Chapter 296: The Regular Season is Over, 70 Wins!
It was a clash between two future best defensive players against James, with Leonard plus Green taking on James.
The result of the game was that James scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game, although the data was as explosive as ever, but the efficiency was not high, the 44% shooting rate was much lower than usual, and the 4 assists were also lower than James's average of 7.3 assists per game this season, and under the entanglement of Leonard and Green, James's turnovers were as high as 6.
In fact, in the first three quarters of the game, James's efficiency was quite good, but as the fourth quarter of the game progressed, James's physical strength was overdrawn, and the offensive efficiency began to decrease significantly, thus reducing the shooting rate of the whole game.
Wang Xiao is very satisfied with being able to defend James to this extent, and the performance of other players is also unsatisfactory when the Heat's strongest offensive firepower point is not efficient.
Wade got the Heat's second-highest score with 23 points. Allen had a good hand, scoring the third-highest score of 18 points on the team, but Bosh had a very average touch, shooting 4-of-12 from the field and scoring only 9 points on free throws.
In this case, the Wizards still won this game that both sides were bound to win without blood.
At 108:99, the Wizards defeated the Heat by 9 points at home, once again completing the sweep of the regular season against the Heat.
With the end of this match, the records of both teams have not shrunk, but have been stretched by one more game.
Next, both teams only have four games left, and unless the Wizards' side loses the next four games, the Heat have no chance of surpassing the Wizards in terms of record.
Even if the Wizards lose 3 games and the two sides have the same record, the Heat will be ranked behind the Wizards because of the win-loss relationship between the two teams.
This is simply impossible, since the arrival of Wang Xiao, the Wizards have never had a 4-game losing streak except for the first season, let alone 4 consecutive defeats, even 3 consecutive defeats have never appeared, so basically the Heat is out of play.
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After the victory over the Heat, the Wizards' record came to 66-12, and if they win all of their next games, then this season's regular season wins will reach 70 wins, becoming the second team to exceed 70 wins in the regular season in a single season after the Bulls' 72 wins.
Although this is not a unique record, and it is far less shocking than the 73 wins of the future Warriors, it is also quite attractive to the players of the Wizards.
Wang Xiao's pursuit of 70 wins is not high, because there is no reward for reaching 70 wins in a single season in the milestone.
But since the players want to achieve this goal, he will not deliberately suppress it.
In the last four games, he did not let the players rotate, Curry and others all played, but considering the preparation for the playoffs, the main players have reduced their playing time.
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On April 12, the Wizards defeated the Bulls 107-96 at home.
On April 14, they won 109-101 away against the Nets.
On April 16, they defeated the Thunder 112-103 at home.
On April 18, they defeated the Suns 119-88 away.
With the main force exhausted and united, the Wizards won all the remaining four games, officially increasing the regular season wins to 70 games!
When the full-time whistle blew for the game against the Suns, many Wizards fans who had come from Washington stood up and applauded in the Phoenix Suns' National Air Center arena, and the happy witnesses came to this moment.
"Although we lost the game, let's congratulate the Wizards on their 70th win of a single season!"
The Suns' live DJ also congratulated the Wizards.
This season, the Suns, who lost Nash, have been completely reduced to salted fish, with 82 games and 25 wins and 57 wins, ranking first in the West, and only one step less than the 20-62 Magic in the entire league.
Interestingly, the Magic's Howard, like the Suns' Nash, joined the Lakers before the start of the season.
The 12-13 season was undoubtedly an interesting one.
The Lakers, who formed Super F4 at the beginning of the season, surprised people by finishing the regular season with a 45-37 record, seventh in the West, and probably eighth in the West if it weren't for the win-loss relationship.
The Heat's 27-win streak holds the second-longest winning streak in history, but they were powerless against the defending champions Wizards, who were swept in four games of the regular season.
The Wizards didn't let the Heat's 27 wins completely steal the spotlight, and successfully drew the spotlight back from the Heat with a 70-12 record that can also rank second in league history.
Either way, the regular season of the season is officially over.
At the end of the regular season, the East and West standings came into being.
In the East, the Wizards with 70 wins lead the leaderboard without any suspense, followed by the Miami Heat with 65 wins and 17 losses, followed by the New York Knicks with 53 wins and 29 losses, the New Jersey Nets with 48 wins and 33 losses in fourth place, the Chicago Bulls with 44 wins and 38 losses in fifth place, the Atlanta Hawks with 42 wins and 40 losses in sixth place, the Indiana Pacers in seventh place with 41 wins and 41 losses, and the Celtics with 40 wins and 42 losses in eighth place.
In the West, although the Trail Blazers with 59 wins won the highest game, and their record is far less than that of the Wizards and Heat in the East, the competition for a playoff spot in the West is more fierce than in the East.
The Trail Blazers are in first place in the West with 59-23, followed by the second-place Spurs in the West with 56-26, the third-place Nuggets at 55-27, the Clippers in fourth place at 55-27, the Grizzlies in fifth at 53-29, the Thunder in sixth at 52-30, the Lakers in seventh at 45-37, and the Jazz in eighth at 45-37.
The western side almost fell out of the top eight with 45 wins and 37 losses, and if it was placed in the eastern side, it would already be in fifth place.
The Dallas Mavericks, who are ranked tenth in the West, have a 41-41 record this season, and if they go to the East, they can also squeeze out the Celtics and enter the playoffs.
But there is no way, who let there be two big bosses on the eastern side?
According to the league format, teams from the same region will meet four times in a season, while teams from different regions will only meet twice.
The Wizards, with 70 wins, and the Heat, with 65 wins, are both Eastern Conference teams, and they also have to play other Eastern Conference teams four times, which makes the Eastern Conference have a good team record and look terrible.
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"Guys, you've done a great job, 70 wins in the regular season, which I couldn't have imagined before the new season started."
In the locker room, Wang Xiao looked around at the players and said with a smile.
"Don't take it lightly, though, the regular season is just an appetizer and for us, the real battle is just here! In the first round of the playoffs, our opponent will be Celtic, an old rival. ”
"Although this season the Celtics lost Ray. Allen and Rondo are also injured in the middle of the season, but you should know what the consequences will be if you underestimate Garnett and Pierce, even if they are old and do not have the strength they had in their prime, I hope you can still go all out and win them! ”
"Okay, Coach!"