I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 138
Anthony understood Garnett's overtones.

Li Ran is just a rookie, why can he perform for so long in front of so many superstars?
But Li Ran had already greeted these people in the west in advance.

Yao Ming, him, Kobe, and Paul all agreed, otherwise he would not have allowed him to score so many points in the opening game.

Does this have anything to do with you?

We are opponents now.

Anthony glanced at Garnett, but didn't bother to pay attention to him, and ran to the bottom corner to make room for Li Ran.

Li Ran was not too surprised to see his defender changed from Garnett to James who was eyeing him.

But he stopped after passing the middle circle, then stopped the ball, held the ball with one hand, and pressed down with the other hand, seemingly telling his teammates to stabilize the rhythm.

His teammates and the audience hadn't realized why Li Ran made this gesture.

After all, he is an All-Star, so why press the rhythm?
But then, just past the middle circle, Li Ran jumped up and shot.

Watching the ball cross the distance of most of the court and fall directly into the basket, the fans are boiling.

It's a good hand.

James' face darkened.

He also wanted to give Li Ran a hot pot, to avenge Li Ran's lore block when the two met for the first time.

Why did you vote?
That's not how the script was written!
After making this three-pointer, Li Ran's score has reached 13 points.

The two teams are now 31-23, with the West leading by eight points.

Halfway through the first quarter, George Karl called a timeout in due course.

Everyone has to go up and take a turn. This is an All-Star, so what's the matter if someone is finally selected and not allowed to play?

So, the pause ended, and everything went up and down.

East: Paul Pierce, Rashard Lewis, Danny Granger, Joe Johnson, Devon Harris.

West: Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili, Chauncey Billups.

The substitutions on both sides are completely different, one is to highlight a small one, and the other is to highlight a big one.

Rashard Lewis, as the highest point in the East, was pushed to the center position.

O'Neill saw that it was Lewis who was defending him?
He grinned and beckoned to Billups from beyond the three-point line.

Of course, Billups would not refuse, and he passed the ball to O'Neal with open hands.

O'Neill faced Lewis and started to make moves.

Standard guard action, dribble under the crotch, CrossOver, change hands behind the back.

Highlight a solid basic skill.

This is not over. After making a breakthrough to the inside, O'Neal unexpectedly took a clumsy step back and shot from outside the three-point line.

Of course Rashard Lewis will not defend O'Neal, although even if he defends, he may not be able to defend him.

He just watched O'Neill perform in front of his eyes in a daze.

This step-back shot after a series of guard moves seems standard, but it was unexpected, and it was reasonable to shoot an air ball.

Commonly known as the three non-stick.

Amidst the laughter of the audience, Devin Harris picked up the rebound and rushed forward with a sullen head.

Coming to the front court, he passed the ball to Pierce, who was also fast.

Uncle Pi was not afraid of someone defending behind him at all, as soon as his speed dropped, he made a slow three-step layup that was almost wriggling.

What made the audience burst into laughter was that the unguarded three-step slow hadn't made it yet.

After getting the basketball out of the basket under the basket, Pierce was stunned on the spot.

He looked up at the basket with some hesitation, and carefully hit the board with the ball in both hands.

The ball missed again.

Annoyed, Pierce grabbed the ball with both hands, jumped up on the spot, and forced the ball into the basket, ending this embarrassing fast break.

Of the five players in the West, not even one passed the halftime, they just laughed and watched Pierce's performance.

In this joyful atmosphere, time passed by every minute.

After halfway through the second quarter, all players from the East and West had already performed.

George Karl replaced Li Ran without hesitation.

He prepared for this game to let Li Ran play for about 30 minutes.

In the All-Star Game, this is already a lot of playing time. After all, both sides are playing in a 12-man rotation. If calculated according to the average time, each player only has 20 minutes of playing time.

Yao Ming was not suitable for this kind of occasion. He only played for 5 minutes in the first half, and sat down on the sidelines with peace of mind. He even had time to secretly take out his mobile phone to play for a while.

However, while replacing Li Ran, George Karl did not replace Yi Jianlian who was just playing for a while, and replaced Yao Ming at the same time.

Yao Ming saw Li Ran who was on the field with him, and Ah Lian who did not end, and he understood it in seconds.

Time to act yourself.

The NBA still gives Chinese fans a lot of face in this era. At the end of the first half, three Chinese players were replaced at the same time, which is the best proof.

Although George Karl has a grumpy temper, there is no fool who can play in the NBA.

Even if it's not for the league, but just for the core of his team, Li Ran, he will find a time to let three Huaxia players play at the same time.

I gave you face, will you give me face in the future?
The playful Yao Ming began to imitate O'Neal, playing a guard at the top of the arc.

Then, he made a sudden move and passed a lob to Ah Lian.

Alian soared into the air, caught the ball with both hands and dunked it in. While scoring his fourth point, he also ignited the enthusiasm of all Huaxia fans.

Li Ran also tactfully gave up his dominant position so that Yao Ming and Ah Lian could score more points.

At the end of halftime, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, who scored 6 and 5 points respectively, sat on the sidelines contentedly.

However, the flower work belonging to George Karl is not over yet.

What is another highlight of this year's All-Stars?
For a certain team, five players were selected for the first time.

As the head coach of this team, George Karl must of course give his disciples a chance to compete on the same stage.

So, in the third quarter, everyone cheered when they saw the Western Conference's roster.

Chauncey Billups, Li Ran, Carmelo Anthony, Yi Jianlian, Shaquille O'Neal.

Five Nuggets against five Eastern Conference All-Stars.

In the East, Rivers sent his main force.

Sparks, Garnett, James, Wade and Iverson.

How will these two teams collide?

All are looking forward to it.

Although Billups was just a substitute, he deservedly got possession of the ball.

The other four players also began to subconsciously start running as they did during training on weekdays.

On one side are regular troops who have fought together for a long time, and on the other side are stragglers who have not undergone complete training at all and can only fight on their own.

But this group of stragglers is much stronger than the regular army in terms of personal ability.

The two sides fought hard for a while.

(End of this chapter)