After the All-Star, NBA teams began to sprint to the playoffs with all their might, the free market trade door was closed, and the teams that should be strengthened were also reinforced, and those who did not reinforce were just like that, and the game became the only main theme of each team.

When other teams gritted their teeth and stormed the victory, Nelson Sr. did the opposite, at this time they had the second record in the West, two and a half wins behind the Lakers who were first in the West, and the Warriors fans were calling for Nelson Sr. to work hard to win the first place in the West, but the old man's eccentric personality exerted his strength again, he just didn't do that, but began to let the main players rotate and rest.

Billups and Iverson took turns starting, Hill had more time to rest, sometimes he would play four or five minutes or up to ten minutes a game, and the outside world was talking about the conflict between the crazy old Nelson and Hill, a humble gentleman, who had frozen Hill on the bench. In this way, many media began to attack old Nelson, and they paid Harrington's powerful instant combat power in exchange for two water cooler guards?

Curry and Morrow were given enough playing opportunities, and the two rookies played an average of 52 minutes in 16 games in March, and Curry's potential began to show as he adapted to the pace and intensity of the NBA, and his numbers began to grow with such a high intensity and tight schedule in March, and he began to grow with a Scenario 17. 8 points, 4. With six assists, he was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

After playing 32 minutes against the Trail Blazers and scoring 27 points, 17 rebounds, and six blocks, Chamberlain suddenly became low-key, limiting his playing time to 40 minutes in the rest of the game, averaging 27 points per game in March. 8 points and 14 rebounds. 9 pcs., with 4 caps. 25, all three of which are the lowest since the start of the season.

If it weren't for the 60+30+10 reverse day against the Timberwolves, Chamberlain would have been ridiculed by reporters and fans alike, saying that he had hit the rookie wall, or that he was physically exhausted. Now these people don't dare to provoke him, this guy may have hit the rookie wall, or maybe his body is exhausted, but what if he doesn't? If he is angered and he comes to another 60+30, how will the team live?

Even so, Chamberlain's status declined, and he didn't become the Western Conference Monthly Leader, an honor that was taken back by Kobe Bryant, who averaged 32 points per game in March, 5. With 5 assists and 5 rebounds, the Lakers won a 12-4 record, which is the best record of any team in the West.

The Eastern Conference Player of the Month was taken away by Howard, who was an eye-catcher after the All-Star break, averaging 31 points, 16 rebounds and 3 rebounds per game. 2 blocks, becoming the first player after Chamberlain entered the NBA to surpass him in the average number of rebounds per month, and he also scored 3 points more than Chamberlain, but unfortunately the blocks are still a lot worse.

This has made Magic fans very satisfied, Howard is so good, the team's record is not bad, they relied on a wave of 12 consecutive wins to beat the Green Shirts and the Cavaliers to the first place in the East, this season's Magic is very demanding, Howard even provoked Chamberlain in an interview with ESPN, he said:

"We all know that Z is very good, he is still ranked first on the MVP competition list, although his number has dropped in March, but we have seen that he is still the scoring champion and rebounding champion, I think it is very likely that the NBA will reproduce the scene of the scoring champion and the rebounding champion and the block king in one person, which is worth congratulating. But that's good, I'm feeling more pressure, so I'm getting stronger, and to be honest man, I'm not one or two times stronger than I was at the beginning of the season, not three times or four, but twenty times stronger! I'm very sorry about the previous fight against Z, I was out of shape at the time, so I'm looking forward to this year's finals, I hope to meet Z again and let the fans enjoy the center fight! ”

In the face of Howard's challenge, Chamberlain seemed very calm, when a reporter asked him what he thought of the Warcraft challenge, he smiled: "The league is like this, this is one of the most competitive events in the world, four hundred and fifty good players wrestle together, I don't think I am invincible in the world, you see, Warcraft is doing so well, at least in March better than me, so he is qualified to provoke anyone, all I have to do is to find my own form and do my best to help the team." ”

Chamberlain's low profile disappointed the media, who needed a big news story to sell the newspaper.

Chamberlain is regarded as the most important factor for the Warriors to go further in the playoffs, even if the Warriors now have top outside players such as Iverson, Billups and West, but everyone knows that if the Warriors want to enter the Finals, all they need is Chamberlain to play like a god.

Now that Chamberlain is so low-key, the media suddenly looked down on the Warriors, ESPN and TNT began to estimate the playoff rankings, and on April 4 they gave the final rankings, and the two most authoritative media in the basketball world are not optimistic about the Warriors, thinking that they may have to repeat the mistakes of last year this year and lose the Western Conference Finals again.

The most favored team is the Lakers.

As of April 4, the Lakers have won two straight games in April, ranking second in the league with a 60-16 record, behind the Cavaliers, who are currently 60-15. They didn't have much of a chance to compete for the top spot in the league, but thanks to the Magic's miraculous two-game losing streak in April, the Lakers re-emerged as the second-best team in the league and had a chance to covet the first spot in the league.

The Lakers' 60th win of the season may not attract too much attention, after all, with the strength of this Lakers team, one can already expect them to reach this height before the season even starts. 60 wins have always been one of the Lakers' regular-season goals. Now, with their arch-rival Rockets, they have finally accomplished that goal, which may seem like an understatement, but in reality, 60 wins are not as simple as everyone thinks.

Many people may not think that the last time the Lakers won 60 wins in the regular season was nine years ago, in the 1999-00 season, the first championship season of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, they played an astonishing 67 wins in the regular season. However, whether it is the Lakers' next two championship seasons - including the 00-01 season in which they lost only one game in the playoffs, or the 03-04 season when they have brought together the four kings, the Lakers have missed out on 60 wins. After 9 years of waiting, Los Angeles finally tasted the joy of 60 wins again.

This season is the 11th time in the entire history of the Lakers that they have won 60 regular-season games. Six of the previous 10 60-win seasons have won the Lakers: 1999-2000, 1987-88, 1986-87, 1984-85, 1979-90 and 1971-72.

Historically, the Lakers have a 60% chance of winning the regular season with 60 wins. In the cycle of history, they seem to be giving people a hint, and TNT and ESPN have both seized on this hint, and they are optimistic that the Lakers will win the championship again this season.

The most favored teams in the East are the Magic and the Cavaliers, and Garnett's injured Green Shirts are not among them, although the Green Shirts are now in third place, and they have a group of veterans with playoff experience, but experts are not optimistic about them, except for local Boston fans, no one believes that the Celtics without Garnett can create any miracle this season, after all, the absence of Garnett is equal to the team's lack of interior defensive gates, which is too lethal for the playoffs that advance by defense.

In addition, the Lakers have to thank the Washington Wizards and the Houston Rockets, who helped the Lakers to make the Magic swallow the bitter fruit of two consecutive defeats, and the Magic, which just became the first in the league at the end of March, returned the throne to the Cavaliers, of course, maybe the Lakers, because their record is a little worse than the Cavaliers.

The Lakers are currently half a win behind the Cavaliers, who have six games left to play seven. Among them, the Lakers' six opponents only have one Mavericks who have made the playoffs, and the other five are ready to go home to fish, the Cavaliers are the opposite, only one of their seven opponents did not make the playoffs, and the other six teams are all playoff powerhouses, including their final game against the second Warriors in the West.

In addition, in the two matchups this season, the Lakers swept the opponent, and James was stunned that he didn't get a victory under Kobe, which made the little emperor feel disgraced. If the Lakers are the first in the league, if the two teams end up in the Finals, then no matter how blatant the referees are in Cleveland, the Purple and Gold have enough capital to compete with the league.

With six games remaining, who is more likely to make mistakes? The Cavaliers' advantage is that they have four home and three away games, and their three away opponents are not too strong against the Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. If you take into account their horrific home court this season, the Cavaliers after winning the road may be able to win seven in a row and directly nail the Lakers to the second place in the league.

The problem lies with those four home opponents, and Cleveland will have four tough bones in a row at home: the Spurs, who fought for the second last time in the West, the old enemy Wizards who just bit the Cavaliers, the defending champion Boston Celtics, and the last one, the Warriors.

Now the league feels a headache when it comes to the Spurs, this team is so amazing, before the All-Star GDP, it was either this injury or that injury, sometimes it is said that even Popovich had to go to the court to spar during the team's internal training, they once fell out of the eighth place in the West, but after the All-Star, these people seem to have played chicken blood, that is called a fierce horror, they rushed to the third place in the West in a row, only 1 win behind the Warriors, the last few games, In the West, there is likely to be a big change in the standings of other teams except the Lakers.

Compared with the East, this year's West is still extremely competitive, although eight teams in the East have entered the playoffs, but in the end, two teams are competitive, the Cavaliers and the Magic, and both teams are Finals rookies, no one believes that they will eventually win the championship, and the West is different.

The Lakers don't mention it for the time being, although the Warriors are low-key in March and early April, but the record is not low-key at all, as evidenced by the seven consecutive wins so far, in addition, although Chamberlain faded out of the fans' field of vision after 60+30+10, but it also has to be seen who he compares with, he is compared with 60+30+10, it is true that the March table is average, but compared with other players, he is still a monster.

Chamberlain is averaging 30 points per game this season. 8 points, 0 better than Wade in second. 6 points, which is not a big difference, but it is not easy for Wade to catch up, in addition to the fact that he is also the rebounding and blocking king, averaging 16 per game. 8 rebounds and 5. 2 blocks, far more than Howard's 14 rebounds and 2. 7 caps should be higher.

The third-place Spurs don't have much to say, if you look at the post-All-Star events, they are the best candidates for the championship, the GDP is healthy, the role players have accumulated a lot of body, they are waiting for the Finals to make a big show, waiting for the Western Conference semifinals to meet the Warriors again, and then wash away the shame of last season.

The fourth-ranked New Orleans Hornets have Paul as a big killer, and they used a Western Conference fourth to prove that last season's explosion was not accidental, they are not upstarts, but have become a Western Conference powerhouse. The fifth Rockets in the West, although Maddy played quite badly in the regular season, who knows if he will break out in the playoffs? The Yao Mai combination has always been very intimidating, not to mention that they also have the beast Artest joining this season, which is a playoff giant!

Sixth in the West is the Dallas Mavericks, Kidd was injured again in the second half, otherwise the Cowboys are third if not second in the West, the combination of Nowitzki + Kidd, as long as both of them stay healthy, it is absolutely super lethal.

The seventh is the league's new strong team, the Thunder, Durant, Westbrook, Green, Jordan Jr., the four popular spicy chickens teamed up to quickly lead this new team to rise strongly, in addition to the fact that they also have experienced veterans like Prince Prince, the future is limitless.

The eighth is the Trail Blazers, if Oden is not injured, if the troika tactics of Oden, Roy and Aldridge fight, then their position should be down to the Lakers.