roccoschili Chapter 607 The Race Begins
Chapter 607 The Race Begins
Chapter 607 The Race Begins
On February 2th, the All-Star Game begins!
All players arrive at the center of the spectrum ahead of schedule.Although it was just an exhibition match, both sides of the battle still attached great importance to it.Before the audience entered the field, the head coaches of both sides took their players to earnestly conduct pre-match warm-up training.The players also gathered together, while completing their training, while discussing how to show off in the next game.
This year is similar to last year. The Thunder, the only team with three All-Stars, staged a scene of cannibalism.Coincidentally, this year it was An Luo against Westbrook and Paul George again.Originally, An Luo and Westbrook belonged to the LeBron team, but the two captains suddenly made a "transaction" during the selection process of the live broadcast.Westbrook and Simmons switched, making An Luo had to fly solo again.As the protagonist in this "deal", Simmons is also very embarrassing.He had to cheer on Team LeBron after he had just cheered on Team Giannis!
Compared with the James team, An Luo actually prefers the Giannis team.Because the players on the opposite side, except for Westbrook and Paul George, Curry and Kemba Walker, all have a good relationship with An Luo.For the James team, Harden and Simmons are not bad.Of course, a good relationship is relative.The relationship between the players in private is still very good.There is a saying: Heroes cherish each other, but confidants are hard to find.Those who can be selected as All-Stars are capable players, and they compete with each other and admire each other.
The thirteen players on the LeBron team are LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden. These five are All-Star starters.The eight players on the bench are: Anthony Davis, Anlo, Damian Lillard, Ben Simmons, LaMarcus Aldridge, Towns, Bradley Beal, De Wynn Wade.Compared with the past, this year's All-Stars have two more "wild card" places.Those two spots went to Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade.The league's decision gave these two stars who will retire after this season a chance to return to the All-Star stage, and finally had a little human touch.
Among Giannis' players, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Paul George and Kemba Walker are the starting All-Stars.Khris Middleton, Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Nikola Vucevic, Kyle Lowry, D'Angelo Russell , Dirk Nowitzki, and Victor Oladipo, who missed this All-Star due to injury, was replaced by DiAngelo Russell.
In contrast, the LeBron team has a stronger star flavor.James, Durant, Irving, Davis, Wade and An Luo have all won All-Star MVPs.On the Giannis team, only Westbrook has won the All-Star MVP.But they are not afraid at all.Antetokounmpo said when he was first selected that he was eager to fight a real fight.Therefore, he chose competitive players.Of course, James is even more fearless. He just chose An Luo immediately when he was choosing a substitute player.Just like Curry took the lead in choosing Antetokounmpo last year because he was afraid of being dunked, James is not afraid of being dunked, but the scene of being killed by An Luo last year is still vivid.He doesn't want to go through it again!
When the audience entered the arena one after another, the training game would come to an end.The players went back to the locker room, packed up their outfits, and started to prepare for the game.
This year's induction ceremony is not much different from last year's.James is still the same James, so many years ago, only his hairline was taken away.Of course, there are still some changes.For example, An Luo became very calm when he heard his name this time.For another example, there are some new faces this year.Middleton, Jokic, Russell, Vucevic...
Competitions are of course entertainment.
This can be experienced from the referee's first whistle.James couldn't find an inside player who could jump the ball with Embiid.In the end, Durant could only go up.In fact, among the ten starters on the field, four guards, five small forwards, centers and power forwards add up to only one Embiid!
The first ball was completed by Antetokounmpo.He took the ball to the three-point line and gave it to Kemba Walker.The moment the latter caught the ball, there was a huge cheer in the center of the spectrum.After all, he was the only player on the field!However, he didn't play the ball himself.A precise through pass from beyond the three-point line, the ball is given to Antetokounmpo who cuts to the inside.The latter catches the ball and slams it to the basket, and it is a dunk when he jumps up.
Team LeBron still has defense here, but it is impossible to be as tough as the official game.
Looking back, Harden shot with open hands one meter away from the top three-point line, but it ended with a strike.Walker here immediately made a long-range shot with an iron, and he was not allowed to shoot his own basket.
One minute later, Leonard scored the first goal for Team LeBron.But then, Durant was intercepted halfway by Paul George while receiving the ball.Kemba Walker has quick eyes and quick hands, picked up the ball and launched a counterattack.On the move, Kemba Walker passed the ball to Paul George who was running in the front, but the latter did not directly dunk, but threw the ball to the backboard, giving Antetokounmpo a hit empty link.Antetokounmpo, who flew up, dunked the ball in with both hands.
This is how the All-Stars play!If Paul George deducted it directly, the effect would be greatly reduced.
LeBron is still shooting three-pointers, but they still don't feel good.Once the iron is struck, it gives the opponent a chance to fight back.And he was slapped "And one" by Antetokounmpo once.But what's interesting is that when this guy made a free throw, he made a self-throw and dunk!Seeing An Luo couldn't help covering his face and laughing.But let's not say, this game is really fun to watch.
In the first quarter, the Giannis team had an absolute advantage.The most classic scene is that Curry hit the ground after receiving a pass from Embiid and assisted Antetokounmpo to complete a one-handed dunk.That goal really made the audience's blood boil.Throughout the first quarter, there were many connections between Curry and Antetokounmpo.These two guys really have a tacit understanding.Of course, one dares to throw and the other dares to catch.
The most heartwarming scene was the two three-pointers made by Nowitzki.It is no different from many years ago.That's probably what the so-called veterans don't die!
(End of this chapter)