Speaking, He Xi Meng made a brilliant pass with a raised hand, sending the basketball directly to an open spot under the basket!
From the wing, Garnett used a screen from Webber to cut inside, leaped up, and completed an alley-oop slam to open the game!
"Wow! A perfect pass, a perfect alley-oop, a perfect dunk! Kevin, you should have participated in yesterday's dunk contest..."
The live commentator praised Garnett's graceful alley-oop slam without reservation.
"Dunks? We have people who can do that here too..."
Turning around, Iverson dribbled on the perimeter, wanting to send a similar alley-oop slam to Carter, who was also cutting along the baseline.
As a result, a unromantic Stone Buddha appeared halfway!
"Hey, Tim, don't..." He Xi Meng wanted to stop Duncan from ruining the Eastern Conference's alley-oop connection. After all, it was an All-Star Game, not a regular season or playoffs, so there was no need to be so serious.
But Duncan, once he started, couldn't hear He Xi Meng's warning, or rather, Duncan thought He Xi Meng was reminding him that the ball could be intercepted...
Thus, Duncan anticipated Iverson's pass route and stretched out his hand to intercept the basketball mid-air...
Carter's head was already soaring high above the rim, intending to execute a super tomahawk dunk. However, without the ball in his hands, he ended up dunking at nothing.
After stealing the ball, Duncan passed it to He Xi Meng immediately, and even gave He Xi Meng a wink, as if to say, "How was that, am I amazing?"
He Xi Meng gave him a helpless look. Duncan misinterpreted it again and started sprinting wildly!
"I..."
He Xi Meng watched Duncan sprint with his head down, shaking off Antonio Davis and overtaking small Antonio Mason... Seeing this momentum, He Xi Meng knew he had no choice but to pass. With a sigh, he lobbed the basketball directly above the rim.
Carter, who was retreating to defend, wanted to disrupt the Western Conference's alley-oop. But He Xi Meng had already factored in enough margin, and Carter's attempt fell just a bit short, failing to intercept the ball.
Duncan leaped from a step inside the free-throw line, jumped with both feet, caught the ball with both hands, twisted his body to receive it, and then turned to slam it down violently!
"Wow!" The audience exclaimed again...
"Wow wow wow~ Tim's two-handed alley-oop is truly... brutal... In comparison, Kevin's dunk just now was too gentlemanly..."
With one steal and one dunk, although Duncan remained expressionless, his gaze towards He Xi Meng clearly carried a hint of smugness.
Seeing Duncan happy, He Xi Meng silently swallowed back the words he had intended to advise Duncan with, and thought to himself, "As long as you're happy..."
On the East's second fast break, Iverson still didn't shoot. Instead, he chose to drive and pass to McGrady on the wing. McGrady received the ball and drove again, beating Kobe with one step. Facing the double-team of Duncan and Webber, McGrady chose to go high, holding the ball with one arm, soaring, and throwing up a shot... McGrady's move was undeniably graceful, but he still underestimated the power generated by the combined efforts of Duncan and Webber. This shot was almost blocked, and to avoid the block, McGrady had to raise the arc of his shot at the last moment! This slight, forced change caused an uncontrollable deviation in the ball's trajectory, and it eventually bounced off the rim and out...
Garnett flew over to secure the rebound and didn't pass it to He Xi Meng. Instead, he dribbled the ball upcourt himself!
The Big Ticket's ball-handling skills were not weak, and He Xi Meng didn't rush to extend his hand. He, along with Kobe, escorted Garnett down the court at high speed.
Garnett saw that the East had no significant resistance and gritted his teeth, intending to complete the score himself.
Iverson saw Garnett's intention. As Garnett bent down to prepare for a drive, he slipped from behind and disrupted Garnett's drive, almost stealing the ball. Fortunately, the Big Ticket was agile enough to immediately counter-attack, preventing Iverson from gaining control of the ball.
He Xi Meng also caught up from behind Iverson and assisted Garnett in the counter-attack, successfully regaining possession.
Kobe, who was preparing to retreat, saw He Xi Meng regain possession and immediately made a cut, shaking off McGrady and driving into the East's three-point line!
He Xi Meng saw Kobe's movement out of the corner of his eye and understood Kobe's intention. Without looking, he made a behind-the-back bounce pass, which accurately found Kobe, who was cutting from behind He Xi Meng!
Kobe took a step after receiving the ball, leaped up, and facing the help defense of Antonio Davis under the basket, completed a super layup with a bank shot!
6-0, the West had successfully completed all three of their offensive possessions to start the game, leading the East by 6 points.
The East had yet to score. Carter reached out and took the ball from Iverson's hands, then went one-on-one against Garnett, trying to shake him off for a pull-up jump shot. However, Garnett's mobility was even more agile than Carter had imagined.
Carter couldn't completely shake Garnett off. After jumping, he was also bothered by Garnett's long arms. This shot also bounced off the rim and out.
Antonio Davis charged in for the rebound. After finally grabbing an offensive board, he faked out Duncan in front of him and rose up for a close-range little jump shot. Webber came from the wing and solidly blocked Antonio Davis's shot as it left his hands...
The Western Conference's defense under the basket was truly airtight!
Kobe grabbed the first bounce and turned to push the fast break.
McGrady at this time hadn't learned the art of "looking away defense," so he retreated very quickly, not giving Kobe a chance to directly attack the basket.
Kobe didn't force it and passed the ball back to He Xi Meng, who was following up!
He Xi Meng, facing Iverson's defense, pulled up from the top of the arc three-point line, and with a decisive motion, sank the three-pointer!
9-0, the West's lead continued to widen.
Iverson was starting to get restless. On this offensive possession, he decided to take matters into his own hands. Considering the Western Conference's terrifying interior defense, Iverson decided to test his shooting touch first and try to hit a three-pointer back at the West.
As a result, from the same spot where He Xi Meng had just made his three-pointer, Iverson's three-pointer missed...
Among the league's four great shooting guards, Kobe's fadeaway, McGrady's pull-up, Carter's dunks, and Iverson's drives... each had their unique specialty. But three-point shooting was not really Iverson's forte.
Garnett grabbed the defensive rebound and continued to try and push the fast break. This time, Garnett cleverly dodged the interference of Iverson and others, successfully leaping up from near the free-throw line to take a shot... The opportunity was there, but unfortunately, Garnett's shot bounced off the rim and out.
Just as He Xi Meng felt regret for the Big Ticket's shot, the Spurs' number 21 suddenly descended from the heavens, snatched the ball from above Antonio Davis's head, and slammed it directly into the basket...