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Chapter 497 The West is Strong and the East is Weak
The Knicks' five-game streak in the West still failed again.

When Clay went crazy, the Knicks lost to the Warriors.

The Warriors are not the same as the original lineup in history, but they have still developed.

Of course, it is not as strong as in the original history, it is just a playoff team level.

Among them is Ron Adams. He came to the Warriors and it can be said that he brought the advanced experience of the Timberwolves at that time and gave the team a lot of help.

In the last game of the five-game streak, the Knicks narrowly beat the Suns.

The last difficult schedule of the season, 3 wins and 2 losses, this result is acceptable.

After returning home, the Knicks ushered in a challenge from the Spurs.

The current Spurs are a marginal team in the playoffs.

Even if the draft ability is not bad, it is very difficult to select an All-Star, let alone a superstar.

Now the Spurs are supported by GDP that is not at its peak, and they are the main team.

But their defense is much worse now. In fact, Parker is not very old, but he really doesn't have the ability to play the leading role.

In this game, the Spurs actually started well, but they really couldn't last.

After all, the 39-year-old Duncan has limited physical strength and cannot maintain high efficiency for a long time.

"It seems that the Spurs are going to decline early." Zhang Sixin secretly thought.

They also have many very practical players now, but the upper limit is the playoffs.

A good team team is actually relatively easy to build. Some coaches in the league have this ability, but if the team wants to go further, stars are indispensable.

In competitive sports, the ability gap between athletes is really quite big.

The Spurs can only play halftime with the Knicks now, and they can't stand it at all in the second half.

The Knicks' team played better than them, and it can be said that the Spurs have no advantage against them.

Zhang Sixin actually sighed a little, because many teams in the league have changed a lot from their impressions.

But it's just a sigh, his goal is to lead the team to win the championship.

What does it matter if you don't give others a chance?

Stepping into March, the Knicks' record has stabilized again.

It's cool to have no injuries, and many other teams are much worse than them.

The Knicks' injuries are all minor injuries, unlike the Timberwolves who have been messed up this season.

They originally wanted to compete with the Knicks again, but they didn't expect that due to various injuries, their strength could not keep up.

They are still a strong team, but it is really difficult to play against the Knicks.

The Timberwolves challenged the Knicks away, but the Knicks locked Curry tactically.

This time their rookie LaVine performed well, but it was forced out by the Knicks' defense.

If they can only play as rookies, there is no doubt that they are subject to relatively large restrictions.

As for LaVine's efficiency, under the Knicks' defense by the way, it becomes just mediocre.

So the Timberwolves lost to the Knicks again, and Tyronn Lue was also very anxious, hoping that the team would perform well in the playoffs, otherwise they might lose their jobs.

Seeing Tyronn Lu's frowning face, Zhang Sixin felt that he should pay attention to the health of the players.

The Knicks next played back-to-back away games, and he let a few players rest in rotation. As a result, the team unexpectedly lost to the 76ers, which was a bit embarrassing.

This season, I still can't pretend.

For the sake of the playoffs, lose as long as you lose, anyway, don't rely on the regular season one or two games.

In the next back-to-back, Zhang Sixin still chose to let the players take turns.

After all, losing is acceptable, and no matter how much they lose in their current record, they will still be the top two in the Eastern Conference. But if some players are injured and fail to defend their title in the playoffs, then it will not work.

It is already the end of March, and it is time to take a rotation break.

After all, this season depends on Leonard, so there must be no mistakes.

As a result, the team lost another game in back-to-back games, and the loss to the Grizzlies was considered normal.

In the remaining few games in March, the Knicks gave the Clippers and Bulls.

So the outside world felt that there might be more suspense in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

They believe that the Knicks are indeed a strong team, but they have been figured out and are not as stable as before.

Zhang Sixin doesn't mind at all, he is now the strongest coach in the league, he doesn't need to respond when others hack him, and others will help him scold him back.

The point is that the Eagles are also losing, and they always fail to seize opportunities.

Zhang Sixin felt that the eagle was really a bit figured out.

Of course, such an Eagle is still one of the teams in the East that can slightly threaten the Knicks.

Time came to April, and the Knicks had only the last few games left.

They beat the Nets directly in early April, and the Nets are likely to miss the playoffs now.

The strong point of the Nets, Lopez, managed to be healthy for a season, but found that he still couldn't beat it.

In the face of the Wizards, the Knicks just narrowly won.

Looking at it this way, the Wizards also have a chance to do something in the playoffs, provided that their double guns can maintain their efficiency, which seems to be more difficult.

The Knicks went on to win all the way again, and in the penultimate game of the regular season, they met the Eagles.

In fact, the Eagles still have a glimmer of hope to overtake, after all, the Knicks' victory is only a game and a half ahead.

But it may be that the hope is relatively slim, and the mentality of the Eagles has changed. They failed to withstand the Knicks' offense at the beginning, and the game was simply lost, which disappointed the fans who paid attention to the situation in the Eastern Conference.

To be honest, Zhang Sixin also felt that the Eagles were a little pulled.

There are no strong stars, and when the team is not in good shape, there is no one to help, which is indeed a bit of a disadvantage.

In the last game of the season, Zhang Sixin rested all the main players, and they still ranked first in the league even though they lost.There is no way, the question is that other teams have not seized the opportunity.

Without the original warriors in history, the West is in chaos, which has indeed affected the record.

Otherwise, the Knicks are just over 60 wins, and it is impossible to become the league's best result so easily.

On the other hand, the league is a bit chaotic this season, and more teams are likely to hit the championship.

The last time it was so chaotic was when Zhang Sixin led the Timberwolves to rise.

Now, in fact, many teams also have hope, but their opponent, the defending champion led by Zhang Sixin, is more stable.It takes more hard work and luck for them to perform miracles.

On the last day of the regular season, nothing unexpected happened, but a miracle occurred in the East, that is, four teams with a winning percentage of less than [-]% entered the playoffs.

In the West, several teams with a winning percentage of more than [-]% did not enter the playoffs.

The west is strong and the east is weak, and this season seems to have reached the extreme.

However, the team with the best record in the league is in the East.

Moreover, this matter doesn't seem to be very easy to solve. What can be done if the strong players are squeezed into the West? It depends on whether the teams in the East can work hard in the summer.

Regardless of whether the record is amazing or not, the playoffs are about to begin, and the league will also usher in the most watched period in the process of each team chasing the championship.

(End of this chapter)