Chapter 95: The Regular Season Ends
After the game with the Kings, the regular season of the Spurs is officially over, and the games of the other teams are all over that night, although they have been in order. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The regular season, which lasted for nearly six months, came to an end, and it also meant that the battle for sixteen playoff spots had come to an end.
In the West, the Spurs had previously held the first place in the West, but in the final stage Popovich was afraid of injury and had a large rotation and slipped to second place.
At the top of the Western Conference is the Thunder, and although they sent their sixth man, James Harden, to the Rockets in the offseason, the regular season doesn't seem to have been affected too much, with a 60-22 record and a 73.2% winning rate, and they are still strong contenders for the championship this year after losing in the Finals last season.
Second in the West is the Spurs, who have a 59-23 record and a 72% win rate.
In third place is the Nuggets, with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, a winning rate of 69.5%, the Nuggets have become the biggest dark horse in the regular season this season, and their head coach George Carr is very likely to win the honor of the best head coach this season, after all, Carl contributed to the third place in the West with such a lineup.
Fourth and fifth are the Clippers and Grizzlies, both teams are tied at 56-26, but the Clippers are fourth because of their record against Western teams. In the first round of the playoffs, the two teams will meet again, and if nothing else, it will be a very exciting matchup.
The sixth-ranked team in the West is the Golden State Warriors, who have improved significantly this season, with a 23-43 record and a 34.8 percent win rate last season, and this season, their record has improved to 47-35 and a 57.3 percent win rate.
The team's record is obvious, and the team's rising star Stephen Curry has also improved a lot this season, from averaging less than 15 points per game last season, to nearly 23 points this season, even compared to last season when he was not plagued by injuries, Curry averaged 18.6 points per game in the 10-11 season.
Seventh in the West is the Los Angeles Lakers, which many fans probably didn't expect before the start of the season, after all, they brought in Dwight Howard and Steve Nash this season, plus Kobe, Gasol and Artest, and the five positions are very well-known.
However, the Lakers' record fell out of the top eight in the West during the season, which is related to their extensive injuries this season and the team's overall style change.
In terms of injuries, the Lakers have not had a full-time player this season, especially Nash and Gasol, both of whom have only played about 50 games, and Howard and Kobe Bryant have also been plagued by injuries.
In terms of style, they have brought in Mike D'Antoni as their head coach this season, but several of the team's stars are clearly not too comfortable with the style.
The seventh-ranked Lakers are also opponents of the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, and although their regular season record is not impressive, they still dare not underestimate it, after all, there are so many experienced and talented stars on the opposing team. (Note: In reality, Kobe Bryant was injured at the end of the regular season that season, and this book needs to be changed for the sake of the plot)
The final ticket to the Western Conference playoffs belongs to the Rockets, who brought in James Harden in the offseason and showed his quality after leaving the Thunder, improving his scoring average by nearly 10 points per game this season to help the Rockets re-enter the playoff team.
In the East, the defending champions Heat are the clear leader, with a 66-16 record and an 80.5% win rate, leading not only in the East, but in the league as a whole.
In second place in the East is the New York Knicks, who have finally returned to the playoff team after bringing in Demar Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony, and this season they have brought in Tyson Chandler on the inside, improving their defense and improving their record, reaching 54-28 and a 65.9% winning percentage
In third place in the East is the 50-32 Indiana Pacers, who have entered the top three in the East in the past two seasons, and even occupied the top spot in the East for a time this season, and their defense is very good.
In fourth place in the East is the 49-33 Brooklyn Nets, with Brook Lopez, Gerard Wallace, Joe Johansson, Deron Williams, and the Nets have a very good lineup.
The Chicago Bulls are in fifth place in the East with a 45-37 record, a 54.9 percent win rate, which is not easy for them to achieve without Derrick Rose.
Sixth in the East is the Atlanta Hawks, who are also 45-37, and although they have sent away Joe Johnson, the other major players of the Hawks are still there, which still gives them a playoff ticket.
The Celtics sit in seventh place in the West with a 41-41 record, lost Ray Allen last summer, went to the Heat, and in the regular season, Rondo missed more than half of the games with another injury.
Relying on Pierce and Garnett alone, it is obviously difficult to guarantee the Celtics' record, after all, both are not young, and they have also suffered injuries of varying degrees, and the hard-nosed Celtics are going downhill.
The final ticket to the Eastern Conference playoffs belongs to the Milwaukee Bucks, who have a 38-44 record.
The record ranking is confirmed, and the first round of the East and West matches are completely determined, and the Heat, who are the first in the East, will play against the Bucks, which is basically no suspense considering the disparity in strength between the two teams.
The New York Knicks will face the Celtics, who finished fourth in the East last season but caused a lot of trouble for the Heat, the champions, in the playoffs.
The Pacers, who are third in the East, are facing the Atlanta Hawks in sixth, and the Nets, who are fourth, are facing the Chicago Bulls.
In the West, the Thunder vs. the Rockets, the Thunder occupy an absolute advantage, and the highlight is how Harden, who was once the Thunder's three less, will play.
The Spurs are playing against the Lakers, and the two teams are also old enemies, and they have played against each other a lot since the new century.
The Nuggets are playing against the Warriors, which is also another set of extremely suspenseful matchups, although the Nuggets' record has an absolute advantage, but considering the role of stars in the playoffs, the Nuggets without an absolute core may have to be discounted.
The most suspenseful matchup in the West is naturally the Grizzlies and the Clippers, the two teams have the same record and similar strength, and it is not easy for anyone who wants to eliminate the other.
After a two-day break after the regular season, the playoffs will officially begin, but before that, within the Spurs, the impact of the previous game conflict began to ferment.