Chapter 552 [Competing for MVP]
The first two points other than Zhou Xuan of the Eastern Army were taken by James. He relied on his individual ability to make a strong breakthrough, pull the lever in the air, and shoot the ball under Durant's interference.
After that, Wade and James played a beautiful counterattack, and James scored a ball in the air relay.
Zhou Xuan used the way of a scoring guard to look for opportunities on the periphery, no longer running, standing still and waiting for the pass, and conserving his strength.
After several people got the opportunity, Zhou Xuan and Stoudemire played a block and cross, misplaced the cross, and Xiao Si scored a jumper in the face of Paul.
The wonderful scene appeared in 5 minutes and 16 seconds, Wade killed Kobe Bryant who broke off the breakthrough from the side, and Zhou Xuan in the front court threw off Yao Ming with speed and attacked quickly alone. After Zhou Xuan received Wade's pass on the right side, he scored a one-handed basketball shot! It's not difficult, but this is the first time Zhou Xuan has dunked since joining the NBA.
Yu Jia was surprised: "Zhou Xuan actually dunked quickly!" Was it a hallucination caused by the impact of the air, or was I drunk? ”
Zhang Li said with a smile: "Many people are curious about whether Zhou Xuan can dunk, he finally proved that he can, but he didn't have a chance before." THIS IS ALSO NORMAL, AFTER ALL, HE IS 190CM TALL. ”
With the growth of age and long-term exercise, Zhou Xuan's bounce power has also improved significantly. His hands are not small, he can barely grasp a basketball, and he won't take it off when he jumps. In fact, as early as last season, he was able to dunk the ball without interference, but he couldn't dunk any tricks and lacked strength. It's nothing compared to other players' dunks.
At the 7-minute mark, both sides returned the man. The Eastern Conference Celtics quartet played, along with the Heat's Bosh. Ross continued to sit on the bench. He's also very popular, second only to Zhou Xuan in the defender vote, but D'Antoni thinks the Celtic four-man team would be better together.
Rose felt like a fringe person, and he felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't find a coach theory, and most people would arrange it that way.
The West sent Anthony, Gasol, Nowitzki, Ginobili, Delon? Williams. Duncan and Westbrook continued to sit on the bench.
There has always been no shortage of high-quality inner lines in the west, and this advantage can often be used to suppress the east, but this time, the eastern inner line obviously does not suffer.
Zhang Li said: "Zhou Xuan has 12 points and 2 assists in 7 minutes, and his performance is the most eye-catching. Yao Ming's performance was average. 2 points and 1 assist. ”
Yu Jia said with a smile: "Yao Ming has always played little in the star game. Kobe Bryant played more aggressively at home, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. His team-mates were happy to create chances for him. ”
The two sides went into the second quarter, and Rondo was also the target of the star-star game, and no one cared for two steps from the outside, but even then he still had to pass the ball. What kind of performance is this? Is it clearly funny? When the Suns drafted Rondo, D'Antoni sent him out of the city without even thinking about it.
Barkley laughed: "I think Rondo should shoot a few more threes to prove that he can shoot too, which is outrageous." ”
Smith said: "His shot may only prove that the opponent is right......
The West continued to shrink the defense, with Ray Allen missing two three-pointers and Pierce missing a three-pointer. The only two three-pointers on the court were inaccurate, and the East suddenly fell to the downside. In the West, when there is a ball, it hits the basket, which is much more efficient.
Griffin didn't seem to have enough dunks in the rookie game and slam dunk contest before, and he wanted to rush to the basket when he had the opportunity, but unfortunately Howard and Xiaosi didn't give him a chance, and only scored a two-point shot.
Nowitzki came off the bench, but he was the type of headache for the Eastern Army. He dodged after the perimeter block, and Gasol maximized the inside line.
Delon and Nowitzki worked well together to block and attack, scoring one after another. At the end of the first quarter, the East was 31-39 behind.
In the second quarter, Rose got a chance to play, James and Wade also played, and Bosh and Horford were on the inside. Everyone in the East is on the pitch.
The West also sent Westbrook and Duncan, and the other three were Durant, Kobe, and Gasol.
Westbrook was selected as an All-Star for the first time, and he was very excited after he came on the court, rushing inside after blocking and dismantling, completely ignoring the mood of Kobe and Gasol, and wanting to perform on his own. He loves Los Angeles and attended UCLA. But playing alone made Lakers fans a little unhappy.
Zhou Xuan sat on the sidelines and watched Westbrook stir up the game, which he thought was very interesting. If he had been in the west at this time, he might have been able to pull away in one fell swoop. It is better to look at the configuration of the west.
D'Antoni asked him to rest a little longer, waiting to play with Stadamire, and he could also replace Pierce and Ray Allen, who had rested for a while, to avoid the Heat trio. Those three have strength, but the three of them mainly cooperate, affecting Zhou Xuan's ball possession.
Five minutes later, Zhou Xuan was back on the court, and his teammates were the Celtic trio plus Xiaosi.
Rose made six shots in a short period of time, hit two shots, scored 4 points and 1 assist, and was also a messy master. D'Antoni was glad to bring in Zhou Xuan, and the other two star guards in the East couldn't satisfy him. His basketball philosophy is the highest demand for defenders.
Zhou Xuan and Stadamire played a blocking and dismantling cooperation, Duncan went down and replaced Gasol Griffin as a partner, and the protection of the two inside lines was not very good. Xiao Si and Zhou Xuan cut in the air after blocking and dismantling, and completed a powerful one-handed empty dunk in the middle.
Then Zhou Xuan faced Griffin, who was not strict with the guard, and scored twice with 60-degree shots. Griffin soon made another mistake in passing, and was stolen by Zhou Xuan for a fast-break layup, and the East tied the score.
At the end of the half, Zhou Xuan played 14 minutes, scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and was very efficient, rushing to 30+10. The East is still trailing by four points at 68-72.
"Magic" Johnson said: "Zhou Xuan played super statistics in the regular season, and now the defense in the star game is not tight enough, it is easier for him to score points, if he is not assisting his teammates, he can probably score more points by always playing Griffin." ”
Van Gundy said: "It's very difficult for the average interior to try to prevent him from breaking through, but not for Griffin guards. ”
On the side of CCTV5, Zhang Reasonable said: "If the East wins, nine times out of ten, Zhou Xuan will win the MVP, and this is the second time he has won the MVP of the Star Game." ”
Yu Jia said: "It depends on how the second half is played, and the East must catch up with the score." ”
In the third quarter, Zhou Xuan rested again at the beginning, with the Heat trio, Horford and Rose playing. Rondo was firmly pressed against the bench. In D'Antoni's system, players like Rondo who can't shoot can only be used as substitutes.
The three of the Heat played a good tacit understanding, James assisted Wade and Bosh in succession to score, and he also broke through twice and caused fouls. In contrast, he is more of a point guard than Rose. The organization of the high position is well organized. And James is also very active on the defensive end, nominally Bosh is the inside, but he often defends the shots, and the task of grabbing rebounds is James's, and he grabbed 6 rebounds in the half.
Four minutes later, Zhou Xuan came on the court and replaced Rose, who missed two shots and missed three-point shots in the open position.
James did not hold the ball, Zhou Xuan was not selfish, and continued to pass the ball to him, James broke through the attraction bag and passed to Zhou Xuan on the periphery. Zhou Xuan caught the ball and hit a three-point shot, scoring 21 points and helping the East overtake the score.
James was very efficient in this period, coupled with the performance in the first half, it is very likely to get a triple-double, and D'Antoni also saw that he was in good shape, so he kept him on the court, replacing Wade and replacing Ray Allen. Stoudamire replaces Bosh. Howard was also on the line, against Yao Ming.
Yao Ming just followed back and forth on the court, and no one passed him the ball in the low post, which was not suitable for the star game. Popovich put Yao Ming on the court mainly defensively, so Duncan didn't have to play. The Spurs coach likes to use ways to conserve energy at the core of the team and prepare for the regular season.
The score of the two sides did not open, Zhou Xuan was strictly guarded by Paul, and he did not force the shot, and James stole a lot of limelight. He only misplaced Gasol near the end of the game with a "Bye-Buddha" feint past Gasol and scored on a layup.
In this quarter, James is close to a triple-double, scoring 12 points in a single quarter, and scoring 23 points like Zhou Xuan, James assists 7 times, Zhou Xuan 8 times, but James rebounds are stronger with 9, and there is suspense about MVP ownership.
Entering the fourth quarter, the West fielded the strongest offensive lineup. Yao Ming went to rest, the inside line was Gasol and Nowitzki, and the outside line was Anthony, Kobe, and Delon? Williams.
Looking at this season's stats, Delon has scored more points than Paul, let alone others.
Zhou Xuan went down to rest for a while, looked at the data, and found that Kobe's data was already very terrifying, with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
Zhang Li sighed: "Kobe Bryant really wants to win the MVP at home, and he plays very actively. Of the 10 rebounds, 8 were frontcourt rebounds. ”
As soon as the words fell, Bryant scored a frontcourt rebound after Anthony missed a shot, and scored a second offensive layup. In his ninth rebound, he scored 31 points.
Yu Jia said: "Howard didn't look like he had much energy, and he made four shots today, two of which were three-pointers, and of course he didn't make them. It can be seen that he is here to play this time, and he doesn't care about winning or losing. And he didn't do a good job of protecting the rebounding ball. The man with the most rebounds in the East is James with nine. ”
TNT Radio Buckley is also talking about Howard. "The Magic's record has not gone up but down after the trade, there are no qualified benches on the inside, Arenas on the perimeter is like a role player, and now maybe Howard's mind is on the regular season."
"If the East wants to win, I think Howard should be brought off as soon as possible," Smith said. ”
The offense can't be attacked, and the defense is not good. Howard really didn't do much. D'Antoni called a timeout, replaced Bosh, and also replaced Ray Allen and Pierce on the perimeter, adding two three-point shooting points. James and Wade went down to rest. Zhou Xuan returned to the field again.
On the court, D'Antoni instructed: "Zhou has the ball, Amare and Chris double cover, and the others are outside and waiting for a shooting opportunity, we have to win this game." ”
Although he didn't say anything about unlimited shots, everyone knew that this was a tactic for Zhou Xuan, and James didn't know if he would play next.