Head coach of parallel imports in the NBA

Chapter 144 The Second Round Opens

Vogel didn't answer Da Zhuang's question, but it doesn't need to be answered. Da Zhuang and Carlisle both know that the main reason why the Pacers stumbled was because Hibbert didn't play what Vogel expected in the paint. In this way, the pressure of the entire team is concentrated on Paul George.

The Eagles have put a lot of effort into defending Paul George, and relatively speaking, the Eagles have a more relaxed mentality.

However, after knowing that the history of Dazhuang clearly passes the eagle, the Pacers will reach the Eastern Conference finals this season, but facing their old enemy in fate, the Pacers will still be eliminated by the Heat in the end.

Although the whole process is that you hurt him and he hurts your rhythm, this is also a way for them to get along.

To use Chen Dazhuang's drunken words to describe them, the three of them are all representatives of small-minded and black-bellied, so they naturally share the same taste.

The Timberwolves, Da Zhuang, led the team to prepare for the game, while paying attention to the next tiebreaker of each team.

Starting on May 5, the remaining five tie-breaks also started one after another.

It was the Pacers and Eagles who started first.

This time, the Pacers, who returned to their home court, really played what is called the No. 30 strength in the Eastern Conference in the regular season. Paul George also played an All-Star data. hope.

92 to 80. Although the Eagles also had five players in double figures, the highest score was Korver with only 19 points.

However, in Da Zhuang's view, the Pacers still have problems. Hibbert's performance in the paint is not worthy of his All-Star status, and he only scored 13 points and 7 rebounds in the game.

And George Hill's performance was not satisfactory. To be honest, in Da Zhuang's opinion, if Paul George's performance hadn't really exploded, the final result of this game would really be two things.

There are two other games going on at the same time today.

The Thunder played against the Trail Blazers. Finally, with 60 points scored by Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder easily defeated the Trail Blazers 120 to 109, thus winning the tiebreaker and sending the Blazers out of the playoffs. race journey.

值得一提的是这场比赛威斯布鲁克全场贡献了27分16助攻10篮板的三双成绩，杜兰特则是拿下了33分8篮板2助攻的数据。

The Clippers played against the Rockets.

In the end, with six players scoring in double figures, the Clippers defeated the Rockets 126-110.

格里芬24分5篮板6助攻，保罗22分14助攻，雷迪克20分，小乔丹15分18篮板，巴恩斯13分，克劳福德22分。

The Clippers' starting five scored in double figures, which also made the Rockets led by Harden bid farewell to their playoff journey.

The remaining two tiebreakers on May 5 will proceed as scheduled.

The Nets narrowly beat the Raptors by one point 104 to 103, and they were also lucky to get tickets to the second round of the Eastern Conference.

The Spurs played a wonderful performance at home, and finally defeated the Warriors 119 to 96. In this game, the Spurs had already secured the victory in the second half of the third quarter, leading the Warriors by 22 points.

In the end, the Spurs led by Popovich did not repeat the same mistakes and allowed the Warriors to stage a black eight miracle.

Wait until the end of these two games.

The first round of the tense playoffs between the east and the west is also over.

In the East, the Heat, Pacers, Wizards, and Nets have entered the second round, while in the West are the Timberwolves, Spurs, Thunder, and Clippers.

The matchups in the second round are: Heat vs. Nets, Pacers vs. Wizards, Timberwolves vs. Thunder, Spurs vs. Clippers.

According to the league's schedule, the first game between the Timberwolves and the Thunder will be played on May 5. Because of the record advantage in the regular season, the Timberwolves also have this home court advantage.

And there is another big advantage that the Timberwolves have 5 more days of rest than the Thunder, which can be said to be the most beneficial advantage for the Timberwolves in this series between the two sides.

Even Thunder coach Scott Brooks said in an interview that the game against the Timberwolves will be a very difficult series.

"I have to admit that every next game is a very difficult game for us. Whether it is in terms of strength comparison, team preparation, or player mentality, the Timberwolves are better than us. More dominant, but even so, I still believe in my players, I believe they can overcome any difficulties, I believe our playoffs are not just entering the second round."

In addition, when the Timberwolves faced the Thunder, there was another focus that attracted many people's attention, that is, in this year's All-Star Game, the grievances between Chen Dazhuang, the head coach of the Western Conference, and Durant were mentioned again this time.

You must know that although this All-Star West continues to maintain its victory over the East, this victory has nothing to do with Durant, and the conflict with Chen Dazhuang in the public training session before the game, these things add up It also made many people interested in the second round of the Western Conference.

The Thunder team arrived in Minneapolis on May 5, and then Durant was interviewed by reporters.

When the reporter asked Durant about whether Durant had the confidence to lead the team to victory in this game, Durant also directly said that he would sweep the Timberwolves.

"I don't think there will be any surprises. All I can think of is to eliminate the opponent 4-0, so that we can prepare well for the Western Conference Finals." Very short words are full of strong confidence and fighting spirit.

Of course, this is what the reporter would like to hear.

A little after four o'clock in the afternoon, the Timberwolves team arrived at the Target Center arena. Just as they got off the team bus, Chen Dazhuang was also surrounded by reporters.

"Chen, Kevin said that they will enter the Western Conference Finals without a clean sheet. Do you have anything to say about that?"

"This is a good wish, just like they did before the just-concluded game against the Trail Blazers. At that time, they also hoped to have a clean sheet, but the wish is just a wish, just like each of us hopes to live To be able to live longer than others, to be richer than everyone else, but this is just a good wish."

"Chen, before you have always said that the goal of the Timberwolves this season is to enter the playoffs, and now that you have entered the second round of the playoffs, do the Timberwolves have other goals now?"

"Of course, just now we have a new goal."

"Can you tell me?"

"No problem, our new goal is to prevent Thunder's good wishes from being realized."

(End of this chapter)