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Chapter 282 Now We Can Discuss The Opponents For The Next Round

34 points, 22 rebounds, and 12 assists were scored by Ruan Erniu in G5.

Now he is sitting in the post-match press conference hall, waiting for reporters to interview him.

However, Ruan Erniu, who was in a good mood, spoke first: "I think, now we can discuss our opponents in the next round!"

After finishing speaking, the audience burst into laughter!

Atlanta Charter (AJC) reporter Chris Weaveramore asked: "How do you rate your performance in this series?"

Ruan Erniu said: "I have achieved my best!"

ESPN reporter Michael Wallace asked: "How do you evaluate the performance of the Raptors?"

Er Niu thought for a while and said, "They are tenacious and respectable opponents. Even if they fell behind by a big score, they did not lose confidence and gave up the game."

Of course, at the end, someone also asked the question that Er Niu raised at the beginning: "Then let's discuss the opponent in the next round formally. The game between the Pistons and the Wizards is over. The Pistons won. What do you think of the opponent in the next round?"

Ruan Erniu nodded and said: "I'm looking forward to the game against the Pistons. We won 2:2 in the regular season. I believe this will be a fierce game. It is difficult for us to win or lose in 4 games. But the final winner must belong to Atlanta."

The press conference was quite successful. Ruan Erniu answered the questions, and the reporters got the answers. Everyone was happy.

In this round of the series, Ruan Erniu averaged 35.2 points, 21.1 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game. Compared with the regular season, the data has a terrifying increase. Leave your name on it.

However, looking at the entire league, the Hawks are by no means the first team to break through the playoffs.

Let's first move our eyes from the east to the west. There are already three teams here that have entered the second round of the playoffs.

First of all, it is the first team to qualify in the upper half-the Los Angeles Lakers.

They only took four games to defeat the Nuggets with Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson.

Kobe Bryant showed super fighting power in the series, averaging 33.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.

Jiasao performed steadily and outstandingly, averaging 22.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

Odom averaged 11.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

The X factor of the Lakers is Luke Walton. He is the son of "Red Jellyfish" (you can tell by his face). This all-around small forward averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3.8 assists in this round His sudden outburst made the Nuggets unable to find a corresponding solution.

The sentence that has been repeated since the first day Anthony and Iverson were combined has been fulfilled again: the golden guns just look beautiful!

The Lakers swept the Nuggets 4-0 and became the first team in the league to advance to the second round.

Also in the upper half, the Rockets, which lost Dayao, are still fighting.

They fell behind the Utah Jazz with a big score of 2:3, but Chinese fans understand that the Rockets will lose sooner or later. After so many years, everyone also understands that there is a huge gap between ideals and reality.

McGrady has averaged 27.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 42.5 percent shooting so far in this round of the series.

Objectively speaking, as a leader who shoulders the burden of the team, he has done a good job.

But facing Deron Williams with an average of 20.8+8.5 per game and Carlos Boozer with an average of 16.0+11.7 per game, McGrady still lacks a reliable helper.

In any case, when the team lacks its core players, no matter how tenacious it is, it will be difficult to win the final victory.

In the lower half of the West, there were two case studies of failed transactions at the same time:
First of all, the New Orleans Hornets, second in the Western Conference, finally eliminated the Dallas Mavericks who were black eight last year with a score of 4:1.

Nowitzki's basic round of the series was not soft at all, averaging 26.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 47.3% shooting, which are superstar data no matter how you look at it.

Unfortunately, what he met was Chris Paul, who was also at the peak. CP3 averaged 24.6 points, 12.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was as high as 50%. There were only 12 turnovers on average, and the assist-to-turnover ratio was 1.2:11. The efficiency was so high that it broke through the sky.

So who should take the blame for the Mavericks?It seems that there is only Jason Kidd with a high salary. The current triple-double king averages 8.6 points, 6.4 assists, 6.8 rebounds, and a shooting percentage of 42.1%. He is completely blown by CP3, who is one size smaller than him, on both offense and defense. up.

The league's point guards have indeed entered the era of handover from old to new. The future belongs to Paul and Deron. Kidd and Nash may still be good, but they are getting old.

Cuban spent a lot of effort to trade Kidd from the Nets. For the time being, he doesn't care about the luxury tax, and it is still difficult to get back the championship. The Mavericks must continue to strengthen. Anyway, Cuban is a lovely true fan , he is still willing to pay.

Then, the San Antonio Spurs, third in the West, played against the Phoenix Suns, sixth in the West.

This was originally the most interesting game in the West, especially after the Suns traded Marion to get O'Neal, the inside strength has greatly increased, and it is entirely possible to pose a great threat to the Spurs.

However, after 5 games, the Suns were eliminated by the Spurs 1:4, and they lost almost no temper.

Why is there such a situation? From the data alone, it is that the Spurs' GDP portfolio exploded at the same time:
The first is the average data of last year's Finals MVP Tony Parker:
29.6 points, 7.0 assists, 3.4 rebounds, shooting 52.3% from the field.

Then there is the eternal No. 21 rookie, Deng Daidai's average data per game:
24.8 points, 13.8 rebounds, 2.6 candles, shooting 49.6%.

Finally, the horror data completed by the Argentine Demon Sword in an average of 30 minutes per game:
18.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists.If converted into Parker and Duncan's 40 minutes of playing time, Ginobili is also a giant data of 20+.

And what about the sun?

Except for Stoudemire who averaged 23.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game, there is no one who can stably contribute 20+.

无论是纳什的16.2+7.8+2.8，还是奥尼尔的15.2+9.2+1.0的场均数据，基本算是在向全世界宣告，他们没能粘合成为一支具备总冠军冲击力的球队。

The attributes of O'Neal and the Suns are incompatible. This is the helpless reality.

From the known records of each team in the playoffs, it is not difficult to see that in several big deals in the 07-08 season.

The transactions of the Lakers and the Eagles were extremely successful. They effectively made up for the shortcomings of the team and raised the team's strength to a higher level.

The Mavericks and the Suns are a pair of difficult brothers. For the time being, their transactions are extremely unsuccessful cases.

After talking about the west, it is natural to talk about the east.

In the lower half of the Eastern Conference, the Pistons' victory over the Wizards is a matter of course. It is already a miracle that Arenas can come back so quickly after receiving a serious injury.

Agent No. 0 averaged 23.5 minutes per game, with 10.8 points, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 rebounds. There is really no way to ask him for more.

Relying on the strength of the overall defense, the Pistons completely stifled the Wizards' promotion hopes, and the big score of 4:1 basically reflected the strength comparison of the two teams.

What really makes people dumbfounded is the upper half of the Eastern Conference. All basketball fans in Quanmi are now focusing their attention on this place...

(End of this chapter)