The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Western Conference All-Stars made substitution adjustments, replacing Sun Yi, Billups, and Randolph with Nash, Durant, and Nowitzki.
The Eastern All-Stars also made substitution adjustments, replacing Gerald Wallace and replacing him with Bosh.
Back from the timeout, the Western Conference All-Stars attack.
Nash dribbled to the top of the key, waved to the inside, and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Stoudemire quickly ran out and set up an off-ball screen.
Lao Na bypassed the screen and broke into the three-point line. Seeing the Eastern All-Stars changing defense, he immediately hit the ball to the ground and passed it out.
After blocking the opponent, Stoudemire quickly went down, received Nash's pass, rushed into the penalty area, jumped into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
It was the Eastern All-Stars' turn to attack. Wade dribbled the ball across half court and saw Howard running outside the three-point line and reaching for the ball. He hesitated and passed the ball.
At this stage, the Eastern Conference All-Stars are in a leading position and have the capital to make waves.
Howard received the pass, saw Stoudemire's casual defense, and jumped up to shoot.
The basketball rebounds into the basket after hitting the board.
After scoring the goal, Howard was very happy. When he retreated from defense, he turned into a happy beast and made a celebration gesture with one finger in the sky.
Looking back, Anthony picked up the ball and hit a three-pointer against James' defense, and responded with a three-pointer.
The Eastern All-Star quickly served the baseline ball and launched a fast break.
Wade quickly dribbled forward, made a forward change of direction to shake Nash away, broke into the three-point line, took advantage of the Western All-Star team's defensive footing, rushed to the basket and scored a layup.
Ball possession transition, Western Conference All-Star offense.
Nash dribbled to the top of the arc, suddenly shot a cold arrow, and shot a three-pointer.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Howard grabbed the defensive rebound, found Wade immediately, and passed the ball over.
After receiving the ball, Wade quickly sprinted forward. Just after halftime, he saw his good brother running out of opportunity and immediately hit the ball to the ground and passed it.
James, who was running fast, received the pass, took a big step, jumped up hard, swung the ball around with one hand and then dunked it into the basket.
The audience suddenly burst into applause, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
It was the Western Conference All-Stars' turn to attack. Nowitzki came to the mid-range area on the right, received the pass, turned over and hit a jumper.
Immediately afterwards, Joe Johnson continued to add firepower from the outside and hit a three-pointer, opening the point difference to double digits.
Seeing that the score was widened, Nash slowed down the offensive rhythm and took his time dribbling the ball to outside the three-point line to organize the offense.
Durant ran into the mid-range area on the right side and leaned on Joe Johnson to reach for the ball.
It's very easy to beat Joe Johnson in isolation with his length and wingspan.
At the same time, Anthony outside the three-point line on the left was also reaching for the ball.
His condition was indeed average before, but now he has regained his touch and feels that it is his turn to perform at the critical moment.
Nash was a little confused when he saw this situation and didn't know who to pass it to.
Durant was a little embarrassed about this. He understood Sun Yi's feelings very well before, so he immediately put his hands down and ran towards the outside to open up space for his teammates.
Lao Na breathed a sigh of relief and passed the "hot potato" in his hand.
Anthony received the pass and made a three-threat action. Seeing that James was indifferent, he immediately started to break into the penalty area.
James let the ball go and didn't defend with all his strength.
Melo took the lead and passed James and came to the mid-range area on the left. Seeing Howard rushing back to the basket, he directly stopped and hit a jumper.
On the bench of the Western Conference All-Stars, George Karl smiled when he saw the scene on the court.
Anthony finally returned to normal, and it was worth his efforts to create opportunities for MVP.
On the court, James missed a mid-range jumper. Howard grabbed the offensive rebound and scored in the second attack.
It's the Western All-Stars' turn to attack, and Anthony still plays singles.
Melo started quickly, got rid of James' defense, rushed into the penalty area and prepared for a dunk.
But he didn't realize that something was wrong with Howard. He quickly came to help defend and slapped the basketball out of Anthony's hand.
James grabbed the basketball, observed his teammates, and passed the ball forward with a long pass.
Wade, who was on the fast break, received the pass, rushed to the basket, and ended the fast break with a civilian layup.
It was the Western Conference All-Stars' turn to attack. Anthony was very unconvinced and reached for the ball again.
Seeing this situation, Nash felt helpless and passed the ball.
Melo received the pass and immediately started the breakthrough.
This time James didn't let his guard down too much and quickly moved sideways to defend, preventing Anthony from getting past him easily.
Anthony did not stop and continued to break through, but was unable to squeeze away from James. He could only stop and jump to shoot.
James also stopped the car and straightened his arms to interfere.
"when!"
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Under the basket, Howard grabbed the defensive rebound, passed it to Wade for dribbling, and then quickly ran towards the frontcourt.
After Wade received the ball, he started running towards the frontcourt as quickly as possible. When he saw his teammates running out of opportunities, he immediately passed the ball.
Joe Johnson received the pass and took advantage of the Western All-Star team's defensive footing to hit a mid-range pull-up jumper.
"The point difference is almost 20 points. If we keep playing like this, there will be no suspense about the result of the game. We can just announce the winner of the All-Star MVP." Barkley joked.
"George Karl should make adjustments. After all, fans all over the world are watching, and he doesn't want to be embarrassed!" Kenny Smith echoed with a smile.
On the bench of the Western Conference All-Star Team, head coach George Karl frowned.
He did not expect such a situation to arise.
If he creates the largest point difference in an All-Star game, he will forever be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
Immediately, George Karl made substitution adjustments, replacing Anthony and Stoudemire and replacing them with Sun Yi and Duncan.
The Eastern All-Star team also made substitution adjustments, replacing Wade, James and Howard with Rondo, Pierce and Horford.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Western Conference All-Stars attack.
Nash dribbled forward and came to the top of the arc to organize the attack.
Sun Yi quickly stepped out of the perimeter and prepared to catch the ball and shoot.
Pierce, who was pursuing the defense, failed to interfere in time, giving Sun Yi an open three-point opportunity.
Nash saw this and immediately passed the ball.
Sun Yi picked up the ball and shot a three-pointer.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
Immediately afterwards, Joe Johnson's mid-range jump shot was severely interfered by Durant.
Sun Yi grabbed the defensive rebound. Seeing that no one came forward to block it, he quickly advanced towards the frontcourt and launched a defensive counterattack.
Durant and Nash understood and quickly started rushing towards the frontcourt.
Sun Yi dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, made a fake move to shake off Pierce, who came forward to defend, and quickly rushed into the three-point line.
Horford and Bosh quickly retreated to the penalty area to defend.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi immediately distributed the ball with the bonus effect of the badge [Dealing Cards from the Top of the Arc].
Nowitzki, who was outside the three-point line on the right, received the pass and hit a three-pointer.
"The Western Stars played tacit cooperation and hit two consecutive three-pointers to narrow the point difference to less than 10 points. This game is full of suspense again." Kenny Smith analyzed.
"If George Karl had played Sun earlier, I think the score would have been overtaken by now." Barkley defended Sun Yi.
On the court, Horford attacked the inside but was blocked by Duncan and failed to score.
Duncan grabbed the rebound, turned around to find his teammates, and immediately passed the ball forward.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass and quickly came to the three-point line. Seeing Durant rushing into the penalty area, he changed his shot to a pass and threw the ball to the basket.
Durant rushed to the basket, jumped up hard, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand and dunked it into the basket.
The Western All-Star team launched an 8-0 offensive climax.
In the auditorium, the fans burst into deafening cheers and shouts.
This is the game they want to see. What was the point of Naolao Shizi's singles before?
On the bench of the Eastern All-Star Team, head coach Van Gundy immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to adjust.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
The Eastern All-Star team made substitution adjustments, replacing Pierce and Joe Johnson and replacing them with James and Wade.
The Western Conference All-Star team has not made any substitution adjustments and is still the same five players.
George Karl doesn't want to challenge the fans' intelligence.
If the expected results are not achieved after replacing Anthony and others, then he will have no way to end it.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, George Karl did not make any substitution adjustments.
Back from the timeout, the Eastern Conference All-Stars attack.
Wade broke through with the ball and saw Durant's long arms always covering him. He passed the ball without attacking.
James received the pass and saw Sun Yi let him go. Without any hesitation, he jumped up and shot.
Sun Yi did not defend with all his strength, but only extended his arms to interfere.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
After scoring the goal, James saw Sun Yi making a fast break and had no time to celebrate, so he immediately turned around and chased after him.
Duncan picked up the basketball on the ground, stepped out of the baseline, and served the ball.
After receiving the ball, Nash quickly dribbled forward and passed the ball after halftime.
Outside the right three-point line, Sun Yi received the pass and saw James stepping forward to defend. He had no good chance and waited for his teammates to run into the penalty area and take position.
On the other side, Duncan followed up from the left and quickly cut into the penalty area.
Sun Yi's quick eyes and hands quickly passed the ball accurately.
Deng Dadai received the pass comfortably, immediately took three steps, layup and scored the ball.
In the following games, the Eastern All-Stars relied on the personal abilities of Wade and James to score points and maintain a slim lead.
The Western Conference All-Stars relied on Nash and Sun Yi to attack in series, play teamwork, score frequently, and further narrow the point difference.
In this way, the first half of the game ended. The score on the big screen was 74 to 70. The Eastern All-Stars led by 4 points entering the second half.
After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half of the game officially began.
Eastern All-Star team lineup: Wade, James, Joe Johnson, Bosh, Howard.
Garnett was trying his best to make the playoffs for the team and did not continue to play. He stayed on the bench to recuperate his energy.
Western Conference All-Star lineup: Nash, Anthony, Sun Yi, Nowitzki, Stoudemire.
Duncan also considered the team and did not continue to play, while Nowitzki did not shirk. After all, this is his home court.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Western Conference All-Stars took the lead.
Nash dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, observed the position of his teammates, and prepared to deal the cards.
Sun Yi quickly ran to the low area on the right side and leaned on Joe Johnson to reach for the ball.
Upon seeing this, Lao Na immediately passed the ball.
Sun Yi received the pass, shook his shoulders from side to side, and then turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Joe Johnson did not defend with all his strength and did not cause any interference to Sun Yi's shooting.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
74:72!
On the Western Conference All-Star bench, Kobe smiled and clapped his hands.
"This kid has learned a lot secretly and is ready to become a teacher." Naoji joked.
In the commentary box, Barkley saw the scene on the court and joked: "If it weren't for the wrong number, I would have thought it was Kobe playing on the court."
On the court, Wade broke through and scored, assisting Bosh to hit a mid-range jumper.
Looking back, Nowitzki returned a goal, and the Golden Rooster hit an independent jump shot.
Both sides scored frequently, and the score kept rising.
After about 5 minutes of the third quarter, the head coaches of both sides made substitutions and adjustments.
The Eastern All-Stars replaced Joe Johnson and Howard and replaced Rondo and Horford.
The Western Conference All-Stars replaced Nash, Sun Yi and Stoudemire and replaced Billups, Durant and Pau Gasol.
Seeing that the situation had stabilized, George Karl once again helped his disciples brush up the data.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Eastern Conference All-Stars attack.
Rondo dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, waved to the inside, and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Horford quickly ran forward to coordinate the pick-and-roll.
With the help of the screen, Rondo got rid of Billups' defense and broke into the three-point line.
Gasol quickly changed defense and delayed Rondo's breakthrough.
On the other side, Horford quickly went down after blocking, received Rondo's pass, rushed into the penalty area, saw Nowitzki rushing back to the basket, and passed the ball.
The unguarded Bosh received the pass and hit a mid-range jumper.
It was the Western All-Star team's turn to attack. Billups dribbled to the top of the key. When Rondo was not paying attention, he shot a cold arrow and hit a three-pointer.
Immediately afterwards, James tried to score a goal in return, but missed.
The Western Conference All-Stars protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack.
Anthony received the pass from Flounder, rushed into the penalty area, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
After the goal was scored, the Western Conference All-Stars tied the point difference.
In the next game, the two sides fought hard to separate each other, with the scores taking the lead alternately, and no one took advantage.
Just like that, at the end of the third quarter, the score on the big screen was 116 to 114, with the Eastern All-Stars leading by 2 points.
The score difference is not big and both sides have a chance to win.
The East and West All-Star Team's play ends here, and the two teams will go to war with real guns in the fourth quarter.
The most exciting moment of this year's All-Stars is coming!
