Chapter 697: Second in the East! (3/4! )
This sentence is very profound, and after savoring it, you will feel very pretended.
The term series is used exclusively for the playoffs, but the Warriors and Nets are in the East and West Divisions, and theoretically it is impossible to play the playoffs in the playoffs, and there is only one possibility to play, which is the Finals.
Tang Tianhui's words to reporters mean that he wants to prepare for the finals with the Warriors.
It's not very direct, but after tasting it carefully, I feel full of compulsion.
Coming back in the second half, the Warriors began to rage in the third quarter, Curry and Thompson were unstoppable, and the Nets were 40-25 in a single quarter, directly stretching the difference to 18 points.
Fans chatted and laughed, eating snacks and watching the two teams finish garbage time and wait to celebrate.
The on-site media is also ready to use Tang Tian's midfield sentence as the title to count the godfathers of the former dynasty.
But the fourth quarter of the game was a sudden change, as soon as it came up, Oden showed dominance on the inside, playing Speights and Azeri could not find the north.
And Kerr's pretending attribute also helped a lot at the critical moment, and the Rush and Clarke he replaced couldn't keep up with Booker at all, and Booker scored consecutive points on the outside.
By the time the main force returned, the margin had been chased to single digits.
The excellent play of the Nets' bench earned valuable rest time for the main team, and when they returned, Gordon and Deron spared no effort to mark the Splash Brothers, Curry came up and scored a three-pointer, and Thompson missed a series of shots.
Physical strength has become the biggest problem for this team that has been fighting for nearly two months to break the record.
The Nets fought until the last minute to finally put out hope, and Delon made two key layups to help the Nets seal the win.
112-110, with Curry's long-shot three-pointer in the backcourt, the Nets successfully defeated the Warriors, making the opponent's record finally fixed at 73-9.
After the game, many fans at the scene reached out to cover their faces and did not want to accept this reality, they were really only 2 points away from history.
And after winning the game, the Nets also became the only team in the league to sweep the Warriors!
The first time was because the Warriors' 24-game winning streak was a bit loose and back-to-back physical weakness, plus Booker's awakening, and it was lucky to win.
The second time was due to the lack of physical strength of the Warriors in successive fierce battles and the strong outbursts of the bench players, and the victory was also lucky.
But for whatever reason, the Nets swept the Warriors.
If the Nets can make it to the finals, they have an absolute psychological advantage.
In fact, not to mention the Finals, with the season coming to an end, the Nets players are already looking forward to the upcoming playoffs.
The Warriors' final record is fixed at 73-9, which is a little short of tying the historical record, but their record also surpassed the Bulls in the 95~96 season and became the second team in the history of the regular season.
It's no exaggeration to say that they are the best team in the league this season.
With the end of the last regular season game between the Warriors and the Nets, the regular season of the 2015~2016 season has finally come to an end.
In the West, the Warriors' 73 wins are the best in the league, and they are the most terrifying existence after the Cavaliers in the 10~11 season.
And the Warriors overshadowed the Spurs, Popovich led the team to 67 wins, if there is no Warriors, they will lock the first place in the league without suspense, GDP can not be old, Duncan is 40 years old, but the Spurs are still the league's powerhouse.
The Thunder have 60 wins, and their roster is better than that team in their previous life, and their final record is better than that team.
Compared with the three giants in the west, the performance of the remaining five teams is relatively poor.
The fourth-place Clippers ended up with just 53 wins, and the Big Three of Paul, Griffin and Jordan Jr. showed signs of fatigue after only two seasons.
The fifth-place Trail Blazers have only 44 wins, and Aldridge's departure has caused their interior strength to decline significantly.
The sixth-place Mavericks and seventh-place Grizzlies both ended up with just 42 wins.
And the most surprising is the Rockets, who were predicted by ESPN to be ranked eighth in the league at the beginning of the season, but because of Harden's off-court factors, they only ranked eighth in the West, and the chances against the superior Warriors are really limited.
The west staged a Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the east was a two-man fight.
The Cavaliers are in first place with 59 wins, followed by the Nets with 56.
The two teams have not had a good record compared to the West, or even the top two in the past few seasons, but after a period of Buddhist health, the two teams have no injury numbers on the roster and are completely online in the form of role players, like two Tigers ready to go.
Both the Heat and the Raptors finished with 50 wins, but the Heat finished third in the East by virtue of their head-to-head wins, with Dragic, Wade, Ruel Deng and Whiteside in the luxury lineup, and Spoelstra had another chance to make a splash in the playoffs after James' departure.
The Raptors are in fourth place, and although they are in the same position as last year, they are significantly stronger than last year.
In fifth place is the Hawks, who have lost Carroll, but Budenholzer's team basketball is still playing, and against the Raptors, a team opponent who has always been weak in the playoffs, they have good hopes of advancing to the second round.
The Hornets and Hawks have the same record at 48 wins, but they finished sixth because of the win-loss game.
In seventh place is the Pacers.
The Pacers have seen a significant decline in strength after losing David West, and George, despite his stats, has seen a playoffs run in the air from the perspective of his season performance.
The Wizards were the last lucky players to advance to the playoffs, beating the Pistons to move into eighth place, and the first-round trade for Bojan at the trade deadline paid off.
And with the release of the regular season results, the groups of the Eastern and Western playoffs have also come out.
The 73-win Warriors face the Rockets led by Harden and Howard.
The Spurs are once again playing against old rivals the Grizzlies.
The Thunder will face the challenge of the Mavericks led by "Old Driver".
The Clippers will face the Trail Blazers again.
And in the east.
The Cavaliers will play the Wizards, who squeezed into the playoffs in the final moments.
The Heat will meet the onslaught of the Hornets.
The Raptors and Hawks will compete for a second-round opportunity.
As for the Nets, they will have a fierce confrontation with the Pacers.
Paul George is in hot form, finishing sixth in the latest MVP rankings, which the Nets don't have, and although the record looks a little disparity, the Nets started the playoffs with a tough bone to chew on, just like last year.
Even better than last year, though, is that they have the home advantage of the series this time around.