freeallnovels Chapter 194 194. Opening (for Subscription)
Chapter 194 194. Opening (for Subscription)
Chapter 194 194. Opening (for Subscription)
"Everyone! We are going to shoot. Please line up in line."
The players cooperated and re-divided into two teams, black and white, with clear distinctions.
James is the top ticket in the Eastern Conference, so the James team took a makeup photo first. James was sitting in the middle of the front row, with guards on both sides, and the frontcourt standing behind him.
Owen sat on the right side of James, with an awkward expression, his eyes flew to his right, like a little daughter-in-law who broke up.
Cousins, Wall, and Love also came to the team to take photos together.
After the player photos were taken, the coaching team also participated in it. At this time, the Raptors head coach Dwayne Casey, the No. [-] Raptors in the East, served as the head coach of the James team.
The comedy is that both of Casey's favorite disciples were selected by Curry.
Curry is also sitting in the middle. There are more guards in the team, and there is no room in the front row. Lillard is standing in the back row.
Li Cha was supposed to be placed in the back row, but Curry insisted that Li Cha sit on his right, and Thompson stood in the back row.
Li Cha looked at Curry's expression with some amusement.
There is no doubt about the Western Conference coach D'Antoni, the second Rockets coach in the Western Conference.
After arranging the makeup photos, it was almost 7:[-], and it was time to appear.
There is a circular stage at the back of the court, and behind the stage is a curved staircase. The stairs are full of Lakers and Clippers cheerleaders, blinding their eyes.
There is a channel in the center of the stage for players to enter and exit.
The James team took the lead, and the three injured and unable to participate stood in front of the stage, and they also received warm support from the audience and fans.
The moody Cousins looked uncomfortable and couldn't laugh at all.
Coach Casey followed suit.
Accompanied by the host's passionate introduction and electronic music, players appeared one by one.
According to the number of times to participate in the All-Star.
Dragic, Oladipo, and Bill were selected for the first time.
Walker and Drummond were selected for the second time.
George was selected for the fifth time.
Aldridge was selected for the sixth time.
The remaining five players who were going to start their debut had already stood at the top of the stage and climbed up on the elevator.
George gave up the starting position to Westbrook at the last minute.
Davis and Irving have five All-Stars, Westbrook has seven All-Stars, Durant has nine All-Stars, and James has 14 All-Stars!
Introduced again, the James team's forward line is simply unparalleled, and several guards are also physically strong.
And the next Curry team also began to enter the field.
Because there are no injuries, head coach D'Antoni is the first to play.
Towns was selected for the first time as a substitute.
Green and Lillard are selected for the third time.
Thompson and Lowry are selected for the fourth time.
Horford was selected for the fifth time.
Harden was selected for the sixth time.
The five starters also slowly rose to the top of the stage.
Li Cha and Embiid are the first time to enter the All-Star and get the starting lineup.
Antetokounmpo made his second All-Star selection.
DeRozan made his fourth All-Star selection.
Curry is also only making his fifth All-Star selection.
Compared with the James team, the players of the Curry team obviously have much less All-Star experience.
But the Curry team really has a lot of outside shooters.
The two teams seem to have their own strengths and strengths, and this time the reform of the All-Star rules is obviously successful.
The west is strong and the east is weak, there is still a large group of people waiting to enter the All-Stars in the west, and there are no more people in the east.
When he came to the bench, Li Cha saw Luo Xi who was sitting not far behind.
Luo Xi was so excited that he waved vigorously to Li Cha, who also waved back.
The fans next to him are envious and jealous!
The game is about to start, the warm-up of the players has been completed backstage, and now it is time to kick off.
Davis and Embiid jump the ball.
Today, Davis wore the jersey of his injured teammate Cousins, helping his teammates play, a heartwarming move.
Li Cha and Westbrook faced off, and the James team had two point guards on the field at the same time. Westbrook was taller than Irving, and he was slightly better off the ball. Although neither of them could play off the ball, Westbrook came to the shooting guard position.
The teammates are directly facing each other, and sparks have already started between the two. This matchup also makes the audience look forward to it.
Davis grabbed the jump ball and dialed it to James. James threw it back to Irving. Irving dribbled the ball across half court. Curry pressed forward. Irving passed the ball to Durant who came to meet him.
"Come on, Russell!" Li Cha made room for a step, guarding against breakthroughs and shots.
Westbrook took a tentative step, collecting the ball and pulling it out was a three-pointer.
Did not enter.
"You look down on me so much?" Li Cha looked back at the ball and ran forward.
The Curry team quickly reversed.
The ball was given to Li Cha, Westbrook started to press directly from the center line, and Irving also came up to pinch.
Is this defense serious or random?
Li Cha could only pass the ball and almost made a mistake.
"Lee, can't you even hold the ball?" Westbrook said with a smile.
Hmm, kind of embarrassing.
Too stingy!
Embiid has scored the first point with a dunk in the paint, caused Davis to foul, and made a free throw.
Then he hit a jumper and Embiid scored the opening 5 points.
At this time, the James team made an effort. First, Durant broke through and assisted Davis to score a layup, and then Westbrook made a super long-distance pass to Durant and scored.
Can these two cooperate after being away for so long?
So hate is always just a derivative of love.
James also countered with a ground pass to Davis for an alley-oop dunk.
Westbrook made another three-pointer.
I usually shoot three-pointers because the game is not good, but today I don’t shoot for nothing for pure entertainment.
Westbrook's taunting appearance gave Li Cha the urge to hit him.
The James team played a wave of climax, leading the score 11:8.
At this time, Li Cha still hadn't scored a single point.
Finally started to counterattack, first DeRozan made a successful mid-range shot.
Li Cha also got rid of Westbrook's entanglement, got the ball again, and shot from beyond the three-point line. Li Cha also easily scored a three-pointer, his first score in the All-Star Game.
Facing Westbrook, he made a provocative gesture of throwing his gun back into the sleeve.
The audience also booed when they saw this action.
Of course Westbrook is going to respond, but it's still a little worse than shooting.
Although Curry also tried a few shots, but did not hit a goal, as the captain did not score a point in the first quarter.
Look at James, who also scored 5 points from inside and outside.
This year's game has been played more seriously, but no one is still serious about defending. Instead, they have been trying various difficult or fancy scoring and passing.
The first quarter was over quickly. With Embiid, Towns and Antetokounmpo struggling to grab offensive rebounds, the Curry team took a 42:31 lead.
Li Cha scored 5 points on 3 of 7 shots.
In the second quarter, D'Antoni replaced Li Cha with his disciple Harden.
A single quarter has been played for 12 minutes. D'Antoni's rotation strategy should be to give important players time to perform quarter by quarter, and other players will take turns to replace midway.
Then Li Cha probably didn't have time to appear in the second quarter.
Leaning on the sidelines, Li Cha relaxed and watched the PK on the field. Both sides were trying their best to score.
The Curry team first made a wave of long shots and continued to increase the score.
But at this time, the James team began to exert force, constantly attacking the inside, James scored 8 points in a row, Durant also made a three-pointer, and the James team quickly approached the score.
At the critical moment, Curry finally made a three-pointer against James' defense. In the first half, Curry made 9 shots for the first time.
In terms of the captain's performance alone, Curry is not as good as James.But from the perspective of responsibility, both of them are very responsible, and they can stand up and score at critical moments.
Harden didn't feel good, and he didn't make consecutive three-pointers.
On the contrary, Lillard made some long shots when he came on the court, and the Curry team continued to lead the James team.
But the James team replaced the new three-point contest champion George.
George's long shot, Oladipo's breakthrough, and Drummond's dunk, the James team almost evened the score at the end of the second quarter.
77:78, the James team is only one point behind.
There was no 15-minute break at halftime, and the game started immediately after the show ended.
D'Antoni has served as the head coach of the All-Stars several times. It is hard to say whether the game will be good or not. Anyway, in terms of personnel, it is a set of lineups for each quarter, which takes care of all the All-Star players.
In the third quarter, D'Antoni put on a full bench lineup, Thompson, Green, and Lowry all appeared.
It means to change a wave of pitchers and continue to try.
D'Antoni always played three-pointers in the regular season, not to mention the All-Star game where the defensive effect is lower and the pursuit of variety effects is more.
As a result, the three-point shooter shot indiscriminately again.
Curry hugged a bucket of popcorn and laughed while eating.
Curry has a really good mentality, not to mention watching the All-Stars, even when he is off the court or taking a break in the regular season, he is still laughing and laughing on the sidelines.
But where did Curry get his popcorn?
It is definitely impossible for players to buy popcorn, and they will not eat during exercise, otherwise the dysfunction of the stomach will cause colic.
All-stars don't consume so much energy, so don't be so fanfare.
Could this bucket of popcorn be coming in the hands of the audience?
While Li Cha was struggling with Curry's popcorn, the James team had already gained an overall advantage.
When the competitive state is not good, how can there be a good shooting rate? At this time, the James team, which relies more on physical play, opened up the score gap with a higher shooting rate.
At the end of the third quarter, none of the substitutes could play for the full 12 minutes. Curry Harden was replaced early, which suppressed the score and there was no finale.
After three quarters, the James team led by 8 points 113:105.
Li Cha hit 2 goals in the third quarter and scored 4 points.
D'Antoni didn't panic at all, "8 points are not many, we can overtake with three three-pointers, the team has so many pitchers, everyone can shoot with confidence, go and entertain the audience!"
"Can we win in another way?" Li Cha couldn't bear to hit the basket with the ball, especially when the shooting percentage was low.
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