The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

Under Xu Xiao's customized tactics, the Timberwolves achieved an impressive record of 39 wins and 12 losses before the All-Star Game.

Various statistics are also at the forefront, among which offensive efficiency is the most significant, averaging 108.5 points per game, ranking first in the league.

Although the defense has declined compared to previous seasons, it still ranks seventh in the league with an average of 97.7 points per game.

Westbrook, Josh and Oden were also successfully selected for this All-Star Game.

Among them, Oden was selected as the starting center of the Western Conference All-Star Team.

It is a pity for Westbrook that he was overtaken by Kyrie Irving of the Sacramento Kings at a slight disadvantage in the final round of voting.

The final starting lineup for the Western Conference All-Stars is:

Backcourt: Stephen Curry (Denver Nuggets) Kyrie Irving (Sacramento Kings)

Frontcourt: Kevin Durant (Portland Trail Blazers) Blake Griffin (Golden State Warriors) Greg Oden (Minnesota Timberwolves)

Because the All-Star center position was eliminated in the new season, Oden was merged into the frontcourt.

Substitutes: Westbrook, Josh (Timberwolves) Rose (Thunder) Paul, Howard (Warriors) Duncan, Parker (Spurs) Among them, Harden, Ade, and Gasol are absent due to injuries.

Head coach: Xu Xiao.

Xu Xiao nodded after seeing the list. It was pretty much what he expected. The only thing he didn't expect was that Harden would be absent due to injury and Parker would be substituted.

I’m not surprised that Irving started the game. Although Rose and Westbrook, who are not injured, are better than Irving now, who said Irving’s style of play attracts fans? After all, this is an All-Star, and it is not ranked by strength. .

Looking at the Eastern Conference starters

Backcourt: Damian Lillard (Washington Wizards), Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat)

Frontcourt: Paul George (Detroit Pistons), LeBron James (Miami Heat), Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks)

Substitutes: Bosh (Heat) Stoudemire (Knicks) Joe Johnson, Kevin Love (Bulls) Roy (Brooklyn Nets) Anthony Davis (Cavaliers) Bradley Beal (Raptors)

Head Coach: Woodson (Knicks)

Judging from the strength of the lineup, the two sides are equally matched, but the All-Star Game is usually focused on performance, and both sides will not be very intense. Especially in the first half, there is almost no defense and everyone is showing off their skills.

In the second half, the two sides would fight for real for two quarters. Although everyone played seriously, they could not escape the nature of an exhibition match.

Xu Xiao would not break this unwritten custom. Everyone played for two and a half quarters, and suddenly started to get more intense in the second half of the third quarter.

Xu Xiao directly played the pick-and-roll between Durant and Curry, and Irving played singles on one side. Irving and Josh cooperated to start unlimited roll call, and the defensive end came up with unlimited defense changes.

The Western Conference All-Stars immediately overtook the score, and after seeing Xu Xiao's various tactics, these stars respected Xu Xiao even more.

Under Xu Xiao's operation, the Eastern All-Stars seemed to be a little serious, even a little anxious.

The intensity suddenly picked up in the last section.

The five-forward combination of James, Anthony, Bosh, George and Love in the East is also quite powerful.

Xu Xiao used the five-man combination of Curry, Westbrook, Josh, Durant and Griffin.

Originally the two sides were evenly matched, with the Western Conference All-Stars having a slight advantage.

But in the end, Xu Xiao's bizarre substitutions gave the Eastern Conference a chance.

Xu Xiao suddenly replaced Westbrook and Josh and replaced them with Paul and Howard.

This lineup gave the Eastern Conference a chance as soon as it came up. Howard's appearance also greatly slowed down the Western Conference's offensive.

Griffin, who was originally feeling hot, suddenly lost his accuracy. If Durant hadn't come down to the West, he would have plummeted.

But in the end, they were still unable to withstand the shock wave of the Eastern Conference. In the end, the Eastern All-Stars narrowly defeated the Western Conference 155-151. Anthony also successfully won the All-Star amvp with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

When being interviewed by reporters after the game, a reporter asked Xu Xiao about his final substitution.

Xu Xiao's explanation for this was that I didn't think too much. I just hoped to strengthen the defense and protect the rebounds. Unfortunately, we lost, but we were all very satisfied with the game. After all, we all had a good time. weekend.

Although he said so, he was not honest at all in his heart.

Finally, seeing that Westbrook and Josh were unable to obtain amvp, they simply replaced them to let them have a good rest, and replaced them with Paul, Howard and Griffin, the Warriors' Big Three who posed the greatest threat to themselves, to test their quality.

Finally Xu Xiao came to a conclusion.

"These three are completely paper tigers. They may not be obvious in the regular season, but they will definitely not go far in the playoffs. They are not even as good as the Clippers of Paul, Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.

After all, Jordan could not take the ball and be a blue-collar insider with peace of mind, doing a good job in pick-and-roll and defense. However, at the end of this game, Xu Xiao specially set up several tactics that were most suitable for these three people, but they could not be executed well. You must know that this time the three of them are surrounded by Durant and Curry. When they return to the Warriors, where can they find these two people to cooperate with the three of them. "

After the All-Star Game, each team will enter an intense ranking battle.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves' early advantage was large enough. After giving them two games to find their form, the Timberwolves once again won a wave of 7 consecutive victories and an 11-game winning streak.

The record has reached 57 wins and 15 losses, which is four games ahead of the second-place Warriors, which is enough for them to sit back and relax, because the following schedule is very easy. In comparison, the Warriors will all be playoff-level opponents in the future.

In addition, the West is also in chaos.

第二名的勇士53胜19负，第三的开拓者52胜20负，第四的马刺跟掘金战绩持平都是51胜21负，不过马刺因为赛区头名占据第四。

The sixth-placed Grizzlies and Thunder also have the same record of 50 wins. The two sides will have a direct conversation in the next game to determine the ranking of sixth and seventh places.

As for the eighth-placed Mavericks, although the gap between them and the top seven is only 46 wins and 26 losses, the Clippers and Jazz behind them are eyeing each other. One with 45 wins and the other with 44 wins may catch up at any time, which makes the Mavericks also have no choice. Dare to relax easily.

Compared to the brutality in the West, the East is much easier. The Heat are far ahead with 56 wins. The Knicks, Wizards, Bulls, and Nets are no threat.

In this way, Xu Xiao did not deliberately compete for first place in the league in the last ten games. Instead, he chose to give some opportunities to the rookies and veterans who had been suppressed for a season to exercise. After all, they will be pushed into the rotation after the start of next season.

So in the last ten games, the Timberwolves only achieved a record of 5 wins and 5 losses. But it did not affect the Timberwolves' advancement into the playoffs with the league's first record of 62 wins and 20 losses.

Because the Timberwolves lost to the Nuggets in the last game, the entire Western Conference pattern changed significantly.

The Warriors are still second. The Nuggets and Trail Blazers achieved 57 wins at the same time. However, due to the relationship between the winning and losing games, the Nuggets lead the Trail Blazers 3-1, so the Nuggets firmly occupy the third position.

Due to division rankings, although the Spurs only have 55 wins, they are ranked fourth because they are the first in the Southwest Division. Although the Trail Blazers still have home court advantage, their ranking has dropped from third to fifth.

In the battle for the sixth and seventh places, because the Thunder defeated the Grizzlies in a direct dialogue, the Thunder ranked sixth.

Beverly probably never figured it out. He was obviously ruthless, but why didn't Ross do anything? It was obviously Xu Xiao's health card that worked again. This health card will last until 15 years. .

The Mavericks still withstood the pressure and doubled their direct competitor, the Clippers, in the last ten games, allowing themselves to firmly occupy the second place in the Western Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.

Looking at the final rankings, Xu Xiao couldn't help but sigh, the Western Conference is really difficult as hell.