Chapter 472 The All-Star is released, the AAP is dead
In the last game in January, the Suns defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 122-104 without any blood.
After the game, the Associated Press reported on the game with the title "Suns win 20th consecutive game against Bucks at home". The article pointed out that the Suns' home court has always been a nightmare for the Bucks.
The title of ESPN is even more exaggerated: "The Bucks have lost at the Suns' home court for 22 consecutive years." The article states that the Bucks have not won at the Suns' home court since February 21, 1987. The article also specifically mentioned that most of the Bucks have lost at the Suns' home court.
The young fans of the Deer have never seen the team win at the Suns' home court in their lives. They are very sharp and venomous.
Nash's explosion in the second half was an important factor in the Suns' winning streak at home. Nash scored a season-high 36 points in this game, 25 of which came in the second half.
Nash had 17 assists in the last game and scored 36 points this time. This is how he explained the sudden change in game style.
"I hit two goals in a row at the beginning of the second half. I wanted to score first and then attract the defense to assist, and drive the team's assists through personal scoring, but my teammates worked hard to feed me the ball from then on," Nash said.
Wan pointed at Chen Yan: "Especially this guy, he almost treats me as 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 interviewed all said that it was the first time in so many years in this industry that they had forced teammates to shoot.
Chen Yan said: "Steve felt great today. Give him the ball and we can easily win the game."
Chen Yan did not brag. Nash actually made 11 of 12 shots in the second half, including 4 of 5 three-pointers.
Not only Nash, but other players of the Suns also shot very high tonight. The overall shooting rate reached 59%, and the Bucks' shooting rate was also as high as 56%. NBA officials said after the game that this was almost an "unusual game".
In the "defense" game, both teams scored very high, but the Suns, who had a higher shooting percentage, finally won.
In fact, the Bucks played well in the first half of this game. They led by up to 7 points 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 his strength. No one on the Bucks could guard Nash in the third quarter. Under Nash's leadership, the Suns scored 37 points in a single quarter.
With a score difference of -17, the game basically lost its suspense after this quarter, and the Bucks continued their curse of losing at home against the Suns.
On February 1st, the all-star lineup was announced.
The All-Star starting lineup has been announced before, but this time it is the substitute lineup.
Chen Yan became the league's new vote leader with a record-breaking 3,498,618 votes due to his crazy performance in the middle of the game. The second-ranked player in the Western Conference was Kobe Bryant, who received 2,670,316 votes.
The vote leader in the Eastern Conference was won by Howard with 3,150,181 votes. Previously, there was no player in the NBA who received more than 3 million All-Star votes. This year, there are two players. This also reflects the increasing influence of the NBA and the increasing fan base.
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The starting five of the Western Conference All-Stars: Chen Yan, Kobe Bryant, Stoudemire, Duncan, Dayao.
There are no point guards or small forwards in this lineup, because guards and forwards are voted together, and the starting lineup is determined based on the number of votes. No point guard in the West is more popular than Chen Yan or Kobe Bryant. Duncan is firmly ranked first at the forward position.
, his votes even ranked third in the entire Western Conference, higher than Yao. Stoudemire scored 21.9 points and 8.3 rebounds this season. This data is not the most luxurious among the Western Conference forwards. He was selected as a starter and
The team's record is also related to the bonuses from Chen Yan's teammates.
Western Conference All-Star reserves.
Center: Memet Okur (Jazz);
Forwards: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks), Kevin Garnett (Lakers), David West (Hornets);
Guards: Chris Paul (Hornets), Brandon Roy (Trail Blazers), Steve Nash (Suns);
Coach: Phil Jackson
The only controversial member of the Western Conference All-Star bench is Okur. The Turk seems unworthy of the All-Star title in terms of fame and strength, but there is no way. Now that the center is withering, Okur averages 17.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in the center.
The group is considered luxurious.
The Western Conference is missing many old faces this year. Tracy McGrady, Ray Allen and Anthony were not selected for this All-Star Game.
Among them, Anthony's loss was the most surprising. Anthony's statistics have declined this season, but he still averaged 22.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. The team's record is also good, ranking fourth in the Western Conference with many strong players.
However, Anthony was not favored by most Western Conference 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 was surprising, but McGrady's loss was 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 injury. His performance is obviously
If you can't satisfy the fans, it's even harder to win the favor of the coach.
Ray Allen's absence is purely due to the fierce competition among the Western Conference defense line. Kobe, Chen Yan, Paul, and Nash cannot squeeze out anyone.
This year's All-Star was held in Phoenix. Three Suns players were selected. The only flaw was that coach D'Antoni was not selected. It's not that D'Antoni is not good enough. The Suns' record leads the league. He is fully qualified to be elected as the All-Star head coach, but there is one in the league.
According to regulations, All-Star head coaches cannot be elected consecutively.
This is not an express rule, just a conventional rule.
In ancient times, the "Red King" Auerbach was elected as the head coach of the Eastern Stars for 11 consecutive times from 1957 to 1967, which caused serious aesthetic fatigue and since then it has been a rule that there will be no re-election.
The Eastern Conference's all-star lineup.
Starting Five: Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Arab League, Dwight Howard
Eastern 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
Many Chinese fans couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the Eastern Conference All-Star roster.
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Has the Arab League made it to the All-Stars?
And this is the first time?
Arab League averaged 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game this season but received more than 1.8 million votes. His inclusion in the All-Stars was entirely due to the efforts of the entire country.
Apart from James, the Eastern Conference has some powerful but unknown strikers, such as Turkoglu, Pierce, and Josh Smith. Their statistics and on-field performance are better than those of the United Arab Emirates, but they are not as popular as the United Arab Emirates.
In the past, the reason why the United Arab Emirates couldn't make the All-Stars in the Eastern Conference was because Garnett was with the Celtics. The two starters on the Eastern front line were contracted by James and Garnett all year round, and the substitutes were all selected by the coach. The United Arab Emirates had no chance at all.
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With this statistic entering the All-Star Game, the UAE felt a bit like a social dead man. Teammate Westbrook comforted him: "Come-on! Brother! This is the All-Star that many people dream of! Relax, play hard, and have fun!"
Later in the evening, Ah Lian also called Chen Yan to complain.
Yes, it was indeed a complaint. Instead of being excited about being in the All-Stars, Ah Lian was made even more distressed.
Chen Yan's words were 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 year. The player who has participated in the most All-Star games in the NBA is "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with a total of 19 appearances. Next, it is the turn of this super fat man.
In fact, O'Neal's reputation was not high before. He missed the New Orleans All-Star Game last season, and his record of 14 consecutive All-Star appearances was terminated. Unexpectedly, another year has passed, and the "Shark" has become more vigorous.
In response, O'Neal joked: "I feel great. For a guy who can't shoot, it's great to participate in the All-Star Game."
"Shark" O'Neal's career free throw shooting percentage is only 52.7%. He is considered to be one of the worst shooters in the league. However, as the starting center of the Cavaliers, he has improved his shooting percentage from the free throw line this season.
It reached 62%, averaging 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 becoming the seventh scorer in league history (26,947
points), these data finally led the coaches of the 30 NBA teams to decide to select O'Neal as an All-Star.
The Orlando Magic became the "big winner" in the Eastern Conference. Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis were both selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team's reserve lineup. They will join teammate Dwight Howard, the "voting leader" in the Eastern Conference, on the All-Star Game in Phoenix.