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The Bulls' regular season record was finally settled at 68 wins and 14 losses, with a winning rate of 83% and a record that ranked first in the league.

It's a cliché. At the beginning of the regular season, no one could have imagined that the Bulls would be able to achieve such a strong record this season, let alone the fact that the team was missing Garnett and had nothing to gain from the free market last summer. Under the circumstances, the strength did not decrease but increased, becoming stronger.

But if you look closely at the composition and data performance of the Bulls team, it's actually not that incredible.

王崇一如既往，场均28.8分11.2篮板4.8助攻2.2抢断2封盖，全面的数据让人几乎挑不出一点毛病。

And Wang Chong is not the only one who has a stake in this year's Bulls.

Stephen Curry, who returned from injury, had the best season of his career, averaging 24.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, shooting 45% from the field and 44% from the three-point range, becoming Wang Chong's most effective right-hand man from the outside. second scoring point.

Originally, Curry was not taken seriously in the league. Curry's speed is only average among the guards. He also has the attributes of a glass man, coupled with his poor performance on the defensive end, let alone Paul, Rose, Compared with Westbrook and other first-line point guards in the league, even the No. 1 point guards in the past two years, John Wall and Kyrie Irving, are rated much higher than Curry.

This is normal. Both Wall and Irving are the top picks in the NBA, and their potential and abilities have been widely recognized since they entered the league. Although their teams are among the worst teams in the league, most people still think that as long as they are Over time, both can become the league's top defenders.

In contrast, Curry, who was not optimistic at the time of the draft, has already started his career with the Bulls.

In his rookie season, he was able to average 20+ points per game next to Wang Chong, and his performance was quite amazing. However, due to injuries, his performance began to decline. Last season, he was injured for the season at the beginning of the season.

It stands to reason that after returning from a serious injury, a player with average physical fitness like Curry will definitely need a long period of time to recover and adapt, and his performance will only be worse than before. I never thought that Curry would explode so powerful after returning from injury. In terms of combat effectiveness, although the defensive end is always a laggard for the Bulls, Curry is really strong on the offensive end, especially outside the three-point line. One-handed pick-and-roll three-pointers has almost become one of the Bulls' main offensive tactics.

Needless to say, his scoring average of 24.8 points per game ranks seventh in the league.

In the past two seasons, the league's offensive rhythm has generally been low, and the average points per game of the stars have also been affected.

Like this season, there are only two players who average more than 28 points per game, namely Wang Chong with 28.8 points and Kevin Durant with 28.4 points.
Carmelo Anthony, who was supposed to win the scoring title this season with an average of 28.7 points per game, had a certain impact on the ball rights due to the addition of Rose in the team. In the end, he averaged only 26.7 points per game, ranking third in the league. five.

The top ten in the league in scoring this season are Wang Chong with 28.8 points, Kevin Durant with 28.6 points, LeBron James with 27 points, Kobe Bryant with 26.9 points, and Cameron with 26.7 points. Anthony, James Harden with 26.5 points, Stephen Curry with 24.8 points, Russell Westbrook with 23 points, Kyrie Irving with 22.5 points and Dwyane Wade with 21.2 points.

From this list, you can see how Curry performed this season.

Wang Chong once again won the league's scoring crown. With this crowning of scoring titles, Wang Chong has monopolized the scoring title for eight consecutive years, surpassing Jordan's seven consecutive scoring titles and becoming the player with the most consecutive scoring titles in NBA history. player, and is only 2 times away from Jordan's record of ten scoring titles in his career.

You must know that Wang Chong is less than 29 years old now. If we refer to the age when Jordan last won the scoring title at 35 years old, he still has 6 years to continue to compete for the scoring title, let alone ten scoring titles in the future. Well, even if you get eleven or twelve, it’s not surprising at all.

The average of 28.8 points per game was Wang Chong’s lowest scoring average ever when he won the scoring title. In the middle of the season, not everyone was interested in the scoring title, such as Kevin Duran, who has not won a scoring title so far. Special, he deliberately increased the number of shots he took in the middle of the season, wanting to try to compete for the scoring title from Wang Chong.

But Wang Chong attaches great importance to the scoring champion. After all, if he wants to surpass Jordan and become the new god of basketball, he must catch up with Jordan in all aspects and without blind spots.

Seven consecutive scoring titles can only be considered as an achievement equaling Jordan's. Winning eight consecutive scoring titles is the first step towards surpassing Jordan.

For this reason, even if he sacrifices part of the team's record to increase the number of shots, Wang Chong cannot sit back and watch as the scoring leader is not guaranteed.

So when Durant increased his shots, Wang Chong also increased his shots, and the increase rate was higher than that of Durant.

The result is that after Durant spent a long time, he found that the gap in points per game between him and Wang Chong was not shortened, but was further widened.

After realizing Wang Chong's determination to compete for the scoring title, Durant had no choice but to give up because the deal was not worthwhile.

The Bulls had the best record in the league, and the Heat had not started a 27-game winning streak at that time. Therefore, the Bulls were far ahead in the league. Even if they sacrificed one or two games to help Wang Chong win the scoring title, it was completely acceptable. .

But not the Celtics. They were still competing with the Heat for second place in the Eastern Conference. Last season, the Celtics fell in front of the Heat in the playoffs. There is a high probability that the two teams will meet again in the playoffs in the new season. In this situation, it is very important for the Celtics to have home court advantage.

Even if he wanted to win a scoring title and add momentum to his career, Durant had no choice but to give up.

Seeing that Durant gave up the fight for the scoring title, Wang Chong stopped, and his average points per game gradually dropped from 29+ in the middle of the season to 28.8 points.

Regardless of the number of points per game, the scoring champion is the scoring champion, representing the player with the strongest scoring ability in the league in the current season.

Moreover, everyone knows the reason why Wang Chong’s average score per game has dropped. The sacrifice of offensive firepower has brought about Wang Chong’s super defense ability on the defensive end. He averaged 2.2 steals and 2 blocks per game. Not for nothing.

Many media commentators sincerely lamented that Wang Chong is now a truly all-around offensive and defensive player, with almost no weaknesses found in him. Coupled with the help of Curry and Gasol, The Bulls are indeed strong enough.

Yes, at this time they finally began to admit that the Bulls are a Big Three team, and also believed that the strength of Curry and Gasol could be included in the discussion of the giants.

Curry averaged 24.8 points per game, ranking seventh in the league in scoring. It is natural for him to be recognized as a giant. Gasol, who averaged 18+9 per game this season, can naturally be called a giant.

This kind of thing still needs to be compared.

Next door, with the Heat, Bosh averaged only 17 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this season, which is not as good as Gasol. Moreover, Gasol's ability to protect the basket inside is quite outstanding this season. Looking at the entire league, only the Lakers Howard of the Spurs, Duncan of the Spurs, Tyson Chandler of the Knicks and a few other inside centers are slightly better than him in protecting the basket.

It can be said that the Bulls' defensive system is mainly built by Wang Chong and Gasol. Together with the two strong single-point defenses of Danny Green and Jimmy Butler on the outside, the Bulls' The overall defensive ability ranks first in the league, and is still above the Pacers, Heat, Spurs and other teams that are good at defense.
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After the regular season officially ends, all sixteen teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences that have entered the playoffs have been announced.

东部球队战绩从高到低依次是68胜14负的芝加哥公牛，64胜18负的迈阿密热火，55胜27负的波士顿凯尔特人，46胜36负的印第安纳步行者，45胜37负的纽约尼克斯，42胜40负亚特兰大老鹰，38胜44负密尔沃基雄鹿，以及34胜48负的费城76人队。

With only 34 wins in the regular season and a winning rate of 41.5%, the 76ers can enter the playoffs. It is a bit strange, but this is the current situation in the East. The Bulls, Heat and Celtics dominate the East and monopolize the vast majority of wins. , two teams with 60+ wins and one team with 55+ wins are the strongest three teams in the East. Among these three teams, the best player is only the 46-win Pacers.

The Pacers' record can rank fourth in the Eastern Conference. If they go to the Western Conference, they will have a sixth or seventh record at most.

西部这边进入季后赛前八名的球队，按照战绩高低依次是58胜24负的圣安东尼奥马刺，56胜26负的丹佛掘金，55胜27负俄克拉荷马雷霆，54胜28负的洛杉矶湖人，50胜32负洛杉矶快船，45胜37负休斯顿火箭，43胜39负犹他爵士，41胜41负达拉斯小牛。

The ranking of the top eight records in the Western Conference has changed greatly from the original time and space. The Thunder, which should have ranked first in the Western Conference with 60 wins, only had 55 wins due to the lack of Durant. This also resulted in the Thunder making up one spot. Fen's sake.

The fact that the Denver Nuggets had 56 wins and ranked second in the Western Conference was unexpected by many people, but in Wang Chong's view, it was reasonable. The Nuggets during this period were nicknamed the Denver Athletics. Although there were no big-name players on the team, they relied on With part of the team obtained when trading Anthony, plus Iguodala, who was traded last summer, a strong team was formed.

The Nuggets' home and away winning percentages are quite disparate. At home, sitting on the plateau of Denver, the track and field team's various crazy runs on the field can bring down most teams, making it almost the highest home court in the league. winning percentage.

As for the defending champions, the Los Angeles Lakers only had 54 wins and 28 losses this season, which also surprised many people.

Obviously, the conflict between the Lakers' Big Three has become very acute. Paul and Howard basically did not communicate with Kobe on the court, and the two sides seemed to have a grudge.

The Lakers head coach and management are struggling almost every day to reconcile the conflicts between the two parties, and thanks to the attraction of the championship, they can barely tolerate each other.

If the Lakers can defend the championship this season, then everything will be fine. However, once the Lakers are eliminated in the playoffs and miss the opportunity to defend the championship, the Big Three of the Lakers may fall apart overnight, especially this summer, Paul Both contracts with Howard expired.

In fact, during this season, the Lakers management had actively communicated with the two to renew their contracts in advance, but the result was that their agents both said that their employers would decide whether to stay or leave after they became free agents in the summer.

This is obviously to put pressure on the Lakers management and warn them not to be too biased in favor of Kobe.

Therefore, the Lakers are actually on the verge of turmoil. It is very likely that in the summer, Paul and Howard, who were brought in at a huge cost, will leave as free agents without leaving anything for the Lakers.

Although the Lakers' gamble successfully won them a championship, if the two giants leave and only Kobe is left on the team, the Lakers will instantly fall from the sky to the ground and become one of the weakest teams in the league.

By then, it will be impossible for the Lakers to rely on the aging Kobe to turn around.

The entire Lakers team has realized that in this season's playoffs, they have no retreat and must win!

It is also very surprising that the Clippers can rank fifth in the Western Conference. This team without Paul and Griffin chose Harden due to various butterfly effects, and Harden did not let the Clippers Disappointed, he has shown his super personal ability in just a few years. This season, Harden averaged 26.5 points per game in the regular season, ranking sixth in the scoring list. He also had 5 rebounds and 6.8 assists. Under his leadership, the Clippers It has also become a powerful team in the Western Conference and has certain competitiveness.

Of course, Harden now is the same as Harden when he first joined Houston. He is intoxicated in the feasting and entertainment of Los Angeles and the nightclubs. Although he is talented on the offensive end, he does not defend at all on the defensive end. He is full of defense with all kinds of eyes. They have been criticized, so although the Clippers performed well in the regular season, they may not be able to achieve anything in the playoffs.

It is not easy for the Houston Rockets to rank sixth in the Western Conference with 45 wins.

Yao Ming has played 54 games for the Rockets this season, averaging only 13 points and 6 rebounds per game. He is no longer the moving Great Wall that can support the Rockets.

In the middle of the season, Dayao has made it clear that he will seriously consider retiring after this season. His increasing weight has made it difficult for him to move quickly on the court, and the accumulation of injuries is something Dayao has to consider. one of the factors.

Compared to Dayao, whose career should have basically ended after the 08-09 season, Dayao's career has now been extended for several years. Although he still has not won any championships in his career, it is already considered perfect.

火箭这个赛季的主力球员，分别是场均19分10篮板4助攻的保罗.加索尔，场均14分5助攻的林书豪，以及15分5篮板的钱德勒.帕森斯。

As the third-party team when the Lakers and Hornets traded Paul, the Rockets sent out Kevin Martin and many other players to get Gasol. Although Yao's condition declined, he failed to form the inside twin towers that dominate the league. , but Gasol's strength at this stage is really not weak, and he has fully supported the entire Rockets' offensive system.

This is also the reason why the Rockets were able to win 45 games in the regular season and rank sixth in the Western Conference.

As for the Jazz and Mavericks, who are seventh and eighth in the Western Conference, they benefited from Wang Chong's credit. The Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors, who were supposed to rise at this stage, fell into ruin because the Bulls poached their core players. At the bottom of the Western Conference, they are waiting for a high draft pick or even the No. 1 pick to save them from the fire. (End of chapter)