From the most exciting All-Star Game in history to the ugliest All-Star Game in history, it only took a few minutes.

NBA executives and the top executives of major television stations all want to strangle Popovich.

Although Liu Mang also did it, but

Popovich didn't expect the opponent to be so direct. Liu Mang's retaliation and tit-for-tat disrupted Popovich's plan to chase points. Originally, he thought he could narrow the point difference to within five points, but the opponent

Only then did he respond, cutting off the shark in the All-Star Game. The opponent definitely didn't expect it, and he didn't expect this to be such a situation.

However, they managed to survive until the middle of the second quarter, with an 8-point deficit. The Western Conference team had the ball, and Duncan was facing a free throw crisis. Popovich could justifiably take Duncan off and replace him with Yao Ming.

Popovich likes to use intrigues and tricks, but he is tough. He now has such an outstanding lineup, which is worthy of the opposite coach.

Seeing Coach Kruger surrounded by players, Popovich rearranged his tactics.

On the Eastern team's side, Coach Kruger was surrounded, but he didn't have a tactical board in his hand. A group of people surrounded two people, one was Coach Kruger, and the other was Liu Mang, who was holding a tactical board.

O'Neal didn't cooperate and was cut off again, which was quite hurt for Liu Mang, but fortunately there were many All-Stars available, so Liu Mang had new ideas.

Bosh looked at his assigned position and turned to look at the big guy opposite who had taken off his training uniform. Bosh really wanted to ask: "Brother, are you serious?"

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After the timeout, the Western Team sent out a lineup of Nash, Kobe, Marion, Nowitzki, and Yao Ming.

On the Eastern side, the lineup of Liu Mang, Wade, Tracy McGrady, James, and Bosh is on the field.

The lineups of the two teams came up, and the fans who were a little depressed because of the shark attack immediately became energetic!

The Eastern team's lineup has one senior and four juniors... No, Bosh is a dwarf in front of Yao Ming. The Eastern team can be described as five juniors! Nowitzki is three centimeters taller than Bosh, and it seems that Bosh's

The shoulders roughly reach the position of Nowitzki's chest! From the shoulder height, it seems that the difference is more than three centimeters, but from the distance above the head, Bosh's cornrow hairstyle has increased the height by two or three centimeters, which is different from Nowitzki's.

Weiski is really just as tall...

The Western team attacks.

Nash advanced to the frontcourt, and Liu Mang defended Nash. Now with Wade and Tracy McGrady, the Eastern team's three major perimeter players can defend him.

Nash didn't look for a pick-and-roll. He couldn't run a pick-and-roll with this lineup, so he passed the ball to Yao Ming in the low post.

Bosh worked hard to go forward, but Bosh, who was not very strong, was held behind by one of Yao Ming's arms. Yao Ming received the ball and rushed backwards, smashing the ball into the basket through Bosh and scoring two points.

Bosh felt his tears flying... After Yao Ming made the dunk, he immediately picked up the ball and threw it towards Liu Mang who was leading the arc.

The Eastern team immediately counterattacked!

The four of them pressed towards each other!

Yao Ming's dunk just now was simply cruel. It had already rekindled the enthusiasm of the Toyota Center fans. Seeing the four players from the Eastern Team about to go down, the crowd became excited!

Liu Mang received the ball and turned around, leaving Nash behind who was trying to steal, and triggered it alone!

Chasing James and Wade, who were about to leave, Marion blocked Liu Mang. Liu Mang's speed was too terrifying. Liu Mang was blocked a little past the midline and immediately passed the ball to James. James

He rushed to the basket and threw the ball behind his head instead of dunking himself. McGrady followed up with a one-handed split dunk and scored two points.

Just fast!

Neither Nowitzki nor Yao Ming can keep up, and the Eastern team can fight four against three!

The score difference is still 8 points!

When it comes to the Western team's offense, the Western team has three absolute strong points in singles. Kobe can maintain a shooting percentage of more than 50% one-on-one when playing McGrady. Nowitzki plays James. James can't guard him no matter how hard he tries. Yao Ming...

...I can't even guard O'Neal, let alone Bosh.

But...for the Eastern Team, no matter whether the opponent scores a goal or not, no matter how big the opponent's rebounding advantage is, they just have to counterattack!

It’s true that the Western team has a high success rate. Yao Ming and Nowitzki’s rebound protection keeps the Western team’s shooting percentage above 50%, which is great. No matter how the Eastern team counterattacks, no matter how fast they play, the Western team is

Playing steadily according to Popovich's rhythm, the point difference was always within ten points. By the end of the half, the Eastern side did not widen the point difference, and it was still within ten points.

However, for the Eastern team, this is enough!

Liu Mang never thought that he could widen the point difference in a few seconds to establish a victory. The opponent was an All-Star team, an All-Star team that played seriously, or an All-Star team led by Popovich that played seriously. He wanted to pull out the garbage.

Time... was really a dream, Liu Mang had never thought of such a thing.

Liu Mang's goal is to keep scoring and maintain a lead of more than 5 points. Just keep grinding! Keep grinding!

Popovich's team must be seeking stability. Liu Mang took advantage of this and set up a lineup with four ball-holding points. Whether it was a counterattack or a defensive position, there were points that could break through and attract a flanking attack.

The main scorer is Tracy McGrady, who is giving the ball to Tracy McGrady. If the opponent flanks McGrady without the ball, or if Kobe Bryant, who is guarding McGrady, sticks to him and refuses to help defend against the flanking attack, then the person holding the ball can just do it himself.

It's simple, crude and direct. I didn't think about widening the gap, just spent it like that!

After halftime, the Eastern team maintained a 7-point lead at 86-79!

McGrady scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists at halftime, and scored 14 points in more than half of the second quarter.

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Returning to the second half, the Eastern team still focused on grinding.

Jason Terry, Rasheed Wallace, and O'Neal were not on the court. The other nine players took turns playing. Liu Mang and Iverson were the main ones controlling the ball. James, Wade, and Carter mainly cut through.

McGrady is mainly responsible for catching and shooting. McGrady just scores and passes back. But seeing Liu Mang yelling at O'Neal, McGrady also focuses on taking more shots. There are three insiders: Bosh, Milicic, and Kwame Brown.

Play one big and four small, and continue to waste time.

On the Western team's side, Popovich saw what the Eastern team was thinking. He was not in a hurry to overtake the score. He liked to seek stability. If he was too impatient to chase points and his side made a mistake, the opponent would counterattack and attack.

It's really hard for them to defend against the simple and crude style of mismatched play.

The Eastern team wants to drag the game to a critical moment, and Popovich is not afraid, just fight with the opponent. In the past, he did not have Kobe, and he was played by Kobe in the Western Conference playoffs for several consecutive years. Now that he has Kobe, he can

You're toying with your opponent!

The game returned to a state where the two teams competed for tactics and talent, and the atmosphere at the scene continued to be heated.

McGrady played very easily, mainly responsible for shooting, and he didn't need to worry too much about the defensive end. He couldn't guard the opponent's inside in the first place.

In the third quarter, McGrady scored 17 points in a single quarter, and the Eastern team scored 38 points in a single quarter. After three quarters, the Eastern team entered the interquarter break with a five-point lead of 124 to 119.

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Tracy McGrady scored 40 points in the third quarter!

Liu Mang looked at the scoring situation of the Eastern team. James had 17 points, Wade had 18 points, Iverson had 10 points, O'Neal had 9 points. Liu Mang himself had 11 points and 8 assists. The Eastern team had 10 points or close to 10 points.

Yes, they were the only ones, the others' scores were scattered, and the only one with more than 5 points was Rasheed Wallace's 7 points.

McGrady has scored enough points. No matter how the final quarter ends, unless James and Wade have brain problems and try to steal the limelight, as long as the Eastern Conference team wins, McGrady's MVP award is basically certain!

Then, the most important thing is to win!

A 5-point lead is basically not a lead for the opponent's All-Stars. It's time for a tough battle!

Now there is a very difficult problem before Liu Mang.

The gap inside is too big!

The opponent was Yao Ming. Yao Ming played 8 minutes in the third quarter and scored 12 points. He already had 26 points in the third quarter. Duncan and Garnett both scored 12 points. Nowitzki also had 10 points. The Western Conference team had an advantage inside.

If we look at previous All-Star games, the Western team's inside advantage has been greatly weakened. It was fine when O'Neal was there, but without O'Neal, the Western team's inside players did not dare to play. In the past few years, the Western team has almost never won.

All-Stars are just because big men don’t perform well in All-Stars.

However, this time it was played according to the official game, and the Western team's inside advantage was immediately reflected. The four major inside players scored 70 points!

The Eastern team is strong on the perimeter, and almost all of its points are scored from the outside. Except for Kobe, who scored 33 points, the Western team has no perimeter that can compete with the Eastern team. This is an advantage that the Eastern team has always had, including Jason Te.

Of the 5 points in the game, 101 of the Eastern team's 124 points came from outside.

Just when Liu Mang had a headache, O'Neal came up and pulled Liu Mang's jersey.

"Go away, you guy who doesn't mean what he says." Liu Mang ignored O'Neal.

"Don't worry, I will help Tracy next time." O'Neal didn't want Kobe to win the MVP. He originally wanted to repay Liu Mang's 'retaliation' against Duncan. Now he only has 9 points, and no All-Star MVP.

We have a relationship. Now that we have a common opponent, let’s fuck each other together!

"real?"

"real!"

Liu Mang was originally worried about being beaten by the opponent on the inside. Once the counterattack and long-range shots on the outside were inaccurate, the opponent would seize the opportunity to make a comeback. But if O'Neal is there, the problem will be solved!

There is another problem that needs to be feared, that is, the opponent may chop the shark, but this is not a problem at the last moment of the game. The shark cannot be hacked in the last two minutes, and O'Neal is undoubtedly still the most fierce insider at the critical moment!

"Bet on this fat man's character!"

Liu Mang and O'Neal looked at each other and saw "Fuck Kobe" written in each other's eyes. They reached a tacit understanding!

Then do it!

They have tried their best to maintain the lead in the first three quarters. It is about to reach the critical fourth quarter. Everyone who can be used must be used. Rasheed Wallace and Jason Terry are both moving their bodies again. It is necessary at the critical moment.
Chapter completed!