NBA: I am the card dealer

Chapter 380 Second round opponent!

At this time, the duel situation of each series has basically been presented quite clearly.

The first is one of the Knicks' biggest rivals, the Cleveland Cavaliers. As they defeated the Hawks 103:96 today, they became the second team to advance with a 4-0 sweep.

at the same time……

This is also the second consecutive year that they have swept the Eagles, which is really their nemesis.

And being swept not only means the end of the Eagles' journey this season, but the journey of all Eagles players may also have to say goodbye.

Because next season, they may not be able to play together.

After being swept for two consecutive seasons, no one would be able to accept such a result.

The fans can't accept it, and the management can't accept it either.

and so……

They are likely to disband next season.

The Knicks' second important opponent, the Miami Heat, unexpectedly tied with the Boston Hornets 2:2.

This is a result that no one expected.

You know, Miami is the Big Three!

The combination of Wade + Anthony + Gasol, plus the assistance of Ibaka, Porgyzins, Hardaway Jr., Winslow, Richardson and others, unexpectedly lost two games in a row to the Celtics ?

And what do the Celtics have?

Except for Thomas, everyone else is a bunch of role players and have no reputation at all.

In this way, the Heat can lose two games in a row, which is so disappointing.

But facts are facts.

The Heat didn't seem to take advantage when facing the Celtics.

On the defensive end, facing the Celtics' interleaving guidance, their three-high advantage is no longer an advantage, but seems a bit clumsy.

Especially when facing the elf Thomas, Gasol's slow pace became very obvious.

Although sometimes he can be given a big hat, but most of the time, he can only be torn apart by the flexible Thomas.

On the offensive end, Wade's shortcomings of inaccurate three-pointers were strangled by the Celtics, causing Anthony to struggle and be alone.

Anyway, this is the situation. They failed to gain an advantage on both offense and defense, which caused them to lose the opportunity and lose two games in a row.

Then the final group in the Eastern Conference, Toronto Raptors vs. Charlotte Hornets.

They fought hard and even went to overtime in the last game. In the end, the Hornets were a little immature and lost.

This made their big score 2:2, otherwise, the Hornets would have taken the lead.

The advantage of 3:1 means that they have half a foot on the threshold of the second round.

pity……

Wasp wasn't sure.

The main reason is that they are young and inexperienced, and they misjudged the intensity of the playoffs.

For now, it's really hard to see which one of them can qualify.

Because after four games between Lowry and DeRozan, they lost three and a half games, which is really rubbish.

The first is DeRozan. After scoring 19 points on 5-of-14 shooting in the first game, he scored 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the second game. He really showed no improvement. It made Toronto fans suffer from cerebral thrombosis.

In the third game, everyone thinks it’s time for you to rebound, right?

result……

DeRozan shot 19 of 7. The efficiency is still hard to describe. The overall shooting rate is only 36.8%. It is really a renovated cabinet in the garbage heap...

But in the end, he took 9 free throw opportunities and hit 7 of them, successfully scoring 21 points.

This is considered a good performance.

In the fourth game, DeRozan made 15 of 4 shots and scored 26 points with a 8% shooting rate.

It’s simply disappointing!

Secondly, Lowry scored 13 points on 3 of 11 in the first game, which was not much better. His efficiency in the second game was also terrible, only 13 of 4, but fortunately he made ten free throws. After making all the free throws, the score was 18 points, plus With 7 rebounds and 9 assists, he finally seemed to be barely reliable.

In the third game, Lowry's overall performance was still barely adequate, hitting 21 of 8, but he made 10 of 4 three-pointers. He finally added some firepower to the team and scored 21 points and 8 assists.

In the fourth game, Lowry finally withered as expected, shooting 12 of 4 and scoring 12 points and 5 assists.

Without the overall performance of the role players, DeRozan and Lowry really should be picked up and beaten.

Logically speaking, one should be optimistic about the Hornets' promotion.

But the overall strength of the Raptors is obviously higher than that of the Hornets.

After all, with the core playing like this, they can still win two games. Isn't the overall strength better than the Hornets?

So you can’t say who will advance.

The situation in the west seems to be equally disparate compared to that in the east.

After the Warriors massacred the Rockets in the first game, they still dominated the Rockets in the second game without Curry, and finally won 115:106.

In the third game, Curry continued to be absent, and the Rockets finally succeeded in stealing the chicken and narrowly won by one point, 97:96.

Just when everyone was full of expectations, Curry came back.

In the fourth game, the Rockets were unable to fight back and were defeated again 94:121.

What is particularly worth mentioning is that Curry only played 19 minutes in this game, took 9 shots, only hit 2 goals, and only scored 6 points and 5 assists.

It can be seen from this how amazing Curry's deterrence is.

It is really the name of a person and the shadow of a tree.

Just the name "Curry" can create an unparalleled offensive space and create a massacre.

Not many players in the league can do this.

Curry is one.

Xue Liancheng may be the other one and the last one.

As long as he stands on the court, no one dares to look down upon him.

As long as he runs, he can tear apart the opponent's defense and create a wide space for his teammates.

In the words of netizens: When Curry was standing in the corner smoking, someone had to be waiting there with an ashtray.

This is definitely not an exaggeration.

Because Curry's three-point deterrence is so strong that no one dares to let it go.

Xue Liancheng felt the same way.

In fact, his running effect is much greater than Curry's.

So when Curry came back, although he didn't show super offensive firepower, he still used his intimidation to help the team win a hearty victory.

So far...

The Warriors led the Rockets 3:1, pushing the Rockets to the edge of the cliff.

The gap in strength between the two sides is still very obvious. A warrior with Curry can hoist the rocket and hit it.

At present, there is basically no suspense in this series.

If it weren't for Curry's consecutive absences, perhaps the series would have ended long ago.

In other words, if the referee does not step up to help in the third game, this series will be over.

The Rockets are simply no match for the Warriors at this stage.

Then the series between the Spurs and the Grizzlies.

Later today, the Spurs also completed a sweep of the Grizzlies with a score of 116:95.

So far...

There were three teams that completed the sweep in the first round, which shows that there is still a huge gap in strength between the upper and lower halves.

In fact, this result in this series is not surprising.

Because without Bosh, the Grizzlies' overall offense has indeed dropped a lot. If it weren't for the capital accumulated in the past, they probably wouldn't have made it to the playoffs.

At this time, when the Spurs are at their peak, the real big news is that the Grizzlies can make waves.

The series between the Thunder and the Mavericks is similar.

With Durant's comeback this season, the Thunder have once again entered championship mode. Although they were overshadowed by the Warriors and Spurs during the regular season, the strong offensive firepower of the two young men still frightened many people.

They also played four games. Except for the second game, which they lost by one point 84:85, the other games were massacres.

The current big score is also 3:1.

According to predictions, the Thunder will eliminate the Mavericks 4:1.

This result was actually expected by the public.

after all……

Except for Nowitzki, the Mavericks really don't have any reliable players.

The series between the Clippers and Trail Blazers is interesting.

In the first two games at the Clippers' home court, the Clippers defeated the Trail Blazers 115:95 and 102:81 respectively, both with a score difference of 20+ points. The Trail Blazers seemed unable to fight back.

Everyone feels that this series should be like this.

After all, judging from the strength shown by both sides, the Trail Blazers are simply vulnerable.

As a result, back at Portland's home court, Lillard teamed up with CJ McCollum to score 60 points, directly giving the Clippers a heavy blow, which stunned both 58 and Silly Fen.

Then the fourth battle.

The Trail Blazers once again taught the Clippers a lesson with 98:84.

58 and Shafen showed no resistance at all.

The two sides are now back at the starting line of 2:2, and no one can take advantage of the other.

At present, the Clippers' promotion prospects of the two teams are slightly better.

After all, 58 Cannon is a top star. He is close to 20+10 all year round and has always been a strong contender for the first point guard.

In addition, Shafen is also an All-Star power forward with outstanding offensive capabilities. In the past one or two seasons, he has developed the ability to organize the central axis, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Plus a rim-protecting beast, top-notch defensive center DeAndre Jordan who dominates the rebounding list all year round.

In addition, they also have the best sixth man Crawford, veteran Pierce, sharpshooter JJ Redick, Wesley Johnson, Babbitt and other great players.

Their entire framework is very complete, their offensive and defensive systems are stable, and they make it to the playoffs every year to give people experience.

Logically speaking, it should be easy to deal with a little donkey who has just entered the playoffs.

The big score now becomes 2:2, which is quite surprising.

<divclass="contentadv">So...

It's not without reason that the public is optimistic about the Clippers.

result……

It's totally unexpected.

The Clippers lost Tianwangshan 98:108 at home.

During the game, Griffin suffered a relapse of an old injury and left the game. Paul, who only played 25 minutes in the previous game, did not play at all in this game.

This time, the Clippers were pushed to the edge of the cliff.

The media was all excited.

One after another, they compiled articles saying: Has the city of air-connection collapsed?

As expected, the Thunder eliminated the Mavericks and successfully advanced.

The Heat defeated the Celtics with difficulty and won the Tianwang Mountain, and finally did not disappoint.

After this match day, the situation began to become clearer.

On the next game day, DeRozan finally showed off his power, making 22 of 10 shots and scoring 34 points to lead the team to defeat the Hornets and win Tianwangshan.

The most rubbish of the rubbish brothers has finally recovered.

In G5, even if Curry was absent again, the Warriors once again slaughtered the Houston Rockets 114:84. This result was actually no surprise.

Surprisingly, Rocket was slaughtered by Wu Ku's warriors.

哈登虽然以23投13中的表现爆砍35分6助攻6篮板，但也在这一时间遭受了口诛笔伐。

reason?

After being invisible in the previous few games, he did not show the responsibility of a leader in this game. When he needed to chase points, he was only obedient. When the point difference reached 20+, he rushed to the basket crazily to take shots and cause fouls.

At that time, the team was exhausted. What was the use of scoring desperately against others? There was no defensive attitude at all. How could they catch up?

This is what makes fans angry.

But what's even more irritating is that the Rockets' role players, including Howard, are really a disaster.

This is the end.

The opponents in the second round of the Western Conference came out in one group, and the Spurs faced the Thunder.

An old, hot, first-class team that combines offense and defense.

A youthful storm, a popular youth army.

Other teams that advance, such as the Warriors, need to wait for the Clippers and Trail Blazers.

The Knicks have to wait for the Raptors and Hornets.

The Cavaliers need to wait for the winner of the Heat and Celtics.

And another game day later.

The results of the Eastern Conference Heat and Celtics came out. The Heat defeated the Celtics on the road without any blood and successfully advanced to the second round to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The results for the Western Conference Clippers and Trail Blazers are also out.

The Trail Blazers returned to Portland and defeated the Clippers 106:103, successfully reaching the second round.

This result is simply shocking.

The newly rebuilt Trail Blazers actually defeated the Clippers, a powerful team in the Western Conference, which is simply unbelievable.

Although the two teams are ranked fourth and fifth, this is a real battle between the following and the top.

First of all, in terms of record, the Trail Blazers are far behind the Clippers.

Secondly, in the eyes of the public, the Clippers are undoubtedly at the top. They predict that the Clippers will advance almost universally. This shows how optimistic the Clippers are.

The final result was that Lillard led the team and gave everyone a loud slap in the face.

It's really the kind that people eight kilometers away can hear...

It can be seen from this that it was a slap in the face for the Trail Blazers to defeat the Clippers and enter the second round.

This is the end.

The matchup in the second round of the Western Conference is also out, with the Warriors facing off against the Trail Blazers.

Now only the Raptors and Hornets in the East are left.

Just when everyone thought that DeRozan and Lowry were going to continue their performance and end the series.

The trash brother gave everyone another loud slap.

They lost to the Hornets 83:101 on the road.

The Trash Brothers once again act like Trash.

洛瑞14中4，以28.6%的整体命中率，14.3%的三分命中率，砍下10分10助攻5篮板的全能数据。

DeRozan was even better, shooting 13 of 3 and scoring 23.1 points with a 8% shooting rate, which was simply suffocating.

It is really……

The local fans in Toronto were speechless to the extreme, so speechless that they could not speak.

With this kind of performance, he makes the All-Stars?

With such a performance, he is a star player?

To use Brother Xueyou's famous saying: You are eating shit!

All members of the Knicks watched the entire game as if they were watching a show.

after the end.

Feng Lai sighed sincerely: "How do I feel like I am a superstar in front of them?"

Claude smiled: "Then I will be a superstar."

Galloway: "It seems... I also have the potential to become a star. I have to train hard."

As soon as these words came out.

Laugh out loud.

There is no way not to laugh!

When it comes to their opponents in the second round, they naturally have to watch the game video carefully. They watched almost the entire series in this round.

DeRozan and Lowry contributed rounds of jokes.

Lowry is better, his efficiency is indeed a bit poor, but he can score in double figures every game, averages 7+ assists per game, and his organization and scoring can barely be called an All-Star level.

And what the hell is DeRozan?

8 points in two games...

As the team's scoring arrow, he can't score, which is definitely the biggest harm to the team.

When they looked at it, it really seemed like they were watching one joke after another.

Although Xue Liancheng felt there was no need to laugh at his opponent, he did not stop him.

because……

The performance of the Raptors' dual-core team is indeed hilarious.

David West was also very excited: "It seems... God has not been kind to me. Last offseason was definitely the best choice I made in my career, if not the best choice."

Thinking back to what Xue Liancheng had done with him during the offseason last year, he realized at the time that he thought it was ridiculous.

And now.

But he found that this cake was really delicious.

wrong……

This can't be called cake, but Xue Liancheng made a promise and really did it.

Simply great.

As he spoke, he glanced at Xue Liancheng secretly, his eyes filled with admiration: This young man can do it...

On the side, Ennis interjected, "It seems we can consider our opponents in the next round."

Hear this.

Xue Liancheng quickly straightened his face and scolded, "Please face your opponent squarely and respect your opponent."

It's okay to laugh at or poke fun at your opponent.

Underestimate your opponent?

That is seeking death.

And obviously.

The Knicks didn't realize that there was something wrong with their mentality, and they all laughed and laughed with Xue Liancheng.

Even Oladipo said: "Xue, don't be so nervous. After all, we don't even know who our opponent is now."

Xue Liancheng opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

Others started a new round of teasing mode.

Discussions began about who their next opponent would be.

after one day.

The Raptors had the answer in Toronto.

In the tiebreaker, the Raptors finally ended the Hornets' second-round dream with 89:84 after four quarters of fierce battle.

DeRozan took 32 crazy shots and only hit 10 goals, with a shooting rate of 31.3%, and struggled to score 30 points.

It has been quite difficult.

At least he has the courage to take action and take responsibility. From this point of view, DeRozan is not a coward.

Lowry made 14 of 5, and his shooting percentage was still not high, only 35.7%. However, Lowry scored 11 points and also sent out 9 assists.

A defensive foul at the last critical moment gave the Raptors the initiative and laid the foundation for victory.

He is considered a hero.

This result was actually within the public’s expectations.

After all, the Hornets are newbies in the playoffs, and no one is optimistic about them at all. It is quite remarkable that they can reach this level.

Especially Batum, who averaged 16.7 points, 6.1 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game in this series, with a shooting percentage of 43.7%. Although it is not very high, compared to the Raptors' two cores, it is quite good.

Compared with the core of his team, Kemba Walker, Batum's efficiency is particularly outstanding.

This season, Batum has undergone a transformation.

Learning Xue Liancheng's fast break and connection style made him feel at home like a duck in water.

If he can continue to improve, it might not be a bad idea to become an All-Star in the future.