Stephen quickly led the team to overtake the score, and then never gave the Grizzlies any chance. The wave flowed until the end of the game. Stephen finally used a three-pointer to freeze his score at 39 points, and his playing time was only 32 minutes.

In addition to getting thirty-nine, Stephen also gave twelve assists and six rebounds. Due to playing time, other data have dropped significantly, but this was achieved under the slightest lawsuit. In the post-match interview, the host mentioned this specially.

"This lawsuit does have an impact on my condition, but I will try to avoid this situation, adjust my psychology, and do my best to help the team win the game." Stephen replied while wiping the sweat on his head.

"The team's performance this season is so outstanding. After winning this victory, the team achieved 13 wins and one loss this month. What is the goal of the team this season?" The host still did not let Stephen go, but asked a new question.

"At present, the primary goal is to make the playoffs. It has to go further than last season. As for the final goal, of course it is the championship. It is too early to talk about this now. We can only take one step at a time and win every game as much as possible. This is what we need to do most at this stage." Stephen left after answering.

After arriving at the locker room, his teammates came over to express comfort to Stephen. After Stephen thanked them one by one, he took a shower and returned to the hotel. Mordance informed Stephen of a situation. After this incident, due to the inability to understand the situation with him in China, many manufacturers who were planning to sign Stephen to open up the Chinese market retreated one after another, so the advertising endorsement business may decline. Stephen had expected this and did not take it seriously.

Fortunately, the several manufacturers that Stephen has signed contracts now have basically no abnormal movement except for those in China, and the advertising is normal, which makes people feel relieved. Frequent changes in endorsement manufacturers are not a good thing.

You are now endorsing McDonald's, and after a while, you endorsing KFC. How do you choose your Miscellaneous? Under normal circumstances, try to avoid this situation. If you fail to reach your contract renewal intention, don't rush to endorse products that belong to your competitors.

Of course, this is for players who do not lack endorsement income. In general situations, basically no one asks them to endorse, so naturally there are no such conditions.

Everything is pyramid-shaped, and only a few are at the top. For example, players with endorsement contracts in the league do not even have 20% of the total number. Most of them are simple sneaker endorsement contracts, and some are small endorsements such as local fitness centers or clothing stores. If the income exceeds 10 million per year, there will be no more than 20 people in the league.

Money is nothing to Stephen now, and it’s more or less the same. For example, Stephen’s aunt was worried that Stephen could not even pay the inheritance tax, but now it’s other people in Huize’s family.

After defeating the Memphis Grizzlies, the next game was away. Fortunately, the police did not issue a restrictive order on Stephen. Stephen could go there if he wanted, or even leave the United States, which was not like other crimes.

Before departure, the league announced the second stage of the All-Star voting situation. Due to Yao Ming's arrival this season, there are three people on the Supersonics who have entered the expert list, namely Stephen, Yao Ming and Durant. Among these three, Stephen and Yao Ming basically have no problem entering the All-Star roster. However, Durant has a substitute possibility of joining the bench, and the voting situation fully illustrates this point.

In the first stage of the vote, Yao Ming was not far behind the Phoenix Suns' Shaquill O'Neal and Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum. O'Neal's votes were ahead of Yao Ming, and Bynum followed Yao Ming. The main reason was that Yao Ming's playing time was limited at that time and he did not perform much in the field. In the second stage, as Yao Ming's performance became better and better, Yao Ming quickly surpassed O'Neal, and the gap between Bynum and the two of them became increasingly larger, which basically posed no threat to him.

Stephen's identity as a defender has entered the All-Star. The competition he has to face is much stronger than Yao Ming. However, Durant has no particularly strong opponents in essence. In the forward group, the top ones are Tim Duncan and Carmelo Anthony, followed by Amarest Toddmeier, McGrady, Nowitzki, Paul Gasol, Rudy Guy, Carlosbruck and others.

On the back line, Stephen and Kobe Bryant were on the same side, and neither had an absolute advantage. Behind them, there were Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups, Tony Parker, Deron Williams, Brandon Roy and other opponents. One Allen Iverson was gone, but one Chauncey Billups came. For those who wanted to enter the All-Star Weekend as a substitute, there was an extra strong opponent.

There was no problem with Stephen and Yao Ming's all-star qualifications, so Stephen put his mind on Durant, calling on them to vote for Durant in the fan group. When interviewing with the media, Stephen also kept supporting Durant.

It is equivalent to four of the five Tigers of the Detroit Pistons who can enter the All-Star. There is no reason why the Supersonics, which has the highest record in the league, can't even get three of them. If you don't want to, you have to get one for your substitute. The Boston Celtics who didn't see the opposite Boston Celtics also entered the All-Star. Kevin Garnett's position can be guaranteed, and Paul Pierce and Ray Allen's substitute qualifications do not seem to be a problem.

Durant's performance this season is not bad, and his average score is basically the same as last season. You should know that the team now has one more Yao Ming. In addition to scoring, assists and rebounds have improved a certain degree of long-term growth. His performance in the game is also very steady, and his role in the team is not inferior to Yao Ming.

The roles in the team are important, with excellent average data, steady style of play, and good personal image. In addition to being a quasi-rookie, they are a little worse in terms of qualifications, but the All-Star vote is not the same as seniority, so there is no reason to compete for those guys. Forget it, it should be possible to grab a substitute position.

Sure enough, in the first stage of the voting situation, Durant only ranked ninth among the forwards, and this ranking is far from being a substitute to enter the All-Star, because even if two or three players in the front are injured, it is not your turn. However, with Stephen's strong appeal and support, by the second stage, Durant has advanced to the seventh place. If there are two injured in the front, he can basically enter the All-Star, and there is still a round of voting, which is not impossible to continue to move upward.

After the Supersonics arrived at Salt Lake City, in the Energy Solution Center Arena, in the home atmosphere of the fanatical Utah fans, Memite Oku once again showed his ability to be Yao Ming's nemesis, especially after Yao Ming lost weight, he could not have the absolute advantage as before. Durant did not perform well under the opponent's turn of defense. The Jazz did not take care of Stephen, so Stephen scored 42 points normally, but the Jazz successfully limited the scores of other players of the Supersonics to below ten points, and only Yao Ming scored twelve points.
Chapter completed!