Chapter 5 Consolidating the Position (Ball Subscription Tips)
However, the performance of Iverson and Kwame Brown was very surprising, Iverson scored 27 points in the whole game, you must know that he came off the bench, and the number of games that reached more than 27 points this season is only 10 games, and most of these ten games were obtained in the front, when the unlimited firing rights were obtained.
However, in this game, as a substitute, he scored 27 points in 25 minutes on the court, which is more efficient than his efficiency during the period of unlimited firing rights, and the performance of this game obviously exceeded the expectations of the fans, which is a very good start.
After the game, Iverson was still very happy, after all, his performance and state in this game were very good, and he definitely didn't expect such a performance and state before the game, and he definitely didn't dare to think about it. Before the game, he just wanted to play the game well, and he didn't care how many points he could get.
"It's a good start, I hope that my performance will be better and better, and I will prove that I can definitely bring great help to this team, and at the same time fulfill my dream that I have not fulfilled for many years, the championship, waiting for ......me," Iverson looked into the distance and said fiercely in his heart.
After the end of this game, the Cavaliers have a day of rest, and now every day is very important for the Cavaliers, after all, after the team joins the two, and it is not a low status of the two, this tacit understanding or something must be well cultivated, and the players also know this situation, so every day of team training, each player is very serious to complete the coach to give them the opinion, in their opinion, only their own training in the team is excellent, Then they can win more time on the field of play to prove themselves, and the opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.
After losing this game, the Hawks fell from the seventh position in the East to the eighth, because the Bulls also won the opponent in today's game, plus the record of the game between the two teams, so the Bulls jumped directly to become the seventh in the East, and the current sixth place is the Raptors, the difference between the Raptors and the seventh and eighth teams is two wins, so the current position of the Fierce is still relatively safe, but the Fierce must maintain his condition in the next games and strive to win every game, Otherwise, the sixth-place position could be pulled down by the seventh-place Bulls and the eighth-place Hawks at any time.
The ninth place is the Heat, the Heat's record this season is not so good, and now they have very much regret about their trade for the list of eye signs, at present, they are also two wins away from the Hawks in the eighth place in the East, the gap is really not big, it depends on whether the Heat can complete the reversal in the next game and catch the last train of the playoffs, after all, the state of the Heat this season is really bad, it may be that the transaction affects their tacit understanding, etc., if this is the case, then the Heat may explode in the next game, The chances of a reversal are still very good.
The current standings in the East: No. 1 Cavaliers, No. 2 Celtics, No. 3 Pistons, No. 4 Magic, No. 5 Wizards, No. 6 Raptors, No. 7 Bulls, No. 8 Hawks, and No. 9 Heat.
These nine teams are currently the nine most likely teams to qualify for the playoffs, and the other six teams will have a lot of difficulty in funding the playoffs, so I won't mention them for the time being.
After talking about the East, let's talk about the rankings of the West, the current ranking of the West: the first Spurs, the second Lakers, the third Nuggets, the fourth Rockets, the fifth Suns, the sixth Hornets, the seventh Jazz, the eighth Trail Blazers, the ninth is the Mavericks, and the tenth is the Grizzlies.
The gap between seventh and tenth is very small, and the difference between seventh and tenth is only three wins, so who will ride the playoffs in the end can only be decided at the end. The competition for playoff spots in the West is fierce every year, which is one of the main reasons why the West is strong and the East is weak.
The gap between the first Spurs and the second Lakers is also very small, with a win difference between the two teams, and the top spot could be swapped at any time, although there is still more than a month and nearly two months before the start of the playoffs, but this will make all the teams ready to sprint, just see who can sprint to the end and hold on to the end.
Whether it is the top three in the East or the top three in the West, it can be regarded as locking the playoff places in advance, but now there is no absolute lock, but it is almost the same, the top three cannot advance to the playoffs, that is just theoretically, theoretically equivalent to a miracle, that is, if the top three do not enter the playoffs, then it is a tragic miracle.
However, although the top three are not difficult to qualify for the playoffs, there is still competition between them, that is, the top spot in the league, or the top spot in the East and West. If it's the top spot in the league, then all series of playoff games will have an absolute home-court advantage.
The top position in the east and west is that the home court advantage of all the playoff series before the finals is in their hands, so the top three are competing for the top position and establishing an absolute home court advantage for themselves in the playoffs, so the competition between them is far from over, it can be said that it has just begun, it can also be said that it has reached a critical moment, it depends on who can withstand it first, withstand all the pressure, and nail themselves there steadily, not letting it fall.
After the game against the Hawks, the Cavaliers flew to the next stop, Golden State, immediately after the next day of team practice. Tomorrow night's opponent is the Golden State Warriors, the Warriors' record this season is very poor, almost rushing to the pendulum, it can be said that if there is no accident in this game, there is absolutely no difficulty, and it is extremely easy to win this game.
And that night's game, sure enough, the Warriors were defeated from the beginning of the first quarter, and when the game was over, the Cavaliers led the Warriors' ninety points with a score of one hundred and twenty, a full thirty points, and another big victory, with a big victory to consolidate their current ranking.
After the All-Star, the Cavaliers are in very good shape, as if they have not been affected by the All-Star Weekend, you must know that some people will get the after-effects of the All-Star Season, which is easy for newcomers to get, but whether it is Huang Jun or Asik, neither of them has been affected in any way, which makes the head coach Brown who is preparing to deal with it very surprised, really surprised.
Seeing such a situation, he knew that his worries were in vain, and his own coping solution was also prepared in vain, and he was naturally very happy about such a result, and the thing he was most worried about did not happen, so how could he be unhappy and happy?
But there is another thing that he has always felt very strange, that is, Huang Jun and Asik have not been hit by the rookie wall, which in his opinion, is very incredible.
"If these two kids' rookie wall were to stay in the playoffs, it would be a big problem. Now this rookie wall is a time bomb, and I don't know when it will explode, alas, it's a big trouble after all. Brown remembered this, and his heart was worried that it would not be gone for a long time, and it was always haunted in his heart.
It seems that we have to think of a way, think of a solution, no matter when it happens, the operation of the team cannot be stopped. After thinking about it, Brown went straight into deep thought, thinking about how to solve the problem.
After solving the Warriors, the Cavaliers flew to Memphis again, this time against the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies have been performing well so far in the new season, especially under the leadership of Love and Marc Gasol and Gay, the Grizzlies have changed dramatically this season compared to last season, and the Grizzlies' determination to win this game is also very great.
At present, they are in the tenth position in the West, but the gap with the front is not too big, now what they need to do is to further narrow the distance, not to be widened, and all this needs to be the team continues to win, lose one, if the competitor wins, then the win difference will be opened up one more time, so they must win this game.
Every player on the Grizzlies wants their team to win this game, and they want their performance to be so good in this game, but the opponent is the Cavaliers, and they know that this game is going to be very tough, but they will not think about giving up, but will hold on until the last minute of the game.
Naturally, it is impossible for the Cavaliers to release water in this game, because the current Cavaliers also need to win every game to consolidate their team's position, so the release of water is far from meeting the conditions.
The general manager of the Grizzlies also hates the Cavaliers very much now, why? Because the knights snatched the Iverson they needed, the agreement was about to be reached, and it was just a little bit closer, and Iverson's nod agreed, but he didn't expect to be intervened by the knight as a dark horse, and finally received Iverson, which made him very angry.
If Iverson comes, then the team's hopes of entering the playoffs will be greatly increased, whether it is Iverson's rich playoff experience or another Finals experience, these are undoubtedly very valuable to the Grizzlies, but all of this is in vain with the addition of the Cavaliers, how not to be angry?
It is naturally impossible for the Grizzlies players to know this kind of thing, and if this kind of thing is not agreed, the general manager of the team will not be able to tell you, because once this kind of news comes out, it will affect the mentality of the players, so the general team will not say this kind of thing, unless this person and the team have a lot of trouble, everyone knows, then the transaction is naturally inevitable, and the news or something will naturally not have such a big reaction.