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After the thunder and Grizzlies game, the other games of the day have also ended. The final fight for the playoffs is over. With the rockets and King's game over, the final regular season rankings are out.

In the west, thunder, rockets and warriors are among the top three. This has been set for a long time, and it has not changed in the middle and late stages of the season. It's amazing that the pioneers came fourth in the West. But with Lillard's ability, and the growing maturity of McClellan, the trailblazers finally got what they should have done. However, the pioneers are not the most surprising, the fifth pelican is the eye opener for everyone. In fact, at the beginning of the season, the pelicans were still very optimistic. Davis and cousins, two players who can be called "the first center" and "the first power forward", together with Rondo's tandem, let us see the hope of traditional basketball recovery. As a result, before the All-Star weekend, caugins lost money due to his injury season, which made the New Orleans people feel cold. Everyone thought there was no hope for the pelican this season. But unexpectedly, under the leadership of Davis, the pelican did not retreat, but advanced, all the way forward. Especially after the All-Star weekend, the pelican played all the way to the top four in the Western Conference.

The last three teams didn't come as a surprise. Jazz, spurs and Timberwolves ranked sixth, seventh and eighth. Therefore, thunder's first opponent in the playoffs is Minnesota Timberwolves, which have "poor version of the big four" Timberwolves.

In fact, Donovan and his coaching staff are already ready. In the last few games, the Timberwolves failed to seize the opportunity to overtake the Spurs ahead. Of course, the Nuggets, who have been chasing after them all the time, have been more energetic since they were defeated by Anluo, but they are not lucky. They lost two more games and failed to push the Timberwolves out of the top eight in the West.

When it comes to nuggets, Anluo is really sorry for them. This season, Jokic finally played, his superb passing ability, really inspired the ability of the Nuggets players. Combined with Murray's rapid growth, the Nuggets have really improved a lot. And this season, their winning rate is more than 50%. If you put it in the East, there's no doubt that you can make it to the playoffs. What a pity! They are in the West. The only two teams in the league that win 60 are in the West!

However, according to Anluo, as long as the Nuggets maintain the current lineup, they will come out one day. Moreover, the day is not far away. Maybe next season, this year's playoff teams will fall behind. But the thunder has nothing to worry about. Even in the worst case, Paul George left Oklahoma, and with Westbrook and anlow, the thunder is still the top four in the West. Timberwolves and pelicans are the most dangerous.

Of course, there's no need for ANLO to worry about that! He's focused on the upcoming playoffs. However, no one will think that Timberwolves can bring thunder much trouble. After all, one is barely in the top eight in the Western Conference, and the other is the number one in the West that has already determined the number of playoffs a long time ago. What they need to think about now is how to beat the Timberwolves as soon as possible to make room for their next opponent. But between the fourth blazer and the fifth pelican, they really don't know which one they'll meet? The two teams have their own strengths. Before the match, there is really no clue. But one thing can be expected is that the two teams will not bring much trouble to the thunder.

Donovan didn't give his players a holiday after the last regular season. They quickly got into training. However, under Donovan's arrangement, people did not appear to be very nervous. Instead, a series of drills aimed at the Timberwolves were carried out in an orderly manner. Although we all know that the Timberwolves are not too much trouble, but there is a saying called "careful sailing for ten thousand years". Both Donovan and Westbrook don't want to get into trouble because of their carelessness.

Especially Westbrook. He is very clear that this year is definitely the best time for thunder to win the championship. After all, they won the regular season title this year and are still in the race for the title, and next year they are facing the renewal of Paul George's contract. Moreover, the thunder contract expired player is not only Paul George, but also has to face the problem of other important role players. Once this season's lineup can't be retained, it's hard to say if there will be such fighting power.

Moreover, this year's situation has become very obvious. Before rushing out of the west, thunder's opponents were only one of the rockets and warriors. On this point, thunder has the greatest advantage! Thunder can concentrate on solving the first two rounds of opponents, and then wait for work. Rockets and warriors are bound to be a life and death battle, thunder just as a bystander to carefully examine the two possible opponents, to find out how to defeat them. In addition, in the regular season, thunder is three wins and one defeat against both teams. Thunder is confident of beating each other in the series.

And no matter which Eastern team rushes to the finals, it is unlikely to be the opponent of thunder and warriors. West strong east weak situation, in this season manifests incisively and vividly. What's more, LeBron James, who has dominated the West for many years, is in a bit of a slump this year. This gives raptors and Celtics these teams to see the day. However, none of these teams has the aura of being king.This is the situation this year, which is very favorable for the thunder. If it's next year, it's hard to say. Next year, the top teams may have a chance to rise. Their goal is obviously to win two or three all stars this summer, and they have prepared for a year. The Los Angeles Clippers have knocked down their luxury lineup this season and are ready to make a big off-season run. Maybe it's another super strong team. There is also the rising Jazz this season, as well as the potential nuggets, next season, Western chaos will arise!

So this season is really the best opportunity for thunder. Donovan, Westbrook and even Paul George knew this. No one can say clearly what will happen next season, but we all know what to do now.

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