Super All-around Point Guard

Thirteen years have passed in a flash, and this scene is hard not to remind people of Michael Jordan’s last All-Star scene in 2003. Thirteen years later, another NBA superstar is leaving, but in these thirteen years, There is only one superstar of this level like Kobe Bryant. Next time, I am afraid it will take nearly ten years. At that time, LeBron James will leave. And after James, only Xie Chen deserves this honor.

Retirement is really far away for Xie Chen. After all, this is only his second year. If you think about Kobe Bryant playing in the NBA for 20 years, you will know how long Xie Chen still has in the future, but his debut is the peak. He does not want to stay in the NBA for as long as Kobe. Xie Chen will choose to retire at his peak when he has achieved enough honors and cannot find an opponent, even though he was not even thirty years old at that time. .

Everyone in the audience stood up and applauded, and everyone expressed their respect for Kobe. Toronto fans should have hated Kobe because Kobe scored the second-highest 81 points in history on their team, and Kobe Whenever you meet the Toronto Raptors, you will be excited.

Not to mention, just two years ago, when the Lakers played the Raptors in 2013, the then 34-year-old Kobe played his best game in those three years, leading the team with 41 points and 12 assists. A 118-116 reversal, when the Lakers were 15 points behind.

Even in the past two years when his shooting percentage has gradually slumped, Kobe has played crazy against the Raptors. The Lakers' record last season was very poor, but facing the Raptors, Kobe shot 31+11+12, becoming the first player in NBA history. A player with 30,000+ career points and 6,000+ assists, the Raptors also made Kobe the first player in history to hit 30+10+10 at the age of 36.

Therefore, Kobe was still very satisfied with the last time the All-Stars could play at the home court of a team that always made him successful and gave him warmth.

Off the court, Jordan, Pippen, and Kobe's friends and old enemies Tracy McGrady and Iverson all came to watch the game. Even Xie Chen's teammate Ray Allen also came. This shows how much Kobe means to them. At the same time, there were Such a difficult opponent is a blessing for the strong.

This year's All-Star lineup is mostly the same as last year. There are several new faces that have appeared in everyone's field of vision, such as Hassan Whiteside of the Heat, Draymond Green of the Warriors, and others who were not selected last year. All-Star Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, they both received a lot of votes.

This year's All-Star Western starters are: Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry, who are also the two players with the highest votes in the Western Conference, as well as the returning full-blooded Kevin Durant, Dream Green and Anthony Davis. The two newcomers Green and Davis overwhelm the likes of Howard and DeAndre Jordan, which also makes people aware of the changing times.

On the Eastern side, there are Xie Chen, James, Wade, Kevin Love, and Hassan Whiteside. This lineup still makes Xie Chen very familiar with it. Wade and Hassan are both his former teammates, and the other two James He and Love are also teammates on the same team.

Wade was surpassed last year because Justin Bieber was canvassing votes for Kyle Lowry, so fans are also very enthusiastic this year, and Wade vs. Kobe is better than Paul George vs. Kobe or others. Even better, after all, Wade and Kobe are both enemies and friends, they are the real opponents.

Before the game, unlike last year when the West was relaxed and the East was serious, this year the East and West were particularly relaxed. The West was chatting and joking, while the East was laughing constantly.

Xie Chen was so happy to be able to play on the same team with these two good brothers Wade and Hassan again. He went up and punched Hassan: "I didn't expect that this guy like you was actually selected for the All-Stars and was still a starter. I guess there will be Many netizens said that I won the championship last year because I hugged your lap."

Hassan was also very excited. After all, he came from the Development League. No one thought that he could gain a foothold in the NBA. But he didn't expect that not only did he gain a foothold, but he also won the championship and became an All-Star this year! This is really an inspiring story.

Hassan smiled and said: "I said, man, of course you have to thank me for winning the championship last year. To be honest, you really couldn't win the championship without me, so let's become teammates again as soon as possible."

After hearing this, James came over with a smile: "What? Are you going to unite again? Wherever you go, count me in!"

After hearing this, Wade joked: "Kobe will retire next year anyway, and Los Angeles is a great place. Why don't the four of us go and occupy Kobe's hometown together!"

"This is a really great idea!" James laughed.

Kobe didn't know that someone was trying to take advantage of his territory. He was in the dugout chatting happily with the Thunder's second young coach, Curry Walton, and the others. Soon, the game started.

For others, this All-Star Game is just an entertainment game, so they will not play with all their strength. But for Kobe, it is the last All-Star Game, so Kobe will use all his strength. beat.

Hassan and Anthony Davis jumped the ball. Hassan, the league's shot-blocking leader, was better. He first passed the ball to Xie Chen. Xie Chen quickly passed the ball to Wade in the bottom corner. Wade made the first shot.

The first goal was scored by his old partner. After Wade made the shot, he also smiled at Xie Chen. They both couldn't help but think of the scene of fighting for a year last season. It felt so familiar. Thinking about it, the last time such cooperation was eight months ago, it is really sad.

Many hot honeys are also filled with emotion. Xie Chen and Wade are such a dream combination, but it’s a pity that they only played for one year.

After scoring the goal, Hassan couldn't help but jump and said to Xie Chen: "Brother, give me one too! I am in the All-Star for the first time, so I can't get zero!"

Xie Chen smiled and ignored him.

Next, it was the Western Conference star team's attack. It was the Western Conference's turn to play, and the audience cheered up. They were all staring at one player, No. 24 Kobe Bryant.

But at the beginning, Stephen Curry didn’t take the initiative or deliberately to hand the ball to Kobe. Everyone knew that Kobe was the last All-Star, but it didn’t have to be so obvious. Curry first gave the ball to Kevin Duran on the right wing. Special, when Durant faced LeBron James, it felt a bit like playing seriously. After a breakthrough, he shot backwards, but it failed.

The little center Dream Green grabbed the rebound. This time, he passed the ball to Kobe Bryant, who was closest to him.

As soon as Kobe got the ball, the whole audience shouted his name.

Wade couldn't help but smile bitterly. This made him very embarrassed. He didn't know how to defend Kobe. Everyone in the audience loved him so much. If he defended too hard, would he be scolded? But if you don't defend with all your strength, you will be scolded by Kobe, which is also not Wade's style.

During the 2012 All-Star Game, Kobe received the ball in the low post and turned around to pass Wade. Wade had no choice but to hug Kobe from behind. My nose was injured.

This incident has made many Comets remember it. When they heard that Wade, an old rival, was guarding Kobe Bryant in this year's All-Stars, many Comets were worried. They couldn't let Cormy get injured again!

When Kobe faced Wade, he was obviously very excited and serious from his expression. He did not choose to break through, but also made a pull-up jumper. In the end, the ball bounced directly from the basket and out of bounds.

Kobe's first shot was a hit.

Yu Jia explained: "It seems, it really seems, Coach Zhang, do you still remember when Jordan played his last All-Star Game in 2003, Jordan's first offense was a jump shot from this position, and then the ball bounced out of the frame. "

Zhang Weiping said: "Yes, that seems to be the case. Both of them are no longer as good as they were at their peak, and their shooting percentages are also low. They can't perform difficult performances, and even dunks may be missed, so I hope everyone here If you guys can be considerate, don’t worry about winning or losing, shooting percentage or anything like that.”

It can be seen that the Western side is playing very seriously, at least in terms of offense. As for the Eastern side, the next offense will be initiated by James. Unexpectedly, James dribbles the ball quickly through the half court and accelerates quickly. Go straight to the basket, rush in and do a one-handed dunk!

There was an instant exclamation at the scene, as if yesterday's slam dunk contest was not enough, James also used all his strength for this dunk.

"Is James preparing to steal Kobe's limelight?" Some people can't help but think so.

James really wants to find a sense of presence. Last year's All-Star was stolen by Xie Chen. The most annoying thing is that Xie Chen's first dunk was his own assist. This year, James knows how good Xie Chen's dunk is, but I can no longer think about fulfilling him.

For many fans, they didn't see enough of Xie Chen's dunk yesterday and wanted to see Xie Chen continue to dunk today. After all, Xie Chen only dunked once using Vince Carter's ability.

Then, the West missed another shot. James quickly stepped down alone, squeezed past again, and made the last dunk with both hands, which made the atmosphere lively again.

Yu Jia was surprised: "Now, James has dunked twice. He is really excited. Is this a change of direction to stimulate Kobe's performance?"

James can indeed stimulate Kobe, but unfortunately, now Kobe can't complete dunks like him, he can only respond in his own way.

Kobe catches the ball in the low post and beats Wade in a post-up, a very familiar scene. Kobe and Wade have played against each other several times in his life, but unfortunately they have never met in the finals. If they met in the finals, they both have such competitive personalities. , the sky will be dark and the earth will be dark.

It has to be said that since James came to the Heat, Wade's murderous character has become much less than before. Now he seems more laid-back and less concerned with results.

Kobe still used his favorite fadeaway jumper. After getting rid of Wade, he immediately turned over and leaned back. Wade knew that Kobe was going to do this, so he just stretched out his hand. Kobe finally hit the second shot!

After Kobe Bryant scored, it goes without saying that the scene became lively. This shot was more exciting than James' previous two dunks. Everyone was lamenting that the All-Stars a year later would never see such beauty again. It's a picturesque move, but if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem right. Doesn't the Knicks' Xie Chen also make a fadeaway jumper like this?

After Kobe Bryant hit the ball, Xie Chen originally wanted to control the ball and cooperate with Hassan. Unexpectedly, the domineering James stepped forward to ask for the ball. He had no choice but to give the ball to him again. After James got the ball, he made a mid-range shot. , score two more points!

"Three goals in a row! What happened to James today? He seems to be playing seriously." Yu Jia said in surprise.

Zhang Weiping also said: "Really, this is obviously a competition with Kobe. Unexpectedly, James took the lead in attacking Kobe at the beginning. This is the last time James will compete with Kobe in the All-Stars. He will never have a chance again. Maybe James wants to enjoy the opportunity to play against Kobe."

On the court, James, who made another shot, smiled at Kobe: "Look, I made another shot."

Kobe also smiled, but even though he was smiling, the anger and fighting spirit in his heart were already burning very fiercely. It was the last All-Star game, and it was the last time he played against James and Wade, so he must fight. Enjoyable!

This time, Kobe also took the initiative to get the ball from Stephen Curry. There was no need to cover it up, he just hit it himself!

Wade clearly felt the change in Kobe's eyes, and couldn't help complaining to James: "This guy LeBron made Kobe so anxious, and in the end it was me who had to defend him!"

Wade also took it seriously, following Kobe. Kobe was holding the ball at the top of the key, and everyone else spread out, letting the two of them play alone. Kobe had too many moves, and no one could guess what kind of attack he would choose. Way.

Suddenly, when Kobe was dribbling the ball, Wade rushed forward to steal it! You know, Wade has intercepted Kobe's ball many times in the past. Wade knows Kobe very well, and this time is no exception. Wade's hand touched the basketball instantly.

However, Kobe was also extremely alert and did not allow Wade to successfully steal the ball immediately, and actively tried to remedy the situation. In the end, Kobe still forcibly saved the ball.

Kobe, who was almost intercepted, became even more angry. A quick change of direction attracted Wade, and he immediately raised his arm to fake a shot. Wade was indeed fooled. Kobe was a good hand at drawing fouls, and he easily leaned on Wade. Body, throw the ball!

The ball hit the net!

2+1!

The audience cheered, and Kobe waved his arms excitedly, excited. It's hard to see the All-Stars playing like this in the first quarter.

Kobe faced James, Wade and Xie Chen and said: "You guys, whoever doesn't play hard with me today will not be allowed to leave!"

Wade and Xie Chen looked at each other, and only James laughed. Xie Chen glanced at James, and James smiled and said: "This is Kobe. What fans all over the world, including me, want to see is the Black Mamba. Okay, Thanks, I've played against Kobe three times, now it's time for you to fight him."

"What?" Xie Chen was dumbfounded. Damn it, you forced out the best Kobe, and then you handed me the hot potato!