NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 151 Four shooting guards, the friction of the OK combination

Compared with the Eastern Conference, the Western Conference All-Star lineup is more luxurious.

Francis and Kobe are the only serious outside players, and the other three inside players are responsible for protecting the restricted area.

Under the leadership of the Zen Master, Kobe became the leader of this Western Conference All-Star. Facing the weak Eastern Conference outside defense, he was like a fish in water, and played extremely well in mid-range and long-range and low-post singles.

As a defender, Iverson is such a player that makes people hate and love.

He can use his height of 183 to get whatever he wants in the restricted area, outside the three-point line, and on the defender.

But at the same time, the defensive problems exposed by his height are also very obvious.

The offensive explosion is the best answer that Iverson can give!

So in the second quarter, D’Antoni replaced this defensive loophole with McGrady, who is also one of the four major shooting guards.

If Nash hadn’t come from behind, McGrady would have been one of the starting backcourt duo in the East with Iverson.

Now that he has seized the opportunity to play, he will naturally not miss this great opportunity.

As the scoring champion of last season, his average regular season performance of 32+6+6 is enough to prove how strong McGrady’s performance on the offensive end during the Magic period was. His one-handed pull-up shot was free and easy, even better than Kobe’s fadeaway jumper.

He hit three consecutive three-pointers and competed with Kobe.

Kobe, who has the right to speak in the West, is not to be outdone. Last season, McGrady took away his scoring title. Now they meet again in the All-Star Game in the new season, and they are not merciful at all and are also firing on all cylinders.

Seeing the two firing on all cylinders, D’Antoni and Zen Master also gave them enough face to replace the substitutes.

It doesn’t matter if they don’t change, but the substitution in the West has gone wrong.

Fans were originally happy that the OK combination that they had been dreaming of appeared in the All-Star Game in this form.

But the two of them used actual actions to confirm the rumors about the OK’s discord before the game. Since the last victory over the Knicks, the number of OK’s interactions on the court has obviously decreased.

Fans originally thought that this would be a small disagreement between the partners as usual, but from the All-Star Game, the two ignored each other’s requests for the ball in various ways, and their strong performances on the outside and inside began to make Los Angeles fans doubt whether the OK combination has really reached the point of collapse.

You know, this is Staples.

The Lakers’ home stadium, with 20,000 fans sitting in the stands, the number of Lakers fans is the largest.

The All-Star Game with a good atmosphere of joy suddenly destroyed the fans’ impression because of the unharmonious relationship between the players.

The Zen Master was silent on the sidelines and silently called for a timeout.

The 300-pound fat man of the Lakers trampled on the wooden board and returned to the bench, took the oral solution handed over by the staff and drank it all.

In the All-Star Game, he and Kobe, his younger brother, should temporarily avoid the limelight, but when he thought of himself as a substitute, his playing time was precious.

And the little brother of his former brother was so powerful on the court that he took the initiative to ask him for the ball when the ball was given to him in the penalty area. The big shark with a big body and a small heart couldn’t stand this.

“Shaq, you must stay calm! This is just an exhibition game!”

“Phil, don’t talk about that young master. You just need to ensure my playing time. Let the fans judge who is right and who is wrong.”

The Zen Master’s patient persuasion did not have a very good effect. What he got was O’Neal’s cold answer. Just like in the Lakers, OK has reached a situation where fire and water cannot coexist.

Helplessly, the Zen Master can only continue to implement the strategy of staggered travel.

But Kobe and McGrady were in high spirits and had no intention of leaving the court for a while, which made the Zen Master a little embarrassed.

The strangeness of the Western Conference bench attracted the attention of many fans, and there was a lot of discussion.

“Did that bald fat guy and that afro break up?”

Listening to the disturbing voices around her, Scarlett combined the information and came to a conclusion.

“Uh!”

As a Lakers fan, Angelina Jolie didn’t know how to explain it to her little sister.

After all, this matter has to start from the three consecutive championships, and more recently it was the impact of the Lakers Knicks battle.

In terms of individuals, Angelina subconsciously stared at Wang Song who was sitting on the sidelines.

This Asian rookie can be said to be the fuse of the OK combination this season. After O’Neal was crushed by that guy, this incident became a weapon for Kobe to tease the former No. 1 center in the league.

Then in the All-Star voting, the huge traffic brought by the Chinese rookie made O’Neal a substitute again.

“If it wasn’t him…”

“What?”

Looking at Angelina staring blankly at the Eastern Conference players’ bench, Scarlett was puzzled.

“Oh, it’s not very clear! Anyway, you should understand that it was your boyfriend who caused their relationship to become stiff.”

When Angelina mentioned the word boyfriend, Scarlett subconsciously looked at Wang Song’s harmless face, and could not imagine him deliberately destroying the partnership of other teams.

“Hey, why are you blushing?”

“No way!”

Scarlett hurriedly put her hands on her cheeks and touched them.

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Halfway through the second quarter, Kobe, who had played continuously, was replaced.

O’Neal stayed on the court after his Lakers teammate Payton was replaced. Since the conflict with Kobe, Payton and O’Neal have become more skilled in cooperation, and now they are also in full tacit understanding in the All-Star Game.

Facing Ben Wallace’s defense, he turned the tide in the penalty area.

Ben, the best defensive player for two consecutive years, is like a toy of the Great Shark. Even his most proud strength is not a big advantage in front of O’Neal. The story of the undrafted player and the legendary center seems to have ended before it began.

In such a game rhythm, O’Neal scored 10 points in the first half through Payton’s feeding, and under the continuous restrictions of Kobe and Payton, McGrady’s touch slipped.

The first half of the game ended.

The Western All-Stars led the Eastern Conference with 68:60!

Among them, Kobe scored 13 points in the West, O’Neal, who appeared in the second quarter, scored 12 points, and Yao Min scored 10 points. This result was within the expectations of the fans.

On the contrary, the Eastern Conference, which was lagging behind, was somewhat unexpected.

Ben Ben, who was expected by fans but failed to play as the starting center, only scored 2 points with 1 of 4 shots. Similarly, Iverson also performed poorly, scoring 3 points with 1 of 3 shots.

The highest score was 15 points by McGrady, who led the substitute lineup. The other two players who scored in double figures were the two prides of the Knicks.

Wang Song scored 13 points with 6 shots!

Nash contributed perfect data of 10 points and 6 assists.

The gap between the substitute lineups of the East and the West is still quite obvious. Even with McGrady holding the scene, it is no match for the West’s talent pool.

Nowitzki, Peja, Ray Allen and several other players are still sitting on the bench without getting a chance to play.

Fortunately, the All-Star Game is not too obsessed with winning or losing. Under normal circumstances, both teams will ensure that all selected players have more than 10 minutes of playing time.

(End of this chapter)