NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 291: The wild playoffs begin! Defeat the Green Army in the first round!

While managers of non-playoff teams like Morey are looking for a sense of presence, managers of playoff-level teams have begun to hold meetings in full swing.

The same is true for Jiang Chao's Knicks. During the short one-week window until the playoffs, the management kept meeting in the conference room to study the next plan.

The specific rankings of the Eastern Conference are as follows:

1,Miami Heat

2,Chicago Bulls

3, New York Knicks

4,Atlanta Hawks

5, New Jersey Net

6,Boston Celtics

7, Indiana Pacers

8,Philadelphia 76ers

The Knicks are called the worst pick by the outside world because they defended the Celtics in the first round and were the runner-up last year. This is really scary.

"The Knicks have worked hard all season, but they may be eliminated in the first round."

"Yeah, I didn't even touch the Nets. The Nets were so good in the end."

In fact, what Jiang Chao didn't expect was that as long as Anthony Stoudemire's combination was not under Dolan, it would be outrageous if it was really good. This made him deeply doubt whether Dolan was a real eyebrow pencil?

However, the real eyebrow pencil is Jordan. Before taking over the Bobcats, the Bobcats were eighth in the Eastern Conference. After taking over, the Bobcats were last in the Eastern Conference and only won 17 games. If the boss was not Jordan, the fans would probably curse him to death.

But Jordan's halo is too serious, and now fans are looking forward to the basketball god's selection vision just like in previous lives.

The Magic are in a miserable situation. They suddenly went from second to last last season to second to last. This is Howard's leadership ability, which can allow a team to guarantee the lower limit.

Although the Knicks are only third this season, which is similar to last season, Howard has too many helpers around him, so he plays very sparingly.

Even the Sparks were the first to get excited after the regular season: "Celtics, I can't wait to tear you apart!"

In addition to the Knicks, Jiang Chao also paid attention to the fact that although the Pacers only received Jiang Chao's No. 18 pick last season, they also entered the playoffs, mainly because Cousins ​​​​is tough enough and has been trained by Big Bird in this life.

They have made rapid progress, and together with Hibbert and Granger, they can be considered a small three.

Jiang Chao felt lucky that he didn't meet them in the first round. Otherwise, he would always have an indescribable feeling of co-writing and cultivating opponents for himself???

But Birdie and James really have a bad relationship. They still met in the first round without George. You must know that Birdie later resigned mostly because he could never get past James' team. Now it's another time to fight against James.

The journey has begun, and I don’t know if I can survive the test.

It doesn't matter what other teams are, as everyone is saying, the Knicks really look like champions after passing the first round.

I don’t know if it’s the Celtics who are expected to fall behind again or something else, but it looks like the Knicks were calculated to be ranked third. Among the top four teams, the Knicks are the least experienced and most likely to get out of the first round.

There is really nothing wrong with picking them!!

Moreover, their forwards are all too young except for the agents, who are starting the starting lineup, and the other forwards are all first-year students... This is funny, the opponent is Pi Shen!

George's scalp went numb when he heard the starters tell him not to panic. He and Hayward thought the same:

"Hey, we will be the ones to defend you when the time comes, not you, so of course you don't panic."

When that time comes, George and Hayward will definitely be sent on to do the dirty work.

"After the first round, our confidence and other aspects have been improved."

"Yes, as long as you pass the first round, the first round this time was the runner-up last year!"

Sean Marks and others all have the same idea. Let’s play the first round this time as if it were the finals. They can’t bear the pressure of another first-round trip.

The Knicks community in the Super God Forum is in a state of panic.

joke.

This is the Celtics!

Since the 21st century, the most shocking news in the NBA free market was not that James joined the Heat, nor that Durant later joined the Warriors, but that the Celtics formed a historic lineup of the Big Three in the summer of 2007.

At that time, the most popular combinations in the league were double-star combinations, such as OK combination, Yao-Mai combination, Utah double-star combination, etc.

When Ray Allen joined the Celtics, it caused a huge reaction in the league. With Ray Allen and Pierce averaging 25 points per game, they were already the favorites to win the championship.

Then an even more shocking trade happened. The Celtics used half of the team to trade Garnett, one of the top three stars in the league, from the Timberwolves in a 7-for-1 deal, forming the terrifying Big Three.

In the first year of the combination, they achieved great success and won the championship, which also became an example for future league stars to unite.

However, Garnett suffered a serious injury the following year, and the Celtics were eliminated in the second round of the Eastern Conference.

In the 10th season, Garnett came back. Although Garnett was not as good as before after his comeback, he still helped the Celtics reach the Finals.

So now in the NBA, single-core and dual-core are really difficult.

You must know that the current Celtics are known as the iron-blooded army. With Garnett, the strongest help defense in history who can cover the whole court, and the death entanglement of Rondo and Tony Allen on the outside, this Celtics is very scary.

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So in fact, no matter where the Celtics are ranked, as long as they enter the playoffs, everyone who meets them will lose their skin.

Not to mention the new Knicks team.

Even lawyer consultant Mr. Lu knows how tough the Green Army's defense is. He is really afraid that these people will tear the white and tender little Knicks into pieces.

It was Jiang Chao who comforted him: "Don't worry too much, our players are not just for nothing, they are also tough enough."

One of the more common voices on the forum now is:

"But this year they have O'Neal! Will this super center with a veteran's minimum salary become the x factor that affects the trend this year?"

After the 2009 season, with Rondo's growth, the Celtics have been called the Big Four team by the outside world.

However, they don't stop there. With the addition of O'Neal this season, the Celtics have officially become a Big Five team.

In his average playing time of 20.3 minutes per game this season, O'Brien was able to contribute 9.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks. In one game, he even made 9 of 10 shots and scored 25 points and 11 rebounds.

But Jiang Chao actually knows that the last season of O'Neal's career will be this season.

This year's Celtics Big Five, in fact, except for Rondo, the other four have already passed their peak, and the youngest Garnett is also 35 years old.

If these five people were all at the peak of their respective careers, then Jiang Chao would be afraid, but now, he feels more excited.

You will have a greater sense of accomplishment if you step on top of a strong team!

Let’s take a look at this team’s lineup first.

Point guard Rondo is a rare passing genius in NBA history, having won the assists title for three seasons.

On the defensive end, he has a long wingspan and excellent defensive ability. He once won the steals title and was selected to the All-Defensive First Team twice and the All-Defensive Second Team twice.

Shooting guard Ray Allen is one of the best three-point shooters in history. His career three-point shooting percentage of nearly 40% is very reliable. Moreover, he can both attack with the ball and make three-pointers without the ball, which is equivalent to later

Klay Thompson, Curry’s super partner.

Small forward Pierce is an offensive kaleidoscope, extremely capable in attacking tough situations, and can do anything on the court. At his peak, he could compete with Kobe James.

Power forward Garnett is the best help defender in NBA history. He has his own defensive system and is also very powerful on the offensive end.

Center O'Neal is the most powerful inside killer in history, capable of destroying all lines of defense. There is no defensive plan in history.

Apart from age, if we simply look at all the peaks, I would like to ask if the combination of O'Neal and Ray Allen is easy to solve, and whether Rondo and Ray Allen are easy to solve, and whether Pierce and Garnett can be solved together.

They don't stick to the ball very well, I'd like to ask how to solve it?

Jiang Chao also understands why the management is so uncomfortable, and some even regret the airport rest games. If they had won more than one game at that time, wouldn't they have beaten the Pacers now?

It's much easier to beat the Pacers than the Celtics who suddenly fell to sixth place.

"If you pick just 5 people in history, they can't beat this team if they are all at their peak!" This is the most liked comment by netizens, and it also makes all betting viewers buy the Celtics, who are most likely to win or win.

Each player in this lineup is a top player individually, and what's even more frightening is that their combination is so "harmonious."

Rondo has excellent organizational skills and does not need to occupy the ball;

Ray Allen, the outside turret, can shoot three-pointers at any time, which is so stable that opponents are frightened, and he does not need to occupy the ball;

Pierce can shoot and organize, and he and Garnett can support an offensive system that combines both inside and outside. Coupled with the great killer O'Neal, there is no possibility of failure for this lineup.

Even for the 1996 Bulls, even if Ray Allen and Pierce were locked up by Jordan Pippen on the outside, the Celtics, who were good at attacking positions, could still erode the Bulls' outside advantage by relying on their inside advantage.

Jiang Chao actually felt that if he had to be so aggressive, it would be even less important to face the Warriors. Without the traditional inside line to limit O'Neal, O'Neal would be in no one's land. Hasn't O'Neal been considered by fans for a long time? If he was in the small ball era, there would be no small ball.

A terminator of the football era?

Garnett is the opposite. He is a superstar born for the small ball era, the ultimate version of Dream Chaser Green. If he guards Durant, Durant will probably struggle...

but……

Time makes people grow old. They are already old. They are already 35 years old. What are they afraid of?

The Knicks are a bunch of 20-year-olds who are afraid of old boys????

Yao Ming, the oldest player in the starting lineup, is only 31 years old!

Therefore, he personally went to the training hall to teach the team a training method.

That's a 1v1 duel between rookies and veterans!

For example, Hayward and Curry played Yao Ming.

George and Harden play Howard.

Kyle Anderson beats Turk Drew.

Ibaka playing Okur, playing like crazy, playing hard, playing one-on-one for two or three days, is to challenge the previous authority in the league. There are also many players in the Knicks who have playoff honors and international competition honors.

Veterans, why can't we "attack" them?

First train your heart energy, don’t be afraid!

Sure enough, at the beginning, the rookies were too hesitant to play, and were ravaged by Howard and Yao Ming in various ways.

But later, both Curry and Harden discovered that Yao Ming's pace was not that fast. When he was not jumping very much, he often used breakthrough throws to boldly challenge heights. However, Howard just didn't defend himself very much, and everyone dared to make moves.

"This is a mental relaxation. Although the Celtics players have been famous in the league for a long time, that is all in the past. Now they are much older than the veterans in the team. To beat them, you have to remove their heads.

Let’s fight for the name.”

Although Jiang Chao's chicken soup arrived late, he looked at Kyle Anderson's European step education agent and then jokingly took the microphone and said to the buddies who were competing in the duel.

Is that the wolf king? No, that's the little husky.

That's not the truth, that's fallacy.

That's not a gentleman's thunder, that's a crooked thunder.

Rondo's three-pointers are not as accurate as Yao Ming's.

O'Neal's speed was too slow for my grandma to see...

As the team's part-time spiritual mentor, Jiang Chao is unique in this aspect of relieving stress.

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While the Knicks are receiving subconscious spiritual education in chicken soup, here in the West is Alexander.

The main thing is that their big brother, the Spurs, are No. 1 in the Western Conference again!

The San Antonio Spurs finished the regular season with a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference.

Jiang Chao just felt that it was a pity that the Spurs led by GDP would be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Memphis Grizzlies led by Randolph and Gasol. He still has feelings for the Spurs. After all,

A lot of wool.

Kobe led the Los Angeles Lakers to a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference. Kobe is striving for three consecutive championships. This year's playoffs will definitely be a life-threatening one. Who doesn't want to prove that he can lead the team to three consecutive championships?

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It's just that the other 29 teams in the league are sniping at them, including the Knicks. In Jiang Chao's view, with Kobe's current popularity, if he really defends three consecutive championships this year, he will definitely be comparable to Jordan... not

Comey’s previous boast.

And the third place in the West is still a girl from Texas!

Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks to a record of 57 wins and 25 losses in the regular season, ranking third in the Western Conference. There are still veterans in the arena. This year, Carlisle and Cuban reached an agreement to create an experienced and strong team of veterans.

The brigade is determined to build some momentum in the west.

Jiang Chao actually lamented that the Mavericks are not popular at all now, and the odds of winning the championship are also frighteningly high, which shows that no one is optimistic about this team at all. But in fact, the Mavericks led by King Nuo in the previous life not only defeated the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, but also defeated the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals.

In the finals, they defeated the Miami Heat's Big Three and successfully won the first championship in team history! b

But this life is difficult, because Jiang Chao is also going all out this season!

The Thunder's three young players, Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Gibson, led the team to a record of 55 wins and 27 losses in the regular season, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.

Youth Storm dropped one place compared to last year, which shows how scary the West is.

The fifth place is still the Denver Nuggets. Without Carmelo, they played more smoothly and orderly under the leadership of Billups. This is the case for a team with a star-level traditional point guard. It is very difficult for a team like this to play against a weak team in the regular season.

It's stable, but the Nuggets can't beat the Thunder. The Thunder crushed them at every point, and even swept them 4:0 in the regular season.

The Trail Blazers led by Aldridge finished the regular season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference and entering the playoffs!

Queen Bee Chris Paul led the New Orleans Hornets to a record of 46 wins and 36 losses in the regular season, ranking seventh in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, he had to meet Kobe Bryant in the first round. After meeting a defensive hero like Kobe Bryant, Paul was defeated by Smecta.

, he is most afraid of defensive players who can keep up with his rhythm.

The Grizzlies, led by Conley, Randolph, Gasol, and Rudy Gay, had a record of 46 wins and 36 losses in the regular season, ranking eighth in the Western Conference. This team double defeated the Knicks in the regular season.

, so it is also called a representative manifestation of the strong west and the weak east.

However, Jiang Chao thinks more about why the Western Conference is in such a mess, because the difference in victory and loss in any game is enough to knock the team out of the playoffs. The main reason is that there are fewer weak teams, and everyone wants to make the playoffs.

Before the start of the first round, the old rule is to announce the regular season honors first.

After the NBA made a lot of money, the final honorary awards were full of controversy!

Most Valuable Player (mvp) Derrick Rose!!!

The youngest mvp in history!! This really blocked my little brother's attention, because now Rose's fans are completely inferior to James's. The topic of dispute is that James' mvp was robbed and who asked you to stick together, and you will be safe if you stick together.

Accept it all!

There was a moment of verbal abuse between the two sides, but in the end the public opinion result was the same as when the Heat beat the Knicks last year:

"See you on the field!"

Knicks and Hawks fans, Nets fans: Meow meow meow??Think about us???

Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard, three consecutive dpoys!!! Well deserved!! He brings his own defensive system wherever he goes, but fans still criticize the league for giving some honors to teams with good records, otherwise it would be too much

Ugly.

Best coach: Bulls coach Thibodeau.

Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin.

Best Sixth Man Lamar Odom, ranked fourth is David Lee of the Knicks, because Dayao is equivalent to a pseudo-starter. If the opponent plays a fast lineup, Dayao usually starts for 30 minutes and then switches to

David Lee.

Most Improved Player Kevin Love.

Pat Riley, the manager of the year, has no choice. He has formed a historical Big Three. It would be difficult not to give it to him.

The Knicks completely rely on Howard to support the game.

All-NBA First Team: Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose

Second team: Anthony, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook

Third team: Al Horford, LaMarcus Aldridge, Zach Randolph, Manu Ginobili, Chris Paul

"The Wild's best lineup heralds the coming of the Wild's playoffs."

Jiang Chao also did not accept letters from fans asking him to protest about giving the Knicks too little honor:

"As the Heat said, let's see you on the court."

Over there, Pat Riley's left eyelid twitched:

"We??? We, the Heat, won't meet you in the first round."