Harden's step-back three-pointer helped the Antetokounmpo team stabilize the situation.

Back on the defensive end, they also began to double-team Durant.

But Durant really developed, and his timely pass assisted Tatum for a dunk.

Although there is a gap in strength compared to Tang Tian, his offensive style has shifted to an all-around forward.

Lowry's floater missed, and Irving's three-pointer clanked off the rim.

James' fadeaway shot missed, and Curry's three-pointer hit the rim.

Both sides had a short scoring drought.

Just then, it was Durant again, hitting a three-pointer in transition.

After he made the shot, he only felt one thing: great.

He even interacted with the front-row audience while retreating on defense.

His face was written with eight big characters: after suffering comes happiness, riding the spring breeze.

Durant's excellent touch helped Team Durant establish an advantage during the starters' time.

But when the bench players came on, Leonard and George came up on the Antetokounmpo team, and the advantage was quickly erased.

When the starters returned, the situation between the two sides continued to stalemate, and they tied at halftime.

In the second half, Durant's touch declined due to tight defense, but Davis began to exert his power in the paint, turning the tide.

Thanks to his performance, Team Durant continued to suppress Team Antetokounmpo as they did at the beginning.

Tang Tian was so happy to see it in the stands. These two guys each dominated half the game, treating the All-Star Game like the Pelicans' regular season!

In the second half of the quarter, Curry found his touch from beyond the arc, hitting consecutive three-pointers, and Team Durant finished the third quarter with a double-digit lead.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the script was the same as in the first half.

Leonard relied on his super personal strength in the bench transition period to help Team Antetokounmpo score a wave and tie the score.

With seven minutes left, both sides sent out their strongest lineups, and the competition on the court became very fierce, with people falling frequently.

Team Antetokounmpo wanted to seize the opportunity to win without Tang Tian and save face for the East;

Team Durant didn't want to be said that they couldn't win without Tang Tian, and they didn't want to admit defeat;

Both sides were really playing.

Antetokounmpo, James, Harden, Davis, Curry, Durant, the superstars on both sides took turns performing.

The fans were excited and cheered.

Some fans even thought it was good that Tang Tian wasn't there. After all, with Tang Tian, the bug, he would most likely win.

Now that he's gone, the suspense has increased sharply.

The scores of the two teams alternated, all the way to the final seconds.

Harden's new weapon, a one-legged step-back three-pointer, hit, almost killing the game.

But Durant's buzzer-beater three-pointer killed Team Antetokounmpo.

The moment the ball went in, the entire United Center Arena was boiling.

Pelicans fans on the hotline exploded instantly.

Kevin Durant, Tang Tian's successor, lived up to his name!

Durant also felt a kind of climax after hitting the shot.

He felt that basketball games were so interesting, even more interesting than his fantasies about Scarlett's commercials in his villa!

At the end of the game, Team Durant won the game 145 to 144.

The on-site MVP selection also began.

Curry had 29 points, Durant had 31 points, and Davis had 30 points and 13 rebounds. The three were the hot candidates for MVP.

"The MVP of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game is... Kevin Durant!"

Tatum finally announced the final MVP candidate.

With the final buzzer-beating three-pointer, Durant helped his team win, and his score also surpassed Curry and Davis.

This All-Star MVP was completely won by his own strength!

Durant also won the All-Star MVP for the third time. Unlike the last time he shared it with Tang Tian, this time he had it all to himself!

From the smile he couldn't hide, it could be seen that he was really feeling great now.

In his subsequent acceptance speech, he couldn't suppress this emotion.

"This is so cool! I mean, I feel very cool right now!"

His first sentence represented his emotions.

Beating his former team, the Lakers, with a buzzer-beater, avenging the Spurs, being elected the All-Star vote leader, being elected the Western Conference captain, and now enjoying the All-Star MVP.

His previous career had never been so smooth or so enjoyable.

It is no exaggeration to say that he had made many choices in his life before, but choosing to come to New Orleans was the most correct one.

"...I have to thank the Pelicans' management for giving me great courage in the summer, I have to thank the Pelicans' fans for giving me great recognition, I have to thank the Pelicans' players for giving me great trust, I just want to say, Pelicans champions."

At the end of his speech, Durant also rarely made a joke, which amused and hyped up the fans at the scene.

Because he had always been compared with Tang Tian before, and then had always been defeated and suppressed, the fans couldn't help but sympathize with Durant.

So when they saw Durant finally turn over, they didn't feel envy or jealousy, but rather a feeling of empathy.

Some fans even regarded Durant as the second pick, and realized the philosophy of life.

Temporary failure or even long-term failure does not mean failure in life. Don't give up before reaching the final destination, because success may be in the next moment.

Durant won the All-Star MVP and the Three-Point King, and he and the Pelicans were undoubtedly the biggest winners of the All-Star Game.

However, after the All-Star Game, fans' attention quickly shifted back to the game.

The All-Star Game is the node of the season. The games after the All-Star Game basically determine whether each team can make the playoffs, as well as the final playoff rankings.

So the second half of the schedule is like the final sprint for the fans, and it is the most exciting part of the season.

After nearly half a month of fighting, changes have taken place in the East and West.

In the East, the Raptors' ranking began to decline rapidly. Jaylen Brown and TJ Warren's immediate combat power was obviously not as good as DeRozan's.

In the West, the Suns' record also fluctuated, and they had fallen from eighth to tenth.

If someone falls, someone will naturally rise.

The Kings were undoubtedly the team that gained the most on the trade deadline.

After losing to the Pelicans, they rebounded strongly and achieved a 6-game winning streak.

They not only made it back to the top eight, but also directly squeezed out the Warriors and came to seventh in the West.

The Wiggins trade really made them a fortune.

A similar situation also happened to the Jazz.

They achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, and now squeezed out the Suns to rank ninth in the West, only one win away from the eighth-placed Warriors.

As the season entered the second half, this kind of bayonet fighting scene was staged in the West as scheduled.

It was also at this time that time came to the last key node of the season, the buyout deadline.

Some people made money and some people lost money on the trade deadline, and the Kings and Trail Blazers were two teams that lost money.

Especially the Trail Blazers, the Kings' fall was somewhat related to integration, but the Trail Blazers' acquisition of Love failed to work.

For them, the buyout deadline would be their last chance.

Similarly, for teams that still have vacancies on their roster, this is their last chance to strengthen.

For example, the Pelicans, who had just sent away Siakam and Temple, still had one spot vacant on their roster.