rpbooks Chapter 380 Focus on the game
Chapter 380 Focus on the game
Chapter 380 Focus on the game
After the Thunder defeated the Lakers, the things that everyone has been paying attention to have finally come to light.
The NBA officially announced the starting lineup for the 2018 Los Angeles All-Star Game.
The Eastern Conference starts with LeBron James, "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan and Joel Embiid.The Western Conference starts with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis and James Harden.After the All-Star reform, James and Curry served as captains of the two teams.
Sure enough, Westbrook was not selected for the starting lineup.The Warriors also lived up to expectations, occupying two seats.The Pelicans also occupy two seats. Their twin towers are really too strong!
After LeBron James was selected as an All-Star starter this time, the number of consecutive All-Star starters in his career has reached 14 times, tying David West, Karl Malone, Shaq O'Neal, Kevin Garrett Famous figures such as Nate and David West rank second in history.Ranked No. 2 in history is Kobe Bryant, who has been selected to the All-Star starting lineup for 1 consecutive times in his career.James is four short of his record.
However, judging from James' strength and influence, it is only a matter of time before he becomes the number one in history.
He is now 33 years old and is now entering the 15th season of his career. So far this season, he has averaged 27.3 points, 8.8 assists, 8 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 55.7% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range. The free throw percentage is 77.7%, and the efficiency value is as high as 29.7.
Such data proves that he is still at his peak!Although he has been at his peak for many years!
There is no doubt that LeBron James is still recognized as No.1 in the league.
However, the rise of the younger generation is already very obvious.
Last year's All-Star starters, Leonard, Antetokounmpo, Irving, and Davis were four players under the age of 4.In this year's All-Star starters, except for Leonard who was trapped by injuries and missed the All-Star, Antetokounmpo, Irving, and Davis were all selected again.And the 25-year-old Joel Embiid has also become the new young dominant force in the All-Star starters.
In fact, compared to the starting list, the substitute list is the focus of everyone's attention.After all, there are only a few people who can enter the starting lineup in the entire league.But for an All-Star substitute, that's too much to say.
The first is the west, where superstars get together and the stars are shining.Especially the backcourt.There are Curry, Harden, Westbrook, Klay Thompson, Chris Paul, Lillard, Jimmy Butler and other All-Star players in the Western Conference backcourt.Except for Curry and Harden who were selected into the starting lineup, Westbrook, Thompson, Lillard, Chris Paul and Butler are long-established stars, and everyone has the strength to enter the All-Star.
It is still very difficult for An Luo to be selected as an All-Star.
A netizen named Prophet analyzed the possibility of the remaining backcourt stars in the West becoming All-Stars on the Internet.He believes that the two backcourt seats on the bench must belong to Westbrook and Lillard.An Luo is likely to occupy one of the two random position players.
The first to be ruled out by him was Paul.Limited to injuries, Chris Paul has not played a few games this season.Therefore, it is very likely that Sao Paulo will continue to miss the All-Stars this season.
The second is Butler.After Butler came to the West this season, his sense of presence is too low.Whether it is from the data or the team's record, he cannot compete with the others.
Finally there is Thompson.He believes that An Luo will eventually defeat Thompson to get the last spot.In fact, these two guys are the same in terms of low position, technical characteristics and style of play in the team.They have the same labels on them, three masters, off the ball, three points and defense.Although Thompson has been surprisingly efficient so far, he is a proper member of the 180 club.But in terms of efficiency, there is no one in the entire league that can match An Luo.The overall shooting rate is 53.5%, the three-point shooting rate is 49.6%, and the free throw rate is 85%.
And in Thunder, An Luo's role is more obvious.As the Thunder's most stable scoring point, he always helps the team stabilize the situation at critical moments, and this season, An Luo has scored 2 lore goals and 2 quasi-lore goals.And Thompson is going to be worse.Therefore, he is more optimistic about An Luo.
An Luo also saw this post.He also silently gave a thumbs up below.For those who are optimistic about him, An Luo has never been stingy with his applause and praise.However, when he faced reporters, it was a different scene.
"The players who can enter the All-Star are very capable. I am very happy about this matter! It is a happy thing to be one of the players who are discussed whether they should be selected for the All-Star. I think I have that strength. I also hope to be able to step on that stage and show you more things. But now, the most important thing is not whether I can make it to the All-Stars, but the next game. Compared to this, I hope Another arena. That's our ultimate goal. But only if we can win every game we have right now."
All conclusions are just speculations by outsiders.The final list will not be announced until the 23rd.Before that, the Thunder have to face a very strong opponent - the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This team led by No.1 in the league is the last opponent the Thunder is likely to face this season.Of course, the premise is that they can beat the Rockets and Warriors.So for this game, Thunderclap paid great attention to it.
But the recent situation of the two teams is very different.The Thunder have been in excellent form recently. After beating the Lakers by 25 points, they have won 3 consecutive victories and continue to rank first in the league.On the other hand, the Cavaliers have been struggling recently.Before fighting the Magic, they experienced a wave of four-game losing streak.And even against the Magic, they played very thrillingly.It was almost overturned with a lead of more than 20 points.In the end, Thomas Jr. made a key free throw to narrowly win by 1 point.
However, this game has a special meaning for LeBron James.In the last game against the Magic, James scored 16 points.Rewritten his career total score to 29975 points.In this game, as long as James scores another 25 points, he can become the seventh player in history to enter the 30000-point club.And the youngest player with 30000 points.
No one would remain unmoved under such an honor.For James, both records and game victories are what he desperately needs.So this game is really hard to play.
(End of this chapter)