rpbooks Chapter 240 All-Star Game
Chapter 240 All-Star Game
Chapter 240 All-Star Game
The game time is approaching.
The All-Star starters from the East and West all walked to the sidelines, and Durant and Curry stood in front of the technical table, talking about three-pointers.
Kobe, Xu Tian and Leonard all walked to the backcourt, and no one said a word, quietly sorting out their equipment and jerseys.
The Eastern All-Star starting lineup has a much more lively atmosphere. James, Wade, and Anthony had a great chat. Although Kyle Lowry and Randall did not join the conversation, they were amused by James' witty words from time to time.
ESPN's ace commentators Mike Breen and Mark Jackson sat on the sidelines, began to briefly introduce the resumes of the Eastern and Western starting lineups, and finally mentioned how many records Xu Tian had set.
The referee took the game ball selected by Kyle Lowry and came near the center line. First, he asked the players to stand according to their positions, and then directed the two players who jumped the ball.
Kevin Durant is a small forward with an official height of 205 centimeters, but most fans believe that his height is around 211 centimeters, and he is an outside player with BT height.The West team is responsible for the task of jumping the ball, which naturally falls on the tall and tall Kevin Durant.
Although the Eastern team did not have a center forward, Randall was a power forward after all, and he came to the center circle without hesitation, and competed with Kevin Durant for the first offensive ball.
Xu Tian and James stood on both sides of the left center line, waiting for the start of the game.
James is 203 centimeters tall and weighs 113 kilograms, but he has a wide frame, which makes him look bigger than Xu Tian, who is 201 centimeters tall and weighs 105 kilograms, standing beside him.
Kevin Durant has better height and wingspan than Randle, easily dominated the air, and jumped the ball to Stephen Curry in the backcourt.
Curry dare not say that he is the best star, but his personality is quite good, and he is willing to give up the opportunity to perform to others.On the first offense, he passed the ball to Bryant.
Kobe has a detached position in the league. Naturally, he doesn't need to be surprised when he gets the ball. He habitually bends and dribbles, facing Dwyane Wade's defense, looking for breakthrough space.
Dwyane Wade is 193 centimeters tall. He is short for the position of shooting guard, and his single defense is far inferior to the help defense. Kobe quickly found a breakthrough position.
Kobe has lost his super athletic ability. Even if he took the lead, he still couldn't get rid of Wade's defense and barely broke through the penalty area guarded by Randall.
Randall's offense is strong and defense is weak, and it is the former big brother who broke through. Although he seems to be serious about defending, he also tries to leave room for layups.
Kobe has always liked singles. Seeing the tight and loose defense leading to the basket, he suddenly changed his mind and passed the ball back to Xu Tian who was standing outside the three-point line.
Xu Tian didn't wait for James to stick to the defense, and slid the ball with his left finger, giving it to Kevin Durant who was facing Anthony in the waist.
Kevin Durant is recognized as the league's second small forward, second only to James who defends Xu Tian, but if it comes to scoring ability alone, Kevin Durant is not inferior to James who is good at organizing.
Anthony is also a star with strong offense and weak defense. Facing Kevin Durant with excellent height and wingspan, there is no way to form effective interference.
Kevin Durant finds his rhythm off the dribble, rolls over and shoots a fadeaway.
The basketball spins and hits the net!
2-0!
Kobe found an opportunity and said to Randall: "Julius, put away your poor courtesy! This is a basketball court, if you don't want to defend well, go down and rest!"
Randall originally wanted to serve directly, but when he heard Kobe's half-joking point, he was stunned for a moment before serving the ball to the host's head guard Kyle Lowry.
Kyle Lowry dribbled the ball halfway and then handed the ball straight to James.
James took the ball at the top of the arc, looked at Xu Tian who lowered his center of gravity and straightened his posture in front of him, and wanted to try Xu Tian's strength in his heart.After all, the Lakers are also championship contenders, and it would be more beneficial to know about it earlier.
Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity to the lowest, put his left arm on James' back, and tried his best to defend James, who was excellent in defense.
Feeling the powerful force coming from behind, James became more vigilant towards Xu Tian in his heart.
Xu Tian was weaker than James in strength, and was gradually pushed near the free throw line. He could only raise his right hand high, and beware of turning over and falling back if he might make a shot at any time.
James saw Kevin Durant, who came out of the defense, flicked the ball with his left hand, and Julius Randle who was standing under the basket.
Randall took off on the spot and abused the basket with both hands!
2-2!
Xu Tian is not a reckless man. On the way to the frontcourt, he took the initiative to communicate with Kawhi Leonard and proposed to switch defenses.
Kawhi Leonard is not inferior to James in height and weight. Although the offensive skills are far apart, he is indeed the best player in the league to defend James.It is the wisest choice for the Western team to defend James by him.
Xu Tian didn't wait for Kawhi Leonard's reply, but he knew that he could just defend Anthony in the next round.
Curry dribbled the ball across half court, dribbled the ball behind his back and changed direction, deceived Kyle Lowry's defense, and broke through the penalty area in a straight line.
Randall was reminded by Kobe, and he showed his regular season concentration, ready to block Curry's shot at any time.
In addition to Curry's historical three-point ability, his soft layup touch is also his foundation, but this is an All-Star stage, and he doesn't want to attack the basket directly.Relying on the imaginary position, the ball was passed from behind to the top of the arc.
Xu Tian stood at the top of the arc and received a return pass from Curry with his left hand. Before James could react, he hit the ground again to the inside.
Kobe and Xu Tian have a tacit understanding accumulated from playing together for a long time. They received the ball smoothly, shot Randall with a fake shot, and scored with a left-handed layup!
4-2!
James waits in the backcourt, and Randle sends him the ball.
Kawhi Leonard stood at the top of the arc, waiting expressionlessly for the active No. 1 to dribble across half court.
James has played against Kawhi Leonard in the finals for two consecutive years. He knows the power of this player with facial paralysis. He dribbles directly to accelerate the breakthrough, and does not give Kawhi Leonard a chance to use the death coil .
The penalty area guarded by Kevin Durant lacks deterrence and cannot have any impact on James at all.
James slammed on the floor, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and contributed an unstoppable tomahawk dunk!
4-4!
Kevin Durant understood how strong James was physically, and he had already exited the baseline early, picked up the dropped basketball, and sent it to Curry who was waiting in the backcourt.
Curry was deeply impressed by Xu Tian's two quick assists. In order to continue to test Xu Tian, after another successful breakthrough, he still passed back to the top of the arc.
Kawhi Leonard is not a player who has no desire to win. He was very dissatisfied with James' dunk. He went down without the ball and received a very comfortable ball from Xu Tian. Unassuming one-handed dunk.
(End of this chapter)