Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 176 The Wake Up McGrady

Iverson's breakthrough was still sharp, but after Sanders replaced Garnett with Cassel, Kobe and Cassel used double-teams to delay him from time to time. This time, the Eastern team's engine was struggling Yes, because of the height difference, after Iverson was double-teamed, he had to jump up and pass the ball many times, and this was in the hands of the Chinese and Western troops. After passing the ball again, he slowly regained his momentum.

Iverson encountered a lot of pressure on two consecutive offenses. Although he is confident, he is not the kind of paranoid player. He did not play as hard as before, but played tacitly with his teammates.

However, the strength of the Western team is still higher, and the offensive firepower of the two inside lines of the Eastern team is too weak. Yao Ming has scored several small hooks on O'Neal's head in a row, and the point difference is slowly closing. Being pulled towards 20 points, until the end of the second quarter, the West team just led by 74 points with 54:20, which meant a continuation of the previous All-Star Game.

During the intermission, because it was an All-Star game, the players did not go to the locker room to rest as usual, but interacted with the fans on the sidelines.

The All-Stars are here to enjoy. There are 82 games in a season, and there are so many back-to-back games. These stars are the unshakable core of each team. They play a lot of time. The All-Stars are like halftime in the game. It's for them to relax themselves, so they don't care much about winning or losing the game.

At this moment, the other players of the Eastern team did not show too much emotional fluctuation because of the score behind on the field. They interacted with the fans and enjoyed a rare holiday.

However, there was one person sitting on the bench with his hands folded in front of him and his head bowed. It was Iverson.

Iverson is caught in an incomparable contradiction at the moment, just like he was in the 76ers, he wants to play, but facing the opponent's targeted defense, he can easily fall into mistakes, and he wants to Playing with teammates, but there is a gap in overall strength. If you continue to fight like this, you will eventually lose.

The venue of Staples has had too much influence on him. Two years ago, on this venue, he tried his best in every game, but in the end he couldn't take away even a victory. The feeling of giving everything but still not getting what you want is really a very sad feeling.

In this league, there is no one who works harder than him, but unfortunately, his efforts cannot be rewarded equally. He has given everything for victory. He can change positions, change from point guard to shooting guard, and he can reduce himself. The number of shots is to get his teammates into the game. He can stand up at the critical moment to continue the life of the team, but unfortunately, on this field, his efforts have not been able to get the final reward.

He was really not reconciled in his heart.

Just when Iverson was depressed, a person suddenly sat next to him. He looked up and saw McGrady, the player who has won two consecutive scoring titles, still with hazy eyes, leaning on the bench, His demeanor was lazy, as if he never woke up.

Seeing Iverson's depressed mood, McGrady asked with concern: "Allen, what's wrong with you, you seem to have something on your mind?"

Iverson looked at McGrady and smiled bitterly. To say that McGrady is very invisible in this game, and he seems to have no desire to win this game with his super scoring ability, but he also knows that McGrady has It is normal for a physical talent that everyone envies to be a little lazy.

Iverson smiled wryly and said, "Tracey, do you want to win this game?"

"Win the game?" McGrady straightened his back and said with a smile, "Aaron, this is just an All-Star game. Everyone is here to exercise their muscles and play an exhibition game for the fans to see, lose or win. , does it really make sense?"

Listening to McGrady's answer, Iverson suddenly didn't know how to answer. He suddenly felt a sense of disagreement, so he remained silent and didn't speak.

McGrady noticed Iverson's expression, maybe it was too open when he communicated with the fans just now, and then he remembered Iverson's character, and at this moment, he remembered what he had heard on the court before. In the conversation between Rais, he coughed twice, and then said, "Allen, I'm sorry."

"Huh?" Iverson heard McGrady apologize suddenly, he raised his head slightly in astonishment, looked at McGrady, not knowing what he meant.

McGrady slowly opened his glasses, as if he was a waking warrior. Although his glasses were still small, and he still looked like he hadn't woken up, he could feel the radiance in his eyes. Spiritual gas, he really woke up.

McGrady put away that cynical look, and said quite seriously: "Allen, you just asked me if I wanted to win the game, so let me ask you, do you really want to win this game? What is more important is an exhibition match, and if the two sides really fight head-to-head at that time, let alone win the match, it will consume a lot of physical strength and may cause injuries."

After saying this series of words, McGrady finally looked at Iverson with piercing eyes: "Allen, is such a game really worth it?"

Iverson nodded without thinking about it.

McGrady was surprised that Iverson expressed his opinion so quickly, but when he saw the fighting spirit in his eyes, he knew that Iverson was always the same Iverson, the one who would never admit defeat, he grinned He said, "I'll help you."

The short three words are like a warm current. For Iverson at this time, it is indescribably warm. These three words also express McGrady's attitude. He is willing to fight for Iverson.

The interaction between the players and fans on the sidelines continued, and no one noticed the tacit answer between the two big men on the bench. Soon, the halftime break passed in various entertainment activities.

As soon as they played, the Eastern team attacked first, and both sides sent starters.

Iverson controlled the ball until half court, McGrady held the ball, and faced Garnett, who could defend from the first position to the fifth position. His defensive ability was beyond the table and he was at his peak. However, he did not intend to back down. Holding the ball, he made a probing movement, and a gleam suddenly shot out from his eyes.

Anthony was defending Carter at the moment, his eyes inadvertently glanced at this side, seeing the light in McGrady's eyes, he suddenly trembled uncontrollably, this kind of eyes, even before crossing, he rarely I saw it on Tracy McGrady, the only few times were when he beat the Spurs with 35 points in 13 seconds, and when he scored 62 points in a single game. The most talented player on the field, he seems to have woken up.

The Eastern team players saw McGrady's posture and knew that he was going to start the singles mode, so they consciously distanced themselves.

Facing Garnett, McGrady suddenly accelerated when he saw that there was enough room to attack. He knew what the advantages and disadvantages of himself and Garnett were before, so what he had to do was to use his speed to get rid of the acceleration. Nate.

McGrady's first step was really fast, even faster than Anthony's first step. With one of his movements, Garnett even only moved one foot, and then heard a "swish" sound from behind.

McGrady used the speed to shake Garnett a step, and did nothing, followed by a pull-up jumper he is best at, and easily scored two points for the East.

Garnett is a little confused at the moment. As one of the top five power forwards in the league this season, he absolutely believes in his defensive ability, but because he plays a power forward, he rarely confronts McGrady. Even in the few matchups, in his memory, McGrady did not have such a fast speed.

He was a little puzzled, how could McGrady be so fast all of a sudden?

After McGrady hit the shot, he didn't have much emotional fluctuations. He just looked at the scoreboard and quickly retreated back.

Although Garnett was puzzled, he didn't care much about the large lead of the West at this moment, and continued to invest in the attack.

The Western team lost the ball for a few rounds, and finally came to the inside of Yao Ming. Yao Ming faced Jermaine O'Neal, and his "Shanghai dance" began to dance. Although Jermaine O'Neal held his position, he couldn't stand Yao Ming's steps. It was too weird , and finally took a shake.

Yao Ming shook off O'Neal and was about to score with a hook.

At this moment, an incomparably swift figure suddenly descended from above, at a speed so fast that the spotlights couldn't catch up.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, before the ball landed, McGrady slapped Yao Ming's hook with a big cap.

"So fast!" Johnson almost knocked his chin when he saw McGrady. The McGrady in front of him was really not like the McGrady he knew.

McGrady slapped away Yao Ming's hook, then grabbed the rebounded ball, and in the astonishment of everyone, he slammed the ball out.

There was no need for him to shout at all, Iverson was already running into the backcourt of the West team at lightning speed at this moment, McGrady's pass went directly to him, and then he ran alone on the court to the backcourt, An easy one hit the board and scored two points for the Eastern team.

After this back and forth, the point difference was narrowed by 4 points in an instant, but fortunately, the Western team still had the lead, so they didn't care much.

Because he was blocked by McGrady before, this time, the Western team did not give the ball to the inside, but gave it to Kobe for singles. He had a smooth start, but he didn't score much after entering the second quarter. He was further and further away from being the most valuable player in the All-Star Game, but fortunately, the opportunity came back at this moment.

The player who defended him was naturally Iverson, who had been single-handedly in the middle of nowhere.

As soon as Kobe held the ball, he met Iverson's eyes, and both of them were full of fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)