Chapter 71: The Boss Is Not Happy

As of Jan. 24, the 30 teams in the East and West of the league have played about 15 regular season games.

The Western team rankings are:

1. San Antonio Spurs (11-4)

2. Oklahoma City Thunder (10-5)

3. Los Angeles Lakers (10-6)

4. Memphis Grizzlies (9-6)

5. Los Angeles Clippers (9-6)

6. Denver Nuggets (8-6)

7. Dallas Mavericks (8-7)

8. Utah Jazz (8-7)

9. Houston Rockets (7-7)

10. Phoenix Suns (6-9)

11. Portland Trail Blazers (6-9)

12. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-10)

13. Golden State Warriors (4-11)

14. Sacramento Kings (3-11)

15. New Orleans Hornets (2 wins, 13 losses)

The Eastern Conference teams are ranked as:

1. Chicago Bulls (12-4)

2. Miami Heat (11-5)

3. Indiana Pacers (10-3)

4. Boston Celtics (10-5)

5. Atlanta Hawks (9-6)

6. Orlando Magic (9-7)

7. New York Knicks (7-8)

8. Philadelphia 76ers (5-10)

9. Milwaukee Bucks (4-11)

10. Detroit Pistons (4-11)

11. Toronto Raptors (3-12)

12. New Jersey Net (2 wins, 12 losses)

13. Cleveland Cavaliers (2-12)

14. Washington Wizards (2-13)

15. Charlotte Bobcats (2-13)

Chen's old club temporarily ranked first in the East with a 12-4 record, and it was also the first in the league. The Heat, which has the Big 3 of James, Wade and Bosh, followed closely with 11 wins and ranked second in the East. Although the Bulls have a higher record than the Heat, no one in the league thinks they can beat the Heat in the playoffs and rush to the East, and it seems that the Heat have booked the Eastern Conference championship this season.

Because the three players in the Heat team are too strong, LeBron James is currently averaging 26 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, Wade 18.3 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Bosh 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Although last season lost in the finals to the Mavericks led by the German tank Nowitzki, who were at their peak. But this is related to the lack of run-in between the Big Three (whether it is the positioning of the three people on or off the court), through the loss of last season and the run-in of these two seasons, Wade has made it clear that he will give up the position of the boss and fully assist James, so Wade's data has dropped sharply this season, but the united Heat crowd has made the team's strength rise to a new level.

Returning to Chen, the Suns played a total of 15 regular season games with a record of only 6 wins and 9 losses. Ranked 10th in the West. Chen Shu only played in one of the games, which was the game against the Knicks two days ago, and won by luck. You must know that the Knicks are ranked seventh in the East, as long as there are no major problems, with the strength of their Big Three, a proper playoff team.

With the Suns' current momentum, it's hard enough to make the playoffs, let alone make things happen. This year's Western team is strong, and the strongest should be the old powerhouse Spurs led by GDP, the emerging powerhouse Thunder led by Dewey Ershao, and the Lakers led by Kobe Gasol. Keep in mind that the defending champion Mavericks are in seventh place in the West. Although only a dozen regular season games have been played, the strength of many teams can basically be seen clearly. In Chen Shu's view, with the current staffing of the Suns, entering the playoffs is also a proper round trip.

The Suns' opponent tonight, the Cavaliers, just selected a champion last year, and seeing this season's record, they basically signed for the champion again. Only two wins in 14 games against the Pistons and Nets, who are also in the East, and are winless against Western teams so far.

So when Irving learned about this game against the Suns, he was also gearing up, hoping to lead the team to the first victory against the West. As the champion of the NBA draft, he was established as the core of the team as soon as he came to the team, and he was given unlimited shooting rights, which was envied by all rookies and even many old birds, including Chen Shu, of course. That's competitive sports, you have to have talent first, and then you need luck, and that's what Owen has.

The Suns' home game against the Cavaliers on January 24 was not much attention from the sports media, because both teams were fish belly teams, and the Suns' Nash was still injured, which also greatly reduced the team's attention. There are only two teams' official media and local sports media warming up for this game, and the focus of the hype is the confrontation between the counterattack draft and the champion, plus the data of the first dozen regular season games of the two are not much different, ahead of all other rookies in the same class, and the two are unique. And both will be the team's starting point guards, and they will have a direct conversation.

Although some media did not pay attention, many Chinese American fans and Chinese fans were still looking forward to this game, and even put ESPN reporter Nick Fredale's "Asian American point guard really adapted to the NBA?" The article was flipped out, shouting that this game was about to prove whether this guy was telling the truth or bullshit.

They always remembered that in this article, Chen Shu was devalued in every convenience, and none of his abilities could be compared to Owen's.

They have watched Chen Shu's many games, and they can see that Chen Shu is excellent, and they just want to slap this guy in the face. Get back on the ground for their idols.

In the evening, Phoenix West Arena, an arena with a capacity of 18,000 spectators, is bustling with less than half of the crowd today. You must know that since Nash entered the Suns and played a wonderful offensive frenzy, all the Suns' home games have been unattended, and in the playoffs in the first two years, even a ticket is hard to find.

Team owner Robert Savor had received a report from the team that Nash had been injured, which made him even more depressed because of the decline in the profits of his bank. Robert Sarver is the son of prominent Tucson businessman Jack Sarver, who founded, led, acquired, and sold several banks in the American Southwest, including the National Bank of Arizona, the Western Banking Union, and the California Trust Bank.

Tonight he took a break from his busy schedule to cheer on his team and watch a game to relax.

Who knows, the game is about to start, and the bustling spectators in the stands gave him another stick, and a mouthful of old blood almost didn't spurt out. He knew how important Nash was to the team, but he didn't expect that a team without Nash would be so much less attractive to the audience.

Seeing that the team owner's face was getting worse and worse, Ryan McDonagh, the general manager of the team who accompanied the boss to watch the game, racked his brains about how to comfort the boss. That's when he saw Chen, who was warming up, a player who had been traded with a first-round pick plus a backup point guard and the Bulls, a deal that Nash had facilitated.