I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 151 First-Round Opponent (For Collection Recommendation)

As the regular season came to an end, the Rockets also ended their last game. Although they experienced some twists and turns at the end of the season, the Rockets still entered the playoffs with a record of 57 wins and ranked No. 4 in the West.

Ranked first in the Western Conference is the Sacramento Kings, which has been stable since the beginning of the season. With a record of 61 wins, this team can be said to dominate the entire league.

The second place in the West is the Dallas Mavericks. Under the leadership of Nowitzki and Finley, the Mavericks' offense this year is also triumphant, and they have defeated many opponents, including the Rockets. Not only did they lose to the It can be said that the Mavericks were defeated by Nowitzki alone in three games. They won 58 games.

The third place in the West is the San Antonio Spurs. They also won 58 games, but because of the mutual win rate, the Mavericks lost one more game, which also made them fall to third place.

The Spurs team is also a very stable team. Relying on Tim Duncan and David Robinson's twin-tower lineup, coach Bo Povich can be regarded as a shameful team. Pressed behind.

The Rockets ranked No.4 in the West. It's not that the Rockets are not good, but that the top four in the West are too good overall.

Look at the fifth- and sixth-ranked Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers, one with 54 wins and one with 52 wins.

In the East, the top-ranked New Jersey Nets have only won 52 wins, while in the West, 52 wins can only rank seventh.

This also shows that the West is strong and the East is weak. After Jordan retired, the West has formed a situation of contending for hegemony. Basically, the team that breaks out of the West is the final winner of the finals.

The Lakers have had a bad year this year. One of their OK combinations, Kobe Bryant, accidentally injured his waist when participating in the All-Star Game. He could only rest for a week. As a result, they lost two games in this week, and then Because of the awkward combination of OK and confusion for a while, the ranking dropped again and again, and fell directly to the sixth position in the West.

Kobe had conflicts with O'Neal since the All-Star Game, and it was all the fault of the MVP. Kobe believed that O'Neal did not cooperate with him in the game, and O'Neal believed that he was more suitable to be the All-Star MVP than Kobe. As a result, the contradictions became more and more It got bigger and bigger, and it was barely eased until Jackson reconciled, but the cracks had already been formed.

The Rockets' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the Minnesota Timberwolves. The leader of the Timberwolves is Kevin Garnett, who is also the well-deserved wolf king of the Timberwolves. This tall insider who cooperates tacitly with Su Yi in the western star team will be the Rockets The biggest enemy of the team's advancement.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Su Yi and his group arrived at the Compaq Center Arena, the home stadium of the Rockets ahead of schedule, to prepare for a small game.

The stadium is already overcrowded at this time. This season, the Rockets really don't have to worry about not being able to sell tickets.

Probably because of the relationship between Michael Jordan and Su Yi, the Rockets always get the most attention. These two people have a lot of fans all over the world.

As the first game of the Rockets playoffs, this game also received national live broadcasts. For the Rockets this season, their national live broadcasts have always been a lot, not only national live broadcasts, but also in many countries around the world. There is a broadcast, including Huaxia on the other side of the ocean. The Rockets have gained a lot of fans. This is the benefit of having a Chinese superstar.

At the end of this season, Su Yi is going to take them to Huaxia to see, understand the customs of Huaxia, and get him a few endorsement contracts by the way, presumably they will soon realize the benefits of having a Huaxia player as a teammate.

All Huaxia fans will regard them as their home team. If the fans are allowed to choose, it is the best choice for Yao Juren, a native of his own, to join the Rockets.

Garnett was the No. 1995 pick in 1998. The new wolf king of the Timberwolves signed a super contract with the Timberwolves with an absolute maximum salary of 6 million for 1.26 years in 2000, which was the top of the year. The annual salary is over, and the average annual salary of [-] million is unique in this era.

Presumably only a small ball market like the Timberwolves will offer such a large premium contract in order to retain the superstars they cultivated.

This is not a good thing for Garnett, because there is no salary space after signing Garnett. At that time, Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale thought of a good idea that he thought was "seamless".

They used a yin and yang contract when they signed the 95-year No. 5 pick Joe Smith, who was an unrestricted player. After being discovered by the league, they severely fined them [-] first-round picks. They also canceled the Timberwolves and Joe Smith. Joe Smith went to the Detroit Pistons.

This season, Joe Smith finally returned to his old team, the Timberwolves, but he averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds per game, and his performance was nothing more than that. Regarding the five first-round picks that were confiscated for him, Su Yi I feel that Garnett will feel that he was cheated by the Timberwolves.

After all, when he was at his peak, the team had no rookie reinforcements for 5 consecutive years. What a sad thing it is.

But Garnett himself is also responsible. It was the greed of him and his agent that made the Timberwolves helpless.

After the on-court training last night, Su Yi sent Brandon Roy back to the audience. This senior high school player has performed very well this year. He is second only to LeBron James in the Kincaid High School team. Let him have the idea of ​​participating in the NBA draft this year.

Under the urging of the referee, players from both teams entered the field one after another.

The starting players of the Rockets are center Hakeem Olajuwon, power forward Zach Randolph, small forward Michael Jordan, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, and point guard Su Yi.

The starters sent by the Trail Blazers are center Kevin Garnett, power forward Joe Smith, small forward Wally Szczerbiak, shooting guard Anthony Peeler, point guard Chauncey Bilu puss.

When the referee threw the basketball into the sky, Garnett jumped up. This guy's bounce is really good, and he easily moved the basketball to his own half.

The Rockets players have retreated to the three-point line. The team is very familiar with Olajuwon's jump ball. He has not grabbed a few jump balls this season. It is an accident that he can get it. is normal.

Su Yi chose to keep up with Anthony Piller. This is a very versatile player. It can also be said that he is a player who is incompetent in all aspects. Su Yi did not choose to use the lottery items against him.

It's not that he doesn't want to compare with Billups, but his normal state is not sure that he will win against him.

There is a saying that if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Let's leave this difficult Mr. Key to McGrady who is dedicated to being the boss.

McGrady didn't care about Su Yi's cunning choice either. He thought that he was crushing against the outside team of Timberwolves, and he could be regarded as a good steel when he used it wisely.

(End of this chapter)