The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 260 The Last Game

On April 4, the regular season of this season has come a long way, and finally came to the last day.

The league is extremely busy today. There are 15 games to be played in one day. It can be said that all teams have games.

Compared with the fans in the East, the fans in the West are very busy today, especially the fans of the top ten teams. They not only have to pay attention to their own team's games, but also the competitors' games.

The competition in the Western Conference this year is very fierce, far exceeding that of previous years. The only thing that can be compared with it is probably the 07-08 season.

That year, the Warriors, who won 48 wins, ranked ninth in the Western Conference, but failed to make the playoffs.

And this year is almost scarier than that year!
There are currently 48 teams in the West that have won 10 wins, including the Grizzlies with 49 wins, the Mavericks with 49 wins, and the Suns with 48 wins. Among them, the Suns have already been eliminated without a game.

Because of the schedule arranged by the league during the offseason, the last game will be the Grizzlies and the Mavericks. This means that for these two teams, the winner is eighth in the Western Conference and the loser is ninth in the Western Conference.

If you want to enter the Western Conference playoffs, you must win 50 wins. How terrifying is this?

You must know that the Eagles, currently ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, only have 37 wins.

The tenth sun in the west, this record is enough to be ranked third in the east, which is really unreasonable.

And in such an introverted West, how can it not be surprising that Li Pu actually led the Kings, which was the third-to-last season in the West, all the way to the top four in the West?
After defeating the Warriors, the Kings have achieved a record of 4 wins and 1 loss. They are currently ranked fourth in the West with 55 wins and 26 losses, but they are only one win away from the third Clippers in the West.

More importantly, the Kings faced the Clippers in their last game.

This is a key slot match that tops two games!

If the Kings can defeat the Clippers in this game, then the records of the two teams will be the same. According to the league ranking rules: the two teams have the same record against each other this season and belong to the same division, so it is necessary to compare the records of the two teams in their respective divisions.

According to this, the Kings will be ranked third in the West and squeeze the Clippers to fourth in the West!
This not only means home court advantage in the playoffs, but also means that Li Pu's MVP battle will be more assured.

The performance of the Kings after the All-Star break can be called the first in the league.

Except for this game, they achieved a record of 24 wins and 4 losses in one attack. The team rushed from the eighth in the West to the top four in one fell swoop, which is really amazing.

As early as after defeating the Warriors, Li Pu surpassed James in the MVP rankings and ranked second.

In the latest MVP ranking, although Li Pu is still ranked second, according to the voting results, the votes of the two are already very close, and both sides are in the middle.

Although Durant has a better record, he has already won two MVPs after all, and his teammates are stronger. Compared with Li Pu's counterattack, it is easier to make people excited.

What's more, Durant has two consecutive MVPs before, and it is more difficult to get three consecutive MVPs.

It can be said that from all aspects, Li Pu has the advantage in the MVP competition.

The reason why Durant is still ranked first is that Nike's strength is much stronger than Anda.

Therefore, what Li Pu can do now is to play this last game well, work hard to win, and continue to contribute to his own MVP!
At 20:30 in the evening, the last two games of the NBA were held at the same time, one of which was in Sacramento, where the Kings played against the Clippers at home.

"Jingle Bell……"

Before the game officially started, the entire arena was filled with the sound of cowbells.

The so-called cowbell is the bell under the cow's neck in the western movies of Ugly Country. When it is shaken, it will make a crisp metal collision sound. The sound of one cowbell may be nothing, but when thousands of cowbells shake at the same time, plus In a closed space like the arena, the sound can make the players temporarily deaf.

It has been 7 years since Kings fans last used cowbells.

In the past seven years, the Kings have never made the playoffs, and naturally they don't need the cowbell.

Although this game tonight is not a playoff, its significance is not less than a playoff, or even more important!

Li Pu, the MVP in their minds, led the team back to the playoffs in his first year with the team, and he even had a good chance of winning the MVP.

You know, the last MVP of the Kings was Oscar Robertson in the 1963-1964 season. At that time, the Kings were still called the Cincinnati Royals!

If Li Pu can win the MVP this year, it will be the first time in 50 years for the Kings to win the MVP again, half a century of waiting!
Therefore, the fans took out their long-preserved cow bells one after another, and came to the scene full of enthusiasm to cheer for Li Pu!
"today we……"

The loud sound of cowbells in the arena made Li Pu unable to hear what Brown was saying even if he bent down to get close to Brown's mouth.

Although his ears are painful, his heart is very excited. After all, this is my horse!
It was the scene he had longed for!
Soon, the starting players from both sides came to the field.

The Clippers' starting lineup is: Paul, JJ Deadman Redick, Matt Barnes, Griffin and Jordan.

This is the regular starting lineup of the Clippers this season, facing this last regular season, they have no spare capacity.

DeAndre Jordan, the 2th overall pick in the second round, is 35cm tall, weighs 211kg, and has a wingspan of 120cm. He has rare explosive power and physical condition.

The reason why he was reduced to the second round is mainly because of his poor basic skills, which is the same type as Li Pu when he was a rookie.

But unlike Li Pu's rapid growth, Jordan has been in the league for 6 years, and his skills have hardly grown. He is still a rough guy.

Of course, just relying on the defensive ability brought about by such physical talent still allowed him to secure the Clippers' starting position.

It is even known as the Clippers Big Three.

Forcing the Big Three belongs to yes!
As early as this year's preseason, he blocked 24 shots and averaged 3.4 times per game, becoming the leader in preseason blocks.

Although this is useless, after all, Li Pu often only played half of the preseason games, and Li Pu was still far ahead in the regular season.

However, the jump ball between the two ended in Jordan winning.

Li Pu didn't expect this scene, obviously he underestimated Jordan's concentration tonight.

After Paul got the ball, he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt without rushing.

After all his teammates were in position, he began to greet Griffin to step forward to pick and roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Giannis was forced to switch to Paul.

Facing an old cannon like Paul, the first-year Giannis is like a child in front of him.

Well, he was meant to be a kid.

However, Paul didn't mean to hit Giannis, but directly hit the ground and passed the ball to Griffin.

Griffin faced Bledsoe after receiving the ball and directly chose a mid-range shot.

Basketball hollow into the net!

(End of this chapter)