The Fifth Point Guard

Chapter 326: High-profile all-star race

   The news that Shentong won the slam dunk contest is boiling in China.

  Who said that yellow people can't fly?

   not only fly higher, but also made history.

   Shentong's double crown ignited the Chinese basketball, but also ignited the hope of Asian players.

   Barkley's comments after Shentong won the championship were very sincere.

"Shen's victory is not only a victory for himself and New Jersey, but also a glorious victory for Chinese basketball and even Asian basketball. I believe that from this moment on, Asian basketball players will begin to look forward to going to the NBA League to play, and Asia will also emerge from the competition. There are more and more stars, while promoting the progress of Asian basketball."

   February 9, 2003, on this day, Zuan raised the free spray flag, and even the keyboard men on the Internet died down.

   Everyone is celebrating this unusual day.

Some fans call the day of February 9 "No Spray Day", and they have agreed that no spray can be sprayed on this day, otherwise they will be rejected by all the “sprayers” and will be rejected in the days to come. Group and attack.

  ......

   After the warm-up of all events on February 9th, on the morning of February 10th, the 52nd NBA All-Star Game was finally held at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta.

   Jordan accepted the starter from Tracy McGrady and made his debut in the All-Star Game for the 14th time.

   Western starters: Yao Ming, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, Francis.

   Eastern starters: Wallace, O'Neal, Jordan, Shentong, Iverson.

This is also the first time in NBA history that two Chinese players have made their debut on behalf of the Eastern and Western All-Star teams. This day can be called a festival for Chinese basketball fans. This All-Star game is also called the Chinese Derby. Star game.

   In addition, although Yao Ming and Jordan both made their debuts, they are not the strongest players in the All-Star squad this time, but they are undoubtedly the most watched figures.

Today’s NBA official website before the game also put the photo of Yao Ming and Jordan on the headline of the website. Yao Ming in the red jersey and Jordan in the white jersey are particularly eye-catching. The accompanying text is: In his last All-Star Game Last, Jordan handed the baton to young players like Yao Ming.

   Although there are many players wondering why it is not Shentong who borrowed the Jordan baton, after all, if Shentong is placed in this position, too many players will be unconvinced.

   This is more sensitive. After all, players like Kobe, Iverson, Carter, Tracy McGrady, etc. are also qualified to represent the position of shooting guard to take over Jordan's baton.

   As for giving it to Yao Ming, it may be more interesting and will not cause unnecessary controversy.

  ......

   Amidst the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami, the game officially started.

   After the jump ball, Western Stars Garnett got the ball and made a jumper, 2-0. Then the Eastern Stars O'Neal and Jordan missed consecutive shots. Immediately after Duncan missed a jumper, Francis grabbed an offensive rebound, and then had a beautiful aerial relay with Yao Ming. The Eastern Giants dunked the ball in, and the Western Stars got a 4-0 start.

   Later, Yao Ming grabbed a defensive rebound, but made two turnovers at the same time, and was replaced with more than 4 minutes left in the quarter. With 6 minutes and 47 seconds left in this quarter, the Western Conference Stars lead 14 to 7. Then the Eastern Stars played a 16-4 offensive, leading the Western Stars 23-18 at the end of the quarter.

   Yao Ming played for 8 minutes in the first quarter, scored 2 points on 1 of 1 shots, grabbed 1 rebound, and made 2 turnovers.

It is worth mentioning that after the gracious Jordan played as the main starting player, considering that this is Jordan’s last time to participate in the All-Star Game, the Eastern Stars teammates wanted to perfect him and kept passing the ball to Jordan. He also created scoring opportunities for him, but Jordan seemed a little out of shape. He played 11 minutes in the first quarter, scored 2 of 10 shots and only scored 4 points and 1 rebound. At the same time, there was a dunk miss. The trapeze was really old.

   In the early part of the second quarter, Shentong and Ilgeskas had a wonderful cooperation. The former flew high in the air and successfully dunked with one hand, which was amazing. Although the Western Stars once overtook the score in the second quarter, the Eastern Stars still maintained the lead for most of the time. The Western Stars only hit three consecutive goals before the end of the first half, and finally ended the first half with a 55-52 lead. . More than 2 minutes before the end of the second quarter, Yao Ming played again, but only grabbed one rebound.

In the first half, Yao Ming played 10 minutes and scored 2 points and 2 rebounds. Garnett scored 14 points and 4 rebounds on 7 of 12 shots. Jordan scored 6 points on 3 of 12 shots and Shentong scored 10 points on 4 of 6 shots. 2 rebounds and 2 assists. In addition, Duncan had 6 points and 8 rebounds, and O'Neal had 5 points and 7 rebounds.

   During the intermission, Jordan gave a speech with tears in his eyes, and there was thunderous cheers. After all, this will be the last time people have seen Jordan appear in the All-Star game. Jordan expressed his gratitude to the fans and his family for his support, and said that he would pass the baton to the younger generation.

   Behind Jordan, young players such as Shentong, Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, O'Neal and other young players lined up one after another. Everyone's face was filled with youthful vitality and yearning for the future.

   At this moment, everyone's thoughts are highly consistent.

  The future is mine.

  ......

   At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides renewed their starting lineups, Yao Ming once again went into battle, but there were still not many performance opportunities. With 8 minutes and 31 seconds left in the third quarter, Yao Ming fouled McGrady. The latter made two free throws. The Eastern Stars narrowed the gap to 62-64. After that, Yao Ming did nothing and was replaced at 5 minutes and 05 seconds in this quarter. At this time, the Western Conference Stars led the opponent 74 to 73.

At the end of the third quarter, Jordan was capped by the Sharks for a layup, but Jordan still scored today's 11th point with two free throws at 2:04 before the end of the quarter~www.ltnovel.com~ surpassed the previous Jabbar in the whole. The total scoring record of the Star Game. Shentong scored two three-pointers in the last minute of the quarter, allowing the Eastern Stars to lead the West 93-86 before the end of the quarter.

   In the fourth quarter, the Western Stars had a 102-100 lead with 8:20 left, but then the Eastern Stars regained their lead.

   Shentong first broke through to the basket and caused Garnett to foul, scored 2+1, and then assisted McGrady for a layup, leading the East troops to a 7-0 spurt.

   The Western Stars didn’t catch a free throw from Bryant to tie the score at 120 until 10 seconds before the end of the fourth quarter. At a critical moment, the Eastern Stars handed the ball to Jordan's hands. Jordan shot with 2 seconds left, but unfortunately missed, and the two sides entered overtime.

   The Western Stars played a 15-8 offensive in overtime, leading 135 to 128 with 2:11 remaining. But after Shentong's two remaining three-pointers, the Eastern Stars overtook the score again 136-135 33 seconds before the end.

   In a suffocating atmosphere, O'Neal made only one of two free throws, and the two sides were tied.

   With 5 seconds left, the coach of the Eastern Stars Byron Scott called a timeout.

   The camera is aimed at Jordan and Shentong.

   Is it the last dance of Jordan, or the hot-feeling Shentong?

   The final decision is in Scott's hands.

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