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Western offense, the ball passed to the low post Taylor singled out Thomas, turned around and threw the ball to hit the board, but still missed.

Fortson squeezed away Van Horn's air cut in the middle, rushed to grab the offensive rebound, immediately made a second attack, and was slapped by "Big Z" and slapped the ball out.

Fortson's 201cm height is under the basket, no matter how strong he is, he can't jump around casually. This is a cap. "Big Z" is always ignored on the defensive end, but the actual ability to protect the frame is very strong.

Billups picked up the basketball and immediately passed it to the frontcourt to launch a fast break. His judgment of the situation was very accurate, and it was not just a positional battle. McGrady took the ball and singled out Daniels, dribbled the ball and rushed to the basket against the opponent, forcing a layup.

Daniels was not freed, but McGrady could not be blocked by jumping up. When he was excited and fouled, McGrady showed excellent coordination. With his center of gravity shifted, he threw the ball to the basket with his right hand and bounced on the basket after hitting the rebound. Entered twice.

The referee whistled 2+1, and Madiga also made a free throw, 11 to 0.

In the western offense, Daniels caught the ball and singled out McGrady. He forced a breakthrough and succeeded, but Thomas' supplementary defense was in place to interfere. Daniels failed to make a layup, and he couldn't stop the car and flew out of the baseline.

"Big Z" grabbed the rebound and gave it to Billups. The latter quickly advanced to the frontcourt to pass McGrady. The frontcourt was 3-on-2. Fortson followed Van Horn and did not defend, and the middle was empty.

McGrady took a step to pull the ball up, took off with both feet two steps in front of the free throw line, and dunked the basketball with an elegant long-distance windmill! 13 to 0.

Zhang Lili shouted: "Beautiful! Raptors rookie Tracy McGrady has amazing physical fitness. This is a slam dunk contest action. He has already scored 8 points and 1 assist in the opening game. His performance is very eye-catching."

Sun Zhengping said: "The two teams don't seem to be on the same level at all, and the Western coach didn't call a timeout. The players must fight back, otherwise it would be embarrassing."

After the goal, the Eastern players had enough time to return to defense and block the penalty area. Daniels saw that McGrady was standing farther away, caught the ball and made a jumper for a three-pointer, but he still failed to score under slight interference. "Big Z" scored another rebound.

Billups led a pass to McGrady at halftime, and the players pulled away.

Daniels defended himself closely and used all his strength to prevent McGrady from turning around easily. McGrady relied on his size advantage to firmly protect the basketball, leaning on his back against Daniels and other teammates to run, and passed to Billups on the left.

Cato came out of the defense, Billups dribbled the ball in the middle, and passed it to Van Horn while running. The latter cut to the basket and dunked the basketball with both hands, 15 to 0.

Maurice Taylor missed everyone from the bottom line, and Yang Rui asked Van Horn to cut at any time because Taylor was the one guarding him.

This is a typical player who is strong on offense and weak on defense. Whenever he is mentioned, Chinese fans in his previous life will think of the 6-year 48 million bad contract he signed with the Rockets in 2001. No matter how accurate his shots are, Taylor on the defensive end has always been like a "cash machine". exist.

Kurt Rambis hasn't called a timeout yet. These five are already the best rookies in the Western Conference. He didn't practice well before training, just wanting to play around casually. How could he think that the opponent's offense and defense are so fierce?

Taylor singled out Van Horn. He was not as skilled as a power forward. 15 to 2.

Eastern offense, Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, glanced at McGrady, suddenly stopped a jumper on the left side, the ball missed, but avoided Jackson's block, and the opportunity came out.

Cato got the rebound and passed it to Fortson. The latter wanted to perform but chose the wrong way, and actually dribbled the ball forward. He hadn't caught the ball much during this time, and he couldn't hold his breath.

As soon as he reached the half court, Thomas stabbed the basketball from behind. McGrady picked up the ball and quickly passed it down to Van Horn who followed up on the right.

Taylor missed again, retreating too far back, and Van Horn hit a 70-degree three-pointer from the right. 18 to 2.

Kurt Rambis finally called a stop and couldn't stand it anymore. The team lost by a big score, the news may not only be about the rookie, he may also be affected.

The fans gave warm applause to the eastern rookies,

Although the Knicks rookie did not participate in the game, but with Yang Rui, this is their home court.

Marv Albert sighed: "People often ask, how important is a coach to a team? Can it determine the life and death of the team or is it just a routine substitution? Now I can say for sure, A coach can determine a team's style of play, and the outcome of a game."

Marty Glickman laughed: "Jerry Young once again proved that he can make the game look good. Like in the summer league, he can lead different players to attack!"

Raptors manager Glen Gruward watched the game live on TV. He only wanted to observe Billups because he got in touch with the Celtics manager yesterday and wanted to trade for Billups to replace the upcoming Stoudemire was sent away.

He was stunned by the start of the rookie offense in the Eastern Conference. Billups and McGrady cooperated well.

If it weren't for the high draft pick and outstanding quality, McGrady's 6.7 points, 4 rebounds and 1.3 assists data would be difficult to be selected for the rookie game. He is the worst rookie in the Eastern Conference.

For such a big contrast, Glenn believes that there is only one explanation, that is, Raptors coach Darnell Walker is an out-and-out waste.

Glenn intends to report to the boss today. As soon as the star weekend is over, Walker will be waived, and assistant coach Butch Carter will be on top. If he can finish the season alive, the head coach must be changed.

After the timeout ended, the Western Conference made a substitution. Alvin Williams played as a small forward and replaced Fordson, who had a poor shot, in order to speed up the counterattack.

Rambis made another mistake. Although the offense will be better this way, the defense will be worse, and the protection of rebounds will not be enough.

Fortson is an efficient blue-collar, and he is extremely fierce in rebounding. Although Alvin is 196cm tall and has an attack weight of 84, he is not enough to fight against small forwards.

After two rounds, Yang Rui also substituted, with Van Horn off and Mercer on, his position was still on the baseline, and he could be singled out with the ball.

Regardless of positional battles or counterattacks, Mercer relied on strength and impact to single-handedly beat Alvin with ease. He squeezed away the opponent's air-cut dunks three times in a row, showing his extraordinary physical fitness.

In order to guard against Mercer, Rambis replaced Jackson and replaced Rhodes to increase the ability to fight outside. As soon as Jackson rested, the West had no three-point shooting points at all, and the positional battle was even more difficult.

After that, Knight and Henderson came on stage one after another, focusing on counterattacks, suppressing the small lineup in the West.

Knight's breakthrough was very sharp. After attracting the defense, he would divide the ball and assisted Thomas to make two three-pointers. Henderson also had a fast break and forced Alvin.

"Big Z" played for 15 minutes before being replaced by Yang Rui. He performed well, with 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Van Horn played as a guest center, and the Eastern team counterattacked faster, but the rebounds were weaker, and the players blossomed more. At halftime, the Eastern Conference led 64 to 35.

Zhang rationally commented: "Yang Rui's team is super offensive, and the game has entered garbage time."

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