This was just returning the favor.
The only one getting hurt was a frantic Garnett.
"See? We big guys can change the rules of the game." Randolph high-fived O'Neal.
O'Neal chuckled. As long as Randolph didn't bring up "size," he was happy to chat with him.
Meanwhile, as Tracy McGrady took the inbound pass from Yao Ming, he told him, "Yao, focus on defense. We can't lose this home game."
Yao Ming frowned.
'What kind of home game is this? Isn't the All-Star game supposed to be a break?'
Yao Ming had always lived by that philosophy. He had no intention of going all out in an All-Star game. There was no need.
Play resumed, and Kobe hit a pull-up jumper.
Then, Su Xi drove into the paint and passed to Randolph, who sank a mid-range shot.
The two teams traded baskets.
But it was obvious the Eastern Conference Team was using Randolph as the spearhead of their attack.
Su Xi was feeding him the ball, O'Neal was feeding him, and even Arenas and Vince Carter were setting him up.
