The world of basketball

Chapter 164 The end of the season
Winter is here, can spring be far behind?By the same token, will the All-Star Game be far behind in the playoffs?
The Spurs after the All-Star break looked like a different team.They no longer struggle with their hands, and no longer hesitate to put their heads up. They have all the temperament and ability of a strong team. They played a record of 6 wins and 5 losses in February after the All-Star break.

The most important of which is Aldridge's plug and play.His natural integration allowed the Spurs to avoid the pain of running-in, and he showed strong dominance from the very beginning.

Fortunately, Aldridge's game state has not been affected by the illness. He is still the super power forward with post-up jumpers, breakthroughs facing the basket, high-post support, etc., all of which are capable and proficient.

In the second half of the season, every team has reached the sprint period, and the victory or defeat of each game may determine the team's ranking and determine whether the team can enter the playoffs.

In the West, the Lakers and Warriors are currently far ahead, followed by the Spurs and Nuggets, and the rest are from No.5 to 12th, with a long difference between them.Want it so so much.In particular, the difference between the No. 5 Thunder and the No. 12 Pelicans is only six wins. It is conceivable that some of these seven teams were even only half a win away.

So every team is trying to win the game, every second will not relax.The competition in the East is also very fierce, and the Knicks have gone through a run-in.The adjustment of the lineup and the cooperation between tactics have now reached the second position in the Eastern Conference, and the Celtics are still the first in the Eastern Conference.For the remaining 76ers, the Bucks are also a very competitive team, followed by the Pistons, Pacers, Raptors, and Wizards.

The pattern of the West being strong and the East being weak has not changed for a long time, but now with the sudden emergence of the 76ers' youth army, New York has formed the Big Three of Irving, Leonard, and Porzingis, plus the Celtics. Excellent system and the internal and external combination of Antetokounmpo and Cousins ​​of the Bucks. In fact, the pattern of strong west and weak east is changing, but the west is more wild and more difficult.Because no team in the Western Conference is doing badly this year.

The game is less than one game. Throughout the regular season in March and April, the Spurs played a very good record with the addition of Aldridge. In a total of 18 games, the Spurs played. With a record of 16 wins and 2 losses, it ranks first in the league, and its overall record has jumped from sixth in the Western Conference to second in the Western Conference.Yes, the Spurs successfully surpassed the Golden State Warriors and reached the second place in the Western Conference, only two wins away from the Lakers who are the first in the Western Conference.

So far, the regular season is over, and the 16 playoff teams are gearing up. Some want to break through last year's performance in the playoffs, and some teams are directly aiming at the O'Brien Cup, staring at that trophy.

The record rankings in the West are the Lakers, Spurs, Warriors, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Rockets, Mavericks and Thunder.

There are many things to watch in the Western Conference playoffs, such as the Lakers and Thunder.That is, the core players of both sides, Durant and Westbrook met in the playoffs.Another example is the battle between the Spurs and the Mavericks in the new era.

The most surprising one is the Rockets.Oh no, or Harden and his Rockets.It can be seen that this year's regular season MVP Harden is definitely a very strong contender. Although the team only reached the sixth position in the Western Conference, Harden averaged 31 points and 9.7 assists in the Western Conference where there are so many strong players. And 4.4 rebounds, personal data can be called horror.

By the way, since this author is a sand sculpture, I forgot to tell everyone that last year's NBA regular season MVP was awarded, and last year's free value player was given to Stephen Curry. Yes, since the two consecutive MVPs After the trophy, Curry has not been included in the MVP discussion series, because the arrival of Durant has indeed strengthened his limelight a lot, but the Warriors suffered a lot of injuries last year. I have been absent for a while due to illness, but the Warriors have a very good record, and Stephen Curry has staged a lot of performances against the old master. This NBA regular season most valuable player trophy Curry is well-deserved.

In the discussion sequence of the most valuable player in the regular season this year, James Harden is the first to bear the brunt, but the condition that restricts him is that his team's record is indeed sixth in the Western Conference, not too high.

Generally speaking, it does not reach the top four in the division.Even if his numbers are good, they won't be included in the MVP discussion sequence, but one year, I'm talking about the year Westbrook averaged a triple-double, is an exception. After all, MVP often has , A triple-double per game is rare.

However, in the Harden game's most valuable player voting list, only No. 3 and the top two are Kevin Durant and Antetokounmpo.

Yes, it's surprising that Durant is at the top of the MVP voting list.Generally speaking, there are very few superstars who are teammates with LeBron James who can rank so high in the most valuable player list.

What's even more surprising is that LeBron James ranks No. 4 in the NBA's regular season most valuable player rankings, behind James Harden.

In other words, among the top five in the most valuable player list, the Lakers have two players.

That's normal, Lakers.In just one season of forming a team, they were able to reach the No. [-] position in the Western Conference. In a Western Conference with strong teams such as the Warriors, Spurs, Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Thunder, the Lakers still reached the No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

Among them, LeBron James averaged 25.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game. Yes, he averaged assists per game, almost in double figures, but his scoring dropped slightly. The most important thing is that his shots dropped a lot, averaging 17 per game. He was able to hit 9.4 shots per shot, and his shooting percentage reached a terrifying 56%. He averaged 6.4-pointers per game, 2.8 shots and 44 shots, and his three-point shooting percentage reached [-]%.

Really, this season's LeBron James is an efficiency, blame his shooting percentage is too high.Moreover, his ability to control the competition has become more and more mature, and he can lift weights with ease.

The most important reason is that he finally scored. He no longer needs to score, and there is Kevin Durant, who is more reliable in scoring.

杜兰特本赛季场均能够得到27.7分11个篮板球和7.1个助攻，值得人关注的是什么呢？是7.1次助攻还是11个篮板球呢？又或许都是。

The arrival of Durant not only means that the Lakers have nuclear weapons on the offensive end, but also have a third organizational point.The first organization point is naturally James, and the second organization point is the more mature ball brother.Durant is the third organization point, averaging 7.1 assists per game, which is better than many guards.

The arrival of Durant added to the Lakers' ability to protect the frame.Yes, Vucevic's ability to protect the frame is good, and his rebounding ability is also good, but after all, he is a bit slower, and Durant greatly complements this disadvantage.

Durant and James are two people. The two strongest players in the NBA have a clear division of labor and can complement each other.This is why the Lakers are so strong.

(End of this chapter)