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Chapter 194 Who Is The Strongest One
When the first half of the All-Star Game ended, the Western All-Stars returned to the locker room, all with smiles on their faces, while sitting in their respective positions to rest, while chatting with the players around, Chauncey -Billups and Carmelo Anthony didn't know what they were talking about, making each other laugh.

From the atmosphere in the locker room, it can be seen that the players on the scene are quite relaxed now, but as the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star, Rick Carlisle, the current mood is not as good as the gang under his command. The players are so relaxed.

At the end of the first half, the score between the Eastern and Western All-Stars was 66 to 65, and the Western All-Stars were only 1 point behind. If you only look at the score, it is undoubtedly acceptable, but before the end of the second quarter , The situation and situation on the field, in Rick Carlisle's view, is far less optimistic than the score shows.

The shortcomings of the Western All-Stars in the guard position are too obvious. Among the four guards selected for the All-Stars, there is no shooting guard. Although Rick Carlisle asked Kevin Durant to play the second position, it seems It is to make up for the shortcomings of the Western All-Stars without shooting guards, but Kevin Durant's center-like height makes it impossible for him to guard against the Eastern All-Star guards.

Coupled with Steve Nash, who is nicknamed Nabuwei, and Dirk Nowitzki, who moves slowly, the perimeter defense of the Western Conference All-Stars is basically like paper. He has always been biting, but Rick Carlisle has seen the huge crisis that the Western Conference All-Stars are now facing.

"Yan, how is your physical fitness now?" After looking around in the locker room for a week, Rick Carlisle set his sights on Yan Hua. From a head coach's point of view, Rick Carlisle liked Yan Hua very much. Hua is an insider with excellent offensive and defensive skills and excellent athletic ability. In addition, the Western All-Stars have always had problems with their perimeter defense. Therefore, in the first half of the game, Yan Hua was the most active player among all Western All-Stars. The one with the most time.

On the offensive end, he repeatedly beats Dwight Howard under the basket, and on the defensive end, he has been defending his teammates on the outside, so Rick Carlisle is a little worried about Yan Hua's physical problems, not to mention that this is the All-Star Game. The player is ruthless, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble, so Rick Carlisle is going to ask Yan Hua for his own opinion before setting up tactics. If Yan Hua expresses that he is a little tired or does not want to play If so, then Rick Carlisle would never force Yan Hua to play.

"Coach, don't worry, my physical fitness is completely fine."

Yan Hua's current state is indeed very good. Whether it is physical fitness or mentality, he is at the best moment. Before going to Dallas, Yan Hua was imagining that he will be generous and brilliant on the stage of the All-Star Game, overwhelming the crowd with skills. The heroes stand out from the twenty-odd all-stars and become the stars of the stars on this stage.

Thanks to the trust of Torik Carlisle and the colander teammates on the outside, Yan Hua played 16 minutes in the first half, the player who played the most minutes among all Western Conference All-Stars, and Yan Hua made 11 of 7 shots, 17 Points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks are the best performances among all Western All-Stars. Therefore, Yan Hua naturally hopes to continue to play when the situation is very good.

"That's good, Yan, I won't say much about the extra words. You performed very well in the first half. In the second half, I hope you can continue to maintain the performance in the first half of the game and suppress both offensive and defensive ends." Their inside line, can you do it?"

Seeing Yan Hua with a calm face, but full of confidence everywhere, Rick Carlisle felt relieved. After Tim Duncan's determination to paddle, Yan Hua is the insider with the best defensive ability among the All-Stars in the Western Conference. Well, with the perimeter defense in a mess, Yan Hua's interior defense is Rick Carlisle's last reliance, and it is also the key to whether the Western Conference All-Stars can win.

After finishing Yan Hua, Rick Carlisle went to Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, and asked them one by one. After one time, he emphasized the tactical arrangement for the second half to them.

"In the first half of the game, the Eastern and Western All-Stars performed very well. The Eastern All-Stars had a very large advantage on the outside, while the Western All-Stars had a clear advantage on the inside. However, whether it is the Eastern All-Stars , or the Western Conference All-Stars, they failed to make good use of their own advantages to open up the score on the court."

"For the Western All-Stars, Yan Hua suppressed Dwight Howard on both ends of the offense and defense, and he still had the energy to help the rest of his teammates defend. Playing inside, but this is normal, after all, this game is the All-Star game, not the playoffs."

"And the Eastern All-Stars, when the interior was suppressed, very resolutely chose to play outside, using their outside advantage, repeatedly tore through the defense of the Western All-Stars, especially Derrick Rose and Dwyane- Wade's two breakthroughs, the Western All-Stars have nothing to do."

"It is true. Derrick Rose's performance in this game is really amazing. Although Steve Nash and Jason Kidd are also All-Star players, when they are facing Derrick Rose His performance is obviously far from that of Derrick Rose."

"Kenny, although Derrick Rose's performance is great, but you have to know that both Steve and Jason have passed the peak of their respective careers, and whether it is Steve or Jason, Derrick Rose is a completely different style of guard, and it's kind of unfair to compare them like that."

When all the All-Star players in the East and West came out of the player tunnel and were sitting on the sidelines before their final preparations, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who were on the sidelines, also began to talk endlessly. Discussing the performance of the Eastern and Western All-Stars in the first half of the game, and the possible changes and adjustments they may make in the second half of the game, the two even discussed the matchup between Derrick Rose and Steve Nash , which aroused controversy.

While Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith were still arguing for Derrick Rose, the starting lineups of the East and West All-Stars in the second half had already stood on the court, ready for the second half of the game.

Although this is an All-Star game with entertainment nature, the current All-Star game is not the kind of exhibition game of later generations, especially when the game enters the second half, the rhythm of the game on the court will not be much worse than that of the playoffs, and As long as he is an all-star who is scruples about his face, he will show his true skills and fight his opponents with real swords and guns on the court.

So when the players from both sides re-appeared, as witnesses of the game, the atmosphere of the 10,000+ spectators at the Arlington Cowboys Stadium became more and more high, because from the expressions of the players on both sides when they debuted, and after their debut The atmosphere, the audience at the scene had a hunch that the second half of this game would definitely be a wonderful game.

"Derrick Rose got rid of Steve Nash's defense, Yan Hua made a save, oh shit, the magnitude of Derrick Rose's change of direction really makes people worry about his ankles and knees!"

"Perfect! Derrick Rose passed Yan Hua who was defending and scored a layup!"

"Excellent footwork at the basket, Yan Hua who held the ball in the low post, passed Dwight Howard's defense very easily, and scored a dunk!"

"Carmelo Anthony and Steve Nash switched defenses, and after the switch, Carmelo Anthony pressed Derrick Rose. Derrick Rose looked completely at a disadvantage! Huh? Derek- Rose used a huge change of direction, got rid of Carmelo Anthony's defense, and rushed into the paint again!"

"This kid is literally abusing his knees and ankles!"

As the third largest gymnasium in the NFL, the Arlington Cowboys Stadium is very large, very large. After being temporarily transformed into a basketball court, those spectators sitting in the back row may not even be able to see the basketball on the court clearly. But it doesn't matter, the Arlington Cowboys Stadium has the largest and most advanced LED display in the world. This 100-meter-long and 50-meter-high LED display is enough to clearly display every detail on the field To every audience at the scene.

Therefore, when Derrick Rose got rid of Carmelo Anthony's press with a super-large change of direction, when Derrick Rose was in the change of direction, the sneakers had been severely deformed and the screen appeared on the scene. , Even the audience sitting in the last row of the stadium couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Crazy, this kid is absolutely crazy! Doesn't he know how much damage this kind of action will do to his ankles and knees?" When Derrick Rose used a change of direction to get rid of Carmelo Anthony's defense, Immediately after throwing Yan Hua away with the same change of direction, Charles Barkley, who was sitting on the sidelines commentary, regarded Derrick Rose as a lunatic. This was just an All-Star game, but Derry K-Ross is taking the risk of injury to play this All-Star Game.

"Yan, I'm the strongest rookie in our class." Derrick Rose passed Yan Hua's defense again and hit a layup. When he retreated past Yan Hua, he waved his arms , and said something to Yan Hua that wanted to anger Yan Hua.

"The strongest one? If you want to be the strongest, you have to see if I promise or not!" Although the relationship with Derrick Rose is very good, when Rose passed by Yan Hua and said what he just said After those words, Yan Hua's competitiveness and fighting spirit were still inspired by Derrick Rose.

"Then let's try it!" After listening to Yan Hua's counterattack, Derrick Rose felt that his fighting spirit had reached its peak in an instant, and all the pores on his body seemed to be opened at this moment. Rose couldn't wait I really want to see what kind of method Yan Hua will use to fight back against him, and what he will use to prove that he is the strongest among their rookies.

"Steve, I want to play with the ball in the high post."

After responding to Derrick Rose's provocation, Yan Hua caught up with Steve Nash who was advancing with the ball the first time he sent the baseline ball, and then made a small request to him .

Due to his natural sense of the ball, Yan Hua's ability to handle the ball is already very good. Coupled with the blessing of fantasy footsteps, Yan Hua's ability to handle the ball is among the top among all the insiders in the league today. However, due to the excellent lower body strength, Yan Hua can easily get to the deep position, and the back attack is also very good. For a long time, Yan Hua has never had the opportunity to show his ability to attack the frame, so when Yan Hua played against Delhi After responding to Crosby's provocation, Yan Hua wanted to take this opportunity to show everyone his face-up offensive skills on the All-Star stage.

"No problem." Steve Nash, who was dribbling the ball, was stunned for a moment after hearing Yan Hua's request, and then gestured an OK gesture towards Yan Hua after he realized it.

Steve Nash, who is 36 years old this year, has no other pursuits other than the championship. Besides, Steve Nash himself is not a person who likes to score without brains and likes to be in the limelight. , Steve Nash basically rarely shoots to score, and for Steve Nash, being able to sort out the offense between this group of stars and superstars on the court is what he hopes most, and it is also The thing I want to do most.

Steve Nash also saw the rivalry between Derek Rose and Yan Hua. Jeff Nash is also willing to fulfill them, because this kind of rivalry is a good story no matter how you look at it.

"What is this bastard doing?" Looking at Yan Hua who had stopped near the free throw line, Dwight Howard, who had been following Yan Hua, couldn't understand Yan Hua's operation. Star, not many people will ask you to pick and roll, is this bastard going to shoot here?
Just when Dwight Howard was still guessing what kind of bad water this bad guy Yan Hua had produced, Steve Nash, who dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, threw the basketball directly to the area on the left side of the free throw line. In Yan Hua's hands.

Yan Hua, holding the ball facing the frame, quickly lowered his body's center of gravity, bent slightly, and placed the basketball to his left hand, followed by a tentative step with his left foot.

But this time Dwight Howard did not make a rash move, but moved his feet slightly and extended his arm at the same time to defend Yan Hua's left hand breakthrough, although Dwight Howard knew very well that Yan Hua's tentative step was probably just a Fake moves, but Dwight Howard also knows that if he doesn't react, this bastard will definitely turn the fake moves into real breakthroughs.

Sure enough, as Dwight Howard expected, just after Howard took a small step laterally, Yan Hua changed hands and dribbled to the right side of his body, and took a cross step directly from the side of Dwight Howard's body. , rushed towards the bottom line.

Shocked, Dwight Howard quickly followed up and defended Yan Hua's breakthrough. However, just as Dwight Howard rushed up, Yan Hua made an emergency stop, followed by a lateral move, and directly entered the paint with the basketball in his hands. In desperation, Dwight Howard subconsciously jumped up, ready to block Yan Hua's shot.

However, after Dwight Howard took off, he realized that he was thrown away by Yan Hua like a fool. Dwight Howard, who had reacted, was already hanging on the basket before he landed. up.

"Such an excellent face-up offensive ability?" When Yan Hua held the ball face-up and broke through Dwight Howard's defense with a set of cumbersome footwork, Charles Barkley, who was on the sidelines, stood up excitedly. Thinking about it, Barkley really didn't expect that Yan Hua's face-up offense was so good.

"Sure enough, they are two rookies comparable to Jordan and Olajuwon!" Kenny Smith, who was sitting next to Charles Barkley, did not have the same reaction as Barkley, but looked at Yan Hua and Derek Rose. , Kenny Smith couldn't help sighing for the outstanding performance in today's game, the 08 double prides are indeed worthy of the name, and the performance of the two of them in this game is enough for everyone to see their strengths clearly. strength and talent.

(End of this chapter)