basketball talent system

Chapter 73 The end of the regular season

After losing the game against the Thunder, the opponents behind the Pacers are generally weak, and the Pacers' No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference has basically been stabilized. While sprinting, the Pacers had a rare round of recuperation time.

With 5 games left in the season, the Pacers started the rest mode. First, in the game against the Magic, Pickle was replaced for a rest after only playing 6 minutes. Firepower, but the Pacers still easily won with a score of 112:101.

Then, in the Pacers' away game against the Pistons, Roy Hibbert and George Hill were directly put on the injured list, and they didn't even go to Detroit. Under the firepower, the Pacers still won with a disparity of 18 points.

The Pacers, who rested the main players for two consecutive games, seemed to have tasted the sweetness, so in the game against the Timberwolves, they still chose to rest Ye Xuan and Lance Stephenson.However, after the team lost two outside blockers, the defense became very fragile. Under the explosion of Kevin Martin and Kevin Love, the opponents won by 14 points.

Fortunately, it is the end of the regular season, and the record of each team has basically been determined, and the Pacers' No. Heat 1 wins.

In the last two games, the Pacers faced the 76ers, who were aiming to rebuild, and the Lakers, who were short of major generals.The two teams are obviously in a bad situation, so facing the Pacers, who are mainly resting, did not make any resistance. Therefore, the Pacers, which directly used the full bench lineup in the last two games, ushered in a wave of two consecutive victories. .

At this point, the regular season is all over, the Pacers lost only two games in the final 12 games, leading the Eastern Conference with 58 wins and 24 losses, while the Heat ranked second with 54 wins and 28 losses.The next three to eight are the Raptors with 48 wins, the Bulls with 48 wins but only fourth because of the win-loss relationship, the Wizards with 44 wins, the Nets with 44 wins, the Bobcats with 43 wins and the 39 wins. Victorious eagle.The poor Knicks ranked ninth in the East with a gap of one win, and missed the playoffs.

相比东部的轻松惬意，西部季后赛席位的争夺则要惨烈的多。除了马刺以62胜20负的战绩傲视全联盟以外，西部还有6支球队的胜场达到了至少50胜，雷霆以59胜23负位列第二，快船队则拥有56胜26负。

Afterwards, the Rockets also had 54 wins, and the Rockets' first-round opponent, the Trail Blazers, lost home court advantage because of the win-loss relationship.The sixth Warriors have 54 wins, even the Grizzlies have 51 wins, and the eighth Mavericks in the West have 50 wins.The Suns have 49 wins. In fact, 48 wins can make them into the top four in the East, but under such competition in the West, they missed the playoffs.

So far, the opponents of each team in the first round have also been determined.Sure enough, the Pacers faced off against the Eagles, which beat them by a big score last time, and the battle between the bulls and horses in the West has also attracted a lot of attention.However, before the start of the playoffs, NBA teams also ushered in a three-day break before entering the playoffs.

Using these three days, each team has adjusted their state. The Pacers also started training after two consecutive days off. At this time, the playoff schedule has come out. April 4 On the 23th, the Pacers will accept the challenge of the Atlanta Hawks at their home Conseco Arena. On April 4, they will have another game in Indiana. Then on April 26, the Pacers will go to Atlanta to challenge their opponents away. Next up is another fight in Atlanta on May 4.If the Pacers can end the battle in 29 games, then they can wait for work and wait for the Bulls and Wizards to decide the winner before proceeding to the second round.

In a best-of-seven game, if the Pacers fail to resolve the battle in 4 games, then they will need to return to their home court, the Conseco Arena, to play again on May 5. If necessary, there will be two games in Atlanta and Indiana on May 3 and 5, respectively.However, as far as the regular season record is concerned, the Pacers, who won 5 wins, have an absolute advantage, but judging from the latest match, the Eagles seem to have a psychological advantage.

The day before the game, the teams submitted their playoff rosters to the NBA. The Pacers' 12-man roster looks strong: Paul George and Ye Xuan have shown the strength of the league's superstars. Roy Hibbert, the inside gatekeeper, is also a good player in the protection of the inside. David West, the best partner of CP3 in the Hornets period, is also an All-Star player. Excellent range and low post ability.

Lance Stephenson was also one of the nominated members of the league's best defensive team last year. George Hill is also a player with solid basic skills and although not cool skills, he is very effective.Plus Luis Scola, Ian Mahinmi, CJ Watson, Chris Copeland, Solomon Hill and Donald Sloan.

At first glance, the Pacers' bench strength is not outstanding, but combined with the team's collocation and the cooperation between players, it is just right, especially this year, Paojiao averaged 36 minutes per game and was able to score 22. With 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and 2 steals, David West and Roy Hibbert can also average 15+7 and 12+8 per game.

Not to mention that after Ye Xuan joined the Pacers, although he only played 30 or so games, he averaged 28 points and 21 assists in 5 minutes per game. Actually just arrived at an average of one.

However, apart from Ye Xuan's bright data, he also injected vitality into the Pacers defensively. When Ye Xuan was on the court, the Pacers averaged 93 points per game. It has been raised to 101 points. Although everyone is now playing fast-paced offensive basketball, there is an old saying that "wins the box office with offense, and wins the championship with defense."

Last year, the Pacers without Ye Xuan used this lineup to go all the way to Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals. This year, with Ye Xuan's addition, the Pacers are even more powerful, so the Pacers will also be more confident. To win this year's championship.

(End of this chapter)