The NBA All-Star Game is full of ugliness! Lillard's MVP was booed, and it turned out that the three-point contest was the focus!
In the NBA All-Star Game, the Big Three of James, Durant, and Curry, this is the first time they have appeared on the same team, and they are still setting their own records, and finally ended with a score of 211-186, and Lillard won the MVP. In the first three quarters, both teams did not do any defense and were desperately trying to grab points, but some veteran NBA players continued to play their games and created a new topic for themselves, while the Eastern game was very easy, they only needed to keep fouling to shoot three points. The whole game, there are only two words to describe: ugly. Maybe he should change his name to Three-Point Contest.
From the technical statistics, Towns got fifty points, eight rebounds and three assists, Alexander got 31 points, got four rebounds and five assists, and Durant got 18 points, five rebounds and five assists; Curry had sixteen, five rebounds, eight assists and a cap; Booker had 15 with four rebounds and seven assists, and George had 13. In the Eastern Conference, Lillard had 39 points and six assists, Haliburton had 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Brown had 36 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Antetokounmpo had 23,7 rebounds and Tatum had 20,3 rebounds. In the half, the West made 10 of 28 three-point shots, compared to 23 of the East's 49 attempts; For the game, he made 25 of 71 three-point attempts in the West and 42 of 97 three-point attempts in the East. Because the head coach of the East is Rivers, and Lillard in the East has more balls, Haliburton doesn't dare to take the ball, he just waits for Lillard to pass the ball. And so it was with his brother, and so it was with his brother, who was always crossed and punished.
Lillard didn't find his shooting touch in the first quarter, especially in Haliburton's three-point storm, and Lillard looked like he had a good chance to make a difference. It wasn't until the second half of the first quarter that Lillard really found his form, constantly shooting three-pointers, and didn't look at his teammates at all, which made the other 9 All-Stars follow suit. Also, after the big brother came back, Lillard was already in the inside cross in the third quarter, and Lillard also made three consecutive three-point shots in the third quarter, without any defense, anyone can shoot and score, why Lillard? Isn't it worth a lot of money? That's what worked best, with Lillard shooting 11-of-23 compared to Haliburton's 10-of-15.
Unlike the three-point shot in the East, the star players in the West are still doing their own thing, just like Durant made a brief taunt in front of Lillard, while Lao Zhan shot by himself, but his shot was pulled away a lot, which is a bit embarrassing! It's like George is trying to rush over, his hands are like they're crossing a bridge. Counting James throwing the basketball to Curry or Durant, it's clear that it's a teamwork, not a three-pointer, and it's a weird way to play. In this game, the Lakers only shot 2 goals, all of which were in the Western Conference, 1 of which was scored by Bushy Eyebrows and 1 was scored by Curry. There were only 2 fouls, one for Leonard and one for Trae Young who failed to stop George. And after Lao Zhan left the court, the Lakers' star players also lost their fighting spirit and could only rely on Curry and Towns to lead the team.
In the third quarter, the Eastern Stars pulled the score away, when Haliburton and Tatum hit three-point shots, Lillard shot wildly, everyone could see that Rivers wanted Lillard to win the All-Star MVP, which was also a very boring thing, West was going to play with him, Jokic was shooting wildly, and Towns was doing the same thing, so there was no point in this game. I'm just asking for three points, so what's the point of fighting? To tell the truth, they are all star players, without any defense, one can shoot a three-pointer, so is it still called a star? So what's the confrontation between Doncic and Trae Young? Are there any newcomers from the East Side like Barnes, Brunson, Ben Carlo like Maxey this time?
From the third quarter onwards, there was no suspense in the game, because at that time, the NBA stars were almost all sitting on the bench. Originally, Lillard was firmly in the position of the most valuable player, but Brown silently scored to keep up with the rhythm. In the first five minutes of the game, Lillard and Brown had a one-on-one battle, and Rivers couldn't openly favor Lillard. Lillard hit three three-pointers in quick succession, and Brown didn't bother Lillard again, and he continued to encourage him in his own way. Toward the end of the day, Brown hit a three-pointer and Lillard also hit two 3-pointers to become MVP. Indiana supporters booed Halliburton for not getting the MVP, and Lillard took home an embarrassing trophy that ended the farce.
The whole time, Lillard just carried out his movements like a machine, and I didn't want to see that, Towns' movement, Jokic's layups and dunks, Curry's fouls, all felt uncomfortable. Even Trae Young's pass to Durant was more than Lillard's three-pointer. If all goes well, Alexander's performance is good, and with Downs' running and foul-making, he will certainly outperform Lillard and Haliburton. But it also reflects the most boring part of this year's All-Star Game: the teams in the East are shooting desperately, and the West isn't taking them seriously at all. Otherwise, you can either give up a three-point or shoot a three-pointer.