I’m Really Playing Basketball

In the Eastern Conference playoffs, this matchup between the Bobcats and the Raptors was so tense, which many people regard as an unexpected surprise in this year's playoffs.

The strength shown by the Raptors in the playoffs has exceeded the imagination of many people, including Raptors head coach D'Antoni. The whole world has seen him in this series. His strength is simply incapable of controlling such a situation. A team.

Of course, this is also beyond the imagination of Chen Xiao, Jordan and the Bobcats players. In the series summary after the end of this series, Bobcats assistant coach Steve Kerr even said bluntly: " After Game 4, I felt like we were going to fail."

Later, Bobcats head coach Jordan also added: "The Raptors are not a team that the current Bobcats can beat."

Yes, the strength and characteristics shown by the Raptors in this series are indeed not a team that the Bobcats can beat. This team, like the Heat, restrained the Bobcats in style.

But because the style of this team is completely different from that of the head coach, in the end the Bobcats were very lucky to defeat the Raptors with D'Antoni's undercover.

This is a very lucky thing.

Chen Xiao and the Bobcats team feel very lucky for such luck. However, this is the NBA. The NBA championship is never necessarily the strongest team, but the combination of strength and luck.

If the strongest team can definitely win the championship, then this is a violation of the spirit of sportsmanship and the laws of competitive sports, and is unhealthy.

The greatest charm of competitive sports is that it is full of unpredictable unknowns.

It can only be said that this time, God favored the Bobcats. Of course, if the Bobcats did not have the strength to force D'Antoni into a hurry, they would not be favored. Therefore, in the final analysis, the Bobcats this season do have that strength.

This series between the Bobcats and Raptors is the most intense series in the Eastern Conference, and the other three series are a bit normal compared to this group.

Although it's normal, it's not without its ups and downs.

Let’s just talk about this series between the Heat, which is No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, and the Bulls, which is No. 8 in the Eastern Conference.

Logically speaking, based on the strength gap between the two sides, the Heat will definitely sweep this series.

However, the final result was not a sweep.

In this series, the Heat advanced 4-1.

The Heat lost to the Bulls in G1.

At the same time, although they won four consecutive games in the next four games, the Bulls played very tenaciously and played every game until the end. However, the Heat, who had Yao Ming and Wade at the critical moment, were indeed invincible.

In this series, the Bulls led by young people such as Deron Williams, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and others let the world see their talents.

In this series, point guard Deron Williams averaged 19 points and 9 assists per game. Power forward Luol Deng averaged 26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game. The shooting guard faced Wade. Ben Gordon is particularly amazing. In this series, he averaged 25.5 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Facing Wade, he performed like Arenas and Kobe.

In fact, historically, this year's Bulls, or the Bulls in the past two years, are very strong and full of talent, which makes people full of imagination about their future. Until Kobe's deal came out, the resurgent Bulls were directly cut in half. , this group of young people also quickly saw the reality of the NBA, quickly lost their dreams and vitality, and became nothing more than just moneyworms earning wages and data.

I have to say, that is quite a pity.

However, in this time and space, the Bulls should not have another Kobe Bryant deal with the Lakers.

Moreover, in this time and space, the Bulls have Deron and Big Z. In fact, they are much stronger than in history.

Therefore, if the Bulls' three young leaders were not too young, maybe the Bulls could cause greater trouble for the Heat in this series.

To be honest, the Bulls beat the Heat pretty well.

Big Z has height, is not only aggressive in the paint, but can also play from the air. He has always been a center that Dayao is not very good at dealing with.

And Luol Deng, a power forward, not only has range but also has very light athletic ability. He can also control the ball and break through. He can do anything. He can shoot and make sudden moves without the ball. Such a player would be difficult for Chris Bosh. alley.

There is also Ben Gordon, the younger brother of Ray Allen and Hamilton. Like Ray Allen and Hamilton, he can also shoot, pass and run suddenly. His athletic talent is particularly outstanding. When encountering such an offensive guard, no matter how strong a defensive player he is, They're all blind.

In fact, it's not just about playing Wade in the playoffs. In the regular season, Ben Gordon performed very well against super shooting guards such as Kobe Bryant, Ron Howard, and Chen Xiao. Therefore, he faced Wade in the playoffs. The outbreak actually has a precursor.

Such a young team can be said to have a bright future.

There is also the Bobcats' next round series against the Nets and Bucks. The result of this series is very normal, also 4 to 1, but anyone who has watched the game knows that this big score is actually a bit deceptive. Effective.

Although this series is not as intense as the Bobcats and Raptors, it is more intense than the Heat and Bulls.

Facing the Nets' five forwards, the Bucks ranked five in the playoffs, Travis Diener, Ray Allen, Ariza, Iguodala, and Braxson. This five does not include Reid. Xiao, the first time he appeared this season was on the playoff stage.

This Diener replaced Reed's fifth team. Although there were loopholes in defense, the offense was still extremely sharp.

Even if Dina has loopholes on the defensive end, to be honest, with the training of Chen Xiao's pile of experience cards, although Dina is white, his defensive accuracy is very strong, and he basically does not lose his position. If it weren't for facing the Nets, facing most teams, it wouldn't be considered a defensive loophole.

Therefore, it will definitely be very difficult for an ordinary team to beat the Bucks, a fifth-largest team.

That is to say, the Bucks were unlucky. They met the Nets in the first round of the playoffs. The Nets' five strikers were the team with the strongest mismatches.

As for Diener, he is indeed facing five strikers. No one can guard him and anyone can beat him.

In the end, although the Bucks' five young players had an unparalleled offense, and Diener and Ray Allen scored three-pointers one after another, in the end, they still could not defeat the Nets, which were top-notch offensively and defensively.

For the Nets, as long as your team has obvious loopholes and obvious weaknesses, it is impossible to defeat them. They are the team that is the strongest at exploiting weaknesses.

Although the Bucks once again suffered a first-round loss this season, this team, like the Bulls, can still see that they have a good future.

Ray Allen is still at his peak, Iguodala and Ariza are slowly maturing, and Braxson and Diener have just entered their prime years. They still have opportunities and a future.

In particular, the Bucks have two lottery first-round picks this year!

Even the first-round pick protected by the Hawks' No. 1 pick may be a big deal.

Therefore, although Marquette University, led by Durant, Curry and DeAndre Jordan, is in full swing in Milwaukee and has just won the NCAA championship, the Bucks have not completely dimmed under such a halo.

The Bucks are still very strong now, they just met the stronger Nets in the playoffs. Speaking of the Nets, I have to say that Pat Riley did a really good job with this team. Pat Riley is not only a tactician, but also a contingency manager with excellent on-the-spot ability. This team is not inferior to the Raptors in terms of strength. The head coach is also far superior to an undercover coach at critical moments like D'Antoni. coach.

Faced with such an opponent, to be honest, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats were still very cautious.

Although the Nets are not as restrained as the Raptors against the Bobcats, they are more difficult to beat. They will not deliver victory to the Bobcats. If the Bobcats want to win every game, they need to fight for themselves.

In addition to these three matchups, the final matchup in the Eastern Conference was between the Magic and the Cavaliers. Although it was fifth versus fourth, which seemed to be the closest, the big score was the only 4-0 sweep in the first round.

This cannot be blamed on the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are ranked fourth due to NBA ranking rules. In fact, the strength of the two teams is quite different.

Moreover, the Magic are one of the most restrained teams in the entire league against the Cavaliers.

Big Ben and Duncan's inside line is almost a game-winner for the Cavaliers.

To be honest, facing such magic, it is really difficult to ask Xiao Zhan to win a game.

In fact, Xiao Zhan really tried his best this playoffs.

Faced with the Magic's restraint inside him, and the forward combination of Prince, Duncan and Big Ben, James just averaged 26 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals in this series.

The shooting rate is not very high, only 45%. However, when his younger brother Mo Williams, whom he has focused on training this season, has diarrhea in the series, the help Xiao Zhan received is really too little.

Therefore, after this series, for Xiao Zhan, what he is most tired of is not his body, but his heart, because in this series, Xiao Mo really hurt him, averaging 18 points per game, which is a very high number. Good, but it took 18 shots to get away, 6 of 18, and the hit rate was less than 34%.

It doesn’t matter if he’s not very outstanding in terms of ability, and his personality is very easy to get into trouble with.

It would already be difficult to play the Magic. The team also has such an undercover agent. If it weren't for Xiao Zhan who was trained by Chen Xiao, trust in his teammates has a beginning and an end. As for Xiao Mo's performance in this series, according to many Zhan According to Mi, it's not an exaggeration to say that he was soaked in a pig cage.

Anyway, in this series, the superstar who was cheated the most by his teammates was Xiao Zhan.

In the West, the Spurs led by Ron Howard, Arenas and Howard, who are number one in the West, faced the SuperSonics led by Pierce, Lewis, and Okafor. The final game was 4-0, regardless of overall strength or In terms of tactical system, the Spurs completely defeated the SuperSonics, but Pierce seemed a little helpless.

However, Pierce has done a great job in taking the Sonics into the playoffs this season.

The Mavericks, who are second in the Western Conference, and the Grizzlies, led by Jason Kidd, who is seventh in the Western Conference, are also 4-0. The Mavericks are really good this season. The young general Johnson is also getting along very well. Devin Harris, Terry, Nowitzki, Josh Howard, Grant Hill...

The Mavericks this season are definitely one of the thickest teams in the NBA.

Although the base boss is strong, it is indeed difficult to make a living without rice. Everything of the Grizzlies was built for Chen Xiao. After losing Chen Xiao, the Grizzlies' current reconstruction is actually problematic. At the very least, Bago will not be able to make a living in the post-season. Game, when facing the Mavericks, was the Grizzlies' biggest black hole.

The reason why Big Brother and the Grizzlies were swept by the Mavericks was because of Bago.

The series between the Timberwolves, which is third in the Western Conference, and the Suns, which is sixth in the Western Conference, is definitely the biggest upset in this year's playoffs.

In fact, if you look at the hard power of the two teams, this is actually not an upset. Everyone knows that the reason why the Suns are ranked sixth in the Western Conference is entirely because O'Neal pretended to be dead in the regular season.

The Suns' hard power is definitely still among the top three in the Western Conference, perhaps second only to the Spurs.

The Timberwolves finally lost 3-4 under the leadership of Garnett. This was actually because Garnett had worked very hard.

After all, the Timberwolves' strongest inside line is, and the Suns' inside line of O'Neal, Rasheed Wallace and Stoudemire is definitely one of the strongest in the league.

With the strength shown by Stoudemire, O'Neal and Rasheed in this series, even one of them can be removed.

Historically, after last season, Stoudemire was no longer afraid of Duncan or Garnett.

Historically, before Stoudemire was seriously injured, he faced Duncan in the 2005 playoffs and averaged 37 points per game.

Even after a serious injury, he still shot over 50% from the field against Duncan in 2007 and averaged over 26 points per game.

Although Stoudemire is a little crazy, his offensive strength has never been bad.

Although Garnett and Duncan are different, Stoudemire is more uncomfortable when playing Garnett, but there is no doubt that if Garnett wants to restrict Stoudemire, it will be difficult to help him so much on the defensive end. .

Without the help of Garnett, the Timberwolves faced O'Neal and Rasheed, it was simply...

Horrible!

Let's put it this way, it's a miracle that the Timberwolves can beat the Suns 3-4 in this series!

The person who caused this miracle was undoubtedly Garnett.

Trailing 1-3 in Game 5, Garnett not only blocked Stoudemire on 2-of-5 on the defensive end and only scored 10 points in 40 minutes, but he also shot 18-of-29 on his own. After scoring 44 points and trailing by 8 points in the first half, almost in despair, they scored 27 points in the second half and scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, leading the team to complete a shocking comeback.

The victory in this game also extended the life of the almost collapsed Timberwolves, and finally fought with the Suns 3-4.

Therefore, although the Timberwolves were beaten six times in this series, Garnett was definitely not beaten. With a group of young people, it is really good to play like this.

Moreover, Rondo was so tough and undercover in this series. After the series, facing Rondo who was squatting on the ground crying and touching the court floor, Garnett still smiled and comforted him and touched his head. This shows that the atmosphere of the Timberwolves is still very good, and Garnett still believes in the future of the team. Faced with the temptation of so many teams and superstars to form a team, this pioneer of the Wolf King spirit, this legend of young NBA people, Still persisting.

And this is definitely something more important than victory or defeat.

The last group of the Western Conference playoffs, and the most watched matchup in the first round, is the matchup between the fourth-place Lakers and the fifth-place Nuggets. Kobe and Iverson, this can be the focus of any era in the NBA. .

In the end, the Lakers led by Kobe and Gasol defeated the Nuggets led by Iverson and Anthony 4-2.

In this series, Kobe averaged 34 points per game, Iverson averaged 33 points per game, Anthony averaged 27 points per game, and Gasol averaged 22 points per game.

These four stars played really evenly, but it is clear that the Lakers are a better team.

Baron Davis, David West and Odom are more reliable in the playoffs than Camby, Nene and JR Smith.

Overall, though, this series was definitely a classic for Coai fans, and both played well.

Moreover, for the two, each other is a very special opponent.

For Kobe, being able to beat Iverson in the playoffs gave him great confidence.

Although this year's playoffs only finished fourth in the regular season, the Lakers' schedule is very difficult. They will play against Iverson Anthony's Nuggets in the first round, and in the second round they will play against Ron Howard and Arenas' Spurs. The Western Conference Finals are likely to be against O'Neal's Suns.

Even if they break out of the West, they will probably have to fight the Heat, which is known as the strongest in history, in the finals.

If you really want this set, let's just say it, the difficulty of hell.

However, facing such a hellish schedule, after defeating Iverson, he gave Kobe very strong confidence.

The victory against Iverson made Kobe feel that no opponent is invincible.

"Maybe, this season is the season where I break through the shackles!"

After defeating Iverson and the Nuggets, Kobe is now full of confidence all over his body.

Amidst the noise, the first round of the NBA series ended, and the final result was that the Heat, Nets, Bobcats, Magic, Spurs, Mavericks, Suns and Lakers rushed into the next round.

In the next round, the Heat will play against the Magic, the Bobcats will play against the Nets, the Spurs will play against the Lakers, and the Mavericks will play against the Suns.

There is no doubt that the second round will be more exciting than the first round, but also more difficult.

So many fans couldn't wait to watch the second round after the first round.

However, before the start of the second round of the NBA, there is one thing that is destined to steal the attention of the playoffs, and that is the awarding of various honors in the regular season.

Although there seemed to be no suspense about the various honors in this year's regular season before the awards were given, when the results that everyone could imagine were about to appear, many people were still so excited that they were trembling.

On May 5, 2007, in Miami, Chen Xiao walked out of the airport wearing sunglasses.

At Yao Ming's home in Miami, Yao Ming, who was trying on a suit, felt his hands were shaking.

And Ye Li, who was putting on a suit for him, was also trembling with excitement.

"I didn't expect that I could go this far..."

So far, he still feels like a dream...