After all, if they had agreed to trade McGrady for Billups and Prince, the Rockets' record would have been better than it is now.

And come the playoffs, the help Billups and Prince can improve is immeasurable.

Now the only ones they can rely on are Yao Ming and Artest.

The best news for them is that although Yao Ming has lost some of his low-post dominance after losing weight, he feels much more agile.

The Spurs and Trail Blazers both have a record of 53 wins, but due to the difference in wins and losses, the Spurs are ranked fourth and also have home court advantage.

But this time the Portlanders did not suffer a loss because Ginobili was canceled for the season!

The Spurs' other role players are too weak. The Spurs now seem to be a welfare team. Whoever plays against them will pick the peach.

Interestingly, some domestic fans joked that this was Popovich's retribution.

Evil people will always receive the karma that is rightfully theirs.

I just feel sorry for Duncan every day. After all, to domestic fans, Lin Ying has already been labeled as Duncan's disciple.

Ranked sixth is the Mavericks.

The Mavericks experienced turmoil before, and "Little General" Johnson actually tried to correct Josh Howard to replace Nowitzki.

As expected, Cuban kicked him out last summer. When Carlisle took office this year, he basically set things right and reaffirmed Nowitzki's core position.

However, after the turmoil, the Mavericks had many problems, and their overall strength was still much weaker than two years ago.

Ranked seventh are the Hornets!

The strength of the Hornets itself has not changed much from last season. The only problem is that Chandler only played 45 games due to injury!

This change of direction proves how important Chandler is to the Hornets.

They also received good news and bad news before the playoffs.

The good news is that Chandler is back from injury and ready to play in the playoffs;

The bad news is that due to injuries, Chandler is estimated to be able to perform at most only 60% of his strength.

Ranked eighth is the Suns!

This is also the only playoff team in history that is different from Lin Ying's butterfly effect.

After sending away O'Neal, another thing the Suns management did was fire Porter and replace him with offensive coach Alvin Gentry.

Facts have proved that the Suns really should be a team that focuses on offense and supplements on defense.

This wave also allowed the Suns to finally win the spot battle with the Jazz.

In terms of personal data, Wade was elected the scoring champion for the first time in his career with an average of 30.2 points per game. The remaining four big data were taken by Paul and Howard.

Paul led the team in assists and steals, while Howard led in blocks and rebounds.

The rankings of the Eastern and Western Conferences have been determined, and the matchups in the first round of the playoffs have also been announced.

Eastern Conference: Cavaliers VS Pistons, Celtics VS Bulls, Magic VS 76ers, Hawks VS Heat.

The matchup in the East is the same as in history.

This should be great news for the Cavaliers.

Because of the record gap mentioned earlier, the Cavaliers will only encounter strong opponents that truly challenge them in the Western Conference Finals.

In particular, you can also watch the Celtics and Magic fight, and there will be a steady battle between the snipe and the clam, and the fishermen will benefit.

Even as Lin Ying said, after getting O'Neal, they even have a good chance of reaching the finals.

West: Lakers VS Suns, Nuggets VS Hornets, Rockets VS Mavericks, Spurs VS Trail Blazers.

The league is divided into a strong west and a weak east. In terms of playoff points, the west is far better than the east.

If the east is compared to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, then the west is where all the heroes come together.

Even if the Suns, who are eighth, are playing against the Lakers, who are first, there are still a dozen.

After all, in terms of core lineup, the Suns are only one Marion away from their peak years.

In addition, whether the Rockets can complete their revenge two years ago without Tracy McGrady, whether the Trail Blazers can enjoy this wave of benefits, and...

How can the Nuggets surpass the Hornets, the former No. 2 player in the Western Conference!

As mentioned before, the Hornets roster is exactly the same as it was two years ago.

And in terms of record, the Nuggets only have 6 more wins than the Hornets.

However, with their strong performance in the second half of the season, Nuggets fans are still very optimistic about the prospects of the first round.

As the second in command in the division, their only goal is to kill the division boss who killed them last year!

Lin Ying, I always feel a little weird.

When Billups came, he said, "Billups is here, can 58 be far behind?"

As a result, now, we are actually facing the Hornets in the first round!

Thinking of the scene of watching Xiaopao carrying bags for all the big guys during the Beijing Olympics, I feel a little bit unbearable...

It's impossible!

There is even a little bit of expectation!

In competitive sports, the winner takes all.

Compassion for your opponent is cruelty to yourself.

Commonly known as: If you don’t want others to go fishing, you have to prepare your own fishing rod!

…

The playoffs are approaching, and the league awarded the first wave of awards of the season, the best head coach and the best sixth man.

The fake No. 1 head coach in the league, Phil Jackson, once again missed this award, and the real Cavaliers head coach, Mike Brown, was elected.

The Sixth Man of the Year award was easily won by John Terry of the Mavericks, who averaged nearly 20 points per game.

This wave of awards has little to do with the Nuggets.

In other words, under the influence of Billups, the Nuggets now only want to win in the playoffs.

The day before the game day, the Nuggets held their last training session before the game.

"Lin, do you think we can beat them?"

Returning to the locker room after training, Tony Allen asked Lin Ying.

"The Hornets' lineup is not bad, we have to be careful."

Lin Ying didn't lie.

Although historically the Nuggets won easily against the Hornets, they gave Paul 58 jokes that can never be erased in his career.

But the butterfly effect has begun to appear, and it’s always okay to be cautious.

"Lin, you are too cautious, we will defeat them easily."

JR Hua’s familiar words came from the side.

"Yes, we will sweep them. This is our determination. Our goal this year is only the Lakers!"

A certain person on the side followed suit first.

"Right, Chauncey?"

After Anthony finished speaking, he did not forget to confirm with Billups.

He really regards Billups as his big brother now and obeys his orders.

"Lin is right, we need to be cautious."

As soon as Billups opened his mouth, Lin Ying nodded in agreement. Sure enough, the veteran was more prudent.

But what Billups said next made him almost drop his jaw:

"So we must go all out in the first game, win as much as we can, and defeat the opponent psychologically, so that we can successfully defeat the opponent."

After Billups finished speaking, everyone on the Nuggets team nodded wildly.

Lin Ying rubbed his head and saw a big word "danger" on the top of Xiao Pao's head.
Chapter completed!