The court played very well. The two stubborn coaches, Larry Brown, and the Western Conference coach Adelman, did not sweep the fans' excitement at this time. The two teams played until 6 minutes and 44 seconds in the first quarter. Zhang Hao broke through and caused Kobe to make up for defense to foul, die the ball, and entered the official timeout.

19 to 20, the Western Conference fell by 1 point, but Zhang Hao had two free throws left without penalty.

7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, which is Zhang Hao's performance.

At the beginning of the game, Zhang Hao's presence was so strong!

In fact, Kobe scored 8 points in half a quarter, which was the one with the highest score.

Moreover, Kobe's presence is already extremely strong. Iverson has to admit Kobe's ending ability and ability to create opportunities. Iverson is confident, and Zhang Hao may not be his opponent, but in terms of ending ability, Iverson thinks that Kobe can be with Zhang Hao and O'Neal just now.

But Zhang Hao feels so special!

However, Iverson also jumped up and grabbed Kobe's head when he was about to end...

As usual, we will fight each other when we meet.

On the All-Star Weekend, the two still don’t care about each other.

Even in an interview, Kobe said that Iverson was a more difficult opponent than Carter, and the opponent who made him feel the most oppressive except Zhang Hao, and he still did not give him a good face when he met.

On the All-Star Weekend, it’s good that the two of them can make jokes with each other.

When they usually fight, they will fight each other when they meet. The loser will definitely turn around and leave immediately after the game, and they don’t want to see the opponent show off their power.

The two teams began to rotate.

Although Larry Brown gave fans face, he did not give a good face to Iverson and Kobe... Even if Kobe is the player he currently coaches.

He could not surrender these two people.

Seeing the two physical monsters not sitting down, Larry Brown cursed the "two freaks" in his heart, but still left the two on the court.

‘Freak’, this is the adjective used by Larry Brown, who coached sophomore Iverson after arguing with Iverson, and there are even more unpleasant ones.

The source of this description is that Iverson played double overtime for 56 minutes in one game, and he was still able to run at the last moment... But in the second overtime stage of that game, Larry Brown was unwilling to replace Duncan and Campbell, and both of them were already very tired, which eventually led to the loss of the inside. The second overtime scored a 6-10 disadvantage score, losing 119-123.

After the game, Iverson and Larry Brown had an argument. In an interview, Larry Brown called Iverson a freak in the face of the media.

As a result, when the Bulls came, Larry Brown met a player with the same personality and the same terrible physical strength...

The Eastern Conference, Iverson and Kobe continued to play and strengthened their defense. Larry Brown sent Kidd, Marion and Jermaine O'Neal from the other three positions.

The Western Army needs much harmony...

Zhang Hao continued to play, and Adelman sent O'Neal, Garnett, Pierce, and Anthony Hardaway.

In the second half of the first quarter, the western top arc area defense and mid-to-close defense made the Eastern Army feel suffocated!

O'Neal protected the frame, Zhang Hao was guarding the top arc, and there was a player with great defensive dominance inside and outside. Garnett's assisted defense ability was maximized!

The defense built by these three people is too strong!

There is a very intuitive comparison. Kobe, Marion, Jermaine O'Neal. Kobe's defense is not as good as Zhang Hao's outside defense, but it is better to make a breakthrough. Marion and Jermaine O'Neal partnered with defense, and Kidd and Iverson were also on the wings.

In terms of the rationality of the defensive formation alone, the East is better, and the defensive role played by Iverson and Kidd are better than Pierce and Anthony Hardaway.

But the overall defense built by Zhang Hao, Garnett, and O'Neal is too strong!

The three of them took photos together without even running in, and they directly played the most dominant defense!

In the first half of the quarter, after Zhang Hao made both free throws, the score was 21 to 20, but in the second half of the quarter, the score was 14 to 11!

Playing around the All-Star Game? Impossible...

I thought it would be like last year, but this year, Kidd is no longer in the West. The West wants to attack the team at once, not as easy as last year.

The Eastern Conference is still mostly outside players, so it is easier to attack. Kobe, Iverson, McGrady, and Carter only take turns to score singles, and there is also Kidd, the league's number one stadium commander.

Western players are not stupid, but they are all very high in football and choose to play decisively.

This is very simple for Zhang Hao, Garnett, and O'Neal... None of the three of them expected that the three of them could defend with all their strength to this extent!

After the first quarter, the Western Conference led by 4 points in a score of 35 to 31.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams had a tacit rotation.

The Eastern Conference, Carter, Ray Allen, Marshburn, Anthony Walker, and Jermaine O'Neal played.

The Western Conference, Payton, Jordan, Grant Hill, Nowitzki and Webber played.

These people either don’t seem to be so eager to perform in the first quarter, or their playing style is completely unsuitable for the All-Star Game.

This lineup looks much more harmonious when it comes on the court, and there is no way to the death of the second half of the first quarter.

In the half-quarter game, 24 to 22, the Eastern Army recovered the difference in two points.

The score was 57 to 55, and the Western Army still maintained a two-point lead to the official timeout.

The coaches of both teams have good defensive coaching skills. The Bulls and Kings are both one of the best defensive teams this season. They are not good at commanding on the spot, but the players want to play defense in the battle stage and do a good job of matching the appropriate lineup on the basis of the players they want to consume.

Larry Brown is going to be a little bit more painful. He has two people under his command, mainly because there is a No. 24 who is unwilling to be named. No. 1 also follows No. 24's pace. No. 32 should be sent... He sent a combination of Kidd, Kobe, McGrady, Malone, and Duncan.

In the Western Army, Adelman sent a combination of Payton, Pierce, Zhang Hao, Garnett and O'Neal.

Compared to Larry Brown, Adelman felt that life was really happy. The three most feared opponents' star stars can be sent together, and it seems reasonable to send such a lineup.

The style of the game suddenly changed and entered the defensive battle again!

However, the two teams have a better tacit understanding of defense. Zhang Hao, Garnett and O'Neal in the West are more familiar with each other, and Payton is better at defending the wing than Anfini Hardaway; in the East, Kobe, McGrady, and Malone are skillful in cooperation. Kidd, who is on the wing defense and Duncan are also willing to do dirty work on the defensive end.

The two teams did a significantly better defense.

But the two teams scored better than the second half of the first quarter.

The ability is there. When Payton, Pierce and O'Neal of the Western Conference join together, there will be a clear core lineup. The Lakers' tactics. If the one who supports the high position is Garnett, the player on the wing's catch-and-shooting role is Zhang Hao...invincible!

Both of them are the kind of players who can plug and play on the offensive end.

The East is similar, with Kobe, McGrady, and Malone as the core, Kidd and Duncan assisting.

Kidd performed strongly this year and had the opportunity to compete for MVP with Zhang Hao. In addition to the Nets' lineup, he was more suitable for him to fully display his strength, and his open three-point shooting was very good, with a 36% three-point shooting averaged 2 three-pointers. With such a group of teammates, Kidd can not only complete the second set of support at any position, but also easily find open pickup shots.

The point is, these people have their own characteristics and their own expertise.

If each of these players has similar characteristics, and they cooperate... I guess you throw one and I throw one, and everyone shoots together... There will be no such mutually consistent offensive and defensive battle.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Western Army scored 22 points and the Eastern Army scored 19 points.

After halftime, the Western Team led the Eastern Team by 79-74 by 5 points to enter the break!

In the Eastern Conference, Kobe, who played more than 17 minutes in the first half, scored the highest score, making 7 of 11 shots and scoring 19 points.

In the West, Zhang Hao was naturally the one who played for more than 17 minutes, made 8 of 12 shots, and scored 21 points. He also had 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block!

In the second half of the second quarter, Zhang Hao was the one who was most likely to get the chance in the West, but he was often the one who attracted the most shots after receiving the ball. He shot very decisively, with O'Neal and Garnett's guardrails, but he would still pass when he had to pass.

In fact, the two teams' scores in the second half of the second quarter seemed very strong, but in fact, it was the defense that decided the difference.

In the extremely difficult situation to defend against, which team can defend more rounds with stronger personal abilities is not a matter of cooperation. In such a game, it is time to look at personal abilities. Which side can do better, even if it is just one more round than the opponent, you can gain an advantage.

In the first half, it was obvious that the Western Conference did a little better in defense.

During the intermission, special guest Whitney Houston sang the song.

Immediately after the second half of the game, the first half of the third quarter entered the "salted fish moment". The tone of tonight has been set. In the first half of each quarter, other All-Stars will be played, and in the second half, it will be a battle of strength.

As for the random stage of playing, if one side plays very badly, it will cause trouble to the teammates who fight at the moment... This is the game.

Several players from the Eastern Conference who competed with each other were looking forward to Carter, Ray Allen, Mashburn, Anthony Walker, and Jermaine O'Neal who were on the court, and narrowed the gap like in the first half of the second quarter.

But this time, Anfini Hardaway, Nowitzki, Grant Hill, Webber and Wang Zhizhi played better.

Weber and Wang Zhizhi's dual cores, Nowitzki's shot, Adelman was so comfortable to use. He even arranged several tactics for the five players during the break, and they all played out.

23 to 19, and the third quarter was 6 minutes and 37 seconds, and the score was 102 to 93, with the Western Conference leading by 9 points!

It seems that the Western Army is sure to win, and they always have the advantage in fighting, and they also have the advantage in fighting casually.

However, in the second half of the third quarter, Iverson, Kidd, Kobe, Marion and Duncan played, playing 19-11!

With Kobe, Marion and Duncan doing a good job in defense and Iverson and Kidd’s defensive support, Kobe and Iverson both scored 8 points! They just rely on their personal abilities to lead the team to score 19 points in 5 minutes and 23 seconds.

The Western Conference sent a combination of Payton, Pierce, Zhang Hao, Garnett, and Ben Wallace. There is a very obvious situation. Garnett and Ben Wallace overlap in the defensive end positions.

During this period, Adelman tried to replace Grant Hill with Garnett, but it was not as effective as O'Neal when he was on the court. Zhang Hao went to the frame protection and defended the arc area. Payton and Pierce would be at least one of Iverson or Kobe.

But Adelman didn't care, he just wanted Ben Wallace to play for a while.

The score was 112 to 113, and the Eastern Army narrowed the gap to 1 point!

In the last quarter, in the first half, the two teams played back and forth, and the score was 16-16. When the last official timeout was reached, the score was 128-129, and the difference was still one point.

The Eastern Army had a little regret, but fortunately, at least it was not pulled away; the Western Army also breathed a sigh of relief.

With 5 minutes and 38 seconds left, the head coaches of both teams sent out the best lineup for defense cooperation tonight, gave advice on defense cooperation, and then ignored it.

Larry Brown sent Iverson, Kidd, Kobe, Marion and Duncan.

Adelman sent a combination of Payton, Pierce, Zhang Hao, Garnett and O'Neal.

After the suspension, the eastern troops attack first.

Kobe passed the ball with his back to the basket with his back on the high post. At this time, Duncan just completed the pick-and-roll for Iverson on the baseline. Iverson went around from the left side of the three-second zone and just received the ball, turned around and made a layup... hit!
To be continued...