In the last game, the Knicks and the Nets game, before this game, the Knicks players also learned a lesson.

After the game, Thibodeau scolded all the players in blood. Even Chen Jiyuan was not spared, he was scolded by Thibodeau, and most of the responsibility for the loss was blamed on Chen Jiyuan.

Just when everyone was worried about whether such a faceless insult named by Xibodu would make Chen Jiyuan go berserk, what they didn't expect was that Chen Jiyuan actually stood up and took the initiative to admit that it was his own mistake, his own anxiety, and his failure to control the rhythm of the game on the field. I am also in the process of introspection.

This situation surprised everyone. In the team, the leader of the team is not angry because he does not give face to the boss of the team. This is also relatively rare for the players.

First of all, usually for such a thing, the head coach will call the leader to the office to talk about life and ideals in detail, and will not scold him by name in front of so many people. After all, the boss of the team still has to save face in front of the younger brother. No one likes this kind of thing.

What's more, Chen Jiyuan is still the boss of the team, and he has lost face in front of so many people, which will worsen the relationship between the team's star and the head coach.

Secondly, Chen Jiyuan really stood up and admitted his mistakes like this, and also took responsibility, what kind of proletarian feelings is this. It's just so touching.

In fact, today's scolding was discussed between Chen Jiyuan and Xibodeau, first of all, if Chen Jiyuan was scolded, he would indeed feel very disturbed, and even feel that he had lost face because of this, and then the relationship with Xibodeau deteriorated. These things that were taken for granted by others are also very likely to happen to Chen Jiyuan.

But the problem is that it's just a game, not a particularly important game, and it's not the last tie-break in the championship race, and Thibodeau is at odds with the team's boss for such an ordinary regular season win, something that only people with brain cramps do.

Thibodeau is a workaholic, but no matter how he is a workaholic, how to deal with the relationship between players, he will not be so stupid.

Chen Jiyuan went to Thibodeau's office early in the morning of the second day after the game, and the two of them, as the first two people from the team, were discussing in the office.

Today's incident was taken by Chen Jiyuan to ask Thibodeau to do so.

Chen Jiyuan and Thibodeau just hope that this thing can make the team completely change in the point of underestimating the enemy, you know, now it is the playoffs, a little underweight will produce an extremely heavy price, in order to go further in the playoffs, in order to be able to win more games, in order to be able to enter the Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks must do their best to play, can not have the slightest contempt for the opponent's mentality.

Therefore, Chen Jiyuan is willing to be abused by Thibodeau that week, just to let everyone know what the consequences will be if you make a mistake on this team and in the Knicks.

Facts have proved that this "criticism meeting" is quite effective, and in the next game with the Nets, the Knicks did not give the Nets a chance at all.

Throughout the game, the Knicks did not despise it at all, and won the game easily.

The entire Knicks team went off the bench after the third quarter.

Chen Jiyuan played three quarters of the game and got 30 points and 9 rebounds.

Chen Jiyuan's consecutive rebounding double-doubles and consecutive double-doubles this season were broken in the last game of the whole season, but, compared with these little things, Chen Jiyuan was happier that the game could be won. In this way, although the Knicks did not break the team's best record, they at least tied the Knicks' best record in team history.

With the end of the game, the regular season of the entire 2008-09 NBA season came to an end.

Soon, the playoff tables on both sides came out.

On the Western side, the top eight teams that can enter the playoffs are the Los Angeles Lakers, who are in first place in the West, with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses. In second place is the Denver Nuggets with a 54-28 record. The third is the San Antonio Spurs. The record is the same, 54-28. Fourth is the Portland Trail Blazers, who also have a 54-28 record. The fifth team is the Houston Rockets with a 53-29 record. Sixth, the Dallas Mavericks. The record is 50-32. The seventh-place team is the New Orleans Hornets with a 49-33 record. The team on the fringes of the playoffs is the Utah Jazz, who have a 48-34 record.

On the eastern side, the first team is the Boston Celtics, and at this point, it is not the same as in the previous life, because of Garnett's deposit. With the Celtics still one of the strongest teams in the league, the Celtics' record has not been surpassed by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Boston Celtics have a 66-16 record. The Cleveland Cavaliers are second in the East with a 63-19 record. The third team is the New York Knicks, who have a 60-20 record. In the third battle with the Magic, the Knicks still had the last laugh. The Magic finished fourth with a 59-23 record. The number of wins and losses with the Knicks is only one, but there is no way to surpass it. Fifth in the East is the Atlanta Hawks, who have a 47-35 record. Sixth in the East is the Miami Heat, with a 43-39 record. Seventh is the Philadelphia 76ers with a 41-41 record. Eighth, the Chicago Bulls, have the same record as the 76ers, with a winning rate of just 50 percent.

In the West, the ninth-place Phoenix Suns still have a 46-36 record, but the Phoenix Suns haven't even made the playoffs, while the competitive environment in the East is relatively easy, as long as they can win more than half of the games, they can enter the playoffs.

However, on the other hand, among the teams in the West, the Lakers have won more than 60 games only against one, while in the East, there are three teams: the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. All three teams have over 60 soundstages. In this case, it is difficult to say who is stronger and who is weaker on both sides. Although there are many wins in the East, there are reasons why the team is relatively weak, but even if the East is weaker, it is not so easy to get 60 wins.

The playoff brackets of the East and West also appeared at the same time. The Eastern Conference matchups show the Celtics vs. the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Philadelphia 76ers.

There is basically no suspense in these two sets of games. The strength of the Celtics is known to everyone, especially now that Garnett is not injured, it is when it is strong, and the existence of the Celtic Big Three makes everyone tremble.

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers won the championship, they still maintain other core players while only leaving Chen Jiyuan, ensuring a very strong fighting force. It's not easy. But this can be done more because James is stronger personally. James' strong individual ability is the biggest reason why the team can get stronger and stronger. And Gibson is getting stronger and stronger, which is one of the reasons. Coupled with the team's commitment to pursuing stronger players to help James, although there are no particularly good players found, they are more or less helpful.

The Knicks played against the Miami Heat. This year's Miami Heat is Wade's team, which is very simple and straightforward.

Wade is averaging 30.0 points, 7.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game this year, averaging 30+5+5 per game. Such a luxurious and hanging number of days can be regarded as leading the Heat back to the playoffs. If it weren't for Wade's outburst, it is estimated that the Heat would still be ninth or tenth.

However, against the Knicks, the fate of the Heat will be sad. In terms of defense on the outside, it is an established fact that the Knicks now have Tony Allen and Stephen Jackson, and Tony Allen is the main defense against Wade. When Tony Allen gets to the playoffs, it's often time for him to start playing defense. At this time, Tony Allen is the embodiment of fearlessness, and no matter who the defender is, Tony Allen will not let you get the best of you. Therefore, in the game between the Heat and the Knicks, how the Heat can let Wade open is the key, and the key to the Knicks is how not to let Wade open.

The fourth-place Magic team is facing the Chicago Bulls. The current Bulls are mainly about Rose's growth and Gordon's scoring. The rest is nothing special. Another thing to see is Salmons. This rookie in 2002 is also playing quite well, and now he is averaging 18.3 points per game, which is also quite eye-catching.

However, the flaws on the interior are doomed to their future, and the fact that the Magic are their opponents is a very sad thing, and the survival of Howard, the Defensive Player of the Season, will be a murderous destruction of the Bulls' interior line.

However, the Bulls rely on their outside shooters, and if the shooter's shooting has a feel, they can still win, because Salmons and Gordon both shoot above 40% from three-point range, and both have more than 4.5 shots. So this hit rate is quite rare.

This is the case in the playoffs in the East, and the other is that the scoring champion is still Chen Jiyuan's in the end.

With an average of 30.5 points per game, Chen Jiyuan successfully defended the scoring crown. In fact, Chen Jiyuan's average points per game at the beginning of the season was quite low, but later, Chen Jiyuan's points suddenly came up, and there would be such reasons, and Sessions' injury was one of them. Thibodeau's arrangement is also a more important reason.

In Thibodeau's words, it is to make Chen Jiyuan play more uniquely, to make the team's first offensive choice particularly prominent, and this is what he wants, although Chen Jiyuan does not agree with Thibodeau's approach, but as a head coach, as long as Thibodeau can lead the team to win, then Chen Jiyuan will not say much.

For Chen Jiyuan this season, there has been no improvement in all aspects compared to last season, and there has even been a slight regression.

Chen Jiyuan, who averaged 31.6 points and 14.2 rebounds per game last season, can only score 30.5 points and 12.8 rebounds this season. Both rebounding and scoring have declined, but this is definitely not a regression of Chen Jiyuan's strength. Rather, it was because Chen Jiyuan made more contributions to the victory.

To put it bluntly, that is, last season, Chen Jiyuan's Hollinger efficiency value was 27.9, but this season's Chen Jiyuan's Hollinger efficiency value has increased to 30. It reached the point of 31.1. There are only four people who can get Hollinger's efficiency above 30 this season, and they are LeBron James, the explosive Dwyane Wade, the first point guard Chris Paul, and Chen Jiyuan.

The highest of these was James' 31.7.

In all aspects, although Chen Jiyuan's number has decreased, Chen Jiyuan's efficiency is improving, which is all progress. It's just that this progress is something that many people can't see, all they see is the decline of Chen Jiyuan's numbers, and Chen Jiyuan's speechless argument that Chen Jiyuan will get worse and worse will appear on the Internet, and sure enough, there is no way to imagine and stop things on the Internet.