NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 351 Slack

After defeating the Heat, the Hornets played against the Thunder back-to-back the next day!This time the battle is a test for the Hornets!Facing strong enemies one after another, especially against the Thunder twice, really made the Hornets overwhelmed!
At the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Thunder fans were still enthusiastic, clapping wildly for the home team. Of course, they also gave Presti and Curry applause and respect!
At the beginning of the first quarter, Paul George fouled and made a free throw to open the scoring. Green counterattacked and scored a one-stop layup, while Thunder Westbrook also intercepted Curry's pass and counterattacked for a one-stop layup in return!

Paul George rushed to the basket and scored, Westbrook made a sudden stop and made a jumper, and then Durant made another fast break and went straight to Huanglong for a layup in the air!
Westbrook made an emergency stop, Curry got the rebound, not to be outdone, and immediately responded with a quick layup. Durant went straight to the basket to fight and scored, Paul George hit a mid-range jumper, Curry hit Matthews with a three-pointer from the outside, and Davis succeeded in a fadeaway jumper. The Hornets opened the score 7-0!

Durant pierced Yang with a three-pointer from the outside to stop the Thunder's bleeding. Curry immediately responded with a three-pointer Answer ball. Durant continued his fiery touch.

Coming back from the second quarter, Jimmy Butler made a one-stop layup and scored the first score, and then used a cover to pull up a three-pointer from the outside line and hit the heart with an arrow.
Livingston made a three-pointer from the outside to help the Hornets bite the score. Jimmy Butler used Whiteside to cover an emergency stop jumper and succeeded. Harden faced the defense with a three-pointer.

At the beginning of the second half, Du Orante turned over and took the lead with a fadeaway jumper. Davis responded with a foul and free throw from the basket. Durant made a three-pointer from the outside.

Davis drove the two layups under the basket and scored 2+1. Curry also received a pass from Green and succeeded in an air cut layup, helping the Hornets to open the point difference to 10 points. Davis scored an offensive rebound and dunked Durant!The momentum came to the Hornets!
But Harden made a one-handed throw with Davis around the screen. Curry flew to steal, counterattacked and sprinted for a one-stop layup. .

In the final quarter of the game, Harden took the lead in scoring against Jimmy Butler for a layup. Davis, not to be outdone, broke through and pushed Jordan to a layup.The Thunder immediately paused!

After returning from the timeout, Harden first broke through the middle and scored a throw, then turned around and set up a fort and blasted in a three-pointer, helping the Thunder chase the point difference to 4 points!Presti also called a timeout immediately!After the Hornets paused and adjusted, Curry hit the basket for a free throw to stop the bleeding!

But then the disadvantage of back-to-back physical strength was reflected!The shooting rate began to decline, and the quality of the defense also declined. Paul George scored a three-pointer to break the deadlock, but Durant responded with a three-pointer.

Then Westbrook and Durant scored consecutively, and Harden made another three-pointer to help the Thunder overtake the score!
At this time, Curry responded to the Answer ball against the defensive three-pointer, helping the Hornets stabilize the situation!But at the last moment, the talent of the Thunder's Gemini was brought into play!

Westbrook broke through, attracted the defense, and passed back to Durant. Although Paul George returned to his position, Durant had already started. Durant broke through and contributed a quasi lore!In the end, the Thunder beat the Hornets 115-113 at home! !Ended the Hornets' terrifying 49-game winning streak! !
When the Hornets winning streak ended, not only the fans of the Thunder were excited, but the fans of other teams were also happy. The Hornets finally lost. If they continue to win like this, other teams will simply fail. Anyway, there is no hope at all, especially those teams that pay the luxury tax!

In the game where the Thunder defeated the Hornets, Harden played a huge role. It can be said that the first hero is him, and the second hero is Durant. The GM of the Thunder actually called Presti that night to thank him for trying his best to let him keep Harden.

On February 2th, the All-Star Weekend ushered in, the last All-Star was not much different from the previous life,
Curry and Paul George were selected as the starters of the Western Conference, and the other three were Kobe, Howard, and Durant.

Although the performance of the Lakers this year is very poor, the popularity of Kobe and Howard is still very high. Of course, most of them must be supported by Comey and Lakers!
Western Conference seven substitutes: Paul, Kevin Love, Westbrook, Harden, Parker, Duncan, Zach Randolph.

Eastern starting five: Deron Williams, Garnett, Wade, James, Anthony
Seven substitutes: Paul George, Irving, Jrue Holiday, Luol Deng, Joe Johnson, Bosh, Tyson Chandler.

Love in the West was selected for the first time, averaging 39.1 minutes per game, scoring 26 points, 13.3 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 44.8% from the field, 37.2% from the three-point range, and 82.4% from the free throw. Although the Timberwolves are still lottery, Love's performance is still very good.

The first day of the star weekend is the rookie game, and the performance of the Hornets players is simply buggy.

Davis scored 52 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and contributed 5 blocks, and staged dunks several times!On the other hand, 10 of Barkley's 6 players scored in double figures, established a big lead in the first half, and finally beat the O'Neal team 143 to 125!Davis was named the MVP of the Rookie Challenge!

In the next day's three-point contest, the Hornets still stole the show. Thompson scored 23 points in the final to defeat Curry and won the three-point champion!

One person from each of the Western Conferences entered the finals, and Novak with 16 points entered the finals. In the Western Conference, Irving played with the best score, and Curry was eliminated inexplicably.

On February 2, in the finale of the All-Star Game, Durant scored a game-high 16 points and shot the most, making 42 of 27 shots!And Paul George made 18 of 9 shots, 7 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 3 free throws, scored 2 points and 20 steals, and Curry only made two three-pointers in the final quarter!All paddling!
In the East, James, Wade, and Bosh scored 89 points in one attack!The excellent performance of the three eventually defeated the West in the East! MVP Wade got it!

After the All-Star Game, the regular season continued. The first match was the Knicks, the No. 102 team in the Eastern Conference. They defeated the Knicks last time, but this time they were not so lucky. They rested for too long, and their state did not adjust. The game was terrible. They lost to the Knicks 111 to 14, and they lost the second game!Anthony made 12 of 7 shots, 7 of 31 free throws, scored 7 points and 27 assists, JR Smith played 12 minutes, made 10 of 2 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 24 free throws, and scored [-] points!is the key to victory!

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