Chapter 1 Tang Tian played for 8 minutes, shooting 8 for 9 and scoring 17 points, the highest in the game.

Because Stevens was the coach of the Western Conference team last year, even though the Pelicans had the best record in the Western Conference before the All-Star Game this year, the coach this year was Kerr.

Kerr was a bit obsessed this season, he didn't want to see the Pelicans or Tang Tian doing too well.

Even though Tang Tian frequently scored points, he only gave him normal rotation time.

If it were Stevens, Tang Tian would have played the entire quarter and scored more than 20 or even 25 points.

With more than 8 minutes played in the game, both the East and West teams successively replaced their substitutes, but the rate of scoring on both sides did not decrease.

The biggest difference between a superstar and an ordinary All-Star is in high-intensity games. In this kind of exhibition game, the gap is not that big.

At the end of the first half, the score on the court was 90 to 84.

The two teams scored 174 points in the first half, breaking last year's halftime scoring record.

The fans were also having a great time watching.

The past few years have been the small-ball era, and the intensity of many regular season games has become almost the same as the All-Star Game.

As a result, when it came to the All-Star Game, fans naturally weren't very interested.

But now that the penalty scale has changed, and the league has returned to the basketball style of the early century, fans are watching the regular season with tension, excitement, and adrenaline.

Such games are certainly more watchable, but watching too much can also be tiring.

Relaxing during the All-Star Game and watching the All-Stars' scoring performances is actually a completely new experience.

This is the impact of contrast.

In the second half, this situation did not change.

The two teams continued to play an offensive battle, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tang Tian put on a dunk show, Curry and Irving exchanged three-pointers, and James and Durant competed with footwork.

This scene continued until the end of the game.

Although the gap between superstars and All-Stars is not that big in this level of competition, there is still a gap, and the overall strength of the Western Conference team is obviously stronger.

In the end, the Western Conference team won the All-Star Game with a score of 200 to 185 at their "home court".

The total score of 385 points for the two teams and the single-game score of 200 points both broke the NBA All-Star Game record.

However, compared to these, the scene in the second half of the fourth quarter was the biggest highlight of this year's All-Star Game.

With 3 minutes left in the game, Tang Tian hit a turnaround fadeaway, scoring his 49th point of the game.

If he made another basket, he would break his own 50-point scoring record from last year.

And breaking this record also meant that he would achieve back-to-back 50+ scores on the All-Star stage!

Kobe's four consecutive 50+ games were incredible, but Tang Tian now had back-to-back 50+ All-Star games, spanning the new year!

The Eastern Conference team naturally knew this. They had no hope of winning and didn't want to be a backdrop, so they started to double-team Tang Tian like crazy on the court.

As a result, Tang Tian didn't even take a shot for more than a minute.

But Tang Tian was Tang Tian after all. If he couldn't receive the ball, he switched to playing off-ball, running continuously to create opportunities and successfully putting the ball in the basket.

The Eastern Conference team didn't want to be a backdrop, but whether they could do it was up to Tang Tian.

In the end, Tang Tian also scored 53 points, breaking the All-Star Game single-game record and successfully achieving the back-to-back 50+ feat in the All-Star Game!

With three scoring records appearing in one night, this All-Star Game was not intense, but the excitement was no less.

After the game ended, the fans at the scene had already started chanting MVP.

There were only three scoring records, but there were more than three records tonight.

The Western Conference team passed the ball to Tang Tian all night, and Tang Tian lived up to expectations by scoring a record-breaking 53 points.

Although the MVP wasn't announced, it was already his.

And if he won this MVP, he would achieve an unprecedented four-peat!

As the season progressed, Tang Tian accumulated more and more honors, and it was no longer a distant dream for him to truly surpass Jordan.

The vote count at the scene ended, and the staff gave Tatum the envelope containing the final result.

The league's acting president announced a major award for the first time.

"The winner of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game MVP is Tang Tian!"

Without any suspense, Tang Tian successfully completed the four-peat of the All-Star MVP!

"This is an unprecedented achievement, and it's unlikely to be broken!"

Shaquille O'Neal turned on Tang-hype mode, exclaiming in the commentary booth.

"No, he might break it himself."

Kenny Smith added appropriately, causing Barkley and O'Neal to burst into laughter.

Tang Tian was only 24 years old, and the honors he had achieved at this age were completely unmatched by others, including Jordan.

As long as he didn't suffer a devastating injury like Rose, no one knew what his ceiling would be.

Tang Tian took the MVP trophy from Tatum's hand, and the cheers at the scene were completely unstoppable.

What could be more exciting than witnessing the team's core player lifting the trophy at home!

With the award ceremony over, the 2017 NBA All-Star Game also came to an end.

However, unlike previous years, there were a full five days of break after this year's All-Star Game.

The league's purpose in doing so was also very clear.

After the intensity of the game increased, the physical fatigue experienced by the players also inevitably increased.

At this time, in order to prevent injuries from occurring, the best way was to give enough rest time.

So after some games were postponed, even players who participated in the All-Star Game could get enough rest after the game.

This humane change made Tatum's popularity among the players much higher.

The players could rest well during these few days, but the general managers of the league teams still had to be busy.

Because February 23rd was the trade deadline, which meant that it had already arrived before the games started after the All-Star Game.

The trade deadline was the last chance for each team to strengthen their team, and as in previous years, rumors were flying everywhere during this time.

There were also rumors about the Pelicans, and the targets of the rumors were concentrated on two people.

One was Deron Williams, who was squeezed out of the rotation at the beginning of the season, and the other was Stephenson, whose contract was about to expire but was in mediocre condition.

The Pelicans' lineup was already excellent enough, and the chemistry was also very high, but minor adjustments were still necessary.

After all, there was still a third of the season left, including the playoffs, so the season was still very long.

Moreover, Brogdon was excellent in the backcourt, but after all, he was a rookie with a lack of experience, so it was very necessary to add another ready-to-play player.

Their target for reinforcement was also very clear: Lou Williams of the Lakers.

Williams was the boss of the rebuilding Lakers this season, but he was obviously not in the Lakers' long-term plans.

So, while he had value, trading him for some draft picks was the Lakers' Plan A.

And the Pelicans also needed Williams.

Brogdon was better off-ball than on-ball, Stephenson was in mediocre condition, and the Pelicans needed him to replace Dinwiddie's previous role.

This was also the reason why the Pelicans brought in Deron at the beginning of the season, but unfortunately Deron failed to complete it, and now they could only change the person in this role.