Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 200 The First MVP
In order to prevent problems later on, Li Sheng took Paul up to control the situation in the fourth quarter, otherwise he might be defeated by the wavers in the West even if he was prepared.

The inside line is naturally Griffin who cooperates with Paul tacitly, and then there is the combination of Howard and Harden, plus Westbrook who is an unstable factor.

After all, Paul and Harden have partnered before, and Westbrook and Harden have also partnered before. The relationship between the two parties has a sense of who is who is who is the predecessor in the entertainment industry.

In this lineup, Li Sheng didn't arrange too many tactics, and let the bulb play freely with the ball.

Although Harden is not as good as the future, Paul is also stronger than the future, so this combination plays well normally, and paired with second or third players, it may not be much worse than that small strong team.

In the fourth quarter, everyone knew that it was time to fight the bayonet, so they would not hold back any more.

The Eastern team also began to defend seriously. The Western team mostly relied on singles, and when the opponent's single defense ability was outstanding and could not attract double-teams, they could actually only rely on pick-and-rolls to break the deadlock.

Fortunately, Hibbert in the rotation happens to be the kind of insider that Paul and Harden like most. Although Bosh can follow up and defend, he is only one person after all, as long as he avoids it.

The result is that the bulb combination played an effect, and Griffin and Howard also grabbed crazy inside rebounds.

On the contrary, Westbrook succeeded in playing soy sauce for a while, and as the only outsider, his face was more or less depressed.

Well, he is not considered an outsider, at least he contributed two irons, which is equivalent to helping the inside get two opportunities to grab offensive rebounds.

He really...I cried to death...

When the starters returned to the field one after another, the point difference remained at around 20 points, and there were less than 7 minutes left, which was basically stable.

Of course, on the opposite side there is Anthony, who feels overwhelming from outside the three-point line today, and James and Irving should not be underestimated, so Li Sheng finally played the "Kudu pick-and-roll" in order to win.

The power of this pick-and-roll is mainly that they can launch directly outside the three-point line, and if the opponent is not paying attention, both Curry and Durant can fire at will outside the three-point line.

If they are allowed to go inside, the handwork of the two can also ensure that they can shoot or split the ball in the corner, where Love or Nowitzki is ambushing.

At this time, Li Sheng asked Nowitzki to play the third position, just to let him act as an anti-aircraft battery.

Nuo Tianwang did not disappoint either. He received a pass from Durant and hit a three-pointer. He also caused a foul and scored a 3+1.

After this assist, Durant's assists in this field came to 13 times, and he has already grabbed 9 rebounds, one short of a triple-double.

In the last 2 minutes, the two sides really started to fight the bayonet, and neither side wanted to admit defeat easily, even if the Eastern team was too far behind.

However, the Western team stabilized the situation and withstood the opponent's counterattack at critical moments, and they were basically able to respond. Although they still let some water go, the final score was 165:153, and the Eastern team only lost by 12 points.

In fact, anyone who has watched the game knows that the gap on the scene is more than that.

This not only makes people recognize the strength gap between the players on both sides, but also makes people feel that Li Sheng's coaching ability seems to be underestimated.

In this game, he deployed troops and generals, and every time he made adjustments, he could achieve good results. No matter whether Vogel on the opposite side did not pay enough attention to lack of preparation, was unable to react on the spot, or did not have enough control over the players, anyway, this coaching was completely blown by him.

Even Li Sheng played a lot of things in this game, which made many people think about it, and they also had imaginations about certain lineups in the future.

The discussion in the China-US forum was particularly intense. After all, many lineups they usually only dare to think about, and only in special occasions like the All-Stars can they become a reality, and Li Sheng has turned some of the imaginations of many people into reality.

"I didn't expect the backcourt combination of Paul and Harden to play so well. I think their offense is really pleasing to the eye."

"The best pick-and-roll between Curry and KD is the best. I didn't expect that the pick-and-roll of guards and small forwards can make so many changes. Coach Li is really great, he is simply a tactical master!"

"Brother Sheng is awesome. I don't know if it is possible for the Thunder to trade Curry in the future? Speaking of which, I only watched Thunder games before, but I didn't realize that Curry is so good."

"If you only watch the Thunder, you should have seen the Warriors play the Thunder. Curry performed well."

"The Thunder must keep Li. He is definitely a treasure for the team. He proved himself in this All-Star Game. Frank can't be compared with him at all."

"Haven't everyone discovered the scariest thing? Li Sheng not only played out the bottom-of-the-box tactics of each team, but even played something that we have never seen before."

"Yeah, Paul and Griffin, Harden and Howard, Dewey... I feel that everyone has played their own abilities, and the random combination of each other can have good results."

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In the end, there was no suspense about the All-Star MVP, and it was given to the winner, Durant of the Western All-Star Team.

If the small game in the regular season is not counted, this is also the first official MVP he won this season.

And if it develops normally, at least as Li Sheng's vision continues, Durant will win the MVP again this season, and then the Thunder will reach the finals and win the championship.

In fact, the MVP value of the All-Star Game is of course not that high. Whether it is the regular season MVP or the FMVP, it is incomparable, and the difference is far away. Sometimes this MVP is a manifestation of the star status, because there is a certain relationship.

For example, the whole team is willing to give you the ball to fulfill you, and the All-Stars also have human relationships. Back then, the Smiling Assassins united with the eastern stars to isolate Jordan, and then Jordan fought back.

But when the three MVPs are put together, the achievement of this single-season grand slam is more attractive.

Jordan did it, and James had a season in which he won the MVP and FMVP together, but in the All-Star Game, he mostly watched other people's performance.

In the previous life, the MVP of this All-Star Game was Irving who was selected for the first time.

However, the process was a bit dramatic. Originally, the Western side had been leading, but it was suddenly defeated in the second half, and then the Eastern team won the final victory. This allowed Irving, who had the best performance in the Eastern Conference, to grab this honor.

And if normally speaking, the Western team wins, Durant should win this award, because his data is the best of the two teams.

Now under the coaching of Li Chengming, the western team has stabilized the final victory and did not let the cooked duck fly away in vain. Durant is still the best performer, but it is a pity that the last three-pointer that has nothing to do with the outcome has not been scored, so that his score is fixed at 39 points.

This is actually a distinct personal characteristic of Durant, that is, in terms of play style and other aspects, the more Durant has teammates who are strong enough, his performance will be better. He is like an ADC in the game. The stronger the teammates, the better the output environment, and the more gorgeous the data.

Whether it is in the US team or the All-Star team, even if there may be someone with a bigger name than himself, he will never lose in terms of statistical performance.

(End of this chapter)