King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 151 Playoff preview

After confirming that the Kings are eligible for the playoffs, He Yixiang can finally heal his injuries with peace of mind.As a result, the King faced a group of fierce opponents in the last few games, and it was difficult to win. Whether it was the Mavericks, who might face the opponent in the playoffs, or the Nuggets, the King was beaten by others. The head is full of bags.

In the last match against the Trail Blazers, no matter whether they win or lose, it will not affect the ranking. Westphal simply rested the entire main lineup and let the second team go up to play casually. Unexpectedly, the head coach of the Trail Blazers thought the same way. , The second teams of the two sides fought fiercely on the field for nearly 10 minutes. In the end, the Blazers' second team was superior and won the victory in this "training match"-like game.

But Kings fans don't care about the victory of this game anymore. They are looking forward to the playoffs now. After this game, the regular season is all over, the top eight of the East and West are all released, and the West is as strong as ever. The Spurs topped the list with 61 wins and 21 losses, followed by the defending champion Lakers with 57 wins and 25 losses, followed by the Mavericks with 57 wins and 25 losses, and the Thunder with 55 wins and 27 losses. The Kings are 50 wins and 32 losses, while the kings are ranked sixth with 49 wins and 33 losses, followed by the Blazers with 48 wins and 34 losses and the Grizzlies with 46 wins and 36 losses.In addition, there are Hornets in the West, and the Rockets have a winning percentage of more than [-]%, which is enough to make people feel the horror of the West.

The eastern part is clearly polarized between strong and weak. The Bulls, the number one in the East, have a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, which is also the number one record in the league. Although the Heat did not play well at the beginning of the season due to running-in problems, they could not pass in the West with 9 wins and 8 losses, but after they held a team meeting, their record soared, and their record of 58 wins and 24 losses ranked third in the league. , the next is the old and firm Celtics, even though the Big Three are old, but with the growth of Rondo, this season also ranked third with 56 wins and 26 losses, and the fourth is the so-called All-League Celtics. The only magic team led by "Warcraft" Howard who can replace James alone, this time the record of 50 wins and 32 losses is not bad.

Since then, there has been a break in the Eastern Conference. The Eagles, who are fifth, only have a record of 43 wins. This record is not to mention fifth in the Western Conference.It can only be about the same as the tenth Rockets, followed by the sixth Knicks with 42 wins and 40 losses, the seventh 76ers with 41 wins and 41 losses, and the eighth Pacers with 37 wins and 45 losses. Many teams in the West with more than 40 victories look at it with hatred.

The fans in the Kings forum are quite satisfied with the ranking of the Kings. Although they are ranked in the lower half of the 6th place, the Kings fans are still very satisfied with their opponent Mavericks. The Kings have achieved an absolute advantage of three wins and one loss, but many people think that this team is just a regular season team, even though they won 57 wins this year! In 07, as the number one player in the league, he was hacked 8 by the Warriors, and was hacked 7 by the Spurs last year. Almost everyone believed that the Mavericks were not strong in the playoffs, and their core Dirk Nowitzki became synonymous with softness.

"Fighting against the Mavericks, I suddenly feel that we have a good chance of breaking into the second round! I think this weak Mavericks may retreat step by step under our impact!"

"Indeed, the Mavericks team's record in the playoffs in recent years is really not very good. This time I have great confidence in our team!"

"Their second-in-command Butler has already been reimbursed for the season. Regardless of their 57-win record, I can only say that our winning percentage is very large! Besides, they have already tasted the black eight and the black seven. I will give them a black one." Six is ​​not too much for us!"

"Let's go forward and enter the second round to try the strength of the defending champion."

Not only the Kings Forum said so, but even ESPN analyzed it in this way. They believe that the Kings have a chance to go to the end and enter the playoffs again after six seasons.In the round table discussion of 7 experts, 4 experts believed that the king would solve the battle within 6 games, 7 experts believed that they would fight [-] games, and the king would win in the end, and only [-] expert believed that The Mavericks have the possibility of winning, which shows how unpopular the Mavericks team is in the playoffs.

Although the king's winning percentage in this round is boasted very high outside, the team's head coach Westphal really understands that the Mavericks are a really strong team, and their core Dirk Nowitzki has been In the process of evolution, his ability even entered the finals in 06, and his ability to win the MVP in 07 was even stronger.In the sloppy training after the regular season, Westphal clearly saw that the team was a little impetuous. As a team in the lower half, it should be thinking about studying the opponent, not being so sloppy. In practice, apart from Iguodala, even He Yixiang, who he trusts the most, can see that something is wrong.

For this reason, Westphal was also a little anxious. He urgently held a team meeting. He seriously wanted the players to tell the strength of the Mavericks: "You think that you have won the victory just like those media? You must know this We had 1 win and 3 losses against them this season, and we lost 3 times with all players on the field, and the time we won, there were several injuries on the opposite side. If you think you have won it now, then you don’t need half month, you can go on vacation."

The role of the veteran was reflected at this moment, and Iguodala on the side also nodded and began to chime in: "Indeed, in my heart, Nowitzki has always been an absolutely great player, and his strength is far away. It’s not what the media said.” After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Cousins, “Didn’t you understand the game in January this year? We are the weaker side.”

These two paragraphs were very harsh, but it was the harsh words of Iguodala and the head coach that alerted the group of young Kings who entered the playoffs for the first time.The next game is far from as simple as they thought. It is true that the media are very optimistic about them, but the number of times the media has been blinded in recent years has not been enough?The following Kings finally entered the training state seriously, and the entire Kings began to train targeted defense against the Mavericks, especially their core Nowitzki.

(End of this chapter)