NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 406 A wave of victories, the start of the All-Stars

On the 23rd, the Pelicans easily defeated the Houston Rockets. The gap between the Rockets this season and the previous life is very large. The Rockets without Harden are a team on the edge of the playoffs. The Warcraft Howard has gained a better tactical position than the previous life. He is addicted to singles and cannot extricate himself!
In fact, Howard has rejuvenated after coming from the Lakers to the Rockets. His points, rebounds, and blocks are all OK, but free throws are still so bad!So once Howard got the ball deep, the Pelicans fouled decisively, and the 52.3% free throw percentage was no different from turnovers!

On the 25th, the Pelicans easily won the Warriors at home. Every time they played against the Warriors, Presti always felt a little embarrassed.The third quarter is clocked in again!

In the past few years, the Warriors' drafts have almost failed. There is no core for building a team.
On January 1, the Pelicans defeated the Timberwolves 28 to 121. Although the Timberwolves have been lagging behind, the audience applauded because their No. 94 pick Wiggins gave them hope. Wiggins made breakthroughs, back hits, mid-range shots, three-pointers and even rebounds.Their future is here!
Presti shook his head. If they knew that Wiggins was a "Mr. Goji Berry Health", what would happen if they didn't know the expression!

Wiggins is indeed one of the best players in terms of physical talent, but his playing attitude is just passing by. In his previous life, he often broke out once in a while, then played against the Cavaliers, played against the Thunder for a while, and broke out for a while in the contract year. The Timberwolves can only obediently offer the maximum salary!
If there is no way, other teams may not give the maximum salary, but the Timberwolves must give it. Minnesota is a bitterly cold place, and there will be no big names at all. This is one of the reasons why the Timberwolves liked Garnett so much in the previous life.

On January 1, the Pelicans finally ended their winning streak, but this time Presti did it on purpose. As the winning streak increases, the pressure on the players is increasing!Therefore, in this game, Presti chose to let Curry, Davis and Paul George take turns!

After these three people rested, the Blazers had several points that they couldn't solve!Especially Ad!In the last game, it was more difficult for Adelaide to play Green with his back, but tonight Adelaide was very aggressive, constantly grinding in and causing Green's foul!
On the outside, Lillard used the cover to pull out the starting Gobert to single out!If the disadvantage of a traditional center like Gorbe is undoubtedly the ability to defend against small ones, especially guards with shooting!

However, although the three Pelicans did not play, it was not easy for the Blazers to win, especially in the substitute stage. Antetokounmpo led the substitutes to play one attack after another, often recovering the points lost by the starters.
Although the last game of this month was lost, the best of the month in the West went to Paul George!

Paul George played very well this month, averaging 22, 3 points, 7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game!In fact, the stats don't look very good, especially in the West, the stats are worse than several players, but anyone who has watched the Pelicans game knows that what Paul George brought to the Pelicans is the perimeter defense!

The biggest reason why the Pelicans can become the best in restricting opponents' outside shooting is Paul George!His awareness of single defense and assist defense often wiped Curry and even Davis who was defending out!It can be said to be a superstar with both offense and defense!

On February 2, the Pelicans will play against the Cavaliers at home!

This game is obviously long-awaited for the Cavaliers. Many fans of the Cavaliers in the last Christmas game thought that the team’s running-in time was too short, so they lost in the end. Now that the season is over halfway, the results can be tested!

In this game, Presti's tactics remained unchanged, and he still used zone defense against James, forcing James to shoot!Don't let him break through and score the ball to connect the teams!
In fact, if it is another team, James can concentrate on attacking without organizing, but the Cavaliers must do so. Irving is a big-hearted player, like a sharp knife, but the organization is really meaningless, let alone other players!
Of course, the combination of well-organized defenders and James will not be very effective. James is a player with his own system, and the one-star lineup that can play his role best is of course the one-star four-shot lineup!
After James went to the Lakers in the previous life, there was Rondo and Ball. James played off the ball.Otherwise, when the time comes to short, James' breakthrough space will be even smaller!The power of nature cannot be exerted!
On February 2, the Pelicans defeated the Miami Heat at home again!
After James left, the Heat has completely entered the reconstruction. Although people are reluctant to admit that Wade can't make the playoffs with the Heat, especially Heat fans, but the fact is that, although Wade can still average 21 points and 4.8 assists per game and hit 48%, but now he does not have the ability to defy the sky!
Now the Heat's inside line is still extremely weak, and Bosh's frame protection is still not good. When fighting with the opponent, the opponent will continue to hit the penalty area and score easily!Even if they don't score, they can get rebounds and then attack again, while Wade and Bosh can only score points by breaking through heavy siege!

The Heat averaged only 94.7 points per game this season!Ranked 26th in the league, and the points lost reached the 4th in the league!And the team averaged only 39 rebounds per game!It's still countdown!How could such data reach the playoffs?The most important thing is that this season's Heat is also constantly ushering in waves of injuries, and it is rare for all members to be there.

On the 6th, the Pelicans took the Bucks lightly again!The Bucks this season are much weaker than their previous life, but under the leadership of Kidd, they are ranked 7th. Because there is no relationship with Antetokounmpo, the team is doing their best to cultivate Parker, and Parker has lived up to expectations. Now he has scored 14.5 points and 5.6 rebounds, and his shooting percentage has reached 48%. It can be said that he is a potential rookie!
However, his biggest problem is still his health. A large part of the reason why he gave up Parker in his previous life was because his health was really unreliable. He was often reimbursed for the season, and he could only play about 30 games in a season, and Alphabet took the opportunity to take the lead!
But now Parker's health has been good, and he dedicated two dunks in the game against the Pelicans!But when Davis is fully man-marked, Parker can't do it!Feeling a bit overwhelmed!
The No. 8 Pelicans played away against the Charlotte Hornets, and Jordan actually appeared on the sidelines!

Of course, there is no doubt that the game was a big victory. Kemba Walker of the Hornets played very averagely. Although he scored 22 points and 6 assists, his shooting percentage was less than 40%. The reason for this is not only because of his own iron accident, but of course Paul George defended well. When the whole court was one-on-one, Kemba Walker was really difficult. He often went to the screen and pulled George away!
After the game, Presti and Jordan hugged, and Presti took the lead in saying: "It's an honor to meet you, the god of basketball, you are my idol!"

"No, I can't bear such a title," Jordan waved his hands implicitly, but anyone could see the joy on his face, and continued: "You are also my idol now, I really admire your vision, how did you choose so many outstanding players!"

Hearing what Jordan said, Presti really wanted to laugh. Looking around, Jordan is really as stable as his skills. After so many years, Jordan just chose Kemba Walker.

"Haha, let's look at the player's experience and physical condition. Of course, his diligence is also very important, and then combined with the scout's report." Presti made up a few random ones!
And Jordan's eyes are bright. By the way, looking at the player's experience, his draft picks were all based on his own feelings before, so he always made incredible choices. Next time he has to be careful!
The No. 10 Pelicans are at home against the Kings, the last game of the All-Star Game!
Before the game, Curry, Paul George, and Davis received their All-Star game jerseys. This season, three of the Pelicans entered the All-Star Game. Curry and Davis served as starters. The Pelicans are also the only team in the West with two starters!
The Kings kept DeRozan and Cousins ​​this year, but the team ranked 10th in the Western Conference. The Kings' actions this offseason directly made Presti scold him. Anjali begged herself to give his father an idea. As a result, Presti's idea came out, but his father didn't adopt any of it, and he even did what Presti had warned!This kind of ball emperor is not bad, what kind of team **** game, Presti decisively let Paul George defend DeRozan, Paul George defends DeRozan has his own experience!As for Cousins, it was handed over to Davis!In fact, in his previous life, Cousins ​​often suffered from back-ups against Green. His back-ups were not very good. The reason why he was called the number one center forward was that when you were taller and stronger than him, he would attack you and use the guard.

And now when Davis is sour and meets an opponent, although Davis is not as strong as Cousins, his speed is much faster, and Davis's core strength is really good!
The Pelicans are even easier on offense. Curry used the pick-and-roll to switch defenses to pull Cousins ​​out, singles!Basically, it's one-on-one. In the previous life, there was no Harden. The Rockets won the Warriors and they used Paul to exchange for Cousins ​​to play!

This game is still relaxed and happy. The Pelicans finally won by 22 points. The double stars DeRozan and Cousins ​​​​that the Kings have been looking forward to in this game were completely blown away!Their new "OK" combo is flimsy!
Under the defense of Paul George, DeRozan handed over 19 of 4 data, and Cousins ​​handed over 22 of 8 data. In the game, Cousins ​​saw that he couldn't play at the basket and turned out to shoot a three-pointer.

The All-Star Weekend officially starts on February 2th!

The All-Star starters in the West are: Curry, Kobe, Durant, Griffin, Davis,

Although Kobe's performance this season is not good, but the fan base is really too big, and the word Kobe is enough to be an All-Star!Although Griffin is a little deflated every time he meets the Pelicans and Green, the team's record is third after all, and his own statistics are not bad, so it is normal to be selected.

Seven substitutes in the Western Conference: Paul, Marc Gasol, Westbrook, Harden, Paul George, Duncan, Aldridge.

The coach of the West team is Scott Brooks of the Thunder. In fact, the league has always wanted Presti to be the coach, but Presti himself disagrees.

Eastern Conference starters: Deron Williams, Pau Gasol, Wade, James, Anthony
Seven substitutes: Irving, Jeff Teague, Kevin Love, Luol Deng, Joe Johnson, Garnett, Millsap.

The coach of the Eastern Conference is Mike Budenholzer of the Eagles. The record of the Eagles this season has really surprised many people. It is really unexpected that they can become the number one in the Eastern Conference!
In addition to the All-Stars, Antetokounmpo of the Pelicans and Gobert will participate in the Rookie Challenge. In addition, Antetokounmpo also signed up for the dunk contest!Curry and Thompson will participate in the three-point contest and compete with Kyle Korver, Irving, Lillard, Wesley Matthews and others!It can be said that the Pelicans stole the show in this All-Star Game!

On February 2, the Rookie Tournament took the lead, and the World Team defeated the US Team 14-121.The sum of the scores of the two teams created the lowest record since 112. In the interim World Team, Wiggins had 2006 points and 22 rebounds, Mirotic had 6 points, Gobert had 16 points and 18 rebounds, Bogdanovic had 12 points, Dieng had 16 points, Schroeder had 14 points and 13 assists, and Antetokounmpo had 9 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

For the US team, Oladipo had 22 points, LaVine had 12 points, Burke had 15 points, Plumlee had 12 points and 9 rebounds, Zeller had 12 points and Shabazz had 10 points.

国际队核心维金斯出战23分钟，11投8中，拿到22分6篮板4助攻1抢断1封盖，荣膺新秀挑战赛MVP！

The three-point contest started first on the 15th. Of course, the most eye-catching thing is that Curry and Thompson of the Pelicans both entered the finals, and the final ranking was Thompson with 27 points, Curry with 26 points, and the third with 22 points!In the end, Thompson won the first three-point contest in his life!

Needless to say, the slam dunk contest must be LaVine. The peak duel between LaVine and Gordon in the previous life is still fresh in my memory!

The champion of the skills competition was finally won by Beverly. Beverly was picked up by the Rockets like in his previous life, and he has always played well. However, Presti doesn't like this player very much, because he moves too much!The bad habits of abolishing Westbrook and angering Curry in the previous life really disgusted Presti. Originally, Presti planned to recruit him, but he really couldn't stand this kind of player. Did Green make big moves?It is indeed not small, but it has never been reimbursed. Beverly's toughness is really different!
(End of this chapter)