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Chapter 293 A shocking 75 wins! The status of each team in the league!

It is worth mentioning that in the crucial battle between the Hornets and the 3ers at the end of March, the Hornets, which carried the hopes of fans across the United States, successfully attacked the 76ers and pushed Iverson and the 76ers to fourth place in the Eastern Conference! They themselves rose to third place in the Eastern Conference!

This game sent fans across the United States into a frenzy!

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The grudge match they most want to see is becoming more and more likely to happen!

And in April, the Hornets and the 4ers have been fighting for their records. After all, as long as they are not stupid, no one wants to meet the Pacers in advance!

After winning that crucial position battle, the Hornets were one position ahead of the 76ers, and their subsequent record was also very good.

In addition, the 76ers themselves are really not that strong, and they missed some of the wins they should have won. In the end, they still failed to complete the overtake, and the team's final record was locked in fourth place in the Eastern Conference!

As long as they don't lose in the first round, the highly anticipated second playoff battle between Lin Tian and Iverson will take place for the second consecutive year!

Moreover, this year is still an absolute grudge game! In this round of the series, we can already lock in the second round of the series with the highest ratings in advance!

It is also worth mentioning that just before the start of the playoffs, bad news came from the Spurs.

Tim Duncan, the absolute core and leading scorer of their team, suffered a serious meniscus tear in a game in early April! After repeated investigations and research, Duncan's injury will hardly affect his career, but it will require an operation.

Even if the operation is successful, Duncan will have to rest for 4-6 months. This means that the San Antonio Spurs, who are ambitious and want to continue to compete for the championship, are basically over before the playoffs even begin!

Even though there are still Robinson, Richmond and Rose, without Duncan, their goal is no longer to hit the championship, but not to be swept out in the first round.

4. Philadelphia 76ers 48 wins and 34 losses

In short, the Clippers are jubilant, but Bulls coach Floyd lost his job because of two wins and became another unlucky guy in the league.

Except for these unlucky guys, the rest of the teams went smoothly without any problems.

The Pacers' record was finally fixed at 75 wins and 7 losses!

They surpassed the Chicago Bulls in the 1995-1996 season and became the team with the highest regular season winning percentage in NBA history! At the same time, they are also the first team in NBA history to reach 75 wins in a single season! It is also another team after the Bulls that has won more than 70 games in the regular season!

In the end, it is the Pacers who have a better lineup foundation and thickness, and their tactical system is also more complete. Lewis, Harrington, and Buckner are all pretty good now. These three guys have gone to other places. Teams like this can probably enter the rotation or even start directly, but in the Pacers, they can only continue to sit on the bench.

Lin Tian's career has spanned 5 seasons so far, and he has reached more than 3 wins in 70 seasons...

In addition to the two unlucky teams of the Spurs and Suns, another extremely unlucky team is the Chicago Bulls!

This season, they have firmly occupied the last position in the league for almost 95% of the time. They have been waiting to get another No. 2000 pick in the draft and select a super talent. The team is rebuilt.

This big guy, he won't run away!

3. Charlotte Hornets 49 wins and 33 losses

Well, this is the true portrayal of Klaus’s heart!

Because, after these two victories, the Bulls and Clippers have reversed themselves! The Bulls, who were originally ranked first from last, became second to last, and the Clippers, who were second to last, became the deputy squad leader of the league as they wished!

They will have the greatest probability of getting the No. 2000 pick in !

Even if everyone is not very optimistic about the 2000 rookies and thinks they are very mediocre and bad rookies, it is better to get the No. pick than to get the No. or No. pick!

But it's a pity that just three days before the end of the season, the Bulls guys actually won two games in a row!

Everyone knows how important Duncan is!

What makes the Spurs even more distressed is that Duncan's rookie contract has expired and he will become a free agent this summer. This is a normal thing.

This is also a kind of helplessness for a strong team, the pain of happiness!

Well, probably... not?

But the team brought him back, obviously not expecting him to restore the glory of the past. What the team needs is for him to use his prestige, status, experience and leadership to help the team and stabilize the situation for the Suns. , survived the two weeks without Kidd!

But the problem is: Duncan has not reached an early contract extension with the team, and he wants to test the free market! This worries Popovich, Buford and all San Antonio fans.

Don't ask, asking is double standards, asking is shameless!

In short, after communicating with the team's players, he directly chose to take a rest in the last two games of the regular season.

5. Detroit Pistons 42 wins and 40 losses

Another playoff team that has been hit by injuries is the Phoenix Suns. This time the injury is no longer to Penny Hardaway, who has a fragile knee, but to another person in the 'super backcourt': Jason Keys. Virtue!

Kidd sprained his ankle before the end of the regular season and will be sidelined for at least 2 weeks!

The Suns, who were originally strong and ambitious and wanted to do something in the playoffs, immediately lost confidence because of this problem.

Moreover, the more mediocre the year, the more important the draft pick is!

After all, there are few geniuses, and they will be gone if you are not careful!

In short, while Bird didn't care about the title of having the best regular season record in history, his players were extremely motivated. Even when Lin Tian, ​​Carter, Webber and others stopped playing, they held on to the victory. Two more wins!

Of course, Johnson's state has long been incomparable to what he was back then. In 6 games during the regular season, he averaged only 6 points and 4 assists per game. His offensive power has greatly declined, and he has degenerated from the league's top defender to an ordinary one. role players.

1. Indiana Pacers 75 wins and 7 losses

But at this time, the team owner actually brought back Kevin Johnson, the team's former head guard who had retired for two years!

Johnson, who was appointed at a critical moment, helped the team play the last six games of the regular season and will also play in the playoffs to fill the team's vacancy at the point guard position!

6. Milwaukee Bucks 42 wins, 40 losses

There is actually no suspense about the Eastern Conference's ranking.

The team suddenly had a winning streak at such a critical moment. The angry general manager Krause was furious. He directly fired the team's interim coach Floyd! Did I hire you to win the game? Are you riding a horse to show off your tactical prowess?

To win at a time like this?

You old boy must have taken a kickback from the Clippers!