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Chapter 887 The end and the Rockets' good fortune



For the Seattle SuperSonics, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers means the end of the season. All the games will be finished at this time tomorrow, so the playoffs are still not fully decided.

Stephen scored 36 points, [-] rebounds, [-] assists, [-] steals and [-] blocks in the game against the Clippers. In this way, he has won a triple-double in three consecutive games. In the history of the league Although it is nothing, it is the first to get a triple-double in the last three games of the postseason.

Of course, this historical record has no meaning, it just gives Stephen another chip to compete for the most valuable player in the regular season. balanced.

The greatest significance of data balance is that, on the basis of keeping the overall goal of pursuing victory unchanged, Stephen pays more attention to the cooperation and shots of his teammates. Although it is impossible to satisfy everyone, at least several main players of the team think that The status quo is still acceptable, which is the foundation of the Sonics' success this season.

Everyone connects their own performance with the team. Combining team and personal data, the team is positive and personal data has also increased, and the current situation of the team makes people see that all the hard work is worthwhile Yes, especially after changing the boss, at least this boss seems to be much more generous than the previous boss, although the team has not given anyone a contract extension yet, so it is hard to see whether the team is generous.

The situation of Kurt Thomas is quite special, because he is too old, and there is no team competing with the Sonics, so the team will naturally not give him a big contract. In short, the team is not a charity , also depends on the situation.

However, even for Kurt Thomas, the contract offered by the team is not bad. Just look at his performance this season. If his condition continues to decline next season, he may not even be able to play. It means that the team gave him two years' salary for free, and he only used him for one year for three years' salary, which is already very good. Except for the Supersonics, no team gave him such a long contract.

Apart from salary considerations, players with aspirations are also willing to go to a more ambitious team. After all, although money and wealth are attractive, honor awards are also pursued by people. Without a team with great ambitions, Bennett's biggest goal is to move the team to Oklahoma City, not the championship, and even if he moves to Oklahoma City, he will only operate on a small budget , like the Spurs.

However, after the replacement of Chris Hansen, the team's financial situation has been greatly eased, and the construction of the new stadium has also been put on the agenda. In addition, behind Chris Hansen, there is still the super rich Steve Ballmer, it seems that the team's prospects are good, coupled with the excellent record in the past two seasons, the team's atmosphere is excellent, and the pursuit of the championship is the consensus of the team.

The Sonics departed from Los Angeles and returned to Seattle. They were warmly welcomed by the fans at the airport. With the help of the team, a fanatical fan organization composed of hundreds of people came to the airport to welcome the team returning from the expedition.

After deciding to stay in Seattle, the team's marketing work has accelerated a lot. Building a group of hardcore fans is one direction. After a season of accumulation, this fan organization called "Always Supersonic" has expanded to more than 500 people , Don't think it's very small, this number is already very good, you must know that this is only one season.

Of course, it's just the end of the regular season now, and you won't get any awards for winning the first record in the league. It doesn't mean that there is another regular season champion. When it comes to the championship, there is only one home field advantage. There is no lack of history to prove that the team with the first record in the regular season may not necessarily perform the best in the playoffs, and the team that has the last laugh may not necessarily have the best record. team.

The players have gone home to rest, and the members of the coaching staff are waiting for the start of the last game. After tonight, all the playoff rankings will be released. Who will be the team's first opponent and who will It will be the team's second opponent, you can know, and then you can do targeted research and game preparations.

Watching other people's games, I always feel that time flies. In the blink of an eye, six games involving twelve teams are over, and all the playoff rankings are out.

The teams in the Eastern Conference have basically remained unchanged. Since the Cleveland Cavaliers surpassed them, they have always maintained their No. Home field advantage, the Boston Celtics led for most of the season, but was overtaken by the Cleveland Cavaliers at the end, but it seemed to have no effect on them.

The Orlando Magic are still third in the East, the Atlanta Hawks are fourth, and the Miami Heat overtook the Philadelphia 76ers and rose to fifth in the East. Their opponent is the Atlanta Hawks, and the Philadelphia 76ers retreated to the East In the sixth position, the opponent is the Orlando Magic.

The Chicago Bulls are still seventh in the Eastern Conference against the Boston Celtics, which is second in the Eastern Conference, while the Detroit Pistons were almost overtaken by the Indiana Pacers. It was not until the last game that they locked their own postseason race seats.

In the West, the Sonics rank first, with a record of 67 wins and 10 losses. They can also be ranked in the top ten in history, but they are No. 6 and No. 67, because the team with [-] wins There are four other teams, including the Dallas Mavericks last season.

Ahead of the Sonics, the 72-win Chicago Bulls, 69-win Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, 68-win Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.

The Los Angeles Lakers are second in the West with a record of 59 wins and 23 losses, followed by the Dallas Mavericks with 55 wins and, oddly enough, the fourth-ranked Denver Nuggets and fifth-ranked San Antonio Spurs. It was 55 wins, but because the Dallas Mavericks had an advantage over the San Antonio Spurs, they became the first in the Southwest Division.

Because the San Antonio Spurs did not have an advantage against the previous two teams, they were ranked fifth in the West and directly faced the Denver Nuggets. This season, the biggest problem for the San Antonio Spurs is against the strong teams in the league. Not very good, basically did not gain an advantage, so people are extremely unfavorable.

The New Orleans Hornets still have the sixth record in the Western Conference. Against the Dallas Mavericks, which is third in the Western Conference, their future in the playoffs is also full of darkness, because they only won one of the four games against the Dallas Mavericks, and they still won with A deadly situation.

Ranked seventh in the Western Conference is the Utah Jazz. Their playoff situation is also bright and not going there. The Utah Jazz has a strong style of play and a tenacious style, but it is a pity that they never performed well when facing the Los Angeles Lakers It's not very good, this is the consistent inheritance of history.

And eighth in the Western Conference is the Houston Rockets, who struggled to win the last game. After the Sonics beat the Portland Trail Blazers twice, they are still only tied with the Portland Trail Blazers. , and the last game happened to be a confrontation between the two sides. Whoever loses wins the final and whoever can advance to the playoffs.

The Rockets have been behind throughout the game, but they always give up, clinging to the score tightly, putting pressure on the Portland Trail Blazers, until there is only more than 1 minute left in the game, perhaps seeing that they are about to win, Or it was overwhelmed by the Rockets' desperate pursuit. The Portland Trail Blazers made three consecutive mistakes and gave the Rockets seven points, allowing the Rockets to overtake the score in one fell swoop. In the end, it was still relying on Ron Artest's The lore is considered to have won the game and won the last ticket to the playoffs.

And this is what the media is happy to see. Yao Ming's opponent in the playoffs for the first time is the former Rockets, which is an excellent topic for hype.

The Washington Wizards and the Sacramento Kings are the vice-presidents of the East and West respectively. In addition, the Los Angeles Clippers have the worst record. This is definitely good news for the Rockets, because this first-round pick has been included in Yao Ming's deal. , from the hands of the Sonics to their hands, and with the record of the Los Angeles Clippers, the possibility of winning the No. [-] pick is very high. It is definitely a good thing for the Rockets, whose prospects are somewhat bleak after Yao Ming left.


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