From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 174 Deng Bao, Mom Loves You

In addition, during the timeout period, the Curry team also made substitution adjustments. Coach D'Antoni replaced Bill and Embiid with Damian Lillard and Kevin Love.

The Jianghu team also carried out a rotation, replacing Klay Thompson and Towns.

Jianghu team: Westbrook, Clay, Jianghu, Towns, Anthony Davis.

Curry team: Irving, Lillard, James, Durant, Love.

In addition to the lack of Curry on the Curry team, the core lineups on both sides are basically the Cavaliers + Warriors in the past three years, which can be described as one of the strongest lineups in the small ball era.

A question that people discuss: What effect can it bring to James when Curry's lineup is brought?At this moment, the problem has a practical possibility.

Fortunately, the lineups on this side of the river and lake can be matched. Except for Clay, who suffers from some disadvantages in speed, the others are not very bad, and even have a certain advantage in athletic ability and height.

James, who has returned to the court, is full of confidence, and he likes this lineup very much.

In fact, he can play off the ball occasionally. With his size, he can actually do a good job of going down without the ball and making second passes.

But the reason he doesn't like off the ball is because off the ball is often thankless.

Can't get the luxurious stats with the ball in your hands...

This is the ultimate reason why James doesn't like playing off the ball.

Although Irving controlled the ball for half the court, Lillard was the one who organized the offense in the end. He distributed the ball evenly. Both Irving and Durant had the ball, but James rarely got the ball.

Because Jianghu is too clingy on the defensive end.

Even if James didn't have the ball in his hands, Jianghu still followed him and ran all over the field, harassing him non-stop.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers trio often play together, and have developed a certain tacit understanding. The trio cooperated, and Irving would occasionally play one or two against Curry, and Curry quickly recovered from the scene.

The Jianghu team is slightly worse in terms of tacit understanding. Although Clay has worked hard, he is not very comfortable with Master Wei's passing style.

The rivers and lakes are fine, he reaches out to Wei Shao directly if he wants it, and Master Wei usually gives it.

The thick eyebrows are very comfortable, and his height and wingspan coupled with his super athletic ability allow him to receive passes at almost any height.

Coupled with the fact that Master Wei and Jiang Hu were feeding cakes, they almost didn't feed him enough.

Halftime is over.

Jianghu team 77 to 71 Curry team.

Relying on the Cavaliers trio, the Curry team narrowed the point difference to 6 points before halftime.

During the intermission, commentators from all over the world were excited.

"Guys, this year's All-Star Game may be the longest All-Star Game with real swords and guns. Starting from Jianghu, he, who is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, started to closely guard LeBron in the first half."

"Curry head coach D'Antoni adjusted in time after falling behind and put the Cavaliers trio with a better understanding on the court. Although they haven't played together for half a season, Irving, James, and Love still maintain a good understanding. They caught up with the score. The two sides jointly increased their defensive strength in the first half, making this otherwise dull All-Star Game more complicated and confusing."

"How will the game develop in the second half? Will the young Jianghu lead the team to win and complete the triple kill against LeBron? Or will LeBron, who has better teammates, defend the fortress? Let's take a break and continue to watch the second half!!"

Halftime, Curry's locker room.

As the captain, Curry was about to stand up and say a few words, but James threw the towel directly, stood up and began to speak.

As for Curry's white eyes, he said he couldn't see it at all.

"Guys, we have to be careful."

"We have to get serious, the people on the opposite side didn't see this as an exhibition match, now it's a war!!"

Although many people don't like James, his qualifications are here. Players in this league have more or less watched James' games before entering the league, so most of them will still take James' words seriously.

"No problem, LeBron, I will kill them." Green hit his chest and promised duplicity.

He and Curry are teammates, and they are good friends with James. During the season, he relies on Curry to make a living. After the season, he will rely on James' media company to make a living. Naturally, he dare not offend James.

"No problem, get them in the second half!!!"

Durant was equally perfunctory.

"Brothers, we are sure to win. I will take care of LeBron on the defensive end. You protect the rebounds. They can't go all the way. We have the inside advantage!!!" Jianghu shouted at his team's players.

I don't know if the teammates can listen or not, at least they didn't refute when Jianghu spoke, and they didn't confront Jianghu.

"Yeah, I'm going to block all their shots around the rim, protect the rebound, and I'll do the rest for you."

Davis immediately agreed.

He and Jianghu cooperated very happily in the first half, so he chose to be the first to stand up and support Jianghu.

Originally, some other players didn't care about winning or losing, but seeing the two strongest insiders and outsiders of the team take on the most difficult defensive tasks, the others were also full of confidence and vowed to win the game.

"Beep." With a whistle, the second half of the game restarted.

The game in the third quarter continued the rhythm of the second quarter. Both sides began to play pick-and-roll cooperation. Various tactics and off-ball running positions made the All-Star Game return to the feeling of the 1990s.

In the 1990s, the All-Star game was still a relatively serious game, with a strict eye to eye. Although there were some fancy stunts, more often than not, everyone would seriously implement tactics and defense.

Jianghu still prefers such an intense all-star atmosphere.

Of course, he is also a common man, and he inevitably likes the AMVP trophy
"Run, run."

On the first attack in the second half, James took the lead and went forward empty-handed.

Kyrie Irving, nimbly avoiding Harden's entanglement, dribbled the ball into the Jianghu team's half.

A ground pass to Durant.

Durant received the ball smartly, and opposite him was his teammate Horford, known as the blind ball detector.

Horford's footwork is very flexible, no worse than the average small forward, and he is also a high-quality insider in the small ball era.

Excellent strength and quick and flexible footwork allow him to play at the power forward position with ease.

He can resist the opposing center on the inside, and can sweep the guards on the outside. He is dedicated and hardworking, like a solid cornerstone. His existence is also the reason why the Celtics, which is mostly rookies, can have an excellent record.

At the age of 30, his body is still in the late stage of his peak.

And Durant is also a superstar at his peak.

Except for strength, Durant has no shortcomings. His height and wingspan allow him to do almost all the work on the court alone. He can become a super giant of that historical level in any era.

Durant vS Horford! !

A duel between two players belonging to the small ball era.

Durant made a tentative step to the right in succession! !
Durant's tentative move is a move that any striker in this era dare not be careless.

Accelerate, break through!! !
Even after suffering a season-long ankle injury in 2013, Durant's first steps were lightning fast.

Although Horford has excellent speed, he is an insider after all.After the center of gravity of his body was shaken by the tentative step, it was announced that his defense this time was invalid.

Mid-range dry pull! !

Durant's jump shot is very exaggerated! !

The whole person is like a long sickle, horizontal in the air, and then throws the ball.

Jianghu team 77 to 73 Curry team.

Jianghu advances with the ball.

"Pick and roll!!"

Horford was about to step forward when Davis reached out and stopped him.

"let me!!!"

The striker on the Jianghu side is Davis Horford, and the striker in the East is Green Durant.

This is a duel of strength and speed.

If you can't fall into the positional battle, then the rivers and lakes will suffer a lot. Davis and Horford run against each other, and they won't be able to exert their strength advantage at all.

So Curry wants to push the tempo fast, while Jianghu team tries every means to slow down the tempo.

pick and roll.

Jianghu used Davis to go down the pick-and-roll, and Davis also rushed to the basket.

Green withstood Davis's foot, and Curry bypassed the pick-and-roll to chase the rivers and lakes.

The pick-and-roll between Jianghu and Davis was not considered a success. Although the two of them have some tacit understanding, how can they compare to the tacit understanding of the Warriors for many years?

There was no other way, Jianghu wanted to slow down the pace, so he could only hand the ball to Horford inside, and at the same time made a downward gesture with his hand.

Horford has played with Jianghu for half a season, how could he not see Jianghu's plan.

The face frame turned into a back body, hitting Durant with his back.

"Hey man, how's life going?"

Horford's expression is very relaxed. His attitude towards the All-Stars is to enjoy the game, because he knows very well that something like the MVP of the All-Star Game has nothing to do with a substitute insider like himself.

"Fortunately."

Durant held Horford's waist with his left hand, trying to exert strength all the time, with a serious expression, not daring to be careless.

Horford starts instantly! !

Feint to the right!!!

With the left foot as the axis, take a big step backwards! !
Flip back jumper! !
Durant stepped forward to interfere, but with his height and wingspan, he couldn't do anything about this kind of shooting. The shot was sudden, and it didn't depend on the defensive player whether he made it or not.

"Brush~"

Air hit.

Jianghu team 79 to 73 Curry team.

Jianghu's eyes are bright, and he has played with Horford for half a season. He really didn't expect that Horford seems to be able to play this kind of guard move, which is really incredible.

No wonder it is said that almost everyone who can make a name for himself in the NBA is Jordan in his own world. This sentence is really not just talking.

If Horford's performance can be maintained like this, it is simply a fantasy for the Curry team to win.

The game continues.

Irving advanced quickly and his unpretentious dribbling skills left Harden with no chance to make a move.

Owen's technical characteristics are like this, the basic skills are extremely solid, combined with the amazing ball feel, the ball can always be obedient in his hands, like a beating elf.

If you want to ask Jianghu, who is the point guard with the best ball handling ability after Iverson?Owen is definitely the best choice!!

Having been teammates with Irving for half a season, Irving's dribbling ability is well known in the world.

When this guy is training, he often practices dribbling with his eyes closed. In this way, he can do a bunch of moves in a row without losing the ball.

Jianghu feels that basketball has become a part of his body.

Owen dribbled the ball to the Jianghu team's half court seemingly easily, and suddenly accelerated and went inside! !

Davis assisted in the defense and stretched his arms to interfere! !

But Irving evaded his block with a pull bar, and then used his signature jelly layup to hit the ball!

Jianghu team 79 to 75 Curry team.

This is the speed advantage of a defender. When a defender can make such a series of smooth movements, it is almost difficult for you to have a chance to defend.

The All-Stars finally had a star flavor, and the players began to use their signature tricks to show their strength across the league.

"Beautiful Jelly layup, Irving changed his shot twice in the air, Davis couldn't catch up!!"

"Jianghu pushed forward, played a pick-and-roll with Davis, Davis rolled down, Jianghu made a lob, and Davis dunked alley-oop."

"Beautiful high-altitude ball, the basketball skipped the interception of Durant and Green, and was held tightly by Davis!!"

"Gliding dunk!! The basketball hoop is shaking non-stop after being dunked."

"This is the All-Star we love to watch, and the superstars have found their competitive status one after another!!"

"Durant advanced with the ball, James and Curry interspersed!"

"Neutral!!"

"Durant passes the ball with both hands!"

"Irving received the ball, and Davis came to help defend!!"

"High toss!!"

"Throwing?? No, it's an alley-oop!!"

"James, catch the ball with one hand and dunk it in!!"

"After the dunk, the two clapped hands to celebrate. Although they are not in the same team, the friendship between Zhan and Ou will last forever!!"

"Jianghu held the ball across half court, passed the ball to Harden, Harden broke through to attract the defense, passed to Jianghu who cut air, a heavy dunk with both hands!!"

"Flowing clouds and flowing water, both sides played a flowing attack like clouds and flowing water!"

"Harden and Davis picked and rolled, Irving was blocked by Davis, and Harden successfully switched to Green to attack."

"Harden swayed back and forth with his crotch to pull the ball, and Green's body swayed left and right to defend!!"

"Breakthrough, Harden's sudden acceleration!!"

"Green quickly retreated!!"

"No, Harden used a crotch to pull the ball back, and then made a forward change!!"

"Crossover, wearing butterfly steps, Harden used Iverson's classic moves!!"

"Down, Green fell!!"

"Harden continues to go to the basket, Durant makes up the defense!!"

"Throwing directly into the sky, taking off from the rivers and lakes, a beautiful alley-oop dunk, the cooperation between the first and second in the MVP list, the picture is so beautiful."

"Harden spread his hands and showed a helpless expression towards Green who got up from the ground, as if it was not his intention to let him fall to the ground!!"

"This action is so cool."

"The fans at the scene chanted James Harden's name, this is the recognition from Staples for the great guard in his hometown of Los Angeles!!!"

"this is my son!!"

Harden's mother on the sidelines was wearing the No. 13 Rockets jersey, leaping high, waving a towel in her hand, her face was full of pride! !

"James, James, look here!!"

Harden's mother, sitting in the third row from the sidelines, held up a sign.

It says "Dengbao, Mom Loves You", and there is a PS picture of Harden with a pacifier in his mouth...

Harden listened to the voice and looked over, and immediately gasped! !

Damn, mom, when did you sneak in? ?

Didn't you agree to travel to Thailand this year without watching the All-Stars? ?
Why did you suddenly kill the carbine? ?

Moreover, your photo...

They used it to blackmail me...

Harden Speechless JPG
(End of this chapter)