This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 215 The playoff matchup is out, the opponent of the Bobcats is...

Charlotte, with the best single-month record in the league, is still the most terrifying team in the league in April, and its momentum is still extremely fast.

On April 4, they won the Cleveland Cavaliers at home and double-killed last year's playoff opponents at home and away!

On April 4th, in the game against the Boston Celtics, the game went to the last minute. Garnett's offensive rebounds and second offense helped the Celtics secure the victory. Zhou Lin missed the lore and won the game. It is a pity to lose by 5 points.

Rest for three days.

On April 4 and April 8, the Charlotte Bobcats won back-to-back victories over the underdogs Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks.

4 month 12 day.

The Charlotte Bobcats challenged the Indiana Pacers away in double overtime!
Three people in the team scored 20 points, Zhou Lin 25 points, Dun Levy 23 points, Okafor 29 points, and won the away game with 2 points.

The Charlotte Bobcats' win came to 39, the same day the Atlanta Hawks lost to the Boston Celtics.

According to calculations, even if the Atlanta Hawks won all of the remaining two games, they would only have 39 wins.

The Charlotte Bobcats lost all of their next two games, but the overall record reached 39 wins and 41 losses.

The Charlotte Bobcats, who have the upper hand in the relationship between victory and defeat, also locked in the playoffs two rounds ahead of schedule.

Of course, the footsteps of the Charlotte Bobcats have not stopped.

排在夏洛特山猫队前的两个球队并不是不可以追赶，第六的多伦多猛龙队目前40胜39负，费城76人队则是40胜40负。

At present, these three teams are trying their best to avoid the Boston Celtics, and they all hope to rank third to play the Orlando Magic, the third in the Eastern Conference.

Although the eighth-ranked Charlotte Bobcats are the most passive, if both opponents win the next game, even if they win the next game, it will not help, but as long as they lose one or two games, Then there is still hope to be promoted to seventh or even sixth in the Eastern Conference.

The premise is that the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers pull across.

And the goddess of luck favored the Charlotte Bobcats again.

On April 4th, the home court of the Charlotte Bobcats and the New Jersey Nets, although the New Jersey Nets have missed the playoffs, and the main player Vince Carter also chose to truce, but the Charlotte Bobcats still and The New Jersey Nets went to overtime and won by four points.

Another win, 40 wins and 41 losses!
It needs to be mentioned.

The previous day, the Toronto Raptors easily defeated the visiting Miami Heat at home and won their 41st victory of the season.

And because of the victory in this game, Toronto took the lead in securing the sixth position in the Eastern Conference.

Even if they lose in the last game, and the Bobcats and the 76ers have a team with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, they can still be ranked in the Eastern Conference by virtue of their winning percentage. sixth.

As for the Philadelphia 76ers, leading the way, they suffered a three-game losing streak at the end of the season. Yesterday, they narrowly lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by one point. Their record is also the same as that of the Charlotte Bobcats, coming to 40 wins and 41 losses.

Fate is also extremely ingenious.

The last game was the Charlotte Bobcats VS Philadelphia 76ers.

And it is beneficial to the Bobcats that the game is still held at their home court in Charlotte Athletic Stadium.

The current situation is that as long as they win at home, the Charlotte Bobcats will achieve corner overtaking and rank seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 50% winning rate.

At this moment, the top three in the East, the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, and Orlando Magic, have already booked the top three seats early.

It is a foregone conclusion that the Toronto Raptors, the sixth in the Eastern Conference, will play the Orlando Magic, the third in the Eastern Conference.

Now it is certain that it is no longer possible to compete for the Orlando Magic, so among the two hard-to-bit bones-the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons, both teams must be more willing to touch the latter.

This season, the Charlotte Bobcats have achieved 2 losses and 1 win against the Boston Celtics, while the Philadelphia 76ers have been even worse. They have played 4 times in the same division and have not even won a game.

The time has advanced to April 4, the final round of the Eastern Conference regular season.

The Charlotte Bobcats, who have won another four consecutive victories, played against the Philadelphia 76ers, who have not been in a good state recently and suffered a three-game losing streak.

Philadelphia 76ers lineup as follows: Andre Miller, Willie Green, Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert, Reggie Evans.

This is after Allen Iverson left the Philadelphia 76ers, the team had a chance to play in the playoffs, and the new core Iguodala averaged 19.9 points per game, the highest scoring season of his entire career. With rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, combined with some not-so-famous but practical players, and the growth of Louis Williams on the bench, this team seems to have been rebuilt.

The Charlotte Bobcats still have the regular lineup: Raymond Felton, Brandon Roy, Zhou Lin, Mike Dunleavy, Emeka Okafor.

Although it was an away game, the Philadelphia 76ers showed an extremely strong fighting spirit in the first quarter. With the assist of Andre Miller, the new core of the 76ers, Iguodala, hit the basket and scored consecutively. , also staged a wonderful empty catch dunk.

The Charlotte Bobcats responded first to Emeka Okafor. He hit two consecutive hooks at the basket to help the team stabilize their morale.

Willie Green of the 76ers averaged only 12 points per game this season, but in the next round of the first quarter, he got a lot of offensive opportunities and became the core of the 76ers' offense. Continuously hitting the offensive end, all kinds of goals that didn't look like they could be scored, all of them were scored, leaving Brandon Roy who was defending him speechless.

Willie Green scored 13 points in a single quarter and also had 2 offensive rebounds.

Because of Willie Green's sudden outburst, the Philadelphia 76ers turned away in the first quarter and scored 28 points, while the Charlotte Bobcats didn't feel good on the perimeter. 4, still failed to hit a three-pointer, the team relied on Okafor on the inside to overwhelm the river to maintain the score.

Zhou Lin took 3 shots, but facing Iguodala's defense, he only hit a goal and scored 2 points.

In the second quarter, the situation changed. Willie Green began to lose the ball on the offensive end, and the 76ers also began to deploy troops continuously. Thaddeus Young and Louis Williams were chaotic. The battle masters began to frequently grab points on the offensive end, but the 76ers also lost their defensive formation. Although they scored 25 points, they were scored 41 points by the Charlotte Bobcats at home. point.

Although Zhou Lin didn't feel good from the outside line, he continued to break through and create damage, and frequently went to the free throw line to increase his points, scoring 9 points in a single quarter.

Brandon Roy also scored 11 points in this quarter.

In the second half, Iguodala finally opened up on the offensive stage. His consecutive mid-range and long-range hits gave the Philadelphia 76ers a brief lead. The former 76ers player, Chris Webber, faced his former teammates. He was also not polite, scoring five points in a row at the basket, and giving lessons to his successor, former younger brother Samuel Dalembert, who made him carry his fourth foul and had to rest.

With this, the Philadelphia 76ers lost their height inside, leaving only the 208cm white power forward Randolph and the rebounding idiot Hanleigh Evans.

Brandon Roy and Zhou Lin hit the basket consecutively.

At the end of the third quarter, the 82-71 lead reached 11 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Mike Dunleavy added fuel to the fire. Two three-pointers made the 76ers feel hopeless, even though Louis Williams and Thaddeus Young who came off the bench jointly scored 15 points, but still unable to prevent the team's defeat.

Andre Miller and Iguodala didn't even play again in the last 8 minutes of the final quarter, watching the team lose in this crucial tiebreaker from the bench.

In the end, Okafor scored 7 points in a row in the paint, which completely made the game lose suspense.

109-93.

The Charlotte Bobcats won the game without bloodshed.

奥卡福砍下全场最高的29分12篮板，周林20分5助攻4篮板，布兰登.罗伊17分，迈克.邓利维15分。

Charlotte ended the 07-08 regular season with an extremely perfect five-game winning streak.

At the same time, they once again entered the playoffs with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses.

So far, the final ranking of the regular season and the matchups of the playoffs have all come out.

Eastern ranking.

1. Boston Celtics -- 66 wins and 16 losses.

2. Detroit Pistons -- 59 wins and 30 losses.

3. Orlando Magic -- 52 wins and 30 losses.

4. Cleveland Cavaliers - 43 wins and 39 losses.

5. Washington Wizards -- 43 wins and 39 losses.

6. Toronto Raptors -- 41 wins and 41 losses.

7. Charlotte Bobcats -- 41 wins and 41 losses.

8. Philadelphia 76ers -- 40 wins and 42 losses.

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9. Atlanta Hawks -- 37 wins and 45 losses.

10. Indiana Pacers -- 35 wins and 47 losses.

11. Chicago Bulls -- 33 wins and 49 losses.

12. New Jersey Nets -- 33 wins and 49 losses.

13. Milwaukee Bucks -- 26 wins and 56 losses.

14. New York Knicks -- 21 wins, 61 losses.

15. Miami Heat -- 15-67.

Eastern Conference playoff matchup.

1. Boston Celtics (main) VS8, Philadelphia 76ers.

Because the Charlotte Bobcats squeezed into the playoffs, the opponent of the Boston Celtics changed from the Atlanta Hawks who could play with them to the tiebreaker, and became the Philadelphia 76ers who should have been ranked seventh. The matchup in this group does not seem to be too much suspense. The new lineup entered the playoffs for the first time. In Zhou Lin's opinion, the absolute strength of the Philadelphia 76ers is not as good as the Atlanta Hawks with Mike Bibby , and whether the historical tiebreaker can reappear is unpredictable, and the regular season was swept 4 games, which also made many ball critics unanimously believe that the Philadelphia 76ers will have a high probability of being swept out in the playoffs.

2. Detroit Pistons (main) VS7, Charlotte Bobcats.

This is a very interesting matchup, because the Charlotte Bobcats played a crazy 3 wins and 4 losses in March and April, and in the past two seasons, the Charlotte Bobcats are 19-3. , occupying an absolute advantage, swept the Pistons in the regular season last season, and Chris Webber returned to the Palace of Auburn Hills to play in the playoffs. This is also a very interesting topic for many ball critics. Of course, Most ball commentators still believe that the Detroit Pistons can solve the Charlotte Bobcats in 2-6 games.

3. Orlando Magic (main) VS6, Toronto Raptors.

This year's Orlando Magic got Sharad Lewis, won 12 more games than last year, and became the third in the Eastern Conference. His opponent encountered the Charlotte Bobcats in the playoffs last year. After that, they did not do very well in signings and rookies in the summer, and this group of duels, the strength is not advancing but retreating. Almost all ball critics believe that the Magic can solve the Toronto Raptors within 5 games. Team.

4. Cleveland Cavaliers (main) VS5, Washington Wizards.

James is still evolving, but Cleveland's signing operation is a bit confusing. This season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have won 7 games less than last year, and their ranking has dropped to fourth in the Eastern Conference. This is the third consecutive year that the Cleveland Cavaliers have met For the Washington Wizards, most critics still believe that James can lead the team past the Washington Wizards' interception.

Western rankings.

1. Los Angeles Lakers -- 57 wins and 25 losses.

2. New Orleans Hornets -- 56 wins and 26 losses.

3. San Antonio Spurs -- 56 wins and 26 losses.

4. Utah Jazz -- 53 wins and 29 losses.

5. The Phoenix Suns are 55-27.

6. Houston Rockets -- 54 wins and 28 losses.

7. Dallas Mavericks -- 51 wins and 31 losses.

8. Denver Nuggets -- 50-32.

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9. Golden State Warriors -- 48 wins and 34 losses.

10. Portland Trail Blazers -- 41 wins and 41 losses.

11. Sacramento Kings -- 38 wins and 44 losses.

12. Los Angeles Clippers -- 23-59.

13. Minnesota Timberwolves - 22 wins and 60 losses.

14. Memphis Grizzlies -- 21-61.

15. Seattle SuperSonics -- 20-62.

Western Conference playoff matchup.

1. Los Angeles Lakers (main) VS8, Denver Nuggets.

Any matchup in the West is suspenseful. The eighth-ranked Denver Nuggets only won 9 games less than the Lakers. From a perspective, Gasol seems to be a second-in-command tailor-made for Kobe. In Gasol's game, the Lakers' record reached a terrifying 22 wins and 5 losses. Experts predict that the Lakers will solve the Denver Nuggets in 5 games.

2. New Orleans Hornets (main) VS7, Dallas Mavericks.

The New Orleans Hornets won 17 more games than last year, from ninth in the West to second in the West, and Byron Scott is also one of the candidates to become the best coach of the season, and in the matchup with the Mavericks Among them, many experts do not think that Paul, the core of the Hornets who played in the playoffs for the first time, can win this round of the series, because he is facing the Dallas Mavericks who got Kidd. The team will reach the sixth game, or even the seventh game, and the Dallas Mavericks will have the last laugh.

3. San Antonio Spurs (main) VS6, Houston Rockets.

Because of Zhou Lin, one of the history of the butterfly instigated wings to change, the Rockets' longest winning streak stopped at 20 games. The San Antonio Spurs, of course the defending champions are not easy to mess with, and Yao Ming was reimbursed early in the season. Most critics don't think McGrady can break through the first round for the first time, or even be swept out 0-4. Only a few people think that The Houston Rockets can create miracles, after all, T-MAC once created a situation that changed fate against the sky.

4. Utah Jazz VS5, 5. Phoenix Suns (main).

The Suns are definitely a team whose fate has changed drastically. They don’t need to face the San Antonio Spurs where GDP is located, but have become the Utah Jazz. Overwhelmingly crushing the Utah Jazz, coupled with a younger and more passionate Gerald Wallace, this team, which has only begun to take shape in the middle of the season, has made great progress on paper.

Of course, the arrival of O'Neal also made their running and bombing tactics that made countless teams in the league tremble completely into history.

From crazy to ordinary, no one can predict whether it will be success or failure.

Also, it is interesting that fate is unknowable.

In this round of the series, a considerable part of the local media in the United States felt that O'Neal, who came to the Phoenix Suns, could help the team eliminate their opponents within 5 games and become a strong contender for the championship.

(End of this chapter)