On April 19, the regular season of the 2006-07 season came to an end.
All 16 teams participating in the playoffs have been determined.
Top eight in the West:
Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors.
The competition in the Western Conference is very fierce. The winning percentages of the teams entering the playoffs all exceed 50%. In the end, the New Orleans Hornets missed the playoffs by one win.
Top eight in the Eastern Conference:
Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic.
Compared with the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference seems very harmonious. Teams ranked 6-8 cannot make the playoffs in the Western Conference.
The head coaches of the Hornets and Clippers, ranked ninth and tenth in the Western Conference, complained: If they can even reach the top four in the Eastern Conference, they believe that except for the Pistons, the other teams in the Eastern Conference are about the same strength.
They proposed to the league that it would be fair to cancel the Eastern and Western Conferences and directly calculate the top 16 teams.
Otherwise, the competition in the Western Conference is very fierce now, and the Eastern Conference can easily make the playoffs.
The regular season has come to an end, and the various rankings have been finalized.
The scoring leader belongs to Kobe Bryant, who leads the scoring list with 31.6 points per game.
Anthony, Arenas, James, and Iverson ranked 2-5 respectively.
Before the "golden guns" Anthony and Iverson got together, they were the top two scorers; after the two were on the same team, the number of shots they took decreased, and their average points per game naturally dropped a lot.
The assist leader is Stephen Nash, who leads the league with 11.6 assists per game.
Li Yan ranked second with 10.2 assists per game. The data in the first 20 games without cheating seriously hindered Li Yan.
Nash also expressed his gratitude in the interview. If there were more than 10 games in the game, he might not be able to keep his assists title. Li Yan's subsequent performance was really crazy.
Garnett ranks first in rebounding with 12.8 rebounds per game. Although the Timberwolves have a poor record, Garnett's data is still very good.
Averaged 22.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.2 steals per game. He is simply not too versatile.
The Nuggets' Marcus Camby averaged 3.3 blocks per game and won the block title; the steals title went to Ron Artest, who averaged 2.1 steals per game.
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Four days later, the Nuggets will face their first playoff opponent, the Utah Jazz, at home.
George Karl gave the team two days off, and Li Yan took the opportunity to attend the launching ceremony of the commemorative edition of his sneakers for the playoffs.
Anta was originally going to launch Li Yan's first pair of signature shoes, but Li Yan was worried that he would feel uncomfortable if he suddenly wore new shoes.
So Li Yan's first pair of signature shoes was postponed to the next season. Now, at Li Yan's suggestion, Anta has painted Li Yan's sneakers in different colors.
At this time, the color matching of sneakers was not as fancy as it would be in the future, and Anta became the first to try it.
Gouzi and Adi really couldn't understand the meaning of using the same pair of shoes in different colors.
Li Yan's suggestion was inspired by the flashy color matching of mobile phones later. Some enthusiasts even bought several mobile phones of different colors at the same time; for fans, the same reason is true for different colors of sneakers.
After all, Anta's sneakers have always been very cheap. If you buy one pair of hooks, you can buy 4-5 pairs of Anta.
Facts have proved that Li Yan's idea was right, and many fans bought different color versions of Li Yan's sneakers at the same time.
Anta is making a lot of money this time.
The two-day holiday ended quickly, and the Nuggets began training for the playoffs.
The Nuggets' opponent in the first round, the Jazz, is not a weak team. Their lineup is very deep.
The Jazz's defense is very tough and absolutely tough.
The good news is that the Jazz's high-altitude "devil's home court" has no effect on the Nuggets.
Because the Nuggets' home court is at a higher altitude than the Jazz.
Playing at high altitude is a grueling thing. From this point of view, it is a good thing that the Nuggets and Jazz met in the first round.
Many fans joked: It's very cool that there are two less victims.
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Li Yan successfully won the Rookie of the Year award. There was not much suspense about this.
Although Brandon Roy's statistics are also good, they are still far behind Li Yanyi.
Li Yan's continuous super statistics have left Roy far behind, and the Nuggets' record is much better than that of the Trail Blazers.
The Nuggets have superstars like Iverson and Anthony, but no one can deny Li Yan's role. After all, the Nuggets did not win a game in Li Yan's absence.
Although there are not many samples, they can still illustrate certain problems.
Li Yan received almost all the first-place votes, except for Portland reporters who gave their first-place vote to Brandon Roy.
Now the media in Denver is already building momentum for Li Yan to enter the best team. They believe that there are no three better point guards in the league than Li Yan.
Of course, this is somewhat unrealistic, mainly because Li Yan's average data per game has been dragged down. 9.6 points, 10.2 assists, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.6 blocks are very good, but there is no advantage.
Li Yan's competitors on the back line, Kobe is the scoring leader, Nash is the assists leader, Arenas is 28+5+5, Tracy McGrady is 25+5+6, and Wade is 25+5+7.
Taking a step back, if Iverson and Li Yan are in the best lineup, who is more suitable?
The only thing to blame is that Li Yan was a little late in cheating, otherwise he averaged 14 assists per game and would definitely be in the best lineup.
However, Li Yan's popularity and commercial value are absolutely tOp level in the NBA.
He has an endless stream of endorsements, and they are all big and powerful brands. No sponsor will refuse a super defender from China.
However, Li Yan didn't care too much about this. He had a team of agents to help him operate, and all his energy was focused on basketball.
Li Yan is a pragmatic person. He realizes that everything now is based on his success in the game.
You must know that his system is a basketball system. Li Yan has known the importance of reviewing questions since he was a student.
