The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 286

Compared with dominating one company, if competition can be created, then there will be more topics.

This is what Stern means. Although Jordan was a complete dominance when he was in the league, he also saved the NBA's ratings to a large extent. However, players of this level do not exist at this stage.

If one team has always won the championship, the current audience will not buy it.

Or the competition between teams is more attractive.

Adam Silver didn't pay attention to Stern's meaning, he wanted to reproduce Jordan's miracle, but he forgot that there was only one Jordan.

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Although Lin Yue didn't play, he was still watching happily from the bench, chatting and laughing with Durant, and he was lucky enough to be selected as the starter and become the top voter.

At this time, Lin Yue still didn't think he had the ability to challenge his predecessors. Although Durant wanted to win the MVP of the All-Star Game, his playing time was limited, and this thing was not his turn for the time being.

On the field, the Western Conference All-Stars, who were temporarily behind, began to try to chase points.

After Anthony received a pass from Deron, he forced a layup directly against James' defense.

James didn't give full play to this ball, but Anthony didn't hesitate at all in his layup skills. He dodged and evaded the defense, wiped the board and put the ball into the net.

With Kobe absent, Anthony was the leading scorer. At this time, he had 13 of 7, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. He is currently the player with the most points in the Western Conference All-Star.

The head coach of the Western All-Stars, George Karl, is naturally aware of Anthony's strength. He trusts the opponent's scoring ability, and the heavy responsibility of chasing points naturally falls into Anthony's hands.

However, Anthony's offense is excellent, but his defense is like a hole.

As long as James wants to break through, once he succeeds in speeding up, Anthony can't stop him.

After rushing to the inside, James used his body to resist Pau Gasol at the basket, and scored the ball against the defense abruptly. This is a talent in strength.

Lin Yue has also fought Gasol at the basket many times. He also tried to push the opponent and then shoot the ball, but the effect was not good. Gasol's low post strength is not consistent with his soft style of play. Height and tonnage are there.

Whether it was the Olympics or the NBA match against the Lakers, Lin Yue failed to take advantage.

James was able to score this goal easily, and basketball still requires physical fitness.

I thought that the current weight was enough, but if he was squeezed into a low position by the opponent, it would definitely be difficult to defend with his current strength.

Lin Yue watched the game off the court to gain knowledge.

In the All-Star Game, everyone's offensive efficiency was very high. In the next round, Nash stepped on the accelerator and accelerated to the end. He successfully passed Joe Johnson's defense and made a basket.

In this regard, the Western All-Stars began the prelude to chasing points.

The defensive player Wade faced was Billups. This guy was a veteran of the court. His defense was as steady as his style of play, and he would not easily make scrambling moves.

This also made Wade's own shooting percentage drop. After the mid-range deflection after the confrontation, Randolph got a defensive rebound.

After getting the rebound, he passed it directly to Nash, and dragged his fat body like O'Neal to the frontcourt, but his explosive power and speed were not as fast as O'Neal's, and he also didn't have the ability to hold the ball.

Now Randolph is a low post machine, relying on his weight to overpower his opponent.

As for those delicate work and explosive power, it is obviously not as good as O'Neal in previous years.

Nash quickly completed the advance and passed the ball to Anthony, who also ran beyond the three-point line. The latter received the ball without making any adjustments, and directly shot a three-pointer.

Seven-second fast break, this is the reason why the Suns have remained competitive in recent years.

It's a pity that although the opportunity came out, the three-pointer without any adjustments still came out of the frame. Anthony is not used to this style of play, but the team has studied for a long time how to crack it.

At this time, the two sides still have their own goals, lobs, pick-and-roll rolls, as well as dry mid-range and three-point attempts, everything is there.

The coach also called a timeout and changed players when the ball was dead. However, Lin Yue still didn't get a chance to play. The team had a lot of defenders. Although Lin Yue played very seriously, the coach didn't take him seriously.

It's too whimsical for a first-year rookie to want to be the main force of the All-Star team. He is voted to start. As for the opinion of the coach, the fans can't influence it.

Seeing Durant's smile on the court again, Lin Yue felt that it would be his turn to play soon.

At this time, James and Wade returned to the bench, and the leading Eastern All-Stars were replaced by other players.

Pierce looked at Durant on the stage and thought of the scene of playing against the Thunder. Pierce received a pass from his teammate and chose to play back again.

"what?"

After hitting it a few times, he found that Durant's retreat was not that great, and it was impossible for the opponent's defensive strength to suddenly increase so much in a short period of time.

Puzzled, Pierce intensified his back hitting, he wanted to see how much offense the opponent had during this period of time.

Suddenly, Durant's defense of withdrawing the stool made Pierce instantly lose what he relied on. The center of gravity of the latter's dribble changed, and Durant took the opportunity to reach out and break the ball.

Completed a one-stop fast break dunk.

92 to 89, the morale of the Western All-Stars who were three points behind has greatly increased, and they still have a chance to win.

Fortunately, singles Joe stepped forward at this time. With his height advantage, he directly pulled up two points against Nash's defense. After the ball went into the net, the Eastern All-Stars obviously breathed a sigh of relief.

This ball is a life saver.

In the next positional battle, Durant received a pass from his teammate and went directly to the basket, causing a foul by Dragon King Bosh.

Taking this opportunity, George Karl replaced Lin Yue, and at the same time gave the opponent time to finish the third quarter. As for whether he can play in the fourth quarter, it depends on Lin Yue's own strength.

George Karl replaced him out of his own considerations. If he keeps forgetting to snub the All-Star starters, he will inevitably be scolded by the fans.

Duncan and Kidd don't care about the playing time of the All-Stars. As long as they want it, it is impossible for the coach to put them on the bench.

They are old enough, after the age of hard work, it is also a joy to sit on the sidelines and watch the competition between the younger generations.

Durant made one of two free throws and failed to further narrow the point difference, but as long as Lin Yue returns to the court, he believes that with the cooperation of him and Lin Yue, he will be able to recover the score smoothly.

With Howard's second offense at the basket, the point difference fluctuated back and forth around four points, and the Western All-Stars had no hope of catching up.

Kobe is not in the Western All-Stars, their offensive level has dropped a lot, and his scoring ability is not comparable to that of Lin Yue.

No matter how resembling the backward movement, Lin Yue's offense is not comparable to Kobe's, and his backward shooting percentage is not as high as Kobe's.

Lin Yue pushed forward with the ball, and Nash handed over the ball to the young man again, and he waited outside the three-point line to respond.

Durant waited until Lin Yue brought the ball to the top of the arc, and then deliberately ran to the top of the arc, making a fake hand-to-hand pass to attract the attention of the defensive players.

Lin Yue took this opportunity to break into the inside, attract the attention of the defenders under the basket, hit the ball to Randolph, and the ball slipped through Howard's crotch and passed smoothly to Randolph's hands.

The latter played a time difference and took advantage of the gap between Howard's take-off to score the ball.

94 to 92, the Western All-Stars have the momentum to overtake the score.

Rose received a pass from his teammate in the backcourt and quickly led the ball across the half court. Pierce ran beyond the three-point line to cover the opponent.

With such a defensive intensity, the comparison is the scoring strength of the two teams. If they want to catch up, the Western Conference All-Stars must increase their offensive efficiency.

At this time, the lineup on the Western All-Star field is currently the highest offensive lineup that can be dispatched. There are two players with the top three assists in Nash and Lin Yue in series. The front line is Durant and Anthony.

Randolph has a soft touch at the basket, and his body is strong. Even in the face of Warcraft Howard, he can also not lose the wind in physical confrontation with the opponent.

Maybe Duncan's absence will have an impact on the inside strength of the Western All-Stars, but the strength of the rest is not bad.

96 to 92, there are still three and a half minutes before the end of the third quarter, and George Karl does not intend to make any more substitutions.

After Nash dribbled the ball across half court, he passed it to Lin Yue again. He still wanted to give the teenager a chance to show off.

Lin Yue accepted it readily. He knew very well that the All-Stars had the highest ratings during the regular season, even higher than some of the playoffs. Kobe's absence happened to be an opportunity for him to perform, and he needed to seize the opportunity to perform well.

Lin Yue did not directly pass to Durant and Anthony, who are more capable in singles, but first tried to break through the opponent's defense.

Wade was not on the court, and it was Joe Johnson who defended Lin Yue. This guy's defensive awareness was obviously not as good as Wade's, and he was not at risk of being intercepted. Lin Yue's dribbling movements also became bolder.

He had just played against the Eagles not long ago, and he had some understanding of Joe Johnson's defensive habits.

However, at this time is the key to chasing points. These players on the Eastern All-Star field have obviously strengthened their defensive strength, and they will deliberately block the opponent's movement in one-on-one defense.

Joe Johnson also chose to use physical confrontation to consume when defending Lin Yue.

However, Lin Yue is not the kind of player who is so strong and irrational. He knows very well that the ball is in the hands of others, and his offensive efficiency must be higher than his own.

Trying to break through was just to attract the defense, but the opponent used double-teaming at all, and Joe Johnson withstood it alone.

Lin Yue's current offensive ability cannot easily pass the opponent. After stopping the ball, he immediately passed back to Durant.Reorganize the offense.

In the end, Durant's three-pointer came out of the frame, and the West also missed the opportunity to chase points.

In the next two rounds, the Eastern All-Stars failed to score. Joe Johnson did not have much physical advantage against Lin Yue. In addition, at the critical moment, the defensive strength of the two teams increased, and the goal was obviously not as easy as before.

Howard's strong play at the basket was also defended by the strong Randolph.

Warcraft's facial expression was a little unhappy. He never thought that he would lose to others in the collision of the inside. He wanted to win all the honors this season, but this did not include the MVP of the All-Star Game, and he was very playful.

However, after being guarded by Randolph, his desire to win also surged in his heart, and this time he insisted on retaliation.

The score was still 96 to 92, and the Western All-Stars began to speed up their offensive rhythm.

Lin Yue held the ball and pushed forward quickly. At this time, the Eastern All-Star team was still in the defense stage. Looking at Lin Yue who was picking up speed, Joe Johnson immediately stopped him.

Lin Yue chose to stop the ball and wait for his teammates, Durant passed by.

At this time, Lin Yue made a long pass to the front of his traveling path. Durant accelerated to catch the ball, then braked suddenly, stopped in the middle distance and scored the ball.

In less than five seconds, the Western Conference All-Stars completed a successful play, which was scored by Kevin Durant.

96 to 94, the fans at the scene cheered. They didn't expect the ball to be played so suddenly. An unexpected fast break interrupted the rhythm of the Eastern All-Star defense.

Nash also stared at Lin Yue in a daze. This shot was exactly the same as the Suns' style of play, except that they couldn't hit the mid-range shot with an emergency stop. Lin Yue and Durant were obviously in the first season of cooperation, but their cooperation was already proficient, and they knew each other's most comfortable style of play.

Goals are naturally easy.

Barkley looked at Lin Yue who was silently returning to defense, and the more he watched, the more he liked it. It would be great if he had a teammate who could pass this kind of ball by his side back then. He didn't have to fight alone for so many years and never won the championship.

After Durant hit the ball, his personal score reached 12 points, and he was only 16 points away from Anthony with 4 points. After rekindling the hope of the All-Star Game MVP, his belief in winning became stronger.

After failing to score in two rounds in a row, Rose advanced slowly. They didn't need to play that kind of fast break, just advance in positional warfare, and the weak inside line of the Western All-Stars would definitely not be able to defend.

Randolph's one-on-one upper-foot skills are not good Howard can use his size to fight against him, but his ability is not outstanding enough to interfere with other players' layups.

Defensive awareness cannot be compensated by physical talent. Excessive weight makes his jumping speed not fast, average height, and long forward swing time, making it easy to miss the best moment to block shots.

Howard was firmly stuck at the basket, waiting for a pass from his teammates. After failing to score in the last round, he obviously wanted a chance to prove himself.

But Rose didn't think so. He didn't pass the ball immediately, but used the cover of his teammates to go straight to the basket.

Nash's defensive pace obviously couldn't keep up with the young Rose. Lin Yue wanted to keep up with the defense, but the opponent changed direction to dodge.

"Changing direction without slowing down." Lin Yue was passed by this point guard who broke through extremely fast when he played against the Bulls.

Even if he knows the opponent's speed, he will say a few words with emotion every time he is passed by.

This kind of change of direction without deceleration hurts the knees, but the effect of passing people is definitely easy to use.

Then Rose got up and dunked, also without slowing down, not even hanging on the frame to buffer.

The amazing impact made the audience scream. This is the slam dunk that an All-Star should have, but usually Rose also plays like this in actual combat.

In terms of breakthrough speed alone, Westbrook can't compare with Ross, and Ross is also more explosive in dunking, but Ross's body doesn't look as strong as Westbrook.

Is there really no hidden danger in this style of play? Lin Yue is very clear that changing directions all the time will cause great damage to the ankles, and changing directions at speed is also very demanding on the knees.

Rose is very handsome now, but how long can his knees last?
(End of this chapter)