NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 338 In the All-Star Game, is it really interesting for Wang Chao to join the Clippers?
If Wang Chao wants to join the Clippers, he doesn't need to consider the Clippers' intentions at all.

With his current reputation in the league, no team in the league can refuse him. As long as he is willing to nod and agree, the general managers of all the teams will kneel down and offer a maximum salary offer. Wang Chao was regarded as the Supreme Emperor.

There is no exaggeration in these words.

But right now is not the best time. After all, Wang Chao is still on the Nuggets, so it is a bit unreasonable to start contacting the next team in advance.

But there is no rush.

The Clippers itself is a team that needs to be rebuilt. In the next two years, the team's salary space will always maintain a relatively healthy state. The only long-term big contract in the team is Gallinari with an annual salary of 2000 million.

It is also because of this that the Clippers were able to get two superstars with an annual salary of more than 19 million in the 20-3000 season, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

In fact, Wang Chao’s name has always been highlighted in red in the Clippers’ rebuilding signing list, because everyone knows that he will not stay with the Nuggets for long. Once the Nuggets win the championship, it is estimated that he will Like when he was in the Nets, he will choose to retire.

The rhetoric that Wang Chao put down before is not a secret in the league at all. All teams know that if Wang Chao considers leaving, he will definitely choose a team that has never won a championship in history.

The Clippers fit that bill perfectly, and more than that, the allure of the big city of Los Angeles has always been a big plus.

It is no secret that Wang Chao bought a mansion in Los Angeles a year ago, and that his confidante, well-known fashionista Candice Swanepoel, lives here.

Considering various conditions, the Clippers are also very likely to become Wang Chao's best choice.

It's just that there is no mind reading ability, neither the Clippers management nor the fans know what Wang Chao is thinking.

But it doesn't matter if they don't know, taking advantage of this All-Star Weekend, they want to show Wang Chao the greatest enthusiasm and make him fall in love with this city! ——
The 2018 Los Angeles All-Stars are jointly organized by the Clippers and the Lakers.

Both teams are currently in a state of rebuilding, and their regular season records are hovering on the verge of the playoffs. However, as the second largest city in the whole of Mimi, and also the capital of culture and entertainment, the ball market and fan atmosphere in Los Angeles are absolutely top-notch, even higher than the second largest city. A big city like New York is even better.

After the start of the All-Star Weekend, the streets and alleys of Los Angeles are filled with various All-Star-related elements, and fans holding various signs can be seen everywhere.

And what I saw the most was the Clippers fans holding up Wang Chao's posters, cheering heartily, shouting "Wang Chao, welcome to Los Angeles!" and "Come to the Clippers, we need you to win us a Championship!" banners.

Many Nuggets fans who came from Denver to watch the All-Stars will feel uncomfortable when they see such slogans, and feel like they have been bullied.

Wang Chao is the star of their family. The regular season is not over yet, so why did he start poaching corners?

But if you change from the perspective of the person involved, Wang Chao, who was sitting in the car to the Staples Center, looked at the welcome signs everywhere on the street, and his mood was slightly different.

"Papa, there are so many of you!"

Xiao Keer lay on the side of the car window, looking at the posters of Wang Chao held up by many Clippers fans outside, and said in a childish voice.

"Yes." Wang Chao rubbed Xiao Ke'er's head with a smile, and his mind became more determined to join the Clippers.

Originally, his reason was just to be able to spend a year with Candice preparing for pregnancy and sexual life. Now seeing such active and enthusiastic Clippers fans, there is naturally another reason, although this reason is comparable to the previous one. It's trivial, but it's still better than nothing.

After all, in this world, who doesn't like compliments and compliments from others?

After all, Wang Chao is just an ordinary man with vanity.

The fans of the Clippers naturally didn't know that Wang Chao had already seen what they did, but the purpose of doing this was to let Wang Chao see their enthusiasm.

And this enthusiasm was better reflected in the All-Star Game a day later.

On February 2, the Los Angeles All-Star Game officially started at the Staples Center.

After a wonderful performance, Wang Chao and James, as the captains of the two teams, made their debut under the passionate commentary of the live DJ.

As the all-star vote leader, Wang Chao immediately burst into cheers like a tsunami as soon as he appeared on the stage.

After all, this is Los Angeles. The fans of the Clippers and the Lakers bought far more tickets than fans from other cities. Among them, the number of fans of the Clippers accounted for the vast majority, far exceeding that of the Lakers. fan.

This is not surprising. Unlike the Clippers, the Lakers have no idea about competing with Wang Chao. It's not that they are not greedy for Wang Chao's body. The key is that Wang Chao also doesn't like them. Trophy team.

For this year's All-Star, the Lakers only had Towns selected as a substitute for the All-Star. It can be said that the starlight is bleak. This also makes the Lakers fans lack interest in the All-Star. Ships are far apart.

Therefore, in the Staples Arena, at least [-]% of the fans present are Clippers fans, and they all cheered in advance, cheering for Wang Chao during the game, allowing him to see the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the Clippers. sincerity.
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This time in the All-Star Game, Wang Chao did not paddle like he did in previous years.

On the one hand, the atmosphere of the "home court" fans was very good, and all kinds of cheers and cheers made Wang Chao feel embarrassed.

On the other hand, this game is also different from the previous confrontation between the East and the West. The names of the two All-Star teams are Wang Chao and James.

Wang Chao, as the captain of Wang Chao's team, is also the representative of the team, so he can't accept that the team bearing his name loses to the opposite James team.

Therefore, in this All-Star game, Wang Chao took it a little seriously for a long time, and understated a large triple-double of 36 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, leading Wang Chao's team to beat James' team.

As if it was tacit understanding, James on the James team also wanted to win the victory of the team named after him for the first time this year, but on the All-Star stage, James had no choice but to lose to Wang Chao again.

James did not perform badly in the game, with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, also at the quasi-triple-double level, and even a 70% shooting percentage was slightly higher than Wang Chao.

But there is no way, Wang Chao's efforts are mainly concentrated in the second half, especially the last quarter. At the critical moment, his scoring is completely unstoppable, causing the game to be directly taken away by a wave.

James was left speechless. Fortunately, this was only an All-Star game. Even if he lost the game, he could pretend not to care, and congratulated Wang Chao for winning the All-Star MVP trophy with a smile on his face.

In the interview after winning the award, the reporter also seemed to have ulterior motives.

She didn't ask Wang Chao how he felt after winning the championship, but instead asked.

"First of all, congratulations on leading the team to win the game and winning the All-Star MVP. I think many fans want to know how you feel about this All-Star Weekend, how you feel about the city of Los Angeles and the fans."

As soon as this question was asked, Wang Chao knew that this reporter was probably a Clippers fan, because if he was a Lakers fan, he would definitely not test his tone like this.

But Wang Chao doesn't care. Although he also needs to consider the feelings of the Nuggets fans, it is not a secret that he will leave the Nuggets after winning the championship. The enthusiasm of the Clippers fans is also worth giving him a little bit. Give back.

"Los Angeles is a very good city, and the fans are very enthusiastic. This is one of the best All-Star experiences I have had, and it feels great." Wang Chao replied with a smile.

When the reporter heard this, his eyes lit up involuntarily.

What Wang Chao said sounds like a joke!
She hurriedly continued to ask: "As we all know, once you win the championship with the Nuggets, you will leave and rejoin a championship-free team. The Los Angeles Clippers are also a championship-free team so far. I don't know. Do you have any thoughts on joining the Clippers?"

"I haven't considered this matter yet." Wang Chao shook his head with a smile. Even if he already had the idea of ​​joining the Clippers, he couldn't make such a hasty decision. Gold morale. "I only think about one thing now, and that is to lead the Nuggets to win the championship. As for the rest, we can think about it after we win the championship."

Although the words are said in this way, everyone is a smart person, so there is no need to fully explain the words.

When the reporter raised this question, Wang Chao did not directly veto it, which means that this matter is possible.

After all, there are not many teams in the current league without a championship. Among these teams, the Clippers are still quite attractive, especially since they hold three first-round picks this year. It is about to expire, and there is a lot of room for maneuvering. It is definitely one of Wang Chao's most powerful competitors.

Wang Chao didn't care about the Clippers management and fans who were imagining after he was interviewed.

After the All-Star break, he returned to Denver to prepare for the final stretch of the regular season.

After the All-Star Weekend, the regular season has officially entered the late stage. 82 of the 58 regular season games have been played before, and only the last 24 games are left.

In the first 58 games, the Nuggets achieved a record of 44 wins and 15 losses, with a winning rate of 75%, which is not particularly high, but firmly ranks first in the league.

Below the Nuggets are the Warriors with a 73% win rate, the Nets with a 72% win rate, the Raptors and the Spurs with a 70% win rate.

In the 17-18 season, it can be said that there are many heroes and stars gathered together. Among them, only Wang Chao, an All-Star Nugget, can be called a white lotus.

In the next 24 games, Wang Chao does not intend to give up the advantage of being the first in the league. After all, after entering the playoffs with the first record in the league, he will have home court advantage against any opponent. For a team with the Devil's home court, the home court advantage is very important, especially when the imaginary rivals are the Nets, Cavaliers, and Warriors.

The first game of the Nuggets after the All-Star Game was a three-game match against the Spurs at home.

This is a very difficult game, because Howard finally played a representative game after being silent for a long time. He scored 38 points, 19 rebounds and 5 blocks in the game, and Gobert, who was facing him, exploded. Incomplete.

The Nuggets relied on Wang Chao to score 41 points at home, and it was difficult to win the game.

The game against the Spurs was just the beginning. After the All-Star Game, the schedule and intensity have improved significantly, and then the Nuggets lost in the away game against the Rockets.

If Leonard had a divine help in this game, he scored 45 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. He played without losing to Wang Chao, who had a large triple-double with 44 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. At the same time, the Rockets blossomed more. They all looked like All-Stars, making the Nuggets unable to fight.

This kind of failure is completely a plot kill, which often happens in the NBA, and even Wang Chao can't do anything about it.

Fortunately, in the subsequent games, the Nuggets quickly stabilized the situation and began to win a wave of winning streak. From the end of February to the beginning of March, the Nuggets successively defeated the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Lakers, Kings and other teams, winning the A wave of five consecutive victories, until March 2, the away game with the Cavaliers ended the winning streak.

Throughout the 3 games in March, the Nuggets have maintained a relatively high winning percentage, achieving a record of 15 wins and 11 losses, and the record continues to lead the league.

In the last 4 games in April, the intensity of the Nuggets' confrontation plummeted. The opponents were the weakest teams in the league such as the Timberwolves, Pacers, Suns and Eagles. negative record.

62 wins and 20 losses, with a winning rate of 76%.

Compared with the teams led by Wang Chao in the past few years, this record is relatively poor.

But the record performance cannot be compared with the past, it must be compared horizontally with the same period.

In the 17-18 season, there were too many strong teams in the league. This resulted in only one team with more than 60 wins in the league, and that was the Nuggets.

Let’s talk about the West first. Of course, the Nuggets with 62 wins rank first. Of course, there is no need to talk about it. The second-ranked Golden State Warriors only achieved a record of 58 wins and 24 losses in the end, with a winning percentage of just over 70%.

Going down, the third-ranked San Antonio Spurs have a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, with a winning percentage of 67%. The fourth-ranked Portland Trail Blazers have 49 wins and 33 losses, and their record has fallen below 50 wins. The fifth-ranked Houston Rockets have 48 wins and 34 wins. Negative, the sixth Thunder has the same record as the Rockets, also 48 wins and 34 losses, the seventh is the Dallas Mavericks with 47 wins, and the eighth in the Western Conference has Towns, Ingram, Tatum and other potential new stars. The Los Angeles Lakers have a record of 44 wins.

It is worth mentioning that the Los Angeles Clippers, who are in the same city as the Lakers, had a regular season record of 42 wins and 40 losses, ranking tenth in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.

The record in the east is not much different from that in the west.

Ranked first in the Eastern Conference is the Brooklyn Nets, which Wang Chao left with a luxurious team, with a record of 59 wins and 23 losses, followed by the Raptors with 58 wins, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers with 56 wins. , 55 wins the Boston Celtics, 52 wins the Charlotte Hornets, 45 wins the Milwaukee Bucks, 44 wins the Miami Heat, 43 wins the Washington Wizards.

(End of this chapter)