The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

16 consecutive victories are not uncommon in the league, at least compared to three consecutive championships, the record of 70 wins in the regular season is easier, and there are many teams in the league that have achieved it.

But the problem is that the Wizards' 16-game winning streak was only achieved in October and November when the regular season started.

Under normal circumstances, this period of time is still the time for teams to find their status, adjust their lineup, and exercise their tactics.

But the Wizards have already left the other teams far behind with an overwhelming momentum, and the defending champion is in amazing condition!

Therefore, the eyes of countless fans in the league are focused on the Wizards. They want to know when the Wizards' winning streak will end, and whether they have a chance to hit the record of 27 consecutive victories set by the Heat last season. No chance to hit the 33-game winning streak that the Lakers have maintained for more than forty years?

With such curiosity, the time officially enters December.

The Wizards have a total of 11 games in December. Because of Christmas, there are fewer games than in other months, and the schedule is relatively easy.

Wang Xiao began to rotate and rest several starting players in a purposeful manner like in previous seasons.

The first game in December was against the Magic at home. Facing the team with the lowest record in the league, Wang Xiao decisively chose to let Curry rest.

Without Curry, the Wizards still easily won the game, extending the winning streak to 17 games.

Afterwards, whenever he encountered a weak team at home, Wang Xiao would arrange for players to rest in rotation. George, Leonard, Thompson and others were not bad, and they all got rest time.

In order to pursue the record this season, Wang Xiao did not take exaggerated large-scale rotations like the previous seasons, but the necessary relaxation of rotations is still needed. He is too aware of the risk of fatigue in the game.

This season, the Wizards not only want to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins in the regular season, but also want to win the playoffs and complete the three consecutive championships.

Therefore, while ensuring the record, Wang Xiao still has to consider the rest arrangements for the players.

This also prevented the Wizards from continuing to maintain a complete victory in December.

In a game where George took a break, Curry and others felt bad, while the opponents felt hot, all of them seemed to be All-Star players.

Losing this game, the Wizards' winning streak was fixed at 23 consecutive victories.

They failed to break the Heat's record of 27 consecutive victories last season, and had no chance to hit the first consecutive record of 33 consecutive victories in history. The Wizards felt a little disappointed from the players to the fans.

Even so, what the Wizards have achieved so far is still enough to excite Wizards fans.

Throughout the December schedule, the Wizards only lost two games, and finally continued to lead the league record with a record of 25 wins and 2 losses.

"Washington Wizards! Unbeatable!"

At the end of December, the All-Star voting began. The Wizards started with four players on the list. Curry, as always, led the Eastern Conference guard voting list. George surpassed Carmelo Anthony for the first time in the forward position. is very likely to be overtaken in the vote, but it is also the first time that he ranks as high as the second place in the Eastern Conference striker.

As for the number one striker in the Eastern Conference, there is no suspense, it is still LeBron James.

Thompson and Leonard also received very high votes, both ranking within the top ten of their respective positions, even close to the top five.

Although this ranking cannot be selected as an All-Star starter, as long as the current state is maintained, it is very possible to be called an All-Star substitute.

If these two also become All-Stars, then the Wizards will have four players who can be selected for the All-Star at the same time.

The Celtics were the last team to make four All-Star selections. At that time, the Big Three plus Rondo were selected. But at that time, the Big Three had already passed the peak of their careers, relying on years of accumulation. At the same time, his own coach is the Eastern All-Star coach.

Of the four Wizards players, the oldest is only 25 years old, and they are all peak players in their prime!

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As December passes, 2014 officially arrives.

In the first game of the new year, the Wizards encountered a strong enemy and were at a disadvantage.

Portland Trail Blazers.

The Blazers didn't have any special reinforcements this summer, and the lineup is still the one that continued last season.

But Durant's strength is even more terrifying.

Durant, also 25, is even about five months younger than Curry, who was born in March.

Without the help of Wang Xiao's plug-in, his progress speed is no slower than that of the Wizards, and even faster!

In one summer, he actually developed new offensive skills, which also made it very difficult for Leonard to defend.

On the other hand, Aldridge's hand feeling was quite good in this game. George couldn't defend at all, and it didn't help if he was replaced by Green later. Due to their height limitations, neither of them could well restrain the middle- and long-range shooting. Aldridge.

In the end, Wang Xiao had to ask Gobert to switch to defend Aldridge, which contained his offense a little bit, but in this way, when Aldridge pulled out to the outside, Gobert had to follow, and the Wizards were on the inside. Without a big man who can help defend and supplement the defense.

Fortunately, Jordan is still that Jordan.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Wang Xiao decisively resorted to the shark-slashing tactic again, and through endless free throws, Durant and Aldridge gradually cooled down.

Jordan's free throw percentage in this game is not bad, at least over 50%, but not too much. For the Wizards, this percentage is completely acceptable.

Relying on the shark-slashing tactics, the team gradually narrowed the point difference, and then reversed the situation with Curry's two consecutive three-pointers, and finally won with a narrow advantage of 1 point.

After the game, some media bluntly said that the Blazers must seriously consider the position of the center.

Jordan's contribution to the Blazers on the defensive end is obvious to all, but at the same time his drag on the offensive end cannot be ignored.

If the free throws have been poorly practiced, the Blazers will never have any chance to win no matter how many times they play the finals with the Wizards.

Not long after that, the Blazers were reported trying to trade Jordan. Of course, only the Blazers management knew whether the news was true or not.

In Wang Xiao's view, even if Jordan can practice free throws, or the Blazers trade Jordan for a blue-collar center with better free throws, the difference is actually not big.

Because there are 7 games to play in the playoffs, Durant and Aldridge cannot explode every game.

Especially Durant, his opponent is Leonard.

This game is the first confrontation between the two after half a year. As the number of matches increases, Leonard will gradually adapt to Durant's progress and find better ways to limit Durant.