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The time has come to the end of January, and this year’s All-Star Game entry list has been officially released.

Because the Bulls dominated the East, most of the stars in the East fled to the West, and there was a situation where there were no stars in the East.

With the overall quality of the Eastern Conference stars poor, the Bulls suddenly occupied four spots in this All-Star Game.

The starting lineup includes Duane, Curry, and Leonard, and there is Green on the bench.

Of course, Leonard was traded away by the Bulls before the All-Star roster was finalized.

However, this does not prevent everyone from being teammates again in the All-Star Game.

In other words, the All-Star list has settled, and the running-in within the Bulls is almost complete.

In the two weeks of games before the All-Star Weekend, the Bulls made a comeback, recording an outstanding record of 6 wins and 1 loss, consolidating their first place in the Eastern Conference.

No one expected that the Bulls during the rebuilding period would still have the strength to dominate the Eastern Conference.

If this continues, even if the Bulls don't want to compete for the championship this season, they will probably reach the finals again.

However, there is still half a season left in the regular season schedule, and no one knows what will happen in the next two months or so.

For now, the most important thing is the All-Star weekend.

Role players can take the opportunity to relax, recuperate, and combine work and rest.

The All-Stars gathered together to stage a peak showdown? No, it’s more about friendly exchanges.

The NBA's atmosphere has indeed been somewhat ruined in recent years, especially during the All-Star Game.

There is absolutely no smell of gunpowder like that of the princes fighting each other more than ten years ago, eager to win, and going all out. There is also no desperate energy between mortal enemies to compete for life and death.

In short, as reflected in the All-Star Game, the first three quarters were very boring.

Even in the fourth quarter, many times, because there is no suspense, we just watch the fun.

Time soon came to February 2th, and the Bulls, led by Du En, came to the All-Star Game to join in the fun.

Originally, the Bulls were not pursuing record this season, and Duan was very hopeful to achieve success in the All-Star Game.

However, the league did not give Durant the regular season MVP last year, and there is no need to explain its intention to promote the newcomer.

In tonight's All-Star Game, no matter how good Du En performs, he will definitely have no chance to win the most valuable crown.

“Stephen, you can give it a try.”

Dunn knew he had no chance, so he encouraged Curry to try.

Curry is not very old either.

Since the league is still praising Durant and Westbrook in the past two years, it certainly doesn't hurt to praise Curry when Curry has performed well and has gorgeous statistics.

"Dunn, that's what I mean."

Curry has shown that he is participating in the regular season MVP competition, and the All-Star MVP is also among his expected goals.

Having made Curry's thoughts clear, Duan is not prepared to lie flat or fail in this All-Star Game.

"It's time for those stars in the Western Conference who want to be together all day long to show off their muscles!"

Although the overall strength of the Eastern All-Stars this year is weak, the Eastern All-Stars may not lose.

As long as Duan is willing to work hard, take action, and do his best to help his team win, it is very possible to achieve it!
As the ruler of the alliance, even if you have begun to delegate power to others, you must still show your due dominance in a timely manner.

Just like a lion leading a pride of lions, even in old age, he still has to regain his glory from time to time in front of enemies and heirs.

Of course, if you are a lioness, you can indeed join other lions and bully others.

Closer to home, after the Eastern and Western All-Stars have entered the venue one after another, the All-Star Game is about to officially begin.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Raptors. NBA officials specifically asked the Raptors to host this year's All-Star Game.

Since there are not many entertainment activities in Toronto, this opportunity to host the All-Star Game is the first in 20 years.

Therefore, the atmosphere at Canada Route Center tonight is much stronger than that of previous All-Star games.

The stars had just entered the stadium to warm up, and the seats were already packed and the crowd was buzzing.

Local fans in Toronto have been looking forward to tonight's All-Star game for a long time and are very enthusiastic.

There were 20,000 fans at the scene, paying attention to the next basketball feast.

Not long after, the game officially started.

Because the All-Stars on the field are all acquaintances and friendly, they play in harmony with each other.

Either you don't reach out and watch your opponent shoot straight in for an empty basket, or you give in from the outside and watch your opponent open for a three-pointer.

All in all, everyone played very relaxedly and were very polite.

The starting players averaged three goals each, and half of the game passed.

Then not long after, with the help of the official timeout, substitute All-Stars were replaced, and another group of people came up to perform.

As the game progressed, some stars found their touch, and their outside shooting percentage improved significantly.

And because this is the era of small ball, everyone can shoot three-pointers, so they don’t have to work so hard to hold the ball and go to the basket. How much more energy can they save by just throwing a three-pointer from the outside?

After a three-pointer is made, it can score one more point than a two-pointer, and the scoring efficiency is higher.

And it is usually a one-step or even two-step super long three-pointer outside the three-point line. After such a ball is made, the fans will feel very powerful.

At least the more than 20,000 Toronto fans present were very cooperative. Anyone who made a three-pointer would get a burst of exclamations.

The All-Stars participating in the game tonight really enjoyed the atmosphere of the game.

Some stars also began to compete on the court and responded to each other with three-pointers.

As a result, scenes of three-point explosions continued to appear, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.

Perhaps because everyone is shooting three-pointers, the strength gap between the Eastern and Western All-Star teams is not directly revealed.

After the first three quarters, the scores between the two teams were relatively close, with the Eastern All-Stars only trailing the Western All-Stars by 5 points.

100 to 95, after three quarters, most of the All-Star players have scored in double figures.

And Duan also joined in the fun, posting a near-triple-double of 12 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists early on.

In the next fourth quarter, Duan will definitely be able to complete the scheduled triple-double task.

However, it is hard to say whether he can help the Eastern Conference All-Stars win tonight and help Curry win the All-Star MVP.

Since a large number of stars have moved to the West, this makes the Eastern All-Star team even weaker.

Fortunately, in the fourth quarter, the Eastern All-Star team was mainly Bulls players.

Although Leonard may not be of the same mind as Duane, Curry, and Green, he doesn't want to lose either.

In the All-Star Game, everyone has a desire to perform.

As an All-Star in the Eastern Conference, I naturally hope to help the Eastern Conference All-Star Team win and bring glory to the Eastern Conference Team!
In the fourth quarter of the All-Star Game, the stars are all ready to play, and the real competition is finally about to begin.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Duane, Curry and Green performed to the level expected of the main players of the first team in the Eastern Conference.

Because in terms of tactical coordination, they are more skillful and successful than the Western Conference All-Stars.

The 5-point deficit that the Eastern All-Star team had fallen behind was quickly recovered by Duen and his team.

Duane, in particular, was on full fire early, using Curry to attract defense from the outside, breaking through with the ball, combining sudden shots, and scoring frequently in the game, showing the personal abilities that a league ruler should have.

However, James and Durant in the West are not to be outdone.

Durant took the lead in attacking. Relying on the touch he had developed in the first three quarters, his superb offensive skills, and his physical fitness that was always wrong for anyone he hit, he continued to stand up and hit singles, and stably hit several mid-range shots.

Fortunately, Curry relied on developing his touch in the first three quarters, and his touch at the beginning of the fourth quarter was not bad either. In addition, the quality of Green's cover is very high, and the All-Stars in the Western Conference do not specifically round up Curry, but focus on blue-collar players with dirty work such as defensive arrows all year round.

Let them chase Curry, keep crowding the screen, and prevent Curry from catching the ball. This is an impossible task.

It's also because Curry's shots are too simple and the space for his shots is huge, just like in daily training.

As soon as the fourth quarter started, Curry made 4 of 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points.

In the same 4 shots, even if Durant hits all the shots, he can only score 8 points from mid-range.

Even if Curry missed a shot, he still scored 1 point more than Durant. This is the gap!
Of course, Durant is in good shape, but this also forces Leonard to get serious.

Originally, Leonard was prepared to work harder on the offensive end, but when Durant kept finding trouble with him and constantly made mid-range shots under his defense, Leonard naturally couldn't remain indifferent.

And when Leonard attacked Durant, Durant especially continued to stand up and play singles, maintaining a good scoring efficiency.

Being able to ensure that the ball is not lost in his hands or that he can pass the ball out again is pretty good.

And when Durant handed over the ball and went to squat in the bottom corner, Durant was no longer on the court.

James came out to take over the game, but even if Curry was called on in the pick-and-roll, Duane and Green were there to help Curry defend.

No matter if you take one or two more steps, you still have to jump to end.

James can't rely on his body to fight hard. He takes a few more steps to find opportunities to hit layups. There are also situations where the ball is taken out halfway and the layup is blocked.

The Bulls have been playing against the Heat in the past few years, and they have studied the Heat's Big Three the most thoroughly.

It is precisely because of this that the Bulls' players are also the most experienced in the league against the Heat's Big Three.

The monk can run away, but he can't run away from the temple! Although James has left the Heat, his style of play has remained the same, which is to get to the basket and finish scoring.

Regarding James, the Eastern All-Stars have excellent defensive resources. Naturally, James cannot show the offensive ability that a top five player in the league should have.

As time went by, the Eastern All-Stars came from behind and took the lead.

However, the lead is not big, hovering around 5 points.

Fortunately, the Eastern All-Star Team has taken the hope of victory into its own hands.

It’s not like the Western Conference All-Stars. At the last minute, they didn’t know who to hand the ball over to, and in the end they had no choice but to show their talents to each other.

In the last 2 minutes, 124 to 128, the score between the two sides was anxious, and the game entered a fierce stage.

James holds the ball at the top of the arc and organizes the offense.

Because it's not the last round yet, James is still willing to be the team's attacker and play singles with the ball.

However, facing the tight defense of the Eastern All-Star Team, James does not have much room to display.

I saw James dribbling the ball continuously from his hips, retreating and shooting cold arrows.

Du En was well prepared and stepped forward to block the shot.

It can only be said that it was a bit easy to defend. Duen directly swatted the ball away, then took off a second time and grabbed the ball into his own hands.

At the same time, Green and Curry were already rushing towards the frontcourt.

Duan passed the ball long to Green, who attracted the defense and passed the ball to Curry.

Curry took the ball and hit a layup, scoring two points again. His personal score reached 27 points, only 3 points away from reaching 30.

But in the next second, Westbrook, who was returning to the backcourt, suddenly took the ball and slipped out of the baseline, making a long pass toward the frontcourt.

It turned out that James did not return to defense with all his strength, but strolled to the center circle.

Westbrook saw that James was open and had a chance to switch, so he immediately passed the ball.

James did not disappoint. Two or three seconds later, he launched a Huashan-style one-arm dunk.

"Mine!" Du En raised his hand to indicate that he was relaxed, and he didn't pay attention to staring at James.

Hearing this, Curry just smiled and bit his braces, and then said: "Slowly, don't rush."

Nearly 2 seconds have passed in the last two minutes. The Eastern All-Stars maintain a 20-point lead. They still have the ball at this time, so there is really no need to worry.

Not long after, Duan sent the ball out, and Curry passed the ball back to Duan.

No one from the Western Conference All-Stars team came to closely defend Duane, allowing Duane to dribble across half court easily and then find Green to screen for him.

Duen used the pick-and-roll to break into the three-point line. Facing Durant's defense, Duen directly used a fake move to fly away Durant.

Seeing Du En's long shot go straight to the basket, Thick Eyebrow could only rush forward to defend Du En.

But instead of forcing a layup with thick eyebrows, Duan passed the ball through the ground and passed it to the downhill Green.

However, Green can also cause trouble. He can obviously make a layup, but he doesn't, because he has to make the ball for Curry.

I saw Curry running to the bottom corner and appearing behind Green.

And Green also knew that Curry would move like this. Of course, he caught Curry's figure in the corner of his eyes in advance and knew that Curry was already in position.

Ever since, Green passed the ball to Curry without looking at the man's crotch.

After Curry caught the ball, he didn't make any adjustments and threw the ball with confidence.

The basketball draws a beautiful arc in the air until it hits the net!
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Water splashed everywhere and the whole place was boiling!
Curry killed tonight's game with his iconic three-pointer!
Although the game is not completely over yet, in the last minute or so of the game, it is indeed difficult for the Western Conference All-Stars to recover from a 1-point deficit.

The All-Star Game is different from the playoffs. Foul tactics are basically not implemented at the last moment.

So, there are basically no miracles!

At the critical moment just now, Curry used his best three-pointer to seal the victory for the Eastern All-Stars.

At the same time, his personal score also reached 30 points, basically locking in the MVP of this game!

133 to 138, with the buzzer announcing the official end of the game, this year's All-Star Game has come to an end.

The Eastern Conference All-Stars won the game by 5 points.

As one of the top stars in the Eastern Conference, Curry also successfully won the All-Star MVP with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists!

However, the good times did not last long. Curry had just returned to Chicago with the All-Star MVP trophy. It was clear that he had the right momentum and was about to take a further step towards the regular season MVP, but he was suddenly injured during the game.

And it's not a minor injury, but a knee strain that's basically a season-ending injury.

Perhaps, playing in the playoffs for several consecutive years has consumed Curry a lot.

In previous years, Curry went to the beach for vacation during the offseason, played golf with his family, and took some time to recuperate. Basically, there was no problem.

But last year's offseason, Curry still worked hard to improve himself in order to meet his own expectations and the team's offensive needs.

The effect of hard training in the summer is obvious. In the first half of the regular season this season, the Bulls can still maintain the first place in the Eastern Conference, which has a lot to do with Curry's improvement in strength.

The problem is, after all, Curry is a human being, not a robot.

Frequently squeezing the body's talents seems to be too hasty!

Now Curry's physical load management is out of control, and injuries have also broken out.

The Bulls suddenly lost their first scoring point, and the team's record naturally fluctuated as a result.

Fortunately, the Bulls had no original plan to ensure the first place in the Eastern Conference.

Curry's sudden injury also reminded Du En and others that load management has to start again.

Scott Skiles was very good at doing this when he was the team's head coach.

Now Mike Brown is in charge and Tyronn Lue is assisting him, but both of them like to dominate the main force... (End of this chapter)