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This year's buyout market has many hot items.

Jazz buyout Kevin Martin, Rockets buyout Ty Lawson, Timberwolves buyout Andre Miller, Kings buyout Joe Johnson all lure for playoffs The team is ready to move.

The Nets also aimed at two targets, one is Humphries, who has just reached a buyout with the Suns, and the other is "Captain" Elton Brand, who is still playing for the 76ers.

Humphries still has NBA-level immediate combat power. He played 68 games for the Wizards this season, averaging 6.4 points and 4.1 points per game, and played 4 games for the Suns, averaging 7.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. The buyout was proposed by himself, and the purpose is naturally to join a playoff team for the playoffs.

Tang Tian is very interested in him. He has a tough style of play and is not afraid of confrontation. He is the type of player he likes.

The situation of another player, Elton Brand, is even more special.

"Old Captain" is 37 years old. He only played 17 games with the 76ers this season, averaging 13 minutes per game. This is basically his last season. However, his mid-range shooting is still stable, and compared to Humphrey Reese's playoff experience is obviously richer.

After thinking about it, Tang Tian finally chose the younger Humphries.

The Nets' lineup is actually sufficient. The 15th man will not have too many chances to play no matter who is signed. To put it bluntly, it is prepared for injuries.

He doesn't want to sign a power forward's third substitute, and he will have to use honor points at that time.

And Humphries is just 31 years old. If he performs well, he can still be kept next season.

Humphries has no resistance to joining the Nets. After he was bought out, the Hawks had the most contact with him, but the strength of the Hawks is much worse than that of the Nets.

A basic salary contract was renewed until the end of the season, and the Nets' playoff roster was officially determined.

Point guard: Deron, Livingston, TJ McConaughey

Shooting guards: Gordon, Booker, Tyler Johnson

Small forwards: Butler, McGrady, Jefferson Jr.

Power forwards: Yi Jianlian, David West, Humphries

Center: Jokic, Oden, Pralim

Compared with the beginning of the season, this list is much more balanced. It can even be said that every position has a substitute who can play in the rotation.

What's more interesting to Tang Tian is that Yi Jianlian and Humphries had been teammates in his previous life, and he was on the same team again by accident, but the situation was very different from the low position in his previous life.

The final roster for the playoffs has been determined, and the remaining 20 or so games have only one purpose for the Nets, to maintain their state, avoid injuries, and wait for the final arrival of the playoffs.

Tang Tian took the Cavaliers as the only opponent in the Eastern Conference this year, so after securing the second place in the Eastern Conference, he did not blindly rush for the record, but gave the substitute players opportunities as much as possible to keep them in shape.

In fact, it's not just the Nets. The Cavaliers have learned to behave after the continuous injuries of Love and Irving last season, and they also played in the second half of the season.

As a result, the 3rd to 8th teams in the East are struggling to compete for the ranking, but the top two teams have all become Buddhist teams.

Compared with the east, the situation in the west is just the opposite.

The Trail Blazers, Mavericks, and Grizzlies are trying to hit the top half of the rankings. The Thunder, which is firmly seated in the top half, are trying hard to hit the second place in the Western Conference of the Spurs, while the Warriors are basically locked in the first place in the league. Next, began to catch up with the record of 74 wins set by the Cavaliers in the 2010~2011 season.

"We don't care how many games we win, or whether we break records, we just enjoy the game."

Although Cole said low-key and pretentious words in front of the media, Curry was slightly injured and could not leave the line of fire. Judging from the series of performances in which Green was absent from Barnes and played the whole game, the Warriors care about this very much.

In fact, it's hard not to care about it. For all Warriors players, this record may be the only chance in their entire career.

After all, it is unlikely that the Cavaliers' lineup will reappear in the league.

But at the same time, the players of other teams are also trying their best to prevent them from winning. When someone is trying to impact history, no one wants to be the background board, because the background board is too bright.

The Warriors' winning streak continues, but they have suffered consecutive bitter battles.

On April 6, the young Timberwolves broke out. They withstood the Warriors' flood of attacks and dragged the game into overtime.

In overtime, the young Timberwolves played more vigorously, while the Warriors, who had been fighting continuously, showed signs of fatigue.

Curry made 0 of 3 shots in overtime and Thompson made 0 of 2 shots. They finally conceded the victory and swallowed their eighth loss of the season.

This defeat also means that they are unable to break the Cavaliers' regular season record, and the most goals can only be tied.

Kerr and his Warriors don't seem to want to pass up such an opportunity.

They continued to work hard in the following games. When the time came to April 16, they used a wave of 5 consecutive victories just completed to improve their record to 73 wins and 8 losses.

Before they tie the record, there is only the last regular season game left, which is still home.

And the very interesting thing is that their home opponent happens to be the Nets.

The Nets ended the Warriors' 24-game winning streak before, which can be described as a narrow road to enemies.

Because it can witness the birth of history, the attendance rate of fans in Oracle Arena was 100% that night.

They can not only avenge the Nets, but also tie history. They will never want to miss such a good opportunity.

But after the game started, they discovered that things were not that simple.

The Nets have been playing in the Buddha School recently, but Tang Tian doesn't seem to want the Warriors to break the record easily. The main players are all on, and all players are in a 100% state.

The Warriors' two counterattack climaxes at the beginning of the first quarter and before the end of the second quarter were both abruptly carried by the Nets.

At halftime, the score was 56-53, with the Warriors only leading the Nets by 3 points.

Such a result made the fans restless for a while. If this game is lost, the fans will be depressed for a long time.

Winning revenge tied the record, but losing not only missed history, but was even swept by the Nets in the regular season!

The fans were worried, and the media was also worried. During the intermission, the reporter interviewed Tang Tian.

When the reporter asked if the Nets played so hard because they didn't want to become the Warriors, Tang Tian smiled knowingly.

Chengquan definitely didn't want to be fulfilled. He used to create history by himself, but now he wants to be the last background board. How could he think that.

Of course there is another more important reason.

"We have to prepare for the series that might come."