Legend of Tomorrow

The Suns are only one game shy of the 76-6 regular season record set by the Lakers in the 2001-02 season, but they surpass the 72 wins of the Bulls at their peak that year, which is also a terrifying record.

Guo Xu feels that the Suns can win against the previous peak Warriors because their inside line is too strong. The Warriors' inside line mainly relies on the defense of 201cm tall Draymond Green, and it is difficult to guard Stoudemire and Nene.

Almost all teams have embraced the Suns' inside tactics this season.

Send in a meat shield-type inside line to defend against the Suns' small-ball tactics in the penalty area, and speed up the pace of running and gun counterattacks; use a fast inside line that can defend against fast breaks, but cannot withstand the two beasts of the Suns.

Switching back and forth between these two styles of play is difficult to guard against. After all, the Suns also have a group of talented players who can make sudden shots.

This is the third time in Guo Xu's career that he has achieved 70+ wins in the regular season. He is the only player in NBA history to achieve this.

And he played all 82 games. With his ranking already determined, he played in the last game away from the Kings and scored a double-double of 25 points and 16 assists.

He averaged 35.2 minutes per game, scoring 24.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 2.2 steals, and 0.2 blocks. He shot 53.4% ​​from the field, 45.1% from the three-point range, and 90.2% from the free throw line. He entered the 180 Club for the first time.

In addition to proving that his style of play can ensure a high attendance rate in his last game, Guo Xu also surpassed Stockton in the total number of assists in a single season and successfully broke two historical records.

At the post-game press conference, a reporter asked: Do you think you can win the MVP again? There are many people supporting you now.

Guo Xu said: Let the judges discuss this. My mission is to help the team hit the championship. We are all confident to do this. This season we have proved that the Suns are the best team in the league.

The reporter asked: Which team do you think can pose a threat to the Suns in the playoffs?

There is no threat. My goal is to win all the playoffs. I don't think the Suns are worse than the three-peat Lakers. It's a pity that they didn't break the regular season record. I was in bad shape in a few games and my shooting percentage was too low. If you can't make a shot from outside, you can leave it to Shakur to attack, and he rarely goes out of control.

Guo Xu complimented his friend by the way. The Suns were indeed inferior to the Lakers in attacking the basket. The opponents did not double-team or foul. O'Neal played casually in the low post. Stoudemire mainly relied on pick-and-rolls, and his ability to attract double-teams was not that strong.

The reporter asked: This year you and O'Neal are competing for the regular season MVP.

Do you think he has a chance?

I don't know, I would be very happy if Shaquille won the award. I was very happy during my time with the Lakers. We set many historical records that year.

The reporters applauded. They believed that if Guo Xu did not win the award this year, there was only one reason, and that was that the league did not want him to complete three consecutive games. He now has the best record and ranks first in many statistics. His total assists and average assists per game have broken historical records, and his efficiency value ranks first in the league.

O'Neal's statistics are still very good, and he can help the team on both offense and defense, but they have dropped significantly compared with his peak period, but his performance is much better than last season. Moreover, the Heat's final record was second in the Eastern Conference, with 58 wins. The Pacers ranked first with 59 wins, and the gap with the Suns was huge.

The statistics of the Pacers players are relatively average and they cannot compete for MVP. The star O'Neal Jr. averages 23.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game, and his efficiency is average. He mainly relies on mid-range shooting, with a shooting percentage of only 45.8%. He is so popular that he was not even selected as an All-Star starter. It will definitely be difficult for such a person to win the MVP.

At the end of the regular season, the rankings of each team have been determined.

2-8 in the West are the Spurs, SuperSonics, Rockets, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Kings, and Nuggets.

9-15 are Timberwolves, Clippers, Warriors, Trail Blazers, Jazz, Hornets, Lakers.

The Rockets' record is much better than that of the SuperSonics, but the rules have changed this season. The NBA is officially divided into six divisions, three in the east and three in the east, with the division champions ranked among the top three. The Spurs are the Southwest Division champion, while the Rockets can only be ranked fourth. The Northwest Division was weak, and the Sonics won the championship with only 51 wins.

The Timberwolves did not make the playoffs, and their decline was alarming. The Three-Headed Monster is no longer the same team, and will definitely break up in the summer.

The two people who wanted a high salary started arguing after being rejected by the management. KG kept adding fuel to the fire. He would talk about how difficult it was for Garnett to cut the salary of his teammates. As a result, they were held back by two losers. .

The Lakers declined faster than the Timberwolves. In the end, they only achieved 15 wins, ranking last in the league. They were three games behind the Hornets, who had sent away their star players in the mid-term, and the Bobcats, who had just joined the league.

In the mid-term, Kupchak will no longer seek trades. The only way to rise quickly is to choose a high-ranking rookie. It is best to choose a center to train, so that he can combine internal and external skills in the future.

Kobe only played in 64 games, two fewer than in his previous life. Tomjanovich quit in the mid-term, citing stomach problems as an excuse. The Lakers' assistant coach acted as a temporary coach and led the team to failure.

This result was difficult for most Lakers fans to accept. Some fans said it was understandable and that it was normal not to win the game. Because the three stars of O'Neal, Payton, and Malone are gone, Kobe can't stand alone.

This reason is quite embarrassing. Because last season, this group of people commented that Malone and Payton were CBA teammates who were old and useless and could only be held back. O'Neal had also declined significantly. Now, these three people have become important stars again?

2-8 in the Eastern Conference are the Heat, Celtics, Hawks, Pistons, Wizards, Bucks, and Cavaliers.

Ranked 9-15 are the Bulls, 76ers, Nets, Magic, Knicks, Raptors, and Bobcats.

Because the division is not the championship, the final record ranking also happened in the Eastern Conference.

The Hawks and Heat are in the same division, falling to fourth place only one game behind the Heat. The Celtics have 43 wins and become third. This is very unfair.

The Pistons ranked fifth with 52 wins, much better than the Celtics. They had to fight the Hawks in the first round and had no home court advantage.

After the results of the first round came out, online fans were full of doubts. Is this new rule too unreasonable?

President David Stern also thinks this is unreasonable. As soon as the new rules are launched, we can discuss their abolition. If this continues, many strong teams will meet in the first round, and luck will become an important factor in promotion. .

Experts predict the outcome. Last season's Eastern Conference champion Pistons are likely to go home to fish in the first round. During the regular season, the two teams competed, and the Hawks, who imitated the Suns' team building, had the upper hand 2 to 1.

The king of statistics in the regular season is revealed.

Guo Xu set a record and won the assists title, excelling in assists.

Garnett retained the rebounding title. He averaged 38.1 minutes per game, 22.2 points, 13.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks. The reason why he won the rebounding title was a tragedy because his teammates almost didn't rebound. The team's second rebounder was Eddie Griffin, who had returned from drinking.

Iverson won the scoring title for the fourth time in his career. He averaged 42.3 minutes per game, scoring 30.7 points, 4 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 2.4 steals.

After the 76ers replaced a group of offensive players, the offensive end opened up space. Iverson's data increased, and his field goal percentage reached the second-highest 42.4% in his career. But it's difficult for the 76ers to win, and there are defensive holes inside and outside.

Wizards' Larry Hughes won the steals title, averaging 2.9 per game.

The leader in blocks is Jazz small forward Kirilenko, averaging 3.3 per game, slightly better than Bucks insider Ratliff.

As a small forward, Kirilenko also left a deep impression on people and became a star.

All teams that have entered the quarterfinals have two days off, and the first round of the playoffs will start on April 17th...