God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 164
After the interview, Chang Wei did not continue to delay in Philadelphia, but returned to New York directly.However, he assigned himself one more task, which was to pay more attention to the current situation of the league while conducting recovery training for Harmon.Although the memory of the previous life is still quite clear, Chang Wei can't guarantee that his rebirth has changed something.

Now that the NBA has reached the final stage of the playoffs, the 29 teams in the league are divided into three categories. One is to stick to the current ranking and not need to care about the outcome of the game, and the other is to grit your teeth and strive for victory. Those who can raise the ranking even further, there is another category that intends to keep losing until the end of time to compete for the No. [-] lottery.

However, the top eight in the Western Conference have basically been determined, leaving only the fourth Suns and the fifth Spurs to compete for home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.The last two playoff spots in the East are highly competitive. The Magic, Pistons and Bucks all have hopes. Although the 76ers under Brown have guaranteed a playoff spot, they are not easy. The fifth-ranked Hornets and They have the same record. The 76ers only rely on the relationship between victory and defeat, and they will be squeezed out if there is a slight mistake.

Chang Wei is not too worried about the 76ers. Even if they have made no achievements in the playoffs this season, after Mutombo joins next season, they will become a powerful team in the East that can challenge the Lakers.So Chang Wei is more concerned about other strong teams in the league. He wants to see if his rebirth has any impact on the general trend of the league.

When Chang Wei was in Villanova, he trained the three major stars of Brand, McGrady and Battier, and they joined the Clippers, Raptors and Kings respectively.This season, the Clippers still haven’t made it into the top eight, and are still in the bottom position in the West, while the Kings are just stuck in the eighth position, but when they face the mighty Lakers, it’s hard for Battier alone to change the game win or lose.The only one that could disrupt the situation is the Raptors. Now they have formed the top striker combination of Carter and Tracy McGrady like in their previous life. Although they can only rank sixth due to experience issues, they definitely have the strength to take down any opponent.

Of course, if you only look at the overall strength of the league, then this season is not much different from Chang Wei's memory. The last decade of the 20th century undoubtedly belonged to the Bulls. Under the leadership of Jordan, this team completed three consecutive championships twice. During this period, Jordan left the NBA for two seasons to play baseball, and thus achieved a short-lived Rockets dynasty.

These two teams have won eight of the ten championships, and the remaining two championships have been divided between the Spurs and the Lakers. The Lakers were also the most terrifying team at the turn of the century.Chang Wei's rebirth did not change their growth trajectory at all. After all, they dug O'Neal from the Magic, and Kobe was traded to the Lakers before Chang Wei's rebirth. It doesn't hurt that the players change faces a little bit.

As for the Spurs under Popovich's command, only Duncan has put on the silver and black jersey in the GDP combination. Parker and Ginobili are still polishing their skills in Europe.At least before the "OK combination" fell apart, the Spurs didn't have to think about having any chance to get ahead. That championship was a gift to David Robinson.

Not long after, the regular season of the NBA1999-2000 season finally came to an end. The top eight places in the East and West were freshly released. The top eight in the East were the Pacers, Heat, Knicks, 76ers, Hornets, Raptors, Pistons and Bucks. It is the Lakers, Trail Blazers, Jazz, Spurs, Suns, Timberwolves, Sonics and Kings.Chang Wei only planned to watch the game between the 76ers and the Raptors. The King was doomed to be tortured to pieces by the Lakers, so he had no choice but to feel sorry for Battier.

The 76ers' opponent in the first round is the Hornets, who have the same record as them.But Brown's countermeasure is very simple, no matter how strong you are, I will only rely on Iverson. Iverson averaged 1990 minutes per game in the entire series, scoring 44.3 points, 25.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists.What made Chang Wei speechless was that no one in the 5.8ers scored more than 76 points except him. The team's second player, Snow, averaged only 15 points per game. Although the 14.5ers beat their opponents 76-3 to advance, They have scored more than 1 points in only one of the four games.

In comparison, the Raptors' game is even more exciting. After all, there are cousins ​​​​Carter and McGrady, and the viewing experience is absolutely guaranteed.Although they only ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, they played brilliantly against the third Knicks. McGrady gave his opponent a blow at the beginning of the series. He scored 34 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game to help the Knicks. Long got off to a good start.After all, the Knicks were the powerhouse in the Eastern Conference during this period. After that, they won three games in a row and directly advanced to the second round. Although they lost the series, McGrady has already established his name in the league.

第二轮76人直接对上了东部头号种子步行者，从这一轮开始系列赛也变成了七局四胜制。实力更加均衡的步行者上来就以3比0领先76人，把他们给逼到了悬崖边上。虽然随后76人连胜两局将大比分扳成2比3，但最终还是被步行者淘汰。

In this round of the series, Iverson also took on a heavy task. His average playing time was almost the same as the first round, reaching 44.5 minutes, averaging 26.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.This kind of performance can already be exchanged with the Pacers' top star Miller. However, the Pacers' No. 22 star Jaylen Rose averaged 76 points per game and made a huge contribution to the Pacers on the offensive end. The rest of the [-]ers' players are simply not enough to watch.

After being eliminated, Brown didn't say anything. All he could think about was the answer Chang Wei gave him when he interviewed Chang Wei some time ago. The 76ers still rely too much on Iverson alone. When the method solves the opponent alone, the outcome can already be predicted.Although Brown has some complaints about Iverson's character and style, it does not mean that he will be stupid enough to give up this top point guard. Perhaps it is time to find some better helpers for him.

Chang Wei was not surprised by the failure of the 76ers. This is the biggest shortcoming of a one-man team.Even if he is as strong as Jordan, he couldn't lead the Bulls to win the championship when he was alone, let alone Iverson?But this also made Chang Wei more interested in joining the 76ers. This team is indeed a good test product.

(End of this chapter)