Such a CBA All-Star, isn't it better looking than the NBA?

Yi Jianlian stood in the center of the Phoenix Stadium and said with a trademark smile: Hello everyone, I haven't seen such a lively all-star for a long time. ”

A simple sentence instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the 18,000 spectators. The scene shouted tsunami and thunderous applause.

This scene happened during the halftime of last night's CBA All-Star main game. This past weekend, it witnessed one of the most exciting All-Star games in CBA history, if not one.

From the first quarter, the North-South Zone Stars filled the game. The UAE scored seven points alone to lead the southern zone to the lead, but in the second quarter, the northern division was led by Guo Allen's excellent leadership.

In the second half, the competition between the two sides was even more intense, and the difference never exceeded 5 points. In the final quarter, the toughness of Zhao Rui and Wang Zhelin once brought the southern region closer to victory, but the key five points of the Liaoning Twins once again equalized the score.

With Allen Guo's unsuccessful victory, the All-Star Game failed to divide the winner in regular time, but went into a more intense overtime. In the end, with the big heart three points of Abdu and Zhang Zhenlin, the North District defeated the South District for the first time in 6 years, drawing a perfect end to this climactic drama.

In this game, the concentration and commitment of the two teams is like a playoff matchup. Every All-Star player on the court brings out his true skills and does his best at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. From the perspective of game quality and content richness, it is not an exaggeration to say that it looks better than the NBA All-Star Game, which is reduced to three-point training.

Everything is just like Ji Wei said: This is the most serious All-Star I have ever experienced. ”

And the real one is the most moving.

At the same time, it's another All-Star Game full of stories.

Abdu, who has repeatedly experienced changes in fate, gets AMVP and stages the return of the king; Wang Zhelin, who returned home, worked hard and became the darling of the place again; Allen Guo, who has played All-Star for ten years, is still the hardest performing of all the players, leaving the most joy for this weekend; Zeng Fanbo and Zhang Zhenlin connected again and again, that is youth infinite...

It's not just the All-Star Game. Saturday's Star Raid, four teams, two big games, and a groundbreaking format gave more players a chance to showcase.

After returning from the national team training, Cui Yongxi, who continued to be in explosive form, led Xingrui to defeat the Peking University men's basketball team in the first year and defend the honor of professional players. But in an instant, the college players found their way back in another game. The college student team led by Chen Guohao and Zou Yang defeated the Xingrui second-year team, allowing people to see the power of campus basketball. The young talents cultivated under the two systems collide, merge, and the rising channel is opening up little by little, and they together constitute the future of Chinese basketball.

There are also individual events spanning two days, each full of topics and breaking points.

In the skill challenge, Xu Jie defeated Hu Jinqiu successively, Guo Allen and Zhang Ning won the championship, especially the performance of zero mistakes in the final was perfect, and the basic skills were solid and amazing; In the three-point competition, Wang Ruize, the strongest second-round show in the CBA, relied on a more stable play, won the defending champion Yuan Shuai to win the championship, and the script of the dark horse counterattack will never be outdated; In the dunk contest, the 1.79 meter grassroots dunk will make Yang Hao the king of shocking four buttons, the master is in the people, who dares to say that the little man can't fly?

In addition, this is also a dedicated All-Star. The setting of various links inside and outside the venue, novelty and intention coexist.

Off the court, Hu Mingxuan and Wu Qian appeared at the Xiamen subway station to dedicate themselves to public welfare, and Lin Tingqian and Dawang visited the 60-year-old community basketball team to pay tribute to history.

Inside the arena, every timeout was fully utilized. The one-minute dunk show of the porcelain factory trio allows Li Hexu, who had regrets last year, to fulfill his dream in another way; China's imitation of Emperor Chen challenged in front of his father and elders in his hometown, and was dreamily linked with the "famous work" Wang Zhelin; Jilin Erjiang and women's basketball players Li Yueru and Li Yuan staged a fancy shooting competition...

Under the feast, the 18,000 spectators at the scene were lucky, and they witnessed the dreamlike two-day competition. The players who were among them were fortunate that they finally regained the fun and motivation of All-Stars, as the UAE said: such an all-star with a full audience has really waited too long. ”

And for the CBA, such a hilarious All-Star is a comeback.

In the past two years, whether in Qingdao or Zhuji, the all-stars held under the epidemic, despite the efforts of the organizers, are still lonely due to various objective factors. Now, when the mountains and the sea meet, when everything returns to normal order, the all-stars have finally returned to the heat they deserve.

It's also a pioneer.

In the past 27 CBA All-Star Weekends, they have traveled to 14 cities. When Xiamen became the 15th venue, and when All-Stars came to a city without a CBA team again after many years, Xiamen welcomed this event with the greatest enthusiasm.

Xiamen Special Room Portman Seven Star Bay Hotel has beautiful scenery and complete facilities, and hosted the Chinese men's basketball team last year. This time, as the official hotel of CBA All-Stars, it takes a lot of work to complete the reception task of more than 700 people, from preliminary preparation to specific hospitality. But they did a fantastic job, and one player even told me it was the best hotel he had ever stayed in.

The majestic Phoenix Stadium is like a pearl, standing tall on the eastern coastline of Xiamen. The nation's largest single stadium, which took three years to build, dedicated its debut to the CBA All-Star Weekend. The top-of-the-line scale, cool lighting, and finally create the most explosive all-star atmosphere.

There is no doubt that it was a successful CBA All-Star weekend. On the one hand, it has brought fans an incomparably wonderful game and won word of mouth, and on the other hand, it has successfully promoted the CBA brand to more regions. And when the all-star song is over, the CBA's good show is far from over. A day later, the regular season finale and playoffs were just a little fiercer.

The rebirth of nirvana belonging to the CBA has just begun.