After laughing wildly with the OK group, Li Ao and the other all-stars got to know each other.

West Force, in addition to their 3 in Los Angeles, the other 9: Garnett, Antonio McDyes, Payton, Malone, Rashid Wallace, Kidd, Finley, Webb, Divac.

In the East Army, Mourning and Ratliffe were reimbursed, Stern designated Anthony Mason Jr. of the Heat, Reggie Miller of the Pacers to participate, and the other 10 were Duncan, Maddy, Carter, Iverson, Marbury, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Stackhouse, Mutombo, and Antonio Davis.

As a social phobia, whether he is familiar with it or not, whether the relationship is good or not, he can say two sentences.

Less than a season after entering the NBA, he met these All-Stars on the court before, and had little contact in private, and some had never even met.

He found that some people were similar on and off the court, such as Glenn Robinson, who was selected as an All-Star, and still looked like he was 'forced to do business'; Reggie Miller didn't have any expression when he talked to anyone; Ray Allen stood quietly on the side, and when Li Ao went to say hello, he smiled and responded, but did not take the initiative to speak.

Carter found Kobe Bryant and launched a dunk challenge, saying that they were both dunk kings and that it was time to stage a showdown, but Kobe ignored them.

There are also very different painting styles on and off the field, and Tianzun is very enthusiastic to introduce Li Ao to today's daytime activity process.

Payton was eager to point his nose at him on the court, but when he went to say hello this time, he encouraged him to behave well tonight and would pass him the ball.

Malone always looks fierce and evil on the field, and Mutombo doesn't love anyone with his index finger on the field, but the two talk a lot on this occasion, and they also open their yellow tongues from time to time, revealing their true colors.

In particular, Marbury almost said to his All-Star teammates, "I'll lead you to win."

The most surprising thing for Li Ao was Iverson......

"Wow, look who this is, my favorite Spider-Man! I heard that you refused to play Spider-Man, God, it's a shame, but I think your choice is right, basketball is the job that belongs to you, you are better than when I was in my rookie season, Vaco, I will be 26 years old soon, you are only 19 years old, and I may retire when you reach your peak, no, I have to play for a few more years before I have a chance to enjoy the joy of playing against you in your prime......"

Iverson encouraged Li Ao in a childlike tone, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

The other All-Stars were not surprised by Iverson's words and actions!

Li Ao thought of what Little Melon, who is still a high school student, said during the wandering career - the years when I partnered with Allen were the happiest period since I entered the NBA.

Anthony is the kind of player who has a big face but is not mature in mentality, with a senior like Iverson, not to say whether he can win or not, he doesn't have to take any responsibility, he must be very happy.

Li Ao has some understanding of the all-stars, and the all-stars have a new understanding of him - his mouth is really broken!

It's not as arrogant as they think, and there's no sense of violence, but it's like a sunny and cheerful boy, not like a fake.

But after a few more conversations, I found that the under-beating is really under-beaten!

Although they felt that the Knicks deserved to be defeated, they now feel that the reason for that brawl was somewhat on the rookie himself......

…

After chatting for a while, the staff led the all-stars to participate in the event, and Li Ao could only regretfully end this short greeting.

After experiencing the activities of the All-Star Game Day, Li Ao felt good, and the media were very friendly today.

There are so many stars that there is no need to hype up the news about who is who.

At 3 p.m., the Western Conference All-Stars practiced under Kings head coach Rick Adelman.

Kidd was eager to show what he was capable of, and took the initiative to take command of the offensive training from Adelman.

Garnett also took the initiative to take command of defensive drills.

Adelman wished the All-Stars of other teams to do more work, and readily agreed.

The two of them were worried that the All-Star team in Los Angeles would compete with them, and the guys were clearly in a huddle today.

is mainly worried about Li Ao, some people seem to be born with the ability to lead the team, in their eyes, Li Ao is.

They admire the ability to integrate the Clippers team that has been rotten for so many years and set sail.

Although the Clippers do have a foundation, and it is not in vain to be rotten for so many years, but replacing Li Ao with them, both of them thought of the situation when Li Ao first arrived at the Clippers, and their scalps were numb.

Adelman actually wanted to hand over the offensive and defensive command to the Los Angeles trio.

If the Clippers make the playoffs and rank seventh or eighth, the Kings must be in the top three and could play each other, and the Lakers are the Kings' strongest opponent in the playoffs.

Giving the command to these three will not only allow the three to work more during All-Star Weekend, but also to directly understand the playing style of the two teams from the way the three command the team.

However, the three people in Los Angeles, when it comes to command tactics, the OK combination all looked at Li Ao, Li Ao didn't fight for it, and they didn't care.

Li Ao's idea - Kidd leads the offense, Garnett leads the defense, what kind of fairy treatment is this?

Kidd and Garnett are both established superstars, and both of them take the initiative to lead the team, and the most powerful OK combination has no opinion, and the others naturally have no opinion.

…

On February 18, 2001, at 7 p.m., the Verizon Center Arena in Washington was already buzzing.

When the Clippers moved from Memorial Stadium to the Staples Center, it became the third-largest arena in the NBA, and the Wizards' games typically have 20,000 seats, but can accommodate more than 50,000 seats at most.

Tonight, the Verizon Center Arena has arranged a full 50,339 seats and 114 private rooms, and the advanced angle design of the auditorium ensures that the audience in every position can see the performance of the players on the court.

For this All-Star Game, more than 300 of the latest LED screens are also installed, allowing spectators in each area to see the real-time images of the court from all angles through the screens.

Britney Spears used her singing voice to ignite the enthusiasm of more than 50,000 viewers at the scene.

The North American Sports League has two stages that make singers flock to it, the most famous of which is, of course, the Super Bowl halftime show.

The second is the performance stage before and at halftime of the NBA All-Star Weekend.

After the warm-up show, the protagonists entered.

The enthusiasm of the fans is particularly high, with more than 50,000 fans, more than half of whom are locals, and their enthusiasm is even higher than that of foreign fans.

Since the Wizards traded Webber away, the Wizards have been in a state of disappointment, and they have been disappointed with the performances of Juwan Howard and Mitch Richmond, who have the league's lowest attendance this year, tied with the Bulls and Warriors, and only better than the Grizzlies.

The longer the emotions were pent-up, the more ferocious the outbursts, and tonight, basketball fans in Washington let out their enthusiasm for the announcement.

In the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, the host introduced them one by one, and the 14 All-Star substitutes of the two teams entered one after another.

When it was time for the host to introduce the All-Star starters, the cheers of the fans reached a boiling point!

No Wizards player was named an All-Star, and at least the nearly 30,000 fans in the area were not divided into camps and cheered at what they saw.

Li Ao felt passionate at this moment, and he had a feeling of returning to the time when he was crazy three.

But it's very different, when it's crazy, it's the 'team' as one.

Here, it's the 'individual'.

Opponents, and teammates, are the best basketball players in the world!

All star, all players are superstar games!

…

It took half an hour to enter the game, and after the entrance ceremony, Kidd and Garnett actively greeted their teammates to communicate the details of the play.

Li Ao felt that the two of them were taking this opportunity to show their abilities and recruit teammates.

He also wants to join, but in terms of attractiveness, he can't beat these two now...... Forget it, let's play a good game first.

After communicating with the two of them, he came to the court to shoot hot.

On the eastern side, there are also people who are doing similar things to Kidd and Garnett, Marbury and Iverson.

The difference is that the All-Stars of the Eastern Conference are willing to listen to what Iverson has to say, while Marbury is ignored for no other reason than pure strength.

Marbury worked hard for a long time without any effect, so he could only look at the champion of the same year with jealousy.

Soon, at 7:58, the starters of both teams came to the field.

Eastern Forces: Iverson, Maddy, Carter, Anthony Mason Jr., Duncan.

Western Forces: Kidd, Bryant, Ao Lee, Webb, O'Neill.

These 10 people once again detonated the cheers of the fans at the scene.

At this moment, Li Ao lost the restlessness in front of him, calmly focused, and devoted himself to the upcoming game, thinking about the characteristics of the playing style of these temporary teammates and how to cooperate with them.

At 8 p.m., the game began.

In the cheers of the fans at the scene, O'Neal beat Duncan to win the jump ball, and the Western troops attacked first!

Li Ao bypassed his cousin for the first time, and was blocked from the three-point line by his cousin who was actively expanding.

The eastern troops defended quickly, and Kidd advanced steadily and fell into positional warfare.

Li Ao came to the right side of the three-second zone, slipped out of the bottom line, and Kobe Bryant followed up to the right side of the three-second zone.

When Li Ao circled the left sideline, Kidd hoisted the ball to O'Neal in the low post, and Duncan sank his weight and carried it behind O'Neal.

But O'Neill didn't play singles, he played the ball in the middle!

After Li Ao borrowed Webb's off-ball cover on the left side of the three-second zone, he shook off Anthony Mason Jr., who had changed the defense, and came to the position of one step inside the free throw line on the right side of the three-second zone to receive the ball, and Carter actively went up from the three-second zone.

After Li Ao received the ball, he kept the ball in his hand and set the second ......

O'Neal caught the ball under the basket and easily scored two points with both hands!

Li Ao kept looking at Kobe, Kobe went deep into close range when Carter was defending Li Ao, attracting Duncan's footsteps, and O'Neal got an easy dunk opportunity!

The cooperation of the Los Angeles trio made the TV announcers call it perfect.

Kobe Bryant and O'Neal didn't move, and the OK combination easily got the chance to score!

The starters of the Eastern Force were also surprised, the Los Angeles trio tacitly agreed not to say anything, just the way of playing, it seems to be really suitable!

Switching offense and defense, Iverson advanced to the front court and saw Kobe Bryant pulling up his trouser leg at the top arc.

I saw Li Ao with Carter on the right side of the three-second zone.

See Kidd on the left bottom line sticking to Maddie.

and O'Neal, who can't even stand up to Duncan's power monster under the basket......

Iverson called Veco!

The surprise of the Los Angeles trio just now was too early!

It's a piece of iron!

Even, even the first-defense boss Kidd seems redundant!

But it also piqued the answer's competitive spirit, and he began to dribble sharply in the face of Kobe.

Kidd on the left, Li Ao on the right, Iverson didn't choose the direction of the breakthrough.

After shaking Kobe's center of gravity away, Iverson showed his strongest ball-handling ability in history to take a step, create a huge gap, and accelerate the rush!

At the peak of Iverson, no one can keep up with the horizontal pull, accelerate the first step, and no one can keep up, leaving Kobe Bryant behind!

However, as soon as Iverson entered the three-point line from the right side, he saw Li Ao make up for it, but Kobe Bryant turned and caught up, and there was no chance to shoot with a two-point emergency stop, so he could only continue to rush forward...... I immediately felt the enveloping sensation from the big spider.

The deterrent effect of Li Ao's 'heavy pressure' was useless against Iverson, who calmly prepared to pass, but he couldn't see where Carter was......

Fortunately, Carter has a good sense of no ball, and moved around the three-point line to a 45-degree angle for the first time, but as soon as Iverson saw Carter, Kobe Bryant changed his defense, and Li Ao also made up in front of Iverson, covering Iverson's shooting space!

Between the lightning and the fire, Iverson once again made a sharp change of direction, pulling a step sideways to gain space to break through.

Li Ao struggled to keep up and couldn't block it, but he used his height and arm span to cover Iverson's space to shoot horizontally.

Iverson had to go deep into the basket and meet O'Neal......

Iverson, who was already exhausted, rushed to the basket and was slapped down by O'Neal!

Li Ao grabbed the ball before Duncan, and when Duncan made a steal, the hand that grabbed the ball was forced to reach in the direction of Iverson.

But at this moment, Iverson was numb, and when he reacted and stretched out his hand, Li Ao had already sensed the problem and held the ball, and he lost the opportunity to steal.

Not only Iverson, but other players on the court were also shocked, including Kidd and Webb, who were also on the Western team!

(End of chapter)