Relying on Daniels' play, the Mavericks clung to the score.

Half a verse passes, 12:15.

The Heat lead by just three points.

But soon, Jones Sr. discovered the Achilles' heel of the draft.

Daniels' mid-to-long-range shooting is a soft underbelly.

Jones Sr. decisively put two steps to prevent sudden bursts but not shots.

Daniels was targeted, and he was caught off guard all of a sudden, making two mistakes in a row.

A fixed-point shot with three non-sticks, and a pass to Odom's arms.

The Heat relied on this opportunity to successfully widen the point difference.

12：19。

Nelson Sr. immediately adjusted.

Nowitzki, Jamison, Walker, Howard, Nash.

Is this lineup for Nowitzki to play center?

Nowitzki has good rebounding ability and is aggressive defensively...... However, he really couldn't protect the rim.

It can be seen that the old Nelson is experimenting with a new lineup.

But it's the end of the season.

It can only be said that the Mavericks' seemingly luxurious lineup did not produce good chemistry.

If the problem of the No. 1 and No. 5 positions is not solved, the Mavericks will never go far.

Sure enough, the Heat offense is good, but it basically relies on the individual ability of the star, and there is not much cooperation.

And on the defensive end, they couldn't limit the Heat's offensive firepower.

In the end, 108-115, the Heat won the game.

The overall record reached 50 wins and 22 losses.

At this point, the 2003-2004 regular season has entered the final stage, with only 10 games remaining.

In the final three games of March, the Heat went 2-1 against the Bulls and Hawks and lost to the Pacers.

The overall record came to 52-23.

This month, Bryant averaged 25.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game and won the Western Conference Player of the Month.

Odom averaged 17.4 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks per game and won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.

The best rookie is still James and Anthony.

April is coming.

In the first game of April, the Heat's opponent was the full-fledged Pistons.

In a trade for Rashid Wallace, the Pistons gathered the Five Tigers and successfully summoned the Dragon.

Facing the complete Pistons, the Heat lost 84-95.

After that, the Heat successively defeated the Bulls, Celtics, Cavaliers, Cavaliers, and Celtics, and won a wave of five consecutive victories.

The overall record is 57-24.

In the finale, the Heat met their sworn rivals, the Nets.

In this game, the Nets were in a burst of state, slaughtering the Heat 97-79.

In the four matchups in the regular season, the Nets still won one in the end.

At this point, the regular season of the season is over.

Li Lei played in 82 games, averaging 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game, shooting 49.2% from the field and 48.8% from three-point range.

Among them, it ranks 53rd in the league in points, 145th in rebounds, 84th in assists, 1st in steals and 12th in blocks.

In terms of team records.

Western Ranking:

First, the Timberwolves are 58-24.

Second, the Spurs are 57-25.

Third, the Lakers are 56-26.

Fourth, the Kings are 55-27.

Fifth, the Mavericks are 52-30.

Sixth, the Grizzlies are 50-32.

Seventh, Mosaic is 45-37.

Eighth, the Nuggets are 43-39.

Nine to fourteen are the Jazz, Trail Blazers, Warriors, SuperSonics, Suns, Clippers.

On the eastern side:

First, the Pacers are 61-21.

Second, the Heat are 57-25.

Third, the Pistons are 54-28.

Fourth, the Nets are 47-35.

Fifth, the Hornets are 41-41.

Sixth, the Bucks are 41-41.

Seventh, the Celtics are 39-43.

Eighth, the Knicks are 36-46.

The ninth to fifteenth are the Cavaliers, 76ers, Raptors, Hawks, Wizards, Bulls, and Magic.

It is worth mentioning that the Cavaliers are 35-47, just one more loss than the eighth-place Knicks.

James was just one win away from the playoffs in his first year.

The regular season is over, and the playoffs are released.

This year, the league introduced new rules.

There are three divisions in the east and west.

The winners of the three divisions are seeded into the playoffs and are ranked first, second and third.

For example, in the east.

The first place in the Southeast Division is the Heat.

First in the Central Side is the Pacers.

First in the Atlantic is the Nets.

The Pacers (61 wins) are the No. 1 seed, the Heat (57 wins) are the No. 2 seed, and the Nets (47 wins) are the No. 3 seed.

The second-place Pistons in the central region (54 wins) can only finish fourth.

In fact, the Pistons are 54-28, which is far better than the 47-35 Nets.

But because of the division, the Pistons can only be ranked behind the Nets.

After re-ranking according to the rules, East:

First, the walkers.

Second, the Heat.

Third, the Nets.

Fourth, the piston.

Fifth, the Wasp.

Sixth, the Bucks.

Seventh, the Celtics.

Eighth, the Knicks.

First round matchups: Pacers vs. Knicks, Heat vs. Celtics, Nets vs. Bucks, Pistons vs. Hornets.

If there is no downward situation, the second round will be the Pacers vs. Pistons and the Heat vs. Nets.

Seeing this matchup, countless basketball fans shouted: Stable!

"I didn't have any problems going to the Eastern Conference finals, swept the Bucks, took out the Heat 4-1, and then met the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals."

In the eyes of Nets fans, only the Pacers are their opponents.

To this, the Heat did not respond in any way.

They are preparing for the first round of the playoffs with the help of the coaching staff against the Celtics.

If you can't even beat the Celtics, what are the Nets?

And this Heat team is too young, with only four people with playoff experience: Cato, Jones, Grant, Alston.

Even Odom, who played in the NBA for five years, made the playoffs for the first time.

So for the Heat, it's a big challenge.

……

April 17th.

The playoffs are underway.

There were four games on the first day.

Pacers vs. Knicks.

Lakers vs Mosaic.

Nets vs Bucks.

Spurs vs Grizzlies.

In the end, all four strong teams defeated the weak teams, and there were no upsets, and there were no games.

The next day, four more games were played.

The Heat and Celtics are one of them.

The night before.

Li Lei got up in the middle of the night to "sing" and found that the lights in Haslem's house were still on, so he went over to check.

"Udunis, you haven't slept yet?"

Li Lei saw that Haslem was still flipping through the tactical manual.

Haslem smiled bitterly: "I can't sleep." ”

Li Lei nodded, in fact, he was not asleep.

Since the end of the regular season, the Heat have been fully engaged in the playoffs, and the atmosphere is very tense.

Li Lei ran to the American Airlines Center in the morning, and there were always fans to greet him.

"Stone, I'll go to the scene to cheer you on!"

"Stone, as long as you can make it to the second round, I'll treat you to a big dinner."

"Stone, if I can make it to the East Finals, I will introduce my daughter to you, she is eighteen years old and can get married."

……

Besides.

The management of the team is stricter.

Pat Riley speaks in person.

During the playoffs, it is strictly forbidden to go to nightclubs, travel without authorization, do other dangerous sports, overload sex, and ......

Riley installed surveillance cameras throughout the arena and even kept an eye on the team's training.

What's even more exaggerated is that Riley mobilized his social connections and contacted a group of unemployed guys to go to various nightclubs in Miami to keep an eye on them.

For every one Heat player found, Riley rewarded him with $500.

Odom, who likes to go to nightclubs the most, is terrified.

Recently, Heat players have joked, and they are: "How many times did you do it last night?" ”

"I didn't count."

"Then I'll ask Mr. Riley, and he'll know."

“……”

One can only imagine how far Pat Riley's monitoring of players has reached.

And all this made Li Lei realize that the playoffs are coming.

The playoffs are important!

Playoffs, it's tense.

The spirits of the Heat players have long been tense.

Old players are okay, but newcomers like Li Lei will be overly nervous.