basketball talent system

Chapter 528 The All-Stars Are Coming

In the third quarter, Clarkson was still full of fighting power, but the point difference between the two teams has gradually been opened, so he also knows that he may be replaced at any time, and he is more grasping when attacking Opportunity to attack the opponent's basket, and the result is naturally good. The Wizards still persisted for more than 4 minutes in the third quarter, and in these more than 9 minutes, Clarkson scored 17 points again. In one game, he hit 15 goals in 40 shots and scored a total of 25 points, and most importantly, he only played a total of [-] minutes in this game.This also made everyone understand that besides Ye Xuan and Wade, the Lakers now have two scoring champions, Clarkson's scoring efficiency is also amazing.

After defeating the Wizards, the Lakers ushered in the biggest variable in the Eastern Conference this season-the Celtics. Last season, the Celtics were not favored by people.Before the start of the season, although the Celtics have many young players, the question is-will Thomas Jr. play other than the sixth man?Can their team shoot threes?Will they attack?But the truth is, the Celtics swollen the ball commentator's face. The record of 48 wins and 34 losses is definitely not bad, only 50 games away from the 2 win mark.Moreover, the Celtics are excellent on both ends of the offense and defense, with an offensive rating of 10, and the defense is the 4th best in the league, plus the 4th fastest tempo in the league. You have to consider the technique of maintaining defensive pressure under this tempo , Tactical literacy and physical reserves.There is no question that the Celtics have what it takes to be a big franchise under the leadership of general manager Danny Ainge and coach Brad Stevens.

The Celtics have undergone major changes for two consecutive years. Last season, they sent away unconvinced veterans and veterans with relatively poor ability ceilings. This season they continued to draft wildly and realized their own problem-the lack of real stars.Therefore, the Celtics chose Horford among Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant and Al Horford.Durant was not chosen because Durant was not coming, and Howard was not chosen because they were more optimistic about Horford.Horford is one of the best insiders in the NBA today, able to play the four and five positions.His professionalism is also very good, and his health is also better than Howard's.The Celtics, without Durant -- yes, they interviewed with Durant, which is pretty good -- took Horford, and it was a wise decision.

As for the draft, Jaylen Brown was picked with the third pick, which is somewhat controversial.Granted, Jaylen Brown has one of the highest ceilings in this year's rookie class, but he hasn't been fully developed yet.For Brown, Ainge missed star players such as Kris Dunn, Jamal Murray, and Buddy Hield.But what needs to be seen is that Brown's physical fitness is indeed very good, and his existence can allow Turner to leave at will.Brown does not shoot very well, but Turner does not know how to shoot three-pointers. Even if he needs to practice, Brown is only 19 years old, and he is more likely to practice.

The Celtics are now on the rise, their strength is good, and winning has become a habit.The strength of the Celtics has not declined this season, but has improved slightly.But it should be noted that the salary level in their formation is not scientific.The team's star Isiah Thomas makes just $660 million a year, meaning Al Horford makes $2000 million a year more than Thomas, Amir Johnson makes twice Thomas' salary, and Avery Bullard Both Leigh and Zeller are paid more than Junior Assassin.Can the little assassin be convinced by this?By the way, Jae Crowder's salary is lower than that of the young assassin.

If he can keep winning, then the salary is not a problem. After all, the little assassin can renew his contract in 2018. As long as the team keeps going uphill, then it is not a problem for him to get a quasi-maximum salary contract.But if there are twists and turns in the team's record, especially in the case of injuries, then Thomas is not without the possibility of getting emotional.

In fact, before the start of the season, the Celtics' own positioning for this season should be to strive to enter the playoffs, and then open the situation, but they did not expect that last season has already made everyone feel that they performed very well. Thomas Jr., this season's performance has been upgraded again. From a good scoring point guard, he has transformed into a super scorer who can compete with Westbrook Ye Xuan and others for the scoring title. Thomas Jr. is very terrifying. Among them, he ranked first in the league in scoring in the fourth quarter, higher than Ye Xuanwei and others. Of course, this also has a certain relationship with the team's combat effectiveness. The Lakers often The fourth quarter is garbage time, so Ye Xuan's low score in the last quarter is also reasonable, but Thomas Jr.'s title of king of the final quarter is not fake, and the season's average of 29 points per game also allows him to score more points. Ranked fourth on the list, the top three are naturally Ye Xuan, Westbrook and Harden. As for Curry, the unanimous MVP last season, after Durant joined this season, his scoring average has dropped to 23 points per game. He withdrew early from the competition for the ultimate awards of the season, including the regular season MVP and scoring champion.

Under the leadership of Thomas Jr. and the excellent performance of a group of role players, the Celtics have also become the most surprising dark polo team this season. The current record ranks first in the Eastern Conference. From the perspective of the league, it is only a little worse than the three teams of the Lakers, Warriors and Pelicans, far surpassing the second Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. It is currently leading the Cavaliers by 3 games, which also makes everyone feel a little bit about this year's Cavaliers. Disappointed.

So this game is No. [-] in the East against No. [-] in the West. It is full of highlights. Everyone is very much looking forward to the two teams being able to present a wonderful game for everyone. Back to the fare, at the beginning of the game, the two teams used their own strengths to open up the situation, but the difference is that the offense of the Lakers relied on Ye Xuan's singles to end, while the Celtics On the team's side, Thomas Jr. ran without the ball and pulled it out to catch the ball.

In fact, at first glance, the composition of the two teams is very similar. Both have a very strong offensive point guard as the core of the team, and both have a center who can help the team open space and also has the ability to conduct. , and also has a defensive vanguard at the small forward position.But the difference is that the Lakers still have Wade, which is a headache for the Celtics. In addition, Thomas Jr.'s offense is strong, but his defense is not satisfactory, so after the real fight, the Lakers still Gradually use their own advantages to slowly widen the gap.

In fact, the lineup of the Lakers is relatively restrained against the Celtics. After all, they have players like Ye Xuan who are both offensive and defensive. On the defensive end, Ye Xuan can cause a lot of trouble for Thomas Jr., which makes the Celtics People's offense will be greatly affected.So at the end of the first two quarters, the Lakers unknowingly led their opponents by 11 points.In the second half, although the Celtics once used Horford and Crowder's three-pointers to close the point difference to 4 points, but in the end, with the efforts of the Lakers' bench lineup, the Celtics still did not win. Can overtake the score.

At the last moment, it was another contest between the core of the two teams. The Celtics kept using foul tactics to try to get some chances to chase points, and also to stop the clock, but there was no way, Ye Xuan's free throw percentage was simply They didn't have a chance, because the last time Ye Xuan missed a free throw, it was last season. This season, Ye Xuan has made 271 free throws, and this time Ye Xuan didn't show any mercy, and still made it steadily. Penalty hit.But looking back, Thomas hit a difficult three-pointer against Ye Xuan's defense, narrowing the point difference to two points, and Ye Xuan made two free throws again, widening the point difference to 4 points. As for the Celtics, Horford hit another three-pointer, but at this time the Celtics had no timeout, and the time was only 1.4 seconds left, plus Ye Xuan's perverted Free throws, and ultimately the Celtics lost the game.

After the peak showdown with the Celtics, the Lakers ushered in another wave of rest, and then another game against the Knicks. The Lakers also won easily, and the Lakers won another unknowingly. Wave 7 consecutive victories.And for a period of time after that, their opponents were still not particularly strong. No. 11 played against the Pistons and won easily. No. [-] played against the Bucks and still won easily. Moreover, the Bucks were tragically injured again in this game. A main force - Monroe, which makes the Bucks have a lot of difficulties in the road to the playoffs in the following games.

After the game with the Bucks, the Lakers can actually relax for a while, because they will have another wave of back-to-back games after four days, and after that, they will usher in another wave of back-to-back games. A big wave of breaks.In fact, not many people paid attention to these two games. Apart from the fact that their opponents were the Suns, the second-to-last in the West, and the Kings, who were the fourth-to-last in the West, the most important reason was that the All-Star Game was about to start Yes, the 2017 NBA All-Star Game was held in New Orleans on February 2017, 2, US time. This is the 19th All-Star Game in history.And the results of the ballots came out, Ye Xuan was elected this year's vote king without any surprise, and this is the second time Ye Xuan was elected the vote king, but the difference is that last time he represented the Eastern Conference, and this time He played for the West.

At the same time, the list of people participating in various challenges has also come out. The most star-studded one is naturally the three-point contest. This year's three-point contest includes Ye Xuan and Kyle Lowry among the officially announced entries. , Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, Wesley Matthews, Kemba Walker, Nick Young, CJ McCollum and Eric Gordon will participate in this year's three-point contest.Although Curry was absent from this game in the end, the contestants in this three-point contest are still full of combat effectiveness. Among them, Ye Xuan, Thompson and Irving were all elected as the starters of this All-Star Game.

In addition to the three-point contest, the skill challenge is also very interesting. In the list of players participating in the 2017 All-Star Skills Contest announced by the league, there are a total of 8 players, including 4 insiders and 4 outsiders.The specific list is: Thomas Jr., Big Eyebrow, Embiid, Hayward, Cousins, Wall, Devin Booker and Porzingis.Thomas Jr. has averaged 29.7 points and 6.4 assists per game so far this season, and is the Celtics' leading point guard.With his outstanding performance, Thomas Jr. was also selected for this year's All-Star Game.Thomas Jr. participated in a skills competition last year and lost to Towns in the final.

Wall is one of the fastest players in the league, and his movement control skills are also top-notch, averaging 22.7 points and 10.3 assists per game this season.However, Wall made only 31.6% of his three-pointers this season.Hayward and Booker's skills are also very comprehensive, and there is a lot of chance in the skills competition, so they also have a chance.Cousins ​​and Brother Nongmei participated in the skills competition last year. They met in the first round. Cousins ​​won and advanced, but he lost to Towns in the second round.Brother Nongmei, Embiid, Cousins ​​and Porzingis are all insiders of the new era. They not only dribble well, but also have good three-point shooting ability, which gives them the opportunity to hit the championship of the skills competition.

Of course, the most unexpected thing is the list of players in the slam dunk contest, except for the Clippers DeAndre Jordan, Aaron Gordon of the Magic, Glenn Robinson III of the Pacers, and the Suns. Other than Derek Jones Jr., everyone actually saw a name in this list that they hadn't thought of—Ye Xuan.

This made everyone very surprised. After all, everyone's impression of Ye Xuan is still that the three-point shooting rate is abnormally accurate, the breakthrough is very sharp, the passing is elusive, the super scoring ability, and the defense is also very good, etc. Waiting for these aspects, but none of these labels can make Ye Xuan enter the slam dunk contest, but this also makes everyone start to look forward to it. After all, there have been no star players participating in the slam dunk contest for a long time. The slam dunk contest should be very special. It's wonderful, but as the big-name players are unwilling to participate in this competition, this competition has become more and more tasteless. Maybe this year's Ye Xuan will bring some new changes to this competition.

But these are not big things. After all, the All-Star Weekend is just entertainment, so everyone is still looking forward to this year's All-Star Weekend. After all, there are still many things to watch this All-Star Weekend.

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