Chapter 214: The Dust Has Settled

The Timberwolves unexpectedly defeated the New Orleans Hornets in the end, and Chris Paul scored 35 points and 7 assists in the game, but it was still difficult to save the game.

In this game, the "Queen Bee" Paul sent a lot of second pass assists, but the Hornets lacked a reliable second finisher on the offensive end, and in most cases, Chris Paul passed assists and it was still difficult for his teammates with low offensive power to complete the score.

In this game, Chris Paul finally chose to come by himself, but in the face of the Timberwolves restricted area surrounded by the defensive line, Paul finally got lost in it and could not rush out again.

After the Timberwolves' interior line was broken through by Chris Paul again and again in the first half, head coach Frank Vogel adjusted his strategy in time to surround the Timberwolves' interior line, making Chris Paul, who is good at seeing the seams, feel at no accommodation.

This also has to do with the lack of a consistent three-point shooter in the New Orleans Hornets. James Posey, the team's champion puzzle player, is not a professional three-point shooter, and although his three-point killing ability at critical moments is very reliable, it is still difficult for him to turn his three-point technique into a conventional weapon.

In the Hornets home court, James Posey staged an iron feast in his home court, and the cold hand feeling data of only one of the seven shots in the whole game made the "Queen Bee" Paul who gave him an assist feel a deep poison.

At this time, James Posey has transformed from the lethal tail needle of the Hornets to a pit daddy player who kills 10 enemies and loses 70 himself.

Basketball is a five-person sport, which is well known, and no matter how powerful Chris Paul is, he can't lead the team to defeat the Timberwolves, who have five players scoring in double figures.

In the end, the Timberwolves relied on their overall advantage to crush the New Orleans Hornets sitting at home and won another victory.

In the next game, it will face off against the Texas Spurs. The Timberwolves lost on the road again, losing to the old Spurs.

The San Antonio Spurs are obviously a little worried about the seventh position in the West in the regular season, and the Spurs' veterans are in front of the young lads who face the Timberwolves, and they all become veterans Lian Po, and finally beat the Timberwolves, this time Li Shihao even hit 32 points, 7 assists and 3 steals. also still received a defeat full of sincerity.

This is the "Modern World News", Chris Paul's experience was immediately transferred to Li Shihao, that game, Chris Paul, who was resting at home, was extremely happy to watch, and it was estimated that he was almost hugging a popcorn bucket.

On April 15, the final game of the regular season, the Timberwolves faced off against the Motor City Legion in the East, the Detroit Pistons.

Without Chauncey Billups' soul backcourt, the Pistons are on the road to rebuilding. Directly lost the core competitiveness.

The Pistons did not have a suitable No. 1 position in the lineup to withstand Li Shihao's offense, and finally lost the game without suspense, suffering a heavy defeat in Minnesotary, which ended the whole season regrettably.

In the end, the Pistons achieved a 27-55 record, and a 32.9% win rate was still unable to fight even in the overall weak East.

The Detroit Pistons are really on the road to rebuilding, and the powerhouse that once won three championships has fallen again. This time his invincible Auto Corps was the loss of their core defender Chancey Billups.

Although Ben Wallace, their former "soul" player, returned to the Pistons this season, it is a pity that he is a blue-collar player. What he can do for the Pistons is limited, much worse than Chauncey Billups, not to mention that Ben Wallace is now getting old.

Since then, all regular season seasons have ended. The rankings of the east and west are also out.

Eastern Rankings -

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (61-21)

2. Orlando Magic (59-23)

3. Atlanta Hawks (53-29)

4. Boston Celtics (50-32)

5. Miami Heat (47-35)

6. Milwaukee Bucks (46-36)

7. Charlotte Bobcats (44-38)

8. Chicago Bulls (41-41)

Western Rankings -

1. Los Angeles Lakers (57-25)

2. Dallas Mavericks (55-27)

3. Phoenix Suns (54-28)

4. Denver Nuggets (53-29)

5. Utah Jazz (53-29)

6. Portland Trail Blazers (51-31)

7. Minnesota Timberwolves (51-31)

8. San Antonio Spurs (50-32)

9. Oklahoma City Thunder (49-33)

The regular season is over, and most of the final East and West standings are not much different from the previous prediction, with only a few changes in a few places.

The Cleveland Royal Cavaliers led by "Little Emperor" LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers of "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant finally topped the East and West standings, both of which have become the top of the food chain this season, and the remaining 28 teams in the regular season need to weigh their own strength.

The drama of No. 23 vs. No. 24 seems very likely to play out in the playoffs this season. The league has been looking forward to this day for a long time, LeBron James has finally grown up in his Cleveland hometown and become the new generation of Eastern king in the league, but if he wants to step into the first person in the league, I am afraid he still needs to ask Kobe Bryant if he agrees.

The Miami Heat overtook the Milwaukee Bucks in the final minute to become fifth in the East, and will be able to play a good series against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.

In the West, the Timberwolves maintained their record advantage until the end of the season and managed to become seventh in the West.

Now the troubles may be the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs, these two teams are old rivals, the two sides at the beginning of the new century, the playoffs have frequently met, head coaches Phil Jackson and Popovich are also famous championship coaches in the league, whether it is a tactical game or a player competition, it will not be easy.

Although there is a huge difference in their rankings, the Los Angeles Lakers will not easily get through the danger, the old Spurs are not easy to eat, and the team with Shifo Duncan must not be weak.

This season, the top eight playoff teams in the West have all completed the feat of 50 wins, developing the pattern of strong West and weak East to the extreme.

The Ota City Thunder, who are only one game away from 50 wins, have been the biggest tragedy of the season, failing to make the playoffs and losing the top pick in the summer draft, which can be said to have survived a failed season.

By now, it seems that everything has settled, but Li Shihao understands that the time for the real tragedy is coming, and all potential desires have torn off the last disguise, and he looks greedily at the top of the O'Brien Cup.

(To be continued.) )