After experiencing a poor performance and a period of incredible performance, Barnes slowly returned to his normal state.
In his normal state, Barnes is a reliable wing: he takes cautious shots, has a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in the wide open space, and is strong in defense. He can defend from one to four, and even cover the fifth position without any problem!
Averaging about 10 points per game, opponents dare not let go, and the defensive end can mark the opponent's arrow figures. For Barnes, this performance is already very good.
After all, in the Warriors, the splash brothers have a lot of shooting rights, and Yao Ming's number of shots must be guaranteed. Barnes and Hayward don't have many opportunities to take shots.
For Deng Fang, it was enough for Barnes to do these things, and he was already very good.
Deng Fang knew the importance of flanking.
Both guards and centers have advantages when attacking in mismatches, but they also have disadvantages when switching defenses, and wing players are much more comprehensive.
If it is a slow positional battle, then the importance of the defender and center will definitely be higher, but when the pace becomes faster and outside shooting becomes more important, the comprehensiveness of the wings becomes even more important!
He can throw three-pointers on offense, attack the basket, protect the frame on defense, and switch to the perimeter. Players like this are absolutely indispensable for a championship contending team, and the more the better!
In fact, Barnes mentioned that the benefits of starting the game are not small for the Warriors. Deng Fang is not simply preparing for the future.
Barnes' All-Star performance is not as good as Kirilenko's, but his three-point shooting is more accurate than Kirilenko's. With him on the court, opponents will hesitate when double-teaming Curry.
Standing there is a player with a three-point shooting percentage of over 40%!
Kirilenko can also shoot three-pointers, but only just!
In the past two seasons with the Warriors, Kirilenko's three-point shooting percentage is 35.6%, which will reach the league average.
After Barnes started, he scored 7 three-pointers in a single game within a few games, but what about Kirilenko?
At most, it’s only 5 three-pointers!
This is even when the opponent deliberately shorted him!
In fact, Kirilenko's role is more reflected in the defensive end and support.
Now that Barnes is put in the starting lineup, opponents will be more hesitant to double-team Curry. At the same time, the bench lineup also adds a ball-holding point, and Lowry will have much less pressure.
Kill two birds with one stone!
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After losing three games, the Warriors started another winning streak, and more than half of them were big wins!
Beat the Knicks by 32 points, beat the Bucks by 39 points, beat the Rockets by 27 points, beat the Timberwolves by 49 points...
As his performance improved, Deng Chui's life became more and more comfortable!
In the competitive arena, strength still has to speak for itself!
Only by winning can you have the right to speak!
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The regular season went by very quickly, and it didn’t take long for February to arrive.
The annual All-Star Game will be held in mid-February, which is a grand ceremony for NBA fans!
All-Star voting begins in early February. The performance of the stars during this period will directly determine whether they can be selected for the All-Stars, so everyone is working hard.
Of course, in a competitive arena, the team’s record always comes first!
With similar personal data, if one side has a much better record, then it is inevitable that he will enter the All-Stars!
Therefore, every team is trying their best to win and want to send more All-Star players to their team.
After all, becoming an All-Star is a huge honor, which is good for enhancing the team's appeal and increasing attention.
In this era, traffic means everything!
February 14, 2013, the last day before the All-Star Game.
There are two games on this day, the Heat vs. the Warriors, and the Clippers vs. the Lakers, both of which are the center of attention!
The Heat are currently ranked first in the Eastern Conference. They have only lost 10 games so far this season, and their record is far ahead.
Not to mention the Warriors, who only lost 5 games in total and have the best record in the league!
This game is considered a preview of the finals, so the attention is extremely high!
Beyond that, All-Star voting is also a factor.
So far, the voting results show that the Heat's Big Three are all starting candidates for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. Due to their outstanding record, even Ray Allen may be selected for the All-Star bench!
James performed even better, with 1.58 million fan votes, ranking third!
Ranking second is Kobe Bryant. The 34-year-old has 1.59 million fan votes!
But neither of these two people can compare to Curry!
Curry ranked first with a total of 2.3 million votes!
There is no way, the Warriors' record is too good, they are far ahead, and they have the bonus of three consecutive championships. They are still the only core of the Warriors team, no one can compare!
James' Heat has Wade and Bosh to split the votes, and Kobe Bryant's team also has Howard, Nash, Gasol and others. Only Curry is the only core of the team!
In fact, the battle for the top vote is of little significance at this point, but everyone is still working hard because they still have teammates!
The Heat have three people who can make the All-Stars, and the Lakers have at least two, Kobe and Howard. What about the Warriors?
The Warriors currently have three people ranked in the top five votes!
Curry, Klay and Yao Ming!
Since we are Splash Brothers, how can we do it with water but no flowers!
As for Yao Ming, with the large number of domestic fans, Howard is not enough!
Of course, Howard can't be elected as the starter, so the substitute should not be a big problem.
For the Heat, this game is very important.
Having been swept by the Warriors for two consecutive seasons, many people in the Heat had doubts about the team.
So what if we reach the finals?
It’s not like he was tortured by a warrior!
It doesn’t matter how good the regular season record is!
The Warriors are an unavoidable obstacle on the Heat's road to winning the championship!
So the Heat need to find confidence and prove themselves by defeating the Warriors!
Even if it's the regular season, at least it proves that the Warriors are not invincible!
You know, before this, whether it was the regular season or the finals, the Heat of the Big Three had never won a game against the Warriors!
This is a shame for any team!
Especially for the Heat with the Big Three!
At 8 pm on February 14, the game between the Warriors and the Heat officially started at the American Airlines Arena.
The Warriors' starting lineup remains unchanged, with Curry, Klay, Barnes, Hayward and Yao Ming.
After a period of training, this lineup has developed a good tacit understanding, and everyone knows what they should do.
Of course, it mainly refers to Barnes.
The Heat's starting lineup is Chalmers, Ray Allen, Battier, James, and Bosh.
In order to deal with the Warriors, Spoelstra deliberately removed Wade and Haslem and replaced them with Ray Allen and Battier.
This is a lineup specially designed by the Heat for the Warriors!
It is also the emperor’s favorite lineup!
Use speed to meet speed, and use accuracy to meet the goal!
One star shoots out in all directions, opening up the space and giving our emperor enough space to make a breakthrough!
As for Wade, I'm sorry, I have to sacrifice you!
There is no way, this lineup is the Emperor’s favorite!
