Chapter 80: The Regular Season Ends
In March, after a 10-game winning streak in the initial phase of the 76ers, the situation in the East was decided. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The 76ers lost two of the remaining 12 games in March, and just like that, at the end of March, the 76ers won a 60-15 record and locked up the first place in the East one step ahead.
In the remaining seven games in April, the 76ers won another wave of seven consecutive wins, counting the winning streak in March, at the end of the season, the 76ers won another wave of more than 10 consecutive games.
Throughout the season, the 76ers have won four consecutive games of 10 or more, which is also an alternative feat.
In the end, the 76ers had a 67-15 record, ranking first in the league.
Anxi averaged 35.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game this season, and won the scoring and steal king of the season.
In addition to this, Anxi has the opportunity to compete for several other awards.
Most Improved Player Award, last season, Anxi averaged 29.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 3.4 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, and this season, Anxi's points increased by 6 points, rebounds increased by 3.8, assists increased by 1.3, steals rose by 0.2, blocks rose by 0.5, and all five basic data rose, especially points and rebounds, especially the increase was particularly obvious.
Therefore, for the Most Improved Player Award, Anxi also has a good chance.
Best Defensive Player, Anxi's defensive data, 8 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 1.4 blocks are all high, steals are the first in the league, rebounds are in the top 30 in the league, blocks are also in the top 15 in the league, the 76ers' overall defense is also good, this season, the 76ers can rank third in the league in points conceded per game.
Coupled with Anxi's individual defensive performance on the court, Anxi is very likely to win this heavyweight regular season honor this season.
Otherwise, there is no need to say more about one defense for a while, these two honors, no one can squeeze Anxi down.
The league's selection of several regular season awards began a week ago, and when the regular season ends, all the selections will be over, and the results will be announced one by one in the playoffs.
For the several awards in the regular season, An Xi didn't pay much attention, he knew that no matter whether he paid attention to it or not, the awards had already been awarded, it would be his, and if it wasn't his, he didn't have to think about it, what really mattered was the playoffs that would start next......
In the playoffs, the 76ers are the first in the East, and their opponent in the first round will be the Boston Celtics, who are ranked eighth in the East.
The Celtics' performance this season is amazing, they were still in the rebuilding period, and they made consecutive trades in the middle of the season, sending Lagalondo in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, no one expected this deal to directly make the Celtics take off.
In the second half of the season, Isaiah Thomas, known as the strongest 1.75 meters on the surface, played in 21 games, averaging 19.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5 per game. Four assists helped the Celtics secure a playoff spot at the end of the season.
However, this group of matchups is considered to be no suspense, on the one hand, the 76ers are too strong, the 76ers easily won the first place in the league in the regular season, Anxi's data is gorgeous, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Anxi in the regular season is obviously not full of An.
What's more, Anxi was also banned for six games in the regular season, and in those six games, the 76ers lost 5 of them, if Anxi was not banned, if Anxi played harder in the regular season, maybe the Bulls' 72-win record might not be guaranteed.
On the other hand, the strengths and weaknesses of the Celtics team are too obvious and easy to target.
The strong point of the Celtics is Isaiah Thomas on the outside, but Isaiah Thomas, who is only 1.75 meters tall, is difficult to be optimistic about in the playoffs.
The weaknesses of the Celtics are also obvious, they lack a strong interior line, the starting power forward is Jared Sallinger who has not been able to realize his potential, and the center is Olynyk and Taylor Zeller rotation, but whether it is Olynyk or Taylor Zeller, there is no starter-level strength, facing the interior combination of Nolen Snoll and Pau Gasol with one attack and one defense, such an interior combination is obviously easy to penetrate.
Therefore, in the first round of matchups, the 76ers are not under much pressure.
In the second round, the 76ers will face the winner between the Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors, who are fourth in the East.
The Bulls' performance this season is average, although Derrick Rose is back, but Rose's contribution on the court is more of a negative value, only playing at critical moments, but really meeting the 76ers, maybe the Bulls can't even reach the critical moment, let alone play.
The Raptors are very optimistic about many teams, the combination of Kyle Lowry and DeMardeRozan in the backcourt is favored by many people, and Valanciunas on the inside is also very strong, if the Raptors have any shortcomings, it must be the lack of an excellent defensive wing, and the lack of a qualified starting power forward.
For the 76ers, if they can face the Raptors in the second round, it will be easy to advance again, because Anxi can completely crush DeMar DeRozan, who is in the same position as him.
In addition to these four teams, the Hawks in the second place in the East will face the Bucks in seventh place in the East, the Bucks have improved significantly this season under the leadership of Jason Kidd, from the bottom of the league last season, to a playoff-level team, but overall, the young players of the Bucks have not fully grown up, in the face of the old and spicy Hawks, the Bucks lack a real strength of the strong point, this group of matchups, most people are still more optimistic about the Hawks.
The Cavaliers, who are third in the East, will face the Wizards, who are sixth in the East, and the difference in strength between this group of matchups is actually not large, the Cavaliers have the Big Three, but the Wizards also have John Wall, Bradley Beal and Masingotat.
It's just that none of these three can be compared with LeBron James, and the Cavaliers have gradually entered the state after a few trades in the middle of the season, except for still not being able to beat the 76ers, other teams are really not the opponents of the Cavaliers, so in this group of matchups, more people are still optimistic about the Cavaliers advancing to the next round.
In the West, the Warriors with 65 wins are in first place in the West, and their opponent is the New Orleans Pelicans, who are eighth in the West.
The Houston Rockets, who are second in the West, face the Dallas Mavericks who are seventh.
The Clippers, who are third in the West, face the Spurs, who are sixth in the West.
The Trail Blazers, who are fourth in the West, face the Memphis Grizzlies who are fifth.
After the regular season officially ended, the playoffs kicked off......