Chapter 385 An accident happened, Kobe blood stained the stadium!
The competition is in full swing.
Since Howard's dunk, the intensity on both sides has remained at normal levels.
The stars did not defend with all their strength, but they could not be said to be completely lethargic.
If the opponent has a chance to dunk, everyone will be more or less beautiful.
Therefore, the game was very exciting and the audience enjoyed watching it.
On the Eastern side, with the efforts of the Heat's Big Three, the point difference was quickly narrowed.
Among them, Howard was particularly excited.
In one round, he even pulled to the outside and had a guard-like duel with Yao Ming.
And Yao's style of play is simple, objectively speaking, not suitable for the All-Star Game.
Similar to Duncan on the bench, he is somewhat out of tune with this type of entertainment game.
Therefore, after playing for about five minutes, Dayao was replaced by Western Conference coach Mark Jackson.
Kevin Love comes on as a substitute.
This young power forward has officially become Minnesota's new "Wolf King" this season!
In addition to his league-leading position-grabbing skills, Love also has an excellent three-point shot.
Many media believe that he is an insider leading the trend in the new era!
After playing this time, Love moved to the fifth position and faced Howard directly.
This is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the God of Love.
Without Yao Ming's restrictions, Howard instantly became unstoppable in the paint.
In the first round against Love, he performed a good show of "picking melons on his head" while being stuck in position——
Taking advantage of his size and jumping, Howard forcibly grabbed the offensive rebound from behind Love, then took off a second time and sent the ball into the basket!
Not only that, Love accidentally fouled while defending his shot, giving Howard a chance to add a free throw.
In just a few seconds, this new generation of rebounding king suffered huge "humiliation".
Howard used his actual actions to prove to people that if he wants the rebounding title, he can get it at any time!
Such a strong performance also attracted applause from the fans at the scene.
Howard walked to the free throw line amid cheers.
After taking the basketball from the referee, he took a deep breath, dribbled the ball twice, and then shot confidently!
"Duang!"
The ball hit the front edge of the basket hard and bounced out.
Love jumped up, grabbed the rebound, and then waved a long pass across the half court to find Kobe who stole the fast break.
The Black Mamba took off calmly and gave the fans a 360° spin dunk!
At the same time, on the other end of the court, Howard licked his lips in embarrassment.
Two points are worth two, and that beautiful offensive rebound just now was in vain.
Howard immediately came to the low post to ask for the ball.
After receiving the pass from James, he turned around and left Love behind.
"bang!"
A one-handed chop as fast as the wind set the Staples Center on fire again.
............
Of course, the interesting duel on the court goes beyond just the two of them.
Kobe and Wade, Durant and James, all staged wonderful duels!
First, the Black Mamba used a beautiful shoulder fake in the low post to deceive Wade and get an easy layup.
Then the Flash used the screen to rush to the basket, against Love's defense, and completed a dunk.
Next round.
Durant singled out James at the top of the key.
He dribbles with his right hand and keeps his center of gravity at a high position.
After observing the Eastern team's defensive position, Durant was a crossover to James.
Xiaoshuai's arms are extremely long, and he can change directions at will, and the range is very impressive!
James was shaken a bit and his center of gravity shifted slightly, but his feet were not disturbed.
But Durant wasn't done with his attack.
At this time, the basketball was in his left hand, and Xiaoshuai stepped out with his left foot and actually made another change of direction dribble...
double.crossover(double change direction)!
This time, James was completely deceived and completely lost his defensive position.
Durant accelerated towards the penalty area.
He holds the ball in his right hand, raises it to the sky, and wants to perform a thunder hammer against Howard!
It's a pity that the restricted area guarded by Warcraft cannot allow others to wreak havoc.
He jumped up high and had a talent showdown with Durant!
Mastering the stick, but aiming for the yard.
Howard relied on his absolute height advantage to blow the ball out of the baseline!
After completing the block, Warcraft was very excited.
He faced the stands and gave a military salute.
James also rushed over immediately and gave Howard a hard push while he was showing off.
In this way, the two teams go back and forth, refusing to give in to each other.
The stalemate lasted until the last four minutes of the second quarter.
At this time, the score reached 75:71, and the Western team led by four points.
The coaches of both sides are gradually sending the starting players back to the field.
But soon, an accident happened, which changed the style of the game.
The cause of the matter starts with an attack by the Eastern team.
Wade, who had just returned to the court, came to the low post to ask for the ball.
Kobe Bryant's defense has always been serious, so even in the All-Star Game, it was impossible for Wade to get the ball easily.
Naturally, the two had a lot of physical contact during the process of getting stuck.
And Kobe was called for a foul by the referee because he pulled too hard.
After the Black Mamba heard the whistle, he smiled helplessly, turned around and slapped Wade's butt, and then rejoined the defense.
What he didn't notice was that Wade's expression was not very good, and he was obviously not very satisfied with Kobe's previous defensive actions.
After the transition between offense and defense, the two met again in the low post.
Kobe received a pass from Curry and started a post-up play.
With excellent low-post moves, the Black Mamba successfully shook off Wade and went straight to the basket.
At this time, Howard was pulled to the outside, and there was no one in the Eastern team's penalty area.
Kobe will naturally not miss such an opportunity.
I saw him take a step forward, push his feet on the ground, and take off with all his strength.
However, just when everyone thought Kobe was about to perform another wonderful dunk, a black hand suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, Kobe instantly lost his center of gravity, fell backwards, and fell to the ground.
The next moment, he suddenly felt the smell of blood. When he touched it with his hand, he discovered that the nosebleed was flowing into his mouth.
"shit..."
Kobe cursed secretly, looked back, and saw Wade's panic eyes.
"Are you okay, Bean?"
Wade looked apologetically and stepped forward to observe Kobe's condition.
Black Mamba shook his head.
But his nosebleeds were still flowing down, and there were even blood stains on the floor.
The referee quickly stopped the game and signaled the team doctor to come on.
The scene immediately burst into boos.
This is Los Angeles!
As the owner of the City of Angels, fans obviously cannot accept that Kobe was injured like this.
Some angry fans even shouted at Wade: "fxxk.dwyane!"
The Flash lowered his head, looking remorseful.
He did hit his head just now, but it was indeed unintentional.
.............
About five minutes later, Kobe finally stopped the nosebleed.
Wade stood aside the whole time, silently paying attention to Kobe's situation, with an apology on his face.
"how's it going?"
After the team doctor left the game, Wade quickly stepped forward to show concern.
"It's okay...I'm going to be the Masked Man next."
Kobe replied jokingly, still keeping a smile on his face.
"This time...it's my fault! I didn't control my movements well."
"After making the free throw, let's get off the court and take a rest."
Wade suggested after apologizing.
He knew that with Kobe's character, these two free throws must be made by himself.
But this is just the All-Star Game after all.
Wade naturally hopes that Kobe will not hold on and rest after the free throw to avoid causing secondary injuries.
"That's not necessary. This minor injury can be sustained."
"And...you don't have to blame yourself."
"It was just a normal round. I wanted to finish, you wanted to defend, and I know you didn't hit me on purpose."
Kobe said calmly.
After that, he turned around and walked to the free throw line.
Fans were moved by Kobe's persistence.
As the owner of Staples, he received thunderous applause from the audience at this moment!