NBA backer king

Chapter 268 The first round of the playoffs

With the All-Stars over, the regular season continues to deepen.

Kevin Johnson's injury has not recovered, and the best result is to come back before the playoffs. This is good news for the Suns.

In order to prepare for the playoffs, the Suns entered the stage of increasing the rotation, and the substitute players got more opportunities.

However, this time the injury came again.

On February 2, when playing the Celtics in an away game, the substitute insider Vayman Tisdale was injured and left the field. After inspection, he needed to rest for at least ten games.

In order to ensure the rotation time of the main players, the team can only arrange for substitute players to play more.

That night, Pharaoh scored the 5000th point in his career and was rewarded with 500 points from the system.

On the 23rd, Wang Tiejun sent out the 500th career block and got a reward of 200 points.

On the 28th, the injury struck again. During the home game against the Clippers, the backup swingman Antonio Lang actually ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee and was immediately reimbursed for the season. The Suns lost another substitute.

Fortunately, the injured are all substitutes. The Suns' lineup has not been crushed by injuries, and it has not reached the point of being injured.

It's just that the record was affected. After the February season, the Suns were overtaken by Mosaic and the Spurs, and fell to third in the West.

At the end of February, Wang Tiejun's MVP ranking was still lowered by Jordan. He only scored one item, and he ranked first, averaging 31.5 points per game.

On March [-]th, the Suns challenged Mosaic away.

Before the game, Dameng and Barkley came to the visiting team's locker room and called Lao Wang out.

"Old K, we have been trying your medicated bath and medicated oil massage for half a month, and it has some effect, but it is not very obvious!" Dameng shouted.

"You should be a magic medicine. Didn't he say that it takes years and years of accumulation to have any effect." Old Wang said angrily.

Having said that, the two laughed again.

In fact, they are still satisfied. Every time they take the medicated bath, they feel very comfortable. The fatigue after the game disappears quickly. The medicated oil massage is also good, which can relax the muscles of the body and is also conducive to recovery from fatigue.

And the price is not too expensive, the business income of the two of them is still good, there is no shortage of this little money, and they plan to continue, and stick to it all year round like old K.

With the deepening of the regular season, the time has entered April.

Although the Suns were short of major generals due to injuries, the records of other teams were also unable to maintain their strength in the first half due to various reasons. The Suns actually rose one place, ranking second in the West, second only to Mosaic, and only one win away.

After the game in March, the official MVP rankings were announced. Jordan still ranks first, and the Bulls' record is also the league's first.

Wang Tiejun ranked second, but ranked first in scoring, averaging 30.5 points per game.

He no longer has illusions about the MVP. This season's injuries are too severe, his record has been greatly affected, and his luck is not very good.

But after entering April, there are also two good news.

One is that Kevin Johnson can already practice without the ball, and will enter training with the ball after a period of time. This news makes everyone in the Suns very excited.

The second is his personal good news. The business of the K Martial Arts Hall is not bad. In addition to the projects of the police station, during this period, hundreds of students joined the Martial Arts Hall and purchased the martial arts courses of the Martial Arts Hall.

The VIP service items of medicated bath and medicated oil massage are also well promoted. Most of the VIP customers have purchased these two services, and the feedback is good.

Even those Hollywood stars feel good after trying it, and most of them continue to buy it.

He transferred a large number of people who are proficient in massage from his hometown and assigned them to these VIP customers. Of course, the fee will be charged separately, and it is not cheap.

Now he has brought more than a hundred people to the United States, male and female, basically all of them have practiced martial arts, mainly proficient in massage, and there are also several Chinese medicine practitioners among them.

The income of these people is basic salary plus commission, and after deducting expenses, the remaining money is ten times more than that in China, so they are also very motivated. They strive to work in the United States for a year, go home, marry a wife and build a new house.

Lao Wang also lived a comfortable life. With these brothers and sisters in his hometown by his side, he didn't feel lonely. Moreover, Yu Feihong also flew to Phoenix from time to time, and the relationship between the two became closer and closer.

In April, the regular season came to an end.

The top four in the Western Conference, Mosaic, Suns, Spurs, and Jazz. The first two teams are in the same division. One team is destined to fall outside the playoff rankings.

On April [-], after eight days of training without the ball, Lightning Kevin Johnson began training with the ball.

Injured backup insider Wayman Tisdale also returned from injury.

These are two pieces of good news. The importance of Lightning is self-evident. Tisdale, a veteran player, is not bad and is a qualified substitute.

After a week of training with the ball, the Lightning entered the roster on April 4, with only three games left until the end of the regular season.

In these three games, he came off the bench for the first time, played 15 minutes, and performed poorly.

In the second game, he was a substitute, played 25 minutes, and his performance was average.

Wang Tiejun sent 7 assists in this game, which was also the thousandth assist in his career, and he was rewarded with 200 points.

Now he only has 1400 points in his hand, and he has not used them for the time being.

最后一场比赛是主场迎战超音速，凯文约翰逊正式首发出场，打了32分钟，拿到了12分6助攻3篮板1抢断2失误2犯规数据。

His personal data is a little worse than before the injury, but the effect on the Suns cannot be fully reflected by the data. The Suns' organization and offense have obviously improved to a higher level than before, and the offense is more reasonable.

After playing the Sonics, the Suns completed all the regular schedule of the 94/95 season.

61 wins and 21 losses, ranked second in the West in the regular season, only one win behind Mosaic with 62 wins, and also the third record in the league, the first being the Bulls' 64 wins.

On the 24th, the league announced the data of many teams and individuals, including five data kings.

王铁军在这个赛季出场82场，首发82场，场均37.5分钟，场均19.5投11.8中，命中率60.5%，10.5罚6.5中，命中率61.9%，场均30.1分14.2篮板6.2助攻0.8抢断3.1盖帽2.4失误3.9犯规。

With this statistic, and the Suns' third record in the league, the possibility of winning the MVP is not very high, but it doesn't mean that there is no chance, and he still has a glimmer of hope.

In the current MVP rankings, Jordan is still first, he is second, O'Neal is third, Dream is fourth, David Robinson is fifth, Karl Malone is sixth, and Ewing is seventh.

Compared with last season, the points, rebounds, assists, and blocks have all increased significantly, and the playing time, number of shots, and free throws have also increased.

In terms of efficiency, last season's shooting percentage was 56.2%, an increase of four percentage points, and the 60.5% shooting percentage was the highest among all the main players in the league this season, including O'Neal's 58.2%.

In terms of statistics, he is the scoring leader this season, followed by Jordan with 29.6 points and O'Neal with 29.3 points.

This is also the first personal data king he has won. It is a hard honor, but it is not a first-rate hard honor.

The system rewarded 500 points, which is good, and now he has 1900 points.

The rebounding champion was won by Rodman, averaging 16.8 rebounds per game.

The block leader was won by Mutombo, averaging 3.9 blocks per game.

The assist king was won by John Stockton, averaging 12.3 times per game.

The steals king was won by Pippen, averaging 2.9 times per game.

In addition, this year's DPOY was given to Mutombo, and the best rookies were Jason Kidd and Grant Hill. The league played a round of double yolk eggs.

The best sixth man is Anthony Mason Jr., the most improved player is Dana Barros, and the best coach is Del Harris.

At the same time, the league announced that it will announce the results of the MVP after the end of the second round, and the results of the best team will be announced before the finals.

The regular season is over, and the regular season rankings and playoff rankings of the East and West are also out.

The top eight in the Eastern regular season are: Bulls, Magic, Knicks, Pacers, Hornets, Cavaliers, Eagles, Celtics.

Each of the top three has a division, so this is also the ranking of the top eight in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs: Bulls vs. Celtics, Pacers vs. Hornets, Magic vs. Eagles, Knicks vs. Cavaliers.

The top eight in the Western Conference regular season are: Mosaic, Suns, Spurs, Jazz, Supersonics, Lakers, Nuggets, Trail Blazers.

Due to the rules of the playoffs, the Spurs and Mosaic are in the same district, and the top three can only be the champions of the three major districts, so the rankings of the Spurs and Jazz in the playoffs are reversed.

The first round of the Western Conference playoffs: Mosaic vs. Trail Blazers, Spurs vs. Sonics, Suns vs. Nuggets, Jazz vs. Lakers.

The winners of the first and last two groups meet in the second round.

The first round starts on the 27th and 28th, and eight teams fight against each other every day.

The first round of the Suns starts on the 27th, and there are two days off.

In the past two days, countless media and basketball celebrities have analyzed the situation of the NBA playoffs, and ESPN and other sports media have also made predictions for the playoffs.

ESPN's basketball editor-in-chief Jess Megan analyzed and predicted the situation of the Eastern and Western playoffs in a program on his own NBA channel.

He said: "In the East, I think the Bulls and Pacers, the Magic and the Knicks will go to the second round together, and finally the Bulls and Magic will be in the Eastern Conference finals.

There may be some suspense in the first round, but I don't think there will be an upset. The top four in the East should enter the second round.

The reason why I think so about the second round of the Eastern Conference is because the Bulls are still in a thriving position in the Eastern Conference, and its strength will definitely allow it to enter the Western Conference Finals without any surprises.

In the second-round matchup between the Magic and the Knicks, O'Neal's dominance at the basket will defeat Ewing and his Knicks.

As for the Eastern Conference finals, when Anfernee Hardaway faces Jordan and Pippen's outside siege, O'Neal will lose the support of the outside line in the low post, and the Magic will also be eliminated by the Bulls, who will enter the finals.

For the West, Mosaics, Suns, Spurs, and Jazz, these are the top four, and they have the greatest possibility of reaching the second round.

But the fifth-ranked Sonics are very strong, and they have a good chance of making an upset, eliminating the Spurs and advancing to the second round.

My analysis of the second round of the Western Conference, the Suns will eliminate the Jazz, the postman can't help Old K, and the Suns have a high probability of entering the Western Conference Finals.

Mosaic has an advantage in the low post against the Spurs or the Supersonics, but the outside line is a bit worse. It is hard to say that all three teams may reach the Western Conference Finals.

In general, the situation in the west is more complicated than that in the east, and the possibility of upset is greater than that in the east.

For the finals, I am still optimistic about the Bulls, the Bulls defending the championship, and aiming at the dynasty. "

TNT's commentator, the famous super center red giant Bill Walton also produced a playoff show, in which he gave his own views on the situation of the playoffs.

Generally speaking, he has similar views with ESPN, but he has a different view on the finals.

When talking about the finals, he said: "I really think that the Bulls will reach the finals, and the probability is very high. In the West, the three teams, the Mosaics, the Spurs, and the Suns, are more likely to reach the finals. The Jazz and Supersonics have their own weaknesses in the face of these three teams. The possibility of them reaching the finals is relatively small.

The reason why I say this is because the Jazz and the Sonics lack a strong center at the five position, while the other three teams have their own superstar centers who have the ability to determine the outcome of the series.

Here I want to talk about Mosaic first. If they reach the finals, they will meet the Bulls in the finals for the second consecutive year.

Last year, Mosaic played seven games with the Suns in the Western Conference Finals, exhausting his stamina and energy, so he was easily defeated by the Bulls, and this year's situation is likely to happen again.

So I think the situation of the Finals depends on the situation of the Western Conference Finals, and the Bulls are likely to gain the huge advantage of waiting for work again.

For the crucial Western Conference Finals, I think the Suns should eliminate the Jazz and enter the Western Conference Finals. There should be a suspense about who will enter the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Mosaics, so I think this year's Western Conference playoffs will be even more exciting.

But no matter who makes it to the Finals, the three teams in the Western Conference may exhaust their energy in the Western Conference Finals, and the Bulls may take another big advantage. "

On the 25th, Wang Tiejun accepted an exclusive interview with CCTV at home.

"Tie Jun, this year's first round should be fine, and the second round is likely to meet the Jazz, how do you know?" Zhang Lili asked.

"We should have no problem reaching the Western Conference Finals."

Lao Wang's tone was very positive. The playoffs hadn't started at this time, but if he didn't even have the confidence to win, it would be over. Bragging is also a good way to hypnotize himself and motivate himself.

"So who do you most hope to meet in the Western Conference Finals?" Zhang Lili asked again.

"Mosaic," he said.

"Mosaic?"

Lao Zhang was a little surprised and asked: "You lost to them last year, and you want to touch them again this year? Although you have an extra glider this year, Kevin Johnson and Dan Marley are not in the same state as last year, especially Lightning's state has declined a lot, and there is one less Thorpe inside. In comparison, your strength should not be stronger than last year. Are you so confident?"

Lao Wang laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with confidence. We lost to them last year, and we have to win this year. Wherever we fell, we will get back up."

"Stubborn." Lao Zhang laughed helplessly.

At this time Su Qun asked: "Old K, who do you think is the most likely to make it to the Western Conference Finals, besides you, who would the other team be?"

Old Wang didn't think about it, and said, "Spurs."

"Spurs?"

Su Qun was surprised: "It's not a mosaic?"

Lao Wang smiled and said: "Although Mosaic has Dameng + Barkley, but the outside line is weak, and the Spurs have David Robinson + Rodman the Rodman on the inside, both offensive and defensive rebounds are guaranteed, and Avery Johnson + Sean Elliott on the outside. The inside and outside lines are very balanced. I am more optimistic about the Spurs."

"If you meet the Spurs in the Western Conference finals, are you sure?" Su Qun asked.

Lao Wang said: "Robinson and Rodman can't guard me. As long as the outside ball can come in, we will be fine. Among all the teams in this league, only the outside combination of Jordan + Pippen of the Bulls can really dominate our outside line. The combination of Lightning + Thunder + Glider is weaker than them on both offense and defense."

Speaking of this, he said with confidence: "Except for the Bulls, other teams, to be honest, as long as we don't have any injuries, we are confident to beat them, including the Spurs and Mosaics."

"What if we play the finals against the Bulls?" Zhang Lili asked at this time.

"Hitting a bull..."

Lao Wang was silent for a while, and suddenly said hehe: "Rebounds will be the first key to our victory, and low-post offense will be the second key to our victory.

These two key factors, the first point, we must do a good job in backcourt rebounding, which is the most important, the Bulls will definitely play open tactics.

The second key factor, whether the perimeter can break through the Bulls' perimeter blockade and pass the ball to me, is the most important reason for our low-post offense. If the perimeter can give me enough support, it will be a matter of course for us to beat the Bulls. "

"Rebound, low-post offense..." Zhang He thought a few times before nodding his head involuntarily.

At noon on the 26th, the Nuggets arrived in Phoenix.

Regarding the first-round series between the Suns and the Nuggets, the media overwhelmingly believed that the Suns would easily eliminate their opponents, and there was no suspense.

Not only because the Suns are stronger than the Nuggets, but also because the Nuggets' inside gate, Africa's Mutombo, was injured in the last game of the regular season.

The TV interview team of TNT stood outside the hotel where the Nuggets stayed, and conducted a live TV broadcast. The host said: "Viewers, according to the information I have received so far, Mutombo can still play, but he should not be able to start. His playing time will definitely be severely affected, especially when he is playing against the old K who is the strongest in the league or in the history of the league. His performance is worrying.

In addition to this unfavorable factor, the Nuggets also do not have a real star. In the regular season, there is no All-Star who averaged 20+ points per game. Although the scoring is relatively average, it is difficult for them to resist the strong advantage of Old K in the low post, which eventually leads to a collapse across the board.

So for this series, I don't think there is any suspense, and the possibility of the Suns sweeping the Nuggets is very high.

The above report comes from Ham Rocks, TNT's Phoenix correspondent. "

(End of this chapter)