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Chapter 701 The Opportunity for the NBA to Take Off Again

A fairly lively dust-cleaning banquet made Bruce return to the players again. This month's buffer did not make them seem unfamiliar or indifferent at all. On the contrary, everyone's feelings became closer!
After the Warriors defeated the Clippers with a score of 108:93 in the last game in February, with a trace of fatigue from frequent schedules, they directly entered the March competition!
Under this year's schedule, due to league factors, the Warriors will have a terrifying schedule in March. In this month alone, they will have up to 4 back-to-back schedules. This month surpassed the previous months of back-to-back games!
On March [-]st, the Warriors entered the away game against the Grizzlies for the first time. In this game, the Grizzlies, who have gradually played some exciting games, and their active offense and defense have brought great benefits to the Warriors. trouble!
In this game alone, Pau Gasol scored 30 points and 12 rebounds in the inside of the Warriors. Whether you say he explodes occasionally or plays super-level, in short, in this game Among them, he played like a super player. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to ask for anything in the inside of the Warriors!

And as the league's top inside combination, Duncan and Nowitzki, I don't know if it was because of fatigue, they seemed to be sleepwalking in this game. The former only scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. The data of the participants are not much different!
In this game, the Warriors directly exposed their great exhaustion in physical strength and energy, especially in terms of energy. Even though they had already had two days of rest before, after this game However, their performance still seems to be sinking in physical exhaustion and extreme exhaustion. Everyone's feeling is not very good!

The next day, the Warriors arrived in Minneapolis directly by special plane, where they were about to face their old enemy Timberwolves!
In the Timberwolves training hall, the expressions of the Warriors players finally seemed to have recovered a bit, and the fatigue on their faces dissipated a lot!

Standing on the edge of the court, Bruce frowned and watched the players running on the court. He was inevitably worried about their previous loss to the Grizzlies!

Judging from the current state and record of the Warriors, if they have some problems in this month's game, then they will undoubtedly lose their top spot in the league.

The Suns, who are only three games behind them, will not give up this hard-won good opportunity. If they can maintain the dark and shiny dark horse before, then they will directly step on the Warriors and become the league record The best team ever!
Of course, for a strong team, even if the regular season record is very good, once they enter the playoffs, there is the moment to test them!

"Snapped!"

West patted Bruce on the shoulder lightly and said with a smile: "Look, they just need to rest. If they can't selectively give up some games, I think after entering the playoffs, we will be like Some physical issues against the Grizzlies in general!"

"Although I am very aware of the team's arrangements, the state of Tim and Dirk in the last game was too worrying!"

Bruce shrugged helplessly. He didn't think that giving up some games would cause the core players of the team to lose sight and most of their status.

"Hehe, they are just adjusting!"

West said very confidently that he is very aware of the current situation of the Warriors, but Bruce, who has just returned to the team, can understand it!
"Well, although I don't want to see the team lose, we also have to make some plans for the future!"

Sure enough, I don't know if it was Wilkens' intentional arrangement. Even after the match against the Timberwolves, the Warriors still lost the game, but Bruce didn't see a hint of joy on the faces of the Timberwolves players at all, as if this This game brought them unknown troubles!
On the special plane to Oakland, Bruce looked at the Warriors players in the cabin full of tears and laughter. Even though he knew the team's arrangements, seeing these guys laughing and laughing like heartless, his heart There is really a feeling of "eating radish with salt and worrying about it"!

"Hey, guys, when we continue to successfully defend our title this season, I believe our boss will be very generous and agree to our series of celebration requests!"

Suddenly Payton said this loudly in a strange tone, and then even amidst the booing of the other players, Bruce finally responded!

"Gentlemen, if you can guarantee that we can win this year's championship, you will not only get a series of exciting celebrations, but each of you will get a commendation from the team. I think a check will be very It is in line with your champion status!"

Bruce stood up slowly, looked at the players one by one, and said to the players in an extremely serious tone.

As for the Warriors players who heard what Bruce said, they first glanced at each other subconsciously. It was just a joke, but after Bruce said these words, their expressions gradually became serious, and they all closed their eyes calmly. Eyes, try to replenish some energy on the plane in advance!
After returning to Oakland, the Warriors did not stop any training at all. After they returned home and reunited with their families that day, everyone returned to the court one after another.

When Bruce returned home, he couldn't help but burst into joy after learning about the positive and rigorous atmosphere of the team!
On March 3, the Warriors finally ushered in their first victory in March in Washington. With the Wizards having super scorers such as Arenas, he simply defeated them with a score of 4:103. From this game, the Warriors players also let people see the determination and toughness they haven't seen for a long time!

Then, in the entire March game that followed, after the Warriors chose to give up some games, their record this month became a mixed data!
The Suns, which followed closely before, relied on Nash and the rest of the team's stars to overtake the Warriors in one fell swoop in the last game of this month and directly became the new "overlord" of the league. .

In April, for all teams, there are two situations. One is that they are already preparing to strengthen the team and draft this summer, and the other is that they are full of firepower like entering the playoffs from the opportunity!

This year, according to the league's schedule, the playoffs will kick off on April 4, US time, and there are only more than 23 days left for those teams that have a chance to enter the playoffs !

In these more than 20 days, if some teams fail to withstand the final pressure, then they will directly refuse the playoffs, otherwise, they will enter the playoffs with their heads held high!
For the team, the playoffs are not only a proof of the team's strength and a competition for honor, but also more income in various forms, and even some blowouts that have been difficult for weak teams to enter the playoffs all year round. Benefits grow.

Of course, this situation is not the majority. Among some weak teams, even if they enter the playoffs, their attendance will still be embarrassing because they have gradually wiped out the fans' resources before!

After entering April, the Warriors gradually demonstrated the strength and stability of their defending champions. In the first game of this month, they first defeated the Jazz who lost Malone and Stockton with a score of 108:98. In the second game that followed, they relied on their strong strength to defeat the Sonics again at their home court 101:92!

As this month's games gradually progressed, when there was only one week left before the playoffs, the battle first started from the Western Division, and the teams temporarily ranked fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh directly started a battle. In every exciting competition, every team showed their greatest energy, especially the competition between the eighth, ninth and tenth Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves. fierce!
In this year's Western Conference, I don't know if it's due to the relative strength. Except for the three teams, the rest of the teams that are expected to enter the playoffs have played an astonishing record, only one game away. Then the record of the seat can be determined!
Like the current situation in the Western Division, if a team loses, they will have a series of reactions directly, and some teams will even be ruthlessly blocked when they finally enter the playoffs!
And the situation in the Eastern Conference is no different. Excluding the first and second ranked Heat and Pistons, starting from No.3, the Eastern Alliance has directly entered the most tragic hand-to-hand combat. Each team is only one game away. Or two games, no team can directly occupy the advantage, and directly lock the final spot in the subsequent games!

This year's playoffs can be called the worst year in history. After the major shocks in the league last summer, the effect finally gradually appeared in the east and west divisions!
In the end, when the Warriors secured their spot in the first three games of the playoffs with the second record in the Western Conference, the competition between the eastern and western teams directly entered into a fierce battle!

When the last game before the playoffs, after the final pattern of the East and the West was fixed, the degree of tragedy presented directly caused some media and fans to shout that the prosperity is coming, and everyone seemed to see the NBA taking off again. opportunity.

(End of this chapter)