roccoschili Chapter 274 Rookie Game
Chapter 274 Rookie Game
Chapter 274 Rookie Game
On February 2, An Luo, Sabonis Jr. and Westbrook traveled to New Orleans together.Accompanied by Westbrook's family members, Tang Xiaoru and Fu Yao.
Only Sabonis traveled to New Orleans alone.The old Sabonis family did not come to the United States.
Although the All-Star Game is one of the most important games in the NBA every year.But it is also just a stage for entertaining the fans and proving the performance of the players themselves.It's highly entertaining, but there's no real winner or loser.
An Luo has competitions to participate in on the 18th and 19th.As for the main game on the 20th, he can only sit in the audience and cheer for Westbrook and the others!Not even a chance to wave a towel.
On February 2, the 18 NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off.The first to start is the rookie game.Although this is just an appetizer, it is also a rare opportunity for these rookies.
A group of young people chatted cheerfully on the court.They all entered the league this year or last year.For the entire NBA, they are juniors.On weekdays, it is difficult to become the focus of whether they play well or badly in their respective teams' games.But today, they have become the center of the entire league.
For the All-Stars, many of them only have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate.
An Luo, Sabonis Jr., Murray, Hilde, and Jaylen Brown, the 17th rookies who met in the NCAA, got together and talked to each other about their current situation.
Before this, they have all met on the field.Teams have their own winners and losers, but the performance of individuals is half to eight, and the difference is not big.
This year's rookie, if there is not an An Luo.Then the whole army is really wiped out!
After the warm-up, the game began.
The starting players of both sides will appear on the stage one by one after the introduction of the commentary.World Team starting lineup: Exum, Anlo, Saric, Porzingis, Jokic.The starting lineup of the US team: Russell, Booker, Chris, Turner, Towns.
An Luo was now on the field and waved vigorously towards the stands.In that direction, Tang Xiaoru and Fu Yao are both there.
Westbrook and Love were there too.They all came to see An Luo's game.Seeing An Luo wave his hand, Westbrook immediately stood up and gestured to the air, the Thunder's exclusive moves before the game.
An Luo understood, and started performing directly on the court.The funny action made the audience who didn't understand it burst out laughing.
Although it was just a match between rookies, it was still quite interesting.
The first is the contest of the inside combination, Porzingis and Jokic against Towns and Turner.These four are all very good big men!Not at all lost to those old players who have played in the NBA for many years.
Furthermore, the duel between Booker and An Luo, the two No. 13 picks in the first round, is another highlight.If these two can maintain their current state and development momentum, they will probably be the leaders in the second position of the league when they play in the future.
Of course, there are still many people's concerns.Different people must see different things.
Soon, the referee came on the field and the game began.
At the beginning, the competition between the two teams was still very fierce.Porzingis scored two consecutive baskets, and he led the team to an 8:0 attack wave.However, An Luo did not participate in the offense of the World Team during this period of time.
After all, both sides have very good inside players, so they still focus on inside offense.
It wasn't until 3 minutes later that An Luo finally received the ball from his teammates.
Facing Booker, he has no pressure.After the end, An Luo directly pulled up and scored a three-pointer.This startled Booker!He actually knew An Luo better, but he was indeed not ready.You must know that he is nearly one meter away from the three-point line!
"Shh!"
Hollow into the network!
An Luo raised his hand and waved it cheerfully towards the audience.It was his first score on the All-Star stage.Although it is a Rookie Challenge, it is also an All-Star.
Westbrook and Love are also very happy.They understand An Luo's mood now, after all, that's how they came here back then.And now, there is one more.
As if in response to An Luo's three-pointer, Booker made a three-pointer almost in the same direction in the next round.
However, both teams are relatively loose defensively.
An Luo naturally understood.After all, it is an All-Star game with a very strong performance.Otherwise, it would be impossible for Booker to score in front of An Luo so easily.
In the next game, the two teams formed a tug-of-war, and the scores on the field rose alternately.This situation was maintained until the end of the first half.
In the last 30 seconds of the second quarter, the two sides had to play a round of real guns.
Booker received the ball near the free throw line.In fact, An Luo would prefer that the opponent end the offense outside the three-point line.Booker's ability to finish at the basket is still very good.At least in An Luo's view, it is more reliable than his three-pointers.
An Luo stuck close to Booker, stretched out his right hand and held it high to prevent the opponent from suddenly throwing the ball to the basket.After all, for these professional players, what seems like a casual throw is actually no different from a serious shot.At the same time, An Luo's left hand has been stuck in Booker's waist, making some small movements non-stop, affecting the opponent's strength.
In the end, Booker still threw the ball under these pressures.But An Luo's defense was not useless.When Booker shot, in order to avoid An Luo's block, he dragged the ball with his right hand and leaned back a little, fearing that the shot would be short and he used more force.As a result, the basketball hit the back seat of the basket directly and bounced high!
Jokic grabs the rebound.Towns is actually stuck in the best position, but sometimes it depends on luck when it comes to rebounding.
But this time, Jokic had better luck.After getting the rebound, he immediately raised it high to prevent being cut off by the opponent's player.
He dribbled the ball and ran across the center line when no one came to grab it.Although this guy is tall and fat, the basic skills of dribbling are quite solid.
He came to the top of the arc and handed the ball to An Luo who came around from the left corner.Taking advantage of the situation, he made a solid pick-and-roll for the opponent.
An Luo, who received the ball from Jokic, did not use the opponent's cover to break through.He just flicked forward to the right, then back behind Jokic.This is a very good position, no one can get past Jokic to interfere with An Luo's shot.So he shot this ball very easily.
As soon as the shot was made, the time in the first half of the game was reset to zero.An Luo made another shot at the buzzer!And still in the All-Star game.
(End of this chapter)