Godfather of the NBA: Cutting Curry and creating a dynasty

The most tiring person is that man——Yang Li!

In this game, he did not rest for a moment and played the whole game.

Moreover, Yang Li was playing 1v5 the whole game.

And the five All-Stars he faced were all All-Stars at their peak.

This kind of hard work, who can understand?

I'm too hard!

After the All-Star Game, the Clippers have also entered a state of full preparation for the playoffs.

Yang Li no longer has any reservations, but let the Clippers go all out to compete for home court advantage in the playoffs.

The playing time of Dayao and Curry have all returned to normal.

After all, there is only less than one-third of the schedule in the regular season. If you don't hurry up to train at this time, it may be too late.

The Clippers, who were originally disabled, have been hovering between 5th and 6th in the West.

But after the All-Star Game, after the Clippers lineup was complete, they went straight to catch up.

Before the end of the regular season, the Clippers reached the second place in the Western Conference.

Second only to the San Antonio Spurs, the only team in the West with 60+ wins this season.

Ranked third in the Western Conference is the Los Angeles Lakers. In this year's regular season, their performance was not as good as the whole year.

But no one doubts that the Lakers, who are poised to achieve three consecutive championships this year, are still a team of kings that no one can afford.

Ranked fourth in the West is the Dallas Mavericks. They are actually not favored this year.

Apart from Yang Li, it is estimated that no one will regard them as the biggest competitors on the way to the championship.

Ranked fifth in the West is the Oklahoma City Thunder. This year they are the most improved team in the West.

It took only one season for the Thunder's three young players to increase the number of wins to 55 games.

6th to 8th in the West are the Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Memphis Grizzlies.

The 8th place in the West turned out to be the Grizzlies again, and Yang Li couldn't help looking forward to it.

Originally, after the end of the regular season this year, the Spurs were considered the most promising team to end the Lakers' three consecutive championships.

But in the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs faced the Memphis Grizzlies, who were No. 8 in the West, and were directly eliminated 4:2!

Is this the fourth black eight in NBA history? It is also a stain on the life of Popovich, who has won 4 championships.

But unlike the previous life, only Duncan was able to support the overall situation in the original Spurs insider.

The fuel tank of the main center McDyess at that time was completely empty, and he couldn't give Duncan enough help at all.

And the Grizzlies' "black and white bears" Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, both attack and defend perfectly.

The two cooperated and ravaged the Spurs' inside line wantonly, and finally won this round of the series and achieved the "Black Eight" achievement.

The situation is different now, the Spurs' main center is Chris Kaman.

Although Kaman is not as good as he was with the Clippers this season, he is still one of the top centers in the league.

The biggest highlight of this round of the series has naturally become the inside peak matchup between Kaman + Duncan vs Gasol + Randolph.

The Eastern record is not much different from the previous life.

Ranked first is the Chicago Bulls, with 1 wins, the first in the league.

Under the coaching of iron coach Thibodeau this season, the Bulls have become the team with the highest defensive efficiency in the league.

At the same time, on the offensive end, Derrick Rose is responsible for organizing and connecting the team's offense.

The only problem is that the two players who were originally on this team, Taj Gibson and Korver, were both taken away by Yang Li.

But at the same time, the Bulls also gained Wayne Harrington and Tony Batty.

In short, the impact is not great.

In second place is the Miami Heat, despite a poor start to the season.

But in the second half, the Heat scrambled to catch up and rushed to the second place in the Eastern Conference.

This is the same as the Los Angeles Clippers.

It's just that the speed of the Clippers' pursuit is slower and the momentum is stronger.

Ranked third in the Eastern Conference is the veteran powerhouse Boston Celtics.

They introduced Shaquille O'Neal this year, the purpose is to be able to fight against the Lakers in the finals.

But in the current situation in the Eastern Conference, we must first solve the big trouble of the Heat before we can consider the finals.

The fourth place in the Eastern Conference is the Orlando Magic led by the league's No. 4 center Dwight Howard.

Fifth place in the Eastern Conference is the Atlanta Hawks with Joe Johnson and Al Horford as an inside and outside partner.

The sixth place in the Eastern Conference is the New York Knicks.

After the All-Star Game, the Knicks and Nuggets completed a shocking deal.

The Knicks used 4 main players plus 4 future draft picks in exchange for Anthony and Billups.

The Knicks, who originally owned Stoudemire, also formed their Big Three.

In the end, under the leadership of Anthony, Ster's Meyer and Billups, the Knicks successfully entered this year's playoffs.

The 7th and 8th in the East are the Philadelphia 76ers and the Indiana Pacers, respectively.

Two underdogs, nothing to say.

On April 4, the Clippers finally ushered in their first opponent in this year's playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers.

This season, Trail Blazers star Brandon Roy underwent double knee surgery and both menisci were removed.

Although Roy returned to the game in the middle of the season, he also scored a tie-breaking 3-pointer against the Nuggets.

But Yang Li knew that this was Roy's last glory.

Before the start of the 11-12 season, Roy announced his retirement.

But soon Roy announced his comeback. After being amnesty by the Blazers, he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves.

After joining the Timberwolves, Roy only played 5 games before undergoing surgery again, and was subsequently cut by the Timberwolves.

Subsequently, Roy announced his retirement again.

A generation of geniuses fell away.

Facing such a Trail Blazers team, the Clippers swept them out 4:0 without any suspense.

The results of the first round against other teams in the Western Conference were basically within Yang Li's expectations.

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1.

The Los Angeles Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets 4-0.

The San Antonio Spurs once again lost 2:4 to the Memphis Grizzlies, the eighth in the West.

Say nothing, Popovich is doomed to suffer.

The results of the first round in the Eastern Conference were basically the same as in the previous life.

The Chicago Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers 4-1.

The Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 4ers 1-76.

It was unexpected that the Heat could lose a game to the 76ers.

The Boston Celtics swept the New York Knicks 4-0.

They are all the Big Three, but the Knicks' Big Three are still too immature compared with the Boston Big Three.

It is also reasonable to be swept out.

The Orlando Magic lost to the Atlanta Hawks 2:4.

It is the only team in the Eastern Conference that has been defeated.

After the first round, the Clippers are about to usher in their first truly threatening opponent in the playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers!