Chapter 304: All-Star Game

The evening's All-Star Game is about to begin, and a total of 24 East and West All-Star players will be interviewed at the roundtable.

The personnel of the west are as follows.

Starters: Nash, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, Yao Ming

Subs: Nowitzki, Iverson, Ray Allen, Marion, Smalls, Ginobili, Hill

Garnett and Duncan have almost been the starting forwards in the West in recent years, and the Nuo Tianwang can only be relegated to second place.

The Seattle SuperSonics are third in the West, behind only the Suns and Spurs, but only one player was selected, Ray Allen, and Lewis, another of the twin stars, also scored 20+ points but was not selected.

The Suns emerged as the biggest winners, being selected as three All-Stars. Ginobili was also selected with the huge prestige he gained in the summer, but in fact, the data is only 16+4+4, which is a little worse than the team's Parker's data of 16.6+3.7+6.1.

Pau Gasol, the core of the Grizzlies, was not selected because he was nowhere near as popular as Hill. Iverson also overtook Lewis in the final minute. In this way, the Lakers, who are second to last in the West, have two players selected, of which Kobe Bryant is still the starter, and Iverson is also ranked third among Western defenders.

The personnel in the east are as follows.

Starter: O'Neal, Anthony, Carter, James, Wade

Subs: Big Ben, Bosh, Pierce, O'Neal Jr., Arenas, Francis, Dazhi

James has switched to small forward this season, but the league doesn't know why he put him in the guard column. Maybe it's because there's too much pressure to compete for the striker position.

Eastern defenders plus James have only scored four players. The Nets had a poor record this season and were on the verge of the playoffs, so Kidd was overtaken by Dazhi in the last minute and lost his All-Star spot.

Dazhi averaged 18+7 per game this season and was selected to the All-Star team for the first time. When the news came, not only Charlotte rejoiced, but also the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean were also elated. Two Chinese players have been selected as All-Stars, representing the best 24 players in the world.

Francis, who is still a Rockets fan, even made it to the All-Star Game. In fact, the data has dropped to an average of 19 points per game and a shooting rate of less than 40%. This is in stark contrast to Arenas, who are a new super guard with excellent scoring ability.

When Hu Qingniu arrived, Yao Ming was being interviewed by Yang Jing of the imperial court.

Yang Jing – Since Hardaway's arrival, the Rockets have made great progress, especially with their recent eight-game winning streak. What do you think is the reason for this progress?

Yao Ming – Now we are faster, faster on the break, score higher, the team is more cooperative, and the tactics are more varied. And through pre-season trades, mid-season trades, the team is also more complete. That's probably the main reason we've made progress. But I will never forget Francis's help to me, and I wish him all the best in Washington.

Jing Yang - Can you predict the prospects of this year's rockets?

Yao Ming – Haha, I think we should go further than last year.

Yang Jing - How much do you think you have improved in the past three years?

Yao Ming – You have to know that I am a greedy person, always looking at the next goal after achieving one goal, so I am always learning. In recent years, there has been a lot of progress in terms of physical strength, speed and technology. One of the most important things was learning to play fast basketball in the NBA. It's very fast-paced, and that's what sets the NBA apart.

Reporter – The NBA now has players who have been famous for a long time like the Sharks, and there are also new generations like James who have just turned 20. What kind of category do you think you fall into?

Yao Ming – I was an older student, and now I'm 25 years old, five years older than James. I guess I belong to the middle part, and I'm in the year of fighting.

Yang Jing - Now there are many forums in China that have commented on you, what do you think of those opinions?

Yao Ming – I now know what I have to face, which is the pitch, and as for the rest, I don't care. They don't pay me, and I don't pay them.

Yang Jingβ€”β€”β€” You and O'Neal have been teammates in the past two All-Star Games, and now they are opponents in the All-Star Game for the first time. Do you have any special feelings?

Yao Ming – He's been a strong support for me for the past two years, and now he's a strong opponent. The only thing I can say for sure about the game is that I don't have to play foul on him at the All-Star Game.

In general, Yao Ming's speaking level has improved significantly, and now he has seen more big scenes.

Without the apprehension of the first grade, and the restraint of the second grade, Yao Ming, who participated in the NBA All-Star Game for the third time, has a little more of the tranquility of smiling at the wind and clouds, and adds two wisps of self-satisfied calmness.

The game kicked off with the introduction of coaches and stars from both sides, and the stars frequently signaled to the audience on the Avenue of Stars.

In the opening introduction, there are also some hiccupes. Kobe Bryant was the first to play, not long after the Eagle County incident, Eagle County belongs to Colorado, and the Denver people of Colorado gave Kobe the maximum amount of boo.

Yao Ming was the last player to appear, and the host reported Yao Ming's name as the loudest of all the players' names, which added energy to the "Little Giant" as a true All-Star player.

The game was held in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, Yao Ming and O'Neal slapped each other's butts and jumped the ball, "Little Emperor" James controlled the ball, and Wade shot 2 points to open the scoring. On the other side, Nash made an aerial relay for Garnett, who caught the ball and turned in the air to dunk people in shock.

Yao Ming didn't seem to have time to integrate into the game, and the first quarter ended, 27-33 in the East, and Yao Ming only scored 0 points and 1 assist.

After O'Neal came on the court in the second quarter, he directly approached Yao Ming for a "heads-up". But it's not a strong attack, but a variety of shows off their skills, and after a dunk in the air, it can be seen that the "big shark" is very proud of this. This seems to show that he is also strong without a physical body

of players.

Yao Ming also wanted to make a one-handed big slash in the next attack, O'Neal had already moved out of the way, but he encountered an uninteresting one, O'Neal's little brother O'Neal jumped out and fouled Yao Ming, so that Yao Ming's performance was unsuccessful, and he only got the opportunity to make free throws.

Yao Ming pretended to be "angry" and said: "Shaq, if it weren't for him, this would definitely be a wonderful dunk with high difficulty." ”

Actually, it's just an ordinary slap... Yao Ming's huge figure is destined to dunk without any beauty.

At halftime, the East temporarily led the West 66:59, the score was normal, and it was not pulled away, and the second half may be more intense.