The Suns lost the first game after the All-Star break, losing 95-110 to the Timberwolves on the road.

It is not easy for young players to maintain their condition as soon as they relax during the holidays, Howard, Steve Blake and others have performed poorly, Joe Johnson and Marion have also had poor hands, and the Suns mainly rely on Guo Xu, Nene and Haslem to support.

Haslem played at a super level in this game, scoring a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 10 of 14, but unfortunately it was empty.

The Timberwolves' small forward Szczebiak is back and the team has added a star.

Szzczebiak has not been as good as last season after half a season, but he is a consistent three-point shooting spot that can help his teammates open up space, and is certainly more reliable than blue-collar swingman Trenton Hassel as a starter.

Szczebiak scored nine points in the game and hit a key three-pointer in the final quarter.

The Suns lost twice to the Timberwolves in the regular season, which is a big rival in the playoffs. "Wolf King" Garnett is also the favorite for the MVP of the regular season, and all statistics this season have reached the peak of his career.

Guo Xu has a better chance of winning the MVP, one is that the Suns have a better record, and the other is that his two key statistics beat Garnett, currently winning the scoring and assists, and he also has a chance to become the first in the league in steals, currently averaging 2.4 per game and the same as Byron Davis. His efficiency rating of 30.5 is also higher than Garnett's 29.4, placing him first and second in the league.

Winning the MVP will greatly improve the status of the player, and Garnett now has a feeling of "both Shengyu and He Shengliang".

At the February 18 trade deadline, there were several blockbuster trades in the NBA.

"The Smiling Assassin" Thomas hasn't stopped transforming the Knicks, hoping that the team will make a difference in this year's playoffs.

In a three-way trade between the Knicks, Bucks, and Hawks, Van Horn was sent to the Bucks, and the Knicks got Tim Thomas and Hawks center Muhammad. The Hawks got Michael Doriac of the Knicks and Joel Pulchibila of the Bucks, as well as a 2005 second-round pick.

Van Horn averaged 16.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, making him the team's third-most offensive point, behind Marbury and Houston. Thomas averaged 14.1 points and 5 rebounds per game for the Bucks, with the advantage being better three-pointers.

The Hawks sent away star stars Sherif Raheem and Jaqui Vaughn in exchange for expiring contracts with the Warriors, Avery Johnson and Van Exel.

The trade was purely for the sake of the Hawks, who were completely hopeless this season after Penny Hardaway was reimbursed for a serious injury, and their salary was still high because they had previously eaten Trill Brandon's bad contract. In this way, they can free up more than 20 million salary space in the summer.

The Warriors are also a bad team, and Raheem was poached to get an experienced star to take over and rebuild in the summer.

The biggest trade of the day was when the Pistons sent guards Lynch Hunter, Chaki Atkins, a first-round pick next season, and 2003 star Darko Milicic to the Trail Blazers, star power forward Rasheed Wallace and guard Mike James.

Prior to this deal, the Pistons had won 50 games in a row for two years and never missed the Finals. Rashid will be the final piece of the puzzle on their way to the title. Rashid brings not only offense, but also a huge contribution on the defensive end.

Guo Xu didn't think the Pistons' big trade would happen because the Hawks had already sent Ratlif to the Bucks and didn't have enough chips to impress the Trail Blazers and trade to Rashid Wallace.

In the previous life, the Pistons recruited Rashid, who only played one game for the Hawks, into the roster at no cost, and also cleaned up the garbage contract by the way. Now that the Hawks are not involved, the Pistons have to "bleed" if they want to strengthen themselves, and in the end they chose to send Milicic who has been sitting on the cold bench.

For this deal, head coach Larry Brown initially refused, he wanted to die with Milicic, believing that the rookie should be guarded under his own water cooler for four years, and there was no reason to go to other teams to be focused on development.

As a result, the owner of the Pistons was furious and called Brown personally and asked him a serious and not very elegant question. "Are you SB?"

This question is really difficult to answer, and in order to prove that he is not SB, Brown had to agree to let go of Milicic, the strongest marginal man in the league who will never be cultivated.

Milicic almost cried tears of joy when he got the news, and only singing could express his inner excitement and admiration for the pioneers. I wanted to hold his hand tightly, and my mom told me that there was hope, and when they saw the sun come out, they smiled, and it dawned...... (You're not going to transfer, you're going to get the whole family on the cable car.) ）

This is definitely bad news for the rest of the team, Rashid is at least a poor man's version of Garnett, and this "grassroots" Pistons roster looks comparable to the "grassroots" Suns.

The Trail Blazers sent Rashid away to rebuild, having previously sent Bunch-Wells to the Magic in exchange for Persson. As long as there is a new talent that can be cultivated, they are willing to trade, Rashid has long run out of potential, and Portland fans no longer like him.

Fans have discovered the truth that Rashid is a soft egg, and he has earned the nickname "Roaring Heavenly Venerable" by howling at the referee, and has never fought with anyone. He also has a problem with his character, a bit of a locker room cancer, and once threw a towel in the face of the veteran Sabonis in public.

Rashid's strengths are of course obvious, his style of play is selfless, and his defense is stronger than attacking, and this kind of player is easy to underestimate just by looking at the statistics.

He had a problem with rebounding, a career-high two 8.2s, and the rest were around seven rebounds. He reached the Western Conference Finals in 1999-00 and averaged 6 rebounds per game in 16 playoff games. His offense relied on shooting, which was very inconsistent, and in the last few minutes of the Western Conference finals, this guy himself missed 5 balls and was overturned by the Lakers.

Guo Xu feels that this is not the inertia of history, but some kind of inevitability, which cannot be changed by the butterfly effect he created. Because the Pistons management has long taken a fancy to Rashid, they know that his style of play suits the team's system, and they will trade him in every possible way.

Without strengthening the No. 4 spot, the Pistons will only have a record of about 50 wins this season, and it will be difficult to win in the second round of the playoffs against either the Nets or the Pacers. After the trade, the Pistons' roster was significantly stronger than the other two Eastern Conference powerhouses, and their chances of reaching the Finals skyrocketed.

The Pistons owner's idea is that no one can lose to the Pacers, and the two teams have fallen out since coach Rick Carlisle laughed at the press conference and thanked the Pistons for joining the Pacers.

Suns manager Brian Colangelo asked Guo Xu if he needed a mid-term trade, the Suns currently only have 14 people, and there is still a vacant spot, Guo Xu said no, this lineup is enough to win the championship.

There is no shortage of people in all positions of the Suns, and there is already a tacit understanding of cooperation, even if a potential newcomer is traded, it will not be cultivated, and it can only be delegated to the development league like James Jones.

With the reborn Guo Xu here, the Suns don't worry about finding a newcomer to cultivate. In the 2004 draft, they had one first-round pick and two second-round picks, and even if they were relatively low, it was easy to pick up a few potential babes.

The Suns can also sign people in the free market, there should not be too many newcomers, and the team needs excellent immediacy to win the championship. Based on the performance of the Suns this season, there should be many people who are willing to take a salary cut to join in the summer to hug Guo Xu's thigh.

Manager Brian listened to Guo Xu's words, Guo Xu said that he was confident of winning the championship, and he believed that there would be one.

He can succeed in the entertainment industry, let alone basketball, which he is best at?