Basketball betting
February is traditionally very generous with the events taking place in the National Basketball League. The window of exchanges in teams has just ended, when everyone was trying to maximize their roster, and very soon the time for decisive matches will begin, which will distribute pairs to the playoffs, leaving some teams behind.
However, there is one event that absolutely all basketball fans are waiting for, regardless of gender, age and club preferences – a traditional exhibition match that will bring together all the best athletes in the league on the floor. They will have a great opportunity to warm up for the playoffs and also have a good time without worrying too much about the result.
Content
- Time, place and format of the event
- Western conference
- Eastern Conference
- Confrontation history
- Forecast
Time, place and format of the event
This year, North Carolina was chosen as the venue, and the game itself will take place at the home arena of the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte herself had once experienced such a meeting, but it took place on a different floor. The exhibition match will take place on February 17, 2019, teams with the sonorous names “Team LeBron” and “Team Giannis” will enter the site at 4 am Moscow time.
The format for choosing the squads, as well as the format of the match itself, remained traditional. The teams will spend forty-eight minutes of playing time on the floor, which will be split into four quarters. In addition, they will be diluted by various contests, in which the best basketball players in their role will be able to demonstrate their skills in long-range throws or dunks.
Teams, as before, are selected by electing captains, determined by a joint vote of basketball players, fans and representatives of the press. As a result, each of the chosen captains forms his own dream squad. The rules even have an interesting point about how he can try to invite a player from someone else's conference.
Unlike the players, the coaches for the meeting are selected solely from statistical indicators. Mentors were those managers who had the best win rates in their conferences on February 3rd.
Western conference
To be frank, even before the start of voting, it was absolutely clear which of the players would deserve the right to take the team to the site as captain. “King” LeBron in the offseason decided on drastic changes and changed the East to the West. However, like last year, he was chosen as the main star, and he did it with a solid margin. This result is absolutely deserved, since for several years in a row James has been performing at an incredibly high level, constantly pulling his clubs to high positions at the end of the season.
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And then the King seemed to be blown off the reels. He decided to show everyone in advance that he was going to completely annihilate any opponent who decides to go out against his team on the site. As a result, the strongest line-up imaginable was assembled. Three of the best “warriors” were chosen from the list of the current holders of the championship rings, who have been instilling fear in the entire League for a long time.
You can talk about the Durant-Thompson pairing for a very long time, as their performance and productivity are simply amazing, but it is enough to note that it was their excellent performance that led the Golden State to victory in the National Basketball League three times.
The main line-up was also joined by James Harden, who is equally loved and hated. This season, he is increasingly caught in simulations, for which some of the fans scold him indiscriminately, but we must not forget about the crazy personal indicators that definitely make him an incredible player.
The old man Kyrie Irving closes the start, who managed to really reveal himself in the role of one of the leaders in six months in Boston. It is he who largely determines the results of the club in the current season.
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Among the substitutes there are also solid names, which is worth only Anthony “monobrow” Davis, who has been performing very well for several seasons, showing consistently high-quality play on the court. In addition to him, it is worth noting Ben Simmons, whom the King traded in after the draft, giving not just anyone for him, but Westbrook, who would hardly have worked with Durant due to a long-standing conflict. The team will be coached by Denver's mentor Michael Malone, who at the time of the headquarters selection was leading his club to the first line of the conference.
Eastern Conference
In the East, everything is much calmer, but at the same time it is even more interesting from the point of view of the fact that many players are just beginning to reveal themselves as superstars and every time they surprise fans with new masterpieces.
The young talent of the conference, Yannis Adetokunbo, who this year is one of the main creators of the success of the Bucks, was chosen as the team captain. In the draft, he tried to hook everyone he could, since, due to the large number of votes, it was LeBron who got the first pick.
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As a result, the starting five turned out to be rather experimental. The incredibly experienced and famous George and Curry were joined by younger players, Joel Embid, who made the team incredibly high, and all fans are eagerly awaiting the playoffs, in which they expect the most successful result in recent years. It will be interesting to see how Steph will show himself, left without his loyal comrades, who in this meeting will be on the other side of the barricades. Kemba Walker of the Hornets should have been at the start, if only because the local crowd favorite clearly needs to attract more people to the stands.
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The most interesting event for the reserve team was the exchange, as a result of which Russell Westbrook was obtained, who will definitely come off the bench and light the court. The rest of the names are not particularly distinguished by fame and authority, but one should note the performance of the stars of Nikola Vuchevich at the match. The whole Old World was looking forward not to him, but to Luka Doncic, who is an extravaganza in Dallas, but this year he lacked support.
However, there is no doubt that in just a couple of years he will become a world-class star and will have time to play many such matches in his career. It should be noted that he will take part in the weekend, but as a participant in a talent competition. The team's coach was Mike Budenholzer, who became a real discovery of the season. His Milwaukee lost only thirteen times and at the moment we can safely call this club the leader of the regular season in the pivot table.
Confrontation history
This year, the sixty-eighth match of the stars of the National Basketball League will take place, and, to be honest, there is no particular point in analyzing the statistics of head-to-head matches, since almost every year absolutely new rosters appear on the match, with the exception of two or three personalities.
In general, the Eastern Conference over the years has created a significant groundwork for itself and is leading with a total score of 38:29 in victories in exhibition matches. If we talk about today's teams, then conditionally “Team LeBron” already took to the floor last year, although they represented a completely different conference, and then they were able to snatch the victory from the Curry team, now a new challenge awaits them.
Forecast
Let's not be cunning, the composition of the Western Conference is just modeling a dream team, so they shouldn't have any particular problems on the floor, it is obvious that they should deal with the opponent. But for betting lovers, there are two great options.
The first assumes to take Durant's performance, who will have such partners at his disposal that it will be quite easy to break through the individual total. The second option is total assists from Stephen Curry. He is unlikely to be very worried about the result, therefore, having caught courage and ease of action, he can easily make masterpieces several games ahead.
