Up to now, the situation in the East has become very clear.
The Heat, who are still in a crazy winning streak, have a performance that, as an old saying goes, is "a scorpion's shit". Their record is the best in the league and they have already secured the regular season championship in advance.
Just last night, the 24th.
With Wade missing the game due to a right knee injury, James led the Heat to easily defeat the Bobcats 109:77 at home, marking the Heat's 26th consecutive victory.
At the same time, the Heat have also extended their winning streak against the Bobcats to 11 games.
The MVP of this game is undoubtedly given to LeBron James. He made 10 of 14 shots in 34 minutes tonight and contributed 10 of 11 free throws. A near triple-double of 32 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds... very James' statistics. .
With this battle, James once again set various new NBA records.
For example, his career playing time reached 30,188 minutes, surpassing the famous Kevin McHale's 30,140 minutes and ranking 124th on the all-time playing time list;
His career total score increased to 20,890 points, surpassing Bob Pettit's 20,880 points, and he ranks 36th on the all-time scoring list;
The total career assists data has increased to 5255 times, surpassing Karl Malone's 5248 times and ranking 47th on the historical assists list.
The most important thing is that James surpassed Kobe and became the top of various youngest lists.
The Heat are in a league of their own in the Eastern Conference and even across the league, and no one can match their popularity.
The second-placed Nuggets also have a good record, with 46 wins and 22 losses, firmly ranking second in the Eastern Conference, but they can only rank sixth in the league. Other strong teams with similar records include the Grizzlies, Clippers, etc. .
The Knicks led by Melo Guagua are completely ignored by the Blazers. They can break out of the East unless the Suns come out of the West...
Anyway, Wang Zelin remembers clearly that from the 21st year he traveled back to the current 13th year, Phoenix has been without a source of playoffs for nearly 10 years, and it is better to land in Phoenix than chicken.
Compared with the Eastern Conference, where the situation is gradually becoming clearer, the playoff matchup in the Western Conference is more confusing.
The first, second, and third place teams in the Western Conference are only one game away from each other. In this case, the Thunder should not say that they are stable. Everyone knows that as long as there is a slight accident, there is no guarantee who will be the final Western Conference champion. .
The Spurs, currently in second place, improved to 49-19 after tearfully defeating the Cavaliers. One more win will complete their streak of 50+ wins for 10-4 consecutive years.
Ever since the Spurs acquired Duncan through crazy squandering in the 1997 draft, the latter did not disappoint the Holy City fans. Starting from 56 wins and 26 losses in his rookie season, the Spurs almost never had a regular season record lower than 50 wins that year.
Why do you say almost?
Because since Duncan joined the NBA, he has experienced two shortened seasons, one was the 1998-99 season, and the other was the 11-12 season.
There was really no way around the 1998-99 season, because there were only 50 regular season games in total that year, and the Spurs' record was 37 wins and 13 losses, which is 61 wins in terms of wins.
By the way, Duncan, in his second year, led the Spurs to the championship that year.
Except for that season, even in the 11-12 season last year, the Spurs tenaciously won 50 of the 66 games in the regular season.
Perhaps this is the charm of the universally recognized No. 1 all-time great forward.
The third-place Trail Blazers, with their eight-game winning streak, reached 48-20, steadily beating the Clippers behind them by two games.
The third position in the Western Conference seems to be stable, but they can't help but feel frightened.
Who knows, the Spurs in front are really good at acting. No one can beat those old basketball hooligans in playing heartbeat!
Predicting the future based on the current situation, the third-placed Trail Blazers' first-round opponent in the playoffs is likely to be the fifth-placed Grizzlies.
Why do you say that?
The Grizzlies didn't know what their coaching staff was thinking. After losing to the Trail Blazers, they simply broke the pot and lost two games in a row, falling from fourth to fifth. Judging from the current trend, I'm afraid they are fifth. All are no longer guaranteed.
What a familiar script, what a familiar taste...
The grizzly bear was targeting an unlucky guy, so he did this trick.
For this reason, the coaching staff of the Trail Blazers and Spurs have been too busy to sleep in the past two days, thinking about how to avoid the grizzly bear.
Compared to the Grizzlies, the two teams are more willing to face the Nuggets, who play team basketball, or the Warriors, who are still in the unknown stage.
The Trail Blazers have three more games in March, against the Thunder, Nets, Jazz and Warriors, and then it will really be the end of the season.
The Spurs have three games left, against the Mosaics, Nuggets and Clippers.
At this time, the coaching staff of both teams are taking a wait-and-see attitude to see how the other side's response strategy is.
…
Oklahoma.
Inside the Thunder locker room.
"Kevin, are you excited to see that rookie again soon?"
Taking off his colorful fashion clothes, Westbrook put on his training clothes and asked casually.
At this time, Durant sat aside and surfed the Internet daily.
"Are you worried about tonight's game?"
Durant looked up and asked.
"Worried..." Westbrook exclaimed: "Are you kidding me, man? We are number one in the Western Conference. It is the Trail Blazers who should worry about themselves!"
"Haha! Then I'll be relieved."
Seeing this, Durant put down his phone and prepared to go out to practice with Westbrook.
He actually has greater ambitions in mind.
Why can we only be No. 1 in the Western Conference?
What he wants to pursue is to be number one in the league!
At this stage, the Thunder are still 5 wins away from the Heat's record, and there is little hope of overtaking them.
But after all, there is still a glimmer of hope.
He hates second place.
He was tired of being second best.
He now wants to be first!
If Westbrook opens Durant's phone, he will find that the latter has just left a comment on a popular post titled "Who is the No. 1 small forward currently?"
"Everyone says LeBron is the number one small forward in the league, but I don't think so. I think there is someone better than LeBron...
He is the great hero of Oklahoma, the all-powerful super scorer, the great Kevin Durant...
——A senior Comiliu"
However, Durant seems to have forgotten to switch something, and the result is predictable.
The already popular post, with the help of Durant himself, was quickly reprinted and reported by major media.
…
7pm sharp.
The two teams recognized by the outside world as the strongest youth teams in the NBA began their third contest this season. The two teams had previously tied 1:1.
Therefore, before the game, the media and NBA officials made a general impression of this game. In the minds of the majority of fans, it was tantamount to a playoff-level showdown.
For every subsequent game, the Thunder attaches great importance to it, from management to players.
The last two teams worked too hard. In order to consolidate the first place in the Western Conference, they must fight for every game.
In the home locker room.
Head coach Scott Brooks hasn’t stopped giving his impassioned speech.
"Boys, the Trail Blazers opposite us are a team with a similar structure and structure to ours. They are the same young and promising team. They will be our strongest enemy in the future...
But like I said, that’s only the future!
Please believe that at this stage, no one in the West can be our opponent, not the Trail Blazers, not the Spurs, not even the Clippers and the Grizzlies...
There is only one real opponent for us. Tell me, who is he? "
"Miami Heat..."
Almost subconsciously, Durant, who has always been shy, led his teammates to roar to the sky.
Infected by the coach's passion, he instantly recalled the lonely scene of last year's 1:4 defeat in the finals.
This year, the third brother Harden was sent away. Fortunately, the team got Martin in exchange, and at least he can provide offensive firepower as good as Harden on the bench.
Coupled with the fact that he and his second brother are getting stronger, Durant believes that this year's Thunder will be stronger than last year.
The reality seemed to be just as he wished.
In the Western Conference during the regular season, the Thunder relied on their younger firepower to overtake the aging Spurs after the All-Star Game and reach the top of the Western Conference. Now this group of young people can't wait to look forward to the playoffs.
They want to avenge their shame!
They want the O'Brien Trophy!
They want to be the biggest winners!
"Good boy!"
Brooks nodded with satisfaction, held his head high, and continued: "The so-called Trail Blazers Youth Army is just an appetizer. There is a higher and bigger finals stage waiting for us...
So now, let’s play!
Kill the Portlanders and celebrate our champion's coronation in advance with their blood! "
…
At 7:20, the Thunder's home game against the Trail Blazers was about to begin, and players from both teams entered the stadium.
Durant held his head high and led the Thunder players with high morale out of the tunnel, but he almost vomited blood.
In the commentary box.
The ace commentary team of Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith looked at each other several times with strange expressions after seeing the starting lineups of both sides.
“What’s Coach Terry Stotts up to?”
"Are you prepared to give up tonight's victory?"
Buckley's eyes widened.
"As of now, it seems, probably, maybe, should... that's what it means!"
Kenny Smith held his jaw that was about to drop.
Logically speaking, shouldn't resting happen only to the "senior team" Spurs? Why do young people like the Pioneers follow suit?
This is not a good sign!
You know with your butt, the Trail Blazers' operation tonight is likely to anger David Stern.
At this time, many heavyweight guests who came specially to watch the game were stunned by the dramatic development in front of them.
I took off my pants, and this is what happened...
"Wang, what do you and LaMarcus mean? You weren't so courageous before, why? Now you don't even have the courage to face me? How dare you learn this..."
During the warm-up, Durant approached Wang Zelin with a livid face.
Do you know how long I have been preparing for this game...
"Well...actually, you really can't blame me!
No one thought that LaMarcus and I would relapse before the game. For safety reasons, I didn’t want to force us to take a break. "
"What about numbers 8 and 22?"
Durant pointed at the two people next to Wang Zelin who were also in suits and leather shoes. The two brothers were so frightened that they quickly retracted their crossed legs and sat upright without smiling.
"What a coincidence... Yesterday I was going to my new song, and Nicholas wanted to join in the fun, but on the way back, he accidentally fell and twisted his waist;
em...and Will, he was in the same situation. When Nicholas fell, he subconsciously pulled him up and sprained his thigh;
You know, when people are in danger, they will always subconsciously serve the person or thing closest to them. This is a natural reaction and there is no way to avoid it..."
Listening to Wang Zelin's nonsense, Durant was going crazy: "Do you dare to swear on your conscience that everything you said is true?"
"Of course, I'll give you four! I, Wang Zelin, every word I say now is true, not a single lie, if so..."
"you……"
Durant raised his middle finger tremblingly as a sign of friendship and returned to his rest area.
"Well," Batum looked down at the big yellow hand on his left chest: "Can you let go?"
"Oh! Okay, right away!"
Wang Zelin quickly took his hands off Batum's conscience.
"Why don't you swear on your conscience?"
Batum rolled his eyes.
"What are you talking about?" Wang Zelin turned around and said seriously: "We are half-brothers! Is it necessary to distinguish them so clearly?"
"Is necessary!"
Matthews replied with a wary look.
"..."
There's no point in tearing things apart.
…
In this way, the focus battle between the Thunder and the Trail Blazers ended in a dramatic way under the spotlight.
Facing a team that obviously wants to give away, what else can Dewey do?
I can only accept this victory "reluctantly"!
Durant played 26 minutes in the entire game and made 10 of 15 shots. He scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists very efficiently.
Facts have proved that as long as Durant is not beaten hard for four quarters, it is difficult to possess the "essence of human beings with a 50% shooting rate".
Westbrook played 31 minutes and scored 20 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds on 8-of-20 shooting, another near-triple-double.
There is only one card striker left before the sewer seal is lifted.
Trailblazers here.
Lillard came on the bench with Connett Lee + Wiesbottom + Mike Roberts + Jared Jeffries. The Trail Blazers lost the game without any suspense 93:105.
Lillard played a total of 36 minutes. With unlimited firepower, he took 31 shots and hit 16 goals. He scored the second-highest score of his career with 37 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
If he hadn't made 3 of 13 three-pointers, he would have been very likely to get 40+ points in a single game for the second time in his career.
In the end, the Trail Blazers continued to consolidate their third place in the Western Conference, and all members left Oklahoma in tears.
…
Early morning on the 26th.
The league announced a fine notice.
The coaching staff of the San Antonio Spurs, especially headed by Simawicz, repeatedly asked players to strike without any reason and was fined 38,000 meters in gold.
As soon as the news came out, many people applauded. It has been years since the Spurs were sanctioned.
In this regard, Simavici expressed his dissatisfaction at Mosaic's pre-match interview on the 26th.
It's not like he's the only one doing this.
The pioneers did it too!
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