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Chapter 353 The first round of the playoffs begins

At the end of the 2004-05 regular season, the Phoenix Suns won the regular season championship with a record of 64 wins and 18 losses.

The Suns are the only team with a record of 60 or more wins this season.

In addition to the Suns at the top of the regular season in the Western Conference, No. 2 is the San Antonio Spurs with 59 wins and 23 losses.

No.3 is the Dallas Mavericks with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses.

No.4 is the Seattle SuperSonics, with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses.

The subsequent rankings are the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets, and Memphis Grizzlies.

东部常规赛No.1的是迈阿密热火队，取得59胜23负。No.2则是底特律活塞队，战绩是54胜28负。No.3是芝加哥公牛队，战绩是47胜35负，No.4是波士顿凯尔特人队，打出45胜37负。

The other rankings are Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.

After two days of rest for all the teams, the first round of the 2004-05 season playoffs is about to start.

The first round matchup table of this season's playoffs has been announced early.

Western theater:

Suns vs. Grizzlies
The Spurs played against the Nuggets.

Mavericks vs. Kings.

Sonics vs. Rockets.

Eastern theater:

Heat vs. Nets.

The Pistons played against the 76ers.

Bulls vs. Pacers.

Celtics vs. Wizards.

On April 2005, 4, the opening game of the 23-2004 NBA playoffs, nothing happened without the Phoenix Suns, and the Suns played on the second day.

The Rockets will play against the Mavericks in the West first, and the Pacers will play against the Celtics in the East.

Then came the Kings against the Sonics, and the Pistons against the 76ers.

In the opening game, the Dallas Mavericks, which had home court advantage, were directly overturned by the Rockets led by the "Yao Mai combination". They were the only team that lost at home in today's game.

The other three home teams have kept their home gold.

At 4 pm on April 24th, the Phoenix Suns faced the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies at the American West Arena.

Before the game, Barkley looked at the starting rosters of the two sides on the commentary stage, and analyzed with a smile: "The Grizzlies are playing a two-tower tactic, and the starting five are point guard Jason Williams, Shooting guard Mike Miller, small forward Shane Battier, power forward Pau Gasol, center Lorenzo White.

This tactical play is a bit interesting. We all know that this season, the Phoenix Suns have had an orange storm. The 7-second run and bombing is amazing.

And what about the Grizzlies?It gives the impression that the offense is reckless, and the defense is a commendable defensive team. Since the Grizzlies replaced the head coach, they have averaged 88.5 points per game this season, ranking first in the league in defensive efficiency.

The match against the Suns can be said to be a match between the strongest spear and theoretically the strongest shield.

Why is it said to be the strongest shield in theory?Because just looking at the data, the Grizzlies are the most efficient defensive team, but the fans are sharp-eyed, and the defense of the Pistons is stronger than that of the Grizzlies.

It is not only strong in technology and experience, but also stars.

Sometimes the data is wrong! "

Kenny Smith nodded, then took over the topic and said, "That's true, the Grizzlies' good statistics lie in their offensive rhythm, and they compete with their opponents.

And the opponent of the Grizzlies tonight is also a team that needs to be familiar with the rhythm before they can play a strong offensive firepower. The Suns who rushed to attack are quite terrifying.

The Suns starting five remain unchanged, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Sean Marion, center Amar Ray Stoudemire.

This series of battles should be a battle of offensive and defensive rhythms. The star strength of the Grizzlies lineup is much worse. It is not easy to get a black eight. Fortunately, their substitute players are better than the Suns. It is the advantage of the Grizzlies and the key factor to bring down the Suns. It depends on the head coach to grasp it on the spot.

This battle is very interesting, next, let us wait and see!The game is about to start! ! "

After warming up with a simple layup and shooting, the starting lineups of both sides lined up, came to the middle circle of the court, and began to prepare for the ball.

Stoudemire VS Gasol!
beep! !

A crisp whistle sounded, and the referee threw the basketball in his hand high into the air. The game started with a scrum, and the two jumped almost at the same time.

Gasol is tall and has long arms. Even if Stoudemire's physical talent is outstanding, he still cannot grab the opponent.

Gasol overpowered Stoudemire and dialed the basketball into the hands of Jason Williams.

With long legs, "White Chocolate" slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to organize an offense, and the Suns guarded a man-to-man.

Facing Nash's marking, Jason Williams did not hit indiscriminately. After his teammates settled down, he directly hoisted the basketball to the inside.

In the low position on the left, Gasol catches the ball face-up, lifts the ball over the top with both hands, and makes a two-point shot.

Marion, who has top defensive skills, is very uncomfortable. The height difference between the two is 12cm. The opponent is tall and has long arms. He has a soft touch within his shooting range.

As long as Gasol tries a little, Marion will be passive.

One inch long and one inch strong!

Marion doesn't understand this truth, but after all, he still understands the advantages of dislocation singles. If he wants to wipe out the opponent's dislocation advantage, he can only move his feet and keep covering Gasol's eyes with his hands. Breakthrough route.

Marion did not hesitate to entangle with physical strength, Gasol's feints and probings returned in vain, the shooting rhythm was interrupted, he immediately turned around and hit with his back, as soon as he was close to Marion, he immediately swayed his shoulders, then turned around and pulled the ball and jumped up , a hook in the air, and a turning hook shot.

The basketball spun and flew towards the basket, as if it had eyes, and flew into the net.

Swish! !

Gasol made a low post hook, singled Marion, and steadily sent the basketball to the basket.

2 to 0! !
Offensive and defensive transition, receiving Marion's fast serve, Nash turned around with a cross step, passing Jason Williams who wanted to stop him.

Nash didn't give an inch. He was bold and dared to make moves. He turned around and dribbled the ball with ease. After getting rid of Jason Williams, he quickly accelerated the dribble across the half court.

I saw Richardson and Joe Johnson one left and one right, like two sharp knives out of their scabbards, sprinting directly towards the sides of the Grizzlies.

Stoudemire in the middle took a step and went straight to the heart of the Grizzlies.

The frontcourt formed a 4-on-2. Nash saw his teammates' running positions clearly. Without any hesitation, he directly sent the basketball to the middle, and it fell into Stoudemire's hands precisely like a cannonball.

Battier defended and retreated, retreating to the paint area, and Mike Miller on the right also harassed inside.

Stoudemire catches the ball and dribbles one step. He can pull the ball up and hit the basket with a tomahawk dunk. It's okay if Battier doesn't defend. +2 chance.

However, Stoudemire unexpectedly did not pursue two points steadily, but made a clear snap and made a ground-hitting pass to split the side.

It is indeed easy to hit two points. Stoudemire believes that he has no suspense to beat Battier. However, if there is a three-point chance, two points?That's not the style of the Suns.

Moreover, now that the Suns play more and less, even if Richardson misses a three-pointer, there is a very high probability that the rebound will fall to him.

In such a situation where how to choose is beneficial to the Suns, why not bet on the best option?
Even if the bet is lost, the Suns' offense is still not over.

Outside the 30-degree three-point line on the left, Richardson easily caught the ball, adjusted his pace, and took a look at the three-point line of his footsteps.

Not stepping on the line, at this time, Richardson slightly bent his knees, pulled the ball lightly and jumped up, his body bloomed in the air, very stretched, with a flick of his wrist, the basketball was pushed away from his fingertips, and a full moon was drawn in the air like arc.

Swish!
There was a clear sound of wiping the net, and Richardson's three-pointer shot up and down, and fell into the basket with precision, hitting the net hollowly, and the white net flowers bloomed.

2 to 3! !
As soon as the game started, the Suns rushed up and played smooth running and bombing tactics. Richardson is worthy of being the three-point champion this year. .

(End of this chapter)