There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.

The Bulls made an early rotation arrangement, and there were no surprises for the main players.

The Heat, which is also a championship team in the East, has had some unexpected situations.

In order to ensure the first place in the East, Wade, the Heat's big man, entered the playoffs with a strong momentum, but he didn't want to suffer a dislocated shoulder injury very suddenly and unexpectedly in the game against the Rockets.

A dislocated shoulder is only a few weeks of pain for the average person.

But for athletes, especially those who eat with their hands, it will take at least a few months to recover.

The timing of Wade's injury is unfortunate, and if it is the beginning of the season, Wade still has a chance to return to full form through treatment.

But now there is only one month left until the playoffs start.

Wade was unwilling to play so well this season, but because of injury, he directly ended the next regular season and playoffs.

In order to continue to compete for the championship, but also to impact the regular season MVP, Wade chose conservative treatment.

But even so, during Wade's absence, the Heat lacked the team's big boss, and at the same time, they also lost their backbone, and the veteran was content with pleasure and did not want to forge ahead, so the record plummeted in an instant.

The Bulls' record has also declined because of the arrangement. But because of the Heat's losing streak, the Heat's position in the East has risen instead of falling, and it has accidentally become the first in the East.

It can only be said that relying on his peers, it is clear that Doon has not done anything, and his ranking on the MVP list has risen from seventh to fourth because of the first record in the East.

Although Doon is unlikely to win the MVP, to some extent, the MVP list shows the media's recognition of the star's strength, and it also indicates the position that the star can occupy in the All-NBA selection.

The MVP list is fourth, and as long as the three players ranked before Doon do not coincide with Doon's position, then after the regular season, Doon still has a good chance of winning a game.

And now on the MVP list, the top three are Nowitzki, Nash and Duncan, who are the bosses of the top three teams in the West.

In other words, Wade was originally ranked second on the MVP list, but unfortunately he was unlucky, because of the injury and no hope of hitting the regular season MVP.

Therefore, if Supergiant wants to obtain the honor that only Supergiant can obtain, he also needs some endurance talent and luck.

Wade, like Doon, has made a name for himself in his rookie contract, winning the FMVP and AMVP, but it has become difficult to win the regular season MVP.

To get back to the point, it was also because of an unexpected situation for the Heat, and the Bulls basically lost their opponents in the East.

Maybe the Pistons have a chance to win a game or two against the Bulls in a playoff series, but the Pistons who lack Big Ben have a hole inside.

Just by roaring at Tianzun alone, he will definitely not be able to stop Dune.

This also means that as long as the Bulls offer Doane's low-post single-post strategy, the Pistons must send more forward players to go around to limit Doane's reception, thus exposing more defensive hidden dangers.

And today's Bulls have no shortage of players who can score.

There's no doubt that Doon will make it easier to lead the Bulls out of the East this year.

However, the situation in the west is not very clear to Doon.

The Mavericks dominate, and now that the warriors led by Nelson Sr. can't restrain the Mavericks, the Mavericks may have to fight out of the West again.

At present, the main players of the Suns are relatively healthy, and no one knows how far the Suns can play this year.

Not to mention the Spurs, Duncan looks old because of repeated attacks of plantar fasciitis, but in fact he is in the prime of life, and Parker and Ginobili have entered their peak again.

Except for the main rotation players such as Finley, Bowen and Horry, who are older, other aspects are not affected.

Even Popovich has gone from a rookie coach who won the championship with Duncan and the Admirals to become the league's premier ace coach.

Of course, what Doon cares about the most in the West this year is the Lakers, who are currently ranked sixth in the West.

Doon knows the Lakers very well, and he also knows a lot about Zen masters, Kobe, and Pau Gasol.

With Pau Gasol returning from injury and gradually integrating into the triangle offense, the Lakers already have the possibility of winning the championship.

The Lakers have started a winning streak recently, and with some time to go until the end of the regular season, it is not surprising that the Lakers even rush to the top four in the West.

You must know that in addition to Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, today's Lakers also have Odom and Hinrich.

It is worth mentioning that Odom does not know the NBA's best defensive player - Khloe Kardashian.

As for Hinrich's strength, it is clearly above the elderly Fisher.

Today's Lakers, far from the Lakers who won the last two consecutive championships, are just one less Bynum.

However, Bynum's second consecutive championship in the playoffs is not even a championship for the old five.

Doon researched the Finals opponents in advance, and he was bound to put a new version of the Lakers in the plan.

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Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is the middle of April.

With the Bulls beating the Nets on April 18 to officially finish the final game of the regular season this season, the Bulls will also return to Chicago to prepare for the playoffs.

As the defending champions, the Bulls have a mediocre regular season record this season, failing to reach 60 wins.

In the end, they only played a 58-24 record, tied with the Spurs in the West for third place in the league.

Of course, as the defending champion who was heavily defended by the league and went head-to-head, the Bulls were able to achieve 58 wins this season, which is already very good in the league.

Regardless, the Bulls are the No. 1 team in the East.

If it weren't for last season's 73-win record, it wouldn't have been difficult for the Bulls to achieve 60 wins this season.

It is precisely because of this that the overall strength of the Bulls and the competitiveness of winning the championship are not much worse than last season.

Some time ago, the teams that were sixth to eighth in the East because the number of wins was only between one.

In order to avoid a strong enemy like the bull, it was also the eight immortals who crossed the sea to show their magical powers, and staged a lot of dragon and tiger fights.

The Knicks, Nets, and Magic are all desperately trying to win, hoping to move up a position before the end of the regular season.

But it's a pity that the Magic are still a little younger, and the Magic haven't made the playoffs for three years since Maddy went crazy scoring for the top spot.

The star Howard has just grown up, and the championship lineup is not well matched, plus in terms of schedule, the last two games happen to be hard stubble.

Therefore, it is normal for the Magic to not win in key battles.

It's just that now that you are desperately trying to make the playoffs, the final result is already doomed - the future is yours!

Doon said - I can't wait to fight Howard!

It is worth mentioning that because of the principle of first and top four in the division, in the second round of this year's playoffs, the Bulls will play against the Heat or the Cavaliers.

In terms of record, the Cavaliers are third in the East, but the Bulls and Pistons in front of the Cavaliers are both in the middle of the Middle Division like the Cavaliers.

As a result, the Cavaliers were forced to fall to fifth place in the East.

The Heat, who were originally fifth in the East, rose one place to become fourth in the East, gaining an extra home advantage in the upper zone.

Of course, the top-eight standings change in the East doesn't have much impact on the Bulls.

Not surprisingly, the Bulls' opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals will only be the Pistons.

Whether it's the Raptors, who are third in the East, or the Knicks, who are sixth, the chances of beating the Pistons are very slim.

Speaking of the West, because of the sudden rise of the Lakers, it has disrupted some of the situation, and at the same time, some teams on the fringes of the playoffs have lost the possibility of moving forward.

In the last dozen games of the regular season, the Lakers finally revealed the strength of a championship team.

The Hornets were expected to enter the door of the playoffs, but they were almost kicked out by the Lakers.

On the contrary, the Clippers, who are also in Los Angeles, rode the east wind of the Lakers to reach the playoffs again.

It's just that their opponent is the Mavericks, who are the first in the league with 67 wins.

However, the Lakers, who are the culprits in all this, are in the same Pacific Division as the Suns with 61 wins, and the Spurs, who are third in the West, are in the same Division as the Mavericks.

The situation is similar to that of the Cavaliers, who have a better record and are fourth in the West, but the playoff spot has dropped to fifth in the West.

Of course, judging from the strength of the opponent, the Lakers are still relatively lucky.

Originally, the fifth team in the West was the Rockets, but now Maddie and Yao Ming are both in a healthy state, and they are definitely better than the Jazz, who have a sixth record in the West but have been promoted to fourth in the West because of the competition system.

As for the Warriors, who are seventh in the West, because of the Lakers' turmoil, they failed to face the Mavericks who are the first in the West as they wished, but instead sent them to the Suns.

Under normal circumstances, it is not surprising that the top four teams in the West with regular season records can successfully qualify.

However, when it comes to the Western Conference semifinals, because of the strength of the opponent, there is no doubt that the fight will be more intense than in previous years.

In Doon's opinion, only a team that has come out of such a highly competitive Wild West is qualified to be their opponent!

Doon wants to win back-to-back championships and win a second in a row. But he didn't want to see some rookies rely on whistle and luck to break into the finals recklessly, and then be easily swept by the team he led.

The gold content of the championship is played!

If the opponent is too weak, it will seem that the finals will be boring.

As far as this year is concerned, the next finals will undoubtedly interest Doon.

Of course, Doon still needs to start from the first round of the playoffs and step by step on the stage of the finals. (End of chapter)