Chapter 868 [Refusal to Mess Up, Chain Reaction]
The West were firmly in the driver's seat, leading by 33 points at halftime, and the All-Star Game turned into a one-sided slaughter.
The starting lineup in the west is unreasonable, Guo Xu can seize the opponent's defensive weaknesses and attack fiercely, after playing a quarter, the western coach D'Antoni arranged the lineup normally, and the eastern players couldn't withstand it.
If it was a normal game, Guo Xu would have gone off the field to rest in garbage time at halftime, but the home fans did not agree, and he sat down on the field for a while and shouted his name together.
It was impossible for D'Antoni to keep Guo Xu on the bench in this situation and let him play for a while in each quarter, but in the end, Guo Xu only played 25 minutes, and he did not play the most minutes as the ticket king, ranking only seventh among all players.
He played for a short time because the difference was too big, and the difference would continue to widen as soon as he got up. The players in the East are gradually playing with fire, and it would be bad if there was a clash in the star game, which was a big show broadcast live by many countries around the world.
Guo Xu, Stoudamire, and Roy had an amazing tacit understanding when they were on the court together, and the covering, running, and air cutting timing were just right, plus Nowitzki and Joe Johnson were two stars who could pull away, and they played a wave of 19-4 in the third quarter, and the difference widened to 53 points at most.
Eastern stars have long been accustomed to losing, having only won the All-Star Game once in the past 10 years, but they can't accept losing by more than 50 points. If you want to narrow the point difference, Guo Xu must rest, after all, the eastern players have poor shooting so bad that they can't release water in the west.
These Eastern stars are so bullish today, collectively lost, shooting 8 of 34 three-pointers from the field, with a shooting rate of 23.5%, many of which are open shots. What about the West? Guo Xu shot 8 three-pointers by himself.
Guo Xu couldn't break the scoring record because of his short playing time, shooting 13 of 18, 8 of 12 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 36 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
Kobe Bryant played the most in 29 minutes, and the league had the idea of letting the two win the MVP together, asking D'Antoni to give Kobe a little more playing time. He doesn't want the league's "big four" to lose popularity together after N years, and Kobe Bryant is the only remaining All-Star.
But Kobe Bryant was not accurate, shooting 12 of 23, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and got 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. This efficiency allows him to win the MVP together is equivalent to giving away a trophy.
Guo Xu won the award alone, tying Petit for the fourth time in his career.
Smalls played 24 minutes, shooting 7-of-10, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 20 points and six rebounds.
Roy played 26 minutes, shooting 7-of-9 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range to finish with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists.
The efficiency of the three of them is outrageous, and fans have praised this as a real giant. The Phoenix All-Star Weekend ended successfully, and in addition to the MVP of the rookie game, all the major awards were won by Suns players. Others are not convinced, this is the result of Guo Xu's last stay.
Although there is no suspense in the star race, the media gave the star weekend unanimous praise, believing that it was the most successful in the past 10 years, and Jordan did not have this boom in the year he retired.
The trade deadline came just after the star break, and there were several big trades in the NBA.
The Rockets sent "Street Ball King" Alston to Spurs guard Aaron Brooks, a second-round draft pick, and cash compensation. The two teams are in the same Southwest Division but often trade, which is a bit against the unspoken rules of NBA trading.
Popovich didn't like Brooks and wanted to find a playmaking and experienced point guard to be Parker's backup.
The Rockets want a fast guard to develop and enrich the team's tactics. Whether he stays with the Rockets or goes to the Spurs, Alstom's next fate can only be a supporting role.
The Warriors sent Al Harrington and Azubuke to the Wizards in exchange for star forward Antoine Jamison.
The Warriors currently sit in 11th place in the West, but Bryant hasn't given up hope of making the playoffs. He goes all out to lead the team to win every game, and takes the lead in drilling, encouraging his teammates to cheer up and defend hard.
Finally got a super scorer who can attract fans, Warriors owner Cohan can't trade Kobe Bryant, he needs Kobe to sell the team this year to add value, and is currently negotiating with the three parties.
With Kobe Bryant, even if the Warriors have a poor record, they can still guarantee home attendance, and many fans like to see his picturesque shooting and soaring scores in a single game.
The Warriors can trade Jamison in the middle of the game, which is a player who can cut 20+10 last season. Jamison is also averaging 20.6 points, 9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season while shooting 46.8% from the field.
He proposed a trade because he felt the Wizards had no future, and Maddy's contract didn't expire until 2010, and he couldn't afford to delay.
Arenas will also need to attack with the ball after returning next season, and how to divide the ball with the three of Maddy's wizards? Jamison and Arenas have a good personal relationship, but they don't want to fight alongside their friends.
It wasn't a joy to be traded to the Warriors Jamison, who found himself in a fit with the Big Four quarterbacks, teaming up with Vince Carter in North Carolina in college, partnering with Maddie this season, and now teaming up with Kobe Bryant. He had a vague sense of foreboding, Kobe Bryant and Maddy's style of play is similar, the difference is that the shooting is more accurate.
And Jamison watches the news Kobe Bryant is often dissatisfied with the team's defense, and he is not a good defensive forward. In the Warriors, his height of 203CM is mainly to play power forward, and the confrontation is very disadvantageous.
The problem of NBA players misreporting their height has always existed and is not uncommon. As we all know, Jamison is strong in attack and weak in defense, how weak is it? His actual height is about the same as Joe Johnson, and he is not as strong as Joe Johnson, so how can he resist people when he plays power forward?
The Hornets traded center Tyson Chandler to the Thunder in exchange for the signing rights of forward Joe Smith and interior players Chris Wilcox and Dewan Harding.
The reason for this trade was Chandler's toe injury and the return of 2007 No. 1 pick Greg Oden.
When the positions of the "King of Fighters" with potential overlap with the potential of the "Emperor", which one should be left? If it's a reborn, you don't need to think about keeping Chandler!
Unfortunately, the Hornets management did not have a reborn, and they all felt that Chandler's stay would affect the development of Oden.
Oden averaged 24 minutes per game this season, couldn't control fouls, had no shooting range, and had 10.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, shooting 56.7% from the field, which looked pretty good.
Hornets management is bullish on his growth and hopes he can become a dominant super-center like O'Neal.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the Hornets also made this deal, and in 2008, the Hornets reached the second round of the playoffs, and they still didn't look down on Chandler. Funnily enough, the Thunder returned Chandler on the grounds that he failed the medical exam. Later, the Hornets sent Chandler to the Bobcats in exchange for Okafor, who was really at risk of serious injury.
The deal also went through because the Thunder were missing an interior player, Kostic, who opted to join the 76ers with plenty of salary space after leaving the Nets. The 76ers chose to dig Kostic because they missed out on Elton Brand, and it was a chain reaction.
The Thunder inside line is obviously unable to defend the restricted area with only Al Horford, Horford is not tall enough, and the Thunder need a big man who is good at protecting the frame. As for Chandler's toe injury, it's not a problem, anyway, the Thunder's goal this season is to swing badly, just work out the young players.
Horford is averaging 13.3 points and 10 rebounds per game, and Durant is improving even faster, averaging 25.5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game. If it weren't for his poor record, he would have been selected as an All-Star in the West this year......