Chapter 365: The Western All-Stars Win

The audience also became tense, even forgetting to cheer... because the All-Star Game had no home-court advantage!

In the first three quarters, the audience would only cheer for exciting plays, but at this critical moment, they realized that both teams were playing seriously. How could they show their support? They could only cheer for the team their idol was on.

So, seventy percent of the audience supported the Western All-Stars.

In less than 5 minutes, D'Antoni and Vogel consecutively called two timeouts to strategize. ✾

With 1 minute and 17 seconds left in the game, the score was 147-143!!!

The Western All-Stars trailed by 4 points, but they had possession of the ball.

Wade Dong dribbled to the frontcourt, and Howard positioned himself under the basket, defended by Bosh. Howard was ready, and as soon as Wade Dong passed him the ball, he would receive it, spin off Bosh, and slam dunk over him!

Griffin, Durant, and Curry were all moving into position.

After two passes, the ball was back in Wade Dong's hands, but the player defending him had changed to Paul.

Wade Dong, standing at 1.98 meters, had a mismatch advantage against the 1.83-meter Paul.

After receiving the ball, Wade Dong faked a shot, but Paul didn't bite. Wade Dong wasn't in a hurry. He dribbled once, then took a step back and received the pass. This time, Wade Dong faked another shot.

Paul lunged forward...

Wade Dong smirked, leaned into Paul, and took a three-pointer!

He was going for a 3+1!!!

This was Paul's signature move to draw fouls, but the difference was that Paul's foul didn't affect Wade Dong's shot.

"Swish!!!"

The ball swished through the net.

"Amazing!!!"

The Western All-Stars' bench erupted, with Aldridge, Love, and others jumping up and waving their towels.

The score was 147-146!!!

The Western All-Stars were about to tie the game.

When Wade Dong made the free throw, the entire audience stood up. In the last 7 minutes, the game had been incredibly intense, with the Heat's Big Five displaying excellent chemistry, constantly breaking through the Western All-Stars' defense and scoring.

On the other hand, the Western All-Stars had no chemistry but boasted strong individual abilities.

Wade Dong orchestrated the offense, and the ball never touched the hands of the fourth player, yet they still managed to score.

"Swish!!!"

As Wade Dong made the free throw, the score was 147-147!!!

The Western All-Stars had tied the game.

The final minute became a battle for the All-Star MVP, as Wade Dong had 35 points, and James had 32 points. The MVP would go to the player whose team won the game.

D'Antoni and Vogel exchanged glances.

They reached a silent agreement not to call any more timeouts and let the players play it out.

The Eastern All-Stars attacked.

Anthony received a pass from James in the mid-range and took a jump shot.

"Clang!!!"

Just then, Durant flew in from behind Anthony and blocked his shot. 

The ball bounced out to the three-point line, landing right in Paul's hands.

Paul hadn't even had time to decide on a pass when Curry appeared from his side, swiped the ball from Paul's hands, and dribbled to the frontcourt for a layup!

The score was 147-149!!!

The Western All-Stars regained the lead by 2 points.

Durant's block and Curry's steal and layup were their efforts to help Wade Dong win the All-Star MVP again.

With 41 seconds left in the game, the Eastern All-Stars inbounded the ball, and Vogel didn't call a timeout to strategize.

Paul started controlling the clock.

Bosh inbounded the ball, but Paul didn't receive it. He waited until the ball rolled past midcourt before picking it up and organizing the offense.

With 24 seconds left on the shot clock, the Heat's Big Five had practiced this countless times.

Paul dribbled against Curry, and Anthony set a screen for Paul, who drove past Curry. He noticed that Howard was ready to defend, so he passed to Wade.

Wade, defended by Durant, had no chance to drive or shoot, so he passed to Paul.

With 17 seconds left on the shot clock...

Anthony and James moved into position, and with time running out, Paul, facing Curry's defense, faked a shot, drawing everyone's attention. But he flicked his wrist, and the ball went to James.

"Swish!!!"

James caught the pass and made a buzzer-beating three-pointer!

The score was 150-149!!!

With 17 seconds left in the game, the Eastern All-Stars regained the lead.

The last 7 minutes of the game felt like a Finals matchup.

The Western All-Stars' final possession would determine the game's outcome.

Naturally, the ball went to Wade Dong, as this was Wade Dong's All-Star Game, and if the Western All-Stars won, Wade Dong would be the All-Star MVP again.

Wade Dong dribbled to the frontcourt and waved for his teammates to spread out. He wanted to go one-on-one!

"Oh yeah~~~"

The audience became excited at this sight.

Then, James waved away Anthony, who was coming to help defend, as he wanted to guard Wade Dong alone.

"Wow~~~"

This move further excited the audience!

"Come on, Wade Dong!"

James bent down, clapped his hands on the floor, and said, "You're not scoring!"

"Clap!"

"Clap!"

"Clap!"

Wade Dong swayed the ball from left to right, and the ball followed his rhythm, going to the left and then to the right.

"7!"

"6!"

"5!"

With 5 seconds left in the game, Wade Dong faked a move with his left shoulder, executed a body feint, and then drove to the left of James with the ball in his right hand!

James shifted to the left, but his eyes never left the ball.

When Wade Dong's left leg stepped out, his leg muscles exploded with power, ready to accelerate. But then, he abruptly stopped, faked a pass behind his back, and the ball returned to his left hand.

This acceleration and sudden stop seemed to defy the laws of physics, but Wade Dong pulled it off.

James lost his balance and unconsciously took two steps back, almost getting faked out by Wade Dong.

Fake!

Catch!

Shoot!

"1!"

"0!"

The game clock hit zero, but the ball was still in the air.

"Swish!!!"

In front of the entire audience, the ball swished through the net.

The score was 150-151!!!

Wade Dong had hit the game-winner, and the Western All-Stars had defeated the Eastern All-Stars.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The 'MVP' chants erupted in the arena, dedicated to Wade Dong. This final one-on-one play against James was enough to earn him the All-Star MVP.

The game's statistics:

Wade Dong: 37 points, 7 rebounds, 18 assists, 2 steals, and 0 blocks.

LeBron James: 35 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks.

Others: ...