"The Warden used his success in sniping the Mavericks to win 18 consecutive games to enter the playoffs as this year's playoff declaration... Please call me General! If you don't know how to fight General, I will teach you how to fight... Uh, something seems to be wrong, General.

How do you spell this word?”

On April 19, the penultimate day of the regular season this season, Liu Xiu took a team charter flight to Los Angeles.

Tomorrow is the last game day of the 2004-2005 regular season. April 23rd and 24th is the start of the playoffs.

Liu Xiu was reading the newspaper and thinking quietly on the plane.

After scoring 45 points last night, he officially surpassed Kobe Bryant, who had 20 40+ points in a single season, becoming the active player with the highest number of 40+ points in a single season.

He did not feel complacent about this. He knew that this performance was only possible because he was in the "phased explosion" mode.

Moreover, he scored 9 points in the first quarter, 7 points in the second quarter, and 6 points in the third quarter. If the Mavericks last night were the Mavericks during the previous 13-game winning streak, even if he was in "phased explosion mode", the final quarter would probably be 5 to 5 points.

8 points, 30+ points in the whole game, is already a very, very outstanding performance.

However, the situation of the Mavericks is the same as what he analyzed before the game - they have worked too hard in the past month.

The Mavericks did not lose because of the condition and strength of their players, but because of continuity, which was caused by declining physical strength.

Now Liu Xiu is curious about one thing - after the Mavericks players' explosive performance is over, does the young general still know how to coach?

Liu Xiu now feels that in the original time and space, when the Mavericks were hacked in 2007, it was not as simple as Nowitzki being locked into a 38% field goal percentage and a 22% three-point shooting rate...

The teammates on the plane are very excited now.

Part of it is because it ended the Mavericks' 16-game winning streak, but that's not the point. Ending the Mavericks' 16-game winning streak was exciting before the game, and it was great after the game.

The reason they are excited now is that when they return to Portland after this away game, their special plane will be officially put into use!

In this regard, Liu Xiu wanted to tell his teammates - cherish this last opportunity to take a chartered flight.

But he couldn't say anything and had to pretend he didn't know anything.

Fortunately, the big dog owner didn't go around saying that he designed the appearance of these two planes, otherwise where would he be saving his face?

…

The regular season is coming to an end and most things have been settled.

The top eight in the East and West have been determined.

Eastern Conference playoff roster: Nets, Heat, Pacers, Pistons, Wizards, Bulls, 76ers, Celtics.

The rankings of the top six have been determined. Only the 76ers and Celtics, who also have 42 wins and 29 losses, have not locked in the rankings. Since the 76ers beat the Celtics with 3 wins and 1 loss, the 76ers ranked first.

7 is more likely to advance to the playoffs.

Both teams are teams that focus on outside stars, and they are more willing to play the Heat than the Nets.

Western Conference playoff roster: Suns, Mavericks, Trail Blazers, Spurs, SuperSonics, Kings, Nuggets, Rockets.

The Rockets won on the night of the 18th, improving their record to 45 wins and 36 losses, locking in a playoff spot.

The Kings won their 51st game last night. The Nuggets, currently 49-32, can only win 50 games in the final game. The Kings have also locked up sixth place in the Western Conference.

According to sources, after the Kings management and coaching staff saw that the Mavericks had won 10 consecutive victories, they no longer hesitated and decisively picked the Trail Blazers to play. In the last half month, they worked so hard that they almost vomited blood and finally locked in the Western Conference.

sixth.

Theoretically speaking, there is still suspense in the Western Conference rankings, that is, the second and third places in the Western Conference have not been completely locked. The Mavericks are currently 62 wins and 19 losses. If the Mavericks lose the last game against the Jazz, and the current 61 wins and 20 losses are the Trail Blazers.

If they win the last game, then the Trail Blazers will rely on their head-to-head advantage to overtake the Mavericks at the buzzer.

But this probability is too small. The Mavericks have won 16 of the last 17 games. With such strength and state, it is no longer a joke to abuse the Jazz. The Mavericks won the first two games against the Jazz.

No one cares about the suspense of the second and third rankings. Today, people are focusing on whether the Suns can win 65 games.

…

At 11:08 p.m., after an overtime period, the Suns relied on Sunshine's 44 points and Nash's 36 points and 9 assists to narrowly defeat the Warriors 127-122, raising their record to 65 wins and 17 losses.

Become a member of the 65+ win club!

Nash, who got 9 assists, raised his total season assists to 870, averaging 11.6 assists per game, surpassing Mark Jackson's 11.4 assists per game in the 1996-97 season, becoming the only player behind Magic and Stockton.

The player with the highest assists per game this season.

There are only a handful of teams in the history of the NBA that have won 65 games. There are actually not many 65-win seasons, and there are only a few teams that have won 65 games. Looking at the win rankings, before the Bulls, it is the Lakers.

and Celtics.

The greatness of Jordan, in addition to personal honors and promoting the sport of basketball to the world, is another thing. He broke the league. The first person is a player of the Lakers and Celtics or will eventually become a player of these two teams.

's law.

Now there is a new name on the 65-win list - the Suns.

Barkley once led the Suns to the best record in team history of 62 wins and 20 losses, which has now been broken.

Fliggy said in an interview: "I'm happy for Steve. This has been a crazy season. We witnessed Steve's counterattack and witnessed such a great and amazing scene. He proved to us

One thing - you have to believe in your abilities and never give up, otherwise you don’t know how special you are.”

The Suns' last MVP, Charles Barkley, started the wave of media hype about Nash.

After 18 years, there is finally another white player becoming the top favorite for MVP. The last time a white player became the top favorite for MVP was Larry Bird in the 1985-86 season. You can imagine how sensational Nash's performance this year was.

Know!

Tonight belongs to Steve Nash!

…

If there is any award in the regular season that can steal the limelight of the MVP award, it would be the scoring champion who will always be regarded as a powerful proxy!

Even though Steve Nash, the 'King of Counterattack', was in the spotlight, on April 20, the focus of people's discussion still came to Liu Xiu and Iverson.

The topic of the battle for the scoring champion has overshadowed everything else!

How many points Iverson and Liu Xiu will score in the last game is what basketball fans are most concerned about right now.

At 3:30 p.m., the first game of the last game day of the regular season, the 76ers played against the Nets at home.

Kidd, McGrady, and Richard Jefferson are known as the strongest perimeter combination in the league, and some media even believe that they can compete for the strongest perimeter trio in history.

With a super scorer like McGrady, who is a scoring champion, it becomes easier for Kidd to organize the offense. At the same time, McGrady also has the ability of 'nanny'. Kidd and McGrady both average 35 minutes per game, part of which

They can be staggered to ensure a smooth offense. Both of them had the easiest regular season in their careers.

Under the leadership of the two, the Nets' current record is 59 wins and 22 losses, beating the Spurs, who have 57 wins and 25 losses, ranking fourth in the league and first in the Eastern Conference.

The two plus 3D small forward Richard Jefferson...how many points Iverson can score against the Nets is highly anticipated!

Not many people really think that Iverson can't beat the Nets. Since Jordan retired for the second time, Iverson is the well-deserved scoring king.

Iverson did not disappoint. He made 5 of 9 shots in the first quarter, plus 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 14 points in a single quarter!

In the face of the strong strength of the Nets, Iverson led the team to play back and forth with the opponent as usual. The Nets only led the 76ers by two points, 26-24, in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, McGrady and Kidd stepped up their defense. Iverson only got 6 successful shots, making 2 of 6 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 7 points.

But there were 3 assists in a single quarter.

Under the leadership of Iverson, the 76ers led the Nets by 1 point 22-21 in a single quarter. After halftime, the 76ers trailed the Nets by only 1 point 46-47!

In the second half, Iverson scored 7 points and 8 points in the third and fourth quarters respectively. He never had the same scoring performance as in the first quarter. However, he got 8 assists in the second half and only made 1 turnover in the half.

Led the team to score 51 points in the second half, and the 76ers once led the Nets by 4 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

However, McGrady made 5 of 7 shots in 3 minutes and 5 seconds in the final quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws. He exploded with 13 points in a short period of time, scoring a 13-2 alone, leading the Nets.

The team went from being 4 points behind to leading by 7 points, and the 76ers never had the power to make a comeback.

In the end, despite Iverson's explosive statistics of 36 points, 12 assists and 4 steals, the 76ers lost to the Nets 97-102.

…

Iverson's regular season finale was not as shocking as people expected.

Everyone could see that Iverson was risking his life in order to win in the final game and to ensure that he would not be ranked eighth in the first round against the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference.

But there are still many people who regret that he only scored 36 points on 12 of 25 shots.

He has already had 40+ points in a single game 14 times this season. If he does it again, he will become the only active player who can get at least 15 40+ points in two seasons.

ESPN pioneered the operation of creating a record without a record, and fans of major celebrities started to play.

After the game, looking at the 14 40+ statistics shown to the fans on the big screen, Iverson was a little excited but regretful.

What he regrets is not this game, but that he had several opportunities to hit 40+ points in the early and middle stages of the season, but he didn't.

No one would have thought that Warden would appear at the end of the season to compete for the scoring title. At that time, no one competed with him for the scoring title. He was a one-man show, so how could he save face and score points?

However, for 40+ points in a single game, he did not deliberately pursue this. He was completely forced into this by Liu Xiu.

Thinking of this, Iverson not only sighed - it's great to be young.

Although Liu Xiu receives negative reports every day, he still enjoys the privileges that a second-year player should have. For example, although he is ridiculed for increasing points, he will not be regarded as a black mark, and he does not increase it once or twice.

Damn it, this second grader just kills it when he gets the chance!

During the post-game interview, when Iverson was asked what he would say if the Warden overtook him to become the scoring champion, Iverson replied:
To be continued...