After the Christmas battle, the teams are truly getting better.

After all, the regular season has already passed by 1/3, and the problems in the team have basically been exposed.

So the real fight still starts from this time.

And with the victory over the Heat in the Christmas Battle, this undoubtedly added a lot of confidence to the Thunder.

Because if even the Heat are not the Thunder, then the Thunder will have a very high chance of defending the title this season.

As the saying goes, the team that wins the championship may not be remembered, but the team that completes the defending title is destined to be recorded in history.

It is no exaggeration to say that if a team can win the NBA championship for two consecutive years, then this team can be regarded as a benchmark for an era.

As for three consecutive championships, it is even called a dynasty. After all, so far, in the history of the NBA, only three teams have achieved three consecutive championships or more.

The three teams are the Lakers, Celtics and Bulls.

Therefore, the fact that you won the championship again is an irresistible temptation for any player.

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As time goes by January, the Thunder are in full swing and defeats the opponents who come to challenge each other in the next few games.

The team's season-breaking victory was promoted to 17 consecutive victories, and the Thunder's winning streak was not over until they lost to the Mavericks on January 9, and they led the team's third defeat in the new season.

In addition, the NBA's All-Star Weekend also started voting this year.

This year's All-Star venue will be held in Los Angeles, one of the most economically developed cities in the United States.

So there is no doubt that this year's All-Star Weekend will definitely be full, and the entire Los Angeles will also be full of stars.

According to rumors, this year the league also invited Rihanna, Kanye West and Drake to help.

We will present a wonderful program performance to everyone during the intermission.

Especially Rihanna's arrival will definitely attract a large number of fans, after all, Los Angeles is full of rich people.

In the first round of the All-Star Game, the Thunder had four players on the list and had a considerable advantage in the number of votes in the first round.

Among them, Durant, Anthony and Yao Ming led the West without any suspense. I believe that if nothing unexpected happens, these three people can definitely lock in three places for the starter in the West.

Especially Yao Ming, his first round of voting was even more exaggerated, even much higher than Los Angeles son Kobe.

Even if the league has only had 50% of its votes after the previous rules reform, the remaining 50% will be voted by the media and the jury.

But this still cannot stop Yao Ming's popularity, because the number of Chinese fans is too terrifying. Even if only 50% are counted, it can still lead other players a lot.

Seeing this happening, Yang Fan was not surprised at all, after all, Yang Fan knew that even if Yao Ming in his previous life was reimbursed for a season and did not play, he would be sent to the starter by fans.

So the current situation can only be considered a small situation. What Yang Fan never expected was that Anthony, who was traded to the Thunder, not only did not decline in popularity, but also increased slightly.

You know, with Anthony coming to the Thunder this season, Anthony's personal attacks have dropped a lot compared to last season.

In terms of personal data, although Anthony can also contribute 24.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

But compared with last season, the scores have indeed dropped a lot.

However, judging from the current situation, this not only failed to affect Anthony's popularity, but also made Anthony more popular.

In addition, it is really normal for Durant to be selected as the All-Star starter. If Durant cannot be selected as the All-Star starter, that would be a strange thing.

As for the last one, of course, Antoine Jamison, Jamison currently leads Griffin and Gasol in votes, and is still very likely to be selected into the Western Conference All-Star Game for three consecutive years.

No wonder many stars want to compete for the championship by joining a group, because the exposure rate of the championship is too terrifying, which Yang Fan now has a deep understanding of.

Take Antoine Jamison as an example. Although Jamison's personal data is relatively good, his offensive efficiency is also very stable.

But if he was not in a highly-watched team like the Thunder, it would be difficult for him to enter the All-Star again with his current personal strength.

So this is the benefits a champion team can bring to players, such as Greene, the "Dream Chasing" of the Warriors in the Later generations.

If he wasn't on that Warriors, the All-Star door would be hard to open to him.

Even though his defensive ability is excellent and has a great impact on the Warriors' offensive and defensive system, strength and popularity are completely different concepts.

This is clearly manifested from Danny Granger. He averaged 25.8 points per game but could not enter the All-Star. This can only be blamed for the Pacers' influence in the league being too weak.

Even if Granger joins the Thunder, he will not be unable to reach the All-Star threshold in his entire life.

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As time goes by, the Thunder's condition was quite hot throughout January. Except for the misperforming performance in a few games, they showed the dominance that a team that won the championship should have in most cases.

At the end of January, the Thunder also ushered in their second match with the Lakers this season.

Both sides still tried their best in this game, without any slight slack on the field.

However, with the complete core lineup retaining this season, the Lakers played a bit unsatisfactory and are currently only ranked fourth in the West.

In addition to being pushed by the Thunder, they are also behind the Spurs and Mavericks.

Even judging from the current situation, Yang Fan feels that he may not need to take action in the playoffs, and whether the Lakers can advance to the Western Conference Finals will be a question.

At least this season, the Mavericks have already double-killed the Lakers, and they are not at all inferior when facing the Lakers, giving people the illusion that it is invincible under the thunder and one on the thunder.

The Lakers played very fiercely throughout the game, and even Gasol, who was nicknamed weak and incompetent by fans, contributed 31 points.

However, the Thunder still performed steadily on the offensive end and did not give the Lakers any chance to take advantage of.

Finally, after the game ended, the Thunder played away and defeated the Lakers 11 points.

In the same situation as the Lakers double-killing this season, he slapped Zen master in the face again.

And after slapping the left and right sides, he didn't give Jackson any face at all.

Especially after Jackson publicly questioned the Thunder's violation of regulations last time, this made Jackson the public enemy of the whole city.

For Thunder fans, as long as they have a chance, it is inevitable that they will humiliate Jackson. After all, this guy deserves it.
Chapter completed!