Chapter 296 The End of the Regular Season
The schedule entered May, and the cruel 98/99 season finally came to an end. All the players breathed a sigh of relief.
On May 5, 1999, the Knicks defeated the Heat at home, ending the regular season.
With 46 wins and 4 losses, the league's best record, the Knicks, led by Zhao Dong, had a shocking shortened season.
Zhao Dong won the scoring title in the 1998/99 season, but did not win other statistics.
He averaged 3.7 blocks per game, but this season Mourning averaged 3.9 blocks per game and performed better.
The famous basketball commentator Bill Simon wrote in his ESPN column: "Due to the schedule, the shortened season is more difficult than the normal season, and it tests a superstar's support role for the team.
Feilong played 50 games this season, averaging 46.5 minutes per game, 44.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 3.7 blocks, 1.5 turnovers and 3.2 fouls. He scored 50+ points 12 times. For him, this was a great season. The Knicks took the first place in the league.
I think such a superstar no longer needs the glory of defending the dynasty. He is now our number one active player. "
Bill Simon's article was supported by many people. Zhao Dong's data this season has been close to some terrible data in ancient times, and has been recognized by fans.
As the season comes to an end, the Eastern and Western Conference rankings are also out.
In the Eastern Conference, the Knicks take the lead. The second place in the regular season is the Philadelphia Digital Team of the Email Group, with 39 wins and 11 losses. The third place is the Bulls, with 37 wins and 13 losses. The fourth place is the Pacers, with 33 wins and 17 losses. Fifth to eighth are the Heat, Magic, Hawks, and Pistons respectively.
In the Western Conference, the first is the Spurs with 37 wins and 13 losses, the second is the Lakers with 36 wins and 14 losses, the third is the Trail Blazers with 35 wins and 15 losses, the fourth is the Suns with 27 wins and 23 losses, and the fifth to eighth are Mosaic, Kings, Timberwolves, SuperSonics.
The rebuilt Jazz record is last in the league and has the highest chance of winning the No. 1 pick.
Playoff standings.
The top four teams in the Eastern Conference are all concentrated in the Central Division and the Atlantic Division, so the ranking is affected. The Heat, the champion of the Southeast Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, automatically ranks third in the Eastern Conference in the playoffs, and the numbered team in the same division as the Knicks Automatically dropped to fourth.
So the final Eastern Conference playoff rankings are, the Knicks,
Bulls, Heat, Numbers Team, Pacers, Magic, Hawks, Pistons.
The top three in the Western Conference regular season are exactly three division champions, so the ranking is not affected.
First round playoff lineup.
east:
The Knicks faced the Pistons, and the Digital Team faced the Pacers. The winners of the first, eighth, and fourth and fifth teams entered the second round.
Bulls vs. Hawks, Heat vs. Magic, the winners of second, seventh and third and sixth will advance to the second round.
west:
Spurs vs. SuperSonics, Suns vs. Mosaics.
Lakers vs. Timberwolves, Trail Blazers vs. Kings.
The first round of the playoffs will start on May 8.
The major media immediately made predictions for the second round. In the Eastern Conference, the Knicks will face the Digital Team, and the Bulls will face the Heat. This prediction is almost the prediction result of all media, and there is no difference.
As for the Western Conference's second-round predictions, there are some discrepancies.
Specifically, Mosaic and the Suns are both likely to advance to the second round. There is no suspense about the other three teams entering the second round, namely the Spurs, Lakers, and Trail Blazers.
Even the media's predictions for the Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals have come out. The Knicks will face the Bulls in the East, and the Lakers will face the Spurs in the West.
"The playoffs haven't even started yet, and there is no basis for the media's predictions."
The postman refused to accept the prediction and said angrily to the media: "You can't ignore our efforts throughout the season. This is a huge blow to our fighting spirit and will affect our preparations."
Everin also accepted an interview with the media. He said: "I think we have a good chance of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals because the Knicks have exhausted their energy in the regular season."
Needless to say, many media and some league superstars really agreed with Iverson's statement.
O'Neal told the media: "That guy Feilong is a big fool. Everyone else is saving their energy and saving energy for the playoffs. Only he is squandering precious energy."
Magic Johnson also believed that Iverson and O'Neal were right. He told the media in a phone interview:
"Looking at the record of the regular season, the Knicks are obviously one level higher than other teams. They are unique. But this only shows that the Knicks will fall into a situation of insufficient physical fitness in the playoffs and will be very passive. It It's very likely that we'll fall in a certain series, and that series will probably be the second round."
As soon as this statement came out, some media that followed the trend began to criticize Zhao Dong, saying that he ignored the overall situation of the playoffs and wasted his physical energy just to play beautiful data. They said that if the Knicks cannot complete the dynasty defense this season, he will will bear the greatest responsibility.
Zhao Dong dismissed this and said in an interview with the media: "Don't compare me with others. In such a dense schedule, I can play ten games in a row."
"Five hundred intensive regular season games? Haha... From now on, we can no longer call him a flying dragon, but an iron man." The magician couldn't help but laugh after learning about Zhao Dong's statement from the media.
"Honey, Adi is in the game."
On the 6th, Zhao Dong didn't get up until ten in the morning. As soon as he got up, he heard the good news about Lindsay.
"Really? Congratulations, wife." He smiled.
"Yeah, Adidas has entered the game, Reebok and Puma are about to join, and my people are stepping up their efforts to lobby some of their directors." Lindsay smiled.
"Okay, after defeating them, we, Feilong Sports and Nike, will dominate." Zhao Dong said with a smile.
"Adidas' main business is concentrated in Europe, in the field of football shoes. This time they will be seriously injured, but it will not kill them. But Puma and Reebok are hard to say. They will not receive a large amount of capital injection. Those bad Assets will wear them down,” Lindsay laughed.
"Have the other investments in the recent storm been implemented?" Zhao Dong asked.
Lin Daodao: "We participated in Google's angel financing and the second round of financing this year, and there will be a third round of financing in the second half of the year. Apple has several other companies that you are optimistic about. We have completed investment and have entered the market. their board of directors."
Nodding, Zhao Dong said: "Julong Investment has also done a good job in domestic investment, but it is not yet time to make money in China. Now is the era of pure investment, and the harvest will be after five or ten years."
Lin Daodao: "The same goes for these companies in the United States. The current high growth of Storm Fund is still due to the long-term bull market of Nasdaq. Husband, you have grasped the general trend, whether it is the stock market, futures market, or foreign exchange market, we will You can get the biggest dividends.”
"Remember, Aiweier, I judge that this bull market will last up to two thousand years. Before the turn of the millennium, you must complete the long-short conversion in advance. Our funds are too large and we cannot wait until 2000 to cash out." Zhao Dong warned.
Lindsay nodded and smiled: "The plan has been made. It is May now. I will cash out all the funds before the end of the year. At the same time, I will make early arrangements for the short position, and then switch from long to short, and then make another killing."
At noon on the 7th, Dayao returned to New York from Houston.
Zhao Dong called Hu Weidong and Da Zhi to find a Chinese restaurant and chatted with Dayao.
"Brother Dong, I'll treat you to this meal." After ordering, Dayao said with a smile.
"You got Zhao Dong's big contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, it's your turn to invite him." Hu Weidong said with a smile.
"Three meals in a row." Da Zhi said with a smile.
"Ten meals are enough." Dayao smiled.
Zhao Dong looked at Hu Weidong and Da Zhi, knowing that they were jealous of Dayao's sponsorship contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but he could not solve this difference between people.
He has analyzed Dayao's current strength, which is probably the level of the previous Dayao's strength a year after entering the league. For the current Dayao, after entering the league, it can be said with certainty that he will definitely be able to perform as a first-class center. , and even won the praise of being at the peak of his debut.
The previous great Yao did not get the best training in China when he was seventeen to twenty years old, the best period for strength training, because the domestic level in this area was very low, including diet and other aspects, and he was not professional until he was 22 After entering the league at the age of 18, he received the most professional training, but by that time, he had already passed the age of laying the best foundation.
In this life, he received the most professional training at the most appropriate age, and was trained by Duke without sparing any effort. His potential is not comparable to that of the previous life, because his physical fitness is at least one level higher than that of the previous life. Grade, his potential in the future is greater than in his previous life.
In particular, physical training is very important between the ages of seventeen and twenty. In this life, Yao seized this period.
In his opinion, Dayao's value is not comparable to that of a veteran like Hu Weidong.
When Da Zhi accepted his training, he was already over twenty years old, his body had already been finalized, and he had missed the best age for strength training. In addition, his willpower was far inferior to Da Yao, although he was definitely much stronger than his previous life. But his future achievements will definitely not be as good as Dayao.
Regarding the future positioning of the two, Dayao has the potential to be a super center, and he can become a top center in the league.
"By the way, Zhao Dong, Daba called me the day before yesterday and said he wanted to try his luck here." Hu Weidong said.
"Bart?"
Zhao Dong nodded and said, "You can come over and give it a try. There is definitely a chance. Is he in his twenties?"
"The one in 1975 seems to be at the end of the year, and he is not yet 24 years old." Hu Weidong said.
"It's finalized." Zhao Dong shook his head regretfully.
"yes."
Hu Weidong nodded, feeling regretful.
He feels sorry for himself. Bart is already established. He is already old and it is too late to come here. If he is a few years younger, he will have a chance to win a main position in the Knicks.
"Let's see, Brother Hu, you let Bart go to Dongcheng Base to train for a few months. I'll ask the trainer there to make a training plan for him according to NBA standards and let him adapt first." Zhao Dong said.
"Sure." Hu Weidong nodded.
"After he comes, ask Wells to sign him and find him a few teams for trial training. With his size and strength, there will be teams that want him."
Zhao Dong smiled and said: "Now that O'Neal is getting stronger and Tim Duncan has become the Optimus Prime inside, other teams need a human shield center like Battelle to carry these inside monsters."
After talking about Bart, Zhao Dong asked Dayao again: "Dayao, what have you gained by following Dameng?"
Dayao said quickly: "I gained a lot. He taught me a lot of experience under the basket."
Zhao Dong nodded and said: "The season is still playing now. He doesn't have the time or physical fitness. During the offseason, you can go to Houston to practice for a few more months. Your parents can also follow. Their work in China has stopped now, right? ?”
"It's stopped. I'm planning to come over now." Dayao said with a smile.
Zhao Dong smiled and said: "Although O'Neal is powerful, he is afraid of Da Meng. He was knocked down by Da Meng under the basket. You have a good footwork foundation. If you learn Da Meng's dream footwork, you will be better in the basket." The dominance will be stronger.
By the way, don't be lazy at all. Let's study together during the offseason. I've already made arrangements. "
"I know, Brother Dong." Da Zhi said quickly.
Zhao Dongdao: "This opportunity is worth a lot of money. I took Dameng to invest. He invested five million US dollars. Most people don't have this opportunity. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't take him to play. Don't waste it. Opportunity.”
"Thank you, Brother Dong." The two said quickly.
Hu Weidong asked at this time: "Zhao Dong, look at this year's draft, does Dayao have a chance to be the No. 1 pick? Now the media are beating up Brand and belittling Dayao. I don't know what these media mean. Brand is His performance during the season and in the finals was obviously not as good as Dayao's."
Zhao Dong smiled and said: "Don't worry about the media. It's just to create momentum. Some teams want to mislead their opponents. No matter what the final pick is, for Dayao, what he should pay attention to is his performance after entering the league. I also lost. does it matter?"
"Haha, that's right." Hu Weidong and the others laughed.
After chatting for a while, Zhao Dong said to Da Zhi: "Da Zhi, you are playing well in the Knicks. You have adapted to the league and your defense is decent. At least it is no longer a defensive loophole. For your future. The development is very beneficial, and it is now considered to be established in the league.
The next step is to let Wells seek a trade for you, go to a weak team that can play the main role, and play up his worth. "
"Am I leaving next season?" Da Zhi asked in shock.
"If you want to leave, you don't have much chance in the Knicks. Now that you have adapted to the league and strengthened your defense, your current strength has reached the level of a second-rate center in the league, and your offense is even first-rate. In an average team, It’s absolutely fine to be the main force,” Zhao Dong said.
Hu Weidong also said: "The league is still very short of centers. As soon as we leave New York, there are really many opportunities."
Zhao Dongdao: "Look at Luke Langley of the Heat. He can barely be considered a second-rate center, but he is actually a third-rate player. His strength is not as good as yours, but he has been playing the main role in the Bulls and Heat.
There are many centers like him, what are you afraid of? As long as you are willing to defend, dare to defend, and with your offensive ability, as long as you put it on the shelf, many teams will be willing to trade you. "
"I understand." Da Zhi nodded.
In fact, he just got used to staying in the Knicks and became dependent on Zhao Dong. Although this season has been shortened, he has received great training. His offense and defense are balanced, and his self-confidence has also improved a lot.
Zhao Dong smiled and said: "From now on, we will each do our own thing. It's up to you to what height we develop. I can't control you for the rest of your life."
"Come, Zhao Dong, the three of us would like to toast you as the leader." Hu Weidong held up the wine glass.
"Dry."
Zhao Dong and the four drank it all in one gulp.
When I got home, it was almost three o'clock.
Zhao Dong walked around the house, feeling a little restless.
Four o'clock, five o'clock, five thirty, five forty, forty-five, forty-seven...
"48 points, it was at this time in the last life that it exploded." Zhao Dong sat on the sofa and stared at his mobile phone.
After 48 minutes, he didn't know what was going on and was a little nervous.
As a third-generation soldier and a second-generation official, he has shared weal and woe with the Republic.
"Ding……"
Two minutes later, his cell phone rang suddenly, startling him.
"Hello?"
The call claimed to be from China, but the number was unfamiliar, so he answered the call anyway.
"happened."
What sounded over there was the voice of his father, Zhao Zhenguo, which was deep and full of anger.
"What? Then..."
"fine."
The call was then hung up.
"call!"
Zhao Dong breathed a sigh of relief and said it was okay.
On May 8, the first round series begins.
The Knicks' first-round series starts on the 9th, and the Pistons arrived in New York at noon on the 8th.
That night, in the East, the Digital Team defeated the Pacers, the Heat defeated the Magic, and in the West, the Suns defeated the Mosaic, and the Trail Blazers defeated the Kings.
In the first four games, there was no upset.
"The E-Mail team played a violent performance, with momentum reaching Changhong, and jointly scored 60+ points, aiming for the second round!" New York Sports News.
"The shot-blocking king Mourning sent eight blocks in a single game, sealing the Magic!" New York Times.
The next day, the New York media focused on the Eastern Conference games and brushed off the Western Conference games.
At noon, at the request of the media, the Knicks held a brief press conference at the training base.
"Feilong, in the first round against the Pistons, is the team confident in completing the sweep?" Thomas, the team reporter, asked.
"It must be swept." Zhao Dong said confidently.
These words passed through the mouths of the media and quickly reached the ears of the Pistons.
The Pistons' lineup this season is still okay. Jerry Stackhouse was traded from Philadelphia to strengthen the bench lineup, but such a lineup obviously lacks confidence when playing against the Knicks.
At the request of the media, the Pistons held a press conference in the hotel, and TNT TV station broadcast the conference live.
"We will try our best to win." Grant Hill, the core of the team, said.
"Feilong is not humble at all. If Laimbeer and the others were still here, they would definitely have a fight with him." Team leader Joe Dumas laughed.
"Today's Pistons are no longer Pistons. They have been slapped in the face and have no blood at all."
In a luxurious office in a building in Manhattan, New York, Ranbir, who was watching TV, was very dissatisfied.
Starting in the afternoon, more and more fans began to gather in the square of Madison Square Garden. By five o'clock, the entire Madison Square Garden was already packed with people.
Most of these fans are wearing Zhao Dong's home jersey No. 46.
"Dynasty! Dynasty! Dynasty..."
The huge sound continued, with waves coming from time to time.
Various TV media have been reporting here since the afternoon, and a large number of reporters are also in and out.
"The Knicks have never seen a grand occasion. The team has the only opportunity in history to defend its dynasty. Now let us interview the fans."
A reporter from a New York TV station brought a camera to conduct interviews at the scene.
When the camera was focused on a white girl, before the reporter spoke, the girl excitedly shouted at the camera: "Dynasty! Dynasty..."
"Dynasty! Dynasty..."
A large number of fans came over and shouted at the camera.
"From their faces, I saw excitement, anticipation and enthusiasm..." The reporter couldn't interrupt and had to shout to the camera.
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