NBA: James wants to team up with me

The Bulls' first loss of the new season came in Game 13, when the Bulls challenged the Boston Celtics away from home.

The Bulls, who were in good form, had no choice but to lose to the Celtics, because Durant was having a blast in this game, and he and Wang Chong did not fall behind at all in the whole game. Wang Chong scored 39 points, and Durant scored 42 points. 20 points. At the same time, Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo had a triple-double of 10 points, 12 rebounds and 18 assists in the game. His performance slightly suppressed Curry's 6 points and assists.

Curry has maintained high-efficiency output in previous games, but Curry is still a little tired. After all, even at this stage, he is still not the invincible Curri two years later, and his stability is still a bit worse.

The Bulls suffered their first loss of the new season, but their record has reached 12 wins and 1 loss. Their opponents in the next round of schedule are the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks.

Among them, the one with a little bit of strength is the New York Knicks.

But the Big Three of the Knicks, who were still very popular in the past two years, now only have two guns in the backcourt. Stoudemire was injured at the beginning of the season and will basically not be able to return until February next year. Considering that last season Even the Knicks' local fans don't have much hope for a comeback after recovering from their injuries.

Of course, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even with dual-core drive, the Knicks are still considered a strong team in the Eastern Conference. Their current record is ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, second only to the Bulls, Heat, Celtics and Pacers. Four teams.

Just when they met the Bulls, the Knicks, who were not good at defense, had no chance. The Bulls' shooters shot directly into the outside.

What is worth mentioning in this game is Rose. At this time, Rose, who should have been retired for the season due to a torn ligament, is still alive and kicking, and his breakthroughs on the court are quite sharp.

This is a bit unexpected by Wang Chong. After all, many football-savvy players in the future, including Wang Chong, believe that Rose's playing style is too aggressive and risky, and it is only a matter of time before injuries occur.

Unexpectedly, Ross actually avoided this disaster.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that he was selected by the New York Knicks and did not play under Tom Thibodeau, who was obsessed with the main team.

D'Antoni's running and gunning was later also called the magic ball tactic. Although many people called it a blind JB tactic, as a head coach who has coached Nash, he really needs to be smarter in using point guards. Blindly letting Rose hold the ball alone.

And the biggest difference between the Knicks version of Rose and the Bulls version of Rose is his teammates.

In the first two seasons, Anthony and Stoudemire had to take a lot of the ball away from Rose. Anthony's average number of shots per game was even higher than Rose's, which also greatly relieved Rose's fatigue.

Even though Anthony, as a rookie in the 03 class, was outnumbered by Wang Chong, Wade and James in the same period, he is still the league's top star and one of the strongest players in the league.

In this way, Wang Chong is also a little unsure about how long Rose can last at the peak of his career. Maybe he will be able to complete his entire career in a relatively healthy state.

If that's the case, it's not bad. Being snatched away from the MVP by Wang Chong and not having the youngest MVP gimmick in history is a blessing in disguise.

The Bulls, who defeated the Knicks, won another five consecutive games, reaching a record of 5 wins and 17 loss, ranking first in the league and far ahead, leaving other teams far behind.

The only one that can barely keep up with the Bulls in terms of record is the Miami Heat.

Although they lost to the Bulls in the opening game, it is undeniable that the 12-13 season was indeed the strongest season for the Heat. During the regular season, the Heat achieved a record of 66 wins and 16 losses, ranking first in the league, and in this season There was also an exciting 27-game winning streak during the season, and there is no doubt about their strength.

When the Bulls had a record of 17 wins and 1 loss, the Heat's record was 15 wins and 3 losses, second only to the Bulls in the Eastern Conference and even the entire league.

What is more surprising is that in the Western Conference, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers' record after the start of the new season is not ideal. They have lost several games in a row that they should have won. This has caused the Lakers to lose even the top three positions in the Western Conference. No guarantee, only ranked fourth.

As Wang Chong expected, the conflicts between Kobe, Paul, and Howard gradually intensified after they won the championship.

Especially Paul, who has a strong desire for control, really can't stand Kobe's behavior of making wild shots against the defense of many people at critical moments. You can have Mamba mentality, and you can become more courageous with every setback, but please you Is it okay to show some respect to your teammates as well?

Paul failed to get the ball at critical moments many times, which resulted in the ruin of the game he should have won. Of course, he was in a bad mood. He couldn't help but complain at the post-game press conference.

As a result, these complaints reached Kobe's ears, and the latter expressed himself proudly in public.

"I don't need anyone else's guidance on how to play. If you want to teach me how to play, I'll have to win five championships first."

Paul, who was always cautious, almost lost his temper when he heard what Kobe said.

The feud between Paul and Kobe is finally over.

On the other side, Howard and Kobe also did not deal with each other. His conflict with Kobe was not as sharp as Paul's. After all, he was a center and his distribution of ball rights was not as sharp as the two guards Kobe and Paul.

But Howard himself is an optimistic boy who loves to play and laugh. Even when the team is lagging behind and is about to lose, Howard will still play tricks on the camera like a normal person.

Kobe, who had a paranoid personality, was naturally very unhappy when he saw this.

What, you're happy that you're about to lose the game?

Kobe Bryant said something to Howard several times in the locker room. At first, Howard didn't take it seriously and responded with a few perfunctory words.

But as time went by, Howard became a little impatient.

In particular, Kobe always used O'Neal as an analogy, saying that if it was O'Neal, he would not do this, how to win, and so on. Howard's ears almost felt like calluses, and he became more and more patient with Kobe. The situation got worse and worse, accumulating over time, and finally broke out in the locker room after the team suffered a disastrous home defeat to the Spurs.

According to an insider who asked not to be named, Kobe and Howard had a disagreement in the locker room and had a heated argument, which almost led to a fist fight.

However, it seemed that the two of them were just bickering for a while, and Paul "enthusiastically" came to break up the fight, but somehow the two of them started to quarrel more and more fiercely.

Since then, the Lakers have begun to become two forces. On one side is the power of Lakers veteran Kobe Bryant, and on the other side is the power of the two top stars Paul and Howard.

The two sides are making a fuss while playing regular season games. It would be strange if they can play well.

Wang Chong was dumbfounded while watching the excitement and eating the melon. This is so amazing. As expected of Paul, he pulled Howard into the same camp by just using tricks.

Now the Lakers management is going to have a headache.

What if the conflict between the two parties becomes increasingly intensified and irreconcilable? Should we continue to choose Kobe, who is 34 years old and has only a few years left in his prime, or is it more cost-effective to choose Paul and Howard, two young and top stars?
It's hard to choose, it's really hard to choose. If it were just one of Paul or Howard, they would all choose Kobe without even thinking about it. After all, Kobe has become the flag of the Lakers and their cash cow after so many years, but it's all at once. Two, how to choose?
What the Lakers management can do is to do everything possible to appease and adjust the relationship between the two parties, just like when the OK team was formed, using championships and honors to make both parties take a step back and continue playing together.

No matter what, at least in Wang Chong's opinion, the Lakers have little hope this season. Even in the playoffs, they cannot be an opponent of the Spurs, who are quietly making a fortune.

It's just that he really can't guess how this palace fight will end.
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Before you know it, the time has come to the end of December.

On December 12, in the Christmas game, the Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 25:120 in an away game, which was a breath of relief from last season's finals.

At the end of the 2012 schedule, the Bulls' record reached 26 wins and 4 losses, with a super-high winning rate of 86.6%, far ahead of all other teams in the league. Even the Heat were left behind in the first tier.

This is not surprising. The Heat finally achieved a record of 66 wins and 16 losses in the regular season this season. The 2-game winning streak from the beginning of February to the end of March played a crucial role. Before that, the Heat's record was in They are not alone in the league, and are even slightly inferior to the Thunder Spurs.

The 2013 All-Stars also went through two rounds of voting in December.

This year's All-Stars have been restructured, eliminating the center position, including centers among the forwards, and selecting the three forward players with the highest votes to become All-Star starters.

This is mainly because the talent at the center position in the league has withered in recent years, and it has reached the point where there is almost no one to choose from. Players such as Tyson Chandler and Joakim Noah cannot be selected to serve as All-Star starters. Bar?
But Gasol is a bit unlucky.

This season, Gasol played the best statistical performance of his career, averaging 18+9+4 per game. He is unique in the Eastern Conference and has the highest number of All-Star votes among Eastern centers.

If he followed the previous rules, he would be the Eastern All-Star starting center.

But after the center position was merged into the forward, Gasol's votes became worth mentioning.

You must know that the forward position in the Eastern Conference is the most competitive.

Wang Chong, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh.

Gasol's votes ranked him sixth at the forward position, and he had no chance of becoming a starter.

However, considering his performance on the court and his status as a traditional center, Gasol is basically certain to be selected as an All-Star substitute.

In fact, not only the forward position, the competition for the guard position in the Eastern Conference is also fierce.

Different from the three starting spots for the forwards, there are only two starting spots for the guard position, and the competition is even more fierce. There are four main competitors for the two starting positions, namely Wade of the Heat, Rondo of the Celtics, and Knicks. Rose and Curry of the Bulls.

From a statistical point of view, there is no obvious difference between the four players in terms of statistics. Curry averaged 25.2 points, 4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, which is the highest score among the four.

Rondo had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, becoming the only traditional point guard with double figures in assists.

Although Wade's 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists are relatively the lowest among the four, as a veteran star, Wade's popularity is far superior to these three. The All-Star vote is based on fan votes, not the game. Comparing performance and data, Wade has the advantage in this regard.

Rose has averaged 22.8 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game so far this season. He is also a point guard. He can't beat Curry in scoring and can't match Rondo in assists. But again, All-Star voting is based on popularity.

Rose's lightning-fast playing style is very attractive to fans and his popularity is quite high.

During the first two rounds of voting, the four people were chasing each other and trying not to give in.

However, with the end of the second round of voting, Rondo, the least popular, has gradually been widened by the other three.

Wade and Rose are quite popular, but Curry has not yet risen, and most of his popularity comes from Wang Chong's fans.

As the strongest basketball player in the world, Wang Chong has a huge number of fans, and a large part of them come from Chinese fans.

When these fans vote for Wang Chong, they will also support Wang Chong's teammates. This is the so-called love of the house and the black.

But whether Curry can stand out in the competition with Wade and Rose and be selected as the starter for the Eastern Conference All-Stars depends on the results of the third round of voting in January.

However, like Gasol, even if he is not selected as the All-Star starter, Curry will definitely have a share of the All-Star substitutes.

As a result, three of the Bulls' main players have been selected as All-Stars, and the Big Three can be firmly established.

But compared with the Big Three of the Lakers next door, the cards are still a little less interesting.

Not to mention the frontcourt and backcourt, in the Western Conference All-Star voting rankings, Kobe is first, Paul is second, and Howard is third, overwhelming all the players from the other fourteen teams, directly including all the All-Star starters.

What cards will the three All-Stars start? Only the Lakers have this ability.

Originally in the 12-13 season, the Heat's Big Three had the feat of starting at the same time in the All-Star Game, but that was also because the original starter Rondo was unable to play due to injury, so Bosh was asked to come on as a substitute, making the three The reputation of being an All-Star starter.

But for the Lakers, this is simply commonplace. Last season, three of them were selected as All-Star starters, and at the end of the season, all three of them were selected to the All-NBA Team, two first-teamers and one second-teamer.
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Time came to the first week of January 2013, and the results of the third round of voting came out.

For the Eastern Conference guard position, the total votes from high to low are Wade, Curry, Rose and Rondo.

Wang Chong's fan base is still strong. Even though his popularity is obviously not as good as Rose's, Curry still defeated the opponent and was selected as an All-Star starter for the first time in his career. (End of chapter)