The Fifth Point Guard

After the All-Star Game, some media broke the news that David Stern has begun to consider revising the rules for participating in the NBA All-Star Game.

Since Shen Tong was selected as an All-Star starter in his rookie season, Stern may modify the rules to read: A rookie must finish his rookie season before he can enter the All-Star candidate list to participate in voting.

However, due to various reasons, this consideration did not really land.

Perhaps, Stern felt that he had just opened up the Chinese market, and making such an action at this time would be regarded as a decision made against Shentong from China, so he postponed this consideration.

After the short three-day All-Star weekend, the players will immediately enter the sprint stage of the regular season.

After half a season of hard training and competition, Shentong's current values ​​have made great progress.

{

Name: Shentong

Age: 20 years old

Three-pointers: 81-95

Strength: 69-71 (Kansas jersey, strength increased 2-2)

Bounce: 73-83 (Gem - Skywalker, Bounce increased by 1-2, slight increase in air time)

Defense: 78-83

Dribble: 68-76 (Iverson's Armguard, Dribble Added 1-2, + Gems - Skywalker)

Running: 74-78 (basic running, 2-2)

Steals: 74-77 (Basic Steals, 2-2)

Breakthrough: 66-71

}

After the proficiency of "Basic Stealing Chapter" reaches 100%, the Stealing attribute value has increased by 2-2.

In addition, the blue "talent factor: steals" has been completely absorbed by Shentong after 100 steals, and the current attribute value of steals is 74-77.

In addition, the continuous three-point shooting training of the Great Wall of China has also been completed, the lower limit has been increased by 3 points, from 78 to 81, and the upper limit is still as high as 95.

There are already two five-frame fancy skills: Feilong Zaitian (dunk dodge) and Lushan Shenglongba (dunk, block).

The regular season after the All-Star break moves quickly.

Due to Shentong's tight NBA schedule and Avril Lavigne's busy music activities, the two haven't met in private for a long time, and only chatted occasionally through AIM.

When the time came to March, a game between the Lakers and the Pacers attracted everyone's attention.

In this game, Kobe Bryant was irritated by Reggie Miller's trash talk and small moves, and he went straight to the fight.

Because of the fight, Kobe and Miller were both suspended, which is not good news for the Lakers who are trying their best to catch up with the Kings.

As a result, on the second day, O'Neal put on Kobe's jersey, smashed all directions, scored 36 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists, and was regarded as an angry Rocket.

O'Neal supported his younger brother Kobe with practical actions.

Subsequently, after deliberation, the league reduced the suspensions of Kobe and Miller from 5 games to 3 games, but it has also affected the pace of the Lakers' catching up.

On April 17, the 2001-02 season NBA regular season ended and all 16 teams from the East and West participated in the playoffs were produced.

Due to the impact of Kobe's suspension, they not only failed to catch up with the previous Kings, but also lost the second position, and were eventually overtaken by the Spurs.

The records of the top four in the Western Conference are very close. There is only a difference of 4 wins between the No. 1 Kings and the No. 4 Mavericks, which shows how fierce the competition in the West is.

The last 8 teams in the Western Conference to enter the playoffs are:

1. Satramento Kings, 61 wins and 21 losses;

2. San Antonio Spurs, 58 wins and 24 losses;

3. Los Angeles Lakers, 58 wins and 24 losses;

4. Dallas Mavericks, 57 wins and 25 losses;

5. Minnesota Timberwolves, 50 wins and 32 losses;

6. Portland Trail Blazers, 49 wins and 33 losses;

7. Seattle SuperSonics, 45 wins and 37 losses;

8. Utah Jazz, 44 wins and 38 losses.

The Nets in the East are thriving. They have firmly occupied the No. 1 position in the East since the beginning of the season, and their record has occupied the No. 1 in the league for a long time, but they were overtaken by the Kings in the end, but they still won 60 wins and created the history of the Nets. The highest winning percentage and the second best record in the league.

The final eight teams from the Eastern Conference to enter the playoffs are:

1. New Jersey Nets, 60 wins and 22 losses;

2. Detroit Pistons, 50 wins and 32 losses;

3. Boston Celtics, 49 wins and 33 losses;

4. Orlando Magic, 44 wins and 38 losses;

5. Philadelphia 76ers, 43 wins and 39 losses;

6. Toronto Raptors, 42 wins and 40 losses;

7. Charlotte Hornets, 42 wins and 40 losses;

8. Indiana Pacers, 41 wins and 41 losses.

The Nets are 10 games ahead of the second-ranked Pistons. From the perspective of the entire regular season, the Nets have few opponents in the East. Only the Pistons and Celtics have the opportunity to attack the Nets. In fact, the real opponents of the Nets in the regular season are all in the West.

On April 18, David Stern announced that the total number of viewers in the NBA regular season this season exceeded 20 million, the first in history!

The NBA's international influence gradually spread through opening up the Chinese market, which gave Stern a taste of the sweetness.

Tickets for a total of 482 games in the regular season this season were all sold, an increase of 16% over last season, 140 of which came from the New Jersey Nets and Dallas Mavericks, accounting for 29% of the 482 games, nearly 30%.

In addition to excellent records, the Nets and the Mavericks have one thing in common, they both have a Chinese player who often appears on the court.

In addition, according to data disclosure, due to the addition of Michael Jordan, the attendance rate of the Washington Wizards has increased by 32% compared with last season, which is the highest among the 29 teams in the NBA, even surpassing the New Jersey Nets. 30%.

On April 19th, the 2001-02 season CBA Finals decided the championship. The high center Yao Ming, who was favored by many NBA scouts, led the Shanghai team to beat the Bayi team 3-1 and won the first CBA championship in Shanghai history. champion.

On April 20, Yao Ming announced his participation in the NBA draft, which attracted global attention.

Many media disclosed that Yao Ming will definitely be selected in the first round of the lottery, and is likely to appear in the top three positions.

One is that Yao Ming is really strong. In the finals against Bayi, Yao Ming averaged 41.2 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists, 2.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game.

The second is that Shen Tong and Wang Zhizhi have fully proved the potential of Chinese players. They have told the world that Chinese players can gain a foothold in the NBA.

The third is that by signing Yao Ming, the Chinese market can be further opened. Shentong and Wang Zhizhi have brought higher attention and income to the Nets and the Mavericks. Yao Ming is simply a cash cow in the eyes of all NBA teams.

Before the official start of the playoffs, the NBA gave a list of winners of various awards in the regular season.

In the competition for the best player, Tim Duncan unexpectedly defeated the high-profile Jason Kidd and won the regular season MVP.

After the award for the best coach was released, it was also surprising.

Rick Carlisle of the Pistons won this year's Coach of the Year title, not Byron Scott, who led the Nets into a phoenix.

These two awards made the people of New Jersey very dissatisfied. Nets fans even set up a special "League Shady" website, accusing this selection of lack of justice.

The only consolation for fans in New Jersey is that Shen Tong defeated Gasol of the Grizzlies and won the Rookie of the Year award this season.

The data is 21.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Shen Tong has also become the only three players in NBA history to get 20+5+5 data in his rookie season.

The other two are Oscar-Robertson and Michael-I'm Everywhere-Jordan.