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Chapter 619 A lesson from Artest + the end of the regular season

On the 20th, defeated the Grizzlies away and won nine consecutive victories.

On the 21st, the team returned to Phoenix.

This afternoon, the Lakers also arrived in Phoenix.

However, O'Neal was absent due to injury. Only Kobe and the old and injured postman, plus the older and injured David Robinson, are no opponents of the Suns.

On the 22nd, the Suns beat the Lakers and achieved ten consecutive victories.

In the following schedule, the Suns continued to defeat one team after another with a devastating momentum, maintaining the winning streak until the end of February.

The Suns also successfully surpassed the Trail Blazers, reaching the top of the Western Conference and the league.

The Trail Blazers had serious injuries inside and there were not many people available. For the playoffs, they began to strengthen their rotation after the All-Stars, and their record dropped accordingly.

On March [-]st, the league's MVP rankings were announced. Although the Timberwolves' record was surpassed by the Suns, Garnett was still number one and Wang was still second.

Time entered March, and the Suns' winning streak continued.

After returning from Lao Wang, the Suns have become the most popular team in the league, bar none.

Not only is Lao Wang's personal strength and the team's winning streak, but also the running and bombing tactics he plays from time to time, the style is really attractive.

On March 3, the Suns defeated Mosaic in an away game, and the next day they returned to home and defeated the Clippers back-to-back, achieving No. 15 consecutive victories.

On the 19th, the Suns defeated the Timberwolves again at home and achieved 21 consecutive victories.

On the 20th, the Suns played against the Bucks back-to-back at home.

In this battle, the Suns' winning streak was marked as a terminator.

At this time, the Suns had played 70 games in the regular season, and the Suns had 54 wins and 16 losses. This is the first time the Suns have lost since Lao Wang came back.

Stoudemire has not come back since he was injured. His left knee is sprained and has accumulated water.

According to Dr. Carter's suggestion, he should have at least 30 truces for two months. He was injured on February 2. Calculating the time, he should be able to catch up with the first round of the series, depending on the specific recovery situation.

Now the Suns have surpassed the Trail Blazers, who are second in the Western Conference, by 4 wins. The first position in the Western Conference is very solid, so the management and coaching staff decided to slow down the pace. In the last 12 games, the main players increased their rotation.

On the 26th, the Suns challenged the Cavaliers away.

The Cavaliers were okay in the 90s and often made the playoffs, but since the 98/99 season, they have not made the playoffs for 5 consecutive seasons. This year's record is not good, hovering outside the top eight in the Eastern Conference, and is currently ninth.

In order to make room for LeBron James, the management traded the former core Ricky Davis, and the current rookie champion has become the core of the team.

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting list.

Suns: Wang Tiejun, Amare Stoudemire, Marion, Joe Johnson, Nash
Cavaliers: Big Z, Carlos Boozer, LeBron James, Jeff McInnis, Bremmer

In the player channel, the starters are waiting to play.

Lao Wang looked down at LeBron James opposite him with scrutiny eyes, his face expressionless.

He knew this No. [-] pick, had been in the limelight in the All-Star Rookie Challenge not long ago, and had some criticisms of him in the interview on the day of the draft.

But he has long forgotten that in a small street store in Cleveland, he paid for the football team of James' school.

Being stared at by No.1 in history and No.1 in active service, the old K's aura was too strong. LeBron James felt the huge pressure and bent his back involuntarily.

At this time, the away game, Lao Wang didn't bother to pay attention to James, and walked out with his teammates.

Seeing Old K leave, James couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He didn't realize that his forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Clap clap clap..."

When Pharaoh came out, the Cavaliers immediately burst into applause at the Quicken Loans Center arena.

It used to be called the Gund Arena, and the owner was the Gund family. Gilbert took over the Cavaliers. He was in the credit business, so he changed the name.

LeBron James was envious when he saw that Old K could get such warm applause in his home court.

"One day, I will also have such influence." He secretly said in his heart.

"Snapped!"

Ten minutes later, in the second minute of the first quarter, LeBron James made a crushing breakthrough with the ball. After hitting Marion at the edge of the paint area, he entered the paint area and was about to dunk. Wang Tiejun directly dribbled the ball and pressed it to the floor.

"Rookie, welcome to the NBA."

Lao Wang generously gave the first trash talk to the rookie.

James turned over and got up, unconvinced: "Old K, I will come again."

"Snapped!

In the 5th minute of the first quarter, Pharaoh sent out the second big hat of the day, which was the big Z.

"Big Z, you dare to shoot on my head?" After the block was successfully blocked, he shouted at Big Z with a look of surprise.

Big Z bowed his head and said nothing, and walked away.

"Snapped!"

In the 7th minute, Pharaoh sent a third big block, rushed to a position close to the three-point line, and blocked Boozer.

Seeing old K's red eyes with excitement, Boozer, a second-year student, didn't dare to meet those tyrannical eyes, and immediately lowered his head and walked away.

In the 10th minute, James broke through again with the ball, and when he stepped outside the left waist, he suddenly turned over and made a jump shot.

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang emerged from behind Marion, sent out the fourth big cap in the first quarter, directly hit the bloody cap, and slapped the basketball into the auditorium.

This time, he didn't bother to talk trash, the rookie wasn't worth wasting saliva at all.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

……

This loud thump continued throughout the game, and Wang blocked 14 shots from start to finish.

Now LeBron James, who is only good at breaking through and scoring layups, became the biggest victim. He scored 7 blocks by himself, two blocks in the first quarter, and three blocks in the second quarter.

In addition, on the offensive end, Pharaoh scored 39 points and led the team to blast the Cavaliers.

After playing the Cavaliers, the Suns rushed to Indiana overnight. Tomorrow, on the 27th, they will have back-to-back games against the No. [-] Pacers in the Eastern Conference.

The Pacers are still very strong this season, with Jr. O'Neal inside, Artest at small forward, Reggie Miller at shooting guard, and Al Harrington on the bench. The lineup is thick.

The Suns have no intention of winning this game, and they have no competition with the Pacers, and it is back-to-back away games, and the players are not physically fit.

In the third minute of the third quarter, the Suns led by 3 points.

Although it is not necessary to win, but the strength does not allow it, and the Pacers did not perform well today.

Lao Wang played 18 minutes in the first half and sat down in the third quarter. At this time, he was replaced. Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard also played together. They played the third and second positions.

The Suns attack.

Lao Wang took the ball in the low position on the left wing, attracted Artest's double-team above, and immediately distributed the ball to Zhu Fangyu above.

Open, Zhu Fangyu did not hesitate and shot a jumper.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"ah!"

After succeeding, he raised his fist very excitedly, and saw Artest running over, and quickly blocked in front, trying to delay the speed of his opponent's entry into the frontcourt.

The rookie who had just been matched up made a three-pointer, and Artest was a little angry. Seeing that the damn rookie was blocking him again, he raised his left elbow and waved to the side.

"Ouch!"

Zhu Fangyu held his forehead and backed away.

Artest walked forward as if nothing happened.

"Special!"

As soon as Pharaoh saw it, he rushed forward with big strides.

"Old K!"

When Nash, who was about to catch the ball, saw it, he hurriedly hugged Lao Wang from behind.

But how could he hug Lao Wang, and was dragged forward by Lao Wang, which was not in the way at all, and Josh Howard rushed over quickly to block Lao Wang.

At this time, Zhu Fangyu had already realized that he was elbowed.

It's okay, I'm old K's queen thug, he immediately swung his fist and rushed up, rushed to Artest's back, and greeted him with a punch.

Boom, the left fist hit the unsuspecting Artest's left face first, causing the opponent to groan, his head tilted, and the right fist followed up and hit the neck.

Bang bang bang, after a few punches, Artest was stunned and wanted to run, but he didn't run away, and was directly knocked over on the floor.

"Beep beep..." The referee's whistle rang incessantly.

"Oh!"

There was also a huge exclamation at the scene.

Zhu Fangyu wanted to ride up and continue playing, but Jr. rushed up and pushed him to the ground.

Artest got a chance to breathe, turned over and got up, angry from the heart, evil to the gall, and was about to beat Zhu Fangyu violently, when a big hand waved over.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the loud thumping sound, he grunted, turned around, and fell headfirst on the floor, with several bloody teeth rolling down beside him.

Lao Wang slapped Artest down, went up and kicked O'Neal who was about to hit Zhu Fangyu, pointed at O'Neal on the floor with his big hand, and shouted: "Little bastard, if you dare to do anything again, I will never forgive you!"

O'Neill was taken aback, and was so frightened that he retreated several times on the floor.

The other Pacers players who were about to pounce, including those on the bench, froze in place for a moment.

"Di Di!"

While blowing his whistle, the referee stood in front of Lao Wang, while the security guard also rushed into the arena to maintain order.

"Zhu Fangyu, how are you?" Old Wang shouted.

"It's okay, brother, I'm fine." Zhu Fangyu got up, with a swollen lump on his forehead and a swollen lump on his left cheek.

"Good job!"

Lao Wang patted Zhu Fangyu on the head, and the latter laughed.

At this time, Artest got up, his head had become a pig's head, and he was very embarrassed.

He stared at Zhu Fangyu fiercely, but immediately felt the menacing gaze from old K, so he had to grit his teeth and lower his head.

Reggie Miller, who was sitting on the bench, shouted at Lao Wang with an ugly face: "Old K, you are too disrespectful to me."

Lao Wang gave Miller a sideways look, and said, "It was your people who made the first move. You didn't manage them well. Let me teach you a lesson. Do you have any objections?"

Reggie Miller twitched his cheeks. If it was Jordan, he would have rushed up now, but this is old K. Old K will not talk to him, he will only fight.

The referee didn't dare to waste time, and directly sent Artest, O'Neal Jr., and Zhu Fangyu all off the field. Of the four who did it, Lao Wang was the only one left.

If it was last season, Pharaoh would definitely be sent off, but after being suspended last time, the league suffered huge losses, so now his star whistle has been restored.

The next day, the league made a follow-up penalty.

Artest was banned for two games and fined $[-].

O'Neill, one chase and ban, a fine of [-] U.S. dollars.

Zhu Fangyu was banned for ten games and fined US$[-].

Lao Wang helped Zhu Fangyu pay the fine, was suspended for ten games without salary, and threw him a lot of shopping cards, worth at least 20 US dollars.

At the end of March, the Suns had 58 wins and 17 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference and first in the league.

This time, relying on the strong performance of the Suns and strong personal performance, Lao Wang finally ascended to the first place in the league's MVP rankings.

复出27场比赛，他场均轰下39分16篮板5.6助攻1.8抢断3.6盖帽1.2失误2.9犯规的数据，个人表现联盟第一。

Many American media still have a lot of opposition to him rushing to the top of the MVP rankings, but the league has not responded.

There is more and more publicity about him in the league. Everything has fully demonstrated that he has once again become the head of the NBA.

On April 4, beating the Jazz, the Suns completed all the regular schedule of the 14/03 season.

In April, the Suns had 6 wins and 1 loss, achieving a good record of 64 wins and 18 losses, ranking first in the league.

West, top eight regular season rankings, Suns, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Lakers, Kings, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Mosaic.

The top three are in different divisions, so this is also a playoff ranking.

In the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Suns played against Mosaic, the Lakers played against the Kings, the Timberwolves played against the Grizzlies, and the Trail Blazers played against the Mavericks.

The winners of the first (rear) two groups will play against each other in the second round.

East, top eight regular season rankings, Pacers, Nets, Pistons, Heat, Bucks, Hornets, Knicks, Celtics.

Because the Pistons and the Pacers are in the same zone, they automatically withdraw from the top three and will be replaced by the fourth Heat.

In the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Pacers played against the Celtics, the Pistons played against the Bucks, the Nets played against the Knicks, and the Heat played against the Hornets.

The first round will start on the 17th and 18th, and the Suns' first round will start on the 17th.

个人方面，老王复出34场比赛，场均41分钟，场均37.5分16.2篮板5.9助攻1.8抢断3.7盖帽1.2失误3犯规。

He won the seventh career scoring champion, the seventh rebounding champion, and the fourth blocked shot champion.

And, he continues to rank first in the league's official MVP rankings.

In addition, his total career points reached 28977 points, and he should be able to complete [-] points in the middle of next season.

This is his 11th season, and next season will be his 12th. He can score 12 points in [-] seasons.

He joined halfway through his rookie season and only played 56 games. This season he only played 34 games. In the remaining 9 seasons, he had a total of 21 truces. That is to say, so far, he has played a total of 11 games in 807 seasons.

If he can complete 30 points in about 840 games next season, with a total of 36 games and an average of nearly [-] points per game, he will surpass Chamberlain and Jordan and become the fastest player in league history to complete [-] points.

Jordan, the second in history, used 960 regular season games to reach the [-]-point club.

Chamberlain, who is number one in history, scored 941 points in only [-] games.

Of course, Chamberlain transformed into an organization center in the middle and late stages. His 499 points were completed in only 40 games. If he maintains this scoring speed of 800 points per game, he can even complete [-] points before [-] games.

The performance of his teammates is also very good. Although after his return, the data of several main players have declined, but the decline is not too severe, mainly because Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard have been more affected.

Nash scored 13 points and 10.6 assists, and is expected to win the second assist king.

Before his injury, Stoudemire averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds per game. Since April 4, he has started training with the ball. He is currently actively preparing for the playoffs and can return in the playoffs.

马里昂是17分10.5篮板，乔约翰逊13分4篮板3助攻，几人的得分和篮板都下滑了一点。

Starting from the 15th, major professional media conducted various analyzes on the first round.

In the West, the mainstream view is that the Suns will face the Lakers in the second round, and the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves will meet in the second round.

In the East, the mainstream view is that the Pacers will face the Pistons in the second round, and the opponents of the Nets in the second round are not so clear. Depending on who plays better, the Heat and the Pelicans have a chance to reach the second round.

ESPN, as in previous years, has made predictions for the probability of winning for 16 teams.

After Lao Wang came back, the performance of the Suns was too good, and their personal strength was so strong that ESPN could not ignore it. The performance of several other strong teams also had their own problems, so this time the Suns became the team with the highest probability of winning, 35%.

The Trail Blazers are second, 25%, and the Suns account for 60%. It can be seen that ESPN basically confirms that the championship will be produced by these two teams.

The third is the No. 15 Pacers in the East, [-]%.

The fourth is the Timberwolves, 10%.

The fifth is the defending champion Nets, only 7%.

The sixth is the Lakers of the Big Three, 4%,

The seventh is the Pistons, 3%.

The other 9 teams add up to 1%.

"Brother, we are only 7%, it's too pitiful!" Dayao called to complain.

"I heard from Kobe that O'Neal hopes to trade and leave the team. Kobe wants to join forces with you. Do you want to go to the Lakers?" Lao Wang asked.

Over there, Dayao was silent for a while, and said, "Forget it, I'm pretty good here. I ran away as soon as I signed the contract. It's not righteous. If Mourning can recover a certain strength next season, our strength will be much stronger."

Old Wang smiled and said, "I guess your management won't agree either."

When the two were chatting, in Los Angeles, the postman Karl Malone was staring at ESPN's chances of winning the championship in a daze.

For the dream of a championship, he ran from the Jazz to the Lakers and lost the promise of one person, one city, but this season is a season that disappointed him very much.

Bryant's scandal made him completely unable to concentrate on the game, and he was sidelined for 17 games.

O'Neal and Kobe had more and more conflicts, and he also missed 15 games due to injuries.

As for himself, injuries broke out again and again, and he even had a truce reaching 40 games.

David Robinson can't be counted on.

The so-called F4 lineup of the four giants is completely blown out by the media.

Even if he beats the Kings in the first round and the Suns in the second round, he can't see any hope of reaching the Western Conference Finals.

ESPN only gave the Lakers a 4% chance of winning the championship, accepting one-tenth of the Suns, he was really completely disappointed.

"A life without a crown is as miserable as a dog."

He remembered what Old K said to him, and he couldn't help but sighed deeply, feeling very depressed.

(End of this chapter)