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Chapter 283 The Default MVP
After the game, Brett Brown did not go back to Philadelphia with the team, but had a long conversation with Popovich. He humbly asked his former boss and teacher some questions about the team's tactics.

In the league, team general managers and team coaches have factions, or circles of relationships.

Among the coaching factions, the most famous in the past was the Celtic Cardinal Arnold Auerbach faction.

His disciples are all over the league, big bird Larry Bird, refrigerator Kevin McHale, crazy doctor Don Nelson, Danny Ainge...

In addition to the Celtic Cardinal faction, the later Lakers faction is not bad, including the fortune teller Parker Riley, Godfather West...

Because they have worked together in the team for a long time, they are familiar with each other and have a close relationship, and they are more likely to reach a deal, making it easier for the team to strengthen.

For example, when the Celtics introduced Garnett, the general manager of the Timberwolves was Kevin McHale.

Relying on personal connections, the Celtics snatched the wolf king Garnett, formed the Big Three, and completed the revival.

For example, when the Lakers robbed Gasol, the general manager of the Grizzlies was Godfather West.Relying on the relationship, the Lakers grabbed Gasol almost empty-handed, completed the last piece of the championship puzzle, and won two championships in a row.

Although Popovich studied under Larry Brown in the past, his contacts were limited at that time, and he often couldn't take advantage of transactions.

Until 05, when the Spurs won the third championship in team history, many teams began to chase members of the Spurs to serve on the team.

At this time, after years of accumulation, Popovich finally cultivated his own faction.

It was like signing LaMarcus Aldridge when the Blazers general manager was former Spurs scouting chief Kevin Pritchard.

Of course, Popovich wouldn't talk nonsense when asking for advice from his own faction's disciples. He gave Brett Brown a lot of advice.

After listening to coach Popovich's suggestion, Brett Brown kept in mind that he was going to go back and try it out to see if it worked.

A day later, the 76ers went to the home of the Miami Heat.

Since Wade went to the Bulls, the current head of the Heat is the inside player Whiteside Whiteside.

Although he tried his best in this game and scored a large double-double of 30 points and 20 rebounds, he dominated the inside.

But it's a pity that the Heat's guard group is not strong.

在张子枫和朗多的76人后场组合下，热火首发后卫德拉季奇和维特斯24投仅仅只有8中，总共才砍下17分、9次助攻的数据。还没有朗多一个人那么多，更不用说张子枫全场砍下28分13次助攻和7个篮板的数据。

With just the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhang Zifeng led the 76ers to a 15-4 climax, which established the victory in one fell swoop.

In the end, the 76ers beat the Heat 115-102.

After the game, Heat coach Eric Spoelstra said in an interview that Zhang Zifeng was unstoppable and he was one of the best guards in the league.

Immediately after the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Orlando Magic 101:93 away and won again.

Before the game, Russell threatened that Zhang Zifeng's All-Star voting was due to the large number of Chinese fans to become the starter. In the game, Zhang Zifeng overwhelmed him again. In the end, he only made 16 of 2 shots, scored 4 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds. The 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists are completely incomparable.

Russell was once again the laughing stock of the media.

Barkley was outspoken in the face of the media. "I think when he criticizes others, he must first see his own strength. He is not at the same level as Zhang Zifeng. And I think Zhang Zifeng's performance this season and the team's record, he can be an All-Star starter. If Zhang Zifeng could not be selected in the end, I think it is an unimaginable thing!"

Zhang Zifeng kept a low profile, "Although I'm good, I think what I'm doing is not good enough now, and I still need to work harder. Thank you to those supporters who voted for me!"

However, the 76ers' victory did not last long. Two days later, they returned to their home stadium, the Wells Fargo Center, to face the San Antonio Spurs again.

This time Marcus Aldridge came back, and the younger and more energetic Patty Mills was pushed into the starting guard.

With a more complete lineup and stronger firepower, the Spurs and the 76ers fought fiercely.

After regular time, the two teams tied at 101 and entered overtime.

In the last two seconds of overtime, Ibaka, relying on Marcus Aldridge's forced singles, turned around and made a mid-range shot, killing the 76ers.

111-109, the Philadelphia 76ers had to accept a defeat at home.

Just had a fight with the Spurs, and then the 76ers rushed to challenge the Brooklyn Nets back to back without stopping.

There was only one overtime yesterday, today Zhang Zifeng didn't feel good and hit the iron continuously, and made frequent mistakes.In the fourth quarter, the physical strength couldn't keep up. In the away game, the 76ers lost 85-99 to the Brooklyn Rebounds.

This battle was Zhang Zifeng's worst performance this season. He only scored 13 points, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers.

The Philadelphia 76ers returned to the home court and got two days of rest. The recovering Zhang Zifeng scored 33 points and 11 rebounds. Rondo scored 17 points and 9 assists. They led the team to score in double figures with six players. After the team took the lead in the first three quarters, they firmly maintained their advantage. They withstood the opponent's final counterattack. The 76ers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 76-105 in the away game. The 99ers broke their losing streak and the Hornets suffered a 76-game losing streak.

Then the 76ers continued their winning streak. After defeating the Pacers and Nuggets, the 76ers consolidated their No. 39 position in the East with a record of 16 wins and [-] losses. Zhang Zifeng ushered in the All-Star Game.

On February 2, in the first skill challenge, Porzingis, a power forward from the New York Knicks, won the championship on behalf of the big team.

After center Towns won the skills competition last year, another inside player won the championship.

From the two years of skill championships, we can see that insiders in the new era need not only excellent dribbling, but also good three-point shooting ability to stand out and become the top insiders in the new era in the wave of emphasis on offense.

In the three-point contest that followed, Curry was absent this year.

The 8 players participating in the three-point contest this year are Klay Thompson (Warriors), Kelly Irving (Cavaliers), CJ McCollum (Blazers), Eric Gordon (Rockets), Zhang Zifeng (76ers) Team), Nick Young (Lakers), Kemba Walker (Hornets) and Wesley Matthews (Mavericks).

Judging from the odds offered by the gaming company, Zhang Zifeng, Thompson, and Gordon have the highest calls to win the championship.So far this season, these three people have made 192, 170, and 164 three-pointers respectively, ranking second, third, and fourth in the league.

Walker, who took the lead in the preliminaries, performed well at 45 degrees on the left and at the top of the arc. He made 5 of 4 shots from the bottom corner flower ball on the right and scored 19 points in the first round.

Owen played second. He did not perform well in the first two points, but he gradually found his touch at the top of the arc. He performed well with the 45-degree flower ball on the left. He made 5 of 4 shots from the last corner and finally scored 20 points.

Matthews came on the stage and found some touch in the second point, but the overall performance was not good, and finally scored 11 points, making it difficult to enter the second round.

Gordon then played, the rhythm of the first two points was very good, all 5 flower balls at the top of the arc were hit, and the last two points still maintained a high hit rate, and finally scored 25 points, easily advancing to the next round.

Nick Young came on the stage, the performance of the first two points was mediocre, 5 of 3 ball points at the top of the arc, 5 three-pointers in the last point, and the flower ball was also steadily hit, scoring a total of 18 points.

McCollum came on the stage, did not find the rhythm in the first four points, and failed to hit the flower ball in the last corner. In the end, he only scored 10 points and was eliminated together with Matthews.

Thompson played 5 of 4 shots at the first point, 5 of 4 shots at the second point, and 5 of 3 at the top of the arc, but missed consecutive flower balls. In the end, he only hit two flower ball points and scored a total of 20 points.

Defending champion Zhang Zifeng was the last to play.

Last year, Zhang Zifeng already won a three-point championship. His desire for the three-point championship is not very strong, and his fighting spirit is not high. He seems to be here this year for fun.

The performance of the first two points was quite satisfactory. He only hit 3 flower balls at the top of the arc, but he missed consecutive flower balls at the end. In the end, he only hit 18 flower balls and scored [-] points in total.

The big favorite Zhang Zifeng was eliminated in the first round, which fell below the eyes of others.

In the end, Gordon scored 25 points, Irving and Thompson both scored 20 points, and the three entered the final hand in hand, while the other players were eliminated.

决赛沃克第一个登场，第一个点5投2中但花球不中，45度角5投3中，弧顶5投3中，第四个点5投3中可惜没有命中花球，最后花球点5投2中，总共得到17分。

Thompson made the second appearance. He made 10 of 5 shots in the first two points, but failed to hit the flower ball. The ball hit the buzzer, and the final score was still 5 points.

Gordon, who was the last to play, probably participated in the three-point final for the first time, and his performance was abnormal.The first point was 5 of 4 shots, the second point was 5 of 2 shots, and the top of the arc only hit one flower ball, but the flower ball point was 5 of 4 shots, but the bottom corner lost the touch, only 5 of 1 shots, and finally only 18 point.

In the end, Thompson finally got his wish and won the three-point contest championship, fulfilling his wish!
Seeing that Thompson finally won the three-point contest championship trophy, the players headed by Zhang Zifeng hurriedly stood up and applauded.

After the three-point game, it was the grand finale dunk contest.

Over the years of the dunk contest, the audience and fans are a bit aesthetically fatigued.If you don't come with some novelty, you won't be able to attract the audience's attention at all.

This year's slam dunk contest is not lacking in bright spots, and it can be regarded as one of the better slam dunk contests in recent years.

The four players participating in the dunk contest are: Aaron Gordon (Magic), Glenn Robinson III (Pacers), Jordan Jr. (Clippers), and Derek Jones (Suns).

In the first round, Jordan took the lead. He arranged for the on-site DJ to hold the ball, and then made a gliding dunk action of flying over the DJ console after catching the ball.At the moment when Jordan flew over the console to catch the ball, DJ also took a selfie. With this action, Jordan scored 41 points.

The second player to play was Glenn Robinson III of the Pacers. He also chose to dunk with his assistant.

Robinson had one of them carry the other on his back, thereby increasing the difficulty and height of the leap.

After that, Robinson dribbled the ball, calmly flew over the heads of the two, folded in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with a backhand. This wonderful goal gave "Puppy" a full score of 50.

The third player to play is Sun teenager Derrick Jones. Although the teenager has very limited playing time this season, his dunk talent is a little famous.

Jones also chose to dunk between people. He designed the four Suns teammates to stand in a row, and then leaped over the four of them together for dunks.

The difficulty, height, and completion of Jones' movements are very high, but it is a pity that it took him 2 times to dunk successfully, so he only scored 45 points.

The last to appear was Aaron Gordon, the favorite to win the championship. The Magic Buckle chose a gimmick action. He operated a drone to fly into the game scene, and then received the basketball dropped by the drone to complete the dunk.

It's just a pity that due to the lack of tacit cooperation between man and machine, Gordon failed to dunk three times. Afterwards, under the accommodation of the judges, he barely succeeded in another dunk, but only scored 38 points.

Since Gordon had the lowest score in the first dunk, Gordon played first in the second dunk.

But his performance was still disappointing. A twist dunk without much creativity was barely completed and only scored 34 points.

Jordan was second on the court. He tried twice and completed a crotch switch after a dribble for a dunk.This action, Jordan scored 43 points.

Since then, Derrick Jones and Glenn Robinson III have also completed the second dunk one after another. Both of them chose a similar mid-air rotation, but Jones's movement is more stretched, and the ball is thrown by his teammates, which is more difficult. So he gets 50 points to Robinson's 41.

Through the accumulation of two dunks, Jones scored 95 points and Robinson scored 91 points. The two advanced to the finals, while Gordon, the favorite to win the championship, was eliminated.

Glenn Robinson III took the lead. This time, Pacers star Paul George cooperated with Robinson.

George raised the ball over his head with both hands, and Robinson accelerated to catch the ball, flew over George, and dunked.This ball, the movement is still stretched, the height is enough, but the difficulty is slightly lower, and 44 points are scored.

Derrick Jones made the first dunk, and arranged for a staff member, a cheerleader and the sun's mascot to play at the same time. The three of them stood in a row and let Jones leap.

However, due to the high requirements on the angle and difficulty of the dunk, Jones failed in all three attempts, but only scored 37 points.

For Robinson's last dunk, he also arranged for three people to stand in a row of obstacles. After catching the ball, he leaped over the heads of the three and successfully folded and reversed the dunk.

In this ball, Robinson also got a full score and made him the champion of this dunk contest.

On February 2017, 2, the East-West All-Star Match was staged.

The head coach of the All-Star Game in the Western Conference is Warriors coach Steve Kerr and his coaching staff.The head coach of the Eastern Conference is the 76ers coach Brett Brown and his coaching staff.

Compared with last year, Wade is not here this year, and one of the starting guards is his brother, Irving who has a good relationship.This year, no one isolated Zhang Zifeng anymore.

It's just that this year's All-Star Game was held in New Orleans, home of the Pelicans.

Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis is full of energy today and is bound to perform well at home.

The players of the Eastern and Western teams also gave face and were willing to help.

This year's All-Stars had decided the MVP early on. Unlike the previous games where they might fight for their fighting spirit, the players in the Eastern Conference had no interest at all. They would go up and play for more than ten minutes before coming down.

His opponents, Zhang Zifeng and Brett Brown, used their power for personal gain.

Zhang Zifeng was only allowed to play for 17 minutes and made 5 three-pointers. After scoring 15 points, he was allowed to rest early.

In the end, Anthony Davis played the highest 32 minutes and scored 52 points and 10 rebounds. He not only broke the single-game scoring record in the NBA All-Star Game, but also became the first player in NBA history to score 50+ points in the All-Star Game. He also helped the West 192- 182 to defeat the Eastern team. The total score of 374 points also created an All-Star record high.

The thick-browed brother Anthony Davis was not surprisingly elected as the All-Star MVP.

After the All-Star Game, it's time to determine the rankings of the teams.

Teams with strength are ready to sprint at full speed and want to gain home court advantage in the playoffs.

A team with poor strength and no hope of the playoffs, at this time, also desperately lost in order to win the last place.

This summer is the year of the draft, and they can count on themselves to be able to get the No. [-] pick like the San Antonio Spurs and Cavaliers, and then jump from a small team to a championship team.

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