Healing Basketball

Chapter 422 422. Tonight belongs to the warden! (7300 words)
When the western team attacked, Nash advanced to the frontcourt.

Kobe was worried that he couldn't help but fight Iverson or O'Neal or Carter or McGrady. He didn't continue to ask for the ball from the outside to play singles, and started the mid-range flanking style of playing to find opportunities.

Nash wanted to give it to Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu pulled the bottom corner.

Feng Zi thinks that the warden is worthy of being the most discerning man in the NBA, so smart.

The warden has already scored 6 points in a row. Continuing to play singles is bound to attract the opponent's attention. The game has just begun.

Nash launched an offense. Facing Iverson's defense, Nash waved at Duncan, and the pick-and-roll attack started!
Duncan's pick and roll was solid, and after the split, he cut in with an excellent rhythm, and Carter helped come up to block the defense.

Kobe took the opportunity to pull away from the defense, Nash scored the ball...

The pick-and-roll offense + the position selection of off-ball shooters are very good!

Then Kobe opened up two points.

On live TV, Kobe's 47.8% field goal percentage in this area has just been posted, and he has the most accurate two-point shooting area.

Hill protects the defensive rebound.

A great master is a great master, if there is no difficulty, he will definitely not advance... During the retreat, Liu Xiu slandered, turned on the system and looked at Duncan's player detection report.

"Tim Duncan...pick and roll 91..."

Warden: So-so, compared with Iron Elbow Malone's 99 and Wolf King Garnett's 97, it's far behind... I'm so sorry!What kind of fairy basic skills is this?Pick-and-roll isn't this guy's good offensive method, is it?Can't say it's commonly used?How come this can reach the top level!

McDyess, who has the strongest pick-and-roll execution ability in their prison team, has a pick-and-roll evaluation of only 88!It has made him feel very comfortable.

But it really didn't make him feel strange to put this on Duncan.

When the Eastern team attacked, Carter continued to ask for the ball for singles!

He failed to attack the frame just now, not only did he not lose heart, but it aroused his real fighting spirit--if the warden can buckle, can't I buckle?
Carter broke into the inside lane, watched Yao Ming come out, he took off fearlessly, he was going to hit Yao Ming's button..."snap"...the sound of blocking the shot was clear and sweet!
McGrady grabbed the offensive rebound, causing Duncan to foul and go to the free throw line.

Liu Xiu made a misjudgment, and he took it back, but Yao Ming went to block Carter, and he chose to catch the basket and interfere with O'Neal's offensive rebound. Unexpectedly, Carter was so straightforward that he wanted to dunk!

Even though he knew that Carter was very brave and loved duels, he never expected to be able to reach this point!The All-Star Game amplifies this to the extreme.

Taking a peek at the leopard, it can be seen that Carter's 57.6% shooting rate at the basket so far in his career has averaged only 3.1 goals per game, which is not as good as Iverson's 58.3% shooting rate at the basket. It is not without reason...

When McGrady walked to the free throw line, there were violent cheers and applause. He was surprised and opened his eyes: I am so popular?A free throw is louder than Shaquille O'Neal's dunk?

But after hearing the names shouted by the fans clearly, he returned to the state of dead fish eyes.

It was Hill who took the initiative to apply to be replaced!

Larry Brown agreed to Hill's request.

Hill was replaced just after the game started, and the fans at the scene, whether they were sincere or just joining in the fun, shouted his name loudly, and the big screen camera was also shown on Hill.

Hill waved his hand at the fans, put on his training clothes and sat down, looking like he had no plans to play again.

Liu Xiu felt a little sad when he saw this scene.

Hill is off this time, and his fans will no longer vote for him as frantically as this All-Star, right?

It's not that he doesn't love him anymore, but his fans are also getting old, and his fans can definitely see that Hill doesn't want to be on the All-Star stage with such a personal performance.

This bloody pride...

After being sentimental for three seconds, Liu Xiu put aside the matter of Hill, and another man who could take a technical offender with a smile came on stage!

The warden came to the technical stage and roared Tianzun to lean over after entering the court. The two shouted tacitly: "Basketball doesn't lie!"

Steal the scene, the warden is a professional!
The big screen on the scene was moved to Liu Xiu when he ran to the technical stage. The 647 radios all over the Pepsi Center Stadium were not given for nothing. The producer of the All-Star Game has rich experience. One piece, immediately adjust the channel of the live power amplifier equipment to the radio on the technical desk side.

The roar of the warden and Tianzun detonated the audience!
For the All-Star Game, what is needed is excitement, the cheers and applause of the fans.

All-Stars come and go, there are always people leaving, and there are always new people on the stage.

The fans' attention was drawn back to the court by the warden and Tian Zunxin.

Shark, Stone Buddha, Tianzun, all FMVPs from the new century to the present gather together!
So here comes the question, if the big shark made Shifo and Tianzun amused by telling a joke, who would the referee send out first?
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Everyone thought that Larry Brown would replace Ben Wallace, but Larry Brown had to avoid suspicion. Hill asked to leave the game in advance. Sid.

Hill ended his All-Star tour early, and the game was interrupted for 2 minutes. For All-Stars, the rules are always looser. The referee blew his whistle to signal the game to continue, and McGrady continued to make free throws.

McGrady made the first free throw and made the second free throw. Duncan protected the defensive rebound, 5 to 6, and the Eastern team fell behind by 1 point.

When the western team attacked, Nash went to the frontcourt to attack directly with Duncan. Kobe saw Liu Xiu's side first silently pulling away to the sideline, and then quietly moved when Nash and Duncan attracted his attention... ...somewhat familiar...isn't that how he played off the ball early in his three-peat?

Thinking back to the first championship back then, Little Blacksmith was once evaluated by experts as a killer hidden in the corner, an assassin in the shadow of O'Neal, Fox, Brian Shaw, and Horry's three offensive support points rely on Little Blacksmith This style of play got a lot of assists.

But he didn't like this statement very much, and he played like this less and less in the future.

This is not important, what is important is how should he fight in this situation?He remembered, and stepped forward in response.

Everything can be triangle offense!

As for Yao Ming, in order to avoid being dunked, he resolutely does not go to the basket on the offensive end, but only needs to be controlled by the flanks in the middle distance, and actively retreats. This gives Duncan a better space to play. The offensive efficiency of the two this season, Yao Ming must be higher A few, but Duncan is not bad. The important thing is to have a clear distinction in order to have a better cooperation.

With this style of play of the western team, Liu Xiu has the most chances to score!

Although McGrady defended against Liu Xiu fairly hard, but Liu Xiu's tireless movement, McGrady can't keep up with him, the All-Star Game.

Moreover, Nash and Duncan's pick-and-roll is really sharp. Duncan can attack the basket and shoot. Liu Xiu took the initiative to take McGrady into the position where he can help defend the pick-and-roll duo, and then run back... The other Western players on the field all played with a pass. The ball was given to Liu Xiu as the first choice. Duncan and Nash's pick-and-roll and Kobe's top arc attracted most of the opponent's attention. Liu Xiu got shots from time to time, but he didn't particularly attract the opponent's attention.

Unlike the western team that has a clear goal, the eastern team played an 'All-Star Game'.

Iverson and O'Neal are undoubtedly the two strongest and highest-ranking players in the Eastern Conference. They are the MVPs of the regular season.

There are many ways to show one's abilities, and dunking is undoubtedly the most pleasing way.

The "I want to detain the little giant" activity opened by the warden kicked off!

Iverson, McGrady, Carter, Tianzun, and Sharks are all eyeing Yao Ming!

Yao Ming focused all his attention on defense. He stood at the middle distance on the offensive end and didn't even go to the basket to eat cakes. In addition to guarding against being backstabbed by his teammates, it was more important to concentrate his physical strength on the defensive end. He could see that Yes, everyone wants to kill him.

There is one thing to say, Yao Ming, who is physically strong, really protects the frame!

Coupled with the help of Duncan's top-level supplementary defense and auxiliary defense, the league's most terrifying frame-protecting twin towers appeared!

The little giant is already very attractive, coupled with the most famous background board in history and the basic skills... the physical fitness men in the east are all excited.

Yao Ming's defense is so cruel, he can cap if he can, and foul if he can't. In the All-Star Game, there is no limit on the number of fouls. Yao Ming took advantage of this.

The NBA officially canceled the rule of leaving the game with 6 fouls in the All-Star Game, because they were worried that a balloon star would be sent off for 6 fouls accidentally under extreme circumstances, but I didn't expect that someone would actually use this rule to defend!
Facing Yao Ming's ferocious defense, instead of being afraid, the physical men of the East team became even more excited--Yao Ming, who Carter can't even dunk, if I succeed in dunking, how exciting will it be?
After someone dunked Yao Ming, the reaction of the others—he dunked all of them, so am I worse than him?
The "I want to buckle the little giant" activity is in full swing...

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D'Antoni used to look down on those All-Star Game coaches who caught the rival's head star dead grass the most.

He thinks these people are unsportsmanlike!

Now D'Antoni: I just have no quality!
Tonight, Yao Ming will fight against the men of physical fitness in the Eastern Conference. The AVI live broadcast is so exciting, the fans on the scene are watching with enthusiasm, and D'Antoni decisively asks Yao Ming to play more.

It has to be said that 9 of the 1 games the Suns lost this season was to the Rockets. The two teams have played against each other twice and each won a victory.

When the Suns lost to the Rockets at home, Yao Ming scored 27 points, 22 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks. As long as he fell into a positional battle, Stoudemire could not score against Yao Ming at all. D'Antoni still has lingering fears about Yao Ming's 31 points and 23 rebounds in the first quarter.

If Yao Ming enters the playoffs with the eighth place in the Western Conference... D'Antoni likes to watch the big center face off against the outside stars. Tonight Yao Ming played 9 minutes in the first quarter and 10 minutes in the second quarter!

Duncan didn't play a lot of playing time. After all, there is a little bully at the power forward position. The little bully wants to show off on the All-Star stage. D'Antoni naturally wants to be satisfied. In order to make the little bully happy, Nash also played a lot of time. Long, played 16 minutes in the first half, and gave the flying mouse the remaining 8 minutes.

Kobe, Ray Allen, and Marion acted as the pinch and support points of the small forward position, and their playing time was relatively average.

No matter how the West rotates, there is a clear first shot-Liu Xiu.

But Liu Xiu's style of play is not sticky to the ball, and he doesn't even take the initiative to ask for the ball to be passed to him. Instead, he actively moves to find opportunities to catch and shoot the ball. The minority obeys the majority, and their initiative to pass the ball to Liu Xiu has increased a lot.

The Western team with a clear goal easily took the lead after passing the opening stage, and continued to widen the point difference.

Liu Xiu also used the activity of "I want to buckle Yao Ming" to attract attention, and scored points quietly.

His explosive start tonight is in stark contrast to his low-key running position. When he is not so explosive, although he scores goals from time to time, the opponent's attention is rarely focused on him... …

Just things, there is always a degree.

Liu Xiu started with 6 points in the first quarter, scored 10 points in the next 7 minutes, and scored 13 points in a single quarter, which has not attracted the attention of Eastern stars.

But Liu Xiu scored 17 points in the second quarter, and when he scored 30 points at halftime, he couldn't hide it anymore!

靠着刘秀半场18投12中拿到30分4板1助攻2抢断、姚明半场3分9板2助攻4盖帽、纳什5分6助攻、科比9分、雷-阿伦6分、小飞鼠6分3助攻、斯塔德迈尔5分、邓肯半场4分4板2抢断2盖帽…半场打完时，西部队以86比65领先东部队21分！
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In the All-Star Game, generally speaking, everyone is playing in the first half.

That is, the 2002 Philadelphia All-Star Game. From the very beginning, everyone knew that it was the AMVP battle between Kobe and Iverson that night, so there was a clear goal from the beginning.

Tonight, my good fellow, the western troops don't talk about martial arts!

The warden is so despicable to play a sneak attack!

Liu Xiu's 30 points in the halftime was the highest in the game. The Eastern team scored very evenly tonight. After halftime, there was no player who scored in double figures. Wade, who came off the bench, made 7 of 3 shots and 4 of 3 free throws. Up to 9 points, the highest in the East.

With a point difference of 21 points and someone on the opposite side with 30 points in the half, the Eastern team did not give up the game because of this.

On the contrary, they want to try to make a comeback!

Halftime reversal of 21 points, it feels good to think about it!
Moreover, even Kidd and Iverson, who appreciate Liu Xiu very much, don’t want to see Liu Xiu take AMVP away like this. Even if they appreciate Liu Xiu’s 30 points in the half, I still don't want to be successfully attacked by Liu Xiu just like that. Appreciation is one thing, but competition is another.

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The adjustment of the Eastern team at halftime was expected by the Western team.

Seeing the combination of Iverson, Wade, McGrady, Tianzun, and Ben Wallace on the field, the Western Conference stars knew that it was time for a tough battle!

And the western team is also prepared, the combination of Liu Xiu, Kobe, Ray Allen, Randolph, and Nowitzki will play!

Because there are too many vigorous outside stars in the East, if Yao Ming rests, it will be difficult for Duncan to protect the frame alone... D'Antoni will not worry about defense, but offense!attack!attack!
At this time, D'Antoni finally had the feeling of coaching the game. He borrowed from the Mavericks' style of play and arranged singles and scoring tactics.

Randolph's inside attack points, Nowitzki's outside singles points, Kobe's breakthrough points, take turns to play, it's that simple, but this tactic is arranged, D'Antoni feels strong!
On the bench, there are Little Flying Squirrel, Little Overlord, Yao Ming, and Duncan waiting.

The key points are Liu Xiu and Ray Allen, the two support points.

At this time, the teammates will definitely no longer have the priority of passing the ball. Whoever has a good chance will pass the ball to whomever has a good chance. Singles players will choose to pass the ball if they have a good chance.

Although leading by 21 points at halftime, for the All-Star Game, it's really not a big difference.

No, after the start of the second half, the Eastern team scored 23 to 14 in the half quarter!
The Eastern team's offensive end relied on Iverson's breakthrough to launch the offense. The performance of 6 points and 4 assists in the half quarter was incredible.

On the defensive end, Tianzun's frame protection, Ben Wallace's short-range defense and defense can even make up to beyond the three-point line. A strange idea of ​​'the opponent knows me best'.

Iverson, Wade, and McGrady's high-speed rotation defense is also very strong, which has brought great restrictions to the Western team.

Entering the official timeout of the third quarter, the East team chased the score to 88 to 100, with only 12 points left.

But in this half of the quarter, the western team gradually adapted to the eastern team's defense. After the official timeout came back, the western team replaced the butcher and Xiaobawang with stronger rushing ability inside, and the little flying mouse, Liu Xiu, and Xiaobawang on the outside. Kobe, shot more decisively, and rushed inside more fiercely!The western army's offensive gradually picked up.

However, the Eastern Conference's offense declined significantly in the second half of the third quarter. Because Iverson was replaced and rested, and Iverson was not there, the Eastern Conference outsiders did not have a clear first shot. Then it became a round.

This is the norm in the All-Star game, and it is very rare for the Western Conference team tonight.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Western team regained the initiative and scored 19 to 14 in the half quarter. After three quarters, the Western team led the Eastern team 119 to 102 and entered the final quarter with a 17-point lead!

Although Liu Xiu encountered strict defense in the third quarter, and a large part of the Eastern team's defensive focus was on him, he still scored 10 points in a single quarter!
He scored as many as 6 points in a single quarter, which is higher than Ray Allen!Even the teammates didn't expect it!

This is thanks to the "stamina gallop" copied from Kobe. Liu Xiu ran desperately every round. Although the Eastern team strictly defended him, it was an All-Star Game after all. Just Yao Ming...

Coupled with a singles breakthrough throw and a counter-attack layup, Liu Xiu scored in double figures for three consecutive quarters!After three quarters, he made 26 of 16 shots, including 7 of 3 three-pointers, plus 6 of 5 free throws, soaring 40 points!
After three quarters, Iverson, who was watching the All-Star Game at home, cursed at the street.

In the 2003 All-Star Game, Garnett scored 37 points and Iverson scored 35 points. Both of them surpassed Kobe, who scored 02 points in the 31 All-Star Game, and became the first active player to score in a single game in the All-Star Game. and second.

Tonight, after three quarters, this record will be broken!
Not only that, Liu Xiu also surpassed Rick Barry's 38 points in a single game, which is the third in history, and tied with Jordan for the second place in the All-Star scoring in a single game, second only to Wilt Chamberlain with 42 points in a single game!
During the halftime break, seeing Liu Xiu's 30 points in the half, Iverson felt that Garnett's 37 points in active service was about to be surpassed, but he guessed that Liu Xiu played so hard in the first half, maybe he wouldn't So easy... Anyway, I never thought that Chamberlain's 42 points would be surpassed.

Then I saw Liu Xiu playing a full third quarter, scoring 10 points in a single quarter...

Moreover, Liu Xiu, who hadn't rested for 36 minutes in three quarters, came on the field with his jersey in his mouth after the intermission, his eyes were wide open, and he looked full of vigor and excitement, and he didn't feel tired after playing three quarters at all!

Iverson: Are the young people nowadays so scary... No!This kid is scary!
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The Eastern Conference stars have another goal - to stop the Warden from breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record!

Just now the All-Star single-game scoring rankings were posted on the big screen, so they would naturally come up with this idea.

The Eastern team sent a combination of Kidd, Wade, Artest, Rasheed Wallace, and O'Neal.

The West team sent a combination of Nash, Liu Xiu, Marion, Stoudemire and Duncan.

The game started in the last quarter, and the Eastern team attacked first.

O'Neal catches the ball in the low post and hits Duncan with his back, Marion pinches, O'Neal splits the ball...is intercepted by Liu Xiu!
Liu Xiu passed the ball to Nash, and Nash counterattacked.

Stoudemire and Marion fly on both wings, using them to attract attention, Nash and Liu Xiu connect, Liu Xiu catches the ball and goes straight to the inside!

Wade took it back, his attention was always on Liu Xiu, he jumped high, trying to prevent Liu Xiu from tying Chamberlain... "哐"... "Pa"... "Beep"...

The sound of Liu Xiu smashing the ball into the basket, the sound of Wade clapping Liu Xiu's arm, and the sound of the referee's whistle sounded almost simultaneously!

Wade's chasing hat turned into taking the initiative to get up and be dunked!

The referee signaled that Liu Xiu's goal was valid, Wade fouled, and Liu Xiu got an extra penalty!

Amidst the crazy cheers of the fans, Liu Xiu adjusted for a while at the free throw line, and the referee urged him to make a free throw.

It's not that the big cheek gang is too ruthless!My arm hurts!
Fortunately, Liu Xiu sucked his neckline just now, and his physical strength recovered in a short time. If there is no problem with his physical strength, his shooting grasp will be better, and he will make a steady hit with an extra penalty!
122 to 102, the Western Conference lead reached 20 points!
The last quarter has just begun, and the Eastern team feels that tonight's game is over.

It's not because of the 20-point difference, but because they were still talking about preventing Liu Xiu from breaking the record during the break just now, and now they broke the record with a steal + counter-attack dunk in the first round!

After the ball, the enthusiasm of the Eastern team dropped by half, and the defense was not so active.

Liu Xiu, who is keenly aware of the changes in the strength of the defense in the East, is more active in running positions and more active in offense!
比赛打到第四节6分53秒再度进入官方暂停的时候，比分来到了144比117，分差来到了27分！
Even in the All-Star Game, within 5 minutes, it is impossible to catch up with this point difference.

After the official timeout came back, the Eastern team replaced Arenas, Wade, and James, and the Western team replaced Little Momonga, Marion, and Stoudemire. The rest of the time became a three-point contest and a dunk contest.

Liu Xiu did not continue to play after the official timeout. In the first half of the last quarter, he made 7 of 4 shots, including 4 of 2 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 13 points in the half quarter.

全场比赛下来，出战43分钟，33投20中，其中三分球11中5，加上9中8的罚球，狂飙53分8板2助攻4抢断！

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The long whistle sounded, and an all-star game that made the fans crazy came to an end.

靠着刘秀的53分、纳什的10分14助攻、姚明的5分12板3助攻5盖帽、科比的16分6助攻、邓肯的8分8板2抢断4盖帽、小飞鼠的11分、斯塔德迈尔的12分……西部队以162比140轻取东部队拿下胜利！
The All-Star game, although there is still a winner, the All-Star MVP, the All-Stars more or less want it, and before the game, they will think "will this year's MVP be me"?
But after the winner is really decided, most people won't care too much about it.

Liu Xiu's popularity made James very unwilling. After the game, most players from the two teams came up to congratulate or tease him.

Sneaking 30 points at halftime to surprise everyone, this operation... is indeed really difficult to replicate!

Even his teammates didn't expect Liu Xiu to score so many points tonight!
Liu Xiu's stamina that can make Kobe run and vomit, everyone is really convinced tonight, and they are still running crazily in the final quarter!
Iverson, the physical monster, was amazed: "I really hope that Hamilton can make the All-Star, and compare with you who can get more points with this style of play."

It's just that Iverson is still curious, even confused, why did the All-Stars of the Western Conference cooperate so well with Liu Xiu to score tonight?

The Eastern team is definitely not losing to the strength of the stars tonight, but the Western team has planned and premeditated tactics from the very beginning.

But why?

Not only Iverson, but the other All-Stars of the Eastern team are also quite puzzled. It shouldn't be the warden who used force to threaten the All-Stars of the Western team to pass him the ball, right?

Suddenly, two people's eyes lit up on the east side, one is the warden's former teammate Tianzun, and the other is... the lifelong enemy of the warden in people's eyes—little emperor James!
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After a while, NBA commissioner David Stern came to the court to present the MVP trophy.

Without any surprise, Liu Xiu, who won the first 50+ in a single game in the history of the All-Star Game, was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 Denver All-Star Game!
However, when Liu Xiu raised the trophy and looked towards the sidelines, he found that his girlfriend, father, sister, and aunt were all gone!
It is normal for mothers, aunts, children, mother-in-law-to-be and others to be in the box and not on the sidelines, but how about these few?Worried about traffic jams and leave early?No!
Is it such a loving father and filial son, respectful brothers and sisters, and a loving husband and wife?
Hey, no, what about the All-Star teammates?Isn't this warden just getting a little extra points?It was you who made me the first shot point, and I just went along with the flow and shot a few more... a dozen or twenty balls, isn't it just 20 more shots than Kobe, who has the second highest number of shots?

As for why all ran away!
Many attentive fans also noticed this, but before the fans could discuss or tell the people next to this situation, the lights on the scene suddenly dimmed.

The melody of the happy birthday song sounds!

Two beams of spotlights, one beam hit Liu Xiu in the middle of the court, and the other beam hit the home team's player tunnel. Qing'er ran out first with her nephew in her arms, Anne Hathaway followed closely, for fear that the sister-in-law would give her son fell.

Behind, the little giant Yao Ming walked out of the player tunnel pushing a cart. On the cart was a huge cake. Liu Xiu's parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law, uncles, aunts, and little cousins ​​who were being hugged surrounded the cart. Beside, followed by the Western All-Star players, as well as the Trail Blazers players who came to watch the game...

Anthony, who had agreed to travel to New York, also appeared in the crowd!
The big cheeks in the dark felt like they were going to crack when they saw James in the spotlight!
On the court, Liu Xiu was dumbfounded when she saw this scene.

It wasn't until Randolph came out of the darkness with two small cakes, slapped Liu Xiu on the face and shouted "Happy Birthday", that Liu Xiu remembered that today is February 2th!It's his Gregorian birthday!

(End of this chapter)