pinnacle swinger

Chapter 190 Stars Gathered
On the evening of the 26th, the stars gathered and shone throughout Orlando.

This is a grand event held by the NBA. The entire Orlando is immersed in the joy of the All-Star Weekend. The streets and alleys are full of posters for the All-Star Game, especially the closer to the Amway Center, the home of the Magic, the atmosphere is even more full-bodied.

Before the game, head coach Doug Collins did not arrange any tactics. The All-Star Game is an exhibition game. At least in the first three quarters, the two teams must not have any strong physical contact.

When it was time to warm up in the evening, a grand ceremony was held at the Orlando All-Star Game. Various stars, big and small, sang on stage, and the atmosphere was constantly raised.

After the unique appearance ceremony, the starting All-Stars of both sides stood on the field, wearing uniform All-Star Game jerseys, blue for the East and red for the West.

East: Wade, Tang Wenlong, James, Anthony and Howard, West: Paul, Kobe, Durant, Griffin and Bynum.

Among them, Bynum of the Lakers was selected to the All-Star Game for the first time in his career. He played a masterpiece of his career this season, averaging 18.9 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, becoming a big killer for the Lakers' low-post offense. The hook is extremely lethal, and it seems that it really feels like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's apprentice.

I have to say that there are many fans of the Lakers. Bynum has just put up outstanding numbers for the first time in his career, and the fans directly cast him as the starting center in the Western Conference. Of course, this is not as good as the league. There is a certain relationship.

When jumping the ball in the middle circle, Howard and Bynum stood together.

The figures of the two are obviously different. Howard is an obvious inverted triangle, with a broad upper body, broad shoulders and a thin waist, while Bynum is like a pyramid, with a huge lower body and thick thighs comparable to Yao Ming.

Amid the applause of the audience, Howard flew up with a whoosh and threw the racket towards the Eastern All-Star half.

Tang Wenlong's eyes were quick and his hands were quick. He moved a step and blocked the ball. He turned his head to look at Wade. Wade made a gesture of controlling the ball and ran forward with his head down.

Because it was Orlando's home court, the Eastern All-Stars agreed to give Howard a chance to perform well. After halftime, Tang Wenlong saw Howard with his back against Bynum.

Tang Wenlong raised his hands and gave the ball to Howard.

Most of Orlando's home courts are still fans from the local Magic. They cheered happily when they saw their star player get the ball.

Howard took the ball and turned his back. This is his most proficient low-post attack technique, but Bynum's body is too wide.

In fact, Bynum is not going to defend either. He has an injury. He told the coach before that he will rest after playing for 3 minutes.

But Howard didn't know. He turned around to see that there was no chance. He was very sad with the ball in his hand, and then found that there was no teammate to respond, so he stood awkwardly in the middle distance with the ball. Just cast it!
He stepped on his toes with a standard look. After the basketball was shot, it obviously deviated from the direction. It hit the backboard, bounced and hit the frame, and then bounced out again.

The audience responded with laughter, thinking that Howard did it for the sake of being funny, and they like to see the scene of live treasures playing tricks in the All-Star Game.

Bynum turned around and grabbed the rebound and handed it to Paul to organize.

Once Paul passed the half court, he singled out Wade in the middle. After taking two dribbles, he rushed into the three-point line and made a jumper. Beyond the rim, it is comparable to a flat-frame gun board.

No one responded, Howard dribbled the ball across the half court by himself, causing the audience to laugh.

He twisted his butt, feeling like he really became a point guard. He changed direction with a wrist dribble at the top of the arc, and broke through to the right with his short body. His shoulders sank, no one came to block him, and everyone dodged After making a way, he was rushed to the inside. Howard dribbled the ball in one step, holding the ball with one hand and hitting a tomahawk dunk.

2 to 0, the audience is high-going!

After this dunk, the curtain of the All-Star Game was officially kicked off. The stars in the West started to itch, and they all took the ball and started to single out.

Looking back, Kobe missed a three-pointer and Tang Wenlong grabbed a rebound. Tang Wenlong dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Kobe defended from the three-point line just like Tang Wenlong defended him just now, very relaxed.Tang Wenlong slowed down, tapped his toes on the backboard, bounced straight up, and raised his hand for a three-pointer.

The speed of the ball was fast, and it went into the net with a swish, 5 to 0.

After Kobe took the ball and dribbled a few times from the outside, he turned his back and singled out Tang Wenlong. Everyone opened up the space and there was no double-teaming. look up.

Hit, 5 to 2.

The Eastern All-Star attack, James broke through to the basket from the top of the arc, rushed in with almost no resistance, one hand turned into two hands, and reversed a windmill dunk. 7 to 2.

Both sides are breakthrough-oriented, and the offensive efficiency is very high. In the west, Durant took the ball for the first time, and after a few dribbles, he pulled up a jumper. James stretched out his hand meaningfully, and the basketball went into the net. 7 to 4.

During the hand-to-hand rotation, Anthony slipped his hand when he made a breakthrough. The basketball flew out of the baseline without a firm grip, and the game entered dead time.

At this time, the head coach of the West, Brooks, replaced Aldridge, the Western All-Star substitute, and replaced the injured Bynum. Bynum played just 3 minutes and picked up a rebound.

Aldridge got a chance to shoot as soon as he came on the court, but this was also his first All-Star game. Maybe he was a little nervous. He was sure that a shot was like training and he missed it. The rebound was grabbed by Howard.

Howard subconsciously distributed the ball to Tang Wenlong. After the distribution, he regretted it. This kind of game should advance by itself. Why give it to the defender?

Tang Wenlong dribbled across the half court, crossed two legs in a row and then changed direction, passed Kobe in an instant and entered the western paint area. Aldridge had no intention of defending, so Tang Wenlong stepped on the floor and flew up, holding the ball with his left hand Putting it behind his head, he smashed the ball into the basket with a "clang". 9 to 4.

In the western offense, Paul broke through with the ball himself. After reaching the inside, he attracted James' double-team. He passed it casually to Durant, who was in ambush. 9 to 7.

The point difference between the two sides is very tight. The one who is really willing to pass the ball in the All-Star Game is James in the East and Paul in the West.However, the two obviously have different goals. James is thinking about whether he can achieve a triple-double, while Paul is thinking about breaking the assist record in the All-Star Game...

(End of this chapter)