In March, the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference is the Pistons!
This is something no one expected.
After all, in early March, the Pistons encountered such a big change. At that time, most media believed that the Pistons were finished for the season. Later, in Larry Brown's first press conference after waking up, he apologized to Milicic and then chose to retire, which seemed to prove this.
Can……
Joe Dumars signed someone that no one expected at this time...
Rudy Tomjanovich!
The "championship coach" of the Rockets suddenly discovered a serious problem during the summer last year and chose to resign as the head coach of the Rockets. He has been recuperating at home for nearly a year and has not been re-employed.
At that time, Larry Brown announced his retirement. Many people were pessimistic because there were not enough experienced head coaches on the market to help the Pistons overcome the difficulties. As for the current situation of the Pistons, it is definitely not something that an ordinary head coach can train. Therefore, no one is optimistic about how far the Pistons can go this season.
But after the Pistons announced their new head coach, public opinion suddenly changed.
Because Tomjanovich is very good at handling situations like this.
In the 1994-95 season, the Rockets started a "dream start" with 15 consecutive victories. I thought that with such a start, the Rockets would reach the top of the season without any suspense and complete the defense of the championship. But no one expected that in the next step During that time, the Rockets encountered all kinds of troubles. These troubles caused this team to only rank sixth in the Western Conference.
Such a start, but such a result. Before the start of the playoffs, one can imagine the atmosphere within the Rockets team.
But what no one expected was that the Rockets, as the "Sixth Sixth Player in the Western Conference", would advance all the way to the finals and win the final championship. With the "three consecutive championships" of the Bulls behind them, they would win the "two "Continuous Championship", becoming the team with the lowest regular season ranking among the teams that have won the championship in NBA history, creating a "not too big, not too small" miracle.
Tomjanovich's phrase "Never underestimate the heart of a championship" has become a classic saying in the league!
The current situation of the Pistons, to put it bluntly, there is a problem with the mentality of the personnel. Tomjanovich is definitely a very suitable head coach for this team at this stage.
He did not disappoint. After a "three-game losing streak", the Pistons quickly adjusted. After a wave of 8-game winning streak, they just suffered their fourth defeat in March. Next, they lost again. The winning streak went all the way to the end, with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, becoming the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference in March.
It's a pity that the win gap between them and the top three in the Eastern Conference was too big at the beginning, so they were still ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference and could not go any further.
However, with his excellent record and averaging 18.6 points, 7.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, Billups won the Eastern Conference "Player of the Month Award" in March.
The "Rookie of the Month" in the Eastern Conference still belongs to Woody.
This time it caused quite a bit of controversy.
It mainly comes from ESPN and the media led by LeBron James. They actually spoke for LeBron James after the "Rookie of the Month" award was announced. But compared to the previous times, they were more confident this time.
Um……
Woody didn't "beat" LeBron this month, there weren't such bloody scenes, there weren't such intuitive comparisons, they felt like they were good again!
In addition, there is another very important reason:
They believe that the "Rookie of the Month Award" has been given to Woody many times, but LeBron James has not received it yet.
Woody did not perform any more brilliantly this month. Although he was still very good, his performance was similar to that of previous months. This is not the case with LeBron James. His performance this month is obviously better than in the previous months, and the Cavaliers' record is also obviously better than in the previous months. This...
Why doesn't he deserve a "Rookie of the Month" trophy?
The Miami media did not tolerate them and directly posted a comparison of the results of the three games the Cavaliers and Heat faced this season, as well as a comparison of the two players' statistics.
It was like a big fight, one after another, full of energy, slapping LeBron's team and the ESPN media in the face.
The whipping made them feel numb.
Needless to say, the gap is indeed a bit too big!
Every time I watch it, the media reporters who belong to LeBron James’ team feel that it’s hard to make money and taste bad shit.
How else do you want me to brag!
I have been a reporter for so long and I have never felt so wronged...
It's a pity that despite their objections, the league sent the March "Rookie of the Month Trophy" to the American Airlines Arena on time.
The first rookie in the history of the Heat to win all "Rookie of the Month trophies" was born.
It is worth mentioning that Carmelo Anthony also won all the "Western Conference Rookie of the Month trophies". This is the first time in NBA history that this has happened.
"Peerless twins!"
This is the headline printed by the Denver media.
LeBron James: It’s over, I’m a substitute!
When you think about it, he has lost a lot this season.
Woody used the iconic move first!
The greatest popularity allowed Woody to overtake him!
Even the nickname "King" was deliberately avoided by his team because of Woody's relationship!
Compared to these...
It seems that being removed from the "Peerless Twins" is not a big deal...
All in all, what a miserable man!
As time comes to April, the Heat currently maintain their second position in the Eastern Conference, leading the Nets by about 2 wins.
As long as we maintain the same frequency as the Nets, we can start studying the playoffs.
But what I didn't expect is that after the Nets entered April, their momentum became fierce, and looking at their posture, they were really desperate! Give it your all there every game. It was as if something was chasing and biting them behind them.
Oh, no, there are really teams chasing them.
After entering April, the Pistons, who have developed a chemical reaction, still maintain the momentum of consecutive wins and wins.
Although they ultimately failed to catch up with the Nets in March and climbed to third place in the Eastern Conference, they were only 3 wins away from the Nets. This gap is not something that cannot be improved.
so……
The whole situation is an urgent scene of "he flees and he chases".
This also requires the Heat to maintain a high degree of vigilance and cannot directly enter the rotation mode.
During this period, Woody also received tasks from the system and became the person who won the "rebounding king" and "blocked shots king" in his rookie season...
These should be two missions, each with corresponding achievement points.
Winning the "Rebound King" system will award 30,000 achievement points, and winning the "Block King" system will also award 30,000 points.
Adding in the 20,000 points awarded for "Best Rookie", Woody can gain 80,000 points in one fell swoop.
This is definitely a big fortune.
Especially during this period, Woody only received three small tasks and barely managed to get 10,000 achievement points. He even felt how difficult it was to activate system tasks after upgrading the template.
Most people really look down on the system!
Um……
You heard it right!
It's not that Woody doesn't like it, it's the system that doesn't like it.
Woody was provoked twice, and he got a little angry, but the system didn't send out the task, so he lost his temper at that time... This little shrimp doesn't even look down on the system, if he follows This kind of role competition is too unqualified.
You are not in my eyes!
This actually allowed the player who provoked him to break the defense.
Be transparent, buddy!
After playing all games in March, Woody averaged 14.4 rebounds per game, ranking first in the rebounds per game list, ahead of Kevin Garnett, who averaged 0.5 rebounds per game. His average number of blocks per game is 3.3, ranking second in the list of blocks, 0.3 blocks per game behind Ratliff, who is first.
The advantage is not obvious, and it is probably less than 40 rebounds ahead of Kevin Garnett. With 7 games left, it is really hard to say whether this advantage can be maintained; the disadvantage is obvious, regardless of just one game. There is an average gap of 0.3 blocks, but Woody needs to block 3 more blocks per game to catch up with this gap while ensuring 3.3 blocks.
Averaged 6.3 blocks per game in 7 games. Even if Chamberlain is dug out, it will be difficult to complete.
Woody is not a child, and his idea at first was to want it all.
But he soon discovered that blocks and steals are no better than other statistics. You can't brush them if you want. If you want to complete them too much, you will easily foul.
In the first two games of April, Woody averaged 5 blocks and 5 fouls per game.
After the number of fouls increased, he became more cautious when moving on the court, and his rebounding numbers were affected as a result.
Therefore, he decisively gave up the idea of winning the "blocking king", "blocked shots" casually, and focused his main energy on grabbing rebounds.
Woody averaged 12 rebounds per game in the first two games of April, and in the next five games in April, Woody averaged 16 rebounds per game.
Throughout April, he averaged 14.9 rebounds per game!
On April 12, the battle for the rebounding leader this season basically came to a final conclusion.
It can be seen during this period that Kevin Garnett is also trying to overtake Woody and want to win the rebounding title at the buzzer. In April, he averaged more than 16 rebounds per game. Unfortunately, the gap was too big at the beginning. In the last two games of the season, there was still a gap of about 30 rebounds between him and Woody, which was equivalent to his rebounds in each subsequent game. The game requires more than 30 rebounds. Basically, this is only a theoretical possibility.
Especially in the end, he only grabbed 18 rebounds in the second to last game of the Timberwolves. In the last game, he had to grab more than 40 rebounds to complete the reversal...
Woody has locked in the title of "season rebounding king" in advance.
This made him the second No. 3 position in NBA history to win the title of "Rebounding King".
The first one seems to have some connection with the Heat.
It was none other than Baylor who sent warmth to the Heat last summer...
In addition, Woody also became the player who won the "rebounding title" in another rookie season after Chamberlain...
With this data alone, Woody successfully matched the two "ancient giants" Baylor and Chamberlain in his rookie season. This is not a "customized record" forced by the LeBron James team to flatter Michael Jordan, but Truly a record without any limitations!
When Woody talked about winning the title of "Rebound King", he said bluntly: "I have been paying attention to this matter. It is a great thing for me to win this award in the hands of so many rebounding masters. It’s a great start and I’m enjoying the process!”
This honor bonus also makes Woody's call for becoming "Best Rookie" even louder.
It's not just that the call to be "Rookie of the Year" has gotten louder.
There was another honorary PK list, and Woody's name suddenly appeared.
The name of that list is...
"Defensive Player of the Season Award"!
This award is given to those who are defensive champions.
It can be regarded as the ultimate blue-collar player!
Of course, there are many "super giants" who have won this award. Michael Jordan, who dominated the 1990s, and Olajuwon in the "godless period" of the 1990s, have both won this award.
In fact, this award also has bonuses for the top players.
What is a "super giant" with "extreme offense and defense"?
To put it simply, it is the regular season MVP plus the best defensive player award of the season!
Woody was surprised to find himself on this list.
But after the accident, there were more surprises!
Even though the call for him to be elected as the "Defensive Player of the Season Award" is not very high, it is just that many media believe that when discussing this award, Woody's name must be added to it. But that's enough!
This kind of award takes time to win.
And as a rookie, he was on the same level as Ben Wallace so quickly, which was enough for him to have his arms crossed for a while.
On April 15, the Heat played their last regular season game of the season and ended their season with a victory.
The Heat's final record was 51 wins and 31 losses.
If this record were in the Western Conference, they would only be ranked 6th in the Western Conference. They have won one more game than the Grizzlies. But in the East, it is enough for them to secure the second position in the East.
First place in the Eastern Conference belongs to the Pacers.
After having Rick Carlisle this season, this team ushered in the final transformation. From the beginning of the season, they quickly confirmed the first place in the Eastern Conference. The final record was also very good, 61 wins and 21 losses!
It is worth saying that...
This is the team with the best record in the entire league!
Even the Timberwolves, who are number one in the Western Conference, are two games behind them!
The third place in the Eastern Conference belongs to the Nets, with 47 wins and 35 losses.
But this position should have belonged to the Pistons.
In April, the Pistons achieved a record of 7 wins and 1 loss. However, the Nets, who fought hard, had some problems, causing them to be caught up by the Pistons. The Pistons' final record was 49 wins and 33 losses!
But according to the regional rules, the Nets, as the first in the Eastern Atlantic Region, can be ranked in front of the second-placed Pistons in the Eastern Central Division.
So in the end the Pistons were ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.
(End of chapter)