NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 265 266. Eastern Sixth (99) Asking for a monthly pass!

In the Western Conference, the top eight teams are:

Suns, Spurs, Sonics, Mavericks, Rockets, Kings, Nuggets, Grizzlies.

In the Eastern Conference, the top eight teams are:

Heat, Pistons, Celtics, Wizards, Pacers, Bobcats, 76ers, Nets.

Due to the arrival of Liu Rui and the removal of Du Hong, the key defender of the Bulls' defense, the Bulls, who were supposed to enter the playoffs this season, were also separated from the top eight in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics' record this season is 45 wins and 37 losses.

The reason why they can be ranked third in the Eastern Conference is also because the Celtics, as the champions of the Atlantic Division, will automatically advance to the top four in the Eastern Conference.

Seeing the final ranking also made Liu Rui laugh out loud.

After all, among the eight teams in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics can be said to be the weakest group.

What's more, during the regular season, Gerald Wallace and Pierce were called old enemies by the media.

And in the playoffs, the two met again by chance, this time I am afraid that they will really become lifelong enemies.

In the regular season, the two teams have played against each other several times. It can be said that both sides know the basics and have a thorough understanding.

Originally, he only wanted to lead the team into the playoffs and increase his popularity, but in the first round, since the Bobcats met the Celtics, Liu Rui's mind became active again.

Originally, he simply wanted to avoid the Pistons, but finally ran into the Celtics.

In the regular season match, the two teams can also be said to be evenly matched.

But at least facing the Celtics, the Bobcats still have the power to fight, and hope to advance to the next round.

And once you encounter the Heat or the Pistons, it will basically stop the first round.

So this is what makes Liu Rui most happy. After all, there is hope, which is much better than no hope.

With the end of the regular season, the results of the voting for the NBA's best team and other awards have already come out, but the league will announce the results before the finals.

For other things, Liu Rui didn't dare to guess too much. At least, Okafor in the team will definitely be able to win the best rookie of the year.

However, due to the later part of the season, Okafor also played in the starting lineup, so the selection of the best sixth man may be missed.

And Wallace can definitely be selected for the best defensive team. As for how many teams, Liu Rui is not easy to guess.

But one thing is beyond doubt, this year's All-Rookie Team, I am afraid there will be a large number of Bobcats players' names.

After all, whether it is in terms of help to the team's record or personal statistics, the many young people of the Bobcats are obvious to all.

With the arrival of the playoffs, the teams that have not entered the playoffs, the players can take the lead in taking a vacation and enjoy their offseason life.

The management also began to plan for changes in team personnel.

The poor team prayed to heaven all day long, hoping to draw the number one lottery that they had been thinking about in the lottery meeting in May.

However, Liu Rui can't feel these thoughts now, because the busiest thing now may be the coaching staff entering the playoffs.

They will conduct a very in-depth analysis of the next opponent, try to find the opponent's weakness, and find a way to suppress it.

Because the playoffs are best-of-seven games, the two teams will play four games at the earliest, so the two sides must become more familiar with each other.

This also leads to, as the two teams play in-depth, the work of the coaching staff will become more tense.

For this Celtics team, Liu Rui is quite familiar with it. After all, before this season, no one was optimistic about their ability to enter the playoffs.

The biggest optimism for them is that they have a chance to hit the playoffs, but after getting the gloves Payton and Gugliota in the summer.

Coupled with Pierce's growth far exceeding expectations, this Celtic team also directly killed the third place in the Eastern Conference.

If it weren't for the rise of the Bobcats, I am afraid that the Celtics this season will definitely be the biggest dark horse.

So before this game started, the media's reports on this game, in addition to the rivalry between Wallace and Pierce, also became a struggle between the two dark horses this season.

Even, many people began to speculate, which of the two dark horses this season can be blacked out to the end.

Of course, Liu Rui didn't have time to read these reports from the outside world. For the Bobcats, it was thanks to these two signings at the end of the season that they could achieve such results this season.

If Liu Rui hadn't suddenly thought of Damon Stoudemire, with the Bobcats' previous lineup, it would be difficult to make it to the playoffs.

In the end, it is also thanks to the joining of the old star Divac that can really make the team stand firm.

Without Divac's joining, the Bobcats may face a collapse in a few key games at the end of the season.

Once those few games collapse, I am afraid that today's Bobcats are absolutely different.

And with the joining of Divac, it also had a visible effect on the growth of several inside players of the team Okafor and Jefferson.

For old stars like Divac, the playoffs are the stage for them to really perform.

Even the Bobcats' record this season has exceeded Liu Rui's own imagination.

Liu Rui originally thought that he could bring the Bobcats into the playoffs this season, and he was already very satisfied.

But with several deals in the middle of the season and the final buyout signing, the Bobcats became stronger and stronger.

Until the end exceeded expectations and fulfilled the limit in Liu Rui's heart.

This can be said to have brought a big surprise to Liu Rui himself.

As the Bobcats entered the playoffs and went all the way to sixth place in the East, it also made Charlotte's local fans ecstatic.

Before the game between the two teams started, slogans supporting the Bobcats throughout the city of Charlotte had been hung everywhere on the streets.

Posters of several key players including Gerald Wallace can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.

What Liu Rui really didn't expect was that he actually saw his own poster on the big screen in the Charlotte Central Plaza shopping mall.

More and more fans call Liu Rui the hero coach of Charlotte.

After entering the playoffs, the team's general manager Smith also hurriedly called himself.

He just praised Liu Rui fiercely, but he was even happier than Liu Rui...

After hanging up Smith's phone, Liu Rui received celebration calls from Ivanka, Chen Xiaoxiao and Stevens respectively.

Liu Rui was not at all surprised by the calls from these people.

Especially Stevens, because next season, he will come to his side as the team's assistant coach.

And the stronger he leads the team, the higher his image will naturally be in his heart...

　In the 9th update, the old cat really tried its best. It's the beginning of the month, and the old cat begs for the monthly pass in the hands of all brothers! !
　　Ask for a monthly pass!
　　Thank you all!

　　
　
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