Although Carter and O'Neal are missing.
Fortunately...
Other star players include Jordan, Iverson, Kidd, McGrady, Pierce, Ray Allen, Mourning, Kobe, Francis, Garnett, Duncan, Nash, Nowitzki, Malone, Payton, and many more.
Most importantly, we have gained another Chinese player, who is also the All-Star vote leader, Wei Guo!
........
The entrance ceremonies for the East and West All-Stars were absolutely electrifying!
The Eastern Conference All-Star starters, in particular, ignited the atmosphere three times: once when Jordan entered the arena, once when Wei Guo entered the arena, and once when Iverson entered the arena... The cheers from the fans were the loudest when Iverson entered the arena.
It's obvious...
Although Wei Guo's stats were better than Iverson's and he contributed more to the team, Philadelphia fans had a higher level of recognition for Iverson. Perhaps this is because Iverson has stayed with the team since he entered the league, and now, six years later, he led the team to the Finals last season.
When Kobe Bryant started in the Western Conference All-Star game, the audience booed him, and I don't want to explain why.
"Don't worry about what the fans think."
When Wei Guo heard the fans booing, he comforted Kobe by saying, "Just do your best."
Kobe didn't expect that Wei Guo, who was always criticized by the media for being the worst at talking, would actually take the initiative to comfort him, but he was already prepared... He was going to treat this All-Star game like the NBA Finals!
......
The players finished warming up, and the audience was already impatient.
Garnett and Weiguo stood at center circle, ready to shoot.
"I heard you can touch the top edge of the backboard?"
Garnett asked Wei Guo a question.
Since Wei Guo entered the league, he has shown superb jumping ability. There have been rumors that Wei Guo can touch the top of the backboard. There were rumors before that Garnett could touch the top of the backboard, but Garnett has denied it many times.
Touching the top edge of the backboard? The Wolf King couldn't do that...
"Those are all rumors."
Wei Guo laughed, "I don't believe anyone can actually touch the top of the backboard..."
"Beep!!!"
As the referee blew his whistle, the basketball was tossed into the air.
*Smack!!!*
Wei Guo easily passed the ball to Kidd.
Garnett: (；′⌒`)
The two jumped at the same time, with Wei Guo jumping at least 30 centimeters higher than Garnett. When Wei Guo dribbled the basketball, Garnett just reached Wei Guo's wrist.
This guy... can definitely touch the top edge of the backboard.
Jordan had already run up the court, and Kidd made a long bounce pass, and the ball was in Jordan's hands. The Western Conference players deliberately slowed down by half a beat, wanting to give Jordan a chance to perform.
Jordan took two steps inside the free-throw line and jumped with an elegant movement.
Wow!!!
The audience all stood up; the 38-year-old sprinter could still perform such graceful movements.
"bang~~~"
Jordan slammed the ball away with a one-handed dunk.
Jordan: ╮(╯﹏╰）╭
A moment of silence followed. Jordan looked somewhat embarrassed; everyone was waiting for his performance, but he had messed it up.
Even at his peak...
Jordan also had times when he missed a dunk, but he was different back then.
For example, if you can eat ten pounds of rice, and one day you can only eat one pound and then can't eat anymore, you don't care because you know very well that you can eat ten pounds of rice. But when you don't even know how many pounds of rice you can eat, and you can't eat anymore after eating one pound, then you will start to doubt yourself and wonder if you can only eat one pound of rice.
Just as the basketball was about to fly out of bounds, Wei Guo rushed over and saved it!
Iverson got the ball and took a three-point shot.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went through the net cleanly.
3-0!!!
The Eastern All-Stars scored first.
Western Conference All-Stars on offense.
Francis passed the ball to Duncan, who, facing Wei Guo's defense, turned and shot a jumper that went in off the backboard!
Although it didn't involve the body...
But Wei Guo's defense was also quite serious; Duncan is still very strong.
This was Wei Guo's first time facing Duncan, and he managed to score against Wei Guo's defense. Wei Guo didn't forget to praise Duncan, saying, "Idol, you're amazing!"
3:2!!!
The All-Star Game is more of a performance.
Wei Guo quickly inbounded the ball from the baseline, Kidd dribbled up the court, passed it to Jordan, and Jordan then passed it to Wei Guo outside the three-point line.
Wei Guo received the ball and faked a move, sending Garnett flying!
"Bang!"
The basketball landed, Wei Guo dribbled past his opponent, and delivered another behind-the-back pass to Jordan.
"Whoosh!!!"
Jordan received the ball and made a mid-range shot.
"That was a really good catch."
Jordan smiled; it seemed Wei Guo was indeed a good point guard.
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Three minutes into the game, both teams made substitutions.
Iverson had already won the AmVp last year and wasn't interested in the All-Star Game... Before the All-Star Game even started, the unruly Iverson expressed this sentiment, only because this year's All-Star Game was being held in Philadelphia, and Iverson was the host.
Brown replaced Iverson with McGrady, Mutombo with Weiguo, and Pierce with Jordan.
The Western Conference All-Stars also made some substitutions, with Nash replacing Francis and Nowitzki replacing Garnett.
Undeniably...
Players who make it to the All-Star game, whether starters or reserves, are top players in the league. Coaches need to allocate playing time reasonably so that every player has a chance to play. Players in good form should play more, and those in bad form should play less.
Brown replaced Iverson and Weiguo for two games because Iverson was still injured and Weiguo had sprained his ankle in last week's game and had missed two games.
Wei Guo is, after all, a first-year rookie...
He missed two games last week, the first time he's missed a game this season, and the 76ers lost both of those games. With more than two months until the playoffs, Brown needs to be careful to protect Weiguo.
After the players made adjustments... two rounds were played.
McGrady dribbled the ball up the court beyond the three-point line, and just inside the three-point line, he tossed the ball over the basket.
This action was strange... Nash even subconsciously reached out to stop it.
Then we saw McGrady throw the ball toward the basket, accelerate toward the basket, jump and catch the ball in mid-air, and deliver a powerful dunk.
......
Self-inflicted harm!
This dunk was not only spectacular, but also incredibly creative.
"Tracy McGrady!!!"
The DJ shouted McGrady's name loudly, and even the commentators on the sidelines excitedly exclaimed, "Wow... that was incredible! How did he come up with that!"
The East team's substitutes leaned back, making surprised expressions.
Wei Guo stood up excitedly, waving a towel, "Damn, that's so cool!"
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