Chapter 182
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【182】All-Stars third round of voting, continue to advance!
Time flies quietly, and the results of the third round of All-Stars voting have been released.
Su Mo is the most popular player in the league with 4.2 million votes, leaving the second-placed Lakers star Kobe (209) by more than a million votes.
The first in the Eastern Conference is the Cavaliers' small forward LeBron James, with 1.99 million votes, closely following Kobe.
After the three, the Magic's"Magic Beast" Dwight Howard, with 1.82 million votes...
The Thunder's star Kevin Durant only received 1.03 million votes, less than a quarter of Su Mo's votes, and temporarily ranked second among Western Conference forwards, closely following"Melo" Anthony.
For the vast majority of NA stars and fans, Su Mo's ability to get such a number of votes is a reflection of his strength and influence, and there is no exaggeration at all.
Many retired NBA stars have expressed their opinions on Su Mo's current popularity.
Charles Barkley:"Su Mo's strength is obvious to all. I think his final vote count is likely to exceed 5 million votes!"
""Magic" John News:"Su Mo's popularity is indeed too strong. Of course, the support of the Chinese people is not ruled out. But even if we only talk about the United States, Su Mo's popularity now far exceeds Kobe and LeBron. It is really unimaginable that he is just a rookie!"
Scottie Pippen:"Su Mo has grown too fast and became famous too fast. I hope he can continue to make progress and not be blinded by pride and complacency. Otherwise, it will be very detrimental to his growth!"
The day after defeating the Grizzlies, the Warriors set out from Memphis to Minnesota to prepare for an away game against the Timberwolves.
For the Warriors, this will be their battle of revenge.
Because since the new season, the Warriors have only lost one game, which was to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Therefore, in this game, everyone is determined to beat the Timberwolves and complete their revenge.
For Su Mo, he and the team not only want revenge, but also want to defeat the Timberwolves and wipe out the previous shame.
The most excited and excited person is not actually Su Mo, but Curry.
Because the main reason for the loss of the last game against the Timberwolves was Curry. Not only did he perform poorly throughout the game, but he also missed the buzzer-beater at the last moment. This self-blame and guilt always remain in his heart.
But from another perspective, it was precisely because of Curry's defeat in the Timberwolves game that he was able to be heartbroken and intensify his training, which enabled him to have the stability afterwards. The performance has helped the team win all the way to now.
One is the first in the Western Conference, and the other is the last in the Western Conference. Was the result of this contest doomed from the beginning?
Su Mo can't let the Warriors fall in the same place for the second time, and the same goes for Curry. At
8 pm local time, the Timberwolves' home stadium was packed with people.
A large part of the audience came to watch as Su Mo's fans, so the overall feeling is that this is no longer just the home court of the Timberwolves.
For such a situation, the head coaches of the Timberwolves naturally felt very helpless.
Because from the beginning of the season to now, this game has the most crowded audience seats.
In the pre-match interview, Su Mo made a high-profile statement that they would not only complete revenge tonight, but also beat the Timberwolves by at least 40 points.
Su Mo's remarks also invisibly aroused the motivation of the home team.
At the referee's signal, the main players of the two teams walked onto the court one after another
""Stephen, how many three-pointers do you plan to hit tonight?"
Su Mo deliberately asked Curry with a smile, obviously with a hint of provocation.
"How about eight? No, ten!"
Curry's voice was calm, but his eyes were burning with sharp fire, and his whole body was filled with crazy fighting spirit.
"Haha, okay, I will supervise you!"Su Mo chuckled
"No problem. If I can't do it, I will be fined 10,000 three-pointers!"
The Warriors' main players remain the same: Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Su Mo, Stephen Jackson, and Anthony Tolliver. The
Timberwolves' starting five are: Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer, Ryan Gomes, Al Jefferson, and Kevin Love.
The referee whistled, and the centers of the two teams jumped the ball in the center circle. Anthony Tolliver jumped high and shot the ball over Love's head.
"Bang!"
Curry moved like lightning, flew forward to control the ball, and rushed directly to the Timberwolves' frontcourt.
Curry dribbled to the three-point line and faced Johnny Flynn head-on.
""Stephen, we really couldn't win the last game thanks to your performance. I hope you can shoot more three-pointers tonight so that we can have a chance, haha!"
Johnny Flynn started talking trash to Curry at the beginning. Obviously, he thought Curry's psychological quality was not good and such trash talk would definitely affect him.
But...
Curry ignored Johnny Flynn's words and thought he was talking nonsense. He bowed to the Buddha and rushed to the basket. When
Johnny Flynn was catching up, Curry actually pulled back again, took a step back to the three-point line, and shot.
Su Mo, who was standing aside, curled his lips slightly. Looking at Curry's series of actions, he knew that the three-pointer was stable.
Johnny Flynn was shocked. He wanted to turn around and defend, but where was the chance?
""Swish!"
The basketball went into the net, an arrow piercing the heart.
Warriors (3): () Timberwolves.
On the commentary desk, Mike Brin joked:"It seems that Curry is going to explode tonight!"
Van Gundy also smiled and nodded:"It seems that after losing to the Timberwolves in the last game, Curry has been carrying a huge pressure, and it just happened to be released in this game. I just hope it won't be a whimper!"
On the court, the ball was transferred. Al Jefferson faced Su Mo's defense directly in the frontcourt. He forced a breakthrough but failed, so he could only choose to shoot reluctantly.
Su Mo's mouth curled slightly, jumped high, and swung his arm to block the shot.
""Pah!"
The basketball that Su Mo slapped away was caught by the elf-like Curry, who once again rushed to the basket and shot a three-pointer directly from outside the three-point line.
""Swish!"
Curry made another three-pointer, and the Warriors led the Timberwolves 6:0 at the start.