NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 183 The end of the regular season, three consecutive scoring champions

The Magic did not make any trades on the trade deadline, and the butterfly effect linkage caused the Magic to not trade to Arenas this season, and there was no Carter as a bargaining chip to exchange for Turkoglu.

After the All-Star Weekend, the Magic team’s record became more stable than before. The main reason was that the Bulls were chasing after them, which made the Magic feel threatened. Even Howard realized that if he continued to play a large number of post-ups , the team will lose more games.

从全明星结束后到三月底，魔术队18场比赛取得14胜4负，总战绩来到58胜17负，领先公牛和马刺2个胜场左右。

而四月份最后的7场比赛，魔术队最终5胜2负，总战绩63胜19负，结束了整个2010-11赛季的征程。

Compared with last season's 70 wins and 12 losses, the Magic only achieved 63 wins this season, which somewhat disappointed Orlando fans. After all, they were counting on the Magic to make persistent efforts to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins.

However, even with 63 wins, it is still the best record in the league and stands out from the crowd.

The two teams closely following the Magic are the Chicago Bulls in the East and the San Antonio Spurs in the West.

The Bulls finally achieved a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, one more loss than the original history, and this record is also on par with the Spurs in the West. Both teams have a record of 61 wins and 21 losses. The team became the only three teams with a regular season record of more than 63 wins this season.

At the beginning of the regular season, the Heat's Big Three, which were highly anticipated, finally had a regular season record of 56 wins and 26 losses. This is also a pretty good record, but it is obviously far from what the fans expected.

This is mainly related to the fact that the Big Three have just been formed and the tacit understanding is not enough.

The record of 56 wins is different from Wang Chao's impression that the Heat's 58-win record in the first year of the Big Three lost two more games, which is probably the two more games the Heat lost to the Magic in the regular season.

No way, the current Magic is not the turbulent team in the original time and space, except Howard can’t come up with a team that is stable enough, the Heat’s weak inside line was completely suppressed by Howard, and now the overall strength of the outside line is not too bad Under the circumstances, the result of the Heat and the Magic's four regular season matches was 1 win and 3 losses, and they lost three games.

This also worries many Miami Heat fans, because in the playoffs, the Magic will definitely become the Heat's biggest opponent on the way to the Finals.

With 52 wins and 30 losses, the Celtics ranked No.4 in the Eastern Conference. Compared with the Heat, which only lost 2 games less than the original time and space, the Celtics' record dropped directly from 56 wins to 52 wins. In four games, the Celtics also lost to other teams that should have won the game, except for the extra loss to the Magic.

This is related to the fact that the Magic snatched the center Shaquille O'Neal that the Celtics should have signed.

Although in the Magic, O'Neal is completely a burden, playing can only drag down the team's overall situation.

But in the Celtics, there are completely two concepts. After all, even the 38-year-old O'Neal can still average 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, and maintain an exaggerated 66.7% shooting percentage.

O'Neal would have played 37 games for the Celtics, becoming the main starting insider for the Celtics during the period when Perkins was reimbursed due to injury.

But now without O'Neal, the Celtics can only let O'Neal Jr. in this position.

The same name is O'Neal, and it is also at the end of his career. The gap between O'Neal and O'Neal is just like at the peak, and it is still very different.

Averaged 5.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, and shot 46% from the field. This is the contribution of O'Neal to replace O'Neal as the Celtics' starter during the period. It is only natural that the Celtics lost more games.

从东部第五到第八，分别是42胜40负的亚特兰大老鹰，41负41胜的纽约尼克斯，39胜43负的费城76人以及36胜46负的印第安纳步行者队。

As for the West, as in previous years, its competitiveness is still far superior to that of the East. Even though the East now has several super teams, the overall competitiveness is still weaker than that of the West.

The Spurs with 61 wins and 21 losses ranked first in the West, followed by the Lakers with 57 wins and the Mavericks with 57 wins, and the Thunder with 54 wins and 58 losses ranked fourth in the West, followed by the Nuggets, Trail Blazers, and Hornets and rockets.

The Rockets, which should have been ranked ninth in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs, finally relied on the extra Yao and Lewis to make it to the playoffs very hard, but without Lowry, only Brooks was the point guard. Because of this, the overall strength is limited. After all, the perimeter combination of Brooks + Martin + Lewis has almost zero defensive ability. The defensive system is established.

Facing the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, the Rockets had no hope of winning at all.

In addition to the team record and the playoff list, after the end of the regular season, there are also the final rankings of the major rankings.

In terms of scoring charts, Wang Chao won the scoring title for the third consecutive year and became the first player to win three consecutive scoring titles since Jordan. The reduction in scoring average is not due to the lack of individual scoring ability, but the slowdown of the overall offensive rhythm of the entire league.

Wang Chao averaged only 29.2 points per game this season, and he secured his position as the scoring leader. Durant, who ranked second, averaged 28.6 points per game, 27.7 points higher than the 0.9 points per game that won the scoring leader in the original history. He wanted to compete for the scoring champion, but unfortunately he failed to achieve his wish under Wang Chao's efficient scoring.

James averaged 26.7 points per game, ranking third in the scoring list, followed by Anthony with 25.6 points and Wade with 25.5 points. Kobe averaged only 25.3 points per game this season, a new low since the 03-04 season. It can't help but feel that the 33-year-old Kobe seems to have really started to age, which also casts a shadow over the Lakers' continued pursuit of the championship.

In terms of rebounding, Timberwolves insider Kevin Love became the new rebounding leader with an average of 15.2 rebounds per game. Although Howard's average of 13.8 rebounds per game did not decline significantly compared to the previous two seasons, he still had to give up. Guiguan, the rebounding champion who has dominated for three consecutive years.

Not only is he the rebounding leader, but Howard averaged 2.4 blocks per game this season and can only be tied for second with McGee and Ibaka.

All of a sudden, he lost the two honors of rebounding champion and block blocking champion, but Howard was not too disappointed.

Because his final average per game this season is fixed at 24.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks, it can be said to be the most gorgeous season of his career just by looking at the data.

With an average of 24.6 points per game, Howard is on the scoring list, ranking 25.3th on the scoring list, below Stoudemire with 25 points and Rose with 8 points.

This kind of data also allowed Howard to successfully rank third in the regular season MVP strength list, second only to Rose and Wang Chao, and higher than James, Kobe and others.

This is also the result Howard wants.

Can be ranked third in the regular season MVP, who can say he is a blue-collar player?Even if Wang Chao's ranking is higher than him, ranking second in the MVP list, and he is very likely to win the regular season MVP, it is enough to prove Howard's own ability.
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On April 4, the first round of the playoffs officially began. The opponent of the Magic in the first round was the Indiana Pacers, the eighth in the East.

Although the black big Yao Roy Hibbert has a somewhat restrictive effect on Howard, it is based on the premise that Howard plays a lot of post-up singles with the ball.

In comparison under normal circumstances, Howard is definitely going to beat Hibbert by more than a dozen blocks, especially on the defensive end. Hibbert can only protect the frame, but Howard has the ability to protect the frame that is only stronger than Hibbert. , There is still enough mobility to assist in defensive defense, and the defensive radius includes the distance from the basket to the free throw line.

The Pacers also don't have an advantage on the perimeter against the Magic.

Among other things, Danny Granger at the small forward position was completely unilaterally overwhelmed by Wang Chaoshi.

作为08-09赛季的进步最快球员，丹尼.格兰杰是目前联盟实力不俗的小前锋，场均可以贡献20.5分5.4篮板2.6助攻。

But compared with Wang Chao, the gap seems too big.

Granger, who is not very outstanding on the defensive end, can't defend against Wang Chao's offense at all. Whether it's a three-point long shot, a mid-range shot, or a breakthrough with the ball, Wang Chao has a variety of offensive skills with good lethality. There was nothing Granger could guard against.

This is of course the consensus of the entire league. Wang Chao, as the player with the strongest scoring ability in the league today, cannot be restricted by a single defense.

During the game, the Pacers arranged for Paul George to assist Granger in double-teaming Wang Chao.

As a small forward, George's future achievements will be much better than Granger's, and he is also a typical representative star in the league with excellent offense and defense.

But right now it's only the first season of his career, even if George has outstanding talent and sense of smell on the defensive end, he is still too immature.

While unable to contain Wang Chao's attack, Granger was still restricted by Wang Chao on the offensive end, and his offensive efficiency was greatly reduced.

Unknowingly, another season has passed, and Wang Chao has continued to conduct defensive training. Under the accumulation of massive training potions, Wang Chao's average defensive ability value has reached more than 85. Even if you look at the league, the outside players There are very few defensive players who can reach this level.

The extremely high defensive ability value, coupled with Wang Chao's static talent of 2 meters and 06 meters, and his dynamic talents such as speed and agility that finally reached 2, as long as Wang Chao's attitude is serious, the sense of oppression of defense is enough to make it difficult for most players. response.

Granger is one of them.

在王超的防守下，格兰杰全场17投7中，投篮命中率41%，仅得到17分6篮板3助攻。

As the team's first offensive core, even Granger is like this, who else can the Pacers rely on?
Is it because he is still a first-year rookie, but Paul George, who averaged 7.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in the regular season?
可以顺带提一下，这场比赛乔治首发出场，最终2投1中得到2分2篮板1助攻。

The future George may become one of the top players in the league, but now he still has a long time to grow.

The Magic's match against the Pacers was originally the least suspenseful series. The four games were uneventful and there were no accidents.

4:0, a neat score, the Magic completed the sweep of the Pacers in the first round and advanced to the second round. Their opponent in the second round will be their old opponent, the Boston Celtics, ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference .

The Celtics' opponent in the first round is the Atlanta Hawks, fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The current strength of the Eagles has become stronger than last season. While successfully retaining Joe Johnson last summer, Josh Smith and Al Horford have also grown further. The only flaw is that the team does not have the best players. With the existence of the sixth man Jamal Crawford, his strength is still affected.

Although the Eagles are very strong, the Celtics entering the playoffs are obviously the stronger side.

4:2, the Celtics eliminated the Eagles in six games and entered the second round, but they encountered the Magic in the second round, which is not good news for the Celtics.

Compared with last season, the Magic looked weaker, as evidenced by only 63 wins in the regular season.

But the Celtics have also regressed significantly this season. The Big Three are one year older, and the team's record has declined more than the Magic.

More importantly, can the Celtics, who have fallen in front of the Magic for three consecutive years, really be ashamed if they meet again in the fourth year?

Another set of matchups in the Eastern Conference semifinals is the Bulls vs. the Heat.

This is also a very interesting game. The Bulls, the new generation team led by Rose's single-core team, faced the Heat's Big Three, the biggest favorites to win the championship this season. In terms of record, Rose's Bulls are obviously better, but in the playoffs. It's hard to tell if the stage depends on superstars to speak.

In the west, the Spurs eliminated the Rockets 4:2, and did not suffer from the Grizzlies black eight like in the original history, so it should be considered a blessing.

They will compete with the Thunder, which eliminated the Nuggets in the second round.

Another set of matchups is the Lakers and Mavericks, two teams with the same record in the regular season.

Of course, fans are generally optimistic about the Lakers, one of the favorites to win the championship. After all, the Lakers have reached the finals and won a championship in the past three years. The overall strength and background are much stronger than the Mavericks.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that the result of this matchup was that the Mavericks swept the Lakers 4-0 without pressure and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

It's just that this scene hasn't happened yet.

Before the start of the second round, the league first announced the best team of the season and the best defensive team.

The five players in the best team are Rose, Kobe, James, Wang Chao and Howard.

The best five players in the second team are Westbrook, Wade, Durant, Nowitzki and Stoudemire.

The five players in the best three teams are Paul, Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Aldridge and Dayao.

(End of this chapter)