But the biggest cheers belonged to Nowitzki, who appeared last.

Although he is replacing the injured Kobe, as the core of the home team in this All-Star Game, it is not an exaggeration to enjoy the cheers.

After the opening ceremony ended, players from both sides began to make final preparations before taking the field.

The substitute players put on their training uniforms and began to sit on the bench, while the players were gearing up to take the field.

James walked to the sidelines and began his signature powder toss.

After Lin Ying appeared on the scene, he looked around.

Well, I'm a little nervous.

Although Mad San also experienced it back then, his mentality was actually very different.

At first, I was only thinking about how to win, but I didn’t pay much attention to the surroundings.

But for this kind of performance, I'm not sure if I can do it well.

This should also be the reason why Yao Ming was nervous back then.

Kobe is still here!

Over at the commentary box, Barkley, Smith and "Magic" Johnson have begun to warm up.

This is the first time the All-Star Game has such a big battle, so they must be a little stressed.

Specifically, Barkley's speech has become much more serious.

The game starts immediately, and all players from both teams appear on the stage.

East: Wade, Joe Johnson, James, Garnett, Howard

West: Nash, Lin Ying, Nowitzki, Stoudemire, Yao Ming

In the West, because Kobe Bryant has become Nowitzki, the lineup has become very exciting.

The Magic team has one big team and four small teams. They have one small team and four big teams.

However, this lineup will be very good in positional battles.

Here Yao Ming got the ball for the Western Team, and the Western Team started their first attack.

Barkley began his rare serious commentary on the sidelines:

"Nash controlled the ball in the frontcourt, Nowitzki used Yao's screen to come out, accepted the pass and shot...hit!

This is a classic tactical combination from the former Dallas trident!"

Along with Barkley's explanation, Texas fans cheered.

The combination of Nash, Nowitzki and Finley is the memory of many Texas fans.

However, as soon as the cheers died down, the Eastern team served quickly from the backcourt. James advanced quickly. Wade cut in from the sideline like lightning, received a pass from James, and dunked the ball.

There is a perfect tacit understanding between the two 03 generations.

This is also due to the experience of the 2008 Olympic Games.

As one of the heroes who won the championship that year, they enjoyed the pleasure of playing with each other.

Looking back, it was still the same tactic, but this time the person doing the pick-and-roll was Lin Ying.

Nowitzki caught the ball and hit the misplaced Johnson with another mid-range jumper.

There were constant cheers at the scene, and the German tanks had enough ammunition tonight!

And we can also see the strategy of the Western Conference tonight.

They play a more traditional style and want Nowitzki to be the MVP tonight.

However, the Eastern Conference team did not want to cooperate. This time James rushed directly into the paint and scored a layup.

These two giants from the 2003 generation also really want to win the MVP tonight!

After playing for more than three minutes, there was a substitution on the sidelines, and Duncan replaced Yao Ming.

This is obviously requested by Yao Ming himself. He has always been a formality in the All-Star Game.

Duncan came up and blocked James.

This guy is indeed very sinister.

The Western team advanced to the frontcourt, Nash and Lin Ying played a Suns strategy, and the ball was knocked back to Lin Ying at the top of the key.

Barkley also followed up with commentary from the sidelines:

"Lin was standing at the top of the key, and he looked like he was going to pass the ball.

He didn't pass! He shot! This is an open opportunity! It's just that the shooting angle is a bit off!

Wait, he's not shooting, he's passing the ball!

Boom! Nice pass! But why can't he smile?

I heard that no one had ever seen him smile, and some people said that he was Tim Duncan's half-brother.

Wait! Look at him smiling! Oh my god, he’s smiling at Tim Duncan!”

In Barkley's commentary, Lin Ying sent an alley-oop pass to Duncan, and Duncan completed the alley-oop dunk with his long arms.

Then, while retreating, Lin Ying pointed at Duncan and smiled.

The pair of "masters and apprentices" have always been rivals on the court. It's rare for them to become teammates, and they have such a tacit understanding when working together.

And after Lin Ying laughed, Duncan also laughed unconsciously.

This is called emotional contagion.

But after Duncan finished laughing, he immediately turned to look at the referee.

Fortunately "bald" Crawford is not here.

But he immediately realized something was wrong, this was the All-Star Game.

Then he laughed again.

How presumptuous!

The first quarter lasted almost 6 minutes, and Lin Ying also came off the court to rest.

The first time he played in the All-Star Game, he was more involved.

Of course, the points were definitely scored. Nash had the ball, so he had a chance to shoot.

At this moment, three of the Suns were sitting in a row, watching the court...the PK between James and Anthony.

James hasn't finished yet.

Just like the signal shown at the beginning, he is very eager to win this year's MVP.

Maybe it’s because we lost in last year’s finals, maybe it’s because the commercial value is greater due to the large number of people present, or maybe it’s just because we just want to win.

But this gave Anthony a chance. He was originally dissatisfied because he was pushed to the bench by Lin Ying and Stoudemire, and he faced James again.

What a surprise... sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!

"Melo's two threats are good, but it's a pity that LeBron predicted it."

"LeBron's breakthrough is so great that Melo can only come close to it."

"Bang, this dunk is good, he looks like a king."

"This dry pull is good, with T-ma charm."

…

The three of us chatting together are so happy, and we feel more energetic than when we go out to play on our own.

After a while, there were full substitute lineups on both sides of the court, and Durant also appeared on the court.

However, Lin Ying's eyes were attracted by another person at this moment.

Deron Williams.

This is also Deron's first time in the All-Star Game.

You couldn't tell when you were playing for the Jazz, but in the All-Star Game, this guy can be so cool.

Not to mention the iconic front-body drag and change of direction, he even played a crotch pass.

It seemed that the Jazz's discipline sealed him away.

After having fun in the All-Star Game, they were also a group of coquettish people.

Because when he was in the Nuggets, he had been competing with the Jazz for help in the division, so Lin Ying and Deron had quite a lot of interactions before.

Then thinking about his experiences in history, it was inevitable to feel a little emotional, which finally turned into two words: pity.

At his peak, Deron could easily average 20+10 per game, and thanks to his debut with the Jazz, his execution on the court was very strong.

His shooting percentage is close to 50% from field goals and 40% from three-point range. He is a very efficient combo guard.

And he plays really rhythmically, just like stepping on the beat of a drum. He moves my left hand and right hand in slow motion, and then he passes you.
To be continued...