Zhiba NBA

Chapter 53 (52) Danny Angie
McGrady knows that the All-Star MVP is just an entertainment honor, and the next regular season is the key.Usually in the basketball circle, it is customary to regard the All-Star Game as a "halftime break" of a season. In fact, most of the All-Star Games are about 60% of the regular season. It is not an exaggeration to regard it as a mid-term summary.

本赛季的这个点上，火箭以41胜11负的战绩遥遥领先于37-13的国王，39-14的步行者，37-15的森林狼和35-18的马刺。而湖人由于之前受伤病困扰导致连败，仅有31-19稍稍领先于小牛32-20，暂列西部No.5。

Facing the excellent record, the whole team is very optimistic.And Dameng, who is used to singing bad faces, is still constantly reminding young players-"Last season, we were weak in the future, and finally fell to fourth in the Western Conference, which led to a dangerous schedule and encountered two powerful enemies, the Lakers and the Spurs. We have the initiative this season. We can't repeat the same mistakes. We must lock in the regular season championship and take the initiative for the playoffs."

"Yeah, I think the Spurs have been very good these years. Every time they played dead at the beginning of the season, they ran to the front. Last year they overtook the Mavericks in the last few games, and now they have reached the top four in the Western Conference." Parker said, it seems that he also carefully observed the changes in the rankings.

"Haha, Tony, if Jason hadn't insisted on picking you back then, you might be a Spurs player now." Turkoglu said with a smile: "I heard that Popovich is ready to pick you."

"Actually, Parker almost went to the Celtics." Yuan Fei interjected: "I also heard the news later that the Celtics were holding the 21st pick and were almost going to choose Parker. And we didn't pick him until the 23rd. Fortunately, the 'Celtics' meritorious coach, the most famous head coach in NBA history) was confused and chose Joseph Ford against all opinions. (This is a true event in history)"

"This year's competition is more intense than in previous years. The top six in the Western Conference are very strong, and the Kings will be stronger when Webber comes back, and the Lakers will be stronger when Malone comes back." Tang Shuai brought the topic back to the rankings. He analyzed: "At the end of last season, we gave up the competition for the position. This year we must try our best to secure the first place. In this way, we can avoid the Lakers and other strong teams in the first round. According to the current rankings, the possibility of encountering the Grizzlies or the Nuggets is relatively high."

The whole team is determined to compete for the ranking, and there are not enough underdog wizards sent home at this time. On February 2, the Rockets beat their opponents by 17 points at home.

到了这种时候，竞争对手们也纷纷发力。主场全明星赛痛失mvp奖杯的OK组合也已经化不满为动力，科比狂砍35+6+8，奥尼尔也打出了31+16+7。两位巨星合力爆发攻陷了勇士主场。

Then the Rockets ushered in a precious three-day rest. During this period, a major event that affected the league structure occurred. On February 3, the Pistons, Eagles, and Celtics completed a three-way deal. "Tianzun" Rasheed Wallace and guard Mike James.

Because the Pistons are far in the East, the Houstonians didn't worry too much about it.The Rockets are heading to Dallas to play the Mavericks again.Since they are both in Texas, this time Yuanfei went to the away game with the team.

"The last match was exactly as Jason expected. The Mavericks' strength declined after the big deal. Does Jason have any new ideas this time?" Tang Shuai asked.

Yuan Fei smiled and replied: "Now the Mavericks have begun to regret the summer deal. Not only the record on the court is not as good as expected, but also the troubles off the court. After losing to us last time, Walker was interviewed by the Boston media. He directly criticized Celtics general manager Danny Ainge."

"I also paid attention to this report!" Billups said: "Walker claims that he is an All-Star player, and the trade should also be exchanged for an equivalent All-Star player, not a third-tier star like La Frentz. Walker even accused Angie of wanting his career to go backwards (a real event in history)."

"Although Walker attacked Angie instead of the Mavericks, it also showed that he was not happy playing in Dallas." Yuan Fei continued.

"What are we afraid of this kind of team with internal and external troubles?" Dameng also grinned, and several other players also laughed.

"If you were the general manager of the Celtics, would you use this deal?" Yao Ming, who was tying his shoelaces, asked Yuan Fei.

"Danny Ainge is one of the three people I admire the most in the league. He is a very good manager. It is the right choice to shoot Walker, but this deal is still questionable. If it were me, I would agree to the Nuggets' offer and trade Denver's Marcus Camby, or consider trading Harrington with the Pacers. The Mavericks deal has an extra first-round pick, but the Mavericks are very strong and rank high every year. The pick is not very useful."

"Wait, what do you admire most about Danny Ainge? He just became the manager of the Celtics last year, right? Which trade is worthy of your appreciation?" Billups asked.

"Um, I mean I liked him very much when he was playing! He is very smart at playing, Chauncey, you need to learn more!" Yuan Fei reluctantly explained (Note: Angie joined the NBA in 81 and was an important member of the Celtics dynasty in the 80s).

"When this Danny Ainge was playing in the league, you weren't born yet, right?" Lao Tang appeared when he shouldn't have appeared, and asked a terrible question.

"I managed to brag and you saw through it, hahaha." Yuan Fei looked embarrassed and could only cover it up with a fake laugh.

Danny Angie, who is admired by Yuanfei, may form the Rockets' strongest opponent on the way to the championship in the future.It was he who carefully calculated and kept hoarding draft picks was able to recruit Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007 and successfully formed the Big Three lineup.In the past season, the Celtics played a historic defense, and created a 24-point comeback and a 39-point bloodbath for the Lakers in the finals, and finally won the championship.

After several years of aging of the Big Three, the ruthless Angie quickly sold the veterans and started rebuilding. In 2016, the Celtics successfully achieved 48 wins and tied for third in the Eastern Conference (actually ranked fifth), and this summer has an amazing three first-round picks (including the No. [-] pick) and five second-round picks.It should be said that this is the most amazing high-speed reconstruction work in NBA history.This is why Angie is admired by people. He is rational, calm and even cruel. He attaches great importance to the cultivation of new players, and he will suddenly buy veterans to improve the team's immediate combat effectiveness.

Back to the point, one thing Walker is right about is that his career has indeed taken a marked setback.In the Celtics, only Pierce and Walker have a lot of shooting rights, while the Mavericks have Nowitzki, Finley, Nash, Jamison, and Howard, and there are too many people who can score.Walker averaged 8 points per game in Boston for eight years, and now he is less than 18.9 points.Faced with this situation, the Mavericks are also battered, and the poor record has disappointed the local fans.The boss Cuban gave the old Nelson a kill order. This game must kill the leader Rockets to attract the attention of the media and fans.

Unfortunately, the truth is not always as good as imagined.Although Nowitzki played Yao Ming quite well, he contributed a game-high 25 points and 12 rebounds, but he still couldn't resist the Rockets' multi-point blooming.McGrady scored 24 points, Yao Ming 14 points, Wallace 11 points, Jefferson 18 points, Wang Zhizhi 16 points, and the Rockets narrowly beat the Mavericks 102:99.

(End of this chapter)