Chapter 214: [Stars of Stars]
Zhang Li took a look at the statistics and said with a smile: "Zhou Xuan played so well, 2 points and 5 assists, the star of the stars, he didn't have stage fright at all in the first competition." ”
Yu Jia said: "Yesterday's challenge showed that his mental quality is very good, and he will definitely not have stage fright. Whenever there is an open space on the field, he will pass it immediately. This is better than when the Warriors were playing, because the defensive intensity of the All-Star Game is not high, and the second is that his teammates are too good at scoring. ”
The organization of Iverson in the east was lifeless, and he gave it to James in the half, and then the periphery was not empty, and Zhou Xuan followed him the most easily.
In the minds of fans, Iverson will always be the 2001 regular season MVP, the hero of the Finals. But now his eyes are godless, how can he have the slightest star image.
The Eastern Conference stars also understand this, so the ball goes out and they don't give Iverson a pass anymore. Wade passes to James, who breaks through under Howard's cover and then passes back to the middle.
Nowitzki didn't bother with Howard, and "Warcraft" immediately showed off his hard-working mid-range shot. While! There was a crisp sound of striking iron, and the ball bounced out of the frame.
News says Magic assistant Patrick? Ewing personally passed the ball to his lover, and Howard practiced shooting from various positions, including baseline, 45 degrees and front, but it was not a nirvana, only icing on the cake, and the accuracy was limited.
The rebound was grabbed by Duncan. Howard returned to defense quickly after the shot, and he was selected as an All-Star by the vote king, but yesterday he was selected by Nate? Robinson was a bit humiliating with a dunk across and he was eager to save face with a win today. He is not as good at calculation as Zhou Xuan, and he thinks that the east has hope of winning.
Zhou Xuan dribbled over half the court, still relying on blocking. He has already broken the record for the youngest All-Star in NBA history, and if there is any more outstanding performance, a group of people will be in the background. The stars in the East are starting to try to keep him at bay. Garnett blocked Zhou Xuan's breakthrough route, and as soon as he crossed the middle, Howard blocked Stadameyer.
"Little Overlord" couldn't break through, and he didn't want to shoot in front of Howard. His passing awareness is relatively poor, Duncan has already reached the side or hesitated to take a step with the ball first and then pass, Duncan received the ball and Howard went to the side defense. Duncan doesn't force the shot, and then hand it over to Kobe, and the East has completed the rotation transition. After the worst, Kobe Bryant pulled out three points.
As soon as Howard grabbed the rebound, the East immediately counterattacked. Wade passed to Iverson. Iverson received the ball and dribbled past Duncan behind his back, took the ball and started to make a feint to the left, pretending to pass the ball to James, and then dodged Zhou Xuan to break through to the basketball. 13 to 8.
When Zhou Xuan also made mistakes in the defensive breakthrough, he thought that the side James was more threatening. After receiving the baseline ball and dribbling to the front, Zhou Xuan felt that he was a little too arrogant, and he didn't take Iverson to heart. He decided to immediately return to the color, with the dislocation.
In the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan and Nowitzki played blocking and dismantling, which is undoubtedly the most feared tactic in the east now. James didn't switch defenses, and Garnett pulled up to the line again, almost exactly the same as the previous goal scored by Duncan.
As soon as Duncan pulled to the side, Howard followed. Zhou Xuan moved to the middle, was sandwiched between Garnett and James, and threw the ball high. Stodameyer cut into the basket on the right side and slammed the ball with both hands! 15 to 8.
The fans applauded and cheered, this goal was beautiful!
There's an unwritten rule of the All-Star Game that home stars tend to get more shots. Zhou Xuan has already assisted Stodamire twice for a dunk. That's what people want to see the most, not the perimeter shot after shot.
The same is true in the East, where James received the ball in the front court and broke through to the basket to attract Duncan's defense, while Wade and Howard cut without the ball on the other side. James tossed the ball high and Wade scored with both hands and returned an open catch. 15 to 10.
Attacking from the west, Zhou Xuan relied on Nowitzki's cover to avoid Iverson. As he ran, he thought that in the Western starters, Nowitzki and Duncan always played soy sauce, and they wanted to show Stoudeyere and Kobe, so he wouldn't have any problem with using Nowitzki as a blue-collar to get rid of defense. The opponent can't relax his defense against Nowitzki, and although he doesn't play beautifully, he definitely scores in the open space.
The same set of tactics, Duncan pulls out.
Iverson was a little depressed. In the regular season, Zhou Xuan made the opponent uncomfortable and how to fight, and when it came to the All-Star Game, he was regarded as a breakthrough again. He came to the Star Game to relax, not to be beaten and embarrassed.
James switched defenses to block Zhou Xuan, and Zhou Xuan immediately passed to the middle.
Garnett went to defend Nowitzki, who protected the ball with his back and passed it to Zhou Xuan, who ran to his side. James's defensive awareness was shown, he didn't run with Zhou Xuan, but quickly withdrew to the basket to block Stadamire, and if he was slower, it would be an empty catch.
But with such a misalignment, Zhou Xuan was empty. Garnett withstood Nowitzki, Iverson stood next to Duncan and didn't chase the defense, Zhou Xuan entered the three-point line, and the left side of the 60-degree emergency stop jump shot was made, without pressure, hollow into the net. 17 to 10.
scored another goal in the West, but Kobe's face was not very good-looking in the defense, he felt that he had been tricked, Zhou Xuan said to pass the ball to him, help him get the MVP, and looked like a pure Komi, but after playing for a while, he found that Zhou Xuan was his biggest competitor for the All-Star MVP. Several big men in the team are helping Zhou Xuan play, and he is the one who holds the ball and is the main attacker, so it is easy to score and get good data.
Of course, Kobe Bryant misinterpreted Zhou Xuan's meaning a little, Zhou Xuan didn't say that he was only passed on alone, which was the work that Fisher and Famar would do. Zhou Xuan's cooperation is happy, and everyone does their part.
Eastern offense, after blocking and dismantling, James broke through the ball to Wade on the periphery, Wade hung low to Garnett, Stoudamire defended and leaked, and Garnett scored easily under the basket. 17 to 12.
Zhou Xuan took the ball to the front court, Kobe Bryant reached out to ask for the ball, and he wanted to attack by covering the ball.
Kobe Bryant obviously wants to grab points, how can Zhou Xuan not see it? He pretended not to see it, and then cooperated with Stadamyre to block and dismantle, and then broke through to the right side where Kobe Bryant was.
Only if Wade assists in defense, Zhou Xuan will consider passing Kobe. The reason is very simple, Kobe Bryant attacks with the ball, and he can't add assists. He can not score, but he wants to get as many assists as possible in the All-Star Game, and for the sake of performance, he doesn't mind being a "brush".
Garnett saw Zhou Xuan break through, changed gears, stood close to the three-second zone line, tried to control two people, Zhou Xuan took the ball and took a step to the periphery, Garnett knew that it was not possible to go out, so he had to interfere. Zhou Xuan's drop ball was given to Stoudeyer in the low post.
"Little Overlord" easily squeezed through Iverson and scored a half-hook ball in front of Howard's defense. 19 to 12.
Suns fans saw Zhou Xuan send good balls again and again, and some people sighed: "The defense in the East is too lax this year, if Nash is selected as an All-Star, he will definitely play well, but it's a pity." ”
Another said: "I don't think so, Nash is relatively low-key, how can he rush to perform like this?" ”
The man got to the point.
Nash has never won the All-Star Game MVP, and has always modestly given up opportunities to his teammates, giving them to whoever wants the ball and who wants to perform. All previous international players and All-Stars also had this common problem.
Zhou Xuan is an exception. He began to think about how to brush data half a month before the start of the star game to make himself more popular.
Before coming to the competition, he studied the information of each star, what he was good at, and where the opponent's defensive weaknesses were, and took it as seriously as if he were playing a regular season. He has always believed that "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible." ”
In the eastern offense, only Zhou Xuan faced Iverson on the periphery, and the other four invariably adopted a compressed defense, and they all knew that the opponent lacked a three-point shooter, and the defense was the most effective. The Eastern All-Star Game was won last season, and this time the Western players want to win.
Even James, who is the most accurate three-pointer on the floor, is not so sure of shooting from the outside. Nowitzki dropped far back, James opted for a dry pull, and the ball bounced out of the box. The West is full of big men, and it is difficult for Howard to grab rebounds alone, even if he is the rebounding king in the regular season.
Duncan won the backcourt rebound, and Kobe Bryant went to the right side to ask for the ball, but Zhou Xuan still didn't give it.
Before the start of the game, Jackson had made it clear that Zhou Xuan controlled the ball, and if you want to blame it, blame the coach. Zhou Xuan didn't know what Lu Dao was like, and when the efficiency was super high, he had to change his offensive method. In the Warriors, he won't give Jackson, Ellis, Margetty in this situation, and he won't give Kobe Bryant here.
He's a perfectionist at heart, and he wants to pass the ball to the easiest place to score, to the most suitable person, not to someone he has a good relationship with. Zhou Xuan waved at Kobe Bryant and motioned for him to cut inside.
Bryant went into the low post and faced Garnett. Zhou Xuan's goal was not to let Kobe Bryant challenge Garnett with a backward jumper in the low post, but to play a block with Stadamire.
Garnett was suddenly embarrassed, and went out to empty Kobe? It's impossible.
Wade switched to Zhou Xuan on the side. And Zhou Xuan sent the ball to the middle again. Stoudeyer received the ball under Iverson's defense without pressure, turned to the frame, stepped with his left foot and retracted it, and scored a jumper. 21 to 12.
Passing the ball to the home team's stars, Zhou Xuan also passed to the hearts of the fans. Stadameyer has scored eight points in a single quarter, the most for both teams.
When he returned to the defense, Stadamire and Zhou Xuan clapped their hands, and he felt like Nash was by his side, but he changed his appearance.
And Kobe, who is responsible for attracting defense, looks at Zhou Xuan more and more unpleasantly.
Eastern offense, Garnett missed a jump shot after blocking and dismantling, Duncan won the backcourt rebound, Kobe Bryant retreated to ask for the ball, Duncan passed to him, Kobe Bryant immediately dribbled across the halfcourt, burst Wade on the right side, withdrew from the three-point line, paused, and suddenly pulled out a three-point shot, and the ball bounced out of the frame.
The rebound was taken by Garnett and handed to Wade, who passed it to James. The three big men in the west just fell into position, and they couldn't defend back, only Zhou Xuan and Kobe Bryant were the fastest to return to defense, but James rushed up, he had no choice but to get out of the way, and James scored with one hand. 21 to 14.
When Duncan sent the bottom ball, he shook his head at Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan nodded, "I understand what you mean."
When it came to the offensive end, Zhou Xuan wanted to attack again, but Kobe Bryant stood on the periphery and did not cut empty.
So Zhou Xuan and Nowitzki blocked and dismantled, attracted the defense and passed to Duncan who pulled out, Howard followed, Duncan shook for a while and didn't shoot, and suddenly dribbled the ball to the middle and passed Howard, Garnett was slow to make up the defense, Duncan also caused a foul when he scored on the basketball, and hit the free throw 24-14.
Shi Buddha proved that he was not old, and the score widened to 10 points.