Chapter 157: The Battle Ends in January

After suffering a loss in Cleveland, the Timberwolves quickly made a trip to Minnesota to recuperate, and then won at home to the Los Angeles Clippers.

There was no difficulty in winning this game, Li Shihao clocked out in the third quarter, scored 22 points and 6 assists, and the Clippers' Byron Davis was completely unable to stop him.

The crazy guard who once led the Golden State Warriors to complete the Black Eight is gone, and the current bearded Byron Davis has completely become a cancer, and he has lost his former dominating demeanor.

The original Byron Davis was a point that could not be ignored in the No. 1 position in the league, and it was with his and Monta Ellis that he created an incomparably crazy warrior and created that crazy Black Eight past.

Unfortunately, Byron Davis left the Golden State Warriors for a big contract and went to star-studded Los Angeles, where he eventually lost himself in the drunken gold fans of Los Angeles.

Although Byron Davis, who was plagued by injuries last year, played most of the regular season this season and his form has improved, anyone can see that the beard is no longer the aggressive crazy beard he used to be, and his weight has gained a lot in the summer, followed by slow pace and a great decline in athleticism.

Obviously, in the summer, Byron Davis did not maintain a regular workout, his physical fitness deteriorated severely, and his fat content increased significantly, completely exceeding the average level of NBA players.

Although Byron Davis can still score 15+8 data this season, everyone understands that Byron Davis has fallen, and he can no longer prevent the sinking of the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Los Angeles Clippers' scattered fans seem to be able to expect only a performance from their champion Lang Griffin next season, hoping that there will be no repeat of what happened to Oden the Great.

In the Target Center arena, Byron Davis spent the night playing alone. Almost never integrated into this team, the bearded man and his teammates were like people from two worlds, with a deep sense of distance.

In the end, the bearded Byron Davis left Minnesota with 21 points and 7 assists, and behind his 15 iron hits, the Los Angeles Clippers lost by 25 points, which was a big rout. The losing Clippers players were terrified.

When escaping the cold city of Minnesota, the players of the Clippers all had a sense of relief, only the bearded Byron Davis tightened his thick cotton jacket, looking at the blue sky outside the plane window, his lips trembled slightly, and he felt a bone-chilling cold, no matter how thick the cotton clothes could not cover it, the biting cold penetrated his heart, which made him shiver.

Maybe. He's about to leave Los Angeles, which never sleeps, but where will his next stop be?

Because of his selfish style of play and his performance outside the team's offensive system, head coach Dunleavy and his teammates of the Clippers have been very unhappy, especially head coach Dunleavy, who is in charge of the Clippers, and his dislike of the bearded Byron Davis has deepened, and it is only a matter of time before he trades. I'm afraid that as long as someone is willing to come up with the right chips, the scheming Dunleavy may trade the bearded Byron Davis as soon as possible.

Bearded Los Angeles days. I'm afraid it's already countdown!

After the Clippers battle, the Timberwolves completely ended all competitions in January, achieving a 10-5 record, which is generally not bad, although they suffered a losing streak at the beginning of the month, but finally adjusted their form in time. Stabilized the regular season standings and regained a playoff spot from the City Thunder with a wave of consecutive wins.

As of the end of January, the western ranking has been freshly released on the official website

The details are as follows-

1. Los Angeles Lakers (39-11)

2. Dallas Mavericks (37-13)

3. Phoenix Suns (35-15)

4. Utah Jazz (33-17)

5. Denver Nuggets (32-18)

6. Portland Trail Blazers (30-19)

7. San Antonio Spurs (30-19)

8. Minnesota Timberwolves (29-19)

9. Oklahoma City Thunder (27-20)

10. Houston Rockets (25-21)

The regular season is already in the middle of the season, and many teams that have been running in their rosters at the beginning of the season have begun to gradually show strong competitiveness. In addition to the unshakable position of the top three in the West, the fourth to eighth positions are all very competitive, and any team may fall out of the top eight positions in the West if they are not careful.

This year's West is too strong, not that some of them are strong, but their overall strength is terrifying, and it can be said that it is terrifying.

Even the Houston Rockets, ranked 10th in the West, have a 25-21 record, and a winning rate of more than 50% in the East can break into the top eight, while in the West, they can only be in the embarrassing position of 10th.

What's more, this is still the Rockets that are about to enter the rebuilding period, Yao Ming and Maddie's injuries, the decline in strength, the Rockets team that once played an astonishing 22 consecutive wins in the league no longer has the glory of the past, which makes many Rocket fans on the other side of the ocean sigh, they have all seen it from the Yao Ming era, and their hearts beat with the glory and disgrace of the Rockets.

However, it seems that this season's Rockets have no hope of making the playoffs.

The aging big demon Spurs are still looking for their feelings, slowly exerting their strength, and now the record has caught up with the Portland Trail Blazers youth army in sixth place in the West, and they only need one victory to complete the comeback and become the new sixth in the West.

The Utah Jazz, on the other hand, have taken advantage of the recent wave of home games, achieved a crucial wave of consecutive wins, and improved their record to the fourth place in the West, surpassing the original Denver Nuggets.

During this time, Li Shihao received a lot of calls from the little fat man Delong, and it could be heard that the little fat man was particularly happy during this time, he has been in good shape recently, with the encouragement of the All-Star, he can't help but play well, during this period of time, not only the personal data is excellent, the team's record is also very proud, and at the end of the month, he won a weekly best.

The fog is still shrouded in the West, the war here is still burning, and it is still spreading, and until the last minute, I am afraid that it is impossible to know who will break into the final playoffs.

Soon, the league officially announced the January Rookie of the Month and Rookie of the Month.

The best of the month in the East and West was held by LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, respectively, both of whom are at the heart of the top teams in the East and West, and the team's record during this period has been stable and excellent, and it is natural that it has won this honor without dispute.

As predicted by ESPN, the Eastern Rookie of the Month was won by Brandon Jennings, and the West was selected by Stephen Curry.

After the news was announced, the Dallas media couldn't help but sneer at the Milwaukee, belittling Brandon Jennings for not being worthy of his name. (To be continued.) )