In addition to the All-Star Game, Lowry and Curry also entered the three-point contest.
Jeremy Lin and Hayward were also selected for the Rookie Challenge.
In addition, Hayward will participate in the dunk contest and show that even white people can fly!
Jeremy Lin and Livingston were also selected for the Skills Challenge again.
It can be said that the Warriors have had a great harvest, and the All-Star Game has almost become an exhibition game for the Warriors!
On February 18, 2011, Curry and others flew to the Staples Center in Los Angeles to participate in the All-Star Weekend.
There is a lot to watch in this year’s All-Star Game:
Curry beat Kobe to once again become the All-Star vote leader. Can he still win the All-Star Game MVP this year?
Similarly, Curry also participated in the three-point contest. Can he defend the three-point contest championship this time?
Six of the Warriors have been selected to the All-Stars. Will Popovich select a five-man Warriors lineup?
Does the Warriors five-man team have a chance of winning against the Eastern Conference All-Stars?
What kind of dunk performance will Griffin, the best dunker in the new season, give people?
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The first is the Rookie Challenge on February 19th.
Last year, Curry participated in the Rookie Challenge as a first-year rookie and won the MVP trophy.
This year the league also invited Curry to participate in the Rookie Challenge, but Deng Fang helped Curry refuse.
The Rookie Challenge is a competition designed for first- and second-year rookies to showcase themselves.
Because there is not enough star power, the Rookie Challenge also attracts the least attention.
So every time the All-Star League puts the Rookie Challenge first.
The rookies are performing hard on the court, while James, Wade, Kobe and other big brothers are commenting and pointing below.
Of course it doesn't matter to the rookies, many of them even regard this as their own glory.
But as last year's double MVP and two consecutive All-Star vote-winners, Curry no longer has to participate in this game.
In the end, John Wall won the MVP of this Rookie Challenge with his outstanding performance of 22 assists.
The first one on the 20th was the Shooting Star Competition, followed by the Skills Challenge.
Westbrook performed very well in the skills challenge and had the last laugh.
Next up is the three-point contest.
Players participating in this three-point contest include: Curry, James Jones, Ray Allen, Durant, Daniel Gibson, and Paul Pierce.
Durant, Gibson and Pierce were the first to go out.
In the finals, Ray Allen was the first to play. He started well, but was weak in the second half and finally scored 15 points.
James Jones came on for the second time. He made all 5 shots from the beginning. He also performed well later and finally scored 25 points!
This score is already quite high!
You know, the previous highest score in the NBA Three-Point Contest was Curry's 26 points last year.
The previous one was 25 points, which was scored by Kapono of the Raptors in 2008.
It’s not easy to exceed this score!
Curry played very well last year, defeating Paul Pierce in the final and winning the three-point contest.
Can Curry do his magic again this year?
If you want to get this score, strength alone is not enough, you must have a little luck!
Curry was the last one to play.
I dare not say anything else, but three-pointers are too easy for Curry!
Due to the outstanding performance of his teammates, Curry did not play much time this season, only more than 20 minutes, and he did not have many highlight moments.
It’s not easy for Curry to cum happily!
I finally got this opportunity today,
Curry entered the state as soon as he came up and hit all the first 10 shots!
One, two, three, four...nine, ten!
After missing 4 shots in the middle, Curry found his feeling again and started the day-to-day mode again.
One, two, three...
Curry made 10 consecutive shots again this time!
24 points!
Just one point away from James Jones!
The last one is a flower ball, two points!
If Curry makes this shot, he will win the championship; if he fails to make the shot, he will lose!
There are 3 seconds left on the big screen!
There is plenty of time.
Curry picked up the bouquet and threw it out without hesitation!
As soon as the ball was released, Curry turned to look at the audience, raised his right hand high and celebrated!
That’s how confident we are!
The pretense library lives up to its reputation!
If this doesn't go in...
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the net!
The nearly 20,000 spectators at Staples Arena suddenly burst into cheers!
"Curry, MVP!"
"Curry, awesome!"
"Curry, I love you!"
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Curry's three-pointer at the buzzer to celebrate in advance directly pushed the atmosphere of the three-point contest to a climax!
26 points!
Curry scored 26 points in the three-point contest last year, and his performance was already perfect.
Curry scored 26 points again this year!
Buzzer-beater!
Defending three-point contest champion!
KuRiTian’s reputation is well-deserved!
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After the three-point contest is the dunk contest.
The participating players in this year's dunk contest are Griffin, McGee, DeRozan and Ibaka.
After two rounds of competition, Griffin finally won the slam dunk contest with a unique dunk over a car.
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At 8pm on February 21st, the All-Star Game begins.
This year's All-Star Eastern Conference starting lineup is Derrick Rose, Wade, James, Stoudemire, and Howard.
Rose's performance this season has been quite dazzling, with outstanding personal statistics and a very good team record. With his recent winning streak, he has successfully reached the top of the Eastern Conference.
Wade and James deserve to be selected as All-Star starters.
Stoudemire mainly benefited from the large market in New York. Howard has been the strongest center in recent years. As a player who can be replaced by James alone, there is no problem in being selected as an All-Star starter.
The Eastern Conference's bench is dominated by the Celtics: Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Garnett, Rondo, Bosh, Horford, Joe Johnson.
Although it is a substitute lineup, it is very scary for a team to have four players selected.
Since the Bulls topped the Eastern Conference at the last moment, the head coach in the Eastern Conference is Thibodeau.
The Western Conference All-Stars belong to the Warriors. Three of the starting five are Warriors players: Curry, Prince, Lopez, and the other two are Kobe and Durant.
There are also three Warriors players on the bench: Lowry, Yi Jianlian, Kirilenko, and the other four are Duncan, Anthony, Nowitzki and Westbrook.
Warriors players have six All-Stars!
This also set an NBA record!
The head coach of the Western Conference is Popovich.
The league has a rule that the same head coach cannot serve as the head coach of the All-Star Game for two consecutive years.
Last year, the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star team was Deng Fang. This year, although the Warriors are still first in the Western Conference, the head coach can only be given to the second-ranked Spurs coach Popovich.
After a series of rituals are completed, the competition officially begins.
Lopez and Howard jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Eastern team got the ball and took the lead in attacking.
Rose dribbled to the frontcourt, and Curry followed Rose.
Howard came up to cover Rose, Curry went around Howard, and Lopez stayed back and didn't give Howard a chance to pass.
Rose was not polite and just picked up the ball and threw it out!
The All-Star competition is all about offense, and when you have the opportunity, you just do it!
No matter who you are!
James is so famous, let him play the ball?
nonexistent!
At least not here in Ross!
During the offseason, James wanted to come to the Bulls, but Rose didn't want to see James. Now that Rose leads the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference and is stabilizing the Heat, which is the Big Three, he doesn't care what James thinks!
However, Rose's shooting was not very good, and the basketball bounced off the rim.
Lopez got the basketball and threw it forward. Curry, who had already sneaked to the frontcourt, received the ball and made a three-pointer!
Curry ran forward as soon as Rose took the shot!
With Rose's three-point shooting percentage, there is a high probability that this ball will not be scored!
Curry was still one step away from the three-point line when he shot, and there was no one in front of him!
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the net!
The Nets didn't even move!
3:0!
The warriors take the lead!
The game continues.
The game was played very quickly, and neither team worked very hard on the defensive end. The rhythm was very suitable for Curry!
Compared to the Western team, the Eastern team has flaws in its lineup.
Rose is not accurate from three points, Wade is not as good as Rose, and the same goes for James!
These three are all good at breakthroughs, but their three-pointers are unreliable.
Not to mention Stoudemire, the only way to score is to dunk.
The same goes for Howard, he can't score except in the three-second zone!
With five monsters under the basket together, you can imagine how little space there is on the court!
The Western Conference team is different. Curry, Prince, Durant, and Lopez's three-pointers are all reliable!
Even Kobe, the worst three-point shooter, is much better than those in the Eastern Conference!
This is the worst among the Western Conference starters!
In addition to shooting, the Western team also has a lot of ball handlers.
Curry, Kobe, and Durant are all masters of attacking with the ball!
Prince is also a jack-of-all-trades player, good with the ball, supporting, and without the ball.
Even Lopez, who plays center, has a certain ability to hold the ball!
On one side, five people can vote, but on the other side, none of them can vote!
On one side there are five players who can hold the ball and attack, while on the other side there are two who can only take advantage of alley-catching!
No matter how you look at it, the Western Conference team has an advantage.
More importantly, this fast-paced game that only attacks but does not defend is very suitable for teams with good shooting.
No matter how bad the defense is, it can't let you easily get to the basket and dunk, right?
We are all celebrities, and with so many people watching, we can’t go too far!
No one will be happy about being called a loophole.
There are ten people on the field, and none of them are very tactical. It is still not easy to break through the opponent one-on-one.
But shooting is much easier!
I don't want to rush in, I just throw it away casually. You have to give me some face, right?
You can't let me violate the rules for 24 seconds, right?
You're already standing on the three-point line, why don't I just throw one away?
This is an offensive battle. You just stand in front of me and don't let me rush in. You don't let me shoot?
Is that still the All-Star Game?
So this kind of game is very beneficial to players who can shoot accurately!
And Curry is the one who shoots the most accurate shots!
In addition, the selection of the coach is also very beneficial to Curry.
The head coach of the Eastern Conference team in last year's All-Star Game was Mike Brown. In order to make the Emperor happy, he arranged many tactics for James and asked the players to give the ball to James.
The head coach of the Eastern Conference this year is Thibodeau, and he won't do that!
Who is the Bulls' biggest enemy in the East?
Heat and Celtics!
We are enemies, why should I listen to you?
Ross is my emperor!
Therefore, Thibodeau did not arrange any specific tactics for James. The Eastern team just fought randomly and attacked whoever had the ball.
The Western Conference team is different.
Although Deng Fang is not here, Popovich is also a loyal fan of Curry!
Popovich likes Curry very much!
In a later interview with reporters, Popovich joked: "The league should give Curry a sum of money to retire because he never wants to see him again!"
At that time, the old man revealed that he had not seriously considered retirement, but once he lost his passion for basketball, he might leave his job next season.
At the same time, Popovich said slightly mischievously that the only person who can influence my retirement time is Curry. That guy subverted my understanding of basketball. You all know that I don’t like three-pointers very much, but Curry let me
After understanding all this again, his physical talent is not outstanding, but he has a formidable touch and excellent team basketball awareness. Curry has changed the style of the league. So far, he is the one I want to coach the most.
Players!
In an interview later in the game against the Warriors, Popovich also expressed his love for Curry: "Curry is very accurate, but there is no way to guard him! When defending Curry, as long as you
If you can irritate this kid, or if two people double-team him, he will be very uncomfortable. However, this kid has a very good personality. It is difficult for you to irritate him, and it is useless to double-team him. He can pass the ball, so this kid is really
It’s hard to guard against.”
"The coach is like a chef to a certain extent. If you want to make a rich meal, you must have good ingredients. Sometimes I do envy Deng Fang. He has the best players in the league in his hands and he can do whatever he wants.
You can choose any combination, and the result will be good! Because the Warriors players are relatively strong, especially the core Curry, who is not only the initiator of tactics, but also the regulator of the team's atmosphere."
When the later Popovich was asked if there was any way to turn Patty Mills into Stephen Curry, Popovich replied: "Hey! You might as well think of any way to make me become Morgan Free.
Mann (famous actor) and Clint Eastwood (famous actor), do you want that guy Patty to become Steph? If he can do 10% of what Steph does on the court, then I will do it every day
Make breakfast for him every morning! So save the day, man, Patty will be Patty in this life, and he can't be Stephen in the next."
In addition, a shot from later generations can also fully reflect Popovich's love for Curry - in a game between the Spurs and the Warriors, Mills broke through the Warriors' defense and faced Curry for a layup.
A foul was caused, and Curry was very dissatisfied with the call at the time. He believed that he did not commit a foul.
At that time, Curry was very angry, which is very rare for Curry. He rushed directly to the referee to argue with the referee. But Popovich actually called Curry aside and comforted Curry immediately.
When he was leaving, Bobo even patted his butt!
It’s really rare for a coach to comfort an opponent’s player!
After the game, the two hugged each other. The scene was really touching.