NBA: Art is trash talk

Chapter 423

The slam dunk contest is over, and the ratings will be released soon.

Compared with last year, the ratings dropped by 1 percentage point.

This makes the people of the alliance very happy.

Yes, very happy.

Because they originally thought that the ratings of this year's All-Stars would plummet.

After all, the last session was too successful, too classic, and almost impossible to replicate.

Moreover, this year's economic situation is not very good, and the number of people who are entertained will definitely decline.

At least, those who live on the streets and in relief stations cannot watch the program.

Ratings were down just one percentage point, and league brass were happy.

At the same time, they had to admit that He Xinghui contributed a lot to this.

The next day, the All-Star Game began.

Before the game, which team could win became a hot topic.

In the past, the pattern of the league has always been that the west is strong and the east is weak, and it is the same in the All-Star game. Most of the time, the west wins.

And this year, with Kobe, Garnett, and Ray Allen's eastward tour, many people feel that the pattern of strong west and weak east has been broken.

At least, in terms of top teams, the East can already compete with the West.

Comparing the star lineups of the East and the West, many fans and experts feel that the East has a great chance of winning.

Among them, ESPN clearly predicted that the East will win, and the suspense is who can win the FMVP.

From the current point of view, Kobe, Garnett, and James are all strong contenders.

In TNT, Smith is still convinced that the West will win.

"Give my cousin a group of ordinary players, and he can lead to the finals and win the championship. Not to mention that he is surrounded by stars, superstars, and the Eastern Conference can't play at all."

Smith said.

"I agree, and from the perspective of the lineup alone, the West is still slightly more luxurious than the East."

Mike Breen said.

The commentators and guests kept discussing this topic, which made the fans pay attention to the outcome of the game.

At 16:[-], the All-Star Game officially began.

The starters in the Eastern Conference are Wade, Kobe, James, Garnett and Howard.

In the west are Nash, He Xinghui, Anthony, Duncan, Yao Ming.

As for the point guard, Nash won the MVP and Wade won the FMVP.

In terms of position, He Xinghui has almost always won against Kobe in the past two years, so this position is dominant in the West.

At small forward, James is stronger than Anthony, and the East is dominant.

As a power forward, Duncan's statistics are not as good as Garnett's, but I am afraid no one will think that Duncan is weaker than Garnett, so it can be regarded as a [-]-[-] split.

As for the center position, Howard's statistics this year are much better than Yao Ming's, but Yao Ming has always had an advantage against Howard.

After some comparison, the fans still couldn't analyze which side had the upper hand.

However, this is not important anymore, the game has already started, and the outcome will be decided soon.

Howard won with a jump ball and the East went first.

James takes the ball and advances, and then carefully observes the position of his teammates, thinking about whether to break through or pass the ball.

He was very committed and played very seriously.

Because he wants to win.

He wants to win He Xinghui, but also wants to win an All-Star MVP.

The championship is out of reach, the scoring champion is out of reach, and the MVP is almost impossible
For other honors, if he can take one as another, he is no longer qualified to be picky.

Garnett wants a position at the basket, and he also attaches great importance to this game. He has no intention of performing, just wants to win.

Wade also wanted to win, because He Xinghui was on the opposite side.

Kobe naturally needless to say, he is trying to move, trying to get rid of He Xinghui's entanglement.

Only Howard was grinning at the basket, and he didn't know what he was laughing at, and Yao Ming didn't tell him a joke.

Kobe reached for the ball while running, but James didn't give it. Instead, he broke through and beat Anthony.

After passing Anthony, there was a small throw.

He didn't dare to go deep into the basket. The inside combination of Duncan and Yao Ming was enough to make him give up the idea of ​​layup.

Kobe was a little bit dissatisfied, but he had nothing to do with James. Both of them were almost the same level of stars, and James didn't need to deliberately give him face.

In the transition between offense and defense, the people in the West play very casually, just play.

Nash's current mind is that if he defeats the Clippers, the nemesis, and rushes out of the West, he doesn't care much about the All-Stars.

He Xinghui didn't want to work so hard, and Anthony was similar. He thought that this year's All-Stars would be the same as before, playing first and playing a little more seriously at the end.

Well, Duncan has always been a mess, and Yao Ming has no desire to win.

In the end, the first offense in the West was thrown away by Anthony.

James defended very tightly, which caused some troubles for Anthony, and the ball missed.

Anthony was a little speechless, wondering why James was so strict in defense.

In the transition between offense and defense, Kobe is still running.

Other players in the West may not feel it yet, but He Xinghui has discovered that Kobe is playing very seriously.

"Did you never win?"

He Xinghui mocked.

Kobe glared at him, but didn't respond.

This shot, of course, was also captured by a camera.

"Hahaha, it seems that my cousin and Kobe are really at odds. When it comes to the All-Stars, the two are also facing each other."

Smith laughed.

"It seems that the Eastern Conference is playing very seriously. If this year's All-Stars want to play a game seriously, it will look good."

Mike Brin said.

The fans also had some expectations when they heard the words. They really wanted to know who would be stronger under these superstars' full play.

On the court, Kobe kept asking for the ball, and James could only curse in his heart while passing the ball.

If you don't pass it on, I'm afraid there will be some rumors.

But let's pass the ball, James really thinks that Kobe's singles against He Xinghui is not a good choice.

Sure enough, Kobe turned into tri-iron tetroxide and missed a shot.

Howard also wants to perform, so he's aggressive on the rebounds.

It's a pity that Duncan's position is very good, resisting Howard and keeping him away from the basketball's landing point, Yao Ming easily took off the rebound.

The West attacked, Nash took possession of the ball for half court, and then passed the ball to He Xinghui.

He knows that He Xinghui is the most popular now, and fans definitely want to see He Xinghui perform. He is also considered an adult beauty.

He Xinghui received the ball and played Kobe in singles, Kobe directly took out the attitude of playing in the finals, and pressed against He Xinghui tightly, making it difficult for He Xinghui to break through and take off to shoot.

He Xinghui simply ignored the pass and threw the ball into Duncan's hands.

He believes that Duncan will not disappoint.

Duncan took the ball and took off, but unfortunately he underestimated Garnett's determination.

Garnett rushed over and jumped high, giving Duncan a big hat without giving him any face.

After being hated, Duncan's eyes widened, with a cute smile on his face.At first glance, it seems to be mocking Garnett's naivety.

I don't know if he meant it, but Garnett was very upset after seeing it.

James picked up the basketball, and the East played a quick counterattack.

Wade rushed to the western half with sparks and lightning all the way. Nash gave up after a little chase.

James made a long pass, came a Janeway connection, and Wade ended it with a dunk.

4 to 0, the Eastern Conference leads by 4 points.

However, players in the West don't care.

Only 4 points.

Offensive and defensive transition, He Xinghui catches the ball and makes a three-pointer.

It's a pity that he was closely defended by Kobe, and He Xinghui was also affected, and the goal was missed.

The East counterattacked, Garnett had a chance at the basket, and James passed the ball.

Unfortunately, when Garnett took off and shot, Duncan appeared out of nowhere, gave Garnett a cap, and completed a courtesy exchange.

Garnett's 'opportunity' was most likely deliberately disguised by Duncan.

This guy, under the honest surface, also has a cunning heart.

Anthony picked up the basketball and passed the ball to He Xinghui who was on the fast break.

After receiving the ball, He Xinghui dribbled the ball for two steps, then in order to accelerate, he held the ball in his hands and ran forward, rushed to the free throw line and took off for a dunk.

There was also a crotch change of hands in the air.

Even in the slam dunk contest, this action is at the level of more than 48 points.

If it is used in actual combat, it will surpass the existence of fifty points.

"He walked."

Kobe said to the referee.

He was right, He Xinghui had indeed walked just now.

However, that is to make the deduction more exciting.

Moreover, this is the All-Star game, so there is no need to worry about it.

Of course the referees saw that He Xinghui was walking, but they didn't blow it at all, so as not to be ridiculed by the fans.

As a result, I never expected that Kobe would actually be a real spoiler.

"Keep playing."

the referee said.

It is estimated that Kobe also knew that this is the All-Star game, so it is not good to be too serious, so he can only 'let go' He Xinghui.

Kobe's words were heard by the commentators and fans through the original sound of the scene.

"Hahaha, Kobe is still so serious."

Mike Brin smiled. In fact, what he wanted to say was that Kobe was so naive.

"There is really no need to be serious about this. After all, this dunk is very exciting. Cousin is working hard to bring a wonderful performance to the audience."

Smith said.

Among the fans, those who support Smith naturally account for the majority.

After all, there are far more Star Fans than Star Blacks, not in the same order of magnitude at all.

A small amount of Xinghei can insist that He Xinghui is walking at this time, but unfortunately, the referees on the scene will not listen to them.

On the field, the game continues.

When Kobe singled He Xinghui, he put his elbow on He Xinghui's chest, and He Xinghui gasped in pain.

The elbow is not only one of the hardest parts of the human body, but also a point of strength, which is particularly powerful.

Otherwise, the league would not have issued a ban on elbow support.

If you really use your elbows to give the opponent's head or chest a sharp blow, you can easily send the opponent to the stretcher.

Kobe didn't use too much strength this time, and He Xinghui was also affected, so he took a step back.

Then, Kobe got a good shooting space, took off and shot, and the ball went in.

The referee was stunned and didn't know whether to blow the whistle or not.

Originally, the referees in the All-Star Game came here to make up the numbers, and players rarely fouled in the All-Star Game.

This can be seen from the number of free throws.

In the regular season, the average free throw per game is about 55.

If it is a free throw team like the Celtics, Pistons, and Magic, a game will start with at least 30 free throws.

In the All-Star Game, the two teams made about 25 free throws combined, or even less.

The game continues and the West attacks.

He Xinghui did not take revenge on Kobe, which is too naive.

In case Kobe's brain really got into water, a fight with him at the All-Star Game would only make fans all over the world watch a joke.

He Xinghui is wearing shoes now, but Kobe feels a little barefoot.

He Xinghui caught the ball and pretended to break through, then made a big step-back jumper and scored a three-pointer.

This is a relatively unique way of shooting for the time being, and fans like to watch it very much.

There are also some fans in the league who have begun to imitate this move, but so far, no one has been able to practice this move into a killer move.

Offensive and defensive transitions, the stars in the East continued to play.

Garnett competed with Duncan at the basket, leaving Duncan speechless.

He began to miss Popovich.

If the coach is Popovich, he will definitely be replaced.

Unfortunately, this year's Western Conference coach is D'Antoni.

This guy still wants to consume Duncan more.

After all, the Spurs are also direct competitors of the Suns.

Garnett caught the ball and made a big jumper. Duncan was lazy to defend, and symbolically tiptoed to show that he was defending.

This kind of defense naturally had no effect on Garnett, and Garnett scored.

After the goal, Garnett was not particularly happy.

He also knew why the goal was scored so easily.

When it's the west's turn, it's hard for He Xinghui to remind the others to be serious. It's impossible for him alone to beat the east.

Therefore, He Xinghui was too lazy to reach out for the ball.

Seeing that no one wanted to play actively, Nash dealt with it casually and passed the ball to Anthony.

Anthony at least still has some desire to perform. After receiving the ball, he singled out James, took out the attitude of playing in the playoffs, and hit a jumper with his back turned.

After playing a few rounds, the two teams also began to change players, allowing other stars to shine.

On the eastern side, Ray Allen and Pierce were replaced, and Wade and Kobe were replaced.

Rivers wants to reduce Kobe's playing time, and strive to let his own players win the AMVP and bring the glory back to Boston.

Kobe was very helpless about this, who made the coach not his own coach.

In the west, D'Antoni replaced Nash and Yao Ming with Paul and Stoudemire.

Yao Ming has always made up the numbers. As for Nash, D'Antoni wants to give him more rest.

He can't be as easy as Rivers. After all, the Celtics are currently No. [-] in the East, and the competition in the East is far less intense than in the West.

Although the Suns are now ranked second in the Western Conference, the Rockets, the fifth in the Western Conference, actually only won 3 games less than the Suns.

Ray Allen and Pierce also played very seriously after playing. After all, before the game started, Garnett revealed his desire for MVP.

It just so happened that three of their teams were selected for this All-Star Game, and it was a good opportunity for them to cooperate with each other.

As teammates, Ray Allen and Pierce couldn't refuse, so they played very seriously after playing.

Fortunately, the two players who have just been replaced in the West have a strong desire to perform, and they play more devotedly than Yao Ming and Na.

Especially Stoudemire, he is very active running, cutting, looking for scoring opportunities.

Although he didn't say it, he really wanted to win an All-Star Game MVP.

Anyway, this is no small honor.

(End of this chapter)