Chapter 510

The Bulls conquered the Lakers and won the last game of the 2003-2004 regular season.

Suspensions, and the multiple rotations of Su Yan, Da Yao, and others in the second half of the regular season, led to the Bulls losing a total of 14 games this season.

68 wins and 14 losses.

This is the record the Bulls handed in this season, a quite astonishing record.

The best record in Bulls history, 72 wins and 10 losses, is also the best single-season record in NBA history.

Now.

Su Yan, who just entered the league, joined forces with Da Yao, and the record they played in a single season is only 4 wins away from the best in history.

This is quite terrifying.

This once again dropped the jaws of countless fans.

This also made the Bulls, first in the East and even first in the league, jump to become one of the championship favorites this season.

And after the Bulls finished their regular season.

Over the next three days, the remaining NBA teams all finished their remaining schedules, and the regular season officially ended.

The top eight in the East and West, the list of teams entering the playoffs, was also released.

East: Bulls, Pacers, Pistons, Nets, Heat, Hornets, Celtics, and 76ers.

West: Lakers, Spurs, Kings, Timberwolves, Rockets, Mavericks, Grizzlies, and Nuggets.

On the East side.

Although the Pistons had multiple players suspended for multiple games, however... the record accumulated earlier in the season was good, leading the fourth-place Nets by several wins.

The Nets chased crazily at the end of the season.

The record was tied, but in the team duels, the Pistons won 3 games, and the Nets only won one, eventually settling for fourth place, despite leading the fifth-place Heat by a full 5 wins.

But there is a big gap between the fourth and third place rankings.

On the West side.

The Timberwolves, who were originally sitting firmly in first place in the West, had their record slip because one of the "Three-Headed Monsters", "Madman" Sprewell, was suspended for the season.

The team's record declined.

And there are many strong teams in the West, and the strength gap is not very large.

The Lakers, Spurs, and Kings all surged up, surpassing the Timberwolves, and even the Rockets, who didn't look like a powerhouse, were only one win away from surpassing the Timberwolves.

Timberwolves fans cried in the bathroom, hating "Madman" Sprewell to death.

And although the Lakers had problems in the locker room, the "OK combination" had conflicts, and they were fighting for the position of team leader.

However.

The combat power of the "luxurious Four Giants" was there; they could really win many games even if they played casually.

Not to mention it's impossible to argue all the time.

So... fighting and arguing, they still relied on the super-model overall team strength to take the first-place record in the West.

Thus.

The list of first-round playoff matchups for the East and West was also released.

East: Bulls vs. 76ers, Pacers vs. Celtics, Pistons vs. Hornets, Nets vs. Heat.

West: Lakers vs. Nuggets, Spurs vs. Grizzlies, Kings vs. Mavericks, Timberwolves vs. Rockets.

This list came out.

Fans began to discuss it.

"Rockets are fifth in the West, I really didn't expect this."

"Uh... although they sent Da Yao away, the immediate combat power of Crawford and Eddie Curry is really not bad, under the leadership of 'Boss Fred'.

The Rockets played the best record in recent seasons.

In the first round, they will face the Timberwolves, face the Timberwolves with only "two-headed monsters", don't say... they really have a chance to knock down this powerhouse that was first in the West at the beginning of the season."

"Hey~ a great team, besides having strong team strength, must also have a healthy body, otherwise everything is in vain."

"Makes sense.

However... the Timberwolves' situation is quite special, the fourth-place record in the West might not pass the first-round crisis.

This is all their own doing."

"Yes.

Uh... since we're talking about this, let's predict the trend of this year's first round of the playoffs, who can advance to the next round.

Who goes first?"

"I'll go first.

West side: Lakers vs. Nuggets, "luxurious Four Giants" vs. "Sweet Melon" Anthony, Anthony as a rookie.

Being able to lead the team into the playoffs as the team core.

This is already quite remarkable.

Anthony's future is promising, however... the opponent he met this year is the unprecedentedly powerful "Lakers luxurious Four Giants".

The Nuggets are not just a little bit behind.

They are not a match at all.

The Lakers have a very high probability of sweeping the Nuggets out.

Spurs vs. Grizzlies, the Spurs are the defending champions, their strength is unquestionable, "GDP" has grown for another year, and their strength will definitely be on a higher level.

The Grizzlies also have no chance.

Not being swept should already be a blessing.

Kings vs. Mavericks, Peja, Bibby, and Webber vs. Nash, Nowitzki, this is a hard battle between equals.

Peja's three-point stability will be the trend of this series.

If I were to guess, I favor the Kings, who have the initiative, and they might win against the Mavericks with a score of 4:2.

Timberwolves vs. Rockets.

Originally, the Timberwolves handled the Rockets as easily as pinching an ant to death, but now they are missing "Madman" Sprewell.

That's hard to say.

However... the Timberwolves' strength should still be stronger than the Rockets', but if they don't play more than 6 games, I'm afraid it won't be easy to win.

In summary.

The teams advancing in the West, Lakers, Spurs, Kings, and Timberwolves, are the teams that have had championship potential this season.

East side.

Bulls vs. 76ers, Su Yan and Iverson are both one-man-one-city.

But... Su Yan is already the "strongest active shooting guard", can blast Iverson on both offense and defense, and solving Philadelphia will certainly not be difficult.

Blind guess 4:1 Bulls win.

Pacers vs. Celtics, "The Truth" Pierce's individual ability is beyond words, he is a top-five level small forward in the league.

But.

It's hard for one person to carry the beam.

The Pacers have many strong enemies, Pierce's two fists are hard to beat four hands, it's hard to win.

The Pacers also have a high probability of winning 4:1.

Pistons vs. Hornets.

The Pistons, because of the vicious incident of blocking the bus after the season, had the whole team suspended for many games, almost falling out of the top three in the East.

Fortunately, they stabilized.

And... the good news is that they don't have any players injured, and no players can't play in the playoffs due to suspensions, etc.

Now.

The "Pistons Five" are still a complete body, the "Bad Boys 2.0" are still a complete body, then... they will have stronger combat power in the playoffs. ===== CHAPTER 512 =====