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Chapter 156 Not nervous at all

The 1996-97 regular season started on November 11.

After 82 regular season games, the time will be on April 4, and then there will be a three-day rest, and then the playoffs will start.

As the end of the season approaches, many people can smell the tension and smoke.

In fact, in the NBA, the salary of players is only calculated for the regular season games, and the playoffs are not included in the salary. Therefore, players in the playoffs are equivalent to working for free.

That being the case, why do players still try their best in the playoffs?In fact, it is very simple, it is for fame and fortune.

The NBA will give bonuses to each team that enters the playoffs. The amount is determined according to the rounds of the playoffs that the team enters. Every time a team advances to a round, a corresponding bonus will be issued. Of course, this part of the money is not much. It is only a small part of each player. What really makes the team care about is the extra tickets and advertising revenue brought by high ratings.

And the regular season is just the threshold, and the playoffs are the real stage for stars.

Many stars have good statistics in the regular season, but they can't lead the team to the playoffs, so it is inevitable that they will not be able to get rid of the title of "data brush".

For a larger part of non-star players and role players, the high-intensity confrontation feature of the playoffs will make their performance in the playoffs directly affect their impression in the eyes of team coaches and managers, and then affect their status and playing time in the team next season.

If it is a player in a contract year, it may directly bring them a good contract because of their good performance in the playoffs.

For most players who eat their youth, this is the real motivation for them to squeeze into the playoffs.

Simply put, the more you prove yourself in the playoffs, the more you can increase your worth.

Those who really rise to the dream of competition must be considered after filling their stomachs.

Of course, these are all things to come. What lies ahead is what kind of attitude you want to carry out this series of high-profile events.

The finale of the Sonics will be on April 4.

On this day, at home against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Qin Fei of the Clippers knew Wright because everyone was a rookie in the same class. During the rookie game, Wright also made a lot of effort to help Qin Fei and Kobe win the rookie game MVP.

Brent Barry of the Clippers is the elder brother of Drew Barry of the Supersonics. Unfortunately, although Drew Barry signed with the Supersonics this season, he is often not in the 12-man roster.

Since there is no chance to play, the dialogue between brothers has become empty talk.

The Sonics beat the Clippers in the first quarter, winning 34 to 14 by 20 points.

Then Qin Fei had enough playing time to score points against the Clippers crazily.

The Clippers did not have a player who could defend well. Qin Fei shot from inside and outside and scored a career-high 15 points in halftime.

In the second half, although George Karl did not arrange for Qin Fei to start, he replaced Qin Fei after Jose played for 5 minutes.

Qin Fei is indeed in good shape, maintaining a stable jumper shooting rate throughout the game.

At this time, the head coach of the Clippers was Bill Fitch.

This is the old coach of the league, a well-known legend, the best "firefighting" coach.

During Fitch's career as a coach, he was repeatedly hired to rescue teams in dire straits.

In December last year, the Clippers still lost to the Mavericks 94-101 despite the injury of Mashburn, one of the "Dallas Three Greats". Fitch officially became the first "coach with a thousand losses" in NBA history.

Fitch didn't expect that the Clippers would still be blown up even though the Supersonics had confirmed that the water would be released.

Qin Fei, such a rookie, set a new career record at the head of the Clippers.

This kind of thing is really bad, and what's even more sad is that Qin Fei came to the Clippers for trial training last summer.

The Clippers had a chance to choose Qin Fei, or they could choose Kobe, but they didn't choose.

Everything now is retribution.

Fitch shook his head. In two years, he should retire. The times are changing, and the old coaching philosophy may not be suitable for the current basketball game.

That night, Qin Fei scored 29 points in the final match, a new career high.

场均出战19.7分钟，砍下9.5分2.7个篮板2.1次助攻1.3次抢断和0.2次封盖。

In addition to the five major statistics, Qin Fei's overall shooting percentage reached 49.5%, the three-point shooting percentage was 30.1%, and the free throw percentage was 74.7%.

He kept saying that he was a defensive player, but he almost scored in double figures. Many experts saw that this was unreasonable!

Also unreasonable is Kobe in Los Angeles.

After experiencing the suppression at the beginning of the season, Kobe broke out after the All-Star Game. In his rookie season, he averaged 9.3 points per game. Although he scored slightly less than Qin Fei, his average playing time was 2 minutes less than Qin Fei's. Therefore, the scoring efficiency seems to be higher than Qin Fei's.

The most popular rookie is Iverson, who ranks sixth in the league with an average of 23.5 points per game, ninth in the league with an average of 7.5 assists per game, and seventh in the league with an average of 2.1 steals per game. A perfect rookie season, once again explained the concept of debut as the peak, and gained a lot of love from Philadelphia fans.

With the end of the last regular season game, the league rankings are all released.

The Eastern Conference to enter the playoffs from high to low are the Bulls, Heat, Knicks, Eagles, Pistons, Hornets, Magic and Bullets.

Among them, both the Magic and the Bullets have undergone mid-term coaching changes, especially the Bullets, who have changed Zhu Shuai twice. Now they are coaching Bernie Bickerstaff, who previously coached the Sonics.

In the West, the Jazz ranks first with 64 wins.

Followed by the Sonics, Rockets, Lakers, Trail Blazers, Suns, Timberwolves and Clippers.

The gap between the upper and lower halves is still very large. The top five teams all have a winning percentage of more than [-]%, while the Suns, Timberwolves and Kai Ships all have a winning percentage of just over [-]%.

Among them, the Sonics won 60+ games for the second consecutive year.

去年是64胜18负西部第一，今年60胜22负西部第二，最后领先火箭2个胜场。

After this year's regular season, Qin Fei's personal overall rating is 72.

In the playoffs, the Sonics will play on the second game day.

In the first game day, there are two games in the West and two games in the East.

On the first day, the Rockets beat the Suns, the Heat beat the Magic, the Knicks beat the Hornets, the Clippers lost to the Jazz, and all the teams in the upper half won.

On this day, the Timberwolves came to Seattle.

The Supersonics have the leading record, and the three-win system in the first round has home court advantage. According to the rules, if there are five games, it will be two home games for the Supersonics, then two away games for the Timberwolves, and finally the home game for the Supersonics.

Marbury is the player with the most assists per game among rookies, beating Iverson with 7.8 assists and ranking eighth in the league.

Marbury called Qin Fei long after he decided to play the supersonic.

On the phone, Marbury was looking forward to the fight with Qin Fei.

Although it is very difficult to play supersonic, he is not afraid.

I am afraid that he is not a boy born on the street, even if it is Payton, he is confident to fight.

That night, the tickets for the playoffs in Seattle were sold out. The fans here gave the team a lot of encouragement. In the interview, they expressed their belief that the team will continue to perform well this season.

This is Qin Fei's first playoff game. He is not nervous. Someone is more nervous than him.

Like assistant coach Bob Withey.

Since the summer league last year, Bob has established a deep friendship with Qin Fei. After one season, he is the coach directly responsible for arranging Qin Fei's training and training. He has witnessed Qin Fei step by step to the point where the team's important rotation, and even now there are signs of a sixth man.

Bob is worried that Qin Fei will be nervous, because this is a common problem of all rookies.

But Qin Fei really didn't panic at all.

"Why am I nervous?"

Qin Fei asked Bob back.

"Of course I will be nervous. Is there any normal rookie who is not nervous when entering the playoffs for the first time? Otherwise, what do you think is the experience of the playoffs and the finals?"

Bob has always felt that Qin Fei is unusual, but this basic rule must be followed, right?

Qin Fei remembered that he and Iverson played in the NCAA finals with two people, and then continued to deny: "I can not take a shot in a game, you don't know, the coach's greatest expectation of me is to do a good job of defense, such as defending against their backup scorers, you know."

Bob really didn't expect Qin Fei to be such a bachelor. This is the playoffs. Who doesn't want to get a good statistic? Qin Fei actually said such words as zero shots, and he was speechless.

Qin Fei felt that the supersonic speed was too easy to fight against the Timberwolves. In the first round of this period, the probability of being overturned was extremely low, so there was only one black eight miracle in so many years.

That's right, it was the time when the Nuggets overturned the Sonics three years ago.

Uncle Mu was crazy that year, sending out 31 blocks in five games, but at that time, many experts believed that the Sonics lost to the front line group. From the third game on, the Nuggets' group of front line monsters went crazy. The offensive end bloomed more, and the defensive end bit Payton.

Of course, Payton's foot injury is also a factor.

Later, the Sonics learned from the pain and crazily strengthened the striker through their own training, signing, and trading. Last season's sweep of the Rockets was the result of hoarding striker talent over the years.

In this round of encountering the Timberwolves, the biggest test lies in the front line.

(End of this chapter)