Chapter 1 The Score

After the first quarter, the score was 37 to 36, the two teams evenly matched.

No fan would have expected this score and this scene before the game.

Following yesterday's Slam Dunk Contest becoming an epic battle, today's main game also has a tendency to develop in this direction!

In the second quarter, both sides rotated their lineups.

At this time, the substitutes finally got more playing opportunities.

On the James team, the outside players were Westbrook and Curry, the forwards were Harden and Anthony, and the center was Whiteside.

Lue once again showed his ghostly coaching skills, putting on a lineup of one big man, four small men, and three guards.

On the Tang Tian team, the outside players were Walker and Lillard, the forwards were DeRozan and Aldridge, and the center was Horford.

The Tang Tian team attacked first.

Walker made a sudden pass to Lillard, who caught the ball and unreasonably threw it directly at Curry from the outside.

The shot selection of this ball was a bit problematic.

"Swish!"

But Lillard made it!

There are too many super teams in the West, and Lillard's Trail Blazers have become a victim.

However, his personal performance has steadily improved, and his personal data has also ushered in a spurt this season.

He brought that confidence to the All-Star Game!

In a stalemate, this kind of three-pointer is very morale-boosting.

There was a burst of excited shouts from the Pelicans' bench, and Thompson's towel was flying.

Turning around, Curry wanted to return the favor, but his long-range shot from beyond the three-point line hit the front edge of the basket and went out.

In fact, in the entire first quarter, Curry only made one goal, which was the long three-pointer not long after the start.

After that, he was replaced early, and his touch was obviously not online when he came back on.

In the Tang Tian team's offense, Lillard held the ball to attack, and he played a pick-and-roll with Horford.

After switching and facing Whiteside, he changed his rhythm with a deceleration and acceleration, directly passing the opponent and scoring a layup.

He's in good shape!

The crowd also cheered for Lillard.

When Tang Tian was selecting people, Lillard was the first person he chose other than his hard-training brothers.

Even George was selected after him.

This choice was also criticized by many fans, after all, Tang Tian's choice of hard-training brothers was excusable.

But letting George go and wanting Lillard is really stupid and wasteful!

But now it seems that Tang Tian's vision is really vicious.

He was accurate in Lillard's state, and conversely, although George is stronger, his state in the Cavaliers this season is average.

Now his vicious vision has been verified.

With this wave of 5-0, the Tang Tian team took the initiative on the court.

The fans in the audience were even more excited.

The main players played a 50-50 game with James, and now the substitutes have the opportunity to establish an advantage. The Tang Tian team is really going for the win tonight!

In the James team's offense, Curry held the ball in the frontcourt, knowing that his touch was average, he didn't attack, and threw the ball to Harden.

Harden singled Lillard, a signature step-back three-pointer.

This step-back is very well done.

"Clang!"

But the touch was a little bit off, and the ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced high.

The defensive rebound was protected by Horford.

The Tang Tian team launched a counterattack. After Lillard received the ball, he glanced at the defense and directly shot a three-pointer from a step away from the three-point line in the fast break!

He's having fun.

The ball was a little heavy and hit the backboard.

But it was heavy enough, rebounding and falling into the net!

Lillard, scored 8 consecutive points!

The fans in the audience couldn't help cheering for him.

In this day and age, there are fewer and fewer teams in one city, and Lillard's popularity is neither up nor down, but his performance in this period is definitely attracting fans!

The Pelicans' bench was boiling again, and even Butler and Davis jumped up to applaud Lillard.

Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and his layup after a breakthrough finally continued to score for the James team.

Turning around, Lillard used his traction to pass the ball to Aldridge, whose mid-range jumper from the free throw line also went in.

Tang Tian also reached out to applaud Lillard's performance this time.

Combining breakthroughs, shots, and passes, Lillard played like a superstar in this period.

Harden held the ball in the frontcourt again, and he signaled to play a tactic.

Curry came out around the pick-and-roll.

But Harden and Curry had a problem with their understanding, the ball was passed too early, and it was directly intercepted by Horford who turned around.

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Lillard played like a superstar as an All-Star.

But this pair of superstars, this period is a hard-hitting undercover feeling!

Lue is already hesitating whether to call a timeout.

Walker broke through and scored a goal, and turning around, Curry returned the favor with a layup that went over the bridge.

The rebound was protected by Horford again, and he directly threw a long pass from the backcourt this time. Walker received the ball and made another layup after getting rid of Harden's pursuit.

51 to 38.

In the blink of an eye, the Tang Tian team played a 14-2 offensive, and had instantly opened the point difference to 13 points!

Lue reached out and called a timeout.

Curry and Harden's performance really failed his expectations!

But the live camera gave James at this time.

James' expression was a bit complicated.

He chose a bunch of superstars, especially a lot of super guards.

Curry and Harden, these are the top ten or even top five players in the mvp this season, but one is more capable of acting than the other.

Is this a rhythm of acting as a group?

The fans couldn't help laughing when they saw this.

Paper strength and performance are not necessarily directly proportional.

With Curry and Harden on the court, the state tonight is really a disaster.

Speaking of Lowry and DeRozan being selected by James and Tang Tian respectively, the Raptors' garbage brothers could not play on the same team in the All-Star arena.

But Curry and Harden inherited their mantle and turned themselves into garbage brothers!

In such a stalemate, in a game where both sides are striving for victory, they are really a clear stream.

When the timeout came back, Harden and Curry were still on the court, but Lue also replaced the other starters.

Curry, Harden, James, Antetokounmpo, Embiid.

This is Lue's change of formation on the basis of the first quarter. With two shooters in the lineup, Stevens did not dare to defend the 2-3 zone.

Stevens over there also made personnel changes.

Irving, Tang Tian, Thompson, Davis, Drummond.

Both sides really attach great importance to this game.

Lue's judgment was correct. With this lineup, the Tang Tian team really defended back to man-to-man.

James broke through the inside line to compress the defense and passed the ball to Curry.

Curry's chance ball, but he knew that his touch was not good and did not shoot. He faked a shot and took a step to make a mid-range shot.

But Thompson gave a lot of defensive pressure, and his mid-range fadeaway shot directly made a three-no-touch!

At this moment, the laughter at the scene could no longer be contained.

Faced with his good friend, Curry is even more completely garbage!

Moreover, after this ball missed, it happened to fall into Davis' hands.

Davis passed it directly to Tang Tian, Tang Tian accelerated to get rid of Harden, rushed to the frontcourt and started showing off again.

A 360° turn dunk one step inside the free throw line, the entire Staples Center was boiling.

The Tang Tian team is already leading the James team by more than 15 points!