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As the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference and even the league, the Bulls' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the Philadelphia 34ers, who are eighth in the Eastern Conference and have a record of only 48 wins and 76 losses.

A team like this that can enter the playoffs with only 34 wins in the regular season has no chance of winning against the Bulls with 68 wins.

In fact, since Wang Chong joined the Bulls, the Bulls have never missed the playoffs. At the same time, they have swept their opponents 4:0 in the first round of the playoffs without exception. It has been seven consecutive seasons now, and even this has become a A league record.

With only 34 wins, the 76ers were unable to prevent Wang Chong and the Bulls from extending this record.

4:0, clean and crisp, no suspense. Just like in the past few seasons, facing an opponent of this level, Wang Chongdu does not need to be serious at all. The performance of Curry and Gasol alone is enough. Easily defeat your opponent and win.

Almost every process in the four games was exactly the same. In the first quarter, the 76ers could barely compete with the Bulls who were not serious. However, starting from the second quarter, the Bulls began to gradually exert their strength, and in the third quarter The game played a strong offense and completely defeated the 76ers' defense. By the fourth quarter, the score difference was usually close to 20 points, leaving the 76ers unable to recover from the pursuit of points.

The simple, direct and efficient way to win has made many fans use a set of vivid adjectives for it.

"Simmer over low heat and reduce the juice over high heat. Familiar recipe, familiar taste."

After being eliminated 4-0, the head coach of the 76ers could only smile helplessly at the post-game press conference.

"Although our whole team doesn't want to end the game so easily, the gap in strength is too great. The Bulls are really too strong. They are a four-time championship dynasty team with the league's number one player Wang Chong. With the best team, I can't think of any team in this league that can stop them. Even the Heat, who had a 27-game winning streak during the regular season, failed to meet the Bulls four times in the regular season. It seems that They are about to win their fifth O’Brien Cup.”

Obviously, the 76ers head coach has been convinced by the Bulls. It is completely conceivable that as the head coach of a team, how desperate confrontation will make him convinced of the Bulls and outspoken in front of the media.

Even though the Miami Heat next door swept the Milwaukee Bucks 4-0 in the first round, there was no such evaluation.

At the end of the first round of the playoffs, the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls, Heat, Celtics and Pacers, all defeated their opponents and successfully advanced to the second round.

One of the more fierce confrontations is undoubtedly the showdown between the fourth-place Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference and the fifth-place New York Knicks.

Before the start of the playoffs, even though the Pacers had a better record, many media generally believed that the Knicks were more likely to win, because everyone knows that the playoffs are a stage for superstars. Although the Knicks have a better record in the regular season, Not good, but after all, the team has two major stars, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose.

On the other hand, the Pacers' biggest player is Danny Granger, who is out for the season.

This season, due to Granger's season reimbursement, Paul George became the core of the Pacers' main outside line. He did perform well and was successfully selected as an All-Star substitute. However, his average data per game was only 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. , the Pacers' record ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference relies on a relatively complete and excellent team.

Point guard George Hill, shooting guard Lance Stevenson, power forward David West and center Roy Hibbert are all good players. They have good chemistry together and their performances on the field are quite good. good.

But in the playoffs, when the team needs someone to step up, who among this group of people can they expect to step up? Paul George, who has just made a name for himself and is still immature?

You must know that the Knicks have Anthony and Rose. In such a key playoff game, they will definitely be the more dominant side.

But the result was unexpected.

Anthony and Rose did cause a lot of trouble for the Pacers. One averaged 28 points and the other 24 points per game, and their offensive firepower was completely full.

But the problem is that the Knicks can't be called a complete team now. Anthony and Rose also play independently and rely entirely on their super personal abilities to play.

Even if you can win a few games by relying on your personal abilities, you can't expect the star Cosmos to explode in every playoff matchup, right?

The two teams fought to the tiebreaker. In the last game, Anthony felt cold throughout the game and shot less than 3% from the field. Rose was hit by Hibbert who was defending and sprained his ankle while forcing a breakthrough to the basket. He left the game due to injury after playing only two quarters.

In the end, the Knicks lost to the Pacers 3:4 and stopped in the first round, which also made many people realize that the Pacers are indeed very strong and not as weak as they thought.

But even so, the Pacers' playoff journey ends here, because in the second round, they will face the Chicago Bulls, who are number one in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls and the Knicks are not at the same level in terms of strength. The Knicks' Anthony and Rose can cause so much trouble to the Pacers, not to mention the Bulls. Wang Chong alone can beat Anthony and Rose together.

The showdowns in the second round of the Eastern Conference are Bulls vs. Pacers and Heat vs. Celtics. The Heat and Celtics are already old rivals. The Celtics and Durant fell in front of the Heat in the playoffs before. Naturally, We have put a lot of effort into studying the Heat. Even the 12-13 Heat at their strongest stage will be a tough battle against the Celtics led by Durant and Rondo.

In the Western Conference, the two matchups in the second round are the Spurs vs. the Lakers and the Nuggets vs. the Thunder.

Like the Eastern Conference, there was no defeat in the first round of the Western Conference. The top four teams without exception successfully advanced to the second round. However, the Spurs and Lakers, the two teams with the best chance of winning the Western Conference Finals, strengthened in advance. In a forced encounter, no one really knows who will win.

Judging from the lineup, the Lakers equipped with the top three giants must be the Spurs who have completely exploded GDP.

But this season the Lakers' problems are really emerging one after another, making people doubt their true strength.

Although the Spurs do not have such a strong superstar, their only superstar, Tim Duncan, is already 36 years old. He averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game this season. His statistics are on the same level as those of the Gasol brothers.

But the Spurs have never been a team whose strength is measured by the number of stars. The ultimate team basketball is really not something that can be achieved, otherwise it would be impossible to secure the first place in the Western Conference.

Regarding the duel between the Spurs and the Lakers, even the time traveler Wang Chong cannot judge the outcome. The Lakers have many problems, but the personal abilities of the superstars cannot be underestimated.

But overall, he is definitely more optimistic about the Spurs. After all, the Spurs were the only team that could threaten or even almost kill the Heat in the original 12-13 season.

But in any case, there is one point of view that Wang Chong agrees with many people, that is, regardless of who wins in the end, the Spurs or the Lakers, they must be the champions of the Western Conference, because in the other set of matchups, whether it is the Nuggets or the Thunder If they win, it will be impossible for either Spurs or Lakers team to compete.

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After the first round of competition, it is the time for the annual season award selection to be announced as usual.