The rise of basketball legends

In the last game in January, the Suns beat the Milwaukee Bucks 1-122 without bloodshed.

After the game, the Associated Press reported on the game under the title "The Suns' 20-game winning streak at home against the Bucks". The article pointed out that the Suns' home game has always been a nightmare for the Bucks.

The title of ESPN is even more exaggerated "The Bucks have lost at home to the Suns for 22 consecutive years". The article stated that the Bucks have not won at home with the Suns since February 1987, 2. Deer's young fans have never seen the team win at home to the Suns in their entire lives. They are very sharp and have a very vicious tongue.

Nash's outburst in the second half was an important factor in the Suns' winning streak at home. In this game, Nash scored a season-high 36 points, 25 of which came from the second half.

Nash sent 17 assists in the last game, and he scored 36 points this time. This is how he explained the sudden change in game style.

"As soon as the second half came up, I hit two goals in a row. I wanted to score first and then attract the defense to assist, and drive the team's assists through personal scoring, but my teammates have been desperately feeding me the ball since then." Nash said Wan pointed at Chen Yan: "Especially this guy, he almost treats me like a shooter, every time he passes the ball to me, he yells for me to shoot."

After Nash finished speaking, everyone laughed, and the reporters who interviewed said that it was the first time in this business for so many years that they saw forcing teammates to shoot.

Chen Yan said: "Steve feels so good today, give him the ball and we can easily win the game."

Chen Yan was not embarrassed. Nash made 12 of 11 shots in the second half, including 5 of 4 three-pointers.

Not only Nash, but other players in the Suns also shot very high tonight. The overall shooting rate reached 59%, and the Bucks' shooting rate was as high as 56%. In the "fortification" game, both teams scored high, but the Suns, which had a high shooting percentage, finally won.

In fact, the Bucks played well in the first half of this game. They led by 7 points at most and entered the second half with a 65-60 lead.

But the third quarter became the turning point of the game. As mentioned in the interview just now, Nash showed off his power. No one in the Bucks could defend Nash in the third quarter. With a score difference of -37, the game basically lost suspense after this quarter, and the Bucks continued their spell of invincibility at home in the Suns.

On February 2, the all-star lineup was released.

The All-Star starting lineup has been released before, and this time it is the substitute lineup.

Chen Yan became the league's new vote leader with a record 3498618 votes due to his crazy performance in the half-time. Kobe Bryant ranked second in the West with 2670316 votes.

Howard won the Eastern Conference with 3150181 votes. Before that, there was no All-Star player with more than 300 million votes in the NBA. This year, there are only two. This also reflects the increasing influence of the NBA and the increasing number of fans. .

The starting five of the Western Conference All-Stars: Chen Yan, Kobe Bryant, Stoudemire, Duncan, Dayao.

There are no point guards and small forwards in this lineup, because the guards and forwards are voted together, and the starting lineup is determined according to the number of votes. There is no point guard in the West who is more popular than Chen Yan or Kobe. Duncan is firmly ranked first in the forward position. , ranked his votes in the entire Western Conference and even ranked third, higher than Dayao. Stoudemire scored 21.9 points and 8.3 rebounds this season. This data is not the most luxurious in the Western Conference. The team's record is also related to the addition of Chen Yan's teammates.

West All-Star bench lineup.

Center: Mehmet Okur (Jazz);

Forwards: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks), Kevin Garnett (Lakers), David West (Hornets);

Guards: Chris Paul (Hornets), Brandon Roy (Blazers), Steve Nash (Suns);

Coach: Phil Jackson

The only controversial part of the Western All-Star bench is Okur. The Turks seem to be unworthy of the All-Star title in terms of fame and strength, but there is no way. The group is considered luxurious.

There are many old faces missing in the Western Conference this year. McGrady, Ray Allen and Anthony were not selected for this All-Star Game.

Among them, Anthony's loss is the most surprising. Anthony's statistics have declined this season, but he can still contribute 22.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. However, Anthony did not get the favor of most Western coaches, and was replaced by David West of the Hornets.

There is also a theory that Anthony's loss is related to his right hand injury. He has missed 10 games for the Nuggets.

Anthony's loss is surprising, but McGrady's loss is reasonable. This season, his scoring average dropped from 21.9 points last season to 18.7 points, and he missed games from time to time due to injuries. His performance is obviously There is no way to satisfy the fans, and it is even more difficult to win the favor of the coach.

The absence of Ray Allen is purely due to the fierce competition in the western back line. Kobe, Chen Yan, Paul, and Nash can't squeeze anyone out.

This year's All-Star was held in Phoenix. The Suns had three players selected. The only fly in the ointment is that coach D'Antoni was not selected. It's not that D'Antoni is not good enough. The Suns record leads the league. It is stipulated that the All-Star head coach cannot be elected consecutively.

This is not an express rule, but a customary rule.

In ancient times, "Red Leader" Auerbach was elected as the head coach of the Eastern Star Team 1957 times in a row from 1967 to 11, which caused serious aesthetic fatigue, and since then it has been a convention that there will be no re-election.

The All-Star lineup in the East.

Starting Five: Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, United Arab Emirates, Dwight Howard

East All-Stars bench lineup:

Center: Shaquille O'Neal (Cavaliers);

Forwards: Chris Bosh (Raptors), Danny Granger (Pacers), Rashard Lewis (Magic);

Guards: Joe Johnson (Hawks), Vince Carter (Nets), Jameer Nelson (Magic).

Coach: Mike Brown

Seeing the Eastern Conference All-Star roster, many Chinese fans couldn't believe their eyes.

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Are the Allies in the All-Stars?

And it's the first one?

The UAE averaged 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game this season but received more than 180 votes. It is entirely because of the power of the whole country that he was able to enter the All-Star.

Throwing out James, there are actually some powerful but not well-known strikers in the East, such as Turkoglu, Pierce, and Josh Smith. These people have better statistics and on-court performance than the United Arab Emirates, but their popularity cannot compete with the United Arab Emirates.

In the previous life, the UAE could not make the All-Star in the Eastern Conference because Garnett was in the Celtics. The two starting strikers in the Eastern Conference were contracted by James and Garnett all the year round, and the substitutes were all selected by the coach. The UAE has no chance at all. .

This statistic made it into the All-Stars, and Ah Lian felt a bit dead. Teammate Westbrook comforted: "Come-on! Brother! This is the All-Star that so many people dream of! Relax, play hard, and have fun!"

Later, Ah Lian also called Chen Yan to complain.

That's right, it is indeed a complaint. Instead of being excited by entering the All-Star, Ah Lian felt distressed.

Chen Yan's words are similar to Westbrook's. Chen Yan said that the fans voted for you, don't think too much, just perform well and repay them.

O'Neal returned to the All-Star list after a lapse of one year. The player who participated in the NBA All-Star Game the most times is "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who participated in a total of 19 times. Next is the turn of this super fat man.

In fact, O'Neal's previous voice was not high. He missed the New Orleans All-Star Game last season, and his record of 14 consecutive All-Star appearances was terminated.Unexpectedly, another year passed, and the "big shark" became vigorous instead.

In this regard, O'Neal joked: "I feel great. For a person who can't shoot, it's great to participate in the All-Star Game."

"Shark" O'Neal's career free throw percentage is only 52.7%, and he is considered to be one of the few players in the league who can't shoot. However, as the starting center of the Cavaliers, he actually improved his shooting percentage from the free throw line this season. At 62%, he also averaged 18.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. In yesterday's game, O'Neal scored 6 points in the first half, successfully surpassing the legendary center Olajuwon, and became the seventh scorer in league history (26947 points), these data finally let the coaches of the 30 nba teams decide to select O'Neal as an All-Star.

The Orlando Magic became the "big winner" in the Eastern Conference. Jameer Nelson and Rashad Lewis were both selected as the Eastern Conference All-Star Team's bench lineup.