After beating the Lakers, the Bobcats' bad form some time ago is gone.

In the final two games of January, the Bobcats defeated the Bulls 101-93 and then the Raptors 110-94 to snap a three-game winning streak at the end of January.

Throughout January, the Bobcats lost five games and had an overall record of 10-5, compared to 8-5 in November and the same 8-5 in December, and the Bobcats played more games in January, losing the same number of games at five and winning two more games.

In the face of a difficult schedule, the Bobcats also survived.

At the end of the three-month regular season, the Bobcats played exactly 41 games, and just halfway through the season, their overall record became 26-15, and their winning percentage rose to 63%.

And because of the increase in the number of games, although the winning rate has not increased much, their ranking has risen due to the gradual decline of their competitors.

Currently, there are only two teams left above the Bobcats in the East, the 34-10 Pistons and the 33-13 Pacers.

The Bobcats and Pistons are 6.5 wins behind and 4.5 wins behind the Pacers.

It can be said that in the East, the first and second are teams of one grade, and from the third, that is, from the Bobcats, the gap is not so big.

At the moment, the Wizards are 26-17 and the Raptors are 26-18, and the gap between them and the Bobcats is only 1 win and 1.5 wins.

The gap is extremely small, and if the Bobcats suddenly have a wave of consecutive defeats, they may be overtaken by these two teams.

The sixth to eleventh in the East are the Celtics, 76ers, Nets, Magic, Cavaliers and Heat, these six teams have similar winning percentages, all around fifty percent, and only three teams can make the playoffs in the second half of the game.

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In the first three months of the competition, Qiao Hai had no chance to win the best coach of the month, but the dark horse of the Bobcats is getting better and better.

In January, the Bobcats also made a name for themselves.

ESPN's Mark Stein said: "There are no starters and substitutes for this Bobcats, only starters and lasters! ”

"In the January game, after Qiao Hai promoted Andre Iguodala to the starter, the Bobcats' style of play changed dramatically, in the first quarter of the game, they played more like defensive basketball, Tang Zhendong on the inside as the axis, Michael Reed as the main point of attack, Steve Blake and Andre Iguodala organized offense, even when encountering strong teams, this younger starting lineup can always rely on their own vitality and impact to play a draw with the opponent."

"The back-up lineup is generally Carlos Arroyo as the point guard, the wing is Michael Reed or Iguodala continues to play, Anfernee Hardaway plays the second or third position, the power forward and center are Gerard Wallace and Josh Smith respectively, this is a small lineup, the organization of offense and passing is better, therefore, after the Bobcat's rear release plays, the offensive firepower will be more powerful, the only drawback is that the defense is slightly poor."

"But against the opponent's bench rotation, this lineup has always been able to gain an advantage and play better offense and defense than the starter."

"And the Bobcats relied on this change to win a number of games in January to take the lead."

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The first and second starts, in fact, are the Bobcats use the middle donkey against the upper donkey, try to tie the hand, and then change to another group of middle donkey against the opponent's lower donkey, to achieve a certain advantage, and finally win the game.

In the January game, the Bobcats performed very well according to this style of play, even if they lost a few games, they were very anxious, especially the game against the Grizzlies, the first three quarters perfectly reflected the advantages of Qiao Hai's trick Tian Ji horse racing.

It's just that at the end of the game, the Bobcats' middle horse really can't match the Grizzly Bear's upper horse, so he loses the game.

There were also a few games in which they lost by a large score, but they were all because they couldn't prevent the opponent's core players, and they were directly blown up by the opponent and finally lost.

It can be said that under the leadership of Qiao Hai, this Bobcat team has become more and more stable, and there are only two possibilities for losing, one is a superstar who can't prevent the opponent at all, and the other is that the upper horse is blown up by the opponent's upper team.

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At the beginning of February, the results of the All-Star voting were released, and Yao Ming was re-elected as the vote king, three times in a row, and he once again pressed Shaquille O'Neal and became the starting center of the Western Stars.

In addition to Yao Ming, the starting lineups of the Western Stars are, forwards Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, and guard Madiga Kobe Bryant.

On the Eastern side, the starting center is Ben Wallace, and the forward is Grant Hill, who averaged 19.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game after his return to the East this season, and the guard is LeBron James plus Allen Iverson.

Rockets head coach Stan Loreford, who has the No. 1 record in the West, became the head coach of the Western Stars, and on the Eastern side, Larry Brown was the head coach of the All-Star Game the year before, not last year, but led the team to No. 1 in the East this year, so he became the head coach of the Eastern Stars again.

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"Michael (Reed) got 1.19 million votes, the guard is third, and Larry Brown shouldn't ignore him, so the Charlotte Bobcats are going to have an All-Star in their first year."

"Tang (Zhendong) should have no chance, only 200,000 votes, and even if Larry Brown is elected, he will only vote for 790,000 big books, 300,000 big Z, and 220,000 Chris Bosh."

"Well, in this year's All-Star Game, we only have one Michael Reed selected."

Qiao Hai analyzed a wave and finally came to a conclusion.

Kevin Pritchard nodded, and then handed over an invitation letter from the league: "Andre Iguodala, Josh Smith and Tang Zhendong have received an invitation from the league, Andre and Josh will join the first-year team, and Tang will join the second-year team to participate in the Rookie Challenge." ”

"In addition, Josh Smith signed up for the slam dunk contest, Michael [Reed] signed up for the three-point contest, Steve Blake signed up for the skills contest, and the league asked us to form a three-man team to participate in the shooting star contest."

"Shooting Star Contest?" Qiao Hai knocked on the table and made a mistake.

The league's idea is understandable, as the Bobcats are in their first year in the NBA and are participating in All-Star Weekend for the first time, and the league believes that the Bobcats must participate in all the activities.

Therefore, the Bobcats sent people to participate in every event of the All-Star Weekend, and the Bobcats must also form a team to participate in the Shooting Star Tournament, which is generally participated by the league's designated teams.

This stumped Qiao Hai, because the Shooting Star Contest not only requires an active player to participate, but also needs to find a former NBA celebrity and an NBA female star.

These two, for the newly formed Bobcats, are not easy to find.