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Defeating two strong rivals, the Cavaliers and the Lakers, has given the Bulls even more momentum in the regular season. It seems that no team in the league can threaten the Bulls' title defense.

In mid-December, the All-Star voting began. In the first round of voting, Wang Chong undoubtedly led the league with the highest vote share in the league, followed closely by James, Howard and Kobe.

For the Bulls, the second highest vote-getter is still Kevin Garnett, but unlike last season, Garnett's votes this season are significantly lower. This is mainly due to the decline in his personal data this season. .

But this is not a big difference. As a striker, even Garnett at his peak would have a hard time defeating the two competitors Wang Chong and James in the All-Star vote. With his fame and strength, despite the statistics His performance is poor, but the problem of being selected as an All-Star substitute is still not big.

It's just that the situation of Billups, another one of the Bulls' Big Three, is a little embarrassing.

In terms of data alone, Billups actually declined slightly less than Garnett. But the problem is that although Garnett's personal data has declined, his defensive end has not weakened at all, and he is still the mainstay of the Bulls' defense. Absolute defensive core.

Although Billups' defense is also very good, it is not at the same level as Garnett, a top defensive player who can improve the team's defensive level.

Last year, Billups was able to be selected as an All-Star substitute based on the team's record. However, with the rise of various players this year, the competition for All-Star positions has become increasingly fierce. Billups will most likely not be able to participate. It's the All-Star Game.

In fact, if Billups was originally on the Nuggets in the 09-10 season, he would still be eligible to play in the All-Star Game.

In the Nuggets, Billups was still able to contribute 19.5 points, 3 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the regular season, helping Anthony and the Nuggets achieve 53 wins in the regular season.

But in the Bulls, even though he has such strength, he cannot fully utilize it. After all, the distribution of ball rights is limited, and he needs to make sacrifices for the team's victory.

But Billups himself didn't care. He was always a transparent person during the All-Star Game, and he was always a foil for others in the several All-Star games he participated in in his career.

As for Curry and Gasol, they are still too young and are not included in the All-Star discussion.

Therefore, in this year's All-Stars, the Bulls are currently the most popular and strongest team. I am afraid that only Wang Chong and Garnett will be selected for the All-Stars.

Just like Billups doesn't care if he can make the All-Stars, no one cares about whether it's the Bulls or the fans in Chicago. No one cares about how many Bulls players are on the All-Star stage, as long as they win every game until they win the NBA championship. That really means nothing in comparison.

However, sometimes fate is so confusing that no one can guess.

No one thought that the Bulls, who were so powerful and at the height of their power, would suddenly fall from the sky when their momentum reached its peak.

12月赛程结束，公牛队在整个12月份的15场比赛中，取得14胜1负战绩，球队总战绩也来到27胜3负，胜率达到夸张的90%！

If this kind of winning rate can continue in the next few months, the Bulls are likely to break the league's best record again and set the best record in the regular season to a higher level.

However, in the first game of 2010, when the Bulls faced the Oklahoma City Thunder at home on January 1, an accident happened.

That was when the game entered the third quarter. The Bulls already had a double-digit advantage and were already sure of victory. After the Thunder's Westbrook broke through, he missed a mid-range emergency stop jumper. Garnett got ahead of everyone. He protected the defensive rebound, but when he landed, he fell to the ground with a look of pain on his face.

Seeing this scene, Wang Chong suddenly felt something in his heart, and an unpleasant feeling surged into his heart.

"No way……"

Garnett rested on the ground for a long time before returning to the locker room with the support of his teammates, and did not return to the court for the rest of the game.

The Bulls, whose thoughts were entirely on Garnett's injury, didn't even bother to play the game. Fortunately, the Thunder were one of the weakest teams in the league. At the same time, they were missing two generals, Durant and Harden. The Thunder, led by Sbrook, is not even a little bit inferior in strength.

Blake Griffin, this year's No. 1 pick, is a good immediate player. However, just like when he joined the Clippers, Griffin was injured for the season before he officially landed in the NBA. He will have to wait until next season to return with full blood.

Therefore, the Thunder simply do not have the ability to compete with the Bulls, even if Garnett is injured and all members of the Bulls are not interested in playing.

At 98:85, the Bulls easily won the game at home, but the winning Bulls were not happy at all.

Garnett's injury was really unexpected, and it seemed that the injury was not serious. If it was a serious injury that ended the season, it would be a devastating blow to the Bulls, and it would even directly affect the Bulls' three consecutive games. The road to defending the crown.

Wang Chong thought more.

Garnett's injury was a leg injury caused by an unstable landing after taking off. It looked like his right leg. It was very similar to the torn right knee ligament Garnett suffered during the 08-09 season with the Celtics. Injury, this injury directly caused Garnett to be reimbursed for the 08-09 season. As a result, the Celtics were eliminated by the Magic in the playoffs and missed the chance to defend their title.

Wang Chong originally thought that Garnett here had escaped the fate of being seriously injured in the 08-09 season, and at this stage he was only responsible for defensive work on the court, so the burden was reduced and the probability of injury would also be greatly reduced.

Unexpectedly, a year later, injuries would come back again.

"It can't really be so unfortunate, right?"

At this time, Wang Chong still didn't believe it, but after the game, Garnett's MRI report came out, leaving him completely speechless.

Torn ligaments in right knee.

Exactly the same injury as Celtics' Garnett.

Ligament tear itself is one of the more serious injuries in basketball. The recovery time varies depending on the situation. Players with minor injuries may be able to return in less than a month, but if the injury is more severe Or the recovery speed is slower, maybe about half a year.

Garnett is no longer young, and his physical recovery ability is completely incomparable to that of when he was young.

Therefore, when the injury is detected, the conservative recovery time given by the doctor is 6 months.

This means that Garnett will miss the game for a full 6 months. If his recovery goes smoothly, he may still have a chance to make it to the finals, but there is a high probability that the season will end early and the season will be reimbursed.

Once the news of Garnett's season reimbursement was announced, it was like a bolt from the blue, directly confusing Bulls fans.

Isn't this too unlucky? A good player was suddenly injured, and the injured player was Garnett, the team's most important core player on the defensive end.

Even though Garnett only averaged 14+9 per game this season, his tactical status in the Bulls is second only to Wang Chong and much higher than Curry, the team's second scorer. After all, Curry is only for the ball. The team provides a scoring supplement for firepower output. Even if he is not available, there will be others who can take his place.