Chapter 235: All-Star Game
"Superman's" bounce was really terrifying, and when his height and arm span were not dominant, Howard still grabbed the basketball before An Jie. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć With the commentator's praise, the basketball fell into the hands of Rajon Rondo. Originally, the starting point guard of the Eastern Stars was Allen Iverson, but due to the sudden illness of the AI's daughter, he announced that he would abandon the All-Star Game and replace him with David Lee of the Knicks.
The Western side is also incomplete, and Western ticket king Kobe Bryant also gave up participating due to injury. Originally, Anjie was looking forward to cooperating with Kobe, but it seems that it is impossible to achieve it at present.
As soon as the game began, Rondo helped the inside-cutting Garnett dunk with a precise touch-and-go pass. Duncan didn't want to defend the ball at all, and when Garnett broke through with the ball, Duncan just watched the wolf king enter the penalty area with a "blank" look, and then dunked it with both hands.
"Duncan is distracted again, is this guy rarely forgetting that the game has started?" The on-site commentary also kept teasing Duncan, and the old man's various abnormal behaviors on the court will make people feel cute.
"Ann, how about a greeting gift! "was led by the Wolves King, but the players of the Western Stars did not have the slightest remorse. They don't have time to regret it, because they are thinking about how the next offense should be "played".
Nash winked at Anjie, who knew he would have to concentrate later. Nash's passing is so elusive that you can't catch his pass without a high level of concentration.
"Ann and Nash's pick-and-roll cooperation, the two international players have a great time working together. ā
With Anjie's block, Nash plunged headlong into the box. At this time, the opponent's defensive lineup did not shrink, because they didn't want to stop Nash at all.
Even so, Nash passed the ball to Anjie as planned. In the process of dribbling forward, Nash suddenly slapped the basketball to his crotch, although his back was to An Jie, but the basketball still obediently passed through Nash's crotch hole, not high, not low, not fast or slow, just fell into An Jie's hands.
"It's amazing!" An Jie had to marvel in his heart at Nash's amazing passing skills, what is a man who turns passing the ball into art, only by taking the ball from him with his own hands can he deeply understand the meaning of that sentence.
There was one problem, though, that Nash's shot was too fast. Although he successfully received the ball, An Jie was outside the three-point line at the moment.
"Whatever!" An Jie was also interested, anyway, it was just fun, what about shooting a three-pointer. Besides, in the regular season last season, An Jie also scored a three-pointer, or a whistle.
An Jie no longer hesitated, and raised his hand to vote. Howard on the other side saw that Anjie was shooting three points, and only symbolically raised his arms.
The arc of basketball is very high, and An Jie hardly shoots three-pointers, neither in games nor in practice. So although An Jie's hand is soft, if he wants to shoot a three-point shot, it has to rely on Meng.
"Oh no, this ball is not good. Charles Barkley seemed to have seen something, the ball was still flying, and he started laughing.
The basketball sliced across a high parabola, then deflected off the basket and flew straight for Garnett's face.
"Haha, An Jie tried a long-range shot at the beginning, but unfortunately he didn't stick to it. Yu Jia also smiled lightly, in the All-Star Game, as long as you dare to play, it doesn't matter if you don't get in or not. Isn't what fans want to see today what they can't see in the regular season?
The game after that was still very exciting, with all kinds of dunks and breakthrough layups emerging in endlessly. But the most dazzling on the field has to be Flash Wade. He first broke through Agekidd's defense with a sudden acceleration and dodged Anjie's block in the air to pick the ball in.
Later, he made a successful pass in a very small space and helped LeBron James hit a three-pointer.
The game became more and more beautiful, but An Jie almost never touched the ball again except for a long-range shot at the beginning.
After all, he is just a newcomer, and he has to let these bigwigs on the field have fun before it is An Jie's turn to come to him.
The first quarter of the game lasted five minutes, but the score on the court was still very anxious. Of course, no one on the pitch cares about the score.
It's the Western Conference Stars' offensive round, and the man in charge of the ball has changed from Nash to Chris Paul, who came off the bench.
Seeing that An Jie wanted a good position, Paul made a quick pass and planned to let An Jie come to one by himself. Because off the field, Sstademar is already preparing in front of the technical table, and An Jie is about to leave the game, so he can't let people go down without a point.
Fans originally thought they could see the fierce back-to-back duel between Anjie and Howard, but Anjie turned around after receiving the ball, and took a few steps back to the mid-to-long-range position. And, looking at An Jie's gestures, he was asking his teammates to pull him away!
"What does this guy want to do? Pull away to single Howard, does he have to follow Iverson's example to shake the opponent away before he is willing?" Even Charles Barkley is looking forward to Anjie's next move.
An Jie's temporary teammates are also very cooperative, on weekdays, others open singles for them, and today, they also played a supporting role for other reasons.
Seeing that the battlefield was vacated, An Jie began to dribble with his left and right hands alternately under his crotch.
"Hahaha, he really wants to play as a guard! Let's see, how Ann is going to break through Howard's defense. Barkley stared at the court with interest, two big men unusually facing each other on the outside, and one of them was still learning to dribble as a defender.
Anjie began to dribble more frequently, and her center of gravity gradually decreased. Howard faced An Jie's attack with a smile on his face, and even he wanted to know what An Jie would do.
An Jie suddenly accelerated! Howard didn't intend to let An Jie pass so easily, he followed the direction of An Jie's breakthrough and moved his steps.
Just as An Jie and Howard were about to collide together, An Jie suddenly changed hands from behind and dribbled, allowing him to flash past Howard.
"Oh! this is what a 2.19m center forward can do!?"
After breaking through Howard's defense, Anjie lifted the ball to make a layup. Warcraft is naturally unwilling, and he is very willing to complete this performance.
Seeing An Jie, he jumped quickly, and the monster jumped with all his might, intending to use a block to announce the failure of An Jie's attack.
"Oh no. But when Howard jumped, he realized that he had been deceived by Anjie for the second time.
An Jie's layup action was fake, after seeing Howard being deceived, An Jie turned around and hooked his hand, and the basketball flew over the head of the monster, but this time the ball did not deviate from the target, but hollowed into the net.
"Boom!" all the fans in the audience applauded An Jie's wonderful performance, and after this goal, An Jie's popularity soared instantly. Although it is only an entertaining attack, it cannot be entertained at all without delicate techniques and solid basic skills. Don't believe me, you let Howard copy that ball.
An Jie's wonderful performance conquered the hearts of all fans.
After Anjie scored the ball, Eastern Conference Stars head coach Stan Van Gundy called a timeout, and Anjie's performance in the first quarter was officially over.
By the time he got another chance to play, the game had come to the final three points of the second quarter.
In the face of David Lee, Anjie scored the ball with several sets of beautiful steps, which won bursts of applause. The audience may still think that Anjie can play so easily because David Lee does not defend seriously, but David Lee knows in his heart that although he does not say that he is doing his best, his defense is not a release. Anjie can score these goals, it all depends on ability!
If such an opponent continues to grow in the future, it will be terrifying!
However, Wade's strong performance still makes An Jie can only be a supporting role, and if he continues to play like this, it is not impossible for Wade to cut a triple-double in the All-Star Game.
"We're going to have to take it seriously in the second half, the first half is entertainment, and the second half is going to play him like a real game!" said Western Stars head coach George Carr to his men at halftime. That's the unwritten rule of the All-Star Game, and in the second half, the two sides will always fight for a while.
However, even if An Jie began to defend seriously, even if Durant and An Jie scored points frequently, the person who dominated the game in the end was still the Flash.
"Wade is expected to break Jordan's All-Star Game triple-double record!"
Seeing Wade break in again, An Jie didn't know what to do. If he stepped forward, Wade's maze step would make An Jie lose his protective effect in an instant. If he stays put, Wade may choose to make a pull-up jump shot or a throw.
Just when An Jie was still undecided, Wade had already jumped up and was ready to rely on An Jie to complete the layup.
An Jie jumped reflexively, but cleanly slapped the basketball in Wade's hand away.
"Ann's iconic volleyball hat! Ho ho, I didn't expect that the first person to eat An Jie hot pot today would be Wade!"
"I'm sorry buddy, I don't want to. An Jie waved at Wade, but Wade patted An Jie's arm absently.
However, this is also the only time Wade has been deflated in this game. After that, the Flash went on a killing spree. An Jie was glad in his heart, fortunately, it was only an all-star game. If the Thunder meet such Wade in the regular season, the consequences are simply unimaginable.
In the fourth quarter, Anjie and Durant didn't have much playing time. But the two young men seized a fleeting opportunity to complete an aerial coordination.
It was Anjie holding the ball with his back in the low post, and when David Lee was still nervous, Anjie suddenly threw the basketball into the air, and Durant, who followed up, jumped to catch Anjie's pass in the air and dunk it into the frame.
O'Neill was overjoyed off the field, and Anjie's performance did not disappoint him. Kobe, who was injured but also came to the scene to watch the game, also applauded An Jie.
In the end, with Wade's strong performance, the Eastern Stars won the game with a score of 140-133 and successfully got revenge.
And after the game, the MVP of the All-Star Game was undoubtedly won by Wade, who performed well. With 28 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals, this result is well deserved to win the MVP award.
Although An Jie only scored 16 points and 6 rebounds, his performance today undoubtedly impressed the fans. Several wonderful goals were scored by Anjie.
At the 100,000-capacity Cowboy Stadium, Anjie ended his first All-Star Game trip. In front of this record number of live fans, Anjie showed his talent to the fullest.
After the game, Kobe Bryant and An Jie greeted each other warmly. Everyone who participated in the All-Star Game also took pictures with each other and said hello to each other.
How the night ended, An Jie doesn't remember anymore. All he knew was that he was very excited, very happy. I met a lot of people and did a lot of things.
But while being happy, An Jie did not forget. The second half of the regular season, which is related to the playoff spots, will be much more difficult to play than the first half.
It's been a fun weekend, but more difficult races are yet to come. (To be continued.) )