To be honest, I used to watch most of the NBA All-Star games in most seasons before, because it was often the league’s painstaking effort to gather the 24 star players selected, and then everyone was basically not defensive. Down, dunk, pass the ball, and then make a few awkward and polite three-pointers. After 48 minutes of collective rowing, the game ended. I didn’t work hard. I didn’t know that I thought the All-Star game was the previous slam dunk contest. , Three-point contest and skill contest, chop it, chop it and knead it together for a pot of stew.
Occasionally, there will be a few incomprehensible players who come up with a "realistic" performance to bring uncommon tension to this activity.
such as the 2001 All-Star. The Eastern Conference, which had fallen behind a lot in the first three quarters, went crazy chasing points under the leadership of Iverson. After the score was close, Kobe Bryant, another thorn in the West, was unwilling to dominate. He was completely improved on both offense and defense. Own level, so the fans were fortunate to see Kobe Bryant’s high-level performance against Iverson and Marbury, especially in the last minute and a half, Marbury and Kobe each made consecutive shots under high-pressure defense. Let the adrenaline rush of the fans on the scene, the offense and defense of the two teams look like they are playing in the finals. As a result, that All-Star was repeatedly mentioned later.
The 2003 Atlanta All-Star, Yao Ming was selected for the first time, and that was the last All-Star of the God of Basketball. In the midfield, Mariah Carey used a song "Hero" to make the heroic Joe's gang leader's emotional eye circles red, and 5 seconds before the end of the first overtime, Jordan used a super difficult turn over. The backward jumper met Marion's long arm to help the team take the lead, and the audience was boiling! Everyone wants to see a legend win the game and win the final MVP with a lore in his curtain call. What a perfect script this is. However, the incomprehensible "thorn head" came again. Kobe successfully made a small O'Neal foul before the end, equalized the score, and the first double overtime in All-Star history. In the second overtime, the thorn still didn't mean to converge. He continued to force his own way to score points. In the end, the West won the game and Jordan naturally missed the MVP. After the game, the fans criticized Kobe's voices, no weaker than today's Giannis.
In addition, there are not many All-Star games that can be remembered. Just like the 2018 All-Star, the dazzling operations of the entire game have not even the last minute Jandu teamed up to block all of Curry. The shooting angle is impressive.
But this year, the All-Star reorganization, because of an accident by a player, the game has other meanings.
This is a sentimental All-Star game.
The NBA announced before the game that the MVP of the All-Star Game will be named after Kobe Bryant, and it is not unexpected. “No one can represent the All-Star better than Kobe.” , this sentence may be the most level words that Xiao Hua has ever said when he took office. It simply and accurately summarizes the importance of this legend to the NBA and the All-Star Game. significance. Players like
Kobe are indeed born on this stage. His hard work is an inspiration for both players and fans. His efforts to pursue his dreams far exceed people's imagination:
will come with bandages. To practice
on the court, his gorgeous style is incomparably in line with the purpose of the All-Stars, the picturesque backward jumper makes people not drunk, and the elegant drawbar is not only happy for Kesao.
His aggressiveness and competitiveness often make the game suddenly suspense. With him, the All-Star can add a lot of topics and be more enjoyable. On this stage, he has been selected to the All-Star 18 times in a row, and is the first in 15 starting games. He is also the youngest starter in All-Star history (19 years and 170 days), and he has won the All-Star Game MVP 4 times, tied for history. No. 1.
The 8-second silence before the game and Jennifer Hudson's touching "For all we know", the atmosphere of remembrance is very strong.
This is an extraordinary All-Star Game. Where is
extraordinary? The biggest difference is defense. The changed competition system has activated these players, and the winner can get hundreds of thousands of charity bonuses and give everyone a fire. As the game progresses, especially in the fourth quarter, the defense level of the two teams is getting higher . As a result, the ten All-Star players that were not seen in the Finals under the extremely loose whistle-blowing rules and fully engaged in defense, we saw on the stage of the All-Star Game.
We have seen Paul’s alertness, stubbornness, and fighting for every ball. He is really old-fashioned for his old-fashioned cut of the alphabet. It is him who encourages his teammates, and he is the one who directs the defensive position. When a dispute arises, he is the first to rush up. It is still him who seeks the referee's theory.
We saw Lao Zhan’s relentlessly depressing the center of gravity in the low position to resist the letters and the emperor. After physical exhaustion, he desperately retreated quickly, and even almost fell to the ground unsteadily. When Walker took the ball and was about to counterattack , The first one rushed up and caused the latter's mistake. And Walker's mistake was also due to the defensive and offensive inputs that overstretched his stamina. He had just returned from injury and was told that he should strictly control his playing time, but at this moment in the game, he chose to be a wayward volute.
We have seen the terrifying ability of the letters, especially the BUG performance that successively blocked the Lakers' two talented monsters, which made the hero feel terrified. Does this picture that can even be capped by James's turning and retreat feel familiar?
and Siakam took over Leonard several times with anticipation, speed and long arms to limit the play of Kaka. Embiid’s deterrence under the basket and Davis are everywhere. , Spider-like netting and locking people, are all wonderful.
But the defense that impressed me the most is the following three: Lowry tough, aggressive but not losing position outside press, the number one in the 1st basket defense, especially offensive fouls The ability is really textbook average. Always willing to do those subtle tasks that don't grab the limelight and are inconspicuous but can have an impact on the trend of the game. Everyone is eager to meet a teammate and brother like Lowry.
The defensive sense of selection and the control area displayed by the small card lead us back to his two consecutive dpoy seasons. His robbery steal against Embiid- took a firm step and found it accurately. The angle, both palms came out, and then the ball was locked and turned and walked away. This sense of breath makes people feel that defense can also be so cool and fun.
This series of actions is comparable to a cheetah predation. In front of such a Leonard, looking at history, I don’t know who can guarantee that he will not concede a goal.
and that very unusual Deng brother. We have always known how strong Harden’s low post defense is, but it’s not uncommon for Harden to have no greed, desire or even selflessness on the offensive end like this today. He is so focused on the game and defensively. Like Doffer, he helped his teammates to check for leaks. It is not common for Harden to chase and intercept, and it is not common for Harden to rush back to the first half to defend against Giannis' lightning flash. In the fourth quarter, Harden's low defense can respond to everything, from Siakam to the Great to the letters.
When the blue team has already got the match point, Siakam's low attack against Harden misses
Siakam's low post skills are definitely not low. In the finals last year, Klay and Green did not defend against Sika several times. Restricted, but with Harden, Sika played extremely hard.
If someone tells you before the All-Star game that Harden can win the respect and praise of everyone by defensive in the case of 3 of 9 offenses, you must feel that this person is either sarcasm or brainstorming.
So, I think one of the biggest contributions of this All-Star is that it makes many fans feelThe defense can be so wonderful and so beautiful. After today, this All-Star will surely be mentioned repeatedly by future generations.
This is an all-star game worth repeating.
At the final stage of the game, have you ever had the idea of "if who and who is there"?
At the last moment, both teams' offenses were extremely difficult. In the first place, there are not many offensive tactics on both sides. Basically, apart from seizing the opportunity to counterattack, positional warfare consists of simple sudden passing, simple pick-and-roll and outside one-on-one. The defensive flexibility of both sides has been fully stretched (either the position sense of these ten people is particularly good or the rotation speed is particularly fast). When the referee encourages confrontation, every breakthrough intended to attack the frame is gone.
Secondly, everyone on the court has a certain skill in defense. When everyone has a strong ability to switch defenses, regardless of whether they are blocking or pick-and-rolls, the best choice in front of you to be able to score consecutively may be a strong one-on-one shot. However, among these ten people, there are too many talents and BUG, and many people still restrain each other, so that in the last period of time, both sides did not make a shot.
Sanlai In the lineup match and offensive presentation, both sides have their own problems of this kind. Compared with the blue team, the red team (letter team) had a more unreasonable lineup at the time. Their backcourt was partnered by Lowry and Walker, and the three in the front court were the Great + Letters + Sika, basically the current field. When these three people play together, Alphabet's offensive scenes are scarce. For example, this time, it’s hard enough to get rid of when Leonard is defending you. When two monsters like this stand near the basket, how do you play? The existence of
Sika and the Great compressed the attacking space of the letters. He relied more on impact in the cramped space and fierce physical confrontation. It was a little difficult to complete the score. In the long fourth quarter, he only took two shots, one for the basket and one from the corner, without a point.
In this case, Embiid's low position has become one of the most secure choices for the red team, but in the face of the desperate blue team, the great is really not easy to fight. This round, the red team made a small dislocation for Embiid and put James in front of him, but look at the degree of effort:
James fought and retreated, and when he entered the paint, he started to lower his center of gravity. , The dense small steps sealed the angle that the Emperor turned inward. If it weren't for cutting the ball too hard to the arm, the Emperor estimated that he could only use an independent action similar to a golden rooster to complete the shot or divide the ball again.
In this defensive process, the other four of the Blue team are paying close attention to this set of matchups while not losing their defenders. The movement directions of Davis, Kaka and Paul are basically following the technical moves of the great. Before the emperor entered the penalty area, the defense had been shrinking. After seeing that Lao Zhan had forced the emperor to stop the ball, the three men unanimously began to adjust their position angles. Everyone accurately stood on the line between the emperor and his defender. : The
station is all three points and one line
. The heads of Paul and Harden are very spiritual. In the process, Deng has been stuck with Siakam, who is in the open position. I won’t move, and you don’t want to move. In this scenario, the referee can’t pull clothes or wrap arms because of the ballless end. Foul...
This rule is simply suitable for a defensive player like Deng Ge.
low attack is becoming more and more unwelcome in this era, because slowing down the pace is not proportional to input and output. Walker and Lowry, the two outside lines of the red team, are not good at this level of talent. You can watch this round.
Walker switched to Harden defense through the pick-and-roll, but it was difficult to shoot against Harden. When he broke in, James was standing in the assist position. After all, the letters he defended lacked enough threats when standing in the corner.When Walker broke through, Paul took a lightning step to compress the space, and then rebounded quickly like a spring to slow down the ball for the first time.
As soon as Lowry hit Harden's "boundary", Harden took the initiative to exchange defenders with Paul. Harden, who is well versed in fouling, tightened his arms backwards, chose to press Lowry with his chest, and accurately judged the timing of withdrawing his hand later, creating interference before the shot.
does not consider other things, only from the perspective of reasonable collocation, the red team sends Butler on the field is a better choice. But the personal wishes of the players are also the same thing. The five people on the red team didn't want to go off the court at that time, and the coach didn't necessarily want to do this offending.
The five people on the blue team are more reasonable than the red team. In the frontcourt, the frontcourt combination of Davis + James + Kaka...
takes into account height, rigidity and mobility, space Because of the existence of the small card, it is better than the naked eye of the red team. When Sika + The Great + Letter three people add up to 8 and 1 in 3 points, Xiaoka gets 8.
But the red team's frontcourt with Sika, the Great and the alphabet also have their reasons. Kazuo’s shooting regardless of the environment. In front of Sika and Alphabet’s talents, it is difficult to directly play. When facing them, he still needs to use the shot space created by changes to shoot, and he did not make a few strong shots behind. .
Harden’s strong shot is very powerful, but the basis of this shot is the rhythm of the dribble and the shooting space brought by the retreat. When Lowry uses such an aggressive defensive defense and the referee does not want to blow, Harden also Difficult to handle:
even Harden was blown offensive foul.....
Again, Harden really didn’t have any offensive desire in this game. In the final stage, he had a good opportunity to attack the frame through cross screens. , But finally chose to pass... In this game, assists and defense are much more attractive to him than scoring. Deng's ideas are always so direct and pure.
Paul feels very good on the outside and has always been one of the best guards in the league, but in the last moment he faced Embiid and Alphabet’s misplaced defense, but the strong shots failed. How did
score the last two goals of the blue team? It was all through dislocation. James found Walker once in a dislocation, and then broke through and scored.
This offense, the details of the blue team are perfect, how do you say? The first is the pick and roll of James and Paul. Walker is found in a misplaced position. Walker's defense is not bad, but he is definitely at the bottom compared to the other four. Followed by Paul's position after dismantling, the left 45° pinned the letters, and the right 45° Harden was responsible for the potential Siakam. This exquisite position led to the red team’s excellent defense ability and the most mobile Two points-Sika and Alphabet are standing at the farthest position from the basket, and can only watch James complete the layup.
Looking at the last ball again, the blue team once again contained the Great, Letters and Sika to the top of the arc and the left and right areas, completely emptying the basket, and the shortest walker and Luo stood in the assist position. Rui, at the same time, there was a huge misalignment in the thick eyebrows. When AD made a sharp cut to the basket at high speed, Lowry had no choice but to foul.
The last dozen points scored by the two teams are really too difficult. In the end, the team with a deeper routine and a more reasonable lineup won. The blue team's tacit understanding is somewhat similar to that of the three outstanding commanders and four of them. It's a matter of being a teammate.
In the fourth quarter, many people should have had such an idea. If the peak of Kobe, the peak of , Anthony , Durant, Lillard, Owen, Curry, and Clay have such strong shooting ability.If the color players are there, the offense of both sides must be much simpler, and every additional person can have an extra threat on the offensive end and relieve the pressure of others.
When it comes to strong shooting ability under close defense, these two historical-level strong shooting monsters are the first to be promoted.
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