NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

Ling Yang got a historic triple-double, which undoubtedly excited all the fans who supported him.

And Ling Yang's performance against James in this game also made more people see his power on the defensive end.

Perhaps these top stars in the league can still score high points under Ling Yang's defense, but the overall performance efficiency will still drop a lot.

The voice that Ling Yang should be included in the competition selection of the best defensive player is also getting louder.

At the same time, Ling Yang also relied on his recent performance to continue to secure the top position in the best rookie list.

The season is still going on, and at the end of March, the competition between the East and the West has become fiercer. The teams that have hope for the playoffs are trying their best to win a ticket for the playoffs. every game.

As for the top-ranked teams, they have already started preparing for the next playoffs, and while watching the competition for tickets to the playoffs, they silently speculate on their rankings and opponents.

And when the time came to the end of March, people suddenly discovered that the winning percentage of the top three teams in the West was quite abnormal.

In terms of winning percentage, the Spurs, with 57 wins and 16 losses, are still the absolute leader. They have played 73 games as the top seed in the Western Conference, and they are also the team that has completed the most games in the league.

However, for the Spurs, the unfavorable news is that the team's core guard, Manu Ginobili was injured in the last game with the Lakers in March.

According to reliable information obtained by the media after the game, Ginobili will be absent for about two weeks.

The Mavericks' record of 54 wins and 18 losses is still behind the Spurs and ranks second in the Southwest Division, because the top three divisions in the West will occupy the top three positions in the West, and the Dallas Mavericks are forced to rank fourth in the West .

With a record of 53 wins and 18 losses, the Suns ranked first in the Pacific region and continued to secure their second place in the West.

In terms of winning percentage, they are slightly worse than the Mavericks, but the gap is not too big. The excellent record of the Suns during this period has reduced the difference between the two teams to only 0.5 games.

The teams further behind can basically no longer threaten the rankings of the three teams.

Ranked third, the Nuggets just occupy the top spot in the Northwest Division. Their record of 41 wins and 31 losses has a very obvious gap compared with the previous three teams.

Moreover, all three teams have great hopes of hitting 60 wins. The last time this happened was in the 97-98 season.

It was also in the West at the beginning. The Jazz, Supersonics, and Lakers all had a record of 60 wins in a single season.

This year, the top three in the West are expected to create such a good record again.

For the Spurs, even if Ginobili is injured, it is basically a certainty that they will get 60 wins.

The performance of the Mavericks throughout the season has also been relatively stable. There are still 10 games left. They only need to get a record of 6 wins and 4 losses to win 60 wins. They also have great hopes.

What really surprised the outside world was actually the sun.

Last season, the Suns rose strongly and ranked first in the league with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses.

But at the beginning of this season, after Amare Stoudemire announced that he would miss most of the games and suffered a three-game losing streak at the beginning of the season, no one would have thought that this Suns team could hit 60 this season. win.

Even after the All-Star Game, when the Suns announced that Stoudemire would miss the entire regular season, the outside world still did not expect the Suns' winning percentage to be so high.

Then, the Suns won 12 consecutive victories, pulling up the record strongly.

After Nash missed two games and suffered a two-game losing streak, Nash came back and won the Cavaliers. At the end of March, the Suns ushered in a wave of four consecutive victories, and they also had the opportunity to hit 4 wins.

Moreover, the Sun's winning streak did not stop there.

Entering April, the Suns won the Lakers, the Kings, and the Clippers, and another three-game winning streak, raising their record to 4 wins and 56 losses.

At this time, the Suns lost to the Nets with Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson.

After the record came to 56 wins and 19 losses, the Suns' record fluctuated slightly. In the next 5 games, the Suns had 3 wins and 2 losses, and their record became 59 wins and 21 losses.

There are only the last 2 games left, against the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks.

In the game against the Trail Blazers, the Suns ushered in a chance to hit 60 wins, and the strength of the two teams was indeed different, so the Suns almost suppressed the whole game and won the game.

96:106, the difference between the two teams seems to be only 10 points.

But throughout the game, except for the opening minutes, the Suns barely let the Blazers lead.

Moreover, the point difference between the two teams was once widened to 18 points.

In the end, they chased to 10 points, which was also due to the fact that the Suns removed all the main players in the second half of the fourth quarter to ensure the physical strength of the main players.

60 wins and 21 losses, the Suns have won 2 wins for 60 consecutive seasons!

The outstanding record, coupled with the fact that the Suns won the Heat, the Spurs, the Cavaliers, and various consecutive victories after the All-Star Game, is also officially announced to the league, although there are no Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, Richard Sen, but the Suns have Nash, Marion, Ling Yang, Bell, Thomas, and they still have excellent competitiveness in the West.

Before entering the playoffs, the final battle they faced was the opponent in the first game of this season, the Dallas Mavericks.

The entire Suns team also attached great importance to this game. The day before the game, the Suns, who were playing at home, specially arranged team training to prepare for the game.

Ling Yang still came to the training hall early as before.

Compared with the beginning of the season, Ling Yang has a lot more training items at this time, such as full-court fast breaks, dribble layups, free throws, close-range shots, and attacking the basket...

Ling Yang was training, and the rest of the people gradually came to the training hall one after another, basically coming earlier than the training time required by D'Antoni, and coming in advance for additional training.

To Ling Yang's surprise, Stoudemire also appeared not long after.

"Hey guys, I have some good news for you."

As soon as he entered the arena, Stoudemire yelled with a little excitement.

"After a week of separate trial training, the team doctor believes that I can officially join the team's confrontation training and return to the court in the next game."

When Nash heard it, his eyes lit up immediately, and he asked, "Amale, is it true?"

"Not bad!"

It was Mike D'Antoni who answered Nash.

"Looking at the situation of today's match, if Amare's body allows, he will return to the game."

"This is really very good news!" Nash laughed.

"It's great that Amare can return before the start of the playoffs!"

D'Antoni also showed a smile on his face at the moment. Stoudemire is the team's top scorer. His return will definitely be even more powerful for the Suns.

But at this time, D'Antoni still looked at D'Antoni seriously and said:

"Amare, even if you are in good form today, because you have just returned to the game, you need to start from the bench.

You need to slowly regain the feeling of the game, and the team has been running in the lineup for a season, so it cannot be adjusted easily. "

After hearing this, Stoudemire was a little surprised, but still nodded and agreed: "No problem, coach!"

"Okay, let's start training!"

After D'Antoni finished speaking, he applauded and said to all the Suns players:

"What we need to face now is our last regular season opponent, the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks are now 60-21 with us, so this game is very important.

There is no doubt that our goal is to hit the championship, and if we end up playing against the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, the result of this game will determine who has the home court advantage!

Therefore, we have only one goal for tomorrow's game, to win the game!

! ”

D'Antoni cheered up first, and then began to arrange formal training.

At this time, Ling Yang, watching Stoudemire's return, suddenly realized that the butterfly effect he brought seemed to be gradually amplifying.

In the previous season, Stoudemire did not return in the playoffs, so the Suns played extremely hard in the playoffs. They faced the Lakers in the first round and the Clippers in the second round. The teams whose records are very different from their own are barely winning until the tiebreaker.

In the Western Conference finals, facing the Mavericks who won the bull and horse battle, they were eliminated by the opponent 2:4.

This season, not only himself, but even Stoudemire has returned, what will happen to the playoffs?

Ling Yang was even thinking at this time, whether his previous bet with Ballmer was too idealistic.

You must know that many games in the playoffs are won or lost in those one or two rounds. In the previous life, there were 7 fierce battles between the bulls and horses, and many of them were narrowly won by the Mavericks.

The game will be played again, and the Spurs will be given another chance. Will the Mavericks win such a game?

It seems not necessarily.

Perhaps, the Suns really reached the Western Conference Finals, facing both the Mavericks and the Spurs.

As for the impact of the butterfly effect, there is only the last game in the regular season, and we will know after the start of the playoffs.

What makes Ling Yang more convinced that the butterfly effect really happened is that Stoudemire can indeed return officially.

In the training that day, although Stoudemire was assigned to the bench, he showed a very good competitive state. Even Ling Yang could feel that this state was different from when he just returned after the All-Star Game.

At that time, under the advice of the team doctor, he almost only dared to shoot the ball offensively, and did not dare to have a physical confrontation.

Now, Stoudemire even dared to break through.

Although the playing time is still limited to 20 minutes by the team doctor, it is true that this state can return.

Just because Stoudemire's condition is not bad, he also officially entered the competition list in the next day's game.

On the last day of the regular season, the league has scheduled 15 games, and all teams will participate in the season-ending battle.

The opponent of the Suns final battle is the Mavericks. This is also the fourth time the two teams have played against each other this season.

Except for the Suns who won the first game of the regular season when the two sides played against each other at home, the Suns lost to their opponents in the next two away games.

Today, the Suns are playing at home.

Before the start of the game, the camera on the Sun's scene did not give the two teams who were about to start the game, but directly gave it to Stoudemire on the bench.

On the sidelines, El-McCoyin, the voice of the sun, also said with joy:

"According to the news from the Suns, Amare has entered the team's roster today after being absent for almost an entire season, but it is not certain whether Amare will actually play.

If Amare can come back, it will be the best news for the Suns who are about to start their playoff journey..."

The commentator was analyzing Stoudemire's return, and the starting players of the two teams came to the field one after another at this time.

For the Suns, although Stoudemire returned, the team's starting lineup remained unchanged.

Still Thomas, Marion, Ling Yang, Bell, Nash.

As for the Mavericks, their starting lineup this season has been adjusted several times before it is finally settled.

The starting center has been replaced by the younger Desagina Diop, the power forward is still the head player Derek Nowitzki, the small forward Josh Howard, the shooting guard Marquez Daniels, and the point guard Jason - Terry.

The two teams jumped the ball, and the young Diop helped the Mavericks get the ball first.

At halftime, Ling Yang immediately set his sights on Josh Howard.

This season, there are many people in the Mavericks who can score, and Josh Howard is the team's third scorer, ranking in front, respectively, Nowitzki and Terry.

Considering Terry's scoring ability, the Suns implemented a dislocation on the defensive end, and Bell matched up.

The calf's ball, first of all, will be in the hands of Nowitzki.

In the first round of the game, Nowitzki will attack, which is enough to prove that the Mavericks attach great importance to this game.

Moreover, Nowitzki played the ball quite decisively.

Facing Kurt Thomas' defense, he made a signature golden rooster independence after a back hit and hit a two-pointer.

The ball came to the Suns, and the Mavericks retreated very quickly. After Nash dribbled the ball to the half court, he didn't find a chance to attack directly, so he chose to pick and roll with Marion.

Immediately, Nash, who used the cover to break through and enter the inside line, handed the ball to Marion in the high position while the Mavericks were shrinking their defense.

Marion received the ball and shot it with his slightly weird shooting posture, which also made a two-pointer.

At the beginning of the game, both teams were using their best offensive game.

The rhythm of the two teams is relatively fast, and the point difference has also begun to cross and rise.

At this time, the only person on the court who felt very uncomfortable was probably Josh Howard.

At this time, Josh Howard is growing towards the Mavericks' second-in-command, but he has not yet reached the level of averaging 20 points per game. His offensive ability may not be bad, but against Lingyang, how uncomfortable it is .

For more than a month, Ling Yang has played against top scorers in the league, and his 90 on-ball defense has been tempered for nearly two months.

Josh Howard, who was entangled at this time, made the Mavericks' starting small forward feel miserable.

And Ling Yang has been defending for a while, and he also realized that it seems a bit wasteful to focus his defensive energy on Josh Howard.

Seeing that Nowitzki received the ball and seemed to single-handedly hit Kurt Thomas, Ling Yang quietly moved his footsteps to help defend.