Chapter 736: The Last Divisional Champion
The Kings traded Peja, which is a very surprising decision, although Peja's status as an international player is certainly inferior to that of a native player in the United States, and the same status and seniority in the NBA are not as good as Weber's, but there is no doubt that he is now the best player for the Kings, although Webb's data has not dropped too much after returning from injury this season, but everyone knows that the power forward is now not as capable as before, in this case, one is at the peak, A dying old man.
It can be said that this is a very good choice in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the end, the king's management or Adelman's choice is very surprising, this king still believes in Princeton, in fact, the choice to trade Weber and choose to trade Peja Although it seems to be the choice of the two leading players, but in fact it is the team's future system choice, the data of choosing Peja is very gorgeous, and the ability is also outstanding, but he is not the first core of Princeton, in the Princeton system, Weber is still the undoubted first person.
In this case, if Webber leaves, the Kings will be rebuilt, and it will be a complete rebuild, you know, the choice of the King is without Divac, without Brad Miller, even if Adelman wants to replace Weber, there is no candidate, in this case, if he does not want to change his system, he can only choose to trade Peja, and for Peja, the player who has played the peak of his career this season can be said to be just a very important role player in the King's tactical system. His tactical value is far inferior to Webber's, and in this case, he is only a role player, even if he is statistically excellent, because the only core of the Kings is still Webber.
And after replacing Peja, a big role player, the Kings don't have to break their muscles, although it will certainly be difficult for newcomer Byron Davis to integrate into this team as quickly as possible. After all, Adelman's Princeton was not an easy tactic in the first place, and Byron Davis was also known in the league for being 'simple-minded', of course, the simplicity of mind here does not mean his IQ. It's his understanding of tactics, and he often complains that his head coach's tactical design is too complicated, which he doesn't like, which is one of the reasons why he doesn't want to stay with the Hornets, and if the Hornets' tactics are complicated for Byron Davis.
Of course, for the former Hornets player, the difference between the Kings and the Hornets is that the head coach of the Kings is a coach who is very good at developing players and can coach players. Perhaps, under Adelman's guidance, the point guard will suddenly understand or suddenly open up.
Of course. For Peja, it is not unacceptable for the Kings to leave the Hornets, and he can also get his own status when he arrives at the Hornets, although he may not be the boss of the team, but he is definitely the core player or one of the main players of the team, in this case, this deal is also the biggest beneficiary. It's just that for the biggest beneficiary now, how to become a beneficiary in the future, or use his performance to slap the king in the face in the future is also an extremely important thing.
Of course. For Zhuang Fei, the King's deal surprised Zhuang Fei, not only that Byron Davis is not suitable for the King, but also the team's decisiveness, compared with the King's management, the Lakers' management is too chaotic, last season's Lakers and this season's King are almost in the same situation, but the choice of the two teams is worlds apart, of course, perhaps for the King, Peja's status may be far less important than his data shows. The choice of the king to complete a new adjustment to the team How much strength can the king play after the adjustment, and whether he can enter the playoffs, is also something that Zhuang Fei is more curious about, of course, for Zhuang Fei.
The current Kings are unlikely to be his opponents, and the Boston Celtics are unlikely to meet this team in the finals. So this interest is only out of his own preferences, Zhuang Fei is very fond of the Kings team, or as a basketball head coach, his favorite team may be the Kings and Spurs such as the team with high tactical execution.
The Kings are now preparing for the final battle for the playoffs, and the Boston Celtics, who have secured a playoff spot, need to work hard for the team's first place in the league, and for now, there is basically no gap between the 54-9 Lakers and the 55-9 Celtics, or the Boston Celtics are even slightly behind the Lakers, although the official ranking Celtics are in first place.
But obviously this is because the Celtics played one more game, and when the Lakers make up for this game, then the Celtics will fall behind the Lakers, because this year the Celtics suffered a Lakers double in the regular season home and away, in this case, the Celtics want to win the first place in the regular season, they need to beat the Lakers with an absolute record.
At the very least, it needs to be one game ahead of the Lakers. In this case, Zhuang Fei and the Celtics are also under a lot of pressure in the second half, of course, for the current Celtics, they need to solve the problem of Kirilenko, they need to solve the problem of Wade and the problem of the league's No. 1, and it is with these problems that the Boston Celtics started their journey in March this year.
The Boston Celtics have a tough schedule after the All-Star break, not just at the end of February, but also in March, but unlike February, the Celtics don't play as closely in March, and there are fewer back-to-back games, which is a good thing for the Celtics to adjust their form.
On March 1, 2004, the Boston Celtics hosted the league's bottom Magic, the Magic boss Grant Hill still did not return, and this team was also under the leadership of Caron Butler and rookie interior Chris Bosh and Zhuang Fei's Celtics game, and for these two young core players, it is extremely difficult to really take on the victory of a team, especially these two rookies are still a first year and a second year.
In this case, it is very difficult for this team to strive for a good result, after all, not all rookie players are at the level of James or Anthony, and for most rookies, even these star rookies need time to grow, so in this game, the Boston Celtics returned to the home court for almost no suspense in the first game, and in fact, when the third quarter of this game ended, the Celtics had already killed the game. The final score was 128-92, and the Celtics won by 36 points at home.
Of course, for the Celtics, the game of playing the Magic can be said to be almost completely effortless, but after that, the Wizards, who played third in the East on March 5, are not so easy to play, especially in recent times, everyone is talking about how Jordan will retire, whether he can leave the NBA with the last championship, and now the strength of the Wizards can also have such a possibility, so in recent times this Wizard has almost completely swept away the lifelessness at the beginning of the season, It can be said that it is aggressive.
And in this game, the Celtics' home court is also extremely hard, and the final score is also fully telling, 111-107, the Celtics only won by four points, and the difference between the two teams in the whole game has never been more than five points, and the high-profile Jordan god in this game scored 38 points, after the All-Star, the god's state is gradually getting better, and this game also received a slightly better news after the Boston Celtics victory, that is, the Lakers lost, The team lost to the Raptors, who are fourth in the West.
And what is surprising is that the Lakers' game is almost a repeat of the embarrassment of the last loss, their team's boss O'Fat was a little difficult in the face of Kwame Brown, and tragically encountered Anthony's nerve knife, and was shot to death by Anthony at home, and it was precisely because of the Lakers' loss that the Celtics once again opened the gap with the Lakers with a 57-9 record, and the Lakers' current record is 55-10.
Although the gap between the Boston Celtics and the Lakers is now open again, such a gap is still not safe, especially when the Celtics challenge the Timberwolves away on March 7, the Timberwolves, who are in good condition this year, are not so easy to deal with, and the two teams are also inseparable in the last game of the Celtics this season, and although this away game is also home for Zhuang Fei, the result of this game is still very anxious, and in the end, the Celtics only won one point, The final score was 107-106, Ginobili broke through the stunner failure and was taken by Xiao O, which is definitely a very uncommon thing for Ginobili, in the NBA, the Timberwolves player's shooting breakthrough is the weirdest in the league, but now it seems that Xiao O's former teammate is still familiar with him.
After beating the Timberwolves on the road, on March 9, the Celtics returned to the East and defeated the New York Knicks 119-85 on the road, and then defeated the Pacers 100-91 at home on March 12, this victory was also the 60th victory of the Celtics this season, and the Celtics' record also reached 60-9, and after defeating the Wizards 112-106 on March 13, the Celtics won their 61st victory of the season. It also won the last Atlantic Division championship in NBA history.
At present, the Wizards are 11 wins behind the Celtics with 11 games left, which makes the Celtics, the first in the Atlantic Division, lock the championship in advance, and also because of the entry of the Bobcats next season, the league will change from four divisions to six divisions, so this season the Celtics' Atlantic championship will be the last one in NBA history, although the league will still have the Atlantic division in the future, but the meaning is completely different. (To be continued.) )