NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 111 The Knicks in the first round, the Heat in the second round
On April 4, the final battle of the Raptors' 15-1997 season.

The opponent is the Philadelphia 76ers.

During the regular season, the Raptors have already killed Larry Brown's Philadelphia 76ers three times. After tonight, the Raptors will definitely sweep.

Before the 76ers, Iverson and Coleman had an irreconcilable conflict. Iverson even said that there is me without him.

It's a pity that it is not so easy to trade a player like Coleman. The 76ers have been actively seeking a next home. Unfortunately, until the door of the trading market is closed, the transaction has not been successful.

The team interested in Coleman offered too little, and the 76ers were reluctant to sell.

There is no team that pays a high price. After all, no team's top executives are fools.

They may not see how much potential a rookie has, but it is impossible not to see that Coleman has no potential at all and has been in a state of regress.

In this way, Iverson can only hold his nose and continue to work with Coleman, waiting for the arrival of the offseason.

In this game, the Raptors once again bloodbathed Philadelphia's home court, with a score of 121:82, beating the Philadelphia 76ers by 39 points.

After the game, Larry Brown no longer had the angry expression on his face. He probably got used to it. He has been abused by the Raptors all the time. He was mentally prepared before the game.

This is also the final game of their 76ers. If they can't make the playoffs, their season is over.

Larry Brown has made up his mind that he must do his best to improve the 76ers' lineup this offseason, not for anything else, just because he doesn't want to see Comb's villainous look.

Iverson walked off the court in frustration, no doubt this is another failed season.

But he can't do anything, the team lineup is not something that he, a second-year rookie, has the final say on.

With the victory over the 76ers, the Raptors had a perfect season with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses this season.

The previous two seasons combined did not get fifty wins, and the number of wins this season directly surpassed the sum of the previous two seasons.

Because the history of team building is too short, it is meaningless to say that breaking the team history record.

But the record that Kumbu led the team played, one day Konbu is no longer in the Raptors, it is almost impossible for other coaches to break his record.

70 wins in a single season is a hurdle, and 65 wins is also a hurdle.

70 wins are elusive. Today, the Bulls have only played once in the previous two years.

Before the 70s, the only team with 65 wins in a single season was the 76ers. Counting this time, since the NBA was founded more than 65 years ago, there have been only [-] seasons with [-] wins in a single season.

It only took Kumbu one season to create such a miracle.

The Bulls also played their season-ending game that night against the Vancouver Grizzlies in the West.

The Bulls had 64 wins before this game, and of course they missed any chance to top the Eastern Conference.

They also won this game and rewritten their record to 65 wins and 17 losses, which is comparable to the record of the Raptors.

Now the fans were dumbfounded.

Both teams are 65 wins and 17 losses. During the regular season, both teams lost two games to each other. How should this ranking be ranked?Who is number one in the East?

Not to mention the fans, the generals in the Raptors are also in the fog and don't understand the current situation.

"Don't worry, brothers, I think we must be No. [-] in the East."

Kane Sanders, who just came to the Raptors not long ago, said to the Raptors generals.

Malone is very upset, brothers?Who is your brother, Da Ben, they are his own brothers, not your brothers.

"What do you think? I don't want you to think, I want evidence."

"What evidence do you have that we are definitely number one in the East?"

Little Malone asked.

He was very displeased to see Little Sanders as a related party, but he didn't know that he was actually a related party as well.

Little Sanders blushed when asked, not knowing how to answer.

Kong Bu looked very cheerful. Since Kane came, Ma Long has been like a resentful woman, always making trouble for Kane.

He may feel that part of Kumbu's love has been taken away by Kane.

"As a teaching assistant, shouldn't this kind of preparation work be done long ago?"

"Our Raptors are indeed No. [-] in the East, thanks to the wise leadership of the boss."

"I'm serious. If it's another coach, even if the record is the same, the first place may have to be handed over."

Xiao Malong took the opportunity to praise Kongbu again.

Next, he eloquently explained the league record ranking rules to the generals in detail.

The ranking rules are very complicated. When the record is the same, the tie-break criterion will be used for comparison.

The first one is to compare the record of the two sides. Both teams have two wins and two losses, so the results cannot be compared.

The second is that the division champions rank ahead of the non-division champions.

In addition to the division of the East and West leagues, the NBA is also divided into six major divisions, three in the East and three in the West.

Among them, the Bulls belong to the Central Division, and the Raptors form the Atlantic Division with the Green Kai, 76ers, Knicks and Nets.

The records of the two teams are tied for the first place in the league, and of course they are also the champions of their respective divisions, so the second point can't be compared.

The third and fourth items are to compare the record in the division, as well as the record in the Eastern Conference. Coincidentally, the two teams are also the same, and they can't tell the result.

The fifth and sixth articles are to compare the record against the playoff team in the league and the record against the playoff team in another league.

That is to compare the records against the Eastern and Western playoff teams respectively.

The terrible thing is that the two teams still have the same record.

After comparing six points in a row, the two teams are all evenly matched, which has never happened in NBA history.

Generally, the first three points can be used to determine the winner, and it is rare to use the seventh and last point like this one.

The seventh article is to compare the total net points of the season.

Last season, the Bulls averaged about 11 points per game against their opponents, and the total net difference in the season reached 900 points.

And this season Pippen's absence has had a big impact. They can only beat their opponents by 7.1 points per game, and the season's total net difference is 582 points.

On the other hand, the Raptors can beat their opponents by 9.3 points per game, with a total margin of 762 points, which is 180 points higher than the Bulls!
Xiao Malong just mentioned Kongbu's wise leadership, this is really not flattering Kongbu.

It's hard to say whether the Raptors are wise or not. Anyway, the Raptors can have so many more points than the Bulls, and it does have something to do with Combe.

Think about the four games that Kumbu played against the 76ers this season, and every game was full of bloody abuse, regardless of the garbage time.

Take the final battle that just ended as an example. If it were a Zen master, he might have won by ten points, so just make sense.

If you win too much, it's easy to offend people. A coach like Zen master who loves feathers very much, he doesn't want to offend people on such meaningless things.

And it was people like Larry Brown who offended.

Kong Bu is different, don't care about your three sevens and 21, let's talk about the abuse first, and directly abuse 39 points.

Just playing the 76ers in four games will have to increase the Raptors' net points by several points.

Kong Bu showed a smug smile on his face. It is not a bad thing to offend people sometimes, at least he has gained benefits now.

Don't underestimate the home court advantage of a mere game. In the end, it is really possible to influence the outcome of the Bulls and Raptors Eastern Conference Finals.

The Bulls are suffering at this time. They did not underestimate the enemy at all. In order to get the first place in the Eastern Conference, Jordan really worked hard.

But who would have thought that the final decision of the record ranking of the two sides would be the season's total point difference.

I am afraid that no one on this earth could have expected such a bizarre thing to happen.

The Raptors rejoiced and worked hard for a whole season, and finally got a gratifying harvest. This is a good sign. Maybe they can really overthrow the second dynasty of the Bulls this season.

Once successful, their new team, the Raptors, will go down in history forever and become a basketball legend.

Early the next morning, the league released the matchup table for the next playoffs.

The Eastern Conference playoff rankings are the Raptors, Bulls, Pacers, Heat, Hornets, Eagles, Cavaliers and Knicks.

On the west side are the Jazz, Sonics, Lakers, Suns, Spurs, Trail Blazers, Timberwolves and Rockets.

The Rockets waited for work and recuperated for a whole season. They will face the Jazz in the first round of the playoffs and win the Jazz. The subsequent schedule until the finals is not a problem for them.

And if it loses to the Jazz, there is nothing to say. The veterans will take a vacation in advance and wait for a comeback next season.

When all the fans saw the East's playoff roster, they all gasped.

The Raptors played against the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.

If the Heat can defeat the Hornets, the Raptors will face the Heat in the second round!
Whether it is the Knicks or the Heat, they are all teams that have fought against the Raptors in the regular season. Will there be another super scuffle in the playoffs?
If the playoffs can still be played, it will be completely lively.

Raptors fans are worried, the playoffs are no better than the regular season.

The regular season suspension will also be suspended, and the impact will not be great, but if the playoffs face a large-scale suspension, it is hard to say whether the Raptors can make it to the second round, let alone the Eastern Conference Finals.

Kumbu is also in pain.

He was preoccupied with hitting the No. [-] spot in the Eastern Conference, and he didn't even think about meeting these two teams' rivals in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)