On February 17, Beijing time, the NBA ushered in the All-Star Weekend, the first to be the rookie game, the format is still divided into four groups, the first two semifinals, the winner enters the finals. In the end, Jalen Rose and Schramf reached the finals, and this matchup was also one-sided, with Rose taking the initiative early and winning 26-13 with Jalen Williams hitting a three-pointer, while Mathurin was elected MVP.
Spearheaded by Jalen Rose vs. Tamika Catchings, both teams formed by NBA rookies and sophomores, with Cousins getting into the groove first and making a perfect 9-0 start. The Ross then fought back frantically, with Lively and Hawkins coming off the bench to score back-to-back points and quickly complete the comeback, and then Mathurin started the game and ended the game with a step-back jumper to advance to the final 40-35.
This was followed by Schramf and Gasol, with Schramf all players from the Development League, who played very focused, playing a 9-0 run to build a 12-point lead. Then the Gasol team began to exert its power, responding with a wave of 12-2 offensive to close the score, but unfortunately the momentum could not continue, McClung missed three free throws to kill the game, but the Gasol team did not seize the opportunity, with Bouzelis turned over and scored a jumper, completed the stunner, defeated the Gasol team 41-36.
In the final, Jalen Rose played against Schramf, and the final only needed to reach 25 points to win. The two teams were still very close and made mistakes, and then Rose's Mathurin scored and assisted Kessler to score and take a 10-4 lead. After Lively's dunks came up and scored back-to-back dunks, Mathurin's windmill dunk was off the basket cap, and Schramf's team couldn't find a way to score, and Hawkins hit a three-pointer to win the game by just two points. With Jalen Williams hitting a three-pointer, the game was over, and the Rose team easily defeated the Schramf team 26-13 in the final to claim the championship.
In the final stage, the Rose team did not have any strong points, the score was very even, and every player was able to step up and score points, among which the substitute Lively scored a high 6 points. In addition, Jalen Williams and Hawkins both scored five points. Mathurin played well in the semifinals and scored 18 points alone, and only scored 4 points in 1 of the 3 finals, but because other players did not have too bright performances, he finally won the MVP of the rookie game with 22 points in 2 games. As the home team's Mathurin, winning the MVP also received enthusiastic cheers from the audience.
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