I'm really good at shooting.

Although in the fifth game of the series, Johnson used Nowitzki as the starting center, trying to make the game easier.

But that proved not to be a good decision.

Murphy's rebounding advantage against Nowitzki once allowed the Warriors to turn the score over.

Fortunately, the overall strength of the Mavericks is much stronger than that of the Warriors, and the final result is not surprising.

With a score of 4 to 1, although they lost the first game, the Mavericks still showed the strength of the defending champions and eliminated the Warriors for the second consecutive 4 to 1 for the second consecutive year.

The grievances and rifts between the two families ended in this way.

Other groups in the West:

The Lakers eliminated the Nuggets 4-1.

James' first trip to the playoffs was not bad, stealing a victory in the hands of the Lakers.

他5场比赛场均24.8分6.1板5.2助攻，45%的投篮命中率。

These data are also better than the regular season.

However, in this round of the series, fans pay more attention to the Lakers.

Although the big score was 4 to 1, the Lakers did not win easily, and many problems were exposed.

Kobe's state was even worse than the regular season, and he even made 19 of 4 shots.

Also sluggish is Payton, who shot only 35% in five games.

In contrast, O'Neal is in the best state of the Lakers. His shooting percentage in the playoffs so far is as high as 62%!

When everyone felt that O'Neill's statistics were declining and his dominance was no longer there, he proved with his actual actions...he just lost the right to shoot.

Bryant took a full seven more shots (21) than O'Neal (14), yet averaged only 7 more points per game.

This is really in response to the phrase "Only Kobe can guard O'Neal".

The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz 4-1, and the Spurs led the Kings 3-2;

In this way, the Timberwolves have to wait for their opponents in the Western Conference semifinals, and the opponent of the Mavericks has been determined, or the Lakers.

This is also the third consecutive year that the two teams have met in the playoffs.

The entanglement of grievances has to continue.

In the East, the Pacers swept the Bulls 4-0.

易建联4场比赛场均14.4分8.1板1.1盖帽，投篮命中率45%。

This data is also comparable to the regular season.

奇才4比1击败了雄鹿队，里德5场比赛场均只有18分，投篮命中率也只有41%。

He is still a long way from maturity.

Pistons 4 to 1 Hornets.

Anthony encountered the rookie wall entering the playoffs, his shooting percentage dropped to 39%, and his scoring dropped to 17 points.

The good news is that the Pistons are tight defensively and have Rasheed Wallace on the field.

The bad news is that as the team's leading scorer, although he is only a rookie, he must come out of this slump as soon as possible.

The Nets beat the Heat 3-2.

Wade is another rookie in the 03 class besides James who played better in the playoffs than in the regular season.

In the playoffs, his scoring average increased to 18 points per game, and his average assists per game also increased to 6.

And the key is that the Heat and the Nets are evenly matched.

This is probably the so-called leadership temperament.

The second round will start immediately.

At this time, the league announced the ownership of the second batch of awards.

Best Defensive Player and Best Rookie.

Artest got 43 percent of the vote, ending Ben Wallace's two-peat streak for the honor.

It's just that only Sun Hao knows that Artest ended not only two consecutive rounds, but five consecutive rounds.

If Artest hadn't turned out this year, Big Ben could create a feat of five consecutive DPOYs that has never been seen before or since.

But the wonder of the NBA lies in this place, and many things are only remembered by regrets.

The best rookie was given to James in the end, he got more than 50% of the votes, Anthony got nearly 35%, Wade just over 10%, and Yi Jianlian got 5%.

Although the record of the Nuggets is not as good as that of the Pistons, James' 20+5+5 data is rare in history. Coupled with his popularity, this result is also expected.

Sun Hao also had to express emotion, even though history has undergone a major turning point, James still overwhelmed Anthony.

Of course, James is out, and Anthony is still following the Pistons in the playoffs.

If the Pistons can finally win the championship as in history, then Anthony, the best rookie, will not lose.

Of course, everything is if, after history changes, no one knows what the final outcome will be.

After the league announced the awards, the remaining two groups of games in the first round ended accordingly.

The two teams with a 3 to 2 lead eventually advanced, and there was no tie-break.

In this way, the teams in the semifinals of the Eastern and Western Divisions are all determined.

West: Mavericks VS Lakers, Spurs VS Timberwolves;

East: Pacers VS Nets, Pistons VS Wizards;

There are a lot of things to watch in the four-group matchup.

But the ones that attract the most attention are naturally the Mavericks and the Lakers.

The Mavericks are the defending champions, and the Lakers have a luxurious F4 lineup.

Both sides also exposed some problems in the first round.

Who will win in the end is the question that everyone is concerned about.

Although the Lakers rank higher in the regular season, their record is not as good as that of the Mavericks. The Mavericks have home court advantage in the series.

After a day's rest, the first game of the two teams also started at the National Airline Center Arena.

The Mavericks still play dislocation singles tactics.

Facts have proved that the same tactics are used on different opponents, and the effect is completely different.

It's useless to play against the Warriors' misplaced singles, but it is very effective against the Lakers.

O'Neal couldn't get out after gaining weight, and Sun Hao and Dampier's pick-and-rolls were accurate.

This has actually proven to be effective in the past two seasons.

And it was this "one hit, one accurate" that quickly aroused the internal conflicts of the Lakers.

Kobe accused O'Neal of slack defense during the timeout, and the result was like lighting a powder keg, and almost didn't let O'Neal do it.

Malone, who was fighting, also received Kobe's hostile eyes.

The matter of Malone's molesting Vasani was finally settled, but Kobe's hostility towards Malone became extremely strong.

Phil Jackson replaced Kobe Bryant early.

The Lakers have unknowingly been divided into two factions. O'Neal, Malone, and Phil Jackson are one faction, and Kobe is his own.

And that kind of contradiction, Fisher has also been unable to ease.

In the end, this irreconcilable contradiction made Kobe and O'Neal choose to ignore each other for the rest of the game.

This approach obviously cannot help the team win.

105 to 95, the Mavericks triumphed at home.

Dallas fans were also extremely excited after the game.

Originally, the F4 Lakers were the most difficult to play, but as a result, the Mavericks didn't use their strength at all, and the Lakers themselves blew themselves up first.

This is simply the rhythm of sending them directly to the Western Conference Finals.

Not only the fans, but the Mavericks are also very optimistic.

Johnson finally let out a bad breath.

In the first round, he was questioned by the fans that he had no tactical system. It turned out that those people did not understand the ball.

And, the Lakers' problems continue.

Before the start of the second game of the series, the unbearable O'Neal fired in front of the media.

"Someone on this team has to understand that nobody wins without me as a Lakers team."

Obviously, although O'Neill did not name them, everyone knows who the "someone" he said refers to.

When the reporter threw O'Neal's words to Kobe, Kobe didn't say anything, and ended the interview early.

As a result, in the second game, O'Neal was 15 for 12 and Kobe... 27 for 10.

After watching the game, everyone's deepest impression of Kobe is: No matter how good O'Neal feels, I just won't give you the ball.

Ever since, the Lakers lost more than the first game, 89 to 101.

After two games, 0 to 2.

At this time, even Sun Hao felt that the Mavericks were going to lie down and enter the Western Conference Finals.

Even the intensified contradictions of the Lakers made him wonder how in history they won the Spurs and Timberwolves one after another and reached the finals.

As a very small person, he also observed other problems on the court of the Lakers.

Malone is obviously playing with injuries; Payton is starting, coupled with Kobe's three-pointer this season, the triangle offense has poor outside ability and almost no space.

In this way, the Lakers really have too many problems.

Then, against that backdrop, the Mavericks and Lakers moved to Los Angeles for Game [-] of the series.

Behind 0 to 2, the Lakers can no longer afford to lose.

That is, in this game, the fans discovered scenes that they might never have thought of before.

Even Sun Hao couldn't think of it.

Kobe, isolated...

Whether it was Payton, Malone, or even Fox, they didn't give the ball to Kobe again, but gave the ball more to O'Neal at the basket.

O'Neal started the runaway mode in the paint.

Because of Johnson's rotation adjustment, Dampier's playing time has decreased compared to last season, and his competitive state has also declined.

Of course, this is not the point, the point is that Dampier couldn't bear O'Neill's anger.

O'Neal took all the anger he suffered in the past two games on this big man who claims to be the second center in the league.

It feels like, O'Neill saved two CDs and directly activated his big move!

Facts have proved that no one can withstand this kind of O'Neal in the paint.

Dampier got two fouls early and was forced to end.

LaFrentz, who came off the bench, was too big in size and fouled constantly.

And he got 3 fouls before finishing a quarter.

Opening its bloody mouth wide, the big shark with its sharp fangs exposed makes people shiver with a cold light.

And with LaFrentz committing 3 fouls, the Mavericks encountered their biggest problem of the season.

This is something they have never encountered before.

They seem to have no other insiders who can go up to match up with O'Neal...

Originally, Collins was the candidate.

But Johnson arranged for Nowitzki to appear more at the backup center position during the season, which compressed Collins' playing time.

Nelson Jr.'s guarantee of more playing time to Collins turned out to be empty talk.

In limited playing time, Collins has also made limited progress.