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The 2013 All-Star Weekend was hosted by the Houston Rockets, and the event ran from February 16 to 18.

Relying on the advantage of being the host, Dayao was once again selected as a starter for the Eastern All-Stars.

In fact, Dayao's stats had started to drop sharply that season. His age and weight were increasing, combined with the toll of injuries. His on-court performance had significantly decreased, and achieving impressive results had become very difficult.

In fact, during the Olympics, Dayao and Yao already showed signs of fatigue in the competitions, and his role during the Olympics wasn't even as prominent as it had been in the Arab League.

At the time, Yao was only 33 years old. Shaquille O'Neal, also 33, was still competing with the Miami Heat and was still averaging 20+10 per game during the regular season.

However, it's unfair to compare Dayao to O'Neal. What kind of physical talent does O'Neal have? How can Dayao be compared to him?

Furthermore, even O'Neal's competitive state at 33 was far from his peak.

There's no way that traditional, heavy centers like O'Neal and Dayao have a significantly shorter career lifespan than other types of players because their bodies are so large. Once their physical strength declines, simply running back and forth on the court consumes a lot of energy. How can they maintain their physical strength to finish a game?

Dayao has always had a severe physical conditioning problem, let alone at this stage.

This season, Yao's average playing time was only 27 minutes per game, and his stats had drastically fallen to around 13 points and 6 rebounds.

One thing to note is that those stats were still enough to make him a starter for the All-Star Game. In reality, this was thanks to the power of the massive Chinese fan base and Houston's status as the host.

Even so, Dayao only finished third in the Western Conference All-Star voting, behind Howard and Griffin.

The All-Star Game starters for the East and West were as follows:

Eastern Conference All-Star Starters: Stephen Curry, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Wang Chong.

Western Conference All-Star Starters: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard, and Dayao.

The two teams could be described as opposites. There was no center on the Eastern side, and the three players in the front line were all forwards. This meant that Wang Chong had switched to the power forward position this season and could still be considered an interior player.

As for the Western All-Stars, all the players were interior players, with no small forwards in the starting lineup.

Of course, it's definitely impossible to always use this starting lineup when the two teams play, especially for the Western All-Stars. Although Dayao was the starting center, with his condition and age, he was basically a starter who would be replaced soon after his appearance, and the substituted mascot wouldn't stay on the court for long.

That being said, there weren't many good small forwards in the Western Conference. If you insist on choosing, you could find Rudy Gay, who averaged 19+6 per game.

The original small forward for the Western Conference should have been Kevin Durant, but the butterfly effect had moved Durant to the Eastern Conference, making the small forward position in the East extremely crowded.

On February 13, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Boston Celtics 94-91 in an away game, marking the last game before the All-Star Weekend. Then the players made their way to Houston.

The Bulls had many players participating in the All-Star Game this time. In addition to Wang Chong, Curry, and Gasol, who were part of the All-Star Game, there were also Butler and Thomas participating in the Rookie Challenge, and Danny Green in the three-point contest.

It's worth mentioning that as a rookie, Draymond Green wasn't eligible for the Rookie Challenge.

This wasn't surprising. When Wang Chong selected Draymond Green in his first season, he focused primarily on developing his skills and didn't give him much playing time. And with this guy's level, even if he had been given enough playing time, he wouldn't have accomplished much.

Originally, Draymond Green of the Warriors had never participated in the Rookie Challenge. By his third season, the circumstances no longer allowed it, so he had to settle for participating in the All-Star Game.

In fact, it was Jimmy Butler who had the same experience as Green, but that was the original Butler.

Butler, now under Wang Chong's coaching, became a starting lineup player a year earlier than expected. Although his stats were very different from those at the same time, around 9+4, on the defensive side, Butler's desperate defense still received a lot of praise.

Originally, outsiders thought that after the Bulls lost Garnett, their defensive ability would drop significantly and they would no longer be as strong as before.

But the fact was that the current Bulls had Danny Green and Butler on the perimeter, and Wang Chong and Gasol inside to lock down the paint. Their defensive intensity was no less than that of the Bulls during the Garnett era.

This was also one of the reasons the Bulls' record in the new season had been improving.

The Bulls' defense was much better than it seemed.

Thanks to his performance on the defensive side and exposure from playing alongside Wang Chong, Jimmy Butler was selected for the Rookie Challenge, and his career trajectory changed.

Of course, in the Rookie Challenge on February 16, Butler and Thomas were merely contrasts. The matchup between the two number one picks, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, drew the most attention.

The two young Bulls players didn't get much playing time, and no one paid attention to them.

The event for a second-day player was rather mediocre.

You could see that the league wanted to revitalize competitions like the Slam Dunk Contest and the Three-Point Contest and had made several changes. Now it mainly focuses on the East vs. West matchup, hoping to increase competitiveness.

But in the dunk contest, no matter how interesting the rules are, in the end, it still depends on the quality of the dunks to judge if it's exciting or not, so the results were evident.

In fact, the dunk contest would remain lukewarm for many years until LaVine and Gordon had their ultimate showdown.

——On

February 18, the All-Star Game finally arrived.

Wang Chong himself wanted to take advantage of the All-Star Game as always, but he temporarily changed his mind.

Looking at Curry, who seemed a bit nervous during the warm-up because it was his first time as an All-Star starter, Wang Chong patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "When the game starts, don't hesitate. If you have the chance, shoot immediately. Mark and I will help you win the All-Star MVP."

An award like the All-Star AMVP isn't valuable in Wang Chong's opinion, but it is still a very good award in the eyes of many players. After all, the level is there. Compared to the regular season MVP and FMVP of the Finals, the All-Star AMVP is the easiest MVP to win.

With Wang Chong by his side, it's hard to say if Curry will win an MVP in the future, so Wang Chong thought that letting Curry win an AMVP early would increase his exposure, which could be considered a partial compensation.

Curry was stunned when he heard Wang Chong's words.

"Am I competing for the All-Star MVP? Is that okay? Wouldn't it be bad?"

"What's wrong?" Wang Chong smirked and said disdainfully, "Just shoot and score, I'll help you solve the other problems!"

Curry is a point guard, so he has more time to control the ball and it's easier to rack up stats.

As for whether there are other players in the Eastern Conference who want to compete for the All-Star MVP, Wang Chong wasn't considering that at all. What does it have to do with him?

The game started soon, and as the tallest player in the Eastern Conference's starting lineup, Wang Chong appeared in the center position without suspense.

Durant is the same height as Wang Chong, but in terms of explosiveness, jumping, and strength, he is far inferior to Wang Chong and cannot hold his position inside at all.

In the All-Star Game, neither team would defend seriously. In an exhibition game, fans prefer to see the scores of their respective stars rather than the so-called tough defense. It's true that many people like fierce confrontations, but after all, it's too specific.

Basically, every time Wang Chong gets the ball on the court, he will pass it directly to Curry. The latter completely follows Wang Chong's advice. After receiving the ball, if the opponent's defense is relatively deep, he won't hesitate to take a three-pointer from outside.

Paul, guarding Curry, had no intention of guarding him at all. When he saw Curry act, he simply raised his hand symbolically. This interference was almost nothing for Curry.

Curry, effectively shooting open shots, felt quite good. He made 3 out of 5 shots in the first quarter, scoring 9 points.

Curry was very satisfied with scoring 9 points in a single quarter. This was the All-Star Game. Many stars better than him didn't even touch the ball on the court, let alone take 5 shots.

It wasn't easy for him, a small player with no credentials, to get so many shooting opportunities among the big players of the Eastern All-Stars.

But while Curry was satisfied, Wang Chong obviously wasn't.

"Kid, if they ask you to act as soon as you get the ball, why pass it to others? How can you compete for the All-Star MVP?"

During the break, Wang Chong told Curry with a little disdain.

This guy is good at everything, but he's too honest and can't even update his stats.

Wang Chong also knew that, although Curry was a starter for the Eastern All-Stars, after all, his credentials were there, and the playing time he could get would definitely not be much. Under normal circumstances, it would only be about 25 minutes. Therefore, for Curry, if he wanted to compete for the All-Star MVP, he had to race against time.

In the second quarter of the game, Curry couldn't play for long and wasn't replaced until the end of the second quarter. The result was that he didn't score a single point in the quarter.

But in this way, Curry understood what Wang Chong meant.

In the third quarter, Curry remained a starter. This time, he got the ball in his hands and didn't hesitate, going straight for a shot.

With Wang Chong and Gasol helping him shine, Curry's stats weren't spectacular, and before he knew it, his score had surpassed 20 points.

At that moment, James finally noticed that something was wrong. Why did he keep seeing Curry shooting?

Taking advantage of a moment when he was being substituted, James asked Curry about his stats and immediately frowned.

He quickly thought of what Curry and Wang Chong were trying to do, as they had been covering for him. After all, he had done this before, more than once.

At that moment, James was a bit confused.

He had no intention of getting involved in this year's All-Star Game. Although the championship he longed for still hadn't come, he had finally won a regular season MVP last year. Although it was controversial when he was selected, many people thought Wang Chong was more deserving. Still, they gave him the MVP.

The value of the regular season MVP is completely different from the value of the All-Star MVP. This made James no longer underestimate the All-Star MVP.

But he wasn't willing to let players like Wang Chong win this award easily.

After thinking for a moment, James immediately came up with a plan.

——At the start of the final quarter, Wang Chong quickly realized something was wrong.

For some reason, the Eastern All-Stars' offense suddenly stopped. They failed to score for several consecutive possessions. The Western All-Stars seized the opportunity and launched a fierce counterattack, directly surpassing the originally large deficit.

No matter how well Curry had performed in the game, if the Western All-Stars eventually won, the All-Star MVP wouldn't have anything to do with Curry.

Wang Chong immediately realized the problem was with James. He failed to make an impact on several offensive possessions. Not only that, his positioning on the defensive side was extremely shallow. Although no one would defend seriously in the All-Star Game, at least there were basic defensive positions for matchups.

But James simply ignored the player he needed to defend and stood there with his hands on his hips like an uncle.

How could his opponent be polite when seeing this? They immediately shot the ball, and the next open shot was accurate.

"MD! Does this guy still want to cause trouble?"

Wang Chong was immediately furious.

At that point, Curry had scored 29 points and was the leading scorer for the Eastern All-Stars. However, he was also substituted at the same time. Only a few minutes were left in the game, and he wouldn't be subbed back in.

But even so, Wang Chong still had a way to help Curry. As long as the Eastern All-Stars could win the game, the All-Star MVP would most likely belong to Curry.

So, in the following possessions, Wang Chong aggressively took the initiative to attack with the ball, launching three-pointers from mid-range, using all his offensive firepower, and delivering a wave of strong scoring that directly stunned the Western All-Stars.

Is Wang Chong serious? How many years has it been since he's been serious on the All-Star stage? Why?

James saw this and was anxious in his heart, wishing he could join the Western All-Stars to defend Wang Chong immediately. Even if he couldn't protect Wang Chong, he wouldn't let Wang Chong score freely as he was doing now, right?

The result was that Wang Chong scored 11 consecutive points in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, helping the Eastern All-Stars make a comeback and defeat the Western All-Stars.

146:143.

The All-Star Game had ended.

Fans were very satisfied seeing this All-Star competition filled with ups and downs, especially Wang Chong's twist in the final quarter, which satisfied the superhero complex of most fans.

Curry was also very satisfied under Wang Chong's tireless guidance, scoring 29 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists in the game, defeating his teammate, who scored 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. He was named the All-Star AMVP.

The only person who was unhappy was James. He failed to trip up and allowed Wang Chong to steal the spotlight in the final quarter. It could be said that he lost both his wife and his troops.

End of this chapter

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