Maybe it was the explosion of the Eastern All-Star collective small universe, or maybe it was to deliberately release the water so that the difference between the two teams was not too big, and when the third quarter ended, 83-91, the difference between the two teams had been narrowed to 8 points. The Eastern All-Stars recovered a 13-point deficit in the third quarter, which was basically the same as last year's All-Star Game.

After the start of the game in the fourth quarter, Nelson Sr. sent a full bench lineup, and on the Eastern All-Star side, in order to continue to chase points, Byron Scott still left Meng Xu and Jordan on the court, and sent center Jermaine O'Neal, big forward Abdullah Rahim, small forward Maddy, scoring guard Jordan, and organizational guard Meng Xu, which looks a lot more normal than the starting lineup.

The first offense of the Western All-Stars, the whole process was dominated by the Mavericks' twin stars, Nowitzki sent a baseline ball, organized guard Nash to get rid of Meng Xu's pressing under the cover of Stojakovic, and then through the blocking and dismantling with Nowitzki, Nowitzki hit a mid-range shot below the free throw line, and the difference between the two teams reached 10 points again.

"Dirk and Steve's pick-and-roll work is really good, and I see Karl and John in them." When it comes to pick-and-roll, there is no team in this league that is more skilled than the Jazz, and the pick-and-roll tactics have now become a symbol of the Jazz. And on the Mavericks' side, after experiencing the fiasco of last season's playoffs, the old Nelson who learned from the pain doesn't know where he was inspired, and since the beginning of this season, the old Nelson has formulated very detailed blocking tactics for Nash and Nowitzki, not only that, but the old Nelson has also completely marginalized the Mavericks' boss Finley, and now the Mavericks, all the tactics are centered around Nowitzki and Nash, and it is this blocking and dismantling tactics that seems to have no technical content, so that the Mavericks have completed the sublimation and become a second-rate team, became a powerhouse in the West, and pressed the Spurs and Lakers all behind.

After Nowitzki and Nash completed a beautiful block, Meng Xu, who advanced to the top of the arc with the ball, also called Jermaine O'Neal's block, although in the face of the opposing Nash, Meng Xu had no less than ten ways to force him, but Meng Xu did not simply and rudely push Yan She Nash, after all, this is an All-Star Game, everyone is a civilized person, and you hit me with a block, I can't say that I don't return you a block.

The moment Jermaine O'Neal stood at the top of the arc, Meng Xu began to move sideways to the right side with the ball, Nash was unexpectedly blocked by Jermaine O'Neal, and Nowitzki had not made up for it at this time, and Meng Xu, who appeared vacant, did not hesitate at all, and directly pulled out a three-point shot, which was also Meng Xu's first three-point shot in this game.

Seeing the first offense of both sides at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they were all playing blocking and dismantling tactics, Ma Long on the sidelines is now also mixed, looking at Nash and Nowitzki, Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal, Malone actually remembered his young self, at that time he and Stockton were equally young, and they were as high-spirited as them, the two young people vowed together that they must bring a championship trophy to Salt Lake City, but now they and Stockton are old, and the championship dream of himself and Stockton is still far awayUnconsciously, a tear slipped down Mallon's face.

After Meng Xu's three-point shot, Nash, who returned to the offensive end, wanted to repeat his old tricks and continue to tear apart the Eastern All-Star defense through the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation with Nowitzki. After the blocking and dismantling was successfully completed, because Jermaine O'Neal's supplementary defense was just right, and Jordan, who was defending Payton, also began to move to this side, Nash immediately handed over the basketball to Nowitzki, wanting to make Nowitzki misplaced and single Meng Xu, but what surprised Nash was that in the collision, Nowitzki was stumbled by Meng Xu, and what could have been a perfectly coordinated pass turned into a mistake. Nowitzki is thin, but he is a power forward after all, a super interior lineman, and he actually failed when competing with an outside player!

"Very nice air relay! Meng Xu assisted Maddie to complete the dunk, and the difference between the two teams was only 5 points. After Nash made a mistake in passing, Jordan on the side quickly picked up the basketball and ran two steps towards the front court with the ball, Meng Xu and Maddie gave up their respective defensive objects, and launched a fast attack at the same time with a very tacit understanding.

"Forget it, let's wait." After the Eastern All-Star team scored five points in a row, Nelson Sr. hesitated for a long time and gave up his plan to call a timeout. After seeing Byron Scott arrange Meng Xu to play organizational guard in the fourth quarter, the old Nelson sweated for his disciple Nash, Nash's talent in organization is impeccable, but Nash's flaws are also very obvious, and it is very fatal, that is, his defense is too poor, Nash's defensive attitude is no problem, but his physical talent is too poor, and his defensive awareness is not good, which also leads to most of the organizational guards in the league Nash can't prevent it, let alone Meng Xu.

"Beautiful three-pointer, Meng's score has exceeded 20 points." As Nelson Sr. worried, as the game deepened, Nash's shortcomings were gradually magnified, and the Eastern All-Stars also began to play Nash unscrupulously as if they had seized a breakthrough, and not only Meng Xu, as long as Nash rotated to defend which Eastern player, then this player would become the main point of attack.

"Hey, Steve still needs a little more training." Seeing that the point difference had been narrowed to two points left, Nelson Sr. had to call a timeout and replaced Brand and Nash with Duncan and Szczebiak in advance, allowing Payton to take over the ball, and after being replaced early, Nash's first All-Star journey was basically over.

"I didn't expect this game to be like this." After Nelson Sr. replaced Duncan, Byron Scott also adjusted, replacing Meng Xu with Kidd and Ray Allen for Jordan, and the subsequent game between the two sides also entered a tug-of-war, and the difference was always maintained within two points, and the Eastern All-Stars, who were 21 points behind at the end of the first half, actually caught up with the score in the fourth quarter.