Chapter 155: The End of the Regular Season (Part I)
"Okay, I know, I'll go back to the hotel and video with you after the game!" Li Mojie smiled bitterly on the phone, since the victory over Nick Tailor Swift fulfilled her pre-game promise, in front of nearly 30,000 fans present and tens of millions of fans watching TV, Anella Sangera has been unhappy, in the next few games she will either go to the Suns home court to watch the game, or will let Li Mojie go back to the hotel after the game to video, for fear that the cat will steal.
"Mo Jie, look, I told you a long time ago not to have a girlfriend so quickly, now men have no freedom, alas!" Rudy Gobert patted Li Mojie on the shoulder and smiled.
"Well, I think it's okay! Rudy, let's study how to play in the next game, we haven't been in great form lately! Li Mojie shook his head and said.
After the game against the Knicks, the Suns played against the Nets, Magic, Timberwolves, Pistons, and Bulls one after another, only winning the Timberwolves and Magic, and losing the other three.
Then the time came in April, and the Suns welcomed the challenge of the Spurs, Clippers, and Thunder, three teams with championship strength, and the Suns were not at all opponents of the Suns, and a wave of three consecutive defeats dropped the Suns to seventh in the West, hovering on the edge of the Western playoffs, which made the Suns' management anxious in their eyes.
Because it's very simple, either you will rot to the end, then just like the Thunder team back then, put three seasons in a mess, let the team's core level while hoarding the team's talent and future through the high-pick rookies obtained by rotting.
But the most embarrassing position is a round or simply the ninth position, not up or down, whether it is strong or not, whether it is strong or not, whether it is weak or not, and there is nothing to be gained, this is the most angry, and now the Suns have such a meaning.
"The Suns can't do it, and it's difficult for Chinese rookies to take on the core responsibility!"
"Compared to James, he is still far behind!"
"The killer of the weak team, when he encounters a strong team, he will be in action, and he can't play key balls!"
But just when many black fans of Li Mojie and the media were sneering, Li Mojie withstood the pressure and stood up, and when he played against the Grizzlies and Mavericks, a team that was eighth in the West and ninth in the West, he scored a triple-double of 22 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds and 19 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds respectively, and scored four triple-doubles in the season, leading the team to directly defeat the most direct competitor in the Western Conference playoffs, stabilizing the situation, and allowing himself to win the honor of Rookie of the Week and Player of the Week again!
On April 16, 2014, Beijing time, which was also the last day of the 2013-2014 regular season, the Suns defeated the Kings who were about to go home to fish on the road, and once again improved their record to sixth in the West.
Western Conference standings: Total number of games, wins, win percentage, loss rate, net wins
1 San Antonio Spurs 82 62 75.61% 20 24.39% 42
2 Oklahoma City Thunder 82 59 71.95% 23 28.05% 36
3 Los Angeles Clippers 82 57 69.51% 25 30.49% 32
4 Houston Rockets 82 54 65.85% 28 34.15% 26
5 Portland Trail Blazers 82 54 65.85% 28 34.15% 26
6 Phoenix Suns 82 51 62.2% 31 37.8% 20
7 Golden State Warriors 82 50 60.98% 32 39.02% 18
8 Memphis Grizzlies 82 49 59.76% 33 40.24% 16
9 Dallas Mavericks 82 48 58.54% 34 41.46% 14
10 Minnesota Timberwolves 82 40 48.78% 42 51.22%-2
11 Denver Nuggets 82 36 43.9% 46 56.1%-10
12 New Orleans Pelicans 82 34 41.46% 48 58.54%-14
13 Sacramento Kings 82 28 34.15% 54 65.85%-26
14 Los Angeles Lakers 82 27 32.93% 55 67.07%-28
15 Utah Jazz 82 25 30.49% 57 69.51%-32
At this time, major media and sports news websites have given their own evaluations of each team:
The Spurs once again topped the first place in the West, in fact, before the All-Star break, the Spurs had a total of 38 wins and 15 losses, ranking third in the league in terms of overall record, which is not much different from the records of teams such as the Trail Blazers, Clippers, and Rockets. At the same time, the Spurs did not have a great record against the strong teams in the West, and both the Rockets and Thunder completed the sweep of the Spurs in the regular season.
After the All-Star break, the "Spurs Machine" gradually got better, winning a 24-5 "sprint" record, and finally won the league's best regular season record. Throughout the regular season, nine of the Spurs' main rotation players played more than 18 minutes per game, but none of them played more than 30 minutes, almost taking the big rotation and team basketball to the extreme. In addition, all nine players who played more than 18 minutes per game averaged eight points per game, and six players averaged double-doubles per game.
In 2013, Willis was reimbursed for the season due to a knee injury, and the Thunder lost the playoffs. Westbrook underwent knee surgery three times during the year, and the Thunder were clearly hard to look forward to.
It was under this circumstance that Durant, who "hated being the second child", played the best season of his career. He improved his scoring average to a career-high 32 points per game and completed a 41-game streak of 25+ to surpass Michael Jordan as the record holder.
Throughout the season, the MVP battle between James and Durant has become a major attraction. But Li Mojie knew that in the end, Durant won the MVP trophy for the first time in his career with a more consistent and efficient scoring performance.
The Clippers went on a rampage in the offseason, trading draft picks for championship coach Doug Rivers and later adding strong role players like Redick and Dudley, which put them in the list of championship contenders for a while.
The arrival of Rivers has allowed Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan to make considerable progress.
Paul suffered a shoulder injury in a steal and was out for seven weeks. It was during this time that Griffin's performance improved by leaps and bounds. He averaged 30+10+4 per game in February, and once became the third person on the MVP list. At the end of the season, Blake Griffin was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Jordan Jr. was the rebounding leader.
Midway through the season, the Clippers signed veterans such as Turkoglou, Glenn Davis and Danny Granger, and the depth was once enviable.
The 2013-2014 season for the Trail Blazers has been a rollercoaster ride. After signing Robin Lopez, LaMarcus Aldridge, who had a solid interior partner, quickly elevated his performance to the level of the league's best power forward. Lillard, last season's Rookie of the Year, became the hottest star in the league, and he even participated in a record number of All-Star Weekend events. At the same time, Batum has become one of the most well-rounded small forwards in the league. The Trail Blazers' 36-17 pre-All-Star record ranks third in the West.
As the season progressed, the Trail Blazers' lack of depth was once again exposed, and the starting five's perennial overwork laid the groundwork for their late-game weakness.
The Rockets made their second major post-Yao Ming signing in the offseason — former league first-team center Howard joined as a free agent. After acquiring Howard, the Rockets with Harden Howard as the core team have a considerable degree of competitiveness.
Under the banner of McHale's offensive basketball, the Rockets played the specialties of Harden, Howard, Parsons, Jeremy Lin and others who are good at scoring in offensive and defensive transitions, and played a highly distinctive and efficient basketball. They averaged 107.7 points per game with three efficient weapons of long-range shooting, fast break and foul making.
As a team with a core team that has only been around for less than a year, and limited to a personal style that is strong on offense and weak on defense, many believe that the Rockets will not be able to go further in this year's playoffs. Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!