On February 19, Beijing time, the 2022 Cleveland All-Star Weekend officially opened. Today's first is the rookie game, this year's rookie tournament format has been reformed, 28 players divided into 4 groups to compete, while adding fun key shooting game, for the fans to send a wonderful game. The restructuring was a great success, making a good start for this year's All-Stars, and making fans look forward to the next games. The US media gave tomorrow's All-Star event, as well as the relevant odds of the All-Star Game the day after tomorrow.
The first is the Skill Challenge, which has also undergone major reforms this year. Nine players will compete in three teams, the Rookie, cavaliers and Alphabet Brothers, with odds of -135, +200 and +350, respectively. Three teams will compete in 4 rounds, with the team with the least time winning.
The rookie group is the most likely to be tomorrow's champion, and their members are Cunningham, barnes with the 4th pick and Gidy with the 6th pick. Both Cunningham and Gidy have solid possession and scoring skills, barnes are very well-rounded, they are very suitable for this event, so they are a big favorite to win this event.
This was followed by a three-point contest with odds for Trae Young (+450), Kennard (+450), Mills (+500), VanVleet (+550), Bane (+550), LaVine (+750), McCollum (+800) and Towns (+1200).
Of the 8 contestants, McCollum and LaVine were participating in the event for the third time, Trae Young was the second, and the rest were all for the first time. Of those 8, Trae Young and Kennault are the most favored. Trae Young has averaged three three-pointers per game this season, shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range, and he often has stunning three-point performances on the court. Kennard averaged 2.7 three-pointers per game this season, shooting 44.8 percent from three-point range (second in the league). In yesterday's game, he personally hit 8 three-pointers, setting a new personal high, and is definitely a strong contender for the three-point king.
In the dunk contest, players and odds are Jaylen Green (+175) for the Rockets, Topin for the Knicks (+200), Kerr Anthony for the Magic and Anderson for the Warriors (+550).
Jaylen Green is a big hit in this event, and he has staged many wonderful dunks in today's rookie game to warm up for tomorrow's dunk contest. Topping will be his biggest rival, his second time in the tournament, and last year he sparked cheers through a wonderful crotch change.
Finally, the All-Star Game, this year is still a contest between James and Durant. In terms of MVP odds: Alphabet Brother (+425), Embiid and James (+600), Morant (+650), Curry (+900), Doncic (+1000), DeRozan (+1100), Jokic and Tatum (+2000).
Alphabet Brother was last year's All-Star MVP, and his performance on the court was very strong. This year he once again teamed up with James, Curry and Jokic to form a 4MVP squad, and he is expected to win the award.
Embiid has performed well this season, he is a big hit for the regular season MVP, and he will replace Durant as the first leader of the team, his strength can not be underestimated, so his odds are close behind.
In addition, James, as a local star in Cleveland, returned to his hometown this time, and he naturally did not miss the opportunity to perform at his doorstep. He will continue to write his own record at the All-Star Game. If he can win the All-Star MVP, then he will tie the records of Petit and Kobe Bryant and tie for first place in history.
I wonder which player you are most optimistic about winning the championship in the next competition? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section and express your opinion.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)