Standing pretty old

Chapter 770 The west is tragic, the east is bright

The Eagles are the top half of the Eastern Conference, and even the first team in the league to sweep the promotion.

In the lower half of the Eastern Conference, there was also a team that swept and advanced, and that was the Cleveland Cavaliers. They also defeated the Charlotte Bobcats with a disparity of 4:0.

Although James repeatedly expressed his admiration and respect for Michael Jordan before the game, the Cleveland people still didn't give the Bobcats any face and chance on the court.

The gap between the two teams is in all aspects. Stephen Jackson's state is indeed declining. Even though he and Gerald Wallace are working hard to defend James, King still won the series with an average of 31.8+9.2 A near triple-double of +8.2.

The arrival of Antawn Jamison has also added a good offensive point for the Cavaliers. He averaged 19+7 per game in this round of the series, which is a good way to share the pressure for King James.

Although O'Neal is old, he can still contribute 20+9 average data per game in an average playing time of about 6 minutes per game. Regardless of his past resume, just treat O'Neal at this time as a tank center. The words are still qualified.

Of course, if compared with Shaq's annual salary of 2000 million, this guy immediately became a cancer-level player again, and the price/performance ratio is too low.

Entering the playoffs, Mo * Williams' shooting percentage showed a downward trend again.

It can be seen from last season that Xiao Mo's superstar is not good enough, but as the team's third scoring point, the Cavaliers really can't find a player who can replace him.

The performance of Delonte West, who was downgraded from the starting lineup to the bench, was disappointing.

In the sixth man position, West seems to have returned to his neurotic state, without the bravery of last season.

However, it won't be long, that is, this summer, he will have an extra domineering nickname attached to him.

There are two teams in the east to break through first, so what about the west?
It doesn't seem like every team is in the throes of a struggle.

The first is the Lakers VS Thunder in the upper half of the Western Conference, which was originally considered the least suspenseful game.

According to people's expectations, Kobe should easily teach the young masters of the Thunder to be talents.

In fact, G1 and G2 are indeed in line with people's guesses. The Lakers killed the Thunder in threes, fives and twos, and flew to Oklahoma with a 2:0 advantage.

Once in Oklahoma City, however, the situation changed dramatically.

In the G3 game, Du, Wei, and Ha broke out at the same time. After falling behind in the first two quarters, they overtook the score in the second half.

In the fierce confrontation in the final quarter, Du and Wei Er Shao showed the momentum of superstars. The two scored in double figures at the same time in a single quarter, and finally led the Thunder to defeat the mighty Los Angeles Lakers.

The failure of G3 can also be considered negligent by the Lakers. Anyway, it is not the first time they have made this mistake, otherwise the Rockets would not have counterattacked last year, and eventually missed the Western Conference Finals.

But in G4, the Los Angeles people still didn't seem to wake up.

The Thunder kept suppressing the Lakers throughout the game, and Du, Wei, and Ha Sanshao firmly controlled the situation.

Relatively speaking, Jeff Green, one of the Thunder's three young players, performed unsatisfactorily, and his efficiency was worse than that of Westbrook and Harden who entered the league after him.

The Thunder's victory was due to the team's outstanding performance.

2:2, the two sides relocated to Los Angeles, and this time the Lakers had no way out.

In the crucial G5 game, Kobe still hasn't recovered his form. He only contributed 13+7+3 data in the game, but it doesn't matter, Mamba's teammates are strong enough.

Gasol and Bynum both broke out, both of them scored 20+10, giving full play to the advantage of the Lakers inside, 89:111, the Lakers won Tianwangshan.

In the tragic G6 battle, the Lakers fought the Thunder in the away game until the last moment. Kobe made a shot at the last second, but Gasol succeeded in grabbing an offensive rebound and finally completed a point kill at the basket.

The three referees on the field confirmed for a long time in front of the technical stage, and finally announced that the final kill is valid.

Westbrook still had a chance to fight back in the last 0.5 seconds, but the miracle did not happen after all, Westbrook made a shot!
Thus, under the bewildered look of the Thunder teenager, the Lakers successfully advanced to the next round of playoffs.

Being young means paying tuition fees easily.

If Jeff Green or Ibaka can pay attention to blocking people in the frontcourt at the last moment, and do not give Gasol the opportunity to insert into the basket, I am afraid that the series will be dragged into the final tie-break, and OKC may not be successful without black eight possible.

In the entire series, Kobe's performance was actually lackluster, or the Thunder's defense against Mamba was quite successful.

Bryant averaged 23.5+4.3+4.0 per game, but his shooting percentage was only 40.8%, but his three-point shooting percentage was good, reaching 42.7%.

And Paul Gasol averaged 18.0+12.2+3.7 per game, and his shooting percentage reached 53.2%.

It seems a bit exaggerated to say that Kobe hugged Gasol's thigh, but if you have to choose an MVP for this round of the series, Gasol is indeed more qualified than Kobe.

The other team fighting in the first half of the Western Conference came from the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz. Both teams are on high ground at home. The plateau advantage seen by other teams is naturally offset by these two pairs.

However, the Nuggets with a higher ranking still encountered the biggest disadvantage, because their coach George Karl went to treat cancer, so the team lacked a stable character.

In contrast, the Jazz are still fighting around coach Jerry Sloan.

The Nuggets won the first game, and they also ushered in a major positive. The Jazz's starting center-Mehmet Okur was reimbursed for the season due to injury and will miss the rest of the playoffs.

But what I never expected was that the Nuggets quickly lost to the Jazz at home in G2. Without Okur, the Jazz still played against the Nuggets until the last moment of the game. Then, the Jazz relied on steady free throws , A one-ball shot killed the Nuggets, and they successfully gained home court advantage.

Back in Salt Lake City, the Jazz was even more unreasonable. They didn't give the Denver any chance. After successfully defending the next two home games, the Jazz had won the match point with a score of 3:1.

The Nuggets returned to Denver's Pepsi Center again for a final stand.

In G5, the two teams continued to tie in the first half, but in the third quarter, both Anthony and Billups broke out. In the last quarter of the game, JR*Smith successfully entered the explosive mode and slashed in two or three rounds. 10 points, helping the team take away the game in a wave.

However, this is just a last-ditch effort, partly because of the absence of the Nuggets' brain George Karl, and partly because their starting center, the Samba Beast -- Can't Write Name* Hilario is injured again.

After returning to the home court, the seasoned Jazz did not give the Nuggets any hope of a comeback. The first three quarters of G6 were still inseparable.

But in the last quarter of the game, Paul Millsap stepped forward, and he hit consecutive shots to kill the game.

While all eyes were on Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and even Wesley Matthews, it was the quiet Paul Millsap who ultimately decided the game.

4:2, the first team in the playoffs appeared. The Utah Jazz, ranked fifth in the West, finally eliminated the Denver Nuggets with a total score of 4:2 and advanced to the next round with their heads held high.

The Western District played quite anxiously in the first half, but in fact the second half was not much worse.

First of all, the most noteworthy, of course, is the bull-horse battle-the No. 2 Dallas Mavericks against the No. 7 San Antonio Spurs.

If it weren't for Tony Parker's long-term injury and the Spurs' own multiple rotations, even if the competition in the Western Conference is fierce, this team will never be ranked seventh in the Western Conference.

In the first game, due to Parker's injury, the state did not fully recover, so Popovich decisively started with Ginobili, and put Tony Parker on the bench, and George Hill served as the starting point guard. guard.

In the end, the Mavericks still defended their advantage at home. Nowitzki played bravely, making 14 of 12 shots and 12 of 12 free throws in a single game. He scored 36+7 and led the Mavericks to lead the Spurs 1:0.

Before the G2 battle, people speculated whether Popovich would change the formation again and let Parker return to the starting position, but Popovich made a firm choice. He continued to trust the hill (George Hill), Parker was still pressed on the bench.

Hill did not live up to Popovich's trust. In G1, under Kidd's defense, Hill, who had not scored a point, ushered in an explosion in G2.

他单场砍下17+5+1，虽然37%的命中率还是很尴尬，但是对面基德6投1中，仅仅得到7+7+5的表现，还是证明了小山的价值。

托尼*帕克也在本场彻底进入了最佳第六人的状态，他全场16投10中，拿到了23+4+3的数据。

1:1, while the Spurs won G2, they also offset the Mavericks' home court advantage.

In the crucial G3, the two teams played inextricably in the first three quarters. In the final quarter, Ginobili unsheathed his demon sword, Tony Parker raced his sports car, and the Spurs' two outside giants played at the same time, thus winning G3 for the team.

For the Mavericks, G4 is a game with no retreat. Once they lose another game, they will get the match point by the Spurs.

In G4, the Mavericks once led the Spurs to double digits at halftime, but in the third quarter, George Hill stood up again. Hill scored the highest 11 points of the two teams in a single quarter and sent out the With two steals, he successfully led the team's defense.

At 11:29, the Spurs overtook the score in the third quarter.

In the last quarter of the game, Jason Terry of the Mavericks stood up. He scored 13 points in a single quarter, which once gave the Mavericks the hope of reversing the game, but the steady Spurs finally had the last laugh with their tenacious defense.

3:1, the Spurs won the match point, and the black seven was in sight.

Back in Dallas in G5, the united Mavericks pulled back a game. Caron Butler made 24 of 12 shots, scored 35 points and 11 rebounds.

3:2, the battle between cattle and horses is still going on.

In the G6 decisive battle, the Spurs showed the momentum to win. Since they made the first free throw in 16 seconds of the first quarter, they never let the Mavericks get a chance to lead by even a second.

No matter how you look at it, this is a complete victory. Even though Dirk Nowitzki still completely exploded Duncan, the Mavericks eventually lost to the San Antonio Spurs, who played better overall.

Hill should be especially praised. As a second-year pick at the end of the first round, he not only withstood the pressure in key games, but also successfully enhanced the Spurs' offensive firepower while successfully containing Kidd.

It can be said that Xiaoshan is the biggest X factor in this round of the series.

翻开两队的技术统计，就不难发现，单论数据，场均26.7+8.2+3.0的诺维茨基怎么看都完爆了场均18.2+8.5+2.7的蒂姆*邓肯。

But just as the second bull in the rookie season was fooled around, suppressing Duncan in terms of statistics does not mean that the team can win the Spurs.

The Mavericks' biggest defeat should be Jason Kidd, who averaged 8.0+7.0+6.8 per game.

Don't be confused by the quasi-triple-double data. The old Kidd's field goal percentage is only 30% per game, while the opposite Xiaoshan can get 14.3+3.8+0.7 data per game, and his field goal percentage has reached 50%. Still taking into account that Xiaoshan did not adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs in G1, and only had 0 points and 2 rebounds in the game.

Thinking about Kidd's super high annual salary, I really don't know how Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will feel about it.

It was another 4:2, and the Spurs succeeded in black seven, becoming the biggest playoff counterattack case in the 09-10 season.

Of course, this is far from comparable to the level of attention that the Warriors Heiba ​​received back then. After all, the media will not be surprised if either side wins a battle between bulls and horses.

In the eyes of most of the media, the overall strength of the Spurs is still higher than that of the Mavericks, and it has long been a standard for the San Antonio people to make a stroke during the regular season.

Another game in the lower half of the Western Conference received relatively little attention, but it was far more exciting than people thought.

In G1, when Roy could hardly play and Oden was reimbursed early, and everyone was not optimistic about the Trail Blazers, Mo Wenwei of the Trail Blazers who joined freely this season, oh, no, it was Andre* Miller suddenly ushered in an explosion. He scored 31+8+5 superstar data in a single game, leading the Blazers to the first victory in Phoenix.

However, passion does not represent strength. In the two games of G2 and G3, the Suns still successfully harvested the game with a more stable performance.

2:1, the Phoenix people regained control of the initiative.

In G4, Brandon Roy, who thought he was hopeless, came off the bench as a closed substitute. In fact, Roy had already had difficulty bending his knees at this time, but he just scored 5 points in a row at the end of the game. The morale of the Blazers Big shock, and finally won G4.

2:2, the two teams are tied again. Could it be that there will be a black six at the same time as the black seven?

No, the Suns have their own answer.

In G5, Roy finally persisted for too long due to injury, and the Suns controlled the overall situation of the game from beginning to end.

3:2, the Phoenix got the match point!
In G6, the Suns also didn't give the Trail Blazers any chance. They suppressed their opponents all over the game, and they also didn't give the Portlanders a chance to lead.

4:2, the Suns killed the Blazers and successfully advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

Facts have proved that passion and emotion are not worth mentioning in front of real strength.

The four second-round teams in the West were thus born:

Top Half: Lakers VS Jazz
Bottom half: Spurs VS Suns
There are normal high picks defeating low picks, and there are also models of underdogs. The West is indeed a fiercely competitive place. After four fierce competitions of 4:2, the remaining teams will continue to fight each other for the Western Conference Finals qualification.

The list for the second round of the West has been announced, so what about the East?
First of all, let’s look at the second half. The Magic VS Bucks game was also divided. In the end, with the overall advantage, the Magic defeated the Bucks with a total score of 4:2.

Facts have proved that although the Sparks are at a disadvantage against Erniu, they still have considerable strength against Al Horford.

It is already a miracle that the Bucks can enter the playoffs. In addition, Reid and Bogut are injured again, so the result of the game cannot be guessed.

The Magic advanced, and the matchup list for the lower half of the Western Conference was determined:

Cavaliers vs Magic
Can the old O'Neill block the young spark?

Jamison and Lewis in the end whose long-range shot is more accurate?

Who has the cooler head, Nelson or Moe Williams?
Can Vince Carter, who is getting old but still able to fly, be able to compete with James?

I have to say, this is a game full of highlights!

Looking at the upper half of the Eastern Conference, the game between the Celtics and the Heat was decided early.

Green Kai, who also likes to paddle in the regular season, did not continue to waste time in the playoffs this time. They quickly defeated the Miami Heat led by D. Wade with a score of 4:1.

Their opponent in the second round was the Atlanta Hawks who killed themselves in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

The dream of the Green Cay Big Three's championship was thus ruined by a group of young people in Atlanta.

More than two seasons have passed, and the overall age of the Eagles has risen a lot, but their main configuration is still young, and the team has long been recognized as the league's top tier, leading the league with an invincible record of 75 wins and 7 losses.

And what about the Celtics?
After the failure of the first season and the impact of injuries in the second season, they are not the most favorable contenders for the championship. In addition, the Hawks once swept the Green Kai 4:0 in the regular season. , No one is optimistic about the future of the Celtics.

However, will the Celtics throw in the towel?

of course not!
The word "admit defeat" never existed in their dictionary.

Celtics leader Paul Pierce stood up and said: "We did lose some games in the regular season, but this does not mean that we will be afraid of our opponents. We will use our actions to prove that the Atlanta people are not invincible."

Garnett was even more rude: "We are used to hearing the praises of the Atlanta Hawks, as if they are the only team in the league. Fxxx, the NBA cannot have only one strong team. We will end the myth of the Eagles here. "

Rajon Rondo also said: "Some people always say that the Celtics can't win the Hawks, but we don't think so. Before the game starts, everyone is equal.

In the 07-08 season, we haven't run in well; in the 08-09 season, I encountered a damn injury again, but this season, we have maintained health in the regular season and have not wasted too much energy, which is our biggest advantage , I can't wait for the game. "

What's interesting is that Rondo, the fourth giant, spoke, but Ray Allen, one of the three giants, didn't say much.

Fighting is never fruitless.

After Jon Jonsen, Moon Eclipse and others had a verbal fight with Lukai in the media as usual, Ruan Erniu stood up and said, "Then let the competition decide everything!"

　Thank you book friend Menghui 95 Daydreaming for your reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)