On the 18th, the much-anticipated All-Star Game is about to be staged.

This time, Zhou Xuan didn't play the piano or anything like that, and that kind of gimmick was enough once. Just like if O'Neill dances every year, the audience will definitely get tired of it, they are here to watch the ball, not to watch the stars perform other talents.

Zhou Xuan has also lost interest in the piano recently, prefers to play golf, goes out to practice when he has nothing to do, and likes to play golf games at home. Use your brain, calculating entertainment is just right for him.

There is a lack of communication between the Eastern stars in the locker room, and the Heat Big Three and Zhou Xuan are the leaders of this competition, and the two sides have formed a big feud and are not willing to speak at all. But James and Owen chatted very affectionately, and I didn't know that I thought they were on the same team.

The same embarrassing scene also occurred in the West, Harden and Howard got closer after a night of romance, but Kobe Bryant was left alone.

The East and West started the game, the fans cheered together, and after a brief warm-up, the game began.

Eastern starters: Zhou Xuan, Wade, James, Anthony, Garnett.

Western starters: Paul, Kobe, Durant, Griffin, Howard.

Howard won with a jump ball, and Paul passed to Durant, who defended Griffin in the face of James.

There was a clear misalignment on the field, Griffin against Anthony, leaned his back to the baseline, turned around, and scored a one-handed cricket. 0 to 2.

Eastern attack, Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball across the half court, passed to James on the right side, and Garnett ran to the weak bottom corner without the ball in the middle, James passed the ball without hesitation.

The defensive intensity of the Star Game was not high, Griffin and Howard didn't care about the bottom corner, Zhou Xuan received the ball and shot a three-point shot, and the ball went into the net hollow. 3 to 2.

Attacking in the west, the defense in the east was also not tight, it was just a simple air cut, Howard received a pass from Paul, and scored with both hands in the middle. Garnett stood to the side and watched, not even stretching out his hand. 3 to 4.

Eastern offense, Zhou Xuan once again received a pass from James on the weak side, shook Griffin, moved a step sideways, and scored a 45-degree board shot on the right side. 5 to 4.

CCTV5 said reasonably: "Zhou Xuan scored 5 points in a row at the beginning, and he and James cooperated very tacitly. James also knows how to play most efficiently. ”

Yu Jia said: "James is not happy with the Heat now, many people have analyzed that the Heat Big Three should be disbanded in the summer, and they may also choose to trade in the medium term, if James can go to the Knicks and Zhou Xuan to join forces, it will be perfect, and now the Knicks have enough chips to exchange for him." ”

Zhang said: "There is news analysis that the Knicks can use Leonard, Matthews, and Anderson for James. If that's a win-win, New York has another superstar and the Heat have great role players. But that's just speculation, and the Knicks are now on a championship roster, so there's no need to risk such a trade. ”

"If James goes to the Knicks to be Zhou Xuan's younger brother, it will definitely be explosive news. However, James is here, and Zhou Xuan's data may decline. "Yu Jia is here. Fans are worried that James will snatch power, this person is a hermit crab and likes to rob other people's shells to make his own house.

Attacking in the West, Paul blocked and broke through to Griffin, who chose to shoot three-pointers in the middle, which was pure performance. Griffin also practiced three-point shooting in the team, and the accuracy was not enough, and he popped out of the frame.

The East grabbed the rebound and quickly counterattacked, Wade gave Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan passed Anthony, who misplaced Kobe Bryant and scored an easy layup. 7 to 4.

In the West, Durant relied on the off-ball cover to run to catch the ball, Garnett didn't defend it, and Durant hit an easy three-point shot. 7 to 7.

In the opening game, the two sides had a high hit rate, everyone got a chance, and empty catches and violent dunks appeared frequently. The eastern small-ball tactics are infinitely powerful under Zhou Xuan's tandem.

Only Garnett looked absent-minded, grabbed two rebounds, handed out an assist, and didn't score. Six minutes later, the East made substitutions, with Noah, Bosh, Lore Deng, George, and Holliday coming on. The West also went up and down, with David Lee, Duncan, Aldridge, Harden, and Parker playing.

There is a problem with the roster in the West this year, Anthony has been missing star small forwards and swing men after he arrived in the East, and Nowitzki has also missed the All-Star Game due to injury, so he has three interior players. Such a lineup can only play positional warfare.

Although the defense is not strict, and the lineup is unreasonable, it is difficult to play well, and the east gradually opened the score. Five minutes later, Zhou Xuan came on the court and formed a double guard with Irving, with only one Chandler on the inside, and George and James on the front. The lineup was super athletic, and the margin extended to 17 points to end the first half.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball accurately in the fast break, and scored 11 points and 8 assists in the half.

At halftime, Barkley commented: "It was a perfect game of stars, and the fans got everything they wanted to see: Griffin's aerial relay, James' powerful dunks, accurate three-pointers and Stephen Chow's dazzling assists. They also witnessed Paul George's brilliance, appreciated Irving's scoring efficiency, and saw Noah's efforts. ”

Smith said: "That's how the All-Star Game should be played. The audience came to see the show, not the collision of two real teams. There will be very few wonderful shots like that, and I took it too seriously in the past few years. ”

ESPN Radio "Magic" Johnson said: "Probably the performance of the rookie game players made an example, and today the stars of both sides started playing. However, the west is too far behind, which will greatly reduce the excitement. ”

Van Gundy laughed: "The East plays more beautifully, just leave one inside, and the other four people play fast breaks, which is typical of D'Antoni's style." There are too many big men in the west to run. ”

Johnson said: "If you ask D'Antoni to pick players, there are two big men on the inside. In the regular season, Parsons played a role under his system and played better than he did in college. ”

In the second half, Zhou Xuan continued to play, still forming a double back with Owen.

D'Antoni knew that Bledsoe could join and began to experiment with a two-guard style of play, and Irving actually played as a shooting guard, just running and shooting from the air, which felt very cool. Zhou Xuan gave his teammates the ball and shot when he had the opportunity.

After each quarter, the Eastern Army took the lead and remained above 10 points.

The fourth quarter became extremely intense as the desire to win was evident in the final moments. Zhou Xuan went down to rest for a while, and the Western troops began to chase under the leadership of Paul and Durant.

Paul delivered beautiful assists again and again and hit two three-pointers.

When the difference was only 6 points, Zhou Xuan, James, George, Anthony, and Bosh played.

This is the best team in the East, with three-pointers from the outside, strong individual ability, and a quick rotation on defense.

The only big man, Bosh, can also pull the inside line. Defensively, Bosh can also defend five positions, and he's an underrated interior player who is just as aggressive in the All-Star Game.

Although the size is not large, the confrontation side suffers. But there are too few interior players in the league who are good at playing the low post, so against most teams, Bosh is an excellent interior barrier.

George's substitution of Wade at a critical moment is an affirmation of his talent. He can shoot threes, defend tightly, and has a height advantage, and his fast-break ability is no less. The East doesn't need too many people to attack with the ball.

Zhou Xuan is the person who has played the most minutes in the whole team and has the greatest role, and D'Antoni trusts him the most. His task is to string up the whole team and get the ball into the right hands as quickly as possible. Because of his presence, the whole offensive rhythm in the east was very fast, and he suppressed the big men in the west with fast breaks.

Kobe Bryant also fought at the last moment, although he felt terrible today, missed all three three-point shots, and was an absolute supporting role on the offensive end, but he was very active on the defensive end. In the final 2:39, he even gave James two blocks.

Helplessly, Harden's defensive attitude is problematic, this is the home court of the Rockets, but he doesn't keep his eyes on people, and in the last minute, Zhou Xuan hit a three-point shot outside the three-point line, and then George dunked in the air and opened the score.

Zhou Xuan contributed 17 points, 2 rebounds, 20 assists and 3 steals in the game, and the East Army defeated the West Team 148-139. Zhou Xuan almost hit a double 20 and won the MVP of the All-Star Game for the third time in his career.

The Eastern Forces don't have a very effective way to contain Durant. Durant scored 31 points, the third consecutive year he has scored 30+ points in the All-Star Game. The team lost and Durant missed the second All-Star Game MVP trophy of his career.

Harden, who is loved by local fans, had 15 points and six rebounds. Bryant had eight assists despite scoring just nine points, Parker had 13 points and five assists, and Westbrook had 14 points.

Anthony, Wade, James, George, Irving and others also scored double-doubles, and the offense blossomed.

The worst person in the East was Garnett, who only played the opening six minutes and didn't play again, and he didn't even watch the game seriously, and when the camera showed him a few times, he was staring on the sidelines in a daze.

Garnett had said before heading to Houston that this year was his 15th All-Star Game trip and would be his last. Because he knows he's about to be traded, he won't get too many balls with the Nets, which are made up of so many offensive players, that the stats will definitely drop, and there will be no reason for fans to vote for him again.

There is also an individual in the West who scored zero points, Aldridge of the Trail Blazer, whose style is all about feel. No one was willing to pass him after the All-Star Game, after all, he didn't have a good reputation here. He missed both shots, grabbed only four backcourt rebounds and blocked two caps.

To become a real star, Ade still needs to work hard. He was selected to the All-Star Game this year because of the beautiful stats, and the Trail Blazers haven't made the playoffs since Roy retired.

Stern presented the trophy to Zhou Xuan, and Zhou Xuan shook hands with him cordially and gave a speech. "It's the third time I've won the All-Star MVP, and I'm starting to feel like a star among stars. Thank you all for your support! ”

Zhou Xuan held the trophy high, unable to hide his excitement. It will take time to surpass Jordan in the number of championships, but he has the same number of MVPs in the Star Game as Jordan, and only Petit who has won the cup four times is left in front of him.