NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 129 [129] At the last moment, the stars compete for the All-Star MVP!

In a subsequent attack by the Western Stars, Lin Fei also became more serious on the defensive end. He made an accurate prediction in advance and directly intercepted McGrady's cross pass.

"Snapped!"

However, Lin Fei's poor passing skills were also revealed at this time. After controlling the ball, he wanted to quickly counterattack Wade, but was successfully countered by Kobe who rushed up.

"Snapped!"

After Kobe took the ball, he rushed directly to the basket, hit the ground and gave the ball to Kevin Garnett, who jumped up with the ball and contributed another dunk.

"Boom!"

Although the Timberwolves and the Lakers were competitors in the Western Conference Finals last season, Garnett and Kobe also played in the dark.

On the playing field, these two guys also talked trash.

But in fact, in private, the relationship between Wolf King and Peter Pan is still very good.

Both the Lakers and Timberwolves have undergone tremendous changes this season, and their overall strength has dropped significantly.

Let’s not talk about the Lakers. Although the Timberwolves are the defending champions, they lack the marksman Lin Fei. Coupled with the decline in the status of Cassel and the Madman, it currently seems very difficult to successfully defend the title.

So in this All-Star Weekend, Garnett and Kobe also ate in private, and even discussed the possibility of joining forces.

It's just that in this period, both Kobe and Garnett are more loyal to their respective teams, and no one wants to leave the home team unless it is absolutely necessary.

After the defense came up, the game became more anxious. The Western team always led the score, but the Eastern Star team also chased after it. The point difference kept hovering between 3-8 points.

After all, it is the All-Star game, so the head coaches of the two teams, whether it is Stan Van Gundy or Mike D'Antoni, have carried out richer rotations in personnel.

Although Dayao is the top vote-getter for the Western Conference team, his playing inside is limited, so his playing time is somewhat limited, and he only scored 4 points in three quarters.

Lin Fei hit two more three-pointers in the third quarter, and at the same time sent out a steal on the defensive end, scoring 1 points in the third quarter.

O'Neal still has a strong dominance in the interior. In the West, whether it is Dayao or Duncan, it is difficult to limit the "big shark" in the interior.

After three quarters, O'Neal scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block, obviously not exerting his strength yet.

Wade obviously passed more balls to his two teammates tonight, so his performance was more balanced, scoring 12 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal in the three quarters.

It was Allen Iverson who came off the bench who scored the most points for the Eastern Stars. Although the AI ​​played a little in its own way, its breakthrough moves were really gorgeous and even contributed two dunks, which also surprised the fans at the scene.

Iverson has scored 27 points and 3 assists in three quarters, which also made the fans of the 76ers very excited, and they are very much looking forward to the "answer" to win the second All-Star MVP of his career tonight.

As early as in the 2001 All-Star Game, Iverson won the first All-Star MVP in his career with 25 points and 9 assists.

That year, Iverson was at the pinnacle of his career. He not only won the regular season MVP, but also led the team to the finals.

For the Western Conference Stars, Kobe scored the team-leading 24 points in three quarters, Garnett also had 19 points and 5 rebounds, Tracy McGrady and Duncan also performed well.

Nash, who was on the bench, also got a lot of playing time under the care of D'Antoni, perfectly organized the team's offense, and sent out 10 assists after three quarters.

East Stars (103): (108) West Stars.

After three quarters, the East is still 5 points behind the West Stars.

The offensive efficiency of the star players of the two teams was good tonight. After three quarters, the scores of the two teams both broke the hundred.

During the break between the quarters, the high-definition four-sided screen above everyone's heads also quickly broadcast some wonderful goals from the first three quarters.

There are the gorgeous dunks of Kobe and Iverson, the wonderful passes of Nash and Wade, and the flying caps of O'Neal and Garnett.
Lin Fei's several ultra-long three-pointers also became a clear stream in the passionate performance of the crowd.

Fans who like Lin Fei think that Lin Fei's three-pointer shot through Yang is a blow to other stars.

But the anti-fans who don’t like Lin Fei deliberately complain that Lin Fei can only shoot three-pointers from the outside, with no sense of beauty or confrontation, nor does he pass the ball to his teammates, and he doesn’t even make a dribbling move.

This completely violates the original entertainment intention of the All-Star Game.

For this reason, Lin Fei also expressed his embarrassment. He wanted to make a breakthrough dunk and a pass behind him, but without the diamond, how could he do the porcelain work?
In front of the on-site commentary on the sidelines, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith are also looking forward to a more exciting confrontation in the next fourth quarter.

"The highest score in the All-Star Game was the Atlanta All-Star in 2003, which was also Michael Jordan's last All-Star!"

"In that game, the Western Stars finally won the Eastern Conference 155:145, and Kevin Garnett also won the All-Star MVP with his 37 points and 9 rebounds!"

"Charles is right. I still have fresh memories of the 2003 Atlanta All-Star Game. Not only did Garnett win the All-Star MVP with 37 points, Iverson in the East also scored 35 points, Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, and Jordan scored 20 points. points, Kobe, Francis and Duncan in the Western Conference are also 20+!"

"The All-Stars in 2003 are said to be the best-looking one in history, and this year's one is as exciting as in 03!"

"I don't know whether the team's score can finally surpass the 03 points of the Western Conference in 155, and which side will win the final victory. Let us wait and see!"

In the sound of commentary, the game in the final quarter began soon.

The "Three Musketeers of the Sun" on the west side took the lead. Under the leadership of Nash, "The Bully" Stoudemire and "Hacker" Marion jointly scored 5 points.
Then Garnett blocked "General" Arenas' breakthrough layup on the defensive end, and Ray Allen hit a chasing three-pointer during the counterattack fast break.

"Shh!"

The Western Stars played a wave of 8:0, and the point difference was instantly opened to double digits.

Stan Van Gundy called a timeout, and there were only 10 minutes left before the end of the game. The Eastern Stars had to give it a go.

Although it's just an exhibition game that has nothing to do with the record, these stars all have a competitive spirit after all. Coupled with some grievances and grievances between each other, they naturally hope to win the game as much as possible.

After the timeout, Van Gundy did not send Lin Fei to play, but asked Wade and Iverson to partner in the backcourt, while Pierce, O'Neal and center O'Neal were in the frontcourt.

James, the starter, was also put on the bench, and Carter didn't play long tonight because he had a minor injury.

On the Western side are Nash, Kobe, McGrady, Garnett and Duncan.

Dayao, Nowitzki and Ray Allen all sat on the bench.

At this stage in early 2005, as Kevin Garnett won the Grand Slam last season, his historical status was catching up with Tim Duncan.

After Jordan and Malone retired one after another, Garnett is currently the undoubted third player in the league, second only to O'Neal and Duncan in the history of active service.

And Kobe, Iverson, Nowitzki, James and others have not yet won enough personal honors.

Although Nowitzki's strength is sufficient, he now has neither an MVP nor a championship in his hands. Naturally, he is half a head shorter than Duncan and Garnett in the same position.

Thinking of the NBA's historical status ranking in the original world, Lin Fei now has to lament that the butterfly effect he has brought is really huge.

In less than a season, the historical trajectory of many NBA stars has been changed, and there may be even greater changes in the future.

At least during the same period, James' popularity and status were completely overshadowed by Wade and Lin Fei.

As the league president, David Stern has begun to hesitate in advocating for James.

The emergence of Lin Fei has made players with three-point shooting and baskets more popular in the league, and James in the Cavaliers 1.0 period is obviously much worse in shooting.

After the Eastern team entered the field, they quickly responded with a wave of 5:0. The backcourt of Iverson and Wade was full of vitality.

Duncan played Jr. behind the basket and hit the ball to the "Wolf King", who had a mid-range jumper.

"Shh!"

Iverson also gave the ball to Wade during the breakthrough process. Wade passed to O'Neal again, and the latter pushed Duncan to dunk.

"Boom!"

Looking back, Kobe turned over and shot Wade in the face, and Pierce also hit a jumper with an emergency stop facing Tracy McGrady.

Nash hit a three-pointer with a sudden shot from the outside. With the help of O'Neal's cover, Wade broke into the basket and completed an aerial pull-up layup against Garnett.

"Shh!"

The two sides played against each other. They maintained a super high efficiency for several consecutive offensive and defensive rounds. The stars played their own characteristics. The score rose gradually.

"This is the real fight of the gods. There are O'Neal, Duncan and Garnett, the veterans of the league today, and Kobe, Iverson, McGrady, Nash and other gorgeous guards!"

"There are also new-generation stars like Wade, Lin, and James, who have a bright future!"

"Kobe and Iverson are both 30+. It seems that tonight's All-Star MVP should be between Kobe and Iverson. It depends on whether the West wins or the East wins!"

"Lin is the king of votes, and Van Gundy treats his own star like this? Let Lin play, we want to see Lin's ultra-long three-pointer!"

"Iverson's state is really good tonight, as if he dreamed back to 2001!"

"Although Lin is the vote leader, he is still too junior after all. In front of these superstars, it is understandable that he has less playing time. Look at Yao of the Western Conference team, he is still sitting on the bench!"

On the Tianchao side, the fans waiting in front of the TVs and mobile phones saw that the crucial fourth quarter had reached the last 5 minutes, and Lin Fei and Dayao were both pushed to the bench.
Naturally, he was in a bad mood, and began to attack those xenophobic local stars and head coaches, calling out grievances for his two big stars, and fighting with reason.

"What's the situation? Brother Fei is the king of votes, and he is not allowed to play at a critical moment? Is Van Gundy still the head coach of the Heat, how about playing?"

"Let Fei Ge and Wade partner in the backcourt! Just replace Iverson, how can he be awesome? He is here to score points without being selected as the starter? If the Eastern Conference loses, how can the AMVP fall? In Iverson's hands?"

"Let Wade, Phineas and Iverson play three backcourts directly, I don't think there is a problem!"

"Fei Ge is the all-star ticket leader in history with 309 million tickets. At the critical moment, the team was behind and he was pushed on the bench. Is this reasonable?"

"Brother Fei and Dayao won the top two votes, and they were not allowed to play at the critical moment. This shit is obviously a black area! I have such a bad temper, I really want to smash the TV!"

Just when the Chinese fans were excited, the game suddenly turned around.

With Nash assisting McGrady with a three-pointer at the top of the arc, the Western Stars also led by 9 points.

East Stars (133): (142) West Stars.

On the timer, there are only 3 minutes and 20 seconds left before the end of the game.

Van Gundy called another timeout, and finally made personnel adjustments, replacing Pierce with Lin Fei, teamed up with Wade Iverson to play three guards, and partnered with the inside combination of double O'Neal.

After returning from the timeout, watching Lin Fei reappear at a critical moment, the fans cheered one after another.

Of course, these cheers were also mixed with some taunts and boos from the black fans.

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who served as on-site commentators, were very much looking forward to Lin Fei taking the field in the critical last three minutes.

"Lin's three-pointer may lack some performance appreciation, but his ability to chase points at the last moment is obvious to all!"

"It is indeed the case. I believe that Kevin Garnett is the most touched by Lin's three-pointer. In the last quarter of G5 in the Western Conference finals last season, if there was no Lin, there would be no Kevin Garnett championship. And Finals MVP!"

"Stan Van Gundy sent a three-guard lineup, which has indeed strengthened the team's firepower on offense, but on defense, it may be difficult to limit Kobe and Tracy McGrady on the flanks at the same time!"

On the field, the West Stars attack.

The game reached the last 3 minutes, and the defensive intensity naturally followed. Kobe always followed Lin Fei, who was running without the ball, and did not give him a chance to catch the ball easily.

Iverson misplaced Nash with the ball, crossovered directly and went to the basket.

"Whoosh!"

Nash's defensive flaws were also fully exposed at this time.

Duncan at the basket contained O'Neal and gave Iverson a good chance for a layup.

But Garnett, who rushed up from the diagonal thrust, was flexible and jumped up to give Iverson a pegboard hat.

"Snapped!"

This is already the third block of "Wolf King" tonight.

After having the regular season MVP, finals MVP and championship Grand Slam at the same time, Garnett has also worked harder and is always at his peak.

Judging from the current state, Kevin Garnett's historical status must be much higher than that of the original world, even if he will die in the Timberwolves and never win a second championship.

The basketball that was slapped by Garnett bounced back from the tempered backboard, and Wade, who had quick eyes and quick hands, got it first, turned around and quickly gave it to Lin Fei, who was running at the top of the arc.

At this time, Lin Fei used the uplifted Jr. O'Neal as a solid screen, and went straight to the top of the arc from the outside line on the right, accelerated the distance from Kobe, and did not stop after receiving the pass from Wade.
Take off directly with a tilted body, and throw a difficult and elegant three-pointer.

Do you have this ball?
"Shh!"

sixth.

Lin Fei quickly hit an exaggerated elegant three-pointer in less than 20 seconds, sounding the counterattack horn of the Eastern Stars at the last moment.

(End of this chapter)