I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 145 All-Star Weekend ([-])

Kobe was a little reconciled. He worked so hard, but he was only a little short. If O'Neal was willing to cooperate with him to defend the inside line of the Eastern Stars, how could he be injured under Mourning's defense.

"Su, listen to me, don't hide your strength, show yourself well, get the MVP trophy, don't show off when you are young, how can you show off to your children when you are old, no one will think that you have too much honor .”

Kobe held Su Yi's hand and encouraged Su Yi with a friendly face. His sincere words made Su Yi feel grateful. He blamed himself for his careful thinking before the game. Kobe is really a good brother.

He still thought of me when he was injured, but I was still thinking about how to steal his MVP honor.

"Kobe, I will bring back that damned MVP. If I can get it, this MVP belongs to both of us." Su Yi patted the back of Kobe's hand, assuring him.

Because Kobe was injured, Adelman could only change the lineup. He sent McGrady, who had a stronger desire to perform in this game, to the court. McGrady really wanted to make some achievements in this All-Star.

He thought so too, but he was just a substitute with limited playing time, and Kobe would not let go of the ball even if he played, which made him give up the idea of ​​competing for MVP for a while, thinking about watching from the bench Kobe just pretended to be forceful.

As a result, Kobe was injured in the third quarter. In the eyes of McGrady, who is aiming to compete for the MVP, this is good news. Although he only scored 18 points now, it is still not all without Kobe. is their own.

Look at how Kobe chased points in the third quarter. He didn't hold the ball by himself, but now he can do it himself, and McGrady is confident that he can do better than Kobe.

Just as he was about to flex his muscles, O'Neal, who was stuck inside, yelled at McGrady: "Boy, give me the ball."

Maddie was stunned for a moment, who do you call a fat man?
Originally, he wanted to cooperate with O'Neill, and he lost interest immediately. I'll vote for you myself!
As soon as he thought about it, McGrady jumped up outside the paint and shot without hesitation. He had already made a few shots in this position in the first half, and he felt pretty good at that time.

But it seems that McGrady's touch was used up in the first half. The ball was skewed a lot and bounced high on the right side of the basket.

O'Neal wanted to grab an offensive rebound, but he found that the bounced basketball was getting farther and farther away from him, and the ball missed too much.

Dikembe Mutombo puts O'Neal behind him and Paul Pierce grabs the rebound with ease.

O'Neal punched each other in frustration, angry in his heart, this McGrady is not as good as his own Kobe, Kobe can't make a shot, and he can follow his shooting habits to grab offensive rebounds, this McGrady has so many opportunities to grab rebounds nothing.

McGrady's touch has really cooled down, which may be related to the fact that he hasn't touched the basketball for a long time. The better the player, the more he needs to shoot more to find the feeling.

After Ping Ping Pong failed to score four goals in a row, Coach Adelman couldn't stand it anymore. He called a long timeout with 1 minute left in the third quarter and replaced McGrady. Don't want to wait a minute.

Adelman knew that if he waited longer, it would be even more difficult for the team to win. Now the team has gone from leading by 7 points when Kobe left the court to being behind by 5 points, with a full 12 points difference. The Western Stars are so strong. With a lineup that leads so many times, if he really loses, he will be ashamed to see others.

In fact, the current form is already very unfavorable to the western star team. After three consecutive quarters of hand-to-hand combat with Mutombo, Karl Malone and other muscular sticks, O'Neal also felt exhausted, so O'Neal also fought with Adelman after the timeout. The coach applies for a break for half the game.

Coach Adelman suddenly became worried. Now that Kobe was injured and O'Neal was resting for half a quarter, Jordan and Duncan didn't plan to play anymore.

Look at the only main player of the remaining players, that is, Garnett at the small forward position. Garnett basically didn't get a chance to play because of his position in this game. Instead, he was caught by the Eastern Stars. The weak point hit several attacks.

This is not to say that Garnett is not strong, but because he is completely unable to exert his own strength at the small forward position. The footsteps and speed that he is proud of at the power forward position are not strong when facing Pierce at the small forward position. When he was with Ray Allen, Dun was not as good as he wanted, his speed was worse, his footwork was worse, and his shooting was even worse.

His defensive range is very large, but facing Ray Allen, who is as slippery as Su Yi, he always has no strength to use, and can only let out angry roars again and again. He was suffocated in this game.

Soon, Coach Adelman made a decision. He dispatched Nash, Su Yi, Wally Szczerbiak, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Garnett. There are the best options in the lineup now.

Originally, Garnett still wanted to struggle. He was very tired of playing the center position. In order to play power forward, he deliberately underreported his height in the draft. He just didn’t want to go to the center position. He was a little interested in fighting with those Hall of Fame muscle sticks. None, very disliked.

He prefers to shoot in the middle distance, relying on his body comparable to a center to crush forward players who are thinner than himself, that is an easier way to play.

However, Coach Adelman dismissed his small thoughts. What the head coach meant was that you either play an extremely underwhelming center, or you sit on the bench. There are already candidates for the small forward.

After thinking about it, Garnett still swallowed his anger and agreed. Coach Adelman can be regarded as a meritorious coach in the NBA. This is not the Timberwolves, and he will not be affected by his momentum at all. In order to show his face in the league, he is obedient and obedient. Bar.

The eastern star team also made slight adjustments. Coach Scott put on the lineup of Iverson, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, Anthony Walker, and Jermaine O'Neal.

Like O'Neal, Mutombo will have to rest for a period of time due to lack of physical strength. He may return to the court at the same time when O'Neal is on the court.

After Su Yi entered the field, Kidd didn't block Su Yi's attack line like Francis did after he dribbled the ball for half the court.

Su Yi didn't hesitate, he took a tentative step forward, and then dribbled with his hands crossed. Although his attributes dropped a lot, it didn't have much impact on his dribbling.

After two attempts, Su Yi used Garnett's pick-and-roll to break through the restricted area. With a swipe, the basketball flew under O'Neill's crotch, causing O'Neill's pants to be blown by a gust of cold wind, and he hurriedly clamped his legs.

Garnett accurately squeezed away Jason Kidd, received the basketball inside the free throw line, and raised the basketball with one hand, a violent dunk that shook the basket.

Relying on Su Yi's assist, Garnett scored 2 points. The score difference between the two teams was still 3 points, and the Western Stars clung to the score.

(End of this chapter)