James failed to win the slam dunk contest, which became the biggest news in the world, and countless media outlets reported on it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info Drexler is the most talked about name, and the criticism of him is extremely intense, as if he has done something that cannot be forgiven.

In fact, if it had been put in the past, this would not have put Drexler on the cusp, and the judges would not be blamed on whether the final championship was satisfactory. However, this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest is special, and the reason why Drexler will be criticized is entirely because this matter has been infinitely magnified. It can only be said that Drexler's luck is worse, he has been tricked.

However, the result is destined to be unchangeable, although many people are upset for James, but LaVine's re-election as the dunk king is an unshakable fact. As a party concerned, James kept silent about it after the game, as if the first slam dunk contest experience of his career would become an eternal pain in his heart.

As the dunk king of the new era, LaVine has a very, very high opinion of James, saying that it is just luck to be able to become a champion, and James's dunk level is even better than him.

However, James would not forget the pain because of a few compliments from LaVine, and his mood was still extremely bad after a night. This directly affected his form in the All-Star Game on the final day.

James in the All-Star Game seemed a little in a trance, although there were occasional wonderful goals, but his desire to perform was obviously too small. As a starter in the East, James only played 27 minutes before taking the initiative to ask for a break, he only hit 6 of 15 shots, including 2 three-point shots, and contributed 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and his performance was quite average.

James isn't in good shape, but the other four starters are in great form and they're enjoying All-Star weekend. The best performer was Kyrie Irving, Jr., who contributed 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists with an ultra-high efficiency of 14 from the field (including 10-of-14 from three-point range). Teammate Kevin Love contributed 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. John Wall had a near-triple-double of 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Bennett contributed 22 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five blocks and three steals.

Irving's outburst is not surprising to the entire East Army, after all, he is the most scorer of the younger generation of guards. And it was Bennett who made people feel amazing and gratified.

Speaking of Bennett, we have to mention the three-way transaction that Chu Xuan single-handedly operated back then. At the time, no one thought the 76ers would be the winners. But after nearly 3 years, the 76ers and the Lakers are undoubtedly the biggest winners, the Lakers have become MVP-level players with Noll, and the Bennett obtained by the 76ers has not become a parallel commodity as expected.

After 82 games off the bench in the first season, the 76ers corrected Bennett's core position in the second season, and Bennett did not disappoint, becoming a star power forward with an average of 18 points + 8 boards per game, and a 39.6% three-point shooting rate. And this season, Bennett's performance has gone further, averaging 20.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, shooting 50.7%, 38.5% and 81.2% from three, and the 76ers have a 27-27 record before the All-Star break, ranking seventh in the East.

Considering Bennett is only 22 years old, almost everyone now thinks he can be the best big and small forward swingman of the future......

Although the East did well, they still couldn't beat the strong West Stars.

Speaking of this year's Western Stars, the lineup can only be described as luxurious.

Paul, Anthony, Howard, Lillard, McCollum, Draymond Green, Thompson, Cousins and other players who absolutely have All-Star quality are unfortunately not selected, which is enough to show the fierce competition in the West.

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The starting five of this year's Western Stars are Kobe, Westbrook, Durant, Griffin and Noll. The bench seven are Davis, Curry, Antetokounmpo, Whiteside, LaVine, Leonard, Harden. However, Leonard was unable to play in the All-Star Games due to a sprained ankle, and in the end, the league gave Embiid the vacated spot, which caused a huge shock around the world.

Embiid is just a rookie after all, and in NBA history, only Yao Ming, Griffin and Noll have been selected as an All-Star as a rookie in the past ten years. You must know that Paul, Anthony, Howard and others were not selected as All-Stars, and Embiid actually overtook them to get the final spot, which can also be said to be famous.

Of course, a large part of Embiid's All-Star selection is due to the league's star-making practices. However, in terms of strength, Embiid, who can play close to "20 points + 10 boards + 2 blocks", does deserve this All-Star honor.

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In this star-studded game, the star of the stars was Russell Westbrook who was alone with the Thunder, who scored a game-high 41 points in this year's All-Star, and Westbrook won the All-Star Game MVP without any suspense because of the Western Army's victory.

In addition to Westbrook, Curry and Embiid played impressive offensive performances off the bench.

Because Durant joined the Warriors, Curry's tactical positioning and shooting power in the team have dropped a lot, so his personal data has also dropped to 23.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists, and finally lost to Westbrook and Kobe, and can only be used as a substitute. Curry played 19 minutes in this year's All-Star Game, and he was 11-of-13 from the field, including 8-of-8 from three-point range, and scored 30 points.

As for Embiid, as a big center, on the stage of the All-Star, it is difficult for him to perform well according to common sense. But he played well. Embiid played 14 minutes and finished with 15 points and five boards, including 2-of-3 from three-point range.

And the Lakers' starting five Tigers also got the opportunity to appear at the same time in the game, and they did not fall behind at all in the competition with the Eastern team, which makes people marvel at the terrible overall strength of the Lakers. As for the individual performance, none of the five people performed particularly well, which is also because Chu Xuan told them not to be too involved in advance, after all, after all, after the All-Star, the Lakers still have a difficult schedule.

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Toronto's All-Star Weekend was a great success and received very good reviews around the world.

After three days of revelry, the players left one after another, and the city of Toronto became deserted.

After Kobe Bryant returned to Los Angeles with a group of young guys, Chu Xuan organized them to practice the next day to prepare for the first game after the All-Star Games. What was surprising was that Noel sprained his ankle during training, and after examination, although the injury was not serious, Chu Xuan still decided to let him take a break.

Before the All-Star, the Lakers' record was a horrific 53-2, which means that after the All-Star, the Lakers have 27 games left. At this winning rate, the Lakers could end up with a 78-4 record or even 79-3. Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility, after all, the competition after the All-Star is often the fiercest, and the losses are often frequent when players are tired.

Therefore, Chu Xuan's biggest task after the All-Star is to help the players adjust and maintain, and strive to meet the playoffs in the best condition.

According to Chu Xuan's plan, if necessary, if he encounters a tough battle, he will choose to give up the game.

Of course, Chu Xuan's thoughts are unknown to the outside world, and everyone is paying attention to how they will play in their first game after the All-Star.

The Lakers' opponent is the New Orleans Pelicans, and the game is on the night of February 18. In this ball, the battle between Davis and the Lakers inside is the biggest focus.

In fact, the most anticipated battle between Davis and Knoll was the case, but unfortunately this scenario did not materialize.

Chu Xuan arranged Gasol and Whiteside to start, but the final effect was not particularly good. Davis played well, scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds in the third quarter. But the tragedy was that more than a minute into the fourth quarter, Davis dislocated his shoulder and was unable to play.

Before Davis left, the score was 85-83, and the Pelicans even led by two points. However, after Davis left, the Lakers directly beat the Pelicans 38-18, and finally defeated the Pelicans 121-103 to claim their 54th win of the season. LaVine scored 41 points in this game, his third 40+ score this season.

With this victory, the Lakers locked up a playoff spot.

It is worth mentioning that the Lakers only took 56 games, a new record for this speed, and the Lakers became the fastest team in history to lock up the playoffs. (To be continued.) )