Chapter 548: An Unstoppable Temptation

The regular season in January is over, and the Hawks continue to occupy the top spot in the league with a 42-5 record, while the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have been biting them, are a little lacking in stamina, and their record is now 36-9, which is also a commendable performance, but they have met the more crazy Hawks, who can only sit third in the league and second in the East by a narrow margin. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Celtics and Magic are third and fourth in the East, respectively, and the rankings appear to have been fairly stable since mid-December.

According to the current trend, perhaps by the end of the season, there will be no change in this ranking.

In the West, the Lakers are naturally outstanding, with a record of 37 wins and 9 losses, ranking second in the league and first in the West.

The other Western giants seem to be continuing the competitive form of last season: the Nuggets, Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Rockets are in the second echelon, and it is not yet clear what their final ranking will be.

In terms of individual awards, Erniu won the fifth POM (Player of the Month) trophy of his career, and won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January.

And the Western Conference's Player of the Month of the Month award was unsurprisingly awarded to Kobe Bryant, who led the Lakers to second place in the league.

The Black Mamba's average of 28.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, combined with the team's 11-4 monthly record, also makes his POM trophy well deserved.

Even so, so far in the 08-09 season, no one can deny that the most eye-catching thing is Ruan Erniu's god-level performance and the unstoppable performance of the Eagles.

In the past All-Star voting, the results of the final round of voting were actually announced on January 23.

As expected, Nguyen Er Niu was elected All-Star with a record-breaking 3240238 votes, LeBron James came in second with 2940823 votes, and Dwight Howard came in third with 2850181 votes.

But I'm sorry, Sparks still can't be elected as an All-Star starter, because Ruan Erniu, as a center, has a higher number of votes than him.

Spark, who was forced to be a substitute, complained in front of the media: "There is absolutely something wrong with the voting system now. I'm not questioning that Kraft Nguyen doesn't deserve that vote, he does have that qualification, but his style of play is clearly closer to PF or SF, he's not a pure center, and I should be an All-Star starter with Kraft Nguyen. ”

The implication is that his place has been taken by a veteran of Celtic

Garnett, who got 2066833 votes, said innocently: "I didn't make the rules, Dwight complained about these things last year, but the league didn't change the rules, so I can't say anything about it." ”

Garnett pretends to be innocent on the surface, but he can't tell how happy he is inside.

This season, the strength of the Magic has been further improved, and in the East, it has obviously created a lot of trouble for the Celtics, and if there is a chance to suppress Howard, the Taurus Garnett will never let go.

The starting lineup for the East and West was decided in the fastest time.

Eastern Side:

C Ruan Erniu

PF Kevin Garnett

SF LeBron James

S.G. Dwyane Wade

PG Alan Iverson

Manager: Mike Woodson

Western Side:

C Yao Ming

PF Tim Duncan

SF Amare Studamayre

SG Kobe Bryant

P.G. Chris Paul

Manager: Phil Jackson

Of course, the 2009 All-Star Weekend is still more than ten days away, so now the media and fans are focusing more on the Atlanta Hawks, who have lost only five games so far this season.

A clichΓ© is raised – can they break the Bulls' record of 72-10 in the NBA set in '95-96?

The Bulls at the same time had a 39-3 record at the end of January, but when they finished 47 games like the Hawks, they also had a 42-5 record.

Judging from the time record alone, the Hawks have already beaten the Bulls, and in terms of game records, the Hawks have also tied with that legendary team.

Countless people have been wondering why the Eagles have been so successful this season.

So far, the Hawks have not lost a streak, and the five opponents they lost to are: Cavaliers, Spurs, Mavericks, Rockets, and Magic, all of which are strong teams with All-Star level players.

Of course, the Bulls are actually similar: the Magic, SuperSonics, Nuggets, Pacers, and Suns are all strong teams with All-Star players back then.

Let's take a look at the data of the two teams, and the comparison of star player data:

Ruan Erniu VS Michael Jordan is naturally a set of comparisons that cannot be ignored:

Erniu's average data so far is: 33.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, and 5.4 assists.

Jordan's averages that year were: 30.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists.

Although countless arrogant Mi people don't want to admit it, the fact is that Ruan Erniu has finished the Michael Jordan of the 95-96 season in terms of data.

Second, in charge:

Joe Johnson vs Scott Pippen:

Embarrassed Sen averaged 18.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game.

Pippen's averages are 19.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game.

Judging from the data alone, Embarrassed Sen is still a little weaker than Pippen in rebounding protection, but in view of the existence of Ruan Erniu, a rebounding monster, it seems that Embarrassed Sen doesn't need to work too rebounding.

Three masters:

Josh Smith or Mike Bibby vs Tony Kukoc or Dennis Rodman:

The average data of the lunar eclipse is: 13.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists;

Bibby averaged 13.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game.

Kukoc's averages per game are: 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists;

Rhodes averaged 5.5 points, 14.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Well, this set of comparisons is completely unwatchable, because the individual position and style of play are so different, it is really impossible to tell who is more important in the system.

But no matter how much the ancient boasts deny it, the Hawks do have the qualifications to match the 72-win Bulls.

Some experts even suggested that the original Bulls might not be able to win 72 wins in the current basketball environment, after all, basketball has been in the process of evolution, and the rules and system have changed a lot.

Speaking at the press conference to receive the POM trophy, Nguyen Er Niu confessed: "All the arguments now don't make any sense, of course I understand the meaning of 72 wins, but I want to say that the ultimate goal of everything must be in the service of our ability to successfully defend the title."

If we break the record of 72 wins and we don't win the title, then it will be meaningless. ”

It's hard to imagine that a 20-year-old superstar can be so calm about his achievements, but Ruan Erniu said this, no one can know if he thinks so in his heart.

And, even if he really thinks so, whether he can be immune to his teammates will be a big question.

Defending the title is already a difficult task, and now there are goals and requirements on the record, which undoubtedly makes the Atlanta Eagles' road to defending the title even more difficult.

After a training session, Nguyen Er Niu approached the head coach, and he said to Woodson without concern: "I think it's a lot of trouble right now, those guys are talking about 72 wins, and they obviously forgot that defending the title is the first priority. ”

Woodson wiped his shiny forehead and asked, "Haven't you thought about it?"

Ruan Erniu said secretly: "Not good!"

Unexpectedly, the dead fat man of Egg Head was also tempted!