The 2018 All-Star Game in Los Angeles was the first year since the rematch, and despite injuries before the All-Star break, almost all of the star players were on the court.

The unlucky Lefou, Wall, and Porzingis were replaced by injuries, but Cousins, who had been very vocal before, suffered a serious injury.

There is also an All-Star Concert before the start of the main event, when the star players can continue to be interviewed.

Lillard got what he wanted this year, and finally didn't have to use Cha Lemon, and he was very friendly to the interview.

Victor Oladipo, Kemba Walker, Glenn Dragic, and Bradley Beal are still relatively new, and they are modest and cautious in their interviews.

Although Durant and Curry were not very interested, they were also decent in the face of the interview and showed great patience.

The hosts, Li Ze, Paul George, and Jokic, are the favorites, surrounded by familiar sports media, and everyone talks and laughs freely.

LeBron James's wishful thinking crackled, but there was no James Bond to support him tonight, and Owen also got to Li Ze's side.

The captain existed in name only, everyone first greeted Li Ze, and then played their own games, and the teammates that James was looking forward to were surrounded by him, and the scene of helping him win the MVP did not happen at all

Even the sports media at the scene did not interview him too much, and everyone did not believe that the Cavaliers could win the championship, even if the current record was beautiful, they would have to hit the street in the end.

Conversely, many sports media outlets are speculating about how many wins the Clippers will have in the regular season.

"Kayce, will the Clippers break last season's all-time best?"

Li Ze, who had already changed into a black All-Star jersey in the Western Conference, heard the old question, and replied simply with a smile:

'Of course, it's always good to break a record and we don't have a plan for how many wins we will get.

"It's going to be game by game, and the most important thing is to stay healthy at the end of the season, which is incredibly important for the playoffs."

In the interview, Li Ze was asked the most about the record, and the sports media at the scene would also ridicule Clay by the way, the two have been old rivals for the past two years, but now they have become teammates.

In the three-point contest at All-Star Weekend, Klay ended up losing to Booker, while Eric Gordon shot only 12 points and didn't even make it to the finals.

When the TNT reporter saw Clay with two dark circles under his eyes, he immediately knew that he was enjoying life in Los Angeles

"You've been meeting each other in the Western Conference Finals for the past two years, how does it feel to be teammates with Kayce?"

Hearing TNT's reporter mention the Western Conference Finals, the corners of Clay's mouth twitched slightly, and finally replied seriously:

"We were teammates before Kayce came to the NBA, and we suppressed Harden all the way through high school, and a lot of fans have supported us since then."

"I knew I could win a championship by playing with Kayce, but I'm just focused on beating him right now!"

Durant, in the visiting locker room, rubbed his nose and almost sneezed, and the sports media in front of him were asking him questions about the Warriors' playoffs:

"KD, we all know that if you pass the first round according to the current ranking, you will most likely meet the Rockets, what do you think about this?"

Thinking of the regular season, Durant frowned slightly, and finally responded confidently:

"I don't care who the opponent is, I just want to win the championship, the Rockets are strong, but as long as we have a complete roster, no one can beat us!"

The bearded golfer also enjoyed the superstar treatment, and the Rockets had the second-best record, so he naturally received a lot of attention from the sports media.

Although the Cavaliers have a good record, Amika's sports media no longer believe James can win the championship:

"LeBron, will you join the Lakers in the offseason? It is said that Magic Johnson is already actively recruiting you! ”

Most of the interviews with other players are consulting about the record, and when they get to him, the style of painting suddenly changes, LeBron James is in a very unbeautiful mood, but at this time he still keeps smiling and responds formulaically:

"I'm just focused on the Cavaliers, you know, we're doing well at the moment and we're still going to have a chance to win a championship this year."

The sports media on the side pouted secretly, the championship? Fool it! Whether facing either the Clippers or the Warriors, the Cavaliers have no chance of winning.

In the event of an upset, the Cavaliers could even fall in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

LeBron James, who was wearing a white All-Star uniform, kept smiling, but began to scold his mother in his heart:

"These people lack respect for veterans!"

From the beginning of the group photo, James lost the C position, and no one blew with him in the afternoon training session, and in the interview before the game, he was asked a lot of inexplicable questions.

The clay man also has three points of fire, and the more the Chosen One laughs, the more stiff he becomes, and he always feels that everyone is targeting him.

Since Stevens and De Nagro served as All-Star head coaches last season, the head coach positions fell to Casey of the Raptors and D'Antoni of the Rockets at this year's All-Star Game.

Kevin Hart, as the host of tonight, first introduced the sick names Love and Wall, and then introduced the players in the order of Team James and Team Lee.

As the host, it is natural to play in the finale, the familiar stadium, the familiar cheerleaders, the familiar cheers, Li Ze, who was wearing a black training jacket, simply waved to the fans after appearing, and the scene was completely boiling.

It's useless, the players on the scene are all defeated under Li Ze, which is why everyone will give face after coming to Los Angeles.

LeBron James's heart is sour again, if he has a championship on his body, he will not be looked down upon by the thigh-hugging bunch in the locker room.

Counting this year, Li Ze is already a 9-time All-Star player, and he is more nervous and excited than the newcomers in the team, and he enjoys the atmosphere of the scene more.

Taking advantage of the players' final warm-up, on the TNT broadcast seat, host Ernnie Johnson immediately asked the three people next to him:

"James looks tall and Kayce doesn't have a proper center, so who can win the game?"

Charles Barkley didn't care about the outcome of the game at all, but said happily:

"I like LeBron's choice, it's a good opportunity to beat Kayce, hopefully the fight will be a little more intense!"

Kenny Smith noticed the discordant side of the James team and couldn't help but joke:

"It's not easy to lead a team like this, after all, LeBron hasn't won a championship yet!"

O'Neal chuckled from the sidelines, and he was the staunchest supporter of the championship:

"I'm sure Kevin Durant doesn't like LeBron's leadership!"

TNT has broadcast the All-Star Game for many years, so it naturally knows how to mobilize the emotions of the audience, and when they saw Li Ze's team talking and laughing, everyone circled around the captain, and immediately cut the camera to the James team.

When Li Ze was warming up here, everyone took turns to show off their dunks, Jokic made a big windmill on the spot, and finally clapped his hands regretfully, making everyone laugh.

On James's side, everyone warmed up at will, Owen yelled for two heads-ups, and the Chosen One was excluded.

The fans at the scene could also see that James didn't seem to be treated with much respect, and before the game started, the sports media that was doing the incident launched a tweet on social media:

"Kayce is a true leader, LeBron James' lack of leadership may be the reason why he keeps failing!"

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When it came to the All-Star Game, Li Ze's team took the lead, Anthony Davis jumped the ball successfully, and immediately launched a block after halftime.

Giannis Antetokounmpo immediately went down after the left wing was raised, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, was in and out by a large margin, swayed to the right and left, lowered the center of gravity, and passed the James defense in one step.

Durant's defense made a show, Li Ze threw the ball high in the left blocking area, and Giannis Antetokounmpo went down the middle and then caught the ball and smashed his arm!

"Boom!" Empty catch the storm dunk!

dunked at the beginning of the game, and in the Staples Arena, the audience immediately sent a huge cheer.

When it was James' turn to attack, Irving gave the ball to Durant on the right wing after half time, and immediately put the ball with his right hand after receiving the pass, and broke through to the right blocking area.

After dribbling the ball under the crotch, he paused slightly, and then changed direction sharply in front of his body, completely shaking off DeRozan's defense, and Durant came to the basket to hit the high board and pick up the basket!

The huge change of direction made the fans at the scene scream again.

After completing a beautiful offense, Durant also looked very proud, smiling and clapping his hands, signaling to defend well.

Paul George is also a veteran actor, and he took the initiative to lead the defense, and came to Li Ze without waiting for half time.

The audience at the scene also began to shout, just out of the bottom line, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, pushed the ball forward, then pulled the ball with his left hand sharply, Sam Gourd by a large margin, and then changed direction under the crotch, and turned quickly again after catching the ball with his right hand.

After a set of combos, just dodging Paul George's defense, Li Ze, who re-fished the ball with his left hand, immediately accelerated, and the two soon reached the top of the arc.

The ball in his left hand accelerated again, Li Ze lowered his center of gravity, dribbled two big steps and pulled back to his crotch, and Paul George no longer did too many sliding steps, and was directly passed when Li Ze accelerated with the ball in his right hand.

The continuous shaking made the Staples Arena cheer constantly, and everyone still preferred to watch people perform rather than throwing three-pointers.

Embiid under the basket saw Li Ze rushing to the paint area and immediately assisted in defense, Li Ze, who jumped with both feet, rose into the air, turned sideways, easily dodged the defense in the air, glided to the bottom left of the basket, and hit the board with his left hand to pick up the basket!

"Oh!!"

The beautiful attack once again made the audience shout happily, and the skill should be rewarded!

Li Ze's bells and whistles are not common in the regular season, and if you want to go back, it is only during the new season.

Soon everyone showed off their fancy work, and Kyrie Irving was not polite and played with bells and whistles.

Harden also showed off his dribble, and after a crotch shake, he threw the ball in the direction of the basket, and Anthony Davis directly came with a big windmill dunk!

The star players set the tone for the game, with Li Ze and Harden only choosing to break through to the basket or send open catches;

DeRozan and Giannis Antetokounmpo are responsible for countering and rushing to the rim, and Anthony Davis is responsible for eating cakes and rebounding.

The five people cooperate tacitly and continue to cut points efficiently!

The James team is Durant singles, Irving shows dribbles, Paul George also singles, Embiid is a blue-collar player, and James pushes counterattacks.

There are not many opportunities to switch offense, which also makes James not show his fierce fast-break dunk for a few minutes, and can only watch a few people play blindly.

The fans at the scene didn't care about the score, everyone could see that the star players could just go one-on-one!

It's just that this rhythm of the game is not very friendly to LeBron James, the chosen son doesn't have so much work, and the dribbling is mainly practical and steady, falling into the position to attack, and can only break through the tank.

The cheers continued, and Giannis Antetokounmpo played more and more seriously, and this time he missed a shot in the paint area of Harden and fought for a frontcourt rebound.

Giannis Antetokounmpo threw the ball to Li Ze in the logo position for the first time, received the pass, and did not make too many adjustments.

"Huh!" Super far three points hollow into the net!

"God! Just past the halfway line to shoot, the movement is not deformed, what kind of power is this? ”

Exclamations and cheers rang out at the same time, followed by Kenny Smith's exaggerated yelling.

At 20:25, there were 3 minutes and 51 seconds left in the first quarter, and the difference was just opened and lost.

"It looks like the fans who bought the tickets tonight earned it, and it was less than 40 points in a quarter, which is the rhythm we wanted."

Host Ernnie Johnson glanced at the scoreboard at this time and immediately felt that this year was playing better than last year.

Soon there will be five up and five on both sides, the All-Star Game, and everyone will not have too much playing time.

LeBron James returned to the bench in a bad mood, he only got three shots, completed two fast-break dunks, and then didn't show much.

Irving doesn't like to share the ball, Durant and Paul George can also hold the ball, and even Embiid will shoot when he gets an opportunity

"Lack of respect!"

Muttering to himself twice in his heart, LeBron James pulled out a stiff smile again, facing the media, he wanted to show his generosity.

In contrast, Li Ze does not worry about the ball and statistics, 5 of 5, 1 of 1 from beyond the three-point line, 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, such data is easy to come by.

"Enjoy the game and relax, Bro! There are still three quarters of game time! ”

Li Ze saw the unsmiling appearance of the new Oladipo, and immediately comforted him, this new man was still a little nervous after coming to Los Angeles.

"My family was there tonight and I told them I was going to play for at least 10 minutes, so I wouldn't have talked about it if I knew about it."

Oladipo felt that he might not have much time tonight, and was slightly frustrated.

Li Ze patted the other party on the shoulder, then moved to D'Antoni's side, took the opportunity to communicate the issue of playing time, and then turned his head to give Oladipobi a thumbs up.

In the second quarter, Oladipo was also happy, and D'Antoni seemed to listen to Li Ze's opinion and turned on the egalitarian mode.

Before going on the court, he didn't forget to bump fists with Li Ze, and Oladipo knew that some of the playing time was divided by Li Ze.

By the second quarter of the rotation, the small players on both sides dominated, and the turtles didn't seem to be able to break away from the regular season and still indulge in rebounding and assists.

Kyle Lowry is in charge of the breakaway, and the main play at this stage is to break through the point and let Klay complete the three-point shot by the way.

The turning point of the game came at this time, when James' Curry came out on the court and the three-point line was striking;

On the Li Ze team's side, Clay maintained a normal shooting rate because he participated in the three-point contest.

In three rounds, the difference came to 12 points, Clay scored 2 three-pointers in a row, and with the 2+1 of the turtle, Li Ze's team immediately took the lead.

The bearded balloon stood on the sidelines and yelled, signaling everyone to protect the rebound, and the game went exactly as they planned.

In the third quarter of the game, after the main lineup returned, Li Ze naturally had to give the opponent some opportunities, and the ball was handled more casually, and Anthony Davis played tricks.

But what made the fans at the scene cry and laugh was that the James team's three-point shot just didn't score, Li Ze released water here, and no one pushed the conversion, and after waiting for a long time, the score difference was still 9 points.

At the last moment, LeBron James also tried to launch a counterattack, but Curry's three-point shot just missed, and he could only watch the game go by.

Towards the end of the game, LeBron James smiled helplessly, wanting to perform in front of the Los Angeles fans, but all the work was useless.

Curry, who came on the court in the final moments, was also embarrassed, and the basket at Staples Arena was too unkind to him, shooting 3-of-11 from beyond the three-point line tonight and 0-of-4 in the fourth quarter

The Los Angeles fans at the scene were very happy to see Curry Bangbang playing iron, and everyone was familiar with this scene.

At the end of the game, the score was fixed at 136 145, and Li Ze's team was always in the lead, and the opponent who cooperated with the performance pulled his hips by himself.

The All-Star Most Valuable Player (AMVP) award is also unquestionable, with everyone helping Anthony Davis score last year, and teammates making sure Lee wins the award this year.

Played 26 minutes, 13-of-16, including 3-of-5 three-pointers, 29 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal with no turnovers.

When Li Ze received the transparent crystal trophy from President Adam Silva, the familiar shout rang out again from Staples Arena:

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

"Win the All-Star Game MVP for the third time in her career, alongside Oscar Robertson and Mike Er Jordan, congratulations to Kayce!"

The host, Ernnie Johnson, simply said hello to Li Ze, and then handed him the microphone:

"It's great to be on a par with the legend, and I hope the Los Angeles fans enjoy this gift, thank you again to all the All-Stars, thank you to the fans who voted for us, you are the best!"

Li Ze, who was holding the trophy, waved his hand to the fans at the scene again, and finally looked at the trophy in his hand and sighed silently:

"It's the last time, and the sense of accomplishment of the All-Star is almost gone."

Of course, there is not only Li Ze's record tonight, LeBron James has made his 14th consecutive start to the All-Star.

surpassed Celtics legend Bob Cousey to become the player with the most consecutive starts in All-Star history!

The two captains have won records, but the difference is that Li Ze is the winner again, while LeBron James loses again.

After the All-Star break, the players have three days off and everyone can continue to enjoy the All-Star vacation.

The sports media in Los Angeles seized the gap and entertained the fans again.

Before the start of the All-Star Game, each team made targeted reinforcements.

The most notable is of course the Cavaliers, Thomas Jr. went through a sweet schedule after returning from injury, and then he was out of form and finally traded away.

Back on Feb. 8, the Cavaliers traded Channing Frye, Isaiah Thomas and a 2018 first-round pick to the Lakers in exchange for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance.

On the same day, the Cavaliers, Kings, and Jazz made another three-way trade.

The Cavaliers sent Iman Shambaugh, Agravanis, and 2018 second-round picks to the Kings and Jay Crowder, Derrick Rose, and 2020 second-round picks to the Jazz;

Eventually traded from the Kings to George Hill and got Ronnie Hood from the Jazz, who also sent veteran Joe Johnson and cash to the Kings.

These two trades show that the Cavaliers' offseason recruitment has completely failed, and the players have been getting together after the trade, and there has been no hot news before the All-Star break.

However, on February 19, the sports media in Los Angeles took the lead in breaking the news of Thomas Jr.'s complaint after being traded to the Lakers:

'The injury has affected my performance and I could have recovered better and I need quality training to help me get fit.

"But unfortunately the Cavaliers don't train a lot, and after I came back from injury, I had to even try to find my form in the game."

"The lack of quality training games has definitely affected my performance, and believe me, in the second half of the game, the Cavaliers will definitely fall behind!"

This interview doesn't give a full picture of what's going on in the Cavaliers' locker room, but it does illustrate a few things:

"Cavaliers players rarely practice, and Cavaliers practice games are pitiful!"

Before the melon-eating crowd had time to discuss, Yahoo Sports also came to an article, the content of which was excerpted from the words of the traded Shambau:

"It's hard for role players to play in the Cavaliers, so why lose the Finals?"

"A lot of the reason is because role players are responsible for marking Kayce, squatting in the bottom corner on the offensive end, and star players on the defensive end, which is too demanding for a lot of players."

"If we can lock Kayce, then the team doesn't need LeBron!"

Looking at the whole article, there is only one theme meaning, the pot of losing should be carried by LeBron James.

The gossip news within the team suddenly ignited the enthusiasm of the fans again, is this a statement?

Normal players are traded, they don't talk about their old clubs at all, no one likes big-mouthed players, the little secrets in the locker room, and you can only gossip about it when you retire.

The remarks of Shambaugh and Thomas Jr. broke this unspoken rule, which seems to indicate that there are indeed contradictions within the Cavaliers.

Combined with the fact that before the All-Star break, Kevin Love left the game early and had a verbal altercation with Thomas Jr., and things became clear all of a sudden.

The veteran players are too old to keep up with their fitness and don't want to train, while Thomas Jr., who is recovering from injury, wants to regain his form through high-quality training matches.

Both sides make sense, both sides are right, it's just that the needs are different, and in the end they can only part ways.

Lakers fans watched happily and gave Thomas Jr. a platform, although this performance was also very stretching after coming to the Lakers, but after all, it was his own person, LeBron James will take the blame!

Lakers fans are jumping up and down on social media, and there is a high probability that they will not be able to make the playoffs this season, so they must find a sense of presence at this time

There was no gossip on TNT's show, but instead it helped the Cavaliers re-evaluate the two trades:

"Maybe the Cavaliers should be patient, give Thomas Jr. more time, tactically allow role players to have more touches, and Tyronn Lue should have made adjustments."

Kenny Smith naturally wanted to speak for the players and gave the pot to the Cavaliers.

"A lose-lose deal, after the new signings came to the Cavaliers, they didn't play as expected."

Charles Barkley also gave his opinion, and this big-mouthed comment was a little hurtful:

"I have a lot of respect for George Hill, but I don't like him in the playoffs."

"From the time he met Kayce as a rookie, George Hill's career began to go downhill."

O'Neal agrees with his old partner, and TNT took stock of George Hill's playoff performance at the time of the deal and concluded:

"If you want to break out of the East and win against your opponent in the Finals, the Cavaliers should still focus on defense,"

"At the moment I am cautiously bullish on this deal! George Hill hasn't been able to prove himself in the playoffs. ”

The four of you said a word, and finally reached a consensus that even if the Cavaliers really made it to the Finals, whether they faced the Warriors or the Clippers, there was a high probability that they would lose.

When the people who eat melons gossip about the news every day, the vacation time of the All-Star Weekend is also quietly gone.

On the night of the 22nd, at 128:107, the Clippers who flew to Phoenix defeated the Suns again.

With no time to rest, everyone packed their bags overnight and flew straight to Oakland, where they will take on the Warriors tomorrow night.

Curry in the All-Star Game projected a crotch pull, but when he returned to his home court, his character exploded.

In the game on the night of the 23rd, Li Ze watched Curry's blind chicken throwing in, so he could only smile and raise his eyebrows, and it was useless to call his face on the defensive end.

At 128:134, relying on ferocious offensive firepower, the Warriors ended the Clippers' winning streak.

In 39 minutes, Stephen Curry made 14 of 19 shots, including 8 of 11 three-pointers and 8 of 8 free throws, and scored 44 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers.

Li Ze, who also played 39 minutes, was 15 of 18, 7 of 9 from beyond the three-point line, and 7 of 7 from the free throw line, and got 44 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal.

The two of them performed so efficiently, and they also looked stupid at the Warriors fans at the Oracle Arena at the scene, and they almost lost the game, and everyone couldn't be happy.

After a back-to-back on the road, the Clippers have a 56-2 record and can be said to have locked up a playoff spot.

Amerika's sports media didn't care about the Clippers' loss, and everyone was more concerned about how many wins the Clippers would end up with this season.

The Clippers still have two games to play at the end of February, but they are no longer back-to-back games.

After flying to Denver on the 26th, the Clippers took a break from Paul George, who had an uncomfortable shoulder, and brought Eric Gordon to the starting lineup.

127:101, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets in the end!

On the last day of February, the Clippers, who are back at home, take on the Knicks.

Although the team also made a trade after the All-Star break and brought in Moodier from the Nuggets, after these two days of games, Knicks fans began to curse the streets again!

The team is currently 24-38, the Knicks' record is not improving, and Moodiera is in the hips.

Without Porzingis, the Knicks' ability to protect the rim declined, and the offensive end could not be opened, and the Clippers led the opponent by 30 points in less than three quarters.

At 98:128, Paul George returned from injury after a few days of rest, and his shoulder has now fully recovered, helping the Clippers win over the Knicks.

On March 1, the NBA league announced the Player of the Month for February:

LeBron James in the Eastern Conference and Li Ze in the Western Conference won the award again.

Li Ze, who was still in Los Angeles, saw the news announced by the league, and couldn't help but sigh again:

"Dreaming back to the new season, I don't feel a sense of accomplishment anymore."

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