The hustle and bustle of the regular season was completely silent, and the top eight in the east and west were ready to start fighting and move forward for the goal in their hearts.

The first place in the West is the Houston Rockets, with a 75-7 record this season, which makes all teams feel the strength and unstoppability of the Rockets, such an opponent that no team wants to meet in advance.

This was followed by the Utah Jazz, led by Malone and Stockton, plus Hornacek, Ostertag, Shanton? Anderson, Byron? Russell and a group of other powerful players quietly achieved a 62-20 record, ranking second in the West, and the Jazz also launched an attack on their dreams.

The Seattle SuperSonics, who are third in the West, have a 61-21 record, which is also the result of the top team, but in front of Houston's Jewel, their results are nothing.

The fourth place in the West is the Los Angeles Lakers, with a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, and the top four teams in the West have won more than 60 games, which is amazing.

In fifth place in the West is the Phoenix Suns, who also have a 56-26 record, which is enough to finish in the top four in the East, but in the West, they can only settle for fifth.

The sixth place in the West is with Barkley, David? Robinson and Duncan's Spurs also have a 56-26 record, and the strength of the Western team is becoming more and more obvious.

Seventh in the West is the Trail Blazers, who are 46-36 leading the way to the playoffs with Sabonis.

The luckiest team in the West is the Timberwolves, who have the worst record among the remaining teams in the West, and they managed to make the playoffs with a 35-47 record, which is the envy of teams that have won more than 50% of the East and failed to make the playoffs.

The 8 teams in the west will fight each other.

The Rockets have almost no suspense about the Timberwolves, the only suspense is to see if the Timberwolves can snatch a victory in the hands of the Rockets, which is estimated to be unlikely.

The Jazz Trail Blazers, the Jazz may have some trouble, but if Malone and Stockton can't solve the Trail Blazers, how can they make it to the finals.

Perhaps the most unpredictable battle in the West is the Spurs' game against the SuperSonics, and no one can say that they will win in the end, and this series has also captured the world's attention.

The Lakers' game against the Suns, the media believes that it is a one-sided game, the Suns' record against teams with super centers this season has not been very good, the most obvious example is the Suns vs. Rockets game, although there was a stunner experience, but the Rockets still completely suppressed the Suns in the next few encounters.

And in the east, the situation is equally unpredictable.

The well-deserved No. 1 in the East is the Chicago Bulls, with a 62-20 record, which can already make them the No. 1 in the East.

The Pacers, who won second in the East, are in third place due to the division, and the second place is the Miami Heat, who are 55-27. Read on to find out.

With a 58-24 record, the Pacers can only finish third.

Fourth place is the Hornets, this year Rice's attack is more powerful, leading the Hornets, with a 51-31 record, ranking fourth in the East.

Fifth place is the Atlanta Eagles, the 'African Mountains' leading Leitner, Steve? Smith and others have a 50-32 record, ranking fifth in the East.

Sixth place is the Cleveland Cavaliers, this team is in the big Z, Brian? Led by Knight and a group of other newcomers, it is a small miracle that he ranks sixth in the West with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses.

The seventh place is the New York Knicks, the Knicks are also very difficult to enter the playoffs under the leadership of Van Gundy, with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, which is a bit unworthy of the current Knicks' configuration, but fortunately they still joined the battle for the playoffs.

In eighth place is the New Jersey Nets, also 43-39, and the Nets also stepped on their tail to enter the playoffs.

The situation in the East is that the Chicago Bulls and the New Jersey Nets, the New Jerseyians can't pose any threat to the Bulls at all, and it seems that the New Jerseyians can only fight for their own honor.

The most exciting game in this series may be the game between the Heat and the Knicks, Van Gundy vs. Riley, Ewing vs. Mourning, this series can only be said to be a hot battle, and the game that gathers a lot of Hollywood elements can not look good, master and apprentice vs. brother.

Pacers vs. Cavaliers, old and spicy Pacers won't let the young Cavaliers take advantage, Reggie? Miller now has the best group of teammates in his career, and if they lose to a team like the Cavaliers, then the Pacers can go straight to the Atlantic.

The Hornets vs. Hawks game is also very interesting, the Hornets have a home-court advantage, but the Hawks are not so easy to deal with, this series is known as the collision between spears and shields, and the victory and defeat are also between the first line.

After all the matchups came out, the Rockets' off-court triumvirate, Old Soup, Dawson and Tiger, were sitting together discussing the situation in the playoffs.

Tiger looked at the situation and said with a smile: "This year is really lively, the game will be very good, I sympathize with the supersonic now, hehe, it's not good to touch anyone, I ran into the Spurs, the two guys on the inside of the Spurs are adding Barkley's roller, it's not so easy to deal with points." ”

Lao Tang also said: "Yes, I guess now George? Carl's old boy, who is scolding the street, has gnawed the biggest bone in the west, and I don't know if he can move it, he may break his teeth. ”

Dawson said with some concern: "No matter what we do, in the second round we all meet a hard bone, whether it is supersonic or Spurs, it is not so easy to deal with." ”

Lao Tang Zhi said very confidently: "Don't worry, Dawson, now the overall comprehensive ability of the rocket can be said to be the strongest in the entire league, and now no matter who our opponent is, we will use confidence to knock them to the ground and step on their corpses to move forward." ”

Looking at the confident old soup, Tiger smiled evilly and said, "Hehe, Rudy, I found that you have been a lot younger recently, and there are beautiful women asking you for kisses." With that, he squeezed his eyes at Dawson.

Dawson was also childlike, and said: "Yes, I also saw it, the absolutely hot Latin beauty, the age is definitely not more than 30 years old, the curve of the body, tsk, this is nothing." ”

Lao Tang was already dizzy after hearing this, and hurriedly said, "When did this happen, why don't I know." ”

Tiger continued to laugh: "I can't even remember myself, I said Rudy, you can really do it." ”

Lao Tang was now completely dizzy, and said, "When was it, why don't I remember, when was it?" ”

Dawson said: "I saw it with my own eyes at the celebration that day when the Rockets had the best regular season record. ”

After speaking, he also glanced at the old soup very seriously.

Now Lao Tang was completely confused, scratched his head and said, "No, why don't I remember." ”

Seeing Lao Tang's confused face, Dawson and Tiger looked at each other and laughed loudly.

Looking at the two laughing people, Lao Tang was also stunned, and scolded with a smile: "You said that you two, one is the general manager of the rocket, and the other is the boss of the rocket. ”

After finishing speaking, he shook his head and laughed.

The Rockets' off-court triumvirate completed the discussion of the playoffs with laughter and planned a specific plan for the Rockets' journey to the playoffs.

And the Rockets' players, after the game, also made an appointment with their friends to discuss the upcoming playoffs.

Olajuwon and Drexler sit in a quiet, elegant café and discuss the future of the Rockets.

Olajuwon smiled and said to Drexler: "Clyde, the coffee here is still good, I also found this coffee shop by chance, and the Colombian coffee here is still very good." After speaking, he picked up the coffee cup and took a sip.

Drexler also smiled and said, "I didn't expect that there is such a quiet place here, it's very good, I like it very much." ”

Olajuwon looked at his old friend and said, "Clyde, looking at the situation this year, our last teammate is still Michael." ”

Drexler nodded lightly and said, "Yes, something like this, I don't know how many years it has happened, I still remember very clearly the scene when I competed with Michael for the championship that year, it was really unforgettable." After speaking, he did it in a daze, as if recalling the years when he competed with His Majesty the Flying Man.

Olajuwon smiled faintly and said: "Clyde, in fact, we are lucky, you are looking at Carl, John and Charles, aren't they the same as you, they are suppressed by Michael, you and I are lucky to get the championship ring, I think they don't seem to have much chance." ”

Drexler also smiled lightly and said: "Yes, when Michael is getting old, they are also getting old, and when Michael is getting old, the Rockets have begun to move towards their peak, look at Kevin, Ray, Dejan, Ben, Sboga, Bus, these young people, I already feel that I am really old." ”

Olajuwon looked straight at Drexler and said sincerely, "Clyde, my good brother, are you really going to retire after this season?" ”

Drexler gave Olajuwon a strange look and said, "Yes, Hakim, I've already made a statement, I don't want to be a dishonest person." ”

Olajuwon listened to this accurate answer, sighed and said: "Brother, you will miss a wonderful era, a wonderful rocket dynasty era, I don't want to retire now, I want to witness this era with these boys, they are fully capable of opening up their own future, I would like to witness it in person." ”

Drexler looked at his best friend and said, "Hakim, my old buddy, said he was going to leave basketball, to be honest, I was reluctant, but I didn't want to be beaten up by a bunch of young people in the arena and I was thinking about retiring, I wanted to choose to leave when I was at the peak I could reach, and then spend time with my family, which is what my family wants." I know that you have more persistent beliefs than I do, and you have an incomparable love for basketball, and I'm sorry brother, I can't go on with you. ”

After speaking, he took a sip of coffee with some melancholy and showed his emotions.

The two good friends were silent for a long time, and Olajuwon said: "Brother, I know I can't change your mind now, but I hope that this year is our last chance to pull Michael off the altar, and we can't miss it." ”

The glint in Drexler's eyes flashed, and he said, "You don't need to say it, Hakim, I won't let my basketball career leave me with regrets, and the biggest regrets." ”

Olajuwon stretched out his fist and Drexler slammed his fist while shouting, "No brothers, no basketball." ”

Just as the two of them finished speaking, the waiter of the café came to the two of them and said, "Two gentlemen, please don't make a loud noise here, you two have already affected other customers, if you two can't restrain yourself, I can only ask you two to leave here." ”

Hearing this, Olajuwon and Drexler looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and quickly stood up, wanting to apologize to the customers around them.

The surrounding customers found out that they were basketball heroes in their own city, and they also generously expressed their understanding.

After the two sat down, they looked at each other, but the thick battle ** in their eyes was known to the other party, and the final battle was about to start.

(To be continued)