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Chapter 288 The regular season is over, and a new storm is coming!

Payton's return has not changed the Bucks' current style of play.

Because the running and bombing tactics reappeared and played more and more smoothly, Payton lost his original status when he returned from injury.

Payton, like Karl Malone, was placed in the second team by George Karl.

In this way, the pressure on He Li suddenly decreased, and the Bucks' overall rotation lineup was re-expanded to a 12-man rotation.

Because the Bucks lineup is too full, before the trade deadline, the Bucks did not reinforce veterans from the free market.

However, this does not affect the overall strength of the Bucks. After all, the strongest people are in the lineup, and the original lineup of the Bucks is very good.

Although Reid, an All-Star guard in his prime, was traded away, the experienced Penny Hardaway and the rising star Joe Johnson are important additions to the Bucks lineup.

Perhaps in the playoffs, one more All-Star guard will help the Bucks even more.

But a team like the Bucks with two consecutive championships does not lack veterans, nor does it lack players who are reliable in the playoffs.

Therefore, the Bucks not only have more ammunition in the regular season, but they don't need to worry about it in the playoffs.

On the other hand, other teams in the East that have not experienced any major changes, inexplicably withdrew from the playoff competition sequence early due to various reasons of their own.

In recent years, the 75 strong Eastern Conference teams have once again become bleak because of Iverson's injury.

Even if Iverson was injured in the past few seasons, at least Larry Brown still has the bottom line.

Although Larry Brown is a rookie killer, he is indeed a coach with real talents among NBA head coaches.

Larry Brown's defensive system can greatly stabilize the team's basic set. Defensive victory is the root cause of Larry Brown's success in the NBA.

Before Iverson had a conflict with Larry Brown as a master and student, and they were at odds. It has long been rumored that Larry Brown hopes that the 75 people will trade Iverson.

Since this matter has not been done, Larry Brown, who couldn't bear it, negotiated with the 75ers before the end of the coaching contract, freely terminated the contract, and then airborne the Pistons to take over the championship team built by Carlisle.

It has to be said that the Pistons this season are a major obstacle on the way for the Bucks to defend the championship again.

The 75ers who lacked Larry Brown were completely powerless to resist after Iverson was injured. The 75ers, a veteran team, seem to be able to step on any team.

At the same time, the Wizards after Jordan retired also faced such a situation.

As for the Magic, McGrady is clearly at his peak, but because of McGrady's immature mentality, he doesn't care about the results of the game for the sake of statistics.

So, the Magic and Tracy McGrady are safe and sound, one is badly competing for the No. [-] lottery, and the other is enjoying the scoring champion.

Obviously, He Li has a lot of 40+ and 50+ games this season, but it is really not easy for He Li to compete for the first scoring champion in his career when he encounters McGrady with extremely unreasonable shots and a lot of ball possessions.

Having said that, it is also because last year's three Eastern Conference playoff teams have stretched their hips, which makes the situation in the Eastern Conference this season slightly chaotic.

The position of the top four in the East is relatively stable, Bucks, Pacers, Pistons, Celtics.

Then there are the Nets, who will be at odds in the middle of the season.

The remaining three spots are selected from the five teams of the Pelicans, Heat, Raptors, Cavaliers and Knicks.

In the past two seasons, the Pelicans have become a strong team in the Eastern Conference, but they lack the stars who can really lead the team to win the playoffs, so it makes people feel that it is difficult to do anything.

The Heat relied on two stars, Eddie Jones and Lamar Odom, plus a bench gangster, and played impressively in the regular season.

The Raptors recovered from Carter's injury, coupled with the potential of the young Bosh, gave the Raptors the possibility of returning to the playoffs.

However, the Raptors have spared no effort in training Bosh. Although Bosh has the potential of a top insider, it can consume Carter's peak combat power to train a first-year rookie, and even a rookie insider.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers, after trading away Ricky Davis and strengthening James, the Cavaliers are thriving. Relying on some role players in the middle of the season, the Cavaliers also have the possibility of returning to the playoffs.

The Knicks are the weirdest team in the Eastern Conference for the playoffs. The Knicks are constantly in civil turmoil, and the stars of the team have also exposed various scandals.

However, the Knicks have players who explode from time to time and win one or two away games.

On the contrary, the Knicks' home court, Madison Square Garden, is often conquered by various stars from afar.

On March 3th, when the Bucks visited New York, He Li made 27 of 20 shots and scored 13 points. He surprised everyone and led the team to defeat the Knicks.

As time goes by, April arrives, and there are only half a month left before the playoffs.

On April 4, after the Bucks defeated the Wizards at home, they finally achieved their 7th victory of the season.

In this way, it became the first team to win 60 wins in a single season this season.

Next, the Bucks still have 3 regular season games, that is to say, this season can only achieve a maximum of 63 wins, which is far worse than last season's 72 wins.

However, when the Bucks traded three All-Star players and many strong teams with championship capabilities were born in the East and West this season, it is already very rare to achieve 60+ victories.

Many media and basketball commentators, after the Bucks won 60 wins, came out to predict the Bucks' playoff promotion record.

There are also many experts who directly predict that the Bucks will achieve three consecutive championships this season, becoming the first team to achieve three consecutive championships in the 21st century.

It is also because everyone has high hopes for the Bucks and He Li. Even if He Li did not open a media company, ESPN and other sports media have begun to build momentum for He Li.

Obviously, He Li's career has just begun, and He Li is already a top five star in NBA history.

As for the topic of active No.1, there is no need to emphasize too much, it seems to have become an established fact.

"Congratulations to the Bucks for winning the last regular season game of the season!
Congratulations to the Bucks for becoming the only team to achieve 62 wins this season.

Judging from the current situation, under the leadership of He Li, the Bucks are still the most promising team to win the championship.

Even if the Bucks have been exposed to other teams for two full seasons!

But I have to admire the wonderful operation of the Bucks management and He Li's terrifying strength.

Right now, the Bucks can be viewed as an unfamiliar team.

This also means that, except for the Bucks, no one can study this team thoroughly, so it is impossible to completely target the Bucks and make them feel troublesome. "

"Haha, the playoffs are coming, and a new storm is coming! Trouble, it belongs to the other Eastern Conference playoff teams and the kings of the Western Conference!"

(End of this chapter)