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Chapter 459 Preparing for the Playoffs

This year is a special year. The Pacers are the first in the Eastern Conference this year, the Nets are the second, the Pistons are the third, the Heat are the fourth, the Hornets are the fifth, the Bucks are the sixth, the Knicks are the seventh, and the Knicks are the seventh. The eighth is the Celtics; this year's Western Conference rankings, the first is the Timberwolves, who recently won nine consecutive victories, the second is the Lakers, the third is the Spurs, which recently won [-] consecutive victories, the fourth is the Kings, and the fifth is the Jr. Bull, the sixth is the Grizzlies, the seventh is the Rockets led by Yao Ming, and the eighth is the Nuggets.

The situation in the first round is similar to that of last season, except that the rankings of the East and the West are different this season, which means that the situation of the two sides in each game is different. The general situation of the matchup this season is as follows:

East: Pacers V Celtics, Heat V Hornets, Pistons V Bucks, Nets V Knicks; West: Timberwolves V Nuggets, Kings V Mavericks, Spurs V Grizzlies, Lakers V Rockets.

Even though the East and West haven't played yet, the teams most likely to be eliminated in the first round can be roughly predicted.

The Celtics and Knicks in the East are very likely to be out, because their two teams are not at the same level as the Pacers and Nets, and the final result is just to avoid being swept as much as possible.

As for the West, the seventh and eighth teams who are most likely to be out are still the seventh and eighth. The Nuggets beat the Timberwolves, and they lost a lot in terms of team momentum and player confidence. The Black Eight Miracle will always be an exception in the league. A miracle, this is almost a few years or even decades; The Lakers have Kobe, Malone, and Gary Payton. The Lakers are well-rounded, but the Rockets are unique.Therefore, although the East and the West have not yet played, the above four teams have been pronounced dead.

The situation of the first round of the playoffs in the entire East and West has come out. Right now, for every team, even if this situation is unfair to some teams, this cannot change the fact. Blaming others, it is better to hurry up and train. For anything in this world, before it really starts, no one can predict what will happen in the next second. All gains and losses are honors and disgraces. You have to do your best to know what is right. Whether it is an honor or a disgrace, the greatest failure in this world is to give up before starting.

The Bucks team is not that easy to play for the Pistons. Although they are ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, the playoffs and the regular season are always different levels of competition. We must not be careless, and we must not be careless in the first round of this season. Repeat the mistakes of last season, we must be sure of every game, and we can no longer engage in tug-of-war and war of attrition. Even if we win in the end, it will leave great hidden dangers and uncertainties for the next game. factor.

In order to successfully win the first round, all teams in the league started high-intensity training as soon as the regular season ended.

This year's Pistons set a goal for themselves, no matter what kind of opponent they face, they can just say: "Blow them up!"

Coach Brown not only gives them one-on-one guidance every day, but also organizes them to conduct group drills.

In the past few days, Neil felt that he was tired every day, but he was fulfilled every day. When he got home every night, his parents were already asleep, but his fiancee was sitting at the dining table waiting for him.

On the first night of the first round of the playoffs, Neil was holding the ball, dragging his tired and heavy body back home. Lavender still cooked his favorite meal and sat at the seat closest to the door waiting for him to come back , Waiting and waiting, eyes could barely open, before Neil came back, he fell asleep on the table for a while.

At about one o'clock in the morning, the door of the apartment creaked, and Lavender suddenly opened his bleary eyes from the daze, and when he didn't see him, he asked first: "Honey, you're back ?”

"I'm back, I kept you waiting!"

Lavender listened to Neil, stood up from her seat and rushed towards Neil. The ball in Neil's hand had not been put down. She stood on tiptoe and hugged Neil tightly with both hands. Neil was caught Lavender, who was wearing a seductive pajamas, was stimulated, and Neil thought there immediately. The ball in his hand slid down, and bounced on the floor a few times. Neil supported Lavender with his thick arms. Lavender, the two had a lingering kiss, and the two of them were deadlocked for about 2 minutes. Lavender blushed, let go of Neil first, and changed the subject: "Honey, it's so late, you must I'm hungry, let's eat first, the food will be cold later!"

Neil was instantly swept away by a burst of warmth. He put down Lavender gently and delicately, smiled at her as warm as light, and stretched out a hand to hold Lavender's hand to eat.

For Neil, the happiest, happiest and most romantic time is the ambiguous time with Lavender at home every day. Eating a meal can also be romantic, and drinking a glass of water can also be romantic...

No matter how tired or tired every day, as long as he returns to the home with her, all tiredness will be swept away, and he will always feel extremely warm, extremely sweet, extremely happy and romantic.

Neil didn't understand it before, but now he gradually understands that the simpler things are, the more luxurious they are, and the harder they are to find. Because of this, he always reminds himself to cherish simple things, things that can be encountered but not sought after. .

Early the next morning, while Lavender was still asleep, Neil leaned over and kissed Lavender's forehead, then gently opened the bedroom door and closed it gently, put on his father's combat boots, hugged his beloved basketball , and continued to practice in the headquarters training hall. Before leaving, he gently opened the door and looked at Lavender, who was sleeping soundly, with sincere and affectionate eyes. Clenching her fists tightly: "Lanyi, I will definitely win the championship, and after that, I will marry you justifiably, wait for me, hurry up!"

As soon as the soft voice fell, he quietly closed the door and left.

He came to the arena full of glory. Before the coach and brothers came, he started to practice with the ball by himself.

As the master of his own heart and the master of behavior control, he knows his own strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else. Regarding the strengths, no matter how hard he pushes, it is almost like that. Now he has to overcome the weaknesses. The weaknesses he defines for himself are The breakthrough is not hard enough, the emergency stop jumper and the pull-up jumper are not accurate enough, not fast enough, and the three-point shooting rate needs to be improved.

Realize your own problems, and then put in practice and action, even if it doesn't work, no matter how bad it is, there will be a few percent.

In order to save energy, he first shot fifty three-pointers, then broke through for a layup, then broke through a pull-up jumper, and then broke through an emergency stop jumper.

Because I did my best, I was sweating profusely after training for a long time.

After he practiced all the disadvantages as if he was alive, the coach and players came. The coach saw Neil was tired and sweaty, and took him as an example: "Children, prepare for the playoffs like Neil, with a sense of purpose." The habit of getting up early and staying late at night, whether you can hold the O'Brien Cup, has a lot to do with the sweat and hard work of each of us, you have heard it?"

"Yes, Sir!"

"Then fight. Remember not to think about being lazy. If anyone is lazy, go home. Even if we are not a championship team now, we must shape ourselves into a championship team. Are you ok?"

"OK..."

"Come on, catch the ball, Come on~"

Neil wiped the sweat from his brow and ran to catch and shoot the ball. The coach said to him with concern: "Neil, you can train after a while!"

"NO, Sir!"

"Okay, good job, come on!"

(End of this chapter)