Nine Hundred and Sixty-Seven. Carlisle, the Master of Control

Both the Mavericks and the Grizzlies are well prepared. The Mavericks have been slowly adjusting the integration of Nowitzki and Yao Ming, who are one year older, throughout the season. They have also shifted the core position to Conley or Barea + the pick-and-roll inside line. Although the record is not good, they are steady and steady, not too fast or too slow, and the rhythm is well controlled. At the end of the regular season, the state is just adjusted to the best.

As for the Grizzlies, they have been resting all season to ensure health and physical fitness. In the first four of the last seven games, they conducted tactical training against the Mavericks, played against the Magic and the Hornets back-to-back, and went all out to improve their state. Theoretically speaking, the state is not bad now, with physical strength and momentum, and the desire for revenge.

Both teams are ready to have a good battle with the opponent in the curtain call of the regular season, show momentum, and then defeat (avenge) the opponent in the first round.

However, on the evening of the 26th, after Sun Ce had dinner with Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming, he returned home and watched the final game between the Clippers and the Kings. He could never have imagined that the Clippers actually lost to the Kings, whose Cousins ​​was suspended for too many technical fouls!

The Clippers entered the playoffs with 37 wins and 29 losses. The Jazz won the first game of the back-to-back game. Now they have 38 wins and 27 losses. The Clippers can only enter the playoffs with a ranking of seventh or eighth.

Whether they are seventh or eighth depends on whether the Mavericks, who currently have 36 wins and 29 losses, win or lose the last game.

The Mavericks have an advantage in the regular season against the Clippers. If the Mavericks beat the Grizzlies, the Clippers will drop to eighth. The Mavericks will enter the playoffs with a ranking of seventh in the West and meet the Lakers or Spurs in the first round.

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“F**k!”

Sun Ce had just finished his Nash training in the hotel and had just finished his shower when he returned to his room and received a text message from Coach Hollins. The coaching staff held an emergency meeting for tomorrow’s game. When Sun Ce saw the news that the Clippers had lost, he cursed.

He didn’t expect the Clippers to lose to the Kings!

This was indeed an unexpected situation.

He quickly got dressed and went to Coach Hollins’ room. When Sun Ce arrived, the team’s main players and the coaching staff had already arrived and were discussing what to do for tomorrow’s game.

As the saying goes, plans can’t keep up with changes, and this is the situation for the Grizzlies.

Sun Ce and other players only noticed that the Mavericks didn’t plan to win too many games after the Mavericks fell to eighth place, but the coaching staff had already discovered that this might happen, because the Mavericks didn’t have much chance of rushing to fifth place, and the Thunder couldn’t make it into the top three, so the Mavericks had a high probability of picking them up in the first round.

This was something that had been expected a long time ago. The main reason for not telling the players in advance was that they were worried that the players’ emotions would be affected. After all, no one would feel happy about being picked up.

But now at the last moment, the situation has changed!

If they lose tomorrow's game, the Grizzlies will not meet the Mavericks in at least the first two rounds, and they can even expect the Lakers or Spurs to beat the Mavericks!

After Sun Ce entered Coach Hollins' room,

he listened to the discussion between his teammates and the coaching staff, but did not speak. His teammates and the coaching staff tended to avoid the Mavericks in the first round.

Sun Ce could understand such a decision, but...

He looked at the small notebook section.

"Avengers' Ambition (exclusive to the small notebook):

First-stage goal: sweep the Mavericks in the 2011-2012 regular season.

Event reward: one A-level lottery card, unlock the second-stage goal of the Avengers' Ambition.

Failure penalty: For every game lost to the Mavericks in the 2011-2012 regular season, the playoffs will enter a cold state for one series."

If, the last game is lost, because of losing a game to the Mavericks, you have to accept the penalty and feel cold for one series.

Moreover, this event will be terminated, and losing an A-level draw card will also lose the opportunity to start the second stage goal.

Just when Sun Ce was struggling, Coach Hollins asked him: "Noah, do you think we should strive for 55 wins in tomorrow's game?"

Sun Ce was asked and hesitated.

He knew that for them now, the only point worth discussing about losing the last game is that they have the opportunity to get 55 wins for the second time in team history.

Indeed, if possible, there is no need to meet the Mavericks in the first round. The current Mavericks are like the Knicks in the 1998-99 season, and they are likely to be the strongest team in the West.

They are ready to meet the Mavericks in the first round, but if they can avoid it, of course they will choose to avoid it.

Seeing Sun Ce in deep thought, the coaching staff and the main teammates all quieted down.

In fact, they still need to discuss this matter, mainly because Sun Ce, one of the few teammates in the team who is very obsessed with the regular season record, is Sun Ce.

There is no need to be so entangled. If they lose even one of the first four games of the last seven games, they don’t need to be entangled now, because then there will be no chance to get 55 wins.

Sun Ce played very hard in those four games, scoring 50+ twice, 65 points in one of them, and also got a triple-double...

Also, if he can get 55 wins in the shortened season, it will definitely give Sun Ce a greater chance to win the MVP.

Sun Ce hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and decided: "Let's lose tomorrow."

What is more important than the championship?

MVP is important, rewards are important, but if you can win the championship, these are not a problem!

Even if he lost to the Mavericks and had to be punished for a cold hand in one round of the series, it doesn’t matter if he plays against the Clippers in the first round. He just needs to defend.

His teammates have been sacrificing for him, so what if he sacrifices a little?

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A night that touched many people’s hearts passed, and it was April 27, the last game day of the 2011-2012 regular season.

Now most of the rankings in the East and West have been determined.

In the East, the third to eighth teams have been determined, and the rankings of the 76ers, Pacers, Knicks, Celtics, Hawks, and Bucks have been determined.

The Bucks, who currently have 31 wins and 35 losses, have actually entered the playoffs.

The first place in the Eastern Conference is still a mystery. Both the Heat and the Bulls have won 50 games, with the Heat having 50 wins and 15 losses and the Bulls having 50 wins and 16 losses. Since the Bulls have the advantage in the regular season against the Heat, the Heat will definitely try their best to win the last game against the Magic and strive to win the Eastern Conference championship.

Originally, the match between the Heat and the Magic was considered a hot match before the start of the season, and the schedule had been arranged long ago. Who knew that Howard was sent to the 76ers by the Magic? Now the Heat can basically be sure to get the first place in the Eastern Conference.

In the Western Conference, the first place Grizzlies have long been determined, and the second place Spurs have already determined their record, 50 wins and 16 losses, temporarily surpassing the Lakers and ranking second.

After the Clippers lost last night, the Lakers chose to rest after changing the floor at the Staples Center. They lost the first back-to-back game against the Trail Blazers. The Lakers are currently 49 wins and 16 losses. Their last game depends on the final ranking of the Mavericks. If the Mavericks enter the playoffs with the seventh place in the West, the Lakers will most likely choose to continue to rest in the last game against the Warriors.

The Clippers are the weakest team in the Western Conference playoffs, so naturally everyone wants to play against them in the first round.

The most painful and heartbreaking ones are naturally the Mavericks and the Grizzlies. Their last game will determine the direction of the Western Conference playoffs!

The Mavericks picked the Grizzlies to play. Fans and the media have long seen this, and the media has long been promoting the first round of the Grizzlies and the Mavericks.

Because it is very interesting!

Even if the Mavericks are only eighth, no one dares to underestimate them. They all regard them as the Knicks in the last shortened season.

And the Mavericks are the defending champions! It is still the defending champion who has retained the core lineup and updated the point guard!

If the Grizzlies and the Mavericks meet in the first round, there will be a lot to watch, including the Chinese derby, revenge plot, super inside combination confrontation, and Conley's competition with Sun Ce after changing teams and becoming the core...

But now the situation has changed suddenly, and the last game between the Grizzlies and the Mavericks has become more suspenseful. Who will lose?

And it is a coincidence that after the game between the Mavericks and the Grizzlies, it is the game between the Lakers and the Warriors.

The media and fans have concluded that the final ranking of the Mavericks will determine the final ranking of the top four in the West.

Originally, the curtain call between the Grizzlies and the Mavericks was the most watched game, but now the attention is even higher!

At noon, the Grizzlies announced on their official website that Sun Ce, Nash, and Gasol will rest in the last game.

At the same time, the Mavericks also announced on their official website that Nowitzki, Yao Ming, and Chandler, the three inside players, will rest in the last game.

This confirms that both teams want to lose in the last game...

Soon, at 6 pm, the curtain call of the regular season between the Grizzlies and the Mavericks began.

In a game where both teams clearly wanted to lose, the ratings actually went up instead of down! After the game started, the ratings were higher than expected by major TV stations!

Sun Ce and Nash, Gasol, Nowitzki, Yao Ming, and Chandler all wore suits and sat on the bench. The Grizzlies sent out the starting lineup of Ridnour, Tony Allen, Battier, Lewis, and Aaron Gray.

Although Randolph did not rest, he would not play.

The Mavericks were just as amazing, with Barea, DeShawn Stevenson, Marion, Brandon Knight, and Mahinmi starting.

After the game started, people on the Internet were complaining about the Grizzlies' poor control of the game, which made Tony use this trick of singles.

Both teams were controlling the game and wanted to lose.

But in terms of control, Coach Hollins is far behind Carlisle!

The Grizzlies are trying very hard to lose. Tony and Jimmy are the main singles players. Klay rushed in and dunked...

Sun Ce saw that they were leading by 5 points at 46 to 41 at halftime. This was very painful...

I don't want to be the boss

I don't want to be the boss