The vote for the 2022 NBA All-Star Lineup has finally come to an end, and the stars of the East and West are ready to go. The Eastern Conference All-Stars are led by The Nets' Kevin Durant, with the remaining four being Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Bucks, 76ers center Joel Embiid, Bulls core Demar DeRozan and Trae Young, who led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals.
On the Western Conference side, LeBron James became the captain and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic sat on the inside; the Warriors' Stephen Curry and the Grizzlies' Ja Morant were paired in the backcourt, plus Andrew Wiggins, who was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, to form the Western Conference All-Star starter.
For fans, the annual All-Star Game is a visual feast. But as a fan, do you know about the past and present life of All-Star Weekend? Today we will talk together, about the NBA All-Stars, you don't know the thing -
The NBA's first All-Star conference was held on March 2, 1951 at the Boston Garden Arena. The original All-Star was just an exhibition game played by the star players of each team, until 1984, when the dunk contest came out, pushing the fans' expectations of the All-Star to another climax.
In 2017, the NBA main game was reformed for the first time, changing the East-West confrontation to a model game in which two captains were drafted.
In 2020, the NBA main game is reformed again, the first three quarters of the game are 12 minutes each quarter, each quarter of the score will be reset, and the final quarter of the game has no time limit, the total score reaches the first three quarters of the total score of the leading team's score plus 24 points of the team, will win the game. In addition to this, the All-Star MVP was also renamed the "Kobe Bryant Cup". These reforms are all in honor of the legendary star Kobe Bryant, who died unexpectedly.
After talking about the All-Star format, let's talk about jerseys. In the beginning of the All-Stars, the jersey was redesigned. But since the 1996 San Antonio All-Star, players have been playing on the field in their own jerseys.
It was not until 2003 that the uniform dress was returned. Red represents the west, blue represents the east, and the jersey design is unique every year. It is also a favorite collection of many jersey lovers.
As for this year's jerseys... To be honest, let me feel like a set of 50 pieces of training clothes on a treasure, it is too careless.
After talking about jerseys, let's talk about various records. Although the mainstream view of the west is strong and the east is weak in recent years, judging from the results of the All-Star Game, as of 2018, the east is canceled, and the east is 37-29 ahead of the west.
The player with the most All-Star votes is called the "King of Votes", and the people who receive the most this honor are Jordan and James, both of whom have been elected all-Star vote kings nine times. And LeBron James is the first player in NBA history to be named an All-Star starter for 18 consecutive years.
The youngest All-Star in history is Kobe Bryant, who was only 19 years and 168 days old when he was first named an All-Star. He is also the player with the most All-Star MVP in NBA history. No wonder this trophy is named after him.
The record for the most All-Star players in a single season on the same team is four, and the last appearance dates back to the Golden State Warriors in 2017, when they had four players named Curry, Green, Thompson and Durant.
In 2015, the Atlanta Hawks also accomplished such feats, with excellent team tactics, Teague, Korver, Horford and Millsap were all named All-Stars that season.
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