From today on is the king

Chapter 1143 1142. An Unforgettable All-Star
Back from holiday break.

The Eastern team sent a lineup of Liu Mang, Wade, McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, and O'Neal.

On the Western side, Popovich sent a lineup of Nash, Kobe, Marion, Garnett, and Duncan.

Popovich didn't replace Yao Ming at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and had to save it for critical moments.

Popovich's goal now is to win!Consuming Yao Ming is secondary.

The main reason is that this guy's physical fitness is worse than Popovich imagined!
Yao Ming played 8 minutes in the third quarter, but he was exhausted. He played 24 minutes in the first three quarters, and he played mainly on the inside, so he was very tired.

Popovich now feels that it is really troublesome to coach super centers like O’Neal and Yao Ming. After playing for a while, he can’t do it anymore. It’s better to coach Duncan.

This is what Popovich appreciates Kobe. In the first three quarters, except for the 3-minute break at the beginning of the second quarter, he continued to play. He spent 33 minutes trying to attack and defend. Now he is still alive and well. Compared with Ginobili, he can only be tougher for 10 minutes. Kobe’s grass tolerance makes Popovich feel obsessed...

Ray Allen, the pitcher Popovich, didn't replace, Ray Allen couldn't make an air cut, and when he met Liu Mang, he didn't have a tacit teammate from the Supersonics, and his running position was not good.

……

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the western team attacked first.

Nash and Garnett are now the core of the offense. Facing Liu Mang's defense, Nash asked Garnett for a pick-and-roll.

After the two used the pick-and-roll to break into the inside to create a threat, Kobe on the outside used Duncan's pick-and-roll to go outside the free throw line, received a pass from Garnett, and hit an open long two-point jumper!
Garnett's pick-and-roll with the ball is excellent, and Duncan's pick-and-roll off the ball is awesome. Popovich took advantage of the advantages of this pair of twin towers.

121 to 124, the point difference narrowed to 3 points as soon as the fourth quarter started!
The West team successfully closed the score to within 5 points, and 3 points is not considered a point difference!If you guard against one, you will have a chance to tie!
Playing with a group of superstars, Kobe played so well that most of his points were easy shots.

The Eastern team attacked, Liu Mang sent the ball to Wade, ran to the front court empty-handed and cut towards the basket, using O'Neal's big man to block the chasing Marion, the Western team shrank!
At this time, Wade lobbed the ball into O'Neal's hands, and Garnett, Duncan, Marion, and Kobe all got in, trapping Liu Mang and O'Neal under the basket.

This time O'Neal didn't break his promise. He immediately distributed the ball to McGrady who ran to the bottom line so that Kobe could pinch the inside line and left empty. McGrady made a mid-range jumper from the bottom line...

Come in too!

42 points!

126 to 121, still a five-point difference!

Just like the eastern team can't defend against the western team's positional warfare, if O'Neill fights seriously and fights well, the eastern team can't defend against the western team's positional warfare!

The key is that O'Neill has rested for more than an hour and has sufficient physical fitness. He was fine for the whole quarter!
The Western team did not continue to hack sharks, which is also very important. Popovich almost never hacked sharks against Shaquille O'Neal in the fourth quarter. This guy's free throws in the fourth quarter are really good. In addition, hacking sharks in the fourth quarter affects the rhythm of his own team. It's troublesome. It doesn't matter in the first three quarters. It can be adjusted before the fourth quarter, but hacking sharks in the fourth quarter may put the whole team into a foul crisis. As long as the opponent causes them to foul, they can get free throws. throw.

When Liu Mang returned to defense, he gave O'Neill a high-five to celebrate.

The fans at the scene were very surprised to see this scene. Didn't they want to fight just now?

Wade was also surprised, O'Neill suddenly not childish?Or is it that fat guy who likes to play tricks when he's fine?

Not scientific!
If O'Neill's psychology can be understood by ordinary people, then he is not a member of the OK group.

The two teams began an anxious battle.

When the two teams strictly follow the tactics, the opponent has no way to prevent the opponent and can only limit it as much as possible.

Kobe's catch-and-shoot and singles, Garnett's mid-range, Marion's air cuts, Duncan and Nash's distribution of the ball are quite tacit!

These five players are all real top stars.

The combination of real top stars is willing to sacrifice something, and there is no problem of poor running-in.

Generally speaking, players whose statistics look similar to superstars who don’t work well are actually mostly stars from bad teams, and they haven’t even played in the playoffs.

The Eastern Army cannot defend the West, but the Western Army cannot defend the East either.

In addition to being afraid of the threat of O'Neal's basket, the Western team also began to defend McGrady to score. However, the Eastern team is no longer obsessed with McGrady's scoring. When the players who originally blocked Liu Mang went to block McGrady, Liu Mang used McGrady to attract the defense when he came out of the basket. He ran outside the three-point line to receive a pass from O'Neal, and the three-pointer was also accurate!

Popovich is really a headache for O'Neal. Now there is Kobe, and the opponent also has O'Neal. O'Neal needs to pinch at the basket. There are two times when O'Neal missed the pinch. Once O'Neal hit a small hook, and the other time Garnett dunked 2+1 through the defense and made a free throw!
Not as Popovich expected, in the fourth quarter, he made a strong defense and accelerated his retreat to turn the situation around!
反而因为奥尼尔的5分2个进攻篮板和1次助攻，还有刘莽的6分，东部队在前5分钟打出了一波16比12！

142 to 133, the point difference was opened to 9 points by the Eastern team!
Tracy McGrady, the Western team's key defense, only scored two points in the fourth quarter, and passed the ball after that!

Popovich called a timeout!
O'Neal's slapping style of play, as well as his calm passing in the face of flanking, is the key to the Eastern team's ability to surpass Popovich after the start of the fourth quarter and is expected to open up another 4 points!

Liu Mang put his arms around O'Neill's waist, but he couldn't get over. O'Neill put his arms around Liu Mang's shoulders, and the two walked back to the bench as if they were good friends.

As if nothing happened before, like a good brother for a lifetime.

When the referee saw O'Neal play in the fourth quarter, he was worried that Liu Mang and O'Neal would have trouble, but they didn't expect the two to start hugging each other!

The world is changing so fast...

Kobe of the West team also felt that the world was about to collapse, and those two guys actually got mixed up!
Is there any reason!

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After the timeout, the Eastern team sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, McGrady, Bosh, and O'Neal.

On the Western side, the lineup of Nash, Ginobili, Kobe, Garnett, and Yao Ming played.

The two teams have just the last 8 minutes!

Yao Ming's first shot was tough. In singles, O'Neal turned around and squeezed to the other side of the three-second zone, smashing the ball into the basket with one hand.

135 to 142, the point difference narrowed to 7 points.

Yao Ming is completely worthy of O'Neal! 28 points!

However...the Eastern team did not have the idea of ​​asking O'Neal to pay back. Liu Mang received Jason Terry's serve and advanced towards the frontcourt. As he advanced, he asked, "Who will come?"

Jason Terry accelerated and ran to the left corner to settle. Liu Mang understood, advanced to the frontcourt, and faced Ginobili's defense and dribbled continuously under his crotch.

Tracy McGrady and Bosh started running towards the inside.

This is...Kobe was so familiar with this scene, he hurriedly shouted at Ginobili: "Put it on!"

Ginobili heard Kobe's voice and turned his head to look for a while before he understood. He immediately turned his head and rushed towards Liu Mang, but it was too late!

Liu Mang took a big step from the top arc, grabbed the ball and threw the three-pointer directly!

It's a pity that he didn't make it, and hit the basket with a "bang".

At this time, Tracy McGrady and Bosh went to hit the offensive rebound, and the other four players in the West team pressed in to grab the rebound. O'Neal played a key role and hit the ball to the left baseline!
Jason Terry catches the ball, doesn't pass the ball, catches the ball, dribbles one step back to the three-point line, jumps up for a three-point shot...

hit!

145 to 135, the point difference has expanded to 10 points since the middle of the second quarter!
Why did it suddenly rise?
With O'Neill, it's still such a wave!

Popovich is about to vomit blood!
Use O'Neill as a blue collar!This is too extravagant!
The Eagles have double waves in the backcourt and are starting to show off!

They didn't give the West the chance to take advantage of Yao Ming's weak inside to make up for the chance to chase points after he came up. Liu Mang and Jason Terry started to shoot when they had the opportunity, and they made hard shots if they didn't have the opportunity!

O'Neal and Bosh, two players with an average of 10+ rebounds per game, have excellent offensive rebound impact ability, giving Liu Mang and Jason Terry a chance to play freely!

As for Maddie...

In the fourth quarter, it was mainly used to single-handedly defend Kobe, using his height to create trouble for Kobe. The offensive end was just a cover to attract defensive firepower!

And McGrady is a huge threat on the offensive end. After all, he scored 27 points on 16 of 40 shots in the first three quarters.

The western team wanted to chase points, but was stunned by the unreasonable play style of the eastern team!
The No. 1 player in the ranking of unpredictable players in history——Liu Mang, once again took advantage of his elusive and unpredictable characteristics, and caught the Western team by surprise!
With 3 minutes left, the score became 154 to 142, with a 12-point difference!

Kobe was in a hurry and shot a three-pointer against McGrady's long arm...

Miss!

O'Neal took the ball out, McGrady snatched the ball and quickly pushed towards the frontcourt, and he stopped outside the three-point line to catch up and make a three-point shot...

Come in too!

The Eagles scored crazy points!
157 to 142, the point difference expanded to 15 points!
The West team called a timeout!

On Liu Mang's side, McGrady was replaced, with 45 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Jason Terry was also intimidated. There would be no suspense if the Eastern team won. Liu Mang replaced James, and replaced O'Neal and Rasheed Wallace on the inside.
The outside line presses the defense, the inside line Rasheed Wallace assists the defense, and O'Neal under the basket guards the basket and grabs rebounds.

The Eastern team has changed from extremely turbulent to extremely stable, completely in Liu Mang's playing mode.

In the last 3 minutes, the West team did not have any waves, and the point difference has been kept above 10 points!
In the end, the Eastern team defeated the Western team by 163 to 152, 11 points!
科比第四节拿到13分，全场34投18中拿到46分7板7助攻，但是输了！
For the Eastern Conference, McGrady scored 45 points!
Liu Mang scored 21 points and 12 assists, the two played extremely well!
The Western team fought the whole game, and finally lost!Popovich was speechless, Yao Ming was in pain, he scored 33 points, and Kobe scored close to 80 points, but still failed to win.

Kobe sat on the bench with a livid face. He stared at Liu Mang and O'Neal, a pair of gangsters, and hated it even more!This hate lasts forever!
After the game, David Stern came to the field with a big smile.

Although there were some small episodes in the second quarter, the ratings of today's game hit a new high, and except for the 2 minutes of shark-slashing time, the rest of the time was very exciting!
David Stern was in a great mood and came to the field to present the award.

This time the guest of honor for the All-Star Weekend is former Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich.

Kobe saw David Stern coming, stared at David Stern, and wanted to hear that McGrady won the MVP with his own ears to deepen his motivation.

David Stern took out the card in his hand with the result of the All-Star MVP written on it. In fact, it was just for show. He knew it a long time ago, but the show still needs to be done.

David Stern took a look at the card in his hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the MVP winner of the 2006 Houston All-Star Game is..."

David Stern drew his voice deliberately, and finally said: "... Tracy McGrady and Shaq O'Neal!"

The two won the award together!

This is surprising, including Liu Mang!

Liu Mang looked at the data displayed on the big screen. McGrady scored 45 points, O'Neal scored 16 points and 15 rebounds. In the critical fourth quarter, he had 6 offensive rebounds and 4 defensive rebounds!
O'Neal's rebound protection in the last quarter, as well as 7 points at the basket, 7 points and 10 rebounds in a single quarter, became the key to the game!

O'Neal was very passionate and hardworking during the game, but he was still a little depressed after the game. Helping the Eagles players to win the MVP is not happy no matter how you think about it.

But unexpectedly, he and McGrady won the MVP together!

Even if they won the MVP together, O'Neill thought it was Liu Mang, but he didn't expect it to be him!

O'Neill instantly refreshed!
打了20分钟，16分15板，奥尼尔和打了36分钟拿到45分的麦迪一起荣膺本届全明星MVP！

Kobe is about to vomit blood!
Seeing this scene, he felt that he might as well leave early!This is going to piss me off!

Kobe felt that this All-Star Game, he will never forget it from the very beginning!

(End of this chapter)