Chapter 318: The final battle before the All-Star break
In fact, these three teams have the strength to compete for the championship this season, the Warriors naturally don't need to say much, the league's No. 1 record is there, the Clippers' combat effectiveness this season is also very amazing, Jordan Jr.'s growth is surprisingly fast, Paul is also under the pressure of Ye Xuan, showing his outstanding passing skills, so far he has been holding the first position in the assist list, and the Pacers needless to say, after missing a core player from last season, they still have the ability to beat the Cavaliers, Spurs, A team like the Warriors is already a testament to its strength.
And these three teams definitely have chips to exchange for Anthony, the potential rookies in the Warriors are a handful, not to mention the Splash Brothers, the core of the Warriors, let's talk about Draymond Green, this second-round pick has now gradually shown his strength, and it is no problem for them to use this all-around power forward plus a role player and a garbage contract in exchange for Anthony.
The Clippers also have a lot of trading chips on their side, Jordan Griffin Jr. and Paul are naturally needless to say, the Clippers should not let go, but sharpshooter J.J. Redick, Super Sixth Man Crawford, defensive titan Matt Barnes, Turkish point guard Turkoglou and a large number of powerful players, which is also very attractive to the Knicks, so the Clippers should also be able to trade Anthony.
In the end, the Pacers needless to say, how about Hibbert, who has skyrocketed in value recently, for Anthony? Isn't it enough? So how about a Shambaugh who has been trained for you for half a season, performed very well, and the three-point shooting rate skyrocketed by 7 percentage points under Ye Xuan's tutelage? This should also be a good deal for the Knicks. And Hibbert's contract expires next year, even if Hibbert fails to play at a high price, then if he doesn't renew his contract at that time, it can also help New York free up a lot of space to sign other free agents.
However, these teams don't seem to have any interest in Anthony at all, and that's exactly what they are. Anthony's current personal ability is naturally undoubted, but he is now in the midst of injuries, although they are all minor injuries, but it will take him nearly a month to recuperate if he wants to fully heal these injuries. This means that the run-in time will be relatively short, and there will be a certain amount of risk. These risks are unnecessary for these three teams that have the quality to win the championship, not to mention the fact that Anthony has been rumored to be difficult to handle, which makes these teams even more prohibitive, and there is no need to mess up the team's dressing room atmosphere for the sake of one player.
Not to mention the predicament that the New Yorkers are in now, the Pacers have further stabilized their record after winning over the Spurs, and now they are only 3 wins away from the Hawks, who are in first place in the East, because the Hawks planted their heels in yesterday's game against the Rockets, Howard beat Horford and Millsap in yesterday's game, scoring 25 points plus 21 rebounds and 4 blocks.
A day later, the Pacers travel to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans in their final game before All-Star Weekend. For most NBA players, the All-Star Game is a rare vacation, after all, it's a full week off, and they can even plan to travel to Europe to see the exotic scenery, or to Hawaii to enjoy the sunny beaches and beautiful women. However, Ye Xuan was not so lucky, because he should be the busiest person in the All-Star this time.
He has him in the rookie game, he has him in the shooting star competition, he has him in the three-point shooting competition, and he is the vote king in the main game, and the all-star weekend that lasts for three days, Ye Xuan has something to do every day, which is also unprecedented. So before this game, Ye Xuan directly asked Coach Frank for a leave, not ready to return to Indiana with his teammates, he was going to take Shen Wei directly to New Orleans, and then leave for New York directly after the game, he wanted to complete part of the advertising shooting in New York before the start of the All-Star Weekend. In this way, he was able to go to Hawaii for two more days after the All-Star Game to relax and prevent loosening, so this time Ye Xuan also went directly to New Orleans with Shen Wei and a lot of luggage and the Pacers' special plane.
The Pacers played relatively easily in this game, because their opponent was miserable, Anthony Davis, the only thigh that could compete with Ye Xuan, was injured some time ago, and the injury to his right shoulder was very serious, and he was expected to be out of action for about 15 games, which not only made him miss the All-Star Game, but also made him miss the best opportunity to improve his team's record.
The Pelicans without a core played very chaotically, although under the leadership of Holiday and Evans, this team was still able to have some amazing performances from time to time, but in the face of absolute strength, these 'surprises' became some small episodes that made people laugh. Therefore, under the leadership of Ye Xuan, the Pacers slowly stretched the difference between the two teams to 20 points after three quarters of play, and the entire fourth quarter became garbage time.
After the whole game, Ye Xuan played 28 minutes, efficiently scored 31 points and 11 assists, and successfully gave the opponent a heavy defeat. This game was actually destined to be a one-sided game from the beginning, without Anthony Davis, the Pelicans' interior line seemed very empty, and it has been sought by Hibbert on the inside, and 6 of Ye Xuan's 11 assists were given to Hibbert on the inside.
There was no Anthony Davis defense in this game, so Hibbert also enjoyed the refreshment of a tiger in the mountains, and he also played three quarters of the game, and Hibbert, who was raging on the inside, easily cut 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the most important thing is that he raised his hand on the defensive end and someone came in to give him a hat, which felt really cool, so he also sent 5 big hats in this game, which made Holiday and others a little dizzy. After finishing this game, Ye Xuan escaped from everyone's sight and went directly to Anthony's house in New York to play, of course, these are all later words.