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Chapter 237 Multiple identities

The Sonics had a good year, setting a new record in team history.

Looking back on the past, people can't help feeling a little bit emotional.

Last year, the Sonics traded away two main players, Jose and Jim. Many people once thought that the Sonics would find it difficult to maintain their dominance in the Western Conference.

Never thought that Qin Fei, a second-year student, would be promoted by Supersonic Fire.

This year, Qin Fei averaged 19.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals throughout the season, and his performance was not inferior to that of Jose.

Therefore, the heartlessness of competitive sports lies in this. Many Seattle fans, forgetting the old ones who left the team, became surrounded by new All-Stars.

And when the regular season is over, the list of the eight playoff teams from the east and the west is all released, and the format of the first round matchup is very clear.

In the East, the Bulls Pacers are the top two in the first team, followed by the Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets.

The teams in the Eastern Conference are relatively tight in ranking. For example, the Nets, which made it to the top eight at the last moment, are only 1 game away from the ninth-placed Wizards, and only 2 games away from the tenth-placed Magic.

Generally speaking, the Bulls are still the best. Even if Pippen didn't play half of the games, even if the team's internal strife continued, the head coach and the team leader both wanted to leave the team.

The most regrettable thing is the New York Knicks. In this season when Ewing was overwhelmed by knees and played intermittently due to injuries, the Knicks' record was also ups and downs. In the end, they only got a record of seventh in the Eastern Conference.

The same is also true for the Magic. The Magic were even worse. Before the All-Star Game, they were still in the top eight. After the All-Star Game, Hardaway GG also took away the last breath of the Magic.

The bottom of the regular season in the Eastern Conference is the Raptors.

In the first year that McGrady entered the league, he encountered the embarrassment of being in the fish belly team. In comparison, Qin Fei not only had a good record, but his personal data has always been rising.

The second-to-last in the Eastern Conference is the Philadelphia 76ers.

But it is worth mentioning that although the 76ers are second to last, they won 15 more games than the Raptors, who ranked first. Although the ranking is relatively low, their record of 31 wins and 51 losses can jump to No. 9 in the West.

That's right, the records of the Western Conference teams show obvious stratification of strength and weakness. The top eight teams are in one grade, and the teams behind are in another grade. The Kings, the ninth in the Western Conference, actually only have a record of 27 wins and 55 losses.

The Supersonics, Lakers and Jazz all have a record of 60+, ranking among the top three.

Ranked fourth in the West is the top Spurs in the Southwest Division. The Spurs have won 56 games. According to the record, they have won 36 more games than last year.

Followed by the lower half, No.5 is the Suns with almost the same record as the Spurs.

The Suns don't want to meet the Sonics anymore, and they don't want to directly meet the Lakers and Jazz in the first round, and the fifth and sixth records are a bit worse.

The sixth is the Timberwolves with "only" 46 wins, followed by the Trail Blazers, who have been coached by the Sonics many times during the season, and the Rockets, who have been mending the tradition for three years.

Therefore, according to the ranking of the seats, the first round of the matchup is very clearly in front of us.

The Supersonics, as No. [-] in the West, will face the Rockets, No. [-] in the West.

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The Rockets are as speechless as they want. They meet the Sonics in the playoffs every year, and this year is even worse. The Rockets only have a record of 41 wins and 41 losses.

Not to mention the gimmicks that veterans don't die, just looking at the lineup, the Rockets don't care what they want.

This year, not only did the backline fail to strengthen, there were problems with the inside line, and the scoring ability of the second phalanx also had problems. Barkley even played as a substitute for a period of time.

The local media in Houston are quite confident, and they also listed one, two, three, four, and several hundred reasons for the supersonic speed.

For example, the "Big Three" in Houston have run in for the second year, and they have run in better. For example, the Supersonic small forward Schramf has just returned from injury, and his combat power is at most 22%. For example, Olajuwon has been in excellent form since April, averaging 11 points and [-] rebounds per game.

However, the Haicai fans learned that most of them are still pessimistic. They couldn't beat them in the first place, and their record this year is still poor. The opponent's record is better than the previous year. How to fight.

Moreover, there was only one black eight in history, so there are so many miracles that can be created.

Saying it out, anyway, not many people believe it. On the market, the odds of buying the Supersonic are extremely low.

The Supersonic League record is first, and rewards are based on merit. The team's head star Payton is the first. Payton is also among the top five on the MVP list.

During the regular season, Payton averaged 19.7 points, 8.3 assists and 2.4 steals per game, ranking seventh in the league in assists and third in steals.

Kemp scored 18.1 points and 9.5 rebounds, which is not much different from previous seasons.

So Qin Fei is No. 2 in the scoring list and No. 2 in steals.

In fact, Qin Fei averaged 2.1 steals per game, ranking among the top ten in the entire league, behind Iverson and sixth in the league.

In the regular season of this year, Jordan still won the title of scoring champion. This is his tenth scoring champion.

He averaged 28.7 points per game, and the closest to Jordan was O'Neal, who averaged 28.3 points per game.

So the Lakers have a good record, O'Neal's data exploded, and O'Neal was the only man on the MVP list who had an impact on Jordan.

Rodman averaged 15 rebounds per game and won the title of rebounding leader again.

Rod Strickland of the Wizards averaged 10.5 assists per game.

The block leader is second-year Marcus Camby, averaging 3.7 blocks per game, and the steals leader is the Eagles' Blaylock, averaging 2.6 steals per game.

In the era of advocating physical confrontation and not setting up three seconds of defense, the center's inside line protection effect is too strong, and there are many centers who average more than 3 blocks per game.

For example, in addition to Camby this year, there are Mutombo, Bradley and Ratliff, who averaged more than 3 blocks per game. In addition, there are a lot of inside players who average more than 2 blocks per game, such as Duncan, Robinson and so on.

In comparison, the average points per game of the stars has not increased much from last season, and the team's game is still based on defense.

Therefore, before the start of this season, the NBA revised the rules. When an offensive player faces the basket, the defensive player is not allowed to use his forearm to block his attack.

As for the modified expansion of the reasonable collision zone, it is really good news for outside players. For example, Qin Fei, a restricted area attacker, tends to get more whistles than before, which is partly due to this reason.

Generally speaking, the excitement of the NBA this year has not declined. In addition to Jordan, there are also fresh blood injections such as Kobe, Iverson, and Qin Fei, which have also brought new vitality, topicality, and attention to the league.

But when it came to April, there was a sense of stormy weather ahead for both employers and employees in the NBA.

When the old labor-management agreement came to an end, it was inevitable that the labor and management would have to sit down and have a good talk, but this time it was different. Both parties were somewhat dissatisfied with their respective interests.

Ever since Glenn Robinson, the No. 94 overall pick in [-], asked for a billion-dollar contract, the NBA has been flooded with big, expensive contracts. Especially in the past two years, the contracts have become bigger and bigger. After the first contract in history signed by Kevin Garnett, the management finally couldn't take it anymore.

The starting point is to limit the higher and higher salaries of players, not only the salaries of top players, but the salaries of all middle-class players.

But at this time, because of the preparations for the playoffs, no players considered this factor. Only some bosses have secretly started to communicate with each other in order to achieve the effect of an alliance that advances and retreats.

It doesn't matter whether you can communicate or not, the same camp, the same interests, there is no reason to tear each other down.

After all, these turmoil will be blocked by the upcoming NBA playoffs.

This year, the year when Jordan clearly retired, whether the basketball god can complete the second three consecutive championships has become the center of all topics.

There is no aesthetic fatigue. It seems that Jordan is going upstream and winning the championship is a thing that everyone expects.

The biggest suspense is the unprecedented three 60+ teams in the West, who can break through.

So this year is also a sprint year for the Supersonics. As soon as the regular season ended, it was too late to celebrate the team's first record in the regular season. All members of the Supersonics nervously devoted themselves to the playoffs.

The first-round opponent, the Houston Rockets.

Even though the Rockets have many problems this season, the record is only ranked eighth in the West. That is the Rockets, a team composed of the Big Three, and the team that is most likely to pose a threat to the Supersonics among the top eight and bottom four in the West.

The Sonics did not dare to underestimate them, and started closed playoff training early.

The media guarded outside the key arena felt itchy, and finally waited until the opening, but was told that training was still closed, and only a few photos taken by the team's team reporters could be used by the media.

"What about our TV media? We can't just take a few photos and let the matter go, right?"

Bai Miaomiao had a helpless expression on her face, and originally wanted to film some behind-the-scenes footage of Qin Fei's preparations for the battle, but in this way, it would be difficult for the imperial court to explain why he returned without success.

She communicated with the camera, then asked the leader for instructions, and finally gave the four-character instruction of "doing it cheaply".

Bai Miaomiao didn't dare to be empty-handed, so she just had to bite the bullet and contact Qin Fei.

She has Qin Fei's personal phone number, and she belongs to the few media reporters who have Qin Fei's phone number.

To her surprise, she thought that Qin Fei was busy preparing for the game, so he would definitely ignore her. Unexpectedly, Qin Fei took the initiative to send her a message, meaning that he would communicate with the team staff to see if he could provide some training video materials.

After all, Qin Fei is the team's No. [-] man, and he still has some face.

Ten minutes later, the staff came out of the arena and recognized Bai Miaomiao with an Asian face at a glance, and then came to communicate with her.

Thanks to the advancement of technology, the camera took a blank CD and copied some video materials, and finally completed the explanation.

Then the video was sent to China, and Qin Fei's training video for the playoffs appeared on the screen for the first time.

At that time, many people were unfamiliar and curious about the NBA training system. They really wanted to know what kind of system could train a yellow race like Qin Fei who was flying in the sky.

This is a bit of a pretentious meaning. Qin Fei's own growth is attributed to the overall system.

But Qin Fei didn't know what he meant, nor did he understand what kind of impact it would have.

The biggest influence is still some young domestic players who are interested in entering the NBA league, such as the Bayi Men's Basketball Team, which won three consecutive championships this year, and the team's core insider Wang Zhizhi.

After finally failing to join a certain university in the United States in 96, Da Zhi is already two years older, 21 years old this year.

The CBA game started earlier than the NBA, and the season ended earlier. At the end of April, the playoffs were over, and the Bayi team won the championship again. This was the first three consecutive championships.

This time Qin Fei was flourishing in the NBA, and Wang Zhizhi wanted to work hard in the NBA, but he encountered some obstacles. Deep down in his heart, the Bayi Industrial Team and the Basketball Management Center were unwilling to let him go.

But Wang Zhizhi also gave his own reasons, taking Qin Fei as an example.

"Two years ago in the Long Beach battle, Qin Fei was still a rookie. Many players in the Chinese team were able to fight him. Looking around now, who can fight him? Even Hu Weidong, I am afraid that he is not his opponent. This is a player who has been honed in the NBA."

A Wang Zhizhi who is now strong and almost invincible in the domestic league, and a Wang Zhizhi who will be stronger after training in other leagues in the future, it is easy to make a choice as to who can bring them more honors, but in terms of operation, there are still many sensitive points in the system.

At this time, there is only more than a month left before signing up for the NBA draft.

At this time, because of Qin Fei's outstanding performance, many NBA teams focused on Chinese players, including the old Nelson who loved Qin Fei very much.

But the old Nelson didn't particularly like technical insiders without strength. On the contrary, the old Nelson's son, Nelson Jr., who was the deputy general manager of the Mavericks at the time, had a unique preference for insiders with excellent footwork and good touch. In the scouting report, Nelson noticed Wang Zhizhi.

Under Nelson's active mediation and Wang Zhizhi's strong request, the basketball management center, Bayi Industrial Team, and Wang Zhizhi signed a tripartite agreement.The requirements put forward by the basketball management center are: at the end of the regular season every year, Wang Zhizhi must return to the national team to prepare for the national team tasks.The requirements of the Bayi Engineering Team: Once Wang Zhizhi returns from the NBA halfway, he can only play for the Bayi team in China, and he is not allowed to trade or transfer under any conditions.

And Nelson Jr. is to ensure that the Mavericks will definitely select Wang Zhizhi in the draft.

Under the influence of many parties, Wang Zhizhi was able to go to the United States to participate in the pre-draft trial training for the first time. This was a year earlier than Qin Fei's previous life, when he was 22 years old and automatically signed up for the NBA draft.

And the specific situation is different. In Qin Fei's previous life, Dazhi's passive participation in the draft was only reported to the General Political Bureau, Culture and Sports Bureau. Some senior officials of the General Administration of Sports and the Basketball Management Center were at a loss about Wang Zhizhi's participation in the draft. They didn't know about it until the media reported it.

Therefore, this matter that should make the national basketball players proud has been labeled as "irregular process" and "reckless behavior" to a certain extent.

But now it won't be anymore. After signing the agreement, the official election has been revealed, and many media have started to publicize it in the country. In terms of process, it is completely compliant.

This should be Qin Fei's biggest impact after fanning his wings.

Qin Fei himself had forgotten about this incident. He actually didn't remember when Wang Zhizhi came to the NBA, but he knew it was definitely not that early. As for the relationship with the Mavericks, he still had a little impression.

On April 4, the playoffs officially started.

Four games were arranged on the first game day, and the final winners were the Eagles, Pacers, Spurs and Jazz.

In this era, it is too difficult to beat the opponent, especially in the first game of the playoffs, it is a full-strength attack, and it is difficult to have any flaws to be counterattacked.

On that day, the Spurs champion Lang Duncan received more attention.

As a result, Duncan scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in this game, completely blowing up his opponents and breaking a bunch of rookie records.

April 4, the second game day of the playoffs.

On this day, the Bulls almost lost the game at home, 96 to 93. The two teams played an overtime, and the Nets narrowly lost.

In the subsequent game between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers, the Lakers almost capsized. They only won 104 to 102 against the Trail Blazers by 2 points.

In Game [-], the Heat beat the Knicks without Ewing.

The two teams can also be regarded as the focus of the battle, but there is indeed a gap in combat power. Without General Ewing, who is a pillar of the sky, the Knicks can't really play their own strength at all.

The game between the Supersonics and the Rockets was the fourth game of the day, and it was also the focus of the game.

The whole Rockets team is ready to fight, and the regular season is on and off, but in the playoffs, all members are healthy.

Tomjanovich said, never underestimate the heart of a championship, probably only this kind of team morale that still maintains sufficient confidence and hope even if the eighth place enters the playoffs.

And in Seattle, the team filed into the Key Arena.

Fans all over the field shouted the names of all kinds of favorite players, and Qin Fei looked around and saw a vast expanse of green.

Under the guidance of DJ, Qin Fei appeared as the starter.

Immediately, there was thunderous applause and cheers everywhere.

Fans in Seattle know that this is their supernova, the All-Star player of the season, the young scorer who averaged nearly 20 points per game, and the future successor of the team

(End of this chapter)