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Chapter 493 490: Every round is a fierce battle, and the playoff matchup table is released! (4.2K begging tickets)
It is no exaggeration to say that the Oklahoma City Thunder is a model for NBA rebuilding teams.

Detonator has set a perfect example for all small-market teams with practical actions.

In the 08-09 season, the Thunder's first year, they selected Westbrook and Ibaka.

In the 09-10 season, James Harden was selected, and Ibaka landed in the NBA. At the same time, Durant became the league's scoring leader. Harden and Westbrook were the two best guards of the new era, and Sefoloza entered the best defensive team.

Then in the current 10-11 season, Durant has become the hottest star in the league, Westbrook has become an All-Star player, and Ibaka and Harden have also become very high-quality players.

Then, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished sixth in the Wild West.

Although the sixth ranking may not seem high, but this year's Western Conference is full of strong players, this result is already very good.

Since the establishment of the Thunder team, they have not signed any big-name players, nor have they made any sensational trades.

They relied on the players they selected to become a strong team in the Western Conference step by step.

It has not been more than five years since the elimination of Ray Allen and Lewis. This is simply a textbook-like counterattack.

At this time, there was another opportunity for the Thunder to soar-to beat the Portland Trail Blazers in the playoffs!
If Durant can defeat his model Wayne in the playoffs, and if the Thunder can overthrow the Blazers, the former overlord of the league, then the Thunder will really be a counterattack, and they will become gods in the first battle.

That's right, a day ago, April 4th.

The last regular season game day of the 10-11 season has ended.

The final ranking of the West from high to low is the Spurs, Lakers, Trail Blazers, Mavericks, Warriors, Thunder, Nuggets and Grizzlies.

The Thunder stabilized the sixth position in the Western Conference, while the Trail Blazers were squeezed to third in the Western Conference by the Lakers during this period.

This means that in the first round of the playoffs, fans will witness the battle between old enemies Durant and Wayne!

Durant expressed his struggle with this result. On the one hand, he was eager to prove himself in front of Wayne.

But on the other hand, he was somewhat afraid of Wayne.

From last season, Wayne beat him to take the scoring title, to the compulsory education Wayne gave him in the World Championships in Turkey, and then to the suppression of the regular season this season.
Du Xiaoshuai's psychological shadow is full of Wayne.

And Wayne expressed his frustration at the result, although playing the Thunder is better than meeting the Mavericks in the first round.

But playing the Thunder is much more troublesome than playing the Nuggets!

It's all because of the nagging. In the last more than a month, he abruptly snatched away the second place in the Western Conference.

Recalling the process of falling from second to third, Wayne couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

In the last one and a half months, the Trail Blazers and the top five teams in the Western Conference have almost played against each other twice.

This schedule is rather strange, with strong enemies appearing in groups in the last month or so.

Therefore, the Blazers' winning rate in the last month or so is not very high, which is why the Lakers can seize the opportunity to counterattack to second place.

In the game against the Warriors in early March, the Blazers relied on Curry's 3 points in a single game and Wayne's last-minute throw lore to win with difficulty.

Everyone thought that was the end, that the Blazers were safe and sound.

However, that was only the beginning of a series of difficulties.

If the last month's schedule is compared to climbing a mountain, then the defeat of the Warriors is just a step up.

A week after finishing the Warriors, the Blazers met the Mavericks.

The Blazers played equally difficult in that game, and the final result was that the Blazers only won the Mavericks by 3 points.

Because the Mavericks also want to get rid of the fourth and fifth rankings, they played very seriously.

This game is completely a replica of the previous game against the Warriors. The confrontation between the two sides was fierce and the score was very anxious.

The fans are happy again, seeing a playoff-level confrontation in the regular season.

But the players are very tired. Who doesn't want to rest more at the end of the season.

There was no lore in this game, but neither side scored a point in the last 38 seconds. The Blazers were both lucky and resolute to hold on to the three-point advantage.

It took a lot of effort to climb another level, but five days later, the Lakers and the Blazers met again.

This time, the two sides couldn't even decide the winner in the 48 minutes of regular time, and it was finally overtime until the result was reached. It is clear how intense the battle is.

Chatting and Chairman Yao were really desperate, especially in overtime, Chairman Yao was obviously exhausted, but he still gritted his teeth and made the last effort on the court.

In the end, it was precisely because of Chairman Yao's two low singles at the last moment that the Lakers secured the victory.

114 to 110, the Blazers narrowly lost the Lakers by 4 points.The result of this game also allowed the Lakers to officially surpass the Trail Blazers and become the second largest player in the Western Conference.
At the end of the game, Barnes and Lao Yu hugged each other excitedly.

Some people not only want to be your brother, but also your wife's man.

It's a shame to meet such a friend who stabs the brother's ribs like this
After that, Wayne was crazy about chasing the Lakers.However, the extremely fucked schedule made it difficult for the Blazers to run.

Not long after beating the Lakers, the Blazers faced the No. [-] Spurs in the West.What the fans care about in this game is not the result of the game, but Wayne and James Johnson.

The scene of the last big fight between the two sides is still talked about until now.After the two fell into the crowd, whether Wayne hit Johnson has become the biggest unsolved mystery in the NBA this season.

So today, fans are also looking forward to what will happen to the two.

But James Johnson is not stupid. Wayne's guillotine last time made him realize Wayne's strength.

As a professional, James Johnson would not provoke an opponent who was not sure of winning.

If I challenge Wayne again, I'm afraid I will suffer a disadvantage.

So today, Johnson's tough guy turned into Britney Spears in seconds.

In the 5th minute of the third quarter, when Wayne broke through for a layup, Johnson saw that there was no way to stop him, so he cut the ball.

But Johnson is not a person who cuts the ball very accurately after all, so he slapped Wayne's hand and caused a foul.

As soon as Johnson finished fouling, he was pushed by someone.

Johnson was furious at that time, who dared to provoke this uncle?
I'm submissive to Wayne today, and you're all going to punch me hard?
If the wolf doesn't show its power, you will treat me as a husky!
So Johnson raised his fist and turned around to hit him.

As a result, he turned his head and found that Wei Ge was standing behind him.

"Oh~~~~Wow!"

Suddenly, the howling of wolves turned into howling of dogs.

Johnson immediately withdrew his fist and pretended nothing happened.

Wolf?What wolf?What are you talking about, they are obviously huskies.

The scene of James Johnson's cowardice seems to have revealed the truth of the last fight.

If Wayne really didn't do anything to Johnson in the crowd last time, why would Johnson be so scared?
The guillotine is hammered!

Johnson was persuaded, but the old thief Vicky was not.

In this game, he still spat trash talk with Wayne off the court from time to time.

Look, this is a really tough guy!
Budenholzer doesn't mind the head coach spamming opposing players, but .
What the hell do you mean by pulling me in front of you every time you talk trash with Wayne?
Is this how you are tough?

This game full of seconds counseling and trash talk finally ended with the Trail Blazers winning.

But just three days later, the Trail Blazers were avenged by the Spurs.

Because before this game, the Blazers had just played against the Thunder.

Don't ask about the result, it means that Du Xiaoshuai was beaten up and cried by Brother Wei again.

Because it was a back-to-back game, the Spurs took the opportunity to win back a victory, and the old thief also stabilized his No. [-] ranking in the Western Conference.

After the game, the old thief was very happy.At the press conference, he proudly told reporters: "No. [-] in the West is No. [-] in the West after all!"

At the same time, secretly, the old thief is also gloating.

You guys, the first round of the playoffs is about to suffer.As for me, in the first round, I only had to fight a Grizzlies who lost their gay brother.

Simply cool!

Sympathy, I simply sympathize with you.

After everyone is exhausted from the first round, this old thief will go to cut leeks again.

Don't blame the old thief for being ruthless, if you want to blame it, blame yourselves for being useless.

You are like today's pioneers, given you a chance, can you win?

Naturally, Wayne was also asked about topics related to the No. [-] in the Western Conference. He told reporters this way: "No. [-] in the Western Conference is not necessarily a good thing, because being hacked is really embarrassing."

The old thief laughed, Hei Ba?Just with the Memphis Grizzlies?
You're afraid that you haven't woken up from the fake wine you drank yesterday!
Jealousy, this is naked jealousy!
Unexpectedly, there will be a day when you, Wayne, will be jealous of me.

The old thief was happy, and the grizzly was also happy.

Hey, it's better to be the first Spurs, it's better to be the first Spurs
After that, the Blazers played against the Warriors, Lakers and Mavericks respectively, and the result was that there were winners and losers.

But the damn thing is, when the Lakers win, the Blazers win.When the Lakers lose, the Blazers also lose.

So in the end, both the Trail Blazers and the Lakers won 60 wins, but because the Lakers have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss against the Trail Blazers this season, the Lakers won the second place in the Western Conference when their record was tied with the Trail Blazers.

And Wayne, in the end, could only be ranked third in the West, and had to face the difficult Thunder.

The Mavericks rose to No.4 in the last period of time, but no matter whether they are fourth or fifth, their opponents are the Warriors.

But fortunately for the Mavericks, Love was accidentally injured at the end of the season, and it is not certain whether he will be able to play in the playoffs.

This undoubtedly gives the Mavericks a huge advantage.

The Warriors were miserable. They fought hard until Love was injured, but failed to break into the top three. The loss outweighed the gain.

The Thunder are sixth, the Nuggets are seventh, and the Grizzlies are eighth.

Overall, the situation in the West is indeed difficult.

The second-placed Lakers played against the seventh-ranked Nuggets. Although they were easy to play, they were not so easy to play.

The third Blazers will never be easy against the Thunder.

The Mavericks in fourth and the Warriors in fifth are fucked up. One of these two championship-level teams must be out early in the first round.

The No. [-] Spurs faced the No. [-] Grizzlies. Well, the coaches of both sides felt confidently that they had met the best opponents.
In the East, the Bulls ranked first with 62 wins, and at the same time, 62 wins are also the best record in the league.

The Heat are second, the Nets are third, the Pacers are fourth, the Celtics are fifth, the Magic are sixth, and the Eagles are seventh. The Knicks, who joined Angua halfway, barely managed to reach eighth.

The competition in the east this year is not small.

The top four of the 03 class are all clustered in the east. If Rose can break out of the encirclement, then he will be a new generation of killers in the 03 class.

But in Wayne's view, his old club, the Pacers, is the real X factor in the East.

Although the Trail Blazers and the Pacers only played two games in the regular season this season, the strength of the Pacers still left a deep impression on Wayne.

Anyway, it is harder to fight than the Heat.

The Heat this season has not yet formed a system, and the shortcomings are as obvious as the advantages.

The Pacers, on the other hand, are relatively balanced and don't have too many shortcomings.

Offensive, defensive, shooting, key ball ability, etc. are all very strong.

The Pacers beat Green Kai in the first round, which was a test for them.

If they can survive the green card, then this team may go further than people think.

Of course, all of this has to be based on the premise that all Pacers are healthy.

Wayne looked at the playoff table and sighed.

Play the Thunder in the first round, and the Lakers in the second round.

The Blazers won the Lakers once in the regular season, although the Blazers lost once because Wayne was suspended.

But overall, the Lakers are still tough opponents.

And what if you pass the Lakers?

Will it be the Warriors or the Mavericks?

Anyway, it can't be the Spurs.

Old thief: Do you look down on the No. [-] in the West?

In the regular season, the Trail Blazers, the Warriors, and the Mavericks all have a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

To put it bluntly, there is no overwhelming advantage.

Especially in the last month, every time I met the Mavericks and the Warriors, it was a hard fight.

If they do meet in the playoffs, it will definitely be difficult to play.

Especially the old driver, the old driver of the 11-year playoffs was on the hook.

Although I knew it would be a battle of the gods, but when the playoffs really came, I still couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The road still has to be walked step by step, Wayne didn't think about it any more, he turned off the picture of the match list on his phone, and then stood up.

The first step is to dismember Thunder!

In the original history, the Thunder made it all the way to the Western Conference finals in 11 years, and will go straight to the finals next season, which can be described as one step at a time.

But now that you meet me, Gao Dewei, you can only consider yourself unlucky!
I may not win the championship this season, but it is absolutely impossible not to pass the first round!
Beat Du Xiaoshuai's plan, start!
Durant wanted to slap himself and tell you to owe yourself.

Every day he talked about wanting to have a story with Wayne, and now it's all right, a story is really going to happen!

And this story is very likely to be a story that is more sad than sad.

Du Xiaoshuai is quite autistic now, if he becomes Wayne's background board, he will be fucked.

Although Du Xiaoshuai averaged 27.7 points per game this season, he finally achieved a comeback and won the first scoring title in his career, making up for the regrets of last season.

But he knows that Wayne's low score is entirely because Curry's scoring has increased a lot this season, and it has nothing to do with Wayne's ability.

It must be difficult to fight against Wayne!

However, Du Xiaoshuai was completely overthinking, because Carlisle had no intention of using Wayne's nuclear weapon against him at all.

Every round of this year's playoffs is a fierce battle, and Wayne is very busy!
I don't even have the time to talk to you.

Don't think you are the scoring leader, but in my heart, Carlisle, I don't have your number at all!
In the tactical meeting before the start of the playoffs, Carlisle decided the No. 1 choice to defend Durant.

Teacher Tony, Bachelor of Education, is about to start the class!
(End of this chapter)