Legendary star

Chapter 711 The strongest team in history

On April 2007, 4, when the Pacers defeated the Knicks in an away game in the last round of the regular season and finally set their regular season record to 18 wins and 70 losses, the media across the United States went crazy.

虽然70胜12负的战绩在NBA的历史只能排在第三，不论是距离排在前面的72胜10负还是74胜8负都还有一些距离，要知道常规赛战绩一旦达到65胜左右，那么每多赢一场比赛都要付出比之前更多的努力才行，59胜和60胜是两个难度级别，69胜和70胜更是拥有天壤之别，更何况步行者现在的70胜12负，距离赛季中期大家期待的至少75胜还是有着非常大的差距的。

However, the Pacers' 70 wins this time caused a sensation in the entire American sports world, because this is the second time the Pacers have won 4 regular season wins in the last 70 seasons, although in the eyes of professionals, even 80 wins are not as good as a championship, but for these professional media that create "big scenes" and "gimmicks", the Pacers have maintained a record of more than 5 wins for 60 consecutive seasons, and two of them have won more than 74 wins. With 70 wins and 16 wins, such a brilliant record is like an NFL team that has won 0 wins and [-] losses for two consecutive seasons. It is difficult not to cause a sensation. How can such a team and such performance Make them blind.

"James, can you tell me about your last 74 wins?" On April 2007, 4, under the overwhelming publicity, the Pacers were nestled in the training hall and preparing for the upcoming playoffs. Prepared, but in front of the record of 20 wins and 70 losses in the regular season and the general praise from the outside world, Ronnie Brewer and PJ Tucker, who are still rookies, have not slowed down until now, and they are still taking advantage of it. During the break, I kept pestering James Posey and Jermaine O'Neal, asking them to talk about the last time the Pacers won the best record in history with 12 wins.

"Haha, Ronnie, I've told you several times, we didn't feel anything special at the time, but we felt a lot of pressure, especially Rick, who couldn't sleep all night and all night."

"The pressure is so great that I can't sleep? James, why am I so excited that I can't sleep? When I think that I can participate in such a great record, I feel inexplicably excited and I don't feel sleepy at all." For a late rookie, it is undoubtedly very lucky to be able to join a powerhouse like the Pacers after entering the league and be a teammate with No. 1 in the league. In the first season after entering the league, he was able to follow The team played a regular season record that other players can only look at in a lifetime. It is conceivable how excited Ronnie Brewer is.

"Ronnie, if you have been in the league for a long time, you will find that 60 wins, 70 wins and so on are actually meaningless. The championship is the most real. We have won 70 wins now, which means that we The next step is to win the championship, otherwise 70 wins will not be an honor and pride, but will become the laughing stock of the whole world. The only criterion for measuring success in this league is the championship.” In Ronnie Brad Under Ruhr's question after sentence, James Posey patiently explained them one by one. In fact, these words were told by Meng Xu to James Posey, and James Posey just repeated Meng Xu's words directly. The original text is simply reposted.

"Well, I see." After listening to James Posey's long speech, Ronnie Brewer's emotions not only did not calm down, but became even more excited. The championship is possible in the first season of entering the league. Winning the championship is something that Ronnie Brewer couldn't even imagine before entering the league.

"Dako, you don't seem nervous at all." He looked at Ronnie Brewer and PJ Tucker who were surrounding James Posey in the distance, and looked at Dakota who was standing next to him practicing free throws. Ko Milicic, Meng Xu asked curiously.

"It's okay." Turning his head towards Meng Xu with a very shy smile, Darko Milicic turned his head to practice free throws again. In the final game of the regular season with the Knicks, Darko Milicic Sic ushered in another start. Rick Carlisle originally meant that he hoped that Darko Milicic could prove himself in front of Larry Brown. As a result, this game, in the words of a celebrity, was Darko Milicic did not show his face, but showed his butt. Under the restrictions of rookie Channing Frye and veteran Malik Rose, Darko Milicic made 16 of 5 shots and made even more free throws. Only made 9 of 4 free throws. Although Channing Frye was also defended by Darko Milicic and only made 7 of 1 in the game, but such a result of the game is undoubtedly unacceptable to Darko Milicic, especially the veteran The picture of Malik Rose grabbing 5 offensive rebounds on his head was regarded as a shame by Darko Milicic. This game is undoubtedly like pouring cold water on Darko Milicic's head In fact, Darko Milicic, who realized that his abilities were still lacking, entered a state of frantic training after returning to Indianapolis.

"Okay, let's practice less for a while, we have a match tomorrow." Meng Xu appreciated Darko Milicic's energy very much. He can also create a world of his own, not to mention that Darko Milicic is still a talented player, so the longer the contact time, the more Meng Xu can understand why Rick Carlisle always treats Darko- Milicic couldn't forget it, and it was for these reasons that Meng Xu became more and more optimistic about Darko Milicic.

Due to a series of controversies caused by the regular season rankings last season, the NBA has reformed the regular season ranking rules again this season. The rule that No.1 in each small division directly occupies the top three is cancelled, and the No. 1 of each small division is replaced. .[-] and the team with the best record among the remaining players will determine the top four by win margin.

Due to the disintegration of the Pistons this season, the two cores of the Heat were injured successively. After the regular season, the Cavaliers and the Nets became the second and No.53 in the Eastern Conference this season with a record of 50 wins and 3 wins respectively. The Pistons and the Heat, the hard-fought pair, although their strength has been greatly damaged, the lean camels are bigger than the horses. Relying on the sprint in the last month before the end of the regular season, they also won 46 wins and 45 wins respectively, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference. In the fifth position, this pair of troubled brothers and old rivals will meet again in the playoffs this season, and after the Heat, they are the Raptors, Bulls and Wizards.

Compared with the Eastern Conference, the Pacers are at the top of the dust, and the competition in the Western Conference is much more intense. It is different from the two-horse hegemony between the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs last season. After the comeback, the Suns once again joined the competition for the No. 14 Western Conference this season, and the Lakers, who got Pau Gasol after the All-Star Game, also used a wave of [-] at the end of the regular season. The winning streak announced in a high-profile manner that he will also join the competition for the championship, so it can be expected in advance that the Western Conference playoffs this season must be very exciting.

In the end, at the end of the regular season, the Dallas Mavericks once again ranked first in the West with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses. After the Mavericks, they ranked second and third in the West, respectively, the Suns with 61 wins and 21 losses, and the 60 The Spurs won 22 losses. As for the Lakers, they relied on a wave of 14 consecutive victories before the end of the season, and finally ranked fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses.

Although the Pacers have achieved a record of 70 wins and 12 losses this season, the voice of the strong west and the weak east has once again become popular this season. This can be seen from the regular season rankings, ranking sixth in the West The Jazz have a record of 50 wins and 32 losses this season, while the Raptors, which ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference, only have 44 wins. In the entire Eastern Conference, only the Pacers and Cavaliers rank ahead of the Jazz.

So when the Pacers were praised as the strongest team in history because of 4 wins twice in 70 years, a voice of doubt was quietly rising. These doubters said that if the Pacers were not in the weak East, but In the West where strong teams gather, not to mention 70 wins in the regular season, I am afraid that they will not win 65 wins.

(End of this chapter)