Chapter 287: Mero Betrayed? !
Doc Rivers unexpectedly let Howard play for four minutes, and the Eastern Conference's six-point advantage was instantly gone.
After playing O'Neal for less than two minutes, the Eastern Conference's advantage returned to four points!
This made Doc Rivers feel incredible off the court.
Is O'Neal's role in this game really that big?
wrong!
Howard was on the court, and the Western Conference All-Star offense attacked Howard crazily.
Howard, the strongest defensive center in the league, is almost an ATM in front of Yao Ming!
After O'Neal came on the court, the offensive focus of the Western Conference All-Stars changed from Yao Ming to Kobe Bryant and Anthony.
These two men have been guarded by Wade and James from the first quarter until now!
The situation for the Eastern Conference All-Stars was stabilized again, and Rivers breathed a sigh of relief.
The bottom line for the Eastern Conference All-Stars in this game is to win!
From the current point of view, Yes has selflessly supported Kobe and Anthony, giving the Eastern Conference All-Stars a great chance.
Yes's style of play and the way he treated Anthony and Kobe moved even his opponent.
Such a selfless player should not appear in the NBA, but in fairy tales!
Now, like Van Gundy, he can sit back and enjoy the performance of the player who is like a fairy tale on the field.
Van Gundy appreciates this game.
Van Gundy has no interest in the previous All-Star Games, which were all about dunks and offense without defense.
In Van Gundy's view, that's not basketball, it's just a game played with basketball.
This kind of game is not that fun, even those fans who like to watch the excitement will get tired of watching it.
On such a good stage, with so many outstanding players in one team, it would be a waste if we don’t have a real game!
This is not the first time Van Gundy has coached the All-Stars. He also coached the All-Stars when he was in New York.
In 2000, he led the Eastern All-Star team to lose to the Western All-Star team led by Phil Jackson.
It was a boring game for him, the score of that game was 126 to 137.
This score is too high!
Since then, Van Gundy has been a firm believer in canceling the All-Stars.
"The All-Star Game should be cancelled. 160 deductions in one game would be embarrassing."
This is Van Gundy's famous quote.
The score in this game was not low, but it did not make Van Gundy feel embarrassed at all!
Van Gundy's eyes have always been on Yes!
This is a magical player that should only exist in a fairy tale world!
He has watched a lot of Yes games this season.
He made no secret of his admiration for Yes.
Yes is the most perfect player in his mind.
Every decision he made, every action he took, even every breath he took was correct!
Before this All-Star Game, Van Gundy was really looking forward to it!
This is an opportunity to coach Yes!
At first, when the Rockets wanted Yes, he was against it.
Yes's scouting report is very clear, not sure if he can adapt to NBA competition.
After the game between the Sonics and the Nuggets, the whole world now knows that Yes is not without confrontation, he just doesn't like confrontation.
His strength allows him to lead the team to victory even without confrontation.
If the team really needs to fight, Yes can fight.
Yes, who has no weaknesses to fight against, is the ideal team-building core in his mind!
It's a pity that he is destined to have no chance to coach Yes.
If there is an opportunity to coach Yes, even if it is an All-Star, Van Gundy will look forward to it very much.
Especially his assistant Thibodeau coached Yes before him and had an excellent coaching experience!
The first-year team defeated the strong second-year team due to Yes' superb performance.
Yes in the Rookie Challenge is the absolute protagonist,
The court is full of his energetic shadow.
Yes in the All-Star Game turned into a completely different style.
This change in style has made Van Gundy's love for Yes even higher!
"Tom, Yes's competition reading ability is horribly high!"
Van Gundy was excited, and Thibodeau could understand why Van Gundy said that.
In the Rookie Challenge, the first-year players are weaker, so they need to be super-superior, and Yes will be super-superior.
In the All-Star Game, the Western Conference is stronger, and there is no need for Yes to be super talented, so Yes will be willing to be a support.
When the opponent does not have Howard, he assists Kobe and Anthony, the two offensive strong points. When the opponent has Howard, he assists Yao Ming, the offensive strong point.
Yes didn't hold the ball, but the Western Conference All-Stars' offense was organized tightly by Yes!
The organizational ability is not limited to holding the ball at the top of the arc for a long time like James.
It's not just Rondo who sticks to the ball for a long time and directs Yes' movements.
An organization like Yes that doesn't control the ball is the rarest and most terrifying thing!
Van Gundy thought it was amazing when he watched Yes games on TV.
Now watching the Yes game up close, Van Gundy understands even more where this magic comes from.
Yes’s understanding of the game is not at the same level as the other nine players on the field!
His handling of the ball on the court is extremely efficient and concise!
Even O'Neal and Garnett, the two most experienced players, can't compare to Yes!
Not even remotely comparable!
As far as Yes's level in the game is concerned, even the group of old New York basketball hooligans he brought with him couldn't do it!
Yes has experience that is no less than those of the old basketball hooligans, and has an untainted fairy tale basketball philosophy!
"Kobe and Anthony are so strong, but Yes actually led the Western All-Stars and the Eastern All-Stars to fight inextricably?!"
"This ability to lead a team is unrivaled?!"
"And, Yes is really great!"
In the second half, after fans on the sidelines and commentators from all over the world paid more attention to Yes, they all understood why Yes was so inconspicuous in the first half but could get such good data!
In addition to not competing with teammates for power, Yes' shadow can be seen in every corner of the court!
"I used to always say that there is no outside star in the world that is suitable for Kobe. Even Nash is not suitable for Kobe. But now, I have changed my mind. Yes is compatible with all players on the planet, including Kobe!"
"Yes is so great! Yes is so great!"
"When his teammates are crazy, he will not stop passing the ball to his teammates like James did. He will look for confidence for his teammates. He doesn't care about his own data, nor his assists, nor his MVP. What he cares about most is Those teammates he has on the court.”
"Yes will not abandon his teammates. Even for trash like Rondo, Yes once shared 30 shooting opportunities with Rondo in a game!"
“Yes also wants to win, but he never puts the pressure of victory on his teammates who perform poorly. After taking on the responsibility of finding confidence and touch for his teammates, he will also take the initiative to assume the responsibility of the team’s victory! "
"This is the greatest team player I have ever seen since I was commentating in the NBA!"
"Yes is a perfect teammate!"
The perfect teammate!
This is most appropriate to be said by the players on the Western Conference All-Stars.
Do I want to shoot this ball? !
When faced with taking action, I actually hesitated? !
After Kobe jumped up and looked at the basketball in his hands, he found that his hands were trembling a little!
For him, it doesn't matter if he hits the iron thirty or forty times in a game, as long as the next one can score.
As long as he is determined enough, he can even throw himself out!
Not to mention a mere basketball?
This time, he actually felt guilty because of blacksmithing? !
Isn't this amazing?
Look at the back of No. 9 who is preparing to grab an offensive rebound after he jumps up.
If it were normal times, he swore, he would definitely pick up the basketball in his hand and throw it at this guy's back!
How dare you not believe Mr. Ke!
Uncle Ke was just about to shoot, and you grabbed the board. What do you mean? !
But this time, he didn't have any urge to smash the basketball in his hand!
That was such a thin figure, and the fat man next to him was so huge.
Next to that fat man, that thin figure was extremely small.
But it was such a small figure that grabbed the rebounds he missed from that fat guy again and again, and passed them back to him again and again!
What kind of spirit is this?
Kobe doesn't understand, he really doesn't understand. He considers himself a psychologist on the court, but he simply can't understand Yes's current thinking.
Why?
Why do it to this extent?
He's already done this in this game, why do he keep passing the ball to him?
Is it really that important to awaken his touch?
Are data, honors, victories, MVPs, nothing important compared to waking up teammates? !
Kobe didn't understand Yes's thoughts and practices.
But Anthony is very familiar with Yes’s approach!
The scene six years ago is almost exactly the same as it is now!
What Roy and Yes saved back then were Anthony Washington and Dean Simmons.
Now Yes is saving him and Kobe!
He and Kobe don't need Yes' rescue!
For him and Kobe, it was just a blacksmithing match, something they had never experienced before.
He won't care, and neither will his teammates.
But now, someone actually cares!
Yes, who is his teammate, cares!
Doesn’t Yes know that this is just a game? !
When he defeated Garfield High School, he kept laughing at Roy and Yes' fairy tales and childishness.
He should have said goodbye to the basketball fairy tale and accepted the reality of basketball very early on.
He also knew very early on that his basketball career was destined to have nothing to do with fairy tales!
But now, the fairy tale actually appears next to him? !
Laughing at Yes’ fairy tale basketball? Laughing at Yes' naivety?
As an opponent, he can do this!
But as a teammate, he can't do it!
At the very least, he can't do it in this game!
The Eastern All-Stars are leading steadily, but James can't be happy!
Melo's defensive intensity is getting stronger and stronger!
If the Eastern Conference wins in the end and loses his MVP, wouldn't it be funny? !
Melo is so tough in this game that he has no chance to win the MVP. Is it really okay to still work so hard on defense? !
etc? !
Will Mero suddenly rebel? !
I want to be a superstar
I want to be a superstar