The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

This season, the Heat got two outstanding inside players, center Hassan Whiteside from the Wizards and former Lakers All-Star center Andrew Bynum.

Pat Riley was undoubtedly betting, but he didn't win this time.

Whiteside played the best performance of his career in the Heat. He averaged 17 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks in 33 minutes per game. Both rebounds and blocks are the league's first. This data is also worthy of him The maximum salary contract, but it is only worthy of it.

Signing a blue-collar player with a maximum salary is a helpless move in itself. Whoever makes the league have fewer and fewer high-quality centers is basically in a state where there is no such store. The Heat will not give Whiteside the top There are other teams willing to pay the salary.

The All-Star center Andrew Bynum did not perform as expected.

Bynum, who left the Lakers, was completely depraved. During the season when the 76ers were recovering from injuries, he showed an extremely unprofessional professional attitude. Without the slightest restraint.

In the end, Bynum was waived after only playing more than 20 games with the Heat. In these more than 20 games, he averaged 19 minutes per game, scoring 8.4 points and 5.3 rebounds.

Bynum's failure did not cause the Heat to suffer much economic loss, but it also made the Heat completely withdraw from the ranks of strong teams. Although they can still rank seventh in the Eastern Conference under the performance of Wade and Whiteside, That's all.

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In the game between the Wizards and the Heat, the Wizards were completely in the lead from the beginning.

The familiar ferocious attack made it difficult for the Heat to parry. In the first quarter, the score was 33:18. In the second quarter, the Wizards scored 30+ points in a single quarter, which also expanded the point difference to more than 20 points.

By the third quarter, the point difference was close to 40 points, and the Heat had replaced all the main players and surrendered.

On the Wizards bench, all the players have begun to celebrate unscrupulously.

If they win this game, they will win the 73rd game of the season! They really did! 73 wins in the regular season! It may even be the glory of 74 wins!

Celebrating like this at the opponent's home court is a bit of a failure, which can also be heard from the boos of some Heat fans on the sidelines.

But everyone on the Wizards didn't care.

It's not the first time they've heard the Heat's booing. During the three-year entanglement, they can hear such voices every time they come to the Heat's home game.

In contrast, the achievement of breaking the record of 72 wins made them unable to control their inner joy.

"Guys, don't be too happy, the regular season record is just the beginning, don't forget what our ultimate goal this season is!"

Wang Xiao looked at the happy players on the bench, and poured cold water inappropriately.

"Yes, three consecutive championships! Dynasty!"

But at this time, no one cared, but they all responded enthusiastically.

Just breaking the regular season winning record is not perfect, only successfully defending the title in the playoffs, winning three consecutive championships and establishing a dynasty, is the real happy ending!

"That's right, after winning the championship, we can really relax and enjoy the joy of victory." Wang Xiao also said with a smile on his face.

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The Heat's bench, Whiteside turned his head to watch the lively scene of the Wizards' bench, and it was inevitable that a strange feeling would arise in his heart.

Originally, he should also be a member of this team, creating unimaginable miracles with the team this season...

Shaking his head, pushing the thought out of his head, Whiteside knew it was impossible.

Because he wants a big contract, and he also wants more playing time and space to play.

These are impossible to get in the Wizards, so he had no choice but to leave.

There is nothing to regret. Although he has no honor, as a rookie in the 2010-11 season, he got the maximum salary contract a year earlier than George in the same period, and the annual salary is even higher than George's recent contract renewal with the Wizards. Even higher!

For the vast majority of players in this league, a lucrative contract is more cost-effective than a championship ring, a historical record that many people remember. After all, there are only a few players in the league who are capable of getting a maximum salary.

For a second-round pick like Whiteside, big contracts are obviously more important than honors.

But despite thinking this way, watching the rejoicing scene of the Wizards, Whiteside still has a little bit of envy in his heart.

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At the end of the game, the Wizards won the Heat's home court by 37 points and won the 73rd victory of the season very strongly.

In the ten minutes before the end of the game, the major media newspapers have already begun to frantically report the Wizards' victory. No one is worried that there will be extra problems before the game is over. It is difficult to lose the game without scoring a point in the final quarter.

"73 wins! The Wizards refuse to share the record with the Bulls, they are going to be the best team on the planet!"

"73 wins in the regular season! The Wizards' win continues. Will they improve this record to 74 wins?"

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After the game, almost every Wizards player was stopped by reporters for interviews, even the bench players.

What surprised many reporters was that when the Wizards players were being interviewed, a surprise broke out.

"I'm afraid many people still don't know that the team's goal of hitting the Bulls' record of 72 wins was set before the regular season or even the preseason. Yes, we thought about it from the very beginning. Break this record."

When a certain player said this, the brains of the reporters who interviewed him froze a bit.

During the regular season or even the preseason, the goal of breaking the Bulls' 72-win record has been set?

"Why did you set such a goal so early?" The reporter who came back to his senses asked quickly.

"It was requested by our head coach. To be honest, I was intimidated at the time. That was the Bulls' record of 72 wins! But at the time, it seemed to be a trivial matter in the mouth of the coach, and it made me feel even more intimidated. What we never dreamed of is that we actually did what the coach said!"

Wizards head coach! Wang Xiao!

That's right, except for Wang Xiao, no one dared to say such a thing.

This is not the first time.

As early as two years ago, Wang Xiao had the rhetoric to book the championship half a season in advance, and he really did it.

But even so, it is a bit too exaggerated to book the Bulls 72 wins a season in advance, and they did it again!

It is entirely conceivable that when these reports are released, what kind of sensation will be caused in the league!