The Godfather of Basketball

After 82 regular season games, the strength gap between the East and West is even greater than in previous years.

The veteran Pistons ranked first in the East, but they only won 53 wins, which is only fifth in the West.

The second Cavaliers are the only two in the East to win 50 wins (50 wins and 32 losses).

In third place is the Bosh-led Raptors, who have a record of 47 wins and 35 losses.

Ranked fourth is the Heat. The defending champions almost missed the playoffs. Relying on the strength of the old Shaquille O'Neal in the second half and the weakness of the teams in the same district, they barely made it to the top half.

(Note: In 2006, the NBA still implements the division system, and the team ranked first in the division automatically advances to the top four in the division.)

The fifth-ranked Chicago Bulls won 49 wins under the strong performance of the Trident. They are not as good as the Pistons and can only be ranked in the bottom half.

The New Jersey Nets (41 wins), Washington Wizards (41 wins), and Orlando Magic (40 wins) ranked sixth to eighth.

Compared with the Eastern District, the Western team's record this year can be described as gorgeous.

In the first half of the season, the Mavericks were suppressed by the Rockets for half a game, but after the All-Star Game, there were all kinds of fancy winning streaks, and more than a dozen winning streaks were interrupted and picked up. Finally, they achieved an amazing record of 67 wins and 15 losses. Disregarding the entire league, even ranked 6th in the entire NBA history!

The second-ranked team is the Phoenix Suns, who are the only two teams in the West with more than 60 wins (62 wins and 20 losses).

Ranked third is the San Antonio Spurs, who have achieved an impressive record of 59 wins and 23 losses under the leadership of GDP.

The fourth-ranked Jazz, although they only won 51 wins, they entered the upper half because their record surpassed the Nuggets.

Ranked fifth is the Rockets. The Rockets' record has declined significantly after the break. They are 59 wins and 23 losses like the Spurs. , the Rockets ranked fifth.

The Nuggets (44 wins), the Lakers (41 wins), and the Warriors (41 wins) ranked 6th to 8th.

When the final match came out, the prediction lists of the major media also came out.

Due to their outstanding record, the Mavericks and Suns have naturally become the favorites to win the championship. T.N.T, ESPN, FOX and many other well-known media have ranked them among the most popular ones to win the championship.

Forecasts for the third seat are diverse.

ESPN believes that the Spurs are at the same level as the Mavericks and the Suns, especially the 3-1 Rockets in the regular season, and with Bo Povich's strong performance in the playoffs, they may even compare the Mavericks and the Suns. Dismount.

T.N.T’s point of view is exactly the opposite of ESPN’s. Although the unexpected drop to fifth, this also allows the Rockets to play against the Mavericks in the second round. Although the Mavericks have a particularly good record this season, they are at a disadvantage against the Rockets. (1 win and 3 losses), the Rockets are likely to become a dark horse.

The audience of FOX is different from the previous two. They think that the Jazz is the big dark horse in the playoffs. Ku is a rare center in the league who can shoot three-pointers. They are likely to win the Rockets in the first round and then go black to the end.

After the media made predictions, the bookmakers also released the winning odds of each team before the start of the playoffs.

The Mavericks ranked first at 1.5 to 1.

The Suns came in second with a score of 2.67.

The Spurs ranked third with 2.9 losses to 1.

The Rockets ranked fourth with 3.5 losses to 1.

The Pistons are 5.2 to 1, the Cavaliers are 6.0 to 1, and the Jazz are 5-7 at 7.8 to 1.

The playoffs are about to start, and Tang Tian gave the players a day off on the last day of preparation.

The Rockets led 2-0 in the first round last season and lost. At that time, many players were still in the team. Giving them a break can relieve their psychological pressure.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Tang Tian also drove to his aunt's house to accompany his "family" and relax.

"God, how about you say I spent all my money on you to win?"

Tang Tian was sitting on the balcony drinking tea, looking at Chunjing, when Hathaway suddenly came out with a newspaper in her arms.

"What?" Tang Tian turned his head in doubt, and only after seeing that Hathaway was holding a newspaper from a gaming company did he understand what she was talking about.

"You still play this?" Tang Tian took the newspaper in doubt.

There are the winning odds of each team on it. In addition, there are some odds for the first round match.

The Rockets and Jazz mentioned by Hathaway have two types of wins and losses and small points. The odds of winning and losing are low, and the odds of small points are obviously much higher.

"I want to make a fortune, look at Taylor, your cousin will be envious." Hathaway said with her head down.

"How do you say I bought a 4-0 score?"

Tang Tian felt a rush of heat approaching his head.

Hathaway was tall and tall, and it was already spring, and she was already wearing thin clothes. When she lowered her head, two balls of white flowers loomed in front of his eyes.

Tang Tian's mind unconsciously recalled the scene of seeing him all that night, and his face was slightly hot.

Without turning his head, he focused all his attention on the newspaper.

The Rockets' 4-0 Jazz odds are 1 to 3.5, which is already a very high odds in a single round.

"You trust me so much?" Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Of course!" Hathaway said with a smile, "But I'll just buy one thousand dollars."

Tang Tian smiled, then thought of something, and said, "Is there a match for each group?"

"Right? Why are you also interested? But you are the head coach of the Rockets, so you can't buy your own team." Hathaway continued.

Tang Tian didn't speak, and after scanning this side, he turned it over.

The Warriors played against the Mavericks. The odds of the Warriors winning are 1 to 5, which is surprisingly high.

Warriors 4 to 0 Mavericks, 50 to 1, this is purely for fun.

Tang Tian glanced down, and then saw the Warriors 4 to 2 Mavericks, the odds are 20 to 1, which is still an exaggeration.

Staring at the odds all the time, he was a little moved.

As a time traveler, he will naturally not forget the most famous "Black Eight Miracles" in the NBA. In his previous life, the former Mavericks coach Nelson led the bombarded Warriors team to eliminate the Mavericks who were determined to win the championship 4-2. The first black eight after 4 wins in 7 games in the playoffs shocked the whole world.

Originally, because his time travel would produce a butterfly effect, he hadn't thought about gambling, but because of the rotation, he found that the regular season rankings of the East and West were exactly the same as in the previous life. Ranked No. 1 in the Western Conference, and they are still facing the Warriors!