NBA: Art is trash talk

Chapter 425
As Smith expected, after the start of the fourth quarter, the East directly played a 14-6 spurt.

The lineup in the Eastern Conference is too strong. The Celtics' Big Three cooperate with each other tacitly, Billups is a perfect puzzle, and Howard is at the peak again.

In contrast, both Paul and Roy are still too young, and West is mediocre.

Relying on Nowitzki and Stoudemire, it is obviously impossible to compete with the East.

Fortunately, D'Antoni doesn't want to lose too much.

Seeing that the team fell behind by 10 points, he replaced He Xinghui again.

This can be regarded as hating the audience. The audience at the scene just kept calling He Xinghui's name.

If D'Antoni didn't replace He Xinghui, he might be thrown chips and drinks.

In the western offense, He Xinghui singled Ray Allen, directly ignored Stoudemire's request for the ball at the basket, and forced Ray Allen to shoot a three-pointer.

In the Clippers, He Xinghui believed in himself more than his teammates.

Let alone in the All-Star Game, they are all temporary teammates.

If He Xinghui wants to win, he naturally wants to control the basketball in his own hands.

The basketball arced and fell into the basket.

Ray Allen was helpless, he defended the ball very well, but He Xinghui was able to score.

Offensive and defensive transition, Eastern offense.

He Xinghui could only follow Lei Allen and could not help others.

Billups singled Paul, kept arching to the basket, and finally made a turnaround jumper.

It's a pity that the goal was not scored, and the luck was very bad.

Billups is actually very restrained by Paul. When facing Paul, he usually has the advantage.

However, this does not mean that he can crush Paul.

Nowitzki grabbed the rebound and the West got a chance to narrow the point difference.

He Xinghui sped up and ran, but Lei Allen lost.

Although the players in the East played very hard, they couldn't compare to the Western Conference Finals and Finals after all.

He Xinghui ran out of the open space, and Chris Paul naturally passed the ball without hesitation.

A good open opportunity, He Xinghui didn't waste it, and scored another 3 points.

The point difference returned to 4 points, and the game regained suspense.

"Hahaha, it seems that my cousin really wants to win."

Smith laughed.

Just now He Xinghui's running position was very active. It can be seen that He Xinghui also wants to win.

After playing a few rounds, D'Antoni also replaced Anthony and Duncan.

The East's lineup advantage immediately disappeared.

And He Xinghui is still playing at a super level.

West offense, He Xinghui broke through the double-teaming of Ray Allen and Pierce and went to the basket.

Howard made up the defense, He Xinghui scored the ball to Duncan, and Duncan scored two points steadily.

"It seems that two stars can't prevent cousin even if they join forces."

Some star fans were stunned.

Ray Allen and Pierce double-teamed, other players might not even have the guts to make a move when encountering such a formation.

Eastern offense, Garnett catches the ball and makes a shot. Unfortunately, Duncan strongly interferes and the ball misses.

In the next round, West scored another goal.

The score was 142 to 142, and the two teams tied again.

With 2 minutes left, the game is at the decisive moment.

To the surprise of the fans, Rivers still did not replace Kobe and James.

Kobe on the side of the court had a dark face, showing an expression of not getting close to strangers.

Even though it was an All-Star Game, many cameras would capture him from time to time, but he couldn't control himself to put away his dissatisfaction.

It was abandoned at the moment of the decisive battle, and Kobe felt a great insult.

James is similar, he is the star of the league, but now he can't appear in the final battle, and he loses his face.

Both Comey and Jamie were yelling, and fans of other fans were joking with joy.

"What is a real star and what is a fake star depends on whether he is trustworthy at critical moments."

"Obviously, Kobe's role on the court is not as good as Billups, and Billups is the boss of the Pistons."

"James is just a data brush, and Rivers doesn't like it at all."

On the court, the game has begun.

The Eastern team attacked first, and Billups assisted Howard in the air, scoring two points.

In the All-Star Game, Duncan was too embarrassed to foul Howard and send him to the free throw line.

Offensive and defensive transition, Paul possession of the ball passed halftime.

He Xinghui was strictly guarded by Ray Allen and Pierce. Paul did not rigidly wait for He Xinghui to have a chance, but passed the ball directly to Nowitzki.

Nowitzki was almost emptied, shot very decisively, and threw the ball into the basket.

The better He Xinghui's teammates are, the less he can double-team him.

It's a pity that Pierce realized it too slowly.

In the next round, He Xinghui's smart skills took effect, and he ran to catch the ball and throw a three-pointer.

The ball goes in.

The West has led by 5 points.

Garnett, Pierce and others all looked very ugly.

They had put their faces all out and tried hard to win, but they still couldn't win, which was a bit heartbreaking.

Off the court, Kobe's expression is rich.

Others may not be able to guess, but now he is secretly happy.

Don't let me go, look, this is the result.

This is what Kobe is thinking now. He feels that the Eastern team is behind because he didn't make it.

Two more rounds were played and the game was over.

148 to 154, the West team won by 6 points.

In the East, the highest scorer is Ray Allen with 27 points.

Followed by Garnett, 22 points and 12 rebounds.

Kobe scored 18 points, James 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Pierce had 19 points and Wade had 10.
In the original time and space, James won the MVP of this All-Star Game, and now he has one less honor.

So far, James has no solid honors other than a regular season MVP.

Moreover, the MVP was not recognized by star fans and Nash fans. They felt that the MVP of that session should belong to He Xinghui or Nash.

In the West, the highest scorer is He Xinghui, with 40 points and 5 assists.

Anthony 25 points, Stoudemire 20 points.

Except for the three of them, the rest of the score is very average, all between 8-12 points.

AMVP finally fell into the hands of He Xinghui without any suspense.

Although he won the MVP of the last All-Star Game, this time he should have taken care of other players.

It's a pity that the data of other players is too poor.

Whenever Anthony scored 30+, the league gave him, but it's a pity that he didn't live up to it.

When receiving the trophy, He Xinghui gave his acceptance speech and said: "I didn't plan to win this award again, but seeing the team lagging behind, I couldn't help but vote a few more. I'm really sorry."

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Everyone.

For his remarks that need to be beaten, several stars in the East really want to beat someone.

It's a pity that there are too many cameras on site, and they dare not do it.

"Let's go, this kind of performance game, winning or losing is not important. Come and beat him in the finals."

Garnett said.

Such words are actually naive and self-deceiving.

If it wasn't important, they didn't need to fight so hard just now.

"of course."

Pierce agreed.

As if they didn't lose as long as they pretended they didn't care about winning or losing.

The All-Star game is over, and the ratings have dropped slightly compared to last year.

On the one hand, it is indeed not as exciting as last year, and on the other hand, it is also related to the economic crisis.

The global economy is currently in a recession, and the number of unemployed people in the United States has reached millions.

Many of these people used to be from middle-class families and were the main force of consumption.

The All-Star Game is a watershed. After playing the All-Star Game, it means that the regular season has entered the second half.

Next, teams aspiring to the playoffs need to take every game seriously and strive for every victory.

In other words, the next game will be more intense.

Some teams with insufficient resilience tend to fall behind at this stage.

On the 17th, the Clippers played against the Mavericks.

In the end, the Clippers won the game, but the process was very difficult, and the winner was not determined until the end.

In this game, He Xinghui once again contributed the long-lost lore.

On the 19th, the Clippers challenged the Rockets away, and this was another strong matchup.

The Rockets' record this season is very good, currently ranked fourth in the West, only 0.5 wins away from the Spurs.

After arriving in Houston, Yao Ming invited He Xinghui over as usual.

Chen Jianghua was also a guest.

"You guys have been very arrogant recently."

He Xinghui said.

Recently, the Rockets have won a wave of winning streak, and the state is hot.

Yao Ming smiled and asked, "Are you afraid?"

"Let's take it easy. Anyway, you're only going to be in the second round at most. Why don't you save some energy and get in good shape for the Olympic Games in August. The beauty of this Olympic Games is very important, and it won't be easy for us to win the championship."

He Xinghui said.

These words made Yao Ming very speechless. Anyway, he would not admit that the Rockets only had the strength of the second round. He still wanted to reach the Western Conference finals, or even the finals, the championship.

Think about it without breaking the law.

However, he really wants to pay attention to the Olympics that He Xinghui mentioned.

"Don't worry, I'm in good shape now, no problem at all."

Yao Ming said.

Afterwards, the three talked about something else, and He Xinghui and Chen Jianghua said goodbye.

Being a guest is just a courtesy, it doesn't mean that He Xinghui and Yao Ming have anything to talk about, they are not the same type of people.

In the evening, players from both teams appeared.

When He Xinghui played, he was welcomed by many fans.

Firstly, he is indeed popular and has many fans.Secondly, there are many Chinese fans at the scene. The favorite player of these people is naturally He Xinghui.

At the start of the game, the Clippers have Livingston, He Xinghui, Millsap, Gasol, and Kaman.

Maggette was not feeling well and took a rest.

As the playoffs approach, the Clippers place the most emphasis on the health of their players.

They believe that as long as the main core of the Clippers remains healthy, there will be no suspense in defending the title.

The Rockets have a complete lineup here.

Alston, McGrady, Battier, Hayes, Yao Ming.

The two teams jumped the ball, Yao Ming overpowered Kaman and gave the ball to his side.

The Rockets go first.

Alston holds the ball and slowly advances.

There are already many teams in the league that are speeding up, but the Rockets still insist on playing slow-paced positional warfare.

After Yao Ming got a position at the basket, what Alston had to do was to find a way to pass the ball to Yao Ming.

Gasol chose to defend around the front and prevent Yao Ming from receiving the ball.

But that leaves out Hayes.

Alston passed the ball to Hayes, and Hayes threw a half-stop at the basket.

His shooting is very average, but after all, it is open and unguarded.

Therefore, Hayes finally threw the ball into the basket steadily.

"Teaming Dayao, this is not a good choice."

Sun Zhengping laughed.

"This year Dayao has some good helpers around him. I believe they can go further in the playoffs."

Zhang Lili did not mention any more championships.

Although the Rockets played well this year, Zhang Lili doesn't think they can beat the Clippers.

On the court, the Clippers have launched a counterattack.

He Xinghui ran in front, and McGrady chased after him.

Now that McGrady's speed has dropped more and more obviously, He Xinghui's speed has improved again, and the gap between the two is even bigger.

Livingston made a long pass, and He Xinghui jumped up and pressed McGrady to receive the pass.

It was very difficult to catch the ball, and thanks to He Xinghui's comprehensiveness, otherwise he would have missed it.

After the ball was in the hands of He Xinghui, the Rockets players had nothing to do with him, except for fouls.

But with He Xinghui's free throw percentage, fouling him is a point, which is even more uneconomical.

Ever since, McGrady could only watch He Xinghui take off and dunk.

In the transition from offense to defense, the Rockets made a coordination error during offense, and the ball fell into the hands of the Clippers.

The Clippers failed to make a fast break, and eventually the players of the two teams fell into a positional battle.

Millsap helped He Xinghui block McGrady, and He Xinghui ran to the other side to find an open space.

However, Battier followed up in time and did not give He Xinghui a chance.

Battier has contributed a lot to the improvement of the Rockets' record this year.

On both ends of the offense and defense, he is indispensable.

His importance in the Rockets has actually surpassed McGrady, but McGrady's popularity makes it easy for fans to ignore Battier.

Livingston found that He Xinghui had no chance, so he passed the ball to Gasol.

Gasol singles Hayes, which seems to be a good opportunity.

However, Gasol couldn't reach the penalty area at all, and Hayes was very powerful.

Fortunately, Hayes has a fatal weakness, his height is too short.

Gasol simply didn't fix those false ones, and directly shot a jumper, which Hayes couldn't cover anyway.

The next thing is to look at the feel.

Gasol was lucky and scored.

"Although the Rockets' defense is very strong, there is still no good way to face the Clippers."

Zhang Lili said with emotion.

When he is idle, he actually thinks about how to arrange tactics against the Clippers if he is the coach of another team.

After several months of research, Zhang Lili finally came to the conclusion that there is no solution.

Can't beat it, no way.

Rocket attack.

Defensive losses can only be made up for by offense.

Yao Ming caught the ball under the basket, turned around and made a small hook.

He was so close to the rim that it looked like he put the ball in the rim.

There was nothing Carman could do about it.

In the transition between offense and defense, He Xinghui used his speed to get rid of McGrady, catch the ball and make a shot.

In the next round, Battier will be the Rockets' defense against He Xinghui, and McGrady will defend Millsap.

There is no way, let McGrady prevent He Xinghui from being full of loopholes, this is not acceptable.

"The key to this game depends on Battier's performance."

Smith came to a conclusion.

If Battier can reduce He Xinghui's offensive efficiency, then he has a chance to win, otherwise he will lose.

(End of this chapter)