Chapter 578: Don't Believe in Evil
Ruan Erniu and Yao Ming stood in the center circle, and as the referee tossed the ball high, the 58th NBA All-Star Game officially began. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The bouncing Da Yao won the jump ball, and the ball flew smoothly into Chris Paul's hands.
The starting point guard positions in the East and West have changed significantly.
Nash is getting older, and this year's All-Star as the host didn't even get a bench qualification, in fact, his average of 15.7+9.7 per game is not bad, it can only be said that the competition for Western point guards is too fierce.
Of course, there is the more tragic Deron Williams, who can average 19.4+10.7 double-doubles per game this season, except for CP3, which averages 22.8+11.0 per game, there is no point guard who performs better than him.
But there is no way, the Nuggets and Spurs have more advantageous records, so in the end, Chauncey Billups and Tony Parker became the substitutes for the All-Star Game, while Deron Williams, who had a worse record, could only regret losing the All-Star Game.
The same thing happened in the East, where Iverson was unmatched, needless to say.
But there are definitely a lot of players who are better than Mike Bibby statistically, and in the same way, Devin Harris, who has a poor team record, is the Eastern version of Deron Williams.
But even Jamil Nelson, who has excellent statistics and a good team record, was not selected, which is somewhat controversial.
However, it doesn't matter, the alliance has never been afraid of controversy.
On the premise that the Hawks won the championship last year and have the hope of breaking through 72 wins this year, what if it is a little controversial to put the Hawks' starting four in the All-Stars?
CP3 dribbled the ball through the half court, and Da Yao rarely played up actively.
There was no chance in the inside fight, Ruan Erniu didn't dare to be careless, and immediately resisted Da Yao and didn't let him get enough space to move.
A comfortable and smooth through stopper, the ball went into Da Yao's hands.
Obviously, the Western All-Stars all know that Yao Ming won't play for a long time, and he has to make way for O'Neal, so get the score early, and Da Yao can go to rest.
Yao Ming relied on Erniu with his height and weight, and turned around to hook his hand.
It's short!
The basketball popped up in front of the basket, Ruan Erniu immediately turned his back, leaned on Da Yao, protected the restricted area, and then opened his long arms to win the backcourt rebound.
Pass?
No, Ruan Erniu directly dribbled the ball through the half, and the first one to be passed was his compatriot Yao Ming.
The All-Stars of the East and West have long been surprised, but Kraft Nguyen is the only guy who does such a thing, which is not surprising at all.
Just as Erniu advanced near the three-point line, he suddenly made brief eye contact with an Eastern Conference All-Star near the baseline.
"Whoosh!"
Ruan Erniu sent an empty direct pass.
"Boom!"
LeBron James, who was ambushed on the baseline, was like a divine soldier, holding the ball in the air to complete the air catch.
James and Ruan Erniu in the defense high-fived, and only on the stage of the All-Star Game can you see the legendary "Zhan Niu Connection", I have to say that the tacit understanding between superstars can be cultivated in a short time.
Don't look at James playing very seriously, in fact, he knows in his heart that tonight's AMVP will not fall into his hands no matter what, after all, the league is ready to engage in "ice release", and Woodson is the head coach on the eastern side, so it is better to say hello to Ruan Erniu and prepare for the future.
CP3 holds the ball to advance to the half, since he wants to play back together, of course, the protagonist must have enough drama.
Chris Paul and Kobe crossed up the post, and CP3 got the ball into Kobe Bryant's hands while attracting defenders.
The black mamba got up and fell, and pulled out his hand directly outside the three-point line!
"Bang!"
The iron is struck!
The opening defense was not tight, but Kobe's hand did not warm up.
Because it was a three-point shot, the basketball rebounded farther, and Erniu, Da Yao, Duncan, and Garnett missed the rebound at the same time, but it was Xidi at the far end who successfully picked up the ball.
James' defense wasn't too tight either, with Amare Stadamire hitting from mid-range unguarded shots!
In the next two or three rounds, the two sides continued to play iron, and the two sides wanted to find a feel in the opening stage, Ruan Erniu was quite cool, and in just a few rounds, he brushed up a lot of rebounds, and more than once made up for the basket.
Obviously, Da Yao also saw the thoughts of his compatriots.
Since the little brother wants to do things like this, he, the big brother, can't help but give face, and he is lax enough on the defensive end, and where he can defend, he deliberately plays carelessly.
Da Yao also knew in his heart that he couldn't fight for a few minutes anyway, so why bother with this life.
Sure enough, the game only lasted more than 3 minutes, and Da Yao was replaced.
Phil Jackson then replaced O'Neal, and the OK duo reappeared on the stage of the All-Star Game.
The sharks, who had just come on the court, played aggressively and struggled to card with Erniu.
Ruan Erniu also immediately increased the defensive intensity-for-tat, and just when the other All-Stars were enjoying the game, the two interior beasts had already entered a state of fighting in advance.
"Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!"
O'Neal held the ball with his back and continued to engage in physical confrontation with Ruan Erniu.
The sharks are getting older, but it's still possible to get an advantage in a round or two.
With brute strength like Ruan Erniu, he was also forced back again and again by O'Neill, who was like an ancient overlord, and only the occasional big shark could make Ruan Erniu depressed for a while.
O'Neill chiseled into the danger zone, and after a half-turn feint, the shark forced a jump......
Ruan Erniu had been waiting for a long time, and the last hit came first, relying on the advantage of bullet speed in the air, intercepting O'Neal's dunk.
The two thick arms are raised at the same time, and the two big hands, one black and one yellow, are pressed on the basketball at the same time.
"Boom!"
The two collided again in the air, then fell together, each falling to the floor.
The referee didn't blow the whistle, it was a good shot, and the perceptive Ruan Er Niu immediately pounced forward, took the basketball on the floor in his hands, and threw the ball forward in advance before the western encirclement arrived, and the unguarded Allen Iverson had already run to the front.
The AI held the ball to the front, and on the road with no defender at all, Iverson played a trick.
The classic self-tossed and self-picked, Iverson, who changed hands in the air to receive the ball, scored the ball to add two more points to the East, and also provided an assist for Ruan Erniu in the backcourt.
The script is well designed, but Ruan Erniu is obviously not a well-behaved character.
In his opinion, as long as the league does not express its desire to win the All-Star West at the beginning, and Kobe Bryant and O'Neal are jointly elected as AMVP, then all is still unknown.
History is created by people, no matter how well the performances are arranged, there will be a day when they will be exposed, only strength will not be fake.
However, it is impossible for Ruan Erniu to stay on the court for the whole time.
In the first quarter, Erniu and Kobe Bryant both played the longest 9 minutes.
And the depressed O'Neill couldn't help but get rid of Erniu, so he completed a violent dunk on the head of the lunar eclipse, which was considered to vent his anger, but then O'Neill was also replaced.
Once the current Ruan Erniu gets serious, the old shark is indeed not enough to cause trouble for him.
The idea of mechanical dancing is good, but it's completely different from the performance on the field.
At 38:32, the Eastern All-Stars led the Western All-Stars by six points in the first quarter.
Nguyen Erniu scored 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists in a single quarter, which was the highest among all All-Star players in terms of points and rebounds.