On the 16th and 17th, the Bobcats played back-to-back at home and away games, playing against the Grizzlies.

In both games, the Bobcats won easily, which means that there is competition among the teams that have been rebuilt.

The 2008 draft, according to the pre-selected popularity, is also considered a great year—

O.j. Mayo, Michael Beasley, two high school firsts gathered together, plus NCAA's outstanding performance Rose, Love, potential Harden, Curry...

There are still a lot of top rookies in this draft, and the overall quality is very high.

Therefore, there are many teams that have made up their minds to play a bad and rebuild, and the Grizzlies are one of them, but the competition they face is also very fierce.

Just talking about the Western Conference, there are as many as three teams with similar records, including the Clippers, Timberwolves and Supersonics, plus the Grizzlies, as well as the Heat, Knicks, Bucks and Bulls in the Eastern Conference...

There are a total of eight teams, and the competition is bad.

You know, playing badly is also a technical job. Losing or something is not something you lose.

It's okay to face a strong team at the playoff level, just like the two games of the Grizzlies playing against the Bobcats, they play normally and lose normally.

But if you encounter some teams that don’t do serious things, such as competitors, such as the Kings, or the Nets, who are not playing badly but are no different from playing badly.

If you play a game, it is not up to them to decide whether to lose or not.

In addition to the opponents may make it difficult for these rebuilt teams to play badly, maintaining the fan market is also something that teams to play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and play badly and

Losing is no problem, but you must lose beautifully, so that you can see hope.

Combined, the difficulty will immediately rise.

Therefore, if the opponent who loses the game in two games is not psychologically burdened, the Grizzlies naturally have to grasp it firmly.

After winning these two games, the Bobcats' winning streak expanded to 11 games, and the winning numbers quickly increased to 40 games.

After the game, Li Ke was asked: "11 consecutive victories, 40 wins and 27 losses. You have surpassed the Cleveland Cavaliers and become the fourth in the East..."

The fourth place in the East?

Li Ke was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he didn't pay much attention to the rankings during this period. He knew that they were two or three wins from the Cavaliers at the beginning, and it was not so easy to surpass them.

As a result, with these 11 consecutive wins, they achieved a turnaround against the Cavaliers...

"Well, to be honest, I didn't really pay much attention to the winning streak and rankings during this period."

After sending the reporter with a perfunctory answer, Li Ke immediately understood why Lebang felt disgusted with him.

The Bobcats surpassed the Cavaliers and ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference with a half win!

...

Since Lao Ai joined, the Bobcats' record began to improve significantly, but at that time, the Bobcats still had wins and losses in the game.

Knowing that Lao Shark joined, AWSL combination was ground-blowing and forming, and its combat power reached the top of the league. 11 consecutive victories are a proof.

In addition to the immediate combat power brought by Lao Ai and Lao Sha, more importantly, the Bobcats' schedule itself is difficult to start and easy to come. The difficult schedule before has passed. Facing a relatively simple schedule later, isn't it just that you win more than lose?

Just talking about these 11 consecutive victories, the Bobcats have only five strong teams in the playoff level, including the Cavaliers, Raptors and Wizards, who are ranked behind them in the same area, the Rockets, who have won 20 consecutive victories but lacked major generals, and the only difficult Lakers.

As a result, in the game against the Lakers, the Bobcats almost lost. They relied on Li Ke's god to come down to earth and Kobe's god to have sex. After the last ball, Li Ke's final victory was only a point.

Let’s look at the schedule after playing against the Grizzlies, there is only one Cavaliers left in the playoff-level team, one 76ers and two Raptors...

"Western and weak in the east make great contributions..."

To put it bluntly, the real strong teams of the NBA are now in the West, and the East is considered to be top-notch, including the Celtics, Magic, Pistons, and Cavaliers are too old, which is a bit forced.

Look at the west and line up in turn—

The Lakers in the group of Kesao, the Hornets led by Brother Pao, the Spurs who are still online with GDP, the Jazz led by Utah's new double evil spirits, the Rockets who are still injured and sick, are the Suns led by Nash Jr., the Mavericks led by the driver, and the Nuggets under the social combination of Guagua and Atai. Is there one of the top eight that is easy to mess with?

Even the Warriors, the Ninth Warriors and the Tenth Trail Blazers, if they were placed in the East, their strength should not be underestimated.

In a regular season, the Bobcats and the Western Conference team only have two home and away games, while most of their games against the Eastern Conference team are counted upwards in three games. The Hawks, Heats, Magic, and Wizards, who are also in the Southeast, have to play four games.

Against the Hawks, the Bobcats have finished four games, 2 wins and 2 losses. Against the Magic, the Bobcats have lost all four games, which is a bit unlucky, because in the first three games of the Magic, even Lao Ai has not even come. In the fourth game, Lao Ai has come, and Lao Shark has not come.

Li Ke can say with certainty that if you play the Magic now, you will definitely not lose all four games...

Playing the Wizards is 3 wins and 1 loss, and playing against the Heat is a win in all three games, and there is still one game that has not been played.

For example, if you change the bobcat to the west, you will choose one of the three divisions, and you will have to peel off the skin.

There are Lakers and Suns in the Pacific, the Nuggets and Jazz in the Northwest, not to mention the Southwest, the Rockets, Hornets, Mavericks, Spurs, and only the Grizzlies have their hips pulled.

If you play four games in a regular season with these teams, the Bobcats' victory will be reduced by at least three or four more games...

Therefore, if the west is strong and the east is weak, there is nothing wrong with this.

Going back to Lebang's disgust towards Li Ke, the value is actually not high, only 5 o'clock.

But the illusion of these five points is already very real. To put it simply, the Bobcats are likely to be the first round of the Cavaliers' playoffs.

Although the Bobcats' record improved greatly in the second half of the regular season, compared with the top three in the Eastern Conference, both the Bobcats and the Cavaliers have a lot worse victory.

The Magic have lost 46 and 25, and they have a 4 win lead against the Bobcats.

The Pistons and Celtics have better results. It is impossible for the Bobcats to go to the previous ranking, and the Cavaliers are the same.

"The Raptors, the Wizards can't get up, so the matchup in the playoffs is already confirmed..."

After playing the Grizzlies, the discussions in the locker room are inseparable from the playoffs.

"So, there's nothing left to play in the remaining regular season?"

The old shark spread his hands, which meant he was going to take a turn for a rest.

Speaking of which, the old shark has come to Bobcats, and they are still very diligent. They have no shortage of competitions, and they are only about an hour late for training.

When you arrive at the training hall, you can practice whatever you need, without any slackness.

Boss Joe and Sam Vincent were all surprised. The thorn they expected accepted the new team's request for him in a simple manner? Is this still the Shaq they remember?

Li Ke really understands Lao Shaw’s current thoughts.

Lao Sha very well knows that in his career few years, no one wants to break up with the last team that might be his own, and fall into no team to go, and finally faces a tragic ending of being forced to retire.

Now the old shark is just thinking about quietly playing the last two or three seasons with the Bobcats.

Perhaps he still has some requirements for his record and team status and tactical status, but obviously, the Bobcats also meet his potential requirements.

So, why does the old shark have to make trouble? He wants to turn himself into a thorn that everyone is disgusted with?

Regarding the rest of the round, Sam Vincent actually had a similar idea. After all, the regular season is coming to an end. At present, the rankings are not much room for change, and the opponents are still sure.

In the two transactions, the Bobcats have two older cores, and the depth of the bench has also been weakened. If they are not rotated at the end of the season, are they still preparing to overdraw the core and rest in the playoffs?

The problem is, Sam Vincent feels that the remaining regular season, in terms of importance, has not decreased at all:

"No, Shaq, we still have to take the remaining 15 games seriously because we have to make sure that by the end of the season, we are fourth in the East!"

That's right, just this reason is enough to make the Bobcats take the remaining 15 regular season games seriously, which seemingly not very important.

"The advantage of fourth place in the East is that we will get a home advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Considering that our opponent is a powerful Cavalier, this is still very important."

Li Ke also agrees with Sam Vincent's idea. The advantage of home court is too important for the Bobcats, a rookie in the playoffs!

Boss Qiao hopes that the Bobcats can become the fourth in the East, because the fourth in the East means home advantage, and the advantage of home means that the Bobcats can sell one more game ticket than their opponents after playing seven games.

The ticket prices for the playoffs will increase, and the average ticket price will rise from $50 in the regular season to around $200.

The Time Warner Center has 19,000 people, and if you sell one more ticket, you will earn three or four million dollars more.

Think about it, the loss of 13 million yuan in the season made Boss Qiao breathless. Now, it’s better. If you sell a ticket for the playoffs, it’s 30 to 4 million US dollars. If you play a series full, the loss will be directly wiped out...

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On the 21st, the Cavaliers defeated the Pacers away, improving their record to 41 wins and 28 losses, and directly tied the Bobcats.

The difference is that they played two more games, and they won one more game and lost one more game, which is not to say whether they were leading or lagging behind.

In short, this victory of the Cavaliers directly put the ranking dispute between fourth and fifth in the East on the table.

On the 22nd, all the Bobcats were in poor condition and unexpectedly lost a Raptors, ending their winning streak.

But at the same time, the back-to-back Cavaliers also made a big contribution in Miwalki's score of 98 to 108, with UAE scored 12 points and 9 rebounds.

On the 24th, Big Z scored 29 points and 15 rebounds in a hot state, helping the Cavaliers defeat the Hornets in a difficult situation.

Then on the 25th, the Bobcats also won the last match of the Bulls.

Then back-to-back, Old Shark rested, and the Bobcats lost to the Nets, which made the Cavaliers, who had no game for the time being, temporarily overtake the Bobcats with a half-win advantage.

On the 29th, the Bobcats defeated the Trail Blazers at home, but the Cavaliers lost to the Pistons at their home court.

Then there was the last match in March, where the Bobcats defeated the Timberwolves away.

The March game ended, with the Bobcats and the Cavaliers tied the game, but the gap between the winning games widened.

"The Bobcats with 43 wins and 29 losses, and the Bobcats have led the Cavaliers in the entire game against the Cavaliers who have 42 wins and 30 losses, and the gap has been widened..."

Speaking of which, the Bobcats' performance has improved. The happiest person is the Bobcats' own people, and the other is the beautiful Yang Yang.

The reason is: he finally lost his light. This time, he successfully blew the bobcat!

During this period, the most mentioned Bobcats in Mei Yangyang's program was the ones. He just said clearly: "Look, I said half a month ago that Bobcats are very strong!"

The 11-game winning streak proved Mei Yang Yang's crazy bragging, and the subsequent improvement in the game made Mei Yang Yang find the topic.

But more importantly, the duel between the Bobcats and the Knights seems to be a classic duel.

The reason is: "Although the Bobcats have already taken the lead, the Cavaliers still have a chance to overtake because they have another head-on fight with the Bobcats."

"If the Cavaliers can win in a head-on battle, then the gap between the winning game will be directly erased!"

"The disadvantage of directly fighting 1 win and 2 losses will also be tied to 2-2."

To put it simply, with 10 games left in the season, the Bobcats only have one win over the Cavaliers. Considering the remaining head-on battle, the difference between this winning game can be erased by the Cavaliers.

But the premise is that in the remaining 10 games, neither the Bobcats nor the Cavaliers, there can be any problems.

...

So, in April, in the first battle, Li Ke faced Xiao Du again.

Lao Sha takes a turn for the rest, and there are only three players in the AWSL group. Lao Ai's playing time is also controlled, and the main players are Li Ke and Hua's second brother.

Fortunately, Li Ke's defense was very strong, and Xiao Du, who was directly defending, became Tie Du.

Hua Er opened fire and scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and became Charlotte's James.

Li Ke also scored 21 points and scored 21 points in front of Xiao Du, with the second-in-law Hua and Lao Ai who played for more than two quarters but scored 19 points and 7 assists.

AWL has no S combination to score 67 points, and the Bobcats easily won.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers were not bad either. They defeated the Wizards and maintained the same victory gap with the Bobcats.

Then on April 4, the Bobcats defeated the Raptors at home and completed their revenge.

The Cavaliers also defeated the Heat at home.

In this way, before the fourth season between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers came on April 6, the Bobcats' record became 45 wins and 29 losses, and the Cavaliers' record became 44 wins and 30 losses, and a winning gap continued.

But a direct fight and an opportunity to clear the gap was placed in front of the Knights.

As the season ended, the ranking dispute between the Cavaliers and the Bobcats has long become the only suspense left in the final stage of the season.

The two teams, which had long been unconcealed, made harsh words before the game.
Chapter completed!