In addition to Zhou Xuan, there are also people in the west who want to win the MVP. That's Kobe Bryant playing at home.

Kobe Bryant also missed the All-Star Game last season due to injury, and the stars in the West are dim. As he gets older, he knows that it is getting harder and harder to win personal honors, and this time he plans to fight for it.

In the locker room, Kobe Bryant deliberately chatted with Paul. "Chris, I wish you could pass me a few more balls and I'll throw them in."

The words were a little stiff, and Paul nodded. There are two super scorers on the outside of the West, Durant and Kobe, and Griffin on the inside is also playing at home, so he has to pass a few. Paul didn't plan to pass a lot of balls to Yao Ming, and that game was really not spectacular.

Paul himself isn't in the mood to compete for MVP, and he's been depressed about the current state of the Hornets lately. The squad is not strong enough, the owner wants to sell the team, and he doesn't know where Lu Dao will be by this time next year. Paul wants to go to a team that has the potential to win a championship, like the Lakers, the Heat. The Knicks were not bad, but with Zhou Xuan there, he blocked his way.

The star appearance ceremony was a little uneventful, and the four Green Army even received collective boos from Lakers fans when they came on the court. Home fans remember the humiliation that the Celtics inflicted on the Lakers in 2008.

James was more hip-hop when he appeared, and Howard also showed off his hot dance, but it was only a few moves, and he was probably worried that O'Neal would say that it was his own leftovers. Zhou Xuan didn't show a dance, just smiled and waved to the fans.

The way the players in the West play is similarly lacklustre.

Zhang Li said: "Kobe Bryant's expression is solemn, and he is ready to exert his strength in the game at a glance. ”

Yu Jia said with a smile: "Yao Ming finally appeared on the star field with Zhou Xuan, the fans must have been waiting for this day for a long time, but unfortunately they are opponents." ”

It was broadcast live on more than 200 television stations throughout the world. After a brief warm-up, the starters of both sides came out.

Eastern five: Zhou Xuan, Wade, James, Stoudeyer, Howard.

Western Five: Paul, Kobe, Durant, Griffin, Yao Ming.

Barkley exclaimed: "The game is going to begin, see who will be the star of the stars of the year." Unlike last season, both sides are on the All-Star team, and it is relatively rare for players selected to be All-Stars this year to have no injuries, whether they are starters or substitutes. ”

Smith said: "The East has risen this year, and there are a lot of highlights today, the matchup between Zhou Xuan and Paul, and whether Kobe Bryant can win another All-Star Game MVP of his career at home." ”

The referee blew a whistle, and Howard jumped the ball to beat Yao Ming, dialed it to James, and James passed it to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan didn't say a word, took a step outside the three-point line in the middle, and threw it when he pulled it up.

Paul didn't expect him to pull out on the first attack, didn't react, and was slow to get off and block. The ball hollows into the net. 3 to 0.

"Beautiful, Zhou Xuan opened with a three-pointer." Zhang Li shouted.

Yu Jia said: "The defense of the star game is not too strict, and if Zhou Xuan shoots more, he may score a high score." ”

Paul passed to Kobe, who played a block with Griffin, dodged Wade and broke through to the inside, Stoudamire changed defense, Kobe dribbled two steps 45 degrees to protect the ball, his right shoulder shook slightly, and he turned around and threw the ball backwards to the bottom line! 3 to 2.

"Magic" Johnson said: "Kobe Bryant was in good shape today. ”

Joan Barry said: "I don't know if there will be star scores, I think it's unlikely, there are very few stars in a single game to score super high scores, you can't just care about your own performance." ”

Van Gundy said: "I don't think Zhou Xuan thinks so......"

In the front court, Zhou Xuan glanced at James, and suddenly took the ball and pulled out three points at 70 degrees on the right side. Paul didn't expect him to shoot second in a row, plus he glanced at his teammates and gestured to both movements that were very confusing, so he didn't cover it.

The ball smashes into the left side of the basket and bounces in. 6 to 2.

I'm going, what are you doing? Isn't this guy going to see himself as a point guard today? Paul cried out inwardly. As a starter, as soon as he came up, he was thrown two three-pointers in front of him, which was enough to lose face.

Kobe Bryant was also unhappy, if he was in the Lakers, he would definitely shout at Fisher to "be more defensive" or change the defense, but he couldn't say anything to Paul. Paul is an important target for the Lakers, and he must have a good relationship and take care of the other party's face.

On the western offense, Paul decided to single-handedly pick up Zhou Xuan and return one, and twice dribbled under his crotch to the left side.

Griffin didn't come out to cover, his mid-range shooting ability is average, high-level blocking is easy to be emptied, and his specialty is low-post strong offense, so it is better to stay inside to attract defense. Zhou Xuan followed Paul, keeping his distance and raising his hand to interfere.

Although it was a star game, Zhou Xuan didn't want people to pass casually on the defensive end. Paul anticipated this, took the ball in his right hand and turned to open up the distance, and threw a backward jumper from the left baseline. The action was coherent and beautiful, but it was a little off the hook with interference, popping out of the frame, and the rebound was picked up by Howard.

The eastern troops immediately counterattacked, and ran and bombed in 7 seconds. Zhou Xuan received the ball from close range and gave it to Wade, Wade quickly passed the half and passed James, and Zhou Xuan also ran to the opponent's half.

James was blocked by Durant, and he couldn't break through directly in the middle and passed to Wade, and Kobe Bryant was also very strict with the defense, and there was no intention of releasing water at the beginning. At this time, Zhou Xuan had just passed the half, and Stoudamire got rid of Paul without the ball, and Wade passed the ball to the middle.

Paul continued to follow Zhou Xuan, Xiao Si did not attack strongly in the face of Griffin's defense, and passed to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan received the ball in a low position on the right side, leaned on Paul, took the ball with his left foot as the axis, and half-turned to the middle, Paul moved slightly, Zhou Xuan withdrew with his right foot, took another step towards the bottom line, and took the ball with his right hand to make a layup. Paul hurriedly moved sideways to the bottom line and raised his hands to interfere. Yao Ming also returned to the inside line, preparing to block, how did he know that Zhou Xuan was a feint again, the central axis foot stood very steady, the right foot was retracted and then turned in the opposite direction, and the 45-degree backward jumper.

The ball was very difficult, attracting Yao Ming, and leaning back to avoid Paul's block, the ball shot was a little off, but it was light, and it hit the basket and scored twice.

8 to 2, Zhou Xuan scored 8 points in a row at the beginning!

Attacking in the west, Yao Ming pulled to the perimeter to cover, and Paul gave the ball to Durant. Durant faced James on the left side and made a false pass to Yao Ming, who cut in the middle. Yao Ming received the ball with his back, turned around the frame, and pressed Howard to throw the ball in, he almost didn't jump, and completely relied on Howard to score with his height advantage. 8 to 4.

Zhang Li said: "The offensive efficiency of the two sides in the opening game is very high, I don't know how Zhou Xuan will play this ball, and pass it to Wade." ”

Yu Jia said: "He ran out of position......"

The western formation contracted. Previously, Zhou Xuan chatted with Duncan and Yao Ming and got a message that the west is likely to compress the defense line because of the lack of pitchers in the east. Now he is the person with the highest shooting percentage from the outside of the East, and at this time, if the West compresses and breaks through, it will definitely be passed to the perimeter.

The quotient of the people present is not low. Wade and Stoudeyer played the pick-and-roll, and James and Zhou Xuan were on the perimeter. Zhou Xuan cut to the bottom corner of the weak side, and Paul defended it.

was continuously thrown, Paul had a competitive mind, and didn't want Zhou Xuan to score again. Zhou Xuan didn't stand still to attract the defense, ran back and Xiao Si covered without the ball, and came out of the middle.

As long as Wade passes the ball, Zhou Xuan can get a chance to shoot, but the Flash chooses to burst in, throwing the shot wide, Yao Ming won the backcourt rebound and gave it to nearby Kobe.

Kobe Bryant misplaced a step away from Stoudamire and rushed to the frontcourt, James followed him, and the two stars were opposed. Bryant took the ball all the way to the right side and passed the ball to Durant in the middle. The latter took the ball and dummered, passed Howard, who reached out for a steal, and broke through the middle to dunk the basketball with both hands. 8 to 6.

When it came to the All-Star Game, Howard didn't defend well, and he usually wouldn't steal like this.

Attacking in the east, Paul defended Zhou Xuan strictly, Zhou Xuan passed to James, and ran to the bottom corner of the right side where James was without the ball in the middle. This is the running position of the "Hawks offense", Yao Ming did not come out, and Durant changed his defense to keep up with Zhou Xuan. James didn't pass, but turned to Wade in the middle and handed it back, and Wade stepped back to distance himself from Kobe Bryant and passed to Howard in the low post.

"Warcraft" singled out Yao Ming, turned around and hooked his hand out, the ball was biased to the right side, Yao Ming jumped up and blocked and couldn't grab the rebound, Griffin didn't do a good job of protecting the rebound this time, Zhou Xuan went to the bottom line first, and then ran back and rushed into the inside line, accurately judged the direction of the ball popping up, jumped lightly, didn't take the rebound, lightly clicked the ball to the basket at close range, and scored the cricket. 10 to 6.

Barkley shouted, "Does Zhou Xuan want to turn the star game into a solo performance?" I didn't expect to score 10 points in a row. ”

"He's played 60+ twice this season, 70+ once, and is currently averaging 19 points per game. 6 points. Recently, I guess he's addicted to scoring. Smith laughed: "As long as the defense is not strict, he will make a resolute move." ”

The Western team's protection of rebounding is not good enough, Griffin always wants to dunk on a fast break when he starts, and his position is relatively outside, Durant is used to playing small forward, and he is also active on the periphery, leaving only Yao Ming under the basket, so Zhou Xuan picked up a leak. Next, if he wants to fight for the frontcourt rebound, the opponent may be on guard.

On the western offense, Durant and Yao Ming played a block and dismantled, and scored a three-point shot at 60 degrees on the right side. 10 to 9.

Zhang said: "Durant's three-point shooting is also opened, which is his strength, and the players on both sides have strong individual ability. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Xuan passed to Wade, Wade wanted to dunk with Howard, who was empty, Yao Ming let go of Wade who broke through in time and blocked it under the basket, but the ball was not received, smashed on the rebound and popped up, and the west counterattacked. Bryant passed the ball to Durant, who dummered inside the three-point line, and Stoudamire jumped up to block it.

Durant was not greedy either, seeing that Howard did not come back, he threw the ball high, Kobe Bryant squeezed Zhou Xuan through the middle of the air cut, and easily dunked the basketball with both hands.

10-11, the West overtook it. If you want to prevent this ball unless it is a foul, it may cause Kobe Bryant to be injured, Zhou Xuan is not so bad, if the star game is prevented to the level of a vicious foul, it will be too much.

In the next round, Zhou Xuan chose to pass. Other stars in the east must also be opened, he alone can't win, and he may be said to be a cancer.