Wang Xiao was proud of his love, but there was a slight problem on the court.

Although he has been careful to let Embiid play only about 25 minutes per game, and will schedule him to rest in back-to-back games, Embiid is still injured.

On January 4, in the Bucks' away game against the Lakers, Hao Peng grabbed an offensive rebound in the offense again to play a second offense, Embiid tried to block unsuccessfully, lost his center of gravity after being dunked and injured his ankle, and will be out for nearly half a month.

Wang Xiao was speechless for a while, his disciple abolished the players of his own team, how can this be reasonable?

Hao Peng actually didn't have any more than action, and Embiid also took the initiative to come up to find confrontation, and in one word, he was to blame.

The absence of Embiid has a slight impact on the overall strength of the Bucks, but it does not hinder the overall situation.

But the bad luck is not in the blessing of the match, the disaster is not a single line.

Just one day later, Durant was also injured, and the injury lasted longer than Embiid, and he is expected to recuperate for about a month, will miss nearly 20 games, and will not return until almost the All-Star weekend.

Losing two big players in an instant, the Bucks immediately struggled in the game, although Wang Xiao responded in time, focused on arranging and increasing the ball possession of Brother Alphabet, and established Trident offensive tactics around Brother Alphabet, Thompson and Jokic, but still lost many games.

The Bucks also lost just four of their 32 games in all '16 years, leading many to doubt that they would once again break the Wizards' record of 73 wins for the regular season.

In January of '17, the Bucks lost 6 games in just one month, and the cumulative number of defeats reached 10, officially announcing the early failure of the impact record.

The Bucks had a 10-6 record in 16 games throughout January, with a winning rate of 62%.

This winning rate is already quite amazing, after all, the team lacks Durant, a core player and an important interior player, Embiid, and only relies on the three of Antetokounmpo, Thompson and Jokic.

If the Cavaliers didn't have James and the Wizards didn't have Curry, it's hard to imagine what the record would be.

Durant was injured, the biggest beneficiary is Brother Alphabet, in the absence of strong scoring points, Brother Alphabet shouldered the burden of offense, and the increase in shooting power was accompanied by an increase in his personal data.

In January, he averaged 31 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and his performance was not inferior to Westbrook and Harden.

With his outstanding performance in January, he won the Player of the Month honor for the first time and also topped the All-Star vote, behind James and Durant in the East, and received even more votes than Leonard.

In this year's All-Star vote, the Bucks have become the biggest winner deservedly, Durant, Brother Alphabet, Thompson, Jokic and even Embiid are all on the list, although only Durant and Brother Alphabet can be selected as starters according to the number of votes, but with excellent individual ability and popularity, Thompson and Jokic will also be selected as All-Star substitutes.

Compared to last year's All-Star Weekend, when only one person was selected, this year's grand occasion of four or even five people is likely to be selected, which makes Milwaukee fans excited.

As the time entered February, the Bucks' record also began to improve, and on February 10, Durant returned from injury, scoring 36 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in his debut, and his condition was very good.

The Bucks are officially back on the full roster.

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On February 19, the All-Star Weekend was held in New Orleans, and as expected, the starters of the All-Star Game on the Eastern side were Curry, Jeremy Lin, James, Durant and Brother Alphabet, of which Brother Alphabet defeated Wizards forward Leonard by a very narrow margin and successfully became the All-Star starter in the East.

Thompson and Jokic were also selected for the All-Star bench, while Embiid was unfortunately not selected due to playing time and personal data.

The All-Star starters on the Western side were Westbrook, Harden, and Jimmy. Butler, Anthony. Davis, Hao Peng.

Two Lakers players were selected for the main game, which gave people a glimpse of the resurgence of the giants.

In fact, the Lakers have always been among the best in the West this season, only below the Kings and Spurs, and they are inextricably linked to the Clippers for the third place in the West.

And all of this is the credit of Hao Peng and Butler.

Hao Peng is currently averaging 28.4 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 4.2 blocks per game, dominating the basket.

Butler averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, and he did not fall behind in the slightest on the front line.

The Lakers originally wanted to turn their attention directly to the summer offseason and bring in another superstar player.

However, the performance of these two players has allowed the Lakers to temporarily return their attention to this season, because even with only these two people in the season, the Lakers should be able to make a difference in the playoffs.

There is nothing new in All-Star Weekend, it is still the same old fashion, and most viewers have actually had aesthetic fatigue for a long time, and if they don't want to watch their favorite players play on the court, I'm afraid there won't be much ratings.

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After All-Star Weekend, teams across the league made their final reinforcements.

The Bucks' roster doesn't need any adjustments, the roster structure is reasonable, the bench bench depth is excellent, and the only thing to pay attention to is the injury problem.

Embiid's physical condition is still a hidden danger that Wang Xiao needs to pay attention to, and in the next two months of the regular season, he will control his game time and rhythm more strictly.

In fact, after All-Star Weekend, the Bucks' starting players began a scheduled rotation.

The best record in the regular season is no longer possible, and Durant has no chance to compete for the regular season MVP because of his long absence, in this case, the championship is their only pursuit, and in order to achieve this goal, they must start to prepare well in the regular season.

Wang Xiao's team has always had this habit, and he does not worry about the players' ups and downs due to this problem, because the training module can adjust the players' condition to the best state at any time.

Throughout February and March, the Bucks' win rate remained around 70%, which is not very high, but it is enough to firmly establish the first record in the East and even the league, and this is enough for the Bucks.