NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 79 The playoffs begin!
The time came to April in a blink of an eye, and the regular season was coming to an end. The Lakers ranked first in the West with 4 wins and 52 losses. The Thunder temporarily ranked second in the West with 23 wins and 49 losses. The third place was the Dallas Mavericks with 26 wins and 48 losses.

Looking at the record table in front of him, Presti sighed: "The competition in the Western Conference is really fierce. There are still 7 games left. The first position is unnecessary, but the second position must be stabilized. Fortunately, the rest of the Thunder's schedule is very easy. Most of them are lottery teams. After winning 5 games in a row, the main players can rest."

Presti got up and was about to go to the training hall. He was going to see how the players' tactical training was going.

After the All-Star Game, the players pestered Presti to ask him to practice tactics. There was a reason why Presti hadn't trained before. His idea was to first train the players' own abilities, including the ability to read the game, the ability to sense the position on the court, and their own technical ability. After these abilities are improved, the running tactics will be more effective.
This is also the reason why the All-Star Game can throw out tactics in such a short time, because the players on the field are all the star players or second-in-command players of their respective teams, and their own abilities are already very strong.

Presti walked into the arena and watched the players practice tirelessly. With the practice, they got better and better. In the third game after the All-Star Game, Presti asked them to use tactics to end the game. This is why the winning rate of the game from February to March was less than 2%. At the beginning, it was really a variety of mistakes.

Fortunately, their comprehension abilities are extremely strong. As the schedule progresses, there are fewer and fewer mistakes, and the winning rate of the game is gradually increasing.

On April 4, the Thunder played an away game against the Grizzlies. Since the Grizzlies currently only have 3 wins, the playoffs are hopeless. Therefore, the team's goal has changed to being a poor player in order to get a good lottery.

For this reason, the Grizzlies rested their core players in rotation. Except for McConley and OJ Mayo, the rest of the starting lineup was a rotation, and the rotation consisted of marginal players in the NBA and players with short-term contracts.

Immediately afterwards, the Thunder won the New Orleans Hornets with 35 wins at home, the Kings with 27 wins, the Pacers with 31 wins away, and the Golden State Warriors with 30 wins.

So in the last two games of the regular season, Presti only let the core play for about 17 minutes, maintained his state, and replaced the veterans who were leaders in the locker room.

On April 4th, with the end of the game between the Pacers and the Wizards, the regular season of the 14-2009 NBA season is over, and the final ranking of the league record is as follows:

Final Western Conference standings, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, Philox Suns, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs

Final Eastern Conference standings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls

NBA2009-2010赛季季后赛将在4月17日正式打响，而雷霆的首场比赛将会在4月18日主场对阵波特兰开拓者。

"It doesn't look like you're nervous at all. This is your first time coaching the playoffs." Clayton asked, looking at Presti, who was holding the game sheet.

"Haha, why am I nervous? It's because you, the boss, are nervous. If you play one less game, your income will be less." Presti put down the watch in his hand and replied with a smile.

"Haha, I don't care about the money for one or two games. Seriously, how far can you go in this playoffs? Anyway, I have full confidence in you. You should be able to make it to the second round." Clayton asked tentatively.

Presti looked at Clayton with contempt, and said, "As the owner of the Thunder, don't be so unpromising. What about the second round? This time I want to win the championship and make history."

Clayton was not at all displeased when he heard this. Although one of them is the boss and the other is the manager, they have an employment relationship, but Clayton has already regarded Presti as the core person of the Thunder team, so even if Presti scolds him, he will not say anything.

"It seems that the core lineup has never participated in the playoffs. It's their debut. It's not bad to be able to play 80.00% of their strength. How can they win the championship? Is it by bragging?" Clayton said mockingly.

So what, I'm a man with a system. Although I said this in my heart, I said confidently: "Just wait and see."

The impact of the basketball and the floor in the arena is endless. The players are not as relaxed as Presti and Clayton. This is their first playoffs and debut.

But on the contrary, if you perform well, you will be stunned by the big contract you signed, not to mention a series of endorsement contracts.

Therefore, even with only three days of rest and adjustment time, they have to train non-stop to maintain a good economy.

"Curry, are you nervous?" Harden said out of breath, and at the same time touched his beard that was just one finger long with his right hand. When Harden was first selected, Harden's chin was bald, and Presti thought it was awkward, so when he was negotiating the sneaker contract with Harden, he told him by the way to let him grow his beard. Of course, Harden readily accepted his future image.

"Haha, don't be nervous," Curry said with a naive smile, also out of breath. In fact, he thought that he was going to play in the playoffs the day after tomorrow as a rookie, and he hadn't slept well since the night of April 4.

Harden suddenly had a little self-doubt. Could it be that my quality is not good enough?Durant, Westbrook, and Jaylin are not nervous. After all, they have played in the league for 2 or 3 seasons. Why are Curry and Gibson not nervous.

Could it be that my training is not in place and I have a guilty conscience?This must be the reason. Thinking of this, Harden quickly took the ball and continued to practice his Eurostep.

On the evening of April 4th, Presti gathered the players together to watch the Dallas Mavericks playoffs. Before watching, Presti made it clear: "After we beat the Portland Trail Blazers, the next opponent must be the Dallas Mavericks. Although we lead the Mavericks by an absolute advantage of 17:3 in the regular season, the playoffs are completely different. Watch the Mavericks video today, and then tell me, who are you going to play against?"

"Coach, Trail Blazers..." Jordan couldn't help but said, he felt a little guilty about the Trail Blazers. He was bullied by Aldridge and Marcus Camby in the regular season.

"It's okay, I know what you want to say, the Blazers have never been something we need to worry about." Presti's face was full of confidence.

Soon everyone watched the game seriously, looking for their opponents.

The day of April 4 has finally come, and the Thunder led by Presti are already hungry and thirsty!
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(End of this chapter)