I’m Really Playing Basketball

After this year's NBA playoffs started, the Wizards and 76ers became the focus of everyone's attention. In this series between the Wizards and the 76ers, Embiid averaged 14.5 free throws per game, and James Harden even more That's 15.5 free throws per game.

The two men's terrifying free throws looked crazy. The two of them combined to score 30 free throws in each game.

This is indeed scary, but in fact, the two of them are still incomparable to James who played the Magic in the 2009 playoffs.

Historically, James averaged 15.7 free throws per game in the Eastern Conference Finals when he played the Magic, while Howard, the opposite player, averaged 5.3 fouls per game.

Back then, Howard was really terrifying defensively. He was almost dancing with shackles, and he just defeated James.

Otherwise, after this series, James' mentality collapsed. If he did not leave the Cavaliers or form a giant team, he would not have the confidence to defeat such a terrifying Howard.

Therefore, many people say that in this series, Howard destroyed James' confidence and mentality.

As for the contest between the Wizards and the 76ers, both sides definitely broke the other's mentality.

There are controversial calls in every game, and fans on both sides of every game are dissatisfied.

Obviously in this series, NBA referees showed all their conscience and called fouls when they saw them. However, fans on both sides were not satisfied with such fair referees.

Obviously, for the fans, what they want is not fairness, they want to take advantage of themselves. If they don't pick up any money when they go out, they will suffer a loss.

Only when you are taking advantage and having fun will you not come out aggressively to accuse others.

Therefore, this playoff showdown between the Wizards and the 76ers was really a hot pot of words, controversy, and a melting pot of human evil emotions.

It was in such a series full of negative emotions that James Harden led the Wizards to end the 76ers again.

This time the two sides even tied 4 to 3, and Embiid even had a chance to kill the Wizards in the end.

At the last moment, the Wizards fell behind by 1 point. Embiid had a chance to kill and got a chance to play James Harden in a misplaced single.

With such an opportunity for the center to play alone as a defender, Embiid should seize the opportunity.

As long as he is confident enough in his offensive skills, he will have a good shooting percentage even if he pulls over James Harden.

But in the end, Embiid chose to draw a foul. Yes, he changed the front single to a post single. Then, a big center was watched helplessly as he couldn't hold up a big-ass little guard, and then he chose to go to the back in a very shameful way. James Harden committed a diving foul, which stunned everyone at the scene. Even Chen Xiao in front of the TV was stunned.

He has never seen a big center playing as a guard at critical moments, playing so softly.

At the end of the game, making such an offensive choice can really make people laugh.

The Wizards fans at the scene burst out laughing.

Of course, on the other hand, in this series, Embiid and James Harden completed a direct foul-making duel, and it was James Harden who won in the end.

After defeating the 76ers this time, James Harden and the Wizards have blocked the 76ers and Embiid in the first round for N consecutive seasons.

It can only be said that the feud between the two teams may become even deeper after this series.

In the first round of the playoffs, the focus of public opinion was on the strange matchup between the Wizards and the 76ers. Chen Xiao followed every game in this series.

It can only be said that the first round between the Warriors and Clippers was too easy.

The current Clippers are all supported by the cannon. The team has no pursuits anymore. The biggest pursuit of the Clippers now is to accompany the cannon to rack up statistics. The cannon is now infinitely close to 30,000 points and 10,000 assists. Milestone.

As long as Xiaopao can complete this milestone, his career will be considered perfect.

As for the championship, the Clippers and Cannons have indeed given up.

In this case, as long as they enter the playoffs, the task will be completed. As for how they perform in the playoffs, this is not the current goal of the Clippers and Xiaopao.

Therefore, in this series between the Warriors and Clippers, the Warriors basically did not face any challenges.

In the four games of this series, the Warriors used different starters in each game. Except for Chen Xiao, who started every game, the Warriors used a total of 11 starting players in these four games.

In other words, the Warriors basically started all the players who can play in the playoffs.

Facing a team with no fighting spirit like the Clippers, if we don't improve our state and confidence here, we will have no chance.

It can only be said that in this year's playoffs, the Warriors were indeed lucky to meet the Clippers in the first round.

Let's put it this way, except for the Warriors, the other top three seeds in the Western Conference all encountered some problems in the first round.

For example, in the second-place matchup between the Lakers and the Suns, I originally thought the Suns were a big gift.

But in this series, the Clippers played very well as a whole, the team is a team, the head coach is very good, and their star player Devin Booker can really score at critical moments.

After all, he is one of the youngest players in NBA history to average 28 points per game in the Finals.

After leaving the Warriors and coming to the Suns, Devin Booker is now acting more and more like a leader.

Although because of his physical talent, he now gets the same treatment as Nash. Experts and celebrities are not optimistic about him, but it is really uncomfortable for opponents to encounter him.

In this playoffs, Devin Booker played 50+ and 40+ in one game. Although the team still lost 2-4 in the end, Devin Booker still shocked the Lakers.

The Mavericks, who are third in the Western Conference, face the Spurs, who are sixth in the Western Conference. This is even more anxious.

In this series, Jimmy Butler averaged 27+5+5 per game, and even more terrifying is Doncic. Doncic averaged 34 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists per game in this series.

As a young player who is just about to get out of his rookie contract, it is really crazy to put up such horrific statistics in a playoff series.

What's even crazier is that even if Doncic posted such terrifying statistics, the Mavericks still only won 4-3 in the end.

It can only be said that the data of ball-carrying cores like Doncic, James Harden, and Westbrook can indeed be very terrifying, but at the same time, their style of play is doomed, and any teammate who plays against them will They can only be functional players.

A-level players may be B-level players next to them.

An A-level team, under their leadership, might be a B-level team.

But similarly, C-level players can also be led to B grades by their side.

C-level teams can enter the playoffs every year under their leadership and maintain a minimum lower limit.

These are the strengths and weaknesses of this type of player.

Logically speaking, with the Mavericks' Doncic performing so well, the Spurs shouldn't have so many chances.

Of course, in the end, the Mavericks still narrowly missed the Spurs.

The Thunder, which is fourth in the Western Conference, and the Jazz, which is fifth in the Western Conference, are slightly less intense than the Mavericks and Spurs, who are third versus sixth.

Of course, it's only slightly less intense.

The game was still very intense.

Even Gobert and Griffin, the leading players of the two teams, almost had a fight on the court.

The duel between Trae Young and Mitchell is also full of gunpowder.

Of course, in the end, the Jazz relied on their deeper foundation and more experience in the playoffs to finally sweep the Thunder led by Trae Young 4-0.

Well, 4-0 seems to be an exaggeration to say intense, but in fact, even four games are indeed very intense, because the Jazz won these four games by a total of 10 points.

No Warriors have won more than one game against the Clippers.

The Warriors won the least game against the Clippers by 18 points.

In the end, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs was completed, and the Warriors, Lakers, Mavericks, and Jazz successfully entered the second round.

At the same time, in the East, let’s not talk about the much-anticipated matchup between the Wizards and the 76ers.

In the game between the Bucks, the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference, and the Raptors, the No. 8 team in the Eastern Conference, the 37-year-old veteran Milicic once again played a role in this series. Let's put it this way, the Raptors have been winning for many years. It's eighth in the Eastern Conference.

Every time the Raptors are eighth, the Bucks will use the Raptors to practice their strategies against big centers.

For the Bucks, it is also extremely lucky to encounter an opponent like the Raptors before playing the Cavaliers and Heat.

It is impossible for the Raptors to beat the Bucks now. There is no threat and they can simulate their opponents. There is no better opponent than this.

Therefore, every time Milicic is considered old in the regular season, in the playoffs, he can always rely on his outstanding performance to gain recognition from the entire league, making him still considered the strongest player in the league. One of the insiders, this one is also very interesting.

For the Bucks, the playoffs with the Raptors are important to them.

Similarly, for Milicic, the playoffs with the Bucks are also very important to him. The reason why he has such a high status in the league now is because he can explode every time he meets the Bucks.

Although he has never won a championship, no one will object that Milicic is indeed a combination of 90% Nowitzki and 90% Garnett.

In this series, the Bucks finally defeated the Raptors 4-2.

The Bucks first won two games at home, then lost one on the road, lost another at home, and finally defeated the Raptors on the road to advance to the next round.

This kind of winning and losing relationship is exactly the same as before when playing the Raptors.

Faced with this situation, many NBA experts and media fans are complaining that the most watched matchup in the first round of the playoffs is the matchup between the 76ers and the Wizards, and the Bucks are also responsible.

Can't you just take a break?

Look at the Warriors on the opposite side. Even if they are playing against a team that is very important to them, they are not playing 4-2 like you.

It's exactly the same as the Jordan Bulls in history.

It can only be said that most teams that make this choice like to seek a 4-2 score, which gives them more time to practice and is not so dangerous.

However, if you try too hard on a team, it will always make people think that you have gone too far.

It's just obvious that the Bucks, who are determined to win another championship, don't care at all about the complaints from these experts and celebrities.

In addition to these two matchups in the Eastern Conference, the second-place Heat faced the seventh-place Bulls in the remaining two matchups in the Eastern Conference. They won very easily, sweeping 4-0 to advance.

The Heat are different from the Bucks. The Bucks' Big Three are not glass and have no hidden dangers of injuries.

But the Heat are different. In addition to Gao Bo and Rose, LaVine and DeRozan are all injured. In this case, if you can advance early, advance as early as possible. Don't get injured as soon as possible. Don't be slow.

However, in this series, because Doncic is so amazing, many people are watching Gao Bo's performance. Faced with such pressure, Gao Bo was not affected. He did not choose to be the special one in the team. To brush up the statistics, but to work diligently on scoring, pick-and-rolls, screens, catching and shooting, and organization. It can be said that the statistics are not that explosive, but every game is like 20+10+5.

Therefore, Heat head coach Spoelstra said when he advanced to the second round that the luckiest thing in his life is to be able to coach players like Gao Bo.

If it were an American player, faced with such public opinion, he would definitely start a campaign.

For such a big team to still put the team first, it can only be said that the excellent qualities brought by the generation of Yao Ming, Chen Xiao and the Arab League have been passed down to the second generation of players.

This will benefit Chinese players in the future, because when NBA teams mention Chinese players in the future, they will say that they are team players.

In a team sport, who doesn’t want team players?

Therefore, although Gao Bo did not match Doncic's data in this year's playoffs, not many people felt that Gao Bo lost.

In the first round of the other Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers are third in the Eastern Conference and the Knicks are sixth in the Eastern Conference. This series is actually very interesting.

What an interesting idea. The Cavaliers let Oden play the first two games and then take a rest in this series. Yes, let Oden recharge his batteries to prepare for the next round against the Heat.

The remaining games are between James' single-core team and Westbrook's single-core Knicks.

In the end, James used Westbrook's method to lead the Cavaliers and Knicks to a 2-2 draw. In the end, the Cavaliers eliminated the Knicks 4-2.

In this series, James and Westbrook both averaged a triple-double of 30+ per game.

However, although they are both triple-doubles, there are still differences between them. James's shooting percentage is 48%, while Westbrook's shooting percentage is only 39%.

Let's put it this way, if the Cavaliers were still the same championship team as before, the Knicks led by Westbrook would definitely be swept.

Although they are all single-core, without Oden James and the Cavaliers, other players are actually not as good as the teammates around Westbrook.

In short, in the end, the Cavaliers eliminated the Knicks 4-2, and all four second-round teams in the Eastern Conference were eliminated.

The Bucks beat the Wizards, and the Heat beat the Cavaliers.

After watching this matchup, both the Heat and Cavaliers shook their heads.

"The value of being No. 1 in the Eastern Conference is really great!"