Chapter 387 In the last four minutes, the final battle is coming!
"Shua~"
The basketball hits the net!
"woo..."
Such a freehand goal also made the audience couldn't help but exclaim in exclamation.
At 85:76, the Western Conference's lead was close to double digits.
At the critical moment, James stepped forward.
With the help of Howard's screen, he went straight to the penalty area, faced Yao Ming's defense, and hit a difficult layup.
85:78!
But before the Eastern team could take a breath, Kobe received Curry's quick serve and launched a counterattack.
He advanced with the ball at high speed and met Wade's defense outside the three-point line.
The Black Mamba slowed down his pace and seemed to be losing ground.
But when he reached the elbow area, his center of gravity suddenly dropped, he made an in&out feint with his left hand, and then looked up towards the basket.
Wade mistakenly thought it was Kobe's fake shot and immediately jumped up to interfere.
However, this was nothing more than a fake shot while the Black Mamba was on the move.
After dangling Wade, Kobe was not careless.
He took a step forward and then made a pull-up jump shot...
At this time, Wade switched to "strong shooting" and rushed towards Kobe who was shooting.
It can be seen that in order to prevent the latter, the Flash tried his best, which can even be described as a desperate move.
He jumped extremely high and bounced very fast. He actually reached out to the basketball before Kobe Bryant took action.
But Kobe is Kobe after all, how can he be blocked so easily?
I saw him slightly tightening his abdomen in the air, and his whole body seemed to pause for a moment in the air...
Wade's eyes were so big that he passed by Kobe's world.
"Shua~"
Kobe Bryant made a mid-air jump shot that was like a piece of art, adding another two points to the Western Conference!
87:78.
In the next few minutes, the two teams launched a high-intensity contest.
The score rose alternately, and the smell of gunpowder became more intense.
Even Yang Yi sighed: "This is not like a regular season, but more like a playoff game."
Yu Jia added: "It's not that we didn't play seriously in the All-Star Games in previous years, but everyone usually only played seriously in the second half of the last quarter when the score difference was about the same."
"But today, because of Kobe's accidental injury, the atmosphere of the game became a little subtle."
Of course, this is what fans want to see the most.
At the end of the second quarter, almost all of them stood up and cheered louder and louder, encouraging the stars on the field to continue to "fight".
This atmosphere only eased at the last minute when the coaches of the two teams replaced some substitutes.
When the second quarter ended, the two sides were tied at 95:90, with the Western team temporarily leading by 5 points!
The total score of the two teams actually reached a terrifying 185 points.
Such scores are rare even in the All-Star Game.
The reason is that the superstars on both sides are brave and good at fighting and are difficult to stop.
Since no one can guard anyone, the scores will naturally increase.
In this way, the two teams ended the first half of the game in a lively manner.
............
In the box, Shen Fei looked calm on the outside, but in his heart he kept thinking about the Heat's strength.
Judging from these few minutes of the game, the configuration of the Heat's big three, Ray Allen, is indeed superior.
With James at the fourth position and the inside line formed with Howard, the defensive area that can be covered is simply outrageous!
Even a combination like Yao Ming and Griffin cannot take advantage of the two of them.
[Spoelstra's idea should be to let James play the one position on the offensive end and the fourth position on the defensive end.]
[Griffin is still a bit young. He is obviously an orthodox power forward, but he can't hit James with his back in the low post...]
[If nothing changes in the future, when the Rockets play the Heat in the future, Ben Wallace will be the power forward.]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
In the playoffs, the opportunities for dunks and alley-oops are bound to be greatly reduced.
Going a step further, by the Western Conference Finals or the Finals, these two scoring methods will basically disappear.
This means that inside players can either pull to the outside and provide three-point firepower.
Or use your absolute strength to hit hard in the low position!
Both of these points are difficult for Griffin to achieve at the moment.
If the offensive end cannot work, then Griffin will have no advantage over Ben!
But using Ben Wallace as the starting four position is still not suitable for the Heat.
Because although Ben’s defense is strong, his playing style and age are there.
It would be a bit difficult for him to face off against James, who is agile and explosive...
"Tucker's case...it won't work either."
"His advantage is actually a disadvantage in front of LeBron, and his bloodline is somewhat suppressed."
Shen Fei continued to think.
The inside players couldn't find a suitable defensive candidate, so he turned his attention to the forward.
The Rockets' wing group also has many defensive heroes - Paul George, Danny Green, and even Tony Allen are all defenders who can stand alone.
"Where's Maddie?"
Shen Fei suddenly thought of it.
As the Rockets' ace, McGrady's talent is beyond doubt.
When he was just starting out, he was a strong defensive player for the Raptors.
If McGrady is allowed to restrict James at certain moments, it may have unexpected effects.
[I wonder if I can see them playing against each other in a game later...]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
In his impression, McGrady, who was in decline in his previous life, once overshadowed James' back-up play in his prime one-on-one.
That goal left a deep impression on Shen Fei.
Since the battle-damaged version of Tracy McGrady has defended James, the current peak version of T-Mac can definitely do more!
Shen Fei thought for a while and finally got a general idea...
If Ray Allen joins the Heat, their core lineup will be: Chalmers, Wade, Ray Allen, James, and Howard.
The core lineup of the Rockets is: Curry, Tracy McGrady, George, Ben, and Yao Ming.
On the offensive end, Yao either plays in the low post or goes outside the three-point line to open up space for the team.
And once he chooses the latter, Howard will definitely follow him.
In this way, Ben will "duele" with James in the paint.
Ben Wallace really can't keep up with James.
But if it's about rebounding, he's definitely the better one.
By then, James will definitely consume a lot of energy in order to compete with Ben for rebounds!
On the defensive end, George will focus on LeBron.
Ben was going to guard Chalmers, who was the weakest offensive player in the Heat's lineup.
This idea is somewhat similar to how the Thunder used Durant to defend Chalmers in the original time and space.
Shen Fei is not sure yet how effective it will be.
He believes in Da Ben's ability, but if the effect is not good, he can just replace it with someone else.
"It's a pity that we don't have a chance to compete in the regular season. I really want to play and see how good I am..."
Shen Fei murmured with a hint of regret.
............
The half-time break ended quickly and the game started again.
As soon as the third quarter started, the coaches of both teams sent out many substitute players in a tacit understanding.
The atmosphere of the game was also much more relaxed than the first half.
The stars each showed off their own skills, with various dunks, wonderful passes, and super long three-pointers!
The game went on in such a relaxed and happy manner until the middle of the fourth quarter.
When there were four minutes left on the clock, the score between the two teams was tied at 175!
The fans at the scene suddenly stood up and shouted:
"we.want.kobe!"
"we.want.kobe!"
"we.want.kobe!"
...
The fans were so enthusiastic that Mark Jackson had to replace him with Kobe Bryant.
However, once the starting players are replaced, it is impossible to replace just one.
Once one team changes its starting lineup, the other team will naturally respond.
So, taking advantage of a dead ball, all 10 All-Stars started and made their debut again!
In the last four minutes, the decisive battle is coming!