After defeating the Spurs at home, the Wizards only have two away games left on their schedule before the All-Star Weekend. One opponent is the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the other is the familiar Orlando Magic.
This schedule is really interesting. The four games against the Magic ended before the All-Star Game. The next time they want to meet them, they have to wait until the playoffs.
The Wizards currently rank first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 40 wins and 13 losses. Although the Wizards failed to reach the first place in the Eastern Conference before February 6, the coach of the Eastern Conference is still the Wizards in this All-Star Game. Head coach Saunders.
This is because NBA official regulations stipulate that the same head coach cannot serve as the All-Star division coach twice. Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers was the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars last season, so even if he is the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars this time, Before February 6, the Green Army's record ranked first in the Eastern Conference, but the qualification for the Eastern Conference All-Star head coach was still postponed to Sanders!
This news was announced a few days ago, so Sanders, the old boy, is in a very good mood these days. Wherever he goes, he has to greet others, "Have you eaten?"
Of course, in addition to Li Kaiming and Sanders, there is another person on the Wizards who also participated in this All-Star Weekend.
Li Kaiming's teammate and substitute center JaVale McGee was invited by the league to participate in this year's All-Star Dunk Contest. In this case, three players from the entire Wizards team will appear at this year's All-Star Weekend.
Lakers: Who is this All-Star named for? Why do you feel like your limelight has been robbed?
Of course, the appearance mentioned here refers to participating in events or games, not being a spectator. If you are a spectator, basically all the players will go there. After all, this is the NBA's annual Spring Festival Gala. In addition to being basketball-related, all players will attend. The celebrity contest is also the day closest to NBA and America's entertainment industry. Especially since this time it will be held in Los Angeles, there will definitely be a lot of celebrities coming!
In addition to Li Kaiming, NbA's official website also announced the finalists for several other competitions.
During the 2010-2011 NbA All-Star Weekend, the participants in the slam dunk contest are:
The 2009 No. 1 pick from the Los Angeles Clippers, power forward Blake Griffin! It is worth mentioning that Griffin was selected as a Western Conference All-Star as a substitute this year.
Li Kaiming, the 2010 No. 1 pick from the Washington Wizards, was selected as a starter for the first time in his career.
Center JaVale McGee from the Washington Wizards.
Serge Ibaka from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Another one is Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan, who replaced the injured Jennings in the dunk contest.
Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming and Griffin met in the dunk contest before they met on the court.
As two very fierce dunkers in actual combat, Li Kaiming and Griffin are also the favorites to win the dunk contest. Almost all media believe that this championship belongs to either Li Kaiming or Griffin.
As for the remaining few people, it seems that they have been ignored by the media.
After all, if it comes to dunks, Li Kaiming and Griffin are indeed a long way ahead of the rest!
The contestants in the Three-Point Contest are also very famous. In addition to Li Kaiming, the Heat sent James Jones, and the Celtics' Ray Allen and Pierce both signed up to participate. The Warriors actually sent Dorey instead of Stephen Curry. Wright and Curry went to participate in the skills competition instead. The Cavaliers sent Daniel Gibson, an unknown player, and the last one was Li Kaiming's old enemy, Oklahoma City's temperamental single man Kevin Durant.
The last item related to Li Kaiming is the first game of the All-Star Weekend, the Rookie Challenge. The rules of the rookie game are that the league's assistant coaches vote to select 5 people from the first- and second-year lottery picks as starters. The first-year head coach is Mike Budenholzer, the chief assistant coach of the Spurs, the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, and the second-year assistant coach is Cassell, the chief assistant coach of the Wizards.
Not surprisingly, Li Kaiming was unanimously voted as the starter by the assistant coaches in the league. The remaining starters were John Wall, Landry Fields, Blake Griffin and DeMarcus Cousins. .
At first glance, this lineup is quite strong even in the league, especially the three positions of small forward, power forward and center. They are huge. Griffin, a power forward, has to play small because of his height. forward……
As for the second-year side, the outside strength is relatively strong. Curry, Harden, DeRozan, and Holiday are each better than the first-year guards. It is a pity that the second-year inside line is really weak. It's so rubbish, the two starting big men are actually Taj Gibson and Serge Ibaka...
The rookie game has not yet started, and most people can already imagine the scene of Li Kaiming and three people making waves in the interior of the second-year team...
In addition to the exciting news related to the All-Star Weekend, for Li Kaiming personally, what makes him even more excited is that Jiang Shan can finally take the opportunity to play America again!
After they went shopping at the beginning of the season, Jiang Shan returned to China due to work issues.
Now that a few months have passed, "empty nester" Li Kaiming will finally welcome the missing piece in his heart, and he has already agreed with his uncle and aunt that when Jiang Shan comes to America next time, the two of them will The relationship is determined personally!
Now he and Jiang Shan are basically separated by a layer of window paper, and it depends on who can resist breaking through it first.
However, as a man, Li Kaiming certainly cannot leave this kind of thing to a little girl like Jiang Shan, so he is ready to solve this major life event during the All-Star Weekend!
On the morning of the 12th, he had already received news from Jiang Shan. The latter would take the flight on the 16th, arrive in Washington on the afternoon of the 17th, and then go to Los Angeles with Li Kaiming to attend the All-Star Weekend.
But before the happy time comes, Li Kaiming still has two things to do, that is, to solve the two opponents of the Cavaliers and Magic, and to pay tribute to the upcoming Staples All-Stars!
Knight, Magic: If you want to take out your anger on us, just say so and give us a gift? It's not like you are a genius, so what gift are you giving?
In this regard, Li Kaiming could only say, "Shut up, you bastard! Just stand still and prepare to be beaten!"
On February 13, the Wizards challenged the Cleveland Cavaliers away from home. Facing this familiar opponent, a team currently ranked last in the Eastern Conference with a record of 14 wins and 40 losses, Li Kaiming didn’t even have time to stand up. His teammates have already helped him remove the obstacles...
Wizards teammate: Do you still need to do such a small thing yourself? Just sit back and watch our performance!
Now Li Kaiming has completely seen the true colors of his teammates. Facing the tank team, they hit hard and wanted everyone to step on them. Even the water cooler players at the end of the rotation could throw in three-pointers. ball.
And when they met a strong team ranked at the top of the league, this group of teammates immediately hid themselves, giving the opportunity to perform to the team boss...
I'll be obedient to the strong team, and I'll attack the weak team hard!
This group of people really illustrates the four words of bullying the weak and fearing the strong!
In the end, Li Kaiming only played for 24 minutes and spent the rest of the time sitting on the bench watching these guys perform.
Although his playing time was short, his scoring was not low. The Cavaliers' second-to-last defense in the league allowed Li Kaiming to score 22 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 blocks in 24 minutes. If he wants to set a record at Quicken Loans Arena, , that is simply a piece of cake.
As for others, Hinrich had 17 points and 5 assists, Nick Young scored a game-high 28 points in 32 minutes, Blatche had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Lewis had 16 points, and even Josh Howard, who was returning from a serious injury, also played well after his injury. His best level, he scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Those who didn’t know thought it was peak Josh Howard...
At the end of the game, the Cavaliers gave up treatment. Anyway, what they want is not the record. You want to be the first in the Eastern Conference to enter the playoffs, and I want to be the last in the Eastern Conference to compete for the No. 1 pick. We all have a bright future.
After winning the Cavaliers, the Wizards spent another day repairing, and then rushed to Orlando. The 16th was the game day, and they had plenty of time to rest.
At this time, the Magic ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with 36 wins and 20 losses, which was very close to the winning difference between the two teams before and after. Not surprisingly, with the intensity of the competition for the Eastern Conference rankings this year, after the All-Star Game, the Eastern Conference The teams will increase the intensity of the game to a higher level. After all, every time the division ranking increases, there will be more home court advantage in the playoffs.
At 7 o'clock in the evening on the 16th, the game between the Wizards and the Magic officially started at the Amway Center.
The Magic have not won against the Wizards this season. Stan Van Gundy is under great pressure. The Magic management can make big trades during the season, including Arenas and Carter, not just to make the playoffs. In the competition, people focus on strengthening to win the championship.
As a result, under his leadership, not only did the Magic's regular season record plummet, but they were also beaten by the Wizards, the trading partner, who became their main victim!
This situation is unacceptable to the management and owners. Of course, in addition to the coach and management, there is also a person who is under great pressure among the players, and that is Arenas who was traded.
When the trade first happened, the Wizards lost three games in a row. At that time, Arenas was still posting taunts on his personal social media. Unexpectedly, a few months later, his taunts turned into boomerangs and hit him...
Therefore, this game is also a game that Arenas cannot lose. If he can win, it is best to win beautifully and avenge his shame!
However, this fate is always cruel. Li Kaiming once again shattered Arenas's illusions with a brilliant performance. He scored 43 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, leading the team to a 113-111 victory. The narrow victory over the Magic brought a perfect end to the schedule before the All-Star Game.
If Arenas was given a shot at this time, he would suddenly kneel down on his knees under the street lights in the snow, and then yell heartbreakingly, "No!!"
At the same time, bGm sounded, "Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is blowing..."
As for why Li Kaiming behaves like this, then you have to ask his teammates who are submissive in front of strong teams...
