On January 31, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that Suns coach Monty Williams and his coaching staff will coach the All-Star Game James, coaching the All-Star for the first time in his coaching career, and Monty has also become the first All-Star Game head coach of the Suns since the 2006-07 season Mike D'Antoni, and the Suns officially congratulate Monty.
The Suns just beat the Spurs 115-110 to win 10 consecutive games; after this battle, the Suns' record reached 40 wins and 9 losses, ranking first in the West and no. 1 in the league, 3.5 wins ahead of the second-place Warriors, and locked up the first record in the West before the All-Star Game, so that Monty Williams locked up the All-Star Game coach position and will coach James.
Under Williams, the Suns have the best NBA record this season and made the best start in team history in the first 49 games of the season. From Oct. 30 to Dec. 2, the Phoenix won 18 consecutive games, with the Suns winning another 10 straight; in October/November, Monti was named the NBA Western Conference's Best Coach.
Williams is already in his third season as Phoenix head coach. Last season, he led the Suns to a record of 51 wins and 21 losses, their first appearance in the NBA Finals since the 1992-93 season.
James' All-Star starting five tigers are James, Jokic, Wiggins, Curry and Morant, who have been elected captain for five consecutive years since the All-Star rebrand, after four james wins in four games.