basketball scientist

On January 15, the NBA officially announced the final results of the 2008 All-Star voting. Paul and Garnett were both shortlisted for the Eastern All-Star starting lineup. The other three players were Wade, James, and Howard.

Paul's selection is well-deserved. In terms of his performance this season, no defender in the Eastern Conference can compete with Paul. Garnett's selection is more driven by the residual power of last season's double MVP and his own high popularity.

, in terms of performance this season alone, it is not necessarily much better than others.

But American fans are still happy to see Garnett in the All-Star Game, because in the Eastern Conference forward voting competition, the player competing with Garnett for second place is none other than Chinese player Yi Jianlian.

Even in the first two stages of voting competition, Yi Jianlian's number of votes was always on par with Garnett's. It was not until the third stage that Garnett slowly widened the "gap" by tens of thousands of votes.

American fans are happy, but many fans in China broke the news about Yi Jianlian's failure to vote, and complained that the league had "secret operations."

In this regard, the league was also helpless. After the draft, Yi Jianlian first broke the news of "rejecting the Bucks"; then his 19-year-old age was also suspected of being false; he entered the league after getting the starting promise of the Bucks, and his performance was also good.

It's very average. The starters in the rookie game are not stable. If the Chinese fans directly beat the double MVPs of last season and were selected as the All-Star starters based on the enthusiastic votes of Chinese fans, it would be difficult to explain to the fans.

It is also because of Yi Jianlian's terrifying vote power this season that NBA officials have decided to make reforms and adjust the weight of votes in All-Star voting in other regions outside North America, mainly for Chinese fans. Otherwise, let alone Yi Jianlian, he may land in the NBA next season.

Sun Yue may directly enter the All-Stars!

The Western Conference All-Star team is led by Kobe Bryant and Duncan, with Yao Ming, Nash, and Anthony entering the starting lineup respectively. It is worth mentioning that because of his refusal to appear in "garbage time" during his rookie season.

Anthony is on the blacklist of the coaches union. As long as he is unable to start, he has basically no chance to enter the substitute lineup selected by the coaches. This season, Anthony aims to defeat Nowitzki in the starting vote and finally no longer needs to be voted by the coaches.

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On January 16th, the Hawks visited Oracle Center to challenge the Golden State Warriors!

Last season created the third black eight miracle in NBA history. After soaring to the sky, the Warriors continued their "dark horse character" this season. They continued to sweep the league with gorgeous running and gunning. Baron Davis, Montaelli

The starting lineup of Si, Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington and Biedrins can be considered a very capable presence in the league.

Last season, although the Warriors were "double-killed" by the Hawks, both games were dragged into the final decisive moment, which itself shows that this team is not weak. Especially because of its strong body and extremely powerful impact.

The strong Baron Davis faces Paul, who is known for his dexterity and agility. The advantage is too obvious!

However, this season, in order to fight against strong point guards such as Deron, Billups, and Baron Davis, Paul gained nearly 10 pounds in one breath, greatly improving his ability to fight.

Coupled with Paul's excellent defensive awareness and "offensive" defensive skills, Paul's defensive performance against heavy defenders has been greatly improved this season.

After the warm-up, both teams took the starting lineup.

Biedlins is a well-known "rebounder maniac" in the league, ranking among the top three in rebounds per game. But good data does not mean that he has reached this position. Biedlins is good at rebounding. In addition to his own consciousness and

In addition to physical talent, the Warriors mainly focus on running and gunning, and their teammates are positioned outside defensively. Many simple rebounds will not be competed with Biedrins.

As a four-time rebounding champion, Garnett does not have much honor in his honor. No matter whether he is surrounded by blue-collar players like Nesterovich and Olowokandi, or "pseudo insiders" like Diaw and Madsen,

Garnett can maintain a high level as always.

Garnett won the jump ball, Paul dribbled to the three-point line, Baron Davis defended, and the Warriors used man-to-man defense.

Paul passed the ball to Garnett, who took a step inside the three-point line in the middle and ran to the left to open up space. Garnett turned around to face the frame, but Biedrins gave him a step and a half of distance, not close to him.

Garnett's mid-range is enough to keep him in the power forward position, but there is a gap between him and Nowitzki. Old Nelson dares to bet that he does not have a stable sight for long two-pointers.

Joe Johnson reached 70 degrees on the right side, and Battier was in the right corner, both wide open.

Diaw set up an off-ball pick-and-roll for Paul. The latter stood up from the baseline, ran back up the line, and circled to the left at a 70-degree angle to catch the ball. Harrington switched defenses in front of him, preventing Paul from taking a direct shot.

It was just a pick-and-roll without the ball, and the Warriors defense was not tight in marking. Paul took a step and passed it to Garnett in the middle. The Wolf King received the ball and took a step forward, leaning on the free throw line.

Following Biedrins, he passed the ball to the left low post from close range with one hand.

Diaw caught the ball and made a layup in three steps, scoring easily. 0:2.

Before the two Hawks insiders could return to defense, the Warriors did not follow martial ethics and used quick baseline kicks to break the Hawks' offensive and defensive transition. Baron Davis took the ball and hit the Hawks' basket, picked up the basket with his right hand, and hit the ball.

Board score.2 to 2.

After catching the opponent's inside player to score, he quickly launched a transition attack. This was originally the strength of the Eagles, but it was directly copied by Nelson. Ke Yan turned his head to look at Nelson, and then withdrew his own

look.

The Hawks attack, Paul and Garnett play a pick-and-roll in the middle, Baron Davis has little sense of pursuit, Paul opens up space on the left to attract Biedlins to help defend, feints and doesn't shoot, and passes to Garnett in the middle.

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Biedlins returned in time to block the middle. Garnett took the ball in front of the free throw line and pretended to take a mid-range shot. In fact, he suddenly started and hit the basket, causing Biedlins to foul.

The Latvian is the Warriors' most defensive player, but his defensive awareness is not as good as the data shows.

When the Warriors attacked, Baron Davis held the ball in a one-on-one challenge. He got a chance with a simple change of direction and pushed away Paul.

Garnett stepped forward to cover up the defense and formed a double-team with Paul who was chasing him. Davis distributed the ball to the basket while running. Biedrins feinted Garnett and then hit the ball under the basket.

The board is hollow into the net.4 to 4.

Paul dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Joe Johnson, who broke through from the left with the ball, pressured Jackson's defense, and then made a jump shot that bounced out of the frame.

Biedrins got the backcourt rebound and passed it to Baron Davis, who rushed forward with the ball and dribbled under his hips to the middle.

Paul pursued the defense all the way, creating pressure on Davis. Near the free throw line, Baron Davis dribbled the ball behind his right hand and changed direction with his left hand. At the same time, he stepped back with his left foot to distance himself from Paul. He took the ball with both hands and shook it.

Paul then went to meet him.

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Baron Davis's explosive play is loved by fans; but this offense actually imitated another bearded man's foul play, which really surprised Ke Yan.

The Hawks attacked, Garnett caught the ball one step outside the free throw line, Biedrins continued to give him one and a half steps of space, Garnett made a jump shot, seized the opportunity, and made an accurate hit. 6:6.

When the Warriors attacked, Davis and Harbin played a pick-and-roll in the middle. Diaw switched defenses, blocking Davis' breakthrough route and preventing him from accelerating. Davis had no choice but to turn his back to Diaw and move to the left

I turned around and got stuck again.

Davis is strong as a defender, and Diaw is weak as a defender. If you really want them to compete, Diaw really won't lose. Davis distributes the ball, and Monta Ellis shoots "catching the ball."

", Biao Zhong's difficult three-pointer. 9:6.

One day in the future, Monta Ellis will also claim to be the "second shooting guard in the league"; although he is bragging, Monta Ellis is not ridiculed much. Firstly, because of his low status, he has never been

He has been selected to the All-Stars and is not a threat to big-name stars; secondly, Monta Ellis is really good in terms of physical strength, and his style of play is somewhat toxic, but he can score points based on his own personal ability.

The Warriors did have a good start, and the Hawks had to make some responses. In the next offense, Paul chose to do it himself, using the pick-and-roll to break into the Warriors' penalty area. Paul made a "pass" fake move and took away Harrington.

; But the moment the ball left his hand, he changed direction, pulled the ball back under his control, and then made a light backhand layup. (9:8)

Monta Ellis was feeling hot, and Baron Davis also chose to delegate power, letting his "little brother" lead the team's offense. Facing Battier's defense, Monta Ellis relied on his speed and pace.

The advantage opened up the shooting space and hit the mid-range shot!

It wasn't over yet. Diaw's careless pass was intercepted by Monta Ellis who was "up there". Then with the impact of stealing the ball, Monta Ellis jumped directly into the air and rushed to the basket to prepare.

Dior, who "exchanges merit for crime", crashed into him!

"Bang!" Monta Ellis, who had fully opened himself up, moved very quickly. While knocking Diaw to the ground, he completed a dunk that could be ranked as one of the five best goals in his career!

"hat amazing!" The commentator on the scene tried his best to mobilize the atmosphere at the Oracle Center, and the fans at the scene also fell into a state of madness!

The home atmosphere at Oracle Center is one of the best in the league!

The Warriors themselves are also a "people go crazy" type of team. After the morale is improved, the players' offense is more determined and neat. With today's good touch, it is quite uncomfortable for the Eagles to rush forward!

After the first quarter, the Warriors led the Eagles by 13 points, 38:25!

During the break, Ke Yan did not criticize the team's defense, but just rearranged the team's offense and boosted the team's morale.

"Actually, our defense was pretty good, but Monta Ellis's 7-for-8 shooting in the first quarter was unconventional. This kind of scoring efficiency is unlikely to last for a whole game. We were so behind in the first quarter.

Many, except for Monta Ellis's explosion, our offense couldn't score. Being constantly beaten by the Warriors in offensive and defensive transitions is a more serious problem. We must be more patient in the offense and try not to follow the Warriors back and forth.

Run, we have to break their rhythm."

So far this season, the Warriors have a record of 23 wins and 16 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference. This team is a typical team that needs to adjust the game to its own rhythm. So far this season, they have scored more than 120 points in games.

Achieved a record of 4 wins and 0 losses; when scoring between 110 and 12 points, their winning percentage was 7 wins and 4 losses; when scoring less than 100 points, their record was only 3 wins and 8 losses.

Whoever can limit the Eagles' offense will have greater confidence in the duel with them.

In the second quarter, Yin Shi and Ke Yan adjusted the team's rotation. Paul and Joe Johnson continued to play, with the rotation of Sefolosha, Varrick, and Anderson.

The Warriors lined up Azubuike, Monta Ellis, Pietrus, Crohill, and Chris Webber.

The Warriors focus on running and gunning, and Nelson has accumulated a large number of backcourt and wing players in the team's bench, but has neglected to build up the interior. The high-ranking rookie O'Brien's becoming a parallel import once again confirms the Warriors

The team's system is not friendly to inside players! Weber and Crohill only have certain shooting abilities and can be used reluctantly.

Nelson still hopes that Monta Ellis can continue the touch of the first quarter and lead the team to maintain the score lead.

However, Ke Yan arranged for Paul to switch to defend Monta Ellis. At the same time, Sefolosha was also protecting Paul's defense. The two players with the most defensive mobility of the Eagles put their defensive energy on Monta Ellis.

, this treatment is almost as good as Allen Iverson.

Back to the offensive end, the Eagles mainly play Joe Johnson. Azubuike is taller and can't match Joe Johnson in confrontation. Joe Johnson is frequently suppressed in single defense. Nelson directs Pietrus to switch defenses, and Joe Johnson is like Warrick.

, Anderson plays a pick-and-roll, taking advantage of Pietrus's weak ability to break screens to make a fuss!

Seeing that the team could not defend against the Eagles' offense, the point difference was slowly narrowing. Three minutes after the second quarter, the point difference was narrowed to only 4 points.

Seeing that the Eagles had a clear advantage in the rotational lineup, and the team's lead was eroded in a short period of time, Nelson also took advantage of the situation and resorted to "foul tactics" to target Varrick!

Warrick's career free throw shooting percentage is 54%. Under the deliberate targeting of the Warriors and the noise at the Oracle Center, Warrick made 2 of 6 free throws, which also confirmed Nelson's tactical success.

Nelson is indeed a famous coach, and this on-the-spot arrangement is very targeted. But the unfair point is that the Eagles have superstars in the team. If the same tactics are executed by Garnett, there is no doubt that the effect will be

Far superior to Varrick.

"Raise troops for a thousand days, use them for a while." Ke Yan "protects" Garnett on a daily basis and controls the opponent's playing time in order to reduce unnecessary losses to Garnett and allow him to provide the necessary support when the team needs Garnett to step up.

Higher quality offense and defense.

Garnett came back on the scene, and Crohill and Webber couldn't stop him from scoring continuously in the paint. Nelson had to replace the two veterans with Biedrins and Harrington.

However, both the score and the momentum of the game have been caught up by the Eagles' generals, and the Warriors will not be easy to play next.

The Eagles' offensive tactics are simple and effective. Garnett and Anderson take turns to play high pick-and-roll coordination in the backcourt, with Paul or Joe Johnson as the starting point of the offense to control the rhythm of the game.

On the Warriors' side, under the care of Paul and Sefolosha, Monta Ellis' touch finally declined, and his scoring was not as domineering as in the first quarter. At the same time, the Hawks played pick-and-rolls and attacked slowly, and the Warriors'

It's not easy to switch between offense and defense.

In the second quarter, the Eagles staged a 43:23 reversal and led the Warriors by 8 points, 68:61.

"In this game, Sefolosha's role was reflected. As soon as he came on the court, the Eagles were able to put on their strongest defensive lineup. The Eagles did not perform well at the start of the game and were often beaten by their opponents' outside stars.

Because there are less people like him." CCTV broadcast this "confrontation battle", Zhang Lili commented.