Contrary to the Knicks, the Toronto Menglong, who has offered him to the altar since Vince Carter was canonized, is in big trouble. There was no reinforcement, no trade, and even traded away the strong players in the team, Menglong finally paid the price for his madness and willfulness.

They were in a very optimistic situation before the All-Star break, and even ranked in the top six in the East for a while, and the long-cherished dream of making the playoffs seemed to be about to be completed. But since the battle with the Los Angeles Lakers, Menglong has become more and more crazy and more and more dependent on Vince Carter. Vince Carter also seems to enjoy the exclusive possession of the ball, averaging nearly five assists per game in the past, which is not the top level, but it is already a very difficult achievement for a player in his position. But now there are no assists for this average of five, and as long as the ball is in his hands, there is basically no return. His individual scoring numbers are getting higher and higher, but such high scoring numbers are difficult to win for the team.

Vince Carter has been playing more and more crazy lately, but Menglong's results are getting worse and worse. After losing to the Knicks, they lost to the San Antonio Spurs, the Dallas Mavericks, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Golden State Warriors, and even the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.

After suffering six consecutive defeats, they also plummeted in the Eastern Conference standings, from sixth to tenth, and their early season aspirations were about to be dashed.

The head coach of the team following the loss to the Atlanta Hawks has resigned. Now the team's poor record will naturally lose a large number of fans, and if it weren't for Vince Carter's wonderful performance every night, Menglong's home stadium might not even have a 70% attendance rate.

"It's time for us to make some changes, it's dangerous to go on like this, and everybody can see it. If we can't save the situation, our efforts this year will come to naught, which is something that everyone does not want to see!"

"Last season, we lost Tracy, and this season, Antonio Davis is gone! This game and the previous few defeats, I didn't see anything in the game, and the tactics arranged in training will become unrecognizable as soon as they get to the field.? ??· It's not going to go on like this, it's time for us to change, basketball is five-man, I need help, or the team will trade me!"

It can be seen that Menglong's recent performance has made Vince Carter feel extremely dissatisfied. Although he did not name names, the hints in Carter's words were obvious enough, but probably considering the relationship with the management in the future, he only emphasized the inaction of the team's top management.

But even so, it is absolutely unbearable for the Menglong senior management who values money more than results, and after Vince Carter just said that accusation to the media, the general manager of the team immediately shot back.

'I'm disappointed, really disappointed! the squad is not weak at the moment, otherwise we wouldn't have had that result at the beginning of the season. I don't understand why Vince said that, but it's not us who should really reflect on it, it's Vince, and if you're disappointed playing in this city, I think I'll trade you. ”

The words completely planted a deep rift between the originally intimate team core and the general manager.

Now anyone can see that with the gradual retirement of the players in the 80s, the future of the league must belong to these young people born in '76-79.

Vince's words caused a strong hurricane to blow in the already disturbing trading market.

For other teams' seduction of Vince Carter, Menglong's answer was unusually resolute, and all trade requests were rejected by them, and strongly stated that Vince was not for sale, and that he was the future leader of the team, and Menglong would never consider sending him away!

Of course, if Menglong doesn't show some sincerity, Carter will never compromise. So General Manager Menglong was very unfortunate to be regarded as a victim, and the team firmly stood on Carter's side in this small-scale power struggle.

Seeing that there was a danger of unemployment, General Manager Menglong immediately showed his dog-legged side, and quickly made a compromise to show favor to Vince Carter. He even knelt down and promised that he would definitely be a strong helper for Vince Carter's network in the new season.

As for Vince Carter's trade rumors, Lamar, who is a good friend of Vince, will naturally be connected by media reporters. Even if Lamar is still hiding in the manor and being his good husband, he is not immune.

"I think Vince is really lonely, those guys from Menglong should take out their American knives and find a helper for Vince!" Lamar showed a rare friendly side to reporters: "Basketball is five people! I'm glad that the Knicks guys didn't let me down, they found the right way to play team basketball during my absence!" Now the Knicks are on the right path at high speed, you heard me right, that's what I said, even if I'm back on the team, the team basketball tactics are not going to change now because that's the right thing. ”

Lamar, as one of the privileged players, will stand up and fully support the team tactics pursued by the Knicks now, and it seems that the overall pattern is indeed about to change.

Perhaps inspired by Lamar, the Knicks continued to hold high the banner of team basketball in the following games, and the whole team played exceptionally well. As a result, the Knicks still had a strong record in the final moments of the season. Although it is not as strong as the sweeping army when Lamar was there, he has played steadily and steady, and he has basically not missed the games that should be won. Of course, the Knicks have little hope of finishing in the top four in the East, but they can still fight for the fifth or sixth place in the East.

Although it was not a triumphant song all the way, the Knicks' record was still strong during this period, and no one could shake the seventh position in the East. However, the Knicks don't want to stay in the seventh position, because the Philadelphia 76ers, a powerhouse in the East, now firmly occupy the second place in the East, and the Knicks don't want to meet this difficult opponent in the first round of the playoffs.

Although the two sides have won two of their respective home games in four games this season, as a Knicks player, everyone knows how those two victories came about and how hard they came about!

At this time, the value of AI to the Philadelphia 76ers has even far exceeded Lamar's value to the New York Knicks. Since AI joined, this tenacious and rebellious little man has begun to become the spiritual sustenance of the 76ers. As long as he is on the court, the Philadelphia players will be as energetic as if they had taken a strong pill, but once he is out due to injury, Philadelphia will become a plate of loose sand.

It may be due to the loss against the Lakers last season that completely stimulated the AI's inherent factor of not admitting defeat, and this season the AI actually played the highest attendance rate since entering the league. Aside from a break at the beginning of the season and around the All-Star break, he basically stayed full-time.

Injuries are still riddled with injuries, and the pain is still tormenting this stoic and unyielding little man, but after losing to the Lakers, he chose to silently persevere, doing his best to protect his team and maintain his pride.

For the current Philadelphia 76ers, many people think that they can still maintain such a strong competitiveness, in addition to the leadership role of AI, the most important thing Philadelphia people should be grateful for is the African mountain Mutembo, it is this usually silent big man who has held up a place for AI to shelter from the rain.

The regular season has come to an end, and the two teams that are most likely to fall in love with each other in the playoffs are taking the lead in the Eastern Conference melee. The Knicks want to move up one place to avoid the 76ers, while the Philadelphia 76ers want to sit on the second and lead the East to gain home-court advantage in the playoffs.

Although the two teams will not meet again in the regular season, the strength of the two teams has opened the prelude to the battle for a more favorable position in the playoffs for the Eastern teams. So the competition for other giants has also become extremely fierce, the Pistons, Nets, and Pacers have confirmed their playoff tickets, and now they are competing for the rankings, and being able to advance one place means that they have a greater chance of going further in the playoffs.

The remaining three tickets, Boston, Heat, Magic, Bucks, and Bulls, are also a fierce battle, some people have to pay for their previous willfulness, and some people want to prove their ability. There is no doubt that the ability to enter the future tournament is the best proof of this.

The war is raging in the east, and the competition in the west is also in full swing. The Los Angeles Lakers, the Sacramento Kings, and the San Antonio Spurs, three of the old powerhouses, have confirmed their playoff tickets.

The Los Angeles Clippers, the little brother in the same city who has been pressed by the Los Angeles Lakers all year round, was once called the least aggressive team by David Stern. When the regular season of this season was coming to an end, everyone was stunned to finish in sixth place.

It has always been said that in the NBA, the competition in the West is far more fierce than in the East. But under such fierce competition, it has to be said that it is a miracle that the Clippers, who have not been rebuilding for a long time, can actually rank sixth.

Compared to them, the Portland Trail Blazers, a regular in the past playoffs, have not had much of a good time lately. The repercussions of the rivalry within the squad continue to haunt the Prison Legion, and their prospects have been unpleasant since the start of the season when the conflict between Rasheed Wallace and the rest of the squad became apparent.