In the blue and white sky, the Thunder's regular season came to an end.

They beat the Spurs in their final game to finish a miracle with an all-time best 73-9.

The moment the buzzer sounded, Li Liang raised his hands high, and he created another remarkable historical record.

The applause and cheers from all sides are as intoxicating as fine wine, and no matter how many times you come or how many glasses you have, you will never get tired of it.

Donovan, Mike Brown, the players on the Thunder bench, and the two working boys in suits, all stepped forward to celebrate the historic achievement.

To be honest, Durant and Westbrook still have some regrets in their hearts, such a historic moment, they could not stand on the court, but sat on the bench, I have to say that it is a pity.

But there was no way, in order to complete his closing performance, Li Liang used a hair dryer to blow the world and the ground, and the management and coaching staff felt that if Durant and Westbrook were on board, the leg would be broken in the second quarter and the cruciate ligament would be torn in the third quarter, and finally it was decided not to let the two go.

And Li Liang's performance did not disappoint, he scored 27 points, 21 assists, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and a big triple-double in this game, leading the Thunder to defeat the Spurs.

The last two games have been a huge plus for him.

A 50-point game, a triple-double, and all of them beat the top four teams in the West.

It's fair to say that the numbers and performances of my Bruce Lee are just because my teammates and the team are too strong for me to play well.

Indeed, throughout the season, Li Liang seemed to be the Monkey King who passed on the overweight training uniform, never showed his full strength, and did not enter the Saiyan mode.

His [Heavenly King] state has only appeared once, which is enough to see that his concentration and intensity have not been mentioned to the top.

Mike Brown is quite satisfied with Li Liang's performance in the last two games, and he knows that Li Liang's strength has not fallen back throughout the season, but continues to improve, but because the Thunder lineup is too good, he has been playing all the time.

The Tiger is always tightening his claws, and it's time for the playoffs to go all out.

After a best-of-73 victory, the Energy Center celebrated in a big way.

The PBC consortium to which the Thunder belongs, Bennett and Kaiser, the two big bosses, came to the scene and went to the locker room to congratulate the team.

Because the last game of the two generals did not appear, there is no absolute certainty of winning, and the eight bosses came to two representatives.

After all, if you lose, it's still embarrassing for eight people to run once.

Don't look at the Thunder as a small club, that's the past.

After they were acquired by the PBC consortium in 2014, they are one of the most financially powerful teams in the league.

The big boss Caesar, who is worth tens of billions, is a giant in the energy field such as oil and gas, and basketball is just a small investment for him.

If these big bosses could have come earlier, the Thunder wouldn't have given Harden an ultimatum for his salary.

Let's just say that timing is really important sometimes.

Fortunately, Li Liang chose Thunder, which is equivalent to choosing them at the right time.

In the locker room, Caesar met Li Liang, shook hands with him, and congratulated him.

This is the second time the two have met, the last time was when Li Liang signed with the Thunder.

It can only be said that these real big bosses, unless they love basketball very much, most of them just regard basketball as a business.

There are still very few owners who love basketball like Ballmer and Cuban.

And like little Bass, he doesn't want to love it, does the Bass family have that strength?

Facing Caesar, Li Liang said, don't worry, you have to congratulate me again in a month.

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With this victory, 73 wins instantly grabbed all the headlines.

Throughout the season, the Thunder can be said to have had a smooth ride, and they encountered a little run-in problem at the beginning.

This problem was also quickly solved because of Li Liang's "sacrifice".

At major forums, Li Liang is qualified to win the MVP and sixth person double awards.

You must know that public opinion still has a great impact on the current MVP selection.

In the early years, the selection of MVP was left to the players to vote.

The advantage of player voting is that the players themselves know best who is the best presence on the pitch.

This feeling is the most intuitive and cannot be replaced by bystanders, so the MVP is often the one with the strongest personal strength.

The downside is that players don't think much about the team as a whole, such as the impact of a particular player on the team as a whole.

Because the people who are selected are opponents, such as Abdul-Jabbar and Russell, I only know that they are strong, but I don't know if they are there or not, and what major impact does it have on the team, it is the opponent's team.

These things are the same criteria for evaluating the "most valuable" player.

Fans and critics, who are onlookers, tend to see these things more clearly.

So there is a second way of judging, which is left to the basketball media and critics to judge.

From a more objective and holistic perspective, we will select a player who is strong in the season and has the greatest impact on the team and the league.

Now, there is also a fan voting session, of course, there is only one vote.

And this vote, judging from the current trend of public opinion, Li Liang has won it.

As for the other votes, it depends on how the media people and commentators weigh them.

After all, Stephen Curry has also had a spectacular season.

It's a pity that on April 12, after the Thunder won the best record in history, by April 13, the Warriors' last game was not so eye-catching.

They host the Grizzlies and a win would tie the all-time best set by the Chicago Bulls.

This is also a very remarkable achievement.

But in competitive sports, winners take all.

Especially in NBA basketball, there is always only one first.

People run and swim, and they have a silver medal or bronze medal, which is also a ranking.

As for football, there are championships in the league and there are many big and small cup competitions.

Only in the NBA, the championship is the highest, and the division championship also means, and many fans don't even know what the division championship trophy looks like.

As for those who can't make it to the divisional finals, they deserve to be ridiculed.

As a result, on April 13, the Warriors lost to the Grizzlies at home.

Because the Grizzlies are ninth in the West, if they lose the last game, they will still be ranked behind because of the relationship between victory and defeat when the record is the same as that of the Mavericks.

So they have to win.

So, in this game, the Grizzlies fought hard and went all out.

As for the Warriors, it doesn't make much sense to get 72 wins, so the main team chose to take a break and concentrate on preparing for the playoffs.

The Grizzlies defeated the Warriors on the road to secure their last ticket to the playoffs.

At this point, the 2015-2016 NBA regular season is over.

Eight playoff teams in the West are out, Thunder, Warriors, Spurs, Lakers, Rockets, Clippers, Trail Blazers, Grizzlies.

The eight teams in the East are the Cavaliers, Raptors, Heat, Hawks, Celtics, Hornets, Pistons, and Bulls.

The eastern part is simply a zoo and a zookeeper, and compared to the west, there is really only one that can fight.

With the exception of the Cavaliers and Raptors, there is no third team in the East with a record of more than 50 wins.

And the West is the first in history to have two teams with 70 wins.

Of course, when it comes to the playoffs, the regular season record is empty.

Knocking out opponents in a series of 7 is the real thing.

For the Thunder, 73 wins are both an honor and a burden.

The only thing a regular season record can do for the playoffs is to give you an extra home game in the series.

Other than that, there is no more point.

This is also the reason why many famous stars, championship-level teams, will not pay much attention to the regular season.

The gain from getting the first place is too small.

And just after the Thunder got the best record and surpassed the Chicago Bulls, those old guys were ready to move.

For example, Rodman stood up and said, "We didn't play a lot of games that year, and 72 wins is not a reflection of our strength." ”

Pippen said, "If you don't win the championship, everything is empty. ”

Even Jordan spoke, "The regular season record is just the icing on the cake, and the championship is the real honor." ”

It's normal for old players to have ideas, after all, it's not their time, and there is always the idea that a generation is not as good as a generation.

However, they seem to have forgotten that the Thunder have Bruce Lee.

His team has never missed a playoff game.

Because in the playoffs, he's really a different guy.