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Chapter 384 The park playoffs begin, and Doncic is easily educated in the first round

After the Clippers resume play, they will continue to play 8 more regular season games.

Before the league was suspended, the Clippers played a total of 64 games, with a record of 56 wins and 8 losses, and a winning rate of 87.5%, ranking first in the league and far ahead of all other teams in the East and West.

According to the Clippers' record, even if they lose all eight games after the rematch, there is a high probability that they will advance to the playoffs with the best record in the Western Conference.

Of course, since it is a game in the park, as long as it is a team in the playoffs, the record is not that important. After all, there is no home and away problem.

For the Clippers, the biggest impact of the regular season is that the team cannot hit 70 wins.

Although in the more than ten years since Wang Chao's rise, 70 wins have become increasingly worthless. Many teams have exceeded 70+ wins in the regular season under the leadership of Wang Chao, and even the Bulls' regular season record of 72 wins Also broken.

But for most teams in the league, it is still a precious honor worth winning.

But now the Clippers, even if they win all the next games, can only achieve a record of 64 wins and 8 losses, which is an inevitable regret in the shortened season.

Seeing that the team was unable to achieve 70 wins and break the regular season record in team history, Wang Chao also decisively changed his strategy.

In the remaining 8 games of the regular season, he is not going to let the team go all out. Instead, he will greatly adjust the rotation according to the situation, mainly to restore the main players' form, while avoiding intensive and high-intensity park games. Injuries occur.

Wang Chao knows better than anyone how much impact injuries can have on a team. Especially when the Clippers currently have glass players such as Gallinari in their lineup, caution is still the priority.

As for Wang Chao himself, he is not worried about injuries. His talent of steel and iron makes it almost impossible for Wang Chao to get injured on the court.

In the first game of the rematch, the Clippers made frequent rotations, with the exception of Wang Chao. He played more than 40 minutes in the entire game, scoring 44 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, and led the Clippers to win the rematch. First game.

When playing in the park, every team showed various discomforts to one degree or another, and the Clippers were no exception. However, Wang Chao relied on his strong personal ability and dominance to help the team win. Next victory.

In the following games, although the Clippers carried out extensive rotations in every game, the main players including Gallinari and Lopez only averaged about 25 minutes per game. However, due to Wang Chao's determination, Yes, the team's winning rate is still very high.

8场比赛，快船取得6胜2负战绩，常规赛战绩最终定格在62胜10负，成为全联盟唯一一支60胜球队。

To be able to achieve 60+ wins in the shortened season, the Clippers, or to be precise, the dominance of Wang Chao, no longer needs to be elaborated.

The regular season games of the Eastern and Western Conferences were all completed in a short period of time under the control of the league.

Special times, special treatment.

Amid the intensifying mask issue, the most important thing is to finish the season as soon as possible and fulfill the responsibilities of the league's broadcast contract.

After the regular season, the rankings of the Western Conference are as follows.

洛杉矶快船62胜10负，金州勇士51胜20负，洛杉矶湖人49胜23负，圣安东尼奥马刺45胜26负，丹佛掘金44胜28负，休斯顿火箭44胜28负，达拉斯独行侠43胜32负，孟菲斯灰熊38胜36负。

If the normal regular season process is followed, the above eight teams will officially enter the playoffs and compete in sequence.

But in this shortened park season, for the sake of fairness, the league has made some changes to the competition system and added the concept of play-offs.

Therefore, the ninth and tenth teams that should have been eliminated will have an extra round with the seventh and eighth team. Based on the record of the play-offs, it will be decided which two teams can win the playoffs. The last two tickets for the game.

The teams with the ninth-ranked record in the West are the Portland Trail Blazers with 35-39 losses and the Oklahoma City Thunder with the tenth-ranked record of 34-39.

These two teams will have a playoff battle with the seventh and eighth Mavericks and Grizzlies.

东部那边，战绩排名依次是：密尔沃基雄鹿55胜18负，多伦多猛龙53胜19负，夏洛特黄蜂48胜24负，布鲁克林篮网45胜28负，波士顿凯尔特人44胜29负，克利夫兰骑士40胜33负，印第安纳步行者35胜37负，华盛顿奇才32胜41负，排名第九的奥兰多魔术仅25胜47负，第十的芝加哥公牛更是只有22胜43负。

It can be seen from the record that the overall strength of the Eastern Conference team is weak and the generation is very serious.

The teams in the first half of the division still have good strength and can compete with the Western Conference teams, but the second half of the division is almost unsightly.

The Wizards, ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, have only 32 wins and a winning rate of only 43.8%. The Magic and Bulls, who qualify for the play-offs, only have 20+ wins.

In the past, the winning teams were all strong contenders for the lottery or even the No. [-] pick. How could there be any chance of making the playoffs?
Such a result is naturally unacceptable, but it can only be explained by the special circumstances of this season. It is good that the audience can watch NBA games now, and don't worry about so many irrelevant details.

The situation in the East and West is roughly like this. There are not many things worth mentioning. Among them, the ones that make people shine are the Clippers, the only 60-win team in the league led by Wang Chao, and the lack of Durant and Paul, led by Jokic and Booker, still performed well and was shortlisted for the Nets in the first half of the Eastern Conference with a record of 45 wins.

Let’s ignore the situation in the play-offs for now. The games of several teams hovering on the edge of the playoffs are not worthy of Wang Chao’s attention.

The battle royale rules that determine the outcome in one battle are different from the league's traditional playoff system of 7 games and 4 wins, and also bring a fresh feeling to many fans.

In the end, the teams that had the last laugh in the Eastern and Western Conferences were, no surprise, still the teams that originally ranked seventh or eighth in their respective records.

The Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies in the West, the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards in the East.

The Mavericks have Harden. This season, Harden averaged 31.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game. Although he failed to win the scoring title with 34 points as originally planned, his points per game average is second only to Wang Chao in the league. He is taller than Bill of the Wizards and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks.

Although the current lineup structure of the Mavericks is not ideal, and there is no helper who can provide Harden with sufficient support, but with Harden's single-core leadership, the playoff results are still guaranteed.

As for the Memphis Grizzlies, they got Luka Doncic.

Doncic is definitely a player who has brought great surprises to the league, especially this season. His playing style is similar to that of Wang Chao. Doncic, who plays James' ball-handling style, has explosive personal data, averaging 28.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. 8.7 assists, infinitely close to averaging a triple-double per game.

The Grizzlies, who originally had the bottom record in the league, started to get better and better after acquiring Doncic, and were even able to suppress the traditional strong teams Trail Blazers and Thunder and enter the eighth position in the Western Conference.

In these two play-off games, Doncic performed more efficiently than in the regular season, averaging 36 points, 10.2 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game, shooting 56% from the field and 37.4% from the three-point range. He can be called a god from heaven.

The league was amazed by Doncic's highlight performance, but after the excitement, it was a pity.

It's a pity that Doncic is so strong, but it will be difficult to go further in the next playoff games.No way, the Grizzlies lost to the Mavericks in the play-offs. Although they defeated the winner between the Trail Blazers and the Thunder and successfully retained the eighth position in the Western Conference, their opponents in the first round of the playoffs will also be It will be the most dominant team in the league, the Los Angeles Clippers, which owns the No. 1 Super League in history.

Doncic is very strong, powerful, not too old, full of talent, and has a promising future.

But in front of Wang Chao, Doncic is still too young.

Not to mention competing with Wang Chao, if the Grizzlies led by Doncic could not be swept by the Clippers, it is already the greatest success in everyone's eyes.

Unfortunately, this is indeed a bit difficult for Doncic and the Grizzlies.

After the first round of the playoffs started, in the first game, the Clippers staged a big-scoring massacre in a stadium without home court advantage.

The Grizzlies are still too weak, and their strength is not at the same level as the Clippers.

During the game, Wang Chao didn't even face off against Doncic. The two just competed on offense and organizational skills on the court.

结果王超全场轰下41分11篮板16助攻大号三双，东契奇则是27分8篮板8助攻。

The gap in personal ability between the two is obvious, and the gap in the overall strength of the two teams is even greater.

The Clippers scored 131 points, while the Grizzlies scored only 98 points. The huge gap of 33 points made the Grizzlies decisively surrender and give up the game after the three quarters.

The Clippers ushered in a big victory in the opening game of the playoffs, but it was a bit regrettable. There were no cheers and congratulations from the fans on the court, and it always felt like something was missing.

Two days later, the result of the second game between the two sides was not much different from the first game.

The Grizzlies coach racked his brains in the past two days, trying to come up with a strategy that would be specific to the Clippers' style of play.

But a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. The Grizzlies now only have one RPG in their hands, but it is not a problem that can be solved by using their brains to take down the White House.

On the contrary, the Clippers, after the first game, have a better understanding of the Grizzlies' tactical style and their playing style is more targeted.

The result was that the Grizzlies played worse than the first game in this second game, and there was no suspense at halftime.

Doncic played very well in this game, scoring 37 points, even higher than Wang Chao.

But during the game, the Clippers consciously cut off the connection between Doncic and his teammates, resulting in only 2 assists in the entire game.

As for Dongcic's higher score than Wang Chao, it is also because Wang Chao only played less than 25 minutes and went off the court to take a rest. He didn't take many shots at all. It's not that Dongcic is really strong enough.

After two games, the score came to 2:0.

The huge gap in strength has already predicted that the Grizzlies will be swept out 4:0 with a high probability.

Especially in the next two games, the Clippers have no home court advantage. The same principle applies to the Grizzlies. They also have no home court advantage, no off-court help, and there is still a huge gap in their own strength. How can they win this game?
Wang Chao said that if you don’t know how to win, then don’t win.

4:0, clean and tidy, swept out.

This is how Doncic's first playoff trip in his career ended.

Although the team lost miserably, Doncic's playoff debut was quite remarkable.

Throughout the playoffs, Doncic played 6 games, averaging 31 points, 9.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, shooting 49% from the field and 36.4% from three-point range. His performance can indeed be described as outstanding.

Speaking of which, Doncic may have to thank the league's suspension for giving him the opportunity to play two more playoff games. The play-offs are also playoffs, which are even more intense than the 7-game 4-win playoffs. , must have accumulated valuable game experience for Doncic.

At least the Grizzlies management is very satisfied with this result, and they are full of confidence in Doncic's future development.

The Clippers swept the Grizzlies 4:0 and became the first team to enter the second round of the playoffs. However, they were not alone for long. Following closely, they were followed by the Bucks, Raptors in the East, and the Warriors in the West. , all swept their opponents 4:0 and entered the second round.

The opponents of the Bucks and Raptors in the East are the Pacers with only 35 wins and the Wizards with 32 wins respectively. Their combat effectiveness is not even as good as the Grizzlies, so the victory is naturally easy and simple.

The Warriors are in a little trouble here.

When Harden faced the Warriors, he cunningly imitated Wang Chao's unlimited pick-and-roll style of calling Curry. No... To be precise, this style of play was originally copied from Harden by Wang Chao.

Harden's frequent pick-and-roll singles made Curry suffer. However, there is a huge gap between the Mavericks' overall strength and the Warriors. Although the game was slightly difficult, the Warriors still completed a 4-0 sweep of the Mavericks.

As for other matchups between the East and West.

The Western Lakers beat the Rockets 4:2, and the Spurs beat the Nuggets 4:3. Both sets of series were extremely intense and inseparable.

The first is the Lakers vs. Rockets. The lineups of both teams are not bad. The Lakers have the clichéd Big Three combination of James + Twin Towers, while the Rockets have the dual-core lineup of Leonard + Paul.

Obviously, the Lakers have an absolute advantage in terms of the depth of the team's lineup, but Leonard in the playoffs is indeed very strong and has caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers and James. Unfortunately, if it weren't for it, the team would not be able to deal with Cousin. With the inside twin towers of Si and Towns, there might be a chance for a comeback.

The game between the Spurs and the Nuggets is also very fierce.

On one side is the toughest man in the league, Jimmy Butler, and on the other side is the championship-winning lineup led by Wang Chao, Mitchell + Murray + Gobert.

The Nuggets have a more reasonable lineup structure, but the Spurs have a better core leader and a wily head coach.

The two sides fought to a 3:3 tie. In the tiebreaker, the Nuggets were in the lead and almost won the game.

However, in the fourth quarter of the game, Butler's universe broke out and scored 13 points alone. He led the team to reverse the game and won the game with a slight advantage of 2 points, advancing to the second round with difficulty.

(End of this chapter)