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At the same time, James Dolan also imitated the Eastern Championship ring produced last year, hired the most famous French designer, and used precious materials such as gold and precious stones to create
Spending tens of millions of dollars, a batch of Knicks "75-win" commemorative rings were produced and awarded to every player on the team, as well as important staff members of the coaching staff and management.

Each ring is worth up to 50 US dollars. The surface of the ruby ​​​​is inlaid with the words "75-7". The Knicks also officially issued a fan commemorative version of the 75-win ring. It is limited to 2 pieces and sold out quickly once it was released. Empty.

Hundreds of millions of fans at home and abroad are constantly talking and exchanging the Knicks' 75-win history on major online platforms and in the streets of life. They believe that this record will probably not be maintained by any team for a long time in the future. Able to break.

"We knew the Knicks were strong this season, but who would have thought they would be this strong? With 75 wins, they only lost 82 out of 7 games in the entire regular season. It's really hard to be confident!"

"Never underestimate the heart of a championship. Last season, the Knicks unfortunately lost to the Timberwolves in the Finals. They are making a comeback this season. 75 wins is just the beginning. The championship is the Knicks' biggest goal!"

"If the Knicks really win the championship, then this season will be the most perfect single-season performance in NBA history!"

"The team has a record of 75 wins, plus Lin Fei averages 30.7 points, 11.8 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game. This year's regular season MVP can be said to be the least suspenseful, right?"

"I hope these 75 wins will not be like the 73 wins of the Mavericks last season, which will become a shackles for the team to compete in the playoffs!"

Where there is praise, there will be praise and criticism. Various trolls and Lin Fei's black fans on the Internet have never stopped being keyboard warriors:
"If the Knicks were not in the Eastern Conference this season and benefited from less competition in the Eastern Conference, how could they possibly have won 75 games? If they had been in the Western Conference, I feel like they would be the best to win 60 games!"

"The Knicks' 75 wins are still very valuable. I don't think they are necessarily more valuable than the 63 wins of the Lakers, who are number one in the Western Conference!"

"Last season's Mavericks have fully proved that a good regular season record is not necessarily a good thing. Sometimes it can even become a shame for the team!"

"The playoffs are the real battlefield for the superstars. I hope the Knicks and Lin will not fall behind!"

As for the Knicks' 75 wins, the league's major sports newspapers and magazines gave them maximum coverage and publicity. President David Stern also wrote an article to praise the Knicks on live television.

"Congratulations to the Knicks players, they created new NBA history and let the glory of the 07-08 season stay in the hearts of fans forever!"

"In order to express high praise for the Knicks' 75-win record, the headquarters finally approved after a vote to use US$200 million from the league fund as a reward!"

"I have always stressed that the NBA regular season is not just about competing for a spot in the playoffs, it should also have a championship trophy!"

Michael Jordan, who led the Bulls to a record of 72 wins, also publicly discussed the Knicks' 75 wins in front of the media:
"Both the Mavericks last season and the Knicks this season created incredible records in the regular season. This allows us to see new developments in the NBA!"

"However, if the Knicks cannot win the Finals this season, then their 75 wins will become meaningless. The Dallas Mavericks last season is the best example!"

When asked by a reporter whether he thought the two teams would meet in the finals, Jordan said without hesitation:

"I don't think any team in the East can stop the Knicks, and in the West I feel that the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant have the best chance!"

Dirk Nowitzki, who led the Mavericks to a record of 73 wins last season and shared the regular season MVP with Lin Fei due to the team's excellent record, also expressed his position in front of the media:
"Lin and the Knicks' 75 wins shocked the entire league. For this, I must applaud this powerful team and hope to meet them again in the Finals!"

With the official conclusion of the regular season, the record rankings of the teams in the East and West have finally been settled. 16 teams have entered the playoffs and are fighting for the championship again.

The players of the remaining 14 teams ended the season early and went home to fish. The general managers and owners of these teams are waiting for the draft lottery ceremony in May.

The top eight teams in the Eastern Conference are:

First place: New York Knicks (75 wins and 7 losses),

Second place: Washington Wizards (62 wins and 18 losses),

Third place: Orlando Magic (57 wins, 25 losses),

Fourth place: Miami Heat (56 wins, 26 losses),

Fifth place: Toronto Raptors (43 wins, 39 losses),

Sixth place: Boston Celtics (41 wins and 41 losses),

Seventh place: Philadelphia 76ers (39 wins and 43 losses),

Eighth place: Atlanta Hawks (37 wins and 45 losses).

The record difference between the top four in the Eastern Conference and those ranked 5-8 is huge. The Eagles, who were in eighth place and caught up with the last train of the playoffs, only managed 37 wins. If you put this in the Western Conference, they wouldn't even rank in the top ten.

As the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks will also face the eighth-ranked Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.

The Hawks' lineup this season still has great potential. Not only do they have "singles king" Joe Johnson and "Eagle King" Josh Smith, but rookie prospect Al Horford also performed well.

Compared with the Eastern Conference, the record gap between the top eight in the Western Conference is much smaller:

First place: Los Angeles Lakers (63 wins and 19 losses),

Second place: San Antonio Spurs (58 wins, 24 losses),

Third place: Minnesota Timberwolves (53 wins and 29 losses),

Fourth place: New Orleans Hornets (56 wins and 26 losses),

Fifth place: Dallas Mavericks (54 wins and 28 losses),

Sixth place: Phoenix Suns (54 wins, 28 losses),

Seventh place: Denver Nuggets (53 wins, 29 losses),

Eighth place: Utah Jazz (52 wins and 30 losses).

The Jazz, who are eighth in the Western Conference, also have 52 wins, a full 14 more wins than the Eagles, who are eighth in the Eastern Conference.

The competition between the Western Conference can really be said to be a fight between gods. The rise of the Los Angeles Lakers and the counterattack of the New Orleans Hornets have become the biggest highlights of the Western Conference this season.

Originally, the Hornets' record was 3 more wins than the Timberwolves, but because the Timberwolves were the Western Conference champions, they were ranked third in the Western Conference.

Kevin Garnett's injury in the second half of the regular season, coupled with Rasheed Wallace, and Szczerbiak's ups and downs on the bench, led to a decline in the overall competitiveness of the defending champion.

In the latest ESPN team strength rankings, the Knicks ranked first, the Los Angeles Lakers second, the San Antonio Spurs third, and the Timberwolves fell to sixth place.

Mainstream media believe that it will be very difficult for the Timberwolves to defend their title this season. The official end of the regular season also allowed the emergence of various data kings in the 07-08 season.

The scoring title was won by LeBron James of the Supersonics, who averaged 31.9 points per game. Although the Supersonics' record ranked second to last in the Western Conference, James gained an additional scoring title in his personal honors.

At the same time, the Sonics are so bad that they are very likely to get a high pick in the lottery. From this, James and Oden are likely to usher in another talented player in the new season.

Regarding the future of the Sonics, everyone on the team, including new owner Bill Gates, is still looking forward to it.

The top ten scoring players in the 07-08 season are:

First place: LeBron James (Seattle SuperSonics, 31.9 points),

Second place: Lin Fei (New York Knicks, 30.7 points),

Third place: Gilbert Arenas (Washington Wizards, 30.3 points),

Fourth place: Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers, 29.5 points),

Fifth place: Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat, 28.9 points),

Sixth place: Allen Iverson (Detroit Pistons, 26.8 points),

Seventh place: Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets, 26.5 points),

Eighth place: Amar'e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns, 26.1 points),

Ninth place: Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks, 24.8 points),

Tenth place: Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets, 24.5 points).

Among the top ten scorers, only the teams of James, Iverson and McGrady failed to reach the playoffs.

Iverson and Tracy McGrady are in the same boat. They both performed unsatisfactorily in the Pistons and Rockets, and they also had quite a few conflicts with the management. It seems that the countdown to being traded has entered.

Lin Fei won the assists title with 11.8 assists per game, narrowly beating Steve Nash's 11.7.

This is not only the first time in Lin Fei's career that he has won the assist title, but it is also the first player in the entire history of the NBA to win the assist title honor as a shooting guard.

Dwight Howard's rebounding leader is far ahead with 14.8 per game, and steals leader Lin Fei is also ahead with 4.5.

盖帽王则是数据刷子马库斯·坎比的3.6个，排在盖帽榜第2-5位的分别是约什·史密斯（2.8个）、德怀特·霍华德（2.4个）、阿玛雷·斯塔德迈尔（2.2个）、林飞（2.1个）。

In addition to the five data kings, fans are more interested in awards such as best team, regular season MVP, and best defensive player.

However, these awards cannot be announced until after the first round of the playoffs.

"Lin is now the leader in both scoring and assists. There should be no player in NBA history who has won the scoring and assists titles at the same time, right?"

"There are a lot of stars who have won the scoring and rebounding titles at the same time. Behemoths like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Zhang Bolun can easily do it. O'Neal seems to have won the scoring and rebounding titles at the same time!"

"The scoring champion + assists champion is much more difficult than the scoring champion + rebounding champion. Lin has once again created a myth for himself and the NBA!"

In terms of the honor of the three-point king, Lin Fei also led the way with 465 three-pointers in a single season, winning the honor of the regular season three-point king for the fourth consecutive season.

Jason Richardson (256), who ranked second behind Lin Fei, was more than 200 fewer than Lin Fei.

Third place Ray Allen (251), fourth place Peja (235), fifth place Rashard Lewis (228)...

With the emergence of Lin Fei, the proportion of three-pointers in the league's teams has become larger and larger, and many teams' tactics regarding three-pointers have also rapidly increased in games.

Teams are also paying more and more attention to the training of 3D players, and the roles of 3D players such as Josh Howard, Shane Battier, Raja Bell, and Trevor Ariza are also increasing.

Vince Carter, for example, after joining the Spurs, is also trying to shift to the attributes of a 3D player, reducing the proportion of individuals playing in isolation with the ball and increasing the output of off-ball movement and ball-resolving shooting.

The influence of traditional centers in the game has become less and less. With O'Neal no longer at his peak, there are only a few true traditional center leaders in the league left, such as Howard and Dayao.

And centers like Stoudemire in the small ball era are rapidly rising and replacing tradition in the league.

Various phenomena indicate that the NBA has truly entered the small ball era.

It is worth mentioning that after Lin Fei hit 465 three-pointers in the regular season this season, his total number of three-pointers in the five regular seasons of his career has also reached 1988.

Only the last 12 three-pointers are left to officially break the 2000 three-pointer mark.
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In the NBA's current list of three-pointers made in the regular season, Lin Fei's 1988 three-pointers have surpassed veteran players such as Jason Kidd and Peja, and officially rose to third place in history.

The top two stars are naturally familiar, that is, Thunder Miller (2560) and Ray Allen (2089).

However, Lightning Miller's career lasted for 18 seasons, and Ray Allen, a member of the 96 golden generation, also played in the league for 12 seasons.

Lin Fei, on the other hand, only played 5 seasons in the league, and this was during his rookie season when he had little playing time.

According to the current three-pointer output of Lin Fei and Ray Allen, Lin Fei is expected to officially surpass Ray Allen within 40 games after the start of the regular season next season.

The future historical three-point king must belong to Lin Fei.

With the advent of the small ball era, current new and old players in the league have also increased their proportion of three-point shots in games.

Among the old players, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Peja, Nowitzki and Paul Pierce all have the opportunity to break the 2000 three-pointer record in the future.

The Mesozoic generation’s Jason Terry and Jamal Crawford, as well as the new generation’s Redick, Kyle Lowry, Kyle Korver and others, have a better chance of joining the all-time three-point list in the future. top ten.

As for the future top three-point shooters such as Curry, Thompson, Harden and Lillard, they are also eager to try out in college, looking forward to injecting new vitality into the small ball era of the NBA.

On April 4, the opening day of the playoffs, hot news came from Duke University in North Carolina. Stephen Curry, the star player of the school team who graduated from his sophomore year, officially announced that he would participate in the 18 NBA. Draft. (End of chapter)