And another thing happened in the field.

At the time of the game, there was a heated argument between the Mavericks' core Jimmy Butler and head coach Carlisle.

This is no longer like the kind of complaint that Butler and Tang Tian had at the get-together during the All-Star Game, but there is really a huge contradiction.

The Mavericks' average performance after the All-Star break, and the conflict between the head coach and the head coach is one of the reasons, which casts a huge shadow on their championship journey.

After the game against the Mavericks, the Pelicans sat at home to face the Lakers.

The Lakers have been in the groove since Kobe Bryant's retirement, and even the previous selection of Simmons failed to change that.

Tang Tian's previous prediction was accurate, and after Simmons arrived in Los Angeles, there were many off-court scandals, not only hanging out in nightclubs, but also getting on Griffin's ex-girlfriend Kendall Jenner.

There are constant off-court scandals, and his on-court skills have not improved, he still can't shoot at all, and he doesn't seem to even have the idea of practicing.

Originally, fans and the media were expecting him to be the second James, but in the end, they realized how unrealistic that idea was.

In the face of such an opponent, the Pelicans didn't sweat much, leading by 20+ points in the third quarter, and the game went into garbage time early.

Tang Tian clocked in in the third quarter, contributing 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

His back-to-back triple-doubles ended up interrupted because the Lakers were too weak.

The NBA's record of consecutive triple-doubles is also fixed at 11 games.

Fans were still complaining about Tang Tian's spurs' practice of fooling before, but in the end, they found that Tang Tian really didn't fool anyone.

It's not that he doesn't want to continue with a triple-double, it's that the Lakers are really too weak......

Tang Tian's consecutive triple-doubles were broken, but the fans' attention to the game did not decrease.

Because it's the end of the season.

In addition to the highly competitive playoff spots in the East and West, more importantly, the long-awaited playoffs are just around the corner.

Warriors, Pelicans, Cavaliers, Rockets, Mavericks, Spurs, Knicks......

The collision between these super teams has long made fans hungry.

Half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, the door to the playoffs is about to open, and the competition for the playoffs has become white-hot.

In addition to the three teams in the East, such as the Cavaliers, Knicks, and Raptors, the remaining Hornets, Heat, Pacers, Pistons, Bucks, Hawks, and Celtics have no more than one win, and any ranking is possible in the end.

It's a similar situation here in the West, but the difference is that with those five super teams, there are only three playoff spots left.

The Trail Blazers, Clippers, Thunder, Jazz, Grizzlies, and Nuggets scored 3 in the final minute with 6 to 3.

These teams played in the last two days, and fans also watched in a rare row at the end of the season.

The style of play at the beginning of the century and the fierce battle at the last moment reminded many old fans of Iverson and the 76ers in the 2005~2006 season.

Iverson averaged 33 points per game, missing Kobe Bryant in scoring and missing out on the scoring title, and the 76ers also missed the playoffs at the last minute.

After two days of fighting, the rankings of the east and west were also released.

In the East, the Cavaliers are on top with 60 wins.

Despite the heavy defeat in the opening game, Whiteside has lost weight since then, and James and Irving are getting better and better, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.

The Knicks are close behind with 53 wins.

Compared to the Cavaliers, the Knicks' performance this season has been more up and down, and the aging of Anthony and Howard once led them to launch a championship contender, but the trade that brought Wall at the trade deadline played a crucial role.

The Raptors are third with 51 wins.

With the introduction of Ibaka and the original Lowry and DeRozan, the garbage brothers, the Raptors have little chance of winning the championship, but they are strong in the East.

After the Raptors, the Hawks, Bucks, Hornets, Pacers, and Heat are ranked 5~8.

These teams also have a record of under 50 wins.

The league has become more and more intense, the western team has risen strongly, the eastern team has few wins in the face of the western team, and the pattern of the western strong and the eastern weak has almost reached an extreme.

It is foreseeable that if this pattern continues to be played, there will only be a few super teams left in the league in the end.

In the West, the Pelicans didn't perform as well this season as they did last season, but they still managed to win 70 in the end.

It's also the only team in the league to win 70.

Tang Tian ended his sixth year in the NBA.

He had one of his most statistically stellar seasons as well.

He averaged 35.6 minutes per game this season, averaging 32.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 3.2 steals, 1.6 blocks and 3.3 turnovers per game while shooting 51.1% from the field and 43.6% from three-point range.

Points, assists, and steals per game all rank first in the league, and rebounds per game rank fifth in the league.

He won the scoring king, the assist king, and the steal king in one season!

Of course, more importantly, he became another player after Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double per game in the season!

Last season, fans said that both the Pelicans and Tang Tian had reached their prime.

But now it seems that it is just a peak, especially Tang Tian, he can continue to break through himself, and there will never be an upper limit.

After the Pelicans, the Warriors finished second in the West with 65 wins.

Although they experienced a wave of slumps in the middle of the season, after the run-in was complete, they are still at the top of the league, and they are the only in the league with the Pelicans.

The Spurs are third in the league with 61 wins.

The Rockets and Mavericks had a rapid momentum in the middle of the season, but in the end, they found that Jiang was still old and spicy, and Popovich quietly brought the team to third place in the West.

The Rockets are fourth with 60 wins.

The Big Three of Harden, Paul, and Cousins all performed well under the new penalty scale.

Although they ended up in fourth place in the West, the playoffs are a supergiant stage, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.

The Mavericks are fifth in the West with a 55-win record.

They were supposed to be higher in the table at the start of the season, but the increasingly obvious contradictions between Butler and Carlisle have become their biggest concern.

In addition to these five super teams, the remaining 6~8 have not been able to win more than 50 wins.

The Trail Blazers are in sixth place with 45 wins.

The Clippers are seventh with 43 wins.

Both the Thunder and the Jazz ended up with 41 wins, but the Thunder managed to finish eighth with a head-to-head record.

It is worth mentioning that, like Tang Tian, Westbrook finally managed to complete the season with an average triple-double per game.

He averaged 31.5 points, 11.6 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game, shooting 42.5% from the field and 35.6% from three-point range.

Although the data is a little worse than Tang Tian, he also averaged a triple-double per game.

Even if it weren't for Tang Tian's existence, he would have entered the MVP discussion.

It's also the first time in league history that two players have averaged triple-doubles in a single season at the same time!