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Chapter 660 Interesting Regular Season Ranking
"We won, we won!" As the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Pacers players sitting on the bench rushed into the court in the TD Water House Center. After defeating the Magic in the away game, The Pacers' final record was fixed at 66 wins and 16 losses, thus winning the first place in the regular season this season with a one-game advantage over the Spurs.

The competition between the Pacers and the Spurs this season is very fierce. Since the middle of the season, the two teams have emerged from the 30 teams in the entire league. In the ensuing long season, the Spurs and the Pacers have gone hand in hand. There was no way to get rid of each other. It was not until the end of the season that the two teams gradually slowed down. Even so, the battle for the number one in the league did not end until the final round.

"Okay, okay, those who didn't know thought we won 76 wins." Looking at the teammates around who were celebrating wildly, Meng Xu said with a smile on his face. At the end of the last game of the regular season, there has never been such an excited celebration.

"Haha, Meng, we once again won the first record in the league under such fierce competition. Isn't it worth celebrating?" Indeed, for the best record in history of 74 wins and 8 losses For the Pacers, the record of 66 wins is really not worth mentioning, but it is indeed worth celebrating to finally have the last laugh in the league's first battle that lasted for a season.

"Haha, it's almost enough. You can see that the faces of people in Orlando are black. Although the regular season is over, for us, this is just the beginning." For the champion Pacers, the real test begins now.

"Meng is right, we have only one goal this year, and that is the championship!" After Meng Xu finished speaking, James Posey immediately shouted the championship declaration, and after James Posey, the rest of the Pacers The players also shouted.

"Rick, the team looks very good now!" From the current situation on the court, it can be seen that the atmosphere in the Pacers team is very good, and everyone's fighting spirit is also very high. For the post-match, it is definitely a good thing.

"Well, maybe we can lift the championship trophy again this year." Rick Carlisle is very satisfied with the current mentality and state of the Pacers, but apart from being satisfied, Rick Carlisle is a little happy stand up.

For a long time, Rick Carlisle has always been a head coach with a strong desire to control. In Rick Carlisle's heart, what he wants to be the head coach of the Cardinal is what he wants to be. However, after coaching the Pacers for several seasons, , Rick Carlisle suddenly found that he became more and more like a nanny coach.

In the first season of taking over the Pacers, Rick Carlisle gradually transformed the tactical system left by Larry Bird, and the Pacers achieved unprecedented success in that season, so in the following season , Rick Carlisle decided to make persistent efforts, but the final result was a little unsatisfactory. The four-game losing streak at the beginning of the season completely changed Rick Carlisle's mentality, making Rick Carlisle more and more laissez-faire with Meng Xu. Although the final result was good, Rick Carlisle was a little unhappy. Because he knew very well that with this beginning, he was getting farther and farther away from the cardinal.

After the game between the Pacers and the Magic, the Pacers' opponent in the first round of the playoffs was born. Before the start of this round, the Bulls, who had the same record as the Magic but were inferior to the Magic, defeated the Magic by relying on the Pacers With this divine assist, he jumped to eighth in the Eastern Conference and caught up with the last train in the playoffs. The Bulls, who were ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference last season, can only struggle for a playoff spot this season. Catch up with the last train of the playoffs, but the Bulls with a record of only 41 wins and 41 losses may not be able to make any waves in front of the Pacers.

After the Pacers, the Detroit Pistons achieved the second record in the Eastern Conference with 58 wins and 24 losses. The Pistons, which achieved 59 wins last season, are still as stable as ever this season. They, although the Pistons have a good record, but affected by the new rules of the league, the Pistons can only rank fourth in the Eastern Conference.
As sad as the Pistons are the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers, who collapsed at the end of the regular season last season, traded for Larry Hughes in the middle of this season. Three records, but because they are in the same division as the Pacers and Pistons, the Cavaliers can only rank fifth in the Eastern Conference.

If there are victims, there will naturally be beneficiaries. Affected by O'Neal's absence, the Heat's record has declined a lot, and finally achieved only a record of 49 wins and 33 losses. However, as the beneficiaries of the new rules, the Heat ranked in the The record surpassed his own Pistons and Cavaliers, ranking second in the Eastern Conference.After the Heat, the same beneficiaries of the new rules, the Nets with 47 wins and 35 losses are also ranked ahead of the Pistons and Cavaliers with better records.After the Cavaliers, before the Bulls are the Wizards and 42ers with a record of 76 wins.

As for the teams in the Western Conference that have entered the playoffs, the No. [-] team in the Western Conference is naturally the Spurs, who have competed fiercely with the Pacers for a season. In order to have home court advantage in the finals, the Spurs have also worked hard this season. Yes, the regular season sprinted all the way, and it was not until the end of the season that it began to adjust, and finally fell behind the Pacers with a difference of one game.

Affected by the new rules, the record ranking of the Western Conference this year is also interesting. Thanks to the new special ranking rules implemented by the league, the Mavericks with a record of 60 wins and 22 losses in the regular season should be ranked in the Suns with 54 wins and 28 losses. Behind the Nuggets with 44 wins and 38 losses, especially the Nuggets, with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, if they are ranked according to the difference in wins, the Nuggets' record can only be ranked eighth in the West at best, but the reality is so unfair. The existing NBA ranking rules are so cheating. As the only team in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference to enter the playoffs, no matter how bad the Nuggets' record is, he can occupy a place in the top three positions in the Western Conference.

After the Mavericks, ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference is the Grizzlies with 49 wins and 33 losses. After the Grizzlies, whether it is the Clippers with 47 wins and 35 losses or the Lakers with 45 wins and 37 losses, their records are better than The Nuggets ranked third in the West.

Such cheating ranking rules will naturally cause a lot of dissatisfaction, especially the Mavericks, who have always been known for their big mouths. After using Mark Cuban as an early bird to attract firepower, the Pistons, Cavaliers, Grizzlies and other teams who were victims also jumped out one after another, complaining to the league about many unreasonable things about the new rules.

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