Voting for the 2005 Denver All-Star Game has officially opened, and this time, Chinese fans are excited.

In 2005, the Internet had begun to take shape in China, and personal computers began to enter everyone's home frequently.

Therefore, Chinese fans' participation in All-Star voting is unprecedentedly high.

As soon as the voting opened, CCTV Sports Channel and major newspapers reported the news that Wayne and Yao Ming were selected as candidates.

Do you think Chinese fans will immediately surf the Internet and vote like crazy?

Not to mention Yao Ming, who already had All-Star ability and became the All-Star starting center in his first year.

Chairman Yao: "I'm used to it."

As for me, David Wei, if I don't follow him into the All-Stars, who will you eliminate?

Yao Ming must enter, so must Wayne!

Protect Yao and fight for Wei!

Then in China, there was a crazy wave of All-Star voting.

Two Chinese players competed together on the stage of the All-Star Game. Thinking about it, I almost had an intracranial orgasm.

You must vote, you must vote!

Of course, the results of the first round of voting will not be announced for a few days, and Okafor doesn't know what the situation is like among Chinese fans now.

So until then, Okafor can still paint a picture of himself becoming the first All-Star in Bobcats history.

Well, in the East, on the forward line, excluding James who participated in the voting as a defender, and then excluding Carter, Wayne and Xiao Ou...

That’s me, Okafor!

Artest: I don’t deserve a name?

Pierce: Can my record be worse than the Bobcats?

Well, the picture is beautiful, but the reality is often very skinny.

When the results of the first round of voting come out, Mr. Perfect should be slapped awake.

To put it bluntly, the league put Okafor on the shortlist just to give Charlotte fans a sense of participation in the All-Star voting.

The Bobcats have just been formed, so they should take care of them.

But if you are given a mouse and you prepare to open an Internet cafe, this is your fault.

At the same time that the All-Star voting opened, the Pacers also ushered in a difficult road trip to the Western Conference in January.

Counting from the last game against the Spurs, the Pacers will play four consecutive away games in the Western Conference.

It is generally believed that this wave is likely to bring the Pacers directly back to before liberation.

Don't tell me, it's really no wonder that the outside world looks down upon the Pacers.

Because of the strength of the Western Conference teams during this period, they were indeed generally stronger than those in the Eastern Conference.

Sure enough, after losing to the Spurs on the 6th, the Pacers lost to the Mavericks, also from Texas, on the 8th.

Dirk basically had a head-to-head match with O'Brien today, with one scoring 34 points and the other 32 points. One shot 60% from the field, and the other shot 57.9% from the field.

Wayne was on the sidelines as if he were watching gods fight. Dirk and O'ona had so many offensive moves and rich postures that they were so gorgeous that no one could guard against the other.

It's a shame that he didn't continue to start today, otherwise he would have been so bad against Dirk...

Ahem, good luck to the Germans!

Because O'Brien and Dirk are basically at odds with each other, the key to the Mavericks' victory is not Dirk, but Michael Finley, the No. 1 successor to Jordan.

Finley seemed to be back at his peak tonight, scoring an exaggerated 33 points.

Jackson was beaten in Finley's face for several goals, but he was able to score.

Wu Sheng was so angry that he wanted to fight to vent his anger.

Coupled with 16 points from Jordan's junior Jerry Stackhouse on the bench, the Mavericks finally won 111-102.

Wayne basically competed with Stackhouse during the rotation today, and he also scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

But unfortunately Finley was too tough today. God knows what he ate last night. The Pacers were suppressed throughout the game.

The Texas team gave the Pacers another two-game losing streak, which made Indiana fans very nervous.

It seems like the haze of seven consecutive losses has shrouded the cornfield again.

That period of time really left a psychological shadow.

Fortunately, in the next two games against the Hornets and Grizzlies, the Pacers won steadily.

Among them, in the game in Memphis, the Pacers won by 15 points in the end!

It's the NBA regular season.

There are so many teams that have won 70 or 60 games.

Where can I win from the beginning to the end?

Most teams have to experience consecutive failures and consecutive successes during the regular season.

Whether you can adjust your mentality in time is the key to whether you can perform stably in the regular season.

For example, the Bobcats have a very good mentality and their performance has been very stable.

So far, we have 8 wins and 23 losses.

A pseudo-strong team like the Pacers: there are losses and there are wins, and the stability is worrying.

A "super" team like the Bobcats: negative, negative, negative, more stable than a veteran driver with 20 years of driving experience.

Emeka Okafor is truly the second best forward in the Eastern Conference, on par with Dampier, the Mavericks' second center in the Western Conference.

In the consecutive losses, although Okafor also played a few more double-doubles.

But seeing the Pacers end their consecutive road trips with a passable record of 2 wins and 2 losses, Okafor began to panic.

Wayne is so arrogant!

You say, if you are selected for the candidate list but do not receive many votes...

Would this be more embarrassing than not being selected directly?

Okafor, who entered the league with the aura of a superstar, began to feel the gap.

And Wayne, who entered the league despite the Chinese market, is about to feel what is called market dividend.

The regular season is still going on, and after ending four consecutive away games in the Western Conference, the Pacers finally welcomed a "warmth" team - the Orlando Magic.

The Magic's current record is 19 wins and 16 losses, which to be honest is not too bad.

In fact, at the beginning of this season, the Magic had an impressive record of 13 wins and 7 losses.

But as the season progressed, the performance of Francis and Hill showed great ups and downs, Howard has been tepid, and "old cat" Mobley was sent away, the Magic's record gradually collapsed.

Now, the Magic is in a state where it can force 55 points against anyone.

When you are strong, you become stronger; when you are weak, you become weaker.

But whether the Magic can win after opening 55 points is beyond their control.

Before today's game, a huge poster was posted outside Bankers Life.

The background of the poster is maize yellow. On the top, Wayne and Howard are looking at each other, and in the middle is the start time and ticket price of the game.

It can be seen that Yincheng used the gimmick of Wayne vs. the No. 1 pick to make the game's biggest selling point.

Wayne was also fully prepared before the game. In his rookie season, Howard played the power forward position.

In other words, Wayne will directly confront him in this game.

Although Howard's skills are rough now... well, it seems as if his skills will no longer be rough in the future.

...Although his technique is rough, his physical fitness is indeed explosive!

If you take it lightly, you will definitely be dunked by Howard.

Wayne doesn't want to be the backdrop for the No. 1 pick, otherwise he won't be able to compete for the Rookie of the Year award.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Wei is a bit serious today." In the locker room, Tai started chatting with Payton beside him.

"Hey, that top pick in high school needs to be careful to control his temper." Payton smiled evilly. Can he not be serious when he beats the top pick in the same class?

If it were me, I would be serious too.

Payton has already decided that if Wayne and Howard spray him later, he will immediately go to assist.

As a point guard, this is what he should do.

Wayne walked into the court determined to fight Howard. When the Pacers players came on the court, the Magic team wearing blue jerseys was already warming up.

Steve Francis in the distance turned to look at Wayne, and all he could see was the figure of the Chinese giant.

At this time, Howard, Wayne's biggest opponent today, came over.

If Wayne faced Okafor today, he would definitely tell Wayne seriously: "I won't lose again. I'm talking about double-doubles. I won't lose again."

If Wayne were facing Rashid today, he would definitely warn Wayne: "Be careful, I have a boss guarding me today. If you want to fight, please fight him first."

However, as soon as Howard got close to Wayne, he showed his white teeth and smiled like a cartoon character.

"Wei, your block on Gasol in the last game was so exciting, I watched it five times! Hey, we should become teammates in the All-Star Rookie Game this year. Facing the 2003 generation,

We have to perform well!

I know you are an excellent passer, don’t forget to throw me a few alley-oops when the time comes.”

Howard shook hands with Wayne, then pulled Wayne into his arms and hugged him forcefully.

"Uh...Okay, okay, definitely." Wayne was a little confused. This may be the least hostile opponent he has ever encountered since playing in the NBA.
To be continued...