Chapter 205: End of regular season, playoff rankings
For the Knicks, Lian Dao scored 23 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal in the first half. David Lee scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Gallinari scored 7 points. Millsap scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. But he played a big role in the interior. In addition, Holiday scored 6 points and 9 assists.
Wade of the Heat scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the first half, most of which were scored in the second quarter. Quentin Richardson had 8 points, Jermaine O'Neal had 8 points and 6 rebounds, Bees Lee 5 points and 3 rebounds, Chalmers 3 points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Beasley, who was lost in the first half, made a three-pointer from the outside at the beginning of the second half, then cut inside to the basket, and received a pass from Wade for a dunk.
After that, David Lee had to give up double-teaming O'Neal and turn to defend Beasley.
O'Neal, who had been released to a certain extent, continued to score against Millsap at the basket at this time.
The Heat used this time to overtake the Knicks by 1 point.
The Knicks requested a timeout, Lian Dao returned to the third position, put Chandler back on the second position, Holiday cooperated with Chandler to double-team Wade, Gallinari returned to the fourth position, and Wei Li was substituted.
After returning to the field, Lian Dao scored three three-pointers against Richardson from outside. Lian Dao's three three-pointers seemed to bring everyone back to the scene of the three-pointer contest.
Coach Spoelstra of the Heat also issued instructions from the sidelines at this time, not to relax the double-teaming of Lian Dao.
Richardson and Beasley also increased their defensive strength in the next round, but Lian Dao passed the ball to Gallinari immediately, and Gallinari also made an outside shot.
This three-pointer also represented the failure of coach Spoelstra's double-teaming of Lian Dao.
The Knicks had a good effect on Wade's double-teaming. Chalmers did not become the second scoring point after Wade was double-teamed.
The game here is also moving towards the rhythm of the Knicks.
This is even more so in the fourth quarter. Wade, who has been playing all the time, also suffered from physical weakness in the second half of the fourth quarter. In the last three minutes before the end of the game, seeing the Heat trailing by 16 points, Coach Spoelstra also replaced all of them. main players.
At the end of the game, the Knicks defeated the Heat 125:114. The Knicks defended the victory at home and gave the Heat a two-game losing streak.
On April 12, the Knicks still played against the Washington Wizards at home. In this game, all the Knicks' main players played. At 119:103, the Knicks won easily. The reason why all the main players played was because D'Antoni did not want to have accidents.
As long as the Knicks beat the Washington Wizards, they will lead the Atlanta Hawks by three games.
Even if the Knicks lose the last game and the Atlanta Hawks win both games, that's one game behind the Knicks.
On April 14th, the last regular season game of the Knicks, an away game against the Toronto Raptors, D'Antoni took turns resting all the main players this time. After the Knicks defeated the Washington Wizards, the Knicks' third place in the Eastern Conference was confirmed.
So this game has already given up in D'Antoni's heart.
However, although D'Antoni gave up, Gallinari let himself go in this game. He was crazy against the Raptors, scoring 32 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and the last three-pointer The ball beat the Toronto Raptors 114:111 away.
On April 15th, the regular season of the 2009-2010 season all ended on the night of the 14th, and all the playoff rankings in the Eastern and Western Divisions were also determined.
Eastern Division standings—
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (61 wins and 21 losses).
2. Orlando Magic (58 wins and 24 losses).
3. New York Knicks (55 wins and 27 losses).
4. Atlanta Hawks (53 wins and 29 losses).
5. Boston Celtics (52-29).
6. Milwaukee Bucks (46 wins and 36 losses).
7. Miami Heat (45 wins and 37 losses).
8. Charlotte Bobcats (42 wins, 40 losses).
The most uncomfortable thing here is actually the Atlanta Hawks. The last thing they want to face is the Boston Celtics. They have been chasing the rankings, but in the end they still fell to fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The second is the Boston Celtics. They were disgusted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the end of the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers faced the Celtics with a heavy blow. They defeated the Celtics away and won their 61st victory.
After that, the Cavaliers began to release water all the way, especially against the Atlanta Hawks in the final game. The Cavaliers did not want the Celtics to gain home court advantage, so all the main players of the Cavaliers took turns. In the end, they won 5 consecutive games in the second half of the season. defeat.
It is understandable for the Cavaliers to do this, let the Atlanta Hawks take the home court advantage and fight the Celtics, maybe the Atlanta Hawks accidentally kill the Celtics.
As for the Atlanta Hawks, James is good at dealing with them, so they would rather run into the Atlanta Hawks in the second round than the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics did not gain home court advantage in the end, but Liang Zi had already tied the knot with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Western Conference standings—
1. Los Angeles Lakers (57 wins and 25 losses).
2. Dallas Mavericks (55 wins and 27 losses).
3. Phoenix Suns (54 wins and 28 losses).
4. Denver Nuggets (53 wins and 29 losses).
5. Utah Jazz (53 wins and 29 losses).
6. Portland Trail Blazers (50-32).
7. San Antonio Spurs (50-32).
8. Oklahoma City Thunder (50-32).
Many fans frowned when they saw the rankings and victories in the Western Conference. The teams in the Western Conference are too crowded. Many teams have the same wins and losses as the previous team, such as the Nuggets and Jazz. .
There are also the last three teams with the same wins, but the rankings are very different.
The alliance also has considerations for this phenomenon.
When the two teams have the same win margin, they will be ranked according to the following order:
1. The best record among each other is at the top.
2. The winning rate in the division is the highest (only applicable when the two teams belong to the same division). For example, the Nuggets and the Jazz belong to the Northwest Division, and the Nuggets have a 3:1 winning ratio against the Jazz in the regular season, so the Nuggets In front, the Jazz behind.
3. The one with the highest winning percentage in their respective leagues ranks first.
4. The one with the highest winning percentage against the other top eight teams in the league.
5. The team with the highest winning percentage against the top eight teams in another league.
6. Those with the highest score difference are among the top.
The above is that the two teams have the same win margin, and then there are three teams with the same win margin.
When more than three teams have the same winning margin, they will be ranked in order according to the following basis:
1. The teams with the best records among each other are at the top;
2. The highest winning percentage in their respective leagues; such as the Trail Blazers, Thunder and Spurs, the Blazers' winning percentage against the Thunder is 3:1, and the winning percentage against the Spurs is 4:0, so the Blazers are among the three teams Ranked first, and the Thunder's winning percentage against the Spurs is 1:3, so the Spurs are second and the Thunder are last.
3. The team with the highest winning percentage in the competition area ranks first (applicable when all teams belong to the same competition area);
4. The one with the highest winning percentage against the other top eight teams in the league;
5. Those with the highest score difference are at the top This is also a relatively fair set of ranking rules at present.
It's just that the situation in the Western Conference is indeed tragic, and the most tragic and powerful is the Northwest Division.
There are five teams in the Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Portland Trail Blazers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Except for the Minnesota Timberwolves who did not make the playoffs, the other four teams have made the playoffs successively.
It can be said that the Northwest Division alone accounts for half of the top eight teams in the West.
Really awesome!
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After the end of the 2009-2010 season, the Knicks' official website not only posted handsome photos of Lian Dao during the game, but also released detailed data of Lian Dao's current season.
Lian Dao played 79 games this season, scoring a total of 2,523 points, 698 rebounds, 842 assists, 148 steals, and 98 blocks.
The following is the average data of Lian Dao: averaged 38.9 minutes per game, contributed 31.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.2 blocks and 3.2 turnovers.
The shooting percentage was 49.8%, the three-point shooting percentage was 46.5%, and the free throw percentage was 78.6%.
Lian Dao also used this data to win the scoring title in the 2009-2010 season. After all, Durant still did not surpass Lian Dao in scoring. His scoring average this season was fixed at 31.2 points per game, which is higher than the historical average. Scored 1.1 points more.
In addition to Lian Dao, the Knicks below also give detailed data on other players in the 2009-2010 season.