I’m Really Playing Basketball

Time comes to January 2010. The Bobcats' most important task this month is to break the longest winning streak in NBA history and to put more Bobcats players into All-Star starters.

These two things are actually complementary to each other.

When you win all the time, you can gain everything.

The schedule in January is also quite friendly to the Bobcats.

The Thunder will be played on January 2nd, the Cavaliers will be played on January 3rd, the Bulls will be played on January 5th, and the Knicks will be played on January 7th.

Among these four opponents, the Cavaliers and Bulls are very strong, but neither are that strong. The Thunder and Knicks are simply sandbag teams, so many people say that it is not difficult for the Bobcats to break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak. Spectators can prepare melon seeds, popcorn and Coke to enjoy this grand event in the sports world.

However, as far as the Bobcats players are concerned, they are not so optimistic.

The other three of these four opponents are indeed nothing to worry about, but the Bulls are really different.

This team has accurate shots and can kill. No one can be 100% sure when playing against such a savvy team.

Perhaps it would be better for the Bobcats to have this game at home.

However, if you think about it for a moment, even if this game is played in Chicago, I'm afraid the team Chicago fans will cheer for is not the Bulls, right?

This season, wherever Chen Xiao, Jordan, O'Neal, Kidd and the Bobcats went, they were greeted by crowds of people.

As Joe's home base, Chicago, of course, will support Joe this season.

Therefore, this game between the Bulls and Bobcats, whether home or away, is not friendly to the Bulls.

However, the more the Bulls' young people are in such an unfriendly environment, the more they can display the momentum of a teenager who refuses to admit defeat.

So that's what the Bobcats thought.

After defeating the Thunder and Cavaliers in succession, the Bobcats encountered stubborn resistance from the Bulls in their pursuit of a 33rd consecutive victory.

In this game, the Bulls team made 17 three-pointers, with a three-point shooting rate of 50%, and scored 118 points in the game.

Among them, Deron scored 24 points, Luol Deng scored 18 points, Big Z8 scored 6, 13 points, and Nocioni scored 12 points. The most amazing performance among them was Ben Gordon, who is very brave in history, both in the regular season and the playoffs. Ray Allen, who became famous after stepping on Wade, is a genius. In this game, he shot 13 of 23 and 8 of 13 three-pointers. He scored a game-high 39 points in the game. This game is responsible for The boss who was defending him was shot to the point of doubting his life, with all kinds of magic balls thrown at people.

In order to defeat the Bobcats away from home and stop the Bobcats' winning streak, each of the Bulls' five starters played more than 38 minutes in this game. Except for Big Z, the other four players played more than 42 minutes.

A regular season game was so crazy that the Bulls were still leading after the first three quarters.

However, in such a game with basically seven-man rotation, if the opponent can withstand it, the fourth quarter will be really uncomfortable.

Therefore, as long as the Bobcats are not disrupted in their deployment, the effect of the Bulls' desperate efforts is actually limited.

In this game, the Bobcats did not disrupt their deployment, so the game was very step-by-step. Even if they were behind by up to 10 points in this game, the Bobcats did not follow the rhythm of the Bulls and were very focused.

This is why the Bobcats didn't look down on the Bulls because of other people's boasts.

If the Bobcats think the Bulls are easy to beat before the game and are attacked by the Bulls, it will be difficult to stay calm and focused. When the time comes, they will really be beaten by the Bulls.

I have to say that although there are teams in the league that are stronger than the Bulls this season, there are really no teams that played so fiercely against the Bobcats in the regular season.

Just like when the Heat were invincible last season, many teams were taking the initiative to avoid it. Other strong teams are also preparing secret weapons and will not use them all at once to fight the Bobcats.

If every team in the NBA played as hard as the Bulls against the Bobcats, the Bobcats might not be able to continue their winning streak until now.

If you want to achieve such a long winning streak, schedule, luck, strength, and opponent's strategy are all indispensable.

After defeating the Bulls 123-118 at home, the Bobcats successfully won 33 games in a row, catching up with the Lakers' first consecutive winning streak in history.

In the away game against the Knicks on January 7, the Bobcats' victory certainly had no surprises.

In Madison Square, New York, many New York fans were cheering for the Bobcats to kill the Knicks.

Because there were not many true die-hard Knicks fans at the scene, when Chen Xiao took the free throw, the whole scene was filled with MVP cheers.

No joke, wherever Chen Xiao goes this season, there are MVP cheers everywhere.

In this sacred home court in New York, he successfully achieved a 34-game winning streak surpassing the Lakers. This can definitely be said to be one of the most perfect endings.

Perhaps even more perfect than this solution is winning 34 consecutive games in Los Angeles.

However, the Bobcats will have to wait until February 3rd to play the Lakers next time, and the Bobcats' winning streak cannot extend until then.

Even if the Bobcats can really do it, the Bobcats will not do it. Things like winning streaks consume too much energy.

Concentrate on meeting every opponent's challenge. If every game is like this and the regular season is not completed, the Bobcats will have a mental breakdown.

Therefore, after beating the Knicks and winning the first consecutive 34-game winning streak in history, and making the Bobcats players more popular in the All-Star Game, the Bobcats players relaxed their tight heartstrings.

In the end, the Bobcats' winning streak lasted to 36 games. After defeating the Knicks, they defeated the Grizzlies and Mosaic one after another.

In the end, in the 37th game against the Spurs, the Bobcats lost 92-106. This game was definitely the Bobcats' toughest and worst game of the season.

After playing 16 games in January, the Bobcats finally achieved a record of 14 wins and 2 losses. In January, the Bobcats lost to the Spurs and Heat.

However, although the Bobcats lost two games in January, Chen Xiao still won the Player of the Month in January after November and December.

Leading the team to a record of 36 consecutive victories, this achievement is enough for Chen Xiao to win the best of the month.

Therefore, although the Bobcats lost two games in January, the entire month of January was still joyful and sweet for the Bobcats.

And such joy and sweetness also received a response from fans on January 22.

In the 2010 All-Star voting, the Bobcats' two guards Kidd and Roy finally reversed Wade and became the starting guards in the Eastern Conference this year.

In the end, Kidd and Roy were able to reverse Wade. In fact, it was related to the spontaneous abandonment of votes by many fans, which concentrated the votes for Rose on Kidd and Roy.

Therefore, after the final round of voting results came out, Rose, who had been biting the front, fell behind somewhat obviously.

Three people competed for two spots, and it was Rose who was ultimately waived.

Although Ross regrets this, it is understandable.

Kidd's popularity, Roy's popularity and goodwill accumulated in the Bobcats over the years, many people say that Roy is the first substitute star in NBA history, Jordan's favorite, and the true second-in-command of the Bobcats.

In this case, Rose felt that it was very good that he could bite until the last round before pulling away. All he has is gratitude, to the team, to the fans, and of course to his teammates and coaches. As for dissatisfaction, No.

However, this is also Rose. Other NBA players would not have such thoughts.

It should be said that as an NBA player, Rose actually has such an idea, which is very strange!

However, this is also Rose's unique quality, and this is why Chen Xiao, Jordan and other Bobcat players like Rose.

Therefore, after Rose was ranked fourth among the guards and regretted not being selected for the All-Star Game, Chen Xiao, Keyi, Jordan and other Bobcats players were frantically calling for Rose and building momentum for Rose, hoping that he could be selected as this year's All-Star as a substitute.

This year's All-Star starters, in addition to the two starting guards Kidd and Roy in the Eastern Conference, the starting forwards are Chen Xiao and James, and the center is Yao Ming.

Of the five starters, the Bobcats accounted for three.

On the Western side, this year's five starters are center Duncan, forward Garnett, Arab League, and guards Kobe and Ron Howard.

The Arab League is definitely the biggest upset. The 26-year-old power forward who joined the NBA in 2004 has played in the NBA for six seasons.

Every season with the Jazz, he trains and competes steadily. It is rare to see breaking news about him, and it is also rare to see his scandals.

Even because of the relationship between Chen Xiao and Yao Ming, Alian's visibility is not high even in China.

But this season, because the Bobcats have performed so well, Chinese fans' enthusiasm for All-Star voting has skyrocketed.

And this is definitely great news for UAE.

When Chinese fans vote, they can't just vote for the Eastern Conference, but also for the Western Conference. And this season, the United Arab Emirates played really well against the Jazz.

This season, the scoring average reached 19.5 points per game, reaching a career high.

In addition, the Jazz's record is also good. If this vote is not given to the Arab League, can it be given to others?

Therefore, this season, the UAE's forward votes were only 50,000 less than Garnett's. They defeated Anthony, Nowitzki, Gasol and many other players, and reached the All-Star Game for the first time in their career. .

After being selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, UAE even cried.

This All-Star is so difficult.

Although this year's All-Star, he is destined not to have any starlight. Everyone's eyes are on the Bobcat players, and it is impossible for others to share too much. However, this is still a career breakthrough worthy of excitement.

Soon after the All-Star starters were announced, on January 30, the league announced the 14-man All-Star substitute list.

In the West, Gasol is the second-best Lakers team in the West, Tracy McGrady and Pierce are the two stars of the Timberwolves team, which is third in the West, Chris Paul, the leader of the Clippers team, which is fourth in the West, plus Nowitzki and Anthony and Stoudemire, a total of 7 people.

It can be seen that when the coaches in the Western Conference choose substitutes, performance is very important.

And here in the east, it's actually pretty much the same.

Wade, the leading player of the second-leading Heat in the East, Milicic, the leading player of the third-leading Eastern Conference, Durant, the leading player of the fourth-leading Bucks in the Eastern Conference, Carter, the leading player of the fifth-leading Nets in the Eastern Conference, and then add the leading player of the Eastern Conference's third-leading team, Durant. The first team Bobcats have O'Neal, Granger, and Rose.

After this year's All-Star list was announced, there were still a lot of failed stars.

For example, Ray Allen and Nash, two veterans who have not missed the All-Star Game in the past few years, are absent this time.

This is admittedly due to the Bobcats' crazy rise this season, but at the same time, it is also related to the rapid growth of the two young superstars in the team.

Because both Milicic and Durant have evolved again this season, Nash and Ray Allen have very selflessly handed over more authority to the two of them, while themselves have been completely reduced to support.

For these two veterans, both are 35 years old. From 1996 to now, they have played in the NBA for 14 years. Now they actually don’t care much about the false name of All-Star. More I still hope that the young people on the team can grow up quickly and win the coveted championship while riding the tail of their peak.

However, the Heat before and the Bobcats this season all made the two of them quite desperate.

It's not that their own team isn't strong, it's that their opponents are too strong.

According to many people, given the strength of the Bucks and Raptors, before 2002, it was possible to win a championship or even a dynasty.

But in this era, the finals are not easy.

This is very sad.

This era is the craziest and golden era in the NBA, and it is also the saddest era for a group of legendary players.

However, the sadness of veterans such as Nash and Ray Allen naturally cannot be the mainstream voice now.

Compared with those somewhat sad voices, the most eye-catching thing is that six members of the Bobcats team were selected to the All-Stars at the same time, which created the most in NBA history.

The Bobcats' seven star key players, with the exception of Aldridge, were all selected to the All-Star Game.

Among them, Granger, Roy, and Rose were all selected for the first time.

In addition to Rose, Roy and Granger have both played for the Bobcats for many years. This selection is a recognition and reward for the two of them. The important thing is that all three of them deserve to be All-Stars.

Six of the seven people were selected, but Aldridge was missing, although Aldridge knew that he was the last among the seven in terms of strength and temperament.

However, knowing is knowing, but this does not affect his sadness.

All-stars are important, but more importantly, whoever is missing will be embarrassed.

Therefore, because of this embarrassment, Aldridge, who was somewhat self-defeating, did not take advantage of the All-Star weekend to go on vacation, but signed up for the three-point shooting contest and the slam dunk contest.

Good guy, this is a rhythm that is going completely crazy!

Of course, the league definitely didn't pass the dunk contest, but the league approved Aldridge's registration for the three-point contest.

"LaMarcus, I don't think you're here to shoot three-pointers. You must be reluctant to leave us and want to be on par with us!"

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Therefore, on February 11, 2010, the seven star players of the Bobcats and the two players Curry and DeRozan participated in the Rookie Challenge, a total of nine players plus All-Star coach Jordan, a huge group of ten A lineup of people came to Dallas.