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Chapter 213 Irwin exerts force
James Harden broke through the inside and faced Noah's desperate block. Harden moved in mid-air and threw the ball to Westbrook who rushed to the basket from the baseline.

Westbrook took a lunge, caught the ball, stepped on the edge of the paint area with both feet, took off, pulled the ball in front of him for a full moon, and took a shot in front of Noah, who was reluctant to protect the frame.

The basketball was skillfully exerted by Westbrook, from bottom to top, slowly rising to the highest point directly above the basket, and falling straight into the basket.

"Russell ~ Westbrook! Wonderful goal, Harden and Westbrook completed another wonderful cooperation." The commentator praised.

The last time Harden had just made a sudden assist, this time Holiday missed Parker's throw. AD took off the rebound and passed the ball directly to Harden who had passed the midline.

Harden adjusted his body posture slightly and got the ball.

At this time, a 2-on-2 situation formed in front of Chen Xiao's bench. Harden on the left attracted the defense of Irving and Holiday, and the two tried to contain Harden one after another.

But just across the wing, Westbrook's offensive arrow was already rushing towards the empty basket.

Fans from the broadcast perspective had a clear view of this, and were already secretly looking forward to how Westbrook would put the ball into the basket after receiving Harden's alley catch.

Tomahawk buckle, folding buckle?Westbrook's classic dunk action has come to the minds of fans.

But what was performed in the next second was not Westbrook's classic move, but Harden's classic European step.

Harden, who had just sent an assist to Westbrook, decided to do it himself this time. If it weren't for Noah who was "ignorant" and refused to give face to the host in the last round, Harden would have already scored 15 points.

Harden collected the ball during the breakthrough, stepped out with his left foot, and swung the basketball from left to right while simultaneously taking out his right foot.

Although Irving, as the last barrier in front of the basket, had tried his best to put his body in front of Harden's raised elbow, the obvious gap in strength confrontation still caused the Cleveland defense to collapse in Houston.

As soon as the two chests collided, Harden easily knocked away Irving, paused slightly in the air before taking off, and calmly threw the basketball with his left hand.

The basketball hit the backboard and hit the net smoothly.

Amid the high-pitched shouts of the DJ at the scene, Harden also scored his 15th point in the game.

The East still missed the long shot, but looking back, the West hit the sports car shot.

"Tony Parker hit a two-pointer, 119 to 109, with less than 9 minutes left. The Western team pushed the point difference to double digits for the first time in this nearly 40-minute game." Ernie spoke calmly, conveying the game information.

But the calm tone of the Eastern Conference bench and commentary at this time was completely opposite.

"Popovich didn't say he would only let Parker play for 5 minutes, it was already 20 minutes." Walker murmured to himself, but his tone was quite envious.

What Walker envies is just playing time and scoring a few points on a few shots.

The pattern is too small to be worth mentioning.

But Anthony Wade James, who was on the other side of Chen Xiao, and the three Banana Boat players were a little restless.

James was chewing his fingers, Wade was holding his chin, and Anthony was smiling, but the smile was a little forced.

In contrast to Chen Xiao, who is calm and relaxed at this moment, looking like a bystander, the three of them are obviously worried about the backward situation on the court and the double-digit point difference.

Alas, it seems that as a rookie in the league and an Eastern Conference All-Star recruit, Chen Xiao is not aware enough. He does not have the spirit of ownership of the division to worry about the Eastern Conference first and enjoy the Eastern Conference later.

You have to learn from the three Eastern All-Stars Old Money. Oh, no, James Wade has been an Eastern All-Star since the second year of his career. There is nothing wrong with him.

Anthony was traded to the Knicks in 11. This is his second time as an Eastern Conference All-Star.

But anyway, beside Chen Xiao, there are three All-Star veterans who all score higher than Chen Xiao. His slightly restless posture shows that he can't stand the dilemma of falling behind in the Eastern Conference.

The East finally made an offensive move. Holiday broke through to attract the defense of David Lee and Westbrook, and hit the ball to Chandler in the short corner.

The boxing champion picked up the ball and got up, but was hugged down by Brother Li who was eager to defend.

But the basketball has already been released and headed towards the basket.

The rapid "beep" whistle and the soft feeling of the basketball hitting the net complement each other.

The boxing champion who got "my bowl" looked calm and high-fived his teammates in celebration.

"Beautiful!" "Well done."

But at this moment, the cheers that exploded next to Chen Xiao made Chen Xiao couldn't help but clap a little harder. Why, he would have rolled up the applause while waving a towel in the audience, right?

This familiar voice makes it rare for James to applaud the boxing champion loudly.

As for Brother Gua, Chen Xiao looked sideways and saw that the smile on Brother Gua's face was much more lively and sincere.

Reasonable, smiling at the wonderful performance of his teammates.

At this time, it was an official timeout, and all the substitutes on the field took a rest.

Chandler, who had just tied 2+1 and closed the score difference to 8 points, was also welcomed by his teammates.

Facing James Wade's smiling face, Chandler couldn't help but touch his head, feeling a little weird. The next smiling face was Gua Ge's warm and innocent smile.

"Good Job Tyson, you have done a great job and made the air flow a lot faster." Chen Xiao stretched out his hand to pat the boxing champion and teased.

Somewhat confused, Chandler sat down.

"Very good, Tyson, David Lee can't stop your punches." Dunlap held the tactical board, but did not gesture, and said with a smile, "Boys, use your energy and give to the fans. A great game.”

After that, the short timeout also came to an end, and Chandler and other fans who were in the substitute time period continued to play.

Chen Xiao and Zhanwei Gua, who was ready to make a move, continued to wait for the decisive moment.

"Shua" Chandler lived up to Brother Li's gift and made a steady hit with extra free throws. The point difference between the two teams came to 7 points.

Yes, Harden and David Lee have delivered the message in a decent way.

Chen Xiao watched the Western team's series of smooth passes. David Lee, who received Harden's pass inside, threw the ball to Parker in the corner in front of the bench.Parker took advantage of the trend and shot a three-pointer. The basketball was shot under the eyes of the Western Conference starters. It had a decent trajectory and was about to bring the point difference back to double digits.

But at this time, Westbrook, who was originally on the three-point line, had already lowered his body and slipped into the paint.

It has to be said that Westbrook has an outstanding sense of rebounding. The trajectory of the ball was fine, but it bounced aside after hitting the rim.

After showing off his sense of rebounding, Westbrook jumped into the air, grabbed the backboard with both hands, and pulled and pushed the ball with both hands in mid-air, as if it was folding in the air.

As for the actual meaning, no, it's not an air pass or a tip-in, but he's handsome and has a strong sense of strength. He even showed off when he got an offensive rebound in front of someone else's basket.

After getting the rebound, Westbrook slowly took the ball out of the three-point line. Then facing Holiday, his old rival in this game, he crossed his hips, dribbled the ball, took a strong step, and made a sudden jump shot.

"No more." A judgment came to Chen Xiao's ear.

Chen Xiao was speechless, but nodded slightly to express his opinion. Just because the trajectory is correct does not mean it can be scored, like Parker's ball, but if the trajectory is crooked, it basically cannot be scored, just like Westbrook's ball.

Although the sound was slight, it was heard by Westbrook who was right in front of the bench.

The basketball hit the junction between the backboard and the back basket, and with a "bang" sound, the basketball fell. Westbrook, who originally wanted to turn around and slap him in the face, stopped and turned back to defend.

Adelaide was quite active in the fight and hit the ball back to the rebound, but the rebound that fell again was protected by Noah.

The Western Conference missed consecutive shots after returning from a timeout, and the Eastern Conference finally found its shooting feeling.

After George and Chandler started a pick-and-roll, George used the pick-and-roll to break through, Chandler went down, Noah under the basket came out of the top of the arc, and George returned the ball to Noah.

At this time, Irving, who was in the left corner, had a smooth road in front of him. Noah, whose average assists per game this season has reached "4", a number that is difficult for ordinary centers to reach, obviously will not miss this easy passing opportunity.

"Whoa" Irving still had some time to adjust after receiving the ball.

"Kyrie Irving hit a three-pointer. Just last night, on the same court, Irving defeated Matt Bonner with 23 points to win the three-point contest. If I remember correctly, Irving's three-pointer in the finals was He made all five shots from the first corner, and he would not miss such an open opportunity."

The commentary made many fans say "Oh". Suddenly, Irving was yesterday's three-point champion. Although it was only one day apart, many fans were still surprised by Irving's three-point champion.

Parker and David Lee miscommunicated and passed the ball out of bounds, dead ball.

Popovich made the first substitution at the end of the quarter, replacing No. 24 Kobe, who had been waiting on the bench for a long time and the fans were eagerly waiting for it, along with White Monster and KD.

"The Western team made substitutions. Kobe, Griffin, and Durant came on, while Parker and Ade remained on the court. It seems that Tim Duncan has completed his 13th All-Star Game trip. In this game, Duncan Played 8 minutes and 3 seconds, completed a two-handed dunk and scored 2 points and 3 rebounds." Ernie looked at the detailed data of this game and reported on the broadcast.

"Yes, they are both substitutes. It seems that the 'big ticket' in the Eastern Conference will not play again. KG did not score in this game. This is the 13th time that KG and TD have appeared together in the All-Star game. Maybe, OK, I don’t want to be too sad, Duncan and Garnett are still going strong this season, so let’s continue to watch the game.”

"Wha" the same left corner, but facing Parker at this moment, Irving received an air ball from George who broke into the basket, and without hesitation made another three-pointer.

"Kyrie~Irving!! Three-pointer!!"

Listening to the live DJ shouting loudly, Irving's name resounded throughout the Toyota Center Arena.

Listening to the voice transliterated as "Irving", and standing up to congratulate Irving with his equally excited teammates on the bench, Chen Xiaoza thought that it seems to be translated as Irving in China, right?This is closer to the pronunciation, Irving, Ir and ving, Irving.

Thinking of Irving, Chen Xiao couldn't help but think of Irving, who was talking about burning sage in the Garden Arena. It seems that calling him Irving is more appropriate, right?

There's nothing wrong with bringing bad luck to the opponent's ankle.

The 7-point difference was only 1 point after Irving's consecutive three-pointers. Chen Xiao looked at Dunlap, who was sitting calmly with his arms crossed. It seemed that Dunlap was just playing chicken without talking about tactics during the timeout. It's still very effective. It's an All-Star coach.

Watching Kobe get the ball in the frontcourt, Kobe and George, No. 24, faced each other.

"Chen, get ready to play." Upon hearing the call, Chen Xiao stood up, his eyes still locked on No. 24 of the red basket, and walked to the technical stage with James.

Facing George, who was bigger than himself, Kobe did not choose to break through like Walker, but instead used his special skill of backing up.

Kobe controlled the ball steadily with his back. After the confrontation, he came to the low post and broke through to the top line but was blocked by George. After the confrontation between his shoulder and George's chest, Kobe took advantage of the situation to collect the ball, turned around sharply and shot.

But obviously the confrontation provided by the young boy George was still sufficient. Kobe's slightly laborious shot also made the basketball slightly less powerful. After hitting the front basket, it fell and was protected by Chandler.

Irving took the ball and advanced quickly. He happened to face Kobe who was retreating at the three-point line. He faced his idol, who had suddenly forced himself to eat him before.

Chandler originally planned to use a pick-and-roll, but Irving did not choose to use the screen to break through. Instead, he slowly dribbled the ball at the three-point line to adjust the rhythm.

Griffin, who came up for a delay, returned to guard Chandler. At this time, Irving, who was looking highly focused, found the opportunity.

He swatted the ball with his left hand, and after a quick and quick dribble, Chen Xiao in front of the technical stage blinked. Irving, whose center of gravity dropped sharply, had already broken through to Kobe's side.

But the next moment, Irving, who had gained half of his position, had just collected the ball and took a big step. He was attacked from behind by Griffin and Kobe, and was thrown to the floor. "Hey!" The sound of Irving's effort to break free could be clearly heard. .

But he couldn't find a way out in the "two ghosts knocking on the door", and ended up rolling on the ground like a gourd.

"Shit, this is a foul." Chen Xiao heard James' instructions in his ears. It seemed that James still cared about Cleveland and spoke generously about Irving's experience.

Although Chen Xiao didn't see clearly whether it was Kobe or Griffin, or whether both of them used their strength to stop Irving and knock him down, it was obvious that their raised hands and Irving rolling around on the ground showed their affection. The defensive action obviously blocked Irving's offense.

But the court was still "peaceful". There were no sharp whistles, no calls for fouls by Kobe and Griffin, and no calls for Irving to walk while rolling the ball in a circle on the ground.

To say that Irving's body flexibility is really good, he also protected the ball and threw it to Noah on one side.

Chen Xiao locked his eyes on Irving who stood up. It seemed that Irving, who fell at the start but supported it with his hands and then rolled around, was fine. He was still huddled with Kobe. The two of them opened and closed their mouths and were talking. vigorously.

Noah raised the ball over his head with both hands and threw it towards George at the top of the key.

Durant shot out with his right hand, and the basketball was changed in trajectory and flew towards the sideline where Chen Xiao was.

Chen Xiao, who was in front of the technical stage, stole the spotlight and rushed parallel to the landing point of the basketball, which in a funny way caused some interference to Durant who was saving the ball.

But unfortunately, Chen Xiao watched helplessly as Durant scraped the sideline to save the ball. If his feet were one size bigger, half a yard wide would have missed the boundary.

(End of this chapter)