NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 425 All Stars, Against Black
After defeating the Cavaliers, the Pelicans continued their winning streak until January 1, when the Pelicans ended their winning streak!

The Pelicans lost to the Spurs 109:102 away.

这场比赛输得最大的原因就是伦纳德爆了，全场出战37分钟23投15中，三分球4中2，罚球6中6砍下了38分6篮板2助攻3抢断！可以说在一对一中压制了保罗乔治！

In addition, the absence of Davis also makes the inside weak. Gobert and Jokic have the same shortcomings. They can't defend against pick-and-rolls, and the Spurs' favorite tactic is pick-and-rolls.
In fact, if Curry and Thompson are accurate tonight, the game can be won, but tonight Curry and Thompson made 21 of 5 three-pointers, which can't change the Spurs' defense at all!In the end, Popovich got ruthless and let you make a three-pointer, but it turned out that he really couldn't make a shot.

But even if they lose, the Pelicans' NBA strength list is as stable as Mount Tai. There are not many teams in the league that can threaten the Pelicans.

Although the Thunder beat the Pelicans last time, it is clear that the Pelicans did not seem to be fully engaged in the game, and made more than 20 turnovers, which is basically impossible in the playoffs.

The Spurs are one, but anyone who has watched this game knows that the Pelicans' Davis did not play, which caused the Pelicans to fail to play a lot of tactics, and Curry and Thompson were too strong in this game, and they were abnormal. Even so, the Pelicans only lost by single digits.

The Cavaliers in the East are also considered one for the time being, but the Pelicans have defeated James for many years in a row, and they have swept even more in recent years. The only advantage of the Cavaliers is probably that the competition in the East is less pressured, making them full of energy.

The best player of the month was still awarded to Curry. Curry averaged 27.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game this month. Although Curry's shooting percentage was not high in a few games, he was still able to help the team when Curry's shooting percentage was not high, such as actively defending, running to open up space, and creating opportunities for teammates!
The Eastern Conference is still awarded to James. Currently, James can average 26.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game. The Cavaliers are currently far ahead in the Eastern Conference.

2月3日，鹈鹕又在客场战胜了洛杉矶快船，库里一扫之前的阴霾，出战34分钟20投12中，三分球10投8中，罚球6中6，砍下38分6篮板7助攻2抢断！

Because of Presti, Curry rose much earlier than in his previous life. Therefore, Curry did not have all kinds of whistles like in his previous life. Instead, he basically sounded a whistle when he fouled. So now Curry is much crazier than in his previous life. The opponent doesn’t know how to limit it. They can only double-team, but double-teaming Curry is basically seeking death. The Pelicans have always been the best team in the league.

On February 2, the Pelicans beat the Atlanta Hawks at home. The biggest highlight of this game was that Thompson and Korver threw three-pointers to each other!However, Korver's touch only lasted two quarters, while Thompson lasted a full three and a half quarters, shooting 5 of 14 three-pointers!I also scored 11 points, 44 rebounds and 5 assists. The most terrifying thing is that there are no free throws!
After the game, the fans went crazy again. Is this still human?Marksman!
In fact, since Thompson joined the Pelicans, he hasn't had any explosive performance. The reason is that the Pelicans can play too many players, and Presti's philosophy is also to establish a selfless style of play.Today, when Thompson hit three three-pointers in a row, Presti decisively designed tactics for Thompson to let him take more shots! , Sure enough, Thompson got angry!
In the game against the Thunder on February 2, Thompson blew up again!He made 7 of 21 shots, 16 of 13 three-pointers, 9 of 2 free throws, scored 2 points, 43 rebounds and 4 assists!In this game, Presti designed a lot of screens for Thompson. Curry and Paul George kept running to open up space for Thompson, and also allowed Thompson and Davis to hand in hand!

In the game, the Thunder still used unlimited defenses, but tonight's unlimited defenses were obviously not powerful enough to let Thompson explode. In fact, Thompson didn't get many open opportunities, especially in the second half.

Even the commentary on the scene shouted: "Unbelievable, unbelievable!"

After the game, O'Neill exclaimed: "I never thought that a shooter could be so accurate. If I have such a touch, I want to be a shooter too!"

Barkley also commented: "When Presti renewed Thompson's contract with the maximum salary, many people said it was not worth it. Have those people seen it now?"

Of course, Thompson played such a terrifying performance, and many fans were sour again,

Thunder fans: "Give us a Thompson, we are the champions, Thompson came to Harden, Westbrook, Durant can all play their breakthrough ability, it is a perfect match!"

Cavaliers fans: "If Thompson is in the Cavaliers, who would dare to double-team James, who would dare to double-team Irving?"

Lakers fans: "With Thompson, our space problem will be solved, and after another year, the Zijin Dynasty will reappear"

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2月9日，汤普森毫无疑问的又又爆炸了，全场出战30分钟，16投12中，三分球11中9，罚球4中4，砍下了37分6篮板3助攻！三节便将雄鹿击溃！
On February 2, the last game of the All-Star Game, the Pelicans beat the Knicks again. However, Thompson played quite well in this game, but another player exploded again. Antetokounmpo, who came off the bench, made 11 of 17 shots and 13 of 10 free throws. He scored 8 points, 34 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks!

In the game, Antetokounmpo was about to get behind the ball, and when he turned around, he dunked!The fast break is even more of a beast, rushing to the frontcourt with the ball, gliding and dunking directly!

After the game, the fans jokingly praised: "Who said the Pelicans know how to shoot and shoot, and they can't accept it by gliding from the three-point line with one step and dunking?"

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The 2016 All-Star Weekend took place in Toronto, Canada, the first time the All-Star Game was held outside the continental United States.Moreover, the 2015-16 season marks the 20th anniversary of the Raptors, and they won the All-Star franchise, just in time to celebrate this historic moment.

Presti once again refused to be an All-Star coach on the grounds of illness. Now Presti will definitely spend time with his family as long as he has some spare time. Now Presti has become a qualified dad.

The number of votes for the All-Star is very different from the previous life. Although James' statistics, the number of regular season wins, etc. are very good, even a little better than the previous life, but because there is no championship, his popularity value is far from the previous life. High, now James has only 95 votes, ranking fifth!
In front of James, the first is undoubtedly Kobe Bryant with 189 million votes, the second is Stephen Curry with 160 million votes, the third is Kevin Durant with 100 million votes, and the fourth is Wade with 97 votes.

No one expected Wade to have more votes than James, but although the Big Three of Wade, James, and Bosh failed, Wade won the championship in 2006, and staying in Miami brought the Heat to the third place in the Eastern Conference. It is not difficult to understand the high popularity.

In the end, the West started with five players: Curry, Westbrook, Kobe, Durant, and Davis.

Although the selection of the center position was cancelled, Davis still beat Leonard in the votes and got the starting position in the Western Conference. Before the All-Star Game, Davis scored 34.3 points, 20.4 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 2.1 blocks in 2.5 minutes.

Many fans commented that if Davis is given more shots, Davis's statistics will be even more terrifying than they are now.In his previous life, Davis could be selected as an All-Star starter and enter the first team after fishing for years, and now he has such a good record, let alone.

The Western Conference has seven substitutes: Harden, Leonard, Thompson, Draymond Green, Chris Paul, Aldridge and Paul George.

Draymond Green was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career. Although the data is mediocre, he is very versatile under the system of the Pelicans. He averaged 32.3 minutes per game, scored 11.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks. He shot 47% from the field and 36.7% from the three-point range!

When Green was selected as an All-Star in an interview, he couldn't help but shed tears: "I train hard every day, and then take no risks on the court, just looking forward to this day, and now I have done it!"

When talking about Presti, Green was even more grateful: "He is my mentor. Without him, I would not be where I am today. I am always grateful to him. I am willing to play under him forever!"

It is worth mentioning that there are 5 Pelicans players in the All-Stars, which is unattainable for any team. Although many fans are upset, there is no way, because all the All-Stars of the Pelicans are trained by themselves in the draft, and none of them are traded!Even the core Curry was traded by the Thunder after Presti was selected by the Thunder.

Eastern starters: Kyle Lowry, Dwyane Wade, James, Anthony, Chris Bosh.

When the Eastern All-Star lineup came out, of course it caused a war of words. Heat fans, Wade fans, and Bosh fans still couldn't let go of James' departure.

The biggest argument is that Bosh can't even make an All-Star next to James, but now he can be selected as the starter, and the team is also ranked third in the Eastern Conference!

And James' fans countered: "Bosh is invisible in the finals, soft, soft-footed shrimp in the playoffs, etc."

The Eastern Substitutes are: Wall, Millsap, Horford, Andre Drummond, Paul Gasol, Isaiah Thomas, Irving,

When the Eastern and Western lineups came out, there was a lot of complaints. There was too much difference between the East and West lineups. In addition, many fans questioned why Love was not selected as an All-Star. In fact, Love's performance this season was really mediocre. He averaged 31.5 points, 16 rebounds and 9.9 assists in 2.4 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was only 41.9%.Of course, this also attracted James Blacks, who were crazy about James: Love can be an All-Star in the West, but he can't come to the East.

2月13日，2016多伦多全明星周末率先进行了名人挑战赛赛事，加拿大队74-63战胜美国队。

Immediately afterwards, the All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge, Jokic and Porzingis of the Pelicans were invited to participate in the competition. In the end, the American Rookie Team defeated the World Rookie Team 157-154.And LaVine scored 20 points, 13 rebounds and 30 assists on 7 of 4 shots, and was elected the MVP of the All-Star Rookie Game.

On February 2, the final list of the All-Star Game Skills Challenge was: Patrick Beverly, DeMarcus Cousins, Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, CJ McCollum, Karl-Anthony Towns, Isaiah Thomas, Jordan Clarkson.

In the end, the Lakers' inside player Karl-Anthony Towns passed all the way, and used a three-pointer to beat Isaiah Thomas and win the championship!

The three-point contest on February 2 became an infighting among Pelicans players.Both Curry and Thompson entered the final. In the final, Klay Thompson scored 14 goals in a row in the last 11 goals, scoring a total of 27 points. He defeated Curry and won the three-point contest championship trophy for the first time in his career!
Then the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend launched the most thrilling slam dunk contest, Zach LaVine, Andre Drummond, Will Barton and Aaron Gordon competed for the honor of dunk king.

In the end, Zach LaVine defeated Aaron Gordon to defend his title strongly!

LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Button and Drummond competed on the same stage.As a result, LaVine and Gordon entered the finals with 99 and 94 points respectively.In the final, LaVine tied with Gordon, and the first round of playoffs was still tied; in the second round, LaVine took off from the free throw line and dunked under his crotch, successfully winning the championship.It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in history that there will be two rounds of playoffs to determine the slam dunk champion.

This slam dunk contest can be said to be the most exciting in recent years. Presti remembers that after this slam dunk contest passed, there has been no such wonderful duel for a long time, so that it is often mentioned by people.

2月15日，NBA全明星周末正赛上演，西部队以196比173大胜东部队。科比职业生涯第18次征战全明星赛，以10分、6个篮板、7次助攻和1次抢断的数据告别了全明星之旅。

威斯布鲁克以31分、5次助攻、8个篮板和5次抢断拿下了全明星赛的MVP，而保罗·乔治命中的9记三分球同样是历史最多！
However, this All-Star Game made the attention very dissatisfied. The reason is of course that there were too few confrontations. Since Adam Silver took office, the All-Star Game has completely become an exhibition game.

But Presti knew that the ratings of the subsequent All-Star games would get lower and lower, so that Silver had to make reforms.

Two days after the All-Star Weekend, the NBA regular season continued. On February 2, despite a few days of rest, the Pelicans players were still in a brave state and beat the Timberwolves 18:118.

(End of this chapter)