king of defenders

Chapter 1530 Welcome to the Playoffs

The past of the All-Star weekend means that two-thirds of the regular season has passed, and for the remaining one-third of the schedule, all teams have started to sprint for a better ranking and qualification for the playoffs.

The Nets don't need to worry about qualifying for the playoffs, but they still need to keep the current No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference, so that they will have an advantage in the playoffs.

After the All-Star Game, the opponents of the Nets were relatively strong, so Meng Yun adjusted his state appropriately and strengthened his personal offense.

If he only showed 70% of his fighting power in the previous game, then now he has already shown 80%, or even 85% of his fighting power.

Under the leadership of Meng Yun, the Nets won more than they lost. Although they still lost some games, they still firmly occupied the first position in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics behind are catching up, but they are three games away from the Nets, and it is not so easy to catch up.

In a blink of an eye, it is already April, and the regular season is drawing to a close.

On this day, the Nets ushered in their last opponent in the regular season of the season-the Indiana Pacers.

As the No. [-] in the East, the Nets have already secured their place in the playoffs early, and winning or losing this game will not affect their ranking.

However, the regular season of a season is coming to an end, and the Nets will eventually hope to draw a perfect end to the regular season of this season.

[-] p.m., Barclays Center.

The game between the Nets and the Pacers has entered the second half, and the Nets lead by seven points.

In the second half, both sides sent out starting lineups. The Pacers did not get impatient because the score was behind. They played very methodically. The basketball was passed quickly among several players, using repeated passes and cuts to open up space, and finally gave Ola Dibo's hand.

Oladipo made a three-pointer.

"Shh."

The goal was scored, and the point difference was reduced to only four points.

The Nets counterattacked, Meng Yun took the ball from the backcourt and advanced to the frontcourt, Zhuang Shen came up to pick and roll Meng Yun, Meng Yun took the opportunity to break away from the defender, and then passed the ball back to Zhuang Shen.

At the same time, Harris moved to the top of the arc and ran towards Zhuangshen. Zhuangshen passed the ball to Harris, and at the same time turned sideways to make a pick and roll for Harris.

Harris took the opportunity to get rid of the defender, and without waiting for the Pacers to switch defenses, he immediately made a three-pointer, and the basketball was hit steadily, opening the point difference to seven points again.

The Pacers are not bad. They have Sabonis and Myles Turner on the inside, and TJ-Warren, Brogdon, and Oladipo on the outside.

However, in terms of overall strength, there is still a big gap between them and the Nets.

Especially in terms of top combat power, Brogdon is not Meng Yun's opponent at all. Although Oladipo has been selected as an All-Star, he has not recovered to his peak state after being injured.And even if he recovered to his peak state, he couldn't compete with Meng Yun.

Meng Yun's incomprehension made the Pacers helpless.

Nowadays, many teams in the league have understood that there must be a superstar against the Nets, and there must be someone who can confront Meng Yun tit-for-tat, enough to offset Meng Yun.If there is no such player, then Meng Yun is unsolvable, especially at critical moments, he is enough to change the game.

The Pacers kept trying to counterattack and wanted to come back.

But under the leadership of Meng Yun, the Nets have always had the upper hand, making it difficult for the Pacers to catch up, let alone overtake.

However, after entering the fourth quarter, Oladipo suddenly broke out. In less than 2 minutes, he made three consecutive three-pointers from the outside, which suddenly helped the Pacers overtake the score.

Pacers fans suddenly became excited.

But it didn't take long for them to be happy before Meng Yun returned a three-pointer, and it was an unreasonable ultra-long three-pointer, and he shot against Oladipo.

Then Meng Yun broke through again, rushed inside and scored two plus one, but the Nets regained the lead in a short time.

He regained the lead, but Meng Yun didn't stop there, and then either scored himself or assisted his teammates to score. He led the Nets to a small climax, expanding the point difference to more than ten points.

It will be more difficult for the Pacers to catch up with the score.

And as the game time dwindled, the hopes of the Pacers became more and more slim. By the last 2 minutes, the point difference was still more than [-] points, and it was impossible for the Pacers to come back.

Coach Atkinson replaced Meng Yun in order to avoid unnecessary injuries. After all, the overall situation has been decided, and the playoffs will follow. There should be no accidents at this time.

There are only 2 minutes left in the game, there is no chance, the Nets finally defeated the Pacers 120:110, won, the last game of the regular season, and also drew a perfect picture for their regular season journey this season period.

In this game, Meng Yun scored 28 points, plus 10 assists and 8 rebounds. His scoring ability at critical moments and his ability to control the game made the Nets frightened.

At the end of the game at this moment, the Pacers players relaxed, and couldn't help but feel a little lucky for a while, because the Nets' record ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and their record ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference. They will not be in the playoffs. One round met the Nets.

After the game with the Pacers, the Nets did not relax, because the playoffs are coming.

A few days later, all regular season games were over.

According to the team record ranking, the Eastern and Western playoff teams, and the matchup map are also released.

The Nets in the East have achieved a record of 65 wins and 17 losses this season, ranking first in the East, followed by the Celtics with 61 wins and 21 losses.

The third to eighth are the Heat, Bucks, Raptors, 76ers, Pacers, and Eagles.

Therefore, the Nets' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the Eagles. For the Nets, there is no pressure in the first round. The strength of the Eagles is far inferior to them.

Of course, the goal of the Nets is not to advance to the first round of the playoffs or reach the Eastern Conference finals. They have only one goal-the championship.

The teams that qualified for the playoffs in the West are the Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, Nuggets, Rockets, Jazz, Mavericks, and Pelicans.

The Pelicans played really well this season, Ingram continues to grow, and several other young players, such as Ball and Hart, have also improved.Zion has made the fastest progress. After two seasons of training, the No. [-] pick has become more mature and has become one of the core players of the Pelicans.

However, the Pelicans are still too young after all. For them, entering the playoffs this time may be just an experience, and it is unlikely to go far.

The teams are actively preparing for the game, and the playoffs are coming as scheduled
(End of this chapter)