Chapter 366 [Second in Record, Strive for the Best Again]
On April 2, the Wizards lost to the Kings 99-105 at home, and the gap with the Nets, the top spot in the East, widened to 3 games, and theoretically there is still a chance to compete for the first place. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After this game, the Wizards had a simple schedule, winning consecutive games against the underdogs Hawks, Cavaliers, Heat, Celtics and other teams.
Until the end of the season, the Celtics could not get out of the predicament, and the management hired a doctor to help Wenbeck get rid of his dependence on alcohol, but the results were ineffective, and he was punished by the team for drinking too much during the season.
On the 14th, the Wizards lost 100-107 on the road to the 76ers.
Jordan scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, averaging 20.1 points per game, as well as 6.1 rebounds and 5 assists, completing an important personal task.
The 76ers are going to fight for the playoff rankings and do their best. In the mid-game, they traded Kenny Thomas from the Rockets to partner Coleman on the interior and strengthen their defense.
Van Horn was reduced to the bench, and the 76ers coaching staff was also desperate for his poor defense and was ready to send him away in the summer.
In the final game, Yang Rui asked Jordan to rest the game so that his stats would not change.
On the 16th, the Wizards defeated the Hawks at home and ended the regular season with a 58-24 record.
Since the Wizards and the Nets are in the same Atlantic Division, they can only finish third behind the Nets. But in order to compete for the best coach award, Yang Rui still played seriously in the last few games, called a lot of timeouts, and let the core run tactics to win more games.
The eastern rankings are as follows.
The Nets are 60-22 and ranked first in the East, in Yang Rui's previous life, the Nets only won 49 wins this season, and the first Pistons only won 50 wins, and the top few in the East have strengthened a lot.
Second is the Central Division champion Bulls, 56-26, whose record slipped after the injury to Marcus Fetzel. Thibodeau's main rotation is eight men, and the traded Purzbila is only a blue-collar player, and although he has played many starts, he has little effect on the offensive end.
The Wizards outperformed the Bulls and finished third in the division, and with his record, Yang Rui is very likely to be re-elected as the best coach.
Van Gundy's Pistons have a 47-win record and are in fourth place.
The Knicks are fifth with 45 wins, and their record has dropped significantly in the second half of the season.
Hill's injury was inevitable in accident, and after his comeback, he still insisted on his past style of play, forcing breakthroughs, changing direction sharply between the marches, shaking the opponent and shaking himself at the same time. The only good thing is that his surgery in New York was successful and won't affect next season.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Hill suffered a potentially fatal bacterial infection during ankle surgery in March 2003, with a continuous high fever of 40 degrees and convulsions. This resulted in him missing all competitions in the 2003-2004 season.
Without Hill, the Knicks wouldn't have much future, and it would be a blessing to get past the Pistons in the first round.
In sixth place is the Pacers, and Isaiah "Assassin" Thomas has finally led the team to the playoffs, where they will face the Wizards in the first round.
The 76ers finished seventh and managed to avoid the Nets against the Bulls.
The Raptors finished eighth with 42 wins and barely made the playoffs, and everyone believed they would be eliminated by the Nets in the first round.
The 9-15 places are the Hornets, Celtics, Bucks, Magic, Hawks, Heat, and Cavaliers.
The Hornets instinctively made the playoffs because of Mashburn's injury and were overtaken by the 76ers and Raptors in the later stages. Mashburn saved the Raptors, otherwise they would have been the defending champion team that didn't make the playoffs, like the 99 Bulls.
In the West, the Mavericks have a 60-22 record, which means that Dirk Nowitzki, the core of the team, is likely to win the regular season MVP, the first foreign regular season MVP in NBA history. He averaged 39 minutes per game, scoring 25.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1 block, which is not inferior to any superstar.
Jordan can't look down on Nowitzki's style of interior, and in fact, Nowitzki's offensive threat is greater than Garnett and Duncan, and he may be the most offensive among the big forwards.
However, it is difficult for Nelson Sr. to get the best coach because the Mavericks did not have a bad record last season and did not improve much.
The Kings are second with 57 wins; Spurs are third with 53 wins; The Suns are fourth with 52 wins and have first-round home-court advantage.
The 5-8 places are the Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Lakers, and Rockets.
The strength of the West has weakened, and the Rockets will enter the playoffs with 42 wins, and will play the Mavericks in the first round.
The Lakers' seventh is extremely bad news for the Kings, who have a good record and have to gnaw hard bones in every round.
The 9-14 places are the SuperSonics, Warriors, Jazz, Grizzlies, Clippers, Nuggets.
The regular season data king was revealed.
Kobe Bryant averaged 30 points per game and won the first point title in his career, and his outstanding performance will make the Lakers' contract extension in the summer uncertain.
The conflict between Kobe and O'Neal has become public, and the media has repeatedly reported that O'Neal is dissatisfied with the Lakers' two losses in the Finals three times, and hopes that the team will trade Kobe Bryant in exchange for other star partners. And Kobe Bryant won the scoring title, proving that he has more potential, he is younger than O'Neal, if the Lakers sign a long-term contract with O'Neal and build a team around the fat man, it may become a garbage contract in the future.
The Knicks' Ben Wallace won the rebounding title, averaging 13.8 per game, and with him, Yao Ming is not easy to grab rebounds.
The assist title was once again won by the Nets' Kidd, who averaged 9.1 attempts per game.
The block king is Theo Ratliff of the Hawks, who averages 3.3 per game.
Iverson was once again the steals leader, averaging 2.7 per game.
On the 17th and 18th, the teams rested and prepared for the playoffs, and Yang Rui and the coaching staff worked overtime to determine the 13-man roster for the playoffs.
Centre-forwards: Leitner, Haywood, Stoudamire.
Power forwards: Marshall, Gerard Wallace, Boozer.
Small forwards: Jordan, Margeti.
Shooting guards: Hamilton, Raja Bell.
Point guards: Alston, David Wesley, Tyrone Lue.
Barnes and Padgett were left out.
Compared to defense, Barnes is not as good as Bale and Wallace, and both can play multiple positions. Compared with the offense, Barnes is not as good as Alston and Tyrone Lue, and there is no place for him in the team.
Yang Rui has made a complete plan, and the opponent's lineup can play small-ball tactics when the attack power is average, so that Wesley can play the No. 2 position to speed up, and the Wizards are not short of people on the outside.
Padgett is in an awkward position with the Wizards, and his only role is to rely on his height advantage to shoot three-pointers, poor confrontation, and not very good defense. Yang Rui poached him as insurance, worried that the team had a three-point shooter injured, and once Marshall could not play, Padgett would have to be brought in in for the playoffs.
Now that the team has a full lineup, naturally there is no need for Padget.
The Pacers have also confirmed the lineup, mainly relying on the trident of Reggie Miller, Brad Miller, and Jalen Rose.
Miller Sr. finally met Jordan in the playoffs, but Thomas won't put him against Jordan and instead intends to use Jalen Rose as the main defense. This season, Miller's statistics have declined seriously, playing an average of 30 minutes per game, 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
The first game between the two sides was played in Washington, D.C., and there was no national broadcast in the United States, and China's CCTV5 also went to broadcast the Knicks game, which was Yao Ming's first trip to the playoffs. Compared with Yang Rui's previous life, Yao Ming entered the playoffs earlier, which is also good news.
The Wizards didn't get the media attention because experts predicted it would be a one-sided game.
ESPN expert Nicholas said: "A sweep in the first round of the playoffs is a habit of the team led by Yang Rui, and I think he will keep that record. The Pacers beat the Wizards in the regular season, but the playoffs are completely different. ”
The Pacers coaching staff and players have kept a low profile, and in the face of the media's downturn, they have not refuted and lacked confidence.