The Fifth Point Guard

On April 14, 2004, the last day of the NBA regular season was held.

In order to ensure the fourth place in the regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers went out with all their main players against the New York Knicks, who were trying to keep their place in the playoffs.

After acquiring Stephon Marbury, the Knicks' record improved, gradually reaching the top eight in the Eastern Conference, but they have been hovering in the eighth or ninth position.

The Cleveland Young Guards, who have been fully adjusted, defeated the Knicks, who also played with all the main players, 100-90 at home, beating the Miami Heat and ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Because of this loss, the Knicks were overtaken by the Bucks in record and unfortunately missed the playoffs.

In this game, Shentong scored 21 points, James scored 19 points, Boozer had a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, Ilgauskas had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Wagner, who came off the bench, contributed 13 points and 7 assists.

For the Knicks, Marbury tried his best, playing 44 minutes, hitting 11 goals in 21 shots, scoring 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Inside player Kurt Thomas scored 12 points and 12 rebounds, but still Can't help the team win.

Compared with the clarity of the situation in the East, the top four seats in the West have not been determined until the last day.

The rankings among the Timberwolves, Lakers, Spurs, and Kings may change at any time based on the results of the regular season on the last day.

The Mavericks and Grizzlies records are only one game apart.

The King took the lead in the upset.

They lost to the last-place Golden State Warriors 91-97 on the road.

Peja Stojakovic scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Bibby scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Weber, who made a hasty comeback, only scored 14 points and 7 rebounds.

After Webber returned, the Kings still failed to find the chemical reaction in the middle of the season, which made Kings fans very worried.

For the Warriors, Richardson, a rookie in the same class as STO, performed well, scoring 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. He was the biggest contributor to the team's victory.

Foyle, whose playing style is quite similar to Rodman's, scored 10 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, playing the Kings without temper inside.

A total of 6 players from the Warriors team scored in double figures, which gave the Kings, who are known for their smooth offense, a good lesson.

The Dallas Mavericks withstood the pressure and defeated the Houston Rockets 92-89 on the road.

The Mavericks' most outstanding player is not a five-star player, but Marquis Daniels.

Although Daniels is ugly, his football skills are pretty good.

He scored 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, making great contributions to the team's victory.

In addition, except for Nash who scored 5 points and 8 assists, the other four stars all scored in double digits.

On the Rockets side, since the playoff seats have been locked and the victory or defeat will not have an impact on the rankings, the Rockets chose to let some players rest for this game.

In the starting lineup, only Yao Ming and Jim Jackson were in the lineup, while Francis and Mobley were both included in the lineup.

Speaking of which, the Rockets helped the Texas brothers.

I wonder if they will regret helping the people of Dallas a few years later.

The Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies 109-90 on the road, locking in the first place in the Western Conference in the regular season.

Garnett still played steadily, scoring 26 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, laying the foundation for the team's victory.

Sprewell also scored 20 points, while Cassel had 17 points and eight assists.

Szczerbiak came off the bench and scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Grizzlies failed to block the three-headed monster's offensive, and at the same time they completely lost hope of overtaking the Mavericks.

Gasol scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was the best player of the Grizzlies, but under the light of Garnett, the Spaniard was eclipsed.

Jason Williams had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Hubie Brown's five-on-five-down tactics were completely ineffective against the Timberwolves.

When Brown faced reporters after the game, he shook his head and said: "Kevin Garnett completely dominated us. We need someone to stand up at this moment, but unfortunately, we didn't have anyone to stand up today."

The Lakers were very tenacious and defeated the bitter Trail Blazers 105-104 in double overtime, making the Spurs, who had defeated the Nuggets, lose the possibility of overtaking.

Kobe played 53 minutes, made 14 of 31 shots, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, and scored 37 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Perhaps because he played continuously for too long, Kobe's free throw shooting in this game was not good. He only made 5 of 9 free throws, which was far inferior to his usual level.

O'Neal scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 4 blocks.

Reporter: "Shaquille, what do you think about Kobe's free throw shooting in this game? If his free throw shooting percentage is as usual, you can end the battle in regular time."

O'Neal, who made 1 of 8 free throws in this game, solemnly replied: "No comment."

Anthony had never felt such a gloomy moment.

Maybe James had similar feelings in the last time and space, but in this time and space, there was Shentong standing next to James.

However, the only person Anthony can rely on right now is Andre Miller.

In this game, Anthony's kaleidoscope offense completely fell into the Spurs' intertwined trap.

Anthony, who had 12 points and 4 rebounds and only hit 5 goals in 15 attempts, finally realized the terror of the Spurs.

Miller's 11 points and 3 assists were far below his usual performance.

Leonard, the Nuggets' main outside shooter, was defended and only scored 2 points.

On the Spurs side, the GDP combination began to take the lead.

Duncan is still the team's anchor, with 23 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, continuing his MVP performance.

Parker had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Ginobili came off the bench and scored 6 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Spurs' suffocating defense allowed the Nuggets, who averaged 97.2 points per game in the regular season, to score a pitiful 67 points.

The Spurs still scored a solid 93 points, beating the Nuggets by 26 points.

At this point, the NBA regular season of the 2003-04 season has ended, and the seats of the 16 playoff teams have been finally determined.

East side.

The Pacers, Pistons, Nets, and Cavaliers are ranked in the top four and will have the home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

The Heat, Hornets, Bucks, and Celtics are tied for fifth to eighth place.

Western aspect.

The final top four rankings are: Timberwolves, Lakers, Spurs, Kings.

The Mavericks, Grizzlies, Rockets, and Nuggets ranked fifth to eighth.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the predicted Miami Heat.

The "gentleman" combination of Shentong and James will be challenged by the "curtain" combination of Wade and Odom.

On April 18, the first matchup between the two teams will begin at Gund Arena in Cleveland.