NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 158 All-Star Ticket King, Wang Chao!

(The second is a bit later.)
On December 12th, the Christmas War.

The Magic welcome the Boston Celtics at Amway Arena in Orlando.

This is the second time the two teams have played against each other this season. The Boston Magic had the last laugh last time. Even though the process was extremely difficult, they still won the game.

And this time, the Magic did not disappoint the Orlando fans.

86:77, the Magic beat the Celtics again at home.

Whenever the two teams meet, the score will become very low. The actions of both sides are not small, and the fouls are quite fierce. The grievances in the first two seasons have made the two teams become mortal enemies. The grievances are even worse than the Celtics and the Lakers. The team is deeper.

The Celtics don't want to lose this game, but in terms of overall strength, the Celtics have indeed begun to widen the gap with the Magic.

The strength of the Green Army lies in the personal abilities of the Big Three, plus Rondo, who is gradually rising.

The problem is that this is already the third season after the formation of the Celtics Big Three. Ray Allen, the oldest of the Big Three, is almost 35 years old, and his competitive state has declined significantly compared to before.

In the 27 games of the new season until the Christmas game, Ray Allen averaged 16.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Although his shooting percentage was 47.7%, which is a relatively high level among guards, his three-point shooting percentage was only 36%. %, which is a new low in recent years.

下滑的不光是雷.阿伦，加内特场均数据已经只有14.7分7.5篮板，而皮尔斯数据也从上个赛季的20.5分5篮板3.6助攻下滑到了18分左右。

The overall decline in the data of the Big Three proves that there is not much time left for them. Thanks to Rondo, who has gradually shown the characteristics of an excellent point guard, he averaged 14 points, 4.4 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game in the new season, supporting the Kais The offensive system of the Walters.

Because of this, the Celtics started this season very well, currently ranking second in the Eastern Conference with 22 wins and 6 losses, second only to the Magic.

The failure of the Christmas War changed their record to 22 wins and 7 losses, but this record is still higher than that of the Cavaliers.

圣诞大战之后的魔术队又在12月30日117：92大胜雄鹿，整个12月取得11胜2负战绩，目前总战绩26胜4负。

The schedule ends in December, and the time officially enters 12.

League officials also announced the results of the first round of voting for the 2010 All-Star Weekend.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chao ranked first in the first round of voting, beating James of the Cavaliers, Kobe of the Lakers and his teammate Howard, becoming the top voter in the first round of voting.

Although it is somewhat unexpected, it is actually reasonable.

Last season, Wang Chao led his team to win the NBA championship and won the FMVP. In the new season, he continued to average 30+ high-efficiency scoring performance per game. At the same time, he also maintained more than 8 assists. Overwhelming the Cavaliers James, his performance is almost impeccable.

Moreover, Wang Chao himself has a very large number of fans in Huaguo. In the All-Star voting, the league has experienced the horror of Huaguo fans many times. Into the All-Star starting list.

It's no surprise that Howard received fewer votes than James and Bryant in the first round.

In the new season, Howard's defense has become more and more proficient, and his defensive efficiency per 95 rounds can reach 95, which means that when he is on the court, he can limit the opponent's scoring to [-] points per [-] rounds.

This data ranks first in the league and is far ahead of Bogut, who is ranked second.

However, the contribution of the defensive end does not represent the overall improvement of Howard's data.

In fact, Howard's data in the new season has declined slightly compared to the previous two seasons.

截止2010年1月初，霍华德场均数据为17.8分14.1篮板2.9封盖。

In the past two years, Howard has averaged 20+14 per game.

The main reason for this situation is the reduction of Howard's shot rights.

In the new season, Howard averaged 10.2 shots per game, the lowest since his rookie season.

It's not that Howard doesn't have a chance to touch the ball, it's mainly because the Magic currently have a lot of players who need the ball.

Wang Chao averaged 19.2 shots per game, Nelson averaged 10 shots per game, Afflalo and Channing Frye also averaged around 7 to 8 shots per game, and Jamal Crawford on the bench De averaged about 14 shots per game, ranking second in the team.

After going around in circles, Howard was inevitably affected. Who made him lack the ability to attack independently, and the main score relied on the secondary scoring of catching the ball and grabbing offensive rebounds?

The slight decline in personal data has slightly affected Howard's popularity, but even so, Howard's votes are still the fourth in the league after Wang Chao, James and Kobe.

The opening of the All-Star voting, naturally also involves the registration of individual events.

Wang Chao immediately asked to sign up for the All-Star Three-Point Contest.

He already has a dominant position in this event, and has won the championship with no suspense in the past four years, and this year will also be his fifth time to participate in the All-Star Three-point Contest,

For Wang Chao, winning or losing the three-point contest is not the key anymore, and he doesn't need such minor honors to improve his evaluation now.

But the task released by the system before is still in progress, that is to achieve five consecutive championships in the three-point contest.

The reward for completing the task is the upgrade of the sharpshooter talent effect.

The lack of improvement in the training of passing ability has made him more and more aware of how important the 30% shooting training effect of the sharpshooter is. He now averages 97 mid-range shots, and he also trains his short-range shots and free throws. If it reaches above 95, I'm afraid it's all due to the sharpshooter, otherwise it would have been like the passing ability value, staying at 92 and not improving for a long time.

In fact, this point can also be seen in other aspects.

Wang Chao's investment in physical fitness training is much greater than shooting training, and he spared no expense in training, such as speed, strength and other potions, but now his speed and agility are only 94, the only breakthrough The ability of the 95 mark is only physical strength, and it is only 96 at present, and the improvement speed is far less than that of shooting.

Thinking of the possibility of further upgrading and strengthening the sharpshooter talent that has brought him such great convenience, Wang Chao is very much looking forward to it. Now everything is ready and it is only due to Dongfeng. As long as he successfully wins the three-point contest and reaches five Consecutive championships, sharpshooter talent can complete the upgrade!
Wang Chao enthusiastically signed up for the three-point contest, but his good partner Howard did not participate in the dunk contest like the previous two years.

Wang Chao knew that Howard was a little tired of playing.

After all, the slam dunk contest is not like the three-point contest. You just need to keep throwing basketballs into the basket and compete for who can make more shots. A good dunk move is not easy.

And Howard also learned early that Nate Robinson announced that he would continue to participate in the dunk contest.

Robinson rode his dunk to win the slam dunk contest last year. Although Howard was having a good time at the time, but after thinking about it, he didn't think it was a good taste.

In terms of slam dunk movement, creativity and difficulty, his slam dunk is not much worse than Robinson, but the opponent won the championship in the end. The reason is actually very simple. It has nothing to do with the slam dunk movement and creativity. A small player of 1 meters, he can fly and escape on the court, and dunks are more likely to be rated as high scores.

Howard wanted to understand this, so he lost interest in continuing to participate in the slam dunk contest. It didn't make sense for him to go to others every year as a stepping stone, and Howard was indeed exhausted, and he couldn't come up with enough creative dunk moves.

Although Wang Chao gave Howard some advice, he only remembered some classic dunk moves in the slam dunk contest. The slam dunks of Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon can't be done with Howard's agility.

Howard's absence from the slam dunk contest became a great pity for the 2010 All-Stars. Many fans wanted to watch Howard and Robinson compete for the dunk title again, but unfortunately they couldn't see it.

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On January 2010, 1, the league announced the results of the second round of the All-Star voting. Wang Chao continued to lead the league with a slight advantage, and the top four players with the most votes did not change. They were still Wang Chao, James, Kobe, Howard four.

The difference is that the Rockets' center Dayao didn't get a lot of votes at the beginning due to injuries, and he rose alternately with Stoudemire among the Western Conference centers.

But with the opening of the second round of voting, Huaguo fans began to exert their strength. Dayao's votes rose like a rocket and quickly left Stoudemire behind, and he skyrocketed all the way, directly reaching the sixth place in the league. Position, in front of him is Wade of the Heat.

Dayao sprained his ankle in early December and needed to rest for four to six weeks. Originally, Dayao could return to play in early January, but for the sake of safety, Dayao finally decided to rest for six weeks to ensure that there is no sequelae before playing.

Even if it is six weeks, Dayao can fully catch up with the All-Star Weekend and will not be absent because of this.

A week later, the results of the third round of voting, that is, the final results of the All-Star Weekend, were announced.

Without any surprises, Wang Chao defeated all his opponents with 270 million votes and was elected as the All-Star vote champion in the 09-10 season.

James received 250 million votes, ranking second. Kobe and Howard both received more than 240 million votes. Kobe ranked third with a slight advantage, Howard ranked fourth, and Wade and Yao received 230 million votes.

For the first time in his career, Wang Chao was elected as the All-Star vote leader. This honor is not a big one, but it is enough to make many Chinese fans rejoice, while some joked.

"I'm afraid this is the only honor among Wang Chao's personal milestones that is not the first in China?"

The first Huaguo All-Star voting champion in NBA history was Dayao in the 2004-05 season. In that year, Yao defeated fellow center O'Neal in the All-Star voting and was elected as the top voter, which is well deserved.

The announcement of the results of the All-Star voting also means that the starting lists of the East and West are determined.

In addition to Wang Chao, James, Howard, and Wade, the four most popular players in the East, the other starting player is Allen Iverson.

Iverson didn't have a good life this season. After joining the Grizzlies in the offseason, he only played 3 games in the regular season, all of which came off the bench. He averaged only 12.3 points and 3.7 assists per game. Restore the courage of the past.

The Grizzlies waived Iverson in mid-November, and the latter announced his return to the Philadelphia 11ers in early December.

Iverson's return to the 76ers has aroused the memories of countless fans. The high-spirited answer back then has fallen to this point, and many people lament the passage of time.

Under the empathy of memories, even though Iverson averaged only 76 points, 13.9 rebounds and 3 assists per game in the 4ers, the fans still voted spontaneously to help Iverson become the All-Star starter.

Wang Chao was also a fan of Iverson. His unruly eyes, maverick dreadlocks and handsome and elegant style of play on the court all attracted a large number of fans.

But he also knew that Iverson still failed to participate in the All-Star Game in the end, because at the beginning of 2010, Iverson’s youngest daughter fell ill with a high fever. Released the remainder of the contract for the current season.

This is also the last time Iverson landed in the NBA.

Iverson was absent from the All-Star Game, and Joe Johnson of the Eagles replaced him as the All-Star starter.

On the Western All-Star side, apart from Dayao who is the center and Kobe the shooting guard, the other three are Nash, Anthony and Duncan.

This All-Star Weekend will be held in Dallas on February 2010, 2. It will be co-hosted by the Dallas Mavericks, Cowboys (professional football team) and the city of Dallas. Stern's ambition.

February 2th is the first day of Chinese New Year's Eve. If there is no way to know when it will be held, who will believe it?
But this kind of thing itself is also a good thing. During the Chinese New Year, there are still All-Stars to watch, especially the three-point contest and the All-Star Game that Wang Chao participated in. For Huaguo fans, it is a joy.

Throughout January, everyone focused on the All-Stars, and less attention was paid to the regular season, but the regular season is still going on in an orderly manner.

The Magic's January schedule is extremely tight, with 1 games in 31 days, including two back-to-back away games, a three-game streak, and a four-game streak.

Especially the four consecutive players in the back, the opponents are the Kings, Nuggets, Trail Blazers in turn, and the last game is the Los Angeles Lakers, which can be called the four consecutive players of death.

This wave of four consecutive away Magic has 2 wins and 2 losses, only defeated the Kings and Trail Blazers, lost all the games against the Nuggets and the Lakers, and finally achieved a record of 17 wins and 12 losses in 5 games.

1月份的战绩下滑，让魔术队的胜率从最初的88%下降到了81%，但1月结束时球队依然以39胜9负战绩稳居联盟榜首。

(End of this chapter)