The Eastern Conference All-Stars called a timeout, and the players returned to the bench.

The All-Star Game involves many substitutions, but rarely calls for timeouts. What does calling a timeout at this point mean...? You can probably guess.

Gentry and Van Gundy exchanged a single glance, signaling the start of a contest, especially since the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star teams were tied on the score.

"Five minutes left... let's play seriously."

Gentry has a friendly smile and a very infectious voice.

"OK!"

Stoudemire chimed in, "It's more fun when you're playing seriously."

"that is..."

Nash and Marion said the same thing, that they still had to give face to their own head coach.

Some things don't need to be said explicitly. Winning or losing doesn't necessarily indicate which side is stronger or weaker, but it can determine who gets the AmVp trophy, which is a kind of honor.

Gentry asked, "You are all the best players in this league. Who wants to play? Please raise your hand."

Not a single person raised their hand!

Kobe and Duncan both looked at Wei Guo. If Wei Guo were to play, they wouldn't mind playing seriously for five minutes and experiencing what it's like to be teammates with him.

"If no one raises their hand, I will arrange the players to play based on your scores in the first three quarters."

As is customary in previous years, the All-Star Game MVP is awarded to the player with the highest score on the winning team, and it is reasonable to arrange the players on the court based on the scores of the first three quarters.

only...

Wei Guo played 17 minutes in the first three quarters, scoring 0 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 0 blocks.

In this year's All-Star Game, Wei Guo didn't take a single shot. Even when he got the ball, he assisted his teammates to score. He didn't deliberately block opponents on defense, giving them plenty of face. Wei Guo has won the All-Star Game MVP for three consecutive years. He can't be so selfish as to monopolize this honor, can he?

"coach!"

Kobe said, "I think if you want to play seriously, you have to win the game."

"That's how it is..."

"It would be unreasonable to arrange the players on the court based on the scores of the first three quarters. We need the strongest lineup."

"Everyone is very strong."

Gentry rubbed his chin, then turned the attention to Kobe, "What's your ultimate lineup?"

Old Gentry is also a sly one. Whether he's a starter or a substitute, he's arrogant and doesn't respect anyone. If Gentry puts together his strongest lineup according to his own ideas, he will offend the remaining 7 players.

Kobe realized he had misspoke and made amends, saying, "In my ideal lineup, Wei Guo must be included."

That makes sense...

At this point, Kobe remained silent, essentially shifting the blame onto Gentry again.

With the timeout approaching, Wei Guo didn't want to put Gentry in a difficult position. "Any five players would be the strongest lineup. How about this... I want to play. Who wants to be my teammate? I can play all five positions."

"You...you're too arrogant!"

Garnett put his arm around Wei Guo's neck and said, "If someone else had said that instead of you, I would have smashed their head in!"

"I'm going on!"

Kobe stood next to Weiguo and said, "I'll play the shooting guard position."

After a moment's hesitation, Duncan stood next to Weiguo and said, "I'll play the power forward position."

That makes three people.

Gentry looked around. "Who else wants to come on?"

Gentry is easygoing; other coaches would simply assign players to the court without asking for their opinions. Even All-Star coaches have to maintain their authority.

Others were also eager to try, but no one volunteered.

Stoudemire and Marion simply shut up...

They don't have a say here yet, and these people are only here to experience what it's like to be teammates with Wei Guo. They are Wei Guo's teammates, they play together every day, so they don't need to cherish this opportunity.

......

Western Conference All-Stars: Wei Guo, Kobe, McGrady, Duncan, Garnett

Eastern Conference All-Stars: Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Ben Wallace, Shaquille O'Neal

......

This is the list of players who returned to the court after the timeout.

109:109!!

This is the current score.

With 5 minutes and 7 seconds remaining in the game, the All-Star Game, which prioritizes entertainment, has become tense.

Eastern All-Stars on offense.

Iverson drove to the basket and passed to O'Neal, who caught the ball, cut to the basket, and slammed it home over Duncan with both hands!

"ha!!!"

The basketball hoop was bent by O'Neal.

Duncan quickly walked to the baseline and handed the ball to Wei Guo. Wei Guo received the ball with his back to the basket, but he flicked the ball behind him, and the basketball flew over the heads of seven players at an extremely fast speed.

A pass of exquisite perfection!

McGrady was already lurking in the frontcourt... He only realized what was happening when the ball was in his hands.

Seeing McGrady receive the ball, James immediately accelerated to try and stop McGrady from scoring, but it was too late. McGrady jumped and completed a powerful dunk.

111:111!!

Even after scoring, McGrady's eyes were still full of doubt.

He didn't understand...

Is this just a coincidence, or has Wei Guo's passing ability reached an extraordinary level?

"I could never make such a good pass!"

Nash clicked his tongue and said, "I should ask Wei Guo for advice on how to pass the ball."

When the starting lineup was finalized, Gentry simply assigned roles to everyone. Although Wei Guo was the tallest player on the Western Conference All-Star team, he played the point guard position.

Iverson passed the ball to James, who made a reverse run to the basket!

James bounced the ball to Iverson...

Wei Guo shouted, "Tim, watch your back!"

Wei Guo saw through Iverson and James' passing and cutting combination as soon as James received the ball... He knew his little brother had a high basketball IQ. If Duncan didn't help defend in time when Iverson cut to the basket, Iverson had ninety-nine ways to put the ball in the basket.

Fortunately...

Duncan waited for Wei Guo to remind him, then turned around to defend Iverson!

Iverson's fadeaway jumper under the basket!

Duncan leaped to block... and pounced on the basketball. Just as the ball was about to fly out of bounds, Kobe leaped and saved it.

Wei Guo receives the ball and launches a fast break!

Wade and James followed behind Wei Guo on the left and right respectively. Wei Guo didn't even look at the two of them. When he got to the three-second zone, he slammed the ball directly onto the backboard, and McGrady followed closely behind.

"Bang!!!"

McGrady's dunks can be summed up in one word: drifting!

The audience thoroughly enjoyed the show...

In a real battle, Wei Guo delivered two perfect passes in a row, much to the surprise of his teammates.

McGrady thought to himself that if Wei Guo were his teammate, he could win ten championships.

Duncan was thinking, when Iverson cut to the basket, how could Wei Guo have guessed that James would pass the ball back to Iverson? Logically, even if James didn't go for a one-on-one, he would pass the ball to O'Neal, but James passed the ball to Iverson instead.

It was Wei Guo's successful prediction that allowed the Western All-Stars to take the lead temporarily.