After two days of foreshadowing, the All-Star Game is finally about to begin. Before the game time, the fans were already pouring into the stadium. It's also interesting to watch the stars train, and there was no All-Star dance this All-Star Weekend, so maybe Hayes will improvise a bit during training?

Yao Ming was practicing three-point shooting, he didn't dare to play in his usual games, and when it came to the All-Star Game, he wanted to show it. Last season, he hit three three-pointers in a single game.

Howard and Wade performed a dunk, feasting the eyes of the audience who didn't enjoy watching the dunk contest yesterday.

The western star is much quieter. Iverson, Garnett, Duncan and others are all veterans and were very quiet before the game. Nowitzki's All-Star Game has always been soy sauce and doesn't seem to be in good spirits. Western Conference ticket king Kobe Bryant has a finger injury. His finger injury is a hidden danger, originally the Lakers wanted Kobe Bryant to rest and find a substitute to play, but the league rejected the Lakers' request, you can play in the regular season There is no reason why you can't play All-Star! Without Kobe, the All-Stars are not exciting. The league's top brass demanded that Bryant either not play or accept a one-game ban. Forced him to go through the motions.

It's true that wherever Kobe Bryant goes, New Orleans fans will flock to him, screaming, shouting, asking for autographs and group photos. Although he sat on the sidelines, there were also many fans shouting his name.

In this game, Hayes feels that the East should be easy to win. There is less Kobe Bryant in the West, and the star strength is much worse than that in the East. Especially on the inside, Duncan is more of a center than Stoudeyer. Hayes practiced for a while, sat on the sidelines and watched the court quietly in a daze.

LeBron James sat down next to Hayes and asked, "Why don't you practice?" ”

"You dunked to make the fans happy, and I'm going to go down and take three slow steps at this time. Actually, you should also participate in the slam dunk contest. Hayes said lightly.

"It's hard to come up with new ideas for dunks now, and SB can do what I can do." James said.

"What?"

"I mean Shannon Brown." James explained.

Shannon Brown's English name is Shanonbrown, and Cavaliers players like to use the first two letters SB as an abbreviation. Poor guy.

James regularly scores top 10 dunks, but until 2010, he didn't play a single slam dunk contest. Hayes was disappointed with this in his previous life, and when James moved to the Heat, Hayes began to feel that he was an escapist who liked to escape.

If he participates in the slam dunk contest, James may be able to win a slam dunk contest, because the dunk contest in recent years has become less and less creative, and if James can participate in this competition according to the will of the people, then he is very likely to capture the hearts of the people. The reason James gave was "I don't want people to think I'm just a dunker". Jordan, Kobe, Barkley, and Drexler have all participated in the dunk contest, so why haven't they worried about being used as a dunk by others?

James' real fear is failure. He's just running away, which also leads to the fact that he may never be able to surpass some legends. Jordan is a tribute to the players over the years, and the flyer action with the free throw line symbol surname is a classic that will be reproduced in every competition. Kobe Bryant's 97 slam dunk contest is known as the lowest level, but Kobe, a rookie who was not famous at the time, at least dared to try.

The two chatted a few words. James spoke in a tone as if he wanted to defeat Hayes and kill the Bobcats as his life's goal. Hayes was embarrassed.

In 20 minutes, the All-Star Game will begin.

New Orleans is famous for its jazz scene, and tournament organizers have turned the venue into a jazz show to highlight the local character. In the eyes of foreign friends who don't understand the style of jazz and watch the live broadcast, this is more like a circus performance, a little chaotic.

Stars from the east and west appeared one after another. Western coach Scott, defenders Paul, West and others got the most applause when they came out because it was their home stadium.

The debut ceremony was very lively, but the players took off their coats to reveal their shirts. The audience felt a little dizzy.

The court's 5 Zhang reasonable words expressed the thoughts of most fans. "The jersey design is too unreasonable. Why do they all look the same? Who designed this jersey? Who the hell is it?! ”

The All-Star Game of New Orleans jersey design was a real failure. Maybe it's because it's intentional to keep up with the trend and match the player configuration, or maybe because many Eastern players have participated in the World Championships and the America's Cup, so the Eastern jersey is designed to be blue and white, similar to the uniform of the U.S. national team. Unfortunately, in order to cater to the main colors of this year's fashion industry, gold and white, the western jersey is designed with yellow and white in the front and gold in the back, so that not only does it look mediocre, but both sides are white. It's hard to tell.

If both players use white pieces to play Go, there is no need to play. But basketball is different, so even though the players feel awkward, the game still has to be played. It's just a little bit more of a mistake.

Eastern starters: Yao Ming, Hayes, James, Joe Johnson, Kidd.

Western starters: Stoudemire, Garnett, Anthony, Kobe, Iverson.

As soon as the Eastern Army came up, it was mainly Yao Ming, which was not arranged by the head coach. Although Mike Woodson and Byron Scott are nominal coaches, they don't really plan the tactics for anyone, they just let the stars perform on their own. The players took the initiative to pass to Yao Ming because it was impossible for Yao Ming to be mistakenly dressed in any clothes.

James and Hayes are relatively similar in size. When the first quarter was 5 minutes into the game, Kidd saw the opportunity and threw the ball into the sky, only to find that the "James" who cut into the baseline didn't jump, and watched the basketball smash on the rebound and bounce into Garnett's hands, and the West counterattacked, and Iverson dunked successfully.

"Chuck, can the headband be removed? I see you as LeBron. Kidd said helplessly to Hayes.

Hayes casually threw his headband onto the audience.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Reasonable said: "It seems that Kidd saw the wrong person just now, Hayes took off the headband and sent it to the audience on the spot, why didn't James take off the headband?" ”

Yu Jia smiled: "Have you ever seen James look like he doesn't have a headband on the court?" The headband has become one of his symbols, just like Sun Wukong's mantra, if you take it off, you will feel that there is something missing in his head. ”

Zhang said: "The design of this All-Star jersey is too much of a failure. In the past few minutes, the players of both teams have been a little absent-minded, and Kobe Bryant left the game without scoring a point. ”

"Kobe Bryant is here to play soy sauce instead of playing." Yu Jia said.

Jerseys have a big impact on the game. There were only 4 dunks in the entire first quarter, and the game lacked passionate collisions and sparks, and the fans watched drowsily.

This kind of game is not a real NBA All-Star Game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Howard received a pass from Hayes, and a strong two-handed dunk brought a little passion to the game.

Yu Jia said: "Finally, there is a beautiful goal. Howard dunked the ball in the basket with his head and greeted the audience in the air, 'How are you guys, fans on the third floor?' ’”

Hayes sat on the bench, too lazy to look over the field. Because of the jersey problem, there was a lot less exciting cooperation on the field today.

"I don't pass the ball out. The jersey doesn't tell who's who. Hurt me to make consecutive mistakes. Yao Ming sat next to Hayes, scratching. He had already made three turnovers in the first quarter.

"Yao, Kidd is white, and you've passed directly to Iverson twice...... Hayes said.

"Can I find a staircase to go down? Don't put it so bluntly. Yao Ming smiled bitterly: "It was you who made a big show in the skills challenge yesterday, but Ye Li was very envious of Gao Tongxuan, and said that let me work hard and strive to win an all-star MVP, so that she is also happy and happy, it is too difficult for me." ”

"No wonder Joe keeps passing the ball to you, and you have to go back and kneel on the computer motherboard if you can't get the MVP in this tone?" Hayes laughed.

"......" Yao Ming was speechless.

"You try to score. I'll pass the ball to you. When I came back on the court, I didn't do anything but grab rebounds. Hayes said to Yao Ming again. In this game, the players almost always received the ball and singled, and he felt very bored. In fact, in the first quarter, he played a blue-collar style, scoring only 2 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.

When he was sent on the court again, Hayes continued to be a blue-collar worker, grabbing backcourt rebounds again and again, and handing them to Wade and James to launch a fast break.

In the long and tedious first three quarters of the game, the elites from the East wantonly ravaged the baskets that belonged to the West. Wade took the regular season fire out to the All-Star Game; Yao Ming, who brushed the data for his wife, also tore apart the western defense line with jump shots again and again; Warcraft from Orlando has also staged violent dunks many times; Ray Allen has staged a good show of 100 steps through Yang many times, with 24 points and the highest in the East; But it was James who played the best, and before he knew it, he was just one step away from the triple-double record set by Jordan.

The Western Stars didn't put up any decent resistance. Duncan, a dumb melon, was selected as an All-Star off the bench this time, and he also did the trick with peace of mind; Not to mention Kobe Bryant, who has only been on the court for two minutes; Iverson and Garnett obviously wanted to conserve their energy for the regular season and didn't play hard enough; Even Nash, who had high hopes on the bench, was disappointed, and the assist king was dazzled by his jersey today.

Throughout the first three quarters, the only thing that can arouse the audience's interest, apart from Howard's several dunks, is whether James, who has already grabbed 8 rebounds and 8 assists, can contribute to the second triple-double in the history of the All-Star Game.

Zhang said: "Today's league pattern is that the west looks at the team and the east looks at the stars. The Eastern advantage of this All-Star Game is too obvious. Yao Ming played well today, playing 18 minutes and getting 14 points and 5 rebounds, but Yao Ming only played 4 minutes in the second half, and the Eastern coach is Woodson of the Hawks, who may want to save Yao Ming and Joe Johnson's physical strength and not let them play more. ”

Yu Jia said: "James may have a triple-double in this game, but Hayes is also terrifying, grabbing 18 rebounds in the third quarter. It's horrible for these two to be on a team. Poor queen bee Paul, he definitely wants to get the MVP on his home court, he is now giving 16 points and 9 assists, but at the moment the West wants to win, unless the mountains are edgeless and the sky and the earth are ......" (Yu Jia, are you crazy?) The fourth quarter began with 112-91 prominently on the scoreboard, a score that Paul was ashamed of.

Before the game, everyone knew that New Orleans was the home of the Hornets, but when it came to thinking about who would dominate the All-Star Game, the vast majority ruled out Paul's name. Although the Hornets have soared this season and occupy the first place in the West, Nash, who lost twice to Paul this season, is still the first choice for point guards in the West, and Paul will not be considered the person who can lead the West to turn the tide.

In the final quarter, Paul, who was bent on defending his home court, did his best. assisted Stoudamire to dunk and score many times, and he also broke through several times to score 8 points in a single quarter. But his outstanding performance couldn't stop the combined impact of the eastern stars.

The one who gets the inside line wins the world, and the one who controls the rebound can control the game. The advantage of the eastern inner line is too great, and the western troops are powerless to return to the sky. The final score was 143-128, and the East won by a big margin!

(To be continued)