During halftime, the Western team players gathered together to discuss, and a dispute arose.

Garnett said: "We have Ray, Dirk, and Steve. We have the three best three-pointers in the world. We should make good use of them and adjust our playing style for them."

Duncan's rare retort: ​​"Three-pointers are a gamble on luck. We have better options. We have the best mid-range players."

After a hard half game with the Eastern team, the Western team is now united in pursuit of victory, and both Garnett and Duncan have supporters.

Liu Xiu thought for a while and then said: "I have an immature suggestion... We still focus on mid- and short-range tactics and seize counterattack opportunities."

Garnett was about to retort, but Liu Xiu reached out to stop him. Garnett saw Liu Xiu reaching out and took a step back.

Liu Xiu continued: "We need better running positions for our three-pointers, Ray, Steve, Big-King, you must take the initiative to find better opportunities to respond, and shoot the ball in a difficult shooting environment!

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As Liu Xiu spoke, Maurice Cheeks pushed the writing on the small blackboard next to Liu Xiu... and then went to fish again.

Everyone looked at the three-point shot statistics on the small blackboard, and then focused their attention on Ray Allen, Nash, and the Silver Horn King standing together.

Parker, the youngest, couldn't help complaining: "Warden, you can't ask them to throw the ball in without giving them help!"

"Help?" Liu Xiu thought for a moment, opened his eyes wide, and said energetically: "Lei, Steve, Big-King, come on!"

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Everyone was collectively speechless and even a little nauseous.

Nash looked at the tactical board. In the first half, the Western team made 2 of 9 three-pointers... He thought for a moment and responded: "I understand, defending against three-point shots is the Eastern team's strength. They have a lot of speed and can change defense quickly."

On the outside, if we strengthen the three-point shooting tactics, we will actively attack their best defense. The mid-range is our advantage, and I will try my best to make the ball!"

When Nash said this, Nowitzki patted his chest and said, "Leave the outside shooting to us."

Ray Allen said nothing, but nodded.

The three pitchers all agreed, and the others focused their attention on Garnett, who had a hard time dealing with Liu Xiu. Unexpectedly, Garnett also nodded in agreement...

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After returning from the intermission, the third quarter began. In the opening stage, relying on O'Neal's outstanding performance, the Eastern team quickly overtook the score and overwhelmed the Western team.

Falling into a positional offensive and defensive battle, with O'Neal under the basket, the Eastern team has a huge advantage.

At this time, Ray Allen, who had high hopes from his teammates, made a contribution. When the Eastern team tied the score at 72 to 65, and it was possible to widen the gap with one goal, Ray Allen caught the ball and turned around to face James for defense.

A three-pointer hit, and the Western team used this to reduce the disadvantage to 4 points.

With Ray Allen's goal to regain blood, the Western team took a break for a while. In the middle of the fourth quarter, Kobe, who was in the state, scored 4 goals in a row from mid-range, got 1 extra penalty and hit one, and made a wave on his own.

9 to 2, the score went from 4 points behind to 3 points ahead, achieving a comeback!

In the second half of the third quarter, Eastern Team coach Flip Saunders did not replace O'Neal with Yao Ming, but continued to let O'Neal play. He also used words to stimulate O'Neal to compete with Kobe. It was not until the end of the third quarter that he replaced O'Neal.

Yao Ming came on and played two minutes.

O'Neal faced the encirclement of Duncan, Gasol, Randolph, Garnett and others. In the second half of the third quarter, his performance on both offense and defense declined. When Yao Ming came on the court in the last two minutes, his cooperation with his teammates was not in sync.

, in the second half of the third quarter, the Eastern team's offense turned into James rushing into the frame, and on the defensive end, it turned into a defense that was stronger on the outside than at the basket.

With two great centers, Yao Ming and O'Neal, the commentators were surprised that they were unable to protect the rim.

As for James's sudden-point offense, his teammates didn't play well. Billups, Carter, Tracy McGrady... Even Kidd has developed the ability to catch and shoot at fixed points this year, but his style of play has become

It's very simple, that is, James breaks through to attract a double attack and then distributes the ball. With Garnett here, the Western team's defensive efficiency gradually improves...

At the end of the three quarters, the Western team tied the score at 98-88, widening the point difference to 10 points!

The Western team insisted on focusing on mid-range shots and looking for counterattack opportunities, which was successful!

The main ones are Ray Allen, Nash, Nowitzki, Liu Xiu, and Kobe. They performed very well in strong shooting from beyond the three-point line and long two-pointers. They scored 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, which was better than the Eastern team.

The other side scored one more three-pointer, which resulted in a single quarter score of 38 to 30!

In the final quarter, although the Eastern team tried to reverse the situation, the Western team turned to a defensive battle around Duncan. Duncan paired with Garnett, Marion, Kobe, and Liu Xiu. Even in the final quarter, Flip Saunders defeated O'Neal and Yao Ming.

If you send them in turns, you can at most have a back-and-forth match with the Western team.

Duncan's stable attributes combined with these teammates are so strong that they have no friends!

In the final quarter, the Western team and the Eastern team scored 27 to 29. The Eastern team went on for one quarter and only narrowed the gap by two points.

In the end, the Western team defeated the Eastern team 125 to 117!

There is no suspense about the winner of the AMVP. He made 13 of 24 shots, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws. Kobe scored a game-high 36 points, plus 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. He won this year's All-Star Game.

Star MVP.

The game was tense. After the award was announced, the stars from the Eastern Conference also went up to congratulate Kobe for winning... Not all of them were so big-hearted. There were still two people who were obviously unhappy. One was O'Neal, who was sitting on the bench sulking, and the other was

James, the best performer in the Eastern Conference, scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists on 11 of 22 shots. Unfortunately, the Eastern team lost.

James also went to congratulate Kobe, but everyone could see that he was unhappy.

Liu Xiu also went to say congratulations to Kobe. Thinking of his statistics of 10 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, he felt a little regretful... If he had known better, he would have asked his teammates to help him get a few more spots and get a few more rebounds.

But in that case, the AMVP may be snatched away by him... I regret it even more when I think about it! Why not grab it if you can... But if your teammates help to block the board but fail to get it, which affects the defense, you may lose...

In short, after winning the game, Kobe won the AMVP. He was able to repay the favor he owed Kobe during last year's All-Star Game, and it was also a small matter that was resolved.

As an All-Star MVP, there will be plenty of opportunities to compete for in the future, so it’s better to have fun.

And this year's All-Star Game, overall, he played very happily. This kind of All-Star Game where there are grievances and desires, and star types bloom, and when they work together, there are infinite possibilities... In another ten or eight years, maybe

No more! If you can enjoy it now, enjoy it!

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Chapter completed!