NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 293 294. End of Season
As soon as the entire fourth quarter came up, the Bobcats' young players began to be a little timid.

Because as time dwindles, the Bobcats are still on the trailing side at this time. For the players on the court, every shot must bear tremendous pressure.

In addition, most of the main players of the entire Bobcats team are rookies who have only entered the league for a few years.

Where have I seen this kind of situation before, facing the majesty of the defending champion, several times he was forced to shoot after being defended for 24 seconds.

This completely disrupted the Bobcats' offensive rhythm. Even though Liu Rui was very anxious off the court, he wanted to drop the thermos in the sailor's hand to the ground.

But facing this situation on the court, Liu Rui had nothing to do.

After all, it is very rare for these rookie players to be able to play to this level this season.

At the end of the game, the Bobcats again at home with:
81:90
Lost to the defending champion Pistons by 9 points.

In this way, the Pistons successfully won the match point in this round of the series and are currently leading the Bobcats with a total score of 3:1.

Let this round of the series basically no longer have too much suspense.

The next suspense is whether the Bobcats can win more games and create difficulties for the Pistons.

Losing two consecutive games at their own home court also frustrated the young players of the Bobcats.

Even though the game is over, sitting on the floor of the home court, I can't get back to my senses for a long time.

Everyone's heart seemed to be vented.

Seeing the state of the players, Liu Rui also sighed helplessly in his heart.

Because Liu Rui knew that in this round of the series, the Bobcats might be over...

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April 5

Bobcats will be a guest in Detroit, will challenge the defending champion Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

The current Pistons have a total score of 3:1 lead, ahead of the Bobcats.

In this game, the discouraged Bobcats no longer had the fighting spirit of the previous games.

The lack of focus on the offensive end and the loss of position on the defensive end made this game overshadowed.

Before the game, the media agreed that facing the cliff, the Bobcats will definitely be dying in this game, which will bring great trouble to the Pistons.

But no one thought that in this game, the Bobcats were like a deflated ball, and they were beaten by the Pistons throughout the game.

At the end of the game, the Bobcats ended with:

76:91
15 points were ruthlessly slaughtered by the Pistons.

And 15 points is also the most lost score in this round of the series.

And this game also lost its suspense early, so more and more people began to call the Bobcats for match-fixing!
The outside world doesn't know the details of the situation, so they only think that the Bobcats' performance in this game is quite different from the previous games.

But only Liu Rui, who was involved, knew that after the Bobcats counterattack receded, the feeling of powerlessness in the face of the Pistons came to his heart, which made the young Bobcats players less and less confident.

It also led to the worst game since entering the playoffs in this game.

Even though the Bobcats eventually faced defeat, Liu Rui did not blame any players.

After all, these are a process that young players should have in their personal careers. He is as strong as the basketball god Jordan. When he first entered the league, he also fell under the iron elbow of the Pistons time and time again.

In the end, after he became stronger and stronger, and won a few helpers, he successfully crossed the mountain of the Pistons.

So in the face of today's setbacks, Liu Rui is relatively open-minded. After all, this season, the Bobcats can be said to have gained both fame and fortune.

From coaches to players, it can be said that they can get too many benefits and attention.

With the complete end of the game, the total score of the two teams in this round of the series was rewritten to 4:1.

The Pistons successfully defeated the Bobcats in the Eastern Conference semifinals and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

It is worth mentioning that yesterday, the Heat swept the Wizards 4:0, so the two teams will have a strong dialogue in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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April 5

With the end of the Western Conference semifinals, all the results of this round are also released.

In the finals of the Eastern Conference, it will be the Heat against the Pistons. Among them, the Heat rank first in the Eastern Conference and will have home court advantage.

In the West, the Suns will play against the Spurs. The Suns are No. [-] in the West and also have home court advantage.

For such a result, the media were not surprised at all. After all, at the beginning of this season, people predicted that these four teams would compete for the championship.

And the only thing beyond the surprise of the media is probably the strong rise of the Bobcats this season, becoming the shit-stirring stick in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Although the Bobcats faced the Pistons with a total score of 1:4 and were finally out, but in everyone's eyes, the Bobcats are definitely a glorious defeat.

And most of the entire Bobcats team is composed of young players, which also makes more and more people optimistic about the potential of the Bobcats.

And while the Bobcats are currently in their second year, the salary cap is only three-quarters that of other teams.

But in the entire Bobcats team, except for rookie contracts, they are veteran contracts.

And there are still a number of player contracts that are about to expire.

This will leave the Bobcats with a lot of room to operate in the offseason, and they can even offer a maximum salary contract.

So for the future of the Bobcats, more and more media are optimistic about it, thinking that it can make a difference.

However, compared to the Bobcats at this time, most of the media's focus is on the upcoming East and West finals.

Of course, apart from the Eastern and Western finals, the most eye-catching thing at present is whether Liu Rui will stay with the Bobcats? !

Because Liu Rui signed a one-year 110 million coaching contract with the Bobcats in [-].

At that time, this contract was considered to be a bobcat team with a lot of money, but until now, I am afraid that even the idiots can see how valuable this contract is.

And because the Bobcats team led by Liu Rui created one miracle after another.

This directly doubled the market value of the Bobcats one year after its establishment.

Moreover, this is only the most conservative valuation. Judging from the current upward trend of the Bobcats, in the next few years, I am afraid that the market value of the Bobcats will rise in a straight line.

At this time, the task of the Bobcats this season has been successfully completed, and the players and coaches will usher in their own offseason next.

Take advantage of this rare rest time to relax the tense mood of a season.

Players whose contracts are about to expire may try their best to contact the team during the offseason to see if they can renew their contracts with the team or sign with other teams.

As for the fringe players who basically have no ball to play, I am afraid that most of them will participate in the summer league in early July.

Strive to play a good performance so as to be favored by other teams in the league...

(End of this chapter)