NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

In the first half of the first quarter, the Western Conference team completely controlled the pace of the game. With their strong defensive attitude and cautious and steady offensive approach, they quickly gained the lead and extended their advantage in the game.

They once went on a 20-5 offensive run in the early stages of the game.

In other words, the starting lineup on the Eastern side was also quite strong. Lin Tian coordinated the overall situation and quickly stabilized the situation. From his personal offense to passing the ball to his teammates, he led the team to score continuously, which stabilized the situation and narrowed the gap to within 10 points.

Then both sides began to make frequent changes of their players, basically five players moving up and five moving down.

After all, regardless of what the players think, this is the All-Star Game, and the coaches can't keep their star players playing just to win more points.

Especially, you can't do that in the first quarter. Those substitute players also have a lot of fans, and their fans are also waiting to see their idols play!

We have to take care of everyone, right?

As a result, both sides fielded their reserve lineups in the latter half of the first quarter, and the point difference remained largely unchanged, hovering around 10 points.

However, one thing worth mentioning is that both sides had incredibly high scoring efficiency tonight, and the players on both sides were clearly in top form!

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 51-40!

西部队领先了11分！同时他们第一节比赛之中27投21中，其中3分球4投4中，罚球5罚全中。

Their field goal percentage was an astonishing 78%! And their three-point and free throw percentages were both 100%!

With this efficiency and offensive rhythm, the Western team is really aiming for 200 points tonight!
The Eastern Conference team is slightly inferior, but their shooting percentage is still above 60%!
In the first quarter, both teams delivered one of the world's top offensive battles and back-and-forth displays.

In the second quarter, both sides began their normal rotations, with substitutes already having played a round and starters gradually returning to the court.

In the first three minutes of the second quarter, the two sides were evenly matched, with the Eastern Conference even closing the gap to 9 points.

But then, when Karl from the Nuggets, the head coach of the Western Conference team, suddenly called a timeout and substituted Paul and O'Neal, he brought in a lineup of James, Deron Williams, Kobe Bryant, Bosh, and Garnett.

This lineup replaced the aging O'Neal with the more mobile and shooting Bosh, and replaced the defensively weak Nash with the stronger and more defensively capable Deron Williams!

The purpose of this change is quite obvious.

They improved their speed and perimeter defense, and their shooting ability also increased significantly! And because Duncan and Yao Ming were not on the court in the East, the West's interior defense not only wouldn't be broken down against the East team without a heavy center, but they also had the advantage!

The western troops are about to launch their attack!

The first possession of this lineup was a classic Spurs tactic: James had the ball and Bosh set a high pick-and-roll, then James quickly cut inside to break through.

Bosh stood at the top of the key waiting for the ball to draw the defense, while Garnett on the other side suddenly cut to the basket, drawing away another part of the defense.

In an attempt to compensate for James' drives, Bosh's outside jumpers, and Garnett's inside cuts, the Eastern Conference's defense instantly fell into disarray, completely missing Kobe Bryant, one of the league's top scorers.

Without a second thought, James swiftly tossed the basketball to Kobe.

Kobe swiftly and decisively hit the three-pointer!
"Shh!"

After a crisp crack, the gap between the two sides once again reached 12 points!
If the Eastern Conference head coach were a prudent, cautious, and meticulous coach, he would be yelling at his players to strengthen their defense or making substitutions to counter the Western Conference's offensive lineup.

Unfortunately, the Eastern Conference's head coach at the moment was Don Nelson, a man who always treated the All-Star Game like a vacation, wishing he could sit on the bench from beginning to end without saying a word, calling timeouts, or giving any instructions, only responsible for making substitutions when the time came.

So he didn't bother to offer any response, nor did he bring in Lin Tian or anyone else; he just watched.

The Western team naturally got better and better in the following matches!
不到3分钟的时间里，他们疯狂的又打出了一波11：0的进攻高潮！如果加上之前那个3分，那就是14：0！

The gap between the two sides widened to 23 points in the blink of an eye!
It wasn't until this point that Don Nelson finally calmly and methodically fielded his starting lineup.

This wasn't even an adjustment made by Nelson himself.

It's time to stop the timer and switch people.

For the old man, the All-Star Game is just a small-scale event that he can play around with!
Fortunately, after bringing back their starters, the Eastern Conference team immediately launched a counterattack, preventing the Western Conference from continuing their relentless onslaught. Furthermore, with Yao Ming back on the court, he was able to dominate both Bosh and Garnett!
The Eastern Conference team quickly narrowed the gap to within 20 points again, while the Western Conference team also made a quick substitution, bringing O'Neal back onto the court, along with his two former teammates, James and Kobe.

Then there are the Nuggets' star duo, Billups and Milicic, and these five players together form a brand new lineup in the West.

This lineup focuses on being tough!

All five of them can be considered top-tier defenders. Among them, O'Neal's rim protection, Kobe's one-on-one defense, James' help defense, and Milicic's top defense can all be considered the best in the league!

These five men are all top-tier strongmen, thick and tough, whose bodies can crush most players of the same position and build.

At the same time, among these five people, Kobe, James and Shaq were teammates. Regardless of their results, they had the necessary chemistry. Milicic and Billups also played side by side with the Nuggets for many years and had a high degree of chemistry.

At this point, the West is clearly going to slow down and take a step back, and fight a positional battle with the East!
Their objective remains simple and clear: to reduce the number of rounds and the frequency of offensive and defensive transitions, so we can fight a positional war!

We may not be able to widen the score gap further, but don't even think about closing the gap quickly on your side!
In the first half, the Western Conference will do everything they can to maintain the current gap of around 20 points!

On the first offensive possession after the Western Conference made their substitution, the ball was passed to O'Neal. O'Neal calmly positioned himself, and having just entered the game, he was at his most energetic and confident. After briefly observing the Eastern Conference's defense, he immediately turned and charged forward, pushing past Yao Ming before making a layup with a small bank shot, scoring another 2 points for the team!
Tonight, O'Neal lived up to his promise from this morning. He was the most dedicated and exemplary player on the team, putting in a tremendous amount of energy on both offense and defense, without slacking off at all!
After O'Neal scored that basket, the East was about to launch a counterattack, but James immediately appeared in front of Anthony on the baseline, spreading his arms to interfere with his inbounds pass. At the same time, Lin Tian's old rival Billups also appeared in front of Lin Tian immediately, interfering with his receiving and advancing of the ball.

"Full-court press! It's a full-court press!" Barkley exclaimed incredulously. "This is the All-Star Game! This is the first half of the All-Star Game! And there's already a full-court press?"

"Looks like those guys in the West are really planning to cause trouble and make Lin's last All-Star game a complete mess!" Miller's expression and tone were full of excitement and anticipation: "This game is so interesting and so exciting!"

"Because we all know that Lin is a petty, vindictive, and particularly awful jerk," Payton concluded. "He can obviously see that these guys in the West are messing with him, so he'll definitely respond! A very strong response!"

"No matter how the first half goes, the second half is going to be incredibly exciting! Lin's response, the Western Conference's consistency, and whether the other Eastern Conference players will continue to play along with Lin's performance..."

Kenny concluded, "I sincerely hope that all fans who haven't turned on their TVs will rush to their TVs right now to watch this game! Because I'm pretty sure that tonight's game will be the most exciting All-Star game in NBA history! It might even be the most exciting game ever!"

The three on the sidelines quickly discussed the situation and the course of the game. The game on the court, of course, did not stop at all. The players on both sides were already in good form. And with the Western Conference lineup, the most likely outcome was that the tempers of both sides would quickly escalate and ignite!

This lineup is incredibly aggressive and physically demanding! Almost everyone is the type to go toe-to-toe with each other.

With such a lineup going all out, it would be rare for the two sides not to clash, and for their tempers and anger to escalate rapidly!

The real fire on both sides was completely ignited in the next few minutes!
Then?

Then Kobe was posting up against Iverson, and after Iverson's face contorted in pain, Kobe suddenly turned and was about to jump shot. But Iverson didn't hold back at all and slapped Kobe hard with all his might.

"Snapped!"

With a sharp crack, no one except Kobe himself knew whether the blow hit his arm or the basketball, but one thing was certain: Iverson really went all out!
Otherwise, the basketball wouldn't have bounced more than 2 meters high after hitting the floor. Iverson had to jump with all his might to barely catch the basketball before launching a counterattack!

The referee didn't call the foul, so Iverson ignored Kobe and charged towards the frontcourt! Iverson had no intention of passing the ball; his ribs were still hurting!
After driving all the way to the basket, the small guy was about to go for a layup when a dark shadow suddenly flew out from behind him and slapped the basketball that Iverson had just released with a precise hand, knocking Iverson to the ground and sending him off the court.

Only someone as petty as Kobe would do something like that!

This guy got up from the backcourt and charged straight towards the frontcourt, without even bothering to tell the referee that Iverson had fouled him.

In the All-Star game, they were making a huge fuss over a referee's call. How embarrassing!

This chase-down block not only sent Iverson flying, but Kobe also lost his footing and fell to the ground with Iverson.

But neither team seemed inclined to pay attention to those two. The ball quickly returned to the frontcourt, and this time Milicic received the ball with his back to goal and faced off against Stoudemire.

One was a flying beastman, and the other was a walking beastman. They faced off head-on. Milicic didn't play any tricks with Stoudemire. He arched his backside and started shoving at Stoudemire. Then, when he turned around, he didn't hold back at all and slammed his elbow hard into Stoudemire's chest.

Then this guy took the opportunity to pull up and slammed the ball down with both hands, scoring the point for the team in this 4V4 round!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the court, Kobe and Iverson were still not up!

No, it should be said that neither of them would let the other get up!

It's almost a takedown.

"This All-Star Game is truly exciting!" Barkley once again gave his heartfelt assessment!
Perhaps because it was the All-Star game tonight, the referees were quite lenient in their calls. Kobe and Iverson's off-court brawl, where they tripped each other up and wouldn't let the other get up, didn't even get a single technical foul.

It wasn't until Lin Tian dribbled the ball across half-court again that the two finally managed to get up and walk onto the court.

"Ball! Lin, give me the ball! I'm going to beat this idiot to death!" As soon as Iverson entered the court, he opened his arms and called for the ball from Lin Tian.

Lin Tian waved his hand to signal everyone to create space for Iverson, and then quickly made a no-look pass to Stoudemire cutting through the middle!
It's another one of Lin Tian's signature moves—pointing east while hitting west!

After receiving the ball in the middle, Stoudemire didn't need to adjust or dribble at all. Instead, he simply raised the ball high with one hand and charged towards Milicic under the basket!
Similarly, Stoudemire's most signature move was lifting the tripod and splitting the mountain!
Milic was not afraid at all and flew towards Stoudemire as well.

The two people collided head-on in mid-air, their chests slamming together without any resistance. If it were an ordinary person, the impact would probably break two of their sternums!

But Stoudemire acted as if he hadn't bumped into anything. The anger from being elbowed by Milicic made him forget everything, and he let out a beast-like roar at the moment of impact.

Then, with a burst of all his strength, he slammed the ball into the basket with one arm over Milicic!
"boom!"

With a loud bang, Little Smash successfully split the mountain!

After landing, he stood still, staring fiercely at Milicich, and let out a series of frantic roars!

"Come on, trash! Come on! Give it another hit on your dear father, you idiot!" Little S roared without reservation, showing how much it hurt when Milicic elbowed him.

"Go to hell!" Milicic's older brother, Billups, immediately objected, rushing over and shoving Stoudemire, pointing a finger at him and yelling, "Shut up your trash talk, you nigger!"

"If you say another word against my brother!"

"So what?" Lin Tian appeared quickly at this moment, standing between Stoudemire and Billups, and said to Billups, "Come on, Chauncey, let me hear how you plan to threaten people!"

"You've gotten bold, haven't you? Haven't you gotten beaten up in a while? Hmm? Have you forgotten how terrifying I am? Have you forgotten how I pinned you to the ground and beat you up?"

Since Billups stood up for his little brother, Lin Tian naturally wouldn't hold back and bumped into Billups without hesitation.

However, Lin Tian has now reached a certain age and matured. He is no longer the little guy who needs to take direct action to maintain order and instill fear in his opponents.

For example, when Lin Tian appeared, Billups still didn't back down and gritted his teeth to stand in front of Lin Tian, ​​but he really didn't say a single trash word.

Be honest.

The only reason he's still standing here confronting Lin Tian is for the sake of saving face.

Lin Tian was convinced that this guy was scared out of his wits!

Billups must have been hoping that his teammates and referees would intervene quickly and rescue him from this terrible situation and the terrifying zone where he was about to be beaten.

Fortunately, the referees were just a little slow to react and not in the zone tonight, but they weren't really non-existent!
At this point, any referee would have to react quickly. They rushed to the two people, completely separating the two groups, and kept blowing their whistles to calm both sides down.

Billups finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Survived!

That's great! (End of Chapter)