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Chapter 172 Mid-Season Inventory (2K Transition Chapter)
The All-Star is not only a grand carnival feast for fans and players, but also a watershed in every season.

After the All-Star Game, the goal of the strong teams is to carry out local reinforcement operations before the trade deadline, and strive to go further in the playoffs, while the goals of the middle and lower teams will become clear, to be poor or try to attack playoffs.

Until the last game of the All-Star Game.

Western Division.

No1. Dallas Mavericks 44 wins and 9 losses.

N02. Phoenix Suns 39 wins and 13 losses.

N03. Utah Jazz 35 wins and 17 losses.

NO4. San Antonio Spurs 35 wins and 18 losses.

NO.5 Houston Rockets 33 wins and 19 losses.

NO6. The Los Angeles Lakers have 30 wins and 24 losses.

NO7. Denver Nuggets 26 wins and 25 losses.

NO8. Los Angeles Clippers 25 wins and 28 losses.

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NO9. Golden State Warriors 25 wins and 29 losses.

NO10. Minnesota Timberwolves 24 wins and 28 losses

NO11. New Orleans Hornets 24 wins and 29 losses

NO12. Sacramento Kings 22 wins and 29 losses

NO13. Portland Trail Blazers 22 wins and 32 losses

NO14. Seattle SuperSonics 22 wins and 32 losses

NO.15 Memphis Grizzlies 14 wins and 40 losses.

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The Mavericks and the Suns serve as the first echelon in the West.

The Jazz, Spurs, Rockets, and Lakers ranked 3-6 form the second echelon.

The first and second echelons, without major mistakes, are basically locked in the playoffs.

The most brutal competition is the third echelon. The seventh-ranked Denver Nuggets only won two more games than the 11th-ranked New Orleans Hornets. It is only 2 games away from the 3th-ranked Seattle SuperSonics. It can be said that the pattern is changing rapidly, and now the only team that is clearly bad is the Memphis Grizzlies.

Eastern Division.

NO1. The Cleveland Cavaliers have 31 wins and 22 losses.

NO2. Detroit Pistons 30 wins and 21 losses.

NO3. Washington Wizards 29 wins and 21 losses.

NO4. Toronto Raptors 29 wins and 24 losses.

NO5. Chicago Bulls 29 wins and 25 losses.

NO.6 Indiana Pacers 28 wins and 24 losses.

NO7. Orlando Magic 27 wins and 26 losses.

NO8. Charlotte Bobcats 25 wins and 27 losses.

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NO9. Miami Heat 25 wins and 27 losses.

NO10. New Jersey Nets 25 wins and 29 losses.

NO11. New York Knicks 23 wins and 30 losses.

NO12. Atlanta Hawks 21 wins and 31 losses.

NO13. Milwaukee Bucks 18 wins and 35 losses.

NO14. Philadelphia 76ers, 17 wins and 36 losses.

NO15. Boston Celtics 18 wins and 38 losses.

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Compared to the chaotic Great Western Conference, although there is still strong suspense in the battle for the top spot, the top four and even the top 10 teams have a chance to make an impact.

But the situation is clearer.

The East's playoff threshold has basically been drawn.

The competition for seats in the playoffs is basically locked in about 10 teams.

Among them, the 76ers who lost Iverson aimed to train new players and strengthen Iguodala, but it turned out that Iguodala had only the ability to become the second master, and he withdrew from the competition early.

Before the Big Three gathered in the Boston Celtics, this team had only played in the playoffs once in nearly a decade, and Adam Morrison, who was selected this year, did not meet their expectations, so no matter how bad it is It is also inevitable.

As for Milwaukee and the Bucks, their core player, Michael Reed, suffered constant injuries, playing on and off, which also made this team withdraw from the playoffs very early.

And although they got Joe Johnson in the summer of 2005 and selected a number of high-quality players, the Eagles, who have never been able to play a chemical reaction, have basically announced that they have withdrawn from the playoffs.

As for the 23-win Knicks, although it seems that there is not much difference in the number of games, the declining Francis and the "lone wolf" Marbury are on the same team, plus Eddie Curry, Jamal Crawford With players who need a lot of ball holding, it is difficult to be optimistic about the chemical reaction between this lineup. Since the 21st century, the New York Knicks have only entered the playoffs in the 03-04 season, and this season will not have one. What a luxury.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons, and the Chicago Bulls basically occupy three of the three teams in the central region with the strongest comprehensive strength in the Eastern Conference.

The defending champion Miami Heat, with O'Neal coming back after the All-Star Game, their record will definitely improve, and basically occupy a place in the playoffs... After all, the defending champion fell out of the playoffs after winning the championship , hasn't happened yet.

There is also the Washington Wizards with a stable lineup, which can basically occupy a qualifying spot.

Although the record is mediocre, as the weakest division in the Atlantic Division, the Toronto Raptors can still enter the top four with the top spot.

There are 2 spots left, and the Bobcats have the Orlando Magic, the New Jersey Nets, and the Indiana Pacers.

50% chance of making it to the playoffs.

For the third-year rookie Charlotte Bobcats, there is definitely a great temptation.

Inside the four teams.

Although the Pacers had the best record, the team's management made a foolish move before the trade deadline.

The Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors completed a historic match involving eight players on January 1, which fundamentally changed the lineups of both teams.

The Warriors sent Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy, Diogu and McLeod to the Pacers, and the Pacers just brought back Al Harrington and Steve Jackson this season. Scovisius and Powell were sent to the Golden State Warriors.

Although team general manager Larry Bird thought this was a very good deal, in fact, the Pacers ignited themselves and illuminated their opponents.

Without the Pacers' assists, the Golden State Warriors would not have been able to complete what may be the most famous 'Black Eight' in history in this summer's playoffs.

The main body of the transaction, Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy, are not as good as Al Harrington and Steve Jackson. Larry Bird took the initiative to take over the burden and gave the Warriors a hand.

Compared with Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson who quickly integrated into the old Nelson system, Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy failed to quickly bring positive energy to the Pacers, and even caused the team to fall into a loss strange circle.

Because of this, the Pacers fell into the abyss directly after the All-Star Game, suffered a crazy losing streak, and finally missed the playoffs for the first time in ten years.

Therefore, the main competitors of the Charlotte Bobcats are only the New Jersey Nets and the Orlando Magic.

Among them, the Orlando Magic still need to face the Eastern overlord Detroit Pistons three times, and these three games have a high probability of being won by their opponents.

Twice against the Chicago Bulls.

As well as the Dallas Mavericks, the number one player in the West, and the Houston Rockets, who are also from Texas, they also have to play 2 games with their direct competitors, the Nets and Bobcats. The schedule is the most difficult.

Although the Bobcats are two games behind the Orlando Magic, their schedule is the easiest. The strong teams in the Western Conference have already played their rounds, so they only need to play three times against the Bucks, which are aiming to do badly, in the next schedule. The only teams with a winning percentage of more than 76% against the 50ers for the first time are the Cavaliers in one game, the Wizards in two games, the Orlando Magic in two games, the Toronto Raptors in two games, and the Indiana Pacers in one game.

As for the New Jersey Nets, in addition to playing Houston and San Antonio in the west, and teams from Denver once each, they will face the Bobcats and the Orlando Magic once, as well as the Wizards three times, the Detroit Pistons once and the Detroit Pistons once. In addition to the slightly more difficult game against the Cavaliers, the other teams are all teams with a winning percentage of less than 50% or poor teams, and the schedule is equally easy.

For the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan's request was to fight for 4 and 7 for 8.

Well, after all, the current No. 1.5 Orlando Magic team in the Southeast Division is only [-] more wins than the Charlotte Bobcats. If they can reach the top spot in the division, according to the rules, the top spot in the sub-division will directly enter the top four in the Eastern Division!
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