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Chapter 212 The Breath of Joy
In less than half a quarter, Paul scored 4 assists. Before the end of the half quarter, Paul, who only passed the ball but did not play, started a pick-and-roll with Shi Fo.

Paul led Chen Xiao to take a step forward and swung the ball to the left with his right hand. He watched the ball that was about to hit Duncan hit the floor and bounce up again. Then Paul moved his body forward to follow the ball, leading with his left hand. Swing to the ball.

The basketball was now in the hands of Shi Fo at the free throw line. Chen Xiao, who was immersed in Paul's magic passing combo, was too lazy to defend Shi Fo and let Shi Fo throw it himself.

Duncan bent his knees and raised his hands, shooting the basketball from the free throw line.

"Bang" Duncan's touch was not good today, and the ball was slightly stronger. The basketball hit the back basket and popped out with great force.

Chen Xiao, who was under the basket, could only watch Anthony, who was outside the position, jump sideways and try to get the ball, but failed, and the basketball bounced into the hands of Griffin, who was just below the left elbow area.

After picking up the rebound, Griffin saw Paul coming out of the baseline under the basket and passed the ball.

Paul strolled to the bottom corner with the ball. He still had some time to look at the soles of his feet, and after confirming that he didn't step on the line, he shot a three-pointer.

"Whoa" Paul failed to assist, but still scored three points, only 2 points away from getting a double-double.

Paul took the ball repeatedly and asked for everything from Walker. The Eastern side also handed the ball to Walker and let Walker handle it.

However, when Walker bypassed Paul and broke through to the inside, facing the diligent Shifo's defense, Walker did not take the lead.

Walker, who saw Chen Xiao's huge figure in his peripheral vision, raised his hand and threw the ball. Chen Xiao, who had already rushed to the basket, jumped up, grabbed the ball with both hands and completed a dunk.

"Hey, good ball. Walker passed the ball beautifully. Chen Xiao dunked the ball. He should have scored 12 points. Oh, yes, 8 points in the first half. Facing Kobe's hook, plus this ball, he already scored 12 points. ." Zhang Weiping cheered, "This is also the second-highest score by a Chinese player in the All-Star Game. Before Yao Ming, he scored a maximum of 16 points. I look forward to Chen Xiao's final scoring record in this game."

Chen Xiaokong drove the Eastern team's offensive wave after catching the basket.

Wade caught the ball in one step inside the three-point line, and made a large crossover that staggered Durant, who had his hands open in front of him.

He passed Durant, threw forward with his right hand, avoided Duncan's block, and hit the board high.

Wade shook Durant away and hit a 2-pointer. Here, James came to the top of the key and faced Durant, who was unable to defend in time, and fired directly from a distance.

"Shua" James hit a three-pointer one step outside the three-point line.

"LeBron made a 3-pointer. The Eastern team led the Western Conference by one point 89:88."

"Hey, what a pity." Zhang Weiping sighed and the sighs of the Chinese fans in front of the screen sounded at the same time.

Chen Xiao received the ball above the free throw line. Facing Duncan, Chen Xiao also came in from mid-range.

The basketball replicated the trajectory of Duncan's previous shot, hitting the basket and popping out.

The Eastern side fired continuously and saw that their teammates were feeling cold. Before the timeout in the middle of the quarter, Chris Paul, whose assists had stagnated, once again stole the spotlight.

Perhaps knowing that he was only 2 points away from scoring in double figures, Paul, who brought the ball to the three-point line, faced Walker, stepped with his right foot, and the nitrogen accelerated.

Paul beat Walker and made a layup.

"Beep" the referee's whistle sounded. Walker and Paul crossed their arms, which was an obvious foul.

Chen Xiao, who was under the basket, listened to the whistle and watched the basketball wipe the board before bouncing twice on the rim and falling into the basket.

"Chris~~Paul!!" the DJ shouted loudly.

"With 10 points and 13 assists, he has already scored a double-double in Houston." Ernie's voice reached the ears of the fans, as if supplementing the long-pitched shouting at the scene.

At this time, the official timeout time has come, and the players of the two teams have taken a break. The stadium that was originally a lively muscle confrontation has become a happy paradise for NBA team mascots such as "Chicken" and "Little Bear".

The players returned to the bench to rest, chat with their teammates, and chat with the substitutes who were about to take the field.

TNT's commentators were not idle either.

"The Los Angeles Clippers star is expected to win the first MVP of his career." O'Neal pointed out.

Paul knew how to continue to attract the fans' attention during the timeout. The fans continued to lock in the live broadcast channel. When they heard "MVP", they subconsciously recalled Paul's honors in their minds.

There are many MVPs, but aside from pseudo-MVPs such as All-Star MVP and Rookie Game MVP, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally the MVP regular season most valuable player.

Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the importance of MVP. There is only a top pick but no MVP.An MVP villain trophy is a ticket to the Hall of Fame.

Paul and MVP are linked together, so it is naturally difficult to avoid the 08 MVP controversy and the MVP battle between Kobe and Paul.

Kobe has only one MVP trophy so far, which is actually a bit inconsistent with his status in the top 10 in history. Not to mention the top 10 in history, the top 20 players in history basically all have one or more MVP trophies.There is only one MVP, which is also the key honor missing that Kobe was criticized by many people.

If this were not available in the 07-08 season, Kobe, who did not have an MVP, might have been knocked down to 20th place. The importance of this only remaining MVP trophy is evident.

At the same time, the only trophy was also full of controversy. Many fans complained about Paul, who ranked second in the MVP selection that season.

With injuries, Paul also declined after his two peak "07+09" seasons from 20 to 10, and almost missed the MVP trophy.

Kobe, Paul, MVP, as soon as the keywords were combined, the restless fans began to exchange fire.

"Kobe Bryant won the only MVP award from Paul. Without Gasol, Kobe now has 3 championships and 0 MVP awards."

"Trivia: Before Gasol came, Kobe Bryant led the team to the top spot in the Western Conference. The Hornets overpowered Paul and ended up leading by one game."

"The Hornets' personnel has not changed. They won 17 more games than the previous year. The Lakers only won 15 more games when they came to Pau Gasol. Isn't Paul more useful than Kobe?"

"Kobe averaged 28 points per game, while Paul only averaged 21. In terms of record, Kobe has the advantage. In terms of statistics, MVP is mainly based on scoring."

"Paul had 21+11+4+2.7 steals and a double-double in assists. He was the assists and steals leader that season. Kobe's only advantage was that he averaged 28 points per game and was second in the scoring list. As a neutral fan, I feel that Paul's statistics are similar. A bit stronger, with 20+10 assists in double figures, and still leading in steals, I feel this is very valuable."

"Basic statistics of Paul are no worse than Milan's Blacksmith, and high-level statistics directly beat Milan's Blacksmith. Per Paul's 28.3 is second in the league, Kobe's 24.2 is eighth; WS Paul's 17.8 is first in the league, and Kobe's 13.8 is fourth. Isn't this better than you? "

"Give you a chance to shoot, but your shots are useless. In the final match, the shot was 13 of 4. Kobe led the team to defeat the Hornets with 29+10+8 and a near triple-double. He won the direct matchup and had a better record in the end. He was named MVP. Kobe deserves it!"...

Watch the mascots play for a while from the bench as the game continues late in the third quarter.

The starters left the game one after another, and players such as Randolph and Noah who were incompatible with the All-Stars stepped onto the court.

Seeing Paul and Kobe leaving the court one after another, the noisy fans from both camps were about to stop and watch the game. But at first glance, it was all nothing. They were running around, there were almost no explosive dunks, and they kept hitting three-pointers. Just watching Noah running around.

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Chen Xiao, who was immersed in the scene, felt that in the next few minutes, all the fans cheered when James Harden hit a three-pointer. At other times, the Toyota Center Arena was quiet.

In the last 10 seconds of the third quarter, the Western team had the ball.

On the last ball, David Lee served from the baseline. Brother Li still understands the world and did not serve the ball to the closer Parker, but handed it to the host.

James Harden took the ball and came to the frontcourt to face Paul George. The fans finally got interested and opened their eyes to see how Harden, who has outstanding singles ability this season, was going to end the ball.

Chen Xiao also raised his head and stared at the two opponents. Well, with George here, this ball may be the top five goals in this game.

Brother Li also came up and set up a pick-and-roll. He is really a team player.

Harden took the ball and pulled it, but George, who was full of enthusiasm, bypassed the pick and roll and still blocked Harden.

"Beep!" The referee standing not far from Chen Xiao blew his whistle.

Harden "No Look Pass" passed the ball to the referee next to Randolph, and the referee who quickly avoided the ball recorded a mistake for Harden.

"This third quarter, it's still the same. It was more exciting when the starters were there. Kobe beat Walker for a two-handed dunk, and Kobe and Chen Xiao responded to the ball. They were all eye-catching, but when the substitutes came on, it was amazing. It's quite boring, and the fans seem to be exhausted." Zhang Weiping concluded.

"The game is about to enter the last quarter. Durant scored the most points in the West with 24 points. Wade in the East is in very good condition today. He has scored 12 points and 10 assists on 21 of 6 shots. James in the first half The game was full of dunks. This quarter, I switched to long-range shots. I have already thrown in 2 three-pointers and scored 18 points.

Chen Xiao, the Chinese player that fans are most concerned about, does not have many points currently. With 12 points, he is behind Wade, James and Anthony in the Eastern Conference, and 7 rebounds is quite a lot. "Yu Jia reported the players' statistics.

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"Ha, these two can really turn around." Walker commented.

At this time, between the third and fourth quarters, the protagonists on the court are two jugglers.

One is lying on a special chair with his feet upright, and the other actor is sitting on his feet, constantly pushing, turning, and standing with his feet, making many acrobatic movements.

It was difficult to see it, but it was quite funny anyway, making Chen Xiao and other players on the sidelines laugh.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the substitute players came on the field.

When the fans were looking forward to the final decisive moment, the substitute players who had just come on had already raised the intensity of the game to a LEVEL. It was no longer just a round of entertainment.

Boom, boom, boom, the intensive knocking sound of the basketball and the floor continued to sound, and the players from the two teams were running around the court.

After feinting and failing to shake his opponent away, Westbrook forced a shot over Holiday and scored the first point of the final quarter for the Western team. When he scored his 6th point, the Western team led the Eastern Conference 110:104. The team was up by 6 points, and the 6-point difference was one of the largest points differences in the game.

Later, David Lee intercepted Chandler's hasty catch and sent the ball forward. Westbrook, who smoothly took the ball and went down quickly, did not choose to strike while the iron was hot when facing Holiday.

Instead, he stepped on the paint area and turned the ball around. When he just caught the ball, he turned around and was already facing Harden. James Harden caught the ball at the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.

At the moment of the shot, George, who was chasing back in a hurry, passed Harden. Alas, George's appearance gave Harden a vague interference. The ball was made, and Chen Xiao made a decisive judgment.

Harden is also very capable. The moment he takes the shot, he bends down, puts his hands in his buttocks, and stares straight at the basketball.

With Chen Xiao's judgment and Harden's buttocks watching, the basketball hit the net crisply. The ball went in. Harden and Westbrook made three-point gestures in unison, and the two formed a small team and returned.

"13 points, Harden hit a three-pointer." After hearing the commentary, many fans realized later that Harden had also scored 13 points.

The 9-point difference at this time is also the largest point difference between the two teams so far. Before this, the two teams were chasing each other very fiercely. In just 3 quarters, the game had been tied 7 times and took the lead 22 times. Maybe these 9 points can be Set up a victory for the West.

Holiday faced Popovich and claimed he only played "five minutes" and hit Parker, who was still on the court, for a layup. The 5-year-old Parker was trying his best to defend, but defense has never been a sports car's specialty.

Ade did what he was good at, shooting from mid-range and missing.

Noah did something he was not good at, taking shots from mid-range, but he also missed.

But the difference is that when Adelaide takes a shot, Chen Xiao focuses on Adelaide's smooth shooting posture and movements, as well as the high shooting point that seems to be uninterrupted by Chandler.

When it came to Noah's "Goddess Scattered Flowers" shot, Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh. The ball-headed Chinese Noah used the 38-style shooting gesture to make people watch it repeatedly.

Chen Xiao turned his head and glanced at Walker, Anthony and others who also had slightly raised corners of their mouths. Chen Xiao believed that the eyes of the crowd were sharp.

But the tug-of-war that followed made not only Chen Xiao and the Eastern Conference stars on the sidelines laugh out loud, but also all the fans in the audience and even the fans in front of the screen.

Turtle strode towards the inside, swung left and flicked right, and entered the basket. However, his dribbling posture leaning left and right was captured by Brother Zhu, who was steady and ruthless, and Huo grabbed the ball. Ledi turned around and was about to push the switch.

Westbrook, who made a mistake, was quick to think. He pulled Holiday's No. 11 jersey with his right hand and deformed it. Holiday, who was starting to take off, felt the back force, like a drowning man swinging his arms.

Westbrook, who committed the foul, turned to the referee and said something, probably saying, I fouled, referee, hurry up and blow the whistle, don't let them start a fast break.

Referee Wood controlled his facial expression in the face of the playful Westbrook, breathed his last breath into the whistle, and blew the whistle.

Parker, who was laughing heartily, and Westbrook, who was shaking his head and grinning, high-fived. There was no bald Crawford in the court at this moment, and Duncan also smiled at the slightly funny performance of his teammates on the court.

After Harden stuck his butt out for fun and Westbrook dribbled swayingly and pulled up his jersey to defend, the tense atmosphere that started in the final quarter of the stadium disappeared, and the air was filled with joy.

(End of this chapter)