Chapter 4 The 36th Year

April. The young general, Su Feng, officially welcomed his 36th birthday.

From his spirited youth to the "decrepit" state of today...

If you were to ask Su Feng what his biggest feeling was...

Then he would definitely tell you that his biggest feeling was having no feeling.

Although in recent years, Su Feng often collapsed again and again in the process of learning with Teacher Britney...

However, with the blessing of the [Evergreen] badge, Su Feng's overall ratings for speed, jumping, strength, and agility remained at 91, 99, 93, and 94, respectively.

Apart from a slight decrease of one or two points in speed, jumping, and agility, his strength rating even increased this season.

He was truly an "old不死" (undying old man).

April 4th.

Su Feng, who was once again dragged out by Stern to work overtime on his birthday night, scored 50+ for the 100th time (regular season) in his career in a game against the Grizzlies.

In the whole game, Su Feng, who made 19 of 37 shots, including 6 of 11 three-pointers and 10 of 11 free throws, not only scored a game-high 54 points, but also grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out 5 assists.

In the 13/14 season, as of now, Su Feng still tops the rebounding charts with an average of 14.2 rebounds per game.

And since the NBA has had complete technical statistics, this is the first time that a perimeter player might win the rebounding title.

In addition, Su Feng also leads the scoring charts with an average of 34.8 points per game.

Currently, the only player who could pose a threat to Su Feng on the scoring charts is Anthony, who has recently been indulging in stat-padding.

However, on the 6th and 7th, as Anthony delivered consecutive outstanding performances of 20 missed shots in back-to-back games...

And Su Feng scored 40+ in the Lakers' victories over the Spurs and the Rockets...

The scoring title race this year has basically been settled.

On the 16th, the Lakers, sitting at home, welcomed the Jazz, officially ushering in the team's regular season finale in the 13/14 season.

And at the Staples Center, witnessed by Abby Hornacek, a famous Lakers fan, Su Feng scored 50+ for the 101st time in his career.

In this game, the Jazz played tenaciously as always.

However, because Paul George sprained his ankle in a game a week ago...

Therefore, in order for the team to meet the upcoming playoffs in the best condition, even if old Hornacek wanted to kill Su Feng again, he could only watch his darling daughter cheer wildly for the thief in the game.

In the end, after another long season of fighting, the Lakers' regular season record this season was fixed at 72 wins and 10 losses.

Compared with last season, the Lakers' regular season record this season declined, which was within Su Feng's expectations.

In the middle of the regular season, if the Lakers hadn't put together a terrifying 39-game winning streak...

Then, judging from the Lakers' team-wide game mode of刷数据 (shuā shùjù - stat padding)...

At the beginning of the regular season, Su Feng had even prepared himself mentally for the Lakers to only achieve a garbage record of around 60 wins in the regular season.

In Su Feng's opinion, the most beautiful thing the Lakers did in the regular season this season was undoubtedly sweeping the Warriors with a 4-0 regular season record.

Although, after entering the playoffs, such a record had no reference value in Su Feng's eyes.

However, years of experience told Su Feng that having not lost a single game to the Warriors in the regular season, the Lakers players would definitely establish a certain psychological advantage when facing the Warriors in the playoffs.

As the saying goes, when masters compete, every detail may determine the final outcome of the series.

This season, if the Lakers want to achieve back-to-back championships, the Warriors' roster advantage in a long series is still a problem they must face.

On the 16th.

After the Lakers finished their entire regular season journey in the 13/14 season, the remaining teams in the East and West also finished their respective regular season journeys.

West.

The Warriors ultimately finished second with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses.

Oakland, commenting on the Warriors' regular season performance this year, Van Gundy admitted that the Warriors lost a lot of games they shouldn't have lost in the regular season this year.

On the one hand, this is related to the fact that the Warriors' players only wanted to beat someone in the playoffs.

On the other hand, it is because the Warriors suffered from the same disease as the Lakers...

A terminal illness called "strong teams must浪 (làng - act recklessly)".

Because in many games, as long as the Warriors exerted a little force, their opponents would be beaten without any power to fight back...

So, in some less important games, how could you expect the Warriors players not to 浪 (làng - act recklessly)?

In addition, on the Western Conference standings, this year's Western Conference third to Western Conference sixth are as follows:

Jazz, Grizzlies, Clippers, SuperSonics.

Although they were infuriated by someone again in the final journey on the 16th, the Jazz's performance this season was still remarkable, considering they failed to retain Ah Lian last summer.

Especially with the growth of Paul George, the Jazz have already found the team's frontcourt answer for the next few years.

The Grizzlies, relying on their stable菜 (cài - noob) crushing performance in the regular season, ultimately edged out the Clippers.

As the most surprising team in the West this year, the Clippers once suffered a series of losing streaks after Sterling's "telephone gate" incident.

However, because the league quickly severely punished Sterling, and Lillard, who failed to be selected for the All-Star Game, averaged 27.8 points and 6.4 assists per game for the team in the final stage of the regular season, the Clippers not only successfully emerged from the quagmire, but also delivered a report card that ranked as the team's best regular season record in the 21st century.

It has to be said that the Clippers fans have finally ushered in the spring.

Of course, if the Clippers really have fans in Los Angeles.

Ahem, let's get down to business.

Since the Clippers are the most surprising team in the West this season, which team is the most disappointing team in the West this year?

The answer, of course, is the SuperSonics led by Durant, my turtle (Westbrook), and Roy.

In the second half of the regular season, if the Nuggets and Mavericks hadn't fallen behind, the SuperSonics might even have faced the situation of playing in the play-in tournament this season.

Seattle, the fans who couldn't believe that the team would be so depressed after losing Harden are now as nostalgic for Harden as they can be.

And because the SuperSonics management was interfered with by Fisher when deciding whether to keep Harden...

Therefore, after Fisher expressed his desire to be bought out before the trade deadline...

The SuperSonics' management didn't even think about it and cut off this stick of搅屎 (jiǎo shǐ - a troublemaker).

But......

What made Fisher a little puzzled was.

A cornerstone of champions like him......

Was actually无人问津 (wú rén wèn jīn - ignored, neglected) after being cut!

No!

Dear Los Angeles......

Are you really unwilling to look at me directly?

Look, your only point guards this year are Rondo and Livingston......

What if these two get injured, what will you do then?

Uh......

To be fair.

Before the playoffs arrived, Livingston was really injured.

However, what Fisher didn't know was that the reason why the Lakers didn't arrange for Livingston to play in the last three weeks of the regular season...

Wasn't because Livingston's injury was so serious.

But because right now, the competition within the Lakers is so fierce that even Whiteside wants to apply to play point guard.

This summer, even if the Lakers are willing to renew his contract, Whiteside will definitely choose to leave the team to pursue more playing time.

After all, he is in his prime and is at the best age to get a big contract.

In short, this time, let alone Su Feng not considering Fisher...

Even Kupchak was very disgusted with him because he learned from the grapevine what Fisher had done in the SuperSonics.

There is no doubt.

The current Fisher is not to say that he is hated by both people and dogs, but at the very least he must be hated by dogs.

In addition, the four teams participating in the Western Conference play-in tournament this year are as follows:

Nuggets, Kings, Mavericks, Suns.

This season, the Kings, led by D'Antoni, are still playing the role of being not strong when encountering weak teams and not weak when encountering strong teams in the regular season.

And the Nuggets, who were reborn after the trade with the Knicks, unexpectedly, under the leadership of Stoudemire, once reached the sixth position in the West.

In order to continue his career, it is rumored that Stoudemire has initially reached a 3-year, no more than 40 million renewal contract with the Nuggets management.

Although, judging from Stoudemire's current age, the Nuggets will inevitably have to bear certain risks in the last two years of this contract.

However, as the NBA's salary cap will usher in a substantial increase next season...

After spreading the risks, the Nuggets, who do not want to be as bad as the Rockets and Spurs, also hope that the team can keep this veteran and use his experience to guide the young players in the team.

And excluding the ten teams that are about to participate in the playoffs and the play-in tournament, the eleventh to fifteenth places in the West this year are as follows:

Pelicans, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Rockets, Timberwolves.

In this life, the Timberwolves are really going crazy from the Texas Double Bears.

Because the 2014 draft was labeled as a draft year by a group of scouts early on...

So鬼 (guǐ - ghosts, used figuratively here to express surprise) knows how strong the competition the Timberwolves faced when competing for the bottom spot in the West this season.

Fortunately...

When it comes to tanking, you can always trust this group of huskies.

In the first round of the Western Conference play-in tournament, according to the rankings, the Nuggets will face the Kings, and the Mavericks will face the Suns.

And next, after the loser between the Nuggets and the Kings and the winner between the Mavericks and the Suns decide the last spot to advance to the playoffs, the Lakers' and Warriors' opponents in the first round of the playoffs this year will also be produced one after another.

The West is naturally killing it fiercely.

And the East is still bustling with activity.

You know, until the last three rounds of the regular season, the Heat, Hawks, Celtics, Nets, and Bulls all had the possibility of getting the first seed in the East this year.

In the end, with Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili ending their health preservation mode early, the Celtics, with 60 wins and 22 losses, got the first seed in the East as they wished this year.

And the second to sixth places in the East are as follows:

Hawks, Nets, Heat, Bulls, Hornets.

To be fair......

In terms of the degree of misery in the region......

The more evenly matched East is definitely an uncompromising monster house.

Including the Hornets, who are ranked sixth in the East, the top six teams in the East this year all have the potential to become the final Eastern Conference champions.

And compared to this......

The Knicks, who had previously occupied the third seed in the East for two whole months, were a bit of a high start and low finish.

In the second half of the regular season, after the honeymoon period ended, the conflict between Jackson and Anthony has gradually become public.

The former criticized the latter more than once in interviews because the latter was unwilling to play the triangle offense.

The latter, on the other hand, felt that the former was unwilling to help him刷 (shuā - pad) his scoring title, and began to organize a small group against the triangle offense in the team.

So, just like that, the Knicks successfully pushed themselves to seventh in the East in the final stage.

In the 13/14 season, the first round of the Eastern Conference play-in tournament matchups are as follows:

Knicks vs Raptors, Pacers vs Wizards.

In addition, the eleventh to fifteenth places in the East this year are as follows:

76ers, Magic, Cavaliers, Pistons, Bucks.

Judging from the play-in tournament situation, with the Knicks' roster...

They can be said to be a shark in the play-in tournament.

But in Su Feng's opinion...

If Anthony and Jackson continue to鬧 (nào - make trouble) like this...

I'm afraid that the tragedy that just happened in New York last year will have to be repeated this year.

……

On the 17th, the Lakers, who had finished their regular season journey, took a day off as usual.

Before the playoffs arrived, instead of engaging in devilish training, Coach Lu, like Su Feng's former mentor Davis, hoped that the players could spend more time with their families before the playoffs began.

On the 18th, the first round of the NBA playoffs officially began.

In the West, the Kings, at home in Denver, successfully grabbed a ticket to the Western Conference playoffs with the help of Lin Shuhao and Evans' outburst in the final quarter.

The Kings' opponent in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs will be the Warriors.

The losing Nuggets will compete with the Mavericks on the 20th for the last ticket.

In the East, in order to avoid the tragedy from happening again, before the start of the playoffs, Jackson personally found Anthony and staged a "loving" drama of the master and apprentice reconciling.

In this life, Kobe can be said to have completely seen through Jackson.

Now, as long as he thinks of the fact that he recommended Jackson to Su Feng when Su Feng was airdropped into Los Angeles, Kobe feels like he wants to vomit.

In the end, with Anthony and Jackson putting down their芥蒂 (jiè dì - grudges), it proves that this Knicks team is still very combative.

Of course......

In Su Feng's opinion, this play-in tournament system of determining the winner in one game is simply making things difficult for Rivers.

Because with Rivers' ability to lead the team in crucial battles......

It's almost comparable to Chris "I'm getting injured at the right time" Paul, who triggers the injury buff every time he gets to the point.

The Knicks successfully grabbed a ticket to the Eastern Conference playoffs at Madison Square Garden.

But facing the Hawks, who have made it to the Finals for the past three years...

In Su Feng's eyes, it's still only a matter of time before the Knicks are eliminated.

And after losing to the Knicks in the play-in tournament, the Raptors will compete with the Wizards led by Wall for the last playoff spot in the East.

On the 20th, after waiting for three days, the Lakers finally waited for their first-round opponent in this year's playoffs.

In Denver, the Nuggets did not give the Mavericks fans a chance to fantasize about a play-in tournament championship fairytale again.

Although, after failing to make the playoffs, the Mavericks fans almost shed tears of bitterness at the sight of Little Dirk's frustrated face......

But to be honest...

It's a miracle that the Mavericks were able to hold on to the play-in tournament this season.

According to the schedule, the Lakers will usher in the first game of the first round of the playoffs against the Nuggets on the 22nd.

And in the East, Rivers, who is carrying out his role, assisted Wall and the Wizards he led, who did not have Beal, with a bowl of poisonous chicken soup, in a situation where the Raptors were leading by a large margin.

"Tsk, the Celtics have a good schedule!"

That day, while studying the Nuggets with Coach Lu, Su Feng silently thought to himself.

It has to be said......

In the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, with other teams having to face strong opponents...

The three elders of the Celtics' early efforts in the final stage of the regular season......

The value of this now seems to be as high as it can be.

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