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Chapter 1050: Focusing on a grudge game

59 wins and 7 losses!

The Knicks' regular season record in the 2011-2012 season is set here.

After successfully defeating the Bobcats in the penultimate game and surpassing the Bulls' best winning percentage in history, the Knicks simply replaced a 24k pure bench lineup in the last game.

Not only have four of the starting five been changed, David Lee and Crawford have also been exempted from the game. The starting five are Dragic, Beverley, Klay Thompson, Anderson and Randolph.

And Randolph only played 15 minutes. Overall, young people played the leading role.

This lineup will probably be a powerhouse in the league in a few years. Dragic and Klay Thompson were still very strong at their peak.

However, they are not too strong at the moment. Without the left winger, they make a lot of mistakes.

This also caused them to lose 98-100 to the Wizards at home. Unfortunately, they were unable to complete the legend of winning 60 games in 66 games.

After the game, everyone on the Wizards was so excited that they almost cried. Wall shouted after the game: "We did it!"

The fans were reluctant to leave for a long time. Although their journey this season was over, they had no regrets after they defeated the Knicks.

Some fans even shouted excitedly outside the venue: "We won one game against the Knicks, but the Heat didn't even win a game! I'm proud of our team!"

James: "......"

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This may seem a little unbelievable, but this is exactly how the outside world views the Knicks today: strong, invincible, invincible...Being able to defeat the Knicks has been regarded as a kind of honor by many teams.

The Knicks are just like the Bulls who lost to the Hornets in 1996. They don't care about the defeat. For them, all their goals for the regular season this season have been achieved. It doesn't matter whether they win 59 or 60 wins.

The difference is, anyway, they have only one goal next, and that is to win the championship and win three consecutive championships!

The Knicks' loss did not cause any turmoil. After all, the Knicks had already confirmed their number one position in the league, and everyone's focus was on several games related to playoff rankings and seats.

Due to the shortened schedule this season, the competition between the teams has become more intense. Except for two teams - the top-ranked Knicks are far ahead with 59 wins and 7 losses, ranking last in the league and creating the worst record in history.

Except for the Bobcats, who had 7 wins and 59 losses, they failed early on, and the other teams slowly widened the gap until after the All-Star Game.

In the end, the Spurs stood out from the crowd of competitors and returned to first place in the Western Conference with 50 wins and 16 losses after many years.

Behind him, the Thunder's three young men have risen, ranking second with 47 wins and 19 losses, which is also the best record in the history of the Thunder.

The fiercest competition is undoubtedly the Lakers, Grizzlies and Clippers in positions 3-5. They have not finally separated their rankings until today.

The Lakers and Grizzlies defeated their respective opponents respectively, so that they each achieved a record of 41 wins and 25 losses. However, because the Lakers had the better record in the match between the two teams, they ranked third and the Grizzlies fourth.

The defeated Clippers got 40 wins. I have to admire Paul. He was indeed born for the playoffs. Having Paul means there will be playoffs once again. It has been confirmed again that such a weak team like the Clippers was brought out.

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Ranking sixth behind the Clippers is the 38-win Nuggets. After Anthony left, they seemed not to be affected at all. Instead, they formed a strong track and field team. It is no wonder that Anthony's influence on the Nuggets will be greater in later generations.

Disappeared so quickly...

The seventh and eighth games are also the last to determine the winner. Both the Mavericks and Jazz lost in the last game, so the Mavericks, who have the superior record, are ranked seventh, and the Jazz are ranked eighth.

In this way, the first round of the Western Conference matchups is announced. They are:

The Spurs face the Jazz, the Thunder face the Mavericks, the Lakers face the Nuggets, and the Grizzlies face the Clippers.

Compared with the West, although the performance of the East this year is still average, the competition is extremely fierce.

Except for the transcendent Knicks, the second-place Bulls and the third-place Heat fought hard until the last game to decide the winner.

The Bulls, who ultimately won 46 games, ranked second over the Heat, who had 45 wins.

As for fourth place, an incredible name appears here, that is, the Pacers suddenly showed strength in the second half of the season. With Paul George as the core, they overtook all the way, from sixth to third, and finally won 41 wins. This

It is also the Pacers' highest ranking since Reggie Miller retired.

The fifth place is the Atlanta Hawks, who also have 41 wins, and the sixth place is the Celtics. The giants seem to be really old.

Seventh and eighth are the Magic and 76ers respectively. Both teams have won 34 games.

The Rockets broke through the defense.

They also had 34 wins, but in the Western Conference, they were only ranked ninth and couldn't even make the playoffs!

Then the four Eastern Conference matchups have been determined, namely: Knicks vs. 76ers, Bulls vs. Magic, Heat vs. Celtics, and Pacers vs. Hawks.

Zuo Li looked at these eight groups of duels. He looked up and down and could only read two words between the lines:

resentment!

The Knicks and the 76ers are old acquaintances. They once easily swept their opponents in the playoffs, but there was no grudge. After all, they won too easily.

The biggest grudge is of course the Heat's game against the Celtics. They have too many grudges, especially with James. Not to mention, Zuo Li already wants to buy a ticket to go there.

Although the Bulls and Magic have no grudges these days, they did have grudges in the past. When Jordan came back for the first time, he was eliminated by the Magic in the playoffs. This ultimately inspired Jordan's fighting spirit, which in turn eliminated the Magic the next year.

This time, I don’t know what kind of sparks will burst out between the two teams.

As for the last group, the Pacers and Hawks feel a bit bland, but they are the closest, and they will probably look good.

In the West, the Lakers and Nuggets are old rivals. If Anthony hadn't been punished by the Lakers, he wouldn't have thought about leaving.

The Mavericks and the Thunder were opponents in the Western Conference Finals last season. At that time, the Mavericks told the Thunder what it meant to be an old man. But this time, I wonder if the young Thunder will teach the Mavericks a lesson.

I won’t mention the Spurs and Jazz. There are too many stories between Popovich and the Jazz. Although things have changed now, the grudges will not be easily interrupted.

As for the Clippers and Grizzlies, they never played against each other in the playoffs because their ancestors were too weak. But this is not important. What is important is that the two teams have enough stars!

"This year's main focus seems to be the grudge game..." Zuo Li watched the eight groups of matches with great interest. He also watched some of this year's playoffs.

Looking at the schedule, this year's playoffs will kick off on April 29, with the Knicks taking the lead.

For the first round of the playoffs, Zuo Li's goal is still clear, that is: sweep!

In such a shortened season, being able to defeat your opponent in the least amount of time is very important for the next game.

Next, Zuo Li also plans to use two days to review the 76ers' tactics.

However, now that the season is over, it is necessary to take stock of the gains.

(End of chapter)