The lineup in the Eastern Conference really lacks outside shooting. The best shooter among them is undoubtedly Li Kaiming. Among the remaining players, the most accurate outside shooter is actually Wade, who is famous for his breakthrough...
Therefore, after the Eastern team played a few transitional fast breaks at the beginning, they were quickly suppressed by the Western team's timely defense. Fast breaks are the easiest offensive strategy to score points in professional games, but they are also the easiest to be defended. tactics.
Especially since the Western team still had Duncan under the basket who could restrain fast breaks and layups, so the Eastern team quickly fell behind.
The Western teams played steadily step by step, gradually widening the point difference.
At the end of the first quarter, the West led the East by 10 points, 37-27. In fact, the West's score was normal. The All-Star Game originally scored more points than the regular season, and the East's defense was not weak.
The real reason why the Eastern Conference is lagging behind is that the offense is lagging behind, especially the outside touch. Except for Li Kaiming, everyone else is a mess.
James made 2 of 5 in the first quarter, Wade was 1 of 3, and Rose was 1 of 3. As for starting center Howard, he didn't even have a normal shot. He either grabbed offensive rebounds to attack himself, or others passed the blame. To the inside, Howard finally made a 1-for-5 inside...
The best performer was Li Kaiming. He played for 6 minutes in the first quarter, took 4 shots and hit 3 goals. He also caused two fouls and penalties. In the end, he scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the first quarter.
Sanders, an old boy, was happy about being the All-Star head coach at first, but after one quarter he stopped laughing!
Sanders also has a reason to say that the team he led before was the Wizards with the most powerful three-point firepower in the league. If you give me this group of people now, you can shoot three-pointers even if James is outside. ? I don’t have the ability to know how to cut!
If you continue to hit it, the basket of the Staples Center will be smashed crooked, and you will lose your face if you hit it with iron!
However, even if James did not control the ball well in the first quarter, after changing to the rotation lineup in the second quarter, James still has to be allowed to continue playing, mainly because of his popularity. If James is not allowed to play enough time, That means maybe some extreme fans sent Sanders razor blades after the game!
Although Sanders is not young, he said that he has not lived enough yet, so this situation must not happen.
James' playing time cannot be less, and several other stars have also been famous for a long time, and there are also substitute stars. This game is so rich that Sanders doesn't know how to allocate it, so he can only use his own players. Reduce Li Kaiming’s playing time!
The starting lineup of the Eastern Conference is really inappropriate. After replacing Stoudemire and Ray Allen in the second quarter, the Eastern Conference's offense immediately became smoother. James took the lead, controlling the ball and playing pick-and-rolls with Stoudemire, or using his own breakthroughs. The threat went inside and then passed to Ray Allen on the outside.
The game suddenly became less constipated. Li Kaiming only played 2 minutes in the second quarter, and the Eastern Conference also scored 37 points in a single quarter.
However, the opposite Western team's offense was still fierce in the second quarter. Durant and Kobe used consecutive singles to score points for the Western team. In the end, after the second quarter, the Western team scored 39 points in a single quarter. That is to say , under the leadership of James, although the Eastern teams have regained their touch, the point difference has become wider and wider.
Sanders was also a little confused, so in the third quarter, he came up with the familiar All-Star five-out lineup, including Wade, Ray Allen, Pierce, Li Kaiming and Stoudemire. Although Wade in it was Stoudemire and Stoudemire are not good at three-pointers, but this lineup is at least the lineup with the largest space in the Eastern Conference.
It has to be said that space is life on the basketball court. After coming up with this lineup, the Eastern team's scoring began to explode. Ray Allen, Pierce and Li Kaiming fired one after another from the outside to provide for Wade who was attacking inside. and Stoudemire opened up room for breakthrough.
In the third quarter, the Eastern team was on full fire, scoring a game-high 42 points in a single quarter, also leading the Western team by 36 points.
At this time, the score difference between the two sides is still 7 points, and the final quarter that determines the outcome of the game begins!
Although James is not very effective on the court, Sanders still has to play him. At this time, the Eastern Conference lineup is Wade, Ray Allen, James, Li Kaiming and Stoudemire.
On the Western side, Deron Williams, Kobe Bryant, Durant, Duncan and Pau Gasol were replaced.
It seems that the lineup in the West is super huge, and every position is one size larger than that in the East.
The Eastern team served, and Wade dribbled the ball past half court. The Western team had already secured its position in the frontcourt, waiting for the Eastern team to throw the ball into the net.
After Wade arrived in the frontcourt, he passed the ball to James. According to Sanders' arrangement, as long as James is on the court in the Eastern Conference, he will be the core of the ball and the starting point of the tactics.
After James got the ball, he called Li Kaiming to come over for a pick-and-roll. Because Li Kaiming was a great threat from the outside, James was not afraid that Duncan would be waiting for him inside.
Sure enough, Li Kaiming's outside roll allowed Duncan to follow him with a shot. James took advantage of the gap in the pick-and-roll and went directly to the inside. Then before Pau Gasol could react, he went straight for a layup. Not only did he score, but he also caused Gasol to miss. Er's foul.
James went to the free throw line and made the extra free throw!
The score difference between the two sides came to 4 points. This is the second time since the beginning of the game that the score difference between the two sides has been so small.
The Western Conference team did not call a timeout. The ball was given to Deron Williams. After dribbling to the frontcourt, Deron asked Gasol to come out to cover, and then a change of rhythm drove Stoudemire to the basket.
Li Kaiming immediately assisted in the defense, but Deron accurately found Duncan who was left empty by Li Kaiming during the movement. The latter picked up and then faced the unguarded basket and made a trademark rebound.
"Hey! Lee! Be careful, don't over-defend!" James was very dissatisfied with Li Kaiming's defensive choice and began to complain with his hands.
Li Kaiming didn't catch him, but ran towards the frontcourt. The Eastern team served, and James held the ball for half the court. However, this time he did not call for a pick-and-roll, nor did he play singles by himself. Instead, he stood One step away from the three-point line, directing the movements of Eastern players.
At this time, the others were confused. When did they start to engage in tactics? I do not know how?
But since James said it, they also cooperated very well to play a few small-scale screens and off-ball movements to attract the Western Conference's defensive attention.
There is still less than 10 seconds left. Logically speaking, no matter what tactics are used, you should start passing or breaking through at this time, but James is still dribbling the ball on the outside to find opportunities.
Seeing this scene, Li Kaiming immediately remembered James' strange choice when the game came to the last minute during the regular season with the Heat.
So he silently began to lean into the three-point line, trying not to be the taker.
However, whatever he was afraid of, Li Kaiming just took a step towards the inside. James on the other side of the court suddenly made a powerful pass, and the target was Li Kaiming!
Damn it!
Li Kaiming cursed angrily in his heart, but still stretched out his hand to catch the ball. Poor passing selection is James' problem, but deliberately not catching the ball is his problem.
He took a step back, grabbed the basketball, and then shot a three-pointer before Duncan could pounce!
Uh-huh!
When James saw Li Kaiming make the three-pointer, he grinned and showed his white teeth. He patted his chest with his hand, and then pointed at Li Kaiming. He didn't know whether he was celebrating Li Kaiming's shot or himself. Assist +1...
The two sides fought back and forth like this until the last five minutes. At this time, the score of the two sides had reached 135 to 130, with the Western Conference leading by 3 points.
The Western team never rotated again after the fourth quarter. It seemed that Popovich wanted to use this lineup until the last minute.
The Eastern side has replaced Howard with the starting lineup. Although Howard is very good at protecting the rim, he is too much space on the offensive end. In this high-end game, Howard's offense is not enough. He can only do the dirty work of rebounding and defense. To put it bluntly, he is a senior blue-collar player.
But what surprised Li Kaiming was that this [Outside Offensive Badge] was actually useful in the All-Star Game!
Now the probability of winning on my side is higher!
The West served the ball and attacked, and when they came to the frontcourt, they handed the ball directly to Kobe and asked him to play in isolation. Wade's defense was also very oppressive, but what Kobe liked to do most was to score goals under high-pressure defense.
After receiving the ball, Kobe broke through to the mid-range, then faked a shot to shake Wade, and then used the time difference to take off and hit the ball with a throw!
137 to 130!
The ball was transferred to the Eastern Conference. James still wanted to break through to the inside, but at this time, all the players present began to defend with real guns. With Duncan and Gasol inside, James could not break through. The Western Conference The team made a fast break, and Durant, who was on the outside, directly hit James with a three-pointer!
140 to 130!
Sanders on the sidelines immediately called a timeout to stop the opponent's momentum. As for the tactics, he still played as he should.
After the game came back, the Eastern Conference still passed the ball to James, but after the last round, James found that he could not score easily, and might be defended to the point where his efficiency was reduced, so he simply passed the ball directly after reaching the frontcourt. Passed to Li Kaiming, and then crouched far away in the bottom corner, as if disappearing from the court...
Good guy! This is because the situation is not right and he immediately starts to act like a coward!
Before the game was lost, James began to respond passively...
Li Kaiming lamented James's many changes, but he didn't mean to be angry. Since James handed over the ball, he reluctantly stepped forward and won the game while having an MVP for fun.
After all, I have won so many trophies before. If I miss this most important trophy, then this All-Star trip will be a bit regretful!
Li Kaiming got the ball from the outside, and Duncan had to drag his old body out to follow him. When he reached the outside, Li Kaiming was no longer afraid of Duncan. He made a drastic change of direction, then suddenly pulled back, connected with a step back to open up space, and then directly three Pick it up outside the line and throw it away!
Uh-huh!
140 to 133!
Zhang Weiping in the broadcast area raised his hands, "Li Kaiming stepped forward! The Eastern Conference still has a chance, and the suspense of the game is still there!"
