At 7 pm on February 12, 2002, the annual All-Star Weekend live broadcast began.

More than 120 countries and regions around the world have broadcasted this year's All-Star Game live.

With the NBA official spending all his money on publicity and promotion and the outstanding performance of major stars, the ratings of the All-Star Game are extremely enthusiastic.

There is another one...

Since the 1974-1975 season, the NBA All-Star Game will be separated from the substitutes. All the previous All-Stars are selected by the head coaches of each team, and they will be replaced by the head coaches of each team. After the fans vote, a total of 9 players have been selected as All-Stars in their rookie season.

In addition to Magic and Isaiah Thomas, the other seven rookie players who were selected for the All-Star season will make their debut in this All-Star Game, including Jordan, O'Neal, Grant Hill, Zhang Hao, Iverson, Duncan, and Kobe.

Compared with the All-Stars before the All-Star in 1975, there are actually more or less problems. For example, Chamberlain, who is not liked by the coach, can actually be an All-Star substitute for four seasons.

Russell has been an All-Star substitute for five seasons, and even has been a substitute for MVP several times.

In the early days of the NBA, there was no distinction between the east and west, nor was there any division between the competition. The same was true for the All-Star Game. At that time, we chose 20 people, divided into two teams, found two big cities, and played one game each.

Chamberlain and Russell did not restrain each other and did not become All-Stars. There were two people on the same team, and there were also two people who were not selected on both teams respectively.

At that time, it was up to who the All-Star head coach liked, not who the fans liked.

It was not until the All-Star Game that started in 1975 that the All-Star Game truly became the "All-Star Game".

Magicians, Isaiah Thomas, Jordan, O'Neal, Grant Hill, Zhang Hao, Iverson, Duncan, and Kobe, these nine rookie selections in All-Stars have always been something that fans talk about during the All-Star weekend.

Especially in the mid-to-late 1990s, Grant Hill, Zhang Hao, Iverson, Duncan, Kobe... It was only between Duncan and Kobe. There were so many in the 1998th session, but Olovo Kandi was basically the worst in the entire lottery area.

The Magic and Assassin have both retired and are still playing in the seven rookie players, namely All-Stars, among which Jordan and Grant Hill will be selected for the All-Star next season. If Jordan doesn't make it, he will probably be like Jay Barr. No matter how he plays in the last few years, as long as he is still qualified, he will be selected for the All-Star substitute.

Jabbar averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds per game in the second last year of his career, and 10 points and 4 rebounds per game in the last year. Both were selected as the All-Star substitute by his coach.

But it's hard to say about Grant Hill. He just made a comeback this year. Even if he didn't play well, the fans also gave him great support and selected him as the All-Star.

But Grant Hill is the one with the lowest votes in All-Stars. Next season, Grant Hill will still perform this season, so it is unlikely to be selected as the All-Star.

Grant Hill did not have much substantial honors. She performed well in the first six years of her career, but she was not considered great. The coaches could not choose Grant Hill as the All-Star substitute like giving face to Jabbar.

Of course, Grant Hill is also likely to play All-Star performance after completely adapting to the change in play style. After all, Grant Hill will only turn 30 in October this year.

With static physical conditions, the ball quotient is there. Although he has undergone minimally invasive surgery, he has not been reimbursed for five consecutive seasons like in the original time and space. In addition, although his performance is less than the All-Star level after his comeback, he is willing to be the deputy next to Anfini Hardaway. He actively adjusts his playing style, and there is still hope.

Of course, it is impossible to play the same as the "Two Mi Ai" performance again, unless you don't have any knees.

Grant Hill chose to offseason for one and a half seasons at his peak, and obviously did not intend to take risks for the rest of his life.

These 7 people play together, and they are not a question of missing each other once, but may be the last time.

This is also a highlight that fans attach great importance to.

The pre-match performance ended, and the All-Star players entered the venue at 7:30 pm!

Amid the host's introduction, the visiting team first appeared as a substitute.

O'Neal was the first to appear. Although he was not selected, he was very annoyed, but he got used to this kind of thing after many times.

When O'Neal appeared, he was still very sexy, swaying his body, twisting his waist, and showing off a short street dance.

There is no doubt that O'Neal is the most beautiful boy among the All-Star substitutes.

After the substitutes finished playing, they came out.

When the visiting team's Western Team and the home team's Eastern Team appeared, there was a situation where the commentators were joking.

When the Western Conference appeared, Zhang Hao, as the All-Star Tender, was the first to come out and Jordan was the last to come out.

When the Eastern Conference played, Duncan, Carter and McGrady appeared one after another, while Iverson and Kobe appeared together... neither of them was willing to let each other go.

This involves an interesting thing. When comparing Duncan with a certain star, almost everyone thinks that even if Duncan is compared with Zhang Hao or O'Neal, they still have the power to fight. However, when talking about who is the number one player in the East, people are always arguing about who is stronger than Iverson or Kobe.

Otherwise, I would put McGrady and Kid in.

Duncan is always ignored at this time...

Also, Zhang Hao looks cold, arrogant, and powerful... But compared to the eastern side, the commentators said that when Zhang Hao was not the last to appear, they said that Zhang Hao was "humble and polite".

During the Lakers period, Zhang Hao twice made an All-Star vote in three years, but he was not the last one to play.

When he joined the Supersonics, he also had three All-Star tickets twice, but he gave it to O'Neal in 2000. Last year, Jordan came to the West and gave it to Jordan.

At 7:58 pm, the referee signaled the two teams to play.

After Zhang Hao finished applying magnesium powder, he went to the middle circle. Wang Zhizhi's jump ball... Kings fans are calling for Weber to skip the ball. In the first half of the season, Wang Zhizhi was absent from 6 games, Weber won 4 times in 6 jump balls, and Wang Zhizhi won 15 times in 45 jump balls. If it really doesn't work, Peja can try it, but Weber is unwilling to hurt KING's little heart.

Zhang Hao and Duncan stood in the middle circle, and the fans at the scene made enthusiastic calls, not just for Duncan.

Although this is the home court of the 76ers, most of the 31,332 seats arranged in the All-Star Game are not fans of the 76ers, and fans from China and Asia account for one-fifth of the seats.

This is the most since Zhang Hao entered the NBA.

Since Philadelphia is close to New Jersey, it is a river separated by New York State, and New York State is not particularly far away. Media reports said that according to incomplete statistics, more than 5,000 New Jersey and New York State fans bought tickets to watch the game on the spot...

Of course, Duncan is also very popular in these states.

The fans tonight may have their most supportive All-Stars, but more of them are to watch a wonderful battle!

The "Four Big Jordan Successors" has seen too much civil war, and the "Two Towers of the Man Heads" has seen too much duel, and these people have joined forces to fight... only once a year!

At 8 pm, the game began.

Eastern Forces: Iverson, Kobe, McGrady, Carter, Duncan.

Western Forces: Anthony Hardaway, Jordan, Grant Hill, Zhang Hao, Wang Zhizhi.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of fans at the scene, the referee threw the ball into the air. Duncan narrowly defeated Zhang Hao with his arm span advantage to win the jump ball, and the Eastern Team attacked first!

Iverson advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Duncan who was leaning against Zhang Hao.

Duncan was about to play singles when Kobe shouted "Tim Pasmee" and Duncan passed the ball to Kobe who cut along the bottom line.

Kobe received the ball under Jordan's defense and entered the inside line. Facing Jordan and Wang Zhizhi's attack, he made a layup... and hit!

Iverson was ready to swear, but Kobe made the ball.

When I retreated, Iverson shouted at Duncan: "What did you pass it on to him? Let you play Aix alone!"

Duncan nodded and touched Iverson's head.

At this time, Kobe ran back and happened to hear Iverson's words, and touched Iverson's head.

The hard stubble buzz cut feels pretty good, but the only drawback is that the density is a bit insufficient.

Iverson slapped Kobe's hand off and wanted to pull it back, but Kobe immediately turned around and ran away after being slapped off his hand.

Anthony Hardaway has advanced, and Iverson doesn't care about revenge and keep up with the shortest one on the opposite side...Jordan.

After Anfenny Hardaway advanced through the half, he saw that Jordan had no intention of asking for the ball. Zhang Hao stood on the right side of the three-second zone, Grant Hill maintained a cutting posture at the baseline, and Wang Zhizhi stood at the free throw line and seemed to be trying to pull away after his teammates started playing singles... He was puzzled, someone in the east was rushing to play singles, why didn't anyone come to ask for the ball in the west?

Anfenny Hardaway could only hook her hands towards Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao pulled out to catch the ball, but McGrady was defending him.

Breakthrough is the best way. Duncan guards against Wang Zhizhi. If Duncan attacks and assists in defense, Wang Zhizhi will have a chance to pull the top arc.

But that's so boring...

Zhang Hao faced McGrady head-on, grabbed the ball with one hand and leaned over, pushed McGrady away with his head, took off, raised the ball, and shot...

Kobe's iron-headed skills + McGrady's direct jump shot!

Zhang Hao did not practice both moves specifically, but McGrady did not expect Zhang Hao to fight like this.

It was too late for McGrady to press it up after being pushed open. Zhang Hao raised his hand straight and made a three-pointer with a straight arm!

Fans are already familiar with the common actions Kobe and McGrady's singles. Seeing Zhang Hao combine the two together... Actually, there is no need, but whether it is necessary or not is not important. It is the most important to have a look. The fans at the scene immediately burst into cheers.

The other players on the court felt so painful. Zhang Hao, 25, is getting stronger and stronger.

At the beginning, neither team can defend against each other.

Zhang Hao went to defend Duncan, one-on-one single defense. Even if the opponent was Duncan, Zhang Hao could still give some restrictions. It was almost the same when defending the outside line. His single defense ability has long been very recognized.

But except for him, facing the Eastern Army with a large and four small lineup, the only one who can limit the opponent is Grant Hill...

Anfini Hardaway's defense is pretty good, but it's just good, with a first-class downstream level, 83 defense, and the All-Star Game, he didn't work so hard to defend, so he didn't play much role.

If Jordan had Artest's cooperation, his defense would be pretty good, but he had no experience in cooperating with Grant Hill. Grant Hill's defense was also far behind Artest in the third grade.

Wang Zhizhi was okay to protect the frame, but he had no choice but to rush out from the four outside lines of the Eastern Army; he had no choice but to let him defend Duncan alone...

The Eastern Army's lineup is invincible in offense, and Iverson and Kobe don't agree with each other, but just like Kobe's shot in the beginning, Iverson can only yell at Duncan. As long as the opponent can make an inch, they are willing to cooperate with each other; Carter and McGrady are worthy of being distant cousins, and at this time they both play with Iverson and Kobe; Duncan has a personality that is the best in the top three miles of the league.

But this lineup is invincible in offense and defensively, it is impossible to defend against the Western Army with a more reasonable lineup.

Teammates don't compete for the ball, and Jordan and Zhang Hao can always appear in the right position when they cooperate.

Anfini Hardaway received the ball from the bottom line and was top-notch mid-range shots. He was very capable of responding when he was partnering with Kidd and could also undertake necessary singles tasks. Even Kobe could not give too many restrictions on one-on-one singles.

Although Grant Hill has not performed well on the offensive end, he has made 46 appearances in the regular season and has scored a career-low shooting percentage of 41%, but his cutting is very good.

Wang Zhizhi and Zhang Hao also have experience in cooperation. Wang Zhizhi's style of playing in the NBA has become very mature, but now he is just getting better and better. He is very accustomed to cooperation.

Zhang Hao's teammates didn't want to hold the ball at the beginning, so he turned into a sewer style.

A game...even just a little cooperation. Several teammates cooperate very well with Zhang Hao's playing style. If a superstar is willing to sacrifice, even if he integrates into a less suitable playing style, he is likely to integrate faster than a character player who is very suitable for a playing style.
To be continued...