Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 148 Season Ending
"Cheer up, it's the game, we're still in the middle of the season, we haven't had a break yet.

According to your state, you still want to make a difference in the playoffs, so why not go home early and go fishing! "

……

Losing two games in a row, Paul Westphal could no longer suppress his anger.

It's all over the game, still roaring in the locker room, and post-game interviews have been delayed.

The entire Sonics players lowered their heads one by one, bearing the anger of the head coach.

There is only one person who can hold his head high, and this is naturally Wang Hao. He has been working hard to save the team in the two games.

It's a pity that it was still powerless in the end.

As for the one with the lowest head and the most pressure, it is naturally Gary Payton, who is the core of the team.

More than that, in order to express support for him, the team also made very important choices.

Vernon Maxwell was excluded from the big list, not to mention the chance to play, not even to appear.

More than that, the team has made it clear that it will not renew Vernon Maxwell next year.

Supporting Gary Payton so much, but Gary Payton can't lead the team to win, it's a bit unreasonable.

"sorry!"

At this moment, Gary Payton, who was depressed, finally stood up. He first apologized and then said.

"Because of my problem, it caused a lot of confusion to everyone and caused the team to lose.

However, I promise here that I will adjust my status as soon as possible, and I will stand on the field again.

Mr. Paul, I assure you that the next game, we will win. "

……

Gary Payton made a promise, but the persuasiveness in this speech is not very great.

It's very simple, although he is a person who talks trash, but he is not a very talkative person.

Compared with players like O'Neal and Barkley who can become well-known commentators, Gary Payton really can't speak, but he will do it with practical actions.

Sure enough, on March 3, in the game against the Spurs, Gary Payton exploded.

I have to say that the Spurs are quite unlucky.

They were all games against the Sonics. In the first two games, the Sonics were in a sluggish state, and the Jazz and Trail Blazers won easily.

But in their game, they encountered a tough bone, and Gary Payton's explosion directly shattered their teeth.

Gary Payton had the best performance of the season, with 47 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

More than that, on the defensive end, he contributed 4 steals and 2 blocks.

These are just statistical statistics. There are many defensive performances, which cannot be reflected in the data at all.

Seeing Gary Payton's performance, Wang Hao was really surprised. He could feel that Gary had really adjusted back.

I have to say, the old beautiful man is really powerful, it really doesn't matter what the green hat is, it can be easily ignored.

Because he didn't hear at all, there was something wrong with Gary Payton's family, and everything seemed to calm down.

Of course, he didn't want to care about other people's private affairs, he was just thinking about the state of the team.

After all, Gary Payton is the core of the team. Once he has a problem, the entire team will have problems.

However, this is no wonder Gary Payton, after all, who knew that such a mess would happen?

So, why get married, isn't it good to be free?
It's good for everyone to go to bed politely, don't think too much about it.

In other words, Wang Jianguo and Liu Mei have returned to China, otherwise, do you think Wang Hao would dare to be so arrogant?Definitely a meal for co-ed doubles.

With the return of Gary Payton's state, Wen Baker also recovered somewhat, and the Supersonics gradually recovered their state.

Of course, the most important reason is due to the lineup.

It is precisely because of the adjustment of the lineup that they have the opportunity to compete with the Trail Blazers for the second place in the Pacific Division.

It's a pity that an accident made everything fall short.

It can only be said that today's Supersonic team still has a lot of shortcomings, otherwise, it will not be pinned on the good luck of everything going well.

Then again, with the lineup adjustments, the Sonics are doing really well.

First of all, thanks to Brent Barry, his sacrifice, and being able to lead the bench, is the main reason.

Then there is Ruben Patterson, his defensive performance is also very good.

With him entering the starting lineup, the entire Sonics defensive system has entered a higher level.

Of course, this is not to say that Ruben Patterson's defense is so great, but he made up the last link of defense.

On a winning streak, the Sonics entered April, the final stretch of the playoffs.

At this point, the Sonics are down to 10 games left, and the rest of the team is about the same.

By this time, the teams have basically entered the adjustment phase.

Either they are already preparing for the playoffs, such as the Lakers; or they are still fighting for a playoff spot, such as the Mavericks.

The Sonics are similar. Although it is not realistic to overtake the Blazers, there is still a theoretical possibility.

Since there is still a theoretical possibility, it cannot be given up.

More than that, the Spurs behind them are 4 games behind the Supersonics. It seems that the gap is quite large, but there is still a theoretical possibility of overtaking.

The Sonics can't relax yet, and it's impossible to prepare for the playoffs, regardless of the regular season.

In fact, neither can the Lakers, unless they don't care about the name of the regular season champion.

It's just that the Lakers may not care, but O'Neal will definitely not care.

Since entering the league, O'Neal has played historical data many times, but has never won the regular season MVP.

This year is the time he has the best chance.

At this time, if the Lakers dare to give up the regular season, O'Neal must not rebel.

Of course, the Lakers will not do this, after all, in the playoffs, home court advantage is also very important.

As time passed, the situation became clearer and clearer, and there was no such a big turning point.

At the last moment, the teams remained vigilant.

On April 2000, 4, the NBA ushered in the final closing game. Today there are 19 games in total.

No way, today's NBA has a total of 29 teams, that is to say, one team has ended the season.

That's right, it's the Clippers. Today's Clippers are probably already fishing by the sea.

As of now, the Sonics have a record of 57 wins and 24 losses, ranking third in the West.

Of course, the record is third, but according to the ranking rules of the playoffs, it is fourth in the West.

The Sonics' record is two games behind the Trail Blazers and five games behind the team behind them.

It can be said that in today's game, the Sonics absolutely have no desires or desires. After all, it doesn't matter whether they win or lose.

The opponent's desire to win is not high. It is estimated that the Warriors, the second-to-last in the league, are already thinking about vacations.

After all, if they lose another game, they won't be the bottom one, and they won't be able to get the number one lottery.

(End of this chapter)