Durant lashes out at Jokic and Doncic! Edwards named All-Star Game MVP

The Rookies won, Edwards was named MVP!

What is your opinion on this year’s NBA All-Star Game?

From a positive perspective:

After switching to a round-robin format, the uncertainty of the results increased sharply.

For instance, the Rookies’ “American Eason Chan” Barnes hit a game-winning shot against the World team.

Also, the Stars team (referred to as the Veterans below) saw Fox make a buzzer-beating three-pointer to defeat the Rookies. Two straight buzzer-beaters, of course, are quite thrilling.

The vast majority of players have a strong desire to compete.

Apart from Huazi, special praise goes to two players:

The Warrior Ka, facing the World team, played a full 12 minutes, shooting 11 for 13, including 6 of 7 from three-point range, and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line, exploding for 31 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and zero turnovers, turning the All-Star Game into a personal showcase!

Can you believe such a home player almost missed the All-Star Game?

Wembanyama, in the game against the American Veterans, scored 19 points on 6 of 8 shooting while enduring tight defense from Ja and Durant! A true two-way performance!

Although they ultimately lost, Wembanyama’s body language showed he genuinely wanted to win!

Young players like him, with that inner fire, are rare in this era. It makes you look forward to his future in San Antonio!

Points of criticism:

Durant has become the “mouthpiece.”

As the NBA’s top keyboard warrior, KD doesn’t hold back at all!

When asked about the intensity of the All-Star Game during a media interview, he said:

“You should ask the Europeans and the World team if they want to play seriously. Look atDoncic and Jokicand see what they did in the All-Star Game. Is that competition? You never question their style, but you criticize us old guys, the American team.”

These two were directly named by Durant.

And indeed, that’s true.

It’s understandable if players have injuries, but whether they want to play or not is obvious to the audience.

Together, they shot 1 for 4 and scored only 2 points.

Doncic played 5 minutes and 5 seconds, took 3 shots making 1, missed both three-point attempts, and recorded 2 points and 2 assists; Jokic also played 5 minutes, took 1 shot without scoring, and grabbed 2 rebounds.

Finally, a brief summary from Di Ge:

The format change exceeded my expectations.

A pity is that the veterans were exhausted after playing three consecutive games, so the final felt somewhat lackluster.

What always supports a good game are great players and their desire to compete.

Otherwise, no matter how you change the format, Doncic and Jokic would still coast.

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