The two heroes in the east competed for the ranking, and after the chaos in the west, the final result also highlighted the word "chaos".

In the end, it was neither the Mavericks nor the Lakers that ranked first in the Western Conference, but the Spurs.

The Spurs maintained their second place position for a season, winning 61 games in a row in the final stretch, ranking first in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks are second in the Western Conference with a record of 60 wins.

The Rockets rank third in the Western Conference with 58 wins.

The addition of Billups allowed the Rockets to achieve an 18-2 record in the second half of the season, and finally succeeded in overtaking the Lakers.

The Lakers rank fourth in the Eastern Conference with 57 wins.

The Thunder rank fifth in the Eastern Conference with 55 wins.

Durant averaged 27.7 points per game and retained the season scoring title.

The Suns rushed to 54 wins, but fell short in the end.

In the fourth season of his career, Lin Ying averaged 21.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.7 steals per game, with three shooting percentages of 50.2%/91.1%/40.5% respectively.

The Trail Blazers are seventh with 48 wins.

The Grizzlies ranked eighth with 46 wins.

It is worth mentioning that although Allen did not go to the Grizzlies as in history, Gay did not suffer a season-ending injury in the regular season.

The Hornets' final record was fixed at 44 wins.

West's season reimbursement cost them not only their strength, but also their fighting spirit.

West has announced that he will opt out of his contract early, Paul has also officially determined that he will not renew his contract, and the Hornets will face a major reshuffle in the summer.

The matchups in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs will be Spurs VS Grizzlies, Mavericks VS Trail Blazers, Rockets VS Suns, Lakers VS Thunder.

There are two teams that have attracted much attention in the West, one is the Lakers and Thunder, and the other is the Rockets and Suns.

Last year's 3-1 lead was reversed, and then Durant's chance for revenge came so quickly.

Of course, it is also possible that Durant and his Thunder will be scored twice by the Lakers and Kobe Bryant.

If that's the case, it looks like a new chapter in the Suns-Spurs feud.

But in terms of difficulty this year, the most difficult thing is the sun.

The Suns will face the Rockets in the first round!

There is no doubt that after adding Billups, the Rockets have become a team with real championship potential.

Yao Ming has a good chance of winning his first career championship this season.

Then, this is the Suns' first-round opponent this season.

This is definitely not the situation the Suns want, but in order to avoid such a situation, the Suns have made every effort during the regular season.

Even in order to move forward a little further, the team's current state is a bit tired.

However, the Suns are the defending champions after all, and their mentality has been adjusted quickly.

And the sixth position in the Western Conference is too familiar.

Even in a sense, if the following can be defeated in the first round, the team's entire morale will be greatly enhanced.

Because the Rockets have home field advantage, they flew to Houston the day before the game.

Lin Ying still felt a little deep.

After all, he had already played against the Rockets in the playoffs when he was with the Nuggets.

A positive psychological implication is that he won last time.

On the plane, Gentry announced the playoff lineup in advance.

Nash, Allen, Lin Ying, Stoudemire, Oden.

Oden's performance got better and better in the second half of the season, and the time last time gradually stabilized at 20 to 25 minutes ago, but he always played as a substitute.

Now in the playoffs, Gentry directly arranged for him to come!

Needless to say, this is for Yao Ming.

Although Oden's defense against Yao Ming is a leapfrog challenge, the Suns have no more suitable candidate than him.

Moreover, Yao Ming's dominance in the low post has declined after losing weight. He is now more like an offensive axis like Gasol, and Oden has no chance to guard him.

Auden was very excited after hearing the arrangement.

Regardless of whether it is difficult or not, it is worth it even if a soldier dies for his confidant, even if he is used as cannon fodder!

That is to say, on the plane, Lin Ying noticed that McGrady's emotions were also complicated.

This is also understandable.

McGrady's personal peak is with the Magic, but the team's peak is with the Rockets.

It would be a lie to say that he has no feelings for the Rockets.

But although the original departure did not have the disgusting "black seven minutes" in history, it was unpleasant after all.

Now that we are facing each other in the playoffs, the emotions will definitely be complicated.

Well, it feels a bit like meeting an ex-girlfriend I loved.

Lin Ying could somewhat understand McGrady's emotions, which were different from his encounter with the Nuggets in the playoffs, so he couldn't say anything.

On the other hand, he and Yao Ming met again in the playoffs, and the feeling was also very subtle.

Winning is definitely his goal, and if he can really defeat the Rockets, then Yao Ming's departure from the team is basically certain.

But based on his understanding of Yao Ming, Yao Ming is definitely not someone who gives up easily, especially when the Rockets lineup is so good this season.

Yao Ming wants to win, and Lin Ying, as the defending champion, doesn't want to lose either.

An extremely brutal battle can be foreseen.

…

Arriving in Houston, Yao Ming and Lin Ying had dinner at Yao Restaurant.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time and talked a lot.

In addition to the upcoming competition, the two also specifically talked about this summer's events.

As Lin Ying thought before, if the Rockets cannot make further progress, Yao Ming will indeed choose to leave.

Yao Ming is loyal, but after this season he has been playing for the Rockets for 9 years.

How many nine years can a player's career last?

He has given his all for the Rockets.

Moreover, he was relatively old when he entered the league, and is now 31 years old.

If he really has to leave, it will most likely be the last stop of his career.

Lin Ying had an idea at this time.

Because it was during the 2008 Olympics that he had thought about the two of them playing together.

In the summer, did you and Kerr propose a sign-and-trade to get Yao Ming to Phoenix?

With his current team status, Cole should consider it.

Of course there are too many unknowns about this kind of thing.

Especially this year, according to this momentum, the league will most likely usher in a shutdown as it has in history.

That makes those uncertainties even greater.

Then the two naturally talked about next year's London Olympics.

That’s right, the Olympics are only a little over a year away!

Lin Ying also told Yao Ming that Durant would probably not play for the Dream Team.

Yao Ming was also very happy when he heard this.

Although I won the World Championships before, what could be more tempting than the Olympic title?

Although even without Durant, it will still be difficult to defeat the Olympic Dream Team, but at least they have a chance.

They also talked about Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian is doing very well in the Nets now.

Played 68 of 82 games, the season with the highest attendance rate of his career, and played in 34 of them, averaging 8.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.

Although the statistics are not particularly dazzling, his efficiency has reached a career high, with three shooting percentages of 46.2%/85.7%/38.4%, all of which are career highs.

This is data for a qualified rotation.

And on the basis of 3D, he also has the ability to "fake shots and make real shots".

After all, he is only in the fourth grade like Lin Ying. Regardless of whether he can continue to stay in the Nets, there is a high probability that he will get a new contract.
To be continued...