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Kyle Lowry and Paul George hit three-pointers one after another, and the East team hit an 8-0 mini-climax at once!

But how could Yi Feng let his efforts go to waste, he made two consecutive difficult layups to help the Western Army stabilize the situation; Bryant also hit a turnaround jumper in the low post. The Western forces immediately returned the favor with a wave of 6-0.

Since then, the two teams have entered a long tug-of-war, and the difference has not narrowed. With three minutes left in the game, the East Army still trailed the West Army by as many as 16 points at 161:177.

Originally, it was just an entertainment game, but now it is no longer possible, and the bigwigs of the Eastern Army have begun to give up strategically.

In the end, the Eastern Stars lost 173-196 to the Western Stars.

Although Paul George finally scored 41 points that narrowly broke the All-Star Game single-game scoring record, he couldn't help the East team win in the end.

In All-Star history, the record scorer in a single game is Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 42 points in the 1962 All-Star Game, when he was not yet playing for the Philadelphia Warriors!

Then there was Russell Westbrook, who scored 41 points in the MVP at last year's All-Star Game. Paul George also scored 41 points tonight, but unfortunately the East team lost in the end, otherwise he could have lifted the final MVP trophy.

Paul George made 9 of 19 three-pointers and made 9 three-pointers, setting a new all-time record for the number of three-pointers made in an All-Star game. But in terms of points, he wasn't the most impressive presence in the game, even if he almost scored a record-breaking 41 points!

Because Yi Feng scored 48 points tonight!

He's already set a new All-Star Game scoring record for a single game! Surpassing Chamberlain again!

Yi Feng shot 21-of-29 from the field, shooting 72.4%; 6-of-10 three-pointers for 60 percent; 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, 100% shooting!

The All-Star Game was a lot of the time a virtual defense, making him so frighteningly efficient!

In this All-Star Game, in addition to Yi Feng breaking the single-game scoring record, the half-time total points of the East and West teams, the total points of the whole game, and the total points of the two teams have set a new record in the All-Star Game.

In addition, Westbrook got a quasi-triple-double of 21 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, Curry and Durant both scored more than 20, and Kobe Bryant got 14 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds, almost a budget triple-double.

The All-Star Game, the last meal of this year's All-Star Game, came to an end, and the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (All-Star-Most-Valuable-Player) was also released, and Yi Feng, who broke the All-Star Game single-game scoring record, successfully won the AMVP!

After winning the MVP, Yi Feng was very excited, and at the award ceremony, he raised the trophy in his hand, and a handsome face full of smiles was frozen in many shots.

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After the All-Star break, trade rumors began to spread among the teams. As the trade deadline for this season looms, teams that are interested in making a trade are starting to sit still.

Teams looking for a mid-season trade are mostly looking to bolster their roster. Because after half a season, the strengths and weaknesses of the team's current roster have been exposed, and those who want to make the playoffs or go further in the playoffs have to consider trading.

For example, the Clippers, whose defensive problems on the wing have not been resolved, will have to do something before the trade deadline in order for Paul to touch the floor of the Western Conference finals and even reach the Finals.

Plus, there's a lot of trade rumors that are player-centric.

This season's Rockets are simply worse than last season. If the record is not good, many contradictions will naturally erupt. In this case, Howard "Warcraft" is considered likely to be traded, possibly taking over his next home with the Heat, Clippers and Celtics.

Rumors that Howard will be traded to the Heat have been going on for months. If this deal can be done, the lineup of Wade, Bosh, Howard and Dragic will give endless reverie. The Heat could offer chips including players like Whiteside and Roel Deng, and it is not known if such a plan could impress the Rockets.

In addition, the Celtics, who have been looking for star players, are also strong contenders. They have young players and plenty of draft picks, and they're perfectly capable of coming up with attractive chips. For Howard, if he joins the Green Army, not only will he be able to regain his position as a leader, but the Celtics will also be a powerhouse in the East.

It is worth mentioning that the Clippers are also likely to be traded by the Rockets, the simplest being that Howard and Jordan Jr. swap owners. With Paul and Griffin by his side, Howard will have more easy scoring opportunities. Jordan Jr. is younger than Howard, and he and Harden can work together for many seasons.

In addition, Brook Lopez has also been embroiled in trade rumors.

The Nets have experienced turmoil, firing general manager Billy King and coach Hollins in a row. As a next step, the Nets may try to send Lopez away in exchange for the draft pick that the rebuilding team needs most.

The Mavericks are interested in Lopez, they missed out on Jordan Jr. last summer, and it would be a good result to get Lopez this time. He can take the offensive pressure off Nowitzki.

The Lakers are also interested in Lopez, who can bring a low-post offense to the team and effective compression space, which is what the Lakers need at the moment. But to trade Lopez from the Nets, who are looking to rebuild, the Lakers may need to pay for one or more young people with a promising future. Because the Lakers don't have draft picks in their hands right now.

A few years ago, the Lakers restructured the luxury F4 again, and when they traded Steve Nash, they sent the 2015 draft pick to the Suns. This pick is protected by the top five picks in 2015, the top three picks in 2016 and 2017, and unprotected in 2018.

Let's say the Lakers draw the top 5 in 2015, and the pick goes to the Suns with the top 3 picks in 2016. And so on until the unprotected first-round pick in '18.

Assuming the Lakers draw the top 5 in 2015, the top 3 in 2016, and the playoffs in 2017, they would simply send the 2017 non-lottery first round to the Suns.

But the Lakers' character exploded last year, and after they were selected and traded as chips, they are likely to enter the playoffs this season!

In other words, this year's Lakers' draft picks are likely to be non-lottery first-round picks, and such a not-so-valuable pick must still be given to the Suns and cannot be traded at all.

NBA teams will have a first-round pick and a second-round pick every season, but some teams will trade the chips in these picks, which makes it embarrassing that the team may not have a draft pick in a given year. So sometimes attentive fans will find that certain teams didn't show up in a particular draft.

The Lakers' first-round pick this year has been traded to the Suns, and the second-round pick, while still there, is worth a few second-round picks. Perhaps the Lakers will be able to impress the Nets by packing up their second-round picks this year and next year, plus first-round picks next year.

However, the embarrassing thing is that when the Lakers were reorganizing F4, the Lakers traded Howard with the Magic to use up next year's first-round pick. At that time, among the Lakers' trade chips, there was also a second-round pick from last year, but because the Lakers drew the list pick last year, the second-round pick triggered the protection mechanism and could only be used by the Lakers themselves. In the end, the Lakers used the fourth pick in the second round to take Anthony Brown.

In other words, the Lakers still owe the Magic a first-round pick and a second-round pick!

The Lakers, who can be called "heavily indebted", if they are reluctant to trade potential newcomers in their hands, such as Jordan Clarkson or even Julius Randle, then they really have no attractive trade chips.

For Brook Lopez, the Lakers may end up drooling.

In addition, the Suns, who have been in turmoil this season, have long been caught up in trade rumors, from the head coach to the officials at the water cooler. And one of the more valuable ones is Markieff Morris.

Morris's relationship with the Sun has never been completely repaired. And as a big forward who can open up space, Morris is another sweetheart, and many teams in the league, such as the Pacers, Pistons, Heat and Cavaliers, are eager to get him. It's just that at present, they are all waiting for the sun to lower their asking price and see the most suitable time to make a move.

There are many players and teams caught up in trade rumors, but there are also quite a few teams that are insulated from these rumors.

The Bulls were once considered the most likely team to trade, with Rose and Butler secretly at odds, and Ty Gibson and Noah as the top picks to leave. But now, Ross and Butler have gotten better and better, and each has found its place; Gibson is rumored to leave the team every year, and he should stay with the team; And Noah, who has a lot of trading value, is difficult to be traded out due to injury.

The Heat have traded Chalmers at the start of the season, and the roster is now stable. Although Whiteside is doubtful to stay with the team this summer, the Heat don't want to trade now, the competition in the East is so fierce, without Whiteside, the Heat may fall out of the playoffs.

There are two types of stable teams: strong and stable, or stable with the Magic. In fact, the Magic are not a bad team, they were also in the playoffs at one time, and after Howard left, the Magic began to rebuild, and they now have a group of talented young people, and the rest is just waiting for them to grow. Channing Frye is the one who should leave, and I don't know if the Magic have found a team to take over now.

The Thunder don't need to make a trade, what they have to do has been completed last year, liberating Reggie Jackson and keeping Kanter, Durant returns from injury, Wei Shao's transformation begins to focus more on passing, and now the Thunder are waiting for the playoffs to break their wrists with the Spurs and Warriors.

The Cavaliers are already No. 1 in the East, Irving is back, their roster has stabilized, and the Cavaliers have tasted the sweetness after trying to put Mozgov off the bench and Tristan Thompson being put in the starting lineup. The only deal they need to make, and that is to replace head coach David Blatter to reassure the Big Three, or James and Love.

If the Raptors surprised you last season, they surprised you even more this season. They are now a solid second-place finish in the East and fifth in the league. With the introduction of Carroll and Scola, the Raptors' defensive offense has been strengthened, and the team does not need to make changes.

The Warriors don't need any changes, they're already the best team in the league. Maybe there will be changes to the Warriors' roster this summer, they may not be able to keep Barnes, or they may run Iguodala to pursue Durant, but this season, the Warriors will not make any trades, and their only change is probably that Wharton's max-level account for half a season was taken away by Kerr.

The Spurs, a calm team, have never been accustomed to making changes in the middle of the season. The only mid-season trade they've made in the last 10 years has been trading Jefferson for Stephen Jackson in 2012. Stability is the label of Spurs.

There are basically no trade rumors coming out of these eight teams, and it is expected that they will not have any trades in a few days. If anything, it's the kind of small transactions that don't matter.

As the days passed, the rumors grew, but in the center of the powerful storm, it was unusually calm: none of the 30 teams in the league actually made a move.

The NBA has a trade deadline of 3 p.m. Eastern Time on the 16th Thursday after the start of the season. From then until the team's final game of the season, the team was banned from trading.

After the trade deadline, the league will calculate the total salary of each team for the season based on the latest roster on the deadline date, and teams that exceed the luxury tax trigger will be subject to luxury tax.

The trade deadline for this season is Feb. 18, three days after the All-Star break.

Every year on July 1, after the NBA Finals are played, a season has passed, and the door to the new season of free agency has been opened. From July 1 of this year to the trade deadline in mid-February of the following year, the team was free to trade for more than 200 days.

However, there is an almost traditional phenomenon in the league that the closer you get to the trade deadline, the more frequent the deals actually appear and close. Statistics in recent years show that the number of transactions on the closing date can account for at least 5% of the total number of transactions in the entire year, and even close to 10%.

Both parties to the transaction have basically agreed, but the buyer wants to take advantage of the price, while the seller expects to increase the price, and even wonders if a second buyer will appear to compete with the first buyer to make a profit.

As a result, this basically negotiated deal has been pressed and no transaction has been successful. It wasn't until the trade deadline was approaching and it was no longer profitable that the final decision was made.

From this point of view, the existence of the trade deadline is very necessary, otherwise the indefinite confrontation between the two sides of the trade will not help the reinforcement of the team and the improvement of the overall viewing level of the league. (To be continued.) )