Chapter 246 [Chemical Reaction, Selected for the First Start]
Prior to the All-Star Game in February, the Lakers had lost just two games, the second upset 101-105 to the city's Clippers.
The Clippers are currently ranked seventh in the West, and their strength has improved significantly from last season, all thanks to the Bulls' "assists".
Olavokandi and Brand teamed up on the inside and did surprisingly well, with forward Piakoski making five three-pointers and strong swingman Corey Margeti also scoring 16 points.
The Clippers are led off the bench by Lamar Odom, an all-around warrior who shoots beyond the three-point line and is adept at making passes and driving his teammates offensively. Quentin Richardson and Darius Myers are also not fuel-efficient lamps, and the trio can be called bench bandits.
Guo Xu didn't know that he had caused a big butterfly effect, because the results of each team had changed last season, and the league's schedule for this season was different.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Odom had been unlucky this season, first being banned from the league for 8 games due to marijuana use, and then seriously injured for the season, he only played in 29 games, averaging 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.
Now because of the schedule change, Odom should have gone to play away games on the day he was caught smoking marijuana at home, and escaped. And he did not suffer serious injuries, averaging 14.4 points, 6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.
Coincidentally, Trail Blazers veteran Chris Dudley, who was supposed to seriously injure Odom, injured "Fathead" Antoine Walker in the game against the Celtics, and then Walker was reimbursed for the season.
Guo Xu doesn't have such a good memory, it is impossible to know the details of all the players' careers, if he remembers, he will find that metaphysics is real. Dudley was possessed by Ranbir for a few days, and it was not good to bump into him.
Funnily enough, Walker suffered a hip injury and was diagnosed with a hip labral tear, which was so serious that he had to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left hip.
Celtic management went crazy directly, why did you grow such a big ass for nothing? So unbumpy?!
Unlike Barkley, Walker's ass is used to dance, not to hit people, unless the opponent is very soft and easy to bully, he will not run to the low post to attack with his back, even if he plays the low post, it is also by turning around and jumping, similar to China's Liu Yudong.
Or maybe Walker was injured because his butt was too big and he was under a lot of pressure on his joints when he was running.
Walker's injury set off a chain reaction, with the Celtics quickly dropping out of the top eight in the East.
Some people, when they are on the field, give people a very good feeling, and when they are absent, people know that this is useless, and the team's record is not only not worse, but better, and this kind of player is called a cancer.
There is also a kind of person who, when present, feels like nothing remarkable, or even sucks. But once he is out of action, people will find that they can't do without him, and the tactics can't be played, and Walker is that kind of player.
Don't underestimate the fat man who pulls out to shoot three-pointers, the opponent doesn't dare to let Walker go, but his shooting selection is a bit poor and the shooting percentage is not high. Without Walker, the Celtics' only pick-and-roll tactic will not be able to play, and there will be only heads-up.
Then the coach found that the positions of Paul Pearce, Joe Johnson, and Jamal Crawford overlapped.
At this time, Crawford was not yet a "Keliu", he was eager for the ball, and he took the initiative to find Guo Xu to fight alone on last year's star weekend; In his two-year NCAA career, Joe Johnson averaged 15 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, and was also mainly offensive with the ball.
The worst thing is that the Celtics don't have a point guard, Kenny Anderson still has a tandem team offense when he is there, and now Tony Deck, who is starting at 185CM, is a point guard with an average of 2 assists per game......
ESPN compared the Celtics to the Lakers, comprehensively analyzed the positions of the two teams, and demonstrated the importance of player chemistry in NBA games. If the players don't work together well, they won't be able to realize their potential.
In the end, experts concluded that the Lakers' Big Three made each other better, and many teams in the league that didn't seem to have bad lineups, players were dragging each other's back, so they couldn't make results.
At the same time, experts also praised the "Zen master" Phil Jackson, believing that he is an absolute master in building teams around core players and handling the relationship between players, and the NBA is the first.
After the All-Star voting, the Lakers Big Three swept the top three in the West, and all three of them exceeded one million votes.
O'Neal ranked first with 1.37 million votes, Guo Xu ranked second with 1.3 million votes, Kobe Bryant was third with 1.21 million votes, and the other two starters were Garnett and Duncan, both of whom failed to break one million.
The Western Conference bench is mostly rookies, with Nash, Szczebiak, Stojakovic, Brand, and Nowitzki all being selected for the first time. Payton and Webb are All-Star regulars.
It is worth mentioning that Guo Xu caused the butterfly effect again, in the star vote, the original Rockets point guard Francis was elected as the Western Star starter with less than 500,000 votes, and now he fell to the third place, and he couldn't even mix it up as a substitute.
The Rockets' record is very poor, and most coaches think that Francis is a cancer and is not eligible to be selected as an All-Star at all.
Only Vince Carter in the East has more than one million votes, and he became the ticket king with 1.47 million votes, and everyone wants to see Carter perform a dunk. Carter's popularity has been unmatched in recent years, but unfortunately he can only miss this All-Star Game due to injury.
This season was a turning point in Carter's life, as he rushed to prove himself with an injury, only to have an injury that forced him to undergo kneecap surgery, known as the "genius killer", and was reimbursed for the season.
Jordan received 985,000 votes, the most popular among Eastern defenders, but his comeback was clearly a mess, and becoming a starter was all about face, and the number of votes was far inferior to the Lakers' outside combination.
Iverson was even worse, with 770,000 votes elected as the Eastern Conference starter, a drop in popularity compared to last season.
Not long ago, the media also broke the news that Iverson's bodyguard nightclub beat people, and Iverson was sued and lost $260,000. Many people know that Iverson's bodyguards are actually a group of underworld people he knew when he was young, and with such friends, he doesn't know who protects whom.
The east is so miserable that even 12 stars can't be found, injured and wasted. Under such conditions, Jermaine O'Neal of the Pacers and Mutombo, a 36-year-old veteran of the 76ers, became the starters.
The 76ers are only in eighth place in the East, with two players starting, which shows how far the lack of stars is.
The Nets' Jason Kidd has the quality, but he became the starter but relied on the backup Carter, he only got 440,000 votes, and after being traded to the East, his popularity is about to fall out.
The seven substitutes in the East, except for Maddy, are a group of players with average records and not much reputation.
The Hornets' Byron Davis only received 120,000 votes, Ray Allen 360,000, Pierce 250,000, and the poor Hawks interior Raheem were all selected to the All-Star bench and did not participate in the star vote, and Mourning, who returned from kidney disease, was also selected as a substitute.
The most embarrassing thing is that Sam Cassel, the Bucks point guard who played 20+4+6 data, still failed to be selected, and maybe the coach thinks he is too ugly.
This All-Star Game has not yet been played, and everyone knows that the West has won. (https:)
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