unfinished glory

Chapter 134 Playoff Match

On April 4, the last day of the regular season, the Spurs, which had been determined to be number one in the league as early as the third-to-last round, still slaughtered the Nuggets 18:116 without bloodshed.

This ball is not very important for the Spurs, but for the Nuggets, the impact is still quite large.

Since the Lakers and Warriors both won today's game, and the three scored the same points, according to the league's ranking rules, they changed from sixth in the Western Conference to eighth in the Western Conference.

With the end of an insignificant game between the Hornets and the Clippers, the NBA regular season of the 2006-2007 season officially came to an end.

The Spurs achieved a record of 66 wins and 16 losses, setting a record for the best record in team history.

After the Mavericks lost to the Spurs, seeing no hope of catching up, they simply lost two games in a row and ended with a wave of three consecutive losses, but they also got 64 wins and 18 losses.

Benefiting from the reform of the league this season, the top of the division is only the top four, no longer fixed in the top three.The Mavericks were able to rank second by virtue of their record.It avoided the tragedy of the two teams with the best record meeting in the second round of the playoffs last season.

No.3 is the Suns, they achieved a record of 62 wins and 20 losses.This season, only these three teams in the league have won 60+ games.

In the Western Conference, the Mavericks have benefited, and the Rockets have no luck. They have a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, leading the Jazz by 2 wins. Since they are not the top of the division, they can only rank fifth.

Followed by the Lakers, Warriors and Nuggets, all achieved a record of 44 wins and 38 losses.

The decline of the Eastern Conference has been more complete this season. The Pistons at the top of the list only achieved 53 wins, two less than the Rockets, and the same points as the Jazz.

The No.2 Cavaliers have only 50 wins, and in the West, this result can only be ranked sixth, 3 wins less than the Jazz.

The following are the Raptors, Heat, Bulls, Nets, Wizards and Magic. The record of the No.8 Magic is only 37 wins and 45 losses.

This season, the Eastern Conference has been bullied by the Western Conference, with an overall win rate of only 37.4%.

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The Spurs' first-round opponent was the Nuggets, and this opponent was chosen by themselves.In the last round, between the Lakers and the Nuggets, the Spurs chose the relatively easy Nuggets.

The Nuggets have a golden pair of guns, Anthony is No.2 in this year's scoring list, and Iverson is No.6 in the scoring list.The two can contribute about 54 points per game on average, which is very difficult to deal with.

In the first game, the Spurs almost capsized in the gutter.

Iverson and Anthony played together, they didn't rely on tactics very much, they just relied on individual singles. This style of play is the most difficult for the Spurs to defend.

Although both Li Chongxiao and Bowen are excellent single defenders, facing Anthony, who is like a kaleidoscope of offense, and Iverson, who is still at the tail end of his career, they can only slightly restrict and cannot defend the opponent.

A player who can easily be guarded to death will not be able to get the top ten or even the top three in the scoring list.

In the end, the two scored more than 30 points each, and together accounted for two-thirds of the team's points.

Despite this, the Spurs eventually won.Although the golden double guns are powerful, other players are relatively average, especially Camby, who was popular as the best defensive player, was blown away by Duncan.

The two faced each other throughout the game, and sometimes Nene came over to double-team Duncan. Even so, Duncan still handed over 34 points, 18 rebounds and 6 blocked shots.

And Camby only has 6 points and 6 rebounds, and Nene's 9 points and 8 rebounds are not worth Duncan alone.

In the last 3 minutes, the Spurs gained a certain lead and maintained it until the end.

98:93, the Spurs achieved an expected victory.

Although the Nuggets lost, their relatively close score gave them hope that it is entirely possible for the team to complete the next game.

But who would have thought that this game would be their best game in the playoffs.

In the next three games, the Spurs figured out the Nuggets' routine through the first game, and began to show their true strength.

Although the golden double guns can't be defended, but relying on the two of them, there is no way to win the game. The Spurs adjusted the overall defensive strategy without letting go of a single defense, cutting off the connection between the Nuggets. Further isolate the two.

In the second game, the Spurs relied on the adjusted tactics and caught the Nuggets by surprise. Although Anthony scored 28 points and Iverson also scored 23 points, the other Nuggets players did not perform well. can provide effective help.

At the end of the game, the Spurs easily established a lead of more than 10 points and maintained the point difference until the end of the game.

In the game against the Nuggets, the Spurs played at home so well that the media felt that their dominance had declined.

But on the road, the Spurs suddenly came alive again.

In the two away games, the Golden Double Guns continued to output 20+ points, but the players on the Spurs side were active, shooting more than 55% for two consecutive games, and limiting the opponent's shooting rate to 40%. one time.

In both games, the Spurs won by more than 20 points and directly swept the Nuggets 4:0.

The reason why the Nuggets lost, on the one hand, is that the golden guns are not a good match.After four games, both Anthony and Iverson scored well, but their shooting percentages were not high, and not only did they fail to drive the team, they even had little interaction with each other.

On the other hand, the Nuggets insider, who had high hopes, met the strong Duncan.

Especially Camby, a player with good defensive statistics in the regular season, has seriously shrunk in the playoffs.

In the regular season, Camby was able to score 11.2 points and 11.7 rebounds, and also led the league in 3.3 blocks.This statistic keeps him at the top of the list of best defensive players for a long time.

But in the four games against the Spurs, he couldn't stand Duncan and was beaten back to his original shape.Averaged only 7.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

As early as in the regular season, Li Chongxiao could not understand the behavior of the media who only looked at the data and not the game. Every time he saw a press conference or accepted an interview with the media, he would put the credit for the team's victory on Duncan's offense and defense. He's building momentum.

After the first game of the playoffs, Li Chongxiao suggested in the locker room that his teammates keep passing the ball to Duncan, and at the same time create one-on-one opportunities on the court, single-handedly playing Camby, to see who is the best defensive player.

As a result, in four games, Duncan averaged 31.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 4.25 blocks per game, completely overwhelming Camby.

There are still many judges who still recognize Camby's data, but many judges from the original Camby camp have defected.

在4月29日公布的2006~07赛季的最佳防守球员奖项中，邓肯拿到了301分，力压坎比的292分，以微弱的优势拿到了最佳防守球员的称号。

(End of this chapter)