The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Chapter 180 Pressure and the end of the regular season

After three victories against the Heat, the Wizards have played 6 games in the remaining 22 games in early March, winning 5 wins and 1 loss, still maintaining a winning rate of 83.33%.

The Wizards' overall record improved to 55 wins and 11 losses.

When people were still chattering because the Wizards gave up the game against the Lakers, the Wizards continued to exert their strength and won a wave of 5 consecutive victories in one go. The one that defeated the Heat in a row was a wave of 6 consecutive victories.

In the blink of an eye, the Wizards caught up with the best score in team history.

At this time, the 60-11 Wizards still have 11 games to play.

Everyone began to focus on what kind of results the Wizards can get in the next 11 games.

Because from this point on, every time they win a game, they will be creating history belonging to the Wizards.

However, when this momentum was like a rainbow, the Wizards lost the game.

The 6-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, and it was the Houston Rockets, which ranked ninth in the Western Conference, that ended the Wizards' winning streak.

Without Yao Ming, the Rockets have not completely lost their competitiveness.

Kevin Martin and Luis Scola have played very well this season. In the west where there are so many strong players, they are still clenching the gap tightly, and they refuse to give in at all.

After an upset victory over the Wizards, the Rockets are 2 games behind the eighth-ranked Grizzlies in the West. The remaining 10 games still leave them with a lot of opportunities.

The loss to the Rockets made Wang Xiao realize that his players were under heavy pressure at this time.

The team has broken the dusty history of more than 50 years, and every step they take next is to create a new history.

When the players stand on the court, it is inevitable that they will be under pressure, worrying that they will lose in the next game, and they will not be able to create a brilliant historical record...

This situation is especially evident in young players such as Curry and Harden.

Although these players are talented, they are still too young and have encountered too few things.

Wang Xiao can clearly feel that veterans like Butler and Jamison don't feel too much pressure.

This is definitely not a good sign. Excessive pressure will have a great impact on the mentality of the players. This is not just a matter of regular season games, but it is more likely to be related to the playoffs that follow after the regular season.

If it ruins the playoffs for a few regular season victories, it will not be worth the candle.

So Wang Xiao immediately made adjustments and began to increase the rotation, significantly reducing the playing time of Curry Harden and other players.

At the same time, he also had a special talk with Butler and Jamison on this issue, and asked the two veterans to find a way to enlighten the young players who are obsessed.

Wang Xiao's adjustment made the team lose the game against the New York Knicks immediately after losing to the Rockets.

The Wizards' record has thus become 60 wins and 13 losses.

Now, many people began to swear by it.

"Look, I said that the Wizards are not worth looking forward to, and they won 67 wins? Now they can win 65 wins like the experts predicted, which is not bad."

"After all, it is a young team. After all, it cannot be compared with those old strong teams. From this point of view, in the playoffs, it may be difficult for the Wizards to make a difference. Last season, they were lucky enough to defeat the Magic. Entering the Eastern Conference Finals, with the Heat, the Celtics and the Knicks this season, the big three teams, it is much more difficult to enter the Eastern Conference Finals than last season."

Of course, some people also pointed out that the Wizards had frequent player rotations in their second game against the Knicks, and that Curry and Harden didn't have much playing time, obviously not giving their all.

However, such a voice did not arouse much response.

There seems to be a phenomenon in the league now that no one likes the Wizards.

Except for local fans in Washington, the vast majority of fans in other cities are generally not very cold about the Wizards.

There are many reasons. For example, the head coach of the Wizards is an Asian.

Racial discrimination is too common in the United States, and any Chinese or Chinese student studying in the United States can feel the extremely unpleasant and deep malice.

This kind of discrimination may not only be rude to each other in words, but also discrimination in attitude.

What? Can people of yellow race also play basketball? Can people of yellow race be head coaches in the NBA?

The appearance of Wang Xiao and his success in the NBA have discredited many people with a sense of racial superiority. They may not openly express their skin color discrimination against Wang Xiao on formal occasions, but this does not prevent them from saying that they hate wizards. The team used this method to secretly stir up troubles.

Of course, not all fans are dark racists, and the reason why many fans don't like the Wizards has nothing to do with Wang Xiao, but simply don't like the Wizards' playing style or the team's star players.

Curry, the mainstay of the Wizards, is just a second-year rookie, even if he looks good and his playing style is generally loved by people.

The players most fans like are Kobe, James, Wade, Garnett, and Anthony.

When there is already a favorite player, it is natural to hate the opponent of the favorite player.

It was too easy for the Wizards to win this season. Many people found that their favorite star scored 30 or 40 points in a game, but the team was still defeated by the Wizards in the end. Happy?

Under such emotional infection, it is natural to hate the Wizards.

Regarding these voices, Wang Xiao seemed very calm.

Regardless of the evaluation of the outside world, the key to defining whether a team is big or not lies in the game and victory.

As long as you keep winning, nothing else matters.

...

After suffering a two-game losing streak, the mentality of the team's players began to change under the adjustment of veterans such as Butler Jamison.

Once there is no pressure and obsession, the Wizards are still the strongest and top team in the league!

After the Knicks, the Wizards' opponent is the Cleveland Cavaliers. This team, which has the lowest record in the league this season, has no resistance in front of the Wizards.

At 124:98, a 26-point bloodbath seemed to indicate that the Wizards' state had adjusted.

But many people haven't realized it yet, such as the Miami Heat.

On April 1, the Wizards headed to Miami for the final regular-season matchup between the two teams this season with the Heat.

Many Heat fans believe that this home game will be the best time for the team to revenge, but the result once again disappointed them.

At 117:109, at the home court of the Heat, the Wizards once again won the game by 8 points and completed the feat of four kills against the Heat in the regular season.

And then, when everyone was caught off guard, the Wizards actually won 6 wins and 1 loss in the remaining 7 games, and fixed the final victory at 68 wins and 14 losses!

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