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Chapter 436 The end of the regular season

After several rounds of voting for the All-Stars, the final selection list was also announced.

Western Conference starters: Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis

Substitutes: James Harden, Klay Thompson, Gordon Hayward, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, DeAndre Jordan
Eastern Conference starters: LeBron James, Kyle Irving, Carmelo Anthony, Kyle Lowry, Paul Millsap
Eastern Subs: Horford, Isaiah Thomas, Kemba Walker, John Wall, Kevin Love, Teague, Drummond.

In the 2017 skill competition, there were a total of 8 players, including 4 insiders and 4 outsiders.The specific list is: Thomas Jr., Big Eyebrow, Embiid, Hayward, Cousins, Wall, Devin Booker and Porzingis.

The star game three-point contest list, Kyle Lowry, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, Wesley Matthews, Kemba Walker, Nick Young, CJ McCollum and Eric Gordon.

The slam dunk contest is: Derrick Jones, Green Robinson III, Aaron Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, etc.

And the list of rookies in the All-Star Contest is,

Team USA: Devin Booker, Malcolm Brogdon, Marquese Chriss, Brandon Ingram, Frank Kaminsky, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell, Jonathan Simmons, Karl-Anthony Towns, Myles Turner
International Team: Alex Abrines, Dante Exum, Buddy Hield, Nikola Jokic, Guillermo Hernangomez, Jamal Murray, Trey Lyles, Kristaps Porzingis, Domantas Sabonis, Dario Saric

On February 2, the World United finally defeated the US team 18-150, and Jamal Murray won the MVP.

In the three-point contest on February 2, Klay Thompson of the Pelicans finally got it, and the slam dunk contest was won by Robinson in an upset.

On February 2, the Western team defeated the Eastern team 20-192, with a total score of 182 points setting a record high in the All-Star history, and Anthony Davis won the final MVP.

After the All-Stars ended, the regular season continued, and the Pelicans still maintained it. In the subsequent March, the Pelicans only lost 3 games, and both of these games were lost when the Pelicans rested Curry, Davis and other starting players.

After entering April, the team's offensive continued unabated, and soon came to the end of the regular season, and the last game was against the Jazz. Before the game, Presti and the players greeted Gobert friendly, and Gobert did the same. Now Gobert is doing well, the Jazz is paid a maximum salary, and he has successfully led the Jazz into the playoffs. He is now the hero of this city.

At the beginning, the Pelicans focused on restricting Hayward from receiving the ball on the defensive end. Favors, who emptied the three-point line, and George Hill's long-range shots, prioritized shrinking and protecting the restricted area during pick-and-rolls to limit George Hill and Hayward's breakthroughs.

On the defensive end, the Jazz bypassed the screen and chased Curry, encouraging Curry to break through the penalty area and challenge Gobert; once Curry forced a one-on-one from outside the three-point line, the Jazz defender blocked Curry's travel route head-on-Snyder actually acquiesced to Curry's one-on-one one-on-one, and no longer let Curry go to the right to break through to drive full strength; against Hayward and Gobert, the Pelicans always emptied the two wings and three-pointers of the role players.

The Pelicans congested the penalty area and cut the pass line to force the Jazz to make two mistakes in a row. The Jazz relied on Hayward on the offensive end to break through the basket with double screens to create; the Pelicans offensively used Curry to catch the ball without the ball to test the defense.

首个暂停之际，鹈鹕12-4领先爵士8分。鹈鹕8中5，三分4中1；爵士6中2，三分3中0。爵士失误4次，鹈鹕利用爵士失误得到10分。

The Jazz stop adjustments, put a big and four small to improve the offense: Gobert + Diaw + Ingles + Hayward + George Hill, the Jazz mainly focuses on Hayward/George Hill + Gobert's pick-and-roll breakthrough, and links Diaw to grab three points;
The Pelicans took over with Curry one-on-one, continuously teasing George Hill from beyond the three-point line, and attacking the basket with the ball to compress the Jazz's defensive line.

The Jazz made adjustments, with Ingles + Hood + Diaw + Johnson four-shooter partnered with Gobert/Favors successively. The Jazz focused on high pick-and-rolls in the middle, and the shooters on both wings waited to open up to maximize the space to end the penalty area. However, the Jazz shooters only made 13 of 1 three-pointers.Paul George led the second team to switch offenses. Paul George and Antetokounmpo countered and killed, supplemented by Middleton grabbing three points, and the Pelicans established a 20-point lead in the second team.

首节战罢，鹈鹕39-19领先爵士20分。鹈鹕投篮命中率为52.4%，三分球13中6；爵士投篮命中率为32.0%，三分球13中1。爵士失误6次，鹈鹕失误2次。库里单节独得17+4+4，海沃德4分3失误。

The Pelicans played Paul George + Green pick-and-roll, Paul George created a sudden point, supplemented by Thompson chasing a three-pointer; the Jazz played Hayward + Favors launched a high pick-and-roll.

Presti suspended adjustments and switched back to all starters, not daring to slack off in the slightest.On the offensive end of the Pelicans, Curry singled out George Hill/Joe Johnson to take over. Once the Jazz defender bluffed the left, Curry broke through solo to attract the defense and drive his teammates, and Davis lobbed or Tucker ended with a three-pointer from the bottom corner;

The Pelicans double-teamed Hayward on the defensive end, Davis/Green/Curry surrounded Gobert in the penalty area, and locked the Jazz's key players;

半场结束，鹈鹕70-44领先爵士26分。鹈鹕投篮命中率为52.4%，三分球26中13；爵士投篮命中率34.6%，三分球22中4。爵士禁区得分26-18鹈鹕，鹈鹕快攻得分13-6爵士。库里半场25+7+7，海沃德9分4助4失误。

At the beginning of the second half, Presti still put on the starting lineup. As a result, in just 4 minutes, the point difference reached 32 points. Presti immediately replaced the substitute lineup, and the game became garbage time. In the end, the Pelicans beat the Pelicans 128:101, marking the perfect end to the 2016-2017 season.

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