I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 138 Frequent highlights

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 138 Frequent highlights

Anthony understood what Garnett was saying.

Li Ran is just a rookie, how can he perform in front of so many superstars for so long?

But Li Ran had already said hello to these people in the west in advance.

Yao Ming, him, Kobe, and Paul all agreed, otherwise they wouldn't have allowed him to score so many points in the opening game.

Does this have anything to do with you?

We are rivals now.

Anthony glanced at Garnett and didn't bother to pay attention to him. He ran to the corner to create space for Li Ran.

Li Ran wasn't too surprised when he saw his defender changed from Garnett to James, who was eyeing him.

But he stopped after passing the center circle, then stopped the ball, holding the ball with one hand and pressing down with the other hand, seemingly telling his teammates to steady the rhythm.

His teammates and the entire audience have not yet realized why Li Ran made this gesture.

After all, they are All-Stars, why should they press the pace?

But then, Li Ran jumped up and shot just past the center circle.

The fans were excited as they watched the ball cross half of the court and fall directly into the basket.

This is a good move.

James' face turned dark.

He also wanted to give Li Ran a hot pot to avenge Li Ran's killer block when the two met for the first time.

Why did you vote?

That’s not how the script was written!

After making this three-pointer, Li Ran's score had reached 13 points.

The score between the two teams is now 31-23, with the Western Conference leading by eight points.

Halfway through the first quarter, George Karl called a timeout at the right time.

You have to let everyone go up and take a spin. This is an All-Star. What does it mean if someone is selected after a lot of effort and doesn't let people play?

So, the timeout ended, and the East and West were all five up and five down.

East: Paul Pierce, Rashard Lewis, Danny Granger, Joe Johnson, Devin Harris.

West: Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili, Chauncey Billups.

The substitutions on both sides are completely different. One is more prominent and smaller, and the other is more prominent and larger.

Rashard Lewis, as the highest point in the Eastern Conference, was moved to the center position.

When O'Neal took a look, it was Lewis who was defending him?

He grinned widely and waved toward Billups from beyond the three-point line to ask for the ball.

Of course Billups wouldn't refuse and passed the ball to O'Neal with his open hand.

O'Neal faced Lewis and started to make moves.

Standard guard movements, dribbling under the hip, CrossOver, changing hands behind the back.

Highlight a solid basic skill.

It wasn't over yet. After making a move to break through to the inside, O'Neal unexpectedly made an awkward step back and shot from outside the three-point line.

Rashard Lewis certainly won't guard O'Neal, although even if he does, he may not be able to guard him.

He just watched O'Neal perform in front of him with a confused look on his face.

This step-back shot after a series of guard movements seemed very standard, but it was an unexpected and reasonable shot.

Commonly known as the three non-sticks.

Amid the roars of laughter from the audience, Devin Harris picked up the rebound and rushed forward with his head down.

Arriving in the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Pierce who was also moving quickly.

Uncle Pi was not afraid of someone defending him at all. As soon as his speed dropped, he made an almost squirming three-step layup.

What made the whole audience burst into laughter was that this unguarded three-step player didn't even score a goal.

Pierce was stunned on the spot after receiving the basketball from under the basket.

He looked up at the basket hesitantly, holding the ball in both hands and hitting the board carefully.

The ball didn't go in again.

Pierce, furious, grabbed the ball with both hands, jumped up on the spot, and pushed the ball into the basket, ending this somewhat embarrassing fast break.

Of the five players in the Western Conference, none even passed halftime. They just laughed and watched Pierce's performance.

In this joyful atmosphere, time passed by minute by minute.

After half the second quarter, all the players from the East and West had already played.

George Karl replaced Li Ran again without hesitation.

He planned to let Li Ran play for about 30 minutes in this game.

In the All-Star Game, this is already a lot of playing time. After all, both sides play in a twelve-man rotation. If calculated based on the average time, each player only has 20 minutes of playing time.

Yao Ming was not born for this kind of situation. He only played five minutes in the first half and then sat off the court with a clear conscience. He even had time to secretly take out his mobile phone and play for a while.

However, when replacing Li Ran, George Karl did not replace Yi Jianlian, who was just playing for a walk, and replaced Yao Ming at the same time.

Yao Ming saw Li Ran playing with him, and then looked at Ah Lian who didn't end up, and he understood instantly.

It's time to perform on your own.

In this era, the NBA still gives face to Chinese fans. At the end of the first half, three Chinese players were replaced at the same time, which is the best proof.

Although George Karl has a bad temper, no fool can survive in the NBA.

Even if it's not for the league, just for the core of his team Li Ran, he will find a time to let three Chinese players play at the same time.

I gave you face, will you give me face in the future?

Yao Ming, who became more playful, began to imitate O'Neal and played a guest role as a defender at the top of the key.

Then, he suddenly took action and passed an alley-oop to Ah Lian.

Arab League soared into the air, caught the ball with both hands and dunked it in. While scoring his fourth point, it also ignited the enthusiasm of all Chinese fans.

Li Ran also wisely gave up his dominant position so that Yao Ming and Arab League could score more points.

At the end of the half, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, who had scored 6 points and 5 points respectively, sat off the court contentedly.

However, George Karl's flower life is not over yet.

What’s another highlight of this year’s All-Stars?

A certain team had an unprecedented five players selected.

As the head coach of this team, George Karl certainly wants to give his disciples a chance to compete on the same stage.

So, in the third quarter, everyone cheered when they saw the lineup for the Western Conference.

Chauncey Billups, Li Ran, Carmelo Anthony, Yi Jianlian, Shaquille O'Neal.

Five Nuggets players, against five Eastern Conference All-Stars.

In the east, Rivers sent his main force.

Sparks, Garnett, James, Wade and Iverson.

How will these two teams collide?

Everyone is looking forward to it.

Although Billups was only a substitute, he deserved to have the ball.

The other four players also began to subconsciously start running as they did during training.

On both sides are regular troops who have fought together for a long time, and on the other side are stragglers who have not been fully trained and can only fight on their own.

But this group of stragglers is much stronger than the regular army in terms of personal abilities.

The two sides were inseparable from each other for a while.

(End of chapter)