Eight minutes were played in the first quarter, and the Western Army led 31-18. Zhou Xuan scored 4 points and 8 assists and performed the best, and the statistics were amazing.

Substitutions on the field, five up and five down in the West. O'Neal, Gasol, Anthony, Roy, Paul.

There were four substitutions in the East, with Howard remaining on the court and Lewis, Pierce, Ray Allen, and Mor Williams on the court. The reason why Howard continued to play was simple, Bosh was out with an injury, and they had two big men on the inside. Howard and Garnett. If one is not left on the floor, Lewis will have to play center.

If Mike? Isn't it a prank for Brown to ask Lewis to defend O'Neal?

Immediately after the Eastern substitution, the attack power increased, and the four outside pitchers could open up space. The West is even more starry, and Paul, who was almost elected the regular season MVP last season, is certainly not willing to come off the bench and play proactively. He teamed up with Gasol to block and also give O'Neal a low lob shot.

Although O'Neal is old and can't defend well, he is very strong on his own, and Howard can't defend him one-on-one. O'Neal was able to use his strong body to gain position, and Howard, who was squeezed, couldn't jump and couldn't take advantage of his strong bounce.

ESPN commentator "Magic" Johnson, who was in charge of the live broadcast of the game, talked about Zhou Xuan at this time. "It's terrible, if Zhou Xuan is still so efficient in the second quarter, I'm afraid he will break the assist record of the Star Game."

Van Gundy laughed: "yes, you set the record of 13 assists in the half in 1984, and he is very close to that record. And he almost broke Stockton's record of 9 assists in a single quarter set in 1989, which could have been done if he had been allowed to play a little longer. In addition, the single-game assist record is also 22 that you hold. Erwin, do you want him to break the record? ”

"Records are left for people to break." Johnson did not indicate whether he hoped or did not hope.

Zhang Lili and Yu Jia are also talking about Zhou Xuan's assists, and many Chinese fans hate Jackson's substitutions, how good it would be if Zhou Xuan was allowed to play the whole quarter. But it's no wonder that there are 12 "Zen masters", and everyone must allocate it reasonably if they want to get playing time. If Zhou Xuan fights for too long, it is not good for others to just show their faces. Billups and Randolph were still sitting on the bench and didn't show up.

Stern watched the game and was very satisfied with Zhou Xuan's performance, especially when he didn't feed Kobe Bryant all the time, and he didn't give the ball to the outside several times.

Kobe Bryant participated in the All-Star Game for the first time and asked Malone to walk away in order to single Jordan. At that time, Stern was also very happy that if a person was too low-key, he would not be able to attract attention. Like Grant? Hill, at his peak, Hill could easily cut down 30+ if he wanted to, but he compared himself to Pippen and played very selflessly. As a result, as soon as he left the pistons, the magic fell due to injuries. What the league needs, stars who always attract attention.

Zhou Xuan's first All-Star did better than Kobe Bryant, because he was pass-oriented, assisting other stars while achieving himself. When the home team fans cheered for Stadamire, who scored 10 points in a single quarter, they also cheered for Zhou Xuan.

It is no exaggeration to say that there are countless people now looking forward to Zhou Xuan's debut, waiting for him to set an assist record.

Phil? Jackson had already planned Zhou Xuan's playing time. Does he know David? Stern's purpose, having been a coach for many years, also understands the need to follow the president's wishes.

Stern wants to make Zhou Xuan popular, just like when Jordan was about to retire and NBA ratings plummeted, the league needed to find Jordan's successor to win Kobe Bryant, which is a star-making movement that has never stopped.

After so many years of looking for a successor, someone as influential as Jordan never appeared again. Although Kobe Bryant is known as the closest person to Jordan, he is actually far behind. Back then, Jordan was recognized as the strongest, but unlike Kobe Bryant, some people worshiped him like a god, and some people hated him.

Six minutes were played in the second quarter and the West led by 14 points, 55-41.

After the pause, Zhou Xuan replaced Paul, Billups and Randolph were also sent on the court, the small forward was still Anthony, and the center was Pau Gasol.

The East continued to keep a big man on the field. Garnett replaced Howard, and the other four were James, Granger, Joe Johnson, and Harris.

It's a big lineup with four small, and although James claims to be able to play five positions, he won't play inside when he's a Cavaliers. When it came to the Star Game, he was supposed to be playing, how could he be willing to be reduced to being a blue-collar worker? But the inner line in the east is so shabby. In the past, it was said that the east looked at the stars, and the west looked at the team, but now there are only a few stars in the east, and the west is star-studded.

Several swingmen in the East were on the court together, and the attack power was guaranteed, and Harris was very excited after coming on the court, quickly passed the halfcourt, played a cover with James, and broke through to throw the ball in. 55 to 43.

Attacking in the west, Zhou Xuan observed the opponent's position and immediately became happy, because the person who stood in the low position to defend was Granger. Randolph wanted to pull it out to block the demolition, Zhou Xuan stretched out his finger and hit the code, and Randolph immediately went to the left low position.

Garnett followed his old opponent Gasol, and the low post became Granger's defense against Randolph, and Zhou Xuan took it to the side and hoisted it into the low post. Randolph received the ball with his back and turned to the basket to score a one-handed cricket. 57 to 43.

Granger has been stats great this year and he's physically strong, but that's for small forwards, and the low post defense makes him too difficult to defend against Randolph.

"Another assist." Van Gundy smiled: "There are only three people who can defend in the low post in the East, Garnett, James, and Howard. If Granger is allowed to stand under the basket in the joint defense, then it will be too easy for Zhou Xuan to assist. ”

"There's a big problem with the defense of this Eastern Stars." Johnson sighed lightly.

The East offense, the West four invariably compressed the defense again, Harris's three-point was not good, and Howard could only attack under the basket. James made the cover and Harris split the ball to Johnson on the perimeter.

"The Eagle King" has always been accurate in his three-point range, but today he had a bad hand, and his first shot was hit by Billups' interference. Howard grabbed a frontcourt rebound and scored on a two-handed dunk in front of Randolph. 57 to 45.

The western attack, Billups came up, and Zhou Xuan did not have the right to let the veteran control the ball. Billups' three-pointer from the outside is his forte, and if he is allowed to play, the eight achievements are passed to Anthony alone.

This time James went into the low post against Randolph, and he didn't want to give up the game easily.

Zhou Xuan waved towards Big Gasol on the periphery to find cover.

Gasol is a master of strategy, and he felt that Zhou Xuan was smart when he played against the Warriors twice, and this change could disrupt the defensive plan in the East. Gasol covered on the right side, Garnett defended out, but if he didn't come out, Zhou Xuan was sure to throw himself.

After blocking and dismantling, Zhou Xuan has already thought of a choice, Anthony on the right side is the object that cannot be released, and will attract defense, Billups runs to the left side and stands on the outside line at 60 degrees, which can also attract defense, and the three points are very accurate. At this time, the east can only be guarded by Garnett. Zhou Xuan passed the ball to the middle, Gasol blocked and cut to the inside, took the ball with his back to the left side, turned to the left side and got up to make a layup, holding it high. After all, James is not as tall as Garnett, and he can't make up for the block when he lets go of Randolph, and the ball goes in. 59 to 45.

Zhou Xuan had just been on the court for a minute, and the assists had already doubled, and the fans gave a standing ovation.

Yao Ming said off the court: "He can't break the record today, and he will definitely be the MVP if he continues to play like this." It's amazing, as long as he enters the national team, we will definitely break through. ”

Ye Li is not very optimistic. "Okay, I always think the national team's defense is too bad."

Yao Ming smiled: "Definitely, as long as there is a pitcher around him, he has a way to help his teammates score." The Chinese team now lacks people who can hold the ball and organize the offense on the outside, and the most important thing is the pitcher. ”

Next year is the World Championships, what makes Yao Ming depressed is the 2008 Olympic Games, what is it organized by Chen Jianghua, the height of the point guard, the small forward play, if Zhou Xuan joins, they will not be able to enter the finals. It may be close to the United States, but it can compete with Spain, Argentina and Lithuania.

Eastern Granger also tried to shoot three-pointers from the perimeter. was selected as an All-Star for the first time, and his performance was also a little restrained, he didn't know how to perform at all, he passed the ball when he received it, and he threw it when he had the opportunity, and he didn't give full play to his breakthrough strengths, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Randolph picked up the rebound angrily and gave the ball to Zhou Xuan.

In the western positional battle, Zhou Xuan and Gasol played blocking and dismantling again, Garnett defended it, and Zhou Xuan obviously felt that his defensive strength was not as good as in the regular season. The Celtics are all veterans, and the primary goal is to play the regular season with reasonable physical allocation, and this kind of game is not taken very seriously. Zhou Xuan changed direction and walked to the right side, leading to the bottom line, Garnett did not prevent the breakout, and the oppression was not enough. Gasol stopped in the middle of the station, Harris didn't chase after him, and Zhou Xuan made a stop-and-go jump shot at the bottom line, and hit the shot. 61 to 45.

Zhou Xuan still played with ease in the second quarter, and in his eyes, the Eastern Army's defense had too many weaknesses. His goal was stats, so he didn't want to reduce the number of offensive rounds, and the defense was lax, which also gave the East troops some opportunities to break through and dunk, and the game became more exciting.

With 2 minutes and 42 seconds left, Zhou Xuan passed to the right wing, and Anthony scored a one-handed basketball after cutting into the air.

At 2:04, Zhou Xuan gave the ball to Billups in a fast break, and the latter grabbed a three-point shot.

1 minute and 21 seconds, Zhou Xuan formed a dislocation after blocking and dismantling, Randolph was deeply placed under the basket, and received Zhou Xuan's pass to single Joe Johnson to cause 2+1.

27。 In 9 seconds, Zhou Xuan hung back to Pau Gasol, who easily dunked and scored.

With 14 assists in the half, he broke the All-Star Game half-time assist record set by "Magic" Johnson, but that's not all.

The most sluggish attack in the East, Harris did not grasp the time, rushed into the interior and threw in, leaving enough time for the West to counterattack, after the dislocation, Zhou Xuan quickly advanced to the front court with the ball, assisted Anthony to score in the middle of the shot, and sent the 15th assist.

While attacking frantically, the defense of the Western team was also terrible, and the score was not pulled away too much. The West ended the first half with a 76-67 lead.