Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Chapter 1143 The only debut in history

Author: Pea of ​​Justice

Chapter 1143 The only debut in history

Curry didn't sleep all night after learning that he was selected as the All-Star starter. He was so excited.

But the next day, February 1st, Curry, who was extremely excited, began to panic again. On the surface, he was calm and calm, accepting the blessings of all Knicks players, but behind his back, he grabbed Zuo Li countless times and asked:

"Boss, is this true? Is it really me? The person who counted the votes in the alliance made a mistake, right? Did it suddenly change it back?!"

Zuo Li was helpless, but he understood Curry's mood very well. Although this was not his first time being selected for the All-Stars, the meanings of substitutes and starters are different.

Being selected as an All-Star means that your strength has finally been recognized. Being selected as an All-Star starter means that you finally have both strength and popularity.

Some powerful star players will never be selected as an All-Star starter, such as Ray Allen, Billups, Parker, etc.

Can you say they are not strong?

Of course not, they are both very capable players. However, due to various reasons, their popularity cannot be compared with the big players at the same time, so they can only retire with regret.

So no matter what, being selected as the All-Star starter is definitely a recognition of your entire career. At the same time, you have finally become one of the league's few stars.

This is of great significance to Curry, who has never been optimistic.

So Zuo Li could only answer patiently: "No, it's okay, you are very good, that's why you were selected, and now you are a star..."

Zuo Li is also very happy for Curry. He has achieved this step many years in advance. His contribution is also part of this.

Of course, it also has something to do with Rose not playing enough games.

After appeasing Curry, Zuo Li finally had time to analyze this year's All-Stars.

This year's All-Star Game returns to the Western Conference once again, hosted by the Houston Rockets. The game starts on February 16th and ends with the main game on the 18th.

It's just a pity that as the host Rockets, no one was selected as the starting lineup for the Western Conference.

This year's Western Conference starting lineup can be described as making history, because the two teams from Los Angeles divided the starting five!

The first is the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul, the league's number one point guard at this time, and Griffin, who is famous for his dunks, were selected respectively.

As for the Lakers, Kobe, Anthony and Howard were successfully selected as starting players.

This would have been unthinkable two months ago, because at that time the Lakers were plagued by internal and external troubles, their poor external performance was questioned, and internal conflicts kept the locker room unstable. Many people felt that the Lakers might be about to overturn.

However, just after Christmas, the Lakers seemed to have suddenly opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and their strength took off immediately. They defeated last season's Western Conference champion Thunder head-on, and also defeated the city's rival Clippers twice.

A 6-game winning streak, 10 wins and 3 losses in a single month, directly allowed the Lakers to counterattack from seventh in the Western Conference to fourth in the Western Conference.

If they follow this pace, the Lakers are very likely to rank among the top two in the Western Conference at the end of the season, or even reach the top.

The ups and downs made everyone confused.

But this is also traceable, because Kobe Bryant slowly accepted Zuo Li’s suggestion!

Since Christmas, Kobe has intentionally reduced his playing time, and at the same time, he has also lowered his shot count.

At the same time, Anthony's number of shots has increased significantly. It can be seen from the score. Anthony's average score after Christmas Eve reached 27 points per game, which was 4 points more than the previous average of 23 points per game.

Not only that, Gasol began to appear more in the transition period, and in the starting lineup, Howard took on more pick-and-roll tasks.

The effect of such changes is gratifying. Not only did the Lakers' record improve, but the locker room also began to become more harmonious, which made Kobe very happy.

He also made a special phone call to Zuo Li to express his gratitude.

"Zuo Li, work hard. This time, I will win the finals!"

As expected of Kobe, competition is engraved in his bones.

But Zuo Li responded calmly: "Don't get excited, Kobe. You can break through the Western Conference first. If nothing else, it will be difficult for you to deal with the Spurs."

"Huh? What do you mean, you think the Spurs are better than us?"

"Of course, I'm not saying that. The Spurs are keeping a low profile this season, but they are still No. 1 in the Western Conference. Don't listen to what Popovich said about them being old and tired, and kneeling down in the second half. This is all lies.

Yours."

Kobe quickly hung up the phone. Among other things, he couldn't bear to say that the Spurs were better than them, because the Spurs were the biggest rival in his career.

He vowed that he would kick the Spurs' butt hard this season, and then show Zuo Li some color in the finals!

…

Back to business.

The starting lineup for the Western Conference was determined. This was also a big victory for Los Angeles. For the first time in history, Los Angeles won the starting lineup in the Western Conference.

This result naturally made other Western Conference teams dissatisfied, but seeing that the Eastern Conference was similar to them, they were balanced.

Like the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference All-Star starters also come from two teams.

The Knicks are naturally Zuo Li and Curry. Among them, Zuo Li is still the vote leader this time. He received a total of 6,548,755 votes in the three rounds, successfully refreshing his own record for the vote leader.

This is also the fifth consecutive season that Zuo Li has won the All-Star vote. This number surpasses Carter, who has been the vote winner four times, and ranks second in NBA history, second only to Jordan's nine times.

The number of consecutive vote wins is also second, and Jordan ranks first with seven times.

But as long as Zuo Li doesn't suddenly stretch his hips, it's only a matter of time before he surpasses Jordan. After all, Zuo Licong was the vote king when he entered the league.

Some people even think that even if Zuo Li's strength suddenly declines, he will still be the top vote-getter in one or two seasons. After all, Zuo Li's popularity is much higher than that of others.

This time, Kobe Bryant and James ranked second and third. Their votes were 1,591,437 and 1,583,646 respectively. Together, they were almost half of the votes cast by the left.

This is the crushing of pure popularity.

The other three in the East are naturally from the Heat.

James and Wade are naturally the starting members. Their popularity and data have no rivals in the Eastern Conference.

What is surprising is Bosh. As the most criticized member of the Big Three, Bosh was finally selected as the starter in his tenth season.

It is said that Bosh cried with joy after hearing the news, which was even more outrageous than Curry.

Of course, his starting position is also the most questionable. It seems outrageous to be the starting power forward in the Eastern Conference with an average of 15.4 points and 8 rebounds per game.

But there is no way, it seems outrageous, but it is also reasonable, mainly because there are not many stars in the Eastern Conference. With Garnett aging and Randolph leaving, the Eastern Conference is really no longer good at the power forward position.

If you said you didn't choose Bosh, who would you choose?

So the Knicks and Heat took the Eastern Conference starting lineup for the first time.

Counting the Lakers and Clippers next door, this year's ten All-Stars come from four teams, which is the first time in history.

The substitute lineups for the Eastern and Western Conferences have also been determined.

West: Durant, Harden, Randolph, Parker, Duncan, Aldridge and Westbrook!

East: Rose, David Lee, Paul George, Holiday, Rondo, Irving and Noah.

(End of chapter)