Chapter 529: 2006~2007 regular season rankings

In terms of playoff rankings, let's look at the Eastern Conference first.
With a stable performance, the Wizards ranked first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 65 wins and 17.
This record refreshed the best record in the history of the Wizards.
McGrady averaged 26.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, making him one of the most popular candidates for the season's MVP.
Yao Ming averaged 24.2 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 blocks per game.
The Celtics ranked second with a record of 61 wins and 21 losses.
After being traded for Garnett to form the Big Three lineup, the Celtics made great strides with few defeats.
The victory over the Lakers at the end of the season gave the team an unprecedented level of self-confidence.
The Bulls ranked third with 56 wins and 26 losses.
To say that the biggest "dark horse" in the East this season is none other than Chicago.
In his second season, Paul averaged 18.9 points, 11.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
Yi Jianlian also has a stable performance of 17.2 points and 8.8 boards.
In addition, Peja, Hamilton, Chandler, Russell Butler and other powerful players.
After they got in touch, what they played in the second half of the season was a breeze.
Looking back, their failure to get Kobe on the trade deadline is not necessarily a bad thing.
The Pistons ranked fourth in the East with 52 wins and 30 losses.
Although the loss of the team's internal defense inevitably declines, but the lean camel is bigger than Marathon, and the Pistons are still very competitive in the East.
Anthony's performance also continued to improve, averaging 26.2 points per game this season.
The Magic ranked fifth with 50 wins and 32 losses.
The addition of Finley raised the team cap.
This record is placed in the past season, properly in the upper half or even the top three.
But the Eastern Conference this season is destined to be "devil".
The Raptors ranked sixth with 45 wins and 37 losses.
The Raptors did not make the playoffs last season.
But this season, the newly-joined Gabayosa has shown excellent immediate combat power and is a perfect partner with Bosh.
The mid-season trade for Caron Butler brought them to a higher level.
The Heat ranked seventh with 43 wins and 39 losses.
The core lineup of an NBA team has not changed for several years and there are two results.
One is to be a blockbuster like the Warriors in history, and the other is to enter a period of weakness and begin to decline, such as the Heat this season.
Riley will be ruthless on the trade deadline, which has a lot to do with the Heat's record of not advancing and retreating.
After trading for O'Neal, the Heat's record improved slightly from the beginning of the season.
The Nets ranked eighth with a record of 41 wins and 41.
Jefferson's absence is a key to the Nets' weak record.
But it was Jefferson who returned before the end of the season and helped the Nets successfully return to the playoffs.
The addition of Brand also made them more competitive in the playoffs.
The Cavaliers must be mentioned here.
The Cavaliers traded Odom, originally wanting to make the playoffs.
However, the running-in effect was not good, and the competitors were too strong. In the end, their record was only 35 wins and ultimately missed the playoffs.
At this moment, Cavaliers owner Gilbert has the heart to kill.
And everyone in this world has to be backed by someone.
It can be foreseen that in the offseason, Bargnani, Milicic and Odom will definitely go one of the three.
As the ranking is determined, the matchup on the east side will follow.
This is probably the most suspenseful playoff game in the Eastern Conference in NBA history, because no team can say a 100% win.
Wizards VS Nets
Although the Nets have a poor record, after Jefferson's comeback, the team also has a new trident lineup of Carter, Jefferson, and Brand.
If the Wizards want to beat them, they have to think about it.
Celtics vs Heat
The same situation is what Bostonians need to face.
The Big Three lineup is unprecedentedly strong, but Wade and O'Neal are not unknown.
Especially when it comes to the playoffs, Super Giant's influence on the game will be more obvious.
Bulls VS Raptors
This is also a very suspenseful set of duels in the East.
Although the Bulls are much better on record, the Raptors trio are obviously more experienced.
Especially for Paul, the sophomore he played against the experienced Byron Davis.
This is also a huge challenge for him.
Pistons VS Magic
Well, the Bulls and Raptors have suspense, but this group of matches is the most suspenseful.
Without a big capital, the Pistons' playoff competitiveness will definitely decline, and the Magic have improved significantly this season.
This is a battle between veteran powerhouses and upstarts, and no one knows which side will eventually break through.
Let's look at the west side again.
The Lakers ranked first in the league with 70 wins and 12 losses!
Although it is regrettable that the Bulls have not broken their 72 wins, the Lakers have performed well this season.
The commonplace reasons, O'Neal's weight loss, Hill's addition, Sun Hao's defense, Millsap and Lu Wei's stable performance.
These reasons have contributed to the Lakers playing a brilliant season.
Sun Hao averaged 30.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game, leading the league in scoring again!
In addition, his assists per game rank fifth in the league, closely behind Nash, Deron, Kidd and Paul.
Because last season averaging 33.3 points, 81 points in a single game, 62 in three quarters and a series of crazy scoring performances.
The team's feeling for Sun Hao this season is more that he is...paddling.
But in fact, Sun Hao's passing ability has improved so that he no longer has to rely on scoring to win the game as before.
Or you can understand that his scoring is more stable than last season.
The Nuggets rank second in the Western Conference with a record of 60 wins and 22 losses.
On the changes a role player brings to a team.
The addition of Delonti West has an unimaginable effect on the Nuggets.
His style of play matched James and Iverson too well, and he also liberated JR Smith by the way.
West has also worked with James in history, and the season he started as the team was also the peak season of 66 wins for the Cavaliers in history.
A good horse with a good saddle is probably easy to describe West's influence on the Nuggets.
This is also the first time in James' career that he has entered the title race in a true sense.
The Nuggets' summer trade proved to be a success.
And their luck this season is obviously better than last season.
In fact, everyone can tell that the Nuggets' two insiders are not right. O'Neal, they are still the league's top level.
So they have a chance to get in front of the Lakers, and then see how much Haywood can limit O'Neal.
Even if lucky, the Lakers overturned in the previous game, they may reach the finals.
The Suns ranked third in the West with a record of 59 wins and 23 losses.
Although the mid-term trading turmoil caused the Suns to have ups and downs, the regular season performance of this team rarely disappoints.
The question remains, how far can they go in the playoffs?
The Spurs ranked fourth in the West with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses.
The Spurs and the Heat are completely opposite situations. The longer the GDP plays together, the stronger the tacit understanding.
In addition, Stephen Jackson, who "robbed" on the trade deadline, was even more powerful.
The Clippers ranked fifth in the West with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses.
The tacit understanding between Kobe and Gasol is surprisingly good.
Unlike the Cavaliers, head coach Dunleavy found that Harrington was not suitable for starting, and he quickly referred Matt Barnes to the starting lineup.
Facts have also proved that the Clippers management's judgment is correct. By Kobe's side, Barnes played extremely focused.
His three-pointers, defense, and even his passion for the game are all positively affecting the Clippers.
And they are in excellent form, playing an 8-game winning streak at the end of the season.
The Mavericks ranked sixth in the West with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses.
The turmoil at the beginning of the season made the Mavericks' record plummet, but the team quickly got into shape after the four-way trade.
Just because Josh Howard suffered an injury at the end of the season, the team's record has some ups and downs, which makes them somewhat disadvantaged in the ranking.
The Jazz ranked seventh in the West with 44 wins and 40 losses.
The Jazz has Okur, Kirilenko, and Boozer, but Deron is the only one.
Someone will certainly ask, who is the Jazz's current control?
Felton!
The three major point guards in the draft were Paul, Deron and Felton.
Although two years have passed, Felton's talent looks a bit worse than the other two, but he still has some strength.
He averaged 14.4 points and 7.4 assists per game, and Boozer's pick-and-rolls were a bit like Utah's double-scene.
The Hornets ranked eighth in the West with 39 wins and 42 losses.
You read that right, the Western Conference record has a clear cut after sixth.
Even the eighth Hornets won fewer than 40 games.
Some people may ask, has this happened before in the NBA?
Yes, and more than once.
In the 03~04 season in history, the Celtics have 36 wins and entered the playoffs.
Earlier, in the 94-95 season, the Celtics, 35 wins, entered the playoffs.
Both of these are non-shrinking seasons, and one thing in common is that strong teams are too strong.
This is easy to understand, because from a mathematical point of view, the total win-loss field of a league is fixed.
The strong team's record is good, but the weak team's record is naturally poor.
The strong team's record is surprisingly good, the weak team's record is naturally worse, and even more teams have poor records.
What's more, the quality of next year's draft is high, and many teams have begun to lose ground early, which makes the league appear this grand occasion.
Some people may ask, with such a good opportunity, why don't some teams take the opportunity to make the playoffs?
Of course, the Jazz and Hornets have already taken the opportunity to make the playoffs.
As for the ones that haven't been shown, they are really like the Trail Blazers, Warriors, Grizzlies this season...
And from the record of the East and West, you will find that the overall strength of the East has surpassed the West this season.
The pattern of strong West and weak East was completely broken this season.
Let's look at the matchup in the West again:
Lakers VS Hornets
The Hornets are very different from the Hornets in history.
The biggest highlight of this series is the matchup between Deron and Sun Hao.
In the second season of his career, Deron averaged 18.9 points and 9.3 assists per game.
Although the overall strength of the team is not as good as the Bulls, but his performance and Deron can also be collectively referred to as "05 point guard double wall."
There is a huge disparity in strength, and the Hornets’ goal must be to win.
For the Lakers, what they have to do is to mobilize the game state in the first round.
Although the problem will not be too big in the first round, in the second round, whether it is playing the Spurs or the Clippers, the intensity of the game will be greatly improved.
If they can't adjust their state, they are likely to suffer a blow in the second round.
Nuggets VS Jazz
The strength of the Nuggets is the strongest in recent years, but the Jazz is not as weak as imagined.
Especially Kirilenko's defensive ability is at the same level as Artest, and may even be better.
James will encounter the biggest defensive challenge of his career.
Sun VS Lone Ranger
Although the Suns have not been able to get reinforcement through the trade, but Nash, Marion, Stoudemire, Dior, these players together are competitive.
The Mavericks also got the most suitable lineup through Kobe's trade.
The only worry is that Howard's absence will put the Mavericks at a certain disadvantage in the match.
Spurs vs Clippers
This will be the most suspenseful matchup in the West.
Even if you ask Sun Hao to say, he doesn't know which team will become their opponent in the next round.
Because both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages.
On the Spurs side, they are the champion team this season in history, and Finley has changed to Jackson, and the strength has not changed much.
On the Clippers side, Kobe is known as the Spurs killer, especially after changing his jersey number.
This kind of match, there is no 6 or 7 games, there is no winner.
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It is worth mentioning that this year's playoffs have a very dangerous signal.
Before the game started, there were already key players in the East and West Division who missed the game due to injury.
Mentioned earlier about Josh Howard of the Mavericks, and Nelson on the Wizards side also had a free game card.
Before the playoffs started, I was able to feel the tragic atmosphere.
As in previous years, before the start of the playoffs, the league announced the first batch of season awards: Most Improved Award, Best Sixth Man, and Best Head Coach.
This year's Most Improved Award was won by Kevin Martin of the Kings.
He has scored 20+ points per game for the Kings this season and has become the new team leader.
Domestic fans, including Sun Hao, have an impression of him.
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It is worth mentioning that Lu Wei of the Lakers also got close to 10% of the vote.
Lu Wei averaged 10.8 points per game with the Lakers this season, which is a great improvement and has the potential to become the sixth man.
The best sixth man was won by Barbosa of the Suns.
He regretted losing to Miller last year, but this year he averaged 18.1 points per game.
It is also worth mentioning that JR Smith received more than 20% of the votes in the sixth-man selection and he lost Barbosa.
After entering the bench, Smith averaged 15.2 points per game and his performance was also very impressive.
Finally, the best head coach.
You may not believe it, because the best head coach this year is Phil Jackson!
Zen Master, after leading his team to 70 wins, finally got the second best coach of his career! !