Together with his family, Zhang Xiaotian came to New York early.

As the largest city in the United States, don't hesitate to bustle New York, there are still a few days of rest around the All-Star this time, Zhang Xiaotian made a plan and took his wife and dad to take a good stroll here.

Usually he doesn't like to go out very much, but when his family is together, it still feels different.

During this time, James called him to a gathering of the league's stars.

It's just that he grabbed the starting position of the host Anthony this time, and James's friend is a little unkind to him.

But his outstanding performances during this period have also made some stars want to be friends with him.

Professional players are usually very busy, and when the best players in the league get together, it is natural that some people will have more than one mind.

For the sake of championship glory, maybe some of them will become teammates at some point.

Whether it's a professional athlete or any other profession, there will always be some face-saving things, and every summer, many well-connected stars will help the team recruit.

James is also a delicate guy in the league, completely different from his rugged appearance, except for a few people who are really wrong, he has friendships with most stars.

Of course, Zhang Xiaotian's third year in the alliance is not a small role that no one knows at the beginning.

There are teammates, former teammates, former teammates, rookie game teammates, and Jimmy Butler, who has a more suitable appetite, and Zhang Xiaotian also has people to communicate with.

His mission calls for an All-Star win, and when he communicates with his teammates in this game, he also instills the idea that he must win, consciously or unconsciously.

As for James, he had already looked for a greeting.

Game wins are also what James is after, and he just asks James to make him a few more balls in the final quarter on the grounds that he is playing an All-Star for the first time.

The first day of All-Star Weekend is the Masters Game and the Rookie Game, the Masters Game is just fun, and although the Rookie Game is mostly performative, it is a group of talented young people after all, and it receives more attention.

This year's rookie game changed the grouping again, with the international column taking on the United States.

Kenny Atkinson, assistant coach of the Hawks with the best record in the East, is the head coach of the international team, and Kentry, assistant coach of the Warriors, guides the U.S. team.

It sounds like the U.S. team is stronger, but it's not.

Some of the players in the international column are older, having worked in the professional league before coming to the league, but they are more experienced than the rookies of the American team.

And there are many talented players in the international column, and in the game, the international column with a more reasonable lineup and a more team style of play will play better, and in the end, they will win, and Wiggins, the core of the international team, will be awarded the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.

The more international columns Gobert and Antetokounmpo have shown good strength, both offensive and defensive, Zhang Xiaotian feels that they will definitely succeed.

Eddie always talks to him about young players, and Zhang Xiaotian likes to analyze it now.

The players in the rookie game are often less than half of the players who can really grow, and the fierce competition in the league can be seen, because of his own competitive characteristics, he is more optimistic about the players after the comparison of comprehensive ability.

Without teammates participating, Zhang Xiaotian was just a spectator.

The shooting star of the next day, former teammate Bosh defended his title again, and Zhang Xiaotian also sent his blessings.

And the current teammate Irving is not inferior to Curry in the finals of the three-point shooting contest, which is also quite regrettable.

The Tricks Contest was won by Beverley of the Rockets, and the winner of the Slam Dunk Contest was LaVine of the Timberwolves.

Watching the game is relaxing, and Zhang Xiaotian did not forget to train.

On the third day of the All-Star Game, he was looking forward to it.

Before the start of the main game, Zhang Xiaotian also accepted a long visit and gave New Year's greetings to fans on the other side of the ocean.

When it comes to the Cavaliers, he is full of confidence, "You can also see that the team has been getting better and better, and we have only one goal, which is to compete for the top honor of the season, and I believe the team has enough quality to achieve the goal." ”

"All-Star Weekend is a place to relax, I've been in a good mood these days, but it's still a game, and I hope to help the East win, and as for who the MVP is, it's not something I care about."

Later, I had a joint practice with my teammates of the All-Stars, and the atmosphere was also very good.

Anthony was a little upset with him at first, but fortunately, this guy is not a grudge character, and he doesn't care much about it today, as the host, he keeps laughing with people.

Due to injuries and other issues, four All-Star starters and voters have been changed, but the current lineups of both sides are still suitable.

In the east, Wall, Lowry, Zhang Xiaotian, James, and Pau Gasol are very good big and four small configurations, and the characteristics of the interior line are very compatible with James.

In the West, Curry, Harden, Klay Thompson, Aldridge, and Gasol Jr. are more normal lineups.

Head coaches on both sides, Mike Budenholzer of the Hawks and Steve Kerr of the Warriors, are both advocates of team basketball, but they shouldn't have much room to play at the All-Star Game.

New York's Madison Square Garden, while known as a basketball mecca, has rarely hosted All-Star games in recent years, the last time being in 1998, during Michael Jordan's second triple championship, and that time, the first for the likes of Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.

It's a century ago, but this time, Kobe Bryant still became an All-Star starter, albeit out due to injury. Tim Duncan, on the other hand, is still on the court and is known as the "Forever Rookie."

After the opening, the Gasol brothers jumped the ball. The brothers are all All-Star Stars, which is also the first time in NBA history. James won the ball, but he passed the ball out, but Wall passed it back, and James followed up in the middle, and the air relay dunked violently to score the first point.

The playing styles of the two sides are completely different, Zhang Xiaotian and James in the East continue to hit the basket, anyway, everyone didn't put too much energy into defense at the beginning, and Curry and Harden in the West fired continuously from the outside.

The two sides of the main lineup are about half a pound and eight taels, regardless of real defense or fake defense, in the All-Star Game, there is no defensive system in the team, and many players can't be limited at all.

When it came to the rotation period, it was the west that had a certain advantage.

Westbrook was so aggressive, and his style of play was suited to the All-Star stage, which drew cheers from the crowd and helped the West take the lead.

The styles of the two coaches are still a little different, and the All-Stars can't see too many tactics, and can only feel the coach's methods from the playing time.

Kerr didn't care too much about the difference between the main team and the bench, except for Duncan and Nowitzki, who were old-aged, everyone else looked at the state and gave a lot of playing time.

Budenhozer, however, gave the main team more chances, and only the host Anthony on the bench was treated differently.