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For NBA players and coaches, 70 wins is not an ordinary record number. 70 wins can bring great glory to the players and coaches brought to a team.

Let's put it this way, if the Bobcats can win 70 games this season, Chen Xiao's MVP probability will increase very, very much.

If the Bobcats can win 70 games this season, the Bobcats players will also have many advantages in the selection of the best team and the selection of regular season honors.

This season, the Heat can definitely win 70 games. Even if the Bobcats win 70 games, the advantage is not as big as in previous seasons, it can definitely offset the Heat's huge advantage.

After all, everyone knows that the Heat are a two-star team, so even if this team wins 73 or 72 wins, Yao Ming and Wade's MVP votes will be split between each other. Therefore, the second 70-win team The boss has a great advantage.

Therefore, if Chen Xiao really has an idea about the regular season MVP this season, even if there is no doubt that leading the Bobcats to 70 wins is the best option.

Therefore, whether the Bobcats need 70 wins or not, the Bobcats must ask Chen Xiao for his thoughts and opinions when facing this choice.

Chen Xiao's choice surprised Jordan and the Bobcats players.

To be honest, the surprise is really surprising, but it is not surprising.

"For our team's pursuit this season, the championship must be above all else. I will not say that if we give up the pursuit of 70 wins, we will definitely win the championship, but according to my experience, if we must For some personal honors to hit 70 wins, we must give up the championship this season."

"Personal honor is not bad, but giving up the interests of the team for the sake of personal honor is not the culture that a successful team should have."

"So, we don't need to force anything, just let nature take its course."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Bobcats new player Weber applauded the most.

He came to the Bobcats because he hoped to join a team that aims at the championship. Regardless of whether he can win the championship in the end, at the very least, you must let me see that your pursuit of the championship is your absolute priority.

After all, at his age, he really couldn't grow up with a group of young people.

He needs a mature team, a group of mature teammates.

Chen Xiao and Bobcat did not disappoint him.

As the season draws to a close, the regular season MVP competition among Chen Xiao, Carter, Wade and Yao Ming has become fierce.

The Heat's record this season is very good. If this team is led by a superstar, then there is no doubt that this superstar must be the MVP.

But unfortunately, this season the Heat lead the team with two superstars, so they are destined to be divided.

This gives others a chance. Therefore, as the season progresses, although Wade and Yao Ming still rank first and second in the official MVP rankings, in the betting company's odds, Chen Xiao and Carter In terms of odds, Yao Ming and Wade have been overtaken one after another.

However, the difference is still very small.

In terms of first-place votes, Wade and Yao Ming can get 60% of the votes. Even if they are evenly divided, each of them will get 30%. But who can get the remaining 40%, Chen Xiao or Carter?

As long as whoever can get 70 wins, the remaining 40% is likely to win most of them.

If neither Carter's Nets nor Chen Xiao's Bobcats can win 70 wins, then it is obvious that the final mvp will be between Yao Ming and Wade.

On Chen Xiao's side, Chen Xiao and Bobcats gave up rushing for 70 wins.

So on the Nets side, have the Nets given up?

Chen Xiao definitely doesn’t know this.

At this moment, Chen Ling only needs to think about himself and Shan Mao.

By the way, not forcing 70 wins is not giving up, but the Bobcats don't take 70 wins as their first goal, and they won't sacrifice a lot of things for 70 wins.

In fact, even if 70 wins were not the goal, before the crucial battle between the Bobcats and the Nets on March 24, the Bobcats' record throughout March was a complete victory.

Trail Blazers, SuperSonics, Jazz, Suns, Grizzlies, Magic, Kings, Clippers, Bucks, Cavaliers, Celtics.

The Bobcats had a winning record in their first 11 games in March.

Especially in this game with the Magic, it is crucial for the Bobcats to win at home. Of course, judging from the fact that the Bobcats scored 119 points in this game, the Magic did not go all out to fight the Bobcats in this game.

After all, the Magic have now given up on finishing in the top three, and they are now mainly adjusting the lineup for the playoffs.

Let's put it this way, if the Magic team, with Big Ben and Duncan as the core of defense, gets ruthless, it is certainly possible for the Bobcats to win, but it is impossible to score 119 points.

Of course, the Magic are now adjusting their lineup for the playoffs, and the Bobcats are naturally not idle either.

After Weber came to the Bobcats, the Bobcats also began to constantly try five small lineups with Weber as the inside core.

The Bobcats may not play five small games for a long time in a game, maybe ten minutes, but the Bobcats keep trying.

Because Bynum and Zach Randolph, one is not very good offensively, and the other is not running very fast. When these two are facing the basket, Bynum's height cannot punish the height of the basket. On the contrary, He will be punished by the Nets' speed, and Randolph cannot punish the Nets because of the slow offensive pace. Instead, he will be punished by the Nets' fast rotation of the five forwards.

Therefore, when the Nets play in the playoffs, it can be seen to the naked eye that Bynum and Randolph will be a drag.

When playing against the Heat, Bynum was also very bad against Yao Ming. Randolph was also uncomfortable under the basket because of Yao's height. After all, it was difficult for O'Neal to play against Yao Ming, let alone O'Neal and Randolph Jr. .

In fact, historically, Randolph's record against Yao Ming was very miserable, and in addition to the record, the statistics were also very miserable. His shooting percentage dropped by 6 points from his career average, almost to the level of Paul playing Deron.

In fact, Bynum was even worse. People like to say that Howard's matchup with Yao Ming was the worst. In fact, this is a bit of a look down on Howard. Howard's matchup with Yao Ming was definitely bad, but it was definitely not the worst.

Bynum is the most miserable All-Star center against Howard, just because Howard is a bigger name than Bynum.

In history, Bynum and Dayao played against each other 10 times. Bynum scored in double figures in three games, and his shooting percentage was 15 percentage points lower than his career average. This was double Paul's performance. Long.

And in the 80-09 season, before Yao was close to retiring due to injuries, Bynum was miserable against Yao Ming even though he had grown up.

And that's why the Bobcats need Webber.

Playing in the regular lineup, to be honest, it is not easy to play against the Nets and Heat.

Especially against the Heat, Dayao defeated the Bobcats and two big men.

With such a huge inside disadvantage, Roy's rotation advantage cannot offset this huge disadvantage.

Speaking of which, among the three teams, the Heat, Nets and Magic, which opponent is stronger? Let’s not talk about this. For the Nets, from a tactical and strategic point of view, playing the Magic is the least painful for the Bobcats.

Because although Ben is strong on defense, his offense cannot punish Bynum, and no matter how strong Ben is on defense, he can't defend Bynum more fiercely than Yao Ming. Bynum has never scored better against Yao Ming in his career. The average is just over five points per game, and it can't get any worse.

As for Randolph and Duncan, to be honest, this is what surprises Chen Xiao and the Bobcats the most. In the past two seasons, Randolph played the Magic and was basically not afraid of Duncan. This is quite interesting.

Therefore, for the Bobcats, although the Magic is strong, if the Bobcats find an opponent willing to fight in a duel, there is no doubt that it must be the Magic.

The Magic's starting lineup is strong, and Ginobili's substitutes are also strong. The overall strength seems to be the strongest, but it is the least restrained and suppressed by the Bobcats.

When the Bobcats play against the Heat and Nets, it is difficult to bring out the strength of Bynum and Randolph. They can only play with their incomplete strength, but against the Magic, Bynum and Randolph can also be used.

This is what is called playing at full strength.

So far this season, the Bobcats can see this, how could the Magic not?

This is also the reason why the Magic chose to be fourth instead of ranking in the top three.

For the Magic, playing against the Bobcats and Nets is a life-and-death battle that consumes a lot of energy. However, against the Heat, the Magic have a chance without having to pay such a high price.

Of course, the Heat are equally difficult to play, but compared to the Nets and Bobcats, they are still slightly easier to play.

In the sprint stage of the regular season, in addition to the obvious fact that the four teams have no choice but to retreat from the Heat, the other three teams have their own small thoughts.

On March 24, after defeating the 76ers on the 23rd, the Bobcats returned to home to play back-to-back games with the Nets.

Before the start of this game, the Bobcats had 61 wins and 9 losses, while the Nets had 60 wins and 9 losses.

The Nets' last game was against the Nuggets at home on March 20. After playing the Nuggets, the Nets were waiting for this game to play the Bobcats.

The Bobcats, who were playing at home, had just returned from back-to-back away games, which almost turned the home court advantage into a disadvantage. At the same time, the Nets came to Charlotte early because they had two days of rest, which made the Nets, who were playing on the road, seem to be waiting for work. home team. ,

In the end, in this game, the Bobcats and Nets played overtime. In the end, the Bobcats lost to the Nets 107-113 at home.

The Bobcats, who lost this focus battle, also fell back from the second place in the Eastern Conference.

After the game, the Nets' star Carter even roared directly at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

This game is indeed very important for the Nets.

After winning this game, the Nets' record reached second place in the Eastern Conference and retained the hope of 70 wins.

For the Nets this season, they have almost never lost against strong teams.

After setting the goal of pursuing 70 wins this season, the Nets did not take a tactical break to relax against weak teams. Under such circumstances, the Nets' record is really strong.

After this game with the Bobcats, the Nets are almost certain to win 70 games.

After all, with a record of 61 wins and 9 losses, there are still 12 games left. Nine wins in 12 games is enough, and this is not difficult for the hard-working Nets.

Therefore, for Carter and the Nets, after winning this game, Carter almost seemed to see the first regular season MVP of his career waving to him.

However, as the head coach of the Nets, Pat Riley is somewhat different from the excited Carter.

For Pat Riley, Carter's state after the All-Star break worries him.

The five-forward tactic originally places high demands on the Nets' five starters and consumes a lot of money. Therefore, in many inconsequential games this season, he hopes that the players can play casually, not only to rest their physical strength but also to rest mentally.

But after the All-Star Weekend, Carter launched a challenge for the regular season MVP. Regardless of whether it was a strong or weak team, he basically fought hard every game.

The result is that the Nets continue to win, but Carter's fatigue continues to accumulate.

If this continues, it will be very detrimental to the Nets' playoff journey.

Of course, facing Carter's pursuit of the first regular season MVP of his career, he really has no reason to object. Carter has such a privilege in the Nets.

All I can say is that the top four in the Eastern Conference this season are really terrifying.

If there are no other top three players in the Eastern Conference this season, he will also support Carter in pursuing his first career regular season MVP.

But because the other top three exist and are so strong, he needs to pay attention to details in the Nets and try to stay in the best shape when the Nets meet the other top four.

Fortunately, the Nets still need a round of playoffs to meet the other top three, so they can make some adjustments in the first round of the playoffs.

only……

Pat Riley is worried that the Nets will not have a chance to adjust in the first round of the playoffs.

The East is still too strong!

This game against the Nets was the Bobcats' last loss in March.

After playing the Nets game, the Bobcats have only two games with the Hawks on March 28 and the Bucks on the 30th in March.

This schedule is easy, the NBA regular season schedule is always so interesting, between tight and loose, always so caught off guard.

Under such an easy schedule, the Bobcats certainly won two consecutive victories easily.

In the end, after playing all the games in March, the Bobcats' record also came to a record of 63 wins and 10 losses.

This record seems to still have a chance to pursue 70 wins.

However, on April 1st, April Fool's Day, the Bobcats were given a slap in the face by the Raptors led by Nash Jr. in their first game in April. They lost to the Raptors 114-117 on the road.

The reason why this game was lost was entirely because the Bobcats coach Jordan was absent-minded.

Even when the game was suspended, his tactical board fell to the ground more than once in a daze.

Why is boss Joe so abnormal tonight?

Because, the son of Joe's boss, Jordan Jr., he and Durant, Curry's new Mihawk, led Marquette University to the NCAA finals!

"Chen, I'm so flustered, I'm so flustered, I'm so flustered now, Jeffrey's playing in the NCAA finals is even more nervous than myself playing in the NCAA finals!"

"..."

Chen Xiao didn't even know what to say to the panicked Joe boss.

Tell him not to panic, my apprentice Jeffrey has two rather thick thighs this time?