Meanwhile, the East launched another attack.
Giannis brought the ball up quickly himself and went straight at LeBron James once he reached the frontcourt.
In a way, this was an offensive possession worth savoring.
After all, only in the All-Star Game did Giannis get a chance like this to challenge the "former League First Person" head-on.
He never got this matchup in the regular season!~~
He opened with a stationary in-and-out dribble, then suddenly pounded the ball hard to his right and exploded forward.
Just like SGA earlier, he blew past James in one easy step.
Giannis kept accelerating, striding to the free-throw line before slowing down to change his rhythm. He took a lateral Euro Step, switched hands, and finished comfortably with a one-handed slam dunk.
6–4.
The first five possessions between the two teams had all ended in dunks.
Perhaps that was also an effect of last night's dazzling, once-in-a-century dunk showdown between Chen Xi and Gordon.
Of course, another reason might have been that both teams' defenses were as flimsy as paper!~~
On to the next possession, with the West on offense.
Curry dribbled across half court and passed to Alexander.
After catching the ball, Alexander no longer had any desire to isolate against Chen Xi. Making a basket felt even more disgusting than missing one...
So he simply lobbed the ball inside to Jokic.
Chen had managed to subdue his opponent without a fight this time, even if he had done it by grossing SGA out!~~
On the West's end, Nikola Jokic caught the ball in the low post, immediately faked a pass toward midcourt, then put the ball down and spun. Gathering it in one smooth motion, he struck a golden "pig" pose on one leg.
With that peculiar shooting form, he flicked the ball