"Yes, I will bring the MVP trophy to the East."

Lin Ying's words were very straightforward.

Because there can be two understandings here.

The first level is to help the Eastern Conference win, and the MVP naturally belongs to the Eastern Conference.

Of course, it can also be understood that he wants to win this year's mvp.

But no matter which one it is, it is worth looking forward to.

The warm-up is over, and the lineups from both sides appear one after another.

Eastern team: James, Irving, George, Anthony, Lin Ying.

West Team: Curry, Kobe, Durant, Griffin, Yao Ming.

Lin Ying and Yao Ming's jump ball in the center circle.

These two people looked very funny as soon as they stood in the midfield.

If nothing else, your height is exposed!

Lin Ying's current official height is still 2.09 meters when he was drafted during the physical test, while Yao Ming's is 2.26 meters.

But now that the two of them stand in the middle, there is at least a 20cm difference.

Of course, not many people pay attention to this detail. They just think the scene of the two standing together is very funny.

The referee blew the whistle, and Yao Ming without any doubt returned the ball to the Western team's half, giving the Western team the opportunity to take the lead in attacking.

As soon as he came up, Yao Ming asked for the ball in the low post, and then after Kobe fed the ball in, he directly hit Lin Ying with his back in the low post.

Lin Ying didn't suffer too much in the confrontation, but Yao Ming was indeed too tall.

Yao Ming chose a hook shot that turned around. Lin Ying predicted it, but still couldn't block it.

"Whoa!"

Yao Ming took the lead in scoring for the Western Team.

And after Yao Ming scored, the Western team quickly retreated to halftime.

It seems like what Kobe said before, they are preparing to win the MVP for Paul tonight.

Eastern team's attack.

Lin Ying didn't ask for the ball at first.

Because the ball is in James' hands.

James also had a strong desire to attack tonight.

In a basketball game, the ball is in the hands of both defenders.

At this point, it seems that the reason why James has been communicating with Irving before has been found.

James took the ball and broke through the basket, finishing with a tomahawk!

Here I need to talk about the position of the Eastern team.

Because there is no serious inside position, Riley arranges everything on the outside.

Including Lin Ying, the "fifth position" is also at the top of the arc.

So it turned into space basketball, or small ball play.

Yao Ming was pulled to the top of the arc, and the space for James to break through suddenly became very large.

Both teams' first attacks at the beginning were very targeted, which aroused the interest of the fans at the scene.

It’s not like I’ve never played the All-Star Game before, but it basically had to be played in the last quarter.

Today's opening scene feels very intense, which is indeed a bit surprising.

The Western Team wanted to pass the ball to Yao Ming, but Lin Ying stepped forward at this time.

As he told Kobe before, he played seriously.

Pay attention to every turn and every detail.

The ball couldn't be lobbed in, so Kobe then called Griffin to come up and play the pick-and-roll.

A pull-up jumper after breaking up.

"Whoa!"

What I caught was that Anthony was not good at guarding pick-and-rolls.

This is also really targeted!

Then, after the Western Conference team retreated, Kobe began to defend James holding the ball closely!

Space basketball is difficult to defend, but if someone can keep an eye on the arrow figure, it can limit it to the greatest extent.

James finally broke through and passed the ball to Irving.

Irving received the ball and made a three-point shot.

"Whoa!"

He raised the knife and dropped it.

4 flat!

The fans at the scene became more and more excited.

Because the defensive intensity of both sides is really not low, but they can really score!

Or to put it another way, this is the kind of All-Star Game they want to see.

Players don't think about injuries or consumption, they just play seriously.

Although it is impossible to play like this every year, at least this time they felt the possibility!

This is indeed what is going on on the field.

Although these 10 people on the field were selected by the fans, they are basically the strongest currently active.

Then, the Western team gradually gained the advantage.

By this time, the Western Conference team had replaced Paul.

Paul's ability to fight tough battles during this period is still much better than Curry's.

Of course, the more important thing is that he is familiar with Kobe and is also familiar with James.

This quarter lasted about 7 minutes, and the score became 13-20, with the Western team leading.

Both sides have rotated extensively, and everyone on the Eastern team except Lin Ying has left.

It's not that Riley wanted to consume Lin Ying in the All-Star Game, but because the ball was basically in James' hands before the Eastern Team, Lin Ying didn't play much.

At this time, the lineups on both sides of the court, the Eastern team: Deron, Wade, Lin Ying, Bosh, Howard;

West Team: Paul, Westbrook, Kobe, Aldridge, Love.

"Whoa!"

Kobe received a pass from Paul and hit a fadeaway mid-range shot.

There is no training and running-in process in the All-Star Game. This kind of cooperation between teammates is obviously much more tacit.

After Kobe Bryant scored, he made a gesture of smiling and spreading his hands to Lin Ying.

This was obviously an attempt to provoke Lin Ying.

Lin Ying came to the frontcourt, and Kobe was guarding him.

He reached for the ball directly.

It was Deron who was in possession of the ball at this time, and he gave the ball to him immediately.

Kobe directly confronted Lin Ying.

Lin Ying could feel that this intensity was not just about getting the MVP for Paul, but also about wanting to fight with him.

He recalled his previous conversation with Deron in the locker room: Kobe is like Jordan.

Really like, holding a grudge.

Kobe will definitely remember things like last season's finals.

Lin Ying also fought, and after two hard chisels, he turned around and shot backward.

The jump of Kobe's ball was full of interference.

But, it's of no use.

"Whoa!"

Lin Ying faced Kobe's interference and hit the ball steadily!

Kobe Bryant once described McGrady like this: I can do everything McGrady can do, and he is one size bigger than me.
To be continued...