But the Magic's record is still as lukewarm as before, with half the winner and half the winner, hovering on the edge of the playoffs.

Especially with Howard, Tkoglu did not have a good chemical reaction.

This confuses some Magic fans because they have "Little Sun Hao" and "Warcraft", which are very similar to the Lakers' configuration.

Of course, some fans may also find the problem. They seem to be missing a head coach who can match them well.

According to the Orlando Sentinels, the coach of the team's head coach Johnny Davis is already in jeopardy.

So after a round trip, the fans discovered something that looked incredible.

There are so many trades on the trading deadline, but it seems that the one who benefits the most is... the Lakers?

The mood of Lakers fans at this time can be described in this sentence:

They walked on the road and saw a piece of money. They thought it was 100, but when they walked into some, they looked like 100, and they picked it up and saw that it was 100, and it was still US dollars!

Three surprises!

...

Time flies, and it is mid-April in a blink of an eye.

After more than a month of competition after the All-Star Game, the curtain of the 2004-2005 season is about to fall.

However, the playoffs have entered the final heat.

In the East, the 76ers, Nets and Knicks all had the same record with one game left, 3-to-2.

Especially the 76ers and the Knicks, the last game will directly determine who will enter the playoffs!

This may be more exciting for the fans of both teams than the finals.

In the end, Iverson reappeared in the 2000 Finals, scoring 47 points in Madison Square Garden, helping the 76ers to enter the playoffs!

Such performance made Philadelphia fans excited and moved all fans!

After the game, even Basketball Pioneer rarely used Iverson as the cover player and attached the text "Long time no see, AI".

Su Qun has been with Sun Hao for so many years and has really understood the psychology of catching fans and knows what fans like.

There is a reason why "Basketball Pioneer" can make a big splash and quickly compete with "Sports Weekly".

The competition in the east is fierce, and the same is true in the west, but the direction of the fierceness is different.

Because in fierce competition, it is not the playoffs seats, but the rankings!

The Suns, Spurs, Lakers, and Mavericks, these four teams are the first group in the West.

But because of the new rules, if they can't become the first in the division, then they'd better be the fourth in the West!

Even if their record is much better than the top spots in other competition areas!

So you can imagine how desperate the teams will play in order to compete for rankings.

In the end, the Lakers were the first to stand out!

Before the All-Star Game, they had 5 wins behind the Suns.

Christie's joining has significantly improved the Lakers' outside defense. With their outstanding performance after that, they have caught up little by little!

In the end, they successfully surpassed the Suns and also came to the top of the Western Conference!

It was pitiful to the Suns, it was like running 10,000 meters, winning the previous nine thousand meters and losing the last lap.

They ended up only ranked fourth in the West!

In another division, the southwest division, after a bit of motivational competition, the Mavericks in Texas were even better!

They beat the Spurs with one win and became the first in the division!

In this way, the rankings of the east and west are finally determined.

In the East, the Wizards' All-Stars were in a hot state after the game and finally finished with 59 wins.

This result made fans more excited about what Barkley said during his commentary on the All-Star Game.

This is really very likely to have a finals where the Lakers play the Wizards!

The Pistons finished second with 56 wins.

The remaining teams in the Eastern Conference are ranked by Celtics, Heat, Pacers, Nets, 76ers, and Magic.

In this way, the final matchup situation of the Eastern Conference side.

Wizards VS Magic: McGrady and Arenas faced their old clubs a year later, which is very interesting.

Pistons VS 76ers, this group of matches is also full of highlights, but the highlights are not the players, but the coach: Larry Brown leads a new team to play against a team he has coached for 6 years. This sounds very interesting, and he is facing his former beloved disciple Iverson.

Celtics vs. Nets, this has been an old enemy in the Eastern Conference in the past few years. The only difference is that the starlight has become much stronger after the Nets have Carter. "The playoffs are the stage for superstars." Can this sentence really help the Nets? Maybe there will be an answer after playing.

Heat VS Pacers: Although he did not welcome O'Neal as in history, Wade still led the Heat into the playoffs and also got a home advantage in the first round. His talent is unquestionable, and he is lucky to face the Pacers who lack Artest.

In this part of the West, the top eight are Lakers, Mavericks, Supersonics, Suns, Spurs, Kings, Timberwolves, and Nuggets!

The Nuggets performed well before the All-Star Game, but after the All-Star Game, Camby missed many games due to injury.

Although Nene, the team's third-year team, seized the opportunity to perform quite well, the Nuggets finally fell behind in the West, where competition was particularly fierce.

In this case, the first round matchup of the West: Mavericks VS Timberwolves, Supersonics VS Kings, Suns VS Spurs, Lakers VS Nuggets!

The Lakers' first round opponent is the Nuggets!

The battle for the "little emperor" is here!
Chapter completed!