[Guide] , January 23, the NBA officially announced the list of starters for the East and West in the 2015 New York All-Star Game today. Curry, Kobe,
Griffin, Anthony Davis and Marc Gasol will start the game on behalf of the Western Conference. The All-Star starting lineup will be decided by fans’ votes, while the bench lineup will be decided by the head coaches of the league’s 30 teams.
How about the Western All-Star bench lineup, and the New York All-Star Game stage?
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James Harden (Rockets)
During the All-Star voting period, the biggest controversy was undoubtedly “Should Kobe be in the starting lineup, and should Harden be the starting lineup instead of him”, but Kobe has accumulated too many fans in his 19-year career, and Harden still failed to make it into the starting lineup.
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However, there is no doubt that he was selected as a substitute by the coaches. After all, he averaged 27.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game this season.
With a good record, he has become one of the popular candidates for MVP this season, so there should be no doubt that Harden will enter the All-Star bench.
It is worth mentioning that, due to the injury of the starting shooting guard Kobe in yesterday’s battle with the Pelicans, Harden may replace “Flying Man” as the starter for the second consecutive year.
Dwight Howard (Rockets)
Howard’s performance this season has been controversial. As Paul Gasol said before, Howard’s offensiveness has been greatly weakened now, and the trading farce during the Magic and Lakers has caused him to lose a group of fans.
Missed consecutive All-Star starters.
But there is no doubt that “Warcraft” is the most talented center after O’Neal. Therefore, choosing him as an All-Star can make the game more fun and better. After all, the starter Marc Gasol is strong but talented.
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And “Warcraft” averaged 16.7 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, which is quite satisfactory.
Kevin Durant (Thunder)
Durant has been plagued by injuries this season, and he has only played 19 games on behalf of the Thunder. This is why last season’s regular season MVP missed the All-Star starting lineup, but Durant is still the strongest small forward in the West.
After returning to the season, he can still contribute 25.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, and as the season progresses, Durant’s performance will become stronger.
So there’s no reason why Durant shouldn’t be in the All-Star team.
Klay Thompson (Warriors)
Thompson recently said that “if I can’t be selected as an All-Star, I can’t understand it.” Yes, with the Warriors’ record so good and Thompson’s performance so strong, he should also be selected for the All-Star Game.
“Splash Brothers” is also expected to appear on stage at the same time to provide exquisite performances for fans.
Thompson averaged 21.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game this season, ranking 11th in the league in scoring and 44.4% from three-point range, ranking fifth in the league.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers)
It seems that whether Aldridge can enter the All-Star team depends only on one factor, and that is his left hand injury. Currently, the Blazers have not announced the specific situation of Aldridge’s injury, so it is still unknown how long he will be sidelined.
However, in terms of performance this season, Aldridge is fully worthy of the title of All-Star. Aldridge averaged 23.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game this season, ranking sixth in the league in scoring and leading in rebounds.
The twelfth place in the league, he leads the Blazers and currently ranks second in the Western Conference with a record of 31 wins and 12 losses. With such personal and team performance, can he not be selected as an All-Star?
Chris Paul (Clippers)
Paul’s performance this season is slightly worse than last season, but he still averages 17.6 points and 9.6 assists per game. Compared with other guards in the league, Paul’s biggest advantage lies in his All-Star, who can both attack and pass.
It seems to be able to do a job with ease, and although the Clippers have struggled a bit this season, they still rank sixth in the Western Conference, and their results are acceptable.
And Paul used to be an All-Star starter. In the minds of the coaches, Paul has the label of “All-Star”. Maybe he will involuntarily choose Paul when voting.
DeMarcus Cousins (Kings)
According to the All-Star substitute voting practice, coaches generally vote for “two backcourts, three frontcourts, and two random positions”, and the two random position votes are likely to be one backcourt and one frontcourt, so the last spot in the West should be considered.
Sings, the king’s performance this season is terrible, and the head coach Michael Malone has already dismissed get out of class, but Cousins’ performance this season is very dazzling, averaging 24 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game.
Ranked fourth in the league in rebounds, ranked third in the league in rebounds, and ranked ninth in the league in blocks (tied). How can there be so few such big center All-Stars?
Note: Since Kobe suffered a torn right shoulder tendon, it is still unknown whether he can play in the All-Star Game. If he is absent from the All-Star Game, Harden is most likely to replace him in the starting lineup, and Lillard may be expected to replace him in the bench lineup.