The Godfather of Basketball

The second half of the season is a relatively easy time for the top or bottom-ranked teams. Teams that have made it to the playoffs or even stabilized in the top half of the season will start to carry out appropriate rotations, and the teams that have already determined their position Bad teams, in addition to training rookies, even began to examine popular rookies.

But for the Nets, which are marginal teams in the playoffs, this is the real beginning of their challenge.

After determining the playoff lineup, the Nets ushered in a honeymoon. They successively defeated the Pacers, Jazz, Magic and Suns, ushered in a wave of 4 consecutive victories, and once surpassed the Celtics and the Celtics. Deer, came to the sixth position in the East.

But then, their opponents began to study Jokic. During the game, they used opponents of similar size and speed to pester him to prevent him from easily hitting the ball. No matter outside the line.

Without the threat of shooting and passing, Jokic also appeared to be struggling.

5 of 10, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers.

1 of 7 shots, 3 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

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Jokic hit his own rookie wall.

And as the core of his tactics, he played this kind of performance, and the record of the Nets also lost more than they won, and fell out of the playoffs.

Fortunately, Tang Tian was there, and he induced Jokic step by step, helping him get out of the rookie wall little by little.

Facing a close defense, look for teammates to help pass the ball; if you don’t feel good, look for singles opportunities in the low post;

For rookies, it is not easy to get out of this wall. He needs a process, but fortunately, Jokic is talented and has no obvious technical shortcomings. After the help of his teammates and his own efforts, he slowly walked out slowly.

And through this period of training, his three-pointers and low post-up skills have become increasingly sophisticated.

Good things come in pairs.

The Nets gradually came back to normal. After McGrady returned to Tang Tian's command, his back injury gradually recovered, and his competitive state also improved a little bit. Although he hadn't met the requirements to play in the game, it shouldn't take too long.

Tang Tian also used this last time to enrich the team's tactical system.

Team basketball and star singles interspersed are the offensive tactics of this Nets team, while wireless switching is the defensive tactics.

Tang Tian also began to try to use one big, four small and small lineups at certain times, allowing Yi Jianlian to swing to the fifth position and allowing Joe Johnson to appear more in the fourth position.

Joe Johnson's speed is getting slower and slower, and his weight is also getting bigger. He can't keep up with his opponent in the 2nd position. On the contrary, he is in the 4th position. He is not weak against the tonnage, and he has an advantage in speed.

Not to mention Yi Jianlian, after he returned to Tang Tian's side, his ability to improve the system recovered. Coupled with his growth in the past few years, he has become a real weakened version of Garnett. He moves fast, is not afraid of confrontation, and has a stable projection. Perfect fit for the coming small ball era.

As time passed, the stability of the Nets' performance was gradually improving. In the last few games of the regular season, Tang Tian also let McGrady play on the court to find his feeling.

Although his performance is average, it can be seen that he is recovering his game status little by little.

When the time came to late April unconsciously, the 2014~2015 regular season came to an end.

The Warriors in the West are thriving. They won the best record in the league with 67 wins and 15 losses. The "Splash Brothers" shocked the league.

While the media marveled at the performance of the Warriors, they also began to compare Cole and Tang Tian.

After the Warriors is the Thunder, their record is 60 wins and 22 losses.

The Thunder have encountered a serious internal turmoil this season. Stevens can't hold back the four young players in the team. However, they have outstanding talents, and they have won 60 wins steadily by virtue of their strength, and may win a championship. All problems can be solved.

The Clippers ranked third with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses. This is the first full season of the Big Three. Show a better performance in the post-game.

Ranked fourth and fifth are the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies respectively. Although the Youth Army and the Black and White Bears are still far from winning the championship, their strength should not be underestimated.

Because the Spurs lost to the Pelicans in the last game, they only won one game less than the Clippers, and fell to sixth in the West. Although the defending champions are in the lower half, their lineup has not changed much, and their strength remains the same. Strong, they even have the opportunity to replicate the magical defending journey of the Rockets in the 94-95 season.

The Lakers and Mavericks are ranked seventh and eighth, and their record has reached 50 wins.

It is worth mentioning that Brandon Knight, the main guard traded by the Suns, was reimbursed for the season due to injuries after playing more than a dozen games, and his strength was greatly damaged. In the end, they won 45 wins and ranked No. 1 in the Western Conference after the Rockets. Ten, the impact of the playoffs failed.

Under the leadership of Butler, the Timberwolves once broke into the top eight in the Western Conference, but Butler was injured and absent for more than a month after the All-Star Game, and the Timberwolves had no hope of making the playoffs.

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In the East, the Eagles are the only ones out there, with a record of 60 wins and 22 losses tied with the Thunder. Budenholzer played the team basketball to the extreme.

After a season of running-in, the Cavaliers finally won the league's fourth record of 58 wins and 24 losses. They are bound to do a lot in the playoffs.

The Pacers have a record of 53 wins and 29 losses. Paul George did not suffer serious injuries like in his previous life. The Pacers are a big challenge for the Cavaliers in the East.

Under the leadership of Casey, the Raptors finally won 50 wins, winning 2 games more than last season. The improvement in wins is not large, but their defensive system is dreadful. Toronto people also expect them to be better than last season. The playoffs went further.

The Wizards, Bulls, and Bucks rank 5-7.

The Nets' final record was 41 wins and 41 losses, just fixed at 50% winning percentage, ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference.

Although the final record was somewhat different from Tang Tian's expectations, Kidd's performance in leading the team in the early stage was really poor. Coupled with Joe Johnson's downturn and Jokic's encounter with the rookie wall, he was able to finally advance to the season. The playoffs are already considered a success.

The Celtics' final record was 38 wins and 44 losses. They ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference and failed to hit the playoffs.

The Heat's record is the same as that of the Celtics. The injuries of Wade and Bosh made them finally rank tenth in the Eastern Conference.

It is worth mentioning that the Knicks in the same city as the Nets have a final record of 17 wins and 65 losses, ranking first in the league.

They are better than the Nets in this matter.

With the final determination of the regular season record, the playoffs of each group and the game time will also be determined.

The Nets will go to Atlanta as the eighth in the Eastern Conference on April 20, where they will challenge the Eastern Conference's No. 1 Eagles.