Although he failed to help the team continue to be ranked first in the Eastern Conference, Lin Ying still played a very abnormal season.

He averaged 36.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.

If he hadn't intentionally given the shooting rights to his teammates in the middle and late stages of the season, he would have basically broken Jordan's record of 37.1 points per game.

Moreover, Lin Ying's data has every chance of continuing to win the MVP title.

Even fans are joking that it might be time to change the mvp to the link cup.

The Raptors are third with 58 wins.

After the Raptors acquired Gasol, their overall strength and performance improved to a higher level, and they also widened the gap with the Bucks in the second half of the season.

Leonard played 60 games for the Raptors, averaging 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

The Raptors' big gamble in the summer can only be said to be another case of Qin Shihuang touching the wires and winning.

The Bucks are fourth with a record of 55 wins.

With the rise of the Bucks, Antetokounmpo has also begun to be targeted, and his poor shooting has been infinitely magnified.

These are not obvious in ordinary games, but in strong dialogues they will directly determine the outcome of the game.

A very cruel statistic: when the Bucks played against teams with better records than their own, the winning rate was less than 30%, and Scorpion was the only one to blame.

Therefore, the outside world's evaluation of this Bucks team, even if they add George Hill, is not optimistic about how far they will go in the playoffs.

Even because of the top four rankings, fans can already announce in advance that the Hornets will advance directly to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The only difference is whether their opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals is the Nets or the Raptors.

The fifth to eighth teams are: Celtics, 76ers, Pacers, Heat.

The first-round matchups in the Eastern Conference will be: Hornets vs. Heat; Nets vs. Pacers, Raptors vs. 76ers, Bucks vs. Celtics.

Before the official start of the playoffs, the league announced the first batch of awards of the season.

Lou Williams won the sixth man title for the second time, Siakam of the Raptors won the Most Improved Award, and the best head coach went to Borrego of the Hornets.

After this wave of awards, the playoffs officially kicked off.

Then in the first round, the Western Conference was the first to get upset.

The Timberwolves, who had improved their record to a higher level, were unexpectedly eliminated by the Trail Blazers!

Harden's performance this time was pretty good, averaging close to 31.6 points per game and shooting 35% from three-point range.

But this time, it was Mr. Downstown who pulled the trigger.

And after Rondo left, the Timberwolves gave people a really bad impression of the game.

When the wind is downwind, the game is very good, but after falling into the headwind, it is almost impossible to come back.

In sharp contrast is the Trail Blazers. Once Lillard finds his touch, he can open up the score with a wave of tailwind and headwind, and then establish the victory.

In the words of fans, the Timberwolves encountered the opponent they least expected to encounter this year.

However, except for this group of upsets, the remaining seven teams in the top half all passed smoothly.

The only group that has a harder time is the Raptors and 76ers.

The two teams reached the tiebreaker, and thanks to Leonard's steal of Harris, the Raptors were able to escape the danger.

This result also made the outside world more and more excited about the Texas Twins' encounter in the Eastern Conference Finals.

After all, in terms of the perception of the first-round game, the Nets, who easily defeated the Pacers, are obviously better than the Raptors, who struggled to get through.

After the first round, the division semifinal matchups were announced.

Over in the West, Lakers vs. Pelicans, Warriors vs. Trail Blazers.

Fans here are very much looking forward to the matchup between the Warriors and Trail Blazers, or Curry vs. Curry.

Here in the East, the Hornets vs. Bucks, Nets vs. Raptors.

The first round in the Eastern Conference can be roughly regarded as a process, but it is obvious that for most fans, the playoffs will not truly begin until they reach the conference semifinals.

…

In the Nets locker room, after a day of training, Lin Ying sat there chatting with Jokic.

Today the league just announced the second batch of awards for the season, Best Rookie, Best General Manager and Best Defensive Player.

This is what they were talking about.

There is no doubt that Doncic is the Rookie of the Year. He averages 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game, which is already a quasi-All-Star level.

And in terms of game perception, his mature and steady style of play makes it hard to believe that he is still just a rookie.

He is indeed very close to the next league card.

The best general manager award went to Kupchak of the Hornets.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time in Kupchak's career that he has been elected to this honor.

This sounds a bit incredible, because Kupchak is also the man who single-handedly created the original "OK" and "Kesao" combination.

Of course, neither of these are surprising. What really made Lin Ying and Jokic talk about, and what surprised them both, was the selection of dpoy.
Chapter completed!