Chapter 037 The first experience of the playoffs and the bulls who are eager to trade(1/3)
The time has come to February 1995, and the 1994-1995 All-Star Game was held at Target Center, the home of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Even the severe cold in Minnesota can't resist the fanaticism of the fans!
Needless to say, the top vote-getter goes to the old gangster Jordan.
As long as the old hooligan plays in the league, I believe he will be the first choice to win the vote.
Of course, there are two players from the New York Hans selected in the Eastern Conference lineup for this year's All-Star Game.
They are Alonzo Mourning at the center position and Jason Kidd at the point guard position.
The main reason is that these two have performed so well this season, especially Jason Kidd, who averaged 12.4 points and 10.3 assists per game, ranking third in the Eastern Conference guard voting, and is as good a future prospect as Grant Hill in the Western Conference.
star.
As for the head coach, fortunately, the head coach in the Eastern Conference this year is Lenny Wilkens, not that old boy Pat Riley.
Otherwise, Bruce will definitely ask Alonzo Mourning and Jason Kidd to avoid the war.
However, at the end of the game, the Eastern Stars still lost to the Western Stars.
Although the old hooligans scored a lot, because the Eastern Stars did not win, the MVP was given to Mickey Richmond, who ranked first in scoring in the Western Conference.
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After the All-Star Game, each team begins to enter quasi-playoff mode.
For those last few playoff spots, every team is fighting in full swing.
Let’s not talk about the top four spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences. For the bottom four spots, the winning difference between the teams competing for them is often less than 1-3 games. It is easy for each team to squeeze out the other and catch the last train.
Let’s first talk about the situation in the east:
The Chicago Bulls are ranked first.
(The old hooligan did not retire because his father was rescued. The Bulls lineup still remains intact. With the old hooligan, the Bulls are like violent mad bulls. They are not only first in the Eastern Conference, but also in the entire league.
No. 1 team.)
The New York Knicks ranked second.
(Although former head coach Pat Riley left early, the overall strength of this team has not declined, and Pat Riley’s disciple Jeff Van Gundy is also fully qualified for the position of head coach, leading the team
The team is still at the forefront.)
The Indiana Pacers ranked third.
(Under the leadership of the famous coach Larry Brown, the team is strong. If the team's players are not used by Larry Brown in the following games, this team will have a bright future.)
The New York Hans ranked fourth.
(Needless to say, the main players are all capable players, and there are a few veterans on the bench. I don’t see the possibility that this team will not be in the top four.)
The Orlando Magic ranked fifth.
The Charlotte Hornets are ranked sixth.
The Cleveland Cavaliers ranked seventh.
The Atlanta Hawks are ranked eighth.
That's it for the Eastern Conference. It's worth noting that the Washington Bullets, who have high hopes, are actually at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Chris Webber + Juwan Howard, the two "Michigan Tigers" interior combination, have not performed as well as they should. Faced with various pressures from the outside world and internal bosses, this has caused the Washington Bullets' front office to suffer.
After talking about the situation in the east, let’s talk about the west:
The Seattle SuperSonics are ranked first.
(This is normal, the overall strength is indeed one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference.)
The San Antonio Spurs are second.
(This is beyond everyone’s expectation. The Spurs’ strength is not the players and coaches on the team, but Popovich, who is still on the team as the general manager. Popovich started building the game as soon as he came on stage.
The team has now begun to take shape, which shows how powerful Popovich is.)
The Utah Jazz ranked third.
(The Big Three of the Jazz are not vegetarians. Not only are they strong, but the key is that head coach Jerry Sloan has mastered pick-and-roll tactics.)
The Houston Rockets ranked fourth.
"The combination of the University of Houston's two heroes has made the Western Conference's muddy waters increasingly muddy. The two have gradually regained the tacit understanding they had in college. It will be more uncomfortable for anyone who encounters them in the playoffs."
The Phoenix Suns ranked fifth.
The Portland Trail Blazers are ranked sixth.
The Los Angeles Lakers ranked seventh.
The Denver Nuggets rank eighth.
The Western Conference is full of strong teams, and it will be difficult for anyone to touch them.
As for the teams at the bottom of the Western Conference, they have not changed. They are still the same ones that were ranked last in the past few years. It's just that the rankings of individual teams have changed slightly.
Last season it was the Dallas Mavericks, this season it's the Los Angeles Clippers.
Under the leadership of "Thousand-Loss Coach" Bill Fitch, the Los Angeles Clippers can basically end their losing streak.
After playing such a long regular season, the Los Angeles Clippers only won 7 games.
The number of wins in the regular season was in single digits. You can imagine how many consecutive losses this team started.
Why……
I really don’t know what the Los Angeles Clippers want to do with such a crazy performance.
Want to win the No. 1 lottery?
It’s not Tim Duncan’s draft year. Was there a good number one pick in the 1995 draft?
It doesn't seem to be the case. Joe Smith, the No. 1 pick, is only average in strength, and Kevin Garnett, the strongest player after him, was ranked fifth.
Anyway, based on the current ranking of the New York Hans, they will only be ranked 20th or later in the draft.
Anyway, Bruce's New York Hans team didn't have a first-round pick in the 1995 draft. If they wanted to get players, they could only get them through trades.
The 1994-1995 NBA regular season has all ended.
As the league's No. 1 team, the Chicago Bulls are still ranked first in the league and first in the Eastern Conference.
And our New York Han Chinese team desperately wants to enter the third place in the Eastern Conference, so that they can avoid the powerful Chicago Bulls and enter the New York Knicks' half.
So much so that in the later rounds of the regular season, Paul Westphal directly arranged for substitutes to play the game for a long time, which was like losing the game directly.
This can not only improve the ranking, but also qualify the team to enter the Eastern Conference semifinals.
After all, there is only one strong team in the bottom half, the New York Knicks, our brothers from the same city.
But Paul Westphal still underestimated the shame of other teams. If you lose, I will lose. Anyway, it is just to let your New York Han Chinese team enter the half of the Chicago Bulls.
It's a pity that Paul Westphal's idea fell short in the end!
The New York Hans are still ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. If they can advance through the first round of the playoffs, they will run into the rogue Chicago Bulls.
The Eastern Conference matchup looks like this:
Chicago Bulls VS Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks VS Atlanta Hawks
Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets
New York Hans VS Orlando Magic
Judging from this matchup, the New York Hans must fight the Orlando Magic to advance.
There are still some difficulties. You must know that the Orlando Magic has a giant beast like "Shark" O'Neal. Mourning alone may not be able to stop him.
As for other Orlando Magic players, please forgive Paul Westphal for filtering them out directly.
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The Western Conference playoff matchups have also been released:
Seattle SuperSonics VS Denver Nuggets
San Antonio Spurs VS Portland Trail Blazers
Utah Jazz VS Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets
The West is much more exciting. Every game is a tough battle. Except for the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, which are slightly inferior, other teams have the possibility of eliminating the other team.
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The first round of the playoffs is a best-of-five series, and whoever wins 3 games in advance will advance.
As the New York Hans participating in the playoffs for the first time, the games were actually 2 away, 2 home and 1 away.
If you can't win a game on the road, it will be difficult to play the following games.
To be continued...