Chapter 679 [Fat Back, Feast Your Eyes]
In January, the biggest draw besides the Clippers is the Cavaliers.
They achieved an 11-game winning streak and improved their record to first place in the Eastern Conference.
All teams in the Eastern Conference except the Cavaliers are weakened. The Magic's Rashard Lewis is in serious decline, the Hawks Bosh has left, the Celtics' lineup is aging, and the Bulls rely on Derrick Rose.
In February, the Clippers played against the Cavaliers away from home and lost the game by 7 points.
Adelman only made reforms after losing many games in the early stage and received support from the management. Now he is not a puppet coach like Mike Brown in the team, who can calm the players.
Adelman lets the Big Three take turns to rest, always leaving two stars on the court to lead the team. Wade and Bosh rested for 5 minutes in the first quarter and brought substitutes together in the second quarter. James played the entire first quarter and could take a break in the second quarter.
In addition, Bosh gave up the offense with the ball, and pulled out the pick-and-roll with Varejao, and became a "fort" with peace of mind, developing in the direction of the little prince in the mid-range shooting. Only James and Wade are responsible for holding the ball, and the Cavaliers have enough possession of the ball.
Once the Clippers' style of play is thoroughly studied by their opponents, they lose their overwhelming advantage. The Cavaliers found a trick to deal with the Clippers, using small ball tactics plus zone defense, and maintaining single defense during counterattacks.
If DeAndre Jordan and Mahinmi don't play, the Clippers can't defend inside; if they play, once they fall into a positional battle, it will be difficult to open up space on the offensive end. This is the Clippers' weakness.
On February 16, the Clippers defeated the Timberwolves 108-90 in an away game, with a total record of 42 wins and 14 losses. Star Weekend has arrived.
The All-Star Game was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Clippers ranked second in the Western Conference, two games behind the Mavericks. Yang Rui did not have to be the coach of the Western Conference team and got a vacation.
He specifically gave Griffin a few words, telling him to take it easy on the weekend and not to get injured due to the performance.
Griffin is the busiest person. He has activities for three days, participating in the rookie game, dunk contest, and star game.
West starting lineup: Paul, Griffin (Clippers), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Durant (Thunder), Duncan (Spurs).
He was selected as an All-Star starter in his rookie season, which shows how amazing Griffin's popularity is. The Mavericks have the best record, but they are much worse in terms of popularity.
Seven substitutes: Anthony (Nuggets), Ginobili (Spurs), Aldridge (Trail Blazers), Nowitzki (Mavericks), Westbrook (Thunder), Brook Lopez, Mike Conley ( warrior).
Conley beat Curry to be selected, relying on the balance of offense and defense, and his data is slightly inferior to Curry.
There aren't that many All-Star Game spots for the Clippers in the Western Conference, and the league has a lot of stars to support. It would be a great honor for Paul and Griffin to be in the starting lineup.
The coach of the Western Conference is Rick Carlisle of the Mavericks.
Eastern Conference star starters: Derrick Rose (Bulls), Dwyane Wade, LeBron James (Cavaliers), Amar'e Stoudemire (Knicks), Dwight Howard (Magic).
Seven substitutes: Bosh (Cavaliers), Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett (Celtics), Deron Williams (Bobcats), Al Horford (Bucks), Joe Johnson (Hawks) .
Rajon Rondo has become the legacy of the All-Star Game. His statistics are not bad, but the league does not want four players from the Celtics to be selected. Especially Deron has reached his peak this season, scoring 18.7 points and 9.6 assists.
Monta Ellis also missed the All-Star Game. He averaged 24.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game, shooting 45% from the field and 36% from the three-point range. However, his reputation has declined. Many people think that he Not as good as Curry, has low scoring efficiency and wastes teammates.
Ellis's "cancer" attributes were revealed due to injuries. He was injured in the preseason and missed 10 regular season games. The team had 8 wins and 2 losses. When he came back, his teammates would no longer be able to play and could only play. Watching his performance, the Bucks quickly fell from third place in the Eastern Conference to seventh place.
The Bucks management began to consider trading Ellis, but Curry has been sent away. If Ellis leaves, there will be no defender who is good at scoring in the team.
The coach of the Eastern Conference is Adelman of the Cavaliers.
After the holiday, Yang Rui stayed at home and took a walk in the neighborhood with Scarlett Johansson.
Scarlett couldn't sleep after eating every day and gained a lot of weight, but she was not worried at all because there was a "weight loss king".
Now the "Losing King" is a legend in Los Angeles and is highly respected in the entertainment industry. Not only can he help people lose weight, but his fitness methods have also been recognized by the industry and have significant effects in body shaping.
He published a book, which sold very well, and Yang Rui also bought it. He took time to practice Iron Banqiao at home every day to increase the strength of his waist and abdomen.
Every day paparazzi camped near Yang Rui's estate and took many photos. The entertainment media mentioned Scarlett and made a joke because the news said she had gained weight again.
After seeing the street photos, people were worried about the movie "Avengers" to be released next year. Scarlett had a bulging belly and wore flat cloth shoes when going out. Her legs looked short and her butt was big, and she didn't have the slightest bit of "Black Widow" style.
Two days later, Facebook posted news that Scarlett announced her pregnancy, which caused even more uproar.
Everyone knew that they were not married. American law did not allow three to be married at once, so Yang Rui simply didn't marry any of them.
The girl's parents all agreed, which became a big news in the entertainment industry.
Money can make all the difference, and they all took a fancy to the fact that Yang Rui is an orphan. Regardless of whether he is married or not, if Yang Rui dies, his children will definitely have a share of the inheritance. That will be a terrifying figure. The next generation will not be short. No matter how many years of struggle, there is no need to struggle at all.
This celebrity weekend was not a success.
Rookie Sewall won the MVP with 12 points and 22 assists. Griffin only played for a while, and the home fans were not happy.
The NBA made an own mistake the next day. On February 19, local time, it issued an event schedule for February 20 to the media. What’s interesting is that on this schedule, in the column “1:20pm to 2:00pm”, it clearly says “Five junior high school students will present themselves in front of Blake Griffin, the 2011 NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Contest Champion. Their dunking talent.”
This event schedule was released at 5:28 pm, and the dunk contest started at 6:30 pm local time. One hour before the start of the dunk contest, the NBA sent this schedule with the words "Dunk Contest Champion Griffin" to various media.
Griffin, the default champion, defeated McGee with easy moves and was hard to convince the crowd.
In the star game, the Western Stars defeated the Eastern Stars 148-143.
James scored a triple-double of 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, but his efforts were in vain. Kobe won the fourth All-Star MVP in his career, tying Michael Jordan.
Kobe played only 29 minutes, making 14 of 26 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He played the whole game and scored 37 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals, including 10 offensive rebounds.
Los Angeles fans were extremely happy to watch Kobe's performance. They had never seen Kobe rebound so fiercely in the finals.
Yang Rui's comments made Kobe furious and seized every opportunity to prove himself, which made the fans a feast for the eyes.
The Eastern Conference lost, and something unpleasant happened after the game. Nearly an hour after the game ended, LeBron James came to the press conference room. During this period, several reporters were complaining: Is he the top star in Los Angeles?
James also played really hard and wanted to win the MVP, but Kobe made him very depressed.
After the Cavaliers' Big Three formed a team, no matter what the record was, the honor of regular season MVP would not fall on the Cavaliers players. James wanted to increase his exposure, but unfortunately failed.