I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 324 March Madness, No. [-] in the East!

After the All-Star Weekend, the 04-05 regular season has entered a new stage.

After entering the second half of the regular season, the anxious atmosphere of hitting the playoffs has become more and more obvious.

After He Li recovered from his shoulder injury, he also gradually increased his playing time and the number of shots he made.

Unlike competing for the scoring title last season, He Li increased the number of shots in the second half of the regular season, mainly to score points and achieve his goal of 2000 points in a single season.

In the past few seasons, He Li has achieved the goal of scoring 2000 points in a single season. In this season, in order to avoid overwork and injuries in the first half, he reduced his playing time.

Once the playing time decreases, He Li's shots will naturally decrease.

That is to say, He Li has interestingly increased his desire to attack in the limited playing time, which makes the average points per game this season still maintain a good appearance.

Before the All-Star weekend, He Li averaged only 20.2 points per game.

For 2000 points in the regular season in a single season, at least an average of 24.4 points per game must be ensured.

Once a few regular season games are missed, it is even more necessary to ensure an average of 25 points per game.

Judging from the current situation, in the second half of the regular season, He Li needs to average 30 points per game in order to maintain the record of averaging 4 points per game for four consecutive seasons.

And 2000 points in a single season in a row is also one of the evidences that a star is at his peak.

As the youngest FMVP in the NBA, He Li is the head of a three-time championship team. If he can't continue to be at the peak and perform at his peak, from the side, the peak time is not long enough, and the superstar quality is slightly insufficient.

Not to mention anything else, let's talk about James. In He Li's memory, starting from the second season as a rookie, he has achieved 7 points in a single season for seven consecutive seasons.

If it weren't for the shrinking season of the 11-12 season, James' record of 2000 points in a single season would have lasted for 10 seasons.

Battery life and endurance are one of the necessary conditions for becoming a super giant.

He Li, as the most powerful super giant in the league in recent seasons, even if he wants to play healthy basketball, he must at least hand over a convincing statistic.

I have to say that this season's He Li is much lower-key than the previous two seasons.

But He Li and the Bucks are still the thorn in the eyes of the entire league.

All the teams and stars in the league are staring at the Bucks and He Li. At this time, no matter how much the Bucks hide their strength, no matter how much He Li hides their strength, it will be useless.

When everyone met a stag, they would beat the chicken blood, and put on an imposing manner that they dared to pull the emperor off the horse.

If the Bucks want to be in the leading position in the Eastern Conference and find a relatively easy schedule in the playoffs, they must play a high-level game and knock down their opponents one by one.

Once the Bucks lose a regular season, all teams in the league will stare at the Bucks even more frantically.

So, at this time, the Bucks can only take the initiative to brighten their muscles.

Even if you can't make other teams retreat, you should beat most of the teams to flee. Only in this way can you retreat and enter the playoffs calmly.

In the regular season at the end of February, the Bucks won a wave of three consecutive victories under He Li's full firepower and crazy scoring performance of 2+ in 3 consecutive games.

Entering March, even though the schedule is more intensive and the game is more intense, He Li relies on the first half of the schedule to recuperate from basketball. During this period, he has enough physical strength and energy to fight against other teams.

Even if he encounters a poor team, He Li is not polite, and he can score as much as he can.

Ever since, after playing the entire March game, He Li relied on 9 consecutive 30+ games and averaged 32.4 points per game in a single month. During this period, he was mixed with 5 crazy performances of 40+ games.

The league also encouraged He Li's extraordinary performance too much.

While He Li was performing wildly, He Li could clearly feel that the whistle treatment from his rookie season was back.

He Li has 8 to 10 free throws in almost every game, compared with 4 to 6 before.

With He Li's free throw ability, the extra free throws converted into considerable points.

As for why this happened, it is naturally because of the influence of He Li, the NBA's ratings have increased significantly during this period.

In previous years, the ratings of the NBA have plummeted because of the NCAA March Madness, but this year is different.

Although it is still not as good as the NCAA, at least the ratings are not as frenzied.

After seeing He Li leading the NBA to play their March Madness, the league naturally hopes to use He Li's influence to attract more fans to watch the NBA instead of the NCAA.

It is precisely because of this that He Li gained the convenience and favor of the alliance, and quickly accumulated some personal honors.

Under the publicity of the media, He Li's personal popularity has also been greatly improved after this round of "March Madness".

Besides He Li's personal data, the average scoring has also soared from the original 20.2 points to the current 23.1 points.

If things go on like this, as long as He Li averages 30 points per game for another month, the record of 2000 points this season will be maintained.

Judging from the current situation, it is not difficult for He Li to continue to play 30+ performances in the next April.

Of course, when He Li considers personal data and personal achievements, he mainly focuses on the interests of the team.

Now that the Bucks allow He Li to score points in the regular season, it happens to use He Li's strong personal influence to scare away those fringe teams in the playoffs whose situation is not clear.

It is also good for the Bucks to have less pressure in the regular season and less competitors.

The Bucks have no plan to train rookies this season, and Wade, who was mainly trained last season, has already played out.

That is to say, the rookie center Kendrick Perkins is still in the training plan, but the Bucks have a lot of ideas this season, so there are only a few garbage time left for Kendrick Perkins.

As for the singles Joe who just joined last season, he has actually been trained in the Suns, so he doesn't need to feed too many possessions.

In fact, in singles, Joe himself still has a certain demand for the ball.

This season is the contract year for Singles Joe. As a first-round rookie in the fourth year, Singles Joe definitely wants the ball and feeds a better stat in order to fight for the next maximum salary contract.

Singles Joe and He Li are in the same class. While the Bucks are full of sincerity and He Li is ready for a maximum salary contract, it is absolutely impossible for the Bucks to offer singles Joe another big contract.

At this time, singles Joe already has a championship ring in his hand, although he did not contribute much in the playoffs during the championship last season.

But in the rookie contract, he has already won the championship, and Joe's pursuit of team honor in singles has been completed.

Then, what singles Joe wants to pursue next is only a bigger contract, more money, and a higher team status.

In fact, if it weren't for He Li's sudden injury before the All-Star Game, the Bucks would have been prepared to trade singles Joe for some young rookie players who are on the rookie contract.

Bosh of the Pistons, Milicic of the Timberwolves, and Gasol of the Grizzlies are all potential trading targets for the Bucks.

However, the Bucks did not make a specific transaction plan, which made the transaction easier to complete, and He Li was injured.

And this season, the Bucks are all ready to win four consecutive championships, so the second and third scoring points like Joe in singles, the main player of the team, it is not easy to touch him for the time being.

In case He Li becomes sluggish due to injuries this season, singles Joe, Penny, Wade, Boozer, Kwame Brown and others are needed to contribute.

Now He Li is the return of the king, but it is a pity that the trade deadline has passed, and it can only be said that the singles Joe's contract has rotted into the hands of the Bucks.

For the Bucks, Singles Joe is only a sign-and-trade value, but whether Singles Joe is willing to do this, and whether the Bucks are willing to renew the contract to expand the salary space, are two things to say.

For a small ball market like the Bucks with a small base, even if they have won three consecutive championships, the ticket prices at home cannot rise too much.

It's just that the ticket revenue makes the team's operating pressure less.

As for the income of the playoffs, no matter how powerful they are, they will definitely be able to enter the playoffs.

After the team has 4 championship backgrounds, the Bucks boss does not insist on continuing to fight for the championship in a short period of time.

At this time, the team owner wants to pay less luxury tax. It is understandable to take advantage of the team's good profitability and make more money.

Therefore, the Bucks' attitude towards singles Joe is still very ambiguous at this stage.

As long as He Li can play, it would be a pity for Joe to play singles.

But no matter what, it is certain that Joe will leave next season after finishing this season.

That being the case, the Bucks don't need to spend more ball possessions to train singles Joe, so that other teams can feed out one more ball possession and become a stronger star.

As for singles Joe, he has nothing to say about the team handing over more possessions to He Li.

He Li was originally the most powerful player in the current league.

No matter which team He Li is in, he is qualified to control the most possessions.

And He Li is still the top playmaker in the league, and he needs more ball possessions in order to bring more help to the team.

As for singles Joe, at best, he is just a player outside the 50th in the league, between the third leader of a strong team and the second leader of a weak team, and an ordinary star-level scorer.

What qualifications does Joe have for singles to reach out to He Li for the ball?
Singles Joe is lucky to be able to play next to He Li and improve his scoring efficiency.

It is precisely because of this that singles Joe also appears to be very peaceful in the Bucks.

As for Penny Hardaway, after winning the championship, he was even more devoted to He Li.

He cooperated with O'Neal and used all his might, but he could only beat the Bulls and Michael Jordan, but he could easily win the championship with such a strong thigh!
You said there is such a good thing in the world, where can you find it?

Penny Hardaway, who has entered the end of his career, is naturally more honest and less tempered than before.

At the beginning of this season, He Li shouted out the declaration that he would continue to win the championship, and Hardaway's blood, which had been calmly cooled, immediately boiled.

Chasing dreams in the league is every player's right, who said it's impossible for a veteran to be crazy again?

Penny Hardaway also wants to step on the stars of this era one by one.

Even after this season, Penny Hardaway wants to stay with the Bucks.

Pence very much wants to face O'Neal in the regular seasons in the next few seasons. Pence wants to talk to O'Neal: "How many championship rings do you have now?"

With age and repeated injuries, the configuration of the Celtics' Big Two, dominated by O'Neal, is obviously not as competitive as the Lakers' Big Three.

Because of the existence of the Bucks, the Celtics bet on O'Neal's peak period, and it can be said that the bet has already been lost.

For O'Neal, it may be impossible to win the third championship ring as the core of the team.

With O'Neal's identity and status, it is impossible to pick up a small contract in the next few seasons.

There is no doubt that O'Neal's next contract will still be a maximum-salary contract, but it is just a maximum-salary junk contract.

In this way, even if O'Neill hugs someone's thigh, it is unlikely to win the championship.

Because of the 2000 million maximum salary contract on O'Neal, the only ones who can eat are bad teams.

It is absolutely impossible for a team that wants to compete for the championship to stay with a garbage contract like O'Neal and waste the team's space in vain.

Then, in a few more seasons, Pence and O'Neal meet in the regular season, and it is not impossible for Pence to come from behind and show off more championship rings.

And the most direct and easiest way to realize this scene is to stay with the Bucks and He Li.

It is precisely because of this that after He Li's crazy performance of scoring 30+ points in a single month, instead of any complaints within the Bucks, they are more united around He Li and play with He Li.

He Li played comfortably, and they could also play comfortably.

Because usually He Li plays a burst of nearly 20 points in a single quarter, and the rest of the team assists a wave, which can beat the dog in the water and take the opponent away.

Players who like to win will never let go of this kind of opportunity. They can hit the ball with the wind, and they can directly kill a powerful opponent with a single stick.

It's a wonderful feeling to be able to show off their power and keep pretending in front of stars with stronger overall strength than them.

Of course, sometimes the Bucks will lose the game driven by He Li's 30+ in a single game.

The Bucks are strong, and the opponent may be stronger.

This season, many teams have sharpened their swords to the Bucks, and the Bucks have been targeted by other teams all the time.

When there is only He Li in a game, and very few players remain intact, the Bucks still have the risk of losing the game.

And it is impossible for He Li to really ignore everything before the playoffs, just to win one or two regular season games, and try his best to strive for 40 or 50 points to lead the team to win the game.

He Li is still sensible, not so impulsive.

And the Bucks will withdraw He Li ahead of time and admit defeat in the middle of the fourth quarter in an irreversible game.

For the championship team, the team aiming to defend four consecutive championships, this situation is understandable.

The Bucks must be in the regular season and must ensure the health of the main players.

With He Li already suffering an injury this season, how to protect He Li has become the most important task of the Bucks uniform team.

That's it, He Li was well protected by the Bucks.

On April 4, when the Bucks finished their last regular season game, He Li scored 20 points in a single season unscathed.

As in previous years, He Li led the team to the playoffs with no injuries and good personal condition.

This year, the Bucks' opponent in the first round is the team that used to meet in the Eastern Conference semifinals or Eastern Conference finals-the Nets.

Because of the Bucks, the Nets have been blocked by the Bucks from the Finals for several years in a row.

It has to be said that under the leadership of Kidd, the Nets have become a very promising championship team.

But when meeting the Bucks, there is no way to get what they want.

No way, if the playoff team can't make a breakthrough, it can only be pushed to a new start.

In fact, the Nets can be more patient, but He Li's rookie contract has not yet been completed, and he has already entered the peak period early, and won three championships, which made the Nets boss completely lose his patience.

Just two or three seasons at most!If the Nets can't win the championship, they can only rebuild.

And in this season, the Nets still took a gamble, trading from the Raptors to Carter, who once flew into the sky and escaped from the ground, half-human and half-god.

In the playoffs, the Nets have a star who has really touched the level of superstar power.

Don't say that Carter is not a super giant. As the top four shooting guards, so far, the only player with 50 points in a single game in the playoffs, Carter's scoring ability is completely needless to be questioned.

Although Iverson scored 50+ times in the playoffs more times than Carter, but in the 75 players that year, Iverson attacked alone and defended with four.

Carter is known for his reasonable playing. If Carter played alone, I am afraid that there will be more than one 50-point playoffs.

Let's talk about Carter's cousin, the regular season scoring champion, and a round trip to the playoffs.

Even if the team is going to play the first round of the playoffs, all the ball is in the hands of McGrady, and McGrady can't even score 50+ in a single game. This is the gap.

In addition, Carter is also the player with the longest range and the highest three-point shooting percentage among the four shooting guards.

These years, Carter has a 40% three-point shooting percentage. He averaged 4 three-pointers per game in the regular season.

It is said that Carter is the slam dunk king, but in fact this is an extremely good shooter.

If it weren't for Carter being stepped on by Bowen several times, and he was covered with illnesses when he first reached his peak, it would not be surprising that Carter entered the super giant field at his peak.

At this stage, Carter is among the players closest to superpowers in the league.

After the Nets signed Carter, they were naturally even more powerful.

It's a pity that Carter has not been with the Nets for a long time, his qualifications in the team are still young, and he plays with the ball, which is slightly incompatible with Kidd.

Although Kidd's organization is good, his offense is actually a bit of a drag on the Nets.

Carter was too modest, and he didn't take on the burden of the team's leadership when he first arrived, so the Nets encountered mid-season turmoil, bumped into the playoffs, and became the eighth team in the Eastern Conference.

As for the Bucks, with 65 wins in a single season, they are still the number one team in the Eastern Conference.

(End of this chapter)