"Forehead."
Kobe's turn was too big and too sharp, and he almost didn't make it around it.
But think about it, a helicopter is not like an electric car. You only need to step on the accelerator and brake, so it takes only a few years to learn how to operate it.
As the saying goes, a line is like a mountain. If Kobe really wanted to learn it, he would have to go to a flight academy and study for a few years first.
But that's obviously not what Kobe wants. After all, he is almost 40 years old now, not 14 years old.
A 14-year-old boy will dream of becoming a scientist, astronaut, or star when he grows up, but a 40-year-old man will not.
However, this can be regarded as a mistake, and he achieved the goal that Lin Ying wanted before.
"Are you planning to help Davis score?"
While they were chatting, Durant suddenly asked Kobe.
This question cannot be said to be direct, it can only be said to be a bit steely.
Kobe was stunned for a moment, but he smiled and nodded.
"I heard LeBron was calling, and I don't know the reason, but you know, I'm going to take a break during this All-Star Game."
What Kobe said basically verified the rumors Durant had heard before.
The only difference is that there are a little more.
This is what James is calling for.
This sounds a bit strange, after all, Davis is not James' teammate.
The only possibility is that, as the current spokesperson of North American basketball, James is also very optimistic about Davis, a rising star.
This is the care that a senior shows to the younger generation.
"LeBron is really worried about the Dream Team."
Durant said something strange at this time.
This is bringing the keyboard into reality.
Because theoretically, the only connection between James and Davis now is the dream team.
But it's clear that James will never make the Dream Team again.
Kobe smiled and said nothing.
He actually respects James quite a bit.
Because now James is the official spokesperson of American basketball.
This is equivalent to a kind of inheritance, from Jordan to Kobe, from Kobe to James, and then from James to Davis.
Lin Ying didn't say anything.
Because of James' typical social butterfly behavior.
Otherwise, why do you think so many people entered the league together, but the 2003 generation can play together?
Who knows whether James is paving the way for future possibilities?
…
One day later, the All-Star Weekend officially kicked off in New Orleans.
Compared with the last All-Star Game, due to the lack of stars in individual events, the attention to the first two days of this year's games was obviously lacking.
While fans were complaining while watching the live broadcast, some fans even suggested adding a boxing match on the first day of the All-Star Game.
Those who usually need to restrain their emotions when playing on the court can come directly to the All-Stars for a boxing match.
Then no one expected that this would become the focus of heated discussion among fans in the first two days.
It even went deeper.
For example, about whether boxing will beat someone's nose and face so badly that it will be embarrassing to play later.
Then some fans immediately suggested that they could wear soft helmets during games.
Moreover, at the beginning of this season, in order to give the superstars selected for the All-Star Game more rest time, the start time of the games after the All-Star Game has been delayed.
This means that even if it is really swollen after being beaten, it will basically disappear after a week, and it will not be visible anywhere.
As a result, after this wave of discussions, it is indeed feasible.
Then, everyone started discussing possible champions.
Because this is a proposal to set up a competition in the future, all current players will be discussed.
James Johnson: Dominance is comparable to Jordan, and he wins the championship when he participates;
Lin Ying: He once shocked San Antonio, but now he has beaten Green into a concussion, making him a strong contender for the championship;
Gortat: A relatively low-profile boxer, born in the boxing world, his parents are boxing Olympic champions;
Tyson Chandler: Nicknamed "The King of Boxing", he is very competitive based on his appearance, but the specific competitiveness is unknown;
Deron Williams: This is definitely an underrated fighter and he will be a dark horse in this event;
Green: Except for a disastrous defeat against Lin Ying, he performed very tough at other times.
Others such as Pachulia and David West are amateurs.
Originally this was enough for fans to discuss, but someone immediately suggested that retired players can also participate.
The reason is very simple. Many retired players have not lived a satisfactory life after retirement. If they come out to play, they will definitely be more happy than if they are currently playing.
Oakley and Antoine Walker were all moved out.
Some people even went to the official Twitter to suggest it, and the scene was quite lively.
What’s even more exciting is that the official responded!
"If enough players sign up, we can consider it for the next All-Star Game!"
This is very embarrassing.
However, this is actually a routine operation.
In the United States, the three outlooks can follow the U.S. dollar.
As long as something of this kind of entertainment can be done, it's definitely a good thing.
Of course, this is just an official attitude. Whether anyone will participate and how many people are willing to participate all depends on the players' wishes.
After all, in a boxing match, no matter how well-made the protective gear is, you may still get injured, and no one wants to be the one who gets beaten.
Amid the discussion among fans, the All-Star Game officially came to the main game.
This time, the fans' attention finally returned to the stadium.
This year's All-Star Game is still very entertaining to watch.
Paul and Curry, Antetokounmpo and Davis, Kobe and Durant, Lin Ying and James, these matchups are all highlights.
Of course, in addition to those matchups, more importantly, this will be Kobe's last All-Star Game.
On game day, the New Orleans Arena was packed to capacity.
During the opening ceremony, Kobe was the last player to appear, and the cheers were overwhelming.
This is at the home court of the Western Conference team, and he is also the All-Star vote leader!
After the opening ceremony, the scene entered into a warm-up, and the scene was constantly being cut into shots.
Under the camera, everyone else's expressions were relatively calm. After all, they had participated in the All-Star Game many times, and Kobe looked particularly relaxed.
In comparison, Antetokounmpo and Davis looked a little nervous.
Davis, in particular, was eager to try, but a little impatient.
It seems that what Durant said before is almost likely to be true.
As for whether Davis can score as high as in history, it all depends on Davis's personal ability.
In history, during the All-Star Game in Houston, the Western Team also gave McGrady a lot of shots, but it was a pity that McGrady failed to seize the opportunity.
The warm-up is over and both sides take the stage one after another.
Davis jumped up hard and returned the ball to the Western team's half, and the All-Star Game officially began.
In the first round of the game, Davis was in the low post with his back to Antetokounmpo asking for the ball.
Curry quickly passed the ball over there.
In the Western team's first attack, Davis held the ball in the low post and hit singles!
For a fourth-year player to receive such treatment, this is basically a real deal.
Although it can be seen from Leonard's dull expression as he stood there that not everyone agrees with this approach.
But when four out of the five people on the court agree, it doesn't actually matter what the remaining person's opinion is.
Especially when this person is just a striker.
Davis played Antetokounmpo from behind, and Antetokounmpo defended him very seriously.
This is a direct alignment between two supernovae.
After Davis hit his back twice, he chose to fake turn toward the baseline and then turn around for a turn-over jumper.
This kind of technical action is very difficult for an insider, but Davis' flexibility is also fully demonstrated in this ball.
It's just that Antetokounmpo, who is facing him, is also physically weak. The moment he turns around to take action, Antetokounmpo's big hand has already covered him.
Then Davis made an outrageous move, and he turned directly into a fadeaway shot.
The difficulty of this ball is straight to the max, and the visual impact is also maxed out.
Giannis Antetokounmpo's hands are also really long. If it were anyone else, he would be covered. But Davis also has a weird wingspan, and he has good habits, keeping the ball at the highest point.
In the end, his shot passed Antetokounmpo's fingertips and flew along a high parabola toward the basket.
"Whoosh!"
There was a crisp sound of hitting the net, and Davis made a difficult shot!
With his flexibility, physical condition, and soft touch, it's no wonder that Davis is praised by the United States. This talent is indeed overflowing!
Of course, more importantly than those, this ball showed Davis' excellent touch tonight!
For him who aims to improve his scores, there is nothing more important than this!
You can see how happy he is right now by looking at his brisk steps as he leans back and the bright smile on his face that can't be hidden at all.
After all, technical things rely on daily training, but things like feel need to be judged.
Tonight, God is good!
The Western team has to score points for Davis, but the Eastern team is relatively simple.
Originally, Lin Ying played for Durant last year. This year, Durant wanted to reciprocate the favor, but in the end, Lin Ying refused.
After getting too many things like the All-Star Game MVP, I really can’t get enough of them.
The same is true for MVP, body shape, appearance, etc., it will affect desire if you do it too often.
Lin Ying went up and set a pick-and-roll for Paul at the beginning. After Paul broke it, he hit his iconic step-back jumper.
The Eastern team's defense was relatively loose on this ball.
Antetokounmpo's seriousness has something to do with his character and participating in the All-Star Game for the first time, but everyone else knows that this is an exhibition game.
Even if you have to be serious, there are only a handful of All-Stars who play seriously in the first quarter.
This was also reflected in the Western team's offense in the next round.
Davis didn't play in the low post anymore. James had to pass the ball and then play a pick-and-roll with Davis.
James broke open and pushed in, Davis walked out, James passed the ball back, and Davis took the ball and shot a jumper.
Both the timing and the angle of this coordination were perfect. It is hard to imagine that this is a coordination between two people who have only played in one Olympic Games together.
"Whoosh!"
Davis made a mid-range jump shot from the high post and then scored again!
He scored 4 points in a row in the opening game!
James seemed happier than Davis after seeing Davis score, and he high-fived Davis while retreating.
Durant frowned when he saw this scene.
Obviously he and Curry are teammates on the court, but now they are flirting with Davis.
It feels a bit like in-person NTR.
So looking back, Durant received a pass from Paul after the pick-and-roll and faced Curry and did not throw the ball immediately. Instead, he broke through to the basket and then threw an alley ball to Lin Ying, who was cutting in from the opposite side.
Curry defended Durant and got inside. When he saw Durant passing the ball, he turned around to cover the other side.
Then, when he saw Lin Ying coming over him like a huge shadow, he immediately put on a show, put his head in his hands and ran away from the side.
"Bang!"
Lin Ying made a one-handed alley dunk and smashed the ball into the basket.
This time the whole crowd burst into laughter.
Compared to Lin Ying's violent alley-oops, fans are obviously a little used to it.
On the contrary, Curry's dodge seems very personal.
This can be regarded as adding color to this year's All-Star Game.
But Curry's "performance" is just an episode tonight.
After a pick-and-roll, Davis caught the ball and went to the basket for a dunk;
After Davis received the ball, he fired a three-pointer from outside the three-point line;
Davis turned around and threw in the low post to score 2+1;
His teammates from the Western Team really passed the ball to him tonight, and his hands were really hot.
And Davis is also excited and will roar with excitement after scoring some goals.
In particular, the cooperation between him and James is quite unsolvable.
In addition to the inexplicable tacit understanding, the technical characteristics of the two are also very suitable.
Or to describe it in another sentence: Davis is flexible, can shoot, and has a strong ability to eat the cake down the line. He is one of the rare insiders who can perfectly adapt to James.
Even if his chance of scoring is not that good after some passes are passed, he can still use his wingspan to directly complete the shot.
This assist is as long as a girl's summer skirt when you hold it up, and it can't stop going up.
The game came to the fourth quarter, and the scores between the two teams were deadlocked, but Davis had already scored 40 points.
"Shadow, we must win!"
This made Durant extremely unhappy. During the timeout, he pulled Lin Ying and said.
Lin Ying nodded.
Maybe Durant has almost forgotten that he came today with a mission to show off.
And speaking of which, he didn't tell Durant before because there were some prerequisites for pretending.
As it stands now, everything is just fine.
The Western team's offense after returning from the timeout.
After Davis advanced into the frontcourt, he found that his defender had changed from Antetokounmpo to Lin Ying before he started attacking.
This made his expression stunned for a moment.
Originally, the timeout arrangement was for him and James to play a pick-and-roll, and then he would take the shot.
But this seems to be completely unnecessary, because it is directly a misalignment.
He stretched out his hand and was about to ask for the ball, but Lin Ying suddenly spoke to him:
"Your performance for tonight is over."
Davis didn't expect Lin Ying to take the initiative to greet him, so he was a little flattered.
But he was so excited that he didn't notice Lin Ying's expression at all.
"Not yet."
Just now on the bench, James had reminded him that his score had reached 40 points, and he would tie Chamberlain's scoring record with two more points.
"No, I'm not asking you, I'm telling you that your performance is over tonight."
Chapter completed!