The old ushered in the new, and the lunar year of the ox ushered in the last day. What kind of performance do those players born in the Year of the Ox have in their native years? Their story is a condensation of the joys and sorrows of the year, with gains and losses, but never stopping the pace of the wind and rain.
Air swallow bullfighting
When we marvel at James's sword for not growing old, don't forget Paul's career evergreen. Paul, born in 1985, is still the NBA's "cattle man", averaging 10.2 assists per game this season, leading the league assist list, averaging 4.4 assists per game, setting a new personal high since the 2014-15 season.
Such Paul, in the All-Star vote, the fan ticket only ranked seventh in the Western Conference backcourt, and only ranked fifth in the latest MVP competition list, which is still a promoted position, and he was in the eighth place in the last MVP list.
Paul's more "simple" style of play, not so high traffic, but led the Suns to play the first record in the league, proving that last season's finals were not accidental. Paul's value is not only to lead his teammates with passes in regular time, but also to solve battles with shots in decisive moments. The NBA officially set the difference of 5 points in the last 5 minutes of the game as the key moment of the game, Paul is the sun player who scored the most points in key moments this season, shooting 56% in key moments, leading the team to experience 21 games in key moments, and won 18 games, with a winning rate of 86%.
Let the teammates play better, make the team stronger, that's paul's role, former NBA player, now game commentator Parkinstein said, he saw Paul's game, he feels that he can now put on his shoes and can play, because paul takes off with him.
NBA legendary point guard, "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas, was more direct.
'Paul is the first point guard of the season and he rules the game.
In the final battle of the Year of the Ox, Paul led the Suns to ten consecutive wins with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 19 assists and only 2 turnovers, becoming the first team to win 40 wins this season, verifying the praise of his predecessors.
The oldest "cow man" in the league is also the most "cow" person.
Newborn calves
The "old cattle people" continue to be "cattle", and the "new cattle people" are rising.
Ronzo Ball proved that the Bulls gave him a four-year, 80 million contract that was the right choice, and born in 1997, he delivered the highest offensive efficiency of his career in his own life year. While having the tactical attributes of the organizers, the "ball brother" has strengthened his 3D attributes, and his three-point shooting percentage (42.3%) and average steals per game (1.8) are career highs.
Looking forward to Ball Brother recovering from a knee injury, together with his Chicago basketball team, together with the new year to continue to.
Markkanen, who was also born in 1997 with "Ball Brother", has become an important driving force for the Cavaliers' rise this season. The arrival of Markkanen allowed Bixtaugh Jr. to fully implement his "three highs" concept and go against the small ball era, but achieved unexpected results.
In the Cavaliers' "Three Highs", Markkanen has the tactical role flexibility of where to move, he can be a center, a big forward, or a small forward. When the Cavaliers' "three-high" lineup was launched, there was widespread concern that Markkanen would become a target for the other side using the "roll call" tactic, but he gave a defensive performance with a surprise effect, shielding the fear of being "trained".
Like the "Ball Brother", Markkanen also encountered injury problems, the Year of the Ox tried the bull knife, until the return of the injury, the Year of the Tiger tiger tiger.
"Ball Brother" and Markkanen grew up on the road of their careers, and Ingram, who is also a 1997 generation, already has All-Star achievements, and he still has All-Star-level data output this season, averaging 22.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, and the three-point kill against the Timberwolves is full of guts.
Ingram's biggest challenge is his personal combat strength, and the Pelicans' team strength does not match, the Pelicans this season's offensive efficiency league 25th, defensive efficiency 23rd, how to drive the team as the core, is Ingram in the Year of the Ox failed to answer the question, left to the Year of the Tiger to continue to answer.
The "Mavericks" have suffered some difficulties and dangers in this year, Adebayor has missed 22 consecutive games due to a finger injury, and he helped the Heat to a 5-2 record after his comeback, rushing to the first place in the East.
Adebayor was "offbeat" in the small-ball era because he wouldn't shoot three-pointers, but his tackles, his tackles, his indiscriminate defense, were a core part of the Heat's offensive and defensive system, and as Butler put it, Adebayor was the heat's energy source and the team's engine.
Carry the bull
This is an incomparably realistic basketball league, because of age, because of injuries, the bull bearers are after all a minority, but the mentality of carrying the bull is essential, and everyone is the strongest person in their career.
Born in 1985, Aldridge made a comeback in the year of his life, and despite his doctor's permission, who can say that the risk of heart disease is 100% preventable? Ade is not short of money, he wants the coveted championship ring, and he does not want to let his dream die.
Ade, who fights for his dreams, is very "cattle"!
Ard did not give up the struggle, and Howard, who already had the championship, was also fighting. The Lakers' condition this season has made Howard's playing time extremely unstable, sometimes starting, sometimes abandoned, once arrogant "Warcraft", now a diligent and earnest field "old cow", trying to match the team's tactical needs.
Tucker, who has also won the championship, is also continuing his own path, the 1985-born veteran, who gave 47.1% of the three-point shooting rate this season, ranking first in the league, he became a tougher 3D player in this life, helping the Heat lead in the East.
Remember the Nuggets 50 points in the 2020 playoffs? Jamal Murray suffered from a knee injury in the middle of this life, and the recovery process also encountered difficulties in triggering health and safety protocols, and was close to resuming confrontation training, and had to slow down.
The Year of the Tiger will be Murray's comeback year, which is the vision of a new year.
The Year of the Ox is at its final stage. In the Year of the Tiger, the pace does not stop. The basketball story continues, and more excitement is coming.
Happy New Year!