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Chapter 393 Five Curry VS Five James

The idea of ​​the death five small VS death five big, but also from the cancellation of the East and West Division of the All-Star Weekend.

Last year, some fans specifically proposed to the league that the captain should be selected because of the high-profile Rookie Challenge.

Now that Tianyang brought it up again, LeBron understood immediately, and the two hit it off immediately.

After the discussion, the All-Star selection live broadcast officially began.

Tianyang selected Curry, DeRozan, Irving, George from the starting lineup, and Harden, Lillard, Butler, Lowry, Thompson, Westbrook, and Oladipo from the bench to form an extremely flexible team. lineup.

LeBron chose Durant, Davis, Giannis, Embiid from the starting lineup, and Aldridge, Kevin Love, Pol Gizins, Towns, Horford, Green, Zhuang Shen from the bench, Form an extremely powerful lineup of big men.

After the teams were finally determined, fans expressed that they would definitely pay attention to the All-Star Game.

"This grouping is so interesting. I am looking forward to it. After George and DeRozan leave the field, Kerr will replace Thompson and Harden. The three-point ability of the Yang team will explode that day."

"LeBron's defense is suffocating. As long as Embiid is off the court and Coach Casey replaces Towns or Horford, they can lock any position on the court!"

"Isn't this the long-awaited five LeBron VS five Curry?"

In addition to the fans' comments, NBA players have tweeted to discuss the matter.

Pierce: "This game is interesting, the ultimate match between old-age basketball and new-age basketball!"

O'Neill: "Tianyang and LeBron have abused their power, and they should be banned as captains by me and Barkley."

Barkley: "Let me tell you, Team LeBron will definitely blow up Team SkyOcean. This game has lost its suspense."

What Barkley said was forwarded and liked by many fans. Then TNT officially launched a vote to let fans choose which team will win. 95% of the fans chose Team LeBron.

The reasons can also be simple, one can be summed up, that is: "Team LeBron may not be able to defend Team SkyOcean, but Team Team SkyOcean will definitely not be able to guard Team LeBron. As long as Team LeBron plays hard, the possibility of losing the game is zero."

After the voting results were counted, ESPN live commentator Ma Wei-Albert updated his blog and wrote:
"LeBron, Durant, and Giannis can all play from position [-] to position [-]. They have height, speed and strength. When Davis enters the three-point line, he can cover the sky with his hands. Team LeBron is almost invincible. .”

"Team SkyOcean's hope of victory lies in the substitutes. Team LeBron's defense is relatively weak on the bench. As long as they can take the lead in the substitute matchup or make up for the points lost by the starters and drag the game to the last moment, there is still hope of winning the game. "

The more conditions the achievement is, the less commendable it is, and the more conditions the victory is, the more difficult it will be to achieve. Ma Wei's analysis can be said to be an advance stamp for the results of the two teams!

"Seeing this kind of analysis, I am completely relieved. If we lose the game, everyone will definitely forget that I am the coach of the SkyOcean team." Wharton updated Twitter, seemingly joking and self-deprecating, but in fact it was a bit of a challenge.

Some fans commented on Wharton’s tweet and wrote: “Understand you, coaching the All-Star for the first time, seeing this kind of analysis, I will definitely feel unhappy. I hope you can lead the Tianyang team to complete the counterattack.”

"I sincerely hope that you can lead the team to victory. Basketball games have always been a game of big men. Only Jordan in the top ten in history is under 2 meters. Moreover, today's league is also ruled by players with superior physical fitness and height. We I hope to see changes, I hope to see the possibility of ordinary people!"

"This is why basketball can never surpass football. The height limit is too great!"

...

On the morning of the 17th, according to the requirements of the league, Tianyang came to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center. In addition to taking promotional photos, he also had to participate in the All-Star open training with other players and accept media interviews.

Because the east and west divisions were cancelled, the photos were also taken according to the situation of the teams.

When the position was divided, Tianyang and Curry pushed each other for the C position, but Thompson, Harden, and Westbrook said that the C position should be owned by the ticket king, so Tianyang took the ball and sat in the center of the crowd.

After the photo was over, Tianyang called everyone together and said seriously: "Friends, since I have gathered you all together and you have no objections, I suggest that you run a tactical run seriously during training later. , when the main match starts, give them a surprise."

Curry nodded: "No problem, I've seen Green upset a long time ago, it's time to teach him a lesson."

Thompson shrugged: "Me too, I have long wanted to shoot a three-pointer over Green's head, and I finally waited for this opportunity."

Both of them were clearly joking, and Owen and the others laughed.

Harden spread his hands: "We also need someone to stand on the inside line? It's hard to shoot if it's all floating outside."

When everyone heard this, Qi Qi turned his head to look at Paul George. The SkyOcean team only had him over 2 meters tall. DeRozan and Butler's official height of 201cm is really a bit false.

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go, I'll show you my skillful back punching skills!"

Seeing that Paul George agreed, everyone nodded in satisfaction, but Butler raised his hand and said: "I want to go inside too, I assure you, Towns can't stand me, he can't play the ball under my defense! "

Everyone heard that the mouth was as round as an egg, and Downs couldn't move Butler. What joke?
But Tianyang thought about it carefully. In the Lakers' away game against the Timberwolves a few days ago, Towns struggled to even back Hart for several rounds. Maybe Butler wasn't bragging.

"Then I'll go to the inside too. This is a good opportunity to play against the Eastern strikers. Anyway, the playoffs may also implement defense changes. It's better to get familiar with a few in advance." DeRozan said excitedly.

It is very difficult to resist LeBron, Giannis, and Embiid, and everyone gave DeRozan a thumbs up.

"What about tactics? What tactics do we play?" Owen asked.

"Wharton is coaching. Naturally, we will play the usual tactics of the Lakers. Tianyang will arrange it." Oladipo suggested.

"No, let's play the most suitable tactics." Tianyang waved his hands again and again, "The advantages of our lineup are fast speed, accurate shooting, strong distribution ability, and many people who can break through with the ball. The weakness of their lineup is that they are heavy. We can Speeding up the offensive rhythm may not be effective at the beginning, but after halftime or three quarters, they will definitely suffer in terms of physical strength, so our tactic is..."

"DDM?" Curry, Westbrook, and Lowry spoke in unison, and Tianyang nodded in recognition.

Irving scratched his head in embarrassment, and Lillard looked depressed. As offensive point guards, the two didn't guess what tactics made the air a little condensed. Harden put Oladipo's shoulders on his shoulder and laughed.

The so-called DDM tactic, that is, the dribble breakthrough tactic, was invented by Vance Wilberg and carried forward by Coach Calipari of the University of Memphis. three points.

"Breakthrough count me in!" Harden raised his hand first, "The main reason is that I have a relatively low percentage of fixed-point three-pointers."

After the words fell, everyone applauded, and then all looked at Tianyang.

Tianyang waved his hand and said coolly: "Don't worry, I will let them understand the real power of breakthrough."

(End of this chapter)