rpbooks Chapter 269 The opening of the playoffs
Chapter 269 The opening of the playoffs
Chapter 269 The opening of the playoffs
In the 2008-2009 season, the regular season ended.
The rankings of the East and West teams have also been settled.
The top eight teams in the Eastern Conference are:
No.1, Cleveland Cavaliers, 65 wins and 17 losses, winning percentage 79.3%;
No.2, Boston Celtics, 62 wins and 20 losses, winning percentage 75.6%;
No.3, Orlando Magic, 59 wins and 23 losses, winning percentage 72.0%;
No.4, Atlanta Hawks, 47 wins and 35 losses, winning percentage 57.3%;
No.5, Miami Heat, 43 wins and 39 losses, winning rate 52.4%;
No.6, Philadelphia 76ers, 41 wins and 41 losses, winning percentage 50.0%;
No.7, Chicago Bulls, 41 wins and 41 losses, winning percentage 50.0%;
No.8, Detroit Pistons, 39 wins and 43 losses, winning rate 47.6%.
The top eight teams in the Western Conference are:
No.1, Los Angeles Lakers, 69 wins and 13 losses, winning rate 84.1%;
No.2, Oklahoma Thunder, 66 wins and 16 losses, winning rate 80.5%;
No.3, Denver Nuggets, 55 wins and 27 losses, winning rate 67.1%;
No.4, San Antonio Spurs, 54 wins and 28 losses, winning rate 65.9%;
No.5, Houston Rockets, 54 wins and 28 losses, winning rate 65.9%;
No.6, Dallas Mavericks, 53 wins and 29 losses, winning rate 64.6%;
No.7, Portland Trail Blazers, 50 wins and 32 losses, winning percentage 61.0%;
No.8, the New Orleans Hornets, 49 wins and 33 losses, with a winning percentage of 59.8%.
Judging from the records of the teams in the east and west, it is obvious that the pattern of strong west and weak east has not changed this season.
The Hornets, who are eighth in the West, can rank fourth in the East.
The ninth Jazz in the West (48 wins and 34 losses) and the tenth Suns (46 wins and 36 losses), if they are in the East, they will be able to make the playoffs.
This season, the competition among Western Conference teams is still terribly anxious, and the final ranking is still not determined until the end of the season.
The top eight in the East and West are decided, and the opponents in the first round of the playoffs will be announced accordingly.
In the first round of the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers played against the Pistons, the Celtics played against the Bulls, the Magic played against the 76ers, and the Eagles played against the Heat.
In the first round of the Western Conference, the Lakers played against the Hornets, the Thunder played against the Trail Blazers, the Spurs played against the Rockets, and the Nuggets played against the Mavericks.
Among all the duels between the East and the West, media reporters generally believe that there are several groups of matches that are very interesting.
The Cavaliers in the East played against the Pistons. The Pistons played the role of stumbling blocks well in James' first few seasons in the league, just as they did with the Bulls' Jordan.
Of course, the level will not reach the level of the year, but it also suppresses James a little sad.
The encounter between the two teams in the first round, the grievances and hatreds in it, will always have to be resolved in the end.
For James, this year is the best time.
The Celtics against the Bulls is also a very interesting set of games.
One is a traditional strong team led by veteran stars, and the other is a newly emerging youth team led by the No. [-] pick. Their playoffs are also worth looking forward to.
Is it true that the recruits can overwhelm the veterans, or the veterans are better.
You'll have to wait until the battle starts to find out.
This is marked by the media and is considered to be the most noteworthy two groups in the Eastern Conference.
Of course, the most exciting thing is to watch the West.
In the series between the Lakers and the Hornets, Kobe and Paul competed for the MVP last season. Paul played his best season last season.
Due to injuries this season, the Hornets' performance has declined relatively quickly, but their strength cannot be underestimated, and their injured players also returned to the team before the start of the playoffs.
So facing such a Hornets, even the powerful Lakers dare not take it lightly.
Maybe it can really capsize the ship in the gutter.
The Spurs and the Rockets, this game,
The two teams are old enemies in Texas.
Dayao and Tracy McGrady have maintained their health this season, and they have also joined the strong support of Artest. The goal is naturally to go to the second round of the playoffs.
Breaking through the first round of the playoffs is something they are eager to accomplish.
However, when a strong team like the Spurs stands in front of them, can they defeat their opponents and advance to the second round?
The regular season records of these two teams are similar, and their strengths are also very close. The brick reporters predict that this group may not be able to decide the final victory until the seventh game of the series.
The Thunder played against the Trail Blazers, this group of games, the battle of the two young guards.
The Thunder team is very popular this season, but the Trail Blazers are not weak. Under the leadership of Roy, Aldridge and Oden, the Trail Blazers were able to return to the playoffs.
Although the Trail Blazers played 4 games against the Thunder in the regular season, they lost 3 games.
But there were two final scores that were quite close, and the Trail Blazers had a chance to beat the Thunder in both games.
For the Trail Blazers, being able to meet the Thunder in the playoffs gave them a chance for revenge.
As Roy said in an interview, what they lost with the Thunder in the regular season, they want to get it back with their own hands.
What they lose is of course a victory,
Huang Mambaroy vowed to take this back from Ye Hao.
There was a feeling of tension before the game.
To this, Ye Hao only responded with a faint smile, so let the horse come over.
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Before the start of the playoffs, Ye Hao and Kobe had a phone call.
Kobe said: "I really didn't expect you to rush to the second place this season. Hahaha, it seems that in a few more seasons, I really have to retire from the league."
Ye Hao said with a smile: "I still want to see you play for a few more seasons, but don't think about retiring so early."
"The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. I have to leave sooner or later. I have been mentally prepared for this."
"Don't think about this, you should first think about how to beat me in the Western Conference Finals.
Did you get content with the championship trophy last season?
This season, I won't be easily blocked by you from advancing to the finals.
If you regress, I will beat you and climb over the mountain of your Lakers to see the scenery of the finals. "
"Hahaha, I believe you can do it, I believe you can lead the team to the finals and lead the team to win the championship, but it will definitely not be this year.
Because this year's championship trophy is still mine. "
"If I hadn't played in the NBA, I'd be happy to agree with what you said.
But now that I'm in the league, everything that stands in my way to a championship trophy will be my enemy.
I will beat them one by one! "
"Hahaha, boy, your momentum is very similar to mine back then, I look forward to facing you again in the Western Conference Finals.
Don't let me down, lose to the Trail Blazers, or the opponent in the second round.
In that case, don't blame me for laughing at your boastful words. "
"Old man, I think you might as well worry about it first, and don't get blacked out by the Hornets."
At the end of the chat, the two laughed and hung up the phone.
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Ye Hao once again led the team to the playoffs. Apart from his parents, the people who were most happy with this result were his two little girlfriends, Su Xue and Wu Chunlan.
Wu Chunlan was so excited that she wanted to skip class and come over to cheer Ye Hao on the spot.
Last season, Ye Hao led the Sonics to the last train of the playoffs and entered the playoffs as the seventh in the Western Conference.
At that time, she wanted to come to watch the game and cheer for Ye Hao.
But she really didn't know how to come here.
This year is different, she is now one of Ye Hao's serious girlfriends, and also Ye Hao's domestic manager.
If she wants to come to watch the game now, it is justified.
But Su Xue is not as impulsive as her.
Although Su Xue also wanted to cheer for Ye Hao on the spot.
But she still maintained her rationality. After all, both of them are students now, and they couldn't just leave their studies and run away like this.
Su Xue persuaded Wu Chunlan.
She felt that running over now would disturb Ye Hao who was preparing for the battle instead of giving him real help.
Moreover, she also feels that it is best for Ye Hao to take care of herself first and deal with her own affairs well, not to worry Ye Hao in turn.
Wu Chunlan was convinced by her two reasons.
But she really misses Ye Hao.
It's been a long time since we saw each other.
During the Chinese New Year, Ye Hao also failed to return to China, but continued to fight in the alliance.
Su Xue said, just wait a month or two, and then they will be able to fly over after their summer vacation.
If they can still get excellent grades in their studies, I think Ye Hao will be very happy.
They are going to run towards excellence and excellence with Ye Hao, but they can't be left behind too much by Ye Hao.
Otherwise, it would be holding Ye Hao back.
Wu Chunlan absolutely agrees with what her best friend said.
She nodded again and again, suppressing the thoughts in her heart, and immersed herself in reading and studying.
Now both she and Su Xue can not only read their professional books, but also read a lot of books on business management.
It's all very planned and purposeful.
They want to share as much as possible with Ye Hao.
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The first round of the NBA playoffs kicked off on April 4.
Four games are scheduled for the first day of the league.
They are: the Celtics play against the Bulls at home, the Cavaliers play against the Pistons at home, the Thunder play against the Trail Blazers at home, and the Spurs play against the Rockets at home.
Before the start of the game, Ye Hao gave a short speech to the players in the team locker room to boost their morale.
"Last season, we were seventh in the West, and it wasn't until the end of the regular season that we clearly got the tickets to enter the playoffs.
This season, except for the beginning of the season, we have always been in the ranks of the playoffs. In the end, we came to second in the league and second in the Western Conference.
That's a huge step forward, and it's pretty amazing.
We had a really good season.
But is this worth it?
Do not!
We are not satisfied!
Because if you don't win the championship, all the honors in the regular season are paper and useless.
At the beginning of the season, I said that the only goal of this season is to win the championship.
We are still a few rounds away from the championship.
This seems far away.
But food is eaten at one bite, and the road is walked step by step.
No matter how far the road is, as long as we take every step well, we can always get there.
Last season, we were only one step away.
This season, we want to make up for this last step.
If not, our season is a failure. "
Ye Hao paused for a moment, and then said, "If you don't succeed, you will know how hard you will be in summer. Tsk tsk, the level of training at that time..."
All the members of the Thunder team, who were originally inspired by Ye Hao's words, couldn't help laughing when they heard Ye Hao's final words.
Durant was the first to shout, "For the championship!"
Others followed suit, "For the championship!"
Following Ye Hao stretched out his palm first, other teammates put their palms on it.
Everyone shouted, "For the championship!"
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In the visiting team's locker room, Roy is also encouraging the players of the Trail Blazers.
He didn't mention the championship. What he said was that he wanted to settle accounts with the Thunder in the regular season, and he said that after defeating the Thunder, he would advance to the second round.
In the second round, this is the goal their team set for themselves in the playoffs this season.
To reach the second round, that is success.
Of course, reaching the playoffs now is also a success for them.
After Oden returned from injury, their team is becoming more and more optimistic.
They are still young, the future is still long, and they are not in a hurry.
They can spend a few seasons polishing the lineup, and then they can win the championship.
Both themselves and the team management have this patience and are willing to wait to witness the growth of the team.
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Players from both sides appeared one after another.
When Ye Hao finally came out, the audience shouted loudly,
"Ye Hao! Ye Hao! Ye Hao!"
"MVP! MVP! MVP!..."
This season, for the fans of Oklahoma City, is definitely very, very happy.
Not only does their city have an NBA team, but this team has already entered the playoffs in the first season when they first arrived in this city, and it still entered the playoffs with the second place in the league record race.
It was simply happiness that came too fast and too suddenly.
They are really willing to indulge in it all the time and don't want to wake up.
And all of this was done by Ye Hao leading the team.
Ye Hao is the hero of this city and the leader of this team.
They already fell in love with Ye Hao deeply.
They are crazy about Ye Hao, obsessed with Ye Hao.
Now, they are on the scene, hoping to witness the team's first playoff victory, and also hope to witness the team's first-round series victory.
They believed that Ye Hao would be able to lead the team to do it.
Last season, he was able to lead the team to the Western Conference Finals, didn't he?
So, what about this season?
Shouldn't it be more worth looking forward to?
Although before the start of the season, their new army in this city was not favored by people.
But so what?
Ye Hao has already proved those people wrong!
Thunder, come on!
(End of this chapter)