Chapter 763 Playoffs! Turn On!

“The playoffs are coming!”

April 18, 1998!

All regular season games end on this day.

The records of the East and West will not change at all!

Kobe silently opened Twitter and watched the playoff lineup.

west:

No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers 70 wins and 12 losses

No. 2 San Antonio Spurs 69-13

No. 3 Utah Jazz 67-15

Fourth Minnesota Timberwolves 61 wins and 21 losses

No. 5 Houston Rockets 59 wins, 23 losses

No. 6 Seattle SuperSonics 51 wins and 31 losses

No. 7 Portland Trail Blazers 50 wins and 32 losses

Eighth Phoenix Suns 47 wins and 35 losses

Ninth Sacramento Kings 45 wins and 37 losses

Los Angeles Lakers!

Still ranked first in the West!

Second consecutive MVP Kobe Bryant once again led the team to 70 wins in the third year of his career!

The Lakers will take the Phoenix Suns in the first round.

The Suns' lead against the Kings was not completed until the last minute of the regular season!

Danny Ainge acquired Joe Smith from the Bulls, plus the team's Kidd, Kevin Johnson, Ceballos, Hornacek, Joe Smith, Danny Manning, Clifford Robinson, etc. Proud warrior! Their goal this season is never just to make it to the first round.

I have to say that even Kobe admires Danny Ainge's team-building ability.

A debacle that took the Suns away from Barkley only a few years into building a versatile team with a host of second-tier stars.

Danny Ainge may not be a top coach, but he is definitely a top general manager.

Perhaps he himself will discover this soon.

Although the current Suns have many stars, none of them can suppress the situation.

The absolute core of the team is actually a point guard who stands on the three-point line and is unwilling to take action even if no one is guarding him within a five-meter radius!

Such a core determines the upper limit of this team.

In the game between the Lakers and Suns, all public opinions were almost one-sided.

After Kevin Johnson ages, this team wants to move to the next level. What they need is a superstar instead of continuing to pile up these second-tier stars.

The Kings' rebuild was completed very quickly.

Last year, the Kings were a weak team that sold its star player to the Jazz. This year, they almost made the playoffs.

If Pierce hadn't hit the rookie wall at the end of the season, was targeted miserably, and lost several key position games in a row, Webb would have directly led this Kings team, most of whose players cannot be named, into the playoffs. ! ~

so close!

Just a little bit different!

Even so, Webber and Pierce's performance exceeded many people's expectations.

Weber averaged 25.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.7 blocks, 1.1 steals and 3.5 turnovers per game! He was successfully selected to the second team of the league!

He is the only second-team player who has not made the playoffs, which is the league's recognition of him.

And Pierce is the second-best player among this draft's rookies, second only to Vince Carter!

Averaging 17.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, he has been regarded by many as the first choice to succeed Grant Hill in the future!

After all, the league is too short of candidates at the small forward position!

Pierce is already the best small forward in his first season besides Grant Hill in recent years.

Spurs vs. Trail Blazers!

Kobe thinks this series will be very interesting!

It's a war between the Twin Towers team and the Twin Towers team!

Stone Buddha + General VS Roof of the World + Roaring God!

I'm afraid this series will inevitably involve confrontation.

The Spurs have a great advantage, but with this kind of slow-paced team and teams that focus on the inside fighting each other, it is very likely that the situation will be like the finals between the Spurs and the Pistons.

Full of confrontation and defense, even if the Spurs dominate, it will never be easy for them to win the series.

Kobe believes Duncan will defeat the Trail Blazers, but the process will never be simple.

Utah Jazz vs. Atlanta SuperSonics!

The Jazz didn't seem to change much after leaving Richmond.

Karl Malone is still the strongest power forward in the league. Just relying on his isolation with Stockton, they can easily solve 80% of the league's teams.

The SuperSonics' record is getting worse year by year.

Kemp's departure last season completely brought this team off the altar, and they no longer have the chance to win the championship.

The Sonics continue to decline this year with the departure of George Karl.

Perhaps in two years, this team that once reached the finals will be completely rebuilt.

Gary Payton's performance is still solid, but other players have obviously declined after leaving George Karl's offensive system.

The only way the Sonics can win the game is if Payton beats Stockton!

Completely!

From offense to defense, crush Stockton, this is the only chance.

Timberwolves vs. Rockets!

This season, the Timberwolves have become another top team!

The effect of Garnett's one-pillar success is really great. The peak wolf king alone is a system!

Marbury grew into a 21+7 offensive guard!

Tom Gugliotta remains solid.

Their ability to achieve such a record shocked many people!

They can be said to be a complete dark horse this season.

But how far this dark horse can go depends on their series with Houston.

After Pippen joins Houston! This team has become the team with the most superstars!

Big Dream, Flying Pig, Glider, Pippen.

Plus Jim Jackson, AC Green, Alien Cassel, and old Cat Mobley!

Such a lineup is born for the championship!

Glider did not retire this season, but instead signed a veteran's minimum salary in order to win the championship with these old guys!

Do whatever it takes to win the championship!

The only goal for these veterans to stay in the league is to win the championship!

Apart from the championship this season, they don't care about other honors at all.

In the regular season, it was just Pippen who played with all his strength, while the other veterans took a step back and occasionally used their strength to win a record of 59 games!

If they were firing on all cylinders! Winning 70 wins is definitely not impossible!

In terms of Las Vegas championship odds, Houston ranks third! Only second to the Lakers and Hornets!

The Timberwolves start from the number of stars to the quality of role players. From starter to substitute, they are not on the same level as Houston.

Although the Timberwolves are ahead in record, few people are optimistic that they can win this series!

"Kevin, maybe he's going to be eliminated in the first round again." Kobe shook his head helplessly.

The Wolf King seems to be born with the BUFF of being eliminated in the first round. In the past three seasons, he has been eliminated in the first round.

“These teams are really strong this year.”

Kobe silently closed the webpage, got into the quilt, and hugged Vanessa.

In her sleep, Vanessa subconsciously entangled Kobe.

"But, they are no match for me." Kobe revealed a confident smile.