The West is a standout, and it's not for nothing that the season of 50 wins ranks eighth in the West.

But with nine teams, this is the first time in NBA history.

Because the 9th team got 50 wins, but in the end it missed the playoffs......

The Spurs are in first place in the West with a 60-win record.

Tang Tian's departure caused their record to decline, but Popovich's excellent coaching allowed the team to stop the bleeding in time and take the first place in the league for the third consecutive year.

It is worth mentioning that they are also the only team to have 60 wins this season.

The Thunder, who are second in the West with 58 wins, had a chance to challenge the Spurs for the No. 1 spot, but Westbrook's injury changed all that.

The Clippers are third in the West with a 57-win record, and while the record is not much different from last year, the arrival of Rivers has completely changed the team's defense, and their strength in the playoffs should not be underestimated.

The Lakers followed with a 56-win record, and they could have moved up to third with a win over the Pelicans, but ended up in fourth.

The Warriors are right behind the Lakers with 54 wins, and Mark Jackson has patiently cultivated this team for three years before finally coming to the results.

The Pelicans' record ended up at 52 wins, an improvement of 25 games from last season.

The arrival of Tang Tian and Holiday has brought obvious improvements to this team.

And with this improvement, Pelicans head coach Monty Williams also has a chance to compete for this year's head coach of the year honor.

Both the Grizzlies and Rockets have a 51-win record, but the Grizzlies have a 3-1 lead in the head-to-head record between the two teams, and they occupy seventh place in the West.

The Rockets could only settle for eighth.

However, in such a competitive West, Harden's personal strength is undoubted if he can get rid of Kardashian's tight defensive core and lead the team into the playoffs.

In ninth place is the Trail Blazers, Aldridge missed nearly two months due to injury, and they ended up with 50 wins and went out of the tournament.

In addition to these teams, another team in the West that did not make the playoffs is also worth watching.

The Mavericks had a good start to the season, but Nowitzki suffered a season loss and they went into swing mode to finish second to last in the West with 27 wins.

In addition to the Mavericks, the Spurs, Pelicans, Grizzlies and Rockets in the Southwest Division have all made the playoffs, which can be called the death zone.

The Eastern and Western records were finally confirmed, and the playoff matchups were released.

In the East, the Heat face the Hawks in the first round, the Pacers face the Hornets, the Bulls play the Wizards, and the Raptors and Nets battle for the final spot to advance.

On the Western side, the Spurs and Rockets played each other, and this is the second consecutive season that the two teams have met in the first round;

The same goes for the Thunder and the Grizzlies, last year the Thunder was hacked seven, and this year it is bound to take revenge;

The Clippers will face the challenge of the Pelicans, Griffin's provocation, Barnes's abolition of Tang Tian, there are a lot of grievances between the two teams in the regular season, and this round of the first round will also be full of highlights.

The Lakers will play against the rising Warriors, and Kobe Bryant will face the Warriors with two shots on the outside, which is also full of highlights.

After the matchups were released, ESPN immediately provided matchup predictions and analysis of the favourites.

The Heat is still the most favored team, the only one.

The Spurs, Thunder and Pacers followed.

The Clippers, Lakers and Bulls are the third-tier teams.

Most of the teams that are expected to be eliminated from the first round are in the bottom half, and they don't think it's likely that there will be a black seven or six in this year's playoffs as it did all year.

That includes the Pelicans against the Clippers.

"Their performance this season is commendable, but experience and overall strength will make them out in the first round, Tang Tian will be infinitely encompassed in the playoffs, they will have a good future, but they don't have the present."

Here's a preview of ESPN's playoff game for the Pelicans.

The regular season is over, and the first round of the playoffs will begin in two days.

The Pelicans will play on Game Day 2, which means there are still three days to go.

Williams scheduled the team's training sessions on the final day, giving the players two days off before that.

The players are all seizing the time to adjust their bodies and conditions, like Holiday and Davis, although they are not training, they are also in the training gym.

However, Tang Tian was not with them.

It's not that he's lazy in training.

It's because there was a very important occasion that he had to go.

Kangda continued Tang Tian and Walker's original dark horse nature this season, all the way to the NCAA finals.

Their younger brother, Napier, played an eye-catching game and became an NCAA superstar.

Porter Wright and Nils Giffey, who trained with them in training camp, have also become important core players in the team.

So it's hard to tell if they already have such strength, or if the training camp of the hard-working brothers has helped them.

Kangda's opponent in the final was Kentucky, led by Julius Randall and the Harrison brothers.

The opponents are the same, but the results are not necessarily.

There has been more than one thing that has changed history since Tang Tian crossed over, so he will not miss this important occasion.

Not only him, but Walker, Lamb and Drummond were all on the scene.

Even Ray Allen, Okafor, and Guy all came to the scene, and they all came to the scene.

This year, UConn's alumni lineup on the sidelines is unprecedentedly strong.

Before the start of the game, they all went down to the field to greet Napier.

"Beat them, they have no experience."

When Tang Tian and Napier embraced, he said in a very relaxed tone.

He knew that the presence of all of them was an encouragement to Napier and a pressure at the same time, and it was useful to say that at this time.

Sure enough, Napier smiled and nodded.

Tang Tian's words made his mind relax a lot.

After greeting Napier, when Tang Tian turned to greet head coach Ollie, he found that Cajon was sitting in the second row.

Seeing Tang Tian again, the old man's face turned red and he was a little excited.

Among so many students who have graduated from UConn, Tang Tian's performance has now surpassed Ray Allen, and it is well deserved to be the first person in the history of UConn.

The experience of their master and apprentice winning the championship together is even more valuable.

Tang Tian smiled and hugged Cajon, chatting and gossiping.

Cajon has a relatively comfortable life after retirement, and this kind of old coach who has been working for more than 40 years is not short of money, and he is basically enjoying his family.

Tang Tian chatted with Cajon for a while, and when the game was about to start, he wanted to go back to Walker, and found that he couldn't crowd it out.

Anyway, the people watching the game were all standing, and he simply stood next to Cajon and cheered for Kangda with his former mentor.

The game started quickly, and Kentucky hit a 6-0 attack wave in the opening game, giving Kangda a dismount.

In the stalemate, Napier showed his true colors as an NCAA superstar, scoring two goals in a row to help Kangda stabilize the situation.

The emotions of the fans on the Kangda side have also reached a peak.

Tang Tian also shouted in unison with the rejuvenated Cajon to cheer for Kangda.

He's also experienced the difference between being a player and a spectator.

When I was a player, most of my attention was on the field, and at most I felt that the atmosphere was very lively.

But now, as an audience, feeling the enthusiasm of more than 70,000 people at the scene, it is really a feeling of uncontrollable enthusiasm.

The NCAA finals are the most watched basketball game in the world, and this really can't even be compared to the NBA finals.

In addition to the Randle and Harrison brothers, Kentucky also has James Young, all of whom are NBA-level players.

But they were all too young, and Napier beat them, and it really felt like beating his brother.

In particular, Randle, the most promising power forward in the NCAA, was completely out of temper by the UConn's joint defense, and only scored a total of 10 points in the game.

In the end, with the shouts of "Connecticut Huskies", UConda defeated Kentucky 70-54 and regained the NCAA championship the following year!

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