Starting with 2006

Chapter 530 All Stars

No one could have imagined that the Bobcats would actually surprise everyone. After all, everyone’s expectations for their Bobcats were not that high. The method has improved their record to 2 wins and 12 losses. It is true that this record can only make the Bobcats only in the fourth place in the Eastern Conference, but if the Bobcats games before January are separated from the games after January , then everyone will be surprised, even shocked!

Before January, the Bobcats' winning percentage was only less than 30%. They lost most of the games, which also caused them to fall to the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Everyone probably thought that the Bobcats were going to die. , But what is surprising is that after January, the Bobcats' record actually began to rise steadily.

Of course, the improvement at that time was not very obvious, but it was an increase. In a way that you will not notice if you don’t look carefully, the Bobcats have come to the present with a winning rate of more than 70%, completing a big counterattack.

This is indeed a small miracle, and the only way to explain this miracle is probably that the Bobcats have completed a complete transformation. Before everyone knows it, they have completed a transformation that is enough to shock the world!

This young army completed their comeback before the All-Star Game with a posture that shocked everyone. Of course, the benefits it brings to the Bobcats are definitely not limited to the record in the regular season. For them, the most surprising thing is Probably because four players in their team's starting lineup have been selected as All-Stars!
This is an achievement that is enough to be counted in the history of the NBA. This is also the first time in the short history of the Bobcats. Everyone's best hope for the Bobcats before is that they can find a suitable playoff spot before the end of the regular season.

Now it seems obvious that the Bobcats' young people have overfulfilled this task. It is really critical for the Bobcats to establish a good position before the All-Star Game.

For them, the four All-Star players certainly have no suspense. The only worry is probably Yi Jianlian. After all, Zhan En is the outside core of the Bobcats. Being an All-Star isn't a shocker, so he's definitely an All-Star.

But Yi Jianlian is indeed a bit dangerous to be honest. After all, compared to the other three players, his role in the Bobcats is not so obvious, and he lacks some impressive records, so everyone is worried about whether Yi Jianlian can be selected for the All-Star bench. But now it seems that they are worrying too much.

Although Yi Jianlian was selected as the backup forward position of the All-Stars at the ninth position, although it was a bit dangerous, he was selected after all. Behind him was the power forward Chris Bosh of the Raptors. Of course, the confirmation of the Eastern Conference All-Star list There wasn't much controversy, after all, the bobcats were still the most shocking, they attracted all the shells.

For Gao Tian, ​​this All-Star game is no different from previous games. The only difference is that the system did not give him any tasks this time, so he is also an interesting choice for this All-Star game. Paddle on the field and play casually. After all, the All-Star Game is a stage for young people. He feels that he needs to return this stage to young people.

Although Gao Tian himself did nothing in the All-Star Game, he expected the Bobcats players to perform themselves in the first All-Star Game in their lives, but unfortunately, the Bobcats young people did not do so , they fought too honestly and too restrained.

Of course, Gao Tian can also understand. After all, it is the first time for them to come to this big stage, so it is normal to feel nervous. After the game, Kobe won the MVP of the final All-Star Game. Kobe, who scored 38 points in 38 minutes, led the West to win the game. Therefore, it is completely natural for him to be elected as the MVP. , His performance also deserves this MVP.

After the All-Star Game, the pace of the league's games has of course accelerated. After all, the league has [-] teams fighting for the playoffs, especially for those teams that have not yet entered the playoffs. It is necessary to fight for this precious playoff spot. After all, it is absolutely different for a team whether it enters the playoffs or not.

This is very important for their future planning. Of course, not all teams are competing. After all, teams like the New York Knicks can basically say goodbye to the playoffs. They have no possibility of entering the playoffs. sex.

因为最近东部前几位的强队表现有些不好使得夏洛特山猫倒是站稳了东部第四的位置，目前凯尔特人是47胜6负，东部第二的魔术是45胜7负，第三的骑士是44胜8负，而第四的山猫则是40胜19负。

According to the current record of the Bobcats and the record of the teams in front of them, maybe they can consider the third or second position in the Eastern Conference. Although this seems difficult, if they can maintain the recent super high winning percentage and the opponent Make mistakes from time to time, and theoretically there is hope for all of this.

But this only exists in theory. After all, everyone knows how complicated the reality is, and everything is possible. Therefore, no one dares to predict how far the Bobcats will go in the playoffs this season. Of course, This is not a big problem. After all, although it is not stated clearly, the Bobcats probably can at most be equal to last season this season.

Of course, in addition to this seemingly good news, on the first day Gao Tian and his team returned to Charlotte, the league sent three trophies to the Charlotte Bobcats. The best coach in the eastern part of the month, Dragic was the best rookie in the eastern part last month, and Gao Tian was the best player in the eastern part last month. A team that can win these three honors at the same time can be regarded as creating a record in the nba A little bit of a miracle.

Especially now the boss of the Charlotte Bobcats, Gao Tian, ​​the league's top striker not only won the best player in the Eastern Conference last month, but also surpassed Paul in the latest MVP rankings, second only to Kobe and James, the striker who is currently averaging 27 points, 8.5 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game, has reached this position again in his third season.

This is something no one can think of. After all, Gao Tian's overall performance since the start of the game has not been good, so everyone was a little surprised when Gao Tian was able to reach this point this season, but think about the Bobcats now. Everyone can understand the performance of the Bobcats, after all, the performance of the Bobcats in the past two months is indeed very amazing.

But of course the highest voice for MVP in the regular season is not Gao Tian. Although the statistics and performance of Gao Tian this season are still at the level of a player's ceiling, but the Bobcats' performance is really bad. Their record is comparable to last season. It was not even the same. People at that time had very low psychological expectations for them, so the counterattack of the Bobcats in the end was a great shock to outsiders.

But for the reporters who have already experienced a surprise, Bobcats’ surprise this time is far worse than before, because the same script has lost enough attraction for them, so even if Bobcats got the last one Even Gao Tian with the same results this season will not be able to reap the same honor as last season.

"Yeah, Kobe played well in this game. He was always aggressive. In my opinion, he is the best player in the Lakers and the best player in the Western Conference. Of course, he is also one of the best players in the league. One, I think Kobe deserves this season's MVP trophy for what he's done, and I don't think there are any other players like him in the league."

"And until now Kobe still doesn't have a regular season MVP trophy, for his hardworking and glorious performance, he should get the trophy of this game, so I think the league should award this trophy to Kobe! "

When the Western All-Star coach Phil Jackson was asked about the MVP of this season's regular season, the face of the coach, who was still happy, suddenly became serious. In fact, two-thirds of the game At that time, the league's regular season MVP competition became more and more intense.

In addition to Kobe briefly occupying the top spot some time ago, now the head player of the Lakers has fallen to fifth place, and the winner of the regular season MVP this season is obviously only between Kobe, James and Paul. In Phil Jackson's mouth, the MVP should be ranked second among the three candidates at this time. It seems that the possibility of Kobe winning the MVP is not high.

In fact, this is also understandable. After all, although Kobe's statistics this season are good, there is still some gap compared with James. Compared with James' comprehensiveness, Kobe's only advantage is probably that he is currently the top scorer. is his only advantage, but obviously this advantage does not allow him to overwhelm the comprehensive James.

After all, James is also second in the scoring list, and we are also second only to Paul in the assist list. James' comprehensiveness is obvious to all. Probably the only shortcoming is that the record of the Cavaliers led by James is not as good as that of the Lakers. .

Of course, this is nothing in the eyes of many people. After all, the Cavaliers' lineup is completely different from that of the Lakers. Therefore, being able to bring the current Cavaliers to the third position in the Eastern Conference is enough to show that James How powerful is your personal ability.

So now Phil Jackson said these words in such an interview. After all, Kobe really has no advantage against James, so he hopes to use such words to guide the media and occupy the commanding heights of public opinion. Winning the regular season MVP brings some advantages.

Of course, Gao Tian and the Bobcats didn't care much about such remarks. After all, most of the awards in the regular season were basically insulated from the Bobcats. It was difficult for them to get any honors. Of course, they didn't care much, after all they That's not the goal this season.

All their preparations this season are for the playoffs!
That's what they want to do, and they're ready for it.

It is because all the hearts and minds of everyone are united, and their direction and goals are the same, that they can have such determination. Otherwise, how could they not have some problems because of the All-Star thing?

Only they know the relationship between Zhan En and Sun Yue best, so they rely on the solid cohesion of the Bobcats under such a big situation, so that they can become the present without a trace groups of other voices.

In such a big environment, Gao Tian and the Bobcats were playing the game silently, and then reflected on their problems. After the Bobcats played against the Lakers again in the last game, the loss to the Lakers exposed many problems of this team. This team is too young at the moment. Young players are one aspect, and another aspect is that these young players on this team do not have much leading experience.

Especially for the young players on the team, Sun Yue and Zhan En are still the Celtics players with the most ups and downs recently. Although Gao Tian gave Stotts as much as possible to keep them away from the media, the emotions of several players have stabilized a lot. But from the current point of view, it is impossible to perfectly assume their due responsibilities.

This is why the outside world always thinks that this team is likely to collapse in the playoffs as it did last season. In their view, this team has only one pillar that can stand. If there is no such pillar, Then, as long as one place of the house collapses, it will continue to collapse. Of course, for Gao Tian, ​​he is the only pillar of the team.

So of course the Bobcats definitely depend on Gao Tian. What the Bobcats have always wanted to do is to reduce Gao Tian's role in the Bobcats team. They have always hoped that other Bobcats players can stand up, but it is a pity. Whether it is Zhan En, whom they have placed high hopes on, or Sun Yue, who is considered by others to make a difference, cannot bear this burden. They are not sure whether they have the ability to continue to output.

In addition, there are still many problems that the Bobcats need to solve. Of course, it is impossible that no team has no problems at all. What they are doing now is to try to solve some problems that can be solved while ensuring their own advantages.

Whether a team can win the championship depends not only on the strength of the team, but also on the overall situation of the league. After all, a championship is always full of some luck.

Now that the entire league has entered the playoffs, at least some clues can be seen about the future situation.

After Jordan retired, the entire league has always been in a situation where the west is strong and the east is weak, but the situation in the east this year is very different from the previous situation. They continued the overall rise of the east last season. Celtics are now at the top of the east People ranked second in the league, with a record of 48 wins and 10 losses, second only to the league's No. [-] Lakers.

The third place in the league is the second Magic in the Eastern Conference. The strength of this new team should not be underestimated. Although it is not as good as the Lakers who are ranked first with 51 wins and 9 losses, they are not much worse than the Lakers. It is much stronger than the Suns who are fourth in the second league in the Western Conference. Now the Suns have a record of 45 wins and 14 losses. In addition to the record of the first two teams in the East, the record of the latter is also very strong. For example, the third Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference have 41 wins and 19 losses, the fourth Bobcats in the Eastern Conference have 41 wins and 20 losses, the fifth Heat in the Eastern Conference have 40 wins and 21 losses, and the sixth Bulls in the Eastern Conference have 40 wins and 22 losses. Not bad compared to the west.

即便是后面的东部第七第八第九的步行者76人和雄鹿也是分别达到了33胜27负，32胜28负和30胜28负的战绩，可以说同样也不比西部差。

Moreover, in addition to the record, the direct confrontation between the East and the West is currently dominated by the East. Although this cannot directly say that the East is already stronger than the West, it has at least reversed the previous situation. Having won a championship trophy this year, they are now not inferior to the strong competitiveness of the West to give them this opportunity.

So the Lakers are very champions, and their defense is the most popular, but are the Lakers really stable?

It seems that this is not the case. Among the odds offered by the bookmakers, the Lakers are of course the first, followed by the Celtics who are only slightly behind the Lakers. Most of the time they are evenly matched. You After Fang sang, I appeared on the stage, and the following teams, the Suns, Magic, Rockets, and Bobcats, obviously had some gaps with the top two on the list.

Recently, the Charlotte Bobcats have achieved two consecutive losses when they encountered two strong enemies, the Lakers and the Celtics. Although the two consecutive losses for the Charlotte Bobcats will not affect the ranking of the Bobcats in the Eastern Conference , as long as the current Charlotte Bobcats do not have too many landslides in the later stage, it is more than enough to stabilize the fourth position in the East, but this is not the Bobcats' plan, or their ambition is not limited to this.

No matter what is the case at any time, the Bobcats will not admit defeat easily, so Gao Tian also saw the fatigue of the Bobcats players after the two-game losing streak. Very tired, needless to say the game, from the beginning of this season, these people have no chance to relax in the game, from the very beginning it is the desperate pressure, so the Bobcats have played the most minutes for young players in the league for a long time player of.

Coupled with the super intensity arranged by Stotts during normal training, it can be said that basically every one of these players has reached the critical point of physical fitness. If they want a position, then they have to reduce the amount of training during normal training.

In fact, in many cases, when the game enters the second half of the sprint stage, that is, when there are less than 20 games left in the final regular season, many teams that have already determined their rankings begin to adjust their status for the playoffs. The Celtics recently People are like this. After this team beat the Lakers at home, they started to rest the three main players in the next away game. Even when facing some playoff teams, they still insisted on their own strategy.

Obviously last year's playoff trip gave them some experience, and now they are no longer blindly pursuing records. After all, it is already very difficult for them to surpass the Lakers at this time, so as long as they play normally and maintain the No. [-] position in the East enough.

And now in the West, there is no team that can pose too much threat to the Lakers. It stands to reason that this team can calmly rest in the end, but the strange thing is that they have no such plan. The Lakers have no plans to rest the main players. , maybe they want to create a brilliant regular season record?
The Bobcats did not give up the second win in the Eastern Conference, so they played the main force in the game against the Magic on March 3th, and the Magic on the other side did the same. After all, they are direct competitors with the Bobcats, and they are ranked second in the Eastern Conference. There's a reason to have to try and stop the Bobcats, too.

It is almost impossible for them to hit the No. [-] spot in the Eastern Conference, so they need to stabilize their second position in the Eastern Conference so that they can occupy a more favorable position in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)