NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 262 The playoffs start

On April 4, the regular season schedule officially started.

With the end of the regular season, the first place in the statistics of this season is officially released.

In terms of team record, the Philadelphia 76ers have 56 wins this year. This is the first season in Comb's coaching career that has not broken through 60 wins. Even so, this record ranks second in the Eastern Conference and third in the league.

In terms of personal data, this year's scoring list is very competitive.

Ao Pang, who pretended to be dead every year in the past, suffocated his energy and scored wildly this year, averaging 29 points per game.

The scoring champion was won by Tracy McGrady. He averaged 32.7 points per game and almost single-handedly pulled the Magic into the playoffs.

The rebounding leader was won by Yao Ming. He averaged 16.2 rebounds per game this season, far exceeding the No.2 Da Ben's average of 13 per game.

Throughout the season, Yao Ming averaged 23.1 points and 16.2 rebounds per game. If it weren't for the Philadelphia 76ers taking too many shots, his scoring might not be worse than O'Pang.

The assist list is still won by Iverson. He averaged 22 points and 12.6 assists per game this season, of which the assist data is two more than the No.2 Andre Miller.

Then there are the blocks list and steals list. Daben naturally won the block king again, averaging 3.5 blocks per game, and is the only player in the league today with more than 3 blocks.

The second is Kirilenko of the Philadelphia 76ers, who averaged 2.9 blocks per game.

Iverson won the steals king, with an average of 2.8 steals per game, which is much more than No.2 Kidd's 2.1 times. Of course, this does not mean that Iverson's defense is better than Kidd, and neither Fans will come up with such absurd thoughts.

As a result, the top five benign statistics are all disciples of Kongbu.

McGrady's scoring, Yao Ming's rebounding, Iverson's assists and steals, and Big Ben's blocks.

In addition to these five big data, some advanced data are also inseparable from Kongbu.

For example, on the true shooting percentage list, Reggie Miller ranks first. This guy's true shooting percentage has reached an unbelievable level.

66.1%!

Not only that, but his shooting efficiency also ranks first in the league, as high as 64%.

That's right, the old Miller's two advanced statistics related to shooting this season are both ranked first in the league, and he is far behind his opponents.

As we all know, if a player's shooting percentage is too poor, the more he shoots, the more damage he will do to the team, and the less likely the team will win.

And if you only look at the shooting percentage, it is not too accurate, because free throws and three-pointers will also affect the efficiency of the players.

For example, if a player takes 10 shots, he only hits 3 of them. It seems that his shooting percentage is very low, but all three of his shots are three-pointers, and he still makes 10 of 9 free throws. With 10 points, this efficiency cannot be considered low.

There is also a situation where a player made 10 shots and made five of them. It seems that the efficiency is not bad, but none of them made three-pointers, and he made 8 of 2 free throws, which means that 10 shots were exchanged for 12 points. , then the efficiency is a bit low.

In this case, the true shooting percentage and shooting efficiency can truly reflect the offensive efficiency of a player. It is (number of field goals + 2 × number of three-pointers) ÷ number of field goals.

Generally, this kind of advanced data will not be reflected in the player's statistics table, but when the senior management of each team introduces players, this kind of thing is the primary factor they consider.

Miller's [-]-point shooting this year has been insane.

Not only does he shoot a lot, but he is also accurate. He averages 43.7% of his shots per game. Although he is not the first in the league, he is still able to maintain this shooting rate with so many three-pointers, which is quite amazing.

By the end of the season, Miller made a total of 412 three-pointers in a season, which is definitely an unprecedented record. Even Curry later, never made so many three-pointers in a single season.

In addition, because Miller has been shooting three-pointers this season, the teams have slackened his mid-range defense. He made a few mid-range shots suddenly, and his shooting percentage can reach [-]%.

The number of free throws is not many, but the hit rate is as high as [-]%.

This year, Reggie Miller was once again selected for the 180 club and is also the oldest member of the 180 club in history.

Of course, the Philadelphia 76ers are not all on the list with benign data. For example, the turnover list is Iverson's top, and his average of 4 turnovers per game ranks first in the league.

No way, this will happen if you hold the ball for too long.

In addition, Gerrard ranks first on the foul list, averaging 3.9 fouls per game.

It is inevitable that young defensive players will have this frizzy situation. If there are more fouls, there will be more fouls. At least Kumbu doesn't care much.

More fouls are better than not being able to defend.

On April 4, Combe and the Philadelphia 17ers will sit at home to meet the challenge of the Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers were also unlucky. They thought that Philadelphia would rush to No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. They thought that they must not meet Comb in the first round of the playoffs. However, they kept rushing to the record in February and finally surpassed the Magic to become No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. Seven, so that you can avoid playing the first round of the playoffs with the No. [-] team in the East.

As a result, Larry Bird never expected that Combe was not interested in the number one in the Eastern Conference this year. After a long time, they finally ran into the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Pacers are actually not weak, and the overall combat power is actually not much inferior to the Pistons. After all, the Pacers' lineup looks quite luxurious.

Brad Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, Artest, Jaylen Rose and Arenas, and Harrington on the bench.

Even if this lineup is placed in the extremely competitive Eastern Conference, it is quite a burst existence.

The reason why the record is only seventh in the Eastern Conference may be mainly due to Arenas.

Arenas is too unstable.

You must know that he is only a rookie now, lacks game experience, and his performance is not stable enough. Maybe he can score [-] to [-] points tonight, and only five or six points will be recorded tomorrow night, and he may also make five or six turnovers.

Arenas was the chief war criminal in all the games the Pacers lost.

Now Arenas is a bit nervous. If he plays well, his combat power is not inferior to Iverson's at all, and he may even be a little stronger. But if he doesn't play well, he is no different from Fisher.

A player with a very high ceiling and floor.

Larry Bird can only pray that in this round of the series, Arenas can explode.

As long as Arenas can break out, the Pacers may not have the possibility of winning the Philadelphia 76ers.

When the game started, Old Bird felt chills in his heart. He felt that he still underestimated the horror of the 76ers.

Arenas did break out, and it can't be said to be a breakout. He played well on the court, slightly better than normal, but the Pacers couldn't see the possibility of winning the Philadelphia 76ers at all.

The main reason is that Yao Ming's advantage is too great.

Suppress Miller in all directions, as long as he can receive the pass, he can immediately score points on Miller's head.

The key point is that Yao Ming's rebounding is much better than Miller's. He grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds and scored a lot of second offenses.

It's not that Old Bird didn't think about letting Jr. and Miller double-team Yao Ming. Unfortunately, as long as Yao Ming is double-teamed, the fat Randolph will immediately feel like he has been beaten, and his score will rise steadily.

The fifth position has an absolute advantage, and the fourth position has no disadvantage for Randolph alone against Xiao Ao.

Here I want to talk about a very strange phenomenon, Xiao Ao's special abusive physique.

He played against those rookie power forwards, and the abilities of the fighters he produced were quite amazing, almost all of them were slapped, but once he met the top power forwards, he could only tie at the most, and it was not uncommon for him to be slapped. things.

For example, Webber's career-highest score was played on Jermaine's head.

Randolph's second-highest career score of 38 points was also played on Jermaine's head.

When he was in the Raptors, because there were always super insiders around him, it was impossible for the opponent to blow up Xiao Ao. For example, Da Ben and Da Zhi could help Xiao Ao to assist or supplement defense.

But since he left the Raptors, although his stats haven't declined, his court performance and league status have declined considerably.

Originally, Pacers fans thought that Jermaine O'Neill would have a clear advantage against Randolph. This is also the key to whether the Pacers can beat the Philadelphia 76ers.

As a result, there was no advantage at all, but there were still some obvious disadvantages.

The matchup at the third position is Artest and Gerrard. The two of them plus Maggette are known as the league's three muscular small forwards.

The duel between these two people was completely a collision of muscles, neither of them would accept the other, and they hardly took any shots. The two of them in the offensive and defensive rounds were just like bumper cars, they just bumped and played.

Artest elbowed Yao Ming before, and after being severely punished by the old Oakley, he is now much more honest.

Even if he and Gerrard were both jealous, they didn't do too dangerous moves.

Of course, elbows are still indispensable. Unfortunately, Gerrard is also rough-skinned and thick-skinned. After being elbowed, he immediately returned the elbow.

Seeing the confrontation between the two of them, Combe thought of the future matchup between Artest and Kobe during the Rockets period. The situation was similar to that on the court, just fighting each other.

The second position is Jaylen Rose and Reggie Miller's duel. Miller didn't play an advantage, allowing Jaylen Rose to score a lot of points.

These two are old teammates for many years, they are very familiar with each other, and they are very clear about each other's offensive and defensive habits.

Relying on the advantage of being younger, Jaylen Rose performed slightly better, but it was not to the point of being crushed, at least it could not have much impact on the situation.

Finally, there is the duel of point guards. Both Arenas and Iverson are top "shooting guards" in the first position, with outstanding offensive firepower.

The two are in a completely explosive situation tonight.

When the game was over, the fans on the scene applauded, and it was so natural for the Philadelphia 76ers to win a game without any surprises.

After winning the first game, the Pacers failed to turn the tide in the next two games and were taken away by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Right now, the first round of the playoffs is still three wins out of five.

In the post-match press conference, Arenas uttered nonsense. He felt that the referee favored the Philadelphia 76ers because the Pacers averaged only 11 free throws per game, while the 76ers made 19 free throws.

After these words were uttered, what awaited Arenas was a fine package, and Stern absolutely could not tolerate such a thing happening.

Kumbu is happy, the referee favors his team?This is something new.

In previous years, it was all Konbu's team that suffered. Every year, fans complained about Konbu's injustice. This year, some people even said that their team was favored by the referee.

The reason why there are more free throws than the Pacers is because of Bird's defensive strategy.

He has always wanted to limit Yao Ming's performance, and often double-teams Yao Ming under the basket, and the moves are not small.

Of course the referee has to blow the whistle. Yao Ming is now one of the most dazzling stars in the league.

As a result, Yao Ming averaged 11 free throws per game, and free throws alone allowed him to score about 9 points.

After three games, Yao Ming averaged 36 points and 18 rebounds per game. His stats alone are more than the Pacers twin towers combined.

In this case, how could the Pacers not lose.

Regarding Arenas' doubts, some reporters also mentioned the matter in front of Iverson, but Iverson simply ignored Arenas.

Perhaps in his eyes, Arenas is just a clown, and he is not worthy of talking to him.

After sweeping the Pacers, Comb led his team back to Philadelphia, quietly waiting for the Nets and Pistons to decide the outcome.

Both teams are upstarts in the Eastern Conference this year.

If it weren't for Kumbu's crossing, in fact, the Nets are the first in the Eastern Conference this season, and the Pistons are the second in the Eastern Conference.

After waiting for three days, the result of this matchup surprised Kumbu a bit. The Nets even eliminated the Pistons with a big score of 3:1.

Although the Pistons still have the Five Tigers, after all, Carlisle's coaching ability is there, how can he be better than Byron Scott.

The reason why the Nets can win the series is that Kidd made a great contribution. He averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals per game in this round of the series.

When Kidd can score more than 20 points in the series, the Nets will have a great chance of winning.

Although it's a pity not being able to reunite with Big Ben in the playoffs, facing the Nets in the second round of the playoffs is not a bad thing for Kombu.

At least the Philadelphia 76ers are playing against the Nets, they are absolutely sure of winning.

Don't say that Kidd averaged 20 points per game, even if he averaged 30 points per game, Comb didn't think the Nets would be their opponents for the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Nets' lineup is really shabby. Kenyon Martin and Keith Van Horn are inside. How can they play against Yao Ming and Randolph?

Kumbu doesn't need to do anything here, just hit the Nets' penalty area. The Nets don't lose [-] points per game, which is considered their ancestors' virtue.

The second round of the playoffs kicked off, with the Philadelphia 76ers at home against the New Jersey Nets.

The Nets lost badly in this game, but Iverson also played very hard here. Kidd was like an old hard-shelled tortoise, making Iverson unable to speak at all.

Fortunately, the team won and quickly eliminated Kidd, so that Iverson's mentality was not affected in any way.

(End of this chapter)