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Chapter 72 One-sided rebound
Zhang Chen's extraordinarily serious look startled the reporter and quickly ended the interview.

In fact, he didn't tell the whole truth, but he didn't lie. Everyone wants something like MVP, and he is no exception, but he is the kind of person who puts victory first.

For the sake of winning the game, he wouldn't mind being a helper or a supporting role.

But at the same time, for the victory of the game, when someone needs to stand up, he will definitely stand up without fear.

"You have a good mentality. It's your first time participating in the All-Star Game. There will be plenty of opportunities to win the MVP." After the three-point contest, Zhang Chen also sat with Mourning, who also patted him on the shoulder and praised him.

Mourning was really afraid that he would take advantage of the moment to say that he wanted to win the MVP. In that case, he would probably have fewer opportunities to perform tomorrow.

"Alonzo, from your tone, you seem to have an idea."

"It's useless to have an idea. Look at the lineup in the West. Even if the coach of the Eastern Stars is our coach, I won't have a chance." Mourning was also a little depressed.

The following slam dunk contest immediately attracted everyone's attention. Carter and McGrady's wonderful performance in the first round allowed the cousins' battle to continue in the final.

It's a pity that there is still a huge gap between McGrady and his cousin in dunking. Sitting on the sidelines and watching Carter dunk is absolutely shocking. Zhang Chen also has to say, this girl is not human at all, and the stretch and domineering movements are amazing.

With this move, Carter is probably more eye-catching than tomorrow's All-Star MVP.

On February 2th, the All-Star drama finally began.

The Eastern Stars started with Allen Iverson at No. 1, Zhang Chen at No. 2, Vince Carter at No. 3, Grant Hill at No. 4, and Alonzo Mourning at No. 5.

The Western Stars started with Jason Kidd at No. 1, Kobe Bryant at No. 2, Kevin Garnett at No. 3, Tim Duncan at No. 4, and Shaquille O'Neal at No. 5.

If the inside line suffered a bit in the previous rookie game, the inside line in the All-Star game will suffer a lot.

Mourning was at a disadvantage due to his stature, and he was basically submerged standing inside.

At the beginning of the game, the West team jumped to the ball, Kidd advanced with the ball, and then they opened their posture and prepared to play positional battles according to the conventional path.

In fact, Zhang Chen has an idea. Isn’t he playing against Kobe? Although they haven’t played against the Lakers, everyone knows Kobe’s strong personality. If he spouts a few trash words, can the opponent be forced to beat him? Well, in this case, the advantage of the west can be weakened.

Facts have proved that it was because he was thinking too much, at least in the current situation, it is also possible that Kobe is not as strong as he was later.

When Kidd distributed the ball to Kobe on the side, Zhang Chen asked him if he wanted to hit one, and he smiled and lobbed the ball to O'Neal inside.

Zhang Chen also did not hesitate to go over to flank, not because he wanted to win so eagerly, this was originally Larry Brown's tactic, because the inside line was too disadvantaged, Larry Brown meant that once the west line got the ball, at the same time The defenders on the side will attack.

Faced with Zhang Chen's attack from the outside line, O'Neal made a small hook when he turned to the bottom line.

However, Mourning completely stuck his position, and the shot was not so comfortable. It bounced off the backboard, but on the other side Duncan easily got the rebound and made up the ball.

When the Eastern Conference is attacking, you can imagine what it would be like for three guys with long arms over 2 meters to stand inside, as if the basketball court suddenly became smaller.

The first offense here is also quite satisfactory, but it is impossible to force the inside. In this situation, Mourning really can't play. Iverson controlled the ball to the side, and Hill quickly pulled it out to the top of the arc to catch the ball. CIC.

However, in this case, Duncan, who was facing him, really came out of defense. When the opponent's long arm interfered, Hill's shot also hit the iron.

On the west side, they stood upright again, and Kidd divided the ball to the side according to the conventional routine, but this time it was Garnett's side, and Garnett also raised the ball high and directly. It hit Duncan on the inside, Hill definitely couldn't stand it, and Carter immediately went over to attack.

Duncan raised the ball high, made a mid-range shot, and missed it, but the rebound was snatched by O'Neal again. Seeing that O'Neal was about to dunk, Mourning hugged O'Neal down and grinned non-stop. , which means it's just a joke.

O'Neal walked to the free throw line and missed two free throws very smartly.

Iverson chose to attack by himself this time, but Kidd's defense did not lose his position at all, so that Iverson missed a jumper from the side.

When it was the west's turn to attack, they opened up again to find a taller player. This time, Garnett was beaten by Carter. Scored 2 points.

This is simply impossible to play. Because Mourning has no one to help, he can't squeeze under the basket alone. The rebounds in the West are also fortified. The frontcourt is as easy as the backcourt.

In fact, at the beginning of the game, everyone didn't warm up seriously. Everyone's defensive ability was also good, and their shooting percentage was not very good, but they couldn't stop the rebounds.

It was Mourning's turn to play in the Eastern Conference's offense. Because he couldn't hit the inside, he also pulled out from the outside to make a mid-range shot, but he missed.

When Kidd dribbled the ball into the Eastern Conference, several people were still guessing whether they would play one by one or continue to play inside. As a result, Kidd pretended to direct the position, and suddenly he flicked his finger, and the ball in his hand flew to the basket. Duncan jumps on an alley-oop.

Grant Hill can't squeeze the opponent, even if there is a bounce, he can't prevent it.

The game started a few rounds, and the score was 6:0, which is probably the rhythm of abuse to the end.

The gap between the two sides is bigger than imagined, not because of the big difference in strength, but because the All-Stars are temporarily assembled together, and it is impossible to play any complicated tactics. The tactics of both sides are relatively simple. In this way, the simple It is clear at a glance which is better to play outside tactics or simple inside tactics. Even if the shooting percentage is similar, but in the case of a complete defeat in rebounding, it is really more advantageous to be tall and strong.

Kidd's performance was a signal, and everyone realized that this was an All-Star and it was time to perform. The Eastern team followed suit with an alley-oop, but this one was even more exciting.

"Iverson suddenly threw the ball into his mouth while he was moving, and Carter ran to the basket and jumped high. Oh, it was wonderful. He grabbed the ball and it was a back button. It's hard to imagine him in such a small space. This can be done, O'Neal and Duncan around him almost occupy all the positions under the basket, and they haven't been able to stop his performance, and he reminds me of yesterday's slam dunk contest, he was born for dunking."

In the west's offense, Kobe also seized the opportunity. Zhang Chen had completely blocked the opponent's face with a difficult fallback, but he still couldn't prevent the ball from hitting.

But in the offense on the Eastern side, Zhang Chen seems to have completely forgotten the existence of Zhang Chen. He is also extremely depressed. When Larry Brown arranged his tactics, he probably regarded the All-Star team as the 76ers, the guard next to Iverson. Just defend.

Either it is to pull inside and outside, or it is to change the position of the striker. The ultimate plan is for Iverson to play singles. Nima still has a shooting guard, okay?

Seeing that the score was behind, Iverson also stepped up his singles, and finally passed Kidd with his speed, but when he picked the basket, he slapped Duncan and slapped the ball back to the middle of the court.

Because it is an All-Star, both sides laughed, Duncan laughed especially happily, and Iverson also smiled shyly. Looking back, it seems that if he wants to perform, he still has to fight for himself.

When it came time to add performance elements, that is, when there were many mistakes, Zhang Chen decided to temporarily lower his defensive strength against Kobe, maybe allowing the opponent to take advantage of the opportunity to score more points, and the situation will be better instead, at least not like they are alone now. He poured all his energy into the paint, but even if he wanted to defend, he was powerless.

People stood one step away from Kobe, but their minds noticed other directions.

Wanting to play tricks again, Zhang Chen suddenly rushed out like a preying beast.

"Zhang Chen's steal, Eastern's fast down, he jumped straight up, only one person returned to the defense in time Kidd helplessly dodged it, a heavy dunk, my God, the aesthetics of violence, why didn't he participate in the dunk The competition, the height of the flight, the strength of the dunk..."

Why did the East flank the inside line? It was not for steals and counterattacks.

If the West has been playing inside in a regular manner, in fact, there will not be many opportunities for steals. This is an All-Star insider, and it is not an ordinary rough guy, but if you take performance into consideration, there will be more opportunities. Not to mention that these guys are not on the same team. Even if it is a team, with the mentality of playing, mistakes will increase.

Zhang Chen decided to keep a close eye on these mistakes. He didn't come to the All-Stars just for soy sauce.

"It's Zhang Chen's steal again. Even in the All-Stars, he didn't forget to show his excellent defensive skills... The pass behind the back after the fast break jumps up. This is a match of the Heat. Mourning catches the ball behind. Then it was a big dunk."

In fact, even so, the West has always been ahead in the score. Zhang Chen is catching the mistakes of the West, and the West is also catching their mistakes. The entire Eastern Conference does not have a dedicated point guard, and passing mistakes are not uncommon.

This is not possible, how can we have a chance to turn the score over? With such a lineup, if the gap between the two sides is too big, and the Western Conference is playing against the rhythm at the last moment, it will definitely be impossible to turn it over.

It seems that he needs to communicate with other people for a while. The All-Star Game is not in the Heat. He has no tactical status. To change the current situation, he needs to at least have the ball in his hands.

(End of this chapter)