masters-orleans Chapter 314 The end of the regular season
Chapter 314 The end of the regular season
Chapter 314 The end of the regular season
The time came to April, but, in the first game, the Sonics lost.
And it still lost to the Lakers. The Lakers, who played at home, finally defeated the Sonics for the first time in the season.
I have to say that the game was very difficult, and from the first minute, it was extremely anxious.
It's not that the Sonics have no chance of winning. After all, until the last moment, they just lost by two points.
In the last attack of the Lakers, when the two pairs were tied, they even completed an alley-oop with Kobe.
That's right, this is the Lakers, this is O'Neal, the absolute ruler of the interior.
You know, in order to defend O'Neal today, Ewing played exhausted, and Brandon Heywood committed 6 fouls.
But even at such a huge price, O'Neal still scored 33 points and 13 rebounds like crazy.
In fact, until this time, the Sonics still have a chance to win, and the attack time is still enough for one shot.
It's a pity that at the last moment, the Lakers chose to surround Wang Hao frantically, and even double-teamed him directly.
In the end, PJ Brown could only hand the ball to Gary Payton, and missed the shot against the defense.
And this game is also seen as a preview of the two teams in the playoffs.
After losing to the Lakers, the Sonics played a wave of 2 consecutive victories at home, and at this time, the Sonics' record has basically stabilized.
With a record of 60 wins and 14 losses, they continue to lead the league.
At this moment, behind the Sonics is the Kings, with a record of 56 wins and 19 losses.
With only 5 games left, the Sonics have 4.5 wins, and the advantage is already very obvious.
In other words, as long as the Sonics don't lose all 5 games, they are the regular season champions this season.
At this time, the Sonics can already consider the playoffs.
In fact, Paul Westphal did the same, and he has already begun to rest the team.
Except for Wang Hao, everyone else will reduce the game time accordingly, or even take a game off.
The reason for getting rid of Wang Hao is mainly because as the core of the team, the fans come to watch you play.
Teams have to buy tickets, fans have to watch stars, and even NBA officials don't allow it.
It's not just Wang Hao, in fact, Gary Payton can't take a rest either.
However, Gary Payton's playing time was controlled by the head coach to less than 30 minutes.
Wang Hao did not, and his playing time even increased.
Naturally, there is a reason for this, because Wang Hao is fiercely competing for the scoring champion this season.
That's right, it is to compete with Iverson for the scoring title.
Even, he is still on the leading side now, but the advantage is not that great.
Currently, Iverson's scoring average for the season is 31.4 points, which is enough to qualify as the scoring champion.
It's just that Wang Hao has performed better this season, and his current scoring average is 32.0 points per game.
With only a 0.6 point difference, the advantage is really not that big.
Moreover, because Iverson has been injured this season and has missed more than 20 games, there is an advantage in calculating the average score in this way.
In other words, in the next game, as long as Iverson's total score exceeds Wang Hao by 36 points, it is enough to overtake.
36 points are allocated to each game, which is just six or seven points more.
Wang Hao didn't want to encounter the tragedy of O'Neal. He took the lead for a season and was wiped away by someone.
He didn't bother to score points, but he didn't want to be taken for a fool.
Of course, he believes that Iverson doesn't bother to do this. After all, David Robinson and Devin Booker are in the minority.
Especially Devin Booker, that is really embarrassing.
It can be seen that Iverson is very concerned about the honor of the scoring champion. In the past few days, he has performed very well.
Just scored 38 points in the previous game, and today it is 40+ again.
It's a pity that after such a scoring efficiency, the point difference has not been evened out.
Because in the last two games, Wang Hao directly felt overwhelmed, and scored 14 three-pointers in the two games.
The emotional performance of the two 40+ games is simply desperate.
Even if Iverson staged a big explosion and scored 47 points in a single game.
But Wang Hao still scored 38 points steadily, and, in the next game, this gap will be evened out again.
As for the reasons, of course there are.
Everyone is reducing their playing time, and there are even rotations, Wang Hao directly fires infinitely.
In the last few games, he has averaged more than 30 shots per game. You know, this is already very exaggerated.
On April 4, US time, the Spurs narrowly beat the Jazz by two points in an away game. This was the last regular season game of the season.
This also means that the regular season is over and the playoffs are about to start.
Of course, the playoffs belong to the playoff teams. As for those teams in the lottery zone, they can go fishing.
This season is completely over, and all the regular season statistics and honors have also been released.
First of all, it is naturally the regular season champion. The Sonics deservedly became the regular season champion of this season.
With a record of 66 wins and 16 losses, the record is the same as last season. This is another regular season championship for the Sonics.
It's just that, the regular season champion is a nice way of saying it, or to put a smear on his face.
In fact, there is no such honor as a regular season champion in the NBA.
The only use of the so-called regular season champion is to have home court advantage in the playoffs.
The champion of the finals is the champion.
Let alone the regular season champions, even the East and West champions are actually meaningless at all.
In the NBA, there is only one winner per season.
The previous two seasons were the Lakers, what about this year?
In addition to team honors, the scoring champions in various statistics have also been reported by the media early on.
This season's scoring leader: Wang Hao!
In the end, even though Iverson went all out at the end of the season, he still failed to steal Wang Hao's scoring title.
This season, Wang Hao's scoring average is as high as 32.1 points, which is already a very good score.
However, he was only a narrow victory.
At the end of the season, Iverson's scoring average was 31.7 points, and the difference between the two was only 0.4 points.
Of course, this is talking about the average points per game. In terms of total points, Wang Hao will far surpass Iverson.
Compared with Wang Hao, who is full-time, Iverson has only played 60 games this season.
The rebounding leader belongs to Ben Wallace, averaging 13 rebounds per game. This undrafted player is finally showing his own brilliance.
In fact, last season, he averaged 13.2 rebounds per game.
It's a pity that he failed to win the honor of the rebounding champion, which made a large group of media pay less attention to him.
After this season, Ben Wallace finally stepped into the ranks of stars.
Because in this season, he not only won the rebounding champion, but also the blocked shots champion.
You know, this guy is only less than 200 centimeters, and this height is already weird enough to play inside.
However, what is even more unexpected is that he actually won the block king, averaging as high as 3.5 times per game.
When playing against the Pistons, Wang Hao also contributed one.
The reason is mainly because of Ben Wallace's height, which looks quite short, so everyone wants to get on it.
In fact, Wang Hao thought so.
Just think about it, after breaking through to the inside line, there is only one inside line still guarding there.
Looking up, yo, this height is not as tall as myself, why don't you do something?
As a result, when this was done, something went wrong.
Ben Wallace is indeed not tall enough, but his jumping and explosive power are not bad.
After all, they are black players.
Moreover, for the work of blocking shots, he does not require you to jump the highest, as long as it is more than the basket.
As long as you grasp the timing and guard the rim before the offensive player is about to dunk, that's enough.
And me, his strength is enough, as long as he presses the basketball, it is basically a block.
Don't look at the fact that Ben Wallace blocks a lot of shots. In fact, he is also the player with the most dunks this season.
It's still the same sentence, when they see that the inside line is a basket protector who is shorter than themselves, everyone wants to make a move.
At the same time, he won the rebounding and blocking shots. To be honest, the best defensive player of the season is a bit stable.
The assist king was captured by Andre Miller.
He averaged 10.9 assists per game, just 0.8 more than Gary Payton, and won the assist king.
Although the difference is only 0.8 assists, it must be even more difficult to catch up.
Gary Payton gave up early on.
Through this data, it can also be seen that the current Cavaliers really want to trade Miller!
what?
He has played the peak data of his career, and is also a double-double star, so he needs to be traded?
I don't understand this. If you don't play a good stat this year, how can you have a good trade value during the offseason?
This is not nonsense. The Cavaliers' goal for next year has long been determined, and that is to play poorly.
They are already preparing for the selection of James.
They are already preparing now, whoever plays well will be traded first.
The steals king was won by Iverson. This season, Iverson averaged 2.7 assists per game.
It's just that, when he averaged the most assists per game, his defensive efficiency was also the lowest on the team.
Not only that, the gamble-style steals also allow the opponent to break through more easily.
The turnover list also belongs to Iverson, averaging 4 turnovers per game.
To be honest, this mistake is a bit too much, after all, Iverson's assists per game are only 5.5 times.
For a point guard, the assist-to-turnover ratio is a key statistic, and Iverson's is only 1.37.
So, why Iverson is a shooting guard, not a point guard in the true sense.
This season's three-point list still belongs to Wang Hao, including three-pointers per game, total three-pointers, and single-game three-pointers.
This is the third consecutive season that Wang Hao has dominated this statistic.
It's just that, except for the single-game three-pointer that broke the historical record and increased to 13 times, the rest of the data dropped slightly.
There is no way, the opponent is too deadly.
However, Wang Hao is still the best player this season, and it can even be said that there is no one.
2001～2002赛季，王昊场均能够得到32分5.7篮板5.2助攻，另外还有2.0抢断和1.7盖帽。
Of course, he also has 2.5 turnovers per game.
This season is not over yet, and the major media are already discussing the candidates for this season's MVP.
And Wang Hao is naturally the top priority.
Whether it is the team record or personal data, Wang Hao is undoubtedly the first.
In this case, Wang Hao has undoubtedly the greatest chance of winning.
And he may also become the first international player in NBA history to win a regular MVP.
Of course, these are still predictions. It can only be said that Wang Hao is now in the leading position.
Whether it is fans or the media, in fact, the attention paid to the regular season has dropped dramatically.
What they are paying more attention to now is naturally the playoffs.
Let me talk about the playoff teams this season first. The eight playoff teams in the Eastern Conference are.
New Jersey Nets, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Numbers, Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers.
Last season's top spot in the Eastern Conference regular season, this season can only be ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Don't talk about the lineup.
The Magic are also led by a single-core team, and even the lineup is not as good as Iverson's digital team.
So, don't blame McGrady's personal leadership ability. In fact, it is not bad.
It is indeed not so easy to lead a team alone to achieve results.
It's just that Iverson once played a bright moment and fought against the Lakers in the finals, which is indeed unmatched by others.
For the Western Conference, the rankings of the top eight teams entering the playoffs are as follows.
Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz.
Among them, the Spurs, Kings, and Lakers have the same record, ranking 2nd to 4th.
Because the top spot in the division can get the top two rules, the Spurs became second in the West without any surprises.
Even, even if the Spurs' record is worse, as long as he is the top of the Southwest before the game, he can guarantee the second position in the West.
As for the relationship between the Kings and the Lakers, it is because of the relationship between each other that the Lakers are slightly better.
In fact, regarding the third place in the playoffs, the competition was particularly fierce in the last few games.
The reason is very simple. In the second round of the playoffs, the opponent is the difference between the Sonics and the Spurs.
If there is a choice, no one will choose the Sonics. After all, this is the number one deterrent in the West.
Moreover, falling to the fourth position in the Western Conference, it is not even easy to play in the first round.
Because the fifth in the West is the Dallas Mavericks, their record this season is 57 wins and 25 losses.
The playoffs are out:
Seattle SuperSonics vs. Utah Jazz
San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks
New Jersey Nets vs. Indiana Pacers
Detroit Pistons vs Toronto Raptors
Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia Digital Team
Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic
One of the most eye-catching games is naturally the game between the Kings and the Mavericks.
The playoffs play defense, but these two teams advocate offense. Who has the sharpest spear?
(End of this chapter)