On the first day of 2013, the NBA's official website announced the latest edition of the MVP list, LeBron James surpassed Kevin Durant to jump to the top of the list with his outstanding performance last week, in the direct conversation between the two in the Christmas game, James led the Heat to defeat the Thunder, Chris Paul rose to third, his Clippers have won 15 consecutive wins, and the tall and strong also entered the top five for the first time with the Nets' 10 consecutive wins.

1. LeBron James (Miami Heat)

Last week: 28.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game

James remains one of the most well-rounded players in the league, dominating on both ends of the floor, with 29 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds in a direct conversation with Durant in the Christmas game, and the Heat also beat the Thunder, and when he gives his best, no one can compete with him.

2. Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)

Last week: 35.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game

Durant has been the second man in the league behind James for the past three seasons, and he has made great strides this season, contributing much more than just scoring on the court, and he is now the catalyst for the Thunder, who has been able to defend James and Nowitzki in back-to-back games in a row that no other person in the league can do.

3. Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers)

Last week: 15.8 points, 11.3 assists and 3.8 steals per game

Paul is back in the top three of the list, and the Clippers are now also at the top of the league, with the Clippers perhaps the most athletic team in the league. Paul has also managed to put these players together, averaging 15.8 points, 10.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game in the last five games, and leading the team to a 16-game winning streak.

4. Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks)

Last week: 32.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game

When he's on the floor, no one is more efficient than him, with Anthony averaging 33.7 points per game and shooting 51 percent from the field over the past seven games, but he's also plagued by injuries and has missed three of his last 10 games.

5. Tall and strong (Brooklyn Nets)

Last week, he averaged 38.5 points, 8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game

It's crazy that a rookie player who's only been in the league for three months has already squeezed into the top five on the MVP list, but the tall man led the Nets to a victory over the Celtics in the Christmas game with a staggering 42 shots. The Nets, who are short of major generals, have won 10 straight games so far. Tall and strong is even crazier than last year's "Lin Crazy".

6. Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)

Last week: 36.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game

The 34-year-old has scored more than 30 points in 10 consecutive games, and if the Lakers had had a better record, he could have been in the top three of the list, and he has been efficient this season. But it's a little confusing. When Bryant scored more than 35. The Lakers have a 0-7 record this season, so Kobe Bryant was squeezed out of the top five by the Nets' rookie Tall and Strong.

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Although the Nets have won ten in a row, some people think that the Nets' winning streak is not enough. With the exception of a win over the New York Knicks in the city derby, the Nets have failed to face the test of a truly top team in the league.

But at the start of the new year, the Nets embarked on their back-to-back road trip to the West, and their first game was against the league's top team, the veteran San Antonio Spurs.

San Antonio, located in south-central Texas, is one of the three major cities in Texas, the other two being Houston and Dallas, and it is also the first time that Gao Dazhuang has returned to Texas after being traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

Gao Dazhuang didn't know much about San Antonio, except that the city had strong garrisons, such as Fort SamHouston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City Garrison Base.

However, when he first arrived in San Antonio, he was recommended by Coach Johnson to visit its thriving and green riverside promenade.

The 4.5-kilometre-long San Antonio River is lined with restaurants, hotels, roadside cafes, tourist souvenir shops, theaters, museums and other buildings, all of which are located in a valley below the city street level, where you can see the trees of the valley.

This Texas city is very different from Houston and is exotic, with sites of Spanish culture everywhere, Mexican ethnic colors that are always striking, and the cultural diversity of American Indian culture makes this city unforgettable.

Of course, the most famous symbol of the Holy City is the NBA team San Antonio Spurs.

When it comes to the Spurs, of course, the "famous" GDP combination is indispensable - Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, in fact, since the champion definitely joined the Spurs, the Spurs immediately came from hell to heaven.

Duncan's arrival made a qualitative leap in the strength of the Spurs, and in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the Spurs created a "two-tower strategy" with Duncan and another All-Star center Robinson as the core, and brought the team NBA championships in 1999 and 2003.

In 2005, the Spurs fought seven games in the Finals with the Pistons, who are also known for their defensive team system, and finally won the third championship in seven years, and in 2007, the Spurs swept the James-led Cavaliers in the Finals and won the fourth championship trophy in nine years, officially marking the birth of the traditional championship team.

"Stone Buddha" Duncan as the soul and core of the team, it is difficult to study the reason why he can remain stable for many years, Duncan is the mainstay of the team, he can restrain the opponent in all aspects at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, with Duncan to guard the inside, the Spurs' offense and defense will be much easier.

Even Spurs coach Popovich once said, "As soon as Duncan announces his retirement, I think I will leave the Spurs 10 minutes after he retires." That's enough to show Duncan's value to this team.

Ginobili and Parker are the two sharp knives on the Spurs' defensive line, and Parker has improved over the years, and the Finals MVP has become much more sophisticated in his mid-range shooting and control of the tempo.

As for Ginobili, the Argentine "Demon Knife" can never guess what tricks he will use when, and his unpredictable attacks and lethality at critical moments also make him a nightmare for his opponents at any time.

Out of respect for this veteran championship team, the Brooklyn Nets came to the Spurs' home AT&T center early for practice.

It is said that the Spurs originally used the Alamo Stadium, an American football stadium for the Super Bowl, as the home stadium, but because the stadium had to be separated by half for each game, the effect was naturally not good, so when it won the NBA championship for the first time in its history in 1999, it used the excuse that it would move away from San Antonio without a new stadium. "Forced" the local government to spend more than $180 million in local taxes to build the new stadium AT&T Center.

The AT&T Center is not as grand and atmospheric as the Barclays Center. But the four championship flags hanging over his arena still made Gao Dazhuang feel the pressure from the "Iron Army" Spurs.

With two hours to go, the Spurs were the first to arrive on the court with their head coach, Popovich, a serious, wise old man with silver hair.

In fact, Jerry, who coached the Utah Jazz for 23 years? After Sloan's abrupt resignation on February 10, 2011, Popovich became the longest-serving NBA coach.

Although the Spurs led by Popovich are strong contenders for the Western Conference championship and even the championship every year. But Popovich is the head coach that NBA commissioner Stern hates the most. The reason is simply because he is a ratings killer.

Popovich is an "independent actor" in coaching circles. He doesn't write books, he doesn't go to business, and he doesn't wear expensive suits. But it was in this low-key that Popovich became one of the best coaches in the NBA, and he single-handedly created the Spurs dynasty, and he is the "heart" here.

However, it is such an iron-faced coach who is not good at words but took the initiative to become tall and strong after greeting Nets coach Johnson, "You have been performing very well recently, and there has been no rookie as good as you for many years."

"Oh, thank you, it's over, I still have a lot to be desired" was praised by the NBA's most famous meritorious coach, which made Gao Dazhuang a little flattered, but Gao Dazhuang also felt a trace of unease in Coach Popovich's eyes.

I don't know if it was out of confidence or too familiar with the court, the Spurs players only appeared on the court half an hour before the game to warm up, and Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker only had a brief warm-up of 3 or 5 minutes.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

The starting lineup for the Spurs is: center Thiago Split, power forward Tim Duncan, small forward Kawhai Leonard, shooting guard Danny Green, and point guard Tony Parker.

The Nets' starting lineup is: center Greg Smith, power forward Humphries, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Tall Strong, and point guard Marshawn Brooks.

Today was a back-to-back game for the San Antonio Spurs, but the Spurs, who were playing at home, were not affected by their physical strength at all, and they were on fire in the first quarter.

In the opening game, Parker and Duncan led the team to blossom more points and quickly take the lead, the Nets' defense looked vulnerable in front of the Spurs' rapid transfer of the ball, Parker could pass Brooks with a casual break, and then a few simple passes can appear a large open shooting opportunity, and the Spurs' shooters certainly will not waste such offensive opportunities.

Parker, who "brushed" the ball and cut into the inside, used a "gyro turn" to flash Brooks' defense in an instant, and scored an easy layup.

"Marshawn, don't pounce too forward, don't lose your position easily" The big big brow was locked at the beginning of the game, and he reminded Brooks with some dissatisfaction at this moment.

"Got it," Brooks replied embarrassedly, less than five minutes into the game, and he had been broken head-on by Parker at least five times.

However, fortunately, the loss on defense did not affect the Nets' offense, and the tall and strong still showed their strength on the offensive end, also using consecutive breakthroughs to cut into the interior to score, Wallace and Brooks also scored the score, and the Nets bit the score tightly.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs led the Nets by four points at 28-24.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs adjusted the personnel on the court, and the Argentine "Demon Knife" Ginobili led a group of substitutes on the court.

The Spurs, who can rotate the lineup, still maintained a sharp attack, and Ginobili broke through to create fouls in a row and widened the gap between the two sides to double digits.

Fortunately, Wallace hit back the opponent with two jumpers at the critical moment, and then Gao Dazhuang also hit a three-pointer, and the Nets once chased the score to 33:37.

But after the Spurs changed their main team, Parker and Duncan scored consecutive points to stabilize the team's position, and then Duncan showed what the league's top interior line is in front of Nets interior Smith and Humphries.

Screens, Balls, Rebounds, Scoring...... Duncan is proficient in everything, and at the end of the second quarter, Duncan and Parker used the blocking and pick-and-roll of the line to frequently hit the opponent, and the point difference was opened again.

Parker hit a three-pointer from Duncan, and at halftime, the Spurs held the lead at 55-47.

Duncan had a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, Parker also had 13 points and 6 assists, and Ginobili contributed 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

For the Nets, Wallace scored a game-high 16 points, while the tall man also had 14 points, three rebounds and three assists on 5-of-11 shooting and 3-of-5 free throws in the first half. (To be continued......)

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