Chapter 69: Rookie All-Stars? The battle for the first place in the West!

In his post-game interview, Doon threatened to study All-Star opponents, which undoubtedly seemed a bit arrogant.

The Western Conference forwards are star-studded, Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki, Roar Tianzun, Malone, Peja, Webb, so many veteran All-Star forwards are in charge, where is it the turn of Dwan, a first-year rookie?

For a while, many media outside Los Angeles criticized Doane one after another, and they asked Doon one after another, where did he get the confidence to say something like "already studying the opponent of the All-Star"?

However, before Doon could speak, the local Los Angeles media had already begun to protect the calves.

Excuse me, does a small forward, who averages 24.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks per game qualified to be an All-Star forward in the West?

What's more, his team has been absent from time to time when the star of the house is absent from the game! But with his help, his team is currently in second place in the West!

After the Los Angeles media listed Doon's game statistics and Lakers' record, a large number of media that had smeared Doon died down, and even began to change course and shamelessly advocate Doane.

After all, Doon's stats and the team's record are a bit tough, you must know that Maddy, who averaged the highest points per game this season, is only 28.7 points.

And Kobe, who is also on the Lakers, only averages 24.9 points per game, which is a little higher than Doon.

The problem is that Kobe Bryant is not as good as Doon in terms of appearances, and his rebounding, assist, and block statistics are also not as good as Doon's, at most the steals are slightly better than Doon's.

Also playing with the Los Angeles Lakers, Payton and Malone's stats are also much worse than Doane's.

Looking at the WS (Victory Contribution Value) in the high-level data, Doane 3.4, Kobe Bryant 3.1, Malone 2.8, Payton 2.6, Doon is indeed the player with the highest victory contribution value in the Lakers.

Judging from the victory contribution value alone, the Lakers' second-place record in the West can be said to be played by Doane......

Looking at another high-order data, PER (efficiency value), Doon ranks second with a high score of 28.2, second only to Garnett at 29.1.

It can only be said that simple ball scoring and sewer play are too suitable for brushing high-level data.

Doon, whether it is basic data or high-level data, is so strong that people can't find fault with it.

It is precisely because of this that the newborn calf, who originally spoke wildly, became the biggest dark horse of the 03rd draft.

The gold content of the No. 13 pick in the first round is comparable to the champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua.

The Lakers have also suddenly upgraded from F4 to the Big Five.

Even if Kobe Bryant and Malone will be absent in the next few games, the Lakers will continue to charge towards the first place in the West and the first record in the league.

On January 14, the Lakers hosted the Nuggets.

Previously, in the Denver Plateau, the Lakers lost back-to-back schedules due to unsuitable weather.

This is not the case, even if Kobe Bryant is absent from the game, the Lakers still easily beat the Nuggets.

It is worth mentioning that perhaps because of the previous public opinion about Doon's All-Star Forward, there has been a lot of uproar. The Nuggets have also made Doon an All-Star player, and they have made a lot of bags against Doane in this game.

Fortunately, Doon has basically digested Pippen's template, and his ball control and passing skills have improved significantly, and with O'Neal and Payton by his side, he is not afraid of the bag at all.

That's why Doon didn't suddenly hit the rookie wall just because he was caught in the bag.

Against the Nuggets, Doon became more and more courageous, hitting a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Not long after playing the Nuggets, the NBA officially announced the results of the second round of All-Star voting.

With 778,000 votes, Doon is still in third place among Western Conference forwards, but is one step closer to Garnett and Duncan.

The first two received 823,000 and 801,000 votes, respectively.

It can be seen that Nike's marketing to Doon, as well as the public opinion caused by Doon's post-game interview, still helped Doon become a Western All-Star starter.

Even if Garnett's nickname is the big box office, the increase in votes in the second round is obviously not as good as the real big box office like Doon, which has a Chinese box office!

At the same time, the vote gap between O'Neill and Yao Ming is also getting bigger and bigger.

The pinnacle O'Neal is still arranged by Chinese fans in the All-Star area.

Time came to January 16 in a blink of an eye, and the Lakers challenged the Sacramento Kings, who are currently the first in the West.

It is worth mentioning that the two teams are only one win away.

Since the 98-99 season, when Rick Adelman coached the Kings, the Kings have been the team to challenge for championships.

It's a pity that the current Kings were born at the wrong time, and they either met the Spurs led by Duncan and the General, or the Lakers led by the OK combination.

During the regular season, there was no pressure on the Kings to play the Spurs and the Lakers.

When it comes to the playoffs, the Kings are either short of superstars or unlucky, and they are a breath of air from start to finish.

Especially in last year's playoffs, the Kings' roster was even more gorgeous than the Spurs.

However, Webber injured the cruciate ligament of his knee in the Western Conference semifinals against the Mavericks, and the Kings fought with the Mavericks to tie seven without Webb, the team's big man.

To this day, Webb is still recovering from his injuries!

In the absence of Webb, the Kings took advantage of the fact that other strong teams were still in the run-in period, and slowly played the first place in the West with the help of the Princeton system.

Coincidentally, the Lakers, who are second in the West, also lack their star in the house.

"No one can steal our No. 1 spot in the West, not even the Los Angeles Lakers!

Verratti, don't forget who abandoned you!

Brad, show Shaq O'Neal your strong muscles!

Peja, I heard that the Lakers' No. 31 rookie wants to be an All-Star forward in the West, and I think you should give him a little bit of a look.

Doug, Kobe Bryant is not in tonight's game, no one can guard you, you can fully show your offensive ability.

And Mike, it's time to be an All-Star, beat Gary Payton and head to Los Angeles and enjoy the spotlight! ”

Before the game, Rick Adelman cheered on the Kings' players.

Then he began to warn everyone to hold on to the home victory.

If the current tactics run in to the seamless Kings, there is no way to beat the Lakers in the absence of Kobe and Malone.

So in the playoffs, why did they defeat the Lakers with the Big Five in a seven-game series?

Champion, champion, champion!

Only by beating the favorite Los Angeles Lakers and the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, the Sacramento Kings, who are first in the West, are the real kings!

to qualify for the West and win the championship that belongs to the King!

For the championship, Rick Adelman and the core players of the Kings have been fighting for five years!

How many five years are there in life?

How many players in the NBA have been able to maintain their peak for up to five years?

The Kings players can't wait! If it doesn't work out this year, Rick Adelman and Weber, Peja and others will also part ways, and the king, who is united and flamboyant, will also fall apart.

"Victory!"

The united Kings walked out of the locker room and walked to the playing field of Golden One Arena......

PS, in order to celebrate Shangsanjiang, there will be a change tonight, and there will be a change later.