Battier called Zhou Xuan and chatted for a while.

Both men were happy to partner together for a short period of time and win the championship, and blessed each other. There is no such thing as a feast in the world, and trading in the NBA is too normal. Battier will keep it secret during this time, and he knows the rules.

After the transaction was confirmed, Zhou Xuan was more confident. This is a preparation for teams like the Spurs and the Thunder. Bledsoe's quality is not inferior to Westbrook's, and his defense is relatively strong, which can restrain the Thunder's outside attack. Together with Zhou Xuan, Sephorosa's 201CM big man will have a hard time defending. There's nothing wrong with the Knicks, Sephorosa is a fixed-point shooter.

The same is true for the Spurs, who have been solid defensively this year, and want to beat them, one is to have a better rhythm and more stability than them, and the other is to rely on speed to break them. Youngsters vs. veterans, it's definitely the Knicks who have the advantage of speed. If the Clippers finally break through and win the championship, then they will consider themselves unlucky, anyway, they can't trade cheap teams in the same region.

This is the second time Houston has hosted an All-Star Game since 2006. The fact that it has been hosted twice in the past seven years has made some experts in the alliance question this.

"Houston just had All-Star Weekend in 2006, and there are a lot of cities in the league that have been away from the All-Star Game for a long time," ESPN Nicholas said. With the renovation of Madison Square Garden completed and the Nets' modern arena in Brooklyn set to open in 2012, it's unusual for the All-Star Game to return to Houston in such a short period of time. ”

There is always an advantage to hosting all-stars in big cities. If it's the Milwaukee Star Game, how many viewers will go to see it? It is estimated that stimulating consumption will not have much effect. That's why Houston is hosting again.

At the media meeting, Zhou Xuan was already familiar with the process of being interviewed, and he went directly into the state and asked questions to reporters with a smile.

A reporter asked whether the Knicks would make a mid-term trade, and Zhou Xuan chose to keep it secret. The outside world also saw that their No. 1 position was flawed.

There are a lot of newcomers in this Star Game, Owen, Paul George, Noah and others. Zhou Xuan is the old man of the Star Game, and since joining the league, he has been selected every time. If he can maintain this momentum and health, he may be able to set a record for the number of All-Star Game selections when he retires.

The community activity Zhou Xuan was done without carelessness, chatting with Emma. In the evening, they went to the Rookie Challenge and went through the motions.

The rookie game seems to be exciting, but in the eyes of those who know the ball, it is very boring, and the two teams hardly defend. The two sides are Barkley vs O'Neal again. The two had a draft and then went to war.

Davis assisted, Leonard caught a dunk in the air, and the curtain of the show officially opened. After that, Faried scored four points in a row, and Parsons and Leonard all performed well. In the second half of the first quarter, Thomas and Sherwed hit consecutive three-pointers to give Barkley a 38-23 lead to 15 points.

O'Neal's team fought to catch up, and the game gradually reached its climax in the second quarter. Walker assists on the board, and Vitesse splits the dunk with one hand; Walker had another assist and Vitesse scored two points in the air. And the Barkley team hit one three-pointer after another, and soon led 65-42 to 23 points.

In the second half, the Barkley team went from start to finish, and the O'Neal team also gave up the chase and the final moment became a dunk performance, and the Barkley team won 163-135.

Faried had 40 points, 10 rebounds and 10 dunks. At the post-game award ceremony, the trophy of the Most Valuable Player was deservedly awarded to the "half-orc", and he will also participate in tomorrow's slam dunk contest, I don't know what kind of performance he will give.

The next day, Zhou Xuan was very idle, did not participate in any games, and chatted with friends in the stands. Their tickets are all issued internally, and they can't be there if they don't show up. It's also job to sit on the sidelines and let reporters take pictures.

Although the Houston Stars strives for change and wants to play with new ideas, the projects are still those, but the rules have been changed, and there is still a lack of highlights.

Including the slam dunk contest. James White, who was blown out, participated in the game, and as a result, he was eliminated in the preliminaries. The final was played between young players Rose and Evans.

The two young dunks did a great job of completing four dunks in the finals, and Rose won the championship in an upset, but in the eyes of many NBA stars, this year's dunk contest was really not good. Maybe this has something to do with the abnormal play of White and Green, and the high expectations at the beginning did not translate into enough exciting shots.

Many NBA players tweeted their opinions after the game. The Nuggets' J.R. Smith thinks he should also participate in this year's slam dunk contest, and then the Clippers' Jordan Jr., the Wizards' Wall and the Pacers' Sam Porter all echoed that he will also consider participating in the slam dunk contest next year. Maddie, who is far away in the CBA, also thinks this year's slam dunk contest is terrible.

The game is over, and only the All-Star Game remains.

The East has not been easy to play this year, as can be seen from the fact that Garnett started the center. Zhou Xuan is used to observing his teammates, and in the past two days, he found that Garnett had no energy at all and didn't seem to want to fight at all.

D'Antoni also spotted Garnett's walking dead state and was ready to just give him a little playing time to let the interior blue-collar players play a little longer.

Zhou Xuan thought that Garnett was depressed by the team's record, the Celtics had a winning rate of less than half, Ray Allen switched to the Spurs, and Rondo was reimbursed for the season, which made Garnett unacceptable. In fact, Garnett didn't care about the record, but the uniform team had informed him that he and Pierce were going to pack up for the Nets.

The Nets contributed to winning the championship this time. Although it is possible to win the championship there, Garnett doesn't care about that anymore, he wants to live in the Celtics for the rest of his life. He switched to Celtic for the championship, and now he's tired.

Garnett was notified, of course, because he had a veto power over the deal. Pierce is gone, what is he doing with the Celtics? Looking for abuse in the second half of the season? On his own, it is impossible for him to lead the team to the playoffs.

Two of the league's most well-known active interior players are Garnett and Duncan. Duncan never left the Spurs, but Garnett's career has been much more bumpy.

Garnett envied Duncan, and he felt that if he and Duncan were replaced, and he would be in the Spurs as soon as he entered the league, maybe he would be able to win more championships, and he would be the one who was beautiful.

This is just an assumption, in fact, Duncan's strong offensive style of low-post strategy and rebound shooting can help the team more than Garnett's jumper and breakaway play. Even if Garnett goes to the Spurs, he can't achieve more than Duncan.

Like Battier, Garnett had to keep the matter a secret before the trade. If Zhou Xuan knew that he was depressed about this, he would admire him very much.

If James knew that Garnett was going to the Nets and was still sullen, he would definitely scold him for being SB in his heart. Aren't you happy to go to a team that has the potential to win the championship and hug your thighs? Is there water in the brain? If the Nets are now looking for a trade with the Heat and trading two people for James, he will definitely be crooked.

Zhou Xuan also noticed that the Heat Big Three talked very little, and James and Wade were not making a fuss. Howard went to the west, and without the help of the living treasure, the atmosphere was a little dreary.

Celebrities are here to relax on weekends, even if the results are average, they shouldn't put on a bad face. The expressions of the Heat Big Three, Zhou Xuan guessed that it was an internal problem, probably they were not confident in winning the championship. It's not easy to break up if you want to break up, because you can't find the right person.

Because of the above reasons, the morale of the Eastern Army is poor, and many important players are not in the mood to play.

The western players had a great time. After the rookie game, Howard and Harden went to a nightclub in Houston together. These two are usually very happy, even if the Rockets are barely ranked eighth in the West and the Lakers are only ranked eleventh, the two are still in a very good mood and hit it off.

Playing HIHG, the two talked about basketball, not tactics and games, but more secret things.

Howard complimented Harden first. "James, you're doing well in Houston, you've led the team to the quarterfinals on your own, I think the Rockets still have salary space, do you have any trade plans? If you get a few more people, you will become stronger next season, right? ”

"It's a bad match, the inside offense is too bad, there could be a trade in the middle of the game, I don't know. But the Lakers are playing like this, you must be very depressed, right? Harden laughed.

"Don't mention, I was much worse on the Magic roster than the Lakers now, making the playoffs every year and reaching the Finals once. Who was on my team at that time, you know? A couple of pitchers, the Nelson defense wasn't good enough, and we played multiple teams at that time. When I got to the Lakers, I was really convinced, Kobe Bryant knew that he was dominating the ball, and others watched him play. After losing, everyone shouted twice and tried their best, as if he was fighting very hard. Any person who is fast will make a breakthrough against him. Howard sighed.

Harden's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Aren't you going to renew your contract with the Lakers?"

"I wanted to renew my contract, so I chatted in the locker room and asked Kobe how many years he wanted to play, and he said that he still wanted to play for three or five years, and what else did he mention, it was five years at first glance. As long as he is still in the Lakers, he has an annual salary of nearly 30 million, and he is full of thinking about how to score more than Abdul-Jabbar, and he can't play hard at all, and he can't attract others to join, and potential players can't play when they come to the Lakers. If I renew my contract with the Lakers, I can't win the championship, so I waste time with him? Winning is because he scores more, and losing is because I didn't defend well, fuck it. Howard whined.

Howard and Bryant's relationship is already very bad. He wants to be the core of the Lakers, and Kobe Bryant doesn't have the idea of letting Hyun at all. At half-time they almost got into a fight. I don't know how many times I quarreled in the locker room.

Harden said: "Then will you consider the Rockets in the summer?" As long as you are willing to come, our brothers will definitely be strong together. ”

Harden also has a headache and doesn't have a good partner, and Asik is a blue-collar worker, too blue. The current situation of the Rockets is also impossible to win the championship. If he joins forces with Howard, he has the capital to attract low-paid veterans of the free market.

"I'll think about it." Howard laughed.

The Rockets were an option for him, otherwise he wouldn't have said that to Harden. He didn't want to say it to death, because he wanted to hold a thick thigh and win the championship. The first thing to consider is the Knicks. The Knicks have salary space, Zhou Xuan, pitchers, everything, as long as they give him an offer.