The shortened season went by very quickly, starting on January 20th, and by May 4th, in less than four months, the Menglong had played all of their regular season schedule.

In 50 games, the Menglong won 47 of them, and the three losses were against the Bucks, Nuggets and Bucks respectively.

That's right, the Menglongs met the Bucks twice this season, and were beaten twice by the Bucks.

The Bucks trained by George Karl are quite a bit like a powerful nemesis. Not only did they double-kill the Raptors, they also fell into the hands of top powers such as the Bulls and Knicks.

In the game they lost to the Nuggets, Kongbu was a little bit too cool and rested Ben, Buss and Payton. In the end, the Nuggets used their strong lineup advantage to win against the Denver Nuggets.

Fitch Sr. led the Nuggets to an impressive record of 36 wins this season.

Although the record is far inferior to that of the Menglong, this record ranks second in the Western Conference, second only to the Spurs with 37 wins.

In the Eastern Conference, the Mongols are unparalleled and their record is unmatched. The Bulls, ranked second, only had 38 wins, and the Knicks, ranked third, had 36 wins.

The eight teams in the Eastern Conference that have advanced to the playoffs are the Raptors, Bulls, Knicks, Pacers, Pistons, Heat, Bucks and Hawks.

After the Pistons acquired Harrington this season, their strength has improved significantly. If there weren't too many powerful players in the Eastern Conference, their playoff ranking would be higher.

At the end of the season, Dumars got his wish and took the position of general manager.

Harrington, just as Combe promised, is currently averaging 19 points and 8 rebounds per game for the Pistons. His style of play is incomparable with Hill's, and this forward combination has become one of the best in the league.

Combs has selected eight rookie players this year. So far, he has retained five players: Miller, Lewis, Carter and Pierce, and sent out three players, Harrington, Mobley and Durant Davis.

Needless to say, Harrington has become the second-in-command of the Pistons.

Mobley is currently averaging 18.5 points per game with the SuperSonics. Together with Billups, they actually brought the SuperSonics into the playoffs and are quite popular in Seattle.

The statistics of Duron Davis are not that gorgeous. After all, the Nuggets have many strong points and there is a Martial Saint at the third position. It is impossible for Duron to be the main attacker.

However, Duron is currently averaging 13 points per game, and with the Nuggets ranking second in the Western Conference, Duron is also quite optimistic.

Think about it, the three newcomers Kong Bu sent out can all perform like this. How can the five he kept in his hands be any worse?

The management of many teams are racking their brains, thinking about how to lure a new player from Kong Bu. Even if he cannot become the core of the team, at least he can become the second leader.

The Menglong's next opponent in the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks, is the most active team.

Wilkens has been calling Kongbu almost every week this season. The name is to exchange coaching experience, but in fact he is here to meet the new Menglong players.

On May 8, the Menglong played at home against the Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.

"Those guys from the 76ers are really more cunning than foxes. They definitely lost the last two games of the season on purpose."

Old Wilkens was very unhappy. Their chances of entering the playoffs were slim.

He doesn't think this is a bad thing. Entering the playoffs with the eighth record in the Eastern Conference, the end result will be quite miserable. It would be strange not to be beaten against the Mongolian Dragons in the first round.

Instead of being beaten up, it is better to take a vacation in advance and plan for next season.

However, the 76ers, who were originally ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, inexplicably lost the last two games, allowing the ninth-ranked Hawks to ascend to the eighth position.

"Kong, Payton is so powerful. This kind of experienced player is definitely a treasure."

"It's very suitable for a team like yours with mostly young people."

Wilkens began to praise Payton out of nowhere.

Kongbu looked at him with a wary look. If something went wrong, there must be a monster. This old man most likely had some bad intentions.

"What do you think of Steve? He's a year younger than Payton."

"How about we make a deal and trade Steve for two newcomers from you, just like the deal you made with the Sonics."

As expected, Wilkens was really thinking about the Menglong newcomers.

Steve Smith, the Hawks' outside core, is a first-class shooting guard who averages 20 points per game all year round.

He entered the league in 1991, so he is indeed younger than Payton.

However, despite his youth, Smith's value in Kongbu's mind is almost zero.

Putting aside the fact that the Menglong have no shortage of shooting guards at all, Kong Bu has not yet begun to allow Carter to get stable playing time. With the support of the training field, Carter has actually entered his peak period.

His combat power is not even a little bit better than that of Smith at his peak.

In addition, Smith's combat strength will be greatly reduced starting from next season, and there is no reason for Kongbu to add him to the team.

"Lanny, don't worry about our new guy."

"We are old acquaintances. When the time is right, I will make a deal with you, and this deal will definitely make you a huge profit."

Wilkens quickly asked Combu what the timing was, but Combu remained silent.

After a while, the game started on the field.

Mutombo, the African giant, is still strong. In the confrontation with Big Ben at the basket, he did not fall behind at all, and even had some advantages.

Even if Ben is Koumbu's favorite player, he has to admit that in terms of pure combat ability, Mutombo may be slightly better.

Uncle Mu is 218 centimeters tall and his defensive coverage is amazing. He can defend any type of inside line.

This aspect of Daben is almost meaningless.

However, Uncle Mu was unable to defeat the four-handed opponent with his two fists on the court. He had to face not only Big Ben, but also the repeated bombardments from Big Bus and Xiao Ao.

On the outside, Steve Smith is not very good at defense, but he faces top attackers like Tracy McGrady.

Unable to guard McGrady, the offense was blocked again under McGrady's defense.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! All internal and external lines are suppressed, it would be strange if the Eagles are not beaten.

In the best-of-five series, the Menglongs averaged 17.3 points per game, swept the Hawks in three games, and secured a ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After being eliminated, Wilkens didn't show any disappointment on his face.

This was an expected situation.

With the Eagles' lineup configuration, let alone defeating the Menglong to advance, even if they can win a game at the hands of the Menglong, that is only possible if God comes personally.

Their lineup has too many flaws, and the fourth position is too weak. If they can have a fourth position like Ou, the strength of their inside combination will be improved by several levels.

The third position is not good at offense and defense. If there is a third position like Mashburn or Wusheng, it can also greatly improve the outside strength.

Unfortunately for the eagle, this is a scene that can only come true in a dream.

In the East, the Bulls and Bucks fought back and forth, with the Bulls temporarily leading by a score of 2:1.

This matchup between the Knicks and the Heat exceeded many people's expectations. Originally, fans thought that the Heat could at least withstand it twice, but like the Hawks, they were also swept.

In the third game, the two sides even almost had a brawl.

Aunt Johnson saw that the team was about to sweep away its old enemy, the Heat, and started mocking Mourning.

Mo Ning could no longer bear his violent temper and rushed forward to fight with Auntie.

Now that the old Oakley is no longer with the Knicks, the Heat may not necessarily suffer if there is a fight.

All the old and new grudges were taken into consideration, Mourning was ready for a big fight, since they were no longer able to advance anyway.

At this moment, Dazhi stood up and grabbed Auntie and Ewing, who were eager to try. These two old ghosts really gave Dazhi face and immediately calmed down.

Da Zhi walked towards Mour Ning again, patted Mour Ning on the shoulder, and whispered a few words. As a result, Mour Ning also calmed down.

A fight was easily settled by Da Zhi.

Experts from all walks of life exclaimed that Da Zhi had successfully ascended the throne and became the new king of New York.

It's hard to say whether he is the new king or not, but Da Zhi does have an unparalleled status in the Knicks.

The personal data is extremely outstanding, even better than Duncan's data.

In addition, the team's top management all regards Da Zhi as the future of the team. In order to clarify Da Zhi's status as the team leader, they even killed Chris Dudley, who had a quarrel with Da Zhi during training this season.

He will be suspended from the team for ten games and then directly demoted.

Note that this is decentralization, not transaction.

Dudley is not a nobody. He is a veteran who entered the league in 1987. He is a well-known blue-collar insider with an annual salary of more than 5 million in the Knicks.

But just because he exchanged some curse words with Dazhi, he was immediately severely punished by the Knicks.

Delegation means that Dudley will not be able to return to the NBA before his contract with the Knicks ends. The Knicks are losing millions of dollars just to enhance Dudley's sense of belonging to the Knicks.

If you have a sense of belonging, you can always stay in the Knicks.

As long as the Knicks have Dazhi, they will always be a powerful team with a chance to compete for the championship.

So it doesn’t matter whether you are a veteran or not, let alone Dudley, even if it is Auntie or Ewing, the Knicks management will definitely comply with the punishment.

The key point is that Knicks fans will not have any objections. Even fools know the significance of keeping Big Zhi to the Knicks.

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The Pacers and Pistons also played back and forth, and Kongbu was waiting for the outcome of this group.

The winner will be their Menglong Eastern Conference semifinals opponent.

Harrington's performance in this series was perfect, because the Pacers' rebounding level was a bit poor, which made Harrington's not-so-strong rebounding ability look like a god of war.

After playing three games, he averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds per game, helping the Pistons maintain a 2:1 lead.

Larry Bird became more and more angry as he watched, because Harrington was his first favorite player.
To be continued...