Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 193 193. I'm glad I'm not number one in the Western Conference at the end of the regular season!

In April, the league officially entered the fighting stage, and all the teams whose places in the playoffs were not stable enough all tried their best this month.

In particular, the teams ranked sixth to tenth in the East and West are going all out for the playoffs that are close at hand, and the intensity of the competition is comparable to the playoffs.

However, for a team like the Timberwolves who have locked in a playoff spot early, the final stage of the regular season is paddling.

At present, the Timberwolves' record is second only to the Dallas Mavericks and ranks second in the West, and there is still a big gap in wins with the Suns who rank third in the West.

Even if the Timberwolves lose all the last six games, the Suns must win all five games to overtake the Timberwolves and rise to second place.

However, although the Timberwolves began to rest a lot of main players in the final stage in order to prepare for the playoffs, the overall depth of the Timberwolves is still excellent.

Even if the main players rest in large areas, the Timberwolves' lineup is enough to beat most non-playoff teams in the league.

And the Timberwolves' opponents in the last six games are generally not very strong.

Except for the Denver Nuggets and the Chicago Bulls who have secured the playoff spots, the other four teams are not in the playoffs, which undoubtedly reduces the pressure on the Timberwolves.

Even if Luke doesn't care about the regular season record this season, no one wants the team to keep losing if they can win more games.

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The time came to April 4. With the Timberwolves defeating the Trail Blazers by a big score in the final game, the 21-06 season is officially coming to an end.

In the end, the Timberwolves' record was fixed at 65 wins and 17 losses, second only to the Dallas Mavericks who played 67 wins and 15 losses, ranking second in the league.

Last season's Mavericks caused huge troubles for the Timberwolves in the playoffs, and this season, the Mavericks are ready to go, surpassing the Timberwolves to become the number one existence in the league in one fell swoop.

The good news is that the Timberwolves will have to meet the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals at the earliest in the playoffs. The premise is that the Mavericks and Timberwolves can successfully enter the Western Conference Finals.

The fact that the Timberwolves did not win the No. [-] position in the league was something that fans never thought of before the start of the season.

However, "Wolf King" Garnett was reimbursed for the season, and the injuries of Iverson, Ben Wallace, and "Glove" Payton were completely unpredictable.

In the absence of a leading star, the Timberwolves finally entered the playoffs as the second in the league, which has satisfied Timberwolves fans.

Next, the Timberwolves only need to focus on the playoffs and launch an impact on the dynasty that is about to be established.

In addition, although the Mavericks won the first place in the Western Conference under the leadership of "Little General" Johnson, in Luke's view, the number one position in the Western Conference is really a bit hot.

At least Luke thinks whether the Mavericks can survive the first round is a problem.

Ranked eighth in the West this season is the Golden State Warriors led by "Crazy Don" Nelson.

The Warriors are an extremely uneven offensive and defensive team, and the regular season record is only 42 wins and 40 losses, winning 25 games less than the Mavericks.

However, the Warriors are a team that cannot be judged by common sense. The Warriors, who only played 42 wins in the regular season, ranked second in the league in scoring, second only to the Phoenix Suns.

Even if the average points per game is also ranked at the bottom of the league, the Warriors who are pumping will definitely give any team in the league a headache.

And to make matters worse, the head coach of this Warriors team is the old Nelson known as the "basketball lunatic".

Old Nelson's coaching style is inherently ambiguous, making it impossible to figure out what kind of wonderful lineup Old Nelson will come up with in the next game.

And the old Nelson is still the coach who is most familiar with the Dallas Mavericks in the league today. Even the current head coach of the Mavericks, Johnson, dare not say that he knows the team in his hands better than the old Nelson.

After all, before coaching the Warriors, Nelson Sr. served as a coach for the Dallas Mavericks for eight years and successfully entered the management team.

In addition, the Mavericks' current core lineup and system are all from the hands of "Basketball Madman" Nelson.

After "Little General" Johnson took office, he only made some improvements in the old Nelson's tactical system, but the core framework remained unchanged, which is considered to have taken advantage of the old Nelson.

Otherwise, "Little General" Johnson's coaching career will not be so smooth.

In this round of the series, the Warriors are very familiar with the Dallas Mavericks, but the Mavericks are very unfamiliar with this Warriors. If the two sides really want to fight each other, Luke doesn't think the Mavericks have more than [-]% chance of winning.

After all, the Warriors currently have "Bearded" Baron Davis, "Warrior" Jackson, "Slam Dunk" Richardson, Al Harrington and a series of outstanding role players.

The performance of this Warriors team is full of variables, and even the Timberwolves dare not say that they will definitely sweep.

At the same time, the team's ability to enter the playoffs with this convulsive lineup also confirmed from the side how good Nelson's coaching ability is.

As we all know, the nerve knife player is a double-edged sword, and when the main core players of the team are all nerve knife, the upper limit of this team must not be too high.

Just like the New York Knicks in previous years, "Lone Wolf" Marbury, Crawford, Francis, Alan Houston and Eddie Curry.

These few players are more famous than the other, but when these players get together, the Knicks' record can only be ranked at the bottom all year round, and even the famous coach Larry Brown can't save it.

The old Nelson, who is a "basketball lunatic", solved this problem. The characteristic of the Nerve Knife player is crazy, and the old Nelson, who is the head coach, is also crazy enough.

It was so crazy that before the first round of the series started, the voice of the Warriors' black eight had already sounded in the fan circle.

In the previous life, the Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the Golden State Warriors 4:2 in this year, so that the Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki became very embarrassed when receiving the MVP trophy.

The honors of the regular season were announced after the three games in the semifinals. The Dallas Mavericks, who were ranked No.

At least that battle caused Nowitzki to suffer too much infamy, and the title of softie can be seen everywhere in the next season's away games. It has been a disgrace to the league for several consecutive years, and was even once evaluated as the worst routine in the 20th century. Game MVP.

This situation was not relieved until Nowitzki led the team to defeat the Big Three Heat at their peak.

It is foreseeable that, without that championship, Nowitzki's career will definitely be nailed to the stigma of the softie!

In this life, the two teams have undergone some big and small changes in the lineup. Luke doesn't know whether the Warriors led by the old Nelson can still create the fifth black-eight miracle in NBA history.

Relatively speaking, Luke is more optimistic about the old Nelson who understands the weakness of the Mavericks, because the Timberwolves lost to the Warriors twice during the regular season, and Luke knows how tricky the Warriors are.

From this perspective, Luke suddenly felt that losing the No. [-] in the Western Conference was not a bad thing.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)