Chapter 184 [Selected as an All-Star]
DeAndrew? Jordan tried his best to show himself, Novak was very positive, and the Clippers couldn't lift their spirits except for the two of them. The Warriors bench has been playing harder, Randolph Jr. has recently beaten Wright in the competition to get more playing opportunities, so take advantage of it, Collins is worried about losing his job when his contract expires, and he is also working hard, and Dolby and Watson are also fighting for playing time.
The number of playoff registrations can be increased to 13, Dolby defeated Forbes to stay in the team, but if you want to play in the playoffs, you have to work harder, Watson also thinks the same, the two started a competition, look at the breakthrough ability, shooting level, Dolby is no worse than Watson.
The Warriors played an amazing game, sinking the Clippers by a 154-97, 57-point advantage in regulation time, setting a record for the largest point margin of the new season.
This isn't the first time O'Neal's team has been slaughtered defensively. In the opening game of the 2007-2008 season, the Heat was slaughtered by the Bulls by 42 points, and the Sharks' defensive skills and defensive attitude are very speechless.
The press conference was simple, the Clippers had nothing to say about losing, and the Warriors didn't want to fall into the trap.
Zhou Xuan only played 23 minutes and scored 4 points and 12 assists, with amazing efficiency. In an interview, he said: "The Warriors' previous six-game losing streak was like the darkest before the dawn, and now it's light. โ
The next day, the news media also commented that the Warriors were rising again.
On this day, the NBA officially announced the final voting results that fans have been waiting for for a long time.
The ticket king is Dwight of the Orlando Magic? Howard, who received 3150181 votes, became the first player in history to exceed 3 million votes, and broke the record at more than 500,000. This is Howard's third All-Star and second time as a starting center in the East. His popularity is so strong, thanks to the Superman dunk performed at the Slam Dunk Contest, fans want to see him perform "Superman Returns" this year and continue to play treasure.
Zhou Xuan is far ahead of Chris in the guard selection? Paul, who occupies a starting spot in the West. Yao Ming also successfully became the starting center in the West, setting a record for two Chinese players to be selected as All-Star at the same time.
All-Star East Starter: Dwight? Howard, Kevin? Garnett, LeBron? James, Dwayne? Wade, Aaron? Iverson.
Eastern subs: Harris, Granger, Nelson, Bosh, Lewis, Pierce, Joe Johnson.
There are three first-time All-Stars: Nets guard Harris, Pacers forward Granger and Magic guard Nelson.
Harris's selection was well anticipated, and his performances this season have garnered a lot of buzz, averaging 21 per game so far. 6 points 6. 5 assists, a significant improvement compared to last year. Experts agree that, at least for now, Harris is the most improved player of the season. During the All-Star voting, people from all walks of life, including the Nets' coach, were calling for Harris to be the All-Star East starter, but he ultimately lost to the popular Wade and Iverson, which also had to do with the Nets' record outside of the playoffs.
In addition, Lewis, Nelson and Howard, the starting center of the Eastern Conference Stars, are all from the Magic, and the three players are selected as All-Stars, which also makes the Magic the team with the most All-Stars in this basketball event.
Is the head coach of the East a Cavaliers' Mike? Brown, he was selected because Rivers was an All-Star coach last year and cannot be re-elected according to the rules.
There aren't many stars in the East, Vince? Carter and Ray Allen are still unfortunately defeated, and people are finally tired of Carter's dunks.
Western starters: Yao Ming, Duncan, Stoudemire, Kobe, Zhou Xuan.
Subs: Paul, Randolph, Gasol, Cameron? Anthony, Nowitzki, Billups, Roy.
The head coach is Phil of the Lakers? Jackson.
Randolph was finally recognized, and thanks to Zhou Xuan, the Warriors were on the radar of Chinese fans, and people began to find out that this fat man was really good at scoring, and there was no stat of 22 among the interior players. 3 points 10. The 6 rebounds are prettier, and the Stoudemire is a little worse.
A large group of experts in the West lost the All-Star selection. Nash of the Suns, West of the Hornets, Parker of the Spurs, Deron of the Jazz? Williams and so on.
Tony? Parker has a career-best stats and efficiency this season at 22. 3 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, but because of the limited number of places, he can only be outside the list. The Trail Blazers had a good record and should have been represented by an individual, so Roy was chosen. The Spurs have Duncan, and the head coaches have unanimously removed Parker.
Also regrettable to miss the All-Star is O'Neal, the big sharks have good statistics, high offensive efficiency, if they are still on the Suns, they should be selected by relying on their home popularity. But after being sent to the Clippers, the Suns' record immediately improved, making people realize what was behind his stats, the Clippers were at the bottom of the league, and it was a bit unreasonable to let him be an All-Star.
The most powerful and unpopular is Delong? Williams. Since joining the league in the 2005-2006 season, he has been the Jazz's primary point guard in his rookie season, and has steadily improved every year, averaging a double-double per game for two consecutive seasons. However, the talented, physical, capable, and conscious guard didn't have a fan vote in the All-Star Game selection. The NBA coaches who had bench voting rights had forgotten about him.
The rosters for the first-year and second-year rookie matchups have also been announced. Since last year's rookie Oden only competed this season, there was a spectacle of two years of the top pick playing as a teammate.
First-year player: Michael? Beasley, Eric? Gordon, Mark? Gasol, Zhou Xuan, Brooke? Lรณpez, O.J. Mayo, Grieg? Oden, Derek? Ross, Russell? Westbrook.
Second Grade List: Aaron? Brooks, Mario? Chalmers, Kevin? Durant, Jeff? Green, Al? Horford, Louis? Scola, Al? Thornton, Rodney? Starkey, Thaddeus? Poplar.
The sophomore team has beaten the first grade for several seasons, and this year it wasn't that easy. The first-year squad is super strong, and even players like Love and Fernandes are not eligible for selection.
The alignment of Brooks and Zhou Xuan is also regarded as a major attraction.
Zhou Xuan is already recognized as the leader of the rookie game. Zhou Xuan continued to occupy the top spot in the rookie list for the 13th week of the season released by the NBA, and only when the Warriors lost four in a row and six in a row, Rose and Mayo each had a week to pull him down. At present, there is no fourth person on the list to set foot at the top of the list, and Zhou Xuan's best rookie has almost been decided.
Zhou Xuan was also the busiest person this weekend, and in addition to playing two matches, he was also invited to participate in the Skill Challenge.
Yi Jianlian missed the sophomore rookie game due to injury.
Yi Jianlian was particularly unlucky this year, in December, he was brutally injured in the team's 3-on-3 practice, and his lips were beaten by teammate Sean? Williams' elbow strike, which required 50 stitches, broke the NBA player's stitch record.
The Nets' official website expert John? Schumann was shocked to learn the news, saying that he had a serious injury to his mouth but only had 10 stitches, and what 50 stitches were, "I really can't imagine what it looks like......
On the official website of the tennis team, some fans left a message exclaiming, "How many lips do you have left?" "Have Yi Jianlian's lips been sewn into a softball?"
Some people even said: "Dude, you don't have anything to do, right?" 50 stitches is enough to put a new lip on someone who doesn't have a lip, and it's Angelina Jolie's, and your lips are at least Zhong Liti now. โ
Well, this is Zhou Xuan's complaint when he called to condole, and was directly regarded as schadenfreude by Yi Jianlian, saying that he would catch him with Harris on the weekend in Aruba.
After more than 30 games of ups and downs, Yi Jianlian is finally starting to show signs of stability. Starting from the game against the Heat on January 4, Yi Jianlian scored double-doubles in 4 consecutive games, shooting more than 50% in 3 games, including a group of back-to-back 20+, and against the Kings, Yi Jianlian also handed over the 5th personal single-game double-double of his NBA career.
When fans thought that Yi Jianlian was going to break through the bottleneck, disappointment soon followed. In the game against the Bucks, Yi Jianlian was accidentally injured and cracked the little finger of his right hand, and his excitement came to an abrupt end after only one start.
Now in China, fans don't pay much attention to Yi Jianlian, including the Nets' game ratings, which are also very low, but more people watch the live broadcast of the Warriors online.
The Warriors have surpassed Yao Ming's Rockets in popularity. Playing style is the key, the Warriors are now the most firepower team in the league, almost every game can score more than 100 points, and playing the Clippers 150+ makes a group of people addicted. Other teams will score less as long as they get to garbage time and come off the bench, but now the Warriors can score even if they come off the bench.
Watching the Rockets is to watch Yao Ming ask for the ball in the low post again and again, and then turn around and shoot, every game is a combination of inside and outside, there are few changes, after watching it for so many years, everyone wants to change their taste. The Warriors have both breakthroughs, wonderful passes, and fat man's low-post singles, you name it.
Named an All-Star, Zach? Randolph was happy and invited all the players to the high-end cafeteria for dinner.
After choosing something, Randolph and Zhou Xuan sat together and said with a smile: "Zhou, I want to thank you very much, without you, I would not have been selected as an All-Star." โ
Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "I'm just canvassing for you, the main reason for being selected is that you have the strength, even if you are in a good position, let you play Duncan and Garnett, they can score a lot of points." If you don't come, we're afraid we won't be able to secure a playoff spot. โ
"When it comes to the star game, we can also cooperate well, and I will help you brush up the assist."
Several other people also sat together and chatted, and from time to time fans came up to ask for autographs.
Old Nelson walked over to them, ready to talk to the two men. There are too many things he can't think of this year, and the biggest gain is Zhou Xuan and Randolph. A rookie was selected to become a star, a cancer was traded and an all-star, and there was no contradiction in the locker room.
"Hey, what are you talking about?"
"Coach, we're talking about how to brush up on the All-Star Game in February and grab Stadamire's MVP." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.
"There's hope, as long as you give more assists. Weak defensively in the All-Star Game. Old Nelson looked at Randolph again and said with relief: "Zach, it's time for you to prove yourself, I don't think you're worse than Stadameyer, or even better than him." โ
"Thank you."
Some people need to be beaten all the time, otherwise they are prone to do idiotic things, such as Ellis. Randolph is the kind of person who needs to be praised, the more he praises him, the harder he will work, and if he belittles him too much, he will give up on himself. Old Nelson found out, and he genuinely felt that Randolph was better than Stadameyer. Xiao Si's face frame offense is more powerful, can shoot in the middle, can break through the dunk after blocking and dismantling, but the back attack in the low post is not the same level as Randolph. Defensively, Stadamire's awareness is also very poor, he has a body but doesn't know how to use it, and he can't be strong.
Nelson Sr. asked, "Zach, you're going to have to keep you going to play pick-and-rolls, unless there's a particularly strong player like O'Neal, and you're going to get into the low post and resist." Do you think I'm unfair to you when I arrange this? โ
"No, there are things I should do as a power forward, but I'm not good enough." Randolph smiled wryly.
"You're out there to defend and get Andris to grab rebounds, block and play his best at inside, and that's helpful for the team. Play well, after the star game, I will try to minimize your burden. โ
Randolph nodded again and again, Zhou Xuan heard that the trade was already about to take place, just before the deadline, after the star game, they were going to welcome a new teammate, I don't know who it would be?