Halfway through the season, 2013 is the year of 2013.

The Thunder have won 24 of their 29 games and currently sit first in the West with a 24-5 record and third in the league, behind the Heat and Cavaliers in the East.

While the teams are fighting for a playoff spot, the new All-Star season is also quietly approaching.

The league announced a second round of All-Star voting.

It is worth mentioning that this year's All-Star has canceled the center position, and only divided the front and back courts, with 3 spots in the front court and 2 in the back court.

In the West, after James' departure, Durant became the deserved No. 1 forward, and his current 920,000 votes are second only to Kobe Bryant's 970,000, and far ahead of Howard (610,000), who is second among frontcourt players.

In the backcourt, in addition to Kobe, Westbrook (540,000) and Harden (490,000) are the second and third in the backcourt.

If nothing else, Durant and Westbrook have a chance to be selected as All-Star starters for the first time together.

It is worth mentioning that Jeremy Lin, who joined the Rockets, has played well this season, averaging 18.8 points and 5.6 assists per game so far, which has also earned him 290,000 votes, and is currently ranked fourth in the Western backcourt.

James, who has returned to the East, has become the undisputed vote king, and his current 960,000 votes are only slightly less than Kobe.

In addition to James, the second and third places in the front court are Anthony and Garnett, the Knicks re-signed Billups, Anthony led the Knicks to rank second in the East, the old wolf king is old and strong, and the Celtics lost Ray Allen and still ranked fourth in the East.

In the backcourt, Paul of the Cavaliers and Wade of the Heat are in the top two.

This time the All-Star Game was played at the Toyota Center in Houston, and fans were already looking forward to the Sky City.

The All-Star break is approaching, and the January race is getting more intense.

After all, the first 50 games of the All-Star break have basically decided whether a team can make the playoffs.

However, compared to before, after the Thunder entered January, the team's performance was significantly more stable than the previous two months.

They have avenged the Cavaliers and Spurs at home, ushering in a wave of 9 consecutive wins, setting a new record for consecutive wins in team history.

In this wave of winning streaks, the team's performance of three of the four is perfect.

Durant averaged 26.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field.

Westbrook averaged 20.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, although the data was a little less than last season, but the 46.2% shooting rate reached a career high, and the 36% three-point shooting rate is a more efficient "turtle".

Of course, the most obvious improvement is James Harden, with the increase in playing time and shooting power, as the team's sixth man, he is currently averaging 18.6 points and 5.6 assists per game, with a 40% three-point shooting rate, directly locked up the season's best sixth man in advance.

Ibaka is a four-man performance of the ups and downs, the Thunder adjusted the starting lineup, he and Dio started together, as the team's No. 5 position, although there is progress, but in the face of heavy tonnage inside in the penalty area confrontation is still a bit of a loss.

However, as his shooting consistency improves, the entire Thunder team is picking up speed and playing more and more team-oriented, and it is only a matter of time before Ibaka performs consistently.

Heat Thunder, there are already many fans looking forward to the scene where they meet in the Finals.

Time flies, and it is the end of January in a blink of an eye.

It was at this time that the fourth round of All-Star voting came to an end, and the starters were officially released.

The Eastern Conference starters are: Paul, Wade, James, Anthony, Garnett.

The Western starters are: Westbrook, Kobe, Durant, Griffin and Howard.

Soon after the start, the league also announced the bench selected by the coach.

In the East, Bosh of the Heat was selected, as were Paul George, Jrue Holiday, Chandler, Deng, Noah, and Brook Lopez (replacing Rondo, who was absent due to injury).

In the West, Harden of the Thunder was also successfully selected, in addition, Parker, Randolph, David Lee, Duncan, Aldridge, and Irving were also listed.

The Thunder and Heat also became the only two teams in the league to have three All-Star selections at the same time.

This also meets the expectations of fans, two teams with a real All-Star lineup.

After the final lineup was announced, the Thunder morale grew.

They extended their winning streak to 15 and continued to break the record for the longest winning streak in team history.

After winning the Clippers on this day, Tang Tianzheng was chatting with Stevens about tactical issues, and Wharton knocked on the door and came in.

"You're all here, just right." Wharton came in and closed the door.

Tang Tian and Stevens both looked at him curiously, and Wharton looked at him with something.

Sure enough, Wharton sat down and spoke: "Reggie Jackson was late for training today, and he was a little absent-minded. ”

"Remind him." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

Now that the Thunder have four fewer and have brought in Tucker and Kidd, Jackson doesn't have many opportunities to play, and it's understandable that he's in a bad mood.

"He seems to be late for three days in a row, and I reminded him." Stevens spoke up at this point.

Three days in a row?

Tang Tian frowned slightly when he heard this.

He doesn't have much impression of Reggie Jackson, he only remembers that in his previous life, after Durant left, Jackson performed well, and was later traded to the Pistons and has always been the starting point guard, talent is there, but it still needs time to polish.

"Brad, go back and talk to him." Tang Tian said to Stevens.

It's enough of a headache for him to deal with the problem of the four less, and the others are better left to Stevens.

In fact, as long as Jackson has a little vision, he should know that Kidd will most likely retire next season, and it will be his turn to take the position after another season.

Stevens nodded.

Stevens also has a way of dealing with player relations, and after chatting, Jackson didn't show up late for training anymore, but he was still a little absent-minded during training.

Because the team has been winning in a row, Tang Tian didn't care about this anymore.

Time flies, and it's mid-February in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Harden was targeted by opponents on both offensive and defensive ends, and the Thunder's record also had ups and downs.

Tang Tian tried to put Jackson in the rotation, but perhaps because he has not focused on training recently, he is a little overwhelmed on the court, except for the occasional breakthrough goal, and there will be mistakes in organization and ball control.

"We need to look for an experienced backup point guard, and James has to handle the ball and organize on the bench, and he has to take care of scoring, which is a bit too much pressure for him right now." Stevens proposed to Tang Tian.

"Is there a suitable candidate?" Tang Tian knew that Stevens would take the initiative to mention this, so he must have a goal.

"Yes, Sean Livingston."