The Godfather of Basketball

Nearly half of the season, time has come to 2013.

The Thunder have won 24 of the 29 games and currently rank first in the West with 24 wins and 5 losses, third in the league, second only to the Heat and Cavaliers in the East.

While the teams play for the playoffs, the pace of the All-Star in the new season is also quietly approaching.

The league announced the second round of All-Star voting.

It is worth mentioning that this year the All-Stars canceled the center position and only divided the front and back courts, with 3 places in the front court and 2 in the back court.

In the west, after James left, Durant became a well-deserved first forward. His current 920,000 votes are second only to Kobe's 970,000. He is far ahead of Howard (610,000) in frontcourt players.

In the backcourt, in addition to Kobe, Westbrook (540,000) and Harden (490,000) ranked second and third in the backcourt.

Not surprisingly, Durant and Westbrook had the opportunity to join the All-Star starter for the first time.

It is worth mentioning that Jeremy Lin, who joined the Rockets, has performed well this season. As of now, he has averaged 18.8 points and 5.6 assists, and has earned him 290,000 votes. He is currently ranked 4th in the Western Conference.

Returning to the East, James has become the undisputed king of votes. His current 960,000 votes are just a little less than Kobe.

In addition to James, Anthony and Garnett ranked second and third respectively. The Knicks re-signed Billups. Anthony led the Knicks to second place in the East. The old wolf king always strengthened, and the Celtics lost Ray Allen. Still ranked fourth in the east.

In the backcourt, the Cavaliers' Paul and the Heat's Wade are in the top two.

This time the All-Star Game was played at the Toyota Center in Houston, and fans have been looking forward to Space City.

The All-Stars are approaching, and the January game is getting more intense.

After all, the more than 50 games in the All-Star Game have basically determined whether a team can make the playoffs.

However, compared to the past, after the Thunder entered January, the team's performance was significantly more stable than in the previous two months.

They have vengeful Cavaliers and Spurs at home, ushered in a wave of 9 consecutive victories, breaking the team's history of winning streak.

In this wave of winning streak, the team's four young players and three young players played perfectly.

Durant averaged 26.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and shot 52% from the field.

Westbrook averaged 20.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists. Although the number is less than last season, 46.2% of his field goals have reached a career high, and 36% of his 3-pointers have been scored. More efficient "God Turtle".

Of course, the most obvious improvement is James Harden. With the increase in playing time and shooting power, as the sixth man in the team, he can currently average 18.6 points, 5.6 assists, and 40% three-point shooting. Directly Lock in the best sixth man of the season ahead of time.

Ibaka is a highly fluctuating four-man performance. The Thunder adjusted the starting lineup. He and Diaw played first and served as the team's fifth position. Although they improved, they faced a tonnage inside and faced the restricted area. Some suffer.

However, with the improvement of his shooting stability, the Thunder's entire team is speeding up, and their play is becoming more and more team-based. It is only a matter of time before Ibaka's performance is stable.

Heat Thunder, many fans are already looking forward to the scene they met in the finals.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye comes to the end of January.

At this time, the fourth round of the All-Star voting ended with the final round, and the starter was officially released.

Eastern starting: Paul, Wade, James, Anthony, Garnett.

West starts: Westbrook, Kobe, Durant, Griffin and Howard.

After the start, the league also quickly announced the backup lineup selected by the coach.

In the east, the Heat's Bosh was selected. In addition, Paul George, Zhu Hollodi, Chandler, Deng, Noah, Brook Lopez (replaced Rondo, who was absent due to injury) were also all Column.

In the West, Harden of the Thunder team was also successfully selected. In addition, Parker, Randolph, David Lee, Duncan, Aldridge, and Irving were all listed.

The Thunder and the Heat have also become the only team in the league with three players selected to the All-Stars.

This should also meet the expectations of fans, two real All-Star lineup teams.

After the final lineup was announced, the Thunder's morale became more vigorous.

They have won consecutive games, expanded their win to 15 games, and continue to set the longest winning streak in team history.

After winning the Clippers this day, Tang Tianzheng and Stevens talked about tactical issues, and Wharton knocked in.

"You're all there, just right." Wharton came in and closed the door.

Tang Tian and Stevens both looked at him curiously, and Wharton looked at the incident.

Sure enough, Wharton sat down and said, "Today Reggie Jackson is late for training, and a little absent-minded."

"Remind him." Tang Tian said.

Now that the Thunder have four young players, Tucker and Kidd have been introduced. Jackson has not had many opportunities to play, and it is reasonable to feel bad.

"He seems to be late for three days in a row, and I reminded him." Stevens followed at this time.

three days in a row?

Tang Tian frowned slightly when he heard this.

Reggie Jackson has few impressions of him. He only remembers that Jackson performed well after Durant left in the previous life. Later he was traded to the Pistons and has always been the starting point guard. His talent is there, but it still takes time to polish .

"Brad, go back and talk to him." Tang Tian said to Stevens.

He had enough headaches to deal with the problems of the four young people, and others were better left to Stevens.

In fact, as long as Jackson has a bit of vision, you should know that Kidd is most likely to retire next season, and it will be his turn to train for another season.

Stevens nodded.

Stevens also has a set of methods for dealing with player relationships ~ www.readwn.com ~ After talking, Jackson did not appear to be late for training, but he was still absent-minded during training.

Because the team has been winning streaks in a row, Tang Tian did not care about this one.

Time flies, and in mid-February.

During this period Harden was attacked by both opponents, and the Thunder's record also fluctuated.

Tang Tian tried to put Jackson on rotation, but maybe the training was not focused recently, and the court was a little overwhelmed. In addition to occasional breakthrough goals, the organization and control of the ball will make errors.

"We need to find an experienced backup point guard. James has control and organization in the bench, and he has to take into account the scoring. This is too much pressure for him now." Stevens to Tang Tian Proposed.

"Is there a suitable candidate?" Tang Tian knew that Stevens would take the initiative to mention this, and definitely had a goal.

"Yes, Sean Livingston."