Chapter 490 The sudden change of the situation and the return of Chen Jie
Chen Jie, who was sitting off the field and still watching the game, felt very excited and exciting. Unexpectedly, just a moment later, the game suddenly changed.
Chen Jie was a little confused about what happened on the field?
Why do you feel that all of a sudden, the two teams started to give up their performances and started to play offense and defense more seriously?
Of course he didn't know that everything was just a thought in Paul Pierce's mind.
However, seeing this scene, Chen Jie's face began to look serious.
He knew that the game had just begun from this moment on. The previous performances were all considered warm-ups.
Chen Jie's hands suddenly felt itchy.
He is a player who likes to fight. He is the same type of person as players like Kobe and Jordan. For them, although they do not reject performances, the passion in their hearts still makes them prefer real confrontations.
He suddenly wanted to return to the field.
Although at Duke and the Bulls, Chen Jie has experienced many real competitions, but today, the opponents are all famous superstars. Chen Jie has never experienced such a competition.
He really wanted to see what kind of intensity, how exciting it would be, and what kind of challenge it would be to himself after everyone showed their true abilities in such a superstar-level confrontation.
Chen Jie wants to play!
Once he wants to play, he will look at the coach unconsciously.
When he was with the Bulls, whenever Chen Jie made such a move, Skiles would immediately understand what Chen Jie meant.
After working together for such a long time, the two generals already have this basic tacit understanding.
And this time, even though it was the All-Star Game, the coach was still Skiles. The tacit understanding between the two has not been severed yet.
Although for Skiles, winning or losing this game does not matter.
The players in the Eastern Conference have the idea of revenge against the Western Conference and the idea of helping Chen Jie win the MVP. Skiles does not, he is just a coach.
If the Bulls were facing such a stalemate in a game, I'm afraid Skiles would have thought of Chen Jie first without Chen Jie.
But during the All-Star Game, Skiles didn't care that much.
However, even so, after seeing Chen Jie's intense, war-seeking eyes, Scales decided to satisfy his proud disciple.
On the court, Paul Pierce was competing with Kobe.
Kobe was a defensive player who was serious to the point of paranoia. He was selected to the NBA's All-Defensive First Team seven times.
For players of this level, it is already very good that they can defend. It is almost impossible to expect them to defend with intensity.
However, Kobe broke this convention. In the Lakers, Kobe was not only the arrow of offense, but also the spearhead of defense.
At this point, he is most similar to Michael Jordan.
It is precisely because of this that no matter how much negative news Kobe gets off the court, Chen Jie feels that Kobe is a respectable figure.
As for Paul Pierce, since he has decided to show his true skills, he naturally cannot easily let Kobe Bryant's defense succeed.
You know, Paul Pierce's comprehensive offense is unrivaled at the small forward position.
His body and his footwork are among the best in the league.
Although Kobe Bryant has excellent defensive ability, he still suffers a bit physically.
Paul Pierce has a way to face Kobe.
The competition between the two sparked sparks from the first time.
Paul Pierce chose to break through. After he took the position in one step, he kept leaning on Kobe with his body, hoping to knock Kobe away and get an open layup opportunity.
If it had been before, Kobe might have given up on this defense.
But now, with both sides fighting to this extent, how could Kobe give up so easily?
Although physically inferior to Paul Pierce, Kobe was never pushed away by Paul Pierce in the confrontation. He puffed up his chest and collided with Paul Pierce again and again.
Finally, Paul Pierce couldn't shake off Kobe and wanted to force a layup, but Kobe quickly stretched out his hand and hit Paul Pierce hard on the ball-protecting arm.
Kobe actually wanted to cut the ball, but Paul Pierce was very professional in protecting the ball. How could he give Kobe such a chance?
Although Kobe cut off this ball, it was also a foul.
The referee's whistle sounded, and Kobe didn't argue. He knew it was his own foul.
However, the fans and media at the scene were stunned.
They really didn't expect that in order to block Paul Pierce's layup, Kobe would not hesitate to foul!
Has the competition become so intense?
After being surprised, the fans and media became excited.
Of course you have to be excited. The players are playing seriously. Doesn’t that mean that the game will be more enjoyable?
Today's game, for neutral media reporters and fans, has nothing to do with victory or defeat, as long as it is exciting.
They all want to watch a good game.
The atmosphere at the scene began to become lively.
The cheers of the fans allowed the Pepsi Center to show its true identity as a devil's home stadium.
At this time, taking advantage of the foul, Scales sent Chen Jie onto the court.
Chen Jie was replaced by LeBron James. Obviously, the little emperor was still a little uncomfortable with the sudden change of rhythm between the two teams.
The other one who went off was Carter, and Iverson came on.
After all, Carter and Chen Jie's positions overlap somewhat. Iverson can still play point guard, but Carter cannot.
Although Chen Jie can move to the point guard position, after entering the NBA, he is still more accustomed to the shooting guard position.
In the West, **Vitch also made adjustments.
He removed Ray Allen and replaced him with Marion, so that Kobe could return to his familiar shooting guard position. He replaced Yao Ming and replaced him with Duncan. Duncan will take the center position.
In this way, the lineup in the Western Conference is Nash, Kobe, Marion, Duncan, and Nowitzki.
It can be seen that the Western Conference giants such as the Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, and Lakers still contributed many All-Star players.
In the Eastern Conference, point guard Iverson, point guard Chen Jie, small forward Paul Pierce, power forward Jermaine O'Neal, and center Ben Wallace.
From the perspective of the lineup, the configuration of the Western Conference is more reasonable. Everyone plays the position they are good at. In terms of offense, the Western Conference is better.
But the Eastern Conference should not be underestimated. Although Iverson is not a standard point guard, his scoring ability coupled with Chen Jie's athletic ability, the cooperation between the two is much more than Nash and Kobe can limit.
Moreover, their defense is not bad either. Ben Wallace on the inside has been the Defensive Player of the Year for several times.
The Eastern Conference's lineup is more balanced.
Of course, we still don’t know who will win next.
First of all, it’s the Eastern team’s baseline ball.
Previously, both teams had very few fouls, less than four, so Kobe's foul was just a sideline serve by the Western team. (To be continued...)
