The King of the NBA

This is a small shop, where a group of people are talking.

"What? The Timberwolves lost to the Jazz, didn't they?"

"Really? Just after the game ended, I didn't expect the Timberwolves to lose. They won the last game against the Warriors. The last game of the regular season, against the Jazz, lost."

"What about the rocket?"

"Yes, what about the Rockets?"

"The Rockets also lost and lost to the Pelicans. But even if the Rockets lost, the record is still one more win than the Timberwolves, so the fourth in the West is the Rockets."

"unfortunately."

"It's a pity, why did you lose to the Jazz?"

People are talking about how sorry they are for the Timberwolves' loss. If the Timberwolves win the Jazz, they will surpass the Rockets and rank fourth in the West.

In fact, this is not surprising. The Rockets also defeated the Spurs in the last game. Did they lose to the Pelicans in this game? In the last few regular season games, anything can happen.

At the same time, the United States.

In the target center arena, the home team's locker room, the Timberwolves will have a gloomy face.

"Actually lost to the Jazz." Rubio shook his head, very unwilling. "It was only 3 points away. We lost to the Jazz and failed to make the top four in the West."

"Blame me." Love said: "It was my three-pointer that failed to shoot."

Carrefour was also very annoyed, even the Warriors were defeated. This last game was against the Jazz, but the result was lost.

This is like seeing that victory is in front of you, but you still lose. There is a feeling of loss of performance, which makes Lefu feel depressed and very uncomfortable.

"I don't blame Carrefour, nor anyone." Ning Yi took a deep breath and said: "It's only after playing the Warriors that our physical fitness has not recovered, plus this is the last game, and it's related to whether we can enter the top four in the West. Our psychological burden is too great, so our performance is not good. On the contrary, the bottom of the Jazz record in the west, there is no burden, but the fight is better. So, we lost."

Yes.

Everyone was silent.

Looking at the players next to him, Adelman was relieved and coughed, saying: "Okay, the regular season is over, but there are still playoffs waiting for us, don't look like this. West fifth, west There is not much difference in the fourth, only one home game is missing. Anyway, whether it is fourth or fifth, it is against the Rockets."

"And, you have done a great job."

Everyone thought about it, the coach said it made sense. Anyway, the fourth game against the fifth, whether it is fourth or fifth, is the first round of the playoffs with the Rockets.

Everyone relaxed.

"In the past few days, be prepared and adjust your status." Adelman said, and then left.

Ning Yi also let go of his unwillingness, his eyes bright and whispered to himself: "The playoffs are finally coming. The first round against the Rockets, we must beat the Rockets and get past the first round."

The playoffs are unfamiliar to Ning Yi.

Ning Yi set a goal for himself, that is, he must pass the first round, saying that it is a bit arrogant to hit the championship, and it is not realistic. After all, there is still a big gap between the Timberwolves and the Spurs and the Thunder. It is difficult to win the Western Championship. But at least the first round must be crossed, and the first round cannot be eliminated.

In fact, this is also the goal of the Timberwolves and Adelman-at least through the first round, as for the future, of course, the farther the better!

...

Soon, the 13-14 season nba regular season all ended.

The final East-West playoff lineup was also released. The top eight in the East are the Pacers, Heat, Raptors, Bulls, Wizards, Nets, Hornets and Eagles. The Pacers played particularly well this season. They won With a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, he beat the Heat of the Big Three, ranking first in the East.

In the west, the top eight are Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Rockets, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Warriors, Grizzlies.

The Timberwolves will play against the Rockets.

The first game of the first round of the Timberwolves and Rockets will start on April 20, both sides have a few days to adjust the state to prepare for the playoffs.

Minneapolis, target center.

For a few days, the Timberwolves did not have a complete holiday and still maintained training, but the training intensity was reduced so that everyone could adjust their bodies. After all, the regular season is too long. It lasts a few months and 82 games. Everyone is very tired.

Ning Yi is also training. Sooner or later, he did not let go of the training. He wanted to make another breakthrough and hit the CIC to level 9, so that in the playoffs, it can also provide greater help for the team.

It is a pity that it is difficult to reach from 8th to 9th level. It takes a long time to accumulate from 8th to 8th level, and Ning Yi's physical quality needs to be improved to a certain degree.

And approaching the peak from level 8 to reaching the peak of level 8 is another hurdle.

This hurdle is not just the accumulation of time, but also needs Ning Yi's own understanding. After all, level 9 is already the peak level of nba. Looking at the entire nba, how many levels are there?

"Although there may be no way to break through to level 9 before the playoffs, at least it is necessary to improve as much as possible. Even a little improvement is also good." Facing the playoffs, Ning Yi felt the pressure.

This is his first playoff game.

In fact, in addition to Ning Yi, the Timberwolves, Love, Martin, Rubio, Brewer, Dion... Everyone is not calm at this time, a little nervous.

After a few years, the Timberwolves finally reached the playoffs. For them, this is exciting and a bit strange, so that they can't help feeling uneasy.

Adelman is consciously guiding everyone, helping everyone adjust their state, trying to make everyone overcome the anxiety and tension in their hearts, and also analyzing and studying the Rockets.

For the playoffs, Adelman, Terry Porter and others studied and formulated strategies and tactics!

...

Houston~www.readwn.com~ Toyota Center Arena.

Like the Timberwolves, the Rockets are actively preparing for the game.

"Lin." Parsons smiled at Jeremy Lin and ridiculed: "After a few days is the playoffs, you have to meet Ning."

"I know." Jeremy Lin said with a smile: "I am looking forward, Ning is very good, and can even be said to be very good. No one is better than him in this year's rookie. But I think you should be worried about it? I am an organization. Defender, you are the small forward, but if you want to play against him directly, don’t be hit by him."

Parsons looked startled, and said, "Relax, I won't lose to him."

At this time, the Rockets coach Kevin McHale came over, shouted at the crowd, gathered them together, and then took out a folder and began to explain: "To the Timberwolves, we need to pay attention to these points... .." Just like the Timberwolves are studying them, the Rockets are also studying the Timberwolves.

Players, tactics, systems, and even some minor habits-these are the two sides to study, all for the playoffs, for victory!