Chapter 490: The counterattack of the Eastern All-Stars
After envying for a while, Osborne returned to his normal heart, he still tried to run, after all, there is no way to change anything now, although his teammates are getting older, but they are still his good teammates, big brother, they are still a strong team together, but he also has to plan for his future, so he will unconsciously look at other players with the eyes of his teammates. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Osborne received a lot of assists from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and made a lot of three-pointers, and after the bombardment of the 03 Musketeers in the second quarter, the Eastern All-Stars immediately led the Western All-Stars by 7 points at 53:46.
Old man Popovich saw that the Western All-Star team was so far behind, and then he unceremoniously changed to the All-Star starting lineup, insisted that they play inside tactics, and insisted that they defend Osborne and cut off the connection between LeBron James and Osborne.
The Western All-Star team has also seen the ability of these newcomers, so they also feel that in order to win the All-Star Game, they must guard against Osborne and LeBron James.
So next Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan began to move seriously, the Western All-Stars' three-high lineup made the Eastern All-Stars unable to defend at all, and Kobe Bryant and Maddie also consciously limited Osborne, so Osborne's three-point shot couldn't be used at all, and LeBron James's passing also had a lot of mistakes and was stealed by Kobe Bryant.
After a few rounds of offense, the interior coordination of the Western All-Stars team was very smooth, with almost no stagnation, Kevin Garnett passed the basketball to Tim Duncan, Tim Duncan scored the basketball with an old-fashioned hook, and then Kobe Bryant stole LeBron James's pass again, Kobe Bryant passed the basketball directly to Kevin Garnett's hands, usually Kobe Bryant would not choose to pass the ball at all, but this time he wanted to help the team take a fast lead, so he didn't care who scored.
Kevin Garnett hoisted the basketball to the inside master Da Yao, who used his budding Yao-style hook hand through Shaquille O'Neal, and the basketball fell directly into the basket to score two points for the Western Conference All-Stars.
With the cooperation of the three masters on the inside, the score gap was quickly narrowed, and it was quickly overtaken, and this time the head coach of the Eastern All-Star team, Larry Brown, directly called a timeout.
Osborne saw that the Western All-Stars team finally got serious, the three high-ranking people turned over on the inside, and the Eastern All-Stars had no way to stop it, even O'Neal, who was known as the big shark, had no way to stop the three of them from scoring, and LeBron James was also scared by Kobe Bryant's steal and didn't dare to pass the ball to Osborne's position anymore.
Coach Larry Brown said to these All-Star players during the timeout: "You must have seen the cooperation of the three interior lines of the Western All-Star Team just now, it is really unstoppable, but since you can't stop their attack, why don't you follow them to attack, you were either blocked just now, or you made a pass error, anyway, no one stood up to stop the decline." ”
Larry Brown also doesn't want to say too much accusatory words to his teammates on the Eastern All-Star team, after all, they are all players with status and fame, and it is difficult to listen to his reprimands and insults obediently.
"I don't want to say more about some things, since there is no way on the inside, then you have to find a way to make a difference on the outside, otherwise you just wait to give up the game."
When the timeout came back, the Eastern All-Stars basically did not change the lineup, but just replaced Vince Carter and replaced it with Pistons player Ben Wallace, who was responsible for defending Kevin Garnett, while Osborne and Wade on the outside, LeBron James, are no longer limited to who scores, who has the opportunity to play.
After the game started again, Osborne finally used Ben Wallace's blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, as well as receiving a pass from LeBron James, Osborne finally activated, and Osborne's three-point shot returned to normal.
After the end of the second quarter, the Western All-Stars overpowered the Eastern All-Stars and led the Eastern All-Stars by two points at 61-59. Because Osborne, LeBron James, and Wade's offense is still limited by Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Kobe Bryant, their scoring is very difficult, and the Western All-Star team scoring is as simple as chopping melons and vegetables.
At halftime, the Western All-Stars temporarily took the lead, and the Eastern All-Stars were also unconvinced and prepared to make a final fight with the Western All-Stars in the second half.
Osbourne scored 26 points in the half, the most of any Eastern Conference All-Star, while Kobe Bryant scored 20 points on the Western Conference All-Star team, Kevin Garnett also scored 12 points, Da Yao scored 10 points, and Tim Duncan had eight points and six rebounds.
Judging from the performance in the first half, the defensive strength and interior offensive ability of the Western All-Stars are very strong, which is unmatched by the Eastern All-Stars, but as long as the strength of the outside players is played, the Eastern All-Stars will definitely be able to beat the Western All-Stars.
At the start of the second half, the Eastern All-Stars players were all murderous, while the Western All-Stars were breezy and breezy in appearance, which formed a stark contrast.
At the beginning of the game, Allen Iverson shot a three-pointer against the defense of the opposing point guard Steve Nash, and Allen Iverson also knew that the interior restricted area of the Western All-Star team could not be entered casually, and if you were not careful, you might go in to eat hot pot.
At this time, the outside players of the Western All-Star team have been weakened, at least defensively, because there are players like Steve Nash, so this position can only be a defensive colander.
The Western Conference All-Stars immediately took advantage of the pass and Tim Duncan threw in a two-pointer.
And the Eastern All-Star team finally opened, Osborne finally received a pass from Allen Iverson, Osborne directly scored a step-back three-point shot, Osborne saw that Allen Iverson finally knew where his duty was, as long as Allen Iverson was willing to pass, the Eastern All-Star team's offense would not stagnate.
Osborne's three-pointer led the offensive frenzy of the Eastern Conference All-Stars, and then Shaquille O'Neal held back on the inside for so long, and finally had a chance to get angry, he turned his back to Da Yao, and finally scored a two-point shot with his small hook under the basket, LeBron James stole Kevin Garnett, and then rode to the dust to complete a dragon layup to complete the dunk.
This wave of offense directly suspended the Western All-Stars, and they played a 13-5 offensive mini-climax, and the Eastern All-Stars overtook the Western All-Stars by eight points at 72-64. (To be continued.) )