Only then did Jordan feel that he was old. After he broke through, he found that his take-off height was not high enough, so he had no choice but to pass the ball.
Sometimes people cannot accept old age.
He is forty!
But even though he is old, he is confident that he can still pass the ball.
Unexpectedly, Miller actually missed the shot.
Miller was also a little surprised that such a good opportunity was not made?
Fortunately, the current score difference is still within control.
Only the big-mouthed Barkley was chattering: "If this ball had been replaced by Garnett, he would definitely not have missed it. Miller's moisture may be the only obstacle to the Bulls' championship this year. In fact, Miller was defeated by O'Neal in last year's finals."
It’s a big hit, but he hasn’t been replaced yet. I wonder if Thomas trusts him, or because there is no other center available for the Eastern Team?”
Garnett saw the basketball bouncing high and quickly pushed Lu Yu with his back, preventing him from grabbing the rebound. O'Neal also blocked Miller who missed the shot after shooting.
What the Western team has to do now is to protect this rebound.
However, no one expected that the rebound was easily obtained by Jordan in the end. Everyone seemed to have forgotten that Jordan had just rushed into the basket. He had not yet run out. His reaction was very fast. When no one else took off, he jumped high.
He jumped up and flicked it with his fingers, and the basketball returned to the basket obediently.
"Well done!"
Lu Yu and Jordan clapped their hands excitedly, and Miller also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Jordan made the rebound, otherwise it would have been too difficult to win the rebound.
The Western team's subsequent offense went round and round and was eventually handed over to Garnett. There was no way around it. Tracy McGrady followed Kobe, Jordan was almost face to face with Stojakovic, although O'Neal was under the basket.
He kept asking for the ball, but his teammates were afraid that he and Miller would fight under the basket. This was the All-Star Game, and it wouldn't be nice to fight, not to mention Miller looking like he was going to tear O'Neal alive. O'Neal was in
It's difficult to get position under the basket, let alone attack.
So Garnett is the best choice at this time.
Garnett did not live up to everyone's expectations. Facing Lu Yu's defense, he still broke through easily. However, at the moment of the breakthrough, Lu Yu almost cut the ball in his hand, which made his steps a little messy.
Jordan stretched out his hand midway, and Garnett handed the basketball from his back to his left hand to avoid it. However, at this time, his strength was basically exhausted. Seeing Miller's hill-like figure, he quickly chose a straight-arm jump shot.
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Brad Miller was just trying to scare him, otherwise he couldn't have let go of O'Neal behind him in order to defend him, right?
The basketball flew towards the basket in a high arc...
"Why……"
There were countless sighs in the arena. This ball was such a pity. Garnett's previous moves were very beautiful, but it was a pity that he seemed to have bad luck. The basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.
Brad Miller withstood O'Neal and allowed Lu Yu to get the rebound. After Lu Yu got the rebound, he quickly advanced and reached the opposite half. At this time, the Western Conference players had not yet settled down. O'Neal shouted loudly:
"Don't let Lu Yu break through!"
Lu Yu glanced at the position of his teammates, then suppressed the rhythm, took the ball outside the three-point line and took a step back to wait for his teammates to get into position.
The Western team members all breathed a sigh of relief. This was not the first time they had fought against Lu Yu, so they naturally knew Lu Yu's terrifying speed.
But at this moment, Lu Yu, who was taking two small steps back, suddenly blasted the ball on the spot, exerted force with his left foot, and stepped sideways to the right to shoot. Garnett in front of him didn't make any move.
There was no reaction, and he didn't even have time to lift his hand.
The sound of silence in the audience let him know that the ball had been scored again, and then he saw the Eastern players who had run halfway back.
Garnett glanced at the scoreboard.
Was actually overtaken?
He obviously suppressed his opponent for most of the game, but with a tip-in and a three-pointer from the opponent silently, he directly overtook the score?
Looking at Lu Yu opposite him, he looked calm and relaxed, as if this was a very simple matter.
After halftime, Nash handed the ball to Kobe. Under McGrady's strict defense, Kobe could only pass the ball to Garnett.
This was the most tiring All-Star game he had ever played.
It feels like playing in the finals.
Especially since the players present are all All-Star players, this kind of confrontation is completely different from the previous All-Star games where you dunk one and I dunk another. Even the fans thought the game was ugly from the beginning, but now they find that they are getting more and more nervous the more they watch it.
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Everyone suddenly discovered that a playful All-Star game is not as good-looking as an All-Star game full of muscle collisions.
In the past, this kind of muscle collision would only appear at the last moment of the All-Star Game. It would never be played from beginning to end like today. People would not even dare to close their eyes and take a rest for fear of missing the wonderful details.
Garnett had a lot of experience playing against Lu Yu today. He put aside the shadow of being overtaken, and just like before, he dribbled the ball twice under the crotch and then made a small jump...
Just when he was about to exert his strength, he suddenly felt a light touch on his hand and the basketball disappeared?
He reacted quickly and quickly turned around to chase after him. In front of him was Lu Yu, who had just stolen the ball. When Garnett made a small jump, Lu Yu seized the opportunity when his center of gravity increased and gently poked the ball.
Stab it out.
Lu Yu's speed obviously slowed down a lot, which made Garnett, who was chasing behind him, feel vaguely uneasy. He saw Lu Yu throwing the ball into the air calmly.
Not a layup?
The basketball rises straight up.
Garnett, who had rushed over, quickly looked back, and the scene behind him made his heart sink.
Lu Yu originally wanted to speed up his layup, but he found that Jordan's advancement speed was also very fast, so he gave up the idea of scoring.
"Boom!"
Jordan grabbed the basket excitedly.
All the fans stood up and applauded, this was one of the few dunks scored by the basketball god.
Lu Yu didn't score, and Barkley, who was in charge of commentating, breathed a sigh of relief.
77:74
The East team leads by three points.
The Western team immediately called a timeout, and Adelman also saw that something was wrong. After arranging the tactics, he replaced Garnett and replaced him with Nowitzki, trying to use Nowitzki to restrict Lu Yu and play
The Eastern Conference team looks for opportunities in Garnett's deployment.
Thomas also simply deployed the team's tactics and replaced Ben Wallace.
"It's time to open up the score."
Lu Yu stood up and threw the towel he had wiped off the sweat on the chair: "Let's go up and kill them."
"GO! GO!"
Ben Wallace also became excited.
Without Garnett, the Western team's offense suddenly became disorganized. Although Garnett fell into the trap of the Eastern team, there was no problem with the normal offense, otherwise it would not have maintained the lead for such a long time.
Although the substitute Nowitzki shot well, he was too soft, and the inside suddenly became weak, and rebounding became a luxury, which allowed the Eastern team's outside players to shoot unscrupulously.
Lu Yu stood outside the three-point line and raised his hand to shoot!
Got it!
Two rounds later, Lu Yu, who made a circle, used the cover of his teammates to catch the basketball. He glanced at Nowitzki, who was blocked two meters away, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
Three-point shot, hit!
Lu Yu is a player who was born as a defender. Now he plays the power forward position. Almost every shot is misplaced.
In the commentary box, Barkley's face was ashen, and he didn't listen to the ridicule of his partner at all. His copper-like eyes were staring at the court, or to be precise, staring at Lu Yu, and he kept mumbling something and he was not afraid of the fans anyway.
hear.
"Don't give the ball to Lu..."
"Don't let Lu catch the ball..."
"Idiot, what kind of bullshit defense are you doing..."
"Fortunately we didn't get in!"
His tightly clenched heart finally relaxed, and he picked up the technical statistics and took a look. His relaxed expression tightened again, because the technical statistics clearly stated Lu Yu's score——
28 points.
It was only the third quarter, and Lu Yu was only 7 points away from the 35 points that Barkley had bet on. Barkley even faintly smelled the smell of donkey's butt, and his eyes suddenly turned black. The whole arena probably wanted the game to end immediately.
He did.
He doesn't care who wins or loses, he just doesn't want to see the donkey.
"Charles, there is still a little more than one quarter before the end of the game. Are you ready?" His partner teased with a smile.
"He hasn't reached 35 points yet!" Barkley wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, although he understood that it was only a matter of time before Lu Yu scored 35 points. Unless the Western team surrendered now, and then the Eastern team replaced Lu Yu and took a rest, otherwise
He must have become attached to the donkey today. He now regrets that he just said 35 points. Why not say 53 points? 35 points is really not difficult for Lu Yu, a scorer who averaged close to 30 points per game this month.
!
It's only because Lu Yu's weak performance in the first half made me miss him...
When the game reaches a critical moment, both sides are working hard to attack and defend every ball and every round. Any mistakes at this time will ruin the victory of the game.
Garnett came back on the court at this time, but he was no longer the one taking the initiative. It was obvious that after a few rounds, the Western team also realized that they had fallen into the opponent's trap.
Unfortunately, in just a few minutes, the Eastern Conference had already tied the score at 90:77, widening the point difference to 13 points.
The Eastern Conference's tactics suddenly changed into the Princeton style of play that Western Conference coach Adelman is best at.
Basketball moves like clouds and flowing water.
The Western team once again found that its defensive arrangements were completely disrupted.
This situation continued until the first half of the fourth quarter, and Adelman finally couldn't help but call a timeout. He realized that if this continued, it would be very detrimental to the Western Conference team.
"Look, everyone, we are going to launch a pincer attack on Lu!" Adelman said in a deep voice.
The Western Team has never flanked Lu Yu. It would be a bit embarrassing to flank the opponent in the All-Star Game. This is only the All-Star Game, not the face-breaking time of the playoffs. And once flanked, it is equivalent to admitting the defense.
If the Western team cannot keep up with the other team's players, it means that the Western team is significantly inferior to the Eastern team.
But at this point, if we don't attack from the flank, it will be like giving away victory.
Although Garnett was reluctant, he thought it would be more embarrassing if he lost this game, so he silently accepted this tactical arrangement.
As soon as Lu Yu came on the court, he noticed something was wrong with the Western Conference's formation. After taking the ball and seeing Garnett and Kobe beside him, he realized that his opponent was starting to double-team him.
What is supposed to come will eventually come.
This is currently recognized as the most effective way to defend Lu Yu, provided that his teammates have lost their sights. Obviously, other players in the Eastern Conference felt pretty good in this game, not that bad.
After the two sides were in a stalemate for another two minutes, when O'Neal hit the inside and scored a dunk, narrowing the point difference to ten points, Thomas called a timeout. Since the opponent had made arrangements, he had to respond.
"Lu, I give you the power to control the offense. Whether it's scoring or passing, it's all up to you."
Lu Yu put down the water in his hand and made an OK gesture. Thomas was immediately relieved.
"Ben, Lu, you can also flank O'Neal on the defensive end."
The east is also preparing for a flanking attack.
Just after Lu Yu came on the court, he just passed the midline. Unsurprisingly, there was another double attack between two people. Garnett pressed closely against Lu Yu, and Lu Yu accelerated directly. On Lu Yu's accelerating route, Kobe blocked his way.
Lu Yu threw the ball to the ground with his right hand. It looked like he made a dribbling error under a double attack.
Garnett was stunned for a moment, debating whether to steal the ball or not.
At this moment, Lu Yu pulled the ball back with his left hand, threw the ball between the two defenders with a flick of his wrist, and then accelerated himself to get through.
Weird Sam Gold!
Lu Yu was too fast. His Sam Goad only caused a slight loophole in the opponent's defense, but he firmly grasped this loophole and tore apart the opponent's defense.
"Idiot, he passed two people defending!"
Buckley cursed.
"Take up defense!"
Garnett shouted loudly, and it was too late for him to catch up with Lu Yu. Lu Yu had already strode into the paint like a meteor, and before O'Neal could react, he made an underhand layup and rubbed the ball into the basket.
No one expected that when Lu Yu came on the field and was double-teamed by two people, he would choose to tear apart the defense and break through on his own.
At this time, everyone suddenly realized that Lu Yu today seemed to be slightly different from him in his rookie season.
Since when did Lu Yu start tearing apart the encircling defenses in such a leisurely manner?
Starting from the first 50 minutes?
Or does it start from losing the finals last season?
Lu Yu, who had been trying in circles for a season, only now let everyone see their fangs, and all the previous doubts disappeared at this time.
…
Kobe adjusted the frequency of dribbling, and without waiting for others to get into position, he directly shot a three-pointer.
call……
Finally got in!
The corners of Lu Yu's lips curled up. Is it a little too late to start to find the feeling now?
He looked up at the game time, there were still two minutes left, then let me dispel your illusions!
…
Outside the three-point line, Lu Yu used Wallace's pick-and-roll to get rid of Garnett's defense, causing Kobe, who had originally wanted to attack from a double attack, to be visibly stunned.
Lu Yu didn't give him a chance to react. He raised his hand and shot. The basketball drew a perfect arc and fell into the basket with a swish.
This shot was like a steel needle sticking into Barkley's heart.
It’s 33 points.
Lu Yu was only two points away from Barkley and the donkey's butt.
…
After Lu Yu took the ball again, he still waved his four hands back and forth in front of them. The Western team had no good solution now and could only treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor.
Well, maybe it's more appropriate to walk all the way to the dark side.
Lu Yu didn't seem to be planning to break through this time. It was obvious that his eyes were looking for his teammates. When Garnett saw Lu Yu's hand raised towards him, he immediately straightened up and wanted to interfere with Lu Yu's pass.
Who knew that Lu Yu was just a feint shot, and when he regained his focus, he changed directions twice and slipped between him and Kobe.
A three-step layup, grabbing the ball with one hand and raising it above his head, Lu Yu entered the paint with murderous intent.
O'Neal quickly stood up and raised his hands.
Then, his expression suddenly changed.
Lu Yu actually wanted to dunk him?
O'Neal sadly discovered that he had no way to stop Lu Yu. His reaction was already a beat too slow and it was too late to block Lu Yu.
"Boom!"
The whole audience was silent. They broke through double teams, made layups, and dunked on the center. Is this center still O'Neal?
The most important thing is that Lu Yu last season was just a rookie, and he was just an Asian rookie!
When Lu Yu smashed the ball into the basket, Barkley felt that his heart fell to the ground and shattered into a lake of pulp.
At this moment, he only had one thought in his mind...
