At 8 pm on April 20, 2002, the SuperSonics challenged the Lakers away from home. This star-studded game there were many stars.
Zhang Hao, Jordan, Cassell, O'Neal, Pierce, and Payton all sat on the bench wearing suits.
There is a tacit understanding between the two teams.
If Zhang Hao scores 40+ against the Clippers, and if the two teams need a game to decide who is second in the Western Conference, if either of these two conditions is met, the two teams will have a good fight tonight.
However, Zhang Hao only scored 22 points against the Clippers. He has surpassed Jordan's 37 times of 40+ points, and he cannot become the second player to achieve 40+ times in a single season. The SuperSonics currently have 60 wins and 21 losses, and the Lakers have 60 wins and 21 losses. The team had 56 wins and 25 losses.
In addition, the Sonics won the first four games of the season, so there is no possibility of relying on this game to improve one's mental strengths and weaknesses, and the two teams have been competing from last season to this season
No need.
Of the six All-Star players from both teams this season, only Ben Wallace appeared in the game.
The Sonics only have Ben Wallace who has played a full season this season.
The SuperSonics sent out a starting lineup of Avery Johnson, Steve Smith, Artest, Anthony Mason Jr., and Ben Wallace.
The Lakers sent out a starting lineup of Fisher, Lynch Hunter, Rick Fox, Horace Grant, and Stanislav Medvedenko.
There are two starters and three substitutes.
The two teams were so familiar with each other that when they met the condition that the two teams had no need at all for the outcome of the final game, Doug Collins and Rick Carlisle both guessed that the opposing team would field such a starting lineup, and even the other team The specific starting lineup has been guessed.
This game is not useless. On the contrary, regardless of not caring about winning or losing, in fact, it still plays a very important role - adjusting the rotation lineup for the playoffs.
The final game of the regular season was played like this by the two teams After making a year's money with the Lakers and SuperSonics this year, David Stern, who has always been very happy, can no longer be happy.
So angry!
But what can be done? At most a fine will be imposed.
"It is impossible to suspend the game. I will never ban those people for this kind of thing in my life Unless there is really no way, even if there is really no way, the number of banned games must be shortened to the minimum
"The only people who don't care much are the fans at the scene.
Although they spent a lot of money to buy tickets to watch this game live, Lakers fans don't care that much. In the past two years, O'Neal has not played in the curtain call.
Lakers fans have long known that when the outcome of this game does not affect the ranking between the Lakers and their rival SuperSonics, neither team will particularly care about this curtain call.
And the playoffs are about to start.
After the game started, the players from both teams played very hard, and the coaching staff of both teams also attached great importance to the performance of the rotation lineup.
But the fans didn¡¯t care much. The big screen often showed Zhang Hao, Jordan, O¡¯Neal, Pierce and others sitting on the sidelines.
There were cheers or boos from time to time, but it had nothing to do with the players on the field
In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the SuperSonics 97-92 and won the regular season finale.
When the final whistle sounded, a system prompt came that surprised Zhang Hao.
"Special contract player Zhang Hao completed 15 consecutive 40+ games in the 2001-2002 NBA season, completed 38 40+ achievements in a single season, and completed 9 50+ achievements in a single season, all of which broke the record of the data king Wilt Chamberlain or only Second to the record of Wilt Chamberlain, the king of statistics, congratulations to the host for receiving Zhang Hao¡¯s 2001-2002 season achievement reward: 1 gold lottery.¡±
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Zhang Hao immediately became excited.
The main reason for not playing in the last game is that there is no chance to get the 40th 40+, and it has already surpassed Jordan's 37 40+ times, so there is no need.
And looking at the Lakers, in the first 7 games of April, to be precise from the game on March 31 to the first 7 games of April, O'Neal did not play in 4 of the 8 games. The SuperSonics coaching staff Some people feel that the Lakers may not want to compete for second place after the last match.
If the Mavericks hadn't been in too much pain after sending away Juwan Howard and couldn't improve their record, the SuperSonics coaching staff felt that the Lakers might want to drop to fourth place and pick the Kings in the second round.
Based on a variety of factors, the Sonics actually don¡¯t want to play against the Lakers so early in the playoffs.
Of course, it has been determined now. No surprise, in the second round, theyThe performance of 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists is quite outstanding.
For the Rookie of the Year, Gasol of the Grizzlies received 70 votes, more than half of the votes, and won the Rookie of the Year in a crushing manner.
The second-most vote getteris Spurs rookie Arenas, who averages 14.4 points and 5.2 assists per game. The third is Jason Richardson of the Warriors, who averages 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game. The fourth is Magic. Kwame Brown, who averaged 26 minutes per game, scored 6.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.8 blocks. Fifth was Battier of the Grizzlies, averaging 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
The rookies from the 2001 class, compared to the rookies from the 2000 class can be said to be crushed.
Because it was not favored at the beginning and was regarded as a ¡®reissue of the 2000 class¡¯, people praised the 2001 class more than they should have.
For example, the Magic¡¯s training of Kwame Brown and the SuperSonics¡¯ training of Chandler have both received high praise.
Chandler averaged 15 minutes per game, scoring 4.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. Although he played less time, it was not garbage time in most cases, and his playing time was generally very consistent. In most cases, he only played half of the game. Festival.
On Kwame Brown¡¯s side, his defense in the low post area improved rapidly during his rookie season. He blocked O¡¯Neal twice in a single game, which was the most impressive game of Kwame Brown¡¯s rookie season.
In fact, the Sonics' training of Chandler and the Magic's training of Kwame Brown are all the training that a center with extremely high defensive talent should have.
But because the rookies from the 2000 classthe 2001 class all look so good as long as they do something better.
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Easily sweeping through and advancing to the second round, the Sonics did not have any mental changes.
They have been rushing to sweep each other in the playoffs from the beginning. Sweeping them seems normal to them.
On the 29th, we returned to Seattle for a night¡¯s rest. On the morning of the 30th, the fourth game of the series between the Lakers and Clippers, the SuperSonics had already begun preparations for the second round with the Lakers.
The Sonics did not disappoint. In G4, the Lakers defeated the Clippers cleanly 103-96. They were defeated on the road. The fans at the scene were cheering for the Lakers.
The SuperSonics and Lakers meet in the second round!
Many people feel a little regretful that the two teams have to meet so early, and believe that the two teams deserve to compete on a higher stage.
Along with the Lakers, the 76ers and Kings advanced with a big score of 3 to 1.
What is surprising is that the Nets lost in G4. O'Neal Jr. defeated the Nets inside with 28 points, 20 rebounds and 3 blocks, single-handedly dragging the series into the fifth game.
That night, the league announced the upcoming schedule.
On May 2, the Nets and Pacers will play G5. On May 4, the Bulls and Cavaliers, Kings and Mavericks will start the second round of these two series. On May 5, the SuperSonics will play The series against the Lakers begins, and the 76ers' series against the winner of the Nets and Pacers begins.
The SuperSonics thought the second round would start on May 3, but due to the Nets, it was postponed for two days.
The SuperSonics feel a little regretful. They started resting on the 29th. Starting the second round on the 3rd was the most comfortable arrangement for them. It was postponed for two days, and the advantage of advancing first was basically wiped out. .
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On May 1st, a new month has arrived. There is no game today. The other seven advancing teams in the second round are waiting for the Nets and Pacers to decide the winner.
But fans still have news to watch today.
mvp and best defensive player voting!
As information and communication technology becomes more and more developed, the cost of information dissemination is also reduced.
During this year¡¯s voting period, major media outlets conducted interviews before and after the voting.
In the morning, when journalists, experts, commentators, broadcasters, etc. with voting rights came to the NBA headquarters, they were all surrounded by reporters.
Regarding MVP, reporters asked surprisingly consistent questions: "Will you vote for Akers?"
Andre Stotts, a reporter with voting rights for American cable TV, replied: "Actually, Duncan performed very well this year, but the aging of the 76ers' lineup has dragged him down. I think many people will vote for him, so I choose Vote for Akers, I love what he's doing this year."
Sports Illustrated columnist Chris Mannix replied: "MVP candidates, you can't forget Shaq. He is the best center in the world. In my mind, he is the best center in history. I call on others to vote. More people voted for Shaq, he should not only have 1 MVPI will vote for Akers, although he is no longer with the Lakers, he is still my favorite."
A reporter from the Boston Post replied in an interview: "I don't like the Bulls, you know, but Tracy McGrady's performance this season conquered me, and I chose to vote for Akers. , McGrady played so well, there is actually someone who can play better than McGrady"
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