At the time of the All-Star captain selection, neither James nor Durant chose Harden, and the important reason for that was that it was unclear if he could play, when he had missed at least three games. However, the famous Perkins believes that he is "cheating", the real purpose is to ask the Nets management to trade him, Durant and James both laughed in unison. It is worth mentioning that Harden joined the 76ers as he wished, but he still could not play because of his left hamstring injury, and he also missed the All-Star game this weekend, so it seems that Harden is really injured. Harden's injury gap still has a great impact on James, and his offensive firepower can still be ranked in the top five in the league. However, the all-Star Game win or loss is not important, more for the performance. Judging from the historical record, the Western Conference team wins more and loses less, do you think this year's All-Star West can still win?
Harden missed the All-Star game, and Cavaliers rising star Allen ushered in an opportunity to replace Harden as an All-Star in the East. It is worth mentioning that when he was initially selected for the All-Star list, Aaron's mood was very low, and he did not even answer the phone call from his friend, and slowly walked out after his teammates and friends comforted him. One thing to say is that this season Allen averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds per game double-double, the best game to get 25 points and 20 rebounds of the big double double, and the shooting rate of up to 60% to become a veritable first person in team history, which James has not done. Allen has become the Cavaliers' main force inside, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is The Successor of Love. The Cavaliers have become the league's biggest dark horse this season, currently second in the East, and the first substitution for the All-Star Game is also an affirmation of Allen. To be sure, Aaron will be excited after being selected as an All-Star, although he won't have much playing time.
The third message came from the Lakers, who made an important decision after losing to the Warriors by 3 points in the last game. At the end of the daily training session, the whole team has to practice 25 extra free throws. As we all know, in the last moments of the Lake Yong war, James won 3 free throw opportunities, but he dropped the chain at a critical moment and only hit a free throw, which eventually led to the Lakers losing. One person did not play well, and the whole team was punished, which is enough to show James's influence on the Lakers. It is worth mentioning that for the current Lakers, free throws are not the most serious problem, how can James and thick eyebrows play the domineering spirit of superstars? When will Westbrook really integrate into the team? When will Vogel be able to reuse Howard? How can role players play a consistent performance? These are the problems that Vogel needs to urgently solve. Otherwise, the Lakers will be very passive in the playoff competition, and winning the championship is even more hopeless.