NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 277 Six consecutive scoring champions, Wang Chong is getting closer to Jordan!
The overall situation in the Eastern Conference has been significantly improved compared to previous years. It can basically get rid of the title of strong in the west and weak in the east. The Bulls and Heat led by Wang Chong, Anthony, who came to the east from the west this season, Deron Williams, plus Durant, who originally belonged to the Western Conference, has now moved to the Celtics. It can be said that the Eastern Conference is full of superstars.

Of course, although the number of stars in the Western Conference has slightly decreased, the overall strength is still quite good. There are still five teams with more than 50 wins this season, which is the same as the Eastern Conference. At the same time, the Houston Rockets are ranked eighth in the Western Conference. With a record of 44 wins, they have an absolute win advantage over the Indiana Pacers, who are eighth in the Eastern Conference with 37 wins.

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The record in the Western Conference seems to have changed very little from the original 10-11 season in Wang Chong's memory, and the rankings are basically the same. The only exception is the Houston Rockets, who are eighth in the Western Conference.

The Rockets were originally supposed to be ranked ninth in the Western Conference, three games behind the eighth-placed Memphis Grizzlies.

But here, although Dayao was injured and stopped, he still played almost 60 games, averaging 18 points and 8 rebounds per game. More importantly, the Grizzlies did not rise here, and only won 30 games in the regular season. Ranked fourth from last in the Western Conference.

The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the worst teams to be cheated by Wang Chong. Not only was Gasol, the team's original core core, drafted away by Wang Chong, but they were also "lucky" to get the No. 1 pick. "Disabled" Auden.

Oden's injury was unpredictable and completely unavoidable. Selecting him directly made the Grizzlies worse. Not only did they not get a good player, but they also lost Mike Conley.

Although Conley has been unknown in the Grizzlies, the biggest news in his career is the sky-high 1.5 million contract signed with the Bulls, but he still has his own strength. Although he is not an All-Star level point guard, as a main force As a starter, Conley has definitely fulfilled his duties as a starting point guard during his 12 years with the Grizzlies. At his peak, he also posted 20+6 star point guard-level statistics in a single season.

Now, without Gasol and Conley, the Grizzlies cannot stand out from the fiercely competitive Western Conference with only Black Bears Zach Randolph and Rudy Gay.

Not surprisingly, it will be the Spurs who win the first round and qualify for the second round of the playoffs.

Although the regular season record was only eighth in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies were really strong. Their starting five at the time were point guard Mike Conley, shooting guard Tony Allen, small forward Rudy Gay, and Forward Zach Randolph, center Marc Gasol, and O.J. Mayo, who can charge forward, are on the bench. The lineup is quite complete, with almost no shortcomings except for slightly poor offensive ability.

But now, the Spurs' opponent has changed from the Grizzlies to the Rockets, and the situation is completely different.

Wang Chong couldn't see how the Rockets could defeat the Spurs on the premise that both sides remained healthy.

Wang Chong felt that the entire Spurs team had to thank himself, because he directly avoided the possibility of them being hacked.

Even if Dayao is healthy, the Rockets may not be as strong as the Grizzlies in the 10-11 season.

As for the last member of the Thunder's three young players, James Harden's Clippers are only ranked tenth in the Western Conference.

In the first half of the season, Curry averaged a steady 21 points per game. However, due to repeated ankle sprains, which affected his condition, Curry's condition declined. In the end, his regular season score was fixed at 19.4 points, failing to exceed 20.

Looking back at the Rockets, although Dayao can play, the team is full of loopholes. The combination of Aaron Brooks and Kevin Martin on the back line is a defensive black hole. Even if Brooks was injured in the second half of the season, Kyle Lowry replaced him. And he performed well, but he was only a little stronger.

In addition, the Oklahoma City Thunder, ranked fourth in the Western Conference, is also worth mentioning. Although the Thunder's three missing players have weakened the Thunder a lot, the combination of Westbrook + Griffin can be regarded as an outstanding young talent. Jun, plus Ray Allen, who joined the Thunder as a free agent last summer and returned home, the Thunder's overall strength is also quite outstanding in the Western Conference.

Among the 09 rookies, Harden is the only player who averaged 20+ points per game in his second year. Excluding the first-year season reimbursement, Griffin is only in his first year this year. The 09 rookies include Curry. Failed to average 20+ points per game.

But as a result, the Western Conference playoff pattern will undoubtedly undergo earth-shaking changes.

Because the 10-11 season was the year the Spurs encountered Waterloo. In the first round of the playoffs, as the No. 4 team in the Western Conference, they were defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies, No. 2 in the Western Conference, with a score of :. They were upset in the eighth round. .

Harden, who gained the core position of the main force in advance, quickly showed the top potential that the Thunder had not shown in three years.

The forward positions are Les Budinger and Luis Scola, plus Dayao at the center position.

During his rookie season, Harden scored 16 points and 4 assists. Unfortunately, he was far inferior to Curry and Tyreke Evans in the same period. This season, Harden's personal abilities have improved again. During the regular season, he averaged 20.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. His performance was quite amazing.

Tim Duncan thus became the only superstar among the top ten players in NBA history to be hacked.

As for Tyreke Evans, another player who averaged 20+5+5 in his rookie season, he only averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists this season. Evans’ situation is similar to Curry’s, and he also suffered Due to injuries, he missed more games than Curry and only played 57 games in the regular season.

The difference is that Curry drives low and goes high. After two years of trough, he quickly rose to become the league's top superstar, while Ellis, after his brilliant performance in his rookie season, was like Wang Xiaoer during the New Year. Likewise, each year is not as good as the other, and his personal data steadily declines year by year, eventually turning from a high-profile potential star into a nobody.

When both Curry and Evans failed to average 20+ points per game, Harden's 20+6 points per game seemed so precious, and it also made the Clippers more determined to use Harden as the main core. .
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After the regular season, Wang Chong averaged 29 points per game and won the league's scoring title for the second time. This is the sixth consecutive year that he has won the scoring crown, ranking second in the league. He has scored seven times. The King's Wilt Chamberlain is only one scoring trophy away. The average of 29 points per game is the lowest among all the scoring champions Wang Chong has won, and he is also the only scoring champion whose average points per game are less than 30+, but it does not hinder the gold content of this scoring champion. After all, the offensive rhythm of this season Slowly, everyone's points per game dropped.

Wang Chong ranks first in the league with an average of 29 points per game, followed by Durant with 28.4 points per game. James, who ranks third, has dropped to 26.7 points per game, and Anthony who ranks fourth with 25.6 points. The fifth Wade scored 25.5 points, and the sixth Kobe Bryant scored 25.3 points...

In terms of rebounds and assists, there hasn't been much change from Wang Chong's memory. Kevin Love averaged 15.2 rebounds per game, which was better than Howard's 14.1 rebounds per game, interrupting Howard's rebounding title for three consecutive seasons.

Nash, without Stoudemire, won the assists title for the fifth time in his career with 11.4 assists. This allowed Nash to tie Jason Kidd in the number of assists titles, which highly overlapped with his career. , a top point guard who is often compared together.

There is still room for discussion as to who is better, Nash or Kidd. In terms of honors, the two-time MVP winner Nash is definitely far superior to Kidd, but Nash's own situation is special. Only in the Suns' ultimate offense Only a run-and-gun team can maximize its advantages. The black hole performance on the defensive end also makes it difficult for his team to make breakthroughs in the playoffs.

Kidd's victory lies in his stability. His master-level organizational ability makes up for his lack of personal scoring ability. Kidd's defensive ability was also at the top level among guards at his peak. It's really not a joke that he was selected to the All-Defensive Team nine times in his career. Funny, although Kidd did not have a regular season MVP, he should have won the NBA championship in the 10-11 season. Although his historical status is destined to be inferior to Nash, the two-time MVP winner, his real combat power is not necessarily false. Nash how much.

It is a pity that Kidd is now in the Lakers. Although he is also charging for the championship, it is obviously not very likely. Last year, facing the Bulls who were missing Garnett was already the best opportunity for the Lakers. If they fail to grasp the situation, even if the Lakers can break out of the Western Conference this year, it will be difficult to gain benefits from the fourth meeting with the Bulls in the Finals.
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On April 2011, 4, the opening game of the first round of the playoffs officially began.

The Bulls face the Indiana Pacers, ranked eighth in the Western Conference, at their home stadium, the United Center.

The Pacers currently have Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert and point guard Darren Collison as their main players. Although first-year rookie Paul George has already won the championship after the season with his outstanding personal ability, He secured his starting position in the middle of the game, but he had almost no tactical status in the team and was completely positioned as a role player.

The Bulls faced the Pacers, which was a game without any suspense. The Pacers were the only team in the league to enter the playoffs with a record of less than 40 wins. They had 37 wins and 45 losses in the regular season, and they lost even more games than They won a lot of games, and the reason why they entered the playoffs with the eighth record in the Eastern Conference was simply because the other teams in the Eastern Conference were worse.

In the first game, the Pacers had no resistance in front of the Bulls' main lineup. They were overwhelmed on both ends of the offense and defense. The offense was disorganized and they could only rely on Granger's personal ability to barely score points. The defensive end was even worse. There's nothing the Bulls can do at any position.

Roy Hibbert, nicknamed Black Dayao, was originally a paper tiger who was strong on the outside but good on the inside. When he faced Gasol, and the two were close in size, Hibbert had no way to compete with Gasol, even if Although he is slightly taller, he is still completely suppressed.

In the first quarter of the game, the Bulls scored a score of 27:12. At halftime, the team's lead reached more than 30 points.

This gave Wang Chong a little trouble. The Bulls' starting lineup all clocked out early in the second half and replaced them with a full substitute lineup.

Then the Bulls fans saw the inextricable scene of the team's substitute players fighting with the Pacers' main force.

This is indeed the case. The players on the Pacers' bench include Marcus Thornton, Danny Green, O'Neal, who has just returned from injury, and Tracy McGrady, who is completely transparent.

This lineup was definitely not able to compete with the Pacers' main force, but the first half of the game was too one-sided, and the Pacers' players' mentality was a bit broken. They knew that the team was 30 points behind. There was definitely no way to make a comeback, so I just wanted to end the game as soon as possible.

This guy gave Marcus Thornton a boost. Thornton played nearly 20 minutes in the second half and scored 18 points and 4 assists in the half. He became the Bulls' scoring player second only to Wang Chong, but in fact Wang Chong's score was not high, only 23 points.

There is no way, the Pacers are jumping too fast, resulting in the Bulls' main players having only more than 20 minutes of playing time on average. How can the data be so high?
"A brutal massacre."

This is a certain media's evaluation of this game after the game, and it hits the nail on the head.

This isn't a game at all, it's just a massacre.

But in fact, this is in line with the expectations of the Bulls vs. Pacers. As a three-consecutive dynasty team, it also achieved the league's first record of 67 wins in the regular season. The strength of the Bulls and the Pacers are fundamentally different. It doesn't have the power to fight.

Two days later, in the second game of the first round of the playoffs, there was no change in the result. The slight difference was that the Bulls replaced the main players earlier in this game. It was not that the point difference had reached a point where there was no suspense early on. Simply What's more, the Bulls have begun training in advance.

Veterans such as Billups and Garnett who have rich game experience and do not need to adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs have left the game. Players such as Curry, Danny Green, Marcus Thornton and others who have only one playoff experience have become players. The main force of the team.

Although Wang Chong did not end the game early, he did not mainly attack on the court. Instead, he stood at the three-point line in the bottom corner for a long time.

The Bulls, led by Curry, with Danny Green and Marcus Thornton as their main right-hand men, had a close fight with the Pacers in the first three quarters.

But in the fourth quarter of the game, the main force of the Bulls returned. Wang Chong only exerted a little force and quickly led the team to launch a 12:0 attack wave, killing the suspense of the game.

Pacers head coach Frank Vogel had a gloomy expression. He was not a fool. Of course he saw the Bulls using the Pacers for training and almost got angry. But even if he was angry, there was nothing he could do. Who made them too weak? , can only be manipulated by the Bulls?
(End of this chapter)