738. Unexpected Joiners (Part 2)
There was an undercurrent in the team, and they were preparing to do something, but Sun Ce's side was not affected, and Bill Duffy didn't even go to communicate with Sun Ce about it, so he couldn't guess what Sun Ce was going to do.
If it was Yao Ming, Bill Duffy could expect that Yao Ming attached great importance to image, but Sun Ce was not like this, Yao Ming left the Rockets to go to the Mavericks, and most of them were influenced by Sun Ce.
It's not that Bill Duffy hasn't communicated with Sun Ce before, but Sun Ce always said "talk about it in the summer", and Bill Duffy is not willing to increase the pressure on Sun Ce.
Sun Ce's good play is the key.
After a day of rest at home, Sun Ce went to the arena in the evening to practice shooting and Nash training, and there was nothing to do all night, and the next morning, Sun Ce came to Philadelphia with the team to prepare for the game against the 76ers.
With only two games today, the vast majority of teams are already heading into the All-Star Weekend holiday starting today.
The Lakers played the Clippers and the Grizzlies played the 76ers in the final two games before the All-Star weekend.
At present, the Grizzlies are 40-10 and ranked second in the West, the first is the Spurs 46-5, which is so brutal that it can't be done, tying the half-way record set by the Bulls, making people feel that the Bulls' 72 wins are not impossible to break, not that the Spurs will definitely be able to break or tie the Bulls' record, but give hope to the latecomers.
The Lakers are still ranked third in the West, 37-13, and the Mavericks' record is very close, the Lakers have just played a wave of 5 consecutive road trips, with 3 wins and 2 losses, in fact, the Lakers' remaining game with the Clippers before the All-Star weekend is also away, but for the Lakers it is no different from a non-profitable home game.
Fourth in the West is the Nuggets, 34-17, who have held on to their good record in January, and this team has been impressive.
Fifth is the Mavericks, 36-15, and with the Spurs and Grizzlies dominating the top two in the Southwest Division, the Mavericks can only settle for fifth place in the West.
Sixth, the Trail Blazers are 33-18; The seventh is the Thunder, which is also 33-18, but only 1-2 against the Trail Blazers, and the direct results are not as good as the Trail Blazers, ranking last.
The top seven teams in the West all have a chance to hit 55 wins, and even as many as 4 teams are expected to hit 60 wins, which is so brutal that it can't be done.
However, the Rockets are currently eighth with 28 wins and 23 losses, and the Suns are ninth with 26 wins and 25 losses, and the two teams are competing for the final playoff spot in the West.
Outside of the top nine, the West is not good, with the Warriors at 20-32 in 10th place, and the Clippers, the best of the next five teams, with only 15 wins.
In the East, the Bulls temporarily returned to the first place in the East with the recent 7-game winning streak, with a similar record as the Lakers, 37-15; The Celtics are second, 36-15, not much different from the Bulls, except that the Bulls played one more game and won; The Magic are third in the East with 35 wins and 16 losses, and the 76ers are fourth in the East with 33 wins and 17 losses.
The Heat managed to overtake the losing Knicks before the All-Star weekend and climbed to fifth place in the East with a 32-20 record.
Since Wade started to give up the ball in December, the Heat have now played a 27-7 record! 03 Generation Big Three + Pitcher Group Trend is awesome, during this time, in addition to the Spurs and Bulls, even the Grizzlies, Lakers, Mavericks, and Celtics have a better record than the Heat!
The Knicks are 6th in the East with 31 wins and 21 losses, and they have lost 8 of the last 11 games since they started playing the Grizzlies, and they just climbed to the top before they suddenly collapsed, but they can only stay up and wait for Stoudemire to return, and they also have to hope that Stoudemire's form will not be affected.
The Hawks are 26-25 in seventh place in the East, the Bucks are 24-27 in eighth place, the Bobcats are 20-32 in ninth place, and there are no teams left with more than 20 wins, and the Pistons in tenth place are all 16-win.
At present, the league pattern is not very clear, the Eastern Bulls, Celtics, Magic, 76ers, and Heat are in the top five, and the Knicks are not saying that they have no chance, and the East has entered a rare period of strength in more than ten years.
And on the West side, it's hard to say, Coach Hollins once planned to do something and pick the opponent who seemed to be the most difficult, but now he can't go up or down, he is 5 wins higher than the Mavericks, but he is the same 5 wins worse than the Spurs, which is very embarrassing.
The Southwest Division is also absolutely amazing, with four playoff-level teams, the gap between the top three in the division can actually reach this point, and the difference between the first and third places is 10 wins.
Therefore, Coach Hollins can only temporarily extinguish the idea of doing things, and try to win first, and now it is clear that it is more reliable to compete upwards than to wait for the Mavericks to rush up, if the Mavericks have the strength to erase the five-win gap, why can't they Grizzlies consider blowing up the San Antonio chrysanthemum?
Trying to win three in a row and heading into All-Star Weekend with your head held high is the last word.
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After the tactical meeting, the Grizzlies made their way to the Wajovia Center for two practice sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon.
I haven't had complete preparations for a long time, Sun Ce and his teammates still have a little freshness, and they are about to go on vacation, they all want to enter the holiday with a happy mood, and they are very hard and attentive in their preparations.
They can imagine that the opponent is in the same mood, so they dare not be careless.
After the training at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Ce returned to the hotel, practiced the Nash training method in the gym, and it was still early for dinner, Sun Ce lay on the sofa and did nothing to read the news.
Suddenly thought of one thing, took out the sheepskin sheet from the system space, and there were lyrics on it, Sun Ce took out a pen and paper, and began to translate English lyrics for the lyrics according to the melody, and had to use colloquial phrases or simply change words with the same meaning but shorter according to the melody, and it took a while to maintain the meaning of the lyrics.
After it was done, Sun Ce hummed a few words, this song should be said to be good...... In general, there is no sense of art at all, but it is okay to say that it is ugly, mainly because the atmosphere is very suitable for a party, and the All-Star Game is a big party in the final analysis, and Sun Ce thinks it is quite suitable.
After it was done, Sun Ce sent a text message to James and Wade, inviting the two to join the show together, and Sun Ce, who played together last year, wanted to play together again.
However, just as he was about to send a text message to Nash, Sun Ce remembered that Nash was not selected as an All-Star this season, which was a bit regrettable......
After sending these two text messages, Sun Ce turned on the computer and swiped the news, while wanting to find someone again, he suddenly thought of a name, but at the same time swiped out a piece of news!
The NBA officially announced that Nowitzki and Yao Ming withdrew from the All-Star Game due to injuries and will miss the first game after the All-Star Weekend due to rules.
The Spurs' Ginobili and the Trail Blazers' Roy also exited the All-Star break, both missing their first game after All-Star Weekend due to rules.
Ginobili and Roy withdrew from the All-Star Games, and Sun Ce didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and it was true that the two were more or less affected by injuries this season.
Ginobili withdrew from the game because of a back injury, although it did not affect the game, but Ginobili missed a lot of games in his early years because of a back injury, which is said to be related to too many fake falls.
Roy missed two games before the All-Star weekend due to a knee injury, and has already traveled to Germany for platelet-rich surgery, and the treatment period will take two weeks, and he will definitely not play the All-Star game.
There was nothing wrong with the two quitting, but Nowitzki and Yao Ming quit for too obvious purposes, Carlisle was reluctant to let the two play in the All-Star Game coached by Popovich, and God knows what the old monster would do.
At the same time, the NBA official tweeted on Twitter: Parker will replace teammate Ginobili in the All-Star Game, and Griffin, Love, and Nash will replace Nowitzki, Yao Ming, and Roy in the All-Star Game.
Sun Ce is still regretting that Nash was not selected as an All-Star, Nash averaged 14+12 per game, temporarily ranked as the assist king, but the record was average, Roy and Ginobili couldn't replace anyone, and the head coach of each team of two players in any position chose Westbrook and Randolph, and Nash couldn't top it either.
I didn't expect that four of the All-Stars would retire from the game!
In fact, last year was similar, and the older generation of players will slowly fade out of the stage of the All-Star Game.
Sun Ce immediately sent a congratulatory text message to Nash, and invited Nash to participate in the pre-All-Star Game performance in the text message.
But after sending the text message, Sun Ce was a little melancholy, he really wanted that guy to perform with him, he really wanted to see that guy dance this dance, and he was a little excited to think about it.
But five people are very good at standing, and six people are not good at standing, which is a troublesome thing.
Although it is only an entertainment performance, Sun Ce also strives for perfection, and this flaw is too big.
Sun Ce thought about it, who else could he find?
Originally, it was very reliable to find Yao Ming or Nowitsky, Yao Ming could be brought to play with him alive or dead, and if he didn't come, he would be intimidated not to play in the Olympics, and the future Chairman Yao would definitely have to participate.
Even if Yao Ming can't be intimidated, Nowitzki is a good choice, this guy has a good temper and is relatively easy to fool in and play together.
But both of them actually withdrew!
Of course, if they don't retire, Nash won't be able to make it to the All-Star, and LeFou, Griffin, Nash can't replace either of them, although Sun Ce doesn't want to admit it, but that's the case.
Parker's side is replaced by teammates, and only one player from the Spurs has made it to the All-Star, and other teams don't have to lose face.
If Nowitzki and Yao Ming don't quit, and only Roy leaves, David Stern will definitely formulate Griffin or Love, most likely Griffin, to promote the newcomer.
Just when Sun Ce began to feel melancholy again, he called.
Sun Ce thought it was one of Nash, James, and Wade, but it turned out to be an unfamiliar number.
You have to be polite to answer the phone, Sun Ce adjusted his mood and answered the phone: "Hello, I'm Noah Sun." ”
A low, flat voice with a hint of excitement and excitement came: "Hello, lord, I'm ......"
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hung up the phone, and Sun Ce spewed out a sentence of "holding the sun".
I didn't expect that guy to take the initiative to participate, and it seems that he is very hopeful, very urgent, and very eager to participate!
This...... Sun Ce is a little ruined.
But...... This guy's dancing makes Sun Ce more excited than finding that guy to dance, it's so fun!
Sun Ce opened the text message, James and Nash replied to the text message almost in seconds, and Wade took about half an hour to reply, but they both agreed.
Sun Ce immediately began to edit the bulk text message, this time bringing Randolph and the person who just called, and made an appointment to do things together the day after tomorrow to bring the last dance partner into the gang!