NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first match of the season was held in Beijing.

Chapter 199 The only decisive opponent, the semi-final opponent?

With the end of Game 5, the teams that advanced to the semi-finals gradually became clear.

Eastern Conference.

The Knicks are waiting for the winner between the Heat and the Nets, while the Pistons and the Pacers have already started preparing for the semi-finals.

Western Conference.

The Lakers eliminated the Rockets 4:1 and advanced!

The seemingly peaceful OK combination did not feel the pressure from Francis and Yao Min, not to mention the other All-Star teammates.

Carmelo Anthony, who led the Nuggets into the playoffs in his rookie season, lost to the Timberwolves 1:4, ending his first playoff trip.

The “Wolf King”, who is eligible to compete with Wang Song for the regular season MVP this season, showed enough aggression in the playoffs. In the first round of the series, he averaged 25 points, 14.5 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game and dominated the restricted area.

The Spurs swept the Grizzlies early!

The Sacramento people sent the Mavericks on vacation in advance in the fifth game. The only game the Mavericks won was due to Nowitzki’s 40 points.

After leaving Nash, the “German Tank” became more and more like a lone hero.

So far, the list of the divisional semifinals has basically been released.

East: Knicks, Pistons, Pacers

West: Timberwolves, Kings, Spurs, Lakers

Except for the Knicks who are still waiting for the winner between the Heat and the Nets, the other six teams will start the divisional semifinals in the next two days.

Before the divisional semifinals officially started, the Knicks coaching staff began to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the upcoming semifinal opponents.

“Herb, who do you think will be our opponent in the semifinals?”

D’Antoni asked the assistant coach beside him with great interest in the Madison Square Garden training hall.

After half a season of running-in, Herb Sendek began to serve as the team’s tactical assistant coach after Don Cheney left. The passion and love of the college coach resonated with D’Antoni.

The two established a good friendship!

In Herb Sendek’s eyes, at least this young Italian is not as arrogant as Don Cheney.

Compared with Don Cheney’s old-fashioned style, D’Antoni, the rookie coach who re-entered the NBA league, is obviously more likable.

Herb Sendek, who transitioned from college coach to NBA assistant coach, has a similar background to D’Antoni, and the two talk about everything.

“Hmm~”

When Herb Sendek heard this question, he paused: “Mike, I don’t think there is much difference. Although the game between the two teams seems to be quite close, if they reach the semifinals, not being swept should be their best result.”

D’Antoni smiled faintly.

It seems that the first round of the series not only helped the players build confidence, but also the coaching staff began to swell.

But the real master always has the heart of an apprentice!

D’Antoni understands the truth that carelessness leads to failure. Since he has entered the playoffs, he must put aside those arrogant ideas, and the so-called Italian league champion coach must be forgotten.

Treat each round of the series as a new beginning.

Although the Nets and the Heat do not seem to be strong on paper, and may fight to the sixth game, D’Antoni still believes that there are merits.

Perhaps because he discovered the coach’s abnormality, Herb Sendek still gave his own judgment: “According to the result of G5, the Nets who won the decisive battle are better.”

D’Antoni shook his head.

He and his opponent have completely different views.

Although the Nets seem to be leading the Heat by a large score of 3:2, the rookie of the Heat has been playing better and better from G1 to G5.

Dwyane Wade’s increasing offensive efficiency makes D’Antoni feel familiar!

Looking at the figure of the Heat’s No. 3 in the video, D’Antoni’s thoughts always drift to Wang Song, who is also a rookie in the team.

The same feeling of being young when entering the playoffs, and the same feeling of getting braver as the series continues.

In summary.

D’Antoni believes that the Heat will copy the Knicks’ script and become their opponent in the semifinals.

With the end of the last two games with the Celtics, D’Antoni deeply realized the importance of stars in the playoffs.

When it comes to the bayonet fight in the later stage, it is not only the disassembly of skills and tactics that tests the coaching staff of both sides, but more importantly, the physical reserve, hard solution ability and personal performance of the stars.

40+30!

29 points, 18 rebounds, 10 blocks!

Recalling Wang Song’s performance in the last two games, when D’Antoni put himself in the opponent’s perspective, he couldn’t help but feel a little scared.

The Chinese rookie stood in the penalty area like a killer, no one dared to offend him!

Especially in the fifth game, the important reason why the Knicks were able to basically win the game in the half was this.

Because Wang Song’s defense forced the Celtics to change their style of play, they could only increase the number of shots.

“Miami Heat?”

Herb Sendek listened to D’Antoni’s conclusion with some doubts: “Can the kid from Marquette University make a comeback from 2:3 behind?”

As a talent sent by the NCAA, Herb Sendek still has a little understanding of the super guard of Marquette University.

Breakthrough and defense are Wade’s specialty.

I originally thought that after entering the NBA, that guy would be limited by the height of the NBA restricted area, but judging from the regular season record and playoff performance, he is still sharp.

However, if the Heat really enters the semifinals, it will be good news for the Knicks.

The Heat has no orthodox center!

From the past experience of the Knicks, any team without an orthodox center has been defeated by the Knicks.

So Herb Sendek is not worried about this at all.

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Detroit.

Palace of Auburn Hills.

“Ben, have you heard? The Knicks beat the Celtics to advance!”

Big Ben, who was undergoing training under the basket, was suddenly interrupted by the shouts of his teammates, and looked unhappy: “Bilu, is it necessary to make a fuss?”

“For a team like the Celtics that is at the bottom of the playoffs, the result in front of us will only be the same as the Pelicans.”

It has been two days since the sweep of the Pelicans, and now the Pistons’ focus is on the opponent Pacers in two days.

The Pelicans’ starting center PJ Brown did not cause much resistance to Ben in the first round.

But this does not mean that the upcoming Jermaine O’Neal is also a soft persimmon.

Ben attaches great importance to the next series, and has been simulating confrontations in the past two days.

If nothing unexpected happens, after crossing the small mountain of the Pacers, they will meet the team that Ben has been looking forward to for a long time in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Unless the Knicks fall in the semifinals, Ben will laugh at the first team in the Eastern Conference with the biggest laugh in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The same is true for Indiana.

Unlike Ben’s team positioning, Jermaine O’Neal is the core of the Pacers’ offense and defense, so he doesn’t have much feeling about the Pistons he is about to face.

Even though Ben Wallace has been re-elected DPOY for two consecutive terms, Jermaine O’Neal still feels that the little dwarf in Detroit can’t cause too much interference to him.

The opponent who really threatens him will be in the Eastern Conference Finals.

(End of this chapter)