masters-orleans Chapter 187 The Dust Settles
Chapter 187 The Dust Settles
Chapter 187 The Dust Settles
Chapter 214 The Dust Settles
The Timberwolves finally defeated the New Orleans Hornets unexpectedly. Chris Paul went berserk and scored 35 points and 7 assists, but it was still difficult to save the defeat.
In this game, "Queen Bee" Paul sent a lot of assists in seconds, but the Hornets lacked a reliable second finisher on the offensive end. In most cases, it is still difficult for Chris Paul to send assists to make the offensive power sluggish. Teammates score.
In this game, Chris Paul finally chose to come by himself, but facing the Timberwolves penalty area surrounded by defenses, Paul was finally lost in it and could no longer rush out.
After the Timberwolves' inside line was repeatedly broken by Chris Paul in the first half, the head coach Frank Vogel adjusted his strategy in time to surround the Timberwolves' inside line tightly, making Chris Paul, who is good at seeing stitches, feel unable to start.
This is also related to the lack of stable three-point shooters in the New Orleans Hornets.The team's champion jigsaw puzzle James Posey is not a professional three-point shooter. Although his three-point killing ability at critical moments is very reliable, it is still difficult for him to turn his three-point skills into a conventional weapon.
In the home court of the Hornets, James Posey staged an iron feast in his own home court. The icy touch data of only one of the seven shots in the game made the "queen bee" Paul who gave him the assist feel a deep toxicity. .
At this time, James Posey has changed from the Hornets' deadly back needle to a cheating player who kills [-] enemies and hurts himself [-] times.
Basketball is a five-person sport. Everyone knows this. No matter how good Chris Paul is, he can't lead his team to defeat the Timberwolves who scored in double figures with five players.
In the end, the Timberwolves relied on their overall advantage to crush the New Orleans Hornets at home and won another victory.
In the next game, against the Texas Spurs, the Timberwolves lost again on the road, losing to the old-fashioned Spurs.
The San Antonio Spurs are obviously worried about being robbed of the seventh place in the Western Conference during the regular season. The veteran of the Spurs showed his power in front of a group of young guys facing the Timberwolves. All of them turned into veteran Lian Po, and finally defeated the Timberwolves. Even though Li Shihao scored 32 points, 7 assists and 3 steals in a game, he still received a sincere defeat.
This is "The World News". What happened to Chris Paul was immediately transferred to Li Shihao. In that game, Chris Paul, who was resting at home, watched it very happily, and probably almost hugged a popcorn bucket.
On April 4th, the final game of the regular season, the last game, the Timberwolves played against the Detroit Pistons, the Eastern Motor City Legion.
Without the soul of Chauncey Billups in the backcourt, the Pistons have completely embarked on the road of reconstruction and directly lost their core competitiveness.
The Pistons didn't have a suitable No. [-] player who could resist Li Shihao's offensive, and finally lost the game without any suspense. They suffered a disastrous defeat in Minnesota, which was in full bloom in spring, and regrettably ended the entire season.
In the end, the Pistons achieved a record of 27 wins and 55 losses, with a 32.9% winning rate. Even in the overall weak Eastern Conference, they still couldn't break out of the tight encirclement.
The Detroit Pistons are really on the road to rebuilding. This strong team that once won three championships has fallen again. This time his invincible car army has lost their core guard Chauncey Billups .
Although their former "soul" player Ben Wallace returned to the Pistons this season, unfortunately, as a blue-collar player, what he can do for the Pistons is limited. Compared with Chauncey Billups, he is far worse. What's more, Ben Wallace is now old and late.
Since then, all the regular seasons have ended, and the rankings of the East and West have also come out.
Eastern Ranking——
???? 1. Cleveland Cavaliers (61 wins and 21 losses)
????2. Orlando Magic (59 wins and 23 losses)
????3. Atlanta Hawks (53 wins and 29 losses)
????4. Boston Celtics (50-32)
????5. Miami Heat (47 wins, 35 losses)
????6. Milwaukee Bucks (46 wins and 36 losses)
????7. Charlotte Bobcats (44 wins and 38 losses)
????8. Chicago Bulls (41 wins, 41 losses)
????Western ranking——
????1. Los Angeles Lakers (57 wins and 25 losses)
????2. Dallas Mavericks (55 wins, 27 losses)
????3. Phoenix Suns (54 wins and 28 losses)
????4. Denver Nuggets (53 wins, 29 losses)
????5, Utah Jazz (53 wins and 29 losses)
????6. Portland Trail Blazers (51-31)
????7. Minnesota Timberwolves (51 wins and 31 losses)
????8. San Antonio Spurs (50-32)
????9. Oklahoma City Thunder (49 wins and 33 losses)
The regular season is over, and in the end, most of the East and West rankings are not much different from the previous predictions, only a few places have changed.
The Cleveland Royal Cavaliers led by "Little Emperor" LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers led by "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant respectively ranked first in the East and West. Both of them have become the top of the food chain this season. The 28 teams in the world need to weigh their own strengths when they encounter them.
The big drama of No. 23 VS No. 24 seems very likely to be staged in this season's playoffs. I am afraid that the league has been looking forward to this day for a long time. LeBron James has finally grown up in his hometown of Cleveland and has become a new generation in the league. The king of the Eastern Conference, however, if he wants to step up to the No.1 throne in the league, I am afraid he still needs to ask Kobe if he agrees.
The Miami Heat overtook the Milwaukee Bucks at the last minute and became fifth in the Eastern Conference. They were able to play a good round of the series with the expected Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
In the West, the Timberwolves maintained their record advantage until the last moment of the season, successfully becoming the seventh in the West.
The ones who are worried now will probably be the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs. These two teams are old rivals. The two sides played against each other frequently in the playoffs at the beginning of the new century. Head coach Phil Jackson and Popovich They are also well-known champion coaches in the league. Whether it is a tactical game or a player competition, it will not be easy.
Although their rankings are very different, the Los Angeles Lakers will not easily pass the test. The old-boned Spurs are not easy to eat. A team with Stone Buddha Duncan will definitely not be weak.
This season, the first eight playoff teams in the West have all achieved 50 wins, which has developed the pattern of the West being strong and the East being weak to the extreme.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who were only one game away from winning 50, became the biggest tragedy of the season. They failed to make it to the playoffs, and lost their top pick in the summer draft. It can be said that they have survived a failure season.
Up to now, it seems that everything has been settled, but Li Shihao understands that the real tragic time is coming. All potential desires have torn off the last disguise, and greedily look at the top O'Brien Cup.
(End of this chapter)