NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 163 Sweeping the Bulls and the Best Team in the First Round

"With 70 wins and 12 losses in the regular season, the Magic surpassed the 1972 wins of the Lakers in 69 and occupies the second place in the history record list!"

"Aiming to win the championship again! The 70-win Magic team is coming aggressively, and they are ready to meet the challenges of the strong opponents in the playoffs! Can they successfully defend the championship?"

"O'Neal denied that the super magic combination is stronger than the OK combination, and said that he would teach Wang Chao and Howard a lesson in the playoffs."

"The regular season of the 09-10 season is over, and the East and West playoffs are announced. Who will win the championship?"

"All the data kings in the league have been released. Are there any stars you like?"

The end of the regular season is accompanied by a lot of topics and discussions, among which the news about the Magic is undoubtedly the most popular.

After all, this season's Magic team can be described as gaining both fame and fortune.

The record of 70 wins and 12 losses can be described as unique in history. Even compared with Jordan's 72 wins, the Bulls only lost 2 games. As the second team in history to win 70+ games in the regular season, the Magic The team should have such enthusiasm.

In addition, in terms of personal honors, the Magic also monopolized most lists in technical statistics.

Wang Chao successfully defeated Durant with an average of 31.8 points per game. The latter finally averaged 31.3 points per game. The scoring champion was won by Wang Chao. This is his second scoring champion.

Below Wang Chao is Durant with 31.3 points per game, followed by James with 30.6 points, Anthony with 28.4 points, Kobe Bryant with 27.7 points and Wade with 27.1 points.

Perhaps because of Wang Chao, the top players in the scoring list this season have averaged higher points per game than before, but even if it is a little higher, there is no way to threaten Wang Chao's scoring title.

Howard continued to monopolize the rebounding and blocking charts. Although the scoring average has dropped significantly, in the field of defense, Howard is definitely the strongest monster in the league today. This can be seen from the fact that he also tops the defensive efficiency list. I can tell.

Although the defensive ability of the Magic's outside players is not bad, it is definitely not strong, but the Magic's average points per game this season ranks third in the league, ranking above the Celtics and Cavaliers!

To put it bluntly, this is all due to Howard. He is at the peak of his career and can really support the entire team's defensive system on his own.

If Howard dominates the defensive end, it is not too much to say that Wang Chao dominates the offensive end.

Averaged 31.8 points per game, shot 52.3% from the field and 48.8% from three-point range.

Wang Chao's efficiency ranks first in the league, slightly higher than James.

More than that, Wang Chao is even more surprising this season is his ability to pass assists. After Turkoglu left the team, Wang Chao took over the responsibilities that originally belonged to Turkoglu, and did better than the latter better.

In 82 regular season games, Wang Chao averaged 8.5 assists per game and kept his average turnovers to around 2.6. This assist-to-turnover ratio is the standard for the best point guards.

With an average of 8.5 assists per game, he can rank sixth in the season assists list. Above Wang Chao, there are only five players including Nash, Deron Williams, Rondo, Kidd and James.

It is worth mentioning that due to injuries suffered in the 09-10 season, Chris Paul only played 45 games in the regular season.

Before the start of the season, no one would have imagined that Wang Chao would be able to achieve this level of passing assists. Just looking at the statistics, no one would doubt that he is an experienced point guard.

The super magic combination alone has monopolized half of the league's major data rankings, and it also proves from another aspect that the Magic's record of 70 wins is not random.

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With the end of the regular season, the Eastern and Western record rankings and the list of playoff matchups are also fixed.

In the East, the Magic with 70 wins and 12 losses is the best, leaving other teams far behind.

The second-ranked Cleveland Cavaliers finally achieved a record of 59 wins and 23 losses, but failed to achieve 60 wins. This disappointed the Cavaliers fans. They originally thought that the Cavaliers who formed the Big Three would become stronger in the new season. Unexpectedly, the record has lost a lot more than last season.

There is no way around this. O'Neal and Carter are both old and sick, and they didn't play many games in the regular season. Fortunately, both of them are currently in a relatively healthy state. We can look forward to the playoffs with the veteran's experience. doing.

Ranked third is the Atlanta Hawks with 51 wins. This is a little unexpected. Originally, Wang Chao thought that the Hawks' important sixth man Jamal Crawford would be cut off by him, and their combat effectiveness would be greatly affected. After all, Crawford was able to contribute 18 points and 3 rebounds per game as a team substitute in the Eagles this season, which is the second scoring point in the team after Joe Johnson.

But from the looks of it, even without Jamal Crawford, the Hawks' combat effectiveness is still very good. After all, there are Josh Smith, Al Horford and other outstanding players in the team.

Of course, the more important reason is the hip pull of the Celtics in the second half of the schedule.

Originally, at the beginning of the season, the Celtics played fairly well, and they were once close to the Magic in terms of record, winning many more games than the Cavaliers who started slowly.

However, as the schedule continued, the disadvantages of the Big Three's age began to gradually emerge. Garnett, Ray Allen and Pierce all suffered injuries to varying degrees in the second half of the schedule. In the end, Garnett played 69 in the regular season. Pierce played in 71 games and Ray Allen played in 74 games.

At the same time, Garnett's decline due to injury has also affected the Celtics' defensive system. This season, Garnett averaged only 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the regular season. The data is since his rookie season. lowest value.

Garnett's decline is not only in terms of personal data, but also his defensive ability has also declined significantly. In terms of defensive efficiency, Garnett is already outside the top ten in the league. You must know that last season, Garnett was still second only to Howard. , The second player in the league in defensive efficiency.

Under the influence of various factors, the Celtics finally only achieved a record of 48 wins and 34 wins. If they were placed in the West, they would not even be able to enter the playoffs.

The fifth-ranked Miami Heat have 46 wins and 36 losses, the sixth-ranked Bucks have 43 wins, the seventh-ranked Bobcats have 41 wins, and the eighth-ranked Bulls have only 40 wins.

As a result, the four matchups in the Eastern Conference playoffs are Magic vs Bulls, Cavaliers vs Bobcats, Eagles vs Bucks, Celtics vs Heat.

Compared with the east, the competitiveness of the west is obviously much greater.

The Lakers, with 57 wins and 25 losses, rank first in the Western Conference, and they are only 7 games away from the Rockets, who are eighth in the Western Conference.

The Dallas Mavericks ranked second with 55 wins, the Phoenix Suns ranked third with 54 wins, the Denver Nuggets ranked fourth with 53 wins, and the Jazz also ranked fifth with 53 wins. The Spurs and the 52-win Rockets.

The Thunder ranks eighth in the West with a record of 45 wins. If this record is placed in the East, it can already rank sixth in the East.

The four matchups in the Western Conference playoffs are Lakers vs Rockets, Mavericks vs Spurs, Suns vs Trail Blazers, Nuggets vs Jazz.

The first round of the playoffs will start on February 2th.

The Magic's first-round opponent, the Chicago Bulls, basically has nothing to say.

In the second season of his career, the star of the Bulls, Derrick Rose, has averaged 20.8 points and 6 assists per game, and the team also has small forward Ruhr Deng and center Joe King who averaged 17.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. . Noah, the fighting power is still remarkable.

But the head coach of the Bulls at this time is not Tom Thibodeau and the team does not have the super team defensive ability like next season, so they don't have any capital to confront the Magic at all.

The same is true.

In the first game, the Magic used a hearty victory to tell the Chicago fans not to have any illusions.

120:97, the Magic won by 23 points at home.

王超29分6篮板9助攻，霍华德25分16篮板4封盖，贾马尔.克劳福德20分。

Just these three scored 74 points. Facing the Orlando Magic, the Bulls were helpless. The core player Derrick Rose faced Howard, who was always guarding the rim of the Orlando Magic. No matter how fast he breaks through with the ball, he has to face Howard's defense when he comes to the basket. As a result, he only made 16 of 6 shots in the whole game, only 16 points, 5 assists and 4 turnovers .

This is true for Rose, the Bulls' most scoring player, let alone others.

Two days later, the Magic once again defeated their opponent 106:91 at home, gaining a 2:0 score advantage.

With the loss of two games, the Bulls finally returned to their home court, but coming to Chicago did not make their situation better.

112:102, 121:98.

In two games, two clean victories, the Magic did not give the Bulls a chance. This was the case in all four games. In the last 5 minutes near the end of the game, the points difference between the two sides was always above double digits.

The huge gap in strength is like a gap, so that neither the players nor the fans of the Bulls have any chances or ideas to win.

4:0, the Magic swept the Bulls neatly and smoothly advanced to the second round, continuing to demonstrate their dominance in the regular season.

Wang Chao played relatively restrained in the first round. After all, the opponent was the Bulls. Basically, the winner was already determined in three quarters, and he didn't need to exert his strength on the offensive end.

Therefore, Wang Chao averaged only 28 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.4 assists in the four games.

Howard, on the other hand, played quite well against Noah, who is not that big in terms of tonnage. His average of 22 points and 15 rebounds per game is better than the data in the regular season.

In the first round of the playoffs, the vast majority of cases are not so stalemate, at least for the few teams with the highest record.

The Cavaliers also easily swept the Bobcats 4:0, and the Eagles defeated the Bucks 4:2. Even the Celtics did not have a difficult game against the Miami Heat.

4:1, Heat team Wade averaged 5 points and 33.2 assists in 6.8 games, but the Heat team did not have a teammate who gave him enough support and help except for Wade alone.

On the other hand, the Celtics, just entering the playoffs, changed their poor and weak appearance in the second half of the regular season. The Big Three are all alive and well. Sure enough, these old guys are paddling in the regular season, and the purpose is the playoffs Can reserve more stamina.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference, they are Magic vs Celtics, Cavaliers vs Eagles.

Compared with the disparity in strength in the East, the first round of the West is quite chaotic. After all, even the Houston Rockets, ranked eighth in the West, have a record of 50 wins, which is not far behind the Rockets in the West. big.

The Rockets did cause a lot of trouble for the Lakers in the first round. Although the Rockets no longer have Tracy McGrady, the existence of Dayao and the quasi-big three combination of Lewis and Martin also have good combat effectiveness.

Not to mention the outside line, Dayao can overwhelm the inside line by himself, and he can't lose against Gasol and Bynum alone.

Facts once again proved that as long as Dayao can stay healthy, his inside lethality is absolutely top-notch.

It's a pity that the Rockets don't have the ability to compete with the Lakers outside.

Kobe alone will be on the top of Lewis and Kevin. Martin, and even add a Brooks.

The Lakers took the lead in winning two games at home, but the Rockets were not to be outdone, and won both at home, and the score came to a 2:2 tie.

In the battle of Tianwangshan, the Lakers and the Rockets were inextricably fighting, but the game entered the most stalemate link, and the weakest weakness of the Rockets has reappeared.

Dayao's physical fitness was overdrawn in advance, and he was unable to support the team's offense in the fourth quarter. In the end, the Rockets regrettably lost.

The Lakers, who won the battle of Tianwangshan, went all out, and the Rockets won the game at home two days later, with a total score of 4:2 and successfully entered the second round.

In the other three matchups, both the Jazz and the Spurs took the next step, beating the Nuggets and Mavericks 4:2 to advance to the second round, and the Suns also defeated the Trail Blazers 4:2.

The matchups in the second round of the Western Conference are Lakers vs. Jazz, Suns vs. Spurs.

Before the start of the second round of the Eastern and Western Conference, as in previous years, the league began to announce the best team and other season awards.

Without any suspense, both Wang Chao and Howard were selected to the best team, and Kobe, James and Wade were also selected to the best team at the same time. The selection results were almost the same as last year.

The five players in the second team of the best team are Nash, Deron, Durant, Anthony and Stoudemire.

The best three players are Brandon Roy, Joe Johnson, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan and Dayao.

(End of this chapter)