In addition to Zach Randolph, there is another player in the West who is outstanding in terms of data, that is, the second pick of the league: Blake Griffin, averaging 26 points, 13.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Unfortunately, although Griffin has excellent data, it is fast.
The fleet's record is simply bad.
So, Blake Griffin was only selected as the best rookie of January.
The best coach of January is undoubtedly given to D'Antoni.
D'Antoni will also be the head coach of the Eastern Conference team in this All-Star Game.
Speaking of the All-Star Game, with the release of the last round of votes on January 31, Lian Dao undoubtedly won the All-Star vote king with 4.35 million votes, and at the same time broke the 3789,572 votes he created last year.
record.
Kobe ranked second with 2380,016 votes, and the gap between nearly 2 million votes also shocked the entire league. Many stars expressed horror, and many stars even publicly stated that they should limit votes in Asia proportionally.
David Stern was also very helpless. He was not without restrictions, but some netizens in Asia climbed over the wall to change their IP addresses to vote, which also left David Stern with no way.
Moreover, this is the result of cutting off some of the vote data and releasing it.
If the real data is presented, Stern is really afraid of hitting the enthusiasm of all stars.
The reality is that even though some of them were cut off, the result still hit some stars.
In fact, Lian Dao's popularity in the United States is definitely a household name, and his influence is no less than that of Kobe and James.
From Lian Dao's jersey sales, we can see that Lian Dao's jerseys are only sold in the United States, surpassing James this season, second only to Kobe.
In terms of global jersey sales, Lian Dao even beats James and Kobe to ranked first.
With the release of all player votes, the NBA All-Star starting lineup has also been confirmed.
Western Conference All-Star Starter: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Cameron Anthony, Kevin Love.
Head coach: Greg Popovich
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Entering February, the Knicks' first opponent is a tough bone, and the Dallas Mavericks, ranked second in the Eastern Conference.
On February 2, the Knicks will face the Western Conference powerhouse Dallas Mavericks at home.
Domestic fans love and hate Dallas Mavericks, and love is because of Wang Zhizhi. In 1996, Wang Zhizhi participated in the World Youth Team VS American Youth Team "Nike Tip" basketball competition held in North Carolina, USA. Wang Zhizhi performed very well.
outstanding.
Old Nelson took a look at this Chinese guy with a soft touch and excellent shooting at a glance. Wang Zhizhi at that time was just 19 years old and had talent and potential all over his body.
At that time, Nelson negotiated with the domestic basketball association in vain. At that time, domestic players had no precedent for participating in the NBA draft. With Wang Zhizhi's identity at that time, participating in the draft was always shelved.
Until the NBA draft in June 1999, Wang Zhizhi was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the seventh pick in the second round.
However, due to the lack of people in China, Wang Zhizhi went to the United States to join the Dallas Mavericks after winning the championship in April 2001, becoming the first Asian player to enter the NBA.
But Wang Zhizhi was 24 years old at that time, and he missed the best age to polish his ball skills and make crazy progress.
Although Wang Zhizhi's performance in the NBA was not very good, he built a bridge of communication for the NBA and Chinese basketball.
Yao Ming also thanked Wang Zhizhi in public more than once, saying that Wang Zhizhi was his pioneer.
In fact, it is not only Yao Ming, but all players in the system after Wang Zhizhi have to thank him because he really opened the door to the NBA for Chinese players.
But Wang Zhizhi's path into the NBA was not smooth. He was allowed to join the Mavericks after being selected for two years. Those two years were the most precious period of growth for players. If it weren't for those two years of delay, Wang Zhizhi would be
The NBA may be a different situation.
The hatred is because they blocked Yao Ming from entering the second round twice. In the past few years, the Mavericks' attention in China may not be worse than that of the Lakers.
It can be said that every time I watched the Rockets against the Mavericks, the Mavericks would become the target of criticism from domestic fans.
The Mavericks have excellent regular season records in recent years, and their experience in the first and second rounds of the playoffs has created an illusion that "the Mavericks are very weak" and Nowitzki is a "soft egg".
Especially this season, although the Mavericks ranked second in the Western Conference, second only to the Spurs, they still did not improve at all in the winning rate predicted by major media playoffs.
In fact, the Mavericks are very strong this year. After they traded to the league's inside defense star Tyson Chandler, the Mavericks had already made up for their last shortcoming.
This season, the Mavericks have a forward line composed of Kidd in the backcourt, Caron Butler and Sean Marion, with excellent defensive ability and quick down ability. Not only that, they signed Peja from the outside
This old three-point shooter back then, and Jason Terry, who can still contribute 15.8 points per game.
The most important thing is that this year's German tank Nowitzki is very efficient and difficult to defend. Nowitzki's two-point shooting percentage reached a record high, averaging 13.8 shots per game, averaging 7.5 two-point shooting per game, with a shooting percentage
53.8%!
The efficiency is terrifying!
The most important thing is that Chandler's arrival also solved the Mavericks' most urgently needed interior defensive ability, which will completely release Nowitzki's pressure on the defensive end, thereby focusing more energy on the offensive end.
Such Mavericks have no many flaws. If the Spurs hadn't suddenly risen like a neurotic this season, they would have been the number one team in the West at this moment.
The Mavericks' movements in the summer are not particularly big. In addition to the successful contract renewal with Brandon Heywood and Dirk Nowitzki, they are Matt Carroll, Eric Danpier, and Edward.
Do Nahura and cash deals to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Alexis Akinsa and Tyson Chandler.
The act of trading Eric Danpier is also known as the Dallasians becoming the most correct deal. Of course, the Bobcats fans and management have long cried in the toilet.
In fact, last summer, Cuban's Mavericks were also one of the teams chasing James and Wade, but Cuban was a little whimsical.
The Mavericks don't have many suitable chips in their hands. You expect a group of veterans to trade short-term contracts for James and Wade. If the Heat won't agree, the Cavaliers won't agree either.
However, after they knew that there was no hope of chasing, they still made a very pragmatic deal. Tyson Chandler, the best helper of the German tank at present.
And the most important thing is that Chandler's contract expires next year, which will not affect the team's future operation space at all.
The Mavericks' core team building has always been clear, that is, Nowitzki. All the operations made by the Mavericks in recent years are based on a lineup built by Nowitzki alone.
With Nowitzki, the Mavericks' inside scoring has never been a problem. The only thing inside players except Nowitzki need to do is to do a good job of defense and franchise protection at the basket, and have basic singles ability, so you can
Nowitzki will solve the attack and other problems by himself.
The Mavericks have done it in recent years, but they have never found a suitable player, especially last year when they were intercepted by the Magic.
Midway through last season, the Mavericks finally introduced Brandon Haywood inside, and in the offseason summer they made up for Tyson Chandler, which also allowed them to complete the reinforcement in the No. 5 position.
Finally, Nowitzki didn't have to come to the fifth position often and fight with a group of muscles and sticks.
The Mavericks' intention is obvious. They will strengthen the inside at all costs to give Nowitzki more chances to breathe.
In the offseason summer, Nowitzki renewed his contract with the Mavericks for 80 million yuan in four years and a reassurance for the Dallas, and their goals for this season are also very clear.
That is: Win the championship!
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The Knicks are still very tricky when facing the Mavericks who have no flaws and are very balanced in offense and defense.
D'Antoni had no good way to break his head, so he could only pin his hopes on Lian Dao.
Although Sean Marion and Caron Butler are excellent, D'Antoni does not think they can limit the impact of Lian Dao, even the "hacker" with balanced offense and defense is no exception.
However, on the defensive end, Lian Dao has to help Xiao Si assist Nowitzki. As for Cousins, don't expect him to assist in defense. He can be defended by Tyson Chandler.
It would be nice to be strangled to death.
Although D'Antoni's idea is simple, it is also the easiest and most practical way to deal with the Mavericks at present. Lian Dao also accepted this task during tactical discussions.