Author: Different Sparks

A total of 15 games ended on April 13th.

With the end of these fifteen games, the NBA 2015-2016 regular season games are all over, and what follows is the playoffs in which sixteen teams compete for the championship trophy.

The final sixteen teams basically did not exceed many people's expectations.

As the rosters of these sixteen teams are produced, the playoff lineups are also released.

The eight teams from first to eighth in the Eastern Conference are: Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons.

It is worth mentioning that the Chicago Bulls, who have made the playoffs for several consecutive years, failed to make the playoffs for the first time since Jordan retired.

The playoff matchups in the Eastern Conference are the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Detroit Pistons, the Miami Heat vs. the Charlotte Hornets, the Toronto Raptors vs. the Indiana Pacers, and the Atlanta Hawks vs. the Boston Celtics.

The first to eighth spots in the Western Conference are the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Dallas Mavericks.

It is worth mentioning that the Mavericks also won three consecutive games in the last three games, suppressing the Grizzlies and securing the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.

It's just that no one is optimistic about the Dallas Mavericks' playoff journey.

The matchup list in the West is the Timberwolves vs. the Dallas Mavericks, the Spurs vs. the Clippers, the Warriors vs. the Trail Blazers, and the Rockets vs. the Thunder.

After the list of playoff matchups came out, some speculations and focused discussions about this playoffs also began to appear in major media.

In addition, some gambling companies in the beautiful country have also successively offered odds on the possibility of winning the championship among the 16 teams. Naturally, the Timberwolves, as the biggest favorite, are the biggest favorite among all teams, and the odds are naturally the lowest. Basically, all major bookmakers

The odds offered by the company are all around 1:2, and the highest odds are actually between the Dallas Mavericks and the Detroit Pistons. The odds between the two teams are almost the same, with the average odds being around 1:600.

In addition, the various focuses on the first round of this playoffs are naturally of great concern to everyone.

Especially the matchup in the Western Conference, it has to be said that almost every game is full of topics.

First of all, there is no need to talk about the grudges between the Timberwolves and Dallas. Two head coaches were killed by Chen Dazhuang. But if you think about it, you can understand why Dallas people hate Chen Dazhuang the most. You have only had three seasons in total.

, just like the blood feud that Dallas had in his previous life, just staring at Dallas and fighting.

Between the Spurs and Clippers, naturally the biggest focus is CP3 Paul’s dream of the Western Conference Finals. From the Hornets to the Clippers, the Western Conference Finals seems to have become Paul’s nightmare. In addition, no matter who wins this duel, he must

Facing the winner of the Timberwolves and Dallas, it seems that Paul's Western Conference Finals dream is on hold again this season.

The Warriors once again met the Trail Blazers in the playoffs. Last season, the Trail Blazers also fell at the feet of the Warriors. This season, the Trail Blazers left four of last season's starters, and then the team determined a lineup with Lillard as the core.

Thoughts on team building, but they did not expect that in the playoffs, the Warriors would stand in front of them again. Whether Lillard succeeded in revenge or the Warriors once again became the victim of the Trail Blazers, this is also a topic of great concern to everyone.

In the end, the Rockets managed to meet the Thunder. The three former Thunder young men met again, but they became rivals. The third brother faced the alliance of his former eldest brother and second brother alone. This is so unbelievable.

There are a lot less topics in the Eastern Conference. The biggest topic is whether James, who has returned to the Cavaliers with a high profile, can bring a championship to the Cavaliers this season.

Many media even speculated that if the Cavaliers fail to win the championship this season, when James' contract expires again, the possibility of James staying with the Cavaliers will be very low. Even if James is willing to stay, I am afraid Gilbert will have to consider it.

Let’s talk about the team’s luxury tax, because now everyone knows that there are 30 teams in the league. The Timberwolves can be said to be the best team in the league in terms of business operations, and the team’s valuation has already doubled.

Double.

However, no one is aware of what changes will happen to the alliance in the future. Of course, Da Zhuang, who knows the historical memory, is not sure whether the changes in the world caused by him, such as many things in the previous life, will still happen as scheduled.

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For example, in his previous life, he was famous for joining if he couldn't beat him. But now, the Warriors were supposed to win consecutive championships, but he was ruined by himself. Then will Durant still join the Warriors team?

You know, it was Durant who opened the box of teaming up, and then the league will always be joined by the Big Three and the Big Four. To put it harshly, in the new season, if you don’t have the presence of the Big Three, you will be embarrassed to stand up and speak out.

"Chen, I'm afraid our luxury tax needs to be considered next season. So do you have any plans here?"

Milt sat opposite Da Zhuang and said.

"Have you calculated how much it's over?"

"If Zach and others complete the contract, according to our estimates, it will be at least 20 million."

"Oh, that's okay. This number is still within my expectations. Please let me think about this matter."

"OK, I know you definitely don't have time to think about this at this time. I just want to remind you that the team needs to trade."

"I know."

Da Zhuang knows that what Milt said is right. Now that the team has finished this season, the contracts of Dinwiddie, Grant and LaVine need to implement the team options for the last year. Then there is the issue of contract renewal for the three.

, and in Da Zhuang’s plan, all three of Da Zhuang hope to stay. In this case, after these three contract extensions, the players in other positions of the team will need to move.

But the good news is that if the Timberwolves now release news that they want to trade some people on the team, it is estimated that the remaining 29 teams in the league will want to trade. What Da Zhuang needs to consider is who to keep, and what to do.

Maximize benefits.

According to the league's schedule, the playoffs will start on April 16, and the first game between the Timberwolves and Dallas will be on April 17.

In fact, the Timberwolves basically started preparing for the playoffs before the regular season ended.

As the outside world's discussion about the playoffs intensifies, the time has finally arrived on April 16.
Chapter completed!