The game between the Lakers and the Clippers ended at zero o'clock, the regular season of the 96-97 season was all over, the Eastern and Western Division rankings were decided, and the playoff matchups were released.

This year's playoffs are the same as last year, with the first round in a BO5 format and a 2-2-1 schedule; The Division Semi-Finals and Division Finals will be played in a Bo7 format with a 2-2-1-1-1 schedule; The final will be played in the same Bo7 format, but the schedule has been changed to 2-3-2.

The official start of the playoffs is set for April 24, and each playoff team will have three to four days of rest after the regular season, and the teams that fail to make the playoffs can go on vacation now.

Western Division Rankings –

1. Los Angeles Lakers (74-8).

2. Utah Jazz (63-19).

3. Los Angeles Clippers (57-25).

4. Houston Rockets (57-25).

5. Seattle SuperSonics (54-28).

6. Portland Trail Blazers (44-38).

7. Minnesota Timberwolves (37-44).

8. Phoenix Suns (35-46).

The Lakers' first-round opponents were announced a week ago, and when it was determined that the Suns could not overtake the Timberwolves and would not be squeezed out of the top eight, the Lakers began to prepare, and at least half of the coaching staff had drawn half of their manpower to study the opponent they had killed four times in the regular season.

The team that was killed four times by the Lakers in the regular season this season can't be counted on two hands, and the 74-win record is destined to have many strong teams that have not won against the Lakers, and strong teams like the Clippers and Heat are also victims.

The Suns did not trade to Kidd in this time and space, let alone get Finley, although they got Cassel and Horry from the Rockets, and signed the Lakers veteran Sebaros, but they still have a worrying winning rate when facing strong teams after losing the core of the team, and even against weak teams they often overturn, giving the impression that the output is not sustainable, the interior offense and defense are poor, and it is worse for other teams to be able to play eighth place.

This year's Western Conference is the last thing the league wants to see the stronger the strong team, the weaker the team, you can look at the top five records, and then look at the records of the teams behind, the Suns can actually enter the playoffs with a 42% win rate, which is unimaginable in previous years, but this year there are two teams with a win rate of less than 45% to enter the playoffs.

But it's good news for the Lakers and Jazz, the Timberwolves and Suns are not teams in the same class as them, and it can be said that it will not be difficult to win against such an opponent.

In the first leg of this year's playoffs, even if the Lakers are really careless, it is not easy to lose, this is a series that Zhang Zhu can win without playing.

"I don't care if the opponent is a tiger or a rabbit, there is only one thing for the lion to do, to defeat them with all his might!"

The next day, when Zhang Fu attended the celebration banquet of his company, he answered a few questions to several reporters who had been invited.

Today is the celebration dinner of Dead Silence Studio to celebrate the sale of 3 million copies of "Dinosaur Crisis" in the first week, and Zhang Fu just had time to come to the scene to eat and drink with Miss Feihong, who served as the heroine's face model.

What puzzled Miss Feihong at this moment was that she was obviously very scheming and kissed Zhang Qian in public, but no one paid too much attention to it, and even the few reporters present turned a blind eye, which made her instantly confused.

Zhang Wei was secretly proud in his heart, most of his young ladies had done this kind of thing, who could not have a snack, but these actions of wanting to see the newspaper were without exception, and in the end, they couldn't even stir up a ripple.

Miss Feihong's careful trick also failed, and under the effect of the two platinum-level interstellar cards, these people were like blind people who were looking for something under their noses but couldn't find them for half a day, and their vision was pitch black.

It's not just the reporter who is blind, but Miss Feihong is as blind as Miss Feihong, she didn't even notice that Sister Xiaolin was also at the scene tonight, these two young ladies were so blind that they let Zhang Yu open in a hall without noticing.

Zhang Fu's sassy operation, ordinary scumbags should not dare to think of it.

"I've gotten the news that the league is giving me the Player of the Week award for the final week, and I'm flattered by the decision that I didn't expect to be the first player to win the Player of the Week award in a single season."

Zhang Fu's face was relaxed, he got the news during the day, the league still awarded him the Player of the Week award from 04/13 to 04/19, although he had expected it in his heart, but he was always worried that there would be an accident, because in the face of the magical 74 wins, no one would pay attention to such a seemingly dispensable news, only he knew the difference between 9 times and 10 times.

Main Quest (4) [Choice of the Moment] ——

"10 times of the best of the week in a single season", status: completed, 100,000 competition points, 50,000 reputation, "sister killer" (passive BUFF), effect: You are the darling of this era, the opposite sex older than you will have extra favor for you, greatly increase the chance of 419 of the opposite sex older than you, and greatly reduce the probability of being NTR of the same sex older than you.

This BUFF is extremely useful for hooking up with the young lady, Zhang Yu has already planned it, he has to upgrade his BUFF system to level 3 first, so that he can equip three BUFFs at the same time, and there is no restriction on active BUFF, or passive BUFF.

In this way, as long as he installs the three buffs of [Foreign Moon], [Sister Killer], and [Koala Baby] at the same time, it will no longer be a problem to find a chance to kill Miss Nicole.

"Little dirt, what are you looking at? Look at the giggle on your face! ”

Although Miss Feihong is blind tonight, she is still very keen to observe Zhang Yu herself.

"Well, I'm looking at the reward."

Zhang Wei was telling the truth, he was indeed looking at the holographic information in front of him-

[Foreign Moon]: Being in a region other than nationality / to the opposite sex of another country, increase the chance of being snapped, reduce the chance of being NTR, and increase the chance of NTR others.

[Koala Baby]: Greatly increase the rate of Australian young ladies dating and smacking, greatly reduce the rate of being Australian NTR by the opposite sex, and greatly increase the prestige of Australia.

[Sister Killer]: You are the darling of this era, and the opposite sex older than you will have an extra liking for you, greatly increase the chance of 419 for the opposite sex older than you, and greatly reduce the probability of being NTR of the same sex older than you.

In a few days, he was ready to put on these three BUFFs Miss Yonicole and come out to kill her, and it just so happened that Miss Yonicole herself had accepted his invitation and was ready to come to Los Angeles on the 24th to watch his playoffs.

Well, now that the young lady has been automatically sent to the door, it is his best chance to do whatever he wants.

"If you don't do it now, when will you wait?"

When Zhang Wei said this, a pair of eyes looked at Miss Feihong, or in Chinese with his big tongue, which instantly made the young lady in front of him blush.

"Don't mess around, what's going on here." Miss Feihong's words made Zhang Qian stunned, but the next sentence immediately made him lazy to pay attention to the situation, because the next sentence of the young lady was: "Go to my house ......"

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On April 21, the sun is shining, it is advisable to fly, musical instruments, and avoid candles and cucumbers.

After Zhang Qi came out of the luxurious apartment shared by Miss Feihong and Miss Mila in the morning, he went straight to the team training hall.

"To build such a big harem, you still need to have capital!"

Zhang Zhu's so-called capital does not only refer to the physical scope, but also the luxury apartment where Miss Feihong and Miss Mira live, and the luxury cars they drive are all from him, and there is a sense of pride in his heart.

There are so many harems in his harem, if he doesn't have some economic strength, he really can't afford to raise them!

Of course, physical strength must also be there.

For example, last night, the two young ladies trained him very lightly, and it was another fierce battle!

He thought that there was only one enemy, but he didn't expect that Miss Mira, who went to New York, was also at home, and this time she was immediately attacked from front to back, and she almost lost her ground.

Miss Feihong is quite easy to deal with, Miss Mila is a strong enemy, Mao Mei's combat effectiveness has always been extraordinary, and last night it was even more explosive, which scared Miss Feihong.

Zhang Yu felt that it should be that the young lady had taken on fewer jobs recently, and he had to find something for them to do.

These two young ladies don't want to act anymore, don't think that everyone likes to be a star, except for those who like to be a public figure, and the little kids who only see the beautiful side of stars.

Is it really that good to be a star?

Don't be kidding, how can there be any good things in this world that can be reaped without paying, people only see the scenery of these stars in front of the screen, but they don't know how much sacrifice and dedication are behind the glamorous.

The little tender meat and the little vase have no real skills, but the salary is very high, but you don't know that most of the income here falls into the pockets of the companies and brokers behind it, don't you have to invest when people are popular?

As for those powerful stars, do you know how much sadness and sacrifice they have on the way to fame? Do you know how many people have become stepping stones on their way to fame?

Once the success will be successful, it is more appropriate to use this sentence in the entertainment industry.

I don't know how many people with the same strength have been eliminated by this cruel competition industry because of luck, or even just unwilling to sacrifice for art, or not sacrificing enough.

Zhang Fu can know through the system, why don't they plan to continue to develop in the entertainment industry?

It's very simple, because in order to be truly popular, the sacrifice and price to pay are too great, and even if you are willing to sacrifice, you may not be able to become famous in the end, and it depends on whether you are lucky enough, so these young ladies with a favorability of more than 90 are unwilling to make this kind of sacrifice.

This is also the reason why he must have strength, the young ladies have red capital, then he has to make the other choice made by the young ladies more beautiful, otherwise those favorability will not be maintained forever.

In fact, if he is single-minded, these young ladies may not be unwilling even if they become housewives.

However, he won't marry anyone, he won't give any name, and he can't keep the heart of the young lady with 28 alone, so he can only start from other aspects.

"Minotaur Coffee" is his compensation for the young ladies, and he also has arrangements for this pair of lilies.

Two years later, Los Angeles will have a 280-meter-high, 61-storey five-star hotel and apartment project, including a 280-room five-star hotel, as well as high-end apartments and office buildings.

He didn't invest in this project alone, and the Dragonborn Company may have the money after spinning off its business, but he definitely doesn't have that much energy in three years.

This can be done, thanks to Trim introducing him to a stupid hat tycoon named Trump, plus the pair of adulterers who travel around the world**, the owner of the Lakers Buss, and the Magic's shares, the funds to buy land and start construction are in place, and he himself is far from having the strength to invest in such a big project.

Now, the two young ladies need to study hotel management before the "Minotaur Building" is completed.

This skyscraper is his gift to the two young ladies, and there is a system in which he is completely confident to use a skyscraper worth 600 million dollars to curry favor with the young ladies.

On April 22, the sun is still shining, it is advisable to drive, avoid 419.

Miss Nicole is coming to Los Angeles tomorrow, and Zhang Mao is not impatient, he arranges the time and place of the murder after the first round of the playoffs.

As long as the Lakers can finish the battle in three games, they will have at least four or five days of rest before the start of the second round, and then the best time to start is to start.

The team's preparations before the start of the playoffs were quite cautious, and they were not paralyzed because of the lack of strength of the opponent, and the atmosphere before the game was more serious, and Zhang Mao was very satisfied with this attitude of preparation.

The Lakers' players are all rigorous personalities, especially the two interior players who have played an active role.

Mutombo and Mason are both in their thirties, and although they are in their prime as interior players, this peak can last for three or four years at most, so both know that they don't have many opportunities.

If the Lakers can win the championship, the management will not easily break up this lineup, and they will have a chance to end up here. But if they don't win the championship in two years, the management will definitely trade them before they slip, and Mason in particular will definitely be sent away, so they can't be serious.

In addition to arranging some tactical lessons for the Suns' weaknesses in the past three days, Harris has left the team with the videotapes cut out by the players and let them do their homework.

These videos record everything from the characteristics of the Suns' main players, their playing habits, their recent form, and so on. As small as what trouble these people have encountered off the court, what trash talk they like, how to provoke them, have a conflict with their girlfriend or break up, etc......

As long as the Lakers players do their homework carefully, they can have a deep understanding of their opponents, and knowing themselves and their opponents is very important at such times. If you're too lazy to dig deeper into the available information, then it's really time for you to hit the streets.

But don't say, this league does have such lazy players, and there are quite a few of them, there are several in the Lakers alone, such as O'Neal Jr., it is difficult for him to consciously do his homework in private.

No way, there will definitely be a few of your classmates who no matter how the teacher coerces and lures, he just doesn't do homework and doesn't study, this kind of person is useless to beat, it's useless to scold, and it's useless to call parents, but as soon as he rushes to the Internet café after school, he guarantees that he is faster than anyone else.

There are a lot of such people in the NBA, don't expect him to practice on his own as soon as he finishes training, but fortunately, there are not many such people in the Lakers, but there are more people who consciously practice and do their homework.

Each year, before the playoffs, the league announces a number of regular season awards, with trophies delivered to the home court in advance, and those who win away games are presented when they return to their home court.

Zhang Yu can already guess what awards he will win, such as MVP will definitely not be able to run, and he will definitely be in the best team, but there is a lot of suspense in defense for a while, and DPOY is basically no play.

Although his defense is good, there are also many games that are directing traffic with his eyes, and the game of releasing water accounts for almost half, so the league will not let him enter the first formation, and the DPOY will definitely not give it to him, but the defensive second formation should not be able to run away, after all, the "steal king" is in his hand.

Zhang has maintained full attendance this season, playing a total of 82 games, totaling 2,772 points, 759 rebounds, 595 assists, 248 steals, and 77 blocks. He also has 16 triple-doubles this season, narrowly missing the Magic's all-time record of 17 triple-doubles in a single season, as well as 56 double-doubles and five 50+ points.

Such a performance has already determined the MVP attribution, and Zhang Fu will soon become the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history!

This will be a record that will be difficult to surpass, although the youngest AMVP and rookie game MVP have long been won by Zhang Fu, but a 19-year-old regular season MVP is still a bit unreal to think about.

The Suns also came to Los Angeles on the 22nd, and the first round schedule of the two teams has already been released-

April 25, Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns - Great Western Forum Arena, PM, 21:30.

April 27, Los Angeles Lakers VS Phoenix Suns - Great Western Forum Arena, PM, 22:00.

April 30, Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns - West Jersey Arena, PM, 21:00.

On May 2, Los Angeles Lakers VS Phoenix Suns - West Jersey Arena, TBD.

On May 4th, Los Angeles Lakers VS Phoenix Suns - Great Western Forum Arena, TBD.

After the first-round schedule was released, various media began to report on the opponent who was killed by the Lakers four times.

The Suns don't have any cards to hide, and after sending off Barkley, they no longer have the depth of the interior line, and they are reduced to relying on a long-term illness Danny Manning to carry the team. But even if Manning has rarely suffered an injury this season, the Suns' lack of No. 5 was serious when Barkley was still around, and now the Suns' restricted area is worse than some fish-belly teams.

To sum up, there is not much good news for the Phoenix people, and if you have to look for it, it is that they are not bad at point guard.

Kevin Johnson, one of the most impactful defenders in the late '80s and early '90s, not only did he break through in his prime, but he also had the sanity that Wei Shao did not possess later.

This year, his athleticism has declined again, but he can be regarded as practicing his shooting, with a 44.1% three-point shooting rate a little higher than Zhang's, and an average of 2.9 three-point shots per game is not low in this era, and his average of 20.1 points and 9.3 assists per game makes him still among the All-Stars.

After Kassel was traded to the Suns this season, he was often limited to a cameo appearance as a two-way guard, and it seems that Kidd is playing much better than him so far, which proves that the Lakers don't seem to have picked the wrong person. However, with these two point guards in charge, the Suns can't afford to lose to any team at the No. 1 spot.

But the problem is that the Suns have no place to take advantage of other than the No. 1 position, and their two No. 2 positions are both skinny and poorly defended projection guards.

After the addition of Sebaros, it seems to fill the vacancy of the No. 3 position in the Suns, but the data of this bottom-line mouse has declined a lot after leaving the Lakers, and he has injured more than 30 games this year, and only averaged 15+6 per game this season, which is almost a notch down.

The inside line of the Suns has said before that they now rely on Danny Manning, who doesn't know when he will be injured again, Robert Horry, who originally had high hopes, can no longer find the state of the Rockets after coming to the Suns.

The Lakers naturally know more clearly about this information, and the combat policy they have arranged in the past few days is not complicated at all, and there is only one instruction at the strategic level - strangle Kevin Johnson!

That's right, this is the key to the Lakers' victory, and the way to do it is just as simple and crude - Kidd doesn't need to be caught by a single defense, and Mutombo can help pay attention to it inside.

In this round of the series, the Lakers should be the most relaxed is Mutombo, and Williams, who is opposite him, is already dying, the 35-year-old veteran is not a good player when he is young, or a lanky interior lineman, he has been playing the No. 4 position for most of his career, and he has been flexible in recent years, and his weight has increased to 240 pounds before he began to play a dozen centers, and he will inevitably be hammered in the face of Mutombo.

The Lakers' interior can spend most of their energy on defense in this series, which will make it difficult for the Suns to break through from the outside.

Kevin Johnson had a headache when he met Mutombo at his peak, and now his physical fitness is declining, and facing the Lakers' interior breakthrough is basically equivalent to a waste, and it is too difficult to beat Kidd with a jump shot.

On April 23, I went out without looking at the yellow calendar......

Today, the NBA officially announced the data kings of the 96-97 season.

This honor is already sealed after the regular season, and its significance is to warm up for the official presentation of the major awards tomorrow.

The Lakers have naturally become the biggest winners, the NBA has five data kings every year, and three have fallen into the Lakers' pockets this year.

Zhang was named the "scoring champion" with an average of 33.8 points per game, which was his first time winning the award, and his average of 33.8 points per game was also the best scoring champion since the 87-88 season, and since 1975, only Jordan has scored more points per game in the 86-87 and 87-88 seasons.

The "steal king" of the 96-97 season was also won by Zhang Fu, who can contribute an average of 3.0 steals per game. It is worth mentioning that he is the third player in NBA history to win the "steal king" as a forward, which was only done by Rick Barry and Michael Leon Carr in the 70s.

This year's "King of Blocks" was won by Mutombo, which is the fourth consecutive year that Uncle Mu has won the award, and this year he has an average of 4.0 blocks per game, but not as good as the 4.2 and 4.1 in 93 and 94, although it is still 0.6 times more than the second-place Sean Bradley.

Uncle Mu himself is very modest, he said that he has not invested too much in blocks this year, and in the past two years, he has pursued more shooting control of breakthrough players rather than direct blocking.

But this year, he still averaged 4 blocks per game, because he has a group of defensive teammates who rush in front of him crookedly every game, and then send the ball himself to the front and be slapped by him, so it's no wonder that he hurts the killer.

Lakers fans know what he means, this year's Lakers' outside defense has brought too much pressure to the opponent, many players have been unable to break through to the vicinity of the restricted area, and it is a violation not to force a shot, but to force a shot is to pray that Mutombo is not nearby.

Now it seems that the results must always be disappointing for these guys, which is why Mutombo is still averaging more than four blocks per game, and a good group of teammates are much easier to defend.