Chapter 496 2013~2014 Season Regular Season Ranking (Second Update!)

The strength of the Western Conference is outstanding, and the season of ranking eighth in the Western Conference with 50 wins is not without.

But 9 teams, this is the first time in NBA history.

Because the 9th team won 50 wins, but ultimately missed the playoffs...

The Spurs rank first in the Western Conference with a record of 60 wins.

Tang Tian's departure caused their record to decline, but Popovich's excellent coaching still allowed the team to stop the bleeding in time, and won the first place in the league for the third consecutive year.

It is worth mentioning that they are also the only team to get 60 wins this season.

The Thunder ranked second in the Western Conference with 58 wins. They had a chance to hit the No. 1 position of the Spurs, but Westbrook's injury changed everything.

The Clippers rank third in the West with a record of 57 wins. Although the record is not much different from last year, the arrival of Rivers has completely changed the team's defense. Their strength in the playoffs cannot be underestimated. .

The Lakers followed closely with a record of 56 wins. Originally they won the Pelicans and could rise to third by virtue of their record, but in the end they could only rank fourth.

The Warriors trailed the Lakers with 54 wins, a team that Mark Jackson had patiently nurtured for three years, and finally came the time for results.

The record of the Pelicans is finally fixed at 52 wins, and their record has improved by 25 games compared with last season.

The arrival of Tang Tian and Holiday brought obvious improvements to the team.

With this record improvement, Pelicans coach Monty Williams also has the opportunity to compete for the honor of the best head coach this year.

Both the Grizzlies and Rockets have a record of 51 wins, but the Grizzlies lead 3-1 in the head-to-head record, and they occupy the seventh place in the Western Conference.

The Rockets can only rank eighth.

However, in such a fiercely competitive Western Conference, Harden's personal strength is unquestionable if he can get rid of Kardashian's pressing defensive single-core team and lead the team into the playoffs.

Ranked ninth is the Trail Blazers. Aldridge suffered an injury and was absent for nearly two months. They finally won 50 wins and were unfortunately eliminated.

In addition to these teams, another team in the West that did not make the playoffs is also worthy of attention.

The Mavericks had a good record at the beginning of the season, but Nowitzki was reimbursed for the season, and then they entered a poor mode, and finally ranked second to last in the West with 27 wins.

Except for the Mavericks, the Spurs, Pelicans, Grizzlies and Rockets in the Southwest Division have all entered the playoffs, which can be called the death zone.

The records of the East and West are finally confirmed, and the playoff matchup is also announced.

In the East, the Heat played against the Hawks in the first round, the Pacers played against the Hornets, the Bulls played against the Wizards, and the Raptors and the Nets competed for the last place to advance.

In the West, the Spurs and the Rockets played against each other. This is the second consecutive season that the two teams met in the first round;

The same goes for the Thunder and the Grizzlies. Last year, the Thunder was hacked, and this year is bound to take revenge;

The Clippers will face the challenge of the Pelicans, Griffin's provocation, and Barnes' defeat of Tang Tian. There are many grievances between the two teams in the regular season, and the confrontation in the first round of this round will also be very interesting.

The Lakers will play against the rising Warriors. Kobe will face the Warriors with two shots from the outside, which is also very interesting.

After the match was released, ESPN immediately gave the forecast of the match and analysis of the favorite teams to win the championship.

The Heat are still the most promising team, the only one there.

The Spurs, Thunder and Pacers followed closely behind.

The Clippers, Lakers and Bulls are third-tier teams.

The teams that are predicted to be eliminated in the first round are basically in the lower half. They think that it is unlikely that there will be black seven and black six in this year's playoffs like the whole year.

This includes the Pelicans against the Clippers.

"Their performance this season is commendable, but experience and overall strength will make them eliminated in the first round. Tang Tian will be double-teamed in the playoffs. They will have a good future, but they don't have the present."

Here's ESPN's preview of the Pelicans' playoff run.

The regular season is over, and the first round of the playoffs will start in two days.

The Pelicans will start playing on the second game day, which means there are still three days before the start of the game.

Williams gave the players two days off before scheduling team practice on the final day.

The players took the time to adjust their bodies and states, like Holiday and Davis, although they didn't train, they were still in the training hall.

But Tang Tian was not with them.

It's not that he was lazy in training.

It was because there was a very important occasion that he had to go to.

UConn continued the dark horse qualities of Tang Tian and Walker this season, making it all the way to the NCAA finals.

Their younger brother Napier played well and became an NCAA superstar.

Porter Wright and Niels Giffey, who trained with them in the training camp, have also become important core players of the team.

So it is no longer clear whether they have such strength in the first place, or the training camp of the hard training brothers helped them.

UConn's opponent in the final was Kentucky led by Julius Randle and the Harrison brothers.

The opponents are the same, but the result is not certain.

There is more than one thing that has changed in history after Tang Tian traveled, so he will not miss such an important occasion.

Not only him, Walker, Lamb and Drummond all came to the scene.

Even Ray Allen, Okafor, and Gay came to the scene, all came to the scene.

This year, the lineup of alumni from UConn on the sidelines is unprecedentedly strong.

Before the game, they all went down to the pitch to say hello to Napier.

"Beat them, they have no experience."

When Tang Tian and Napier embraced, he said in a very relaxed tone.

He knew the presence of all of them was an inspiration to Napier, but it was also a source of pressure, which is useful at times like this.

Sure enough, Napier nodded with a smile.

The big brother Tang Tian's words made him relax a lot.

After greeting Napier, Tang Tian turned around to greet coach Ollie, only to find that Calhoun was sitting in the second row.

Seeing Tang Tian again, the old man's face turned red and he was a little excited.

Among so many students who graduated from UConn, Tang Tian's current performance has surpassed Ray Allen, and he deserved his name as the number one person in UConn history.

The experience of their master and apprentice winning the championship together is even more commendable.

Tang Tian smiled and hugged Kahong, chatting with each other.

Calhoun's life after retirement is relatively comfortable. This kind of old coach who has worked for more than 40 years is not short of money, and he is basically enjoying his family.

Tang Tian chatted with Calhoun for a while, and when the game was about to start, he wanted to go back to Walker and found that it was too crowded.

Anyway, all the people watching the game were standing, and he simply stood beside Calhoun, cheering for UConn with his former teacher.

The game started quickly, and Kentucky played a 6-0 attack wave at the beginning, giving UConn a big blow.

During the stalemate, Napier showed his true qualities as an NCAA superstar, scoring two consecutive goals to help UConn stabilize the situation.

The emotions of the fans at Kangda have also reached a peak.

Tang Tian also yelled in unison with the rejuvenated Kajon to cheer for Kangda.

He also experienced the difference between being a player and a spectator.

Back then, as a player, most of my attention was on the field, and at most I felt that the atmosphere was very lively.

But now as an audience, feeling the enthusiasm of more than 70,000 people at the scene, it really feels a bit uncontrollable.

The NCAA final is indeed the most watched basketball game in the world, and it really can't even compare with the NBA finals.

In addition to Randall and the Harrison brothers, Kentucky also has James Young, all of whom are NBA-level players.

But they were too young and Napier beat them like a younger brother.

Especially Randall, the most promising power forward in the NCAA, was completely lost his temper by UConn's zone defense, scoring a total of 10 points in the game.

In the end, with the shouts of "Connecticut Huskies", UConn beat Kentucky 70 to 54, and regained the NCAA championship after 3 years!

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