Chapter 1158 All-Star Time

The 8 games and 7 away games that were previously considered to be the devil's schedule were perfectly digested by the Lakers. Although they unfortunately lost two games, they did not have a big impact on the overall situation of the whole season. The record of 46 wins and 4 losses is also Successfully surpassed the Bulls and created the best top 50 games in history.

And the most important thing is that 46 wins has almost guaranteed the Lakers to lock a playoff seat 32 rounds ahead of schedule. This is a feat in the West where competition has been so fierce in the past two years, and it also created the earliest new lock in the playoffs. record.

Lakers fans naturally have reason to expect that the Lakers will create greater glory in the next season, and they have more reasons to believe that a new Lakers dynasty is on the way.

However, with the approaching of the 15th, fans all over the world and the players of the entire league will be temporarily withdrawn from the usual fierce confrontation. With the full end of the 50th round of the NBA, the NBA has once again entered the annual All-Star Game time!

Ji Feng flew directly from Utah to Phoenix the night after the Jazz game, in the early morning of the 13th. He was accompanied by Gasol and Kobe, as well as Laoyu and Farmar who went to join in the fun.

It seems to be a group of five people, but with everyone's security team, agents, and miscellaneous staff, there are more than 40 people in this group, and they have embarked on the All-Star journey from Utah.

In fact, there are even more people from the Lakers. For example, Bynum and Sun Yue want to experience the All-Star atmosphere, but they all chose to go there during the main game, so they returned to Los Angeles with the team first.

After the All-Star starting ten players were announced, the bench lineup for the Phoenix All-Star Game was released a week later. This bench lineup was voted by all the league's coaches, based on the performance of the players in this half-season, or relatively fair.

And Gasol's performance this season is impeccable. As the Lakers' axis and third scoring point, Gasol's performance on both ends of the offense and defense can be remarkable, averaging 18.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game. The data is enough Dazzling, so he also became the third player selected by the Lakers, and also Gasol's second All-Star selection in his career.

And Bynum, who has also improved significantly this season, unfortunately was not selected, but looking at the backup All-Stars selected in the West, you will know that it is normal for Bynum not to be selected, because the competition is too fierce. .

In the bench lineup, the biggest thing to watch is that the 36-year-old "big shark" Shaquille O'Neal returns to the All-Star lineup again. O'Neal missed the All-Star Game in New Orleans in 2008. People thought he would not have the opportunity to enter the All-Star Game again. Yes, but this year's All-League coaches voted for O'Neal as the backup center in the Western Conference. He will appear in the Phoenix All-Star Game on February 15. Last year, he was voted out of the New Orleans All-Star team. The All-Star record was terminated, and Ji Feng also missed seeing the star who may be the most suitable for the All-Star Game. He did not expect that this regret would be made up for this year.

To be honest, Ji Feng has long wanted to play with Shaquille O'Neal. This comedian who was delayed by basketball can always bring laughter to all fans.

There is nothing wrong with O'Neal being selected. This season, O'Neal has averaged 18.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. He is only 5 points away from catching up with Olajuwon, who ranks seventh in NBA history. The data does not say, and the most important thing is Phoenix is ​​also someone else's turf, so it's a matter of course.

And this is also the first time that O'Neal and Kobe Bryant have entered a team at the same time for many years. Countless fans can't wait to see OK reuniting on the same team. The most important thing is that they are also very likely to appear on the court at the same time. Absolutely overflowing!

And teammate Stoudemire was also selected at the same time, but unfortunately, Nash did not play well this season due to injury and was not selected. He missed the All-Star lineup for the first time in five years, which also caused great dissatisfaction among Suns fans at the time , Everyone knows whose team the Suns are, but it finally came to the door to hold it. The team symbol was not selected. If you are a Suns fan, you can't stand it.

However, from the data point of view, it is normal for Nash to lose the election. Roy behind him is really good enough, so Roy is also selected as an All-Star for the second time, but this is still very uncomfortable for the Phoenix organizers. To the dumb eat berberine.

Injuries are the biggest factor for the Phoenix official, and the West is fine, except for Anthony, who withdrew from the All-Star Game due to injury after being selected, and was replaced by his teammate Chauncey Billups.

In this way, the Western bench is Gasol, Billups, Stoudemire, O'Neal, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Roy, and the stars are equally brilliant.

But the East will not work. First of all, Garnett, the starter, withdrew due to injury. As a last resort, the Dragon King Bosh entered the starter as a substitute. Two days later, Nelson announced his withdrawal due to injury... Phoenix: You all have a grudge against me, right? ?

Originally, there were no stars in the East, and even Nelson of the Magic was recruited. However, now that it is good, it is completely over. They can only add Mo Williams and Ray Allen to the bench list, and Bosh replaces Garnett. First mover.

So the Eastern Conference bench became: Lewis of the Magic, Pierce and Ray Allen of the Celtics, Granger of the Pacers, Harris of the Nets, Joe Johnson of the Hawks and Mo Williams of the Cavaliers.

The starlight is dim, especially compared to the west, it is a completely incomprehensible lineup...

In the case that McGrady, Nash, and Kidd can't get in in the west, it is said that Nelson and others can successfully break through in the east, and the west is strong and the east is weak.

The coaches in the east and west are the Nuggets head coach George Karl in the west, and the Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown in the east!

Injuries are the main theme of the All-Star East this season. Now the host of the All-Star Game, Phoenix and the NBA executives, are most fortunate that fortunately, they also have the ace season peak that attracts fans in this All-Star Game!

There is no doubt that Ji Feng will participate in the whole process this year. From the first day to the last day of the main competition, Ji Feng will appear in every day's competition, and he is definitely the busiest person in this year's All-Star.

Arriving in Phoenix in the early morning, Ji Feng walked out of the aisle first, followed by four older brothers dressed in the latest clothes of their respective sponsors. Their All-Stars started from the moment they stepped into the airport.

There are already official personnel waiting for the arrival of the Lakers and their party. Of course, there are also media and fans from all over the world. Although it is early morning, the airport is still very lively at the moment. When they appear, the entire airport can hear the fans. shouts.

Phoenix has prepared a lot for this All-Star Weekend. Food, games, and various NBA peripherals are like a basketball carnival. Ji Feng has found that even the airport can see distinct All-Star elements.

Many basketball fans from all over the world have gathered here. Although the All-Star Game has more performances, for basketball fans, the All-Star Game is indeed a grand event.