The Godfather of Basketball

Time came to April 12th, the 2017~2018NBA regular season officially came to an end.

After more than 6 months and 82 regular season contests, the East and West regular season rankings are finally confirmed.

In the West, the Rockets ranked first. After getting Paul, Gordon, and Gerald Green one after another, they played an incredible season and finally beat the Warriors with a record of 60 wins and 22 losses. one.

The Warriors did not win more than 60 games in the first season since Kerr coached them, and "only" won 58 wins and 24 losses. Injuries, mentality, and state are all impacting the defending champions. Not even as good as last year.

The Trail Blazers counterattacked after the All-Star Game and won 49 wins in a chaotic battle, ranking third in the Western Conference. The double guns continued to disrupt the Western Conference.

The Thunder's Westbrook continued to average a triple-double performance, and new aids such as Oladipo and Sabonis also improved significantly compared to last season. Their record was finally fixed at 48 wins, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.

The Spurs' Leonard has been in a state of injury, and the team's performance in the second half was weak, but with the advantage of the first half, they still won 47 wins, ranking fifth in the West.

The Pelicans Cousins ​​was reimbursed for the season, but Davis performed well, coupled with the growth of Zhu Holiday, they won 46 wins and ranked sixth.

The Jazz continued to play team basketball under the coaching of head coach Schneider. Hood averaged 20 points per game and performed well. They finally won 45 wins and ranked seventh in the Western Conference.

The Clippers traded away Paul and Griffin one after another. They were originally thought to have missed the playoffs, but head coach Doc Rivers led the team to play an excellent second half, and they finally advanced with a thrilling record of 44 wins.

The Nuggets won 43 and failed to grab a position at the last moment. Unfortunately, they missed the playoffs.

The playoffs in the Western Conference also followed. The Rockets faced the Clippers, the Jazz challenged the Warriors, the Trail Blazers played against the Pelicans, and the Thunder and the Spurs encountered.

There was a scuffle, but if nothing else, the Warriors and the Rockets ended up with a team in the West.

In previous years, the west was strong and the east was weak, but this year the east is not bad.

The record of the Nets was finally fixed at 61 wins and 21 losses. This record also beat the Rockets and became the first record in the league.

In terms of strength on paper alone, it is not at all surprising that the Nets have achieved such a record.

Several major cores have basically played out their characteristics.

Irving played 52 games, averaging 20.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 50.2% from the field and 41% from three-pointers, among which the three-pointers hit a new career high.

George played 82 games, averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 47% from the field and 41.6% from the three-point range. Among them, the percentage of steals and three-pointers also set new career highs.

Butler played 82 games, averaging 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 50% from the field and 37% from three-pointers, among which the shooting percentage reached a career high.

Jokic played 82 games, averaging 13.3 points, 11.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game, shooting 53% from the field and 39.9% from the three-point range. Among them, the number of assists and the percentage of three-pointers hit new career highs.

Mitchell played 82 games off the bench, averaging 14.6 points and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 46% from the field and 35% from the three-point line. He is the most stable scoring point on the bench for the Nets.

The Celtics won 58 wins and ranked second in the Eastern Conference. Stevens created a new offensive and defensive system for the team. The players found their correct position in the system. Hayward averaged 25 points per game Also pretty good.

The Cavaliers ranked third in the East with 55 wins. Despite the turmoil, as long as James is around, they are still a force that cannot be ignored in the East.

The Raptors also have 55 wins, but they are behind the Cavaliers because of the win-loss relationship.

The 76ers ranked fifth in the East with 52 wins. After Embiid came back this season, the team's performance exceeded most people's expectations.

The Pacers won 47 wins and ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference. Booker's season data was finally fixed at 25.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists. Although the defense was a little problematic, he scored such data at the age of 21. His future is bright. bright.

Because of his outstanding performance, team owner Herbert Simon announced that the team will renew his contract with him in advance with a maximum salary this summer.

The Heat ranked seventh in the East with 44 wins. The team had ups and downs, but Spoelstra's ability to lead the team was once again proved.

The Bucks ranked eighth in the East with a record of 43 wins. Antetokounmpo's progress is obvious to all. The team also traded Bledsoe in the summer and fired Kidd, who was obsessed with double-teaming. One feels that something is missing.

The matchup in the East was also released immediately.

The Nets will face the Bucks in the first round, the Celtics will face the Heat, the Cavaliers will fight the Pacers again, and the Raptors and 76ers will compete for the second round.

The goal of Tang Tian and the Nets is the championship, but the playoffs are full of uncertainties, so they will not underestimate any opponent.

After Brogdon was traded to the Bucks after the All-Star Game, the lineup of this team is almost the same as in the previous life. The core is Antetokounmpo. The key to winning the series is whether he can limit his performance.

"Keep a normal mind and perform normally."

This was the most words Tang Tian said to his players before the start of the series.

Antetokounmpo has made rapid progress, and he has the meaning of becoming the second star in the East, but the biggest difference between him and James is that he now has obvious technical shortcomings, and his unstable shooting makes him look like a "young James" at best .

And for the Nets, there are two top defensive forwards, George and Butler, and Antetokounmpo has a lot of difficulty in wanting to play.

Two days after the end of the regular season, the playoffs officially kicked off.

The Warriors and Trail Blazers in the West took the lead.

Although the Warriors had some twists and turns in the regular season, the four-star lineup was there, and the Jazz did not cause them too much trouble. They beat their opponents 111 to 85 in the opening game.

The game between the Trail Blazers and the Pelicans was somewhat surprising. The Pelicans played a defensive shot, which allowed them to narrowly beat the Trail Blazers 89 to 86, and won their first victory with a gram.

In the game, Gentry's double-teaming effect on the Blazers' backcourt was obvious. The biggest gap between Lillard and Curry was their ability to handle the ball.

The games between the Eastern Nets and the Bucks, the Raptors and the 76ers will also start soon.

The Nets sit at home to meet the challenging Bucks.

The Bucks were extremely low-key, and core players including Antetokounmpo declined interviews before the game.

From this point, we can also see their attitude towards the game. No matter how much difference in strength there is, they will definitely go all out in the game.