unfinished glory

Chapter 223
The Eastern Stars took the lead in attacking, James dribbled the ball inside and passed it to Wade for a shot.

Kobe dribbled to the frontcourt, singled Yao Ming, and missed the hook.

The Eastern side continued to work hard, James made a mid-range shot in front of Anthony, and he also made the shot.

Anthony stuck in position to get the ball. He wanted to return one under James' defense, but the ball was also missed.

The western team quickly strengthened their defense and prevented the opponent's attacks in the next few rounds.But they also only made a three-pointer from Li Chongxiao, and the point difference was another 4 points.

The time came to the last 2 minutes and 17 seconds. James controlled the ball and scored a breakthrough. He pushed Anthony forward. Before Yao Ming came up, he passed the ball to Joe Johnson on the baseline.

Li Chongxiao was already prepared and broke the ball.He didn't stop, he rushed forward with the ball, and quickly dribbled across the half court.Wade is defending in front and James is chasing behind.

Li Chongxiao didn't wait for anyone to take his seat or come over to meet him, and went straight to the basket.When he got to the free throw line, he made a slight disguise, and Wade couldn't keep up with being passed, so he could only reach out and grab Li Chongxiao's right arm.

Li Chongxiao was also prepared for this. He had already switched the ball to his left hand, took advantage of the situation, and hit the board into the basket.

After the free throw hit, a 2+1 was scored, chasing the point difference to 1 point.

At this time Garnett stood up, turned around and stepped back a jumper that he hadn't used for a long time, and scored 2 points.

Seeing his old friend Duncan being bullied, Li Chongxiao couldn't bear it any longer, and returned the same offensive method.

After scoring this goal, his scoring has reached 28 points, surpassing Anthony and coming to No. [-] in the Western Conference.

With 1 minute and 24 seconds left, the Eastern team called a timeout.But Mike Brown's offensive tactics were too obvious. They were nothing more than copying the Cavaliers' set. They were spotted by the Western Conference on the field and strangled to death.

Joe Johnson made a hasty shot and was interrupted by Li Chongxiao.The opportunity to overtake came, and Phil Jackson also called a timeout. He would not copy the Lakers' style of play, but decided to play simpler and use star tactics.

Now the three best "Mister Keys" in the league, Li Chongxiao, Kobe and Anthony, are all on this team, and anyone can play.

However, judging from the player configuration of the Eastern team, Li Chongxiao received the least defensive pressure.In terms of offensive state, he is also in the best state today.

So Phil Jackson decided to play the last ball and cooperate, let Kobe and Anthony take the defender away, and give the ball to Li Chongxiao for singles.

Kobe controlled the ball to the frontcourt, other players settled according to the tactics, and Li Chongxiao received the ball at the left corner.According to the agreement, Kobe moved to the right and took Wade away.

James, who was defending Anthony on the left baseline, was about to step forward to double-team. Li Chongxiao passed the ball to Anthony, who was raised up, and pulled James back.

At this time, according to the tactic, Anthony returned the ball to Li Chongxiao, then ran away from the baseline, took James away, and left the left half for Li Chongxiao to single-play Joe Johnson.

But Anthony did not return the ball to Li Chongxiao. Instead, after taking the ball, he took a tentative step, and then shot a three-pointer.

The ball was interfered by James, the arc was crooked, and it hit the iron.Moreover, the Western Conference Stars were not prepared at all. Yao Ming and Duncan pulled out early and had no time to grab rebounds.

The ball bounced back and was hugged by Joe Johnson and quickly handed it to James. Wade rushed out like an arrow off the string.

Kobe was not prepared enough, but his speed was also his advantage. After struggling to catch up, he was still thrown away.

After Anthony missed the shot, he just hugged his head in annoyance, didn't look at James, let him take two steps to dribble the ball calmly, and passed it to Wade for a layup.

With only 41 seconds left, the point difference became 3 points again, and the Western Conference Stars called a timeout.

The bench of the Western Stars was quiet. Everyone could see that this situation was nothing more than Anthony's jealousy when he saw that Li Chongxiao scored more points than himself.

However, Anthony did not follow the tactics arranged by Phil Jackson, which led to the possible overtaking goal not being scored, and it also allowed the opponent to score 2 more points.

This approach directly hurt the team, and Kobe's face changed. It was the All-Star Game. If he was in the Lakers, he would have scolded people long ago.

But Phil Jackson is the head coach. He didn't want to spoil anyone, so he replaced Anthony directly and let Paul play and control the ball.

When Anthony heard this disposition, he was so angry that he threw a towel, and he didn't even want to listen to the tactics. He sat aside alone, and no one came to comfort him.

The tactics just now were destroyed, and now the opponent must be prepared, and Li Chongxiao's defender changed from Joe Johnson to James.So Phil Jackson did the opposite, letting Kobe and Yao Ming play a pick-and-roll, the simplest tactic.

After playing, under the interference of Wade's best efforts, Paul still controlled the ball steadily, took the half court in 4 seconds, and handed it to Kobe.

Li Chongxiao immediately pulled to the far corner and stood still, holding James here, unable to double-team.

Kobe singled Joe Johnson. After a few simple dribbles in disguise, he burst to the free throw line and made a standard mid-range shot.

The point difference became 1 point again, and there were 29 seconds left. Even if the Eastern Stars ran out of offensive time, it was still enough for the Western Stars to play an offensive.

The East team called a timeout again and arranged tactics.After playing, James still controlled the ball and pressed time outside the three-point line.

After 16 seconds, without waiting for James to make a move, Li Chongxiao directly stepped forward to stick to the opponent, not giving him the preparation to start.

James' breakthrough is not to use speed or dribbling skills to surpass others, but to crush after physical confrontation.This kind of breakthrough like a bulldozer was struggling under Li Chongxiao's gritted teeth.

Li Chongxiao's approach disrupted the Cavaliers' layout. Wade was entangled by Paul and couldn't catch the ball. Joe Johnson barely got it, but he had no chance to attack and had to pass it to O'Neal outside the three-second zone.

O'Neal's power outside the three-second zone was greatly reduced, but there was not enough time for him to adjust. He barely hit Yao Ming and missed the throw.

The ball was defended by the Western Stars, leaving 5 seconds of attack time.

During the timeout, Kobe took the initiative to give up the last chance to attack.There is a big gap between his scoring and Li Chongxiao's. He has no chance to win the MVP, so there is no need to fight for it.

And he really didn't need to fight for the last goal. It was a good thing he scored and helped Li Chongxiao get the MVP. If he didn't score, it would be a waste of an opportunity and offend people a bit.

The best way now is to let Li Chongxiao do it himself, no matter what the result is, no one else can be blamed.

……

Duncan served, and Li Chongxiao went over and whispered about the Spurs' tactics back then.

With the sound of the whistle, Li Chongxiao rushed forward and stopped, and then rushed and stopped again. He stopped and started twice in a row. He threw away James and received the ball smoothly.

After receiving the ball, he made a pass to Kobe, which made Joe Johnson dare not step forward to double-team.Although they are now very sure that the western star team's tactic is Li Chongxiao's play, but let Kobe catch the ball, the effect is still the same.

Li Chongxiao started to dribble, he speeded up and rushed towards the inside.James blocked the front tightly, and the defense was very tight.

In 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, Li Chongxiao tried his best and stepped into the three-point line. This is already a hot spot for his shots, and he doesn't need to wait or make fake moves.After an emergency stop, the ball flew to the basket with a spin.

James' defense did not lose his position at all, and he took off in a timely manner, but he still did not interfere with Li Chongxiao's shooting.

Goal in, light on!
With a wonderful lore, the Western Stars won the 2010 All-Star Game.

Li Chongxiao scored the team's highest 30 points. When Stern awarded him the MVP, he said: "Thank you for giving everyone a wonderful lore. You deserve this award!"

(End of this chapter)