The Fifth Point Guard

The news that Shentong has won the slam dunk contest is boiling in China.

Who said yellow people can't fly?

Not only did it fly higher, but it also made history.

Shentong's double crown not only ignited Chinese basketball, but also ignited the hopes of Asian players.

Barkley's comments after Shentong won the championship were very sincere.

"Shen's victory is not only his own and New Jersey's victory, but also the glory of Chinese basketball and even Asian basketball. I believe that from this moment on, Asian basketball players will start to look forward to playing in the NBA, and Asian basketball players will also emerge. more and more stars, and at the same time promote the progress of Asian basketball."

On February 9, 2003, on this day, Zaan hung the flag of no-spray, and even the keyboard warriors on the Internet died down.

Everyone is celebrating this unusual day.

Many fans called February 9th "No Spraying Day", and agreed that on this day, no trolls are allowed to spray, otherwise they will be rejected by all "trolls", and will be punished in the following days. Li was attacked by the spray group.

After the warm-up of various events on February 9, on the morning of February 10, the 52nd NBA All-Star Game was finally grandly staged at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta.

Jordan accepted the starting job from Tracy McGrady, making his 14th start in the All-Star Game.

Western starters: Yao Ming, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, Francis.

Eastern starters: Wallace, O'Neal, Jordan, Shentong, Iverson.

This is also the first time in the history of the NBA that two Chinese players made their debut on behalf of the Eastern and Western All-Star teams. This day can be called a festival for Chinese basketball fans. star game.

In addition, although Yao Ming and Jordan both made their starting appearances, they are not the most powerful players in this All-Star lineup in terms of strength, but they are undoubtedly the most concerned figures.

The official NBA website before today's game also put a group photo of Yao Ming and Jordan on the headline of the website. Yao Ming wearing a red jersey and Jordan in a white jersey are particularly eye-catching. The accompanying text reads: In his last All-Star Game Today, Jordan handed over the baton to young players like Yao Ming.

Although many players wonder why it was not Shentong who borrowed Jordan's baton, after all, if Shentong is placed in this position, too many players will not be convinced.

This is more sensitive. After all, players like Kobe, Iverson, Carter, Tracy McGrady, etc. are also qualified to represent players in the position of shooting guard to take over Jordan's baton.

As for handing it over to Yao Ming, it may be more interesting, and it will not cause unnecessary controversy.

Amidst the cheers of mountains and tsunami, the game officially started.

After the jump ball, Garnett of the Western Stars got the ball and hit a jumper, 2-0. Then the Eastern star team Jr. O'Neal and Jordan missed consecutive shots. Immediately after Duncan missed a jumper, Francis grabbed an offensive rebound, and then made a beautiful alley-oop with Yao Ming. The Eastern Giant dunked the ball and the Western Stars got a 4-0 start.

After that, Yao Ming grabbed a defensive rebound, but made 2 turnovers at the same time, and was replaced with more than 4 minutes left in this quarter. There are 6 minutes and 47 seconds left in this quarter, and the Western Stars lead 14 to 7. Then the Eastern Stars played a 16-4 offensive, leading the Western Stars 23-18 at the end of the quarter.

Yao Ming played 8 minutes in the first quarter, scored 2 points on 1-of-1 shooting, grabbed 1 rebound, and made 2 turnovers.

It is worth mentioning that, after Jordan played as the starter, considering that this is Jordan's last All-Star Game, the teammates of the Eastern Stars wanted to fulfill him and kept passing the ball to Jordan. And created scoring opportunities for him, but Jordan seemed a little out of shape. He played 11 minutes in the first quarter and only scored 4 points and 1 rebound on 2 of 10 shots. At the same time, he missed a dunk. The trapeze is really old.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Shentong and Ilgauskas had a wonderful cooperation. The former flew high and made an alley-oop dunk with one hand, which was amazing. In the second quarter, although the Western Stars once overtook the score, the Eastern Stars still maintained the lead most of the time. The Western Stars only hit three consecutive goals before the end of the first half, and finally ended the first half with a 55-52 lead. . More than 2 minutes before the end of the second quarter, Yao Ming played again, but only grabbed 1 rebound.

In the first half, Yao Ming played 10 minutes and scored 2 points and 2 rebounds. Garnett scored 14 points and 4 rebounds on 7 of 12 shots. Jordan scored 6 points on 3 of 12 shots. Shentong scored 10 points on 4 of 6 shots. 2 rebounds and 2 assists. In addition, Duncan had 6 points and 8 rebounds, and O'Neal had 5 points and 7 rebounds.

During the intermission, Jordan gave a speech with tears in his eyes, and the scene was full of cheers. After all, this will be the last time people will see Jordan appear in the All-Star Game. While expressing his gratitude to the fans and family for their support, Jordan said he would pass the baton to the younger generation.

Behind Jordan, Shen Tong, Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, O'Neal and other young players lined up in sequence. Everyone's face was full of youthful vitality and yearning for the future.

At this moment, everyone's thoughts are highly consistent.

The future is mine.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides resumed their starting lineups, and Yao Ming played again, but there were still not many performance opportunities. With 8 minutes and 31 seconds left in the third quarter, Yao Ming fouled McGrady. The latter made two free throws, and the Eastern Stars narrowed the gap to 62 to 64. After that, Yao Ming did nothing and was replaced with 5 minutes and 05 seconds left in this quarter. At this time, the Western Conference Stars led their opponents 74 to 73.

At the end of the third quarter, Jordan was capped by the Sharks for a layup, but Jordan made two free throws at 2 minutes and 04 seconds before the end of the quarter and scored today's 11th point, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's total scoring record in the All-Star Game . Shentong scored two consecutive three-pointers in the last minute of this section, allowing the Eastern Stars to still lead the Western Conference 93-86 before the end of this section.

In the fourth quarter, the Western Stars once overtook the score 102 to 100 with 8 minutes and 20 seconds left, but then the Eastern Stars regained the lead.

Shentong first broke through for a layup and caused Garnett to foul, scoring 2+1, and then assisted McGrady for a layup, leading the Eastern team to a 7-0 spurt.

It was not until 10 seconds before the end of the fourth quarter that the Western Stars tied the score at 120 with Bryant's free throw. At the critical moment, the Eastern Stars handed the ball to Jordan. Jordan missed the shot with 2 seconds left, and the two sides entered overtime.

The Western Conference star team once played a 15-8 offensive in overtime, leading 135-128 with 2 minutes and 11 seconds left. However, after Shentong's two consecutive three-pointers, the Eastern Stars took the lead again 136 to 135 33 seconds before the end.

In the suffocating atmosphere, O'Neal made only one of two free throws, and the two sides tied.

With 5 seconds left in the clock, Eastern Stars coach Byron Scott called a timeout.

The camera was aimed at Jordan and Shentong.

Is it Jordan in the last dance, or Shentong who feels hot?

The decision to make the final shot is in Scott's hands.