In second place in the West is the Thunder, with only 60 wins, and the third-place Spurs, with 56 wins, are far behind the Clippers.

4-8 are the Warriors, Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, and Rockets.

Similar to Yang Rui's previous life, the Lakers mourned and won, and after printing the jersey with the "**" logo at the end of February, the winning rate in the second half of the game increased significantly, and finally reached the playoffs and finished seventh, avoiding the Clippers in the first round.

It's not that the Lakers are strong, but other teams are weaker, the Rockets only scored 40 wins to reach the playoffs, and the Trail Blazers, who played well in the early stage, collapsed in the second half of the game, ranking 9th with 39 wins.

10-15 are the Jazz, Grizzlies, Kings, Timberwolves, Suns, Hornets.

The Eastern Nets are in first place with 66 wins, the Cavaliers are second with 64 wins, and the Pacers are third with 54 wins.

4-8 are the 76ers, Pistons, Raptors, Bucks, Knicks.

9-15 are the Celtics, Bulls, Wizards, Hawks, Heat, Bobcats, Magic.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Knicks had the second highest record in the East this season, and without Tyson Chandler, the Knicks only barely made the playoffs. It could also be the result of the league's operation, because the league wants big city teams like the Knicks and Lakers to make the playoffs, have more gimmicks, and make more money.

The Knicks' interior defense was a mess, with the only bright spot being Carmelo Anthony's scoring title, averaging 28.7 points per game. This is Anthony's only personal honor since he entered the league, and the melon has become a poisonous melon.

The class of 2003 has become a recognized super sad generation. People held them very high, and they fell very hard. No All-Star has won a championship in the class of '03.

The rebounding title was won by the Grizzlies' DeAndre Jordan, who averaged 14.4 per game.

The assist leader is Celtics' Rajon Rondo, averaging 11.1 per game, but he has only played 38 games and spent most of his time recovering from injury.

The king of blocks is the Thunder's Serge Ibaka, averaging 3 per game.

Timberwolves' Ricky Rubio became the steal leader, averaging 2.4 per game. The Timberwolves didn't make the playoffs, but Rubio had a lot of bright spots, although he shot poorly, but his breaking, organization, and defensive ability were all affirmed.

After two days of rest, the Clippers' 13-man playoff roster was decided, with Thackeray and Middleton not being selected.

Centers: Tyson Chandler, Draymond Green.

Power forwards: Blake Griffin, Chandler Parsons, Kenneth Farid.

Small forwards: Sean Battier, Rudy Gay.

Shooting guards: Kyle Korver, Tony Allen, Danny Green.

Point guards: Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Leandro Barbossa.

Even if Thackeray is not in the squad, he can still play his role as a cornerstone, dancing on the sidelines, waving towels and handing water to his teammates.

Yang Rui prefers to play small-ball tactics in the playoffs, Griffin and Farid can both play as center cameos, and Draymond is also difficult to get a chance to play.

Middleton lacks game experience and has been a fringe man in the regular season, so it is better to bring Barbossa, who has a lot of playoff experience.

Yang Rui did not arrange training, nor did he give a speech to boost morale, as long as the players watched the news, they would be full of confidence. The media and fans can't praise them too much.

The Clippers' first-round opponent was the Rockets, who had a poor defense, and when Yang Rui and the coaching staff discussed tactics, they directly set the first-round task as "training", as long as they can advance, not for a big victory.

On the 21st, the first match between the two sides was played at the Staples Arena.

Chris Paul returned but didn't start, and Yang Rui arranged the same starters as in the second half of the regular season, Curry, Danny Green, Parsons, Griffin, Chandler.

Rockets starting five: Jeremy Lin, Harden, Caron Butler, Greg Smith, Hawes.

The Clippers took the lead from the start and quickly extended the margin to double digits, with the Rockets scoring just four points in four minutes and lacklustre offense.

After four games in the regular season, the Rockets' offensive routine has been thoroughly figured out by other teams, and it is a success to make the playoffs. Harden broke through with the ball, went up or split the ball himself, and Jeremy Lin, Butler, and Hawes pulled away from the perimeter to catch the ball and shoot. Smith rushes for the rebound.

There is only one solid three-point point for Butler, Parsons is eyeing him, and as soon as Harden breaks through, the Clippers will shrink the formation, at least two people will wrap up, forcing him to split the ball and his teammates can't shoot.

Jeremy Lin's long-range shot is inaccurate, receiving passes from the perimeter, usually for secondary organization, or dribbling into the three-point line to shoot. With that step, Curry pounced and could interfere with the shot.

The worst of the Rockets is the No. 4 position, Smith is an undrafted role player who joined the NBA and worked on a short-term contract with the Rockets last season, playing in eight games and finishing with 1.8 points and 2.5 rebounds. This year, because there was no one in the No. 4 position, he was promoted to the starter, but it was just a pseudo-starter, and it was useless on the offensive end.

On the defensive end, Smith has strength, is 208CM tall, weighs 113 kg, can defend ordinary players, and Griffin is obviously not an opponent when defending one-on-one, his physical fitness is too ordinary, and Griffin is unstoppable as soon as he rushes.

The Clippers' offense played extremely fluidly, Curry passed the ball to the front court, Parsons organized the forward in the middle, and the guards on both sides of the interior line were covered without the ball, and the guards received the ball and shot, attracting the big man to change the defense and divide the ball, and the inside line cut to the basket.

The Clippers led 38-19 in the first quarter, blinding the Rockets, and the Los Angeles local station commentator sighed: "Paul can continue to rest today, and he doesn't have to play." If Paul takes the bench in the second quarter, he bullies the Rockets too much. ”

Yang Rui thought the same way, he didn't let Paul play, and five small ones died in the second quarter: Barbosa, Korver, Battier, Gay, and Farid.

Tony Allen can only be a marginal person, which shows how strong the team is?

Tony Allen didn't object, but he was ready to leave the Clippers after the season, and he wanted to get more playing time instead of signing another contract with the Clippers to sit on the bench and be a blue-collar player.

Rockets bench five: Beverley, Delfino, CJ Myers, Patrick Patterson, Marcus Morris.

None of these five are particularly good at attacking with the ball, and the Clippers really don't need to deliberately strengthen their defense. Yang Rui doesn't use Paul to protect him, anyway, he is a lot ahead, and Paul's style doesn't have to spend time running in with his teammates.

In his impression, the first round of the Beverley playoffs in the previous life was particularly exciting, the defensive action was very large, and the second game was reimbursed by Westbrook, the Thunder's strength declined, and he was eliminated in the second round. Paul's injury happened to be just right, and Yang Rui didn't want him to go to a hard time with the "mad dog".

In the second half, Curry and Griffin also rested, and Gay, Parsons, and Farid played with substitutes to suppress the Rockets.

Harden was defended as a blacksmith, finishing with 28 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 9-of-22 shooting, 2-of-8 three-pointers and 8-of-10 free throws.

Parsons' performance was a steady explosion of Harden, much more efficient, 8-of-12 shooting, 3-of-6 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, and 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Jeremy Lin's performance was even worse, with 1 of 7 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and only 4 points and 4 assists.

Butler shot 4-of-11 and 1-of-5 from three-point range, only scored 9 points and 3 rebounds, and did not play the role of a veteran.

Seven of the Clippers scored in double figures, and Griffin only played 25 minutes, scoring 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

After one game, there was no suspense in the series, and everyone knew that the Rockets would be swept out.