NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 426 The first round is easy
Immediately afterwards, the Pelicans defeated the Jazz, Nets, and Wizards one after another. Throughout February, the Pelicans won a record of complete victories. During this month, the Pelicans averaged 118.2 points per game, ranking first in the league, conceding 106.2 points, and ranking 11th in the league.13.5 assists per game is still the first in the league.

However, the Pelicans also have bad aspects, such as turnovers. The number of turnovers can reach an average of 16.2 per game, which is also the first in the league.

The best player in the Western Conference in February was awarded to Klay Thompson of the Pelicans. This month Thompson was in a brave state. He played 32.8 minutes, scored 26.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2, 1 assist, and averaged 6 three-pointers per game. He is a well-deserved marksman.

After entering March, in order to avoid player injuries, Presti began to control the playing time of players, especially Anthony Davis, trying to control it within 30 minutes!

Of course, reducing the playing time of the starter will inevitably increase the playing time of the substitute. In the second half, Presti increased the playing time of Antetokounmpo and Porzingis to 24 minutes.

Of course, this year's rookie Harrell also gave about 8 minutes of playing time, but Presti promised that his playing time will be greatly increased next season, because after this season, Gobert will definitely not be able to keep it.

In March, under Presti's relatively conservative style of play, the players did not have any injuries, but the record was still affected a bit. In this month, they lost a total of 3 games, one away loss to the Thunder, one loss to the Clippers, and the last loss to the Kings.

The Thunder are attacking the rankings, so they try their best to fight, and still adopt the tactic of unlimited defenses. Of course, the offensive end is singles with three players. The Pelicans have been robbed of many rebounds and made many mistakes.

Donovan's defensive tactic is just one move. The center lifts up to pinch the ball holder, forcing the ball holder to pass the ball, and then causes the opponent to make a mistake. Using Westbrook's speed to slam the offensive and defensive transition, this tactic is really no different from courting death. As long as a pick-and-roll can make Davis go down, and mentioned that the front center will be in a position that cannot be up or down.
The reason why this game was lost, apart from the opponent's good outside touch, the biggest reason was that the whole team was a little absent-minded and passed the ball too casually, which led to a lot of points behind at the beginning, and then woke up and chased the score to 4 points. The Thunder used penalty shootouts for the longest time to lose.

Lost the Clippers game because both Paul and Griffin played. Tonight Griffin has a very good outside touch, so he rarely faced Green in the low post, mostly scoring from the outside. Griffin threw 8 three-pointers tonight!
In the loss to the Kings, Presti rested Davis, which made Cousins' breakthrough impossible to defend. Cousins' style of play is completely different from the traditional center's style of play. He basically holds the ball in his hands, which is why a center has an average of 3.8 turnovers per game!
Originally, Presti's defensive tactic against Cousins ​​was to prevent him from shooting. If he couldn't make a shot, he would go to the low post. Gobert and Green were enough to defend him in the low post, but Cousins ​​also felt hot tonight, scoring several three-pointers in a row!
Then put Gobert or Jokic up to defend, but Cousins ​​took it over!In the end, Cousins ​​scored 41 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks to win the game!

In March, the Spurs had the best record. Therefore, Leonard was awarded the best of the month in March. This is the first time this season that the best of the month is no longer the Pelicans. Leonard scored 34.5 points, 28.2 rebounds, 8, 2 assists and 5 steals in 2.1 minutes. He is a rising offensive and defensive superstar in the new era!

After entering April, Presti began to gradually increase the playing time of the starters. Presti doesn't like to look for status in the playoffs, because it will lose the victory for no reason and affect the mood.
This was the case with the Warriors in the previous life. They kept relaxing, and then began to adjust their status in the playoffs. As a result, they were reversed by 31 points and nailed to the pillar of shame. Presti would never allow this to happen to him!
On April 4th and 12th, the last two games of the regular season were back-to-back. Presti decisively rested the starting lineup and let the second and third teams play. The result was a 13:108 victory against the Magic and a 95:105 victory against the Nuggets.

After the game, the fans complained wildly. The Pelicans' substitutes are better than many teams' starters, and the third team is even more leaving than those teams' main rotations. How can this be played?
On the other side, the last game of the Lakers was also over. Kobe officially announced his retirement and ended his legendary career.

The Pelicans averaged 116.1 points per game this season, ranking first in the league and conceding 104.1 points per game, No. 12 in the league. It can be said that both offense and defense are excellent. This is the scariest thing about the Pelicans.
Of course, the Pelicans have 5 All-Stars this year, which makes fans of other teams very upset, but they can only hold back their unhappiness. They can't use words such as "grouping" and "collaborating with the enemy" to attack, because they are all cultivated by Presti through the draft.

The second-ranked Spurs in the West also performed very well, with a terrifying winning percentage of 67 wins. This season, the Spurs have really skyrocketed. The twin towers composed of Duncan and Aldridge are overwhelmed on the inside, and Leonard is on the outside.Although the Spurs' offensive efficiency this season is only 103.5 points, their defensive down rate has reached a terrifying 92.3 points.
The Spurs are known as the No. [-] seed in the West, but Presti knew that it was the No. [-] seed that eventually fell under the bombardment of the Thunder. The Spurs were never afraid of opponents with low skills, only those with no brains and talent.
The third place is the Thunder. The Thunder this season is obviously much better than the previous one. However, the biggest hidden danger of the Thunder is still the lack of vitality of the bench. Except for Harden, I really can't see it, and Donovan plays a rotation of 6 to 7 people. Basically, he will be boring at the end.

The fourth is the Los Angeles Clippers. This season, Griffin has developed a three-pointer, and his organizational support has reached a new level. Paul has not had any injuries recently, so some people think that the Clippers will be the X factor in the playoffs.

The fifth to eighth are the Trail Blazers, Mavericks, Grizzlies and Jazz respectively.

The most surprising one is the Trail Blazers. Many people thought that after leaving Aldridge, the Trail Blazers would become a weak team. As a result, Lillard and CJ McCollum slapped everyone in the face.

In addition, the Rockets did not enter the playoffs, and there is no super giant like Harden in this life. The Rockets are too difficult. Howard has declined significantly this season, averaging only 13.7 points per game, while the No. 12.8 scorer is Michael Beasley's [-] points!
In fact, the biggest problem for the Rockets at present is defense. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is defense with eyes, and the outside line has been passed by various steps.

There is no doubt that the Cavaliers rank first in the East. This season, the Cavaliers have won 57 wins, and this record can only rank third in the West.

詹姆斯赛季出战35.7分钟砍下25.3分7.4篮板6.8助攻，欧文出战31.4分钟拿到了19.6分3篮板4.7助攻，而骑士的另一个巨头乐福则拿到16分9篮板2，4助攻！

Many people speculate who will be awarded the MVP of this season. Some say it will be Curry, and some say it will be James!

The record of the Pelicans this season did not break the previous record, and Curry's data of 26.5 points, 4, 3 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.8 steals is not superior to that of James, but everyone knows that Curry's playing time is only 31 minutes, this efficiency can be said to be terrifying.

However, fans who support James said: "Curry system players can't do without Presti, and James will only be better under Presti, and Irving and Love were injured one after another at the beginning of the season. It is not easy to win 57 wins!"

Presti could only shake his head helplessly at this kind of statement. James and Kobe are really second to none in terms of complaining and crying. In the past, Comey often said that his teammates were unable to move in the CBA. When it came to James, he was too tired.
But Presti also knows that this season's MVP should not be given to Curry, but it doesn't matter, Curry already has two MVPs, and what he wants now is the FMVP!

The second place in the Eastern Conference is the Raptors. Although there is only one "trash brother", the Raptors' bench is really strong. In Presti's view, the Raptors' bench depth should be the best except for the Pelicans.

The third is the Miami Heat. Originally, this record was enough to be proud of. It only took one year to reach this height after leaving James, but now the Heat fans are very heartbroken, because their star power forward Chris Bosh was checked out. Blood clots are a career-ending disease.

And this season due to Rose's injury, the Bulls missed the playoffs.

At the end of the regular season, various data are also qualitatively released.
Pistons center Andre Drummond led the league in rebounding at 14.8 per game.

Rajon Rondo of the Kings leads the league in assists, averaging 11.6 per game.

The block leader is Pelicans center Anthony Davis, averaging 2.5 per game.

Leonard's 2.4 steals per game won the steals title.

The team rested for two days, and the playoffs officially started on April 4!
There was no challenge for the Pelicans in the first round, and the Pelicans swept the Jazz 4-0

This season, the Jazz squeezed into the playoffs with their tough style of play, but after entering the playoffs, the Jazz's tough defense was vulnerable to the talent of the Pelicans.

Presti didn't involve any complicated tactics, just a tactic, a pick-and-roll in the middle, and relied on this tactic to kill the Jazz. The core of the Jazz, Hayward, faced Paul George's defense very hard. After getting rid of Paul George with the help of the pick-and-roll, he was interfered by Green or Davis in the penalty area!

In addition, it is difficult to switch defenses against Green or Davis. Their movement speed is exactly the same as that of Hayward, and Hayward's shooting is not so good, allowing Green and Davis to defend close to the body.

Hayward only averaged 18.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in this series, and his shooting percentage was less than 40%, which was very limited.

And the space of the Jazz team is also very bad. At first, Presti opened up a few open spots and tried the Jazz's outside line. As a result, he missed a few shots, so Presti shrunk even more recklessly. In the final four-game series, the Jazz could only average 92 points per game, while the Pelicans could score 5 points!The hard power gap is too obvious.

On the other side, the Spurs also swept the Grizzlies 4:0

Since the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs, it can be said that the Spurs saw the Grizzlies in the playoffs.

Conley, the only outside organizer of the Grizzlies, is even more uncomfortable being defended by Leonard. It can be said that the Grizzlies are not as good as the Spurs in every position.

The Thunder also swept the Mavericks 4-0 to advance. In the past, the Mavericks were able to steal an away game, but now the Thunder have Harden on the bench, and Ibaka is not seriously injured, so the Mavericks have no chance.

The most surprising matchup in the West is the Clippers and the Trail Blazers. No one thought that the Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 4:2. Paul and Griffin are better than Lillard and CJ McCollum.
But after the game was over, it was surprising.

利拉德系列赛砍下了26.5分4.3篮板6.3助攻，CJ麦科勒姆则是能拿下20.5分3.6篮板3.3助攻！

而快船的保罗则是砍下23.8分4篮板7.3助攻，而格里芬则是只有15分8.8篮板4助攻，命中率只有37.7％！毫无疑问格里芬萎了，
After the game, Clippers fans and Paul fans sprayed Griffin crazily, calling Griffin a soft-legged shrimp in the playoffs!
In fact, it is quite normal for Griffin to wither in the playoffs this year. After entering the playoffs, he has been plagued by injuries, and the Blazers have entered a targeted defense.

In the East, the Cavaliers swept the Pistons 4-0. The Pistons are not as good as the Cavaliers at the center position, but the other positions are not as good as the Pistons. Although Drummond has also made the All-Star team behind Drummond, everyone who knows Drummond knows that he is really a traditional center with rough hands.

The Eagles also defeated the Celtics 4:2. Although the Eagles have made a lot of transactions this season, the foundation of the league's first record is still there. The Celtics are still immature with Thomas as the core. Thomas Jr. will really take off next season.

(End of this chapter)