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Chapter 623: Who will be the most dazzling?

With a record of 32 wins and 9 losses, the Warriors jumped from third place in the Western Conference to second place in the Western Conference. The competition for the second to fourth spots in the Western Conference has also become increasingly fierce.

The Warriors failed to achieve the same high winning rate as in the first half of the month in the next eight games. After losing to the Nuggets, Jazz and an upset loss to the Timberwolves, the Warriors achieved a record of 5 wins and 3 losses in the eight games.

Judging from the overall situation this month, the Warriors' performance is better than last month. In sixteen games this month, the Warriors achieved a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, far exceeding the record of 9 wins and 5 losses.

It was not just the Warriors who rebounded in January, but also the Lakers. As a result, the ranking of the Western Conference has changed again.

The Spurs continue to dominate the league. Halfway through the schedule, the Spurs have achieved a record of 40 wins and 7 losses. This completely exceeded people's expectations before the start of the season. The Spurs surprised people no less than the Warriors last season.

The Warriors and Lakers both have 36 wins and 12 losses. Due to division record, the Warriors have a slight advantage and are ranked second in the Western Conference, while the Lakers are ranked third in the Western Conference. The Warriors rebounded this month, but the Lakers rebounded even more.

Some.

In the first month of the new year, the Lakers had a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference. Although Yang Shuai once again averaged a triple-double in a single month, because the team's record was not as good as the Lakers, he was awarded the Western Conference Player of the Month.

He lost to Kobe Bryant in the selection and missed the Western Conference Player of the Month honor for two consecutive months.

Because Dirk Nowitzki was injured and missed some games this month, the Mavericks only achieved a record of 7 wins and 7 losses. Their record of 31 wins and 15 losses caused them to fall from second place in the Western Conference to fourth place in the Western Conference.

The Thunder secured their fifth position in the Western Conference. After January, their record was 30 wins and 17 losses, followed closely by the Hornets with 31 wins and 18 losses. The Jazz, who finished sixth in the Western Conference last month, were eventually squeezed out.

When they reached eighth place in the Western Conference, their record was 28 wins and 20 losses, but they lost to the Nuggets, who were seventh in the Western Conference with 28 wins and 19 losses.

The rankings in the Eastern Conference have not changed much. The Celtics are still ranked first. The Celtics have a record of 36 wins and 11 losses after January. The second ranked team in the Eastern Conference has been changed from the Heat to the Bulls.

The Bulls and Heat both have 33 wins and 14 losses, but due to the relative record between the two teams, the Heat can only be ranked third behind the Bulls.

Fourth in the Eastern Conference, five points belong to the 31-17 Magic and the 30-18 Hawks. The ranking gap between the former kings of the Eastern Conference is even smaller than the gap between the top five in the Western Conference.

January passed in the blink of an eye and turned to February, and people began to shift their attention away from the team's record rankings and began to focus on other places.

February is a very important month for the NBA. This month has the much-anticipated NBA All-Star Weekend, and there is also a very important date, the trade deadline.

As the trade deadline approaches, every team in the league is also making moves. The one that attracts the most attention is undoubtedly the whereabouts of Carmelo Anthony. Since last summer, Anthony’s trade rumors have not stopped, and recently

It's getting more and more intense.

Some media in Oakland said that the Warriors may also strengthen the lineup through some transactions, but Chris Mullin said in an interview that the Warriors will be very cautious in this matter.

In fact, the attitude of the Warriors' senior management is easy to understand. The Warriors' lineup is already very good, both in terms of internal and external lineup and age structure. Moreover, this configuration just won a championship last season.

The injuries of Chandler and Jackson have indeed had some impact on the team. It would be a good thing for the Warriors if they can have the opportunity to strengthen them, especially with such fierce competition this season. But the premise of all this is

It is unwise to keep the existing lineup intact and rashly dismantle the current configuration of a championship team just to strengthen it.

Regardless of whether the trade of players will bring instability to this already formed team, the players' emotions alone will be greatly affected. What's more, Chandler may return in March.

, with the Warriors' current lineup and Chandler's return, they will not be able to compete.

Yang Shuai agrees with the team's attitude. The teammates around him are all players who fought with him to win the O'Brien Cup last year. He is really unwilling to let anyone leave if it is not necessary.

The outside world also knows that the Warriors are unlikely to make much movement, so the Warriors are almost never involved in some trade rumors.

Since the beginning of February, there haven't been any major trades in the league yet. Everyone understands that this is the calm before the storm, so they have begun to turn their attention to the All-Star Game.

The final voting for the All-Star Game has been determined. Yang Shuai was elected as the vote leader of this All-Star Game with an absolute advantage. He received a total of 3,289,907 votes. He is also the only player among all players with more than 3 million votes.

Followed by Kobe, the difference in votes between the two was close to 900,000.

The starting center of the Western Conference is Yao Ming, the forwards are Yang Shuai and Durant, and the guards are Kobe Bryant and Paul. However, because Yao Ming is injured and unable to play, he will be replaced by another Western Conference big man.

The top vote-getter in the Eastern Conference is still Dwight Howard, forwards are Amar'e Stoudemire and LeBron James, and guards are Dwyane Wade and Dries Rose.

Affected by Yang Shuai, Evans lost the votes in the All-Star voting, but at the last moment he still lost to Paul and missed the All-Star starting spot. In terms of pure performance and ability, there is indeed a gap between Evans and Paul.

This All-Star Weekend for Yang Shuai is much easier than last year's All-Star Weekend. He no longer needs to participate in other events except the All-Star Game.

Many fans were looking forward to Yang Shuai participating in the dunk contest and the three-point contest again. They believed that it would not be difficult for Yang Shuai to win these two championships again, but in the end Yang Shuai chose not to participate.

For Yang Shuai, he has won the three-point contest and the dunk contest. He no longer needs to participate in such events to prove his ability. On the other hand, Yang Shuai’s performance this season

Although there has been an overall improvement, he consumes more energy and physical strength in each game. Yang Shuai also wants to take the opportunity to rest during the All-Star Weekend.

In fact, Yang Shuai is quite satisfied. He is the only player in the NBA who has won both the dunk king and the three-point king. Although he no longer participates in these two events, the outside world's evaluation is that if Yang Shuai chooses to participate again, he will

It is very possible to win these two championships at the same time.

With such comments out there, does Yang Shuai still need to participate again?

Even if Yang Shuai does not participate in the dunk contest and the three-point contest, people still think that he is the best in the league in these two categories.

The coach of the All-Star team in the Western Conference is named Veach, while the coach of the Eastern Conference is named Doc Rivers. The coach of the first-ranked team in the Eastern and Western Conferences is the coach of the All-Star team. This is a common practice in the NBA.

Entering mid-February, various NBA teams have made moves one after another, but the one that attracts the most attention at this time is undoubtedly the departure of veteran Jerry Sloan from the Jazz.

Jerry Sloan coached the Jazz for 23 seasons. Although he did not bring a championship to this team, and he even failed to win the best coach himself, this does not prevent people from placing him among the famous coaches.

List.

Many people find it difficult to understand why this fierce coach left Salt Lake City. Perhaps as Sloan himself said, he was tired, but the reason why he was tired is very puzzling.

The All-Star Weekend is getting closer, and the final lineup for the All-Star Game has been lined up. The Western Conference All-Star Game starters are Tim Duncan, Yang Shuai, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant.

Chris Paul.

Although Evans did not enter the Western Conference All-Star starting lineup, he was still selected by the coaches to enter the substitute lineup. This shows that Evans' performance in the new season is indeed commendable.

In fact, Evans' performance in the new season is indeed very good, especially after Jackson was injured, Evans' playing time increased and he became more mature. So far, Evans has averaged 20.3 points and 4.2 points per game.

assists and 5.0 rebounds. Imagine averaging 35.6 points, 11.0 assists, and 10.5 rebounds per game with Yang Shuai next to him. Evans' progress is indeed obvious.

In addition to Evans, the Western Conference's bench includes Russell Westbrook, Deron Williams, Carmelo Anthony, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Blake -

Griffin.

No one among the Eastern Conference starters was injured, so their starting lineup was entirely based on the voting results. Center Dwight Howard, forward Amar'e Stoudemire, LeBron James, guard Dwyane Wade,

Derrick Rose.

On the bench, although the Celtics have no one in the starting lineup, they have four players on the bench. In addition to the big three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett, Rajon

- Rondo was also selected to the All-Star team due to his good performance this season. In addition to the Hawks' Al Horford and Joe Johnson, the Heat's Chris Bosh occupied the remaining three spots.

John Wall won the Rookie Game mvp, James Jones won the three-point competition championship, Blake Griffin won the dunk contest championship, and Stephen Curry won the skills competition championship...in each event.

After that, the highlight of this All-Star Weekend finally came.

During last year's All-Star Weekend, Yang Shuai was the most dazzling figure. Not to mention the dunk contest and three-point contest champions, even in the star-studded All-Star Game, Yang Shuai also contributed a buzzer beater and won the highest score in the game.

After winning the All-Star Game MVP, who will be the most dazzling person this night?