This Forward is Not Serious Chapter 617

Regarding this, not only Lin Ying thought so, but some fans on social media also realized this.

Caruso's abilities are certainly limited, but he's the Nets' best addition to the puzzle.

For an NBA team to win the championship, it must have a strong core, but a good championship puzzle is also essential.

Even because of his humble attitude after the game, many fans also gave him many affectionate nicknames, such as Kahuang, Bald Mamba, White Mamba, and Vulture.

These nicknames are basically understandable at a glance, and even players like the White Mamba and the Condor have called such titles before.

But the most alternative is a nickname given by domestic fans: programmer.

This is more meaningful.

Because the average programmer's hair volume is relatively small, there will be that 25-year-old feeling like 45-year-old.

Caruso is bald at the back of his head at such a young age, which is similar in purpose.

But these are obviously not belittling or ridicule, but the fans' love for him.

Just like the Rockets back then and the Nets today, fans have given these nicknames because they love them enough.

The more they play, the more they like it.

then…

a month later.

The Nets' record had some ups and downs, and was overtaken by the Hornets and removed to second in the Eastern Conference.

It's not that they didn't play well. In fact, after Caruso became the team's starter, although not every game played very well, the team has strong perimeter defense, and the team's starting and bench strength is also better. Balanced, the team's performance is significantly more stable, and the certainty of winning the game is significantly enhanced.

Instead, the Hornets are starting to get better.

After Durant first arrived in the Hornets, he experienced a period of running-in and a battle for team status.

But in the end, he still pressed Butler to become the team leader with his excellent performance.

Butler also showed his own character. He is the type where you are weaker than him, he wants to lead you, you are stronger than him, and he can convince you and help you willingly.

The combination of the two of them combined offense and defense, and the opponent was very uncomfortable.

And the Hornets head coach James Borrego also showed his coaching ability. Many times, Horford played a small lineup at the 5th position, which made the Hornets' offense very watchable.

It was at this time that the NBA All-Star voting results and player votes were finally released.

East starting lineup: Leonard, Antetokounmpo, Durant, Lin Ying, Jokic;

West starting lineup: Curry, Harden, Paul George, James, Davis;

An interesting thing that happened about this vote is that the Raptors and Bucks signed Leonard and Antetokounmpo in the backcourt!

This sounds quite outrageous, but because the NBA has no clear rules in this regard, Kobe Bryant has also been selected as a small forward in the history of the All-Star starter.

Now that the center position is canceled, and only the front and back are divided, this limitation is even less.

Of course, there are reasons for these two teams to do this, because on the East side, the starting positions of Durant, Lin Ying and Jokic cannot be shaken this season, and it is impossible for them to sign up for the frontcourt.

So in the end, there was an unprecedented "Five Dead" Eastern All-Star team.

Of course, this outrageous operation also aroused the dissatisfaction of many players, especially those guards who could have been selected as the starting All-Star in the backcourt.

The league also responded quickly and will revise the rules in the next session.

Well, next time.

But that's just one of the surprises of this All-Star vote.

Another thing that is also surprising is that Durant's votes closely followed Lin Ying, and James came in second!

This seems a little strange, because Durant seems to be more popular after leaving Lin Ying.

But take a closer look at Durant's performance this season. His 31.8 points per game is the second-highest of his career, and his shooting percentage is as high as 53%, and 43% of his three-pointers are a career high.

In fans' words, this is Durant at its best.

Lin Ying was also very emotional when he saw this. If Durant in history was not seriously injured and did not encounter an immortal, he should be like this.

The January game ended soon. In the selection of the best of the month, Durant, Lin Ying and Porzingis became candidates together. In the end, Durant also ended Lin Ying's season with his outstanding performance. Got the best of the month.

This kind of performance made many fans begin to react. Is this the era of James? Lin Ying's era? Or... is it Durant's season?

It is against this background that the Nets and Hornets met for the first time in the season in early February, which became a focus of attention from the outside world.

Although this game is not a Christmas war, the attention is even more than the Christmas war.

In the end, Lin Ying and Durant did not disappoint the fans. In the midst of much attention, they both scored 50+ points.

Durant, in particular, scored 56 points, setting a career high.

And his crazy scoring performance at the last moment allowed the Hornets to beat the Nets to win the game.

A point that is easily overlooked is Butler's role in Durant. He can help Durant share a lot of defensive pressure, allowing him to devote himself to the offense.

This is Charlotte's Jordan and Pippen combo.

After this game, Durant's evaluation also came to the highest point of his career.

Coupled with Leonard, who was reborn after arriving in Toronto and once again demonstrated his offensive and defensive dominance; Antetokounmpo, who ushered in new coach Budenholzer's team's record and reputation; this season's chaos is getting more and more more interesting.

You can even sigh that this is the most exciting season in the NBA in the past ten or even fifteen years, and it is also the most attractive season for fans.

Then, in a season like this, something that happened shortly after the start of February gave the season another flavor.

It was a Bucks-Knicks game.

The Knicks are now a standard fish belly, but the team's new core Porzingis has gradually grown up and is getting better.

Last month, the Knicks had an unexpectedly good record under his excellent performance, and he himself was selected as the best candidate for the month.

He was in unabated state after entering into February, and his state was even more extraordinary in the game against the Bucks.

Because the Eastern Conference team, the Hornets, Nets, Raptors, and Bucks, have very close records, it can be said that they entered the card battle early.

At this time, the outcome of every game is very important, especially this kind of game against the weak team must be won.

But Porzingis is in good shape, and the Bucks have been slow to establish an advantage, and even have a tendency to be pulled away.

It is against this background that Porzingis made a beautiful change of direction and made a dunk. When he landed, he stepped on Antetokounmpo's foot and was injured.

This kick not only cost the Knicks the game, but the injury report came out after the game. He suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee and was out for the season.

This ended the Knicks' season early and cast a huge shadow over the team's future.

Because the knee ligament tear is really too serious for NBA players, especially in the interior, there is basically no way to recover.

This also made Antetokounmpo deeply in the center of public opinion.

Because fans watched the replay after the game and found that it was not entirely accidental that Porzingis' foot stepped on Antetokounmpo's foot, and Antetokounmpo's script should not be there.

This also makes many people question whether Antetokounmpo is deliberately stepping.

In the end, however, this matter did not arouse wider attention.

Because Porzingis can only be regarded as a new star at best, and the popularity of the Knicks team in New York is waning, and the popularity is not high.

In contrast, Antetokounmpo is a rising super-giant, and this matter was finally washed out by time.

And soon enough, fans' eyes were drawn to the approaching trade deadline.

This year's trade deadline is much more lively than it has been in years past.

The deadline has not yet come, and all kinds of rumors are already flying.

And until the deadline day, transactions also occur frequently.

Among them, the Raptors took the lead and completed a key reinforcement.

With Valanciunas as the main body, they traded Marc Gasol from the Grizzlies!

Gasol Jr. was still the league's top insider two seasons ago, but with age and injuries, his state has declined. Still carrying a big contract, he began to have conflicts with the Grizzlies, and was immediately put on the shelf.

The Gasol brothers have played well in the Grizzlies, but the same is that they can't play to the end here.

But the deal makes the Eastern Conference even more competitive.

Originally this season, the Raptors would have taken Leonard to a higher level. Now getting Gasol Jr. at a very small price would be even more powerful.

This undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on several other teams, and under this pressure, they also shot.

The Hornets traded Tyson Chandler for Biyombo from the Magic.

Chandler is on an expiring contract and has value in itself, while Biyombo did not perform well after signing a long-term contract with the Magic.

But for the Hornets, using a veteran who doesn't have much combat power in exchange for a young and strong black and tough insider is undoubtedly an increase in strength.

The only downside is that they will pay more luxury tax in the future.

But this is obviously not something Jordan is considering now. He now wants the Hornets to reach the top.

As for the others, it can be done after that.

The Nets also shot, they sent Stephenson and James Johnson, and traded for Joe Harris.

Before Caruso played, the Nets still needed Stephenson to carry the ball on the bench, but now with Rose, Stephenson's role is not much.

So instead of keeping it, it's better to trade for a shooter.

Harris' contract is just renewed this season, 2 years and 16 million, which is not a big investment risk for the Nets.

Moreover, his contract with Crabbe will expire after the end of next season, which will give the Nets a lot of salary space.

However, the Bucks have little action, and it is still relatively difficult for their current lineup to make useful changes.

In addition to the reinforcements of Haoqiang, the impact of the remaining major transactions is not small.

The Knicks directly traded Porzingis to the Mavericks!

This wave of sound interprets what is called the nba is a business field.

The prospect of Porzingis is full of uncertainty due to injuries, and his contract is about to expire, and the maximum salary extension is extremely risky. The Knicks directly announced that they will continue to rot.

On the Mavericks side, Doncic's performance in his rookie season was so amazing that it made people think that he could become another league card after Lin Ying.

So they started to reinforce in Doncic's first season, which is definitely a rare thing in the NBA.

Irving was sent to the Clippers by the Cavaliers in a trade for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the No.

After James left the Cavaliers side, Irving led the team to compete for lottery picks for years. His patience with the management has reached the limit, and he took the initiative to apply for a trade.

On the Clippers side, after Deron retired, the Clippers had a poor record. Last season, Griffin was injured again and directly started to rot, and finally selected Alexander.

Alexander also lived up to expectations, showing great potential, and the Clippers are expected to play in the playoffs this season.

The Clippers naturally hope to get reinforcements to hit the playoffs, after all, Griffin is at his peak.

At this time, Owen, who also entered the peak but was deeply mired in the quagmire, was their best choice.

Thinking from another angle, they bought an All-Star point guard Irving for one season, which is definitely worth it.

An interesting point is that Irving followed in James' footsteps to LA, which feels a lot like... a little closer?

The curtain of the trade deadline just fell, and the fans' attention was quickly drawn to the upcoming All-Star Game.

Like last season, this year's All-Star draft will still use the captain selection model.

However, the selection of captains this year is somewhat different from last season. Lin Ying and Curry were the captains of the east and west teams last season, which finally left James.

This year's league may be because of the Lakers' outstanding record, or because they don't want James to be left for two consecutive years, so this year's Eastern Conference captain is still Lin Ying, but the Western Conference captain directly becomes James.

Team Lin Ying and Team James just don't know if the rest of the team will be Curry this time.

The difference from last season is that this year's NBA All-Star Game introduced a "24-point system".

The specific content of this rule is that the first three quarters of the game are played in quarters, and the winner is determined in one quarter, and the loser needs to donate a certain amount of money to a public welfare organization.

In the last quarter, the game will be divided into the final goal by the score of the leading team + 24, and the one who achieves the goal will win the final victory.

For example, if the Lin Ying team leads 120-115 after three quarters, the target score is 144 points.

Then Lin Ying only needs 24 more points to win the game, while James needs 29 points.

The reason for this was not announced by the league, but it was said to increase the viewing of the game.

So fans started to speculate.

It is said that 24 seconds is a special number. It represents 24 hours in a day, and it also means that an attack in the NBA is 24 seconds. This is a special number for basketball.

Some are quickly associated with Kobe, because No. 24 is Kobe's number, and Kobe has just announced his retirement again.

They even moved out the evidence:

This time the All-Star Game MVP awards, the league invited Kobe Bryant as the presenter.

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