basketball talent system

Chapter 545 The Playoffs Begin

In a blink of an eye, the footsteps of the playoffs have quietly arrived. After the first round of the playoffs came out, everyone said that the first round of the playoffs in the Western Conference will be the most interesting in the past few years. First of all, there is no need to say more about the contest between the Warriors and the Thunder. The epic drama of the year is that he did not run, and the Texas Civil War between the Spurs and the Rockets was also very eye-catching. In fact, the battle has never stopped. In Texas, the competition between the two teams has always been very fierce. In order to compete for the home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs this season, the two teams even fought until the last game, so this matchup also It is considered to be the group with the closest combat effectiveness.

As for the match between the third-ranked Pelicans in the Western Conference and the Jazz, there are actually some things to watch. First of all, the staffing between the two teams is very similar. On the combination of Gobert and Favors of the Jazz, Anthony, a small forward, also happened to face Hayward, a newly promoted potential small forward, while Holiday faced Teague, although The lineup of the two teams seems to be that the Pelicans actually have an absolute advantage, but when they actually fight, the two teams should also be very interesting. After all, the main players have almost the same position, but the Jazz is younger. Some, it can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that the low-end version of the Pelicans lineup.

The most unspectacular game in the West is naturally the game between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, but for Ye Xuan, this is actually an opportunity to hook up with Gasol, who actually hopes that his younger brother can come to the Lakers The team fought side by side with him, and if the Lakers have the opportunity to earn Marc Gasol, then the big Gasol might stay with his brother with a basic salary for another year or two. It's a good story when a brother comes together and wins several consecutive championships angrily.

The playoffs in the Eastern Conference are not so interesting. First of all, the strength gap between the top three in the Eastern Conference is still far ahead of other teams, especially the Cavaliers. They are almost ahead of the Bucks in the lineup. The only thing that may be suspenseful is the contest between the fourth and fifth in the Eastern Conference. In terms of record, the fourth-ranked Raptors in the Eastern Conference are three games better than the Wizards, but everyone knows that the Raptors The team's combat effectiveness in the playoffs has plummeted, so it is not certain that they will really fight.

And this year the league has carried out some innovations. They have reserved all the awards for the regular season awards until the end of the playoffs, so that they can hold a grand awards ceremony, and there will be such a one every year in the future. It looks like an Oscar. I have to say that this idea is really good. In this way, the alliance can at least cheat a wave of ratings. Of course, the investment of various advertising spaces will definitely increase the income of the alliance again.

However, in this way, Ye Xuan will not be able to get the rewards of the regular season awards that belong to him before the end of this season. In fact, everyone can clearly know the data awards of this season from the data analysis, but the league Still insisting on waiting until the awards ceremony.In fact, Ye Xuan can get a lot of awards in terms of statistics this season. First of all, in the award of scoring champion, Ye Xuan is well-deserved first. He averaged 36.1 points per game this season, which is the most in the past 30 years. The highest, the last one who averaged more than 36 points per game was Jordan Joe in the 86-87 season.Of course, this is actually related to Ye Xuan's many explosive scoring performances. Among them, he scored super high scores to end the game in two consecutive performances against the Warriors, and people still talk about it to this day.

In addition to being the scoring champion, Ye Xuan's steal data is of course also well-deserved No. 2.5 in the league. This season, Ye Xuan averaged 2 steals per game, which is a full 0.5 steals more than the No.[-] Drummond Green. .So stealing Wang Yexuan was unceremoniously included.In addition to these two data kings, Ye Xuan's three-point shooting percentage is also the highest in the league, and the number of three-point shooting is still the highest in the league. Even the Lakers team has surpassed the three-point shooting that has always been in the past. The Warriors rank first in the league.

And when it comes to data, I have to mention the two brothers Westbrook and Harden. Westbrook has shown his talent in stats from the beginning of this season. In 82 games this season, he has won a total of With 42 triple-doubles, this figure surpassed Oscar Robertson’s 41 times, and he is the player with the most triple-doubles in a single season. At the same time, he also achieved a feat that Oscar Robertson did— — Averaged a triple-double this season.With 8 assists in the game against the Suns, Westbrook ensured a triple-double this season in advance. This is the second time in NBA history that someone has accomplished such a feat. Only Oscar Robertson did it once in the 55-1961 season 62 years ago.While Magic, Kidd and LeBron have come close to this achievement over the years, they all fell short in the end.To this day, Westbrook finally averaged a triple-double feat again.

Before the Thunder started the season, the management, coaches, medical team, and trainers collectively formulated a set of plans. Coach Billy Donovan will strictly implement every content of this plan.They all know Westbrook and what kind of responsibilities Westbrook shoulders. They must strictly control Westbrook's playing time.So far this season, Westbrook has played more than 5 minutes in only 40 games, all of which appeared in overtime games. He played 45 minutes at most in one game this season.Also handing over the data of 30+10+10 per game in the season, Westbrook averaged 10 minutes less than Robertson per game, and the number of rounds was also 25 fewer.If Westbrook's playing time is converted to the same 1961 minutes as Robertson in the 62-44.3 season, then Westbrook's data will become an average of 39.9 points, 14.6 rebounds and 13.3 assists per game.

So if there is anyone who can pose a threat to Ye Xuan in the regular season MVP award this year, then it must be Westbrook.Of course, Ye Xuan is not a vegetarian. In addition to being the first in the league in terms of scoring and steals, Ye Xuan also ranks first in the league in assists this season. He averaged 11 assists per game this season. It is 11.2 less than Harden's average of 0.2 per game. It is a pity that he lost the title of the data king. If Ye Xuan can win the titles of these three data kings at the same time, then he will also be the first in history. The third player who can win three data championships in one season at the same time, this feat was only achieved by Chamberlain and David Robinson back then.

At that time, the league did not have block statistics, so Chamberlain did not win the honor of block leader, but according to the players at the time, Chamberlain's blocking ability was very outstanding, and even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was blocked many times in the subsequent fights with him .However, Chamberlain has won the assist king in his career. In fact, Chamberlain's personal ability is much better than other teammates. There is no need to pass the ball at all, and he has greater certainty.But because his teammates were dissatisfied, the coach asked Chamberlain to reduce his shots and focus on rebound protection and defense, so Chamberlain's assists did not increase significantly.In the 67-68 season, he became the league's assist leader with an average of 8.6 assists per game, and the center was selected for assists. This is the only time in history.Chamberlain thus achieved the three kings of scoring + rebounding + assists.

David Robinson was selected No. 1987 overall in 1989, but he didn't land in the NBA until 24.3.In his rookie season, he averaged 12 points, 1.7 rebounds, 3.9 steals and 13 assists and was selected as an All-Star. After the season, he was named the best rookie and selected to the best defensive second team.In the second season of his career, David Robinson averaged 91 rebounds per game, winning the title of rebounding leader in one fell swoop.And in the 92-4.5 season, he averaged 93 blocks per game, winning the single-season block leader. In the 94-29.8 season, David Robinson continued to show off, averaging 29.3 points per game and was elected as the scoring leader.O'Neal also played very well this season, averaging 70 points per game and was once the favorite for the scoring title.But because David Robinson "scored" [-] points in the last game of the regular season and stole the scoring title, O'Neal despised David Robinson very much.

But for Ye Xuan, what he is most concerned about now is the team's record. Now that they have reached this point this season, there is no other goal. Their only goal this year is to win the championship. This is not a single event Stats kings are much more useful, and although Westbrook averaged a triple-double this season, the Lakers' record can also add a lot of points to Ye Xuan. The reason why Curry was unanimously elected MVP last year is that In addition to his own impressive data, the team's 73 wins are also a big reason, and this season the Lakers directly won 75 wins, and there is a wave of second-longest winning streak in history. So Ye Xuan's odds of winning the regular season MVP are relatively high.

Time soon came to the first game of the playoffs for the Lakers. For the Lakers, the Grizzlies were really not a strong opponent, and judging from the process of the game, it was indeed the case. In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers defended the Grizzlies with 21 of 5 shots and only scored 12 points in total. At the same time, the Lakers' own offense did not fall. In terms of points, it is still too strong.

From then on, the rhythm of the game was basically determined by the disparity in the score in the first quarter. Ye Xuan was also happy to take it easy. In the second quarter, he only went up to play when the Grizzlies wanted to chase points. After three minutes, he was replaced again, and it was the same in the third quarter. Ye Xuan and Gasol played for more than three minutes before being replaced. In the end, Ye Xuan only played 3 minutes in this game. He scored 21 points and 19 assists, and the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 8:112. Although the current Grizzlies have a certain combat effectiveness, he is a bit too much for them to challenge the status of the Lakers. Embarrass them.

However, although nothing happened on the Lakers side, something happened on the Eastern side. The Celtics, the No. 109 Celtics team in the Eastern Conference, had problems in the first game. Effective offensive method, but unable to completely lock up the opponent when defending. In the end, the Bulls took the lead with 106:[-]. In the first game of the playoffs, they were defeated by the eighth team in the Eastern Conference , The Celtics also looked very embarrassed.

In addition to the battle between No. [-] and No. [-] in the east and west, there were also some problems in two games. First, although the Warriors successfully defeated their opponents in the first game against the Thunder, they paid for it. At a heavy price, Livingston was injured and left the field, and Green and McGee also got technical fouls. The Thunder was also embarrassed. Oladipo and Kanter got technical fouls, and Robertson's left ankle seemed He suffered some sprains during the game. Although he played the whole game in the end, this may also leave hidden dangers of injury.

And there is another game that people did not expect, which is the game between the Spurs and the Rockets. Before the game, everyone agreed that the game between the Spurs and the Rockets would be the best among the eight matches in the first round of this season. A fierce pair, but everyone did not expect that Harden, who played very well in the regular season, suddenly disappeared in this game, which made the Rockets, who played well in the regular season, instantly lose their way , Playing in a mess, there is no three-pointer if you want to make a three-pointer, and there is no breakthrough if you want to break through, and their defensive efficiency is also very low. In the end, they were easily taken away by the Spurs in a 110:91 game. In the fourth and fifth games, this contest in the West surprised people, and the evaluation of Harden also began to decline. After all, as the core of the team, he actually sleepwalked at such a critical moment. The shooting rate of 19 of 5 from the field is uncomfortable to watch, coupled with Gordon's 9 of 2 three-pointers and Anderson's 5 of 1 three-pointers, the Rockets' three outside shooters today are all missing.

The first game of the first round of each team came to an end soon. On the Eastern side, except for the Celtics, the top four teams all successfully defeated their opponents. Won the first victory, and in the West, the Rockets, the fourth in the West, overturned at home, and the other three teams all won the first game of the playoffs.The game between the Raptors and the Wizards even reached overtime to determine the winner. The Trash Brothers did not continue to be weak this time. DeRozan faced Bill's defense at the last moment and forcibly made a two-pointer to drag the game into overtime , and in overtime, the garbage brothers scored 13 points, directly ending the game, which can be regarded as a disguised name for themselves.

(End of this chapter)