The King of the NBA

This is a small shop, and a group of people in the shop are talking.

"What? The Timberwolves lost to the Jazz, didn't they?"

"Really? The game just ended, and I didn't expect the Timberwolves to lose. They both won the last game against the Warriors. In the last game of the regular season, it was against the Jazz again, and they lost."

"What about the rocket?"

"Yeah, where's the rocket?"

"The Rockets also lost, to the Pelicans. But even if the Rockets lose, their record is still one game more than the Timberwolves, so the Rockets are fourth in the West."

"pity."

"It's a pity, why did you lose to the Jazz?"

People are discussing and regretting the loss of the Timberwolves. If the Timberwolves win the Jazz, they will surpass the Rockets and rank fourth in the West.

In fact, this is not surprising. The Rockets defeated the Spurs in the last game. Didn't they lose to the Pelicans this time? In the last few regular season games, anything can happen.

Meanwhile, the United States.

In the Target Center arena, in the locker room of the home team, all the Timberwolves looked gloomy.

"We lost to the Jazz." Rubio shook his head, very unwilling, "We lost to the Jazz by only 3 points, and we failed to reach the top four in the Western Conference."

"Blame me." Love said, "It was my failure to make that three-pointer."

Love was also very annoyed, even the Warriors were defeated, and this last game was against the Jazz, but they lost.

This is like seeing victory in front of you, but still failing. There is a feeling of falling short, which makes Lefu feel depressed and very uncomfortable.

"I don't blame Love, and I don't blame anyone." Ning Yi took a deep breath and said: "We just finished playing the Warriors, and our physical fitness has not recovered. In addition, this is the last game, and it is related to whether we can enter the top four in the West." , Our psychological burden was too great, so we didn’t play well. On the contrary, the Jazz’s record was last in the West, and they didn’t have any burden, but they played better. So, we lost.”

yes.

Everyone was silent.

Looking at the players under him, Adelman felt relieved, coughed lightly, and said: "Okay, the regular season is over, but there are still playoffs waiting for us, don't look like this. Fifth in the Western Conference, the Western Conference There is not much difference in the fourth, it is just that there is one less game at home, anyway, whether it is fourth or fifth, it is against the Rockets."

"And, you guys have done a good job."

After everyone thought about it, what the coach said made sense. Anyway, fourth against fifth, no matter whether it is fourth or fifth, they are all playing against the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.

Everyone felt relieved.

"In the past few days, prepare well and adjust your state." Adelman said something, and then left.

Ning Yi also let go of his unwillingness, his eyes lit up, and he whispered to himself: "The playoffs are finally coming, the first round against the Rockets, we must defeat the Rockets and pass the first round."

The playoffs are unfamiliar to Ning Yi.

Ning Yi set a goal for himself, which is to pass the first round. It is a bit arrogant and unrealistic to say that it is a bit arrogant to hit the championship. After all, there is still a big gap between the Timberwolves, the Spurs, and the Thunder. It is difficult to win the Western Conference championship. But at least you have to pass the first round, you can't be eliminated in the first round.

In fact, this is also the goal of the Timberwolves players, as well as Adelman - at least to pass the first round, as for the future, of course, the farther the better!

Soon, the 13-14 season nba regular season is all over.

The final Eastern and Western playoff lineups are also released. The top eight in the Eastern Conference are Pacers, Heat, Raptors, Bulls, Wizards, Nets, Hornets, and Eagles. Among them, the Pacers played exceptionally well this season. With a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, they overwhelmed the Heat, which is dominated by the Big Three, and ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

On the west side, the top eight are the Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Rockets, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Warriors, and Grizzlies.

The Timberwolves will play against the Rockets.

Timberwolves and Rockets will start the first round of the first game on April 20, and both sides have a few days to adjust their status and prepare for the playoffs.

Minneapolis, Target Center.

For a few days, the Timberwolves did not take a complete vacation. They still kept training, but the training intensity was reduced to allow everyone to adjust their bodies. After all, the regular season is too long. It lasts for several months and 82 games. Everyone is very tired.

Ning Yi is also training, and he will not let go of the extra training sooner or later. He wants to make another breakthrough and hit the CIC to level 9, so that in the playoffs, he can also provide greater help for the team.

It's a pity that it is very difficult to go from level 8 to level 9. It takes a long time to accumulate from level 8 to level 8 and approach the peak, and Ning Yi's physical fitness needs to be improved to a certain level.

And from approaching the peak of level 8 to reaching the peak of level 8 is another hurdle.

This hurdle is not only the accumulation of time, but also requires Ning Yi's own understanding. After all, level 9 is already the peak level of nba. Looking at the entire nba, how many level 9 are there?

"Although it may not be possible to break through to level 9 before the playoffs, at least we must improve as much as possible. Even a little improvement is good." Facing the playoffs, Ning Yi felt the pressure.

This is his first playoff game.

In fact, apart from Ning Yi, the rest of the Timberwolves, Love, Martin, Rubio, Brewer, Dion... Everyone was not calm at this time, and they were somewhat nervous.

After several years, the Timberwolves have finally made it to the playoffs. For them, this is exciting and a little strange, which makes them feel uneasy.

Adelman is consciously guiding everyone, helping everyone adjust their state, and finding ways to let everyone overcome their anxiety and tension, and at the same time analyzing and studying the Rockets.

For the playoffs, Adelman and Terry Porter and others have studied and formulated coping strategies and tactics!

Houston, Toyota Center.

The Rockets, like the Timberwolves, are actively preparing for the game.

"Lin." Parsons looked at Jeremy Lin with a smile, and joked, "The playoffs will be in a few days, and you will meet Ning."

"I know." Jeremy Lin smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it. Ning is very good, even very good. No one is better than him among this year's rookies. But I think you should be worried? I am the organization Guard, you are the small forward, you have to face him directly, don't be blown away by him."

Parsons was taken aback, and said, "Don't worry, I won't lose to him."

At this time, Rockets coach Kevin McHale came over, shouted at the crowd, gathered them together, then took out a folder, and began to explain: "Fighting the Timberwolves, we must pay attention to these points." Just as they are studying them, the Rockets are also studying the Timberwolves.

Players, tactics, systems, and even some small habits-these are all things that both sides need to study, all for the playoffs, for victory!