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In addition to Zach Randolph, there is another player in the West with outstanding statistics, and that is the No. 2 pick in the relegation list: Blake Griffin, who averaged 26 points, 13.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. The record of the fleet is simply bad.

So, Blake Griffin was just named Rookie of the Month for January.

The best coach of the month is undoubtedly given to D'Antoni.

And D'Antoni will also be the head coach of the Eastern Conference team in this All-Star Game.

Speaking of the All-Star game, with the release of the last round of votes on January 31, Lian Dao undoubtedly won the All-Star vote with 4.35 million votes, and also broke the 3,789,572 votes he created last year. record of.

Kobe ranked second with 2,380,016 votes, and the gap of nearly 2 million votes shocked the entire league. Many stars expressed horror, and many stars even publicly stated that votes in Asia should be restricted in proportion.

David Stern is also very helpless, he is not without restrictions, but some netizens in the Asian region changed their IP addresses to vote through the wall, which also made David Stern have no choice.

Moreover, this is already the result of cutting off part of the voting data and releasing it.

If the real data is shown, Stern is really afraid of dampening the enthusiasm of all stars.

But the reality is that even if part of it was cut off, this result still hit some stars.

In fact, Lian Dao's popularity in the United States is definitely a household name, and his current influence is no less than that of Kobe and James.

It can be seen from the sales of Lian Dao's jerseys that Lian Dao's jerseys are only sold in the United States. This season, they have surpassed James and are second only to Kobe.

As for the global jersey sales, Lian Dao ranked first, crushing James and Kobe.

With the release of all player votes, the NBA All-Star @Starting Lineup is also finalized.

Eastern Conference All-Star @Starter: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Lian Dao, Stoudemire, Dwight Howard.

Head Coach: Mike D'Antoni

Western All-Stars @starters: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Love.

Head Coach: Gregg Popovich

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into February,

The Knicks' first opponent is a tough nut to crack, the Dallas Mavericks who rank second in the Eastern Conference.

On February 2, the Knicks will face the Western powerhouse Dallas Mavericks at home.

Domestic fans can say that they love and hate the Dallas Mavericks. The love is because of Wang Zhizhi. In 1996, Wang Zhizhi participated in the World Youth Team VS US Youth Team "Nike Sharp" basketball match held in North Carolina, USA. Wang Zhizhi performed very well. outstanding.

The old Nelson immediately took a fancy to this Chinese guy with a soft touch and excellent shooting. At that time, Wang Zhizhi, who had just turned 19, showed talent and potential all over his body.

At that time, the old Nelson negotiated with the domestic basketball association to no avail. At that time, there was no precedent for domestic players to participate in the NBA draft. In addition to the status of Wang Zhizhi at the time, the participation in the draft was also put on hold.

Until the NBA Draft in June 1999, Wang Zhizhi was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the seventh overall pick in the second round.

However, due to domestic refusal to release people, Wang Zhizhi went to the United States to join the Dallas Mavericks in April 2001 after winning the championship, becoming the first Asian player to land in the NBA.

But Wang Zhizhi was already 24 years old at that time, and he missed the best age to hone his skills and make crazy progress.

Although Wang Zhizhi's performance in the NBA was not very good, he has established a bridge of communication between the NBA and Chinese basketball.

And Yao Ming has thanked Wang Zhizhi in public more than once, calling Wang Zhizhi his pioneer.

In fact, not only Yao Ming, but all players in the system after Wang Zhizhi must thank him, because he really opened the door for Chinese players to enter the NBA.

But Wang Zhizhi's road to the NBA was not smooth. He was allowed to join the Mavericks two years after being selected, and those two years were the most precious period for players to rise. The NBA might be a different story.

I hate it because they prevented Yao Ming from entering the second round twice. In the past few years, the Mavericks may have received as much attention in China as the Lakers.

It can be said that every time the Rockets played against the Mavericks, the Mavericks would become the target of criticism from domestic fans.

In recent years, the Mavericks have had excellent regular season records, and the experience of the first and second rounds of the playoffs has given many fans the illusion that "the Mavericks are weak" and Nowitzki is a "soft guy".

Especially this season, although the Mavericks' record is ranked second in the Western Conference, second only to the Spurs, their winning percentage in the playoffs predicted by major media still has not improved at all.

In fact, this year's Mavericks are very strong. After they traded for the league's inside defender Tyson Chandler, the Mavericks have already made up the last shortcoming.

This season, the Mavericks have Kidd in the backcourt to lead the team, Caron Butler and Sean Marion's front line, with excellent defensive ability and fast down ability, not only that, they signed Peja outside This veteran three-point shooter of the year, plus the "Jets" Jason Terry who can still contribute 15.8 points per game.

The most important thing is that this year's German chariot Nowitzki is very efficient and difficult to defend. Nowitzki's two-point shooting percentage has reached a record high, averaging 13.8 shots per game, and averaging 7.5 two-pointers per game. 53.8%!

The efficiency value can be called terrifying!

The most important thing is that the arrival of Chandler also solves the most urgent need of the Mavericks' inside defensive ability, which will completely release Nowitzki's pressure on the defensive end, so that he can focus more on the offensive end.

This kind of Mavericks doesn't have too many flaws. If it weren't for the sudden and neurotic rise of the Spurs this season, they should be the No. 1 team in the Western Conference at this moment.

The Mavericks’ moves in the summer are not particularly big. In addition to the smooth contract extensions with Brandon Haywood and Dirk Nowitzki, they will add Matt Carroll, Eric Dampier, Edward Do Najera and cash traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for Alexis Akinsa and Tyson Chandler.

The act of trading away Eric Dampier is also known as the most correct deal for the Dallasites. Of course, the fans and management of the Bobcats have already fainted in the toilet.

In fact, last summer, Cuban's Mavericks were also one of the teams chasing James and Wade, but Cuban was a little whimsical.

The Mavericks don't have many suitable chips in their hands. You expect a group of veterans to exchange short-term contracts for James and Wade. Not to mention that the Heat will not agree, and the Cavaliers will not agree.

However, after they knew that the chase was hopeless, they still made a very pragmatic deal to bring Tyson Chandler, the best helper of the German tank at present.

And the most important thing is that Chandler's contract expires next year, which will not affect the team's future operating space at all.

The core of the Mavericks' team building has always been clear, and that is Nowitzki, including all the operations the Mavericks have made in the past few years, all of which are built around Nowitzki alone.

With Nowitzki, the Mavericks' scoring inside has never been a problem. The only thing for the inside players other than Nowitzki to do is to do a good job of defending and protecting the frame at the basket. With basic singles ability, they can Nowitzki, who is attacking, will solve it by himself.

The Mavericks have indeed done this in recent years, but they have not found a suitable player, especially Brandon Bass was intercepted by the Magic last year.

In the middle of last season, the Mavericks finally introduced Brandon Haywood inside, and in the summer of the off-season they added Tyson Chandler, which also allowed them to completely strengthen the fifth position.

Finally, Nowitzki doesn't have to come to the fifth position often and fight with a group of muscle sticks.

The intention of the Mavericks is obvious, at all costs to strengthen the inside, is to give Nowitzki more breathing opportunities.

In the summer of the offseason, Nowitzki renewed his contract with the Mavericks with a maximum salary of 80 million in four years, which also gave the Dallas people a reassurance. Their goals for this season are also very clear.

That is: win the championship!

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The Knicks faced the Mavericks with no flaws and a very balanced offense and defense, but it was still very tricky.

There is no good way for D'Antoni to think about it, and he can only pin his hopes on Lian Dao.

Although Sean Marion and Caron Butler are excellent, D'Antoni doesn't think they can limit the impact of Lian Dao, even the "hackers" with a balanced offense and defense.

But on the defensive end, Lian Dao will continue to help Stoudemire to help defend Nowitzki. As for Cousins, don’t expect him to help defend. It would be nice to be strangled.

Although D'Antoni's idea is simple, it is currently the easiest and most practical way to deal with the Mavericks. Lian Dao also accepted this task during the tactical discussion.

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