A Boeing 737 landed at New York's Kenneth Airport at the airport's arrival hall, which was already crowded with fans wearing Nets jerseys.

That's right, this special plane is officially the special plane of the Brooklyn Nets, and the fans greet their heroes - all the players of the Brooklyn Nets.

With a 56-26 record, the Brooklyn Nets' all-time best record happened to a group of young people, who immediately won a lot of cheers from the fans when they appeared in the airport aisle.

This year, the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks entered the playoffs as the second and third places in the East, which also made basketball suddenly popular in the international metropolis of New York.

Rock Park, Wall Street, subway entrance, Central Park... There are fans in both jerseys in every corner of New York.

"Tall and strong, congratulations on winning the scoring title, you are the first scoring champion in the history of the Brooklyn Nets" As soon as he left the VIP tunnel at the airport, Gao Dazhuang was "entangled" by Howard Baker, a senior reporter from the New York Times.

"Thank you, I'm very honored to receive this honor, it's amazing, I want to thank my teammates and the fans who support us, and of course, you," Gao replied with a smile.

"But all of what we did in the regular season, both personally and as a team, didn't mean much in the playoffs, and it doesn't matter anymore. We need to prepare for the next stage of the game," said the tall and strong man who took the initiative to bring up the playoffs.

"Do you think we're going to get to the next step this year?" Howard Baker held the topic high, waiting for the tall and strong answer with expectant eyes.

"I can't predict, but I always feel like something special is going to happen, and I feel like given where we're at the moment, we have every chance to do something more special, yes, we're in a really good state right now," Gao Dazhuang thought for a few seconds before replying.

"What do you think of your season?" Howard Baker continued.

"It's wonderful, even though the Brooklyn Nets have had a lot of injuries this year, everybody has gotten through it. Before the start of the playoffs. We're almost back to fit, it's like we're getting ready to start from a whole new place, and I love that feeling, I love this team. I can't wait for the playoffs. I hope the playoffs will bring us a perfect season," replied the tall and strong with some excitement.

Before boarding the team bus. "Now all we have to do is keep the regular season going and we've been playing well for most of the season," he added. So I didn't need to make too many adjustments, my teammates and I knew we had the challenge, the playoffs, here we were! ”

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As the regular season came to an end, a number of media outlets summarized and evaluated the performance of each team in the regular season, and ESPN's experts also discussed the situation in the east and west.

The Grizzlies have a 56-26 record, the best fifth record in history, and the sixth-place Warriors have a nine-win deficit.

So there's a five-strong battle in the West: the Thunder have the best record with 60 wins and 22 losses, followed by the Spurs with 58 wins, the Nuggets with 57 wins, and the Clippers and Grizzlies with 56 wins.

The Thunder and Spurs occupy the top two spots, which is expected, and the other three are all building on last season's edge.

The Nuggets have the worst three-point shooting of any offensive team, but they have the best athleticism and mobility, which allows for plenty of counter-attacking fast-break and free-throw opportunities, and their offensive rebounding percentage is the highest in the league.

And the Clippers this year due to the addition of strong benches such as Jamal Crawford and Matt Barnes, as well as the improvement of second point guard Bledsoe, the second echelon is indeed vigorous.

The Grizzlies are based on defense, but bottlenecks on the offensive end limit the Grizzlies' upside, and offensive rebounding and turnovers alone cannot offset the team's low-quality shooting.

The new favorites in the West are definitely the Rockets and Warriors:

The Warriors' Curry and Bogut were sidelined with injuries last season, and now they have a full roster this season, and they do have the capital to make a playoff impact: Curry is on the rise to the top point guards, and the offseason's two biggest benches, Jack and Landry, are invaluable to the team.

The Rockets' return to the playoffs is a big surprise, most of the media predicted before the start of the game that the dark horse belongs to the Timberwolves, but under the frequent injury hit, the wolf has become a sick wolf and collapsed, and most people are not optimistic about the Rockets The reason is: there are too many new recruits, Asik is a defensive type, Jeremy Lin has yet to prove, James Harden alone can't support the whole team's offense, and I don't want McHale's system to help Houston return to the playoffs after four years.

The disappointed giants in the West are the Lakers and Mavericks:

When it comes to the league's most disappointing team, the Lakers will definitely not be able to escape, with four superstars, although there are injuries as an excuse, but even when the four superstars are on the team at the same time, the Lakers' record is cold enough, tired Kobe Bryant refused to take a break in the crucial playoff sprint, resulting in a tragic reimbursement.

With so many giants, the Lakers are still guaranteed on the offensive end, but the defensive end is another matter, the age of the outside backbone is too high, resulting in the Lakers' defensive fast break ability is very poor, and it is difficult to make opponent mistakes, which is also related to the lack of sports on the outside, the Lakers fell from the favorite to barely squeeze into the playoffs, which did make the four superstars a little embarrassed.

The Mavericks' drop is less surprising, as the team has a bit of a waning season, plus Dirk Nowitzki's absence early in the season and the difficult search for form after his return, which has created too much trouble for the Mavericks, who want to return to the playoffs next year. Cuban needs to do more in the offseason.

Compared to the complex "Warring States Period" in the West, the East belongs to Miami, and the Big Three completely dominate the East.

The absolute advantage of the Heat:

How dominant is the Heat in the Eastern Conference? Second-placed Brooklyn Nets are 10 wins shy of the Miami Heat, who have a net score of 7.9, unmatched in the East, and that's also factoring in the Big Three's early rotation in April.

In 2012-13, the Heat were weaker defensively but more offensively than last season.

Miami is changing the tradition: control the basketball and control the court? The Heat have the 4th lowest offensive rebounding rate and the 7th lowest defensive rebounding percentage.

The Heat used the most efficient offense. It made up for the loss of rebounds and defense. And it proved to work, with a staggering 49.5 percent shooting percentage leading the league, and supporting players focusing on three-point shooting. The whole team conducts more reasonable shooting space. It's the Heat's offensive philosophy.

Who are the challengers for the Heat?

Who will be the Heat's number one challenger? The Celtics did cause problems for the Heat at one point last season. But at that time, the Heat were without Bosh in the first four games, and whether the Celtics could make it to the second round this season was a big question.

The Bulls have suppressed the Heat in the regular season for the past two years, relying on a super-tough defense. But this year, due to the departure of Asik, Brewer and others, the Bulls began to be a little stretched on both ends of the floor: in order to make up for the offense, Nate Robinson and Belinelli had to be reused, but this also reduced defensive efficiency, and the Bulls' decline was expected in the absence of Rose and the loss of important substitutes throughout the season.

The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, who currently occupy 2-3 spots in the East, will play the role of blockers this year.

Among them, the New York Knicks won the Heat three times in the regular season, especially in the first two games, the Knicks won by 40 points, and the Heat team was powerless.

The reason for the Knicks' complete victory in these two games is that they made a total of 37 three-pointers, which is also the biggest feature of the Knicks this season: crazy three-point shooting, averaging 29 per game this season, and a very low turnover rate.

However, the inconsistency on the offensive end and the fragile defense will be the cover for the New York Knicks in the playoffs, and no opponent in the playoffs will make them shoot like crazy three-pointers.

Compared to the New York Knicks, another New York team, the Brooklyn Nets, is unanimously favored by experts, who believe that this team will create a series of surprises in the playoffs.

After the All-Star break, the biggest change for the Brooklyn Nets was not on offense, but on defense, and they became the league's toughest defensive team after bringing in Kawhai Leonard and Kenneth Faried.

On the offensive side, Gao Dazhuang was simply unstoppable in the second half of the season, and he overthrew three-time scoring champion Kevin Durant in one fell swoop, and won the title of "scoring champion" in his rookie season.

The scariest thing is that he's still improving, and maybe Miami can't come up with a player who can stop him, just like Brooklyn can't stop LeBron James.

The Brooklyn Nets have their own absolute strengths, and the performance of tall and strong in the playoffs will directly determine the fate of the Brooklyn Nets.

Offensive strugglers in the east:

The Pacers defensively are good, but on the other end of the court, the Pacers are lackluster, lacking good playmaking guards and real offensive aces, neither David West nor Paul George can provide the same consistent and powerful firepower as the tall and strong Brooklyn Nets.

The Hawks have not slipped or improved after several trades, the lack of offensive talent has stifled the team's upside, and the lack of turnovers, the lack of good singles, and the inability to make free throws are all Hawks' offensive shortcomings.

The Celtics' offensive problems are even more serious, with no offensive rebounds, a high turnover rate, few three-point shots, and no free throwers, and the league's sixth-place defense alone is no longer enough to keep the Green Army in the top half of the East.

As for the Bucks, they are struggling on the offensive end, with Monta Ellis and Jennings both incompetent playmakers and pitchers, and heavy recruit Redick also performed poorly, resulting in the Bucks' shooting percentage ranking third from the bottom in the league, and only relying on passable defense to get a playoff spot in the East.

The losers in the East: 76ers and Raptors

The Pistons, Wizards, Cavaliers, Bobcats, and Magic didn't make the playoffs, but the 76ers and Raptors were somewhat hopeful at the start of the season.

The 76ers got Bynum in the three-way big deal, which was praised by the media, but after a season, Bynum's contract did not play until the end, and the Black Eight team last season fell to the same level as the Magic and Bobcats this season.

The Raptors will have to pay for their failed signings, and that price will continue into the future: Fieldez proved to be a complete failure in just one season, and Lowry's injury and Banjani's fall left the Raptors devastated their vitality.

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With the final day of the NBA regular season all over, the first round of the Eastern and Western playoffs has been released, and the famous American betting website Bovada.LV has also updated the odds for each team to win the championship.

Among them, the Miami Heat became the biggest favorite with their status as the defending champion and their excellent performance in the regular season, with the odds of winning the championship reaching 3 to 2, while the second-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder was far behind by the Heat at odds of 4 to 17.

Behind the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs are 10 to 1 in third odds, and the fourth is the Brooklyn Nets, who are 12 to 1, which surprised many.

Next up is 16 to 1 for the New York Knicks, 25 to 1 for the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, 40 to 1 for the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, 60 to 1 for the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics, and 100 to 100 for the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, and Milwaukee Bucks. (To be continued......)