157. All-Star MVP: Second in history!
After the game started, the two sides obviously focused on entertainment and did not have any serious plans.
However, judging from the starting lineups of both sides, the Eastern All-Stars are obviously more reasonable than the Western Conference.
The entire lineup can be said to be both offensive and defensive, with no shortage of organizers, no shortage of scoring points, and no shortage of shooting blockers.
Thanks to the All-Star Game, it is mainly entertainment-oriented, otherwise if it is a real fight, Yang Fan feels that the chances of winning in the West are really not very good.
Even though the Western All-Stars have better offensive shooting ability than the Eastern Conference, their defensive ability is relatively limited, and Nash on the backline can be even more sieve by Wade.
In the whole first quarter, both sides played in a cheerful atmosphere, and even Howard often acted as a pitcher outside the three-point line.
Seeing the game on the court like a kindergarten playing house, Yang Fan, as the head coach, was a little bored, and even sat on the sidelines, missed the big bed in the hotel room.
As time went by on the court, Yang Fan gradually began to rotate the lineup.
In the first lineup rotation, Yang Fan brought Hamilton, Jackson and Jamison to the court at the same time.
In addition, he also won Duncan on the starting center and replaced with "Zombie Center" Chris Carman.
In this way, the lineup of the West became "Martial Saint" Jackson, Hamilton, Durant, Jamison, and Kaman.
That is, the lineup in the East also reminds fans that this is an All-Star game, otherwise the fans who have just turned on the TV will definitely think that this is a Thunder team game!!
Good guy, young man, I advise you to have rat tail juice!!
When Yang Fan adjusted the lineup on the court, Yang Fan heard a faint booing sound from the audience and teasing from the host on the scene.
However, Yang Fan just smiled lightly at these voices and didn't take them seriously. Even when he heard those faint booing, Yang Fan wanted to raise his middle finger and reply loudly to the audience:
“That’s it???”
In the next period of time, the four Thunder brothers continued to make efforts in the game. After all, although this is a nominal All-Star game, when these four people meet, there is no need to be running-in at all.
So this also leads to the fact that although both sides are fighting randomly on the field and do not need to run any offensive tactics, the offensive fluency of the West is obviously better than that of the East.
In this case, the West continues to widen the score on the field.
As the game continued, Yang Fan kept adjusting the lineup on the court. After all, the players who were selected as All-Stars were voted by fans, so Yang Fan still had to pay even attention to playing time.
As the saying goes, no matter how thick the face is, it must be a degree. Especially in such a highly anticipated occasion, Yang Fan can make a joke with the fans by substitutions, but he cannot let this joke become a burden.
However, no matter how Yang Fan adjusts the lineup, interested fans will still find that Yang Fan intentionally or unintentionally puts Durant on the court, giving Durant more opportunities to play.
On the court, Durant also attacked with the ball on the offensive end, which was quite meaningful to book an All-Star MVP.
Finally, after the half-time, with the game attitude of both sides focusing on entertainment, the Western Conference All-Stars were:
86:73
Leading the Eastern Conference All-Stars by 13 points, ending the first half of the two sides.
During the halftime break, Yang Fan did not discuss the second half style and tactics with the players, after all, this was completely unnecessary.
Because in the midfield stage, the league will invite some famous rappers to perform for everyone.
There is also a very beautiful girl who only wears a bikini to dance.
Faced with such an occasion, Yang Fan naturally has no time to deal with the players!!
Even what Durant said in his ear Yang Fan didn't hear it all the time, because at this moment only one word was left in Yang Fan's mind.
"big!"
Hey, don’t get me wrong. Yang Fan didn’t even watch those beauties dance. The so-called big thing is that the moon is so big tonight!!
Well... big and round!
After returning from the second half, although both sides still did not give full play to the game, fans could clearly see that the intensity of the second half was much stronger than the first half.
Especially when the Western Conference All-Stars are already more than ten points behind, the Western Conference is no longer so casual on the offensive end.
Although people don’t care about the outcome of the All-Star Game, if they are slaughtered for 20 or 30, the players’ faces will inevitably be lost.
Therefore, in this case, the focus of both sides of the competition will inevitably increase by half a level.
As the game continued, the West has maintained a very strong lead, and as the head coach, Yang Fan still kept Durant more on the court intentionally or unintentionally.
As for others, they rotate in a way that evenly divides rain and dew to ensure that every player can get a chance to play.
And the starter Yang Fan will allocate more or less more time to them, after all, this is what they deserve.
Of course, when Yang Fan and Durant had reached a consensus in private, no matter how much time other players play, they can only act as supporting roles.
Because the protagonist tonight is destined to be Durant!!
In the following period, although the focus of both sides on the game increased, the score difference on the field has not narrowed.
After all, Durant's touch was very hot tonight, but no matter how hot Durant's touch was, it was impossible for the East to double-team Durant, so it could only improve his defensive attention.
There is no other reason, it is because Van Gundy can't afford to lose this person!!
Entering the last quarter, the East also tried to chase points, but when the time on the field was getting less and less, the West still firmly controlled the lead.
Finally, after the game ended, with the outstanding performance of Durant and Anthony, the Western Conference All-Stars were:
176:165
The 11-point lead defeated the Eastern Conference, and after the game, the league awarded the All-Star MVP trophy to Durant without any suspense.
At the same time, Durant has also become the second youngest All-Star MVP in NBA history since LeBron James.
In addition, Durant also tied Michael Jordan with 40 points in a single game in this game, tied for the second highest score in the single game of the All-Star Game.
The first place was 42 points in a single game created by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962.
In the whole game, Durant made a total of 33 minutes, and scored 40 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on the offensive end.
While leading the Western All-Stars to defeat the Eastern Conference, he also successfully won the All-Star MVP in the 2009-10 season, and finally broke the historical records of two All-Star games in succession.
Even though the record is not very valuable, it is an improvement in Durant's career.
Looking at Durant standing in the middle of the field holding up the MVP trophy, Yang Fan on the field also smiled, applauding his disciples while feeling relieved for his disciples.
But at this moment, Yang Fan seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and the expression on his face became a little strange in an instant.
Because Yang Fan suddenly discovered that Durant had first become the youngest All-Star MVP since LeBron James in this All-Star MVP, becoming the second in history.
Then he tied Michael Jordan with 40 points in a single game, becoming the second in history since Chamberlain.
Good guy, I'm just right!!
It is truly worthy of being the "Du Laoer" who has not been released for thousands of years. It is true that he has his own will!!
Chapter completed!