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"The replacement of the lineups of both sides is a test for both sides."

"The replacement of the lineup means that they need to find the rhythm of the offensive end again."

"I'm more worried about the situation on the east side."

Speaking of this, Yang Yi pondered for a while, and then continued: "As far as the abilities of the two coaches are concerned, it is obvious that Popovich is the better one."

"From previous games, we can know that he often has a magical touch in the replacement and connection of the lineup."

"Any player playing under him seems to be able to play to his strengths."

"In contrast, Rivers doesn't have that ability."

"So during this period of time, I don't know if the Eastern team can survive."

Hearing this, Zhang Weiping on the side also nodded: "That's right, this is actually a very critical stage."

"Now the scores of the two teams are tense, and there are still more than two minutes left in the third quarter."

"And the lineup of both sides may be maintained until the beginning of the fourth quarter. Although it is only six or seven minutes, this is likely to affect the final trend of the game."

"But then again, this is the All-Star game after all. No one knows whether the attitudes of the two sides towards the game will change again in the final stage."

After the formation change, players from both sides returned to the field.

'Phoenix Rose' Derrick Rose has the ball on the perimeter, looking for opportunities.

To be on the safe side, Rivers also changed his tactics, suppressed the offensive rhythm, and chose a more secure position to attack.

This lineup looks relatively balanced, but it is not easy to coordinate.

Rose is an offensive player with the ball. It is difficult for him to organize opportunities like Long Rui.

It is with this in mind that Coach Rivers also arranged personal offensive tactics for him.

He no longer takes the Celtics Big Three as the core, but does the opposite, using the younger Rose and Stoudemire as the first choice of offense.

Both of these two have excellent scoring abilities, and with the restraint of the Big Three of the Green Army, they should be able to achieve good results.

Rivers didn't have the extravagant hope that this lineup could take the lead. He just hoped that before Long Rui and the others came back, they would not be opened up by their opponents.

'Wolf King' Garnett took the initiative to step forward and cover for Rose, while 'Gentlemen's Sword' Ray Allen was in ambush in the bottom corner, ready to catch the ball and shoot at any time.

Paul Pierce, on the other hand, runs off the ball to attract the opponent's defensive attention.

Stoudemire looked for opportunities in the interior at any time and formed a connection with Rose.

This kind of tactical arrangement can be said to be very sufficient. Everyone plays different roles, and it is not easy for the opponent to defend.

Rose bypassed Garnett, blocked the defender, and used his speed to go straight to the paint.

Immediately afterwards, he jumped up and completed the signature folding rod in the air, but he did not choose to shoot this ball by himself.

Instead, it was given to Stoudemire who followed up with a fake vote.

This also directly deceived Nowitzki under the basket, allowing Stoudemire to easily complete the dunk!

"Wonderful tactical coordination!"

"Ross' personal ability is still very strong. The lethality caused by his speed breaking through the penalty area is definitely at the forefront among defenders!"

This attack by the Eastern Army caught Yang Yi's eyes.

I thought that after the change, they would fall into a short scoring drought, but I didn't expect Rivers to make such an offensive arrangement.

In his opinion, this is also the most reasonable offensive option in the current Eastern Conference lineup.

If Rivers continues to focus on the Big Three of the Celtics like in the second quarter, Rose and Stoudemire will almost lose their role.

After seeing this wave of offense, Popovich was also a little surprised, but he was not worried, because he also developed a good tactic.

Next, the West sent a baseline ball.

Deron Williams advanced with the ball, and at the same time, Westbrook went down quickly and inserted towards the opponent's inside lane.

Nowitzki pulled out toward the three-point line, in order to contain the 'Wolf King' Garnett and weaken the Eastern team's inside barrier.

At this moment, the Eastern team's basket is only left with the 'little bully' Stoudemire.

At this moment, Anthony and Griffin made a cross-run, and instantly formed a defense switch.

After switching defenses, Anthony also ran towards the outside line, pulling away the last barrier of the Eastern team's inside line!
And Westbrook, who inserted into the inside line, saw the timing and made a cover for Griffin.

Borrowing this cover, Griffin took advantage of the situation and ran back into the unguarded basket.

At the moment he took off, Deron Williams had already passed the ball and assisted Griffin to send another alley-oop blast!
"Hey! This tactic looks good!"

"As expected of Popovich!"

"Compared with him here, Firth is still a bit worse."

Zhang Weiping immediately compared the two.

Both teams completed a beautiful tactical goal, but in comparison, Popovich's tactical thinking seems clearer, which is to pull out the inside and create opportunities for Griffin to attack at the basket.

In the final stage of the third quarter, the two sides scored successively, and the point difference did not appear to be widened.

However, such a deadlocked state suddenly changed at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Popovich used the break after the third quarter to redeploy their defense.

And this arrangement has also become the key to this game.

His defensive arrangement directly cut off the connection between Rose and Stoudemire, making it difficult for the two to cooperate directly.

In this way, it is equivalent to choking the offensive lifeline of the eastern army, making their offense fall into a very passive situation.

Roseben is not good at organization, and after the offensive tactics are disrupted by the opponent, he doesn't know how to play the ball.

On the other hand, the West team, under the instigation of Deron Williams, combined with Popovich's excellent offensive tactics, once again played a wave of offensive climax.

With less than 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the scores of the two teams were also pulled apart.

103:115
The West has already led by 12 points.

Rivers called a timeout, and the two sides replaced the main lineup again for a last-minute battle.

Sufficient rest time allowed them to recover a lot of physical strength, and both sides showed a strong desire to win.

The fans are also looking forward to their final match.

"It's finally time for the decisive battle. The current situation of the East team is not good."

"With a difference of 12 points and more than 6 minutes, it's not that there is no chance of catching up. It depends on the state of the players on both sides."

"The lineup of the Eastern team is certainly strong, but the Western team is not ordinary. In addition, there is Popovich. It is still quite difficult to get the score back."