The away game against the Suns on April 9 was the biggest difficulty for the Rockets in the closing stages. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info Maddy took the initiative to switch to Nash, and as a result, his excellent defense completely contained Nash's fast break starting point. The sun's engine was halfway off, and the rocket firmly mastered the rhythm. The final score was 100-97, and the Rockets won away. The number one contributor Maddie contributed 34+8+3, and also prevented Nash from only getting 19+3+5.

2 days later, in Seattle, Maddie once again played at the MVP-level level, cutting 38+11+4, and also defended thunder. Allen scored just 18 points. The SuperSonics have already locked up the third place in the West, and at this time they have no intention of fighting, and even Lewis has taken a rotational break. The Rockets needed only three quarters to seal an early victory.

Then they finally returned to their home court against the Grizzlies.

"Jason, long time no see!" Bosh happily greeted: "It's boring to play four away games in a row, and you haven't been here for a few days to train. What about the data you said you checked for me last time? ”

"I've been preparing for my final exams recently, and I still have credits to take after all." Yuan Fei smiled: "But there are still home games to come." There is a website with the abbreviation BBR, which opened on 5/10/04, and you can look up the data on it. Now that there is a network, I'll show you first. ”

"Compare the efficiency values, right? Maddie ranks sixth in the league with 26.0, and the top five are all inside, which are Garnett, Duncan, O'Neal, Stoudemire and Nowitzki. Bryant's 23.5 and Iverson's 23.2 are slightly behind. This is also when T-Mac is not at his best with an injury, and he led the league at 31.0 last season and ranks 8th in NBA history. ”

"Wow! Eighth in history! Bosh looked shocked: "Who are the top seven?" ”

"The top seven are Chamberlain 3 times and Jordan 4 times, and this data is taken from a single season. In other words, Tracy is the third person in history in this statistic. ”

(Note: At this time LeBron. James is not at his peak. Maddy's peak season in history, ranking 18th all-time. The top 10 all-time as of 2016 are Chamberlain 3 times, Jordan 4 times, James 2 times, Curry 1 time)

Bosh looked at Maddie and said with a look of adoration, "So I'm playing with such a great person!" ”

"Hey, data analytics isn't for you to have a cult of personality!" Yuanfei was still a fan of Bosh in his previous life, and he hoped that the Rockets would sign Bosh to establish a dynasty. But in this life, I found out that this product is a natural stupid b!

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The more difficult away games have been won, and the Rockets will never miss a good opportunity when they return to their home court. They have won six in a row against the Grizzlies, Nuggets and Clippers. By the time they faced their last opponent at the Toyota Center, they were already 55-26. Unfortunately, their main rival, the Mavericks, was also in great form, running an eight-game winning streak, with the Mavericks leading the Rockets by two games at 57-24 before the final day of the regular season. In this way, no matter what the final day of the game is, the Rockets have locked up the fifth place in the West in advance, and will meet the fourth Mavericks in the West in the first round.

The final day of the game was not very exciting, and since the rankings of both sides were already predestined, the game was just a routine. The SuperSonics rested Allen and Lewis, and the Rockets also rested CTM. Reed, who started the game, scored 24 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting, and the Rockets ended the regular season with a 28-point win at home.

This season, they were plagued by injuries, coupled with the loss of key players, conflicts within the team, and Bass's stumbling blocks, but at the end of the season, they still completed the run-in and regained the feeling of a first-team team in the league. By the end of the last game, most people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and it was finally over, it was not easy.

The Rockets in the playoffs will not be as easy to deal with as they are in the regular season!

The playoff matchups for 04-05 are as follows:

The Suns, the new kings of the West, have 61 wins, and they will face the Grizzlies with 45 wins. The latter barely squeezed out the 44-win veteran powerhouse Timberwolves to make the playoffs.

The 59-win veteran Spurs will take on the rising star Nuggets with 49 wins.

The 52-win dark horse supersonic faced the 50-win old powerhouse King, who was secretly proud at this time, although he was at the bottom of the rankings, he drew a weaker opponent.

Southwest Neighbor Civil War, 58 wins over Mavericks vs. 56 wins over Rockets! Due to the unfair ranking rules of the division that year, the two teams with better records had to meet in the first round, cheaper for the SuperSonics.

In the East, the new King Heat played against the Late Cavaliers, the Old Kings Pistons played against the old rival Nets, the Green Army, which ranked third in the rules, faced the 76ers in the same district, and relied on several rookies to rise the Bulls against the Pacers in the same district. In this era when the West is strong and the East is weak, the Celtics, who are third in the East, and the Grizzlies, who are eighth in the West, are also 45 wins.

(Unlike Yuanfei's previous life, the Wizards failed to make the playoffs because they did not sign Arenas)

In addition, of the two teams that Yuanfei followed, the Hawks ended up with a 15-win record and finished at the bottom of the league. The Jazz are also third from the bottom in the West with only 29 wins. Both teams will have high draft picks, which means that both the Lakers and Rockets will get the ideal high picks, and the battlefield of the two Jasons will continue from inside the court to outside the court.

The Rockets also confirmed the 12-man roster for the playoffs: Yao Ming, Pulzbilla, Vallejo, Daba, Bosh, Wang Zhizhi, Jefferson, Turkoglou, Maddy, Reed, Billups, Parker. Only Barrett, who had a dispensable regular season, was left out of the playoff roster.

After a two-day break, the 2005 NBA playoffs officially began on April 23. The Rockets and Pistons, who topped the East and West teams last year, were scheduled for a late schedule. First up are the Pacers vs. Greens in the East and the Kings vs. SuperSonics in the West.

The Kings couldn't tolerate a poor record in the middle of the season and finally made up their minds to tear up the original roster. They first sold the veteran Christie in exchange for the Rockets veteran Mobley, and then gave up the original core Chris. Webb, to Webb and young player Matt. Barnes packed in exchange for the Rockets' old friend Kenny. Thomas and Collis, who played for the Pistons last season. Williams. The 76ers got Webb and for the first time put a superstar helper on Iverson. The world-famous Kings Five Tigers, who were once only one step away from the championship, parted ways this year.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and Studjakovic strained his groin, while Miller also injured his right leg. Jackson has just returned from injury and is not at his best. In this case, the Kings and the SuperSonics fought fiercely for four quarters, and finally lost to the opponent by 5 points.

The other game was a big start for the Celtics with a big home win over the Pacers.

After these two games, it is time for the rocket to appear. Yuanfei informed the players of the first two games, but Tang Shuai stopped him.

"Focus on our own game! I'm afraid these four teams haven't held on to the strength of our division, don't worry! Lao Tang said firmly. The players also have very determined eyes.

Yuanfei was relieved. In his opinion, Lao Tang and the players are in great shape at this time. This ball, the rocket will win! (To be continued.) )