After the three-point contest ended, the audience on the sidelines was still discussing Liu Han's performance just now, and to be honest, many of them thought that Liu Han's performance in the exhibition game was better than his performance in the three-point contest.

After the three-point contest, the dunk contest was normally held, but this year the slam dunk contest was canceled due to the low number of applicants, and the league established a hybrid shooting contest after discussion, in which each team's retired star and a leading star plus a female basketball star participated in a fixed-point shooting competition. Originally, Liu Han was invited to participate in this competition, but he finally refused.

Liu Han now needs to prepare for the All-Star Game the next day.

This All-Star Game in the West in terms of lineup is a lot less famous than the East, the West including Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, David Robinson and Stockton and other veteran stars can not participate for various reasons, so there are many rookie players selected, such as Tim Duncan, who just entered the NBA this season, Stephen Marbury, who participated in the draft at the same time as Liu Han, Kevin Garnett, the fifth pick in 95, and Jason Kidd, the star of the 94 list.

The eastern side is indeed stronger than the western side in terms of lineup, not to mention Jordan and Pippen, there are excellent interior players such as Sean Kemp, Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning in the east, and there are two Hardaway on the outside - Tim Hardaway and Anfernee Hardaway, both of whom are very good players. Bryant also grew rapidly after moving to the New Jersey Nets, gaining a lot of popularity in the East, and he was selected as a backup guard in the East.

The head coach of the West in this All-Star Game is George Crent, the coach of the Lakers, and the head coach of the East is Larry Bird of the Indiana Pacers, both of whom can be regarded as the "young marshal" in the NBA, and the basketball philosophy of the two is also similar, both are based on outside offense, but George is not as extreme as Larry Bird in concept, although his tactical use is much more extreme, but in terms of concept, George still believes that the existence of the center is necessary and reasonable.

The starting lineup in the West is point guard Gary Payton, scoring guard Liu Han, small forward Karl Malone, power forward Kevin Garnett, and center Shaquille O'Neal. This lineup is selected by the fans, and in some ways it is not a reasonable lineup, with enough height on the inside but poor on the outside.

The starting lineup in the East is point guard Anfernee Hardaway, shooting guard Michael Jordan, small forward Grant Hill, power forward Sean Kemp, and center Mutombo. The roster in the East is slightly more reasonable, but their outside shooting ability is a little worse.

The All-Star Game will be an exhibition game of stars in a sense, and it is rare for players to actually play, and the purpose of the game is to please the audience and attract fans. However, this year's All-Star Game has a different gunpowder flavor from previous years, first of all, Liu Han and Jordan are rivals, Jordan was disgruntled by Liu Han last season, and Liu Han beat Rodman and Pippen before the All-Star Game made the Bulls lose face, so Jordan will definitely fight Liu Han in this game. Secondly, the western side is dominated by newcomers, and the eastern side is still dominated by veteran stars, newcomers think that they need to be on top, and veteran stars also want to defend their position, so there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the two. Again, the West has been in the All-Star Game for two years, although the situation in the league has always been that the West is strong and the East is weak, but Jordan's presence has always made the West hate in the All-Star Game, and no player will want to live under the halo of others all the time, so the West will definitely play well this year.

In recent years, the league has been hoping to find a balance between the all-star game and the excitement of the game, on the one hand, the league hopes that the All-Star Game can attract more viewers, and on the other hand, the league does not want the game to be a complete dunk show. This year's All-Star Game is a good opportunity in the eyes of the league.

George Krent has little prestige in front of this group of stars but is very popular with the management of various teams, because the young people selected by George for the Lakers have played at a very good level, and the salary is not much, which is what the management of each team wants to see the most, they can't wait for the Lakers to fire George Krent immediately, and then their own team can hire them, so the players of each team have been reminded by the team's management before coming to the All-Star Game not to offend George, try to play according to George Krent's arrangement.

George himself actually wanted Liu Han to play well in this game, because he knew that Liu Han would face a two-month ban next, and he wanted his disciples to enjoy the joy of victory before the ban.

Although Larry Bird has a lot of prestige among the players, it is Jordan who has the final say in the team, and Larry Bird is also happy to see Jordan and Liu Han in this game, which is a good opportunity for the Pacers in the East, so he let Jordan arrange the game.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neill unsurprisingly won the jump ball, and Mutombo, nicknamed "African Mountain", actually had a call that "age is a secret", and according to his bounce, his age is likely to be older in the East.

Gary Payton didn't dribble the ball after getting the ball, but directly handed the ball to Liu Han, although he didn't like Liu Han, he hated Jordan even more, so Payton wanted to see the two people he didn't like stumbling as soon as they came up.

Liu Han immediately encountered Jordan's defense after getting the ball, and the defensive posture was very sufficient, which made people feel like they had reached the finals.

The rest of the players on the pitch were all playful and the fans on the sidelines cheered, they loved to see the climax from the start.

Liu Han held the ball and made a triple threat move outside the three-point line, Jordan lowered his center of gravity, and one hand faintly covered Liu Han's shooter.

Liu Han took a tentative step with his right foot, but Jordan was unmoved.

Liu Han suddenly accelerated to break through to the left, Jordan quickly adjusted his center of gravity to keep up, but Liu Han dribbled behind his back and changed direction, but Jordan was very focused and was not shaken away.

After Liu Han dribbled behind his back, he dribbled to the left side with his right hand behind his back, and Jordan's feet moved quickly to keep up with Liu Han's change of direction.

Liu Han was very close to Jordan at this time, but he did not panic at all, but after receiving the ball with his left hand, he suddenly changed direction in front of him and killed to the right side again, his change of direction this time was very sudden, and very quickly, Jordan immediately adjusted his center of gravity and tried to continue to block Liu Han's breakthrough, but Liu Han once again used his most skillful trick, a sudden stop, and then suddenly retreated and jumped, his body leaned back in the air, completely opening up the space for Jordan to block.

Liu's shot was as steady as it was in the three-point contest, and Jordan's interference didn't work, and Liu Han scored three points for the West.

The wonderful offense and defense made the fans cheer all over the stadium, and this All-Star Game played the flavor of the finals from the beginning. (To be continued.) )