita hit the three-point line! The Eastern team scored first, and now the score is 3-0 for the Eastern team." Li Jun continued, "As expected of a basketball goddess, the basic skills are really good. Put it in!"

"Xiao Yao also played very well. He got a rebound and an assist at once!" Zhang Yuan said, "During the fast break, he broke into the basket and then passed the gap from the outside. The awareness, vision and timing of the pass are all very good !"

"I suddenly remembered the charity star game that year," Li Jun said suddenly, "In that game, Xiao Yao came up with two rebounds and five assists, and five assists were given to different teammates, showing a very strong Awareness, vision and passing ability. I think this is why Xiao Yao can do it!"