The fans at the scene did not react much to Zhao Feiyang's score. After all, there was still one quarter left in the game, and no one knew what the final result would be.
On the other hand, the Chinese fans watching the live broadcast on the other side of the ocean are looking forward to Zhao Feiyang's data and think this is an excellent opportunity.
"Come on, Zhao Feiyang! Let's just say it doesn't matter if you don't win the regular season MVP, but it's not bad to win the All-Star Game MVP!"
"Yes. Although this thing has the nature of an exhibition match, it is still a trophy and an honor! If we work hard to win it, it can also refresh the historical record of our Chinese players..."
"It depends on whether he has playing time in the last quarter. If he doesn't have enough playing time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get this honor... I'm afraid the NBA will not allow a Chinese player to get such an honor. Jeremy Lin suffered a lot of discrimination in the NBA back then, and I don’t think the league knew anything about it..."
Fans are talking a lot, and most of them expect Zhao Feiyang to achieve this goal, although they also think this is very unlikely.
call out.
The fourth quarter begins.
This time Zhao Feiyang failed to play again. Head coach Steve Kerr did not give him a chance to play. Instead, he allowed the main players and players who did not play in the third quarter to play.
Zhao Feiyang didn't have any complaints. He sat quietly in front of the bench and chatted with his teammate Tim Duncan.
"Tim, who do you think will win, East or West?"
"Generally speaking, the strength of the Eastern Conference is not as good as that of the Western Conference... However, this time LeBron James performed very well. I don't know if that guy can lead the Eastern Conference..."
On the field.
After one quarter of rest, LeBron James was in even better shape than before. As soon as he came up, he rushed into the basket with the ball and dunked.
Although his technique doesn't look that superb and his movements aren't that beautiful, his control of timing is quite precise.
Especially after entering the basket, he can always put the ball into the basket easily by using his body and keen observation.
With his leadership, the Eastern All-Star team also began to exert force.
John Wall is indeed a man with super speed. As soon as he got the ball, he immediately threw away other players. When he rushed into the basket and dunked in, the other defensive players had just caught up.
"Little Melon" Carmelo Anthony is under a lot more pressure than other players. He is a player of the New York Knicks and the host player of this All-Star Game.
Many fans in New York came to cheer for him. Every time he scored, the Knicks fans would stand up and cheer wildly.
With such a passionate performance, it would undoubtedly be disappointing if Carmelo Anthony fails to win the All-Star Game MVP.
As a result, the anxious Carmelo Anthony kept raising the basketball and taking shots, but his shooting percentage was inconsistent. One second he could score a three-pointer, but the next second he was interfered with at the basket and the ball he threw hit the basket and bounced out.
After the Eastern Conference began to exert its strength, the Western Conference All-Star Team was not idle either.
Russell Westbrook, who performed best, continued his violent play style. As a defender with explosive physical fitness, his windy play style was full of violent aesthetic factors as before.
It is common to duck into the basket, especially a two-handed dunk. Every time it occurs, it can cause the fans on the sidelines to go crazy.
In addition to him, James Harden also performed well, swaying away from the opponent at the top of the arc and scoring three-pointers.
His matchup with John Wall even caused exclamations from the scene.
The competition between the two sides became increasingly fierce, especially in the later stages of the game, both teams were at their strongest. Soon, the game time came to an end. When the two sides played with 1 minute and 06 seconds left, the score of the two teams reached 140 to 138.
The Western Conference All-Stars are 2 points behind.
The head coach of the Western Conference, Steve Kerr, originally arranged a tactic, but unfortunately the executor, James Harden, failed to complete it smoothly.
His three-point shot failed to score at the critical moment.
Seeing that the lineup on the field was difficult to complete the reversal, head coach Steve Kerr also made a bold decision. He called the next timeout and made adjustments to the team's lineup.
"Stephen, come on!"
At the most critical moment of the game, coach Steve Kerr asked his disciple Stephen Curry to step on the court and take control of the situation.
But it's not enough for him alone, someone else needs to step up.
Coach Steve Kerr's eyes fell on the bench again, and Klay Thompson also took the initiative to cast an expectant look at him.
However, coach Steve Kerr did not choose Klay Thompson, but looked at another person sitting in the corner.
"Zhao, come and play the second position!"
Just like that, James Harden and Chris Paul were replaced and replaced by Stephen Curry and Zhao Feiyang.
It’s hard to say that Coach Steve Kerr’s decision was not selfish, but he didn’t seem to care. Even though some players looked a little strange, and even though James Harden and Chris Paul didn’t look so satisfied, they still didn’t seem to care. Coach Steve Kerr still didn't explain a word.
"You two come here quickly, I need you to do this next..."
"Guys, it's time for us to fight back..."
Coach Steve Kerr picked up the tactical board and began to assign tasks.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded again, and players from both sides continued to play.
This time, the ball is in the hands of the Western Conference All-Stars.
Snapped.
The basketball fell into the hands of Stephen Curry, who carried the ball across half court.
Zhao Feiyang ran over first, ready to respond at any time.
Soon the ball passed half court, and Stephen Curry was caught in the guard of Kyrie Irving. He was not in a hurry, but gestured for cover.
Zhao Feiyang came up from the wing to block Kyrie Irving, and Stephen Curry rushed into the two zones.
When he was approaching the basket, Pau Gasol and Carmelo Anthony jumped at the same time to interfere. Stephen Curry didn't hit hard and threw the ball with a floater.
Unfortunately, I couldn't score.
boom.
The basketball hit the rim and bounced out.
This time it bounced right into the hands of Stephen Curry. He took advantage of the situation and the basketball flew to the three-point line in the corner.
Zhao Feiyang was already standing there. When he saw the basketball bouncing over, he went up to pick it up first, then raised the basketball and threw it towards the basket.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-pointer was scored steadily.
The Western Conference All-Star bench cheered.
141 to 140.
Go ahead by 1 point.
With less than 50 seconds left, the Eastern Conference All-Stars counterattacked. After halftime, LeBron James went directly up to Kyrie Irving to ask for the ball.
Kyrie Irving seemed a little reluctant, but still threw the ball to LeBron James.
LeBron James looked calm, standing at the top of the arc and raising the basketball to shoot a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The scoring of this goal caused the fans in the audience to cheer wildly, and at the same time, the game became anxious again.
