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Chapter 220 Walker’s Redemption

Chen Xiao took the ball from the ball boy under the basket and quickly handed it to the referee. At this moment, an opportunity appeared on the far side of his field of vision.

"Hurry up." Chen Xiao urged while locking his teammates in the frontcourt. The referee did not delay and quickly completed the ball wash.

At the same time as he caught the ball, Chen Xiao twisted around, stepped forward with his front foot, and threw the ball with his right hand like a softball.

The basketball started from the baseline, passed through the half court, and went straight to the hands of Paul George on the three-point line.

George caught the ball and broke through, but Harden just happened to defend in place, and George pulled the ball back.

Just when the supporters in the East were a little frustrated and thought they had missed a good opportunity, and the supporters in the West breathed a sigh of relief, George turned around and pushed the ball. The basketball and Anthony ran in both directions and reached the three-point line at the same time.

In the field of vision, especially the fans in front of the screen, it was a three-on-three halftime. Griffin and Kobe surrounded James at the basket, Harden followed George, and Anthony, who was receiving the ball from the three-point line, was wide open.

Brother Gua adjusted a step, stuck out his butt, and pulled it up in a standard posture.

Yes, Chen Xiao, who had barely taken two steps out of the bottom line, looked at the leaping Gua Ge in the distance and thought to himself, make a judgment, if you miss, just pretend I didn't say anything.

"bang" "swish"

The basketball was so powerful that it bounced into the net after hitting the back rim, and hit the target with a long-range cannon.

"Good shot, Anthony hit a three-pointer. Now it's 140:142. The point difference is only 2 points. The Eastern Conference still has hope of winning." Yu Jia's tone was slightly elevated and flat. At this moment, he was just like the fans. Everyone was paying attention to Griffin who took the ball to the baseline, and the game continued.

Griffin glanced around. Kobe and Harden, who were closest to him, were being stared at closely by defenders. Before hesitating, a 183 man had already rushed back.

Paul took the ball, and now the remaining time of the game was approaching the end from 23 seconds.

A 2-point difference seems to be enough to prevent a critical ball, but the rest of the game is completely surrounded by single attack time, and they are all-star level. There are not many outsiders who can stumble dribbling, let alone holding the ball. It's Chris Paul.

Send Paul to the free throw line and bet that Paul, who shoots [-]% of his free throws this season, will be inaccurate?

"Beep" When Paul was about to break free and cross the center line, Wade decisively grabbed hold of Paul, and the referee blew the whistle in time.

Paul threw Wade away and took advantage of the situation to step on the LOGO and shoot. The basketball hit the backboard with a "boom" in front of everyone's attention, bounced towards the basket and fell from the rim.

Exclamations broke out instantly. In just a short moment, the supporters of the Eastern Conference and the fans of the Eastern Stars were frightened into cold sweats. If this goal was scored, the suspense of the game might end in an instant.

Fortunately, it didn't go in. The fans took a deep breath and turned around. Well, Chris Paul walked to the free throw line. If he made all 2 free throws, it would be very difficult to catch 4 points. Okay, keep holding your breath.

"A very timely foul." Chen Xiao exchanged words with Wade, who raised his hand to indicate a foul, and came to the sideline of the paint area to stop.

"With 21 points and 15 assists, the Western Conference wins. Chris Paul has a good chance of winning his first All-Star MVP." O'Neal commented.

"Yeah, 21+15, double-digit scoring in the last quarter, dominating the game, he should be the MVP." Kenny nodded in agreement.

Obviously, Paul, who had just received a pass from the referee and was caressing the basketball before taking a shot, had been tacitly acknowledged by the commentators that he had made both free throws.

After all, he is the former "Queen Bee" and now the "Captain" Chris Paul. Isn't it easy to shoot free throws?

"Shua" Paul made a solid first goal. After this goal, he has officially completed the feat of 20 points and 15 assists in the All-Star Game. He made 10 of 7 shots and 20 points and 15 assists. As a "captain", he can command the sailors. Leading the fleet forward, you can also take out your saber and slash at critical moments, which is efficient and powerful.

However, Chen Xiao, who knows his past and present, chose to believe in the qualities of Chris Paul that have not yet been fully revealed at this moment. Glancing at Griffin who looked relaxed next to him, Chen Xiao secretly exerted his strength and leaned forward, preparing to grab the board.

"Bang" It's you, Chris Cannon.

The slightly flat trajectory of the shot finally caused the basketball to hit the back basket and bounce back to the free throw line. Gua Ge stretched out his hands and took the ball.

Dunlap, who was nervously paying attention to the game situation, had stood up unconsciously when Paul made the free throw. Seeing that the free throw missed and the basketball was in Anthony's hands, Dunlap immediately called a timeout.

In the last 20.6 seconds of the game, 143:140, the West led by 3 points, the regular limit of one offense.

20 seconds later, there were 2 timeouts left after this timeout, and we were 3 points behind. The Eastern Conference still had a lot of cards to play. They were messing around, no, doing nothing. After nearly 48 minutes, Eastern Conference head coach Mike Dunla Pu finally had his moment to show his face.

On the screen, Dunlap, who was holding a tactical board, was spitting and his face was slightly red with excitement. He was drawing and explaining something to the players.

"Charles, how do you think the Eastern Conference's offense will play after the Eastern Conference pauses?" Ernie Johnson asked Barkley the question.

"The score difference is 3 points. You can choose a three-point tactic to directly even the score difference, or you can use Chen Xiao's intimidation inside to consider scoring 2 points quickly. It depends on what opportunities the West gives. The East still has 2 timeouts, so play quickly. Scoring 2 points and finding three-point opportunities to take steady shots are both acceptable offensive options." Barkley commented.

"Tactical fouls, a game of offensive choices, hey, this is the game we like." O'Neal interrupted, and also expressed the fans' aspirations, watching the famous stars with distinctive personalities really play on the court. Fighting with real swords and guns is not better than watching entertainment performances?
The timeout was fleeting, and the Eastern Conference chose to let Wade take a free throw on the sideline.

At this moment, the 10 people on the field have not changed at all. Who was before is still who now. Neither coach seems to have made any targeted substitution adjustments. Perhaps their tactical arrangements are still contained in the original lineup on the field.

"Backboard, I want a rebound." Dunlap's words and the attention of his teammates echoed in Chen Xiao's mind. After taking a deep breath, Chen Xiao walked to the free throw line.

"Beep" the referee blows the whistle and the ball can be kicked off.

The players from both sides, who were crowded together in twos and threes, immediately dispersed.

Chen Xiao blocked to the right, and Anthony came out from the right side and went around the three-point line to the left sideline where Wade was. Just after he made a key three-pointer, Anthony, who is known as the "big heart", immediately disrupted the Western Conference formation. .

Wade raised the ball but did not pass it. The next moment, the real arrangement of the Eastern Conference started from the chaos. He pushed the defender Durant and the newcomer Paul George broke out of the chaos with the help of Chen Xiao's timely pick-and-roll amid the disbelief of "Ah".

In terms of three-point tactics, Wade's three-point shooting rate is low but he is also big-hearted. Not to mention Melo, James is also very accurate in three-pointers this season and has a series of wonderful key shots. As a result, Dunlap chose Paul, who is young and has a defensive background. · George.

Wade took advantage of the situation to pass the ball, George jumped and turned around to catch the ball, and shot a three-pointer. Durant, who was pushed and blocked, couldn't catch it.

The basketball was taken out of George's hand, and Chen Xiao pulled Griffin away from him and headed toward the basket together.

"Bang" the basketball fell towards the basket, with a slight deviation in the direction. It hit the hoop, bounced up and came into close contact with the backboard. It fell in a circle from bottom to top.Come on!With his feet firmly planted on the floor and his back leaning against Griffin, Chen Xiao used all his strength to squeeze the white monster away. He reluctantly jumped, stretched out his hands, and used all his strength to pull down the board.

"Pop" He put his hands together, and the sound of the basketball and his palms slapping together was extremely loud.

The basket is close at hand and time is passing. Passing the ball is not as good as attacking the basket.

Chen Xiao, who took off the backboard and landed on the ground, leaned forward and exerted force on his lower body. The [Bounce Master] was just in time, grabbing the ball with his right hand and putting it towards the basket before the Western players gathered together.

The basketball falls into the basket and falls out of the net.

140→142, 20→17.

From the time George caught the ball and Chen Xiao succeeded in his second attack, the Eastern Conference took 3 seconds to catch up to 1 point.

The situation was dangerous. Griffin, Paul and other players turned to look at coach Popovich on the bench not far away. But at this moment, Popovich was still "sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai" and was very calm. Timeout?Don't shout, choose to believe in the wisdom of the players.

"Hey, it's time to serve." Chen Xiao hit the ball toward the baseline, reminding Griffin who was standing still.

Griffin and Paul made eye contact and shuffled to the bottom line.

Taking a step forward from the baseline, Chen Xiao kept moving his hands and feet to maximize his interception area. Griffin moved to the left, Chen Xiao also moved to the left and right, and Chen Xiao also moved to the right.

The teammates on the near end were all closely followed by their opponents. Paul, who escaped, was threatened by Wade's arm that immediately followed him. Griffin's field of vision widened slightly, and oh, Durant in the distance was in the air.

Griffin raised the ball, and Chen Xiao jumped subconsciously, raised his hands, and the passing route was instantly blocked. There is no limit to the path. Griffin's eyes lit up. Kobe Bryant, who was rushing back from the near end, was behind Chen Xiao.

Hitting the ground with his hand, Griffin was about to feel conceited in his heart. Huohuo, Chen Xiao's door was wide open. Finally, let's hit the ground through the crotch. This must be a top ten pass.

Seeing that Griffin was about to pass the ball with his low hand, but it was too late to lower his hand to block the ball, Chen Xiao closed his legs as quickly as possible and tried to catch the ball.

At the last moment when the ball passed through the space between his feet, the tail end of the ball came into contact with Chen Xiao's leg hair first, slightly scratching his calf.

It was still moving forward, but the basketball that originally hit the ground no longer jumped up normally after hitting the floor. Instead, it directly turned into a rolling gourd and hit his feet under the eyes of Kobe, who was unable to bend down.

Chen Xiao turned around and watched the basketball change direction again and roll towards him, followed by the referee's slightly hesitant whistle.

"Kobe Bryant, kicking is illegal." The whistle also blew, and referee Wood made a firm description of the penalty to the technical table.

In a small area in front of the narrow baseline, a twists and turns occurred, a major event that could affect the outcome of the game.

The fans in the audience were confused and happy. You guys, finally gave me some new tricks. There is a twist in this ball, right? It seems that these hundreds of dollars were not wasted, which is a bit interesting.

"This, this." Weiping Bryant was a little incoherent when he saw that the illegal error was blamed on Kobe, but the result was good and he calmed down a little, "Chen Xiao defended the ball really well, holding Griffin tightly. Yes, it was dangerous in the end, and so was Griffin, why not just call a timeout? It was too dangerous to just pass the ball like this."

"Grabbing offensive rebounds, making a second attack, and now creating turnovers, Chen Xiao's presence at the last moment was too strong. Like his height, he is now the most eye-catching All-Star player on the court. 16 seconds, In the Eastern Conference, if the difference is one point, maybe there will be a buzzer-beater today." Yu Jia looked forward to it.

……

Pause, set up, play.

The fans were not dissatisfied with the frequent whistles and timeouts, but were happy that the All-Star Game had the flavor of the finals. As for Popovich not calling a timeout just now, it seemed that they didn't take it seriously. That was already acknowledged by everyone. Forget about it and call a timeout, maybe there won't be this bizarre and interesting pass error.

Paul, Kobe, Durant, Griffin, Duncan; with the players eager to win, Popovich sent his old buddy Tim Duncan on the premise of respecting the starting lineup.

Fans who were originally looking forward to seeing Warcraft were slightly disappointed. It seems that Warcraft really played in the All-Star Game with an injury, and subsequently did not play again due to poor physical condition.

There are also changes in the east.

Walker, Wade, James, Anthony, and Chen Xiao once again returned to the starting lineup. Walker was not a hindrance on the offensive end, and the Bobcats' dual-core team was once again united.

Wade served from the sideline, with only one point difference. Except for Harden, who was blocking in front of Wade, other Western players crowded around the free throw line.

Making eye contact with Walker, Chen Xiao stepped forward with his right foot and stepped sideways, leaving Paul chasing behind. Walker stepped out of the three-point line to catch the ball. At the same time, several other Eastern Conference players also dispersed like fireworks.

A moment of vacancy appeared, and Paul, who was unable to catch up, looked desperate, and his heart seemed to be caught. However, Walker, who did not pull up the ball immediately, suddenly broke the solemn atmosphere. Walker, who was not good at three-point shooting, chose to be steady.

He feinted with the ball and broke through in an instant. Walker, whose body was full of energy, rushed past Paul like an arrow. Paul stretched out his hand to pull, but only touched the corner of the blue shirt that symbolized the All-Star.

Okay, Chen Xiao secretly praised it, and moved down to join in. Maybe he could even eat some of Master Walker's Charlotte pancakes.

But Duncan, who stood in the paint area, stalled Chen Xiao's momentum, but it didn't matter. The next second, Walker stepped on the sideline of the paint area and rushed to throw himself out before the defender arrived. Walker had already completed the shot.

The basketball is thrown high and then falls faster.

"Shua" "Boom~~!!" The wonderful friction sound of the basketball and the net was enveloped by the roar of the fans.

"Kemba~~~Walker!!! Two-pointer, he is the key!" Chen Xiao heard the drawl of Kemba Walker for the first time in this game.

The excited Chen Xiao had not lost his mind yet. Amidst the complicated noise, after confirming that Western Conference called a timeout, he rushed forward and pulled up Walker who fell to the ground.

Walker, who faced Paul's repeated defeats, proved himself in what may be the last offensive attack in the Eastern Conference and completed redemption.

东部144:143西部，不到3分钟一度落后9分的东部在比赛终止前不到6秒，将比分反超。

Kobe missed the forced shot and the score remained the same.

In the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, the Eastern Conference narrowly won by 1 point.

(End of this chapter)