Chapter 466 The 2015 NBA Trade Deadline (More! It's late but it's here!)(2/2)
Thompson scored the highest score in the preliminaries with 24 points, and Curry and Irving also scored 23 points.
This result is very interesting to watch, whether it is the "Splash Brothers" fighting among themselves or Irving defeating the "Splash" to win the championship.
In the finals, Irving, Curry and Thompson appeared one after another.
Irving only scored 17 points.
Although his heart is not small, the three-point shooting competition requires ability in addition to heart. Irving is not good at three-pointers.
Curry, who appeared next, was the loudest voice.
In addition to the tactical system brought by Cole, another important reason for the Warriors' rise this season is Curry's performance.
In this year's All-Star Game voting, Curry's votes surpassed those of James and Durant, ranking second behind Lin Ying.
Curry lived up to expectations, scoring a super-high 27 points under heavy pressure and breaking the three-point contest scoring record.
Although this is a new record set after adding the flower ball, it is enough to illustrate how strong Curry's three-point ability is.
Lin Ying also stood up and cheered for Curry.
Although as a time traveler, he knew that Curry would win the three-point shooting contest this year, watching Curry play live was still shocking.
Thompson Alexander finally appeared.
Fans also expect Thompson to turn the tide and win the "Splash Brothers" civil war.
But it is a pity that Thompson's final performance was the same as in history. He performed abnormally under heavy pressure and only scored 14 points in the end.
Curry was crowned the three-point king for the first time in his career.
The three-point shooting contest whetted the appetite of fans.
Originally, fans didn't have much expectations for the dunk contest, but LaVine's performance surprised everyone.
He easily defeated Oladipo, the winner of the Masked Dunk Contest.
Fans even felt that he didn't use his full strength.
Although his performance in the Cavaliers was average, his performance made people realize that he was not an ordinary dunker.
On the third day of the All-Star Game, Lin Ying played very healthily.
He was too tired from playing this season and didn't want to spend too much time in the All-Star Game.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of things to watch in this All-Star Game.
On the Eastern team, James is eager to prove that he plays extremely hard, and on the Western team, Durant is also firing on all cylinders.
In the end, the overall strength of the Western team was even better, defeating the Eastern team 163 to 153.
Durant contributed a Western team-high 41 points and was successfully elected as the All-Star Game MVP. This was the second time in his career that he received this honor.
His performance also gave Thunder fans more prospects for this season.
After the All-Star Game, fans are still discussing the performances of Curry, LaVine and Durant on social media.
But the front office is already busy with the upcoming trade deadline.
The Nets are also very active.
They're trying to sell Joe Johnson.
The team spent half a season waiting for Johnson to recover, but Johnson finally did.
One thing that is not known to the outside world is that Walken Dean is already discussing with Karl about letting Johnson play as a substitute and Crowder as the starter.
Against this backdrop, it is only natural that Johnson would be put on the shelf.
It's just that Johnson's contract still has one and a half years left, and it's very difficult for the Nets to deal with it.
Another name that appeared on the trading market is somewhat surprising.
The Celtics may send Garnett away.
Not keeping Pierce in the offseason has shown Ainge's cold-blooded side. Garnett has become senile this season, so it's not surprising that Ainge will clear him out.
After all, the Celtics now have Rondo, Butler and Howard, and they must be aiming to achieve results.
There is another person involved in trade rumors who is a bit surprised, that is McAway, who just won the Rookie of the Year with the 76ers last season.
But just like 76ers fans couldn't understand general manager Hinkie's previous operations, they can't understand it this time either.
If I have to explain it, Hinkie is selecting the core of the team. Any player who does not meet his expectations will be sent away when he has the highest value.
Amid numerous rumors, the 2015 NBA trade deadline has arrived as scheduled.
Different from the small fuss in the past few seasons, this year's trading market has really become lively.
The Heat took the lead and reached a three-way deal with the Nuggets and Rockets.
They sent Lawson and a future first-rounder to get Dragic from the Nuggets.
The Nuggets acquired some of the Rockets' expiring contracts and the Heat's first-round picks, and sent Dragic away.
The Rockets used their expiring contract to acquire Lawson.
This three-party deal gives everyone what they need.
The Heat need to upgrade their point guard and get rid of Anthony's "old party"; the Nuggets need to strengthen Wiggins; the Rockets got Lawson, who they are optimistic about.
Then the Thunder also took action.
They sent Perkins and Timberwolves, and traded Kanter from the Jazz.
Both sides have expiring contracts, but the Thunder, which aims to win the championship, needs to replenish its inside strength.
Well, this amount is for reinforcement and stop loss.
Detonator's draft vision is impressive, but its operational level will not disappoint.
They traded away Reggie Jackson and acquired DJ Augustin and Kyle Singler from the Pistons.
There was only one reason for making this deal. Jackson was unwilling to take a salary cut to renew his contract, and his somewhat prickly personality made the management choose a stop-loss trade.
But the good thing about this deal is that Durant and Augustin become teammates.
The twin stars of the University of Texas became famous in the NBA, but they were a trident in college, and Augustin was the one...
Then, several transactions that had been widely rumored before were gradually settled.
The Celtics sent Garnett "home" and acquired Thaddeus Young from the Timberwolves.
The 76ers reached a deal with the Suns and Bucks. McAway was sent to the Bucks, Brandon Knight went to the Suns, and the 76ers received an expiring contract and draft picks.
It is worth mentioning that before the deal was reached, Nash had already announced on social media that he would retire after this season.
The Suns acquired Knight just to deal with the situation after Nash retired.
As for the Nets.
In the end, the Nets failed to send away Joe Johnson, but they used the 5 million trade exception they received from Terry and two second-round picks to acquire Ian Mahinmi from the Pacers.
ps: I recommend two books today.
A book called "NBA: Fighting for Kobe Bryant's Boss in the Lakers at the Start" is also about sports.
Chapter completed!