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227. April, the final push!

"It's a very enjoyable game, yes, we won the Knicks 51 points."

"In fact, winning a team like the Knicks is not worthy of the pride, but I feel very comfortable now, and I believe everyone knows the reason."

"I just want to say here that some people don't plan to retire yet, they have been misleading their children in the league and have been talking and putting on the wrong side."

"I think this kind of behavior is really a harm to others and not to benefit oneself."

"Obviously, some old tricks don't work at the moment, but some people are still brainless in their own way of playing. Some people call it faith, and I can only say it is stupid."

"If I were Mr. James (Doran), then I would definitely consider the future of the team." Yang Fan said to the point at the post-match press conference.

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After the away game, Yang Fan began to take off players in the following games.

One or two players will be arranged for rotation rest in each game to deal with the upcoming playoffs.

The Wizards' schedule in the late season was also a bit difficult. In the remaining 16 games, 10 opponents were playoff-level teams.

This is obviously not good news for the Wizards.

Because in the later stage of the season, all teams will do their best to sprint to higher rankings, so once they meet these opponents, it will definitely be a tough battle.

Even the players' physical energy consumption will definitely be more than that of the bottom team.

Fortunately, Yang Fan does not have much requirements for his regular season record, as long as he can enter the playoffs in the end.

If you have the chance, it is best to stabilize the ranking among the top three in the East. In this way, at least you can ensure that you will not face a strong enemy in the first round.

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The time is coming to early April. As time enters April, the league is now completely entering the sprint stage.

As of April 3, the Wizards' record was 40 wins and 15 losses, second only to the Bulls, suppressing the Heat with a 1.5 win, temporarily ranking second in the Eastern Conference.

The Wizards will have a total of 11 games in the future. Judging by Yang Fan’s years of experience, if nothing unexpected happens, the Wizards will be ranked second in the East.

Although Derek Ross, the Bulls star, has been unable to play due to injury, the Bulls still have great hope of maintaining the title of No. 1 in the Eastern Conference with their more dominant later schedule.

But if Ross still cannot make a comeback in the playoffs, then the Bulls are likely to encounter Black Eight!!

After all, as we all know, the Bulls with Rose and the Bulls without Rose are completely two teams.

Especially in dealing with key balls, without Rose, the Phoenix Rose, Thibodeau doesn't even know who to arrange the tactics of using the star.

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On April 4, the Wizards beat the Lakers 17 at home. It is worth mentioning that this is still with Klay Thompson and Yao Ming both resting.

Or maybe it was thanks to Klay Thompson's rest in this game, which made Battier mention the starting lineup, which put a very important restriction on Kobe's offense in the starting lineup.

Of course, the main reason is that the Lakers themselves.

Although the Lakers retained the cone of the championship in the first two seasons this season, at least there has been no change in the starting lineup.

However, Bynum and Kobe's internal discord, coupled with the decline in the form of Artest and Fisher, have long turned the Lakers into a tiger whose body was hollowed out.

This season Artest can only contribute 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and even his three-point shooting percentage has dropped below 30%.

Fortunately, Artest also has relatively strong defensive capabilities, so it is not useless on the court.

However, Fisher's decline is a bit outrageous. This season, Fisher can average 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

At first glance, this set of data does not seem to be much different from the previous two years, but Fisher's defensive efficiency on the court has dropped significantly.

According to data, Fisher is the sixth-last-last defender among all the defenders in the league who are averaging more than 15 minutes per game.

It is hard to imagine that this is the starting point guard of a championship-winning team.

Whether it is because he starts not actively training after having a championship, or because of physical injuries, he declines.

One thing is foreseeable, that is, after the season ends, the Lakers will definitely part ways with Fisher.

Even the same is true for the "little shark" Bynum, but giving up Bynum is not because of Bynum's condition, but because of his attitude.

It can be said that the Lakers are currently on the verge of disintegration, and the atmosphere of the entire team is completely ulterior motives.

Therefore, in ESPN's championship prediction list, the Lakers, whose lineup has basically not changed much, have fallen to the seventh position in the league.

Some media also said that whether the Lakers can pass the first round of the playoffs this year is a question.

It is worth mentioning that the Lakers' head coach this season is Mike Brown.

That’s right, it’s the Cavaliers’ head coach two years ago, the former COY best coach who was played by Yang Fan in the finals without any temper!!

In this game against the Lakers, even though Thompson and Yao Ming rested, Aldridge's stable performance with 26 points and 8 rebounds.

In addition, Wall's double-double data with 16 points and 11 assists broke through Fisher's defense line, and the Wizards finally defeated the Lakers slightly easily, further narrowing the gap with the Bulls in front of him.

The victory of this game also made Yang Fan feel very sad.

Because just last season, the Lakers were one of the biggest favorites in the league, and in the first two seasons, they were the well-deserved overlords of the entire West.

But things are impermanent, and no one would have thought that this Lakers would not end up losing to their opponents, but to themselves.

It is worth mentioning that there is a rumor that the Lakers plan to win over Howard and Nash to join the team during the offseason, and then cooperate with Kobe and Gasol to form a lineup of the Big Four.

Although Nash is 38 years old, this season can still contribute a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists.

Needless to say, Howard is currently recognized as the No. 1 center in the league, so for Los Angeles fans, they have given up their struggles this season.

We start looking forward to the management's operation during the offseason.

Unfortunately, only Yang Fan knows that these rumors are true, and Howard intends to join the Lakers.

But this time the Lakers F4 combination did not go so smoothly.
Chapter completed!
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