Chapter 798: The Thrilling Western and the Book Written by David Stern!

After the game against the Lakers, the Seattle SuperSonics also ended all games in the first half of the regular season this season.

The Sonics played a total of 52 games in the first half before the All-Star break, with 37 wins and 15 losses, temporarily ranking sixth in the Western Conference.

In three key games on the same day, the Phoenix Suns lost to the Cavaliers and the Timberwolves lost to the Rockets.

This has resulted in the Seattle SuperSonics now having the best record among the four teams. The Timberwolves and Suns both have 36 wins and 15 losses, while the Rockets have 37 wins and 16 losses.

After defeating the Timberwolves, the Rockets have won 15 consecutive games. They are the team with the most consecutive wins in the entire league so far, and the team with the longest winning streak in the league this season.

But after so many consecutive victories, the final ranking is still ninth in the Western Conference.

I have to say that this weird situation of the Rockets is not only a spectacle this season, but also an incredible spectacle in the history of the NBA!

According to many people, the fact that the rankings remain unchanged for fifteen consecutive victories may only happen once in the entire history of the NBA.

Of course, although the Rockets' ranking has remained unchanged, as the Rockets defeated the Timberwolves at home, the competition for the top eight among the Seattle SuperSonics, Suns, Timberwolves and Rockets has become more intense.

The gap between the four teams has become even smaller. Before, the Timberwolves and Suns had 14 losses, which was a bit higher than the Rockets' 16 losses. But now, the Timberwolves, Suns and SuperSonics have 15 losses, which is far behind the Rockets. The 16 losses were only one game away.

As long as the Rockets find the right opportunity, they can take advantage of the situation and enter the top eight.

With the strength of the Rockets, after entering the top eight, it is basically difficult to come down.

Suns, Timberwolves, SuperSonics and Rockets. In terms of current strength, the Rockets are of course the strongest.

Now, in order to keep the Rockets in ninth place, the other three teams are almost in a desperate state.

As long as the Rockets turn over, the other three teams will be lifted.

The Rockets' strength advantage will also appear.

If the Rockets continue to be unable to turn over and the three teams have been in a state of being beaten to the best, the Rockets must also follow suit. If the four teams continue to sprint like this, it will be very detrimental to the Rockets. The bench is not that deep this season, Roy has hidden health problems, and Yao Ming is still a big center. If they can't turn around earlier, the Rockets, although they are the strongest, will probably be dragged down in the end.

This was the competitive situation between the last few teams in the Western Conference in the first half, and it was quite fierce.

Compared with the last few players in the Western Conference, the competition among the top players in the Western Conference is actually quite fierce.

The Lakers, who are ranked first in the Western Conference, directly gave up their first position in the Western Conference to the Mavericks after losing at home.

However, although the Mavericks are now first in the Western Conference, their record is almost the same as that of the Spurs, who are fourth in the Western Conference.

Currently in the top five in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks, No. 1 in the Western Conference, have a record of 44 wins and 8 losses.

The Lakers, second in the Western Conference, have a record of 44 wins and 8 losses.

The Nuggets, third in the Western Conference, have a record of 40 wins and 12 losses.

The Spurs, fourth in the Western Conference,

The record is 43 wins and 8 losses.

The Grizzlies, fifth in the Western Conference, have a record of 43 wins and 9 losses.

After the first half, although the league's first position is the Cavaliers, which is currently 45 wins and 7 losses, the league's second to sixth teams are all the top five teams in the Western Conference.

The Celtics, who are second in the Eastern Conference, recently went to the Western Conference and lost to the Mavericks and Spurs one after another. In other words, they won one game against the Thunder, which was still a narrow victory.

In this year's Western Conference, in addition to the fierce competition for playoff spots, the competition in the front rankings is equally fierce.

It can be said that in the Western Conference this season, the outcome of a game can determine the final ranking.

According to many media experts across the country, such an intense and exciting division regular season has never happened before.

Even the seven Western Conference teams that won more than 60 games last season couldn't compare to the excitement of this season.

After all, so far last season, the Rockets and Suns are already one or half a level above other teams, while the SuperSonics and Spurs are also half a level above the Lakers and Nuggets, and the Nuggets and Lakers seem to be also higher. Half a gear out of Grizzlies.

The seven teams in the Western Conference with over 60 points last season are indeed legendary, but the intensity of competition is actually not as intense as this season.

In the Western Conference this season, four teams can compete for first place in the Western Conference, and four teams can compete for eighth place in the Western Conference.

The only one left is the Denver Nuggets, who seem to be looking at the sea while looking at the sea.

Eight of the top nine teams in the Western Conference are currently playing chicken, and only the Nuggets are unexpected.

This is the opinion of the outside world. In fact, Ye Si feels that his supersonic speed is not considered a breakthrough.

His Sonics teammates have been working hard this season, but to say whether they have reached the point of breaking out, they are probably not there yet.

After all, Ibaka has always been a trap. It is useless for them to use chicken blood. Even the effect of chicken blood is not that good. If they really want to use chicken blood from the beginning of the season, even if they are young, they will explode after half of the season. Blood vessels.

Therefore, the state of the Sonics players this season has always been that of working very hard and being very focused, but if they want to explode with anger and blood, they really can't do it. The state of the Sonics this season is a long-term one.

And as Ibaka's strength improves and Ibaka's tacit understanding of the team's tactical cooperation increases, Milicic, Millsap, Gasol and Rondo feel that they are relaxed.

Perhaps the team's most tiring person has always been Yes, who is the team's single strongest point.

When Ibaka first entered the league this season, in addition to his physical talent, his basketball skills, whether it was offense, defense, organization, shooting and other basic skills, were almost the lowest among professional players, even the level of professional players. Neither was achieved.

When I was 15 years old, I was working as a beggar. Only when I met the European population transfer expert did I have time for systematic basketball training.

Moreover, in order to sell Ibaka at a good price, this population transfer expert took Ibaka all over Europe after signing him. There is no stable team at all. He can't wait to change to three or four teams a year. .

It can be said that after Ibaka was selected by the SuperSonics, he was systematically exposed to professional basketball.

A player who is almost 20 years old and knows nothing will indeed be regarded as a fool who only has physical talent.

Now that more than half of the season has passed, and more than half of the year has passed, the older Ibaka is, the more shining points he has. The SuperSonics feel more and more that this kid is not really a player with zero intelligence and is not really on the path of basketball. Basketball idiot who can't go on.

Even now, many Sonics players already feel that Ibaka may have really been cheated by his former agent.

Of course, I was really saved by Yes.

Ibaka's current shining point is still difficult to reflect in the game.

Now Ibaka's offensive skills, defensive skills, and shooting skills may all be at the C or C- level.

This level of skills on the outside is really just entry level!

Such entry-level NBA skills, when put on the NBA court, are almost equivalent to the NBA debut of ordinary rookies. Ibaka's current skills and talent are, at best, those of NBA rookies at the end of the first round.

It doesn't matter that he is a rookie at the end of the first round. The key is that his popularity is higher than that of ordinary All-Stars, and he is the target of all outside superstars in the league.

If those outside stars can't produce statistics on Ibaka, they will be embarrassed to say that they are stars.

Under this circumstance, although Ibaka's current strength has improved a lot, from an amateur player to a rookie player at the end of the first round, such strength is still not enough in front of those wolf-like opponents. .

Therefore, in the game, Ibaka feels no different from when he first entered the NBA. He is still a big pit.

Only in training will the Sonics players see Ibaka's growth and progress.

Nelson actually appreciates Ibaka's talent, but he feels that the best way to train Ibaka is to put him in Europe, where he can lay the foundation for a season with a European team, and then return to the NBA next season.

Laying the foundation in the NBA may destroy all of Ibaka's talent and confidence.

Old Nelson didn't expect that Yes's way of allowing all the league's outside superstars to train Ibaka in rotation was so effective. Although Ibaka's performance on the court seemed miserable, what Ibaka learned on the court was also Incredibly rich, what was once a blank piece of paper is now filled with very rich patterns.

Of course, the effectiveness of Yes's unique training method has a lot to do with Ibaka's own tough character.

For people with average personalities, such as James Harden, who is also a rookie, Nelson feels that James Harden does not have such a strong will.

At the beginning of this season, when Nelson heard that Yes was going to use this unique method to train Ibaka, he immediately felt that the Seattle SuperSonics' goal for this season might not even be achievable in the playoffs.

At that time, he also hoped that Yes could give up cultivating Ibaka in this way as soon as possible.

But now, he has no such thoughts at all.

Seeing Ibaka's progress and seeing the current record of the Seattle SuperSonics, to be honest, Nelson finds it difficult to refuse such development of the team.

Nelson can be sure that as long as the team can enter the playoffs and as long as Durant comes back in the playoffs, after Ibaka is trained, the entire Sonics will become even stronger.

Compared with the Heat, there is indeed a gap in terms of hard power, but he is confident that such a Sonics can have a chance to defeat any opponent!

The key is, can Yes, like it did for most of the past season, really take Ibaka all the way until Durant returns?

It is now mid-February, more than nine months have passed since Durant was injured. According to the news from the hospital, Durant will be able to resume training immediately.

Although it is just one person's restorative training, although such restorative training is still some time away from dedication.

But all this indicates that the Seattle SuperSonics are moving towards a very bright future.

And all this bright future is brought about by Yes with his powerful strength!

Averaged 48 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2.5 steals and 2 blocks per game!

This is the average data of Yes in the middle half!

In the entire history of the NBA, only Yes can average such data per game!

At the same time, in the entire history of the NBA, only Yes can bring such hope to the Seattle SuperSonics this season!

Half-time games for all teams in the league have ended.

Nelson is very satisfied with the Seattle SuperSonics' performance in this half.

Seattle SuperSonics players and Seattle SuperSonics fans are also very satisfied with the Seattle SuperSonics' performance in this half.

After the half, the Seattle SuperSonics officially entered the All-Star schedule.

This year's All-Stars, the participation of Seattle SuperSonics players is very high.

Yeos, Rondo, and Milicic are All-Star players.

Marc Gasol and James Harden are first-year players in this year's Rookie Challenge.

Barea participated in this year's Skills Challenge, Quentin Richardson participated in this year's Three-Point Contest, and Ibaka participated in this year's Slam Dunk Contest.

In addition, as one of the reform projects of this year's All-Star Game, although the All-Star Rookie Challenge is still divided into first-year and second-year players, the head coach of the Rookie Challenge is no longer the assistant coach of the All-Star Game. Instead, the two players with the highest votes in the All-Star Game, that is, the two captains of the All-Star Game, were appointed.

Therefore, in addition to participating in the All-Star Game, Yes will also serve as the head coach of the first-year team during this year's All-Star Weekend.

Except for the high ratings of the All-Star Rookie Challenge in these two seasons, the ratings and attention in other years are very low. Now Ye Si can no longer participate in the All-Star Rookie Challenge. David Stern It is squeezing out the surplus value of Ye Si.

You can no longer see the Yes of your players, but you can continue to see the Yes of the coach!

Although David Stern's small reform did extend the life of the Rookie Challenge, it has to be said that it also received complaints from many people.

The NBA has developed rapidly in the past few seasons.

So fast that David Stern said in an interview: "I can now publish a book on business management."

"The content of the book only has three words, yes?"

The words interviewed by reporters on the spot almost aroused the high blood pressure of the extremely proud David Stern. At that time, Mr. CEO was really suppressed and blushed.

Damn it, do you want to be so disrespectful? !

Although he was very irritated by the ridicule, David Stern felt that the reporter's statement was really good.

The content of the book he wrote is really just those three words written crookedly, Yes!

After the game against the Lakers, Yeos and the SuperSonics players did not return to Seattle. Instead, they set off directly for Phoenix, which is not far from Los Angeles.

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