Chapter 179 Season Roundup

The Pelicans and Timberwolves' season-ending game concluded, and the 2017-2018 regular season officially came to a close.

The Eastern and Western Conference rankings and final records were also determined.

Unlike the rhythm of the past few seasons, this season's league can be said to be truly dominated by one team.

Despite still having super teams like the Cavaliers, Warriors, and Mavericks, their performance really couldn't compare to the Pelicans.

The Pelicans experienced a series of events such as major roster changes, league suppression, injuries, and the owner's death, but they ultimately only lost one game each to the Trail Blazers and Mavericks.

Their final record was an incredible 80 wins and 2 losses!

This is already a record that is almost impossible to surpass.

With such a record, the most direct thing is that this season's NBA will have no suspense.

Second only to the Pelicans were the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers' five-star lineup also showed its strength, achieving the second-best record in the league at 65 wins and 17 losses.

They were also the only team in the East with more than 60 wins.

Second place was the Raptors, with a final record of 59 wins and 23 losses.

They had a 13-game winning streak in the second half of the season, which was their best record in recent years.

This was also their best chance to break free from their playoff curse and be crowned the Kings of the North.

The same situation also happened to the Bucks.

They were repeatedly crushed by the Pelicans at the start of the season, causing them to doubt their lives, and their record fluctuated greatly.

However, after Horford joined, their record recovered, and they finished with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses.

Giannis also had the best season of his career and was one of the potential MVP candidates.

However, this year Xiao Hua made reforms, and the MVP and all other awards will be evaluated after the Finals.

If Giannis really wants to compete for the MVP, he still needs to perform well in the playoffs.

The Cavaliers, Raptors, and Bucks were also the only three teams in the East with more than 50 wins.

The teams ranked 4th to 8th were the Nets, Pistons, Heat, Pacers, and Magic.

The records of these teams were worse than the others, with the Magic only having 39 wins and 43 losses.

A very direct reality is that if the league doesn't restrain the formation of super teams, the Eastern Conference will be deserted not only in the regular season, but also in the playoffs.

In comparison, the situation in the West is a bit better, but there is also a trend towards this development.

Apart from the four super teams, the records of the other teams were also worse than the others.

The Mavericks performed well, achieving a record of 64 wins and 18 losses, and they won against the Pelicans in the regular season, making them the only team in the West that could challenge the Pelicans.

Butler's revenge on his old club, Nowitzki's second chance to get close to the championship…

These two teams will also be full of highlights if they meet in the playoffs.

It's just that the Mavericks are ranked second in the West, and they would have to face the Pelicans in the Western Conference Finals at the earliest, which would be very challenging for them.

And the biggest challenge is definitely the Warriors, who are ranked third.

The Warriors' record fluctuated greatly this season, and the conflict between Durant and Green intensified.

If they still can't win the championship, Durant's Warriors journey may really end in the summer.

But even so, they still achieved a record of 60 wins and 22 losses, ranking third in the West.

Ranked fourth were the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets performed bravely at the start of the season, but after being brutally abused by the Pelicans, their mentality went wrong.

Just like people who believe in gods and Buddhas suddenly discover one day that gods and Buddhas do not exist,

After the Rockets' theory that talent is more important than anything else collapsed in front of the Pelicans, their record fluctuated greatly afterwards.

And they also had some interesting things happen at the trade deadline.

Morey said that he would use aggressively invasive chips to get Anthony, and that chip was later exposed.

Cousins + Tucker + Isaiah Hartenstein + two future first-round picks.

This is the rhythm of being so aggressive that it turns into a robbery.

Morey really regards Dolan as a fool.

After these two waves, the Rockets' record declined sharply, and their final record was 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking fourth in the West.

The Trail Blazers, who benefited from the Anthony trade, steadily improved their record after a brief period of adjustment.

Their final record was 52 wins and 30 losses, ranking fifth in the West.

The Thunder ranked sixth in the West with a difference of 2 wins.

Griffin's condition after the injury was not as good as before, and more importantly, his style was somewhat incompatible with Westbrook.

Both are players who need the ball in their hands, and in the end, Donovan can only stagger them to lead the main force and the bench.

Originally, Anthony was their life-saving straw, but the Trail Blazers' interception made them lose that opportunity.

The Jazz ranked seventh with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses.

If you want to talk about the most surprising team this season, it is definitely the Jazz.

Last season, the core Hayward went to Milwaukee, but they still made it to the playoffs in the fiercely competitive West.

The biggest contributor is the rookie Mitchell.

This rookie guard selected by the Jazz with the 13th pick, sent out an average of 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the first year of his career.

He has basically locked in the best rookie position in advance.

Ranked eighth are the Spurs.

Leonard's farce with the team, and Holt being forced to sell the team…

Experiencing these turmoil, despite having Popovich, despite Leonard's final return, they were eventually squeezed to eighth in the fiercely competitive West.

Their final record was 47 wins and 35 losses.

Leonard announced that he would be reimbursed for the season to recuperate after his return, and this record is not too bad.

But this is the first time since the 1999~2000 season that the Spurs' record has not reached 50 wins.

Their record of 50 consecutive wins was also fixed at 18 years, ending the NBA's longest record of 50 consecutive wins.

Along with the Eastern and Western Conference records, the first-round matchups in the East and West were also determined.

Basically, there will not be much suspense in the first round of the East this year.

Cavaliers vs Magic, Raptors vs Pacers, Bucks vs Heat, Pistons vs Nets.

If you want to say the only suspense, it is probably the Nets and Pistons.

But it is probably a scene of rookies pecking at each other.

In comparison, as in the past, the highlights are still on the West side.

Pelicans vs Spurs.

The 80-win Pelicans playing against the 47-win Spurs, not to mention the lineup, the gap in wins alone is enough to explain the strength gap between the two teams.

If Leonard was there, then the two teams would still have a fight.

But if Leonard was there, the Spurs wouldn't have fallen to this position.

Compared to the result, what is more emotional about this group of matchups may be the two sides.

Holt has faded out of the fans' sight, and his tractor company has also shrunk significantly. The current Spurs are just Tang Tian's old team.

Duncan has retired, but Parker and Ginobili are still there, and Popovich is still there.

Old friends meet, but they have to fight to the death again. For those who are in it, it is inevitable that people will be very sad.

And there were also news before that this is likely to be Ginobili's last season.