basketball dreams

Chapter 176 The end of the regular season

The Cavaliers currently have a record of 41 wins and 23 losses. They are only one game ahead of the fourth-ranked Raptors in the Eastern Conference.

Moreover, the overall strength of the Raptors' next opponents is relatively weak, and there are not many teams that can pose a threat to them, so the Cavaliers must be prepared.

In the first and second games after the All-Star Game, the Raptors started the journey one step ahead of the Cavaliers. They recovered and won two consecutive victories. They successfully overtook and led by 0.5 wins.

However, the Cavaliers also successfully continued the state before the All-Star Game, also achieved a wave of two consecutive victories, and returned to the third position again.

With only 16 games left in the game, the battle between the Cavaliers and the Raptors can be said to be the most important thing to watch in the East.

But it's worth mentioning that, I don't know if it's because Yunchen is a yellow race, or because his performance is really perfect. After the Cavaliers played three more games, the league's MVP list unexpectedly appeared. His name ranks fifth among all players.

This is the first time he has been on the list this season. The bigwigs at ESPN looked down on him very much before.

So far this season, he has averaged 23.7 points, 7.2 assists, 5.4 rebounds, 0 steals, and 5 blocks per game. He can be said to be the most eye-catching among rookies, even Yuan Junjie, the best rookie in the Western Conference. Nothing compares to him.

However, this statistic is a bit thin when placed in the MVP list. Durant, James, Westbrook, Antetokounmpo and others can easily reach 30 points, which is not at the same level as Yunchen.

Therefore, many stars were not convinced by his inclusion on the list. The explanation given by ESPN experts was that Yunchen led the team with a good record.

But it didn't take long for him to understand why this was the case. Naturally, ESPN couldn't have deliberately let him on the list because of the flood of good intentions. They came here under the instigation of Nike's top management.

Nike found him on his day off and brought his agent over. The meaning was very clear. They wanted to sign a contract with him to help him make exclusive sneakers and become the same spokesperson as Kobe, James, Durant and others. .

This is a big contract, and it would be a lie to say that Yun Chen is not tempted, but for some reason, he rejects Nike from the bottom of his heart.

He doesn't want his strength to be packaged by Nike. Just look at James. The league has really done too many things for him, and changing the rules is the most famous thing.

In order to make James' crabbed step legal, he actually modified the layup rules, allowing three steps for a layup. Yunchen felt that this was an insult to basketball, and he could not accept it.

So in the end, he put the contract aside without agreeing or refusing it. He told all the brands that wanted to sign with him that he would consider signing after this season was completely over.

After this matter came to an end, Yunchen returned to the game again. There were only ten games left in the game. The Raptors were still chasing after them, and they still had to work harder.

In the tenth-to-last game, the Washington Wizards were challenged in an away game. The third time they met, the Cavaliers won the first two times. Naturally, this time they will not give the opponent a chance, and they narrowly beat their opponents 110-107.

In the penultimate game, against the Utah Jazz at home, Donovan Mitchell, who has returned from injury, came to visit. This is a formidable enemy. Yun Chen and his opponents played very fiercely. In the end, the Jazz beat 107- 103 won the victory, Mitchell scored 39 points and 8 assists to blow up the Cavaliers' back line.

In the penultimate game, the Cavaliers played against the New York Knicks at home. New York King Porzingis scored 6 three-pointers, but Yunchen also did not show weakness, scoring 33 points and leading the team to win the victory. victory.

In the penultimate game, against the Brooklyn Nets, Yunchen broke out again and scored a triple-double of 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. This data was the first triple-double of his career, which attracted many The amazement of Chinese fans.

The penultimate game...

The state of the Cavaliers in the second half of the season can be described as unstoppable. In the last ten games of the season, they achieved a record of 8 wins and 2 losses, which brought their final record to 52 wins and 30 losses, and successfully stabilized the third place in the Eastern Conference. Ranking, leading the Raptors by 1 game, but behind the No.2 76ers by 6 games.

In this way, the NBA regular season of the 2018-2019 season has come to an end. After all the teams in the East and West have finished their games, the first-round matchup map of the playoffs has also come out.

The Celtics, No. 76 in the East, played against the Washington Wizards, No. [-] in the East. The [-]ers, No. [-] in the East, played against the Pistons, No. [-] in the East. The Cavaliers, No. [-] in the East played against the Pacers, No. [-] in the East. The Raptors played against the fifth-ranked Bucks in the Eastern Conference.

In the West, the No. [-] Warriors in the West played against the No. [-] Jazz in the West (because of Mitchell's midway injury, their record was greatly affected), and the No. [-] Rockets in the West played against the No. [-] Thunder in the West. The Lakers, third in the West, played against the Spurs, sixth in the West, and the Timberwolves, fourth in the West, played against the Trail Blazers, fifth in the West.

Unlike last year, the first round of this year's playoffs is relatively more interesting, especially for Chinese fans, it is simply a feast of football games, and Chinese players can watch games almost every day.

The major awards of the season will be awarded after the playoffs are all over, but for now, it is basically clear who will win each award.

Yunchen is basically sure that he will be the best rookie of the year. Although the statistics of Tang Yin and Yuan Junjie are also very threatening to him, the weakened tactical status limits their achievements.

As for the most important MVP, Yunchen didn't think too much about it. His average data per game is not enough to beat Durant and others. According to his prediction, the final winner should appear between Durant and Harden.

After the end of the regular season, there was a one-week break, and Yunchen and his teammates had a relatively relaxing time. He also worked tactfully to adjust his state, looking forward to the baptism of the playoffs in the best state.

Yun Chen didn't wake up until after ten o'clock in the morning after the end of the regular season. After waking up, he came to the balcony in his pajamas, looking at the bright sunshine outside the window in a good mood.

"Why don't you get more sleep?" At this moment, a voice came from behind him, upon hearing this, Yun Chen turned around and hugged the delicate body behind him.

"Ah... what are you doing!" The person who was suddenly "attacked" was none other than Lu Qingyan. After the All-Star Game, the two officially lived together, and Lu Qingyan moved here.

Yun Chen was not polite, and directly leaned over to kiss her red lips. Lu Qingyan had already got up and washed, but Yun Chen still looked sloppy.

"Hmm..." Lu Qingyan struggled, "desperately" broke free, and said angrily: "You are so dirty, go wash up first! Breakfast is ready, go eat it or it will get cold in a while."

She glared at Yun Chen reproachfully, and then ran away to do her own business.

Looking at Lu Qingyan's running back, Yunchen smiled unconsciously. Maybe it was a cliché to say it, but his heart was suddenly filled with something called strength.

The playoffs are just around the corner!

(End of this chapter)