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Chapter 456 Walking to the Western Conference Finals? (The second one will be delivered! Ask for a guaranteed monthly pass!)
Judging from the move of using Sun Hao to trade Kobe after the failure to defend the title, the management of the Mavericks team is no longer as patient as before.

Coupled with the Celtics management in the east, this summer is destined to be a bit extraordinary.

The fans were still excited about the "Black Eight Miracle", and the last tie-break matchup of the first round of the second day officially kicked off.

Unlike the completely one-sided game yesterday, the Nuggets and Clippers played the tiebreaker as intensely as it should be.

The two teams have been deadlocked from the beginning to the last moment.

In the last 10 seconds before the end of the game, the two teams were tied, and the Nuggets had the last chance to attack.

James broke through the double-team to the basket, and then chose to split the ball.

Nene catches the ball near the baseline and makes a mid-range jumper at the buzzer.

Goal in, whistle blows.

The Nuggets lore the Clippers, and the thrill is approaching the second round of the playoffs!
The Pepsi Center in Denver was in a bummer.

James raised his head and shouted excitedly.

The feeling of breaking the first round of the playoffs was so cool that it was bubbling.

In this way, the first round of the game is all over, and the semifinals in the West will also be released.

Lakers VS Warriors, Suns VS Nuggets.

The two favorite teams, the Spurs and the Mavericks, were eliminated in the first round. This result was beyond the expectations of many people.

But that's the beauty of the NBA.

"where. amazing. happens."

This slogan is very well advertised.

The matchup between the East and the West semifinals will not officially start until one day later, and at this time, the league announced the ownership of the second batch of season awards.

Best Sixth Man, Best Defensive Player and Best Rookie.

The sixth man of the year was won by Mike Miller of the Grizzlies.

Miller was sent to Memphis before Tracy McGrady, theoretically his ability to play a starter is more than enough.

But the Grizzlies chose Battier before, and with former All-Star Eddie Jones, he has been playing as a substitute.

74场替补65场，场均30分钟，13.4分5.7板2.7助攻，表现相当不错。

Defensive Player of the Year was won by Ben Wallace.

This is the fourth time Wallace has won the honor in five years.

If it weren't for Artest's "insertion" in the middle, Big Ben would have accomplished the unprecedented feat of five consecutive dpoys!

But if there is no if, it can be called a severing knife, and he didn't even make it three times, which is a bit embarrassing.

From this perspective, the two protagonists of the Palace of Auburn Hills, Artest "won."

The results of the best rookie selection came out, and Paul of the Bulls got 51%, more than half of the votes were elected without any suspense!
Deron came in second in the poll, with 28 percent of the vote.

It is worth mentioning that Bogut, who said before that he should be the best rookie, only got 7% ​​of the votes, not as good as Paul's teammate Granger.

In terms of performance alone, Bogut is better than Granger, who averaged only 7.9 points per game this season.

But the result of this vote was voted by the media. It can only be said that Bogut's conclusions have aroused the disgust of many media.

The fans are still discussing the results of the selection. The Eastern Conference semifinals have already started, and the fans feel overwhelmed.

And this is why the league announces the awards in the middle of the series in batches.

Being overwhelmed will keep you focused on the NBA.

In history, Adam Mosaic threw all the awards at the end of the season in order to save trouble and make money, and they were awarded uniformly like the Hollywood awards ceremony.

As a result, painting a tiger is not an anti-dog. While being complained by fans, it also made the fans lose the atmosphere of expectation and discussion.

In the East, the game between the Wizards and the Magic started first.

Tracy McGrady and Arenas both faced their former clubs. The two teams had a sweeping experience last year, and there were many grievances.

The two sides played extremely fiercely from the beginning of the game.

Arenas brought his fiery state in the first round to the second round, hitting consecutive three-pointers from the outside line in the opening game, which made people experience the heroic posture of "the little Sun Hao in the past, but now the general".

However, Dwight Howard was always his younger brother in front of Yao Ming. Howard didn't have the prestige of dominating the basket in the first round, and he had no power to fight back against Yao Ming.

"Eat, sleep, and fight World of Warcraft", this is much more realistic than Deron's stalk of Paul.

In this era where centers are king, Sun Hao can only rely on high scores to win without O'Neal. Arenas' scoring explosiveness is not as good as Sun Hao, and he is facing a team that is a favorite to win the championship like the Wizards.

This is also the reason why Sun Hao, Dirk Nowitzki, and Bodi Loga won the Mavericks championship in the 02-03 season. It is still talked about by fans, because it is really special.

In the end, the Wizards played steadily and defeated the Magic 97-83, winning the first victory in the Eastern Conference Finals.

There is not much suspense about the result of the game, but there are too many discussions among the fans after the game, and Howard seems to be the focus of heated discussions.

"26 points and 12 rebounds, 13 points and 6 rebounds. Guess who and who the Wizards played against the Magic."

"Don't call Howard 'Warcraft', call him 'Devil', the devil in the hearts of Orlando fans!"

"To be honest, I feel that Howard and O'Neal are really far behind. This guy's inside offensive skills are not as good as mine!"

"It's better than you, I'm too much. I think I'm a little bit better than you, but probably only a little bit."

"That's not what you said when you were playing the Heat! You also said that Howard is the strongest center after O'Neal! Yesterday, Xiao Tiantian, today, Mrs. Niu?"

"Actually, I don't think Howard is weak, but Yao is too strong... I have the illusion that Shaq is no longer Yao's opponent."

"It's still [-]-[-] right now, but Shaq is already a little bit weak this season. After another season at most, Yao will be the number one center in the league!"

"Michael really knows how to play football. It was amazing to choose Yao instead of Kwame Brown!"

"Didn't you say that Sun suggested that he choose?"

"It doesn't matter who chooses him, anyway, as a Wizards fan, he is very happy, with Yao Mai in the front and Yao Mai in the back, he is living a happy life!"

"Yao Sha, Sun Mai, I really hope that the Wizards and the Lakers will meet in the Finals! I won't let it go for a minute!"

"Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered next year's World Championships, Yao and Sun are on the same team..."

"The Chinese team is the Olympic champion. Few countries can stand up to the twin stars. There are also Yi and Wang. What kind of team does our country send?"

"I haven't heard the news yet, and I don't know what the Basketball Association has arranged, but according to the past tradition, we will not have the strongest lineup for the World Championships."

"It means to let it go? It seems that no one can stop the Chinese men's basketball team from winning the World Championships. The Olympics and the World Championships, the rise of great powers!"

"Don't be funny, wait until the 08 Olympics and we will field the strongest lineup. The Chinese team and the Spanish team are all chicken feed."

"But in 08, it was at home in China, so it would definitely be a bloody battle."

……

The fans talked about going from Tiannan to Haibei, and they had a lot of fun.

But just as they were discussing, another game in the Eastern Conference started right after.

Unlike the Wizards and Magic, the Pistons and Nets played an evenly matched situation.

The strengths and weaknesses of this Nets team after a season are very obvious. The outside line is strong and the inside line is weak, and teams that do not encounter super inside lines can play.

The two teams played until the final decisive moment. Anthony showed his big heart quality and hit key goals in a row to help the team successfully win the game.

This kind of performance also made the fans' evaluation of the 03 generation skyrocket.

Now there are James, Anthony, Wade, Yi Jianlian, and Hinrich who have appeared in the playoffs. Even if they didn't come, Bosh, Milicic, Kaman and others performed well this season.

Platinum generation, as the name suggests.

After the two games in the East are over, the next day will be about the West.

The game between the Lakers and the Warriors will start first.

In the training session on the game day, the mentality of the Lakers players was extremely relaxed.

You must know that before the start of the playoffs, almost everyone is ready to play the Lone Ranger in the second round.

Considering the outstanding performance of the Lone Ranger team in the regular season, it can even be said that most of them are ready for a hard fight in the semifinals.

As a result, the Mavericks are now hacked, and the people they want to fight directly become the Warriors.

That kind of happiness is indescribable.

"Say thanks to Don for me."

Walker ran directly to Sun Hao and shouted.

Sun Hao shook his head with a smile.

He didn't feel that his teammates underestimated the enemy.

Phil Jackson is not Johnson, and the Lakers have O'Neal, the semifinals must be a good experience for them now.

Even O'Neill was smiling.

The mentality of the big shark is actually easy to understand. When you can hide, you must want to hide for a while, but if you can't hide, then you can only enjoy the game...enjoy the game.

To be honest, he hasn't played against a team with such a weak inside in the playoffs in the past few years.

The players are relaxed, and the head coach cannot relax.

Phil Jackson still takes the game very seriously.

Just like the previous analysis of how to run and bomb the team, Jackson chose, or he could only choose the first one, playing position and pressing the rhythm.

Of course, the Mavericks' black eight experience does not have much reference significance for them, because the styles of the two teams are completely different.

"Don't underestimate your opponent."

This is what Jackson said the most during training.

He also feels that the game will be smoother, but what he needs most is the players to maintain a focused attitude.

The next night, the Staples Center was packed.

There are two types of competitions, one is the predictably fierce one, which will make people's blood spurt before the competition starts.

The other type is the one that can be predicted to win a big victory, and that game will make people inexplicably excited.

Everyone has a trembling heart in their body.

However, when warming up before the game, the scene that happened on the scene made people imagine.

Sun Hao and Old Nelson hadn't seen each other for a long time. They chatted for a long time in the midfield and even hugged when they parted.

This made the fans who said walk before the game feel that there is something more.

After the warm-up before the game, the starting lineups of the two teams have been released one after another.

For the Lakers, Payton, Sun Hao, Ariza, Walker, O'Neal.

Jackson returned to his regular lineup for the second half of the season.

For the Warriors, Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, Matt Barnes, Jamison, Biedrins.

Compared with the Lakers, the Warriors can say that the lineup has undergone very big changes.

This adjustment highlights the bold coaching style of the old Nelson "mad scientist", and also shows that the Warriors' goal this season is not just a black eight.

Some people will say, "Black Eight" is enough!
However, human desires are endless.

Moreover, the Knicks, the last time in history to complete the "black eight", have been to the finals.

So it's completely normal for the Warriors to have expectations.

The game began immediately, and the two teams started to play one after another.

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, O'Neal easily returned the ball to the Lakers half, officially kicking off the Western Conference semifinals.

On the Lakers' first attack, Payton directly fed the ball to O'Neal, who was in the inside position, after changing his style of play in the first round.

O'Neal didn't hesitate after receiving the ball, and leaned on Biedrins to make a hook shot.

Sun Hao is no stranger to Bidderings. This is an absolutely alternative insider developed by the old Nelson in history, even more unusual than Stoudemire.

He is 2 meters tall, with a thin build and excellent jumping. He is somewhat similar to Anderson, so he is also called "the fighter among whites".

But he has better flexibility and stronger physical confrontation than Anderson, which allows him to achieve more than Anderson in history.

Just like the first ball up, he interfered with O'Neal's offense with a confrontation that was beyond O'Neal's expectations, and then...

There is no use.

The moment O'Neal made the shot, he knew that he would not go in. He had already made a second shot ahead of time and completed a tip-up over Biedrins' head.

Biedrins interfered with the first and was completely useless on the second.

O'Neill's weight is all on him now, and it's just a dream when he thinks about it.

The Lakers come out on top.

When returning to the defensive end, the Lakers' defense is also very interesting. O'Neal guards the basket and everyone else expands.

It's a bit like the Spurs defense before, and then the Warriors suddenly can't play.

The three-pointer is restricted, and there is O'Neal at the basket. This is forcing them to shoot mid-range!

But they don't have a better midrange than the Spurs...

"The defensive strategy of the Lakers makes me feel like Avery Johnson is mentally retarded."

Barkley's big mouth was merciless, and he complained directly.

You must know that in the first round, Johnson didn't even try such a thing.

Although they don't have O'Neal, Diop is not bad at the basket alone.

Davis finally rushed to the basket, obviously rushing to make a foul.

But O'Neill was not fooled. Instead, he seized this opportunity and directly gave Davis a big cap.

With this offense and defense, the Lakers fans on the scene were already excited.

In the first round, the Warriors restrained the Mavericks more, and in the second round the Lakers had more control over the Warriors!

And the remarks about "whether O'Neal can play in the small ball era" can really be completely concluded.

With this kind of internal pressure, those small ball teams don't think about how to speed up at all, but protect their fragile penalty area!
Because you can't defend the inside line, you can't talk about defensive counterattacks. Throwing three-pointers from the outside line is absolutely impossible to kill.

This is also the biggest difference between the Warriors under Cole and the Warriors under Nelson in history.

Among these two teams, there is Mark Jackson, the founder of the Warriors dynasty, who implanted the concept of defense into the Warriors and transformed the Warriors.

The game on the field continues.

On the defensive end, O'Neal defended Richardson's attack at the basket, with a great sense of sight of "one shark guards the pass, ten thousand fish can't open it".

And after O'Neal got the rebound, the Lakers counterattacked the Warriors counterattack, Sun Hao crossed the defense and ignited the audience with a fast break dunk.

After the Warriors finally relied on Richardson's off-the-ball mid-range to break the scoring drought.

Looking back, O'Neal turned around inside and directly arched Biedrins away, with a "shark out of the cage" dunk with both hands, the entire basket trembled!
Such rounds of offense and defense continued to be staged in the game, and the old Nelson's adjustments had little effect.

As a result, after half a quarter, the Warriors only scored 8 points...

The fans basically knew it when they saw this.

The current round of the series is really a serious walk-off!
(End of this chapter)