NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

This year's New Year's Eve dinner, the entire Wizards team came to Li Kaiming's house, because the teammates who had been here in the previous two years all said that my uncle and aunt's cooking was good, and that the food they had at Li Kaiming's house was the best they had ever tasted. Chinese cuisine.

But in fact, most teammates believe that this kind of dinner can greatly improve the team's morale and cohesion. After last year's New Year's Eve dinner, the Wizards ushered in a wave of winning streak in January. Looking at the entire season, The team has also completely risen, ranking first in the league in the regular season, and winning the championship in the playoffs...

Even the team's management has realized how much of an impact this team-building in the form of New Year's Eve dinner has on the team!

This time not only all the players from the Wizards came over, but also the coaching staff and the two team presidents also appeared at the table.

The most novel thing among the newcomers during the entire dinner was the wish-making session before the New Year's Eve countdown. Foreigners have never experienced this custom, so these guys also acted very excited, and some stood up with wine glasses in their hands. After talking for a long time, the coach and teammates finally stopped because they couldn't stand it anymore...

All in all, after a wonderful New Year's Eve party, the wonderful 2012 has officially passed, and the doomsday predicted by the Mayans has not happened. As the New Year's bell rings, the new 2013 has officially arrived!

The schedule in January is not very friendly to the Wizards. Not only are there 1 games in the entire month, 17 of them are away games in the Western Conference, but there are also an abnormal 10 games in 5 days...

After such a devilish schedule, even the Wizards, who had accumulated strength in the first half of the season, were a little overwhelmed!

Because even if the players do not consume much during the season, they often fly to change venues, travel long distances, and play high-intensity games, so rest time cannot be guaranteed at all.

So after January, the Wizards' 1-game winning streak in December was broken.

I lost more games in the entire month of January than in all the previous months combined!

Fortunately, the Wizards accumulated a very large record lead in the early stage, so even if the record dropped in January, when the time entered February, the Wizards still maintained the first record in the Eastern Conference and the first record in the league.

Followed closely by the Miami Heat. At the beginning of the season, the second place in the Eastern Conference was still the New York Knicks. As the season progressed, the Heat began to show their strength. So far, they are ranked second in the Eastern Conference and second in the league. Their record is second only to Wizards.

Because the Wizards' record in December was so impressive, when the Wizards' January record was released, their record of 12 wins and 1 losses was still very dominant, but it was not enough compared to before.

所以即便李凯明的场均数据依旧是逆天的31.2分12.6篮板9.6助攻2.8盖帽和2.0抢断，但是这个月最佳却因为审美疲劳的缘故给了詹姆斯。

Sometimes the development of things is so unfair. Even if your performance is the worst and you are still at the top of the league, just because you have regressed compared to your previous self, others' evaluation of you will be lower...

The schedule in February is relatively easy, and of course there is the more important All-Star Weekend!

All-Star voting has been open as early as December last year. NBA officials will count the votes at several specified times and release the voting results of each round.

Because of Li Kaiming's dominant performance last season, being the youngest regular season MVP, winning the championship, and even more shocking Olympic championship, he has been recognized by almost all passerby fans!

Therefore, in almost every round of voting results, Li Kaiming has a slight advantage over second-ranked LeBron James.

时间来到2月14日投票结束公布结果，李凯明获得了最多的160万票，紧随其后的是詹姆斯的159万和科比的158万。

However, anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that this kind of data does not count the votes of Chinese fans. If the NBA officials dare to let go of the voting rights and weight of Chinese fans, then the Chinese fans will let the proud Americans feel. A mouthful of saliva can drown you...

Fortunately, ordinary American fans also know Li Kaiming's level, so most people chose him based on his strength. So Li Kaiming defeated James and Kobe for two consecutive years and became the All-Star vote king!

This year's All-Star Game was held in Houston, the space city. Because there are many Chinese in Houston, and because of Yao Ming, many Chinese fans have special feelings for the Rockets. Therefore, this year's Houston All-Star Game has a special relationship with Chinese and Chinese fans. It is of extraordinary significance to them.

After the Wizards played their last game before the All-Star Game on February 2, their record was fixed at 14 wins and 42 losses, which also made many American fans and media heave a sigh of relief. !

After all, looking at the Wizards' performance in the first two months, I thought they were going to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins. But now they have lost 9 games before the All-Star break. Even if the Wizards don't lose a game in the rest of the regular season , in the end it can only tie the Bulls' 72-win record.

What's more, anyone with a bit of brains will know that not losing a single game in the remaining games is probably even harder than climbing to the sky!

Although the outside world is discussing the Wizards' record enthusiastically, and many fans have even started endless debates around these, the atmosphere inside the Wizards is still very peaceful.

Because the current record is not the result of the Wizards or Sanders specifically holding their breath to prove something, but playing according to the tactics. Everyone has a peaceful mentality and is not pursuing any victory. field record meaning.

As early as before the start of the season, Li Kaiming had already spoken within the team.

"We have already proven ourselves, so we don't need to do anything special in the regular season. We just play normally and let nature take its course. Remember that our goal is to defend the title, and the playoffs are our stage!"

In other words, the Wizards have already performed like this during the regular season. If other teams in the league heard this, they would probably burst into tears!

Especially the Heat, whose record has been chasing closely behind the Wizards. The Big Three are almost smoking, and they can only see the Wizards' butt, with no tendency to surpass them...

Time flies, and soon it’s February 2th. Houston, a long-established aerospace city, once again welcomes an NBA event after many years!

The 2012-2013 NBA All-Star Weekend officially begins!

The first project is the All-Star Celebrity Game, which invites some entertainment or retired stars to participate in entertainment competitions for the audience to have fun.

Li Kaiming watched with Jiang Shan for a while before feeling sleepy. He was not interested in watching a group of low-level non-professional players who didn't play any tactics at all. However, Jiang Shan next to him watched with gusto and gave Li Kaiming pointers on the goals he just scored from time to time. Which star is...

But what made Li Kaiming feel a little embarrassed was that after the game, when he led Jiang Shan out of the field, he actually met Scarlett Johansson.

The latter looked at Li Kaiming and Jiang Shan next to him with a resentful look, then turned and left.

For Li Kaiming, it was just a little embarrassing at first, but later he pretended that nothing happened with his shamelessness comparable to a city wall.

On the other hand, the girl next to her, Jiang Shan, after she noticed Scarlett Johansson looking towards her, she subconsciously hugged Li Kaiming's arm tightly. After Scarlett Johansson walked away, she gave her a firm squeeze. Li Kaiming asked with a strong sense of jealousy.

"You know Scarlett Johansson well?"

Li Kaiming looked at his nose, his nose and his heart, and made an expression like "I have nothing to do with rain", "It's just a nod, don't think too much..."

Jiang Shan wrinkled her nose and snorted softly, "I don't even dare to have any trouble with her!"

Li Kaiming smiled bitterly, sighing in his heart that this woman's senses were so sensitive. He and Scarlett just looked at each other, and yet Jiang Shan found out.

Moreover, there seemed to be an invisible force between the two women. Even though it was just the first time for the two women to meet, Jiang Shan could accurately identify that this was her opponent and a threat to her...

Woman is such a magical creature...

After the Masters Game, there is the Rookie Challenge in the afternoon. This year's competition format remains the same as last year. Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal are still the two great stars as the team's general manager, selecting themselves from the first-year and second-year picks. Dear team member.

Not surprisingly, the Wizards' Klay Thompson and Kawhi Leonard became the objects of fierce competition between Shaq and Chuck.

In the end, neither of the two fat men succeeded. Thompson was selected by Shark O'Neal, while Barkley grabbed Kawhi Leonard.

Generally speaking, this kind of rookie challenge where first- and second-year rookies form a mixed team is much more intense than the previous games played by different grades. After all, after playing in the professional league for a year, whether it is physical fitness, personal ability, or even tactics Their understanding is much better than that of a rookie who has not finished a season.

Mixed teams can eliminate this grade gap, making the Rookie Challenge even more exciting!

This is also the first time that Li Kaiming has watched others play in the Rookie Challenge in the audience since entering the league. As the boss of the Wizards, of course he has to appear at the scene to cheer for his two little brothers.

The only pity is that the two of them are not on the same team. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, so there is no way to have a particularly obvious bias.

Barkley and Shaq, two live treasures, even teased Li Kaiming in the pre-game session.

Barkley: "Today's victory belongs to Team Chuck, don't even think about it!"

O'Neal: "You fart, I have so many good soldiers and generals under my command, how could I lose to you?"

Barkley: "Why don't we ask Li Kaiming to see which side he supports?"

O'Neal winked and replied: "I believe this must be a very difficult choice for him, hahaha!"

Li Kaiming, who was in the front row of the auditorium, had a black look on his face. The on-site director also showed the camera to Li Kaiming in time. After the fans saw Li Kaiming's expression, the Toyota Center was filled with a happy atmosphere...

The pre-game bickering session ended and the Rookie Challenge officially began. Because the players on both sides wanted to win very much, this game was very interesting to watch from Li Kaiming's perspective.

In the end, Thompson's Shaq team won the game. Kyrie Irving performed the best in the game, scoring 30 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Thompson hit 5 three-pointers and scored 21 points and 4 rebounds.

查克队那边表现最好的居然是面瘫伦纳德，他全场得到了26分9篮板3助攻5抢断2盖帽，尤其是几个生断对手让不少球迷看得直瞪眼！

This is not grabbing the ball, this is robbery!