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Chapter 92 Rookie Game Best

Skip Bayless and Irving have no personal grudges, it's just that this guy always likes to contradict others.

In his previous life, when Lin Bei transmigrated to that point in time, the Thunder were fiercely competing against the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

In terms of public opinion, the Spurs are completely unfazed.

At least 90% of fans are against the Thunder, criticizing them for being protected by referees and for their rough playing style.

Skip Bayless, however, took an unconventional approach. After Game 6, he criticized the Spurs for their excessive defensive actions against the SGA, implying that the league was biased towards the Spurs.

At the start, Magic Johnson clearly showed his bias towards Irving. Nike's media influence is huge, but it can't affect a legend like Skip.

He then went into the "villain" role he always played, making sarcastic remarks about Irving, which led Magic Johnson to misunderstand.

The magician couldn't stand it anymore; he never expected Irving to be mocked like that.

Magic Johnson bluntly raised his question, while Skip continued to display his superhuman abilities: "I don't know Kyrie Irving at all. I'm just stating the facts of this game. The fact is, so far in this game, Kyrie Irving has had the worst performance of everyone."

Magic Johnson thought his statement was very bold, after all, in terms of status, Irving is considered Nike's new crown prince.

But Magic Johnson also had to admit that, so far in the game, Irving had only made 1 of 3 shots, scoring 2 points and committing 1 turnover. Then he made a strong drive against Lin Bei and passed the ball back to him, and Lin Bei also pushed him up and threw in a three-pointer.

Such a performance is entirely a side effect.

Magic Johnson was exasperated. Although he had accepted the task before the game, he couldn't keep up the hype after Irving's performance.

With Skip, this amazing guy, leading the way, he's happy to stop his awkward praise of Irving.

Magic Johnson turned to Lin Bei, who had just hit a three-pointer: "I have to admit, you're right. So far in this game, Kyrie Irving has been the worst performer. He's dragging down the entire Chuck team—"

"On the contrary, Best Lin's performance at the beginning wasn't particularly impressive, but in the last two rounds, he completely exploded—"

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魔术师翻了一下技术统计：「他现在已经得到8分1个篮板1个助攻1个抢断1个盖帽————后来居上，他现在也是新秀赛MVP的有力争夺者了。」

Wall currently has 8 points and 3 assists, while Lin Bei has the same number of points, but his stats are more comprehensive.

At least for now, the two are on equal footing.

Magic Johnson's sudden defection caught even Skip, a genius, off guard. After scratching his head, he suddenly said, "But undeniably, this game has only just begun, and Kyrie Irving still has a chance to turn things around."

The magician's eyes widened in disbelief; he truly hadn't expected Skip Bayless to be so amazing.

On the court, Lin Bei, who hit a three-pointer, didn't think he had a chance to compete for the Rookie Game MVP.

But in another defensive possession, he continued to target Irving and succeeded again.

On the turn, he still set a screen for Wall at the top of the arc, and Wall, having shaken off Cousins ​​in one step, still made a back pass.

Even Lin Bei was surprised, let alone Irving: This guy is going to help like this?

Despite the surprise, he still didn't hesitate to throw out a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Irving's defense was completely in disarray. He realized that with such a huge height difference, he couldn't stop Lin Bei's three-pointer.

At the same time, he saw Wall blow past Cousins ​​in one step and felt that Wall would definitely not pass the ball again.

He simply turned back to chase after Wall, but after Wall made a pass, he braked suddenly again, trying to go back and interfere with Lin Bei.

The back-and-forth made him seem hesitant.

With 11 points, Lin Bei instantly became the top scorer in the game.

Although it was only temporary, Wall made it his fifth assist of the game with this pass.

However, given the usual practice of awarding the MVP of these All-Star exhibition games to the scoring champion, Lin Bei is now the real favorite for the Rookie Game MVP.

Lin Bei didn't quite understand. He clearly set a screen, and Cousins ​​was practically giving up on defense, yet Wall easily won the MVP award.

However, he gave the opportunity to Lin Bei.

"What are you doing?"

About a minute later, Lin Bei received a pass from Wall again outside the three-point line.

Although he missed a three-pointer in the previous possession.

But Wall still passed the ball to him, and he didn't hesitate, launching another incredibly decisive three-pointer.

Swish-!

After hitting that three-pointer, Lin Bei's personal score reached 14 points, and he turned around and asked the question above.

John Wall glanced at the score; it was already 24-12, with Shaq holding a huge advantage.

He then looked at Lin Bei and shrugged: "It's nothing, I already have this Rookie of the Year MVP trophy, I don't need another one."

Lin Bei:

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He then realized that the MVP of last year's Rookie Challenge was indeed Wall, who had the help of his Kentucky teammates Cousins ​​and Bledsoe.

Faced with Qiang Ge's good intentions, Lin Bei thought for a long time before finally coming up with a sentence: Qiang Ge, you really have caused me so much trouble!

With Wall's help, Lin Bei hit another three-pointer in the first quarter of this rookie game, and also grabbed the offensive rebound after Rubio missed a shot and scored on the putback.

In the first quarter, Shaq scored a high of 40 points, taking a 14-point lead with a score of 40-26.

林北独揽19分4个篮板2个助攻1个抢断1个盖帽，已经彻底走在了新秀赛MVP争夺战的前列。

As for Irving, he was targeted by Lin Bei from start to finish. During Lin Bei's time on the court, he did not score a single point and subsequently missed two more shots.

5中1，得到2分1个篮板5个助攻2个失误。

This performance is far inferior to Lin Bei's.

In the second quarter, both the "Shaq Team" and the "Chuck Team" rotated their players.

After the substitutes played for a while, "Chuck's Team" made the first substitution, bringing on Irving.

Lin Bei exclaimed, "Nike's influence is truly terrifying. They managed to get Kyrie Irving back ahead of schedule. Are they really just giving him that opportunity?"

In the first quarter, Irving's performance was extremely poor.

In this situation, even if Irving were to steal a Rookie Game MVP later, it would still be an MVP trophy etched with shame.

But it seems that Nike is determined to give this MVP award to Kyrie Irving.

Lin Bei frowned. His defensive impact was enormous, enough to ensure that "Team Shaq" would win this game, which would also mean ensuring that Irving would not win the Rookie Game MVP trophy.

The extent of Nike's influence was something Lin Bei hadn't anticipated.

This is the All-Star Rising Stars Challenge, and Kyrie Irving's treatment gives the impression that everyone from the media, coaches, and league staff has been bribed by Nike, and everyone is doing their utmost to protect him.

In this situation, even if "Team Shaq" wins the game, the MVP will most likely be voted for someone else.

After all, the All-Star MVP is also decided by media votes.

The Nike group has a huge advantage in the honors determined by all media votes.

But what Lin Bei didn't expect was that as soon as Irving stepped onto the court, Kerr called his name.

"Best, you go too! Don't give that guy even the slightest chance!"

Lin Bei stared wide-eyed; he truly hadn't expected Cole to go to such lengths to help him.

Although Kerr reacted quickly, before Lin Bei entered the game in the second quarter, Irving still managed two consecutive breakthroughs and scored 4 points.

分，把数据拉到7中3，6分1个篮板5个助攻2个失误，至少像模像样了。

If given another turn, he'll most likely be able to get his shooting percentage up to 50%.

However, on Shaq's side, backup guard Kemba Walker drove into the paint and drew a foul, allowing Lin Bei to step onto the court.

Kemba Walker made the free throw and then immediately launched a defensive offensive.

Lin Bei's opponent changed to Tristan Thompson, a blue-collar player who posed no offensive threat on the court. With him positioned in the midfield, he no longer had any worries about defense.

Irving made a breakthrough, getting past the even worse defender Kemba Walker, but was then blocked by Lin Bei in the waist area after a switch.

It must be admitted that Irving does have some Mamba Mentality, or perhaps he felt that he was good again after scoring 4 points in the second quarter, and he made another fierce drive over Lin Bei.

But once he got inside the free-throw line, Lin Bei completely forced him to stop.

Under Lin Bei's shadow, Irving made a sudden stop and forced a shot.

With a loud crash!

As the sound of a missed shot rang out, Lin Bei watched as his new inside partner, Markieff Morris, grabbed the rebound.

He then said to Irving, "With me here, you won't score."

When talking about the Mamba Mentality, one cannot help but mention the Black Mamba himself.

The Black Mamba himself was present at the rookie game, and he gave Kyrie Irving a thumbs up when he saw him keep shooting despite adversity.

But then, sitting in the front row, he heard a familiar clanging sound, and Lin Bei's words: "With me here, you won't score."

The more Kobe heard it, the more familiar it seemed. He thought of his own words: "With me here, you won't win a championship—"

So, his gaze toward Lin Bei became quite strange.

When Kobe made this bold statement, he was referring to LeBron James, who brought his talent to South Beach.

So far, he has achieved this.

The Mavericks swept them in the playoffs, saving them energy, which allowed them to upset the Heat's Big Three 4-2 in the Finals and prevent James from winning the championship.

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Lin Bei, too, lived up to his bold words.

Irving had absolutely no chance against him.

In terms of height and wingspan, Lin Bei completely surpasses Irving.

Irving originally had the advantage of explosive speed, but after Lin Bei obtained the [McGrady Body Template], his advantage vanished.

What remains is essentially a bit of strategic maneuvering on the offensive end.

Kyrie Irving's strength lies in his ability to combine shooting and driving.

But just like with Jeremy Lin, Lin Bei had long since thoroughly studied Irving.

Irving's so-called shooting is just relying on dribbling rhythm and creating openings. Lin Bei should just be direct and defend against Irving's dribbling rhythm.

In short, Irving was completely outmaneuvered by Lin Bei and had no chance at all.

On the contrary, after Lin Bei appeared, Kemba Walker also helped Lin Bei a little.

Kemba Walker is not like John Wall. Wall is simply kind-hearted; he has a Rookie of the Year MVP and doesn't want a second one.

Kemba Walker's help to Lin Bei was entirely due to Lin Bei's screens and long passes after securing rebounds; he was simply giving back to Lin Bei.

In response to Kemba Walker's play, Lin Bei threw in two more three-pointers.

半场结束前，他的数据拉到了25分7个篮板2个助攻1个抢断1个盖帽。

Irving was substituted early again, mainly because he had absolutely no chance against Lin Bei.

Seeing this, Mike Fratrow, the head of "Chuck's Team," stopped insisting.

The second half went exactly the same way.

Lin Bei was fed two three-pointers by Wall, but only made one.

But Lin Bei himself worked hard enough, grabbing offensive rebounds against Cousins ​​and scoring on consecutive putbacks.

他一波把个人得分拉到32分，外加11个篮板2个助攻1个抢断和1个大帽。

With a significant advantage, Rubio and substitute Kemba Walker both fed Lin Bei the ball.

On "Chuck's Team," Jeremy Lin and substitute Isaiah Thomas were both vying for possession of the ball with the underperforming Kyrie Irving.

The gap between the two thus widened further and further.

In the end, in this rookie game, Lin Bei relied on the ball feeding from his point guard teammates and Steve Kerr's inexplicable preferential treatment to score 42 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.

Team Shaq won by a large margin of 146-123. Aside from Lin Bei, John Wall was the best performer for Team Shaq, racking up 19 points and 14 assists, but still falling short of Lin Bei's performance.

With these two factors combined, the MVP of this game is practically a foregone conclusion.

However, considering Nike's influence, Lin Bei was still a little nervous standing in the center of the court at the end of the game.

The host called for the players from both teams to stand in the center of the court. Irving found a corner and huddled up.

In this game, he made 6 of 15 shots, scoring only 15 points and 9 assists, a rather poor overall performance.

Lin Bei was pushed to the very center by Wall, which already made his stance clear.

At the same time, league president David Stern made his appearance.

The host then announced: "The winner of the 2012 All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge MVP is—"

He kept everyone in suspense, but everyone's eyes were on Lin Bei.

"Lin Bei!"

A burst of applause and cheers erupted, and Wall even gave Lin Bei a push.

Amidst the enthusiastic atmosphere and under the watchful gaze of a smiling David Stern, Lin Bei approached and shook hands with him.

"Congratulations, Best Lin—"

Lin Bei thanked him and then accepted the unexpected Rookie Game MVP trophy from David Stern.

The cheers erupted, and on the sidelines, Kobe clapped his hands: "This kid actually did it! As long as he's on the court, Kyrie Irving hasn't scored!"

Cousins ​​looked unhappy: "If I could be on the same team as John, I would be the MVP."

In his view, the strong one was not Lin Bei, but his "Wall Brother".

Finally, there are the Kardashian sisters.

After the awards ceremony, Kendall Jenner was the first to rush to Lin Bei, hugged him tightly, and kissed him passionately while he held the trophy in his other hand.

Kim and Khloe were right behind Kendall, but they didn't do anything too outrageous. They just took two steps back and congratulated Lin Bei.

Seeing the cameras focused intently on Lin Bei, the Kardashian sisters knew they had already made their fill of the Orlando All-Star Weekend buzz.

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