Beijing time earlier today, the results of the second round of voting for All-Star fans were announced, and LeBron James and Stephen Curry continued to rank in the top two.
Kevin Durant remains in the third position, Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving fell from the second in the first round to fourth. Dark Horse Pachuria continues her strong momentum and remains second in the Western Conference frontcourt player. Of course, the point is that the gap between Westbrook and Harden has widened. Currently, the "Big Beard" occupies the second place in the Western Conference backcourt player with a advantage of more than 62,000 votes.
More importantly, Curry and James have great advantages. As of press time, the two were the only players whose votes exceeded the 1 million mark. Currently, there are only 3 days left before the final deadline for fans to vote, and the final result will be announced next Friday. However, if the current trend is based on the current trend, Westbrook will almost never catch up with the votes of Harden and Curry unless a miracle happens.
That is to say, although he scored 18 triple-double this season and was able to score 31.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and even hopes to become the only player after Big O to win a triple-double average, Westbrook still cannot win a starting position in the All-Star!
Indeed, this year's All-Star voting reform, fans' votes account for 50% of the total, players and media each account for 25%. However, if you want to rely on players and media to reverse the voting, the premise is that the gap with the people ahead cannot be too large. Looking at the current trend, it is not just the West District vote leader Curry, it is very difficult for Westbrook to catch up with Harden. Also, don’t forget that even if the reform is made, fans still account for 50%.
In the first round of voting, Curry only had a slight advantage against Harden and Westbrook. Therefore, with the bonuses from players and the media, Westbrook still has hope of overtaking, but now, the gap between the two has become extremely huge. In addition, players' votes will not be guaranteed to vote for Westbrook. Players are more likely to vote for their brothers according to personal relationships. The most typical example is Grizzlies Iron Gate Tony Allen .
Allen's western lineup is: Mike Conley Memphis Grizzlies Tony Allen Memphis Grizzlies Marc-Gasol Memphis Grizzlies James Ennis Memphis Grizzlies Zach Randolph Memphis Grizzlies Mor Williams Memphis Grizzlies 1Eastern is: Kemba Walker Mor Williams Memphis Grizzlies 1Eastern Luke Babbitt Michael Beasley Andre Drummond It can be seen that it is entirely based on personal preference that chooses his teammates and his brothers, and there are many players who are so straightforward. The last remaining votes are only media. Not to mention that since KD was still in the Thunder, the relationship between Dewey Second Young Master and the media has always been average. The two often don’t give the media a step forward. Westbrook even directly criticized the reporter . "No, I just don’t like you." When the reporter pursued and asked, "Really not?" Westbrook said simply and roughly, "No." Even if the media voted for Westbrook, once the gap in fans' votes is too large, it will be difficult to shake 50%. In other words, Westbrook's substitute may be settled! This season, Curry's data averaged 24.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. The seven major data have all dropped significantly compared to last season, with scores falling by 5.4 points, shooting percentage dropping by 3.6%, and 40% of three-point shooting percentage is the lowest in his career. But it has to be said that the All-Star is a stage for competing for popularity, and Curry's popularity is currently obviously higher than Westbrook. In other aspects, Jeremy Lin ranked 8th in the Eastern Conference defender, while the Western Conference frontcourt trio is Durant (987479), Pachuria (823376) and Leonard (630766).
