new lord of the rings

Chapter 107 The Ideal Playoff Schedule
The playoffs are getting closer and closer, and the smell of gunpowder has become stronger and stronger, especially for some teams struggling on the edge of the playoffs, and the next step is the playoff teams. is the craziest.

The teams at the top start their rotations. When they meet a strong team, they will play to see if it is too hard, they will paddle quietly. If they lose, it will not affect the ranking anyway.

The teams that lag behind are in the first round. If they can’t make it to the playoffs anyway, it’s better to get a good draft pick. Skills are needed for poor performance. Dissatisfaction makes you walk around endlessly.

So every bad team, if they don't win, they have to play the game well, and they have to train some players worth cultivating. Even if they are not the cornerstone of the team, they can be cultivated and sold for a good price.

The Golden State Warriors have to face such three teams at home, the Sacramento Kings, the Utah Jazz, and the Denver Nuggets.
The Sacramento Kings are third from last in the Western Conference;

The Utah Jazz are last in the Western Conference;

Denver Nuggets are fifth from last in the Western Conference;

Another game is the Los Angeles Lakers, second to last in the West.

Except for some players with a strong competitive spirit, the rest are not very motivated. It can be said that the last four games have been extremely relaxed.

After playing these bottom teams, there will be a game against the Trail Blazers. This is a tough battle, but the two sides may not contribute.

This game has little impact on the rankings, and neither the Warriors nor the Trail Blazers may meet in the second round. It is estimated that both sides will paddle.

After that, there was another round of abuse. After playing the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets, the playoffs will be ushered in!

The Warriors began to increase their rotation, and most of the fringe players who were in garbage time last time also began to appear. O'Neal also played more time in recent games and began to cultivate his state.

勇士对阵国王，122:105，大胜国王17分，斯蒂芬库里拿了22分8助攻6篮板，克莱汤普森拿到21分4助攻5篮板，张信拿到25分8助攻5篮板，小奥尼尔拿到18分4助攻5篮板；

对阵犹他爵士，110:89，大胜21分，斯蒂芬库里拿了18分8助攻6篮板，克莱汤普森拿到18分4助攻5篮板，张信拿到15分11助攻8篮板，小奥尼尔拿到25分8助攻8篮板；

对阵丹佛掘金，118:102，大胜16分，斯蒂芬库里拿了18分7助攻6篮板，克莱汤普森拿到21分5助攻6篮板，张信拿到20分6助攻5篮板，小奥尼尔拿到20分5助攻5篮板；

对阵洛杉矶湖人，115:106，勇士赢了九分，斯蒂芬库里拿了15分5助攻4篮板，克莱汤普森拿到16分4助攻5篮板，张信拿到15分8助攻5篮板，小奥尼尔拿到26分7助攻8篮板；

Against the Trail Blazers, 120:110, winning the Trail Blazers by 10 points, the two sides did not give their best, just like an easy preseason game, no one wants to work hard when the playoffs are approaching, Curry, Thompson, Zhang The letter was finished within ten minutes;

Against the Timberwolves, 110:89, the Warriors won by 21 points, Zhang Xin took a break, Curry, Iguodala and others took a break after playing for a while, the Warriors' bench gangsters went crazy, and Love couldn't support him alone.

Against the Nuggets, 106:80, the Nuggets players had already thought about going fishing, but had no intention of fighting, and the game ended hastily.

So far, the Warriors have won 65 games in the regular season and entered the playoffs with the league's first record in the regular season.

西部排名：1.金州勇士；2.圣安东尼奥马刺；3.俄克拉荷马雷霆；4.洛杉矶快船；5.休斯顿火箭；6.波特兰开拓者；7.孟菲斯灰熊；8.达拉斯小牛。

东部排名：1.印第安纳步行者；2.迈阿密热火；3.多伦多猛龙；4.芝加哥公牛；5.华盛顿奇才；6.布鲁克林篮网；7.夏洛特山猫；8.亚特兰大老鹰。

Western Conference first-round playoffs:

Golden State Warriors: Dallas Mavericks;

San Antonio Spurs: Memphis Grizzlies;
Oklahoma City Thunder: Portland Trail Blazers;
Los Angeles Clippers: Houston Rockets.

Eastern Conference first-round playoffs:

Indiana Pacers: Atlanta Hawks;

Miami Heat: Charlotte Bobcats;
Toronto Raptors: Brooklyn Nets;

Chicago Bulls: Washington Wizards.

Zhang Xin looked at the Eastern and Western matchups. The Eastern Conference has not changed. The Western Conference has changed a lot. Basically all the teams have changed their opponents. If they face the Thunder or Spurs in the third round, the schedule will be more favorable.

Although this year's West is very brutal, there are differences.The Mavericks were able to play seven games against the Spurs because both sides are relatively old, and neither of them can get up quickly. They can only grind slowly, and it will take seven games.

Of course, the Warriors will not underestimate the Dallas Mavericks. Although the playoffs are the most powerful, black eights have happened. The Mavericks have not yet reached the point of being ignored. Nowitzki is here. In such an important game, Nowitzki's explosion is certain, it just depends on how many games he can explode.

The Spurs will face the Thunder in the second round. Although the Spurs and the Thunder met in the Western Conference Finals, and the Spurs settled the game in six games, the timing of the encounters is different. It is really hard to say who will win and who will lose. At least Zhang Xin I dare not assert that the Spurs will definitely be able to clean up the Thunder.

But in any case, the biggest enemy this year is the Spurs. Before the Warriors in 16 years, the Spurs were definitely the pinnacle of the team beyond recognition. They not only have a strong GDP combination, but also have a group of high-quality 3D players. With the growing Leonard and the flexible French magician Diaw, it can be said that this Spurs ranks among the top in the league in both the starting lineup and the depth of the bench.

The advantage of the Spurs' insistence on team conduction and ball coordination is that the Warriors can hardly take it lightly. Once they fall behind, it will be difficult to recover.

The Warriors have been hammered through the running-in of the regular season, and the passing and cutting system has been formed. The next step is to stand the test in the playoffs, experience greater debate, and suffer as many difficulties as possible before entering the Western Conference Finals, so that they can be tempered and sharpened.

So the schedule is a good thing. If there is no chance to progress step by step, if you meet a super strong team, if you win the qualifying, then of course you have been trained. The terrible thing is that you have not been trained before you are out.

This is just right, not only perfectly avoiding the Thunder and Spurs, but also meeting the Clippers.

The Clippers team could not be better used to hone the team, Zhang Xin thought.

(End of this chapter)