From today on is the king

Chapter 1139 1138. The Big Five of the New Generation! (asking for a ticket)
The strength of the West team is really nothing to say. Wade and McGrady's perimeter defense combination is already very good, but there is still a "flaw" of Carter. Carter has become the team's worst defense.

All-star lineup, unless Larry Brown is coached, any head coach whose offense is not so bad can basically play an offense that is difficult to defend, let alone Popovich.

Although Popovich hates three-pointers, even more than ten years later, when the Spurs had the best three-pointers, he still claimed that he hated three-pointers, but whether it was the use of Horry and Bowen before, or the three-point ability of Sprewell, Udri, and Finley, he used them very well.

He doesn't hate offense like Larry Brown. After all, he also has a teacher named Mad Scientist, who easily used the threats of the other four All-Stars to help Ray Allen arrange three-point tactics.

The best weapon for chasing points is the three-pointer. Popovich has already understood this since Liu Mang repeatedly used three-pointers to reverse the score.

But for the Eastern team, they never thought that after the Western team changed a well-matched lineup, they could still limit the opponent. What they want to play is offense!
O'Neal sent the ball to Tracy McGrady, McGrady advanced upcourt, drawing Kobe to his point first.

McGrady saw that Kobe was like Liu Mang expected, defending whoever holds the ball on the outside line, McGrady actually felt a little sympathy for Kobe...

Whether it is the Lakers or the Western All-Stars, Kobe is the one with the best perimeter defense. The first defense is great, but it is also a heavy burden!

McGrady felt that it was better not to make Kobe so tired of defending. McGrady moved to the right at a 45-degree angle. After Wade made a circle around the inside, he ran out with Ray Allen, who switched to him, and came out of the top arc. McGrady immediately passed the ball to Wade.

Wade looked at Ray Allen, who was defending with a big step inside the three-point line, without hesitation, the strongest first step started!
The Flash strikes!
Ray Allen tried his best to back up, but he didn't get back in place!

When Wade broke through, O'Neal went to the middle distance on the left to help Carter block the chasing Nash. It seemed superfluous, but it gave Yao Ming a chance to defend Wade.

Yao Ming's no-fly ability under the basket is really good, his footsteps are faster than it looks, mainly because of his tall stature, he returned to the reasonable collision zone with one step, and stretched out his hand to cover Carter's sky.

After Carter jumped up, he landed quickly, ran out of bounds and opened his arms to celebrate.

Yao Ming hurriedly turned his head, trying to reach out to block the shot, he knew he had hit the trick!The ball in Carter's hand is gone!

But it's too late!

O'Neal used his bouncing that didn't match his body shape, and smashed the ball into the basket through Yao Ming!

Watching O'Neill high-five his four teammates excitedly, Liu Mang silently thanked Yao Ming for his selfless dedication...

When Duncan hadn't lost weight and his foot injury affected his movement speed, Yao Ming succeeded Duncan and became a new generation of background king...

O'Neill felt that the dunk was so cool!

O'Neal hasn't received such a pass for a long time since he left Los Angeles. Although he won't admit it at this stage, he knows in his heart that no matter how many high-quality role players the Heat recruited last summer, they are not as powerful as the guy who rushed to shoot at a critical moment and his partner.

Can't prevent each other!

Wade's breakthrough, Carter and McGrady's air cuts and three-pointers, Rasheed Wallace's three-pointers, and O'Neal's dominance at the basket are really suitable for the Heat's tactics.

O'Neal scored 8 points in the second half of the first quarter, and the Eastern team scored 18 points in the next five minutes.

However, the Western team's offense, the Eastern team can't prevent it, Kobe's off-ball mid-range and cuts, Ray Allen's off-ball three-pointer, Nash's pass, Garnett's active and even crazy blocking, and Yao Ming's scoring at the basket and mid-range.
After the first quarter, the two teams scored 39 to 35!
And it's not the kind of high score that can be easily deducted or shot casually, but a high score that can be achieved by relying on tactics and personal ability!

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"Tracey, you voted more!" Liu Mang went up and whispered when he saw McGrady coming back.

McGrady rushed to the basket several times to receive the ball. Although he had Garnett or Yao Ming's supplementary defense, he had a chance to score by himself, but he passed it to O'Neal or Rasheed Wallace.

McGrady played the entire first quarter, scoring 9 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds, but Kobe has already scored 12 points!

Maddie smiled, looking very casual.

Liu Mang looked at O'Neill and scored 8 points after playing for more than five minutes. This fat man played too hard today!

Seeing McGrady's not-so-so-called look, Liu Mang was helpless, he knew McGrady too well, and thought that maybe 9 points in a quarter was enough for McGrady.

The important thing is to win the game first, and Liu Mang didn't tell McGrady that he was going to lead the team to play after calling the four elites of the 03 generation.

The score was so tight and anxious that Liu Mang was no longer able to use his head alone. In the second half of the first quarter, he had already started to discuss the next tactics with Stockton and coach Kruger.

Wade and James are very excited, and then they are the protagonists!Liu Mang must cooperate with them!

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On the western side, the pressure is no less than that of the eastern team, or even greater!

It is very important to win, but what Popovich faces is not only to win, but also to let the All-Stars in the West play and show their faces. Everyone must have at least 10 minutes of playing time. After all, it is an All-Star and a chance to become famous.

Unlike the Eastern team, where five players belong to the same team, there are too many stars in the Western Conference, and the All-Stars are relatively scattered. Popovich's Spurs have three All-Stars, which is already the most in the Western Conference.

Looking at the players who will play next, Popovich also hurts!
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After the intermission, the Eastern Conference replaced Liu Mang, Wade, James, Bosh, and Milicic.

This lineup came on stage, and the scene once again fell into a climax!
Liu Mang plus the four heroes of the 03 generation!
Four third-year all-stars who have never defeated Liu Mang even once!

These five players form a team that looks like the future of the Eastern Conference. They are not much different in age, and they are all full of talent and strength.

The most excited one is David Stern!

In the West team, Kobe, Yao Ming, and Nash were also replaced for a rest. Although Popovich wanted to use these three to death, the timing was not ripe enough, so he replaced Parker, Francis, Ginobili, Nowitzki, and Gasol.

Not to mention that Liu Mang wanted to laugh looking at this lineup, Popovich himself wanted to laugh.

The All-Star substitutes of the West team, in addition to Marion and Gasol, the best defense is Ray Allen!

However, judging from the cards, the Western team is more experienced. Although the Eastern team is more talented, most of them are players who have not proven themselves in the playoffs. Only Liu Mang and Bosh have played in the second round. The rest are first-round virgins and have not played in the playoffs.

The second quarter started, and the Eastern team had the ball.

Liu Mang sent the ball to James, then ran to a 45-degree angle and stood still.

The outsiders of the western team looked at Liu Mang, Wade, and James' three outsiders. Even Francis swallowed his saliva. How to defend against these three monsters?
Wade has already played half of the first quarter. He didn't go to fight for the ball with James.

Parker defended against Liu Mang who caught the ball on a fixed spot, Ginobili defended against Wade who was running, and Francis bit the bullet to defend against James.

That height, the difference is more than ten centimeters!

Bosh opened the bottom line and took Nowitzki in the past. Gasol and Milicic, two white insiders, confronted each other at the basket.

Although Francis is a bit of a pain, he is very active in defense. The Western All-Star team is very united this year. Even Garnett and Duncan have no infighting. This time it is really a game about face.

James is close to others, has a height advantage, and has no shooting confidence. He is very smart and does not run over the ball. First, Francis is physically strong, and it is not easy to pass the ball directly. Second, the opponent has Gasol under the basket.

Gasol on the opposite side looks soft and is often bullied by the outside line, but Gasol’s defensive efficiency at the basket is beyond the fans’ impression. He ranks No. The defensive efficiency at the basket is not as good as him.

Based on the tactics that Liu Mang arranged for him, James beckoned for a pick-and-roll. However, instead of letting Bosh or Milicic come out for the pick-and-roll, he asked Wade for the pick-and-roll!
Wade came up to help James block Francis, and the block was very solid. After James bypassed the pick-and-roll, he sprinted towards the basket at full speed with his arms swinging!

James has no ball in his hand!
The Western team, who was just about to double-team James' breakthrough and was ready to help defend at the basket, quickly turned their attention to Wade. Wade had already broken through directly from the pick-and-roll in the middle!
Just now, Francis and Ginobili's defensive attention was on James. Unexpectedly, James gave the ball to Wade during the pick-and-roll between the two!
Wade suddenly took a step inside the free throw line, and Francis, Ginobili, and Parker surrounded him. Compared with the current James, Wade is recognized as the best player of the 03 generation.

At the same time, Liu Mang cut in from the left, Wade gave the ball to Liu Mang, Liu Mang went to the basket to attract Gasol's defense, Milicic had withdrawn from the baseline at this time, Liu Mang threw the ball to the right side of the basket.

James entered the inside line faster, took off from the right side of the basket and jumped high, received the ball with both hands and smashed the ball into the basket with a small windmill with both hands in the air!
Simple and rough three-person cooperation, the combination of Liu Mang, Wade, and James, although James' skills are not good enough, but the combination of the three is too powerful!
The current lineup of the two teams, there is no doubt that the popularity of the Eastern team has the absolute upper hand. The old generation of dancers and the new generation of dancers, these two people can compete against the popularity of the five Western All-Star starters, let alone the Western All-Star substitute.

Amidst the cheers of the fans in the audience, the Eastern team did not celebrate and retreated quickly, because the Western team's lineup is very fast!
Sure enough, Parker received the serve and rushed to the center line in just over two seconds. Thanks to Liu Mang's preparations, he went directly to the center line to press at halftime!
Not only Liu Mang, but Wade and James also started to press the defense in the half court!

This defense is a tactic that Liu Mang borrowed from the future Big Three of the Heat. The young and unlimited James and Wade, plus Liu Mang, the Western team's perimeter defense experience may be a bit poor, but the defensive oppression feels like a fortress!

Liu Mang's oppressor was Parker. James and Wade went forward to Ginobili and Francis. Both of them had difficulty catching the ball.
It was clear that he was close to the center line in three seconds, but no one came to respond. Parker was blocked by Liu Mang for a full three seconds. No matter how he changed direction, he was oppressed by Liu Mang's feeling of enveloping him. Seeing that it was already six seconds, and it was almost eight seconds, Parker quickly passed the ball to the right of the three-second zone, and Nowitzki ran out of space to catch the ball.

The pass was in place, but at this time Milicic and Bosh both pressed on Nowitzki, Milicic held Nowitzki, Nowitzki wanted to pass a lob to Gasol who was empty under the basket, Bosh jumped high and hit the ball!
Milicic took off quickly, took the ball before Nowitzki and the running Gasol took off, and quickly passed it to the center line. Wade in the center line received the ball and threw it directly to the opponent's basket!
James is almost down!After catching up with Wade's pass, although Wade's pass was a bit big, James caught up with him, flew up, held the ball in the air, and then James flew out of the baseline, sat on the ground and slid onto the sponge of the basket.

At this time the ball hit the backboard and bounced into the frame!
Janeway connects!

After the four masters of the 03 generation and Liu Mang's oppressive defense succeeded, Wade sent an extreme alley-oop to James!
It was beyond people's expectations!
I thought that the western army would have the upper hand at this stage, even if it didn't, it should be the reason why Liu Mang showed his power.

Unexpectedly, the main point of attack was actually Jane Wei!

Moreover, this cooperation...is too tacit!Meepo blocking the basket at the basket and Ai Janeway pressing from the outside, they played too tacitly!The final finishing pass, so bold yet done!
Is this really the first match?
Pat Riley, the general manager of the Heat, and Masai Ujiri, the player trade advisor of the Raptors, both marveled at the defensive counterattack cooperation between James, Wade, Milicic and Bosh at the same time.

And all four of them are only in the third grade!Except for Wade who is a little older, everyone else is in their early 20s!
And this tacit understanding!

Both of them have some careful thoughts...

(End of this chapter)