Chapter 2 Back Again

Tang Tian and Kobe were still on the court when the second quarter came around.

The fans were clamoring for Tang Tian to play Kobe again, but Tang Tian didn't. He switched to organizing.

If it were an NBA game, he would definitely keep going at Kobe.

But now everyone was a legend, and besides, Kobe had retired for much longer than him. The All-Star Celebrity Game was just for fun.

Even so, Team International firmly held onto their lead, leading by as much as 15 points at the end of the first half.

Tang Tian played less than 10 minutes in the first half, but he had 17 points and 3 assists, the highest score of the game.

The words "a little tryout" really described him perfectly.

In the second half, Nash put Tang Tian in the starting lineup.

With this arrangement, Nash completely outmaneuvered Kenny Smith on the opposite side in terms of coaching.

Tang Tian's strength was clearly a level or even two above everyone else on the court, and he led Team International to quickly extend the lead to 20 points.

And it was during this process that a very interesting scene took place.

Tang Tian had a mismatch against Jordan in the frontcourt, and his crossover directly caused His Airness to fall.

There was an uproar from the crowd.

But Tang Tian stopped his attack and used one hand to hold the ball and the other to pull Jordan up from the ground.

Jordan smiled at Tang Tian. At that moment, he felt that Tang Tian deserved the title of greatest of all time.

The crowd erupted in cheers and applause.

From giving up playing Kobe, to now giving up the attack and pulling up Jordan.

Because it was an exhibition game, Tang Tian showed them a different kind of sportsmanship on the basketball court.

This was another kind of charm of basketball besides competition.

However, Team USA trailed by 20+ points after three quarters, and they were unable to close the gap in the final quarter.

It was at this moment that an even more interesting scene occurred on the court.

During a timeout, Kenny Smith cursed and directly took off his clothes and went on the court himself!

Except for the early days of the Chinese CBA, basketball games do not allow coaches to play, but this was the All-Star Celebrity Game, so there were no restrictions at all.

The crowd cheered, wanting to see what changes Kenny Smith could bring to Team USA.

But unfortunately, Kenny Smith had been retired for so many years that his level was a little unwatchable.

He played for a long time and only contributed one turnover and one rebound. Parker let him score two points at the last moment.

Although his performance was not good, Smith's comedic talent was excellent. After the turnover, he pretended that the ball was still there and even broke through, amusing the audience.

The game was already without suspense, but Smith's performance gave the fans another kind of experience.

In the end, Team International easily defeated Team USA 83-70, winning the All-Star Celebrity Game.

For Team USA, Duncan had a team-high 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Stone Buddha was as stable as ever.

Wade had 13 points, Kobe had 11 points and 3 assists, Jordan had 6 points and 2 rebounds, and O'Neal had 2 points and 5 rebounds.

For Team International, Ginobili had 14 points, Parker had 12 points and 9 assists, Nowitzki had 11 points, and Yao Ming had 4 points and 6 rebounds.

Tang Tian had a game-high 27 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

With his outstanding strength, Tang Tian won the All-Star Celebrity Game MVP without any suspense in the end.

With this MVP, he set another record, becoming the only player in NBA history to have won all the All-Star Game championships.

Three-Point Contest, Slam Dunk Contest, Skills Challenge, Rookie Game, All-Star Game, Celebrity Game...

As long as there were games, he won them all.

Interestingly, when Tang Tian accepted the award, he held Towns, and Towns directly accepted the award on behalf of his father.

This scene caused cheers from the crowd and was recorded in photos by reporters.

Towns was the brightest star of this year's All-Star Game.

After accepting the award, Tang Tian was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.

"Your condition is very good. Will you consider coming back next season?"

After such a performance in the All-Star Celebrity Game, this question was almost mandatory.

"Not for the time being. I'm enjoying my retired life now."

Tang Tian shook his head with a smile.

"Is coming back on your schedule?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"Yes."

The reporter was just asking unwillingly, but Tang Tian's answer gave him a big surprise.

The meaning of this sentence was that Tang Tian will definitely come back in the future!

The NBA would be even more exciting.

Or rather, the pressure on those superstars had increased.

With Tang Tian's dominant performance before his retirement, if they could not win the championship before Tang Tian came back, then they might never win a championship in their entire lives!

The All-Star Celebrity Game was a good start to this year's All-Star Game, and the subsequent Rookie Game and individual events also had their own highlights.

It is worth mentioning that Durant, under Tang Tian's encouragement, competed in the Three-Point Contest again this year.

Because Curry, Thompson and other top three-point shooters did not participate, Durant finally defeated Booker's 22 points with 23 points in the final and won the three-point king!

When he was still with the Thunder, he participated in the Three-Point Contest twice, once scoring 6 points and once being bloodily abused by Tang Tian.

Just like his previous career, it was full of tragic fate.

But after he came to the Pelicans this season, everything went smoothly, and he even won the Three-Point Contest!

This can only be described as a change of luck.

Time flew by, and with the fans' heated discussions on social media, the All-Star Weekend also ushered in its last game day.

This day was also the day for the All-Star Game.

Fans were also very concerned about this game, and they were looking forward to Team Antetokounmpo winning a victory for the East this year.

In the cheers of the fans, the starters of the two teams also came on stage one after another.

Team Antetokounmpo: Lowry, Harden, James, Griffin, Antetokounmpo;

Team Durant: Irving, Curry, Durant, Tatum, Davis;

Antetokounmpo dribbled the ball back to the half, officially opening the game.

Antetokounmpo came up with a breakthrough and dunked.

His outside shooting has improved a lot this season, not only in terms of data, but also in terms of strength, it is very close to Heat James.

The Bucks are unique in the East, and he is also the most popular candidate for this season's MVP.

However, in the next round, Durant received a pass from Curry and made a three-pointer, returning an answerball.

James's jump shot after the screen missed, and Davis protected the defensive rebound.

Turning back, Curry and Durant played a pick-and-roll and passed the ball back, and Durant fired from outside the three-point line.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net again!

Durant scored 6 points in a row at the beginning!

There was a burst of whistles and cheers from the crowd.

Although the Pelicans' record is not the best this season, and Durant is not the most popular candidate for the MVP.

But compared to his previous career, he is really different this season.

He scored more points, had better luck, and even had more smiles on his face.

Not only Durant himself, but fans could also feel the change.

While speaking, Durant blocked Harden's step-back shot, took the ball and made a fast break to the frontcourt and dunked.

He has scored 8 points in a row at the beginning!

The cheers and jeers of the fans on the scene became even more exciting.

This is real turnaround!