After the game, Brett. Instead of returning to Philadelphia with the team, Brown spoke with Popovich for a long time, humbly asking his former boss and teacher some questions about the team's tactics.

In the league, the general manager of the team and the coach of the team have factions, or circles.

Among the coaching factions, the most famous of them was the Arnold Auerbach faction of Cardinal Arnold Auerbach of Celtic.

His disciples are all over the league, Big Bird Larry. Bird, Fridge Kevin McHale, Crazy Doctor Don. Nelson, Danny Angie......

In addition to the Celtics Cardinal faction, the later Lakers faction was not bad, with the god operator Parker. Riley, Godfather West......

Because they have been working together for a long time, they know each other well, have a close relationship, and are more likely to make deals with each other, making it easier for the team to strengthen the process.

For example, when the Celtics brought in Garnett, the general manager of the Timberwolves was Kevin McHale.

Relying on connections, the Celtics grabbed the wolf king Garnett, formed the Big Three, and completed the revival.

For example, when the Lakers robbed Gasol, the general manager of the Grizzlies was the godfather West. It was by virtue of the relationship that the Lakers grabbed Gasol almost with empty gloves, completed the last piece of the championship puzzle, and won two championships in a row.

Formerly Popovich studied under Larry. Brown, but he had limited connections at the time and often didn't take advantage of the trade.

It wasn't until 05 years later that the Spurs won the third championship in franchise history, and many teams began to chase Spurs members to serve on the team.

At this time, after years of accumulation, Popovich finally cultivated his own faction.

It's like signing LaMarcus Aldridge when the Trail Blazers' general manager was former Spurs scouting director Kevin Pritchard.

Of course, Popovich would not talk nonsense about his own faction's disciples. Brown has a lot of opinions.

Listening to the proposal of the old coach Popovich, Brett. Brown was ready to go back and try it and see if it worked.

A day later, the 76ers traveled to the Miami Heat's home court.

Since Wade went to the Bulls, the current dominant player for the Heat is interior player Whiteside.

Although in this game, he tried his best to cut a big double-double of 30 points and 20 rebounds, dominating the interior.

But it's a pity that the Heat's guard group is not strong.

Under the 76ers backcourt combination of Zhang Zifeng and Rondo, Heat's starting guards Dragic and Vitesse only made 8 of 24 shots, and only scored 17 points and 9 assists in total. Not as many as Rondo alone, not to mention Zhang Zifeng's 28 points, 13 assists and 7 rebounds.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhang Zifeng led the 76ers to play a wave of 15-4 climax, which laid the victory in one fell swoop.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Heat 115-102.

After the game, Heat coach Eric Spoelstra said in an interview that Zhang Zifeng is unstoppable and he is one of the best guards in the league.

The Philadelphia 76ers won 101-93 on the road against the Orlando Magic to win again.

Russell, who threatened to say before the game that Zhang Zifeng's all-star voting was based on the number of Chinese fans to become the starter, was beaten by Zhang Zifeng again in the game, and finally shot only 2 of 16, got 4 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds, which is completely incomparable with Zhang Zifeng's 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Russell has once again become the laughing stock of the media.

Barkley was blunt in the face of the media. "I think when he criticizes others, he must first see his own strength, he and Zhang Zifeng are not at the same level as players at all. And I think Zhang Zifeng's performance this season and the team's record, he can fully serve as an All-Star starter. If Zhang Zifeng can't be selected in the end, I think it's an unimaginable thing! ”

Zhang Zifeng is much more low-key, "Although I'm good, I don't think I'm doing well enough, I still need to continue to work hard." Thank you to those supporters who voted for me! ”

However, the 76ers' victory didn't last long, and two days later they returned to their home stadium, Wells Fargo Center, to face the San Antonio Spurs again.

The comeback of Marcus Aldridge, coupled with the younger and more energetic Patty Mills, was pushed to the starting guard.

The Spurs, with a more complete lineup and more firepower, and the 76ers launched a fierce battle.

After regular time, the two teams were tied at 101 and went into overtime.

In the last two seconds of overtime, relying on Marcus Aldridge's forced single Ibaka, he turned and hit a shot to kill the 76ers.

111-109, the Philadelphia 76ers had to accept a defeat at home.

Just played a game against the Spurs, and then the 76ers rushed to challenge the Brooklyn Nets back-to-back.

Only played an overtime yesterday, and today Zhang Zifeng felt bad and hit the iron continuously, and made frequent mistakes. In the fourth quarter, he couldn't keep up with his physical strength, and finally lost to the Brooklyn rebounders 85-99 on the road 76 team.

This game was Zhang Zifeng's worst performance of the season, with only 13 points and 6 assists, plus 8 turnovers.

Back at home, the Philadelphia 76ers had a two-day break, with Zhang Zifeng scoring 33 points and 11 rebounds, Rondo scoring 17 points and nine assists, leading six players to double-doubles, and the 76ers held on to a strong lead after taking the lead in the first three quarters, and they withstood the opponent's late comeback to beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-99 on the road. The 76ers halted their losing streak and the Hornets suffered a three-game losing streak.

The 76ers then continued their winning streak, and after defeating the Re-Pacers and Nuggets, the 76ers cemented the No. 1 spot in the East with a 39-16 record, and Zhang Zifeng ushered in the All-Star Game.

On February 19, in the first skills challenge, Porzingis, a power forward from the New York Knicks, won the championship on behalf of the big team.

After last year's center Downs won the skills championship, another interior player won the championship.

From the skills championship of these two years, it can be seen that the interior line of the new era must not only dribble well, but also have good three-point shooting ability, in order to stand out in the wave of offense and become the top interior line in the new era.

In the three-point contest that followed, Curry missed this year.

The eight players who will compete in this year's three-point contest are Klay Thompson (Warriors), Kelly Irving (Cavaliers), CJ McCollum (Trail Blazers), Eric Gordon (Rockets), Zhang Zifeng (76ers), Nick Young (Lakers), Kemba Walker (Hornets) and Wesley Matthews (Mavericks).

Judging from the odds offered by the bookmaker, Zhang Zifeng, Thompson, and Gordon have the highest call to win the championship. So far this season, the three have made 192, 170 and 164 three-pointers, respectively, ranking second, third and fourth in the league.

Walker, who was the first to appear in the preliminaries, performed well in the left 45 degrees and the top of the arc, shooting 4 of 5 from the bottom corner of the right side, scoring 19 points in the first round.

The second player was Irving, who didn't play well in the first two points, but gradually found his touch at the top of the arc, and the left 45-degree flower ball performed well, and finally scored 20 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the last corner.

Matthews came on and only found some touch on the second point, but the overall performance was poor, and he ended up scoring 11 points and making it difficult to make it to the second round.

Gordon then came out, with a good rhythm in the first two points, hitting all five balls at the top of the arc, and still maintaining a high shooting percentage in the last two points, and finally scored 25 points and easily advanced to the next round.

Nick Young came on the court, and his performance in the first two points was average, shooting 3 of 5 from the top of the arc and 5 from the last point, and the flower ball also hit steadily, scoring a total of 18 points.

McCollum came on, didn't find his rhythm in the first four points, and missed the flower ball in the last corner, and finally scored only 10 points and was eliminated along with Matthews.

Thompson came on the court, shooting 4-of-5 from the first point, 4-of-5 from the second, and 3-of-5 from the top of the arc, but missed back-to-back flower balls and only hit two of the final flower balls, scoring a total of 20 points.

Defending champion Zhang Zifeng was the last to play.

Zhang Zifeng has already won a three-point championship last year, and his desire for a three-point championship is not very strong, and his fighting spirit is not high, so he is more like he is here to play this year.

The first two points were decent, and the flower ball point at the top of the arc only hit 3, but in the back of the year, he missed the flower ball in a row, and finally the flower ball point only hit two, and a total of 18 points were out.

The favorite Zhang Zifeng was out of the first round and fell through people's eyes.

In the end, Gordon scored 25 points, Irving and Thompson both scored 20 points, and the three joined forces to reach the finals, and the other players were eliminated.

In the finals, Walker was the first to appear, the first point was 2 of 5 shots but the flower ball was missed, 3 of 5 shots were made at a 45-degree angle, 3 of 5 shots were made at the top of the arc, and the fourth point was 3 of 5 shots, but unfortunately he didn't hit the flower ball, and finally the flower ball was 2 of 5 shots, scoring a total of 17 points.

Thompson played the second game, shooting 5 of 10 in the first two points, but failed to hit the flower ball, 3 of 5 shots at the top of the arc, 3 of 5 shots from the left 45-degree flower ball point, and 4 of 5 shots from the last point, and the flower ball hit the whistle, and the final score was still 20 points.

Gordon, who was the last to play, was probably playing in the three-point finals for the first time and was out of shape. The first point was 4 of 5 shots, the second point was 2 of 5 shots, and only one flower ball was hit at the top of the arc, but the flower ball was 4 of 5 shots, and the bottom corner was not touched, only 1 of 5, and finally only scored 18 points.

In the end, Thompson finally got his wish and won the three-point contest and fulfilled his wish!

Seeing that Thompson finally lifted the three-point championship trophy, the players led by Zhang Zifeng hurriedly stood up and applauded.

After the three-point game, it was the finale slam dunk contest.

Over the years, the audience and fans have been a little aesthetically fatigued. If you don't come up with something new, you won't be able to move the audience's attention at all.

This year's slam dunk contest is not lacking in highlights, and it is one of the better slam dunk contests in recent years.

The four players participating in the dunk contest are: Aaron Gordon (Magic), Glenn Robinson III (Pacers), Jordan Jr. (Clippers), Derrick Jones (Suns).

In the first round, Jordan Jr. took the lead, he arranged for the live DJ to hold the ball, and then, after making a gliding dunk action that flew over the DJ's console after receiving the ball. At the moment when Jordan jumped over the console to catch the ball, the DJ also cooperated with the selfie, and Jordan Jr. scored 41 points.

The second to appear was Glenn Robinson III of the Pacers, who also opted to dunk with his assistant.

Robinson had one of them carry the other, thus increasing the difficulty and height of the leap.

After that, Robinson dribbled, calmly flew over the heads of the two, folded in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with a backhand, a wonderful goal that gave "Puppy" a perfect score of 50.

The third player to appear is Suns youngster Derrick Jones, who has made a name for himself despite his limited playing time this season.

Jones also opted for a split dunk, and he designed four Suns teammates to stand in a row, and then leap over four people together to perform a violent dunk.

Jones's movement was very difficult, high, and complete, but unfortunately, it took him 2 times to dunk successfully, so he only scored 45 points.

Last off was the favorite Aaron Gordon, who opted for a gimmicky move by flying a drone into the game and then catching a basketball dropped by the drone to complete the dunk.

It's just a pity that due to the lack of tacit cooperation between man and machine, Gordon failed to dunk three times, and then, with the accommodation of the judges, he barely succeeded in adding another dunk, but only scored 38 points.

Since Gordon scored the lowest score on the first dunk, the second dunk, Gordon was the first to play.

But his play was still disappointing, with a spinning dunk that didn't have much creativity barely completed, scoring just 34 points.

Jordan Jr. was second to play, and he tried twice to complete a dribble with a crotch rotation dunk. Jordan scored 43 points for this action.

After that, Derrick Jones and Glenn Robinson III also completed second dunks, and both opted for similar aerial spins, but Jones had a more stretched movement and was more difficult to throw by his teammates, so he scored 50 points compared to Robinson's 41.

Jones scored 95 points and Robinson scored 91 points through two dunks, and the two advanced to the finals, while the favorite Gordon was eliminated.

Glenn Robinson III was the first to appear, and this time, Robinson was paired with Pacers star Paul George.

George raised the ball above his head with both hands, and Robinson accelerated to catch the ball, leaping over George and completing the dunk. In this ball, the movement is quite stretched, and the height is enough, but the difficulty is slightly lower, and he scored 44 points.

Derrick Jones made the first dunk and arranged for a staff member, a cheerleader and the Suns' mascot to appear at the same time, and the three of them stood in a row to make Jones leap.

However, due to the high requirements for the angle and difficulty of the dunk, Jones failed in three attempts, and only scored 37 points.

Robinson's last dunk also arranged for the three to stand in a row of obstacles, and after he received the ball, he flew over the heads of the three and folded the reverse dunk.

Robinson also scored a perfect score for this goal and made him the champion of this year's slam dunk contest.

On February 20, 2017, the East-West All-Star Match was staged.

The All-Star Game West head coach is Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and his coaching staff. The head coach of the East is 76ers coach Brett Brown. Brown and his coaching staff.

Compared with last year, Wade is not here this year, and one of the starting guards is Irving, who has a good relationship with his senior brother. This year, no one has isolated Zhang Zifeng anymore.

It's just that this year's All-Star Game is in New Orleans, home to the Pelicans.

Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis is full of energy today and is bound to perform well on his home court.

The players of the eastern and western teams also gave face and were willing to help.

This All-Star can be regarded as an early MVP, and unlike previous games where it is possible to fight for the sake of vindictiveness, the Eastern players are not interested at all, and they all go up to play for more than ten minutes and come down.

Against the generals Zhang Zifeng, Brett. Brown is even more of a personal abuse of power.

only let Zhang Zifeng go up and play for 17 minutes, shot 5 three-pointers, and scored 15 points to let him rest early.

In the end, Anthony Davis played a game-high 32 minutes, cutting 52 points and 10 rebounds, not only breaking the NBA All-Star Game single-game scoring record, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 50+ points in the All-Star Game, but also helping the West defeat the East 192-182. The total score of 374 points also set a new all-time high.

Anthony Davis was also unsurprisingly elected All-Star MVP.

After the All-Star break, it's time to decide where each team stands.

The teams with quality are ready to sprint all the way to gain home-court advantage in the playoffs.

The team that is not strong and has no hope of making the playoffs is also desperately losing at this time in order to win the first place from the bottom.

This summer is a big year for the draft, and they can count on themselves to be the same as the San Antonio Spurs and the Cavaliers, and then go from the Fish Belly to the championship team.