Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 456 - 151 Pain of Michael Jordan (Too painful today, posting 1 update first)_3

Chapter 456: Chapter 151 Pain of Michael Jordan (Too painful today, posting 1 update first)_3
Now, with the regular season coming to a successful end, Deputy GOAT Qin Yue will, after a brief few days of rest, join the Warriors in the playoffs that will determine if they can complete their title defense.
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Western Conference Playoffs, first round.
The Supersonic, who secured the top spot in the league with 63 wins, will face the eighth-seeded Spurs in the West.
Last summer, the addition of the "White Demon" Bi Bi has already filled the weakest link for the Supersonic.
And the budget-conscious Spurs relied on the outstanding performances of Parker and Al Jefferson to successfully clinch a playoff spot.
However...
As the only center with worthy low-post skills in the future of American basketball, Jefferson clearly cannot support the Spurs’ defensive system like Duncan did.
This year, no longer as casually flamboyant as last year, the Lakers finished the regular season with a 60-win record, securing the second spot in the West and will await the challenge from the seventh-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs.
This well-rounded Lakers team is also an undeniable super team.
When they used Battier as the starting small forward, they even had Odom and Ellis to lead the team during the rotation phase.
As for the Suns, who were violently dismantled by the team’s general manager Steve Kerr’s brainless operation, they are somewhat unfortunate.
Josh Howard, who struggled to adapt in Phoenix, averaged only 12 points and 4 rebounds in his career with the Suns.
His overall shooting and three-point percentages are even worse than during his rookie season.
And as the biggest beneficiary of Kerr’s brainless operation, the Mavericks, who have been on a winning streak after changing coaches, are undoubtedly lucky.
With Kerr’s indirect assistance, they finally secured the third spot in the West with a 58-win record and will face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
As for the Warriors led by Qin Yue?
They will have a head-to-head matchup against the Jazz led by Chris Paul in the first round of the playoffs.
In the regular season, the Warriors and the Jazz each won two games.
The understaffed Warriors are no longer as calm and relaxed when facing this Jazz team as they were before.
In the games, veteran coach Jerry Sloan would often deploy Kirilenko to attract the offensive attention of Qin Yue and further deplete Qin Yue’s stamina through fast-paced counter-strategy attacks.
As long as no other Warriors players step up...
The Jazz have already proven in the regular season that they have the ability to challenge this Warriors team.
Moreover, compared to last year, the first-round matchups in the Eastern Conference playoffs this year are also more intriguing.
The Celtics, who achieved a 60-win regular season, will face the Raptors led by the new "Trash Brothers" Aldridge and Bosh in the first round of the playoffs.
And the rising Magic, under the command of the "Peak Magical Beast," will directly face the injury-riddled Heat, who only welcomed Little O’Neal back at the last moment of the regular season.
Falling from the top of the Eastern Conference last year to sixth, the Knight is undoubtedly the most shocking team in this year’s regular season.
After all, theoretically with a former MVP assisting James, the Knight shouldn’t be residing in the lower half of the Eastern standings.
However...
If you carefully examine the rosters of the Eastern Conference powerhouses, including the Hawks, who the Knight will challenge in the first round of the playoffs...
Most Eastern Conference powerhouses have equipped themselves with the kind of sweeping big men that always give James headaches.
Even though these teams equipped themselves with sweeping big men to avoid being powerless against the deputy GOAT who has been dominating the league for two years after reaching the finals...
But James evidently became collateral damage due to these teams targeting Qin Yue.
In the regular season, the Knight won only one out of the four games against the Hawks.
The good news is, in the only game they won, old AI scored 42 points and 8 assists for the Knight, proving he still has fuel left in the tank.
But the bad news is...
In the other three games where the Knight lost, Deron Williams almost every night treated old AI like he did to Paul.
And in the only game where Iverson exploded, Deron was sidelined due to injury.
For the Knight, this is sure to be an extremely difficult playoff series.
On the outside, the Hawks have Deron and Joe Johnson to hold the fort.
Inside, they have the fierce Tyson Chandler and Smith.
As early as the regular season, Qin Yue had experienced the intensity of this Hawks team on behalf of James.
To put it simply...
If James can’t consistently perform at a Celestial God Descending level every game, the Hawks are very likely to send him off to an early fishing season this year.
And in that unnoticed corner, the Bobcats, who achieved the best regular season record in their history and will face the Pistons as the fourth seed in the East, have really given Jordan a face.
On the day the regular season ended, Jordan, who immediately encountered ers, angrily lashed out at Barkley, "Didn’t that fat guy say my team-building strategy was incredibly stupid before?
But now? Not only did we successfully make it to the playoffs, but we also have a chance to break through the first round. This proves that that fat guy’s commentary and judgment on basketball is nothing but a pile of stinking dog shit!"
After angrily rebuking Barkley and feeling much better, Jordan even had the interest to act as a sparring partner for the Bobcats players before the playoffs started.
Then...
There was no then...
Because during the sparring, he was unfortunately hit by Ron Artest and broke his ribs...
The previously elated Jordan now probably can only watch the Bobcats’ playoff games this year from the hospital through the TV.
In this regard, after graciously accepting the criticism Jordan gave him, Barkley said, with a hint of delight, "I heard Michael broke three ribs being hit by Ron this time?
Oh, I truly feel sorrow and regret for Michael! As the Bobcats’ owner, he is going to miss the team’s first playoff appearance, such an important occasion, due to injury, tsk tsk..."
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PS: Didn’t expect the kidney stone to hurt again, today I can only update one Chapter.