Chapter 409: Dream Fulfillment
The most exciting part of the All-Star Game was the last five minutes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The All-Stars were all in full swing, with Kobe Bryant and Wade in line, Iverson and Nash in line, James against Maddy, Rasheed Wallace and Dirk Nowitzki against him, and Jandy against O'Neal.
In every position, the coach has presented the best players to compete with.
In the minds of the coaches of both sides, this lineup is probably the strongest lineup he can think of.
The eyes of the whole world converged on this, and the influence of basketball gradually expanded in such a grand event, and slowly increased its share in the world sport.
"Maddie really wants this MVP, and I can see what he wants." During the pause, Kobe Bryant suddenly said to Yang Di.
Yang Di was slightly stunned, not knowing what Kobe Bryant meant.
"Help him win the game, you can't let the MVP go to the East." Kobe Bryant's gaze was sharp, as sharp as an eagle.
On the other hand, although Maddie was still squinting and not speaking, his expression and clenched fists that gradually became serious could still be seen in his heart.
Yang Di turned his head and nodded solemnly.
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The white-hot game, the crucial three minutes.
James headed for the MVP goal, and with 2:29 left in the game, he hit a three-point shot to give the Eastern All-Stars a one-point lead to 119-118.
At this time, Maddie wanted to turn the situation around on the court and made a three-point shot from the outside.
"Huh!"
He is also competitive, and after James throws it, he immediately returns one, and the battle on the field is more intense.
121-119, the referees will not easily blow fouls in such an entertaining game, the star is more restrained defensively, and the Eastern star is two points behind, but there is no hurry.
Wade and Rasheed Wallace blocked from the outside, and Wade turned to the left after breaking through.
Then James raised his hands on the outside to prepare for the request, and Wade understood, so he gave the ball to James.
James held the ball on Maddie, broke through step by step, and made a crushing breakthrough with all his strength, Maddie did not block it with his bent arms, and put James on the same level as him.
Yang Di came over to help defend, a rare bag in this game.
James was threatened by Jandy's bag and passed the ball inside to O'Neal under the basket, and Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant jumped up at the same time to foul O'Neal.
O'Neal walks to the free-throw line.
O'Neal, who was funny all the time, stopped joking and seriously lifted the ball to the free throw, but the posture was really weird, which still attracted laughter from many fans.
"Bell!"
"Bell!"
Two free throws missed, Yang Di clicked the rebound, and then reached out to grab it.
This was Yang Di's 19th rebound, the highest number of rebounds in the game, and in such an entertaining game, he still maintained his enthusiasm for rebounding and proved his name as a rebounding machine.
But the highest number of rebounds in All-Star Game history is someone else. Back in 1962, Bob Pettit grabbed a frenzied 27 rebounds and had 25 points on his account, and the last time a player grabbed more than 20 rebounds in the All-Star Game was Mutombo in '01, and in that game, Mutombo grabbed 22 rebounds.
In short, Yang Di has a chance to break the All-Star single-game rebounding record, but in this quarter of the game, he has no such opportunity.
After missing two free throws, the tide tipped in favor of the Western players.
At this time, Yang Di stood up again and took the initiative to run to the outside line to block and dismantle Kobe.
Kobe Bryant has always dreamed of partnering with Yang Di, a fierce player, and this time he got what he wanted, and found that Yang Di's blocking and demolition skills were really good, and he blocked Wade behind him.
Bryant misplaced to face his former teammate O'Neal, and after feints to the left, he broke through to the right in advance.
Yang Di and Kobe Bryant crossed the run, Kobe Bryant to the right, he went to the left, O'Neill felt that he was facing the breakthrough of two people at the same time in an instant, Rao is experienced on the court, and he was slightly stunned.
With this stunned kung fu, Kobe Bryant accelerated, and the bottom line was like a white light.
O'Neal turned around and couldn't catch up with Kobe, and Wallace stood close to the basket, only blocking the front.
After two steps, Kobe Bryant's backhand dunk was like a sea fishing moon, smashing the ball into the frame like a windmill, and completing a more exciting dunk than Yang Di's turn dunk in the first half, which stunned everyone.
"Ang proportions are not waveless!"
The ESPN hosts on the broadcast exclaimed in unison, and the incredulous screams were incredible.
"123-119, at the final critical moment, the Western All-Stars stretched the difference to four points, and they were once tied or even overtaken."
"Kobe Bryant is still Kobe, his baseline break, his last airshot and imaginative pull-up dunk, his physicality is truly terrifying."
Attacking in the frontcourt, James forced Maddy, and this time the breakthrough position was very deep.
But Yang Di still decisively wrapped up, James didn't want to pass to O'Neal, because even if O'Neal was given, the Western stars would use the fastest speed to rotate the defense, and they would directly foul O'Neal and send O'Neal to the free throw line.
The mid-range shot missed, and the rebound flew high to the left.
Wade and Kobe jumped together to grab the rebound, Kobe touched the basketball before Wade, but did not grasp it steadily, and the basketball flew up for the second time under the competition between the two.
At this time, Yang Di just picked up the leak, and with faster reaction and flexibility, jumped up to grab the rebound.
20th rebound! Yang Di scored more rebounds today than he scored, and he grabbed as many as 15 rebounds in the backcourt, which is only 4 short of the All-Star single-game backcourt rebounding record held by Mutombo of 19.
The Western Conference stars started to press the tempo, Nash held the ball from the outside, and then Kobe Bryant and Maddy both had their backs to the elbow area.
Nash is a master pass with the ball, and the ball can be magically sent to an open teammate in his hand, while Kobe Bryant and Maddy are scorers who attack with the ball, and the first purpose of the two people holding the ball is to attack the basket.
Just gave Kobe Bryant the ball to attack, and this round, Nash gave the ball to Maddie.
Bryant playfully retreated to the corner to ambush him, and Maddie turned his back and stood in a three-threat position facing James.
Then try to attack, step out with the ball in his right hand and his right foot, suddenly retract his right foot and step on the ground to the left, and the whole person breaks through diagonally and steps into the position.
The speed of the first step was astonishing, and James took a small step back.
At the moment of retreat, Maddie suddenly dribbled back with his left hand, moved two steps to the right, and pulled up the shot after a small adjustment.
Sometimes heads-up is as simple as that, with three threats on the ball and finishing the attack within two or three steps.
Maddie has a high shot, and James can't cover it.
Looking at the tumbling basketball, I felt helpless.
"Huh!"
As soon as the hollow entered the net, the Western All-Star team became more and more courageous, and actually led by 6 points.
James looked up at the big screen and the little time he had left, and his heart was gloomy.