Chapter 196: Here We Go Again
Wu Huang's dunk gave him more confidence, but when he turned his head, Nowitzki hit Bosh with his back and completed an equally crucial goal, and the difference between the two sides was still 5 points.
The game time entered the last two minutes, and now every attack is crucial, and the eastern troops naturally still regard the most certain direction of Wu Huang as a breakthrough.
Williams attacked Wu Huang again, but he didn't expect that James on the side had already been eyeing him, and Wu Huang also found that James had consciously moved to his side in the first few defenses, thinking that he was going to cooperate with him to pinch Williams, but he never found a suitable opportunity.
Wu Huang was very cunning in defense this time, he deliberately expelled Williams in the direction of James, and took the initiative to create a double opportunity.
The little fat man was really fooled, and when James saw that he finally had a chance, he immediately took a step across and pounced on him.
Delong didn't expect that he would be caught by the outside players, and it was too late to pass the ball, Wu Huang's hand speed was extremely fast, and as soon as he stabbed the basketball, the Eastern Army completed a wonderful bag defense and successfully broke the ball.
James saw that Wu Huang was in control of the basketball and immediately ran to the front court.
Wu Huang raised his hand and passed a long pass across the half court, which landed inside the opponent's three-point line.
James and Anthony turned around and ran at the same time, the two may be equal in terms of strength, but in terms of speed and explosiveness, James is superior.
When the two ran to the halfcourt, they could still go hand in hand, but after that, Anthony couldn't run away from James, only to see the gorilla run into the three-point line one step into the position just to catch the basketball, Wu Huang's pass perfectly matched James's speed, at this time, the little emperor only needs to take two steps forward, you can jump and dunk directly.
Anthony didn't chase at this time, and he couldn't catch up anyway, and the fans all over the court saw James step into the free throw line and jump up. A tomahawk-style dunk like a big peng spreads its wings and smashes the basketball into the hoop!
The 100,000 fans at the scene were so shocked by James's earth-shattering button that Wu Huang was the first to rush forward and touch James's head twice, taking the opportunity to take advantage. Before the gorilla could react, the other players of the East Force also rushed up. touched and pinched for a while, and James couldn't care about the first two times of Emperor Wu.
The attention of Chinese fans is not James, but Wu Huang's total of assists has reached 19, just three short of the Magic's record of 22 All-Star assists per game.
Now there is not much time left in the game, even if this record Wu Huang can't be broken, as long as he gets one more assist, he can complete the 20+20 feat, which will also be the only one in the All-Star Game (double 20 points and assists). When Magic had 22 assists, he didn't score more than 20 points.
Wu Huang himself knew this, so as soon as he turned to the defensive end, he immediately used a close defense and wrapped himself around Billups like an octopus.
This kind of defense is the first time he's used it today, and he just wants to take it by surprise.
This kind of defense is not difficult to crack if it is prepared, and the two old rivers and lakes will soon be able to figure out a way to deal with him, so it will only be effective if they are used for the first time. Now that the game has come to the last minute and a half, Wu Huang feels that it is time to take it by surprise.
Billups is a battle-goer. But Wu Huang's close defense is very difficult, and the most important thing is that Wade pounced again this time to help Wu Huang force Mr. Key.
Wade and James of the Eastern team are both extremely aggressive defensive players, and once they cooperate with Wu Huang to successfully contain the opponent, it will be difficult for even a star with unusually solid fundamentals like Billups not to concede the ball.
Billups was more experienced than Deron after all, and passed the basketball before he fell to the ground. Finally, there was no direct mistake. But the result was no different, James suddenly came out of the weak side, grabbed the basketball in front of the receiving Delon, and the East team broke the ball again.
"Not good!" The Eastern players were shocked!
Wade and Wu Huang immediately rushed to the front, and the eastern troops launched a three-line fast attack. 3 to 1 in the frontcourt.
James assisted Wade for a dunk at the end, and the East Troops narrowed the gap to one point.
Wu Huang and Wade slapped each other, these two defenses, he really wants to thank these two people, if it weren't for Wade and James's timely packing, he would not have been attacked and scored again, then he would really be a sinner in losing.
After Kobe Bryant, Roy, and Paul were absent from the All-Star this year, the overall strength of the Eastern Army surpassed that of the West for the first time, especially the starting lineup, the starting lineup of the Eastern Team was excellent both offensive and defensive, but the Western Army was slightly inferior in defense, and the gold content of the star was also slightly inferior.
The East team countered with two consecutive breaks, and coach Carlisle could only ask for one timeout.
Big Van Gundy's side made an adjustment that made Wu Huang very dissatisfied, he actually replaced Wu Huang with Joe Johnson and let Wade play the No. 1 position.
Wu Huang was extremely unhappy, although he knew that this was an adjustment for Da Van Gundy to avoid becoming a defensive shortcoming, and if he stood on the team's standpoint, this was a very correct arrangement. But Wu Huang couldn't accept it, because he was only one away from 20 assists, and replacing him at this time was tantamount to ruining his MVP hopes.
With a score of 145:144, the Western team's lead has been narrowed to 1 point.
In the East, James had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Bosh 18 points and 8 rebounds, Wade 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Howard 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Wu Huang 20 points, 6 rebounds and 19 assists.
In the West, Anthony had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Nowitzki had 22 points and 8 rebounds, Billups had 19 points and 5 assists, Stoudemire had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Deron had 18 points and 5 assists, Durant had 13 points, Gasol had 9 points and 4 rebounds, and Nash had 5 points and 12 assists.
After the pause, Carlisle saw the lineup of the Eastern team, and his heart jumped, and he secretly said that it was not good!
During this pause just now, the offensive arrangement of the western team was still around Wu Huang to break through, but now the target was not on the field, and the players of the western team suddenly didn't know what to do.
Stoudemire served, and Billups still tried to break through to Wade after receiving the ball, but the stronger Flash didn't give him a chance at all, and he wasn't afraid of this kind of physical confrontation, he was stronger than his opponent in terms of strength.
Billups had no choice but to hand over the basketball. But Delon didn't have a good way to face the strong Joe Johnson, and in the end the basketball was handed to Nowitzki, who was playing at home.
The German tank faced Bosh, took advantage of the strength advantage to advance the low position, and turned to the golden rooster to shoot independently......
Nowitzki's move could not be blocked, and at the same time the hit rate reached 50%, but this time it did not work for him. The basketball slid out of the basket, and Howard Card was in the main position, protecting the rebound.
The bench of the Eastern team blew up in an instant, and all the players stood up to cheer for the players on the field!
Wu Huang was still thinking about his double twenty, and he was still fantasizing that when the team turned to the offense, Big Van Gundy would replace him again.
But unfortunately, the East team launched a fast break immediately after getting the rebound, James hit the front court like a small tank, and Big Van Gundy did not have the slightest intention of asking for a timeout.
Anthony is slightly inferior in speed. But there may still be a certain advantage in strength.
James dribbled to the front court this time, and originally wanted to break through directly, but he didn't expect to be pushed out by the melon.
Many fans may feel that James has always weighed around 260 pounds, while Anthony weighs around 245 pounds, and in terms of the comparison of the muscle contours of the upper limbs, James is also obviously half a circle thicker than Anthony, so in terms of strength, James should be stronger.
This could not be more wrong. In basketball, upper body strength isn't really important. What really matters is the core strength, that is, the strength of the waist, crotch and thighs, which is commonly known as the strength of the lower plate.
Only when a player is stable can he carry the opponent when defending and squeeze the opponent when attacking.
James' core strength and static strength are actually only at the top level of a small forward. The mid-range level of a power forward. But Anthony's core strength, especially his static strength, benefits from the ****** bonus, which is excellent even among power forwards, which is similar to Barkley, who can sometimes even move up to the center.
So. James is the type who rushes up and can't stop, and Anthony is the type who can't be stopped by arching on the spot, which is why James can't squeeze every time he faces Anthony, who is a lot lighter than him. But it doesn't matter, there are still a lot of players who can rush up in the East Army, such as Bosh, who is extremely fast in his follow-up, and after James is pushed out by Anthony, he then jumps sideways and passes the basketball to the Dragon King who follows up.
Nowitzki's defense didn't keep up with Bosh this time, and the Dragon King received the basketball to meet Xiao Si's defense, and actually passed the ball again......
Wade didn't know when to hit the basket, and after receiving the basketball, he easily threw the ball into the basket, and a wonderful cooperation of the Gang of Three helped the East Army successfully overtake the score again.
This goal of the eastern team determines the trend of the game, and also determines that Wu Huang does not need to play anymore, since there is no problem with this lineup in defense now, and there is no problem on the offensive end, Da Van Gundy has no reason not to trust the Gang of Three at a critical moment.
The West then scored a goal on the back of Xiao Si's strong attack, but Wade assisted James for a layup to regain the score, and then the East did not give the West another chance, and James' three-pointer from the outside sealed the victory, and the East led by four points in the final 14 seconds.
Nowitzki missed a three-pointer, Howard got the rebound, and with eight seconds left in the game, the West team was embarrassed to sacrifice the chopping tactic, and the East team finally defeated the West team 151-147.
After the game, Wu Huang followed his teammates to congratulate the East on the victory!
But unlike the heartfelt smiles of others, Emperor Wu was just forcing a smile.
Although the game was won, his performance was not perfect, not to mention the "double twenty", and he was scored 16 points by the opponent in the final quarter. That's right, in the fourth quarter of the game, the players of the Western team scored a total of 16 points on him, which was about to catch up with half of the team's conceded points, which undoubtedly added a stain to his competition for MVP.
The Eastern Stars had all the scoring, James had a team-high 28 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Bosh 20 points and 8 rebounds, Wade 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Howard 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Wu Huang 20 points, 6 rebounds and 19 assists.
If you want to select an MVP from these people, then only James and Wu Huang are eligible, the former is short of an assist to complete a triple-double performance, and the latter is short of an assist to complete a double twenty achievement, although it is not perfect, but James's performance at critical moments is significantly stronger than Wu Huang, and the latter was replaced in the most critical minute, and then consider his defense in the last quarter. Eighty percent of the MVP of this game will be James.
The two teams hugged each other after the game and chatted with each other, and it will be a while before the league can select an AMVP candidate, who can now be interviewed by the courtside media or get together with friends to chat and wait for the awards ceremony later.
This year's AMVP Awards Ceremony took more time than previous editions. It is conceivable that voters must be very controversial about the ownership of AMVP now.
Before the start of the awards ceremony, Wu Huang was interviewed by CCTV, and he also came to CCTV's live broadcast seat, specially greeted Chinese fans in Chinese that he was not very proficient in, and tried to use Chinese when answering questions later, although his Chinese is not very sharp, and he will pop out a few English words when he can't hold back, but this clumsiness just attracts more fans for him.
Master Reason took the opportunity to ask him about becoming a Chinese citizen. Emperor Wu had been prepared for this for a long time, and after playing Tai Chi for a while, he didn't say whether he would join or not.
CCTV naturally won't get to the bottom of it, Emperor Wu didn't say anything to death, which means that there is still a chance, and this matter is destined to be discussed for a long time before there is a conclusion.
Wu Huang was still reluctantly acceptable to the strength of the Chinese team, but since Yao Ming was reimbursed again last year, he has been a little hesitant to join the Chinese team. Previously, he saw that Yao Ming was in the Chinese team before considering joining. If Yao Ming's strength is not there after recovering from injury, or he simply retires. He doesn't plan to hold up a national team on his own.
He knows very well that on his own, even if he fights hard, it will be difficult to lead the team to the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games, so why bother so much, it is better to stay at home and play with girls honestly.
Emperor Wu then answered some more questions. The reasonable master finally quipped him, asking, "If nothing else is expected, the final AMVP will come out between you and James, who will be the starter in the first All-Star and have a chance to get the AMVP." How do you feel at the moment? ”
Wu Huang smiled: "In the last quarter, my performance was not good enough, and I think the league will still award the AMVP to the player with the highest score according to the old rules." But in addition to the MVP, this game also means a lot to me, to show the world fans in Dallas what I can do, to be a good example to domestic fans, to prove that Chinese can also establish themselves in the NBA, as Yao Ming did before, I think that's the most important thing. ”
At this time, the podium on the court had been set up, and Wu Huang said goodbye to Master Reasonable and domestic fans. Although he said before that his chances were not big, the data of 20+19 also had a certain competitiveness, and he had a good look. Yes, it's important, maybe the league will give him the AMVP trophy in a foolish way because he looks handsome, and that's a possibility.
On the MVP podium, the AMVP trophy has been carried out by the on-site staff, and the on-site camera also gave Huang Cancan's trophy a long close-up, I don't know who will take this trophy home in a while?
David Stern arrived belatedly, and the president smiled and waved softly to the fans, who could see that he was holding an envelope in his hand, believing that the final result was in it.
Wu Huang looked at the fat old man from below, and David Stern stood in front of all the players, coughed vigorously, and then said a lot of nonsense to the camera as usual.
Wu Huang said that he didn't listen to a word at all, and his whole mind was waiting for this dead old man to read out who the AMVP winner was, but this old immortal kept chattering, you read it!
Mr. President's speech whetted everyone's appetite, and ten minutes later, when he tore open the envelope, a suspenseful award sound was released on the spot.
Emperor Wu scolded in his heart, eager to go up and grab the envelope and see the answer for himself.
"2009-2010 All-Star Weekend, AMVP winner is LeBron James......" David Stern deliberately elongated his voice after reading the name of the little emperor.
As soon as Emperor Wu heard James's name, he scolded in his heart!
However, the president did not finish reading, and just as Emperor Wu was looking lost, David Stern pronounced another name like last year-"...... And, Hugo! (To be continued.) )