The Godfather of Basketball

In the three-point contest, Love became the dark horse and defeated Jones to win the final championship.

The subsequent slam dunk contest was won by the unknown teenager Jeremy Evans from the Jazz.

"Dark horse" and "upset" seem to have become the main theme of this All-Star Game.

On the third day of the main match, Tang Tian went down to the venue before the match and greeted Tom Thibodeau.

The former first assistant coach of the Rockets and the coach who worked with Tang Tian for three years, resigned from Houston last summer and was hired by the Bulls as the head coach.

The lack of a win in the Eastern Conference finals last season made the Bulls' management dissatisfied with De Nagro and directly chose to change coaches during the offseason.

Thibodeau also created a tough defense for the Bulls. The Bulls now have the best record in the league. He was also successfully elected as the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star Game.

The two people who worked together in the past, after going around for a while, are now going to become direct rivals in the East.

However, Tang Tian was still happy for Thibodeau. After all, he had been with him for a long time, and he knew how paranoid and workaholic Thibodeau was.

Such a person should have achieved something.

The biggest highlight of this All-Star Game is probably that Durant and James appeared on the same team.

In the end, the strength of the Western team was significantly better, defeating the Eastern team 152 to 141.

Kevin Durant scored 36 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, beating James (27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists) and was elected the All-Star Game MVP.

This is Durant's first MVP trophy, but he is young and energetic. When facing the reporter "whether it is the trophy he wants most", he smiled directly and said: "No, my goal is the championship MVP , I want to bring back a championship trophy for Oklahoma City, and this year is the best opportunity."

Durant's rhetoric got Oklahoma fans excited.

The Spurs were just hacked eight last season, and they are one year older this year.

After the Lakers sent Odom away, their strength declined significantly.

As for the Suns who just got James, the dual-core of Nash and James can hardly do much in the competitive West.

And their biggest competitor, the Cavaliers, directly lost James, dropped from three-core to dual-core, and their strength on paper has declined significantly.

This is indeed the Thunder's best chance to win.

Durant's rhetoric has become the most attention-grabbing thing in this All-Star Game. When the All-Star Game ends, fans and the media are still talking about these remarks.

However, such comments did not last long, because on the third day after the All-Star Game, a much-anticipated battle started at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

The opposing sides are the Cavaliers and the Suns.

An All-Star game made people temporarily forget the James trade turmoil, but the unavoidable confrontation between the two sides in the season suddenly brought all the grievances and grievances of the past to the front of their eyes again.

It's not that enemies don't get together, this grievance doesn't need to be shaped by the alliance at all, it seems that only the game can be used to decide who is right and who is wrong.

Cleveland was crowded before the game. This is the first time James has returned to Cleveland since he was traded.

"Coach, we will win this game!" Butler vowed before the game.

The Cavaliers who knew the truth couldn't agree with what James and his team did, and they were filled with righteous indignation before the game.

"Go and prove yourself."

Tang Tian didn't say much. In the NBA, the winner is king, and only the winner will win more recognition from the fans.

In fact, what Durant said in the All-Star Game also requires the Cavaliers to respond.

James is the focus of this game.

Before the game, the reporters on the sidelines also seized the few opportunities to interview him.

"I hope the fans at the scene can give me some applause and cheers."

James didn't answer too much, but only when the reporter asked him what he expected from this game, he said so.

In the opening ceremony before the game, the on-site DJ introduced the starting players for both sides.

When James' name was read out, there were overwhelming boos at the scene.

Not surprisingly, when James and his team chose to leave in that way, fans obviously didn't like him anymore.

James looked a little disappointed, he lowered his head, and seemed not interested in throwing any chalk.

At the end of the opening ceremony, the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

The Suns have a regular lineup, with Nash and Dudley on the outside, James and Frye on the front, and Gortat on the inside.

The Cavaliers followed the previous starting lineup, with Paul and Green on the outside, Butler and Battier on the front, and Yao Ming on the inside.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Yao Ming jumped and beat Gortat, giving the Cavaliers the opportunity to attack first.

Paul dribbles up the court and plays a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming in the high post.

Gortat, nicknamed the "Polish Hammer", has good height and moving speed. After switching defenses, he covered Paul and didn't give too easy a shot.

But at this moment, Green took the initiative to cut to the basket to get a chance.

A nice layup by Paul.

Green took the ball and made a quick layup.

At this moment, a figure rushed in quickly from the side, and the whole body flew up directly from behind.

"Snapped!"

Green's shot was slapped onto the backboard.

James!

After being booed by the fans at the opening ceremony, he must have been unhappy, and now he responded with the iconic chasing cap.

James flew up and was ready to receive a defensive rebound after landing.

But at this moment, a figure leaped ahead of him and grabbed the ball into his arms!

Jimmy Butler!

In terms of ability, he is not as good as James, but in terms of enthusiasm, he is not bad at all!

The fans at the scene burst into cheers.

Butler grabbed the offensive rebound and didn't force James to take a shot. Seeing Gortat also go to the basket, he threw the ball directly to the free throw line.

After playing as a starter for a period of time, the concept of the team has been implanted in his mind.

This is growth!

Yao Ming caught the ball and made a mid-range shot from the free throw line.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball was hollowed into the net.

The scene cheered loudly.

The Cavaliers take the lead!

The Suns' offense, Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and went directly to James' pick-and-roll.

Paul and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll, because both of them can attack and pass, seems a little unsolvable.

And the pick-and-roll between Nash and James is even worse. After this pick-and-roll, Nash directly gave it to James who was walking in.

James took the ball and bumped away from Paul like a bulldozer, trying to pull up and dunk directly.

But Battier stood at the basket ahead of time at this time.

"Boom!"

James rushed unabated and directly knocked Battier out of the field.

Shane Battier was knocked and flew into the group of photographers, and a group of people were thrown off their feet.

Paul and Butler rushed to the bottom line to pull Battier up immediately.

The referee immediately blew his whistle to signal James' offensive foul.

There were boos at the scene.