Chapter 36: NBA

Since the two-game losing streak, USC has gone on a four-game winning streak.

At this time, more than half of the NBA regular season has passed.

The media also gave predictions for the Western Conference championship based on the record so far and the team lineup.

Lian Dao also paid attention to this in his spare time.

This season the Lakers have dominated the way and have achieved a record of 42 wins and 10 losses so far.

Among the Western Conference teams, the media ranked the Lakers in the first echelon.

After all, the Lakers last season were the Western Conference champions.

And the first echelon is only the Lakers. Everyone is optimistic about the strength of the Lakers this season.

Compared with last season's Lakers lineup, the facelift has reached a high degree of running-in.

Kobe and Marc Gasol have become more and more harmonious.

Mitch recently traded Vladimir Radmanovic to the Charlotte Bobcats for Shannon Brown and Adam Morrison.

The team moved Luke Walton to the starting lineup to replace Vladimir Radmanovic at small forward.

The addition of Shannon Brown deepened the Lakers' bench lineup.

The Lakers' starting lineup: Point guard: Derek Fisher; Shooting guard: Kobe Bryant; Small forwards: Luke Walton, Trevor Ariza; Power forward: Lamar Odom ; Center: Marc Gasol.

Lakers bench lineup: Point guard: Jordan Farmar; Shooting guard: Sasha Vujacic, Shannon Brown; Small forward: Luke Walton, Trevor Ariza; Power forward: Josh Powell; Center ; Andrew Bynum.

The Lakers not only have a strong starting lineup, but also have a reasonable bench lineup, so it is not surprising that the media put the Lakers in the first echelon alone.

There are three powerful second-tier teams: the Nuggets with 36 wins and 17 losses; the Trail Blazers with 32 wins and 20 losses; and the Spurs with 35 wins and 16 losses.

The Nuggets have offensive kaleidoscope Carmelo Anthony; FMVP champion guard Chauncey Billups; and "Birdman" Chris Anderson and other main players. It can be said that the lineup is complete and experienced, and it is also rated as a strong contender for the championship.

Chauncey Billups was just traded to the Nuggets in November. He swapped clubs with Nuggets guard Allen Iverson and returned to his hometown of Denver.

The media still has some doubts about whether Chauncey Billups is completely suitable for the Nuggets, so they put the Nuggets in the second echelon.

Pioneers, Young Guards. The team has produced a large number of geniuses in recent years, and the Blazers seem to be cursed. The team's talented players can't escape injuries.

But this year's Trail Blazers lineup is complete, with talented power forward: LaMarcus Aldridge, talented shooting guard: Brandon Roy, etc.

The Blazers, whose average age in the starting lineup is no more than 26 years old, was dubbed the "Young Guard" by the media.

Young, energetic, positive, these are all descriptions of the pioneers.

But inexperience is also the first problem faced by this group of young lads.

But I have to say that being young means unlimited possibilities. Not to mention a group of talented young people.

Spurs, the older the more demon. This is what later generations describe Popovich and player Ginobili. But it is now used to describe the current Spurs.

Although the 33-year-old Duncan is no longer the "flying devil", the Spurs' no-fly zone has always been in his hands.

And he mastered it pretty well.

What's more, the Spurs also have 31-year-old Manu Ginobili and 26-year-old Tony Parker. This season's Spurs with a record of 35 wins and 16 seems to tell the league: The Spurs are not old yet.

Compared with the Blazers, their experience is simply not too rich.

However, the physical problems brought about by age cannot be ignored.

After all, to refuse to accept the old premise, there must be young people, and the young people of the Spurs have not come yet!

Facing the Spurs who have grown stronger this season, the media also put them in the second echelon of strength.

And in the third echelon are left: Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Hornets.

Originally, the Rockets were in the second echelon, but due to McGrady's knee recurrence, he announced that he would be reimbursed for the season, and no one is sure how far the Rockets can go with only Yao Ming and Artest.

But Lian Dao knows that the Rockets have great potential this season, but injuries...

The Dallas Mavericks have Nowitzki, Phoenix has Nash, and the New Orleans Hornets have Paul. They are not so much the third echelon ranked by the media, but rather a playoff lineup.

Because of their strength, it is really difficult for Lian Dao to leverage the position of the Lakers.

Lian Dao looked at the Rockets and felt sorry for Dayao. The Rockets this season were the closest to the championship.

In the last life without McGrady, Dayao led the Rockets to score 3:4 against the Lakers. If McGrady is not injured this season, it is not impossible for the Rockets to win the championship.

And this season in the East is also very lively.

The media gave the Eastern Conference's championship echelon.

The first echelon is different from only one Lakers team in the West, but three teams.

They are: Celtics 44 wins and 11 losses, Cavaliers 40 wins and 11 losses, Magic 38 wins and 13 losses.

The Celtics, needless to say last season's championship, they have only one goal this season: to defend the title.

The plastic surgery of the previous season is retained, and the plastic surgery is complete. It is the championship contending team that the media Tebi is optimistic about.

But Lian Dao understands that the Celtics have problems this season.

Rondo and Ray Allen are at odds.

Garnett has won a championship ring, can he still work as hard as he did last season?

These are the problems that exist with the Celtics.

Cavaliers, as long as there is LeBron James, the team's strength ranking will not be bad.

No way, the darling of the league, the cash cow touted by David Stern.

In addition, in order to win the championship, Da Ben was traded over last season, and Mo Williams was traded before this season even started.

To be honest, the Cavaliers want to win the O'Brien Cup too much, but the team market is too small, and many big-name players are unwilling to come to Cleveland.

After all, Cleveland is affectionately called by fans: Kecun!

But the strength of the Cavaliers this season is still considerable, even if they are in the first team, there is no big problem!

Magic, when it comes to magic, you have to say Dwight Howard. Before going to the Lakers, Master Huo was known as a man who could replace LeBron James alone.

Although Master Huo later played his good hand poorly.

But that was after all.

Last season, Howard became the league's No. 1 center for the first time and won the rebounding second defense.

In the 08-09 season, Master Huo's dominance in the interior was still considerable.

And in the past two seasons, the Magic have frantically hoarded shooters on the outside, and then cooperate with All-Star power forward Rashad Lewis, it is simply unfavorable.

The teams given by the second echelon are the Eagles 31:21, the Heat 28:24, and the Pistons 27:24.

Eagles, White Devil Mike Bibby, Eagle King Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith.

Except for Mike Bibby, the main players of the team, the overall average age is 26 years old.

Young, young means rapid growth.

The rapid growth of Joe Johnson, coupled with the assistance of White Devil Mike Bibby, and the rapid growth of Al Horford, UU Reading has made the Eagles' strength continue to advance by leaps and bounds.

The Heat, a frequent visitor to the playoffs, but only a regular visitor, their record has been tepid. Since the trade away of Shaquille O'Neal, the Heat have been on the fringes of the playoffs relying on Wade.

But Pat Riley seems to be playing a big game!

The Pistons, the Pistons who were able to reach the Eastern Conference finals last season, did not have a particularly good record this season. Ferson.

But whether Iverson's style of play is really suitable for the Detroit Pistons is still open to question.

The teams given by the third echelon are the 76ers and the Bulls.

The 76ers, Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller, Lou Williams, it seems that the 76ers have completed the reconstruction after trading Iverson, and they seem to have found their own new answer.

But Lian Dao knew that the road to rebuilding for the 76ers would not be so simple, and they could not replace Philadelphia's answer.

For the Bulls, Derrick Rose has grown in strength over the past few seasons, and his strength has also continued to improve. The growth of young players such as Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, and Taylor Thomas also indicates that the Bulls will rise.

The NBA regular season is in full swing, and the University of Southern California has begun to wrap up the Parker Ten League regular season.

During the regular season, the University of Southern California had a record of 16 wins and 2 losses in the regular season, plus a record of 28 wins and 2 losses in the preseason. Ranked No. 1 in the Parker Ten league.

After the regular season, it's the playoffs.

This is similar to the NBA playoffs, where the top eight teams in the league are selected.

Catch and fight according to the record.

1st against 8th; 2nd against 7th, and so on...