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Chapter 309 The end of the regular season

With the sacrifice of the Magic, the Rockets seem to have found the feeling of winning streak again, and have started a wave of opening and hanging trips.

However, this journey was not as intense as the first time. The Rockets were terminated by the Spurs during their 21-game winning streak, but the entire Rockets team did not look unhappy, because they had already killed the Spurs three times before, and this would fail. It can only be said that he lost Jingzhou carelessly.

And their team has created another milestone, that is, they are the third team in history to play two consecutive 20-game winning streaks in one season. The first two teams are the Lakers and the ancient Bucks, which are stronger than the Lord of the Rings The ancient Celts led by Russell or Bird Bird did not create such a miracle.

A winning streak of 20+ is enough to declare to others the dominance of their team this season. Two winning streaks of 20+ may directly announce to the world that this season's championship is theirs.

So far the Rockets have played 58 regular season games, with a record of 54 wins and 4 losses, and the second place in the Western Conference is also the second place in the league. The Spurs became the Lakers. Before the All-Star Game, Lakers general manager Kupchak finally learned from the pain , He and his rivals in the same city activated the trading option, using Bynum, who was seriously at odds with the team, and Baron Davis, who was fighting for the ball with Kobe, as bargaining chips, and exchanged for the Clippers' rebounding idiot Camby, who has the ability to attack independently Kaman and all-around small forward Maggette, this deal was hailed by the outside world as a stroke of genius. Although from the point of view of trading stars, the Lakers only got one expired All-Star player and two veterans with starting strength. The Lakers have used two personal experiences to tell others that a team is not as good as having more All-Stars. Sometimes the right team is the most important thing. Camby was the one who could compete with Duncan for the No. 15 pick, although now Old and decrepit, but if he only undertakes the task of protecting the frame and rebounding, it is still more than enough. Although Kaman is bulky and slow, the German center also has his own advantages. He has solid footwork and inside singles skills. He can also contribute 10+ stably at his peak. [-] players, otherwise how dare he dare to challenge Yao Ming?

After the trade, the record of the Lakers has risen rapidly, and they have won a wave of 9 consecutive victories directly from the sixth in the West to the second in the West, but they are too far away from the Rockets, and now they can only stabilize themselves. s position.

The confrontation in the Western Conference this year is very fierce. Compared with previous years, it does not mean that the competition for the playoffs is fierce. In many regular season games, as long as there are no accidents, the playoff teams in the Western Conference have basically been released. Their competition incentives refer to the competition for the second to eighth picks in the Western Conference.

From the Lakers to the Spurs to the Suns to the Mavericks to the Trail Blazers to the Nuggets and then to the Hornets, the difference between each team's wins is less than 1 game. The Lakers don't look at the second place in the Western Conference. If they lose four games in a row It will fall to the eighth position in the West, and if the Hornets win four consecutive victories, they may also rush to the second position in the West. The situation in the West this year is complicated and confusing. The Rockets feel that they will not be able to reach the last game of the regular season They don't know who their opponents will be in the first round of the playoffs, but no one in the other western teams is willing to be the eighth in the Western Conference. In addition to entering the playoffs to ensure a seat, each team is also desperately going to the They rushed ahead of the eighth, because everyone knew that if they ranked eighth in the West, they would be destined for a round of tour, so they shouldn't be so sad.

During the rocket's 20-game winning streak again, Chinchilla also created a personal record. In February this year, he won another individual award for the best player in the Western Conference, and was elected the best player in the Western Conference for three consecutive months. He became the youngest player in NBA history to be selected as the player of the month for three consecutive months, and he had the experience of being selected as the best player of the month for two consecutive months last year, which also made him the player with at least one season in NBA history. The youngest player who was elected as the best player in the Western Conference for two consecutive months.

The NBA has very detailed statistics on the statistics. There are countless records in it that others don’t pay attention to. Totoro is now on the way to gradually break these records. After a few years, those Yankees see their own records. The books are all written with my own Chinese name. I wonder if they will make their mouths crooked in anger?
After losing to the Spurs, the Rockets had another 10-game winning streak, then lost to the Lakers, and then another 6-game winning streak. Just like that, the Rockets finally ended the season with a record of 73 wins and 9 losses. Destined to be a legendary season, they successfully broke the record of the Bulls and became the team with the best regular season record in NBA history.

At the same time, their opponents in the first round of the playoffs were also announced. It was the Denver Nuggets led by Melon and Answer. Billups, the "brain" of the Western Conference finals, went to trade Allen Iverson, the "answer" of strong offense and weak. From the perspective of "Melon" Anthony, Billups, who is more defensive than offensive and has excellent organizational skills, is undoubtedly more suitable for this team than Iverson.

After the trade, the Nuggets plummeted from the fifth position in the Western Conference last year to the eighth position in the Western Conference. The reputation of the Golden Spears seems good, but there is only one basketball on the court. Their combination is equivalent to the Totoro and the Kobe put it together, these two people who have absolute control over the ball don't fight to hell!If Anthony and AI feel hot on a certain night, and the two can share a success rate of more than 8, then this Nuggets can wrestle with any team in the league, but as long as one of them is more efficient, they will win. They are not as good as the strong teams. If the efficiency of both of them is very low, then I'm sorry. The Nuggets dare to lose to any team in the league, even the Nets, the leader of the bottom team in the league, are not at all embarrassed.

"We have entered the playoffs. This is our team's goal, but it is definitely not our ultimate goal. I know that the Rockets are the champions of the regular season and last year's defending champions, but these titles are not on the stage of the playoffs. No use, they won't scare us."

In an interview, Iverson put on an indifferent attitude and said, but even though he said it easily, others still feel that AI has become a panic in his heart. Even if he is old in the 90s, the answer is not right now. It's small, but until now AI doesn't have a championship in hand, the only honors that can be won are one regular season MVP, one best rookie, and three scoring champions. It's not very important, and if Iverson wants to increase his status in the Hall of Fame by a few places, that championship is absolutely indispensable.

But this year, it has encountered the strongest Rockets in the league. Does AI still have any hope of competing for the championship?Outsiders believe that this problem is also hopeless in AI's own heart!
(End of this chapter)