If someone were to travel back in time to the All-Star Game in 2000, what would he see that was both familiar and unfamiliar?

First of all, O'Neill at that time, although he was very fat, was full of muscles; The young Kobe Bryant, who still wears the No. 8 jersey, is still an excellent playmaker, and he still has that stupid exploding head; Kidd is still wearing the No. 32 jersey with the Suns, still has a few hairs on his head, and is still coquettish in passing; Ray Allen is still the No. 34 of the Bucks, with fawn-like calves and stunning dunks; The legendary No. 21 rookie is still willing to play 30 centimeters off the ground; With Duncan, the legendary Crawford referee is indispensable, and at this time he is not the shriveled little old man in the future. www.biquge.info Of course, the most important thing is that there will be a big yellow-skinned man among them that you have never seen before.

It's the first time I've participated in the All-Star, but he's also lucky, as soon as he comes, he has the team's big brothers with him, especially Ewing, as the president of the league's players' union, Ewing is still very mixed, although Ewing is not good at communicating with people, but many people give Ewing a face, and most importantly, the expectations of fans and the media before the game have been realized, the Knicks are really composed of four people, but this is not the most noticeable place, but Georgetown University five people were selected, and they are also players in the same division, Although there are two in North Carolina (Carter and Rasheed Wallace in the West), they are separated after all, and there is no doubt that the Georgetown foursome gimmick is bigger. Several people were almost staggered in college, Iverson was one year older than Moxie, Mutombo was one year older than Mourning, Ewing was the first one, and he didn't cross paths with several people, all five of them were players who came out of John Thompson, and many of the deep-seated habits were the same. Although Coach John Thompson is now retiring with a wave of his white towel, it is clear that after this year's All-Star, there will be a lot more students choosing Georgetown than usual, and maybe there will be a few pretty good seedlings (after Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green, Georgetown has few players who can handle it, and the center giants have finally fallen, but I heard that someone has been selected for the first round this year, albeit last)

Under the leadership of the Georgetown Gang, Mo Xi quickly became familiar with the All-Stars in the East, and everyone was still very friendly, after all, there were twelve people in total, and there were five of them from one school, if it weren't for the duplication of positions, it is estimated that the coach would simply find a time to let them play together, and it may not be possible to do so now. After all, whether it is the Knicks or the Heat, or the Hawks and 76ers, they can be regarded as direct competitors to the Pacers, and Larry Bird has no guilt at all about playing opponents in this way.

The atmosphere of the All-Star is still very relaxed, but this kind of relaxation is not like this relaxed feeling after more than ten years, after the game started, Mo Xi sat on the last position on the bench, occupying the position closest to the court to watch the game, this position, really good, it is simply the best position to watch the game, Mo Xi smiled bitterly and comforted himself.

Compared with more than ten years later, the all-stars in this period did not even have a unified team uniform, and everyone still wore their own team uniforms. (I'm really curious about what to do if the wrong person passes in this situation, for example, Eddie Jones is transferred from the Lakers to the East, will he pass the ball directly to O'Neal or Kobe) and one thing is very different, the confrontation at this time is more intense, you can see at the beginning of the first quarter, everyone is still really defending, and in order to enhance the viewing as much as possible, everyone's defense is very direct, that is, to break you, cap you, and then directly counterattack.

The starters on the Eastern side are Mourning, Grant Hill, Carter, Eddie Jones and Allen Iverson; On the West side, O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd. In a sense, it's really a different kind of-for-tat, on one side is an inside, but also a center who is not outstanding in height or even a little short, plus four outside players, there is no orthodox point guard; On the other side, three great interior players paired with a shooter and a traditional point guard, and this formation is also a fun matchup.

On the pick-up, Mourning couldn't jump O'Neal, and the West won the first attack, with Kidd controlling the ball.

Kidd moved forward, the All-Star rhythm at this time was not so fast, Kidd observed, and then hoisted the ball to Duncan in the waist position, Duncan faced Grant Hill, this is an absolute dislocation, regardless of height or weight, Hill can not impose any restrictions on Duncan, Duncan can completely rely on his own strength to eat Hill alone.

But I don't know if Popovich said anything to Duncan before the game, Duncan didn't hesitate to hand the ball to Kobe Bryant on the wing, well, this No. 21 rookie knows how to respect his predecessors very well.

Kobe Bryant did not choose to shoot, but after O'Neal and Duncan switched positions, he gave the ball to O'Neal, who was already in a position.

The clash between Shaquin O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning, the clash between two carnivorous centre-forwards is destined to be full of sparks, whether it is a substitute sitting off the field or a spectator outside the field, everyone is watching intently, for fear of missing a wonderful shot.

Then, they saw that O'Neal smiled "honestly" and passed the ball back to Kobe. Do you all think I'm going to hit a ball first? Hey, hey, I don't, I'm mad at you, little baby, hey, hey, hey.

After receiving the ball, Kobe Bryant did not hesitate and directly pulled it up and threw a three-pointer. Not to mention that Kobe Bryant at this time has not yet practiced the picturesque backward jumper in the future, even if he has practiced it, Kobe's shooting rate has always been unflattering, except for the back-to-back jumper.

Kobe Bryant's three-point power was a bit big, and he almost made a three-point miss, which hit directly behind the side of the basket.

At this time, an embarrassing problem arose in the East, the average height of the East is too short, which is almost like the Bucks' centerless lineup.

Duncan easily picked up this frontcourt rebound on Grant Hill's head and hit the backcourt to hit the first shot of the game.

It seems that it is precisely because of this height that the East side directly began to do things, and after serving, all the players accelerated and rushed straight to the frontcourt, and Iverson took the lead in controlling the ball.

The west didn't react at all, and said okay, let's have fun, you're suddenly so fast, I'm not happy!

It's just that the East seems to have forgotten a very key problem, except for O'Neal who is slow and reluctant to return to defense, the remaining four are all quite good defensive players.

Bryant was the first to chase back, followed by Kidd and Garnett, and Duncan sneaking in and out of the back as if trying to do something.

A few people in the east didn't expect the west to defend so quickly, and they didn't know what to do for a while, after all, these people on the field are not the kind of people with particularly good organizational skills, and among them, it may be Iverson, who is now in possession of the ball, with the best passing ability.

On the All-Star, what if the fast break fails?

Then keep fighting!

Iverson plans to finish the offense before a few people in the West can return to the defense, and directly chooses to hit the ground to find Carter. But at this time, several of them showed that there was no tacit understanding between each other, if it was any other Raptors at this time, he would definitely throw the ball directly into the sky, just like he did with Moses Malone back then. (Back then, Moses Malone, as the best person at grabbing rebounds in the frontcourt, once had a unique tactical setting, when you were prevented from dying, when you didn't know what to do, throw it to the basket)

Iverson's pass was spotted by Kidd, who rushed to the front and tapped the ball away.

The basketball was deviated from its original track by such a point, and Carter hurriedly jumped forward to grab it to control the ball, but apparently there was also a guard with the body of a center in the West.

Garnett grabbed the ball first, stretched out his long arms and directly picked the ball back, Garnett gave the ball to Kobe nearby, Kobe pushed forward, and then distributed it to Kidd, who didn't pass again, and stopped directly.

At this time, the East, which already had a flexible advantage, was already in place, and Grant Hill stepped forward to interfere with Kidd's shot, and Kidd missed.

But at this time, O'Neill finally got what many fans wanted, and began the first round of direct competition between him and Mourning. The first round of direct competition between the two is this rebounding, from the perspective of Mo Xi, the difference between the two bodies is too big, glanced at Ewing sitting at the end of the bench, Mo Xi thought about it, and made up for it in his mind, and found that even Ewing was like a little thin man in the face of O'Neal, and no one in the entire Knicks could resist O'Neal, maybe Johnson could try, but O'Neal's strength is not known because of strength, as well as a soft basket feel, well, just under the basket.

O'Neal and Mourning both jumped, but Mourning, who hurried back to defend, was as calm and relaxed as O'Neal, and he didn't move at all when the East was fast attacking. O'Neal, who was sitting on the basket, squeezed Mourning away directly in the air, won the frontcourt rebound, and after landing, O'Neal didn't jump, and just put the ball in the basket.

This allowed Mo Ning to find an opportunity, and Mo Ning jumped directly and went to O'Neal to cover his head.

But O'Neal was too wide, and O'Neill felt something move behind him, and directly stretched out his other hand to protect the ball.

"Drop~"

O'Neal scored the ball and also caused a foul on Mourning.

O'Neal hit the free-throw line in the morning, and at that moment, there was laughter at Oracle Arena. Mo Xi only remembered at this time that this guy had this very good free throw basket suitable for use in this arena.

Next to Moxi, Reggie Miller and Sprewell whispered, "Do you want to make a bet, I'll give you five dollars for a free throw today, and you give me a dollar for a free throw." "In the All-Star Game, there are usually very few fouls, let alone free throws, and O'Neal's free throws are more than 50%, but Spreyville still shook his head fiercely, and he resolutely rejected Miller.

Reggie Miller felt a little bored and turned to firing at Moxi: "Hey, Manhattan imps, do you want to have fun." ”

Mo Xi also refused very decisively, he said: "No, I don't want to lose my salary. ”

Miller was bored.

Now O'Neal's free throws are very similar to the pattern of the future, holding the ball with one hand is like grabbing a child's toy, and will throw the ball directly to the basket like throwing the shot put.

"Oh~" In everyone's expectant eyes, O'Neill really missed the penalty.

Grant Hill stepped forward to grab the rebound, and the East had a fast-break opportunity.

It's just that the conversion speed of both sides is very fast, and the fast attack in the east is not very effective, and the fast attack in the east is interrupted, and at this time, O'Neill also returns.

The east had to engage in a positional offensive with the opposing side.

At this time, there is one thing that seems very advantageous in the East, that is, no matter how flexible Garnett is, it is undoubtedly a little stretched to let him defend the new dunk king Vinson Carter.

Carter shook Garnett off in the bottom corner and accelerated straight to the basket.

And Iverson, who had just made a mistake with Carter, seemed to have communicated with Cartel when O'Neal made free throws, and the communication effect between the two began to show.

Iverson threw the ball straight up and flew towards the side of the basket.

When the ball arrived, Carter caught the ball in the air, and then made a slight 90-degree turn, pull the rod, and back buckle.

There was a loud bang, and the Oracle Stadium erupted in cheers, and the cooperation between Carter and Iverson was empty. People were apparently taken back to yesterday's shocking dunk battle by Carter's buckle, and someone actually took the lead in shouting "let'sgohome." "It's a lot of noise, but it's funny.

It's just that one thing is very uncomfortable for the East, which is originally in the East that is good at defense, and there is no problem with the defense of several people, especially with Mourning as the most, even the several substitutes sitting off the court have some defensive ability, Mutombo, Eddie Jones, Sprewell, and even Ray Allen are defensive giants in this period, (yes, at this time, Ray Allen's three-point shooting rate is less than 40%, which is Leonard's rookie version) But the interior of the East is a little stretched. There are only four people in the east, including Mourning, Mutombo, Ewing and Moxi, and there are probably only two centers who are in their prime who can be used. Looking at the West, O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Webb, Rashid Wallace plus the two veterans of Karl Malone and David Robinson, the small forward in the West has not come at all! The east directly lost in the confrontation on the inside line, and gradually fell into the disadvantage.

The first quarter ended quickly, with the West leading 33-29 and not getting a chance to play.

In the final moments of the first half, with less than three minutes left in the game, Mo Xi finally left the bench and could no longer be his best position as a "spectator", and the New York Knicks player from Georgetown, the No. 30 center, Mo Xi, took the court and began his first All-Star performance.