Chapter 693: Yi Jianlian's All-Star Journey (Part I) (3/4!) )
Many people think that Yao Ming didn't score many points in the All-Star Game at the beginning, the main reason is that he has no entertainment and no desire to perform, but many people ignore it, because of the playing style and player relationship problems, Yao Ming got few opportunities in the limited playing time, and was more running with both ends.
At best, it's a matter of style, and at worst, it's a matter of circles.
The same happened to Dirk Nowitzki, who was an equally great international player who played in 14 All-Star games, scoring 20 points in just one game, and was in single digits for most of the time, as well as in his peak years.
Even now, he still has not gotten rid of his status as a "soft egg" in the eyes of the American media.
Yi Jianlian's fame and strength are far inferior to the first two, and it is foreseeable that the opportunities he gets are definitely not as good as them.
Barkley was telling the truth this time.
Because the topic is more sensitive, the TNT triumvirate did not discuss it in further detail, but the American fans who watched the show basically knew it.
Because of this, some Chinese fans feel very angry, and the treatment that yellow skin has suffered and will still encounter is really ubiquitous in the United States.
TNT's show ushered in controversy, but it also made a good warm-up for the All-Star Game, and perhaps in the eyes of Barkley and TNT, their purpose has been achieved.
Tang Tian naturally saw and heard it, and before the All-Star Game began, he also chatted with Yi Jianlian for a few words.
"Take it easy, don't care about other people's eyes, don't care about other people's comments, just play according to your usual playing style, you have this strength." Tang Tian said it more tactfully.
Because of the existence of Delon and Jokic, Yi Jianlian scored a lot of points in the Nets, but there were very few real singles, he was more from the shot and secondary offense after receiving the ball, especially the latter, his speed and height advantage is great, and 2 of the 8 rebounds per game in the season are frontcourt rebounds.
Tang Tian said it tactfully, but the voice outside the words was obvious.
Yi Jianlian nodded vigorously after listening.
Although he has a much more cheerful personality in recent years, there is still a gap compared to Yao Ming, and because of this, he can't be as open-minded and entertaining as Yao Ming in the All-Star Game.
After all the pre-race preparations were in place, the Air Canada Centre Arena was filled with cheers.
The 2016 All-Stars were introduced one after another.
First up is the East and West bench lineup, a total of 14 players.
The appearance of Paul, Harden, Wall and others ushered in bursts of cheers on the spot, and when DeRozan and Lowry, who were playing at home, came out, the cheers on the scene reached a peak.
In contrast, Yi Jianlian was like a hurried glance, and the sporadic cheers were even mixed with some boos.
After the bench, it was the starter, and when Kobe Bryant came on the finale, the cheers of the audience reached the climax.
This was Kobe's last appearance on the All-Star stage, and as the greatest scoring guard since Jordan, he enjoyed the support of countless fans.
Bryant sent kisses and bows to the crowd, welcoming even louder cheers from the fans.
All the players were introduced, and after a short warm-up, the main game began quickly.
Tang Tian still appeared in the audience with little Tang Hao in his arms.
Yi Jianlian and Durant jump ball.
"Toot!"
With the referee's whistle, Yi Jianlian took the lead and turned the ball back into the half court above Durant's long arm, and the Eastern Army got the opportunity to attack first.
From the reaction, jump and prediction, I can feel that Yi Jianlian is in a very good state tonight.
Irving held the ball and pushed forward, went to the front court to cooperate with James, and retreated to the three-point line, and Kobe Bryant on the opposite side saw that it was only a symbolic stretch of his hand, and Irving hit a three-point shot.
Looking back, the Western troops played fast, and Curry's one-meter shot outside the three-point line attracted a burst of excited shouts from the fans on the spot.
It's a pity that the ball didn't go in, James rushed to the basket to grab the defensive rebound, and played directly on the fast break.
Wade and James played a double-line fast break, and Yi Jianlian also ran to the top of the circle, and he was unguarded to ask for the ball.
James gave the ball to Wade, who faced Westbrook's defensive backhand and missed the rebound, and the defensive rebound was picked up by Kobe.
Kobe Bryant pushed the counterattack and quickly attacked the front court, and the retreating Owen took the initiative to give up half a step after seeing it, and Kobe Bryant made a three-point shot.
The players of both teams ran back and forth on the field, scoring various goals, and the score on the field continued to climb.
It's the All-Star Game, it's fast-paced, poor defensively, and most of the shots are three-pointers.
Yi Jianlian ran for 5 minutes without getting a chance to make a shot, and then was substituted.
Tang Tian also shook his head a little helplessly when he saw this, what Barkley said this time is indeed true, aside from ability, the problem of the circle is indeed obvious.
At the end of the first quarter, the West Army led the East Team 48-43, and the scoring was scary.
The fans at the scene watched with great interest, and such a game without defensive intensity really did not arouse their interest.
Yi Jianlian came up and played for 3 minutes in the second quarter, but still didn't get a chance to shoot.
At halftime, the score was 95-92, and the score of 186 points broke the previous All-Star halftime scoring record (165 points).
There weren't many fans watching the game anymore, more chatting and gossiping.
That sounds like a good record, but it's a bit boring for the fans who are in it.
Xiao Tang Hao was also a little unable to sit still, Hathaway kept coaxing him there, it seemed that if he was like this in the second half, Tang Tian would have to leave the game early in the middle of the game.
Coming back in the second half, the Eastern Army made substitution adjustments, and Blatter directly replaced Yi Jianlian, who didn't score a point in the first half, with Anthony.
The score battle continued on the field, and the score continued to climb, and the full-time scoring record kept approaching.
"Honey, shall we go?" Hathaway was a little unable to sit still by Xiao Tang Hao in her arms at this time, and couldn't help but turn her head and say.
Tang Tian nodded, this game is really boring, and it is not as exciting as the rookie game on the first day.
This All-Star, like in the previous life, finally came to a tiger's head.
There was a sudden burst of cheers at the scene.
At this time, the third quarter played more than 8 minutes, and substitutions were made on the sidelines.
The West team replaced Green and Thompson on the side, Kerr City would play, and seeing that the fans were bored, they directly replaced all three players of the Warriors on the court.
Curry, Thompson, Green, plus Durant and Westbrook, this is a strengthened version of the Warriors.
On the side of the Eastern Army, Blatter replaced Lowry, DeRozan, Jokic and Yi Jianlian in one go, and only Irving was left in the starter.
The meaning is obvious, and it is hard to cooperate with the performance.
Tang Tian saw this substitution and motioned for Hathaway to take another look.
He had a hunch that the rest of the game was going to be interesting.