Legend of Tomorrow

.., Legends of Tomorrow

At the beginning of the game, Guo Xu attacked for the first time and played a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming, attracting the inside to switch defense and assist Yao Ming to score an alley-oop dunk.

In the second round, he misplaced O'Neal in the counterattack, attracted Tracy McGrady to cover, and assisted Garnett for an alley-oop dunk.

In the third round, Ben Wallace did not change defense. Guo Xu and Yao Ming played a pick-and-roll in the middle and then made a jumper and scored easily.

In the fourth round, Ben Wallace changed defense and Guo Xu assisted Yao Ming to score a high jump shot. Iverson's height was completely unable to interfere with the 226cm tall Yao Ming's shot. He chose to pursue the defense and an opening appeared.

The point guard and center are most likely to create mismatches when playing pick-and-rolls. Guo Xu is the fastest in the West and Yao Ming is the tallest. Both of them have good shooting range.

After a few more rounds, Guo Xu assisted Garnett for a layup. The Wolf King started as a forward, but he was misplaced against McGrady and had too much of a height advantage.

The Western Stars scored consecutively, while the Eastern Stars mainly passed the ball to Jordan to attack. Kobe kept a close eye on him without giving any face, and Jordan continued to hit the ball under the interference. The score difference quickly widened to double digits.

In 7 minutes, Guo Xu scored 2 points and sent 7 assists, including three assists to Garnett, two assists to Yao Ming, and one assist each to Kobe and Duncan.

When Guo Xu played for the second time, he partnered with O'Neal and Kobe, and the fans gave them warm applause.

The three of them still cooperated very well. No matter whether they played triangle offense, pick-and-roll offense or quick counterattack, the Eastern Conference couldn't prevent it. They beat the opponent 14-0 and called a timeout. The other two players Marion and Francis also performed well. O'Neal grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to start a fast break. The four people rushed in front.

When Kobe was off the court, the Western Conference used Marion to defend Jordan, and the Hackers defended even harder. As the least popular star this year, Marion wants to let fans know him by confronting Jordan.

Even if he gets a bad reputation, Marion doesn't hesitate. His face is just right for being a villain.

Guo Xu is the All-Star vote winner. Western Conference coach Old Nelson arranged pick-and-roll tactics for him and gave him a lot of playing time. The Western Conference took a 28-point lead in just three quarters, and the final quarter became garbage time.

Iverson couldn't easily get rid of Guo Xu in isolation, and he couldn't find teammates to play pick-and-rolls. As long as the inside line changed defense, there would be no space.

By the All-Star Game, center Ben Wallace was just a blue-collar guy, and the Western Conference players were too lazy to foul him and collectively ignored him.

When he catches the ball near the penalty area, anyone can come up and interfere nearby.

Ben Wallace can't beat any of the five big men in the Western Conference. Even if he plays against Nowitzki, he can become a super defensive player.

O'Neal Jr.'s offensive skills are relatively comprehensive, but he was in a sluggish state today and his shooting percentage was very low. Of course, even if he is in excellent form, he cannot take advantage of Duncan, Garnett, and Nowitzki.

On the defensive end, Guo Xu just stared at Iverson, bypassed the defense when encountering the screen, and interfered with the shooting. He really can't find any reason to deliberately create a defensive black hole to allow his opponents to play easily.

During the intermission, Mariah Carey sang Hero and everyone was moved. When the song was halfway through, Jordan could no longer control his tears, and a strong man cried. The hero's basketball career is coming to an end. It is really over after this season. The classic scenes can only stay in the memories of fans.

But no matter how moved they are, it's impossible for the Western Conference stars to help Jordan's team win together and help him win the All-Star Game MVP. As for Iverson, when he plays well, he is a scene-stealer, no different from Guo Xu.

Since he is also stealing Jordan's limelight, why doesn't Guo Xu perform better?

In the end, the West defeated the East 141 to 116.

Guo Xu played 32 minutes, making 9 of 12 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 20 points, 2 rebounds, 16 assists and 2 steals. There were slight flaws in 3 turnovers, but no one cared because his shooting percentage was as high as 75%.

Garnett was the second best performer, making 14 of 19 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Kobe, O'Neal, Duncan and Francis also scored in double figures. Yao Ming became the only starter in the Western Conference. He only played 17 minutes and scored 4 points and 2 rebounds.

It's not that Guo Xu doesn't want to pass, but that Yao Ming really doesn't know how to perform. He is a bit too selfless. Facing Ben Wallace, who is a head shorter than him, he does not take the initiative to ask for the ball in singles, but passes to the person standing in front of him after the pick-and-roll. There are many stars in the Western Conference. It is easier for Yao Ming to create mismatch opportunities for his teammates. His style of play is very reasonable, but no fans really like to watch this.

Tracy McGrady, the best performer in the Eastern Conference, scored 27 points. He performed a wonderful self-throw and dunk, but the playing time was not long. He only took 15 shots and hit 9 goals.

Jordan shot a lot like in his previous life, only 7 of 21 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and only had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The audience could only lament that Jordan was really old again and again on the sidelines, and then applauded vigorously after he finally made a shot.

Guo Xu and Garnett won the All-Star Game MVP together. When presenting the awards, the two praised each other and said it was a great pleasure to be teammates in the All-Star Game.

Guo Xu was really happy. As soon as the two inside players were pulled out, Garnett, who was a guest small forward, cut through the air. When he caught the ball, he was a misplaced offensive opportunity. Garnett made a jump shot near the penalty area or caught the ball and layup. The shooting rate was super high. Guo Xu added many assists.

Garnett was unhappy once he returned to the Timberwolves. He didn't have so many mismatch opportunities and had to play power forward honestly. He didn't have a super inside man to clear the basket, and there were no super guards to feed him the ball.

If the peak Garnett and the current Guo Xu join forces, there is no doubt that they will win the championship, but it is a pity that they do not have this fate.

Guo Xu did not deliberately compete for the MVP this time. He won the award because his style is so suitable for the All-Star Game. The opponent's perimeter defense is not very tough. The offensive pace is fast and it is easy to assist teammates. It is also easy to get misplaced shots after the pick-and-roll.

In the third year of his career, he has won two All-Star Game MVPs and was called the Star of Stars after the game. He is more dazzling than O'Neal and Kobe. Those two stars both played 25 minutes in the game.

Many people on the Internet believe that Guo Xu has a 90% chance of winning the regular season MVP this year, not because of the league's support, but because of his personal ability, data, and record, which makes him the most qualified to be elected.

The Suns had a poor record last season. Guo Xu led the team to win more than 20 games and scored 20+10 points and assists.

The Spurs' current record is not as good as the Suns, and the team's overall performance is similar to last season. Although Stone Buddha Duncan's statistics have reached the peak of his career, with a stable 20+10, he already won the mvp last season. Even if his statistics are beautiful and he continues to win, it will be difficult to convince the public.

Other players cannot compete with them. Either the team's record is bad, their statistics are worse, or their attendance rate is not high enough.

The stars of the Mavericks and Kings have flaws, and the stars of the Timberwolves and Eastern Conference teams have no record. As long as Guo Xu can lead the team to a top-three record in the Western Conference, he should be able to achieve his wish. Third in the Western Conference, which is also third in the league.

As long as he wins the award, Guo Xu will become the youngest regular season MVP winner in NBA history, breaking a historical record.

Because the Suns lost 13 of the first 21 games and only lost two after that, Suns fans often cursed the former Suns coach Frank Johnson on the Internet, who has disappeared from the NBA. If it weren't for him, Guo Xu's MVP would probably have been stable.

If Frank wants to find a job in the NBA in the future, it will be extremely difficult.

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