After the regular season, the final Eastern and Western Conference rankings have been determined.
The Hawks were the only team in the Eastern Conference to achieve 60 wins and 22 losses, becoming the only team after the Warriors to achieve 60 wins.
The Hawks' style of play is very similar to that of the Warriors. Their lineup is small, they shoot a lot of three-pointers very accurately, and the pace of the game is fast. Many people regard them as a high-end version of the Warriors.
The second place in the Eastern Conference is the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers did not get off to a good start, and James was on a truce in the mid-term, which made their situation worse. Fortunately, during the mid-term trade, Zen Master came to the rescue in timely manner, allowing the Cavaliers to pick up Shumpert and Jr. Smith. At the same time, they also acquired Shumpert and Jr. Smith from
The Nuggets traded for Big White Bear Mozkov, which improved the Cavaliers' record, and finally ranked second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses.
The third, fourth and fifth places in the Eastern Conference are the Bulls, Raptors and Wizards respectively, and the sixth, seventh and eighth places are the Bucks, Celtics and Nets.
Ranked ninth are the Pacers. They were first in the Eastern Conference last season, but they didn't even make the playoffs this season!
Of course, the Pacers were a little unlucky. Their star Paul George participated in the American Dream Team in the summer. During a team training, Paul George was accidentally injured while pursuing a defense. At that time, his calf suffered a 90-degree fracture!
George's injury made the Pacers less competitive. In the end, their record was the same as the Nets, but they ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference due to their inferior divisional matchup and missed the playoffs.
The tenth place in the Eastern Conference is the Heat. They were second in the Eastern Conference last season. They have reached the Finals in the previous four seasons, but they missed the playoffs this season.
There are many reasons why the Heat did not enter the playoffs. The first is the loss of James, and the second is the impact of injuries.
Although the Heat are missing James this season, when their lineup is healthy, they started with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.
However, since then, Wade, Bosh and others have not been able to perform stably enough due to injuries, and their records have declined.
Halfway through the season, on February 22, 2015, the Heat officially announced bad news: Bosh would miss the rest of the season due to blood clots in his lungs.
This time Wade's last right-hand man also fell, leaving him to fight alone.
In the end, Wade played only 62 games, and Bosh only played 44 games due to injury.
Of course, even so, the Heat still had a good situation, but they were ultimately destroyed by their own hands.
The Heat acquired Dragic at the last moment of the mid-term trade. They wanted to hit the top eight, but in the final stage the Heat had a record of 3 wins and 6 losses, including a wave of 4 consecutive losses. In the end, the Heat ranked 37 wins and 45 losses in the Eastern Conference.
Tenth, only one win away from the eighth-place Nets.
In the West, the Warriors rank first in the league and their position is unshakable.
The second position is occupied by the Houston Rockets. They missed out on Josh Smith during the mid-term trade and formed their own Big Three: Harden, Howard, and Josh Smith.
The three Rockets stars are still very good, especially suitable for playing in the regular season. In the end, they ranked second in the Western Conference with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses.
The third, fourth and fifth places in the West are the Clippers, Trail Blazers, and Grizzlies, and the sixth, seventh and eighth places are the Spurs, Mavericks, and Pelicans.
The Pelicans only successfully got on the bus in the last game. In that game, the Pelicans' opponent was the Spurs. In the end, the Spurs lost to the Pelicans 103-108 on the court.
After this battle, the Spurs' 11-game winning streak ended and the 2014-15 regular season ended with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses. The final ranking fell to sixth in the Western Conference, and their opponent was the third-ranked Clippers; while the Pelicans' record improved to
45 wins and 37 losses, locking in the eighth position in the Western Conference and entering the playoffs.
Ranked ninth is the Thunder. Because Durant was reimbursed for the season, the Thunder supported by Westbrook alone are obviously insufficient. In addition, Westbrook and Ibaka also missed more than a dozen games due to injuries. The final record of the Thunder is 45
Wins and 37 losses, the same as the Pelicans, but missed the playoffs due to disadvantage in division.
At the end of the season, the biggest winners in the Eastern Conference are the Hawks and Cavaliers, while the Western Conference remains unchanged and is still dominated by the Warriors.
Of course, for most experts, the same is true for the East. In the end, it will definitely still be the world of the Cavaliers.
The Hawks looked very strong during the regular season, but they were a civilian team without a single star who could hold them down. Once the playoffs came, it would be hard for anyone to believe that they could get past the Cavaliers.
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After the regular season, the playoffs will begin.
For Deng Fang, this season is an important test that he has to face, and it is also a time when he traveled through time and wanted to verify some things.
In the past, the system did not have many restrictions on Deng Fang. Deng Fang could basically buy and sell players at will and build a strong team. But starting from this season, it will no longer be possible. The Warriors' players can only be those on the historical roster.
players.
This is a big restriction for Deng Fang, and the Warriors' strength will definitely decline.
But Deng Fang doesn't care - even if the system is not so restrictive, Deng Fang still wants to do this.
Because historically many people have questioned the Warriors' championship this season!
The biggest question is the injury factor - the teams the Warriors encountered in the playoffs were all affected by injuries to varying degrees, while the Warriors are very healthy.
Historically, the Warriors faced the Pelicans in the first round of the 14-15 playoffs, and the Pelicans' main guards were Holiday, Gordon, and Tyreke Evans.
This season Holiday only played 40 games in the regular season due to injuries. In the playoffs, Holiday only played 18.3 minutes due to injuries, averaging only 6.3 points, 1 rebound, 4.3 assists per game, and shooting only 38.6% from the field.
, only played 3 games.
Another player, Evans, has also been injured and averaged only 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game.
Historically, the Warriors swept the Pelicans 4-0, but some people say that although the healthy Pelicans are no match for the Warriors, if Holiday had not been injured, at least the Pelicans would not have been swept by the Warriors.
After sweeping the Pelicans, the Warriors met the Grizzlies, who eliminated the Trail Blazers. In the end, the Warriors eliminated the Grizzlies 4-2 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
In this series, the Grizzlies also had players affected by injuries.
The Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley was hit in the face in Game 3 of the first round against the Trail Blazers, causing facial fractures. Conley then had to undergo facial surgery, and the Grizzlies announced that Conley would be out indefinitely.
In the first round series, Conley averaged 16 points, 1.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and shot 50% from the field.
Conley did not appear in the first game against the Warriors, and the Grizzlies lost to the Warriors in an away game. So Conley forced his comeback in the second game wearing a mask. However, due to the impact of his vision, Conley's performance in the series against the Warriors was not good.
, averaging 13.8 points, 0.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists per game, and shooting only 38.5% from the field.
At the same time, the Grizzlies' defensive star Tony Allen was injured in the fourth game and only played 16 minutes. He did not appear in the fifth game of Tianwangshan.
Some people say that if the Grizzlies' Conley and Tony Allen were not injured, the two sides would very likely enter a tiebreaker!
In the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors met the Rockets, who had overturned the Clippers, and eventually eliminated the Rockets 4-1 and advanced to the finals.
Although the big score was 4-1, the points difference in the first two games was not big. The Rockets lost by 4 points in the first game and by 1 point in the second game.
In this series, the Rockets' starting point guard Patrick Beverley was reimbursed in the regular season and did not play a game in the playoffs. The starting point guard at that time became the 37-year-old Jason Te.
Here! Terry averaged only 9.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game in the series, and his shooting percentage was only 37.8%, which is incomparable to Beverley!
Beverley's defense is notoriously fierce and he is good at mobilizing the emotions of his teammates. So some people say that even though Beverley is healthy, the Rockets still can't beat the Warriors, but the Rockets may win 1-2 more games.
As for the finals, needless to say, Love suffered a dislocated arm due to Olynyk in the first round against the Celtics, and was immediately reimbursed for the season. Irving was injured and left in the first overtime game of the finals.
game and announced his absence from the remaining games.
The result is that the Cavaliers are left with James alone to lead the team!
So some people say that if Irving and Love were not injured, the Warriors might not have won the championship that year!
