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Chapter 171 Fierce Battle All-Star Part [-]

After the three-point contest ended, the audience on the sidelines were still discussing Liu Han's performance just now. To be honest, many of them thought that Liu Han's performance in the exhibition game was better than his performance in the three-point contest.

After the three-point contest is over, there is a slam dunk contest as usual, but this year the slam dunk contest was canceled due to too few applicants. After discussion, the league set up a mixed shooting contest. Retired stars from each team and a team Famous basketball stars and a female basketball star have a fixed-point shooting competition.Liu Han was originally invited to participate in this competition, but he finally refused.

Liu Han needs to prepare for the next day's All-Star Game.

In this All-Star game, the Western Conference has a much smaller lineup than the Eastern Conference. Veteran players in the Western Conference, including Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, David Robinson and Stockton, were unable to participate due to various reasons. So there are many rookie players selected, such as Tim Duncan who just entered the NBA this season, Stephen Marbury who participated in the draft at the same time as Liu Han, Kevin Garnett who was the fifth overall pick in 95, and Jason Kee who was the second overall pick in 94. Germany.

The lineup in the East is indeed stronger than that in the West. Needless to say, Jordan and Pippen, the East also has outstanding inside players such as Sean Kemp, Mutombo, and Alonzo Mourning. There are also two outsiders. Hardaway -- Tim Hardaway and Anfernee Hardaway, both very good players.Kobe also grew rapidly after switching to the New Jersey Nets, and gained a lot of popularity in the East. He was selected as the backup guard in the East.

The head coach of the Western Conference for this All-Star Game is George Crent of the Lakers, and the head coach of the Eastern Conference is Larry Bird of the Indiana Pacers. Both of them can be regarded as "young coaches" in the NBA. The basketball philosophy they uphold is also similar, they are all based on outside attack, but George is not as extreme in concept as Larry Bird. Although his tactics are much more extreme, in terms of concept, George still thinks that the center Existence is necessary and reasonable.

The starting lineup in the West is point guard Gary Payton, shooting guard Liu Han, small forward Karl Malone, power forward Kevin Garnett, and center Shaquille O'Neal.This lineup was selected by the fans. In some respects, it is not a reasonable lineup. The inside height is sufficient but the outside defense will be worse.

The Eastern Conference's starting lineup is point guard Anfernee Hardaway, shooting guard Michael Jordan, small forward Grant Hill, power forward Sean Kemp, and center Mutombo.The Eastern Conference lineup is slightly more reasonable, but their outside shooting ability is slightly worse.

In a sense, the All-Star Game will be an exhibition game for stars. Few players will actually play. The purpose of the game is to please the audience and attract fans. Players with elegant and beautiful outside players will have an advantage.However, this year's All-Star Game has a different flavor of gunpowder than previous years. First of all, Liu Han and Jordan are deadly rivals. Jordan was dissatisfied when Liu Han took away the championship last season, and Liu Han was in pain before the All-Star Game. Beating Rodman and Pippen made the Bulls lose face even more, so Jordan will definitely fight Liu Han in this game.Secondly, the western side is dominated by rookies, while the eastern side is dominated by veteran players. The rookies think that they need to be in the top position, while the veteran players also want to defend their status, so there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the two.Again, the West has been crushed in the All-Star Game for two years. Although the situation in the league has always been that the West is strong and the East is weak, Jordan's presence always makes the West suffer in the All-Star Game. No player would want to live with others. Under the aura of the Western Conference, the West will definitely play well this year.

In recent years, the league has hoped to find a balance between attracting audiences and exciting games in the All-Star Game. On the one hand, the league hopes that the All-Star Game can attract more viewers to watch, but on the other hand, the league does not want the game to be completely reduced. Perform for the dunk.This year's All-Star Game looks like a good opportunity for the league.

George Crent lacks prestige in front of this group of stars but is very popular with the management of each team, because these young people selected by George for the Lakers have played at a very good level, and their salaries are not much. What the management of the team wants to see most, they can't wait for the Lakers to fire George Crent immediately, and then their own team can hire them, so the management of the team before the players of each team come to participate in the All-Star Game I have all reminded, don't offend George, try to fight according to George Krent's arrangement.

George himself really wants Liu Han to play well in this game, because he knows that Liu Han will face a two-month suspension next, and he wants his disciples to enjoy the joy of victory before the suspension.

Although Larry Bird has a lot of prestige among the players in the Eastern Conference, it is actually Jordan who has the final say in the team. Larry Bird is also happy to see Jordan and Liu Han die in this game. It was a good opportunity for the Pacers, so he let Jordan arrange the game.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal won the jump ball without any surprise. Mutombo, nicknamed "African Mountain", actually has a saying that "age is the secret". Judging from his bounce, his age is very likely They are larger in the east.

Gary Payton didn't take the ball after he got the ball, but gave the ball directly to Liu Han. Although he doesn't like Liu Han, he hates Jordan even more, so Payton really hopes to see two people he doesn't like come up together Just die.

Immediately after Liu Han got the ball, he encountered Jordan's defense, and the defensive posture was very strong, which made people feel like they were in the finals.

The other players on the field pulled away wisely, and the fans on the sidelines also cheered. They liked to see the climax from the very beginning.

Liu Han held the ball and made a three-threat action from beyond the three-point line. Jordan lowered his center of gravity and concealed Liu Han's shooting hand with one hand.

Liu Han took a tentative step with his right foot, but Jordan was unmoved.

Liu Han suddenly accelerated and broke through to the left, Jordan quickly adjusted his center of gravity to keep up, but Liu Han dribbled behind his back and changed direction, but Jordan was very focused and did not get swayed away.

After Liu Han dribbled the ball behind his back, he dribbled the ball behind his right hand again and changed to the left. Jordan's feet moved quickly to keep up with Liu Han's change of direction.

Liu Han was very close to Jordan at this time, but he didn't panic at all. After catching the ball with his left hand, he suddenly changed direction in front of him and went to the right again. His change of direction was very sudden and very fast. Jordan immediately He adjusted his center of gravity and tried to continue to block Liu Han's breakthrough, but Liu Han used his most proficient trick again, a sudden stop, and then suddenly stepped back to shoot a jump shot. His body leaned back in the air, completely opening Jordan's seal. cover space.

Liu Han's shots were as stable as in the three-point contest. Jordan's interference didn't work, and Liu Han scored three points for the West.

The wonderful offense and defense made the fans in the audience cheer for it. This All-Star Game has played the taste of the finals from the beginning.

(End of this chapter)