Chapter 922 All-Star Contest (1 More)
After the slam dunk contest, Zhou Yan's injury post quietly disappeared.
After all, with such a terrifying physical talent, no one doubted Zhou Yan's physical recovery.
Everyone's eyes turned to the next day's All-Star Game.
This game is also an existence that many people care about.
The Eastern Conference ticket king is obviously James.
And the West, of course, is Kobe.
Zhou Yan's number of votes also happens to be the number one among point guards.
That night, James called.
"Idol, those few dunks, I'm afraid the rules of the entire slam dunk contest will be changed because of you.
James said from the bottom of his heart.
"Come on, there must be something wrong with me?"
Zhou Yan laughed.
"I want to say, I should give you the captain tomorrow, after all, you are the real first person."
James sneered.
"Since you won this honor, cherish it, I don't care."
Zhou Yan said lightly.
"However, if you are not allowed to be the captain, I always feel..."
James was a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, I'm not such a stingy person, just blow up the West tomorrow."
Zhou Yan laughed loudly.
"Okay, round the west!"
The next day, at night.
The annual All-Star Game is also held at the Staples Center.
This year, the main players in the East are Zhou Yan, Iverson, James, Garnett, and O'Neal, while in the West are Nash, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Duncan, and Nowitzki.
On the face of it, both sets of data are super powerful.
Moreover, each counter-personnel is also quite interesting.
However, because of Iverson's injury, the shooting guard was replaced by Wade.
This is the case for the first round of the two sides, and the strength has a kind of meaning that the tip of the needle is facing the wheat.
Throughout the night, all the fans fell into carnival. .
After all, such top-level competitions are rare.
"It's kind of interesting. I don't know whether the East is stronger this year or the West is stronger."
"Yeah, the strengths of the east and the west are about the same."
"Not necessarily. There are new and old kings in the east. It's hard to say."
While everyone was talking, they saw that Zhou Yan and others had already appeared in the arena.
In their eyes, Zhou Yan's ability to lead the team is still better than Nash.
"Zhou Yan in the pg position is better than Nash, and Wade can also go head-to-head with Kobe. In other positions, there is no difference between them. It looks good!"
"It must be like this. This is the champion we voted for. How could it not look good."
In addition to the excitement, the host enthusiastically introduced the players from both sides.
The first round also quietly started.
In the All-Star competition itself, most of them are for the sake of looking good, and the statistics are not so important.
But because the competition between the East and the West this year is quite fierce, it can already be seen in the first quarter that everyone is playing the All-Star Game with the intensity of playing the playoffs.
"No way, is it necessary for them to fight like this?"
"Yeah, it's so intense!"
"Is it so intense at the beginning?"
While everyone was talking, Zhou Yan had already dribbled the ball past the center line.
Moreover, Zhou Yan found Nash's full-court press all the way.
After crossing the center line, Zhou Yan passed the ball directly to James, who was running without the ball.
James took the ball, jumped high immediately, and passed the ball to O'Neal.
What O'Neal resisted was Nowitzki, and he made a direct dunk, which was the first goal of the All-Star Game!
"Gekou Nuo Tianwang!"
"It feels like shooting gunpowder.:"
"I have to say, this is the real peak matchup we want to see."
The fans at the scene have been completely ignited, and the players on the field seem to realize that this game is definitely not something that can be easily completed by going through the motions.
So, everyone put out all their strength to start the competition.
After Nash received the ball, he immediately started to push the fast break.
At the center line, he passed the ball to Kobe.
Kobe used the pick-and-roll, quickly got off the inside, and made a direct hit with an elegant shot.
The two sides played back and forth, and the score was tight. Until the end of the first and a half quarters, the two sides were still biting the score, without the slightest sign of being waterproof.
"I have to say that the intensity of this All-Star game is almost as good as the playoffs."
"Yeah, I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
"It looks good this way, it should be played like this!"
While everyone was talking, after a timeout, the substitute came on the field.
The first quarter quickly ended with the crazy offense of both sides.
In the first quarter alone, the two sides tied for twenty-six.
Moreover, both sides' defenses and turnover rates are quite high. This point is completely playing in the playoffs, not an All-Star exhibition game in the true sense.
In the first quarter, Zhou Yan didn't score or even assist.
His purpose, naturally, is to drive other people to open up.
But obviously, the players in the West are also quite good. Kobe and James both scored 10 points in the first quarter. If the game continues like this, it is very likely that one of them will win the All-Star MVP.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhou Yan appeared again.
Nash, once again pressing the audience.
At this time, although his teammates are all at the All-Star level, speaking of it, the offensive rhythm is not in line with his own offensive rhythm, and the fight is not smooth.
At least, in many cases, he doesn't know whose hand the ball is going to.
On the contrary, the opponent's offensive rhythm gradually became methodical under Nash's combing.
In the second quarter, only two and a half minutes into the start, the Eastern Conference has fallen behind by six points.
"...々 No, if you continue to fight like this, I'm afraid it will be troublesome."
The Eastern Conference coaches are headed by Rivers.
He looked at Zhou Yan, and said coldly: "Zhou Yan, play aggressively, don't act like someone who has no desire to attack on the court."
As soon as Rivers said this, James (Nord Zhao) spoke immediately.
"It's not his problem."
"It's not his problem? Is it my problem?"
Rivers said angrily.
"It's because our cooperation is not as good as in the West. You attribute the problem to one person. What kind of intentions are there?"
Zhou Yan himself is his idol, and James naturally refused to agree to Rivers targeting him so much.
"Hmph, I know your idol is him, but Zhou Yan's playing is already bad, what's wrong with that? Look at his stats. In the first quarter plus the two minutes just now, he didn't score a single point. Get, and get an assist."
Rivers joked.
"Isn't this creating an opportunity for me?"
James said coldly.
"Okay, you want to say that, let him try to attack by himself?"
Rivers looked at Zhou Yan disdainfully.
Although he knew that Zhou Yan's offensive ability was very strong, he also knew that the western side's defense was very strong, and it was difficult to get in at all.