NBA: The Talent Burst from the Start

During the intermission, the rookies passed quickly while listening to Lin Lei's amazing dance.

Even a group of rookies have been completely immersed in Lin Lei's singing, until the game is about to start, they are somewhat reluctant to temporarily close the music.

Section 2 As soon as Lin Lei and others came on stage, the scene burst into great cheers, which can even be described as deafening.

Everyone had already passed two quarters and was completely conquered by Lin Lei's strength.

It is no exaggeration to say that this game has become Lin Lei's solo show. He crushed a group of players with the strongest strength, and also made Barkley's 20 points in the first half overshadowed by Irving.

Just as Lin Lei was preparing to defend against Owen and others, out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently saw a spectator on the sidelines...

It's actually the president of the league, Stern!

As the league president, Stern's presence here makes sense in theory, but in fact, the All-Star weekend is actually very busy for the league president.

Because he also represents the NBA league, communicates with major brands and many teams in the league.

And prepare in advance for the regular second half and the scheduling of the playoffs.

According to 11, Stern should not appear here.

And Lin Lei found that when Stern met his eyes, there was a dash of admiration and fanaticism in his eyes, and he looked like a little fanboy.

After the eyes of the two met, Lin Lei suddenly had a cold war, and a cool feeling appeared on his back:

"This old guy has always been very calm, never showing his attitude in front of others, and suddenly showing this look, he probably won't like me!"

This idea flashed in Lin Lei's mind, but it was just a joke.

However, Stern's expression just now revealed that he must have something to do next.

This old guy is an old fox, and it must be unprofitable. It is better to be careful.

Lin Lei, who has always played with the old fox in the palm of his hand, doesn't want to be tricked by him this time!

But this matter didn't bother him for too long, after all, the game was still going on.

The most important thing to pay attention to right now is the game on the court. Because O'Neal's team is too big, Lin Lei stayed on the court for about a minute before being replaced by O'Neal.

After all, this is an All-Star rookie game, not a regular game. Everyone should show their faces and lead by so many points. Instead, those substitute players ushered in a good opportunity to perform.

"Lin Lei, you don't have to play in the third quarter, just sit and chat with me off the court!

After replacing Lin Lei, O'Neal looked relaxed.

Regardless of the relaxed atmosphere on O'Neal's side, the Barkley team, on the other hand, not only Barkley himself, but all the players in their team, but it looks as if they are facing the enemy.

It was obvious that Barkley had clearly lectured them at halftime.

Barkley and O'Neal are like a pair of enemies, neither of them wants to lose to the other.

In Lin Lei's case, Barkley also knew that it was very difficult for his pair to win, but being behind so much made him feel a little overwhelmed.

Seeing that O'Neal replaced Lin Lei, Barkley immediately made a decision to fight back across the board, and he changed the starting lineup.

Featuring Irving, Jeremy Lin, Monroe, Tristan Thompson and Leonard.

Although this lineup does not seem to be very strong on defense, it is actually very powerful on offense.

Leonard can also temporarily guard the inside line with Tristan Thompson, which is also the best lineup that Barkley had thought of before.

Tristan Thompson has performed fairly well in the Cavaliers for most of the year, at least on defense, much better than Monroe.

Moreover, Barkley also gave a death order to play this game as a final. The players naturally did not dare to be sloppy after experiencing a big defeat in the first half.

So in the third quarter, with Jeremy Lin and Irving in series, the Barkley team started a Jedi counterattack.

They cooperated very well. Irving's offensive ability was very strong, and he was also able to transmit the ball to the dominant point in the interior. Monroe and Tristan were guarded by two interior players, which also allowed O'Neal's Cousins. Getting really headache!

On the other hand, on O'Neal's side, after Lin Lei was missing, the remediation team seemed to lack the core and soul, and everyone began to fight on their own.

According to O'Neal's pre-arranged tactics, Lin Lei was not on the field and Paul George was injured again, and the responsibility of passing the ball and attacking on the field was all handed over to the white player Gordon Hayward.

However, it turns out that this tactic is not ideal. Although Hayward performed very well in the Jazz, he always felt tied when facing Leonard.

5 minutes into the third quarter, the Barkley team actually played a wave of 18:6 offensive.

The score on the field also came to 84:75.

Seeing this picture, Hayward was also a little anxious.

In the next round, he did not pass the ball to others, but let other teammates pull away to complete a single with Leonard.

Seeing this, other teammates also distanced themselves, which made Barkley face a confident smile.

Although he has only been with these rookies for two days, Barkley has a new understanding of these rookies, especially Leonard, which makes him feel like he has found a treasure.

Ronald, who was selected with the 15th overall pick this season, can only contribute 7.9 points in 24 minutes per game, which seems to be out of reach compared to Irving and others.

But the player's 37.6% three-point shooting percentage and even close to 50% from the field are very exaggerated, and the efficiency is among all rookies except Lin Lei. can also be among the best.

More importantly, Leonard does not occupy the ball. Often when his teammates need him, as long as he passes the ball into Leonard's hands, he can always surprise everyone and play a very stable performance.

And Leonard's mentality is also much better than other players. When the team is behind by many points, he will not be arrogant or impetuous, and do his own thing. As long as the coach needs it, he can complete his own tasks at any time. .

In the first half, when Lin Lei smashed the Quartet, all the players would be easily passed by him when facing Lin Lei.

Leonard, however, was able to limit Lin Lei to a certain extent, even though limiting Lin Lei allowed him to score nearly 50 points.

But if Lin Lei is not limited to 120, I am afraid that Lin Lei can score 70 points in the first half!

Because of this, all members of the Barkley team criticized at halftime, except for Leonard to give a positive evaluation.

And asked everyone to learn more from Leonard on defense, so that his status in the team can be improved one step further.

Facts have proved that Barkley, as a veteran in the league, sees the problem very thoroughly.

In the 3rd quarter, Leonard had already contributed his great defensive strength, making the defense of the O'Neal players dizzy.

When facing Leonard, Hayward adjusted his state slightly, using a change of direction to move away a certain distance, thus creating space for his shot.

Hayward's ability is still relatively balanced, and his hand is very soft.

The Jazz are also developing him as a future core, devising some off-ball screens for Hayward.

But he doesn't seem to be used to this kind of rhythm of back-running and shooting street balls. He is a tall, athletic flank who can keep the ball and attack. He has excellent finishing ability and can draw fouls.

But three of his points are not stable, the wingspan is suitable for marking the defender but not strong enough.

Just as Hayward was about to score with his best breakthrough, a mid-range shot that opened up space, Leonard, who was in charge of defending him, remained unmoved. In disguise, the basketball in Hayward's hand actually flew out!

It turned out that Leonard had long been aware of Hayward's attacking style, and on his first dribble, he stretched out his long arm and slapped the ball down!