The first thing Old Nelson did when he came back was to find Danpier to calm the latter's emotions.

Then in the subsequent game against the Spurs, Danpier returned to the starting lineup and played for 26 minutes.

That is also his average playing time this season.

A signal sent here is self-evident. Old Nelson completely gave up Johnson's trick.

Johnson's "Rashomon" also quickly drew a terminator.

And the fans seemed to have figured it out. Since they can win, it is obviously better for Old Nelson to do not attract internal turmoil.

Johnson's short coaching journey came to an end, but after the return of Old Nelson, he was still the team's assistant coach.

The interlude in the middle did not affect his status in the Mavericks.

After all, except Danpier, no one else has any objection, and even the data of Sun Hao and Bodyloga are still rising.

As for Nowitzki, when Kenny Smith questioned Johnson before, he stood up to defend Johnson.

"No matter what starting lineup we use, we should play better."

There is no way, Nowitzki is that good.

However, it was precisely because of Nowitzki doing this that the second thing that Old Nelson did after coming back was to increase Nowitzki's right to take action.

Old Nelson has coached NBA for so many years. Although he has a bad temper, he still understands these human feelings.

You can't be wronged by the team's core and don't give him some compensation.

The others on the Mavericks had no objection either.

And in fact, everyone knows that this is likely to be Nowitzki's season to attack MVP.

Such changes did not affect the Mavericks' pace of progress, and the team continued to make rapid progress.

So in the end, it was more like a small episode experienced by the Mavericks during the season.

Old Nelson is back, and this episode is over, and it doesn't seem to have any impact on the Mavericks.

Everything is as usual and the season continues.

Time flies, and it is early April in a blink of an eye.

The regular season of the 2002-2003 season is coming to an end.

Unlike the frequent tricks in the last moments of the playoff rankings in the previous few seasons, this season seems much calmer.

In the East, the Wizards ranked first with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.

The first place in the Eastern Conference with 50 wins is the first time in the NBA's non-shrinkable season.

On the one hand, this shows that the overall strength of the Eastern Conference this season is not strong, and on the other hand, it also shows that the strength between several Eastern Conference teams is very close.

The Nets ranked second with 49 wins.

Kidd's 720° turnaround remarks before the season were finally successfully previewed, and their record was exactly the same as last season.

The Pacers ranked third with 48 wins. The tough defense and rising strength are the opponents that no one in the Eastern Conference wants to encounter in the playoffs.

The Celtics also had 48 wins, but they ranked fourth because of their winning and losing matches with the Pacers.

The 76ers ranked fifth with 47 wins.

The battle with the Lakers in the finals two years ago is still vivid in my mind, but two years have passed, and Iverson and his 76ers have become beyond recognition.

Many players of that team in the past, including Mutombo, have left the team.

Now in this 76ers, Iverson still averages 27.6 points per game. In addition to him, the team's second-in-command is Keith Van Horn, the second-in-command season pick who once stood out with Duncan in 1997.

Van Horn is known as the "Bird's successor". He can swing from the second position to the fourth position, and is quite versatile. He has also performed very well in the first few seasons in the league.

However, afterwards, he was invaded by injuries and his condition declined, and now he has performed mediocrely among the 76ers.

This position means they will play against last season's defending Eastern Conference champions, and the team's prospects are not optimistic.

The Hornets also ranked sixth in 47 wins.

The Pistons ranked seventh with 46 wins.

The Magic won 43 wins, and the Bucks, which beat 42 wins, won a playoff spot.

The first round matchup of the Eastern Conference:

Wizards vs Magic, Jordan and one of his selected successors, McGrady, Yao Ming and McGrady, this group of duels is very topical;

Nets vs. Pistons, two defensive teams are head-on;

Pacers vs. Hornets;

Celtics vs 76ers;

In the West, the Mavericks achieved the best record in history, with 62 wins and 20 losses.

Well, the Mavericks' history is a bit weak.

But it is precisely because of its weakness that Dallas fans see the strongest Mavericks ever.

And, their strongest trio.

Nowitzki scored 26.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3 assists in the fifth year of his career, with a shooting percentage of up to 48% and a three-point shooting percentage of up to 40%.

There is no doubt that this is the pinnacle of Nowitzki's career so far.

Sun Hao, in the third year of his career, averaged 23.8 points, 5.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 45.9% and 42% of three-pointers.

The data of the two people has revealed the potential of the previous ok combination.

Moreover, they also have Bodiloga.

Bodilloga averaged 15.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 50% from the field and 35% goals in three years.

The three of them combined, averaging 66 points and 14.2 assists per game!

The Dallas trio is worthy of its name!

All these make Dallas fans look forward to the team's performance in the playoffs this year.

The Kings ranked second in the West with 59 wins.

Adelman's Priston system is still surging, and no one dares to underestimate the team that can compete with the Lakers for seven games.

The Spurs ranked third in the West with 60 wins.

Q: Why do the Spurs have better record but only rank third?

Answer: According to the existing ranking rules, the championship in the competition area will automatically rank in the top two in the division.

Question: Why are the top two?

Answer: Because the Bobcats have not entered the league at this time, there are only two divisions in the east and west of the league.

This ranking rule has been criticized in the future, but the NBA is a commercial league, and Stern also needs to consider the playoff ratings.

Take CBA as an example. If there is no team in the South that appears in the finals, the ratings of the finals will naturally drop.

The nba side is actually similar.

The competition area is divided by region. If there is no team in that region in the playoffs, the ratings can be imagined.

You should know that this is not the era of highly developed Internet in the future, and this rule is actually very contemporary.

However, from this we can see that the Spurs' strength this season has improved significantly compared to last year.

As Sun Hao and Nowitzki said, the growth of Ginobili and Parker, as well as Stephen Jackson, has made their previously weak outside line stronger, and they have no weaknesses anymore.

The Spurs in history also won the championship this year, and this can also be seen from the reason.

The Lakers ranked fourth with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses.

The performance of the Dynasty Lakers this season can be said to be surprising.

Kobe is frantically snatching the game, and the increasingly intense conflicts between the ok group and the sluggish state of the character players.

Such a record has already put many people in a big question mark on their four consecutive championships.

However, no one dares to underestimate them in the playoffs. After all, Phil Jackson plus the ok combination represents strength.

The Timberwolves ranked fifth with a record of 51 wins.

Well, Garnett said something in his heart at this moment.

Last year, the Mavericks swept the Mavericks and the 58th tragedy. This season, the PK Dynasty Lakers were directly in the first round of this season.

Which God arranged the fate?

The Trail Blazers ranked sixth with a record of 50 wins.

Although there seems to be a tendency to fall apart from the coaching staff to the players, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, and the "Portland Prison" is still a difficult bone to crack in the playoffs.

The Jazz ranked seventh with a record of 47 wins.

Matt Harplin's franchise, Kirilenko's growth, and the spiritual encouragement of Stockton's "last season".

Although the Jazz are old, their strength is still strong.
To be continued...