Chapter 16: The First Defeat of the Season
In the first month of the new season, the 76ers won a 17-game winning streak and ranked first in the league with a 17-0 record. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The month of December kicked off, and after announcing the best player and coach of the month in November, the league officially announced that the all-star voting for the new season began, and fans could vote for their favorite stars through social networking sites.
Anxi, who was the league vote king last season, sat firmly in Diaoyutai this season, and there was no intention of canvassing at all, because he knew very well that with his current state and popularity, even if he didn't canvass, there would be no problem in entering the lineup of the starting five tigers in the East.
Last season, Anxi was questioned a lot when he won the vote, but then he responded to these doubts one by one with his performance, and this season, there is no need for Anxi to respond at all, he is the No.1 among the active stars in this league.
However, Anxi still canvassed votes for his teammates on several of his social networking sites.
In addition to Anxi, McCarvey, Jack Crowder and Pau Gasol of the 76ers have a chance to be selected for the All-Star Game.
In the 17 games in the first month, McCarvey's performance did not meet people's expectations, but it was still quite good, he averaged 13.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, 13+5+5 data, compared with McCarvey's data last season, it is obviously a regression, but such a data, placed in the East, still has a chance to compete for the seat at the end of the All-Star.
Jack Crowder has improved significantly this season, he has become a surprise for the 76ers, averaging 15.9 points per game, becoming the third leading scorer in the 76ers, averaging 2.6 three-pointers per game, and Jack Crowder has become one of the important three-point scoring points for the 76ers from the outside this season.
And Pau Gasol averaged 19.1 points per game in November, plus 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 blocks, not surprisingly, Paul Gasol, who played 19+10+3 data and sat on the European market behind him, should have no problem entering the All-Star Game in the East.
However, the competition begins the moment the all-star voting opens.
In the East, the first to canvass for his team's stars is the big-name fans of the New York Knicks, and Spike Lee personally came forward to canvass for Cameron Anthony in the Knicks.
Then, Russian tycoon Prokhorov began canvassing for several "old giants" within the Nets.
Soon, the main event came.
The Cleveland Cavaliers also began to exert their strength, first of all, the Cavaliers posted a canvassing post on Weibo.
Then, LeBron James began to mobilize his connections to canvass for the team's other two stars, Kelly Irving and Kevin Love.
Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, R&R; B singer Jay-Z and others have helped Kelly Irving and Kevin Love canvass for them, but many NBA insiders see the Cavaliers' canvassing offensive as a joke.
Because of the end of November, the Cavaliers with the Big Three performed poorly, only achieving an 8-7 record, barely among the top eight in the East, this Cavaliers exposed too many problems, the lack of outside defense, the lack of outside three-point scoring points are too few and not stable enough, too many outside ball possession points, etc., of course, there is also the integration of Kelly Irving and LeBron James, etc., a series of problems led to the Cavaliers' poor record in the first month.
The Big Three also have a tendency to be a joke.
LeBron James has ordered general manager David Griffin to seek a trade, and it's clear that if the Cavaliers don't make changes, they'll be hard to compare to the 76ers, who have won 17 in a row.
The All-Star voting opened, and the 76ers' December game also started quickly, and the 76ers' first opponent in December was the San Antonio Spurs, but the difference is that this time the 76ers are playing at home.
Because the 17 consecutive wins in the first month have been achieved, Anxi did not get any rewards, but in November, the best of the month gave Anxi a reward of glory pools, so that the number of glory pools reached the position of more than three and almost four, Anxi did not need these glory pools for the time being, so looking at the slow accumulation of glory pools, there was no hurry.
Anyway, I can't use it for the time being, and it doesn't matter how slow the accumulation is.
In the first game in December, although the opponent was Spurs, Anxi didn't pay so much attention to this game, and if he lost, it was not unacceptable.
At the beginning of the game, Anxi still tried his best to fight, but in this game, the 76ers' state was obviously not so good, even Anxi, there was a continuous phenomenon of iron, so that at the end of the first quarter, the 76ers were 6 points behind.
This game was mainly due to the joint outbreak of the GDP three elders, Parker scored after various coquettish breakthroughs, Manuginobili came off the bench and also scored two three-pointers, Duncan's interior defense also did a good job, just like that, after the 76ers replaced the Whirlwind of Death lineup in the second quarter, the two teams only tied each other.
In the second half, the Spurs exploded to lead the 76ers by double digits, and then, by the end of the third quarter, the Spurs had locked up a 16-point lead.
In the fourth quarter, Anxi began to break out, scoring consecutive points and began to chase points with the team.
However, until the end of the fourth quarter, he failed to narrow the gap to less than 5 points.
Anxi didn't open the glory pool either, a regular season loss is just that important, there is no need to waste a glory pool, just for a regular season victory.
As a result, at the end of the 48-minute game, the 76ers lost to the Spurs 102-109 and gained their first loss of the season.
There is nothing to say about the first loss, especially the opponent who lost the game is still the Spurs, for the loss to the Spurs, the 76ers fans are still convinced, because in the finals last season, the only team that played with the 76ers to the last game of the tiebreaker and forced Anxi to cut god-level data is the Spurs.
In this game, Anxi only cut a statistic of 37 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, and finally failed to win, and some people will ask: Why can't Anxi break out like last season?
Someone answered: The regular season games are not that important, and Anxi doesn't need to fight for every game.
The first defeat of the season, the loss was still a home game, and the 76ers did not have too much frustration, but breathed a sigh of relief, the winning streak was over, the record was gone, and everything was easy.
The 76ers' schedule in December is still very cruel, the first game against the Spurs, this is a loss, the winning streak is over, the 76ers continue to play with a relaxed mentality, and next, they have to face the Thunder in the West, the Hawks in the East, the Grizzlies in the West, and the Cavaliers of the Big Three and the Warriors who have risen this season.
The Thunder's performance this season was a bit poor, with a record of only 5 wins and 13 losses in the opening season, but there were also some injury factors, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook missed part of the game, causing the Thunder to lose too many games at the beginning of the season, but a week ago, the two had both returned, and under the leadership of Shuangshao, the Thunder began to chase the record leaderboard.
This encounter with the 76ers will be a fierce battle in the future.
The next few games were played against teams that have been in good form this season.
The Hawks have completely entered the state this season, with a 9-6 record since the start of the season, ranking in the top eight in the East.
The Grizzlies have always been a strong team, and they are the kind of team that has no record data, but can always force the top teams in the league into danger, such a team is obviously the most difficult to deal with.
Although the Cavaliers had a poor first month, the foundation of the Big Three was there, and it was obviously not to be underestimated.
As for the last Warriors, they can be called a big dark horse this season.
The 14-2 record at the start of the season is the top two in the West, second only to the Spurs who started the season with 15 wins and 2 losses.
This season, the Warriors have played the second-best offense in the league, averaging 110.0 points per game, second only to the 76ers, who are averaging 112.8 points per game, and are also second in the league with 27.4 assists per game, just 0.4 fewer than the first-place 76ers.
Judging from the offensive statistics, the Warriors have really improved on the offensive end this season.
Therefore, judging from the data alone, the matchup between the 76ers and the Warriors will obviously become a spear-to-spear match, and the game will definitely be very exciting and intense.