Chapter 246 [Chemical Reaction, Selected for Starter]
Before the February Star Game, the Lakers lost only two games, and the second game was upset 101-105 to the Clippers in the same city.
The Clippers currently rank seventh in the Western Conference, and their strength has improved significantly compared to last season, thanks to the Bulls' "assistance".
Olavokandi and Brand partnered with the inside and performed unexpectedly well. Forward Piakowski scored 5 three-pointers, and the strong swingman Corey Mageti also scored 16 points.
The Clippers' substitute was led by Lamar Odom. The all-around fighter had a shooting range outside the three-point line. He was good at organizing passes and could drive teammates' attacks. Quentin Richardson and Dalius Myers were not a fuel-efficient lamp, and these three people were called bench bandits.
Guo Xu didn't know that he had triggered a great butterfly effect because the performance of each team last season had changed, and the league's schedule this season was different.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Odom has been unlucky this season. He was banned from the league for 8 games due to smoking marijuana, and then was seriously injured and reimbursed for the season. He only played 29 games, averaging 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.
Now due to changes in the schedule, Odom should have gone to play away games when he was caught smoking marijuana at home and avoided the disaster. Moreover, he was not seriously injured and was reimbursed, averaging 14.4 points, 6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, making a great play.
Coincidentally, Trail Blazers veteran Chris Dudley, who was supposed to seriously injured Odom, injured "Fat Head" Antoine Walker in the game against the Celtics, and then Walker was reimbursed for the season.
Guo Xu has a not that good memory, and it is impossible to know the details of all the players' careers. If he remembers it, he will find that metaphysics is real. Dudley was possessed by Ranbill in those days, and there would be no good result when he bumped into him.
Funny thing is that Walker encountered a buttock injury, diagnosed with a laceration of the hip joint, which was so serious that he had to undergo left hip arthroscopy.
The Celtic management went crazy. How could you grow such a big butt in vain? So unbearable?!
Unlike Barkley, Walker's butt is used to dance, not to hit people. Unless the opponent's inside line is soft and easy to bully, he will not run to the low post and attack with his back. Even if he hits the low post, he will rely on a turn and jump shot, similar to China's Liu Yudong.
It may also be that Walker was injured because his butt was too big and his joint pressure was also high when he ran.
Walker's injury triggered a series of chain reactions, and the Celtics' record quickly fell out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference.
Some people feel very good when they are on the court. Only when people are absent can they know that this guy is useless. The team's record will not only not get worse, but will be better. Such players are called cancer.
There is another type of person who feels nothing great or even bad when he is on the court. But once he is on the verge, people will find that he can't do it without him and can't even play the tactics. Walker is such a player.
Don’t underestimate the fat man who pulled out and shot three-pointers. The opponent dared not let Walker go, but his shooting choice was a bit bad and his shooting rate was not high. After the Walker was gone, the Celtics’ only pick-and-roll tactic would not be able to play, and only one-on-one battle was left.
Then the coach found that Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford overlapped.
At this time, Crawford was not yet a "Sixth". He was eager for the ball. Last weekend, stars took the initiative to challenge Guo Xu to fight alone; Joe Johnson averaged 15 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in his two-year NCAA career, and he also mainly held the ball.
The worst thing is that the Celtics have no point guard. When Kenny Anderson was there, there was still a person who connected the team's offense. Now Tony Delk is a point guard with a height of 185cm, and he averaged 2 assists per game...
Espn compared the Celtics as the negative textbook with the Lakers, comprehensively analyzed the positions of the two teams, and demonstrated the importance of chemical reactions between players in the NBA game. If the players are not in harmony, no matter how great the potential is, it cannot be realized.
Finally, the experts concluded that the three Lakers made each other successful, and many teams in the league that seem to have good lineups are dragging each other down, so they cannot achieve results.
At the same time, the experts also praised the "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, believing that he is an absolute master in building teams around core players and handling relationships between players, and the first in NBA.
After the All-Star voting ended, the three Lakers won the top three in the Western Conference, with all three exceeding one million votes.
O'Neal ranked first with 1.37 million votes, Guo Xu ranked second with 1.3 million votes, Kobe ranked third with 1.21 million votes, and the other two were Garnett and Duncan, who failed to break one million.
Most of the Western Conference substations are new players, including Nash, Szebiak, Stojakovic, Brand, and Nowitzki, who are all selected for the first time. Payton and Weber are All-Star regulars.
It is worth mentioning that Guo Xu caused a butterfly effect again. In the star vote, Rockets point guard Francis was originally elected as a Western Conference star with less than 500,000 votes, but now he has fallen to third place and has not even been able to make it a substitute.
The Rockets' record is very poor. Most coaches think that Francis is a cancer and is not qualified to be selected as an All-Star. No matter how beautiful his data is, it is useless. It is all caused by destroying the team's offense.
Only Vince Carter in the East has more than one million votes, and has become the voter with 1.47 million votes. Everyone wants to watch Carter perform a dunk. Carter's popularity has been unrivaled in recent years, but unfortunately he has to miss this All-Star Game due to injury.
This season can be said to be the turning point in Carter's life. He was eager to prove that he was in trouble, but the result was that he was injured and had to undergo kneecap surgery known as the "genius killer". This season he was reimbursed.
Jordan won 985,000 votes, the most popular among the Eastern Conference defenders, but his comeback was obviously screwed up, and he became a completely dependent on face, with far less votes than the Lakers' outside group.
Iverson was even worse, with 770,000 votes being elected to the Eastern Conference, which saw a huge drop in popularity compared to last season.
Just before, the media also revealed the incident of Iverson's bodyguard beating people in a nightclub. Iverson was sued and paid $260,000. Many people know that the bodyguards around Iverson were actually a group of underworld he met when he was young. If he had such friends, he didn't know who would protect whom.
The East is so miserable that even 12 stars are almost unable to find, the wounded ones are injured and the ones are ruined. Under such conditions, the Pacers' Jermaine O'Neal, 76ers, 36-year-old veteran Mutombo became.
The 76ers are only ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, and there are two players, which shows how short the stars are.
Jason Kidd of the Nets is capable, but he becomes a substitute Carter. He only got 440,000 votes. After being traded to the East, his popularity was almost gone.
Except for McGrady, the seven substitutes in the East are a group of players with average record and little fame.
Byron Davis of the Hornets only won 120,000 votes, Ray Allen 360,000, and Pierce 250,000. The Hawks' inside player Raheem, who had a poor record, was selected as the All-Star substitute. He did not participate in the star vote, and Mooning, who returned from kidney disease, was also selected as the substitute.
The most embarrassing thing is that Bucks point guard Sam Cassel, who scored 20+4+6 data, still failed to be selected. The coach may think he is too ugly.
Chapter completed!