This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 353 The third in the Eastern Conference enters the playoffs

In the All-Star Game, the twin stars of the Charlotte Bobcats started, and Larry Brown appeared as the head coach of the All-Star Game, and in the league's No. By the time of the 2009-2010 season, the title of the best coach, Brandon Roy is expected to compete for the best improved player, and David Lee has a chance to win the honor of the best sixth man. As for Zhou Lin, now He is already the MVP of the regular season. After a battle with LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers, Zhou Lin once again beat James to the top of the regular season MVP rankings.

The entire Charlotte Bobcats team is filled with a beaming atmosphere. As long as there are no major problems, the Charlotte Bobcats may make some history this year. This team, which has only entered the league for less than a few years, will write its own own history.

But if the Bobcats management can see the fortunes of the Bobcats in the next few weeks, it will probably be sad.

In the second week after the All-Star Game, Zhou Lin suffered a torn Achilles tendon in his right leg during a breakthrough against Vince Carter in the game against the Orlando Magic, and Zhou Lin needed to rest for 7-9 weeks. Basically miss all the rest of the regular season.

Similarly, Zhou Lin will withdraw from the MVP competition in the regular season. Of course, the Bobcats have won 44 wins at this moment. It should not be a big problem to enter the playoffs, and the probability of staying in the top four is also very high, but there is a high probability that they will lose the second place. home field advantage.

For the Charlotte Bobcats, who are aiming to win the championship, the mood suddenly fell a lot.

But Zhou Lin's injury is just the beginning of the Bobcats' injuries.

Three days later, the team's starting point guard, Raymond Felton, suffered a torn muscle in his back during a training match. It was also a very bad sign for him who was determined to put up good numbers in this contract year. Of course, he only needs to rest for 4-5 weeks before he can play again, and he can still catch up with the last train of the regular season at the end of February.

In addition, Luke Mbah a Moute, one of the team's important substitutes, also suffered an ankle sprain and needed to be sidelined for 4-6 games.

In the 25 games after losing Zhou Lin, the Bobcats only won 11 games. At the end of the regular season, the Charlotte Bobcats only got 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

Fortunately, the old Celtics also suffered from injuries and various factors in the February and March games, and their record dropped sharply. In the first half of the game, they only won 2 wins. 3 negative.

Otherwise, the Bobcats are likely to be squeezed to the fourth possibility.

Zhou Lin missed the last train of the regular season, and will even miss the first round of the playoffs.

With the end of the regular season, the rankings of the eastern and western regions have been settled, and the playoffs will start soon.

Here in the Eastern Division, the top eight rankings are as follows.

No.1: Cleveland Cavaliers, 60 wins and 22 losses.

No.2: Orlando Magic, with 58 wins and 24 losses.

No.3: The Charlotte Bobcats, with 55 wins and 27 losses.

No.4: Boston Celtics, 50 wins and 32 losses.

No.5: Miami Heat, with 47 wins and 35 losses.

No.6: Chicago Bulls, with 45 wins and 37 losses.

No.7: Milwaukee Bucks, 43 wins and 39 losses.

No.8: Toronto Raptors, 41 wins and 41 losses.

In the Western Division, the top eight rankings are as follows.

No.1: Los Angeles Lakers, with 57 wins and 25 losses.

No.2: Dallas Mavericks, 55 wins and 27 losses.

No.3: Houston Rockets, with 54 wins and 28 losses.

No.4: Denver Nuggets, 53 wins and 29 losses.

No.5: Phoenix Suns, 54 wins and 28 losses.

No.6: Utah Jazz, with 52 wins and 30 losses.

No.7: Oklahoma City Thunder, 51 wins and 31 losses.

No.8: San Antonio Spurs, 50 wins and 32 losses.

Compared with the clear division in the east, the teams in the upper half and the lower half widened the gap early. The minimum threshold for the west to enter the playoffs is actually the same as the fourth-ranked Celtics in the east. With 50 wins and 32 losses, if the San Antonio Spurs hadn't defeated the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies in a row in the end, I am afraid that this year's record of consecutive playoffs will be broken.

The Portland Trail Blazers, ranked ninth in the West, also achieved a record of 48 wins and 34 losses.

After the rankings stabilized, many media outlets, including ESPN, also quickly gave their predictions for the playoffs.

East side.

The No. [-] Cleveland Cavaliers VS No. [-] Toronto Raptors.

This is also the first playoff matchup between the 03 Platinum Generation No. The dominance of James is self-evident.

Of course, the only variable is whether the dragon king Chris Bosh can play a round of suspense-creating playoffs, and whether the old O'Neal can support the long series without interruption.

This round of the series is considered to be basically over within 5 games.

The second-ranked Orlando Magic face the seventh-ranked Milwaukee Bucks.

After the Orlando Magic lost Turkoglu and found Vince Carter, their strength is almost the same as last season, and Warcraft has reached its peak. This season, it has attended 82 games, averaging 18.3 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, crowned blocks At the same time as Wang, there is a tendency to continue to be the best defensive player. Of course, Sharad Lewis has declined slightly this season, and Vince Carter is also a little old. This is a problem that the Magic needs to face. And Jamal Nelson, after returning this season, has experienced various injuries, and his statistics have dropped a lot compared to last year's regular season, which is also one of the hidden dangers.

The Milwaukee Bucks' ability to break into the playoffs is definitely beyond everyone's expectations. This season, Michael Reed only played 32 games and scored a bleak average of 11 points and 3 rebounds per game.

But the Milwaukee Bucks rarely played team basketball after the two ball-handlers, Mo Williams and Michael Reed, left and the other fell.

Seven players on the team scored in double figures, but none exceeded 7 points.

John Selmons averaged 19.9 points per game, the Australian Tibetan Mastiff averaged 15.9 points per game, rookie Jonny Flynn scored the team's third-highest 12.5 points, Reed scored 11.2 points, Carlos Dell Fino's 11 points, Ilyasova's 10.4 points on the bench, and Luke Ridnor's 10.4 points.

This is a civilian team, but under coach Scott Skiles, they won 9 more games than last year.

Of course, this round of the series is considered to be a game that will be resolved within five games.The Orlando Magic have so much talent in the game.

The third-ranked Charlotte Bobcats take on the sixth-ranked Chicago Bulls.

This is a round of suspenseful game. After the Bobcats' injury wave hit, the ranking slipped to third in the Eastern Conference. Of course, they still have home court advantage, but the Chicago Bulls are also worth looking forward to. They have Derrick Rose. Young players such as Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson brought Joe Alexander and Hakeem Warwick from the Milwaukee Bucks in the middle of the season.

They will face the same young Charlotte Bobcats. The All-Star starter Zhou Lin is likely to be absent. In the first few games of the first round of the series, the Chicago Bulls have every chance to make history.

In this round of the series, although the Charlotte Bobcats are favored, many experts believe that the Bobcats need to play 6-7 games to get out of trouble.

The fourth-ranked Boston Celtics will face the fifth-ranked Miami Heat.

Although Boston has re-formed the Big Three, Rajon Rondo has also won the steals title, and his personal strength is stronger than last season, but they are too old, and they may still encounter the current league. Dwyane Wade, one of the most threatening players here, led the Miami Heat.

Wade, who has regained his health, has averaged 26.6 points per game this season. In addition, Michael Beasley has not yet fulfilled his talent. The 'rediscovered' O'Neal, of course, is Jermaine O'Neal this time. Although it is not as good as the peak, it still has the power to fight.

The variable in this round of the series is whether the Celtics can overcome aging, and whether Dwyane Wade can disrupt the Celtics' defense here.

However, the Celtics, who have home court advantage, are still the more optimistic side, and there is a high probability that they will solve the Miami Heat in about 6 games.

Compared with the upper half of the eastern side, which has an advantage, the western side is more chaotic.

The No. [-] Los Angeles Lakers played against the No. [-] San Antonio Spurs.

Although the Spurs only ranked eighth, they only won 7 games less than the Lakers, and the Spurs with GDP have always been one of the championship candidates. It goes without saying that this is an extremely difficult playoff round.

The Spurs with a balanced offense and defense will bring a lot of trouble to the Lakers.

Most commentators think that the Lakers will eliminate the San Antonio Spurs within 6 games, but a small number of commentators believe that the San Antonio Spurs will eliminate the Los Angeles Lakers after seven fierce battles.

In fact, it is not a strange thing to find that the Lakers have been hacked by then.

The second-ranked Dallas Mavericks only won 3 games more than their opponent, the seventh-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder. This season is also the first time for the new generation of scoring champion Kevin Durant to enter the playoffs. Along with him are Al Horford and Russell Westbrook. These are all players who have the opportunity to become stars. I have to feel the Thunder's vicious vision in the draft.

The Dallas Mavericks are also in big trouble. It is difficult for them to expect Sean Marion to be able to defend the newly promoted scoring champion Kevin Durant alone. How can the slightly late Dallas Mavericks' interior group stabilize their stature during the impact? , This is also a huge problem, knowing that Dampier is almost 35 years old.

Of course, for rookie teams in the playoffs, the ups and downs of entering the playoffs are also inevitable.

But here, there are many veterans in the playoffs. Kidd's playoff experience bar alone surpasses the sum of all Thunder players. In addition, Nowitzki, Marion, etc. have successively entered The veterans of the playoffs.

Of course, if it is possible for the Mavericks to be black seven, they must have been black eight once when their opponents shot wildly, and once the Thunder team went crazy, the Mavericks would be in danger , this round of the series is a battle of rhythm.

Of course, the Mavericks are the more optimistic side, and there is a high probability that they can solve their opponents in 6 games.

The third-ranked Houston Rockets probably met their least favorite opponent, the Utah Jazz.

Carlos Boozer and Okur, who Yao Ming hates, are still there, and Deron Williams, who Chris Paul hates, is also at his peak.

It was an uncomfortable scene when the attributes of a star were restrained. Yao Ming had already lost to the Jazz twice, and this time he did not want to lose again.

The management of the Rockets worked hard to assemble the combination of Yao Ming and Chris Paul, just to win the championship. Now, Houston is in big trouble in the first round. Although the gap between the third and sixth, But the difference between the two teams is only 2 games.

Based on the restraint of attributes, Houston is the only team in the upper half that is not expected to break the game.

ESPN, what is given there is that the Rockets will be dealt with by their opponents within 6 games.

What Yao Ming needs to do here is to smash those rumors and fate, and Chris Paul also needs to face the Deron Williams who will beat him after eating and sleeping.

The fourth-ranked Denver Nuggets won the fourth place in the West by virtue of their division title, but they lost one more game than the Phoenix Suns in the fifth place in the West, so the home field advantage should belong to the Suns.

This is a playoff matchup destined to be a good one.

Both teams are attacking teams, averaging points per game, one ranked second and one ranked fourth.

And both teams have a very good combination of guards, Steve. Nash and Chauncey Billups.

Steve Nash has a rejuvenating attitude. He won the assists title again this season, and the Suns also won 50+ games here. After sending away O'Neal, let the 208CM Stoudemire play the fifth position, the effect is amazing good.

As for the Denver Tunneling Team, Carmelo Anthony is becoming more and more mature. To encircle Carmelo Anthony.

This is a game with no fixed number of games, and the teams that are only one game away from winning are already very close in strength.

The media and gaming websites also gave different predictions, among which the approval rates of Denver and Phoenix were close to 50%.

(End of this chapter)