"Don't you pay attention to the record ranking in the East?"

As soon as Qiao Hai mentioned this, Jeff Hornacek and they immediately flipped through the record ranking table.

With one or two games left in the regular season, the current first place in the East is the 58-22 Pistons, and the second place in the East is the 55-25 Pacers.

Compared with the previous life, the Pacers in this life did not have the Auburn Hills Palace brawl, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal were not suspended, although there is one less Ron Artest compared to the previous life, but the main battle power is not lost, the Pacers are still one of the strongest teams in the East, they also pressed the Bobcats, and are currently ranked second in the East.

Then there is the 52-28 Bobcats, who are in a relatively solid position and have basically locked up the third place in the East.

Fourth in the East is the 46-35 Wizards, fifth in the East is the 45-35 Raptors, sixth in the East is the 44-36 76ers, and seventh in the East is the 42-38 Magic.

These four teams are also in a solid position, basically locking in a playoff spot.

The inconsistencies are eighth in the East, with the Nets, Cavaliers and Bulls all having a 40-40 record, and all three teams have a chance to make the playoffs.

Seeing the rankings, everyone understood.

"The Cavaliers still have a playoff chance now, so what we have to do is prevent them from making the playoffs."

The Bobcats and the Cavaliers have no enmity, and the reason they want to prevent the Cavaliers from making the playoffs is that the Cavaliers' 2005 first-round pick is in the hands of the Bobcats.

If all goes well and the Bobcats put the Cavaliers in the lottery, then the Cavaliers' draft pick is at least a 12-round pick or so.

The concept of a lottery pick and a mid-first round pick is completely different, so even for the sake of this lottery pick, Qiao Hai has to prevent the Cavaliers from making the playoffs.

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Although it is the final two games of the playoffs, for the Bobcats, on the surface, these two games have not had much impact.

For the Cavaliers, these two games are still very important.

The Cleveland Honest People made a preview before the game: "This season, sophomore LeBron James has led the Cavaliers to great improvement, and in the final stage of the season, the Cavaliers have a 40-40 record, a 50% win rate. ”

"LBJ's personal data has also improved to the level of 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, which is already a head ahead of the rookies in the same class."

"The last two games are very important for the Cavaliers, if they win both games, no matter what kind of record the opponent achieves, the Cavaliers will enter the playoffs, so the last two games of the regular season are the final battles for the Cavaliers!"

The Cleveland Honest Reporter's report is naturally biased towards the Cavaliers, who have been blowing as much as they can about LeBron James.

However, I have to say that the data and performance of the little emperor this season are indeed worth bragging about, averaging 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals per game.

Of course, the Cleveland Honest also admitted: "The last two games are undoubtedly tough, this season, we have no wins against the Bobcats, Qiao Hai seems to be very good at dealing with LBJ's outburst, and if you want to make the playoffs, Paul Silas still has to be careful." ”

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Against LeBron James, Qiao Hai does have his experience, putting two steps on defense is his experience, and the current James is still a young Zhan, and the effect of putting two steps on defense is better.

In terms of whether to wrap the clip, Qiao Hai has always done that if he doesn't break through, he will never pinch the attack, even if he breaks through, he must consider it before he goes to the pinch attack, which is also the key in defense, so defending, LeBron James's ability to connect teammates is difficult to play.

Basically, defending according to the above strategy, LeBron James has become a toothless tiger, and he can only score more than 20 points and 30 points at most, and he can't kill the game at all.

The only problem may be that the league is now touting LeBron James, just in the second season, LeBron James has the nickname of "David Stern's godson", and in these two games, maybe the black whistle will also appear.

But Qiao Hai believes that the Bobcats only need to play their own offense, and the Cavaliers will definitely have little chance.

Therefore, before the game, the Bobcats did not have any special preparations, anyway, they just played seriously and did not give the knights a chance.

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On the Cavaliers' side, Paul Silas is naturally very serious, LeBron James is nicknamed the Little Emperor, and some fans also nicknamed him the Emperor.

But now, if the Cavaliers can't make the playoffs this season, Paul Silas will be hanged and replaced by the next emperor.

For this game, Paul Silas doesn't have a good solution, the Bobcats' strength on paper looks very average, but after a closer study, Paul Silas still finds it tricky.

He felt that if the Cavaliers wanted to win, the strategy he could think of might be to rely on LeBron James on the offensive end to maximize James' individual ability, and then compress the space as much as possible on the defensive end to limit the Bobcats' offense.

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The first game between the two teams was the Bobcats' home game, and before the game, the Bobcats first held a pre-game press conference.

At the press conference, Qiao Hai also made no secret of the words: "Beat the Cavaliers not to help Lawrence Frank, we are for ourselves, the Cavaliers' 2005 draft pick is in our hands, so our goal is to turn the Cavaliers into a lottery team." ”

Qiao Hai was honest enough, and he also let out cruel words: "In these two games, the Bobcats must do their best, and they will not give the knights any chance, two wins, we want it!" ”

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On the Cavaliers' side, after they arrived in Charlotte, they also held a pre-game press conference.

Paul Silas appeared to be low-key and decided to remain silent ahead of the big match.

LeBron James will not be like this, the little emperor has always had a team to help him deal with various external public relations issues, before this kind of critical game, he must let go of the cruel words and express his determination.

LeBron James' current agent, Aaron Goodwin, knows very well that the domineering of a star is quite important in key focus events.

If LeBron James let go of his cruel words before the game and played an excellent individual performance in the game, then LeBron James will attract countless fans.

So, before the game, LeBron James said to the media: "The last two games are very crucial, I know this very well, I am the boss of the Cavaliers, I will stand up, lead my teammates, and win the last two games!" ”

"That's right, the last playoff spot is definitely ours, there's no doubt about that!"