plumnovel Chapter 410 Opening the playoffs
Chapter 410 Opening the playoffs
Chapter 410 Opening the playoffs
After the end of the regular season, the teams from the east and the west to the playoffs are all determined.
The eight teams in the Western Conference are:
The Warriors are 69 wins and 13 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference.
The Lakers have 65 wins and 17 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference.
The Spurs have 63 wins and 19 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.
The Thunder have 60 wins and 22 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.
The Blazers are 56 wins and 26 losses, ranking fifth in the Western Conference.
The Clippers are 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference.
The Rockets are 52 wins and 30 losses, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.
The Grizzlies are 48 wins and 34 losses, ranking eighth in the West.
Eight Eastern Conference teams:
The Cavaliers have 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.
The Raptors are 58 wins and 24 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics are 53 wins and 29 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.
The Pacers are 49 wins and 33 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The Eagles have 46 wins and 36 losses, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference.
The Bulls are 45 wins and 37 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference.
The Heat are 43 wins and 39 losses, ranking seventh in the Eastern Conference.
The Hornets are 40 wins and 42 losses, ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference.
There are eight teams in the East and the West, a total of [-] teams will start the playoffs.
The playoffs start in mid-April each year, and the top eight teams in the east and west will compete against each other according to the regular season rankings, and finally compete for the championship of the year.
The rules of the game are that in the first round, the first round will play against the eighth, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth, and the fourth against the fifth; The winner of the pair of six; the division final is a duel between the winners of the two groups in the semifinals.
The winners of the conference finals are the champions of the East and West.These two teams will face each other in the finals, and the final winner will be the championship of the year.
Both the East and West champions will have a divisional trophy, while the overall champion will have a championship ring and a finals trophy.
The finals trophy is named the O'Brien Cup, which is a trophy that all players dream of getting.
The O'Brien Cup was called the "Walter A. Brown Trophy" before 1984. Later, in memory of former NBA president Larry O'Brien, the trophy was renamed the "Larry O'Brien Cup" in 1984 and has been It has been used to this day.
The O'Brien Cup is made of 14.5 pounds of sterling silver, coated with 24K pure gold on the outside, about two feet high, and shaped like a basketball about to hit the net. It is worth $13500 and is manufactured by Tiffany & Co. every year.The championship team will permanently keep the trophy. The year of winning and the name of the winning team are engraved on the trophy, which is often displayed in the stadium by the team.
In addition to the O'Brien Cup, which belongs to the team's honor, there is also a personal honor in the finals, that is, the Finals Most Valuable Player, or FMVP.This award was established in the 1968-69 season, so Bill Russell, who has 11 championship trophies, has not won this award.
The FMVP trophy was originally similar to the O'Brien Cup, a trophy with a golden basketball ball on the top and a black base. In 2005 it was replaced with a small trophy.
On February 2009, 2, David Stern announced that in recognition of Bill Russell's outstanding contributions, the Finals Most Valuable Player Award was officially renamed "Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award" Player Award".Therefore, it was Kobe who won the award for the first two years after the name change.
Each round of the NBA playoffs has a seven-game system. The team that wins four games first advances to the next round, and the top-ranked team has home court advantage.The first two games will be played at the home court of the top-ranked team, the third and fourth games will be played at the opponent's home court, the fifth game will be returned to the top-ranked team's home court, the sixth game will be played at the opponent's home court, and the seventh game will be played at the opponent's home court. Return to the home court of the top-ranked team.This is commonly known as the 2-2-1-1-1 format.
The playoff series does not necessarily have to play seven games. As long as a team wins four games first, the team that falls behind by a large score will be eliminated.
The Lakers rank second in the West, and their first-round opponent is Xu Tian's former club, the Rockets, which ranks seventh in the West.Since the Lakers rank ahead of the Rockets in the regular season, the first two games of the series will be played at the Staples Center, home of the Lakers.
On the second day after the end of the regular season, Xu Tian appeared on the cover of "SLAM" magazine with the title "1" soaring into the sky. 1 is Xu Tian's jersey number, and Tian happens to be his name, so "SLAM" uses this Chinese idiom to summarize his regular season.
Media reporters who have the right to vote in the regular season have expressed their opinions one after another at the end of the season, and most of them support Xu Tian's election as the regular season MVP of this season.The reason is that Xu Tian directly increased the number of victories by more than 21 games when the Lakers only won 40 games last season, which is more in line with the definition of the most valuable player.
In the DPOY award probability prediction released by ESPN, Warriors forward Draymond Green and Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard ranked the top two, Jazz center Rudy Gobert ranked third, and Lakers forward Paul George ranked third. ranked fourth, while Xu Tian ranked fifth.Since Xu Tian's defensive dominance was not strong at the beginning of the season, there is basically no chance of getting this award.
The first team of the best team and the first team of the best defensive team are basically recognized by the major media-Xu Tiantie will definitely be selected.This is undisputed, and it just reflects Xu Tian's dominance in the alliance.
The best rookie award, no one thinks there is any suspense.All media reporters believed that Xu Tian would be elected, and the odds also reflected it, only 1.001.
With his outstanding performance in the Pacers, Louis Williams ranked first in the odds list for the best sixth man, and basically won this award.
Julius Randle averaged 22.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in the regular season, a standard 20+10 data, but because he played well last season, he did not have an advantage in the selection of the Most Improved Player Award.
On the morning of the second day after the end of the regular season, Xu Tian sent a group message to everyone he knew—if there was no major event, try to avoid sending him a message.He took the initiative to block all the voices from the outside world, did not read the various predictions and comments of media reporters, and entered the playoffs with all his heart.Although he has never played in the playoffs in the NBA, he has won the CBA championship after all. He knows that the intensity and pertinence of the playoffs far exceed the regular season, so he must be fully prepared.
Kobe made a promise in the tribute session after the regular season finale that he would do his best to help the Lakers compete for the championship.I also devote myself to the training hall and try my best to find the competitive state.
Clarkson, Nance Jr., Warren and Xu Tian all made it to the playoffs for the first time, but their coping maturity was completely different.The three of them had no idea what to prepare.
Scott is at the top of the best coach odds list and is in a state of complacency, but the long-lost playoffs are approaching, which makes him adjust his mentality and start to study the first-round opponent Rockets with the coaching staff.
The Los Angeles Lakers failed to make the playoffs in the first two seasons, so Los Angeles fans could only turn to support the Clippers in the same city. The strong return of the Lakers this season gave them spiritual sustenance.
Alice was still in the early stages of pregnancy and didn't need much care. She sat on a bench in her backyard and quietly watched Xu Tian, with the help of Xu Wenye and Li Feng, practice shooting without distraction.
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