In addition to the rankings, there is also a list that will attract attention this season.

In the heyday of scorers, the list is naturally the scorer's list.

The scoring list of this year in history has been talked about by fans in later generations.

Sun Hao's crossing had some butterfly effects, but it didn't change the phenomenon.

Here's a list of scores:

Ranking, name, team, score

1. Sun Hao, Lakers, 33.3 points;

2. Iverson, 76ers, 33 points;

3. James, Nuggets, 31.7 points;

4, Kobe, Mavericks, 30.6 points;

5. Arenas, Magic, 29.3 points;

6. Wade, Heat, 28.1 points;

7. Pierce, Celtics, 26.6 points;

8, Yao Ming, Wizard, 25.6 points;

9. Reed, Bucks, 25.4 points;

10. Ray Allen, Supersonic, 25.1 points;

11. Stoudemire, Suns, 25 points;

12. Elton Brand, Clippers, 24.7 points;

13. Carter, Nets, 24.2 points;

14. Anthony, Pistons, 24.1 points;

15. Antoine Jamison, Warriors, 23.2 points;

16. Maddie, Wizards, 23.1 points;

……

Four players scored more than 30 points, and the top 16 averaged more than 23 points per game.

Until the second offense is adjusted to 14 seconds, this is unthinkable in any era.

It's no wonder why fans are so revered for this year.

And although history has changed, Kobe Bryant went to the Mavericks and failed to do things like 7 consecutive 40+ games, 62 points in the third quarter, and 81 points in a single game.

But all of this was actually done by Sun Hao.

So history has changed, but what happened in this year has not gone away.

In other words, it's still the most classic year in NBA history.

Such statistics also make fans look forward to this year's playoffs.

If you know that this situation is analogous to history, it is the era of the rise of the heroes.

Like the Three Kingdoms, but also like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, just looking back and reading these histories will make people never get tired of reading them, let alone being in them.

The playoffs are about to begin, and as in previous years, the NBA announced the first awards at this time.

The Most Improved Award went to David West of the Hornets.

West averaged just 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game last season, but he is averaging 17.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game this season, and Deron is the new twin star of the Hornets.

The interesting thing is that James and Sun Hao both got votes in the selection of this award, and James even ranked 4th in terms of votes.

Of course, they are more like "joining in the fun".

The Most Improved Award is well deserved, but the selection of the best manager is somewhat unexpected.

In previous years, it was generally the coach of the team with the greatest improvement in record to win the best manager.

Like last year, D'Antoni beat Phil Jackson to be named the best manager.

By that standard, this year's Nuggets head coach George Karl has a lot of hope.

But in the end, it turned out that it was not Carl but Carlisle.

Carlisle lifted the Best Manager trophy again after a four-year hiatus!

However, a closer analysis will show that this result is actually reasonable.

The Nuggets didn't improve as much as the Suns last year, which is one thing;

On the other hand, although the Wizards' record has not improved much, they have shown a different level of competitiveness than last season.

There is only two words of difference between the championship team and the championship favorite, but it is a world of difference.

So in the end, there were not many voices questioning the result, but Lakers fans felt sorry for Phil Jackson.

If the "Zen Master" wants to win the second best coach trophy of his career, the Lakers players can only rely on the Lakers players to continue to work hard next season.

In addition to these two awards officially issued by the league, ESPN's playoff predictions for this year are also particularly noteworthy.

In their latest prediction, the top three teams with championship odds are: Wizards, Mavericks and Pistons.

The defending champion Lakers are only in fourth place on this list.

Shaq and Son are still unstoppable, but Shaq's injury is a huge concern, and once he is out, the Lakers' role player performance will drop significantly, which has been proven during the season.

And while we applaud Sun's 62 points and 81 points in a single game, we can't ignore that the Lakers won those two games not easily, which also shows the importance of Shaq. ”

ESPN is sending real experts this time, and this analysis is full of references to the Lakers' performance this season.

Even considering that O'Neal missed the playoffs last year due to injury, it is reasonable and convincing.

On April 22, after a two-day break, the playoffs officially kicked off.

As in the past, the first and fourth teams in the top half of the East and West will play each other one after another, and the East games will be played first.

According to the previous matchups, the order of the four games on this day is: Magic vs. Heat, Wizards vs. Bulls, Lakers vs. Spurs, Mavericks vs. Warriors.

After the day's training session, Sun Hao and O'Neill sat on the sidelines and chatted as usual.

"They all despise us."

After O'Neill took a sip of wolfberry tea, he turned to Sun Hao and said.

Since the last time Walker asked Sun Hao about wolfberry tea, this new "energy drink" has seen the phenomenon of person-to-person transmission within the Lakers.

Up to now, it is already a thermos cup and a cup of wolfberry tea for everyone.

"That's a good thing, it's even more enjoyable to be a dog and win."

"Dog" is a common phrase in the NFL in the United States, referring to the side of two teams that are underestimated.

Correspondingly, the favored side is the "dog".

"It's a pity that it's the media that looks down on us, not our opponents, and if that Popovich guy thinks we're easy to play, that's a good thing."

Sun Hao said with a smile.

Spurs, or Spurs, this is the Nth time in his career that he has played against the Spurs.

At the beginning of the century, as long as the Great West entered the playoffs, playing the Spurs was almost impossible to escape.

And years of playing each other also showed him how difficult Popovich and Spurs are to be opponents, so what he said was just a joke.

"Why don't I find a media later, saying that my toes hurt a little? Maybe you won't be able to play the first game? ”

O'Neill thought for a moment and said.

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment.

O'Neill is playing thirty-six tricks, and he wants to hide from the world!

"It's ...... It's not that it doesn't work. ”

He then nodded, thinking that O'Neill's idea of a flash of inspiration was actually quite good.

Popovich is scheming, and playing smoke bombs with him can be regarded as returning the favor to the other.

"Are you serious?"

O'Neill originally said it casually.

"Soldiers, treacherous ways, false and real, real and false, he believes in us to earn, and if he doesn't believe in us, we have no loss."

Sun Hao continued.

O'Neill thought for a moment and nodded earnestly.

But then he said something that made Sun Hao spray rice.

"I'm a genius!"

"Yes, you can consider becoming a coach when you retire."

Sun Hao said with a cooperative smile.

"That sounds really good, let that kid Kobe play for me."

O'Neill looked serious.

"Ahem, let's move on to the night's game."

Sun Hao was afraid that O'Neill would really go to the point of no return, so he hurriedly diverted the topic.

"There's not much more for the Spurs to say, they're like husband and wife with us, and I know what she's going to do when I turn around."

"What?"

"Fart."

"Poof!"

Sun Hao knows that O'Neill has a lot of humor, but this is really too much.

"I'm quite focused on our next round opponent than playing them, and this year's Dallas is not very easy to play."

O'Neill's expression was serious.

Although he said that he wanted to ease the relationship with Kobe, there was no suitable opportunity, and the relationship between the two did not change much from before.

This also means that every time they fight, it will be a "life and death game".

The performance of the Mavericks this year is obvious to all, even if the Lakers are completely running-in, they dare not say that they are absolutely sure.

"What if they don't make it to the second round?"

Sun Hao said with a smile.

"Didn't make it to the second round? No way! ”

O'Neill shook his head as he spoke.

"Even if Steve Nash is in the Warriors, I don't think they have many chances, let alone the current roster, to win one game is to play extraordinarily."

"Shaq, the playoffs are not about the lineup, we all know that, you should note that Don is the former head coach of Dallas, and he is very familiar with Dirk and the Mavericks."

Sun Hao continued.

"No, it's still impossible, in the face of absolute strength, what you said is useless, although I don't like Kobe's guy, but you say that he can't even win against the Warriors, that's."

O'Neill swears.

"Why don't we make a bet?"

Sun Hao suddenly Barkley possessed.

In fact, he is not absolutely sure, after all, although this Warriors team is very similar to the Golden State gang in history, there are differences.

And like O'Neal said, the Mavericks have Kobe.

usually complains and complains, but Kobe's absolute strength is there.

But the fun part of betting is also here, the kind of bet that knows the result by opening the eyes of the sky is actually very boring, on the contrary, this kind of not knowing the result is really interesting.

"Bet on what?"

"Gambling ......"

"Wait, you can bet anything, but you can't bet on me to lose weight."

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment, this is what he wanted to bet on.

"Then what are you betting on?"

O'Neill blocked his words in advance, and he could only ask rhetorically.

"Well, let's bet on a Porsche."

O'Neill is really arrogant.

However, what O'Neill didn't expect was that Sun Hao nodded directly.

"If I win, my garage will be richer."

Sun Hao continued.

He doesn't have a hobby of collecting shoes, but he still has a hobby of collecting cars.

The Ferrari that Jordan gave him was very good there, and it would be nice to have another Porsche.

And there is no point in buying the car yourself, if it is a car with a story, it is especially interesting.

"I'm different, I have to get a new parking space."

O'Neill was not outdone.

After hearing this, Sun Hao laughed and patted O'Neill on the shoulder.

Both of them have a lot of confidence in themselves.

A small bet is pleasant, a Porsche is nothing to them now.

The time difference between the east and west of the United States is nearly three hours, and in the afternoon of Western time and the evening of Eastern time, the game between the Magic and the Heat officially starts as the opening game of the playoffs.

These two teams, because of Sun Hao's crossing, have changed dramatically from the same period in history.

The Magic are now an interior duo of Arenas and Howard, complemented by a slew of great role players like Grant Hill, Turkoglou, Stevenson, and more.

Of course, as mentioned earlier, Hill's injury at the end of the season hit them hard.

On the Heat's side, because there was no historical O'Neal trade, the team is now a trident team of Wade, Odom and Caron Butler.

It turns out that without O'Neal, Wade is still playing well, and the Heat are still a very competitive team in the East.

Once the game started, the Magic quickly built up a lead.

The biggest reason is still their interior advantage, the Heat's trident is a bit similar to the Nets, the outside is strong enough, but the inside is weak.

The Heat's rebounding leader in the regular season was Odom as a power forward.

But obviously, there's no way you're going to put Odom up against Howard.

And with Arenas as a partner, Howard is growing much faster than in history.

The final result of the game also validated the basketball style of "inside is king" at the beginning of the century.

Despite Vedry's 38 points on 18 free throws, the Magic defended their home court with a 101-91 win over the Heat.

On the Magic's side, Howard had a big double-double of 16 points and 22 boards, while Arenas scored 31 points.

In addition, Turkoglu also had an excellent performance of 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Hill's absence due to injury has put Tekoglu on greater responsibility, and in a sense, the Magic have been a blessing in disguise.

After the game between the Magic and the Heat, the Wizards and Bulls followed.

Because it was relatively close to the start of his game, Sun Hao didn't have time to watch the game, and only knew the result of the game before the game started on his side.

96 to 91.

The score of the match was a surprise.

The Bulls lost to the Wizards by only 5 points!

There is a reason why Maddie played abnormally, shooting only 7 of 22.

But at the same time, it has to do with the magic play on the Bulls' side.

Paul put up a magical performance of 16 points, 15 assists and 4 steals in the first playoff game of his career.

Driven by him, Yi Jianlian also had an excellent performance of 27 points and 9 boards.

Of course, Chandler's efforts to carry Yao Ming and the bench Granger scored an astonishing 17 points.

If it weren't for the last period of time on the outside, the Bulls might have had an upset.

But even if they lose, the Bulls will leave Verizon Center with their heads held high.

There is only one feeling in the hearts of Bulls fans who played this game: the future is promising!

After these two games, the game in the West is long overdue.

After watching the two games in the east, the fans immediately turned their attention to the western side.

Even the ratings of major sports media have risen a lot.

This is largely because of Sun Hao, the Lakers' game;

Part of the reason is also because the Lakers are playing the Spurs, which everyone knows is the highlight of the first round of the playoffs.

When the Lakers players showed up on the court, the crowd burst into cheers.

The defending champions, they can't wait to see the Lakers defend their title.

Of course, there are also many fans who focus on O'Neal.

O'Neal said in an interview today that his toes are a little sore, which makes them worried, and even worried that O'Neal will miss the first round.

It wasn't until they saw O'Neill take off his training uniform and warm up on the field that their worries subsided a lot.

On the other end of the court, Popovich's eyes have been on O'Neal as well.

O'Neal and Sun Hao, no matter which one is missing, the Lakers are completely different teams.

If O'Neal really plays with an injury, it will not only be great news for the Spurs, but also have a great impact on the Spurs' tactical arrangement.

"Monty, do you think Shaq is hurt?"

Popovich looked around for a long time, still unsure, and turned to ask his assistant coach, Monty Williams.

"I can't see it either, but with Shaq's personality, I think he's a little bit."

Williams is a gentle and elegant coach, and a lot of his judgment comes from experience, which is why Popovich asks him.

Popovich nodded thoughtfully.

O'Neill, whom he knew, was indeed not very good at telling lies.

At this time, the pre-game warm-up was almost underway, and the Spurs players came off the court.

"Let's adjust our tactics."

Once everyone was together, Popovich pulled out the tactical board.

On the other side, Sun Hao was also preparing to walk to the bench.

But that's when someone stopped him.

Buckley.

"I want to make a comeback again."

Barkley's first words made Sun Hao laugh.

"I have a gift for you."

Barkley had taken a look at him, and he knew that time was tight at this time, so he directly expressed his intention.

Sun Hao looked at him with curiosity.

Barkley pulled out a ...... from his pocket Car models.

"Kenny, that guy is making fun of Michael, and I promised that guy to give you a Ferrari too, and you see I'm here to give you a car, I don't think you mind the size."

Barkley had a look of invincibility on my face.

Sun Hao laughed after listening to the music.

Barkley is Barkley, you can't accept it.

"No, I love it."

Sun Hao said from the bottom of his heart after taking a closer look at the model of the car.

This is a Ferrari ENZO car model, the price is not too cheap on the one hand, but the key is that this thing is also difficult to do.

Barkley must have put a lot of thought into it.

"Do you hear that? Kenny, I said I know Sun better than you do, and I won! ”

Barkley shouted triumphantly at the camera.

This is clearly part of the TNT program.

Sun Hao smiled and patted Barkley on the shoulder, handed the car model to the staff not far away, and then listened to the tactical arrangement with the other team members.

The scene soon entered the opening ceremony, and the starters of the two teams were released one after another.

On the Spurs' side, Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan, Nesterovich.

On the Lakers' side, Payton, Sun Hao, Ariza, Walker, O'Neal.

Amid the cheers of Los Angeles fans, O'Neal put the ball back in the Lakers half, officially kicking off the Lakers' playoffs this year.