msmithbooks Chapter 672 Alliance Part 1
Chapter 672 Alliance Part 1
Chapter 672 First in the Alliance
After losing to the Trail Blazers, the Grizzlies' record came to 58 wins and 15 losses, still ranking first in the league.And they have already entered the playoffs ahead of schedule, even if they lose all the following games, they will still be able to enter the playoffs.
On April 4, the NBA officially announced the best players in the Eastern and Western Conferences last month.Al Jefferson from the east and Xie Kai from the west won the honor respectively.
This is already the third time Xie Kai has won the player of the month this season, and the sixth time in his career.In all 3 games last month, he led the team to win 6 of them, including a wave of 17 consecutive victories.
On the night of April 4, the Grizzlies relied on Xie Kai's quasi-lore to beat the Nuggets by 1 points in an away game, refusing to lose streak.
Two days later, the Grizzlies continued to win in the away game, defeating the Timberwolves and ushering in a two-game winning streak.
After the game, the Grizzlies' record came to 60 wins and 15 losses, continuing to rank first in the league.This is the first time in the history of the Grizzlies that they have won 60 games in the regular season, and it is also the first time in Xie Kai's career that he has won 82 games in 60 games in one season.
The opponents in this game were not strong, but for the Grizzlies and Xie Kai himself, it was a milestone.After the game, the Grizzlies official website used a large space to publicize this matter and reiterated their determination to defend the title!
On April 4, the Grizzlies once again met the Nuggets at home, which had a lore a few days ago, and continued to beat their opponents, ushering in a 5-game winning streak.
On April 4, the Grizzlies suffered an away loss to the Spurs and missed their 7-game winning streak.
Three days later, the Grizzlies defeated the Heat at home and their revenge was successful.
On April 4, the Grizzlies beat the Philadelphia 12ers at home and ushered in a two-game winning streak.
On April 4, the Grizzlies beat the Lakers in an away game, ushering in a 14-game winning streak.
The next day, they defeated the Suns in an away game, ushering in a 4-game winning streak.
On April 4, in the last game of the season, the Grizzlies, which had already won the first record in the league ahead of schedule, had a rest, and Xie Kai and other main players did not play.
In this game, the Grizzlies lost to their opponents and missed their 5-game winning streak.
In this way, the 82 regular season games of this season have all ended. The Grizzlies won 65 wins and 17 losses, and finally ranked first in the Western Conference and first in the league!
This is the best regular season record in the history of the Grizzlies, and it is also the best record of Xie Kai's team after entering the league!
After the regular season, the rankings of the East and West are also released.This means that the first round of the playoffs will also be released!
The top eight rankings in the West are as follows: Grizzlies, Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Rockets, Trail Blazers, Warriors, Mavericks.
So the first round matchup in the Western Conference is Grizzlies VS Mavericks, Spurs VS Warriors, Thunder VS Trail Blazers, Clippers VS Rockets.
This will be the second time the Grizzlies have met the Mavericks in the playoffs since the 2010-11 Western Conference Finals.It's just that the two teams are no longer at the same level, and things are different.
2013-14赛季，谢开出战81场，首发81场，场均出战37.5分钟，场均贡献30.1分5.5个篮板7.3次助攻2.5个抢断1.2个盖帽2次失误，投篮命中率是52.9%，3分球命中率是41.1%，罚球命中率是90.3%。
This is the first time in Xie Kai's NBA regular season career that he scored more than 30 points, assisted more than 7 times and made more than 90% of his free throws.
However, even though he averaged more than 30 points per game, he failed to complete the three consecutive scoring championships.Kevin Durant leads the scoring list with 32 points per game.
Xie Kai didn't feel too regretful because of this, scoring champion is not the title he wants most at present, his goal is MVP and defending the title.The scoring champion is the best, and if not, it depends on fate.
Xie Kai did not win the scoring title, but he averaged 2.5 steals per game, surpassing CP2.48 with 3 steals, and ranked first in the steals list, winning this title for the first time in his career.For him, it can be regarded as "the lost elm and the harvested mulberry".
The playoffs will officially start on April 4, and the first game of the Grizzlies will start on April 21 against the old rival Dallas Mavericks.
Before the start of the playoffs, the odds of winning the championship were also announced. The defending champion Grizzlies ranked first, and last season's overall runner-up Heat ranked second.
Although it is said that the heat will kill, the food and grass have not been moved, and the poisonous milk is first, but it is normal to be favored as the defending champion with the first record in the regular season.
The major sports media in the United States have predicted and analyzed the prospects of their respective playoff teams, and the Grizzlies are unanimously optimistic.In the eyes of reporters and experts, as long as there are no major accidents, the Grizzlies are the most likely to win the championship with their experience and overall strength.
Xie Kai didn't care what those experts said, he understood that the game was played out one by one, and it was played by several experts.Whether you are optimistic about us or not, it has nothing to do with the result.
For the Grizzlies and Mavericks series, ESPN's prediction is that the Grizzlies' 4:0 sweep is 34.6%, the 4:1 gentleman sweep is 56.1%, and the 4:2 is only 7.3% likely.As for 4:3, it is as low as 1.3%, and the Grizzlies lose, which adds up to only 0.7%.
Of course, this set of predictions is only based on the judgments given by both parties on paper, but competitive sports are never based entirely on paper strength.
The Grizzlies never underestimated the Mavericks, they never beat this opponent in the playoffs.In the most recent playoff match between the two teams, they were defeated by their opponents 2011:4 in the Western Conference Finals in 2, becoming a stepping stone for their opponents to win the championship.
The playoffs are coming, and all the K honeys from all over the United States gather in Memphis. For a while, the city's tertiary industry has prospered a lot.
Chen Guixiang, as the leader of K honey in Los Angeles, has naturally become a key figure in organizing the gathering of K honey from all over the United States in Memphis.Now Xie Kai’s popularity has spread all over the world. Not only K honey from all over the United States, but also K honey from North America, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia and even Oceania come to Memphis.
K honeys of various skin colors and countries gathered together, and the fan effect reached a considerable scale, which made the mayor of Memphis laugh so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.As the mayor of a city, this is a great opportunity to promote the city's business card. He never thought that the city would have international elements because of Xie Kai.
Tickets for this game are naturally scarce.There are too many fans, everyone wants to watch the game live, but the tickets are limited.Not to mention a basketball game, even a football game, no matter how big the stadium is, it cannot satisfy all the fans watching the game.
K honeys are not sad either, they are here to support their idols, although it is a pity that they cannot be there, but they can accept it, they are satisfied to be in the same city as their idols and breathe the same air.
The Grizzlies and Mavericks have their own winners and losers in the regular season, but the playoffs are completely different games. It would be a big mistake to speculate on the playoffs based on the two teams playing against each other in the regular season.
(End of this chapter)