Tang and Durant in Sync (45!)
A thrilling game, and a Three-Point Contest championship of tremendous value.
During his victory speech, Tang Tian also heaped praise on Curry and the other competitors.
A great game needed great players, and it also needed great opponents.
That had always been his style at the All-Star Game.
The facts proved that it was the right approach.
After the Three-Point Contest came the Slam Dunk Contest. Thunder youngster Diallo ultimately leaped over O'Neal to become the New Dunk Champion.
But that result was no longer all that important. What fans would eagerly talk about after the game was the uniquely conceived Three-Point Contest.
That alone had made this All-Star Game worthwhile.
The events on the second day came to an end, followed immediately by the final day: the All-Star Game.
Since the two teams had appeared evenly matched on paper after the draft, this game had drawn enormous attention as well.
But something rather interesting happened: on the pregame betting lines offered by betting websites, Tang Tian's odds to win MVP were 1-to-1.
In other words, they believed Tang Tian had a 100 percent chance of being named MVP.
That would have been utterly impossible before!
But it was not their fault. They had been burned too many times already.
Tang Tian had already won AMVP five times in a row, and this year, he was having the best season of his career.
If not for internal rules, they would not even have wanted to put Tang Tian on the board.
That night, the Boston All-Star Game was held at TD Garden.
The arena was packed to capacity, and Celtics fans wore excitement all over their faces.
After acquiring Walker this season, everything had been going their way.
That was fully reflected during the