NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 88 All-Star Voting Results

Two games after O'Neal's comeback, Kobe also made a quick comeback and returned to the team's starting lineup.

In fact, for Kobe's injury, it is best to be on the safe side and rest for another week to fully recover.

But Kobe just couldn't wait any longer.

In the few games he missed, Los Angeles fans almost forgot about him.

This is no exaggeration at all.

Wang Chong has played so well in these games that he can't find any faults at all. Moreover, Wang Chong, who mainly focuses on mid- and long-range shooting in his offense, is even more compatible with O'Neal than Kobe. After all, At this stage, Kobe, No. 8, scores many offensive points by holding the ball and breaking through to the basket.

Although Kobe Bryant's efficiency was a little low when he returned from the firing line, and his shooting percentage was only about 38% in several consecutive games, the Lakers finally got together an OK combination, and their combat effectiveness soared. They went on to win five games in a row, defeating the Timberwolves and Walker. Several powerful teams including those.

Time has finally arrived in February, and the NBA’s annual drama All-Star Weekend is finally here!

At the end of January, the All-Star voting officially ended, and O'Neal still failed to win over Yao in the voting.

The five Western Conference All-Star starters are Steve Francis, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dayao.

Garnett was elected the Western Conference leader with 178 million votes, followed by Kobe with 176 million votes.

O'Neal finally received 145 million votes, which was only 148 votes away from Dayao's 3 million. However, even a difference of 1 vote was still a difference. He had much higher votes than another starting player, Francis, who only had 97 votes. Nearly 50 votes less than O'Neal, but Francis participated in the voting as a defender. Among Western Conference defenders, his vote count was second only to Kobe.

This is the third consecutive time that Freddy has been selected as the starter of the Western Conference All-Stars. Although his selection is partly related to the fact that he is on the same team as Yao and has received support from some Chinese fans, it is not entirely because of this. At least in the 01-02 season, Big Yao Before Yao joined the league, he was already a starter in the Western Conference All-Stars.

Wang Chong also received a lot of votes in this All-Star Game, more than 80 votes, even higher than James who received 76 votes in the Eastern Conference, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.

But as a forward, Wang Chong's competitors are Garnett and Duncan. Garnett is the vote leader in the Western Conference, and Duncan also has 168 million votes, second only to Garnett and Kobe. Wang Chong has no chance at all.

The Eastern Conference All-Star starters are guards Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady, forwards Vince Carter, Jermaine O'Neal and center Ben Wallace.

Vince Carter, who is known as half-man and half-god, gained a large number of fans with his shocking performance in the 2000 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. This year's All-Star was directly elected as the All-Star voting king with a high number of 212 million votes.

After the All-Star starters were determined, in early February, the league also announced the All-Star substitutes selected by coaches' votes.

There is no suspense. Wang Chong, James and Anthony, three players who performed outstandingly in their rookie seasons, were all eliminated and missed the All-Star Game.

This is not surprising at all. The All-Stars are worldly people. Even the head coach, who has the real power of each team in the league, must give face to the long-established stars in the league and cannot let the rookies who have just arrived steal their limelight.

Rookies should have the consciousness of a rookie, and just perform well in the Rookie Challenge.

As a result, rookies from the 03 class who performed well in the regular season, including Wang Chong, James, Anthony and Wade, can only participate in the Rookie Challenge during the All-Star Weekend.

<divclass="contentadv"> Some James fans are very dissatisfied with this. Last year's No. 1 pick Yao was selected as an All-Star in his rookie season and was a starter in the Western Conference. James is the chosen one, a superstar destined to dominate the league in the future. , actually the cards are not as good as a stupid big guy from Asia?

Not to mention Dayao's rookie season, it is now the second season of his career. Dayao, who has averaged 17+9 per game so far, is still much inferior to James, who has 20+5+6.

But the selection of All-Stars is not determined by just looking at these. Just like the evaluation of historical status, the luxury of data can only be regarded as one of the reference standards and not all.

No matter how unhappy James' fans are, it has become an established fact that their idol can only play in the Rookie Challenge and cannot be changed.

In the few games before the All-Star Weekend in February, the Lakers easily won a winning streak because the Lakers' opponents before the All-Star break were generally not very strong. Teams such as the 2ers, Magic, and Heat were all in the Western Conference. A team that's just outside the playoffs.

Although the 76ers have the "answer" Allen Iverson, the 76ers were able to reach the finals two years ago and even took a bite out of the OK combination at their peak. It was completely different when they took away a game victory. different.

The departure of head coach Larry Brown and main center Mutombo caused the 76ers to lose the defensive system they relied on for survival.

Although Iverson, who averaged 26.4 points per game, is still the league's strongest scoring player, injuries, the team's poor lineup and tactical system still made the 76ers' record a mess.

In the battle against the Lakers, Iverson scored 39 points and 6 assists, but faced the Lakers who had all the OK combinations and added Wang Chong, they still lost.

The 76ers lost, and the Magic and Heat are even less worth mentioning to the Lakers.

McGrady is averaging 28 points per game this season and will win his second scoring title, but the Magic's record is at the bottom of the league. Basically, McGrady is in charge of his own business, and the Magic is in charge of the team's failure. Neither side will waste time. .

However, during the game, Wang Chong and Tracy McGrady briefly fought against each other, and finally got a personal taste of how strong McGrady was at his peak.

When Durant participated in the draft, the draft template was McGrady, but the playing styles of peak McGrady and peak Durant were completely different.

McGrady is much inferior to Durant in terms of static talents such as height and wingspan, but his dynamic talents are definitely at the top of the league, especially his explosive power and movement control coordination. He is almost the strongest in the league today.

When Wang Chong defended McGrady, the opponent could easily get past him with just one step. With just a low-level death coil badge, Wang Chong simply couldn't keep up with McGrady's speed.

结果这场比赛和对上76人一样，麦迪轰下35分6篮板6助攻，但魔术队输的比76人更惨。

As for the Heat, it was also the second meeting in the regular season. It was the second meeting between Wang Chong and Wade. The latter made 12 of 7 shots and scored a team-high 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, which was better than Wang Chong's 16 points and 4 rebounds. The score is slightly higher.

But the Heat lost to the Lakers 79:98, completely unable to resist.

The Lakers ended all games before the All-Star Weekend with a hearty winning streak. Next, is the much-anticipated All-Star Weekend!