ATPnovel Chapter 526 The Easiest Game
Chapter 526 The Easiest Game
Chapter 526 The Easiest Game
This slam dunk contest is quite exciting. Although the supporting role is not good, the battle between LaVine and Gordon can be regarded as the classic of the slam dunk contest over the years.
The two advanced with the same score in the preliminaries, and both scored full marks in the finals. In the end, LaVine successfully defended the slam dunk contest champion through an extra match. He also became the fourth place after Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, and Nate Robinson A player who has successfully won the Slam Dunk Contest.
"Actually, you can also participate in the dunk contest." Gallinari said to Xiang Chu.
Xiang Chu pretended directly, "I'll forget it, I won't dunk without a defensive player in front of me."
The slam dunk contest is very exciting, but Xiang Chu still prefers actual combat. He feels uncomfortable in all games scored by the referee, and the real man is a direct confrontation.
After being a spectator for two days, Xiang Chu will play by himself in the third quarter, and the main game is also the feast of the All-Star Weekend.
A group of ruthless characters from the alliance gathered together, and everyone was talking and laughing.
Kobe is the focus of it. He is not at the peak of his strength now, but as the last time, he must have some privileges. Kobe also chatted with Xiang Chu for a long time.
It must be Kobe's regret that he didn't win several championships with a strong insider like Xiang Chu in his later career.
In the last year, Kobe has sunk his pride into his bones, and on the surface it is much easier to deal with.
After the All-Star voting is not as clear as before, there are fewer and fewer centers.
Howard has now left the All-Stars. Except for Xiang Chu, the only real fifth position in the East and West is Drummond in the East.
Some players with good personal relationships get together before the game, and some players may have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, and they are more intimate.
Xiang Chu belongs to the type that everyone can talk together, but not very close.
However, Gallinari can be regarded as an outlier, and their combination is quite special.
In a small ball market, we will not join forces with other players for the time being. Chinese and European whites are outsiders at first glance.
Xiang Chu also accepted interviews before the game, and they were all rehash questions.
Xiang Chu communicated with the reporter in a somewhat official and humorous way. Others with high status in the world will cooperate with you. Xiang Chu is actually quite comfortable in the interview.
"Look at those guys over there, I'll kill them one by one."
After the interview, Xiang Chu gave a small surprise, but the reporters were a little regretful that he didn't say it into the microphone.
In fact, it's nothing. If the Nuggets want three consecutive championships, they must beat their competitors one by one.
George Karl was in a good mood, the players were relaxing, and so was the coach. He smiled and said, "Xiang Chu, do you want to win the All-Star MVP?"
Xiang Chu responded calmly: "It depends on the situation, but I definitely like winning."
As far as the lineup is concerned, the West is definitely more perfect. There is no center in the East's starting lineup, and more importantly, the West's bench is obviously stronger.
Before the game, Xiang Chu half-jokingly said to Curry and Clay: "The ball I pass to you must hit."
Before the two of them spoke, Kobe said, "Don't you pass it to me first? Don't worry, Xiang Chu, we can definitely blow them up together."
Xiang Chu immediately made a hip-hop movement, "Of course, I will grab all the rebounds, so don't tremble in your shots, let's blow up the audience together."
A group of people suddenly cheered up. Even Kobe, a player who will play seriously when he is on the court, will not be too serious when preparing. The All-Star is just a show after all.
After the game started, Kobe didn't play too hard. He wasn't the only one on the court. Both James and Wade in the East felt more relaxed.
Players who have achieved success are different, and they don't care so much about the game.
However, Paul George in the Eastern Conference was overwhelmed, and Lowry was not bad. They hit consecutive three-pointers and helped the Eastern Conference take the lead.
The West obviously has a ruthless character like Curry, but this guy is not in the state of the three-point game.
But they have a great advantage in rebounding, and Xiang Chu kept performing dunks inside.
After the East's shooting was not so accurate, the West relied on the advantage of the basket to catch up with the score.
The first half of the All-Stars was mainly a star exhibition, and various players from the bench also came on the field one after another.
The West continued the style of the basket, and Davis and Westbrook also continued to dunk.
The star players in the Eastern Conference play relatively plainly. In terms of scoring, they may be average. The Western Conference is a posture of a few ruthless players showing off.
However, after Xiang Chu left the field, the rebounding was strong in the Eastern Conference. Drummond was also a rebounding idiot if he didn't face Xiang Chu. The All-Star defense was not so strict. He also got a lot of rebounds and dunked a lot.
Xiang Chu has finally discovered that in order to perform in the All-Star, he must shoot accurately and break through from the outside, and he only needs to do a little better inside, and he must be able to control the rebounds.
The players on both sides came at their fingertips, and their offenses were extremely gorgeous. In the first half, they almost got some points from the offensively weak teams.
The East with the most points in the first half was Paul George, and the West was Xiang Chu.
Xiang Chu is actually just efficient, he didn't perform as hard as he did when he first entered the All-Star.
In terms of score, the West leads by 2 points. This score does not have any insurance on the All-Stars.
Xiang Chu doesn't like losing, so he will work harder in the second half if necessary.
In fact, the West gave Kobe a lot of face in the first half, but Kobe seemed to have no intention of pursuing too high a score. He even passed a few good shots and played more like a No. [-] position.
During the intermission, Kobe also expressed that he wanted to win, so that others should not have concerns.
The All-Star game does not arrange any targeted defensive tactics. There are only general arrangements on both ends of the offense and defense, which is to rely on the stars to play.
So a player like Xiang Chu is very comfortable playing as an All-Star, and no one has the nerve to double-team him.
In the third quarter, the two sides began to attack each other from beyond the three-point line. Xiang Chu picked up mistakes at the basket like a blue-collar, but his dunks were very good, and his scoring and rebounding data have also been steadily increasing.
In the second half, Kobe didn’t play much, and so did some old All-Stars. In the West, three young perimeter players, Curry, Harden, and Westbrook played, while in the East, there were two young All-Stars, Paul George and Wall. Hit the best.
The firepower of the two teams is actually about the same, but because of Xiang Chu, the West has been leading steadily.
There are two active and capable young people in the Western Conference rotation, and the leading edge of the Western Conference is also growing.
In the final minutes, what had been a somewhat confrontational game turned into a show.
Super long three-pointers, all kinds of handsome dunks, the All-Star game was full of joy.
Xiang Chu was also happy, because the West was leading at this time, otherwise he would definitely want to chase the score.
Because of the lead, the West even had time for Kobe to accept the respect of players and fans.
(End of this chapter)