The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Warriors, Pelicans, Cavaliers, Rockets, Mavericks, Spurs, Knicks...

The collision between these super teams has already made the fans hungry and thirsty.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, the door to the playoffs was about to open, and the competition for the playoffs was already heating up.

Except for the Cavaliers, Knicks, and Raptors in the Eastern Conference, the remaining Hornets, Heat, Pacers, Pistons, Bucks, Eagles, and Celtics have no more than one win. What will happen in the end? rankings are possible.

The situation in the West is similar, but the difference is that with those five super teams, there are only three remaining playoff spots.

The Trail Blazers, Clippers, Thunder, Jazz, Grizzlies, and Nuggets scored 6 in 3 at the last moment.

These teams played games in the last two days, and fans rarely watched them together at the end of the season.

The style of play at the beginning of the century and the fierce battle at the last moment reminded many old fans of Iverson and the 2005ers in the 2006-76 season.

Iverson averaged 33 points per game, lost to Kobe and missed the scoring title, and the 76ers also missed the playoffs at the last minute.

After two days of fighting, the rankings of the East and West were also announced.

In the East, the Cavaliers outshone the others with 60 wins.

Although experienced a disastrous defeat in the opening game, Whiteside lost weight afterwards, James and Irving are getting better and better, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.

The Knicks followed with 53 wins.

Compared with the Cavaliers, the performance of the Knicks this season has been more ups and downs. The aging of Anthony and Howard once made them launch a championship competition, but the deal that brought Wall on the trade deadline played a vital role.

The Raptors are third with 51 wins.

Introducing Ibaka, plus the original pair of trash brothers Lowry and DeRozan, although the Raptors have a slim chance of winning the championship, they are strong in the East.

After the Raptors, the Eagles, Bucks, Hornets, Pacers, and Heat rank 5-8.

All of these teams have a record of less than 50 wins.

The trend of grouping in the league has intensified. The western powerhouses have gathered together, and the eastern teams have rarely won against the western teams. The pattern of strong west and weak east has almost reached an extreme.

It can be foreseen that if the game continues according to this pattern, there will only be those few super teams left in the league in the end.

In the West, the performance of the Pelicans this season was not as eye-catching as last season, but they still won 70 wins in the end.

This is also the league's only 70-win team.

Tang Tian ended his sixth NBA career.

He also had his best season statistically.

他赛季场均出战35.6分钟，场均32.1分10.3篮板11.6助攻3.2抢断1.6封盖3.3失误，投篮命中率51.1%，三分球命中率43.6%。

The points per game, assists per game, and steals per game are all ranked first in the league, and the rebounds per game are ranked fifth in the league.

He won the scoring champion, assists champion, and steals champion in one season!

Of course, more importantly, he became another player after Oscar Robertson who averaged a triple-double in the season!

During last season, fans said that both the Pelicans and Tang Tian had reached their peak.

But now it seems that it is just a peak, especially Tang Tian, ​​he can continue to break through himself, and there will never be an upper limit.

After the Pelicans, the Warriors ranked second in the Western Conference with 65 wins.

Although they experienced a wave of downturn in the middle of the season, after the run-in is complete, their strength is still among the best, and they are the only one in the league with the Pelicans.

The Spurs ranked third in the league with 61 wins.

The Rockets and Mavericks gained momentum in the middle of the season, but in the end they found that Jiang was still old and spicy. Popovich took the team to the third place in the Western Conference without saying a word.

The Rockets ranked fourth with 60 wins.

The Big Three of Harden, Paul, and Cousins ​​all performed well under the new penalty scale.

Although they finally ranked fourth in the Western Conference, the playoffs are a stage for super giants, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.

The Mavericks are fifth in the West with 55 wins.

They were originally ranked higher at the beginning of the season, but the contradiction between Butler and Carlisle became increasingly obvious, which became their biggest hidden danger.

Except for these five super teams, none of the remaining 6-8 teams has a record of more than 50 wins.

The Trail Blazers are sixth with 45 wins.

The Clippers are seventh with 43 wins.

Both the Thunder and the Jazz had a final record of 41 wins, but the Thunder succeeded in getting their place in the matchup record and finally ranked eighth.

It is worth mentioning that, like Tang Tian, ​​Westbrook also managed to finish the season with an average triple-double in the end.

场均31.5分11.6板10.3助攻，42.5%的命中率，35.6%的三分球命中率。

Although the statistics are a bit worse than Tang Tian's, he also averaged a triple-double.

Even if it wasn't for Tang Tian's existence, he would have entered the MVP discussion.

This is also the first time in league history that two players averaging triple-doubles appeared in one season at the same time!

Chapter 961 Walker Iversonization

"This is the season that will go down in history."

TNT and ESPN coincidentally used this title to describe the past regular season.

Six superteams at the same time, as they say, with two players averaging triple-doubles, and that's the season for the books.

Of course, there is also the much-anticipated playoffs.

With the determination of the regular season rankings, the Eastern and Western playoffs will also be announced.

East side.

Cavaliers VS Heat.

This is the most topical matchup in the first round of the Eastern Conference.

Wade and James are old friends, James and Whiteside are both old Heat players...

For the Heat, they stumbled into the playoffs with the last wave of winning streak, but they need to face the strongest team in the East.

Knicks VS Pacers.

The duel between Anthony and George, the two top small forwards in the league.

With the departure of the original team of David West and Hibbert, the Pacers have long lost their courage, and George's future in the Pacers is bleak.

If there is no breakthrough this year, George is likely to leave Indiana, which trained him, after his contract ends.

Raptors VS Hornets.

This is the second consecutive season that the two sides have played against each other in the playoffs. The Raptors' trash brothers need to prove themselves, and so does Walker.

Especially after playing a peak season, his playoff performance will directly determine his next contract.

Whether the Hornets can make it to the second round is likely to determine Walker's final stay.

Eagles VS Bucks.

Antetokounmpo played the most improved player-level performance.

The young man who cast envious glances at Tang Tian from the sidelines is growing rapidly now, but he still needs to prove more.

West side.

Rockets VS Mavericks.

The Cavaliers and Heat in the Eastern Conference are the most topical first-round matchup, and the Rockets and Mavericks are the group that has received the most attention.

There are five super teams in the West, which means that two of them will definitely meet in the first round. In the end, the Rockets and Mavericks, the two favorites to win the championship, will meet ahead of schedule.

One is the main superstar team, and the other is the all-star team, whoever wins in the end is possible.

Spurs VS Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers continued to play an efficient season, but they are undoubtedly the victims of the super team, and the first round against the Spurs is also bad luck.

Warriors VS Clippers.

Griffin has suffered injuries this season and has been in a sluggish state after his comeback. The Clippers also have little hope of breaking through the Warriors.

Pelicans VS Thunder.

The scene of the two teams fighting in the regular season is still vivid. If the fans are not satisfied with watching, then what will be presented to them now is a whole series.

With two days to go until the start of the playoffs, the Pelicans rank first in the league and have home-court advantage over all teams.

They avoided the exhaustion of traveling and traveling, and took a two-day rest to prepare for the upcoming playoffs.

"Thunder, Tang, it seems that the topic of your truth and falsehood will continue."

In the first training session after the regular season, Bo Yang was teasing Tang Tian.

"He doesn't care about that anymore."

Before Tang Tian could speak, Dior said from the side.

Tang Tian glanced at Dior, smiled and pointed at him.

Sure enough, the old guy knew him well.

The Pelicans aim to defend their title this season, and it doesn't really matter who their first-round opponent is.

It's pretentious to say it, but if you don't say it, the first round is for them to find their status.

In fact, after this season, he was thinking about a question, whether his high ball possession rate will hurt the team.

Although the data is good-looking, the MVP selection will also have the upper hand.

But this season, Jokic's visible regression to the naked eye and Davis' stagnation have something to do with his high possession of the ball in addition to the penalty scale.

He is indeed the strongest on the team, and he is the most efficient way to play while holding the ball, but basketball is a five-person sport after all, and the first round is an opportunity to adjust.

The playoffs have not yet officially started, and the league announced the first two awards of the season at this time.

One is the best head coach.

The results showed that Cole got 31% of the votes, defeated Stevens and Lue, and was successfully elected as the best head coach of the season.

This is also the first time in his coaching career that he was elected.

From leading the team to win the championship when he debuted, to leading the team to 73 wins, Cole's performance in the past two years has improved year by year, but he just can't get the best head coach.

This season he finally got his wish.

However, he was elected this season, in addition to his own performance, thanks to Stevens.

After all, the latter was elected last season, and will basically be automatically filtered this season.

Otherwise, with the Pelicans' record of 70 wins, Stevens is the one who was finally elected.

But no matter what, it took the Warriors three seasons to finally get the honor that the Pelicans got in one season.

The best head coach went to the Bay Area, and the most improved award went to Milwaukee.

Antetokounmpo, Antetokounmpo, won this award without any suspense with his outstanding performance and more than 50% of the votes.

But this is obviously just the beginning for him. The goal of this big one James is to hit history and hit Tang Tian's No.1 position in the league.

Both Cole and Antetokounmpo chose to present awards during the playoff opener.

They obviously hope to continue the "award award law" created by Tang Tian in the Spurs to create a good start for the playoffs.

Two days later, the playoffs officially started.

The Knicks Pacers and Raptors Hornets in the East, the Pelicans Thunder, and the Rockets Mavericks in the West took the lead.

The game between the Raptors and the Hornets started first, and the game between the Pelicans and the Thunder last.

At this time, the fans are the happiest. There are four playoff games a day, and there are games every day.

The Pelicans training ended early, and Tang Tian also watched the first game between the Raptors and the Hornets with Davis in the locker room.

The Raptors have Lowry and DeRozan, as well as Ibaka and Valanciunas, but the Hornets have only one obviously premium Batum besides Walker.

On paper, the Hornets have no chance of winning.