After the All-Star, all teams will enter the first-level alert mode.

Especially for teams like the Wizards that cannot completely secure a playoff spot, they dare not relax at all.

However, after coming to the east, there is one advantage, that is, the east has not been as fierce as the west in the past two years.

It's easier if you just want to enter the playoffs.

But if you want to break out of the east, the difficulty will be greater than that of the west.

After all, the East has the strongest Heat Big Three in the league, as well as the Bulls, Pacers, Celtics, Eagles and Magic, which are also difficult to mess with.

Simply put, if the average combat power in the west is indeed stronger than the east, but if the highest combat power is still the east side is still the dominant.

Especially when the Lakers are getting worse every year, the two most dominant teams in the West are the Spurs and the Thunder.

Compared with the Spurs, the Thunder have been marked with a cross in the league. I believe that this year's Thunder will even enter the finals.

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As time goes by March, with the closing of the trading market, all teams can only win the championship with this current lineup.

Even if he faces injuries to the player in the middle, he can only grit his teeth and admit that he is unlucky.

The Wizards' competitive state has been very good throughout March. As Aldridge and Crawford get along with the Wizards more and more, the Wizards' strength has increased.

At the same time, Yang Fan also began to take turns to the players.

Not only Yao Ming and Grant Hill, who already had hidden dangers of injury, but also Aldridge and the young Wall began to rest one after another.

Because Yang Fan knew very well that the biggest opponent of a team that won the championship was often not the enemy, but the team itself.

Fortunately, the overall atmosphere of the Wizards has always been very good, because most of the Wizards are a brand new team composed of young combat power.

Adding to the good-looking guy Grant Hill and the loyal Francis, this undoubtedly keeps the entire Wizards' locker room in order.

So what Wizards need to pay attention to is injuries and their mentality when fighting tough battles.

As of March 11, the Wizards' record has reached 31 wins and 13 losses, second only to the Bulls and the Heat in the East, and continues to rank third in the East.

It is worth mentioning that the Wizards currently have three wins away from the Bulls, the No. 1 in the East, but only 1.5 wins are available from the Heat, the No. 2 in the East.

This means that if the Wizards continue to maintain this efficient game state at the end of the season, it will not be impossible to hit the top in the Eastern Conference before the end of the season.

In addition, news came from the Bulls two days ago that the team's star Derek Ross unfortunately sprained his knee in a layup.

Although the Bulls did not give too detailed explanations for the injury, they simply said that Rose will enter an indefinite quit so that he can receive examination from the team doctor.

However, based on Yang Fan's experience of being a human being in two lifetimes, Yang Fan speculated that Ross' injury this time was probably not optimistic, and it was not even ruled out that the season's reimbursement would be possible.

If Yang Fan remembers correctly, Ross has suffered frequent injuries at the beginning of these two seasons.

After all, his playing style of being extraordinary without slowing down and dunking without frames is really contrary to common sense, and it is even more tremendous to wear and tear on the knees and ankles.

Even if Yang Fan really doesn’t want to see the injury happen, except Bogut!!

But it has to be said that Ross' injury can also make other teams in the Eastern Conference relieve themselves. Even if Ross really cannot come back in the playoffs, he is likely to encounter Black Eight in the first round.

The premise is that the Bulls can continue to hold on to its first place in the East.

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On March 13, the Wizards were in Miami and will face the Heat for the second time this season.

In the last time the two sides met, the Wizards defeated the Heat at a slight disadvantage. After the game, head coach Yang Fan even publicly stated that when the two teams meet again, the Wizards will definitely win the game.

In fact, in the first fight between the two sides, the Wizards played very well, and even competed with the Heat in the first three quarters.

But in the final stage of the game, the Wizards' lack of experience was exposed, so they finally lost the game with regret.

However, if you don’t have to look at him with admiration for three days, this sentence is definitely very appropriate to use it on wizards.

After the Wizards have obtained two players, Aldridge and Crawford through trades, the overall level of the team has risen to a higher level.

The most important thing is that Aldridge's arrival just made up for one of the major flaws of the Wizards, which is that they lost the chain at critical moments.

Since Aldridge is not the kind of star who particularly likes to show off, his fame has always been lower than his ability.

But when Aldridge was traded to the Wizards, it became even more difficult for him to think of the show.

As long as he performs normally, Washington's attention will definitely make him take off instantly.

At least Aldridge has ranked fourth in the MVP rankings, which is the most powerful proof.

After the game started, the Wizards' starting lineups were: Wall, Thompson, George, Aldridge, and Yao Ming.

The Heat's starting lineups are: Mario Chanmos, Wade, James, Bosh, and the "silly" Joel Anthony.

In this game, both sides did not make any adjustments to the starting lineup, and they continued their most familiar playing style.

As soon as the game started, the Wizards played very targetedly. As we all know, the biggest flaw of the Heat at present is the penalty area.

Although Bosh's defensive ability is not bad, it is not much better, especially when facing an inside line like Aldridge, which relies on a turnover jumper to score, all Bosh can do is to interfere as much as possible.

In addition, Yao Ming also held the ball at a high position and directly pulled Joel Anthony out of the penalty area, thus covering the Heat's inside and allowing other players to cut the ball continuously.

Once the Heat defends the joint defense on the court, the Wizards can directly play a more comfortable game and give the Heat a generous gift from the outside.

So Yang Fan concluded that Spoo did not dare to defend the joint defense, so he frequently targeted the Heat's inside.

Even if Joel Anthony chooses to stay in the penalty area, Yao Ming can still play an advantage at the basket.

After all, when the Heat face the Indiana Pacers, Hibert can break through the Heat's inside with his personal ability, and is even called "Black Yao Ming".

Then Yao Ming was simply a turbulent situation in the Heat's penalty area. Whether it was Joel Anthony or Haslem, they could only watch Yao Ming perform his best.

In addition to Yao Ming, Aldridge also scored again and again in the inside, and cooperated with Yao Ming to quickly establish a double-digit lead.

The power of this Heat lies in the outside defense, while the Wizards' strongest is also the outside attack.

But with the inside combination of Aldridge and Yao Ming, Yang Fan, who knows the shortcomings of the Heat, will naturally not stick to the rules.

An excellent coach must not only have excellent on-the-spot adaptability, but most importantly, learn to deny himself.

At least when the Wizards face this Heat, the inside advantage is completely visible to the naked eye.
Chapter completed!