One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventeen. The Splash Brothers Are Three People
Although Paul feels that the Western team's lineup is ridiculously strong, their Eastern team is not bad either! So he still has confidence.
Curry looked at Paul's unfriendly eyes, and his heart skipped a beat... Isn't this the way Sun Ce and James looked at him during official games?
However, Paul did not directly break through Curry. He did not have the ability of Sun Ce and James. Mainly because he was already a floor player after both knee injuries. Paul asked Horford to pick and roll!
Instead of looking for Griffin, the league's best pick-and-roll enforcer, they looked for Horford. The purpose was simple, to pull Love out and use Curry's mediocre defense to expand the threat!
It was not Love who extended out to defend the pick-and-roll, but James. This was within Paul's expectation. After Paul used the pick-and-roll to break through, he seized the opportunity and hit the ground pass. Griffin turned and entered the paint under Love's defense. , avoiding Sun Ce who retracted it in time, and there was no Hayward on the outside line, but a steady small throw from close range!
Paul's ability to organize offense is fully demonstrated. If this ball is a Griffin pick-and-roll, Griffin's scoring opportunity will not be so easy. He may score to Horford or Hayward for a mid-range shot. Although these two shots are accurate. It's also high, but certainly not as high as Griffin's layup percentage at the basket.
Although he is a bit sticky, Paul is better than Sun Ce, Rose, Wall and others in terms of finding teammates with the best opportunities. The only current star who can compare with him is probably James.
When the Western team attacks, Sun Ce advances to the frontcourt and hands the ball to James, and then runs to look for opportunities to cut in or open up for shots. In this way, including Love, the Western team has four three-pointers!
Between one-star four-shot and two-star three-shot, Sun Ce chose one-star four-shot without hesitation. James is much better than him in this area. This is James' strongest point in the early and middle stages of his career.
James and Love were playing pick-and-rolls at the top of the arc, and they really cooperated well. James likes this kind of power forward with shooting ability. Sun Ce took advantage of the emptiness inside and squeezed Hayward, who was very defensive, to three seconds. On the right side of the zone, James stopped rushing after the pick-and-roll and passed the ball to Sun Ce who came to the low post. Sun Ce had already stepped into the three-second zone with one foot, and he could directly hook the ball after receiving the ball.
But Paul on the Eastern team retracted in time, and Sun Ce's turning and lifting the ball was likely to be intercepted. Sun Ce was very focused from the beginning of the game. He had already entered the state after playing for more than half a quarter, and distributed the ball towards the right baseline. Li pulled out of the three-point line to receive the ball, took a three-point shot...hit!
I really didn't want to get assists for this guy at all, but when Curry saw Sun Ce passing the ball to him, the rush he had from many years ago came back, and he couldn't help but withdraw from the three-point line to catch the ball.
"Because Stephen Curry hit a three-pointer, the splash wave was triggered at level 4. If the teammate named Klay Thompson in the host team chooses to shoot a three-pointer in the next offensive round, his confidence will greatly increase. The host and teammate named Klay Thompson in the host team will If Leigh Thompson’s teammates catch the ball and shoot three-pointers, it will be easier for them to find their shooting touch.”
coming!
The strongest form of water splash!
Although the lineup structure is not as good as the Eastern team, Sun Ce is still confident. They are stronger on the outside, and there is an old man on the inside who is resting and playing key moments.
The offense and defense transitioned, and the Eastern team attacked. Paul followed Horford's pick-and-roll to remove the threat of mid-range shooting and Griffin's threat of hitting the basket. He first passed to Hayward in the corner who was vacated by Sun Ce. James reacted quickly. After Paul The pass was immediately in front of Hayward.
Sun Ce also quickly moved up to Paul.
At this time, Griffin, who cut in, turned around and ran to the right sideline of the three-second area to block Sun Ce. Paul avoided Sun Ce and came to the right corner of the free throw line. Hayward passed the ball back to Paul, and Paul received the ball and made a solid free throw line jumper. Take action...and go in!
Of the five Hawks players on the court, Korver is an absolute threat, keeping Klay Thompson in check. The other four can pass and shoot, and even the two big men have good ball-handling abilities. The perfect version of the Spurs system!
Because compared to Parker, Paul has improved in almost all aspects in terms of scoring!
In this situation where his teammates are all All-Star players, Paul is also willing to share the ball and assume part of the scoring task.
26 to 25, the Western team still leads by 1 point.
Love picked up the ball and sent it to James on the baseline. James advanced to the frontcourt and was about to start a pick-and-roll when he saw Sun Ce asking for the ball from him.
James thought this was after Sun Ce failed to defend and Paul scored a goal, Sun Ce wanted to organize an attack in return for Paul.
The best part about Paul's shot just now was not the shot, but the way he connected the whole team and turned the shot he needed to defend against Curry into an open shot. So this was an organized attack, just the final organizer. became the end point.
James did not hesitate and passed the ball to Sun Ce, and then...
He saw Sun Ce receiving the ball against Hayward, then turning around and facing Hayward to defend and shoot a three-pointer!
"F..."
It's not that James has any objections to Sun Ce. He might have, but not in terms of playing basketball. But when he saw this scene, he really couldn't help but curse. But as soon as he uttered the first sound and before he finished speaking a word, he saw The ball thrown by Sun Ce fell into the basket!
11 points!
Sun Ce has rested for a few days. He is in good condition today and has a good mentality. Curry just scored a three-pointer. It is easier for him to find his touch when catching and shooting. Moreover, as long as the "splash trend" is triggered, he can greatly avoid shooting interference. Effect.
Hayward suffered a brutal blow!
James swallowed the last two sounds of the word. He felt that getting assists from Sun Ce seemed to be easier than getting assists from Kobe, who was still at the end of his peak last season...
28 to 24, the West team led by 4 points!
This was a bit of a blow to the East team. How to defend this kind of ball? And this is not the most terrible thing! The terrible thing is that in addition to Sun Ce, the East team has three players of this type, two on the court and one sitting on the bench!
After the East team scored two goals in a row, James and Sun Ce gave Hayward a chance this time, not allowing the East team to play a team offense. The tactics of the Hawks coach are a replica of the Spurs system. Sun Ce and James have seen that the East team's lineup can be called a strengthened version of the Spurs. It's hard to say about Duncan. Hayward may be slightly inferior to Gay, who is at his peak, but the point guard and center positions are extremely strengthened! The East team's cooperation will make the West team's defense collapse.
Hayward and Paul passed the ball to the bottom corner for a three-pointer...Hayward's first shot after coming up was iron!
Sun Ce held Griffin, and the "King of Low Post Positioning Level 5" was triggered. Sun Ce held the defensive rebound, turned around Griffin, and counterattacked!
When Hayward didn't score, seeing Sun Ce under the basket, the other three players of the Eastern team immediately began to retreat. Sun Ce's average of 10.3 defensive rebounds per game ranked third in the league, second only to Drummond and Jordan, and higher than Whiteside.
Sure enough, Griffin failed to grab the defensive rebound over Sun Ce's head. Seeing Sun Ce rushing through half court and passing the middle circle, he began to slow down. Horford retreated to the basket, and Paul and Korver came up to double-team Sun Ce. Paul blocked the road to prevent Sun Ce from jumping with all his strength, and Korver interfered with the shot from above. The Eastern team was very afraid of Sun Ce's chasing three-pointer.
When the two of them were in position, Sun Ce did not grab the ball that bounced up, but used the back of his hand to pat the ball to the right. Klay Thompson, who followed up from the left, attracted Hayward, who was chasing him. Griffin hadn't caught up yet, and Curry caught the ball and threw it directly at a position one meter away from the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right!
With the light of the immortal green headband on Curry's head shining for years, Curry caught the ball and chased for a three-pointer!
31 to 24, the Western team played a wave of 9 to 4, and the score difference was widened to 7 points!
Eastern team coach Budenholzer called a timeout!
The players want to win, Budenholzer also wants to win, looking at the three super three-point shooters on the opposite side... It's simply explosive!
This season, Curry has averaged 5.2 three-pointers per game, Sun Ce has averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game, and Klay Thompson has averaged 3.1 three-pointers per game. What does this mean?
The top three players in the league in terms of three-pointers per game!
Among them, Sun Ce, who had the lowest hit rate, has a three-point hit rate of 40.5% so far this season!
Originally, the Eastern team agreed to limit the Splash Brothers' connection during the official timeout, and also tried to prevent Sun Ce from connecting with Klay Thompson, but Sun Ce and Curry connected!
Sun Ce scored 3 points and 2 assists, and Curry scored 6 points. The two of them directly stopped the Eastern team!
From the Eastern team's timeout, Sun Ce and others knew that the opponent also wanted to win. Not only did they see it, but everyone saw it. This All-Star Weekend, the two teams fought from the beginning!
After the All-Star Game last season, there were fans discussing whether Sun Ce would make the All-Star Game a real all-out game when he had enough league status and influence like his rookie and sophomore years in the All-Star Rookie Game, because the All-Star Game last season had that feeling.
Now, the fans' premonition has come true!
This not only did not make the fans unhappy, but the fans were extremely excited!
This is what they want to see!
It's not that they just play casually in the first three quarters and fight hard in the fourth quarter when the score difference is not big. They want to see these All-Star players try their best to win!
It doesn't matter whether they fight or not. It is important to ensure health. Fans don't want to see anyone get injured, but they have to do their best on this basis, and fans will feel that the ticket price is worth it.
When those old-generation stars gradually faded out of the league, many fans born in the 80s and 90s gradually lost their enthusiasm for the All-Star Weekend, but since Sun Ce competed for the AMVP last season, the All-Star Game has become different!
At this time, some passers-by fans have become fans of Sun Ce, or at least their impression of him has improved a lot, and there are many more passers-by fans who recognize his status as the first player in the league.
Because Sun Ce is so amazing, in the world of basketball, it seems that wherever Sun Ce goes, he can have a very positive impact!
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