Starting with 2006

Chapter 304 Alliance Situation

The All-Star Game is just a show, a show that David Stern wants everyone in the world to see. Although David Stern wants to make the All-Star Game intense so as to attract more people to watch, but None of the players participating in the All-Star is a fool. The All-Star is a rest time for them, and it is really not worthwhile for them to play seriously during this time.

After all, they can't gain anything from the All-Star Game. All they need is a ticket, and it's just a ticket.

After the All-Star Game is the time they really need to be serious, because the regular season record is the top priority that really concerns their own interests.

Every year in the NBA, [-] teams play the regular season with a round-robin schedule, but after more than five months, only [-] teams can play the playoffs, and then there are rounds of cruel series. Two champions will be determined in the East and the West, and they will meet in the finals to determine the championship of that year.

It's cruel and ruthless, but that's the reality. Only through layers of shopping can we continue to go on. Among them, the most prepared, the fewest emergencies, and the strongest teams can go to the end , The strongest player may not be able to make it to the end. This is also the charm of the NBA Finals.

For all teams that are interested in the playoffs, they must be prepared for this period of time. Only when they are prepared here will they not be in a hurry because of various accidents when the playoffs come. It is also the last time for playoff-level teams to work hard for the playoffs. Now win a few more games and wait until the end of the regular season to avoid headaches due to facing opponents they do not want to meet.

So far, the situation in the east and west is not very obvious. The east is better. As long as there is no accident, the Celtics will definitely rank first in the east or even in the league, followed by the old and miserly The strong Pistons, the increasingly powerful Magic, and the Cavaliers led by the little emperor, these are the top four in the Eastern Conference.

As for the strength ranking of the bottom four in the East, it is not easy to say. The Wizards, Raptors, Bobcats, Eagles, 76ers, Pacers and Nets, the strength gap between these seven teams is not very obvious. As for who can reach the end? One dares to draw conclusions, because no matter which one of the ball masters has not shown obvious dominance in the face of other teams, so the competition for the bottom four in the Eastern Conference is definitely a highlight of this season.

Compared with the relatively clear situation in the first half of the East, the situation in the West looks extremely chaotic. On the one hand, it is because the strength of the West is strong enough, and on the other hand, there are too many rising teams in the West.

Although the Hornets, the top spot in the Western Conference, temporarily occupy the first place, many people are pessimistic about whether the Hornets can persist. They are too young and lack experience, so once they reach the end of the regular season, can they still have the current state of mind? The status should be marked with a big question mark.

Compared with the upstart Hornets, the defending champion Phoenix Suns is a team that everyone is more optimistic about. They have both strength and background. In addition, the team's state has always been very stable, maintaining a winning percentage similar to that of previous seasons , so they naturally received more people's attention.

But everyone has not forgotten the Spurs who were defeated by Gao Tian in the Western Conference semifinals last season. When everyone thought that the Spurs would go all the way to the finals and win the championship, they unfortunately fell in the finals. Standing in front of that rookie and becoming a conspicuous stepping stone on his road to greatness, this is not what they wanted, but it just happened to become a reality.

No one will question the strength of the Spurs. They are definitely a favorite for this year's championship, or for many years, they have always been the biggest favorite for the championship.

And what is even more shocking is the Lakers after getting Gasol. Although it didn't take long for them to get Gasol, the strength they showed in the game is really unbelievable. Kobe was liberated, and Kobe became the most terrifying black mamba in the league!
Whether the Lakers can compete for the championship this year is hard to say, but everyone agrees that they can break through the curse of the first round in recent years. At least they will reach the Western Conference semifinals, and it is also possible to reach the Western Conference Finals. It all depends. How much strength can the Lakers play.

It depends on how eager that black mamba is to win the championship, and how strong the flame of revenge is in his heart!
Compared with the chaotic situation in the second half of the Eastern Conference, the second half of the Western Conference looks extremely clear. With the further maturity of Deron Williams, the Jazz of Sloan is stronger than last season. ESPN's Experts believe that they are likely to be able to maintain last season's record in a more intense Western Conference than last season.

The Rockets of the Yao-Mai combination have always been in a tepid state. Almost everyone has given up their expectations for their first round of tour every year. In many people's eyes, this combination is coming to an end. The Rockets management, which does not have an excellent record, will not continue to tolerate it for a few more years.

After all, the current Rockets are already the most powerful combination they have created for the Yao-Mai combination. When they can't find a third superstar, the Rockets with such a lineup are their limit. If they want to go further, they can only gamble.

The Mavericks, who were blacked out in last year's regular season, are undoubtedly the team that makes people feel the biggest gap. After they experienced last year's humiliation, everyone realized that they are now far away from the championship. Therefore, Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks, asked the management to strengthen.

Only reinforcement is the fastest way to become stronger. They need a helper next to Nowitzki who can share some of the pressure for him. There are rumors that they have taken a fancy to Kidd of the Nets. They want this great point guard. Wei returned to where he started at the end of his prime.

It sounds like this deal is very feasible. After all, Kidd’s contract with the Nets is about to expire, and everyone knows what the Nets are like now. They may not even make the playoffs. With Carter, it seems that they have lost all hope and patience. Reconstruction is their only way. The Nets, which will soon become a player supermarket, are also the favorites of all teams this offseason.

The remaining Nuggets with two guns are undoubtedly the biggest surprise of last season. The Golden State Warriors are ranked last. , their best Baron Davis is far inferior to Iverson or Anthony.

Some people even joked that the Warriors could make a deal with the Nuggets, taking one or two main players in the team plus two bench players and draft picks in exchange for one of the Nuggets' double guns, so that the Nuggets still have The Warriors got the present and the future.

This is a win-win deal!

"That's pretty much the way it is in the league right now," D'Antoni said.

(End of this chapter)