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Chapter 243 Regular Season Finale
"...Kobe actually took a rest?"

After a long silence, Wang Zelin took out his mobile phone to check the latest sports news, and he was already prepared.

If everything is really the same as the original historical process, the news of Kobe's torn Achilles tendon will definitely make the headlines of the sports sector.

"The Heat broke the record with a three-pointer and wiped out the Celtics. The Big Three in Miami all came back to welcome the 5-game winning streak!"

Entering the NBA official website, the headline section is occupied by LeBron James, and there is a small line of notes next to it: James has achieved a total score of 8 in a single season for the 2000th time in his career, becoming the 7th player in history to do so.

Then came the simple battle between the Heat and the Celtics: the Heat scored 12 three-pointers, and their three-pointers this season rose to 686, easily refreshing the team's best three-pointers in a single season with 678.

After this battle, the Eastern Conference rankings of the Heat and the Celtics remained unchanged, ranking first and seventh respectively. The two sides have played against each other 4 times this season, and the Heat have 3 wins and 1 loss.

Article 1... No!
Wang Zelin felt lucky that he didn't see the scene in his memory, and then felt a little weird for no reason.

Keep swiping down.

The second piece of news is "The Thunder defeated the Blazers in an away game, beating the Spurs' 2 wins and 59 losses with 21 wins and 58 losses, and retaining the No.

Article 3, Article 4, Article...

Turning to the seventh news, Wang Zelin found what he wanted to see: the Lakers played against the Warriors in the Western Conference. Surprisingly, Kobe did not play, but entered the rotation list.

And according to the public relations department of the Lakers: Kobe will no longer play in the next two games between the Lakers and the Spurs and Mosaics this season.

The implication: Kobe entered the fishing season ahead of schedule.

Yes, even if the Lakers win all the next games, they will miss the finals.

Just three days ago, on April 2013, 4, when Mosaic played at home against the Suns, Harden obviously missed a three-pointer at the moment of life and death. Just when everyone thought it was going to enter overtime, Jermaine O'Neal contributed a very comic interference ball in the process of grabbing the board...

Therefore, an originally missed three-pointer was counted, and Mosaic finally "picked up" a victory by beating the Suns 101:98. Considering that the Lakers lost to the Clippers in the previous Los Angeles Derby, Mosaic advanced to the playoffs in accordance with the rules.

This is also since the first year (2004~2005 season) when the OK combination was separated, Kobe missed the Western Conference playoffs again, which shocked countless Lakers fans, and at the same time was extremely heartbroken.

Season average of 28 points, 50.4% shooting efficiency eFG career-high, single-game high of 47 points... a series of extremely brilliant performances, when the fans learned that Kobe would take a rest for all the next games and the Lakers missed the top eight in the Western Conference, everything was empty.

People finally saw the scars carved by time on this 35-year-old veteran...

The building will fall to the sun, and the hero will grow old!

If you regard the past ten years of the Lakers as a movie, Kobe is undoubtedly the leading actor with a very distinctive personality.

After going through three consecutive non-stick games in the Western Conference Finals, to the lofty ambitions of the OK Dynasty, and to the Zen master's two consecutive championships... Finally, it's time to say goodbye.

Everyone knows that Kobe and his Lakers are likely to make a comeback next season, but everyone knows even more that under the impact of Mesozoic superstars such as James and Durant, as well as supernovas such as Wang Zelin and Harden, they are destined to become old players. Remnants of the era.

There is no place for him in the new era!

"I don't know if we will meet again next season, whether Kobe can maintain a super giant score of 96."

After getting the news he wanted to know, Wang Zelin put down his phone and fell into deep thought.

In the battle against the Lakers on April 4, after Wang Zelin used the system to survey, he found that Kobe's overall score dropped by one point and came to 8.

Kobe played a total of 75 games this season, which is much better than last season's 58 games. However, Kobe's two absences due to injuries in the middle of the season made many caring people realize that such a good performance is more like a flashback.

"Why do you think so much? Kobe's current condition is much better than the torn Achilles tendon in his previous life. I'm not a Kemi, so what are you worrying about?"

After thinking everything through, Wang Zelin couldn't help shaking his head and smiling.

Because of his own arrival, the Blazers turned into a Western powerhouse, not like a cash machine for the Lakers, and also occupied a position in the top eight in the Western Conference, which caused the Lakers' record to never catch up with Mosaic and the Warriors.

It's a butterfly effect, I don't know if it's good or bad.

However, Wang Zelin knew that, at least for Kobe and basketball fans in another parallel world, this was good news: their boss did not have a torn Achilles tendon.

This is enough.

In the days to come, Kobe and his Lakers can no longer be opponents of Wang Zelin and the Trail Blazers. The San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, and Oklahoma City Thunder will be his real strong enemies in the future.

Oh, I almost forgot, there is also the elementary school student and his team of Golden State Warriors who are waiting to be fed.

……

In the following days, Wang Zelin followed the team on two consecutive away trips.

On April 4, the Blazers visited the Denver Nuggets.

Once again came to the Denver Plateau, the home of the devil, the Blazers players who were prepared, and for any discomfort, came up and played a 14:6 start to lead the Denver Nuggets.

I disagree. The Trail Blazers have already won 55 wins. The Nuggets currently rank sixth in the Western Conference with 52 wins and 28 losses. They are still one win away from the Grizzlies in front of them, and the Warriors and Mosaics behind them are difficult to catch up with them. The sixth in the Western Conference is already stable.

Logically speaking, they shouldn't have to fight so hard.

However, the reality is not the case. Even though they are behind, the Nuggets still play hard to win the game.

During the timeout, Wang Zelin heard gossip from his teammates and finally knew what was going on.

For players, there are various awards waiting for them to compete for every season, but for the head coach, only the best coach of the season can compete.

As of now, the two most popular seeds who are most likely to win the best coach this season are the Denver Nuggets.Head coach George Karl and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts.

On one side is George Karl, who has just been promoted to the sixth coach with a thousand wins in NBA history this season. He seems to have deep qualifications, but he is actually an old bastard.

Since 80, he has led the team to compete in the NBA for more than 6 years, and his achievements are the least among the six thousand-win coaches. From the inside to the outside, there are two words ~ embarrassing!

His situation is a bit like Carmelo Anthony among NBA players. He has always lacked a heavyweight honor to prove himself and improve his historical low position.

So far, the Denver Nuggets are the fifth team coached by George Karl. The regular season winning rate of the coaching career is 5%. Generally, the winning rate is only 59%.

This year is the year he is most likely to win the best coach of the regular season. Among the six Qiansheng coaches, he does not have the best coach award. He has been waiting for this honor for many years.

And Terry Stotts!
From 02 to the present, he only has 4 years of coaching experience. The first year he came to the Trail Blazers happened to be the fifth year of his head coaching career.

It is such a young man who is actually his biggest competitor for the best coach award.

George Karl was inevitably a little unconvinced.

But if he refuses to accept it, the record of the Portland Trail Blazers is indeed better than that of the Nuggets led by him. If he wants to increase his bargaining chips in the competition for the best coach, he must win this game.

Blazers bench.

"Come on, brothers! Beat the opponent to pieces!"

After knowing the ins and outs, Wang Zelin called his teammates together and shouted the slogan of winning.

beep~
Players from both sides re-enter the field.

The Trail Blazers basically stabilized the fourth place in the Western Conference. Even if they lost this game, it would not hurt the playoff rankings, but the players were still willing to fight hard on the court. Of course Terry Stotts knew the reason and said silently in his heart, "Thank you !"

It would be a lie to say that he is not interested in the best coach award, but the qualifications are not only in China, but also in other places. Otherwise, there would be no controversy about the MVP of the 08 regular season.

Nuggets coach George Karl has just been promoted to the coach of Qiansheng this season. It is a great honor to let more fans know about this old man.

The Blazers are only three games ahead of the Nuggets. The NBA officials are very likely to consider the qualifications and award the best coach to George Karl first. In their view, Terry Stotts is still young anyway, and there will be a lot of opportunities to compete for this award in the future.

In their view, this is called fairness.

In the eyes of Tristosh and his disciples, this is unfair!

Why do I have to let you when you are old? Besides, in sports, the strongest should be the strongest. There is no reason to award important awards to the weak.

The Trail Blazers and the Nuggets have played against each other 3 times this season, and the result is 2:1. If the Nuggets can win this game and equalize the record of the two teams to 2:2, the official will most likely be inclined to award the best coach to George Karl.

In the same way, Wang Zelin and others also know that if they win this game, the record of the two teams will become 3:1, the Blazers will have a great advantage, and Coach Tristoche will make others speechless.

Therefore, this game must be won!
The game was in full swing, and at the end of the second quarter, the two sides were about to play at the playoff level.

At this moment, the Denver Nuggets ushered in a bolt from the blue!
The team's inside gate "Orc" Fareed was hit by a ball on the bridge of the nose during a rebound, and was directly injured and left the field. This made it difficult for all Nuggets fans to accept. He even caught George Karl by surprise and called a timeout in a hurry.

Go back to the rest area.

"Don't look at me," Wang Zelin wiped off his sweat, feeling the weird eyes of his teammates, and said, dumbfounded, "If I make a move, the one lying there won't be just one person."

But the teammates didn't care so much, especially Mike Roberts, who gave a thumbs up directly.

At this time, Coach Terry Stotts came over, paced back and forth in front of Wang Zelin, finally patted the latter on the shoulder, and said in a deep and deep voice: "Wang, you don't need to do this, I hope you use the right means to win." !"

"Coach, I..."

"Don't worry, I know you have good intentions. If you are fined after the game, I will pay for you!"

After finishing speaking, Terry Stotts announced that Wang Zelin would take a break temporarily, calm down, and Joel Freeland would come off the bench to play for a while.

Injustice!
Heaven and earth conscience.

I really didn't do anything wrong!

Wang Zelin looked at the ceiling in despair, feeling extremely sad in his heart.

Why doesn't anyone believe me?
and many more. . . .

Wang Zelin suddenly thought: In his previous life.In the game against the Blazers at the end of the season, Fareed left due to injury in the first 3 minutes, which even caused him to fail to play in the first game of the first round of the playoffs.

He was the closest to Fareed just now, coupled with the previous conflict, the two were injured after rushing to grab the rebound, no wonder even the teammates suspected that it was him...

The yellow mud hit the crotch of the trousers—it was shit if it wasn't shit.

I lost it!

The Nuggets here.

Seeing that his good brother was injured suddenly, Ty Lawson's eyes were red, and he asked angrily, "Kenneth, is it the black hands of No. 36 opposite?"

"Lawson, although I hate that Asian boy very much, but this time it really wasn't him who did it, it was my own bad luck!"

It's not that Farid didn't think about planting a wave, but electronic equipment can't be faked. If the opponent chooses to challenge the referee, it will definitely be exposed in the end.

The absence of Fareed brought the Nuggets to a new level of defense inside. After Wang Zelin came back in the third quarter, the Nuggets' penalty area was completely reduced to the back garden of the Trail Blazers, and they could use whatever posture they wanted to enter.

Without Fareed, a rebounder who averaged 9 rebounds per game, Wang Zelin had a much easier time fighting for rebounds.

最终，凭借25分18篮板的大号两双，率领开拓者以111:97击败了丹佛掘金，拿到了21世纪以来队史最高的赛季56胜和主场36胜。

……

"111:97, the Blazers took the Nuggets lightly, I don't know if the Clippers can stop it!"

- bleachers

"25 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists, Wang Zelin's condition has recovered, and he will beat White Warcraft!"

—Los Angeles Times
……

4月17号下午5:30，开拓者队赛季倒数第2站，做客斯台普斯，对手是57胜的快船。

Same as butterfly effect.

The Los Angeles Lakers could not directly enter the playoffs, and the Los Angeles Clippers on the other side were even stronger than the original historical season of 56 wins and 26 losses, directly reaching 57 wins and 24 losses.

Under the leadership of captain Chris Paul, the Clippers have set the team's best record in a single season.

Of course, they must be very willing to continue to push this record to 58 wins.

But the fact is that Paul doesn't seem to be too cold about the 58 data.

He averaged 17 points, 10 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game this season. He is the third in the regular season MVP rankings and is well-deserved as the regular season MVP favorite.

What's more, this b is notoriously stable.

As a result, in this game, our active No. [-] point guard, Chris Paul, performed poorly... In fact, it would not be said to be broken, it should be said to be average.

8 points, 7 assists, 1 rebound and 3 steals. Except for steals, other statistics are far below the average level.

Therefore, the Blazers successfully pushed the record to 57 wins, and are about to usher in the final battle with the Warriors.

(End of this chapter)