For the final game, the Raptors have no pressure, the Bucks are not as good as the Raptors in pure strength, and at the end of the season, they are unlikely to use all their strength to play an inconsequential regular season game with the Raptors, so this game, as long as the Raptors play normally, it is certain to win.

Therefore, Xu Yi's focus is on the game between the Knicks and the Cavaliers, April 14 is the final day of the NBA regular season, in the Celtics' losing streak at the end of the season, the Raptors have been confirmed to enter the playoffs, and Xu Yi's conversion has also been determined.

According to what Kevin O'Neal learned from Glen Grove, the team's management is already discussing what to give Xu Yi a contract.

Since Xu Yi took over the team in mid-March, the Raptors have won 10 in a row and are about to get their 11th straight win. And Vince Carter, who was still making a fuss about leaving, has become happy and does not make noise and plays the game with peace of mind. For Raptors management, the change in Vince Carter has forced them to give Xu Yi a new contract. The whole Raptors, the others don't matter, the most important thing is Vince Carter.

However, the specific details of this new contract still give the management a bit of a headache, a long-term contract is certain, but the amount of this long-term contract is a bit nerve-wracking, the annual salary of the league coach is generally more than 500w, such as Greg Popovich's annual salary of 600w, and even Phil Jackson's annual salary of 1000w. Or a coach of Jeff Van Gundy's level, his salary is exactly stepping on the 500w boundary.

As for Xu Yi, the coach with only 10 games of coaching experience obviously can't get an annual salary of 500w, but according to Xu Yi's fierce record and performance, if he can't get 500w, it is obviously a little unreasonable. At this time, the league has become popular to coach with young coaches with huge potential, and the salaries of those young coaches who have just taken office are not low, such as supersonic coach Nate McMillan, and what kind of contract Xu Yi should get, the Raptors are naturally entangled.

But fortunately, they don't have to be too anxious, for the Raptors, it will be until May until the end of this season, and it will not be too late for the Raptors to start talking about a new contract with Xu Yi at that time. However, if the Raptors management knew that they had to give Xu Yi a bigger contract because of their current hesitation, then they would definitely regret the idea now.

The Raptors-Bucks game started at Bradley Center, the home of the Bucks, and as of now, the Knicks are still 0.5 wins ahead of the Raptors, and all the Raptors can do now is win the game in front of them and wait for the results of the game on the Knicks' side.

The Bucks really didn't play with all the main players, they put Michael Reed, who has been injured, out of the game, and Keith Van Horn on the inside didn't start, the two starting interior players were Joe Smith and Brian Skiner, plus point guard Damon Jones, shooting guard Desmond Mason and small forward Tony Kukoc, who started in place of Michael Reed.

As the main force of the Bulls' post-treble crown, Tony Kukoc is already dying, but he is in good shape and currently exists as the sixth man in the Bucks. However, Tony Kukoc's three-point shooting is no longer as accurate as it was in its peak, and with Michael Reed and Keith Van Horn not playing, the Bucks only have Damon Jones as a three-point scorer.

So Xu Yi decisively let the Raptors shrink their defense, and Desmond Mason, whose offense is mainly based on breakthroughs, is so dumb.

The Raptors controlled the situation on the court from the beginning of the game, and as the game drew to the end of the first quarter, the game on the Knicks' side began.

The Knicks' opponent in the last battle was the Cavaliers, they were fighting at home, the Cavaliers undoubtedly played with all the main forces, and the Knicks did not choose to rotate, perhaps the old coach Lenny Wilkens also sensed Xu Yi's thoughts, and he didn't want to lose to his disciples.

From the beginning of the game, Xu Yi paid a little attention to the situation on the Knicks' side, it seems that the Raptors' luck is not very good, several veterans on the Knicks' side have actually played a good state, Deacon Bemutombo and Anfernee Hardaway, who played in the middle of the first quarter, grabbed offensive rebounds and scored again and again, and the state was so good that it exploded.

And several of the Knicks' starters are also in good shape, and they are also playing very well, looking at the situation, it should be difficult for the Knicks to lose.

However, Xu Yi has been paying attention to the performance of LeBron James, a small forward who is still a little young, and he has no ability to solve in the future, but if he can break out, it is not something that a team like the Knicks can stop.

"The Knicks are in such good shape, it looks like we're not going to be able to pull it off." Kevin O'Neal held the laptop in his hand and glanced at the score again, at this time the Knicks were already 15 points ahead of the Cavaliers.

Hearing Kevin O'Neal's broadcast of the battle situation, Xu Yi frowned, it seems that it is really difficult to overtake, and the 15-point difference is not so easy to chase.

Xu Yi thought about it, no matter what, the game that the Raptors played against the Bucks was to be won, whether it was seventh or eighth, it was a good record to get a winning record in the first season of coaching, even if there were only 11 games for Xu Yi this season.

The Raptors controlled the game all the way, and the same was true for the Knicks, who were almost certain to win at the end of the game.

In the end, the Raptors won by 16 points on the road, and a few minutes later, the Knicks also declared the victory, and the Raptors were not able to surpass the Knicks to become seventh in the East, and the Knicks became seventh in the East with a 0.5-game advantage.

For the Raptors, eighth in the East means they need to face the Indiana Pacers in the first round, which is not an ideal opponent. Because of the rush to take office, Xu Yike never thought of leading the Raptors to win the championship, or the Eastern Conference championship or anything like that. So Xu Yi's goal has always been to lead the team to break through the first round, but now, it is very difficult to break through the first round.

The Pacers aren't that easy to play against, at least compared to the Nets, the Pacers are a pretty tough opponent, with the Raptors having a 30% chance of winning at best. However, if they can make it through the first round, eighth place in the East would be an advantage for the Raptors, as they can avoid the Pistons in the second round. But the first round can't be passed, so why talk about the second round?

The closing game on April 14 is coming to an end, and the situation in the East and West playoffs is naturally completely clear. It took the Raptors 11 games to go from 11th in the East all the way to overtake their previous opponents and eventually become 8th in the East and break into the playoffs. The New York Knicks, who are seventh in the East, have a big team, but the team is in poor shape, and they can only rank seventh in the East in the end.

Sixth in the East is the Mivolukee Bucks, and Terry Porter has been in a great first season as a coach; Fifth in the East is the New Orleans Hornets, who have relied on Byron Davis and Jamal Magloyer to have a good record. Fourth in the East is the Miami Heat, and the young Dwayne Wade teamed up with several veterans in the team to unexpectedly get the fourth place in the East.

Third in the East is the Detroit Pistons, and if Xu Yi remembers correctly, this season's championship is the Pistons. Second place in the East is the Nets, who rely on the advantage of the region to rank second in the East; First place in the East is the Indiana Pacers, who will face the Raptors in the first round.

On the West side, the Timberwolves unexpectedly won the first place in the West, and Kevin Garnett became the favorite contender for the regular season MVP. The Lakers, Spurs, Kings, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Rockets, and Nuggets are second to eighth in the West.

The regular season is over, and there are only a few two or three days left before the playoffs, and the biggest test for the Raptors is coming.