no shortcuts in basketball

In order to regain his sense of existence, James decided to do something.

When the game was about to start and the players made their debut, he and Wade walked to the technical stage together, holding magnesium powder in hand and looking for the camera.

After looking up to confirm that the photographer on site had captured the lens, the two threw the magnesium powder into the air together.

This kind of operation finally allowed him to win a wave of attention before the game.

At this time, Xu Yong was on the field while discussing opening tactics with Rose. When he heard the fans' movements and turned around to see this scene, he couldn't help but smile.

Why didn't he know about the moves James made before the All-Star Game?

But how much meaning does it have?

Did James not notice, or pretend not to notice, that there are three Bulls players among the five starting All-Star players this year?

Especially among these three, point guard Rose is also from the Bulls.

What he said to Rose last year was really not a joke, it was something very real.

The Eastern Conference All-Star team is not your Heat team, where the point guard serves as a porter in the backcourt.

And in addition, this year's Bulls had the best record in the league before the All-Star Game, and the head coach of the Eastern Conference team is Thibodeau!

My teammates and coaches are all my people, is there really any point in doing this?

The game started immediately, and the starting players from both sides came on stage one after another.

Eastern Team: Rose, Wade, Xu Yong, James, Yao Ming

West Team: Paul, Kobe, Anthony, Durant, Noah

Yao Ming moved the ball back to the Eastern half, officially kicking off this year's All-Star Game.

Rose controlled the ball to the frontcourt. Yao Ming pulled down to the low post and pretended to ask for the ball. He suddenly turned around and set up a pick-and-roll for Xu Yong.

This pindown tactic was a common tactic used by the Bulls before, and it is now also the starting method of Thibodeau's pick-and-roll tactic.

Yao Ming's pick-and-roll timing for this ball was very good, but unfortunately it was Kobe who was guarding Xu Yong tonight instead of Durant or Anthony. With his agile puppy footwork, Kobe still bypassed the pick-and-roll and reached Xu Yong.

And Kobe followed up with a full confrontation, which instantly caused a burst of cheers from the scene.

In the All-Star Game during this period, generally speaking, only the last quarter is played.

But occasionally there are exceptions. As for whether they are true or not, it basically depends on the first round.

It can be seen from Kobe's defensive actions that this year's All-Star Game is the same as previous media reports, and the intensity will be high at the beginning.

The intense All-Star Game is fans' favorite.

Xu Yong also understood very well. He did not ask Yao Ming to pick and roll again, or pass the ball to his teammates for a more reasonable shot, but directly signaled to pull away.

The performance of the All-Star Game is never just about dunks or three-pointers. This kind of one-on-one head-on confrontation is also very enjoyable to watch.

Sure enough, when Xu Yong performed this action, the booing at the scene became even louder.

The opening scene is so exciting, and the tickets for this All-Star Game are definitely worth it.

Xu Yong started to play with his back, and Kobe tried to cut the ball several times while giving him enough to fight, but neither of them held back.

Xu Yong was protecting the ball while looking for Kobe's defensive center of gravity. The moment he caught Kobe's center of gravity to the left, he turned right to distance himself, jumped back and shot.

Because of his short training time, the skill of turning and leaning back is definitely not as good as Kobe's. Excessive forward shaking will only increase the risk of being cut off, but his advantage is his size, so it will be more likely to use the phone when he grabs it.

Facts have proved that his judgment was very correct. Although Kobe reacted very quickly and rushed forward almost half a beat later, it was at this moment that Xu Yong had enough space in the air to take action.

The basketball passed over Kobe's fingertips and whirled through the air in a parabola.

"Shh!"

Hollow drop bag.

There was a burst of cheers from the fans.

Although this is Los Angeles, theoretically the home of the Western Conference team, the All-Star Game is more about performance.

Xu Yong's opening shot was tough and entertaining.

Looking back, the Western Team also understood. After Kobe Bryant asked for the ball in the high post on the right with his back to Wade, Paul quickly gave the ball to him and then signaled to open up the space for singles.

Wade said that this matter seems to have nothing to do with him, but after the first round of the game established the tone of the game, he naturally would not release water.

He gave Kobe plenty of physical confrontation before he caught the ball, and after Kobe caught the ball, he even tried to get the ball.

However, Kobe was very experienced. He raised the ball high early, then shook his shoulders from side to side, then suddenly turned and leaned back toward the baseline.

Wade's reaction was not slow either, and he basically pounced on him within a split second.

This is the intensity after the All-Star Game. The opportunity is basically just a moment.

And it's obvious that because of his size, Kobe's chances were obviously not as good as Xu Yong's.

Wade's hand almost touched Kobe's face. Kobe could only adjust the shooting angle and then rely on muscle memory to complete the shot.

The basketball went through a high parabola and finally hit the backboard. After rebounding, it fell into the net bag!

The moment the ball went in, the Staples Center erupted.

Although there is no distinction between home and away, this is Los Angeles after all, and because of the difficulty of Kobe's shot just now, the visual impact is even stronger than Xu Yong's shot just now!

Both sides started to rush into each other right from the start!

During the Eastern team's offense, Rose advanced to the frontcourt and ignored James' request for the ball, continuing to give the ball to Xu Yong.

In fact, real teammates don't need so many twists and turns, especially if Rose's relationship with Xu Yong is higher than that of teammates. He will definitely help Xu Yong without Xu Yong opening his mouth.

As for James, he is not a king of any village.

Xu Yong continued to hold the ball. Yao Ming mentioned the high pick-and-roll this time.

Kobe was half a beat slower when the ball circled the pick-and-roll, but he still made a late attack and jumped into the air to interfere with Xu Yong.

But Xu Yong's Mai's dry pull was too high, and this kind of interference was obviously not enough for Xu Yong.

"Shh!"

Xu Yong started with a hot touch and hit shots one after another in the opening game.

Moreover, during the retreat after scoring the goal, Xu Yong took the initiative to communicate with Wade and wanted to switch defenses with the opponent.

Since it's an All-Star game, it's natural how exciting it is.

Wade agreed. He had no reason to refuse such a performance request.

It's just that his decision almost made James beside him angry.

It doesn't matter if he can't get the ball on the offensive end. What's going on with his teammates also cooperating with Xu Yong?

Kobe became even more excited when he saw Xu Yong switching defense. He subconsciously recalled the scene when he faced Jordan in his first All-Star Game.

Xu Yong is so similar to him at that time.

The same youthfulness, the same fearlessness.

The two faced off again, and Kobe chose a frontal breakthrough this time. After leaning on Xu Yong to get to the basket, he adjusted his posture in the air and made a difficult fallback shot.

Xu Yong has put a lot of defensive pressure on Kobe, but Kobe's sturdy waist has not declined too much due to age.

The fans cheered and whistled again.

If possible, they would want to watch this kind of offense and defense all night long!

The photographer's next shot was of Jordan in the audience.

Jordan rubbed his chin and smiled.

It's hard not to laugh out loud when you see two talented players competing against each other on such a big stage using their unique skills.

The camera cuts back to the court, and James finally has the ball in his hands.

Because just now he ran directly into the passing route of Rose and Xu Yong and completed a steal of his teammates.

It's a good thing that the camera was showing Jordan just now, otherwise this scene would be a comedy.

James is facing Durant with the ball.

Durant was originally in the state of SVIP watching a show, but he didn't expect James to hit him with the ball. Of course, he would not let the opponent succeed easily.

Even if he agrees, the dozens of trumpets under him don't agree.

James doesn't know what trumpet is. He directly uses his body to confront Durant while holding the ball.

Durant really couldn't hold James and was pushed to the basket by James.

But just when James was about to take action, Noah's defense was in place.

The tone of the game was set at the beginning, how could it be possible for you to get a layup so easily?

What's more, although he went from the Bulls to the Rockets, his previous black eight experience has been engraved in his DNA, and now he automatically wakes up when he sees James.

There was a muscular confrontation between the two, and Noah's long arm directly slapped James' shot out of the court!

Whistles rang out everywhere.

Noah was also very excited after blocking the shot. He turned around and found...Xu Yong and gave him a high five.

Xu Yong was a little confused and didn't react, but he was happy when he reacted.

Noah subconsciously regarded him as a teammate.

James' ears are buzzing. It doesn't matter if this teammate is your teammate, but the opponent is also one of yours? !

The Eastern team's frontcourt ball, Wade served the sideline ball.

Wade is looking for James very consciously, and he is not stupid. He knows that James is anxious to get data at this time.

However, Durant was humiliated by James just now. How could he give James an easy opportunity to break in at this time? He used all his strength to fight James.

He had no choice but to pass the ball to Xu Yong, who had just used Yao Ming's cover to run out of the opportunity.

Xu Yong caught the ball and made a fake shot that knocked away the rushing Kobe. After seeing that Kobe could defend again, he accelerated directly towards the basket.

Noah saw Xu Yong rushing up, knowing that he couldn't stop him, he directly gave up his position.

"Oh!"

Xu Yong smashed the ball into the basket with a one-handed violent tomahawk.

James: Wade you!you! _(′｀‖∠)_

Xu Yong: I didn't expect it, it's really all mine.

There were bursts of cheers at the scene, and Xu Yong's dunk was outstanding.

And the photographer's lens immediately locked onto Swift in the audience.

I saw Swift throwing popcorn into the air and then dancing on the spot.gif.

This is fulfilling my wish, dancing for Xu Yong on the spot.

This scene also caused another burst of whistles at the scene.

If they had just speculated that Swift and Xu Yong might have some relationship before, then Swift's actions just now show that the relationship is unusual.

You must know that Swift used to be Komi, but Kobe has a family and Xu Yong does not, not to mention that the two are the same age.

However, at this moment, Xu Yong, who was on the field, noticed Swift's dance on the LED screen, smiled and pointed in the direction of the screen.

This almost confirmed the fans' speculation.

Now, not only teammates, opponents, but also fans are Xu Yong's people...

At this time, Kobe could not recover from his continuous strong attacks. After breaking through with the ball, he chose to distribute the ball to the weak side.

It was Durant who received the ball. Facing James' defense, he made a fake shot and broke through.

But James is depressed at the moment, how can he be proud.

He basically sticks to Durant and doesn't give him a chance.

It was still very difficult for Durant to break through James when the confrontation was dominant. When he saw this, he directly chose to make an emergency stop.

This ball was not a very good opportunity, and James pounced hard.

However, Xu Yong has used his experience in the World Championships to prove that it is useless to defend Durant like this.

When Durant lifts the ball, half of your defense is lost.

"Shh!"

Facts have proved this again, Durant hit easily against James' defense.

Poor James, before he could recover from the missed ball on the offensive end, he was shot in the face when he returned to the defensive end.

It’s going to snow on Miami Beach in February.

6 flats.

The intensity of the game from the beginning to the present is very high, but the offensive efficiency of both sides is high enough under high intensity.

And the opening scene is about the stars biting each other one on one.

The performances of both sides at the opening of this year really fulfilled all the fans' fantasies about the All-Star Game.

The Eastern team attacked the frontcourt again, and James no longer asked for the ball at this time.

He was smart enough to realize that the intensity of the opening game was not conducive to his performance, but this was the All-Star Game after all, so how could he play like this throughout the game.

So what he has to do now is to avoid its sharp edges and wait until the time is right for him to travel during off-peak hours.

No matter how wonderful your goal is, just like a fast-break dunk, you still get two points.

In fact, James's judgment was correct. After about 5 minutes of high-intensity play, the defensive intensity inevitably dropped as personnel rotated.

Most players come to the All-Star Game to relax.

At this time, both sides rotated extensively.

On the Eastern team's side, except for Xu Yong and James who remained on the court, everyone else was replaced and replaced by Rondo, Bosh and Howard.

The Western team was more thorough, going up and down, except for Kobe, who went down to rest, and Westbrook, Ginobili, Griffin and Gasol played.

As soon as he saw this lineup adjustment, James instantly felt energetic.

Westbrook's breakthrough layup missed, and Howard got the rebound.

When he advanced to the frontcourt, he reached out and asked Rondo for the ball.

But what he never expected was that Rondo, whom he rated as "the most competitive and smartest player", didn't pass the ball to him!

After seeing the opportunity, Rondo gave Xu Yong a lob pass, and then gave the opponent a high-five in front of James.

In fact, there is something that James may not have thought about, that is, when he was still playing for the Cavaliers, his relationship with the Celtics was very poor.

Especially for a player with Rondo's personality, James has always been his defeat, and now he has gone to the Heat. He is very disdainful of James.

Could he change his mind just because of a compliment from James?

And originally, he wouldn't be so fussy about playing in the All-Star Game, but James' actions before the All-Star Game disgusted him, so he chose to follow his inner thoughts.

Well, it’s all a performance anyway, I’ll pass it on to whomever I like.

James was really confused now, because what he did seemed useful, but in fact it was meaningless.

On the other hand, Xu Yong did nothing but already won.

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