Chapter 619 The Dust Has Settled, and the Playoff Matchup Is Out! (Down)
In the 2007-2008 season, the NBA regular season came to an end on the evening of April 17, and a total of 16 teams in the Eastern and Western playoffs were all freshly released.
The specific rankings are as follows:
The top eight in the West are: Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets!
The Warriors, Trail Blazers, Kings, Clippers, Timberwolves, Grizzlies and SuperSonics were ranked 9-15 in the West.
Not surprisingly, the Timberwolves, Grizzlies and SuperSonics, who entered the rebuilding period after a major personnel trade in the summer, swept the bottom three in the West.
But among them, the relationship between the Grizzlies and Ji Feng was also mentioned by the fans again, leaving Gay, a two-year rookie who did not make much progress, let go of the super rookie Ji Feng, and the Grizzlies management was madly dissed by the fans, because the other two Only the team belongs to no way, and the Grizzlies are purely their own pot.
They could have gone further, but their bad trade choices ruined the season and maybe their team's future.
Many media said gloatingly: "The management of the Grizzlies has regretted it. Chris was crying and fainting in the toilet."
Well, they really guessed it right. Chris managed to keep his eye off. He was really optimistic about Ji Feng, but when he met a second-tier boss, he traded it out with a single Odom. A season has passed, and it turns out that they are all brain-damaged, can you not cry...
After all, with Guy, Conley, Odom and other seemingly good lineups, they only got a record of 22 wins and 60 losses. Except for the brain damage of the management, I really can't think of other reasons.
It is estimated that this meme will not pass, and will be mentioned repeatedly as Ji Feng becomes stronger and stronger, just like the Hornets miss Kobe.
In this way, the Western Conference playoffs are: Lakers VS Nuggets, Hornets VS Mavericks, Spurs VS Suns, Rockets VS Jazz!
Among them, although the Rockets ranked fifth, their record was 55 wins and 27 losses, which was higher than the Jazz's 54 wins and 28 losses. It was only because the division rules ranked fifth, but they still had home field advantage in the playoffs. This is also unfortunate. Lucky in.
However, the Rockets fans are still pessimistic. It’s the Jazz again. They really don’t want to meet this team. In the penultimate regular season, the Rockets just lost 111-90 on the road, and they lost the bottom line, and this playoff is estimated to be the same. More fortunate than fortune.
The encounter between the Suns and the Spurs has also attracted a lot of attention. This is also the scene of O'Neal vs. Duncan once again after many years, and it is foreseeable that such a matchup is really worth watching. One less field.
The Mavericks and the Hornets are also known as the collision between the upstarts and the old powerhouses. Many Mavericks fans arrogantly said that they would solve the Hornets in 6 games. Point duel.
As for the Lakers playing against the Nuggets, although the general view is that the Lakers will win and resolve the battle in 5-6 games, after all, the collision between Iverson and Kobe, Anthony and Ji Feng is still attractive enough, so this year's Western Conference playoffs can be said to be very interesting. Wonderful.
The top eight in the East are: Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks.
The Pacers, Nets, Bulls, Bobcats, Bucks, Knicks, and the Heat ranked 9-15, and the Heat also won the league with 15 wins and 67 losses. It's really embarrassing, Wade can look forward to the No. 1 pick.
Compared with the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference is much less interesting. Only the Cavaliers and the Wizards meet again. The strength gap between the other teams is too large, and many people think that it is a game without suspense.
However, in addition to the confrontation and ranking, the focus of people's attention has become the focus of the media and fans.
"To be honest, I really think the Warriors are harder than the Nuggets, but unfortunately, the Warriors are really miserable this year." Ji Feng said in the training hall, watching the freshly released playoff table and season team rankings.
He really regrets the Warriors. Last year's Black Eight Miracles may have used up the Warriors' luck in recent years. They are really unlucky this season.
In fact, the Warriors have been impressive this season. They have played very well all season. Without strong inside support, relying on the outstanding performance of outside gangsters, they achieved a 48-34 regular season record. Ranked 12th among the 30 teams, with a winning percentage of 58.5%, this is the best regular-season record the Warriors have achieved in recent years. In terms of record alone, they already belong to the upper-middle circle of the league, and surpassed their own entry last season. playoff results.
But the truth is so cruel. The Warriors can only rank ninth in the Western Conference with such a good record. They can only regret to bid farewell to this year's playoffs. 's best record.
Although Ji Feng felt that they must not want this record.
Not only was the Warriors very dissatisfied with this situation, but their general manager also bluntly said in an interview after the game that they were just born in the wrong place.
"If we were in the East, we'd kill everything, anyone would ask us that."
Old Nelson even scolded directly in front of reporters: "I don't know who made the division of the competition area, it's just shit!"
Monta Ellis, who averaged 24.6 points per game this season, also talked about this issue: "We are better than most teams in the league, aren't we."
It is not difficult to hear their unwillingness and helplessness from their words.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand. You must know that the Cavaliers with LeBron have a record of only 45 wins and 47 losses this year, which is three games worse than the Warriors, but the Cavaliers can actually be ranked fourth in the East, not only successfully entered the playoffs It's a shocking fact that they still have home field advantage.
In other words, if the Warriors are in the East, they can become fourth, and they are only four games away from the third-place Magic.
In the East, there are only 6 teams with a winning percentage of more than 50%. The Wizards have achieved 43 wins and 39 losses in the following season, and the Raptors are 41 wins and 41 losses, which will be 50%.
You must know that the Trail Blazers, the tenth in the West, also have a record of 41 wins and 41 losses...
The Eastern Conference rankings are really clear. The Celtics have confirmed the championship early. The Pistons are 7 games away from him, and the Magic are also 7 games away from the Pistons. As for the team after the Magic, the gap is even more obvious. .
That is to say, the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference were not only determined early, but also their positions were determined two months in advance.
"The league should probably consider how to change this situation. It's not very fair that the stronger teams can't make the playoffs," ESPN said in the report.