Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 140 The end of the regular season

Ye Feng has seen the horror of the regular season.As if it had been calculated long ago, as soon as the All-Star Weekend ended, all the powerhouses rushed forward. Those in the front wanted to continue to consolidate or even expand their lead, while those in the back were full of energy and wanted to find a suitable one for themselves. The playoff spots, and even those teams that are still some distance away from the top eight, want to seize even a glimmer of hope.Basically, among the [-] teams in the league, only a few teams such as the Thunder are focused on player development. The other teams, one counts as one, sharpen their heads and want to squeeze into the playoffs .

However, the Blazers are very stable. It is impossible to see that most of them are jerky cucumber eggs. They can win almost all the balls that should be won, but they don't just catch the ones that should lose. Instead, they dare to pull the emperor. The courage to get off the horse went up and did it several times.Not to mention, their fearless mentality is a great stimulus to their combat power, and even the Spurs and Lakers are sometimes defeated by them.Although they suffered two consecutive losses against the Rockets and Spurs on February 2 and 24, the Blazers did not encounter a losing streak after that. On the contrary, the small winning streak was always wave after wave.

However, the dense schedule caused Ye Feng to hit the rookie wall. It was the first time he encountered such a dense schedule. Even in the NCAA, the number of games in almost the same time period was more than half that of the NBA.The so-called rookie wall is used in the top sports leagues in Europe and America to describe the out-of-state situation that athletes encounter in the first two rookie seasons when they turn from amateurs to professionals.Rookies who hit the wall will have various inexplicable symptoms, including lack of sleep, weakness, exhaustion, etc. It is strange to be able to play well in such a state.

Someone once described in detail how and why he hit the rookie wall. He said: "Every year after the start of the season, the rookies seem to become more and more active. They will jump higher and run faster. Unfortunately, the NBA is a sports marathon, not a sprint. Since training camp starts, you practice twice a day for a full month, followed by eight preseason games. 82 games on the road to torture you, this long road is filled with a dozen back-to-back games and endless days of flying, hotel and bus. Two more weeks in the middle of the season. When you're a 19-22 rookie, you basically triple your college schedule. Eventually, when the physical and mental breakdowns start a little bit—' Here comes the rookie wall. Most rookies hit this evil wall to some degree in their rookie season."

However, Ye Feng quickly got rid of the rookie wall. This speed surprised his teammates. Oden even forced himself to think that it was "magic from the East" because he was also tortured by the rookie wall. It will take a while to get rid of it.In fact, Ye Feng didn't have any other methods, he just gradually increased his training, and arranged his life with a stricter timetable. On his mobile phone, the time range of that watch was even accurate to the minute.In addition, he also humbly asked his father for advice, so it is not surprising that he was able to walk out quickly.

In fact, in the final stage of this season, the competition in the West is not bad at all compared with the East.The top three Cavaliers, Celtics, and Magic in the Eastern Conference have already secured their victories, and there is nothing to fight for the remaining five positions. Obviously, whether it is fourth or fifth, whether it is the first round or the second round, basically They are all delivering food to the three giants, and strictly speaking, there is nothing to argue about.But the West is different. Except for the Lakers, the Nuggets, Spurs, Trail Blazers and Rockets are all very tight, especially the second and third positions. Not only can they gain home court advantage, but before the Western Conference Finals There is no need to meet the Lakers. What a beautiful thing. These four teams are determined to compete for these two positions. If they fail to win, it depends on luck. Anyway, they are all going to face the Lakers.

The Blazers are very stable, and the other teams are not bad. Having said that, it is normal for the Spurs and Rockets to perform like this this season, but what about the Nuggets?It was really because of the transaction that it was shaking.Before they traded for Iverson and Anthony, this combination was even known as the "Golden Two Guns" and ranked third and fourth in the 2007-08 season scoring average. point.But this is useless. The Nuggets are 52.1 wins and 50 losses and are eighth in the West. They were swept by the Lakers 32-4 in the first round. Sweeping is a bit unreasonable.

As a result, they started the deal not long after the start of the season. They traded Iverson from the Pistons for the former Finals MVP Billups. Less than 20 points, but his organization of the team is unmatched by Iverson.With the help of Billups, coupled with Martin, Kleiza and JR, the Nuggets can go hand in hand with several other strong teams, which really blinded many people's eyes.But the Blazers don't want to talk to this opponent in the same division, they just want to play their own game well.

To the relief of McMillan and the Blazers fans, the Blazers did not let go of that breath. Instead, they withstood the pressure in the final sprint stage and played a wave of six consecutive victories, and the gold content of this wave of winning streak is not low. The Lakers, Spurs and Nuggets, the top three in the West, have all been won by this group of stupid boys.But there is no way, the Blazers are still at a disadvantage in the record of the match, even if the Nuggets and the Spurs both played the same 54 wins and 28 losses in the end, but according to the relationship between each other, the Blazers can only be aggrieved. In the fourth, they are in the same half as the Lakers.

美国时间4月15日，本赛季全部常规赛终于全部落幕，东西部前八也尘埃落定。最终两个东西两个分区的排名分别是：骑士66胜16负（东1），凯尔特人62胜20负（东2），魔术59胜23负（东3），老鹰47胜35负（东4），热火43胜39负（东5），76人41胜41负（东6），公牛41胜41负（东7），活塞39胜43负（东8）。湖人65胜17负（西1），掘金54胜28负（西2），马刺54胜28负（西3），开拓者54胜28负（西4），火箭53胜29负（西5），小牛50胜32负（西6），黄蜂49胜33负（西7），爵士48胜34负（西8）。

(End of this chapter)