At the beginning of the game, both sides fought hard and played very seriously defensively, preferring to foul rather than give the opponent a chance to dunk easily. After more than 4 minutes of fighting, the western troops overtook the score. The Eastern Stars can't guard against the Western Stars with man-to-man. D'Antoni has seen where his team's weaknesses lie and has been the first to make adjustments.

Yao Ming was substituted for a break. His footsteps move too slowly, and he is frequently broken by the opposing guard players, Paul is too fast, if he breaks through with the cover of his teammates, Yao Ming can't keep up with the speed, if Hayes follows out, the inside rebound has no advantage, and Hayes is at a height disadvantage when facing Garnett, and Garnett's jump shot makes him very uncomfortable. Garnett can interfere with his shots, but Garnett doesn't jump shots, and generally plays high to organize the offense, allowing Duncan to pull to the perimeter to play.

Yao Ming prefers the inside line without shooting ability, so that he can stand under the basket with peace of mind. But Garnett and Duncan are both good at mid-range shooting, he has to go out, and the pick-and-roll is a dead end for slow interior players, which is extremely obvious in Yao Ming, and as soon as the opponent's guard breaks through, this weakness is magnified.

D'Antoni replaced Yao Ming and replaced Dwight Howard, ready to wait for O'Neal to play before letting Yao Ming defend.

After Howard came on the court, the Eastern star changed the defensive formation to a joint defense, Hayes returned to the interior, and Duncan did not let the opponent go to the basket, Howard pounced to make up for the guard, his speed was much faster, and finally contained the offensive momentum in the West.

It's a pity that the East team's offense is even worse, and several players shoot frequently. The Western Stars also used joint defense, and the first quarter of the game was very dull for both sides. Hayes only made one shot in total, focusing on grabbing rebounds, playing seven minutes, scoring 3 points, 2 assists and 5 rebounds, and was replaced by Elton Brand off the bench. Also substituted were Harris, Wade and Pierce.

The West also replaced Garnett and Duncan, and replaced O'Neal, Stoudeyer, Parker, and Roy.

At this time, the core of the Western Stars' offense became O'Neal. What surprised everyone even more was that Dwight Howard, known as the "Warcraft", couldn't defend O'Neal one-on-one, so the latter turned around and hit a hook shot on the first spot.

Howard's stats this season are much more beautiful than Yao Ming, both scoring and rebounding are outstanding among centers, and many people say that Howard is already the league's No. 1 center and can dominate the court.

But O'Neal played for minutes to prove that Howard wasn't the league's No. 1 center, and he was far from it. Even though O'Neal is 37 years old, he can still eat Howard hard in one-on-one.

The game is narrated by Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith.

After seeing Howard squeezed under the basket for the second time and hit a jumper, Smith said: "Shaquille (O'Neal) has picked up a bit this season, and it's hard to keep him one-on-one. ”

Retired three-point champion Reggie Miller said: "That was already evident in the regular season. In the previous game between the Magic and the Suns, the Magic used a two-man attack on Shaquille, but Shaquille defended Howard one-on-one. After the game, Shaquille also mocked Howard like a, saying that he didn't dare to fight himself one-on-one. In fact, when Yao Ming was fighting against Shaquille, Shaquille defended Yao Ming one-on-one, and Yao Ming also attacked when he defended Shaquille. This shows that even the 37-year-old sharks, whether Yao Ming or Howard, struggle to defend him one-on-one. ”

Barkley smiled: "Howard's lower body strength is not strong enough to resist people, and his single defense against Shaquille is not as effective as Chuck." ”

The Eastern Stars replaced Howard and replaced Yao Ming and O'Neal one-on-one, and O'Neal is still playing vigorously!

When a real super center defends the opponent and encounters an inside single, it is true that he rarely asks his teammates to help him defend and flank the opponent. From the day O'Neal entered the league, he continued to improve one-on-one with the great centers of the day. He has been beaten by Ewing, Olajuwon, and Robinson, and has also been beaten by Ewing, Olajuwon, and Robinson. It is precisely because of the competition with the opponent and the results that Ao Fat has become the first center.

The 90s of the last century was an era of frequent center forwards, and O'Neal also proved his name as the first center with his dominance, and his title of first center was played by his ability, not Howard or Yao Ming. Howard is the hype when there is no one on the inside, and Yao Ming's first center is shouted out by Chinese fans.

When O'Neal singled Yao Ming again, causing Yao Ming to foul, O'Neal proudly stood on the free throw line, put on a very relaxed and funny posture, and sent the ball out with one hand, and the two balls actually hit one.

In the first quarter, the Eastern Stars trailed by nine points at 26-35.

Hayes sat next to D'Antoni and asked, "Mike, do you want me to play against him (O'Neal)?" ”

"No, I don't want you to fight hard today, we have a regular season game the day after tomorrow, do you think it's important to go all out for a win at the All-Star Game, or to break the regular season record of 72 wins? If you spend your energy because of this kind of competition, it's not worth it. D'Antoni said lightly.

"Are you trying to reduce my playing time?" Hayes smiled wryly that he and D'Antoni hadn't discussed the issue yet.

D'Antoni smiled: "I do have this plan, put the interests of the Bobcats first, like when Vicky was the coach before, he only let Duncan play for 10 minutes." It's normal, and if you want to play a little bit more, I'll promise you, but it's definitely not good to defend O'Neal, it's too physically demanding and it's easy to get injured. If you have the mentality of a performance, you can go up and brush the data. ”

"Hehe, you're encouraging me to brush the data?" Hayes asked with a smile.

"That's right, you look at the court, Harris came on the court and shot as soon as he received the ball, Iverson also came to play, these two don't defend at all, our point guard is too problematic, it's hard to win this game. Our strength is weaker than in the west, I don't believe you can't see it. D'Antoni laughed.

D'Antoni kept whispering to Hayes, but the people next to him didn't hear it, and it was not good for the manager to give up the game so easily.

Although it is a star game. Hayes knew D'Antoni was telling the truth.

The strength of the East team is not enough, the three players who were selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, Durant has not yet been given a chance to play, and Granger and Harris are all receiving the ball and playing alone after they come on the court, trying their best to show themselves. At this time, it is impossible to play reasonably.

"I understand, let me go with Kevin in a while, I'll pass the ball to him, this kid can help me with assists, now only he hasn't played, I think he's almost suffocating." Hayes said with a sigh.

Hayes's winning ** is strong, but it is not stubborn, and during the time he sat off the court, the score has been stretched 34-52 to 18 points. Hayes doesn't have to win all games, he's ready to relax and play, and don't force the games he can't win. If a player doesn't defend in the All-Star Game, no one will think he is bad, and fans will only say that he is more entertaining, perfect the opponent, and let the audience see more wonderful goals.

If you want to defend, let's wait until the regular season playoffs. Hayes thought to himself, it's a pity that if he doesn't win, he won't have a chance to win the MVP in this game.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Eastern Stars requested substitutions, point guard Harris, scoring guard Durant, small forward Pierce, power forward Hayes, and center Yao Ming.

The current lineup in the West is point guard Arenas, scoring guard Kobe, small forward Nowitzki, power forward Stadamyre, and center Gasol.

Eastern Stars ball possession. Harris dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, didn't pass anyone, and didn't wait for the interior player to block and break in.

The question of who is the fastest basketball player in the world has been answered, and during this morning's practice, Harris completed the feat in just 3.9 seconds in front of his teammates, the media, and the fans by dribbling from the baseline at one end of the court to the baseline at the other end (the length of the NBA court is 28.65 meters).

With this data, Harris successfully applied for the Guinness Book of World Records, which was officially confirmed as the fastest dribbling and running man in the world on the basketball court.

However, running fast does not mean that the shot is in, Harris is too fast, and the pull-up jump shot is even more difficult, and the shot is iron. When Hayes arrived at the half court of the Western Stars, he stood in the low post and had no intention of covering his teammates at all. As soon as Harris made a shot, he immediately stuck Stoudamire and took advantage of the position to grab a frontcourt rebound. In the air, he observes the surrounding form with the peripheral vision of his eyes, and as soon as he lands on the ground, he passes the ball to Pierce, who is in the air. Pierce scored with a one-handed dunk basketball. 36 to 52.

The Western Stars attacked, Gasol pulled to the high post to cover Kobe, who shook off the defensive Durant, Yao Ming pulled out to defend again, Kobe Bryant moved a step sideways, and made a quick stop jump shot, and the ball was deflected. Hayes stuck in position, accurately judged the direction of the ball's bounce, and grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

It stands to reason that Yao Ming should not be responsible for pulling up the high post to make up for the defense, but Hayes is determined to brush up on rebounding data and is unwilling to leave the basket. D'Antoni also arranged for Yao Ming to make up for the defense, on the grounds that Gasol was too high, Yao Ming didn't need to follow the defense, just block the breaking defenders a little, and then follow Gasol.

The Eastern All-Stars launched a quick counterattack, Hayes didn't pass, and after winning the rebound, he took it forward, he didn't dare to pass to Harris, if he passed, there would definitely be no return. Hayes passed Nowitzki and passed the ball to Durant in front of the penalty area, and then the person who defended Durant was Arenas, Durant received the ball and shot, and the ball went in. 38 to 52.

The Eastern All-Star offense was opened, but unfortunately the defensive end was full of holes, Hayes still grabbed rebounds on the inside, and this time Stoudeyer also pulled out, Hayes did not follow the defense, and simply let Stodammire empty. The result was an easy jumper from Stoudamire. His mid-range shot is still very accurate. 38 to 54.

If you want to score, go in, and Hayes' goal now is rebounding.

Pierce couldn't score a jumper, Nowitzki grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed to Arenas, Arenas didn't pass the ball after receiving the ball, and singled Harris, but the jump shot couldn't be scored. This ball Hayes judged that the ball was going to bounce far away, it was the direction of Durant, and immediately went down.

Durant really grabbed the rebound, handed the long pass to Hayes, and the person who returned to defend was Kobe.

Hayes burst into the interior with the ball, threw quickly, Kobe Bryant jumped up and didn't cover it, the ball smashed on the basket and bounced back, Hayes threw himself and grabbed the rebound in the front court, jumped under the basket and shot again. In this case, Kobe Bryant had already given up defense, but Hayes did not dunk, but a one-handed jumper, and did not score...... Kobe Bryant jumped up to grab the rebound as soon as he saw that the ball didn't go in, but his physique couldn't hit Hayes, Hayes touched the ball first, this time it was a one-handed rebound, and the ball still didn't pop up, and the other players had long felt that the ball must go in, and they didn't come up to grab the ball, so Hayes was able to get stuck in the position and win the frontcourt rebound again. The fourth shot finally went in. 40 to 54.

Hayes had two points and three rebounds in the first round.

(To be continued)