NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 95 Want to win
The fans voted for the starting lineup of the All-Star Game. As the fifth-ranked Russell in the league, he is a stable starting guard in the Western Conference.

He talked with D'Antoni before, and the two will take care of their own people a little bit.

There's nothing to be ashamed of, you take care of other people and they don't appreciate you.

If you have an opportunity, you must seize it. The league is such a place, and Russell knows it very well.

It is impossible for the All-Stars to play any tactics. The western side has a lot of inside and three-pointers. D'Antoni just said a little bit that it will be a combination of inside and outside.

The starters in the West are Russell, McGrady, Duncan, Garnett and Yao Ming, three big men, they certainly cannot run like the Suns.

The starters in the Eastern Conference are Iverson, James, Carter, Hill and O'Neal.

Except for O'Neal, they can speed up, and the lineup is very aggressive.

However, their lineup also has a disadvantage, that is, the shooting is not so strong.

Originally, the East won the victory in history, but the All-Star Game is different from the Rookie Game. There are many capable players, and Russell also hopes to help the West win.

At the beginning of the game, the East got the chance to attack first, and Carter scored the first three-pointer.

But the West immediately responded, and Russell passed Yao Ming in seconds to complete the dunk.

Russell's pass is so penetrating. If Yao Ming can partner with Russell, no team in the league will dare to use the front to defend him. Russell's lob will allow Yao Ming to score directly.

Huaxia's commentator was also very excited, "Yao Ming scored the first goal in the West, and Russell's pass was just right. If the Rockets had a guard like Russell, even if they were only half of Russell's, the team's record would not be so struggling."

"There is no doubt that Russell is the real All-Star on the guard line. Not only can he be selected, but he can also bring his teammates into All-Stars."

"Stoudemire has had the best of both worlds this season, but he doesn't have the threat of Yao Ming in the interior at all. A good defender is really important to the team."

When both sides are all-star lineups, in many cases, no one can guard the other.

The West is much bigger, so they play relatively slowly, and with Russell's passing, they have always scored.

They quickly took the lead, but the score was not opened at all.

The outside line in the East is very strong, and O'Neal can also play Yao Ming inside.

Everyone in the All-Stars will only defend against each other, and it is normal to explode each other. Fans also like to watch.

If Russell's passing was not too sharp, it would be impossible for the West to lead, and the biggest possibility would be a tie.

In the first quarter of the All-Star Game, the defensive intensity of the two teams was not high, and the shooting percentages of both teams were very good.

Soon, it was the turn of the substitutes.

D'Antoni deliberately did not play Russell, and replaced Stoudemire and Marion, and the Suns trio were present at the same time.

At the same time, according to Russell's suggestion, D'Antoni paired Ray Allen with the three of them.

Russell would like to have another three-pointer, but the All-Star game also depends on qualifications, so the other person is Kobe.

Kobe is also very good, but Kobe is not in high spirits, and Russell doesn't know how he will play.

The new combination played, and Kobe played fairly well, but the five of them were more compatible than expected.

With Russell's pass, the West is obviously better than the East, and the players are actually stronger.

Although Stoudemire was obviously out of shape, but with Ray Allen hitting consecutive three-pointers, the West immediately took a double-digit lead.

Russell also sighed, the current Ray Allen is really fragrant.

After all, such ruthless projection characters as Mengshen, Tangshen, and Reaper have not entered the league, and now Ray Allen is definitely a big brother in the league's three-point line.

D'Antoni was afraid of losing the game, so he asked Russell to rest after leading by double digits.

In the following games, the Eastern Conference's substitutes looked like they were really playing. After all, some players on their side, such as Wallace and Pierce, were not very suitable for performance.

However, the lineup in the West is more matching, and their lead has not disappeared.

After the main players played again in the second quarter, the twin towers of Yao Ming and Duncan in the west once again helped the team expand its lead.

The Eastern Conference was forced to go to the Twin Towers, but O'Neal never played again. He and Ben Wallace's Twin Towers had mediocre effects, and it was impossible to catch up with the score.

Eastern All-Star head coach Van Gundy is not stupid. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he simply got off the inside and played fast, letting Iverson lead the front line to speed up.

This worked quickly, and the double-digit gap almost completely disappeared in one fell swoop.

In the All-Star game, let alone more than ten points, a little more is nothing, because both teams are super teams with stronger offense than the Suns.

D'Antoni hurriedly asked Russell to go up to stabilize the score. The two All-Star coaches were coaching for the first time, and they still had a sense of victory in their hearts, and the game gradually began to get serious.

After Russell went up, the West's offense immediately changed.

In the All-Star game, Russell was more of a passing threat than he was in the regular season.

As long as the basketball passes his hands, there will be a direct scoring opportunity. He is even more exciting than the previous rookie game.

The scoring ability of the All-Star player is too strong, and his assists have risen rapidly.

With D'Antoni here, Russell is also constantly brushing. It is impossible for the All-Star coach to be re-elected. If he does not seize the opportunity this time, it will take two years if he is lucky, so he is very serious about brushing.

If he gets assists, the score will lead.

However, the Eastern Conference was also playing more aggressively at this time. By the time of the halftime break, the score was not widened.

At halftime, the atmosphere was very happy, but Kobe was still not that happy.

Russell took the initiative to find the past, "Dude, we can't let those guys in the east win."

Kobe hadn't reacted yet, Russell could only hint a little bit, and then Kobe remembered that nasty fat man.

He didn't say a word to O'Neal in the past three days, and he didn't shake hands with him before the game. The reporter also said in an interview that the West team never needed to rely on O'Neal.

He just didn't want to play before, the team's record was not good, and he was not a starter yet, so he was very upset.

But it's true that O'Neal can't win, and Kobe's fighting spirit instantly became high again.

Stoudemire was still a little confused, a little unreliable, and Russell talked to a few players who wanted to show off, or who cared about winning or losing, and the results were not bad during the intermission.

Both teams are all-star lineups. If only Russell wants to win, it is still possible to capsize, so he still has to say hello to some players.

His current status in the Jianghu is not high, so he can only do this. If he has a status in the Jianghu in the future, it will be a matter of saying a word in the locker room, which is very refreshing to think about.

Soon, the second half began, and the players returned to the basketball court with various thoughts.

Russell, on the other hand, just wanted to win, and set an assist record by the way.

(End of this chapter)