roccoschili Chapter 317 [The All-Star Game is also really played! 】
Chapter 317 [The All-Star Game is also really played! 】
Chapter 317 [The All-Star Game is also really played! 】
The dunk contest ended with Nate Robinson winning.
Fernandez, who was eliminated in the slam dunk preliminaries, sat down with Gasol, not far from Hayes and Yao Ming.
Fernandez was unhappy because he was out, and he still had two ready moves. Gasol comforted him and said: "Rudy, don't be depressed. In fact, we all know that your two dunks are much better than others. This time It's all about the judges. And jumping out from behind the rack doesn't seem like it's easy to get a high score...if you fly over my shoulder to deduce a sure winner."
Fernandez looked serious, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Paul, I understand. Can you lend me some money next year?"
"What do you want to do?" Gasol asked.
Fernandez said: "Next year I will hire a helicopter to parachute down a basket. Do you think it is more cool? A random dunk will get a full score."
Yao Ming burst out laughing when he heard it.He and Hayes waved to Fernandez and Gasol.Fernandez almost became Hayes' teammate, and Paul Gasol is Marc Gasol's brother. With this relationship, the relationship between the Bobcats and the Lakers players is also closer.
Hayes and Yao Ming did not watch the challenge seriously, they chatted all the time.
Although Yao Ming was selected into the starting lineup, he didn't intend to play with [-]% of his strength.He feels that D'Antoni, who likes to play fast games, will not give him too much time.
Hayes wants to win very much, and he can be sure that the western stars will really play.In his impression, except for O'Neal, the players in this All-Star Game are all face-to-face on the court. Only when O'Neal has the ball, the audience can laugh twice.In history, the eastern stars were defeated in 2009. O'Neal and Kobe won the MVP together. Now Hayes hopes that all this can be changed.
Competitive people don't want to let go of any game.Among the Western stars, there is also a person with this mentality, and that is Kobe Bryant.In the All-Star Game, Kobe always worked harder than other stars.The Rookie Challenge has already been played, and the All-Star Game seems to have no reason to be polite.
Hayes said: "Let's be serious. Fans' tastes are changing. Since I got a high score in the rookie game, the previous undefended game has been difficult to attract attention. In recent years, the NBA All-Star Game has tended to be real. Are high-intensity games better than undefended ones? Fans have begun to prefer to play for real, instead of dunking one after another in an undefended situation. No matter how beautiful the dunk is, can it surpass the slam dunk contest?"
Yao Ming understood Hayes' desire to win, and said with a smile, "I understand. I will play hard when the time comes. Pay attention to your running position. As long as your position is good, I will pass it to you."
Who doesn't want a few more honors?Yao Ming also wants to win honors such as rebounding leader, scoring leader, block leader, and MVP, but it is not so easy to get.Without personal honor, the players' strength will be doubted by the fans sooner or later.For example, 20 years after Yao Ming retired, people who haven't watched Yao Ming play will not know how strong he is.They only talk about statistics and achievements. At that time, when people saw Yao Ming winning the finals MVP, they thought he was a star. Looking at his finals statistics, they would put him at the height of a top center.What if Yao Ming hadn't won the Finals MVP?After retiring for 20 years, maybe he is not as strong as Camby in the eyes of the fans, because Camby won the best defensive player, entered the best defensive team twice, and won the block leader. Yao Ming has no personal honor. How can he prove it? Is he stronger than Camby?
After a series of training sessions, the highlight of the All-Star Weekend-the Eastern and Western All-Star Game was staged on time.
This time the All-Stars were a bit dull when introducing the players on the field. When the last substitute player came on the field, the atmosphere reached a climax.A group of hip-hop dancers in masks performed on stage, and the gorgeous break dance pushed the atmosphere to a climax; O'Neill was the lead dancer, pushing the weirdness to the extreme!
Hayes' program was kept until halftime, and it would be less of a mystery if he sang before the players were introduced.
When the starters played, a funny phenomenon occurred.There was now a round of applause from the fans when the other nine players were introduced.Only when Kevin Garnett was introduced, the applause was fragmented and there was an embarrassing silence...
The eyes of Phoenix fans are sharp, they recognize who is their enemy, unlike Los Angeles, the Spurs eliminated the Lakers in 2003, and in the 2004 Los Angeles All-Star Game, the Lakers fans did not recognize Duncan and gave Duncan warm applause. This time The people of Phoenix are not as short-sighted as the fans in Los Angeles. They immediately recognized their team's mortal enemy, Garnett, the culprit who swept the Suns last season. (What kind of power is this?)
D'Antoni has already arranged tactics in the locker room.He didn't arrange anyone to be the core, but let Hayes and Yao Ming control the rebounds in the backcourt, and the other three launched a fast break, which is exactly the same as the tactics used by the rookie team in the Rookie Challenge.
D'Antoni and Hayes talked about it. In the All-Star Game, there are players with strong scoring ability. If Hayes rushes to shoot, he may play in a mess. It is better to concentrate on rebounding and supporting the offense. As long as the rebound With double figures in assists, it is not difficult for Hayes to get a triple-double in the All-Star Game. This is also good for the Eastern Stars. Howard is a substitute. Hayes must be the strongest rebounder among the Eastern Stars.
D'Antoni does not intend to give Yao Ming too many opportunities.Camby and Marc Gasol lost playing time with the Bobcats because they were too slow, and Yao Ming was even slower than them.
Defensively man-to-man.In the star game, there are mostly individual performances. If you use zone defense, it will affect the enjoyment of the game.So D'Antoni gave up his usual defensive method.
West coach Phil Jackson's tactical arrangement is also very simple, allowing the players to adjust themselves.
The starting players of both sides stood in the middle of the field, and the game was about to begin.Eastern Stars: Allen Iverson, Joe Johnson, LeBron James, Chuck Hayes, Yao Ming.
Western Conference stars: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan.
Joe Johnson's first start for two consecutive years is thanks to Chinese fans. Playing with Yao Ming has a relatively high exposure rate and more people like it.The most obvious one was Francis back then.In the last season of the Rockets, Francis had only 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists, and his shooting percentage was 40%. He was still selected as the All-Star starter.
Yao beat Duncan with the jump ball, and James picked up the basketball and passed it to Iverson.Iverson quickly advanced the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to James.
The person defending James is Anthony, both of whom are top small forwards in the league, and the Western stars also use man-to-man tactics.
Anthony kept his eyes on James. He wanted to be one-on-one with James, but someone didn't intend to give him this chance.Yao Ming pulled high from the inside and the screen blocked Anthony.
Garnett defended against James, at this time, Hayes pulled to the outside.James' passing awareness is very good, and he immediately realized that the person in the best position at this time is Hayes, which is much easier than him forcing Garnett.He immediately passed the ball to the right side where Hayes was.
The person in charge of defending Hayes was Duncan. Hayes ran back. Duncan followed a little slower. Hayes caught the ball and turned around and hit a three-pointer. 3 to 0.
On the first ball, Hayes made the Western Stars suffer. Yao Ming pulled to the high position. If Duncan defended, it would be difficult to defend James after the pick-and-roll. Duncan’s footsteps were getting slower and slower. The direction of the center's play has changed, so he is also in the ranks of the center in this All-Star selection.
The western stars attack, and Hayes is responsible for defending Duncan.This is a good job D'Antoni arranged for Hayes. Duncan has always been a cutscene in the All-Star Game. He doesn't play very hard and doesn't shoot easily. In this case, Hayes can grab rebounds inside.
Sure enough, Garnettla reached a high position, and Yao Ming went out with the defense.Bryant received the ball and rushed into the restricted area from the right side with Garnett covering.Yao Ming just stretched out his hand symbolically, allowing Kobe to make a breakthrough.
so easy.Bryant entered the restricted area and took two steps for a dunk.As soon as he got to the basket, he immediately felt the wind behind him.
Yao Ming let Kobe pass easily, but it doesn't mean that no one is defending. James let go of Anthony and jumped up from the side to block Kobe. At the beginning, the Eastern Stars had already made a real move.James didn't intend to give Kobe a chance to perform a dunk. Kobe is certainly not a vegetarian. He already sensed someone behind him, changed the dunk into a shot, pulled the bar in the air to the other side of the basket, and made a backhand layup.
There are also people on the other side. Hayes let go of Duncan's defense, and blocked Kobe's backhand layup with one hand with his right hand.
The ball was picked up by Paul, and he took advantage of the momentum and scored. 3 to 2.The attack in the West was also successful, but Kobe was on fire. 'What's up with these two bastards?Is this still an All-Star Game?Why did they all come at me in the first place? '
James chasing Kobe is a normal defense, and Hayes is relying on impressions to defend Kobe.He had the impression that Kobe was very active offensively in this All-Star Game, he wanted to score high points, and he didn't pass many balls.Hayes predicted that he would single and not pass the ball when he had the opportunity.
"It's okay for Duncan to let it go. If he plays such an ugly game and can't perform, who will pass it on to him?" ’ thought Hayes.
If Duncan knew that he had been ignored gorgeously, he wondered if he would be depressed.
The stars of the Eastern Conference are playing positional battles. This time Iverson used Yao Ming's cover to break through. Yao Ming's first task today is to pull up to a high position to provide cover for his teammates and support the offense. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Yao Ming to score high.His high jump shot is not very accurate, and it is difficult to score even if he receives a return pass. The two 45-degree angles in the low post are his territory. The coach arranges it like this, and he can't help it.
After Iverson made a breakthrough, he stopped for a jump shot. The ball hit the basket and missed, and bounced far to the middle. Hayes got away from Duncan in time, ran up, successfully grabbed the offensive rebound, raised his hands, and put Anthony Attracted to jump up to block the block, Hayes passed the ball to James, who took a big step to catch the ball and scored two points with a powerful dunk. 5 to 2.
James and Hayes played a tacit understanding at the beginning!
(End of this chapter)