basketball boulder

Chapter 97 All-Star Game

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Kidd's words soon became known.

Because of the special days of the All-Star Weekend, the fans have not yet chatted, and the stars have already expressed their views.

Standing on Kidd's side, first of all, is Pierce.

"Strength is of course the most important thing. We are basketball players, not models."

Ray Allen also stood by Kidd: "Fans may not want to see nobody."

And Peja, who was just defeated by Li Lei: "Strength is more important!"

……

Yao Ming was the first to support Li Lei. Dayao said to the media: "The fans chose the stone, so the stone appears here. This is the choice of the fans. There is no problem here."

Then there is Odom: "I have always respected Jason Kidd, but he has let me down too much. I have been struggling with a rookie, and this is what he does."

What Li Lei didn't expect was Artest.

This guy's speech is not as subtle as Yao Ming and Odom.

"Jason Kidd is a loser. His Nets just lost to Stone's Heat. He's angry!"

"As for Paul Pierce, Peja Stojakovic, and Ray Allen, these are a group of losers who think they are strong, but fans will never like them. They are jealous that Stone has become an All-Star starter, and They may never have a chance in their lifetime."

"Loser!"

Artest's words directly tore his face, and the two sides launched a protracted war of words.

And their fans are arguing too.

Popularity and strength, which one is the most important selection criteria for the All-Stars, has also become a long-term debate.

Strangely, during this period of time, no reporter or media interviewed Li Lei.

He is obviously the center of this controversy, but it seems that he has always stayed out of it and been forgotten.

Li Lei himself felt weird, it didn't fit the behavior style of "uncrowned kings".

……

That night.

Staples Center, star-studded.

Furtado, Beyoncé, Roslyn Sanchez, OutKast, Schwarzenegger, Andy Garcia... and many other stars warmed up for the race.

Then, the appearance ceremony began.

The first to appear is the coaching staff of the Eastern Stars.

The Pacers coaching staff with the best half-time record made their debut first. They will guide the Eastern Stars under the leadership of Coach Carlisle.

Then, the Eastern Conference players played, first off the bench.

Pierce, Artest, Reed, Kidd, Odom, Baron Davis, O'Neal.

After starting.

Carter, Li Lei, Big Ben, McGrady, Iverson.

After that is the west.

The Timberwolves coaching staff played first, led by Philip Sanders.

Then came the substitutes.

Nowitzki, Cassel, Brad Miller, Peja, Ray Allen, Kirilenko, O'Neal.

When O'Neal played, the entire arena erupted.

And finally the starter.

Garnett, Duncan, Yao Ming, Francis, Kobe.

When Kobe played, the arena was bursting again.

Soon, the game officially started.

Yao Ming and Big Ben jump the ball.

Yao Ming turned the ball back to his own half, and the West Stars went first.

As soon as the formation lined up, the fans discovered a very interesting thing.

The Eastern star team, the tallest is Ben at 206cm.

But if you remove Big Ben's afro, the tallest will be McGrady at 203cm.

On the opposite side, Yao Ming, Duncan, and Garnett are three seven-foot giants.

This pretty much replicates the rookie challenge.

Francis dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and it was a mid-range shot.

Bang!

The ball missed.

Garnett grabbed the offensive rebound and dunked directly.

boom!
2: 0.

As soon as the West team returned to defense, Carter had already served from the bottom line.

Iverson speeded up crazily after receiving the ball.

Big Ben, Carter, Li Lei, and Tracy McGrady also followed closely behind, flooding the frontcourt like a tide.

The Eastern team is short, but fast.

Beat slow with fast, this is the tactic set by Coach Carlisle.

Sure enough, the western side couldn't keep up at all.

Kobe and Francis, who barely returned to defense, had to defend 2 and 5.

Iverson, who got to the basket, didn't make a shot, and a high throw helped Carter dunk in an alley-oop.

2: 2.

Western troops landed.

Francis gave the ball to Yao Ming, and Yao Ming leaned against Ben, turned around and easily put the ball into the basket.

Big Ben, look forward to "Yao" sighing!
4: 2.

The East team is still playing fast.

Iverson sprinted to the frontcourt with the ball and passed it to Ben.

But this time Garnett retreated very quickly and interfered in time. Ben's shot was also in a hurry, and he came straight to the three.

Li Lei grabbed the basketball, saw McGrady at the free throw line, and threw it directly.

McGrady broke through with the ball, and Kobe stood in front of McGrady.

McGrady suddenly threw the ball on the backboard, turned around 360 degrees and passed Kobe, then jumped into the air, grabbed the ball that bounced off the backboard, and dunked with both hands.

boom!
"Roar!"

The place exploded.

Although Tracy McGrady scored this goal against Kobe, but the action is too beautiful.

This set is self-closing and elegant.

Los Angeles fans still couldn't help cheering for him.

4: 4.

Western troops attack.

Francis was shipped to the frontcourt and handed over to Bryant.

The cheers at the scene were overwhelming, even better than that of McGrady just now.

Kobe Bryant put up three threats, continued to explore, and suddenly started.The super fast first step directly throws away McGrady and goes to the basket.

Daben and Li Lei made up the defense at the same time, pinching Kobe.

Kobe did not retreat but advanced, a dexterous lever in the air escaped the defense of Da Ben and Li Lei, and scored a backhand layup.

6: 4.

It was the turn of the Eastern Army to attack again.

Iverson still doesn't attack when he reaches the frontcourt, and his desire to attack today is very low.

Iverson passed the ball to Li Lei.

Duncan, who was defending Li Lei, was a step slower, but Garnett jumped out.

Li Lei cheated Garnett with a fake shot, and then dribbled to the inside to kill.

Duncan's supplementary defense was finally in place.

Li Lei didn't stick to the ball either, and gave the ball to Carter in an instant.

Carter took the ball and took off directly, and the round windmill dunk exploded in the Staples Center.

boom!
6: 6.

NBA players are the most talented basketball players in the world.

The All-Stars are the 24 best players selected from the entire NBA, and everyone is full of talent.

Fans really enjoy watching.

This is just the beginning, and everyone takes turns performing.

Li Lei followed everyone honestly, shot when he had a chance, and stood and watched the game if he didn't have a chance.

It doesn't cost money, and you can watch super giants play at close range. Do you think it's worth it?
Halfway through the first quarter, the head coaches of both sides changed players one after another and re-arranged their troops.

These substitute stars may not be as popular as the starters, but their strength is absolutely reliable. After all, they are all selected by the coaches.

O'Neal also boarded the court, directly attracting a tsunami from Los Angeles fans.

On the first ball, O'Neal knocked O'Neal away, and a bully dunk was earth-shattering.

After that, O'Neal smashed the ball into the basket against O'Neal and Odom.

Compared with Iverson, who is not strong in desire, O'Neal is particularly active today.

After all, this is Los Angeles, O'Neal's home court.

According to convention, Los Angeles hosts the All-Star Game, and the Western Conference team will help Kobe or O'Neal win the MVP.

Kobe's desire to attack is average today, but O'Neal's desire to attack is quite strong. It seems that the West has already made a default decision.

(End of this chapter)