With the strong results of this movie, Tang Shuai and his Lakers team also ended the journey of the 2017~2018 season. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Tang Shuai's third trip to the playoffs officially kicked off.

This year's Eastern and Western playoffs are more intense than last year.

In the east, the original scene of how big the knight's family was has changed dramatically.

The Cavaliers are the third consecutive Eastern Conference title with a 60-win record, but the Pacers and Celtics are both 57-55 and 55-win, respectively, in the second and third places in the East.

The performance of the first group has improved a lot compared with previous years.

In fourth place is the Bulls, who have been running in for a season, and although Wade is a year older, they still show strong competitiveness.

This is the team in the top half, and in the bottom half, the Pistons finished fifth in the West under the leadership of Drummond and Jackson, and they have achieved a resurgence, and they finally avoided the embarrassment of facing the Cavaliers in the first round for the third year in a row.

After the Pistons, the Hawks occupy the sixth place in the West, and although they have failed to break into the first group for two years in a row, they will not be removed from the playoffs.

The seventh-ranked team is the Knicks, and Love has performed well since he was traded to the Knicks, and under his and Rose's leadership, the Knicks' record in the second half of the season has improved somewhat compared to before the trade, which is definitely good news for fans in New York.

The rankings from one to seven in the West are relatively normal, and the roster configuration and experience of these teams are enough to ensure that they make the playoffs, but the last playoff spot is a big surprise, it is the Philadelphia 76ers, who have been ranked last in the league for two years in the previous three years, and the youth army has finally survived the day.

This result is surprising, but it is actually reasonable, they actually finished 10th in the East last season, and now they are only steadily improving in the playoffs.

If they want to fight their way out of the East, the Cavaliers' challenge will be more difficult than last year.

In the east, it has become more difficult, but in the west, it is completely white-hot.

Although the Warriors lost to the Lakers in the opening game, their performance after that was extremely stable, although they failed to break the league win record they had set before, but they won 70-12 again, and they are still the absolute favorites to win the championship.

After the Warriors, there is the impressive Lakers, led by Don Shuai, Westbrook and Cousins, who won 18 consecutive games at the beginning of the season, and finally won 66-16, ranking second in the West.

This position also avoids them from meeting the Warriors before the Western Conference Finals.

After the Lakers, although Anthy was banned indefinitely by the team, the Rockets still relied on their excellent record in the first half of the season to occupy the third place in the West with a record of 58 wins, and it is also worth looking forward to what kind of performance they have in the playoffs.

The Rockets were followed by the aging Spurs, and Duncan's retirement had a big impact on the Spurs' strength, but with Leonard and Aldridge's excellent play, they still occupy a spot in the top half of the conference with a record of 56 wins.

In fifth place in the West is the Timberwolves, whose performance has dropped from last year, but as the core of the main team matures, they are also enough to take a spot in the highly competitive West.

The Timberwolves are followed by the Clippers, and after Griffin's departure, the overall strength of the team has dropped a lot, but with Griffin's departure, Randle has also gained a lot of playing time, and his performance is not particularly good, but it is enough to be the starter of any team, plus Paul, Ingram, Booker, and Jordan Jr. are the main players, and they are still enough to continue to rank in the top eight in the West.

The seventh- and eighth-ranked teams are the Jazz and Trail Blazers, both with 50 wins, which is enough to illustrate how difficult it is to secure a playoff spot in the West.

After the ranking of the East and West was officially released, the bracket and match time of the East and West were also released.

In the East, the Cavaliers vs. the 76ers, the Pacers vs. the Knicks, the Celtics vs. the Hawks, and the Bulls vs. the Pistons.

In the West, Warriors vs. Trail Blazers, Lakers vs. Jazz, Clippers vs. Rockets, Spurs vs. Timberwolves.

The earliest game will start on April 21, and the Cavaliers and Lakers will be the first to make their debuts.

There were only two days left before the game, and the players at this time were mainly adjusting and resting, but on the night of the 18th, many players, including Tang Shuai and Westbrook, gave up their rest and flew to Dallas.

For nothing else, just because on this day, one of the living fossils of the league, veteran driver Dirk Nowitzki, after Kobe, Garnett, and Duncan retired in succession, finally officially announced his retirement at the age of 40.

Nowitzki fought hard for Dallas to get the last drop of oil in his mailbox, even insisting on playing behind closed doors with a knee injury in the final stages of the regular season.

The players worked hard to bring another playoff trip to the veteran driver, but this year's Mavericks were a little weaker after all, and they finally finished ninth in the West, unfortunately missing the playoffs.

For Nowitzki, this is undoubtedly a rather regrettable thing, but many things in this world are remembered because of regrets, and they may not necessarily be a bad thing.

In fact, Nowitzki maintained his usual low-key style, and he originally planned to hold a small press conference to announce his retirement, but Cuban obviously wouldn't do that, and the boss, who has been close to Nowitzki for 20 years, obviously won't let him be so willful.

In the end, the retirement of the old driver's small press conference was impossible, and it turned into a large retirement meeting in Dallas.

On this day, many teammates and rivals, friends and foes who have crossed paths with Nowitzki's 20-year career came to the American Airlines Center in Dallas to witness the retirement ceremony.

Duncan is low-key, although he has a great reputation in the league, and finally announced his retirement with just one sentence, and now Nowitzki, who is as popular with fans as Duncan, is retiring, and there is a special game, naturally no one wants to miss it.

The American Airlines Center Arena on this day can be said to be absolutely overcrowded, with many fans who couldn't enter the stadium without tickets, and even cried outside the door because they couldn't attend such a ceremony, for Dallas fans, Nowitzki is not just a player, but also a memory and feelings.

Tang Shuai and Westbrook sat in the front row, and they could clearly see the scene on the field.

Tang Shuai saw a lot of familiar figures, Terry, Chandler, Nash, Finley and other former Mavericks players appeared on the scene, they sat in the front row, should be on the court later, as well as the old Nelson, the "little general" Johnson, etc., who have not appeared in the public eye for a long time, and even Garnett and Duncan, two old opponents who have just retired.

In addition, Xiao Hua, the president of the league, and Jordan, the god of basketball, also appeared on the scene.

This retirement ceremony can be said to be really a major event in the league.

The on-site staff were busy arranging the scene, and Cuban had put a lot of thought into Nowitzki's retirement.

After more than ten minutes, after the scene was prepared, accompanied by a melodious grassland violin song, the retirement ceremony officially began.

This short piece of music was introduced, and when the big LED screen on the scene began to play Nowitzki's performance in Dallas in the past 20 years, a 20-year-old boy gradually became a middle-aged man, which touched the memories in the depths of too many people's minds, and many people watched the video with uncontrollable redness in their eyes.

Tang Shuai looked at it with a lot of emotion, the old driver, like Duncan, gave people the impression of being a humble gentleman, such a player is really liked and loved.

At the end of the video, the highlights of the 2011 Novitzki single-core team to win the championship were released, and the people who watched it were bursts of enthusiasm, which was the only single-core championship since the beginning of the 20th century.

In the final scene, Nowitzki cheered loudly and raised the championship trophy, and there was a burst of cheers in the arena.

It was the most glorious moment for the people of Dallas.

"Dirk~~ Nowitzki!!"

The DJ at the scene screamed loudly and shouted Nowitzki's name.

The spotlight hits the field, and Nowitzki appears in view.

"Nowitzki! Nowitzki! The fans at the scene roared hoarsely and never subsided for a long time.

Nowitzki waved to the audience, and when he heard the cheers that never stopped, his eyes flushed uncontrollably.

After nearly two minutes of shouting, the audience stopped at the DJ's call.

"Hello, Dallas, hello, cowboys." As soon as Nowitzki spoke, the scene was followed by another burst of cheers.

Tang Shuai was in the stadium and experienced the heartfelt roar of the fans.

There are not many players in NBA history who have played for a team in their careers, and it is extremely rare for a player to play for a team for 20 years, and Nowitzki's crazy performance from fans is not only because of his career success, but also because of his loyalty to the city.

"When I was a kid, I had a crazy obsession with football, you know, Germany is a country where football is all about it, but when I got a little bit older, I had to say goodbye to my favorite football, not because I didn't love it anymore, but because I was too tall......"

Nowitzki's opening remarks drew a burst of laughter from the fans.

"Basketball changed my life, I never thought I'd spend so much time in this sport, my whole youth, almost dedicated to it, luckily I had a great start in my career, I met a lot of people, Holger (referring to his initiation coach Geth Wendell), Mark (referring to Cuban), Don (referring to Nelson Sr.) ......"

Nowitzki looked back at the most important people in his life, and every time he called out a name, the photographer gave a close-up of them sitting on the sidelines, and each time, it also drew a burst of excited cheers from the audience.

“…… Thank you, thank you to the city of Dallas and to all of you here, it was with your help that I went from a boy to a man, an old man. (To be continued.) )