NBA: I'm really the Chosen One

Chapter 189
The Eastern Conference ranking is what most people expected.

The first Celtics, the opponent is the eighth Atlanta Hawks, Oden vs. Garnett is also a good gimmick, the performance of the Eagles as a team with young people as the main force is also remarkable, but they The opponent is the Big Three Celtics, young people still have a long way to go, let's forget about this year's victory.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, the second in the East, are facing the 76ers who have stumbled into the playoffs. Although James VS Iguodala wants to make some gimmicks for the popularity and ticket sales, people really don’t sell tickets for this kind of drama , 1VS23 is the main script of the alliance.

The third Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference, Rasheed Wallace, Tracy McGrady, Hamilton, the low-end version of the Celtics Big Three, the loss to the Cavaliers is destined to be Tracy McGrady's demons, the Toronto Raptors, the sixth in the Eastern Conference, is absolutely unstoppable McGrady's determination to revenge, James and McGrady will start a bloody battle in the second round. Although most fans don't care about McGrady's mental journey, and even look forward to the battle between Li Zheng and James in the finals in advance, it is rare for McGrady to stay healthy. This mentality is enough to get past the first round, revenge, James, the Celtics, and even Yao Ming are all his targets of revenge.

The fourth Orlando Magic in the East, the happy big man Dwight Howard is gradually showing his dominance. Without Li Zheng, Howard is a strong contender for the best defensive player, averaging 14.5 rebounds per game and winning the rebounding title, averaging 2.8 Ji blocks ranked third in the blocked shots list, but it is a pity that the two monsters Li Zheng and Kirilenko have redefined defense, otherwise Howard would have received higher praise.

Howard has become the undoubted second center in the league. He can tell everyone except Yao Ming that everyone here is rubbish. Even O’Neill can’t stop Howard, who is young and strong. The most important thing is that Howard was born in 04. He still has a lot of room for growth, and his future is immeasurable.

The fifth place in the Eastern Conference is the Washington Wizards. After being blocked by Li Zhengling, Arenas not only did not recover from a setback, but became more and more courageous. In the head-to-head dialogue for the playoff rankings, he scored 46 points against the Eagles and 76 points against the 47ers. In the face of the Magic, they scored 51 points to win the game. The unsolvable scoring performance also made people sigh how terrible Li Zheng's defensive performance in Arenas' zero block was.

Compared with the West, the situation in the East looks much clearer. The Celtics, Cavaliers and Pistons have almost no opponents. The battle between them is the focus of fans' attention. The situation in the West is much more complicated. It is worth going all out, otherwise black eight black seven black six. Those seemingly docile teams may bite their opponents to death at any time.

After two days of rest, the playoffs officially started. The games between the Rockets and the Mavericks, the Pistons and the Raptors, the Hornets and the Suns, and the Celtics and the Eagles started at the same time. The results of the Eastern Conference were as expected. The Celtics beat the Raptors 91-72, and the Celtics shouted the Eagles 104 to 81, but the results of the Western Conference were surprising. The Rockets and Hornets both lost.

The Rockets lost the home game 98-101. Nowitzki scored 41 points and 9 rebounds in Houston. At the last moment of the game, Scola resolutely hit the key basket to score against Yao Ming's defense. , The Rockets team felt a little cold, and the long rest made them find the state of the game much later.

The Mavericks fought all the way to the last moment, so they maintained a strong fighting spirit and a tough defensive attitude. Although the Rockets adjusted back to their state in the second half, it was too late. Their offense was unfavorable and the problem of relying too much on Yao Ming's inside dominance was exposed. Coming out, Nowitzki not only bit the score, but also killed the game with the final key goal.

After the game, Yao Ming rarely hammered the bench. This year Yao Ming is more charismatic than any other year. Without McGrady, Yao Ming is learning how to lead an NBA team. It is rare for people to see this humble and polite big man with a black face and even Exploding with swearing, even though the Rockets overturned, even the Houstonians were not too worried. The Mavericks almost ran out of cards in this game. The Rockets played a poor half of the game, and Nowitzki's bravery could not last the whole round. In the series, but the point difference is only three points, such a thing as a black eight is too far-fetched.

The game between the Hornets and the Suns was even more amazing.Chris Paul, David West, Peja, Tyson Chandler, this team configuration is strong enough, and the third place in the West has also proved their strength, but facing the Phoenix Suns, they seem to be inferior The cooperation of Ma, Stoudemire and Nash is simply a teaching!Nash taught Paul how to pick and roll with a good big man, and Stoudemire taught David West how to put the ball from his teammates into the basket in a thousand ways.

ESPN commentator David Gutta believes that the Hornets will not lose their resistance as most people think, but the fact is that the Hornets surrendered too quickly, and the arrival of O'Neal will greatly damage the Suns in most people's eyes The chemical reaction will at least hinder Nash's performance.

Running and bombing and O'Neal are two words that should not be put together at all, but this season's healthy Nash and healthy Stoudemire have greatly enhanced the offense. O'Neal does not need to integrate into the Sun's system, because the Sun's system is Nash and Stoudemire.

O'Neal can play his comfortable basketball. Stoudemire gave O'Neal the low-post attack. Tyson Chandler is an excellent defensive center, but being good is not enough to defend O'Neal.

O'Neal lowered his body to shoot Chandler and then made a small hook shot. This scene appeared three times in a row in the first quarter. The Hornets couldn't tolerate O'Neal's humiliating attack and chose to double-team, but the older and more slippery O'Neal no longer chooses to dunk or shoot against a few people. Nash and Stoudemire are the best targets. Nash and Stoudemire's precise shooting punished the Hornets' shrinking defense. His ball guard, even if he didn't enjoy this configuration even at his peak, O'Neill is now playing like a fish in water.

The biggest change for Stoudemire this season is that he is no longer obsessed with offense, especially scoring statistics. The biggest thing he has learned from Li Zheng is that a truly powerful offense is always scored in desperate situations, not fast breaks and simple balls. .

As a fourth position, Stoudemire is a perfect help defender. After a season of learning and hard work, his change in attitude allows him to give full play to his athletic ability on the defensive end. O'Neal is old, and Stoudemire chose to devote himself to defense , Help the team on the defensive end like Duncan and Li Zheng, and then stand up and score when the conventional tactics are deadlocked.

Everything happened so logically. The Suns won the first game 115-103. Stoudemire proved his rebirth with the luxurious data of 31 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Now Stoudemire does not want to be a good player. Scorer, great power forward, whatever, right now he wants to be the best player he can be.

(End of this chapter)