Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 1027 Return to the third place in the East
Last season, Iguodala came back at the end of the regular season and wanted to regain the team's boss position, but this season he has recognized the reality.

But the reality is often cruel, and he knew that it was impossible for him to compete with Qin Hao.

Not only because Coach Luke is optimistic about Qin Hao, but also because Qin Hao plays better and better, showing his talent and strength. Even last season, he was not as good as Qin Hao in terms of average data per game in a single round.

Moreover, Iguodala's state has been declining in recent years. In the 07-08 season, he averaged 19.9 points per game, almost equivalent to 20 points per game.But in the 09-10 season, he only averaged 17.1 points per game. Although he almost maintained this figure last season, it was inseparable from Qin Hao feeding him the ball. Qin Hao's excellent organizational skills, coupled with On the offensive end, the containment effect on the defense allows Iguodala to score more easily.

In fact, even Iguodala himself knows that his peak period has passed.

After the All-Star Weekend, Iguodala returned to the starting lineup, and he had already positioned himself. At this time, seeing Qin Hao making an air cut, he passed the ball immediately without any hesitation.

Qin Hao jumped up after receiving the pass. Gasol screamed badly and subconsciously turned around to block the shot. However, instead of preventing Qin Hao from scoring, he even paid for a foul.

"beep!"

"Shh!"

The whistle blows and the ball goes in.

Little Gasol sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to watch Qin Hao walk to the free throw line and make the extra free throw steadily.

This 2+1 was scored, and the point difference became 6 points, and from this goal, the point difference between the two sides no longer narrowed, but expanded a little. When there were only 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the point difference became 9 points.

The Grizzlies requested a timeout. The situation is not good for them at the moment. There are only 2 minutes left and 9 points difference. It is very difficult to catch up.

The most important thing is that it is difficult for them to prevent the 76ers from scoring. If they cannot prevent the 76ers from scoring, they will not be able to catch up with the 9-point difference, and there is not enough time.

What made them even more uncomfortable was that when the timeout ended and they returned to the court, the 76ers began to target their three-pointers, preferring to let Gasol score inside rather than give them three-pointers.

Although Gasol did not disappoint and scored consecutively in the interior, the pursuit of two points and two points was too slow.And he scored one, and the 76ers will be able to return one soon, which doesn't make much sense.

"drop"

When the whole game ended, the score was 113:106, the 76ers defeated the Grizzlies by 7 points, won the game, and tied the Knicks in record, according to the order (before the two sides played against each other, it was the 76ers win, so the record is the same as the 76ers ranked first), they regained the third place in the Eastern Conference.

Qin Hao scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, especially the key goal in the last few minutes, helping the 76ers lock the game in one fell swoop.

In addition to Qin Hao, Nene scored 13 points, Iverson scored 13 points, Speights scored 10 points and 8 rebounds, Iguodala scored 16 points, plus 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Lu Wei scored 17 points. Six players from the team scored in double figures.

On the side of the Grizzlies, Gasol scored a team-high 26 points and 11 rebounds. Conley was defended by Qin Hao and only scored 15 points. Gay scored 19 points. The others failed to score in double figures. .

A game came to an end, and the news that the 76ers had returned to third place in the East swept through the fans.

"Now the Knicks are in trouble. They managed to get promoted to the third place in the Eastern Conference and were overtaken by the 76ers. If this continues, if the regular season ends and they fall to fourth in the Eastern Conference, they will face the Heat in the second round. gone."

"Yeah, with the strength of the Knicks, it shouldn't be a big problem to pass the first round, but if they face the Heat in the second round, it's basically the end."

"Isn't it the same after changing to the 76ers? So, there will definitely be a fierce competition between the two sides to grab the third place in the Eastern Conference, so as to avoid the Heat in the second round of the playoffs."

The fans talked a lot.

There is only one month left in the regular season, and the playoffs are not far away. Many teams are already focusing on the playoffs, weighing and considering, and preparing for the playoffs.

For the top four teams in the East and West, the tickets for the playoffs are already firmly in the bag. For the remaining month of games, the competition is for an advantage in the playoffs.

new York.

In the Knicks training arena, players are training.

Anthony was a little absent-minded. He caught the ball from outside the three-point line and made a three-point shot. He shook his head, stopped training, and sat down with Nash on the sidelines. Heat, do you have any hope of winning?"

"Yes." Nash said.

Anthony probably didn't expect Nash to answer so simply. He looked at Nash in a daze. Nash smiled and explained: "If we meet the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, there is still hope. According to the current situation in the Eastern Conference, the top four There shouldn’t be any changes in the team. As for the 5th to 8th places, the Pacers, Celtics, Eagles, Magic, Bucks, and the Pistons, who have been in the limelight recently and won consecutive victories, these are the teams. born of it."

"However, no matter which four teams are in the end, there is no advantage against the top four. Except that the Celtics may bring some troubles, the others should not be upset."

"I predict there will be no upsets in the first round."

"So, if we are third, we will face the Bulls in the second round, and if we are fourth, we will face the Heat." Nash said: "If we are third, we can gradually accumulate in the first round and the second round. , Adjust the state. If we can beat the Bulls in the second round, we may not be able to fight the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, even if we are facing the Heat. "

Hearing this, Anthony nodded repeatedly.

It shouldn't be a big problem in the first round, but if they meet the Heat in the second round, it will be very troublesome. It will be better to play against the Bulls, after all, the Bulls only have one "giant".

Anthony said: "Then, the problem now is that we have to get the third place in the Eastern Conference."

"That's right." Nash nodded, "So now our biggest competitor is not a certain team in the first round of the playoffs, nor the Heat, or the Bulls, but the 76ers."

"Yeah." Anthony replied, his eyes sparkling.

In the last month, in more than a dozen games, the Knicks and the 76ers will not face each other directly, but they will compete for the third place in the Eastern Conference.

In this regard, the Heat naturally don't care, anyway, in their eyes, the opponent is not even in the East, because they only have one goal-the championship.

On the contrary, the Bulls are a little upset, feeling that they are being treated as a persimmon.

PS: The previous chapter 1039 was written incorrectly. In several places, "Pistons" was written as "Magic", which has been revised, sorry!
(End of this chapter)