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Chapter 204 The first round of the playoffs and the announcement of the best lineup

Chapter 204 The first round of the playoffs and the announcement of the best lineup

The Bulls' opponent in the first round of the playoffs was the Atlanta Hawks, who had a record of 36 wins and 46 losses in the regular season.

The Hawks already have a top lineup including shooting guards Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby, forwards Josh Smith, Marvin Williams and center Al Horford. With the return to the playoffs in the 07-08 season After the game, the Hawks will be a powerful team in the Eastern Conference for the next ten years.

But at this stage, the strength of this Eagles team is still very immature, and the core of the team is still Joe Johnson, who made his mark in the Suns.

Joe Johnson performed really well this season, averaging 21.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in the regular season, and was selected as an Eastern All-Star substitute for the second consecutive year.

Although this data performance is slightly lower than last season's average of 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, it also has a certain relationship with the Eagles getting more powerful teammates in the new season.

The addition of rookie Al Horford has given the Hawks the ability to score inside, while the arrival of veteran point guard Mike Bibby has also increased the Hawks' strength at the guard position.

This is also the main reason why the Hawks, who had the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference last season, can reach the Eastern Conference playoffs this season.

But it is obvious that the Eagles are powerless against the Bulls, who have the first record in the regular season.

Just like adults beating children, in 4 games, 4:0, the Bulls easily swept the Hawks and successfully broke through the first round.

There is nothing to say about the game. Facing the Bulls' strong protection and fierce offense, the performance of all Hawks players was restricted. Although the main shooting guard Joe Johnson averaged 4 points per game in 20 games, his shooting percentage was only Over 40%, and the scoring efficiency is significantly lower than during the regular season.

The Hawks' second scoring point in the regular season, Josh Smith, was suppressed throughout the game due to his matchup with Garnett. He only had 15 points and 6 rebounds while shooting 39% from the field.

Speaking of which, Josh Smith is a very interesting player. He is a power forward and is 2 meters tall. He has a strong body and extremely athletic ability. He is more like a strong small forward than a power forward.

When Wang Chong used to play 2K, he liked to play Josh Smith, because the operating feel was a bit like a weakened version of James, who would run rampant on the court and perform violent dunks.

In reality, Josh Smith and James are of course two completely different players. His dribbling ability is poor, and he mainly attacks the basket without the ball. His style is similar to that of the previous Bulls forward Luol Deng. This It also means that he lacks scoring methods.

Even at the peak of his career, Josh Smith only averaged 18.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He has never been selected to the best team in his career, not even an All-Star.

After Joe Johnson left the Eagles in the future, Josh Smith briefly served as the boss of the Eagles for a period of time and was also called the Eagle King.

But his strength obviously cannot bear the burden of being the core main force of a team.

In this current season, as the fourth season of Josh Smith's career, Smith can average 17+8 per game in the regular season. In terms of statistics alone, he is almost comparable to Garnett.

加内特这个赛季常规赛数据和本该加入凯尔特人组建三巨头后非常接近,因为重心放在防守方面的缘故,加内特数据下滑到了场均18分9篮板4助攻,跟上赛季场均22+12.8+4没法比。

But no one dares to underestimate Garnett's contribution to the Bulls. After the best defensive player Tyson Chandler and the main perimeter defenders Lagar Bell and Luol Deng left the team, Garnett almost became a single player. The force supports the Bulls' defensive system. Although Wang Chong, Billups and others also help, Garnett is obviously the core of the defensive system.

The data cannot reflect Garnett's contribution on the court, but it is certain that the best defensive player this season should be Garnett.

When two power forwards with similar statistics met head-on on the court, Garnett treated Josh Smith like a toy.

4场比赛,加内特场均可以砍下21分9.4篮板3.9助攻2抢断1.4封盖,打爆了15分6篮板只有39%命中率的史密斯。

In the original 07-08 season, the Celtics, who were first in the Eastern Conference, also played against the Hawks in the first round.

But unlike the Bulls, who easily swept 4:0, the Big Three of the Green Army had a difficult time beating the Hawks. It took them seven games to win. They almost followed the Mavericks last season and were defeated by their opponent Black Eight.

The Celtics' championship journey in the 07-08 season did not go smoothly. They defeated the Hawks 4:3 in the first round, eliminated the Cavaliers 4:3 in the second round, and played two tiebreakers. It was only slightly better in the Eastern Conference Finals, 4 :2 defeated the Pistons and played one less game. The score against the Lakers in the finals was also 4:2.

Overall, the Celtics' road to the championship in the 07-08 season was almost lost all the way, and they were only 2 games away from playing all the games. The process was quite difficult.

Wang Chong actually didn't understand why the Celtics' big three would have such a difficult time in the playoffs if they were so powerful.

You must know that except for the Lakers in the Finals, the opponents in the Eastern Conference are basically not strong. The Hawks in the first round, the Cavaliers in the second round, and even the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals are not particularly strong opponents, and their quality is completely incomparable with those in the Western Conference. .

Wang Chong couldn't understand the reason, and could only attribute it to the fact that Pierce and Ray Allen, as the Big Three, were not strong enough in scoring.

Indeed, compared with the top-level Garnett in history, even though Pierce and Ray Allen are both good enough to enter the Hall of Fame and the top 75 in the future, they are obviously inferior in terms of personal ability and court dominance. After all, both of them are players who have never even been in one season, let alone the NBA's highest honors such as regular season MVP.

The current Bulls will not have the same problem as the Celtics. Garnett only needs to be responsible for the team's defense. There is no need to worry about offensive scoring. In today's league, Wang Chong has long been recognized One of the strongest scorers, in the series that swept the Hawks, Wang Chong averaged 30 points per game with ease. He was clearly at ease on the court, so the Bulls were able to easily sweep the Hawks 4:0 to advance. second round.

In the entire first-round series, there were only two teams that swept their opponents 4:0. In addition to the Bulls, who swept the Hawks, the other one was the Los Angeles Lakers, who ranked first in the Western Conference.

The Lakers' opponent in the first round is the Denver Nuggets, ranked eighth in the Western Conference.

After seven years, Kobe and Iverson, the two strongest players in the 96 class, met again in the playoffs.

But unlike Iverson, the lone hero who showed off his edge in the Finals seven years ago and averaged 35.6 points per game, and Kobe, who was only the second-best player on the Lakers and averaged 24.6 points per game, there is a huge gap in status.

This time the two met, Kobe's strength has been recognized as surpassing that of Allen Iverson, the No. 96 pick in .

In fact, Iverson's performance this season is not bad. He and Anthony, two players with sharp personalities, were paired together. There was no conflict over issues such as ball rights or status in the team. Instead, they worked together seamlessly.

During the regular season, Iverson averaged 26.4 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 45.8%, which is also a new high in recent years.

Even though the Nuggets are only ranked eighth in the Western Conference, they have achieved 50 wins in the extremely competitive Western Conference. Their strength cannot be underestimated.

But the Nuggets were unlucky when they met the Lakers in the playoffs.

<divclass="contentadv">The Nuggets during their golden double-gun era were quite weak inside.

Power forward Kenyon Martin is a standard power forward with strong offense and weak defense, and his offense is actually not very strong.

As for blue-collar center Marcus, his defensive ability in the penalty area is comparable to that of a real one. He just has a stronger shot-blocking ability.

He is 2 meters tall but weighs just over 11 kilograms. What is this concept?

Garnett weighs 115 kilograms, while Nowitzki, who is known as a softie at the power forward position, weighs 111 kilograms, and Gasol, nicknamed "Sister-in-law" of the Lakers, also weighs 113 kilograms.

Camby is lighter than the above three. Although he has strong physical fitness and amazing jumping, his defensive effect can only be reflected in blocking shots. His ability to protect the basket is quite average, and he cannot guard against large-tonnage heavy-duty players. center.

Not to mention the big centers, in the first round, they were extremely weak against both Gasol and Odom. Although they averaged 4 rebounds in 13 games, they only had 3.3 points and a shooting percentage of An abysmal 23.8%, which doesn’t help at all.

Of course, the inside problem is only minor. The key is the comparison between Kobe and Iverson.

This round of the series can almost be regarded as an end for the two rivals who have been fighting for many years.

Kobe averaged 33.5 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 50%.

Iverson averaged 24.5 points, 3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and shot 43.4% from the field.

This scene is so similar to the 00-01 season, except that it was Iverson who scored 30+ and Kobe who scored 20+. Things have really changed. The only thing that remains unchanged is the Lakers where Kobe is. The teams all won the game.

Compared to Iverson who lost to Kobe, the Nuggets' more injured player was actually Anthony.

In the fifth season of his career, Anthony still failed to make breakthrough progress in terms of team performance and personal data. He even retreated before advancing. Even with Iverson, he was still eliminated in the first round and was swept.

And his personal performance was even worse. Although the Nuggets were eliminated in the first round last season, Anthony's personal performance was remarkable, averaging 27 points and 8 rebounds per game, and shooting 48% from the field, which was a best effort.

But this season, Anthony's performance has been particularly poor under the Lakers' defense. Not only did his scoring drop to 22.5 points, but his shooting percentage was only 36.4%.

To put it bluntly, the Nuggets were swept 4-0 by the Lakers in the first round. As one of the two main players, Anthony had to shoulder at least 70% of the blame.

This battle also caused Anthony to be criticized by the outside world.

Among the four great kings of the 03 class, the one with the most success now is Anthony. He has no personal honors and his team's performance has always been outside the first round of the playoffs.

If the team's strength is too weak, it's fine. Anthony's assistant Iverson is also a superstar who has won the MVP. His strength is not inferior to Wang Chong's Garnett and Wade's O'Neal when he won the championship.

Although Iverson was no longer at the peak of his career when he came to the Nuggets from the 76ers, in his two seasons with the Nuggets, Iverson was still able to steadily contribute around 26 points and 7 assists, and he is definitely still strong. of.

Anthony, who has this level of helpers, can't even compare to James' team performance, not to mention Wang Chong and Wade. This can only show that there is indeed a huge gap in strength between Anthony and the other three.

Fortunately, Anthony's attention is much less than that of James, so the pressure is much less, and he does not need to bear the huge pressure like James.

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The first round games in the East and West ended one after another. In addition to the Bulls and Lakers who swept their opponents 4:0, the teams that advanced to the second round in the East and West were the Cavaliers, Pistons and Magic in the East, and the Hornets, Spurs and Jazz in the West.

Just like the original time and space, the battle between the Jazz and the Rockets ended with the Jazz winning.

Because of the butterfly effect brought by Wang Chong, the Rockets were not able to win 22 consecutive games during the regular season. However, the Rockets' winning rate during that period was also extremely high, with a 12-game winning streak and a 7-game winning streak. The failure to win 22 consecutive games was just a matter of luck.

It's just that Dayao was still injured as before. This injury not only caused Dayao to miss the playoffs directly, but also affected Dayao's subsequent Olympic competition status.

In the Capital Olympics in August, Dayao himself played with injuries and was not in a state of complete victory.

Originally, Wang Chong hoped that Dayao would not be injured due to the butterfly effect in this time and space, but now it seems that Dayao's injury is an inevitable result. In the high-intensity competitive state of the NBA, Dayao's injury itself is just a matter of time, unless it is specifically targeted. Sexual prevention is otherwise certainly unavoidable.

The first round is over, and the second round matchups between the East and West are officially announced.

Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons.

The two sets of duels in the Eastern Conference will most likely result in a repeat of last season's showdown in the Eastern Conference finals, Bulls vs. Cavaliers.

The two matchups in the Western Conference are the Lakers vs. Jazz and the Hornets vs. Spurs.

Before the start of the second round of competition, the results of the first wave of season awards were announced.

Awards for three groups of best teams and two groups of best defensive teams, involving up to 25 players, were announced.

The specific list is as follows.

Best team: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Wang Chong, LeBron James, Dwight Howard.

Best Second Team: Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan.

Best third team: Tracy McGrady, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Amar'e Stoudemire, Dayao.

Defensive first team: Bruce Bowen, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Marcus.

Defensive second team: Chris Paul, Tayshaun Prince, Shane Battier, Wang Chong, Dwight Howard.

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