Chapter 515 The Butterfly Effect and Historical Correction
Another interesting thing is that because this year's All-Star Game was held in Orlando, and Howard beat Kobe, James became the second-place vote-getter in the first stage.
Of course, Orlando being the host city for the All-Stars plays a big role. As the host, Magic fans must have a sense of ownership and actively participate in All-Star voting.
As the core of the Magic and the most dominant center in the league, Howard is of course the first choice.
That alone is enough to guarantee Howard's votes.
Secondly, Howard himself has the ability to win the votes.
Needless to say, Howard is capable. In addition, one thing that has to be admitted is that Howard is a big boy who likes to play.
In 2008, Howard won the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. His "Superman" image became all the rage. During the All-Star Game, many fans like stars who have an entertaining spirit.
And Howard is undoubtedly the big man that O'Neal likes to play most after he retires.
In the Western Conference, the one with the most votes is Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant; closely followed by Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin LeBron, who is one of the biggest favorites for regular season MVP besides Lian Dao.
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Just when all Knicks fans were looking forward to the team's winning streak continuing to expand, the Knicks lost back-to-back away games in the second game they defeated the Heat.
Against the Houston Rockets, there were five, and only Cousins played. Four rests, and it would be strange not to lose the game.
This is also because D'Antoni wants to protect the players. They don't need to deliberately pursue winning streaks this season. The most important thing for the Knicks this season is to stay healthy while reaching the playoffs!
After beating the Houston Rockets, the Knicks finally ended their back-to-back road trip with four games in five days.
Back at home, on January 31, with Cousins taking a rest, the Knicks still easily defeated the Detroit Pistons.
After beating the Detroit Pistons, the Knicks' January games were officially over.
In January, the Knicks played a total of 17 games and achieved 15 wins and 2 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.
At the same time, Lian Dao was undoubtedly elected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Month again with 32.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.6 assists.
The Western Conference Player of the Month is Kobe Bryant. The Lakers also played 17 games in January and achieved a record of 10 wins and 7 losses.
The Lakers' record is not particularly good.
During the offseason, the Lakers wanted to trade for Paul, but in the end the effort came to nothing and he was used as a trading tool. Gasol was somewhat psychologically injured.
Recently, other Lakers players have not been in very good condition, but this has also prompted Kobe to take over the team's offensive banner again.
Throughout January, Kobe averaged 31.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. In January, Kobe had 40 points in 4 consecutive games. This state made fans exclaim that Kobe was back to his peak season in 2005-07.
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Entering February, the Knicks' first game will be against the Chicago Bulls at home.
Lian Dao's rebirth created a butterfly effect, causing some players to not go to their historical teams. One of the victims was the Bulls.
They lost two players, Taj Gibson and Jimmy Butler.
It can be said that the overall strength of the current Bulls is not as strong as that of the Bulls in history.
However, the Bulls' glory is destined to be created by Rose, and the current Bulls have forced out a stronger Rose.
It's a pity that they met the more powerful Knicks.
On February 2, the Knicks won their first game in February.
In the home game against the Chicago Bulls, even though Derrick Rose scored 34 points and 12 assists, it was still to no avail. They did not take away the victory from Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks, who were stronger overall, defeated the Bulls with six players scoring in double figures.
Subsequently, the Knicks defeated the New Jersey Nets and Utah Jazz respectively, achieving a new round of four consecutive victories.
The Knicks just ended their 12-game winning streak and gained another 4-game winning streak.
With 21 wins and 3 losses, the defending champion is still unstoppable.
All teams in the league are particularly afraid of the Knicks, especially the Knicks' domination of the world, which makes all teams very unwilling.
All teams in the league currently want to defeat the defending champion.
However, as soon as February entered, the Timberwolves and the Raptors launched a trade that stunned Lian Dao.
The Timberwolves sent DeMar DeRozan and Darko Milicic to the Raptors in a package, and then the Raptors sent their leading center Andrea Bargnani.
Lian Dao still knows about Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 pick in 2006, an Italian who is 2.13 meters tall.
Last season he averaged 21.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. So far this season, he has averaged 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds.
This data looks like the Timberwolves have made a profit.
After all, DeRozan's statistics with the Timberwolves last season were only 16.4 points. This season, with the addition of "golden boy" Rubio, DeRozan's ball rights have dropped sharply, and his statistics have even shrunk.
So far, DeRozan's average is 14.4 points per game, which doesn't look very good.
Everyone felt that the Timberwolves had made a profit, but Lian Dao felt that the Timberwolves had suffered a huge loss.
Although Andrea Bargnani is not strong enough, he has flexible feet and good shooting touch.
For a player of his height, Bargnani is fast and has quick feet, especially on the first step when breaking through.
He can shoot quickly, has excellent bounce, can take off continuously, and has strong shot-blocking ability.
These are the advantages of Andrea Bargnani, but Andrea Bargnani has a fatal flaw, that is, he is a man of glass.
Historically, he suffered injuries this season, and then fell into despair and never had a brilliant record again.
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But now Andrea Bargnani is not known as the number one parallel importer like later generations.
Although the current Andrea Bargnani will never grow up to the draft template Nowitzki he had when he first entered the league, as a big inside player with a soft touch and excellent skills, he is also deeply favored by some teams.
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"However, why would the Timberwolves trade a No. 2 player with great potential for an inside player who is injured and unable to play?"
This made Lian Dao confused.
Immediately, Lian Dao searched for news about Andrea Bargnani on the Internet, and Lian Dao finally knew why the Timberwolves agreed to this deal.
Historically, this guy was supposed to be injured after the game against the Jazz on January 15, but now he is still healthy, which is why the Timberwolves agreed to this deal.
Since the Raptors initiated this trade with the No. 1 pick of the year, it can be seen that their team doctor's assessment of player injuries should not be ideal for Andrea Bargnani.
However, after Lian Dao learned about the DeRozan trade, he immediately called DeRozan.
In fact, Lian Dao is not very good at comforting people, but Lian Dao knows that DeRozan really needs the comfort of his friends now.
The two chatted for about half an hour.
Although DeRozan felt disappointed with the team's trade, it did not lead to an increase in depression as in history. After all, he had only been with the Timberwolves for two seasons, and his sense of belonging to the Timberwolves was far inferior to that of the Raptors in his previous life.
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Under Lian Dao's guidance, DeRozan's mood improved a lot.
However, I didn't expect that the wheel of fate would be so messed up. After going round and round, DeRozan actually returned to the track of history.
Hopefully, DeRozan will not be abandoned by the Raptors again, but after this experience, I believe that even if history repeats itself, DeRozan's psychological quality and ability to accept will be stronger than in the previous life.
However, in DeRozan's first game with the Raptors, he lost to the Boston Celtics by a huge score of 64:100.
DeRozan, who played, only scored 8 points, 3 fouls and 2 turnovers. Everyone felt that the Raptors lost money in this round of transactions.
However, immediately afterwards, in the Timberwolves' away game against the New Jersey Nets that night, Andrea Bargnani played 12 minutes and left with a sprained ankle.