The opening performance directly reached the climax of tonight's game, but the All-Star Game still attracted a lot of attention, especially since the opening was so lively, and the ratings continued to rise.
There is a fee to watch the All-Stars here. Even if you just watch the opening dance, you have already paid. For the TV station, it means making money immediately after the broadcast. Moreover, the viewing fee for the All-Star game is not low, and many fans watched the opening dance.
I will continue to watch it later.
This year’s All-Star Weekend once again had a record-breaking number of viewers.
In fact, since the 2014 All-Star Game, which was Wang Zelin’s second All-Star trip, the ratings have exceeded those of the All-Star Weekend in 2003 when Gang Leader Qiao retired for the second time.
The following 2015 All-Star Weekend and 2016 All-Star Weekend hit new highs every year.
The same is true this year, which is enough to show Wang Zelin's terrifying influence.
Like the past few games, Wang Zelin felt a little ashamed after his performance, but for the Western Conference All-Stars, James, Wade, Curry, and Harden were proud to feel the envy of the other All-Stars. Even this year's new member Yorkey
It’s strange and feels doubly strange.
Showing such a big face before his first appearance in the All-Star game made the Serbian, who has always been calm-minded, inevitably a little excited.
After Wang Zelin and others finished their performance, some subsequent entertainment performances were indifferent to the fans. Only when the beauties of the cheerleading team threw jerseys to the fans as gifts, the atmosphere became more lively.
After the pre-match activities, at 19:58, the Eastern and Western All-Star players came to the sidelines, and the battle was about to begin.
For the Western team, the head coach is naturally Terry Stotts, the head coach of the Trail Blazers, who ranks first in the league and first in the Western Conference. Starting from the 2013-14 season, he has served as the Western Conference All-Star for four consecutive years.
The head coach has created a dazzling historical record.
As for the Eastern Conference team, because the Celtics surpassed the Cavaliers in the week before the All-Star Game, it was finally determined that Celtics coach Stevens would be the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star Team.
Wang Zelin and Davis jumped the ball in the middle circle. Both were outstanding players in the 2012 draft. The former is now the number one player in the league and the number one center in the league. The latter has vaguely established himself as the number one power forward in active service.
Everyone has the valuable offensive and defensive attributes among active players.
The only difference may be that Davis is not as durable as Wang Zelin.
In addition to Wang Zelin and Davis, the on-site director also gave a close-up of Lillard, the Western Conference point guard. When the images of the three people appeared on the big screen at the same time, many fans began to wonder about the value of the 12th draft.
And the success rate is surprising.
Putting aside Wang Zelin's comparison for now, even Lillard and Davis currently have a comprehensive strength of around the top 10 in the league, and they are both top players in the same position.
In addition to Bradley Beal selected by the Wizards, Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green selected by the Warriors, Andre Drummond selected by the Pistons, and Taylor Draymond selected by the Mavericks.
Zeller…
Regardless of the upper limit development or average development trend of the players in the 2012 draft, looking at history, it can be regarded as a class with a very high success rate.
At that time, there were still many people who were not very optimistic about the 2012 Global Conference, thinking that it would be just an ordinary year at best. It was far worse than super draft years like 1984, 1996, and 2003.
But looking at it now, the 2012 draft is likely to be another super draft year after the 2003 draft.
The existence of Wang Zelin has infinitely raised the upper limit of this draft year. At least it will not lose in height to the previous three super draft years. Davis and Lillard have also grown into active superstars, plus Zhuang
Drummond and Green are two players who have already been selected as All-Stars. Please note that they are still very capable players in the 2012 draft.
At least more than 90% of the draft years in history.
The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Wang Zelin and Davis jumped hard...
In terms of physical talent, Davis is definitely the best in history, otherwise he would not have been hailed as the son of the United States during the draft. In the end, he overcame countless talents to become the number one pick that year.
Compared with players in the same position, it is even suggested that most of the players are superior in jumping balls because his bounce, bounce speed, wingspan, explosive power, etc. are all very good... But
Today's Wang Zelin is basically an enhanced version of Davis in all aspects...Wang Zelin finally defeated Davis and won the jump ball by relying on inevitable advantages!
Curry received the ball and passed it to Lillard and ran towards the frontcourt. Curry's mentality is always so peaceful. Every time he participates in the All-Star Game, he comes with a playful attitude. It is precisely because of this friendly attitude that he
He is particularly popular among all-stars.
Looking at Lillard ahead of him, who entered the league three years later than himself but already holds three championship rings... the primary school student had a lot of feelings.
Lillard's technical characteristics are very similar to Curry's. Both of them are currently top three-point shooters.
Moreover, it is recognized that Curry's three-point proficiency is better than Lillard's, and the same is true for his overall strength. Curry is already one of the top three active players in the same echelon as James, Durant, and Wang Zelin...
Ahem, as we all know, there are four people in the top three in active service. This is very reasonable, right?
Just like when ranking the top 10 active players, you can often find 12 or even 15 people, which is normal.
"No matter what this year, we must break through the mountain of Trail Blazers! Come on Stephen, you can definitely do it!"
After Curry secretly encouraged himself, he walked through half the game as leisurely as an old man.
During the All-Star Weekend, generally everyone comes with a playful mentality. Except for a certain former Western Conference All-Star guard who did not participate in the competition, almost no one will seriously guard him in the opening stage.
Just two years before entering the NBA, as a rookie, Wang Zelin was very excited when he participated in the All-Star Game. He couldn't help but go all out from the beginning.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After meeting all kinds of people and experiencing all kinds of things, Wang Zelin finally became a colorful person...
Nowadays, Wang Zelin's mentality in participating in the All-Star Game has become very peaceful. To be precise, he has changed from a rookie to a veteran. He understands that the All-Star Weekend is a rare adjustment time for players, so naturally he is too lazy to go all out in the first three quarters.
To go.
In other words, he has basically won all kinds of honors in the NBA. Honors such as All-Star MVP are hard to interest him anymore.
Therefore, Wang Zelin cooperated with Lillard in the opening stage, and after completing an alley-oop dunk, he planned to enter the fishing state.
Lillard and Wang Zelin scored two points in a row. Davis, who came in, picked up the ball and sent it to Irving. The Eastern Star team started a fast break!
In the frontcourt, Irving started to play singles with the ball at the top of the arc. Facing Lillard's single defense, he made a gorgeous crotch pull-back and quickly turned around to easily pass Lillard.
Then he broke through with the ball and turned around to attract a double team and then passed the ball to Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo scored two points with an alley-oop dunk.
2:2, the two sides drew.
Seeing Irving and Antetokounmpo talking, laughing and high-fiving each other on the way back to defense, Wang Zelin couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, always feeling that the scene in front of him was strange.
Looking back, Curry hit a three-pointer after catching Wang Zelin's pass. Then Rose used the long-lost change of direction without slowing down. Facing Wang Zelin's defense, he used a big pull-up in the air to show his unparalleled waist and hit a layup.
In the first two rounds, both sides played back and forth, and the players were very selfless, either alley-oop dunks or crazy pull-ups, which caused a lot of exclamations from the scene and the visual effects exploded.
But in the third offensive round of the Western team, something unexpected happened!
After encountering a double team in the low post, Jokic ignored Durant who cut in, led the two defenses, turned around and hit a hook shot, and then played 2-1.
James, who came over from defense, looked at the referee with a depressed look on his face. God knows, he really just made a subconscious move because he was too close to Jokic.
Unexpectedly, his subconscious defense resulted in his first foul of the game...
"Whoosh!"
As Jokic made an additional free throw, 8:4, in just one minute of the opening, the Western team quickly established a 4-point lead.
Jokic's goal surprised others, but when you consider that he is just a newcomer, first of all, he is participating in a full-scale competition, and he is playing well, it is inevitable that he has a little desire to perform, which is normal.
Durant has no objection to this. Over the past few years, he has completely given up his ambition to compete with Wang Zelin for the All-Star MVP.
Now there is only one goal in his mind, and that is to join hands with the Warriors' strong players to defeat Wang Zelin in the playoffs and finally win the championship.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he was still young and not as old as Kobe, he probably wouldn't even bother to play in the main game.
Among the other members of the Western Team, Curry stands out as a lay doctor. He can play if he can, and it doesn't matter if he can't; Lillard and Wang Zelin are directly teammates on the same team, not to mention that Jokic's shot was a bit aggressive, even if he
Incarnate as a single player to compete for MVP, and the two of them won't say a word to him.
Low emotional intelligence: Jokic’s shot was a bit aggressive!
High emotional intelligence: Jokic's ball fully showed the essence of the Mamba spirit!
So, with the acquiescence of his teammates, he played for more than 5 minutes, and the Serbian scored 11 points and 3 rebounds, becoming the fastest player to break into double digits in tonight's game.
In the stage competition, the Western team had significantly stronger firepower, leading the Eastern team by 6 points at 23:17!
The competition temporarily came to an end. After the substitute stars came on, the whole scene seemed more unrestrained.
In addition to the gorgeous offense from both sides on the court, there was also an episode.
In the middle of this section, Westbrook appeared, and the camera immediately focused on Durant. Just when everyone was wondering how the two would interact, the second young master quickly gave the answer.
I saw Westbrook first passing the ball to Durant, and then quickly cutting to the inside. Durant also understood and then threw the ball into the air. Westbrook jumped high and alley-ooped the ball into the basket.
As soon as the ball was scored, the whole audience was in an uproar. Westbrook also pointed in the direction of Durant and showed a knowing smile.
This scene became the first famous scene in this All-Star Game.
Due to Wang Zelin's influence, the Warriors did not become the opponent to eliminate the Thunder in the tiebreaker of the 2016 Western Conference Finals. The Thunder hurriedly ended the 2016 playoffs without even getting past the second round.
If there is no such deep hurt, naturally there will be no such great hatred.
In the period immediately after Durant left the team, Westbrook and the entire Oklahoma City Tieling were dissatisfied and angry with his escape behavior. However, as time goes by, no one knows whether the mentality of the Big Tieling fans has changed.
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But the stalemate between Westbrook himself and Durant has long since ended. After all, they are good brothers who once fought side by side. They once loved each other and now hate them. Although the two of them cannot say that they have returned to the close relationship they used to have, they
It won't be like a pair of enemies like water and fire in the previous life.
So much so that in the previous life, there was a law that every time the teams of Westbrook and Durant faced each other, the former would send at least one big shot to the latter.
Emmm, it sounds very metaphysical, right?
But this is exactly what happened in reality, which is very confusing.
The game then became a little dull. Before the end of the first quarter, both sides started shooting three-pointers. Lowry made a hollow shot from the outside and completed the buzzer beater, which greatly improved the morale of the East Star team.
After the first quarter, the Western team temporarily led 51:48.
Entering the second quarter, the coaches from both sides started new lineup arrangements.
In the West, Coach Terry put Wang Zelin and Lillard, who were bent on fishing, on the bench and sent out a lineup of Westbrook, Harden, Hayward, Love, and Jokic.
Apart from average defensive ability, this lineup has no faults on the offensive end.
The backcourt combination of Westbrook and Harden requires offense, explosion, and organization. It can also make many people dream back to the days of the Thunder's four young players and have a wave of memories.
Hayward and Jokic are both rookie All-Stars. They both have the passion and blood of a rookie All-Star. They can't help but go all out when playing on the court, which can easily make the scene exciting.
Love did not lose weight after joining the Spurs. His dominance in the low post is probably second only to Wang Zelin, and even Cousins may not be able to surpass him.
In the Eastern Conference, Stevens sent out a lineup of Thomas, Wall, George, Davis, and Cousins.
Judging from the rationality of the lineup, the Eastern Conference's lineup is both offensive and defensive, especially the forward combination of winger George Davis. The defensive threat has reached the level of a ghost.
Although the lineups are different, the players on both sides have one thing in common, that is, these guys are not like some old fritters and still have an urgent desire to win.
Therefore, under their leadership, the game is likely to get really hot in the first three quarters.
Under such circumstances, the score exploded in the second quarter.
The Western team's offense mainly revolved around Westbrook and Jokic. Before he knew it, Westbrook had scored 16 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.
Jokic, on the other hand, showed a surprisingly high basketball IQ, fully explaining what it means to make a fortune silently. After being given some of the ball rights with Westbrook, he turned to focus on support. After two quarters, he succeeded
A near triple-double of 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
After halftime, the score of the Western team directly exceeded 100, 102:97, still maintaining the lead.
The atmosphere in the Western Conference locker room is a bit strange.
At this time, even the slowest people have realized that this year's newcomer Jokic has great ambitions!
He was about to score a triple-double of 20, 10, 10 before halftime. This guy is going for the MVP!
Combined with his performance in the first two quarters, others have already sensed Jokic's attempt to compete for MVP.
Sitting on the back seat on the left side of the locker room, feeling the strange looks from the "seniors", Jokic's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he still remained calm.
It can be said that he did not hide it at all and directly showed his desire to win MVP to his teammates.
