I’m Really Playing Basketball

As a team with 73 wins in the regular season this season, the Bucks' elimination by the Bobcats led by Chen Xiao caused a huge sensation.

For example, O'Neal and the Suns swept the Los Angeles Clippers 4-0 early in the first round. O'Neal and the Suns are now waiting for the result of the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies.

In the first round of the playoffs, the most intense battle in the Western Conference was between the fourth-place Timberwolves and the fifth-place Dallas Mavericks. The Timberwolves led by Garnett and the Mavericks led by Nowitzki played in the first round of the playoffs. It was dark and dark.

In the end, the Dallas Mavericks won Tianwangshan.

In addition to the duel between the Mavericks and the Timberwolves, the duel between the Lakers and the Grizzlies was also quite intense.

The two former teammates and current opponents, Brother Ke and Brother Ji, met in the playoffs. Wouldn't it be necessary to determine the winner?

Boss Key's performance in the playoffs can definitely be regarded as returning to the top level.

So after the five games between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, the Lakers only led the Grizzlies 3-2. The 3-1 did not become a 4-1 but a 3-2. In the fifth game, the boss was amazing. .

After the Bobcats beat the Bucks, they just finished their game against the Grizzlies. The somewhat lazy Lakers almost beat the Grizzlies in the G6 game like a chicken.

In this G6 game, Kobe shot 20 of 35, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 50 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists in the game, and finally led the Lakers to eliminate the Grizzlies. Team.

In this game, Big Brother actually played pretty well, making 9 of 14 shots and 13 of 13 free throws. He scored 31 points and 14 assists in the game.

It can be seen from this game that it is better for the two to separate.

Boss Ji can't give him what he wants.

However, Ke Laoda can only provide part of what Ke Laoda needs.

So the two of them are really a husky when they are together, and a lion and a wolf when they are apart.

The reason why the game between Bryant and the Lakers was so exciting was of course because of the butterfly effect of the Bobcats eliminating the Bucks.

Let's put it this way, the Bucks' 73 wins this season have put tremendous pressure on all teams in the league. Although many teams in the league have not made efforts in the regular season this season, that's 73 wins!

In the history of the NBA, when have you ever seen a team with such a record?

And the Bucks not only have an excellent record, but the five small tactics are also really difficult to play.

Under this circumstance, many people actually feel that this season is really the year of the Bucks.

Since this season is the year of the Bucks, it doesn't matter if you try a little bit, right?

Anyway, just take your time, don't rush, and wait for the situation to change.

However, I really didn't expect that the situation changed so rapidly that many teams were caught in the middle.

For example, the three strongest teams in the Western Conference are the Spurs, Suns and Lakers.

These three teams are the second-tier teams in the league this season, second only to the Bucks. These three teams and the other five teams in the Eastern Conference are called the "Eight Deer".

Now that the deer is gone, doesn't their chance of horoscopes come!

In this case, let alone being able to advance easily, the Lakers, who are mainly in promotion and running-in, even the Eastern Magic, Nets, Cavaliers and Raptors, if they can advance quickly, the four teams actually want to advance quickly. A little promoted.

But, obviously, the four teams need to wait.

Because the opponent of the Magic, who is third in the Eastern Conference, is the Nets, and the opponent of the Raptors, who is fourth in the Eastern Conference, is the Cavaliers.

Their opponents are not easy to beat.

Just take this matchup between the Magic and the Nets. The Magic's perimeter players, led by Tracy McGrady, were all destroyed by the Nets in this series.

The Nets' perimeter is really strong!

Joe Johnson, Carter, Richard Jefferson, Marion, Brother Martin...

Let's put it this way, if Joe Johnson is replaced by Ray Allen, the Nets are invincible.

The five-forward Nets just haven't found a good coach and haven't integrated the power of the five forwards. Otherwise, this team will definitely be a super team in the league.

But even if they don't fully utilize the strength of their five forwards, the Nets' combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

Although the Magic have the inside advantage of Duncan, the Nets' defensive rotation is even faster than that of the Bucks, and each player has a very good defensive ability. Although Duncan's offense is simpler and faster than Randolph's, to be honest , Duncan's offensive ability is not easy to beat the Nets.

So this series is really grinding!

It is difficult for both teams to score more than 90 points in a game.

Of course, although this series did not attract much attention because it was overshadowed by the series between the Bobcats and Bucks, this series is extremely enjoyable to watch!

In another set of matchups in the first round of the Eastern Conference, the Raptors led by Nash and Milicic, Josh Smith, Laga Bell, Pippen Pettersson Jr. and the Cavaliers led by James LeBron were also quite exciting.

Both teams are very capable of running the ball, and at the same time, both teams have their own problems.

The problem with the Raptors is that Nash has always been a defensive weakness. In this series, James really led a lineup of Brent Barry, Mo Mo, Korver and Chandler to beat Nash in crazy pick-and-rolls.

As the king of pick-and-rolls, James really grabbed Nash and beat him up in this series.

Now that James is no longer focusing on business, he has started practicing shooting. His strength is better than that of James in history in 2006. He is definitely not the James that even Barea didn't dare to beat.

As for the Cavaliers, it's still an old problem.

The team's center's offensive ability is not very strong. Chandler and James' pick-and-roll are powerful, but not as powerful as Nash and Milicic's pick-and-roll.

Moreover, the Cavaliers have to maintain a lineup of one star, three shots and one boxing champion on the court. The defensive pressure on Xiao Zhan and the boxing champion is too great.

The defense of Mo Mo, Korver and Barry is actually quite average.

Therefore, Xiao Zhan was very, very tired in this round of the series.

Therefore, these two duels were the same as the Timberwolves playing the Mavericks in the Western Conference. After the final six games, both ended in a 3-3 tie.

This level of intensity is simply incredible.

The most intense of these three sets of fierce duels is of course the showdown between the Raptors and the Cavaliers.

On May 6, 2006, the Magic and Nets took the lead in the tiebreaker.

In the Magic locker room in Orlando, the Magic, who are preparing for a tiebreaker with the Nets, are receiving the final injection of chicken soup from coach Doc Reeves.

"Guys, the Bucks have been eliminated, Wonder Boy is now in the Bobcats again, and this season is our chance to win the final championship!"

Because the Bucks were eliminated, the Magic's head coach Doc Reeves has really been on a tear lately.

Quite excited.

Because after the Bucks were eliminated, the most promising team was the Magic.

After Chen Xiao left the Cavaliers, the Magic were the most promising team before the start of the season.

It's just that this team's performance in the regular season this season has been somewhat disappointing.

However, even so, compared to the Heat and Spurs and Suns, the Magic are still the most championship-worthy.

After all, they really won the championship!

As long as McGrady can be healthy, McGrady + Duncan + Ginobili are indeed quite invincible.

However, playing the Nets in the first round was still too tiring for the Magic.

Seven games, every game is a tough battle, every game is a huge consumption.

Especially for Magic perimeter players like McGrady.

Therefore, it is doubtful that McGrady, who has been injured in the playoffs before, can stay healthy throughout the series.

However, this is something for the future. For now, in the tiebreaker of this series between the Magic and the Nets, the Magic still had a very difficult time defeating their opponent 97-91 at home.

In this game, Maizi had a series-best performance of 11-for-23, 2-for-5 three-pointers, 6-for-9 free throws, 30 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

This is really hard work.

The whole game lasted 48 minutes.

You know, McGrady faced off against Carter, Marion, Richard Jefferson and Joe Johnson in this game!

In fact, Douglas Reeves doesn't want Wheat to play the whole game, but all the Nets' starters are players who are 2 meters or above and are good at offense and defense. The Magic don't have many such players who can match up. Ginobili and Parker are Very good, but not a match, Turkoglu can barely match.

The only perimeter player who can completely target the layup spot is Tracy McGrady.

If McGrady goes down, Duncan will be under too much pressure and may be caught and beaten by the Nets, causing a foul crisis.

Therefore, in this round of the series, Maizi is guarding the opponent's sharp edge on the defensive end. Whoever has a good touch and is in good condition should be guarded, and at the same time, he must protect Duncan.

Only Maizi can do this.

Therefore, after the entire series of 7 games, Maizi's average playing time was 46 minutes per game, which was longer than Chen Xiao's playing time (Chen Xiao only played 3 quarters in one game).

Moreover, Maizi is not just standing on the court. He must defend against sharp knives and help defend Duncan. At the same time, his offense must focus on attacking. Facing the Nets' five super-defensive forwards, Maizi's offense has an advantage. After all, , Maizi is as tall as Chen Xiao and can pull it out with just one hand, no one can guard him.

Therefore, it is no problem at all to say that Mai Zi is exhausted in this series.

I feel sorry for me, Mai...

This is why many people worry about whether wheat can be tolerated by their bodies.

Against the Nets, this series is really difficult.

After the Magic beat the Nets, they felt they might as well play the Bucks.

It can only be said that in the regular season, the Magic did not have the second place in the Eastern Conference that could compete with the Heat, which is a great disadvantage.

They and the Nets have fought 7 games here, while the Heat have easily advanced 4 to 1.

After the Magic advanced, the next day, the results of the tiebreaker between the Timberwolves and the Mavericks were also released.

In the end, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 120 to 114 at home.

Garnett made 13 of 24 free throws and 16 of 22 free throws in this game. He scored 43 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks in the game.

Larry Hughes made 9 of 18 shots and scored 24 points.

Caron Butler made 6 of 11, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws and scored 23 points.

Szczerbiak scored 4 of 8 and 4 of 7 three-pointers and scored 12 points.

David Lee scored 10 points on 4 of 9 shots.

The Timberwolves' starters scored a total of 111 points in this game.

The Timberwolves team scored 114 points, that is to say, the Timberwolves' substitute scored 3 points in this game.

The Mavericks substitute on the opposite side scored 20 points...

This gap is too big.

In the end, Garnett led the Timberwolves to make a comeback and lost to the Mavericks led by Driver.

The Mavericks are indeed strong now.

Historically, the Mavericks are No. 1 in the Western Conference this season.

In terms of overall strength, it is indeed better than the Timberwolves. After all, the Timberwolves' Sprewell left for free.

Cassel finally got Butler in exchange, which is definitely not a loss.

If the Timberwolves have a madman this season, they might really be able to beat the Mavericks.

However, everyone originally thought that the Timberwolves, who were definitely noobs, were able to achieve this record this season.

Chen Xiao feels that his idol Garnett is very good this season.

On May 7, the tiebreaker that Chen Xiao and the Bobcats are most concerned about is of course the tiebreaker between the Cavaliers and the Raptors.

The winner is the Bobcats' opponent in the second round.

And the final winner is...the Raptors and Nash.

Watching Xiao Zhan on TV, holding his own jersey with both hands and wiping sweat with an unwilling look on his face, Chen Xiao felt very distressed.