On April 18, 2001, the Spurs, who had locked the league's first place in advance, lost to the SuperSonics with a super-large score of 67-105 on the road after resting all the main players, and after today's game, all 82 regular season games of the Spurs this season were also over, and the Spurs finally ranked first in the league with a record of 60-22. And the Spurs' star Tim Duncan, who can contribute an average of 23.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2.7 blocks per game this season, relying on excellent personal data, and the team's 60-win record, and a huge advantage against direct competitors, since the All-Star break, Tim Duncan has been the favorite for the regular season MVP this season.

In addition to the star Tim Duncan's performance as good as ever, this season's Meng Xu has also made great progress compared with last season, and has successfully replaced David Robinson and become the No. 2 star of the Spurs, although until the end of the season, Meng Xu's average points per game have not exceeded 20 points. However, Meng Xu averaged 18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 3.1 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game this season, and his performance was good enough, and Meng Xu's shooting rate this season was as high as 52%, and the 3-point shooting rate reached 44%. Similarly, Meng Xu's 13 triple-doubles this season also set a new record for a single-season triple-double in the history of the Spurs. This season, due to Meng Xu's distraction on the offensive end, Meng Xu also has a significant gap on the defensive end compared with last season, and the average steals per game data has decreased very significantly compared with last season, but Meng Xu still won the steal king this season with an average of 3.1 steals per game, but it is certain that this season's best defensive player is basically missing Meng Xu.

This season's Eastern and Western Leagues can be described as a sudden change, first of all, the Lakers, who won 67 wins last season, have been constantly adjusting and running in since the beginning of the season, and then before and after the All-Star Game, the team's two core O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were all injured, O'Neal missed a total of 25 games this season, and Kobe Bryant also missed 22 games, so the Lakers' record has declined a lot compared to last season, but even so, the Lakers finally ranked second in the West with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses.

Behind the Lakers is the Kings who have risen this season, and compared with last season, the Kings have won 10 more games, the Kings had a chance to compete for the first place in the regular season this season, but in the first game in March, after the Kings lost to the Spurs at home, the Kings have never been able to adjust their mentality, in the next 5 games, the Kings only won 1 game, so the ranking in the regular season also fell all the way, and finally through a wave of consecutive wins before the end of the regular season, the Kings have a 55-27 record, It is in 3rd place in the West.

The Mavericks, who have been hovering on the edge of the playoffs at the beginning of the season, have won 25 of the 35 games since the All-Star break, and the team's star Dirk Nowitzki has also played an average of 25+10+5 MVP data in these dozens of games. At the same time, with the collapse of the Trail Blazers in the second half of the season and the lack of follow-up of the Jazz Suns, this season's Mavericks can also be described as starting low and going high, playing the best record in the last dozen seasons, and finally ranked fourth in the West with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses.

They are followed by the Jazz with 53 wins and the Suns with 51 wins, and the record of these two teams has also declined compared to last season, the Jazz are a year older, and the team has never been able to find a suitable successor. The Suns have seen their record decline due to Anfernee Hardaway's season reimbursement, but the team's sophomore rookie Sean Marion, who has successfully stepped up after Hardaway's injury, is averaging 17.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per game this season.

And this season's Trail Blazers are undoubtedly the most inexplicable team, once ranked first in the league in the first half of the season, but after the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers collapsed inexplicably, often winning one game to lose two, and there was a 5-game losing streak in March, and finally when the regular season ended, the Trail Blazers, a traditional Western powerhouse, only achieved a 50-32 record, only ranked seventh in the West.

In the second half of this season, the Timberwolves and the Rockets for the last playoff seat, it can be said that the sparks are splashing, and in the end, the Rockets lost to the opponent by a very small margin in the direct confrontation with the Timberwolves, and finally missed the playoffs this season, and after missing the playoffs again this season, the former king Rockets have missed the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.

And this season's regular season ranking in the East, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as earth-shaking, once the top two in the East, the Pacers and the Knicks collectively sank this season, after Larry Bird put down the whip, the smiling assassin Thomas, who replaced him, did not change the team lineup much, and even strengthened Jermaine O'Neal, this season's Pacers did not know how to play, and even once ranked tenth in the East, but in the end it still relied on the collective outbreak of Reggie Miller and Jalen Rose in the final stage of the regular season, the Pacers barely made the playoffs with a 41-41 record. And Jermaine O'Neal has also performed very well after coming to the Pacers this season, averaging 13 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, and averaging 2.8 blocks per game, which is also the king of blocks this season.

After the departure of Ewing, the core of the Knicks in the last dozen seasons of the team, this season has been pushed back from tactics to core, but without Ewing's containment on the inside, the performance of Alan Houston and Latrill Sprewell has also declined a lot compared to last season, and in the end, the Knicks only won a 46-36 record, ranking 5th in the East.

In this season's Eastern Conference, the 76ers, Bucks and Raptors rose strongly, overthrowing the Pacers in one fell swoop, and the Knicks and Heat have monopolized the Eastern Conference in recent years, although after the All-Star Game, because of the introduction of Mutombo, there was a period of consecutive defeats, but in the end the 76ers still ranked first in the East with a record of 55-27. And the 76ers' star Iverson once again won the scoring title this season, and Iverson can also contribute 31.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. Now in almost all the media, as long as it comes to the regular season MVP, Tim Duncan is almost the undisputed first choice.

They were followed by the Milwaukee Bucks, who were led by the three musketeers of Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen and Sam Cassel, who won 10 more games than last season and finished second in the East with a 52-30 record, and even for a while they were in first place in the league, but like most teams, the Raptors, who had a weak follow-up at the end of the regular season, gave up the first place in the East.

In third place in the East is the Toronto Raptors, who have been in the run-in period in the first half of the season, and directly played a wave of the longest 10-game winning streak before the end of the season, and the Raptors' star Vince Carter also played MVP-level data this season. Averaged 27.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists per game, and relied on the old and strong dream Olajuwon and Antonio Davis to form the interior twin towers, after half a season of running-in, the Raptors finally ranked behind the Bucks with a 51-31 record, ranking third in the East.

In fourth place in the East is the Miami Heat, once in the top 3 in the East, only the Heat is still defending the dignity of the past, although the team's center Alonzo Mourning this season has been reimbursed for the season, but the Heat still has a 50-32 record, and for the Heat, there is also good news that at the end of the regular season, in addition to Alonzo Mourning, he has begun to participate in training with the team, and he played 10 minutes in the last few games of the regular season, Perhaps Alonzo Monen can be seen again in the playoffs.

Ranked sixth in the East is the Charlotte Hornets, this season's Charlotte Hornets are completely a low-profile version of the Toronto Raptors, similar to the Raptors' outside 3 musketeers, the Hornets also have Jamal Marshburn, David Wesley and Byron Davis 3 strong outside lines, especially Byron Davis, who was the same year as Meng Xu, once made a storm of refusing to play for the Hornets last season, and Byron Davis, who settled down this season, finally showed his talent, After being corrected by head coach Paul Silas, he averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 2.1 steals per game this season, and has now entered the ranks of the league's top point guards.

The Orlando Magic also lost the hope of the playoffs after reimbursing the star Grant Hill at the beginning of the season, but with Maddy's better and better performance, the Magic finally entered the playoffs with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, and also ranked at the head of the former Eastern Conference boss Pacers. And Maddie has also become one of the hottest new stars in the league this season with an average of 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game this season, and is likely to become the fastest improved player this season. At the same time, Meng Xu and Maddie are also new stars who are highly praised by the league, and as the two perform better and better after the All-Star break, Larry Bird's constantly boastful "East Messi Meng" is also recognized by more and more people.