The regular season results have been decided, and the playoff matchup between the East and West is naturally clear in an instant:

Eastern Side:

Upper Half:

Atlanta Hawks (1) vs Detroit Pistons (8)

Orlando Magic (4) vs Miami Heat (5)

Lower Half:

Cleveland Cavaliers (2) vs Chicago Bulls (7)

Boston Celtics (3) vs Philadelphia 76ers (6)

Western Side:

Upper Half:

Los Angeles Lakers (1) VS Utah Jazz (8)

Portland Trail Blazers (4) vs Houston Rockets (5)

Lower Half:

Denver Nuggets (2) vs New Orleans Hornets (7)

San Antonio Spurs (3) vs Dallas Mavericks (6)

Although many news outlets, including ESPN, TNT, FOX Sports, etc., made various predictions before the tournament, it is still up to the tournament to decide who will advance. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

On April 18, the 2008-09 NBA playoffs officially kicked off.

There were four sets of games played on the day, and defending champions Atlanta Hawks were one of them.

Philips Center Arena in Atlanta.

If last season's Hawks surprised the people of Atlanta and Georgia, this season's Hawks have been giving fans the privilege of having fun winning.

First in the East vs. Eighth in the East, a team that sent away Billups and sent Iverson into the cold will have a hard time beating the defending champions.

But Ruan Erniu still expressed a modest and cautious attitude before the game.

In an interview with the media, he said: "A lot of experts predict that we will win 4-0 or 4-1 to advance, but I want to say that at no time should we underestimate the Detroiters.

They've been one of the most competitive teams in the East for several seasons and we don't have any right to take them lightly.

Until you get a complete win over your opponent and advance to the next round, any prediction is just a prediction.

Just like last year we were predicted to lose to the Pistons, to the Celtics, to the Lakers, hehe, the final result, I think everyone knows very well. ”

Erniu's speech has a domineering spirit in modesty, which is also the confidence that a team with 73 wins should have.

Before the start of the game, both teams announced their starting lists:

In terms of pistons:

C Antonio McDyce

PF Rashid Wallace

SF Tyshawn Prince

SG Richard Hamilton

P.G. Rodney Starkey

In addition, on the Pistons bench, there are also point guard Will Bynum, forward swingman Aaron Afflalo, centers Kwame Brown and Jason Mark Hill, forward Walter Herman and Amir Johnson and others.

With Iverson cold, the Pistons returned to their usual rhythm, and this is by no means a team capable of competing for a championship, but they can still play well enough defensive systems in the game.

And for the Hawks:

C Ruan Er Niu

PF Josh Smith

S.F. John Salmons

SG Joe Johnson

PG Mike Bibby

The Hawks laid out their starting lineup as usual, while Woodson sat calmly on the sidelines before the game, chatting and laughing with the coaching staff around him from time to time.

With a whistle from referee Steve Jarvey, the first playoff game in the East officially began.

Nguyen Er Niu jumped high and swept the basketball away from McDyce's head.

Before the game, some media hyped up the grievances between the Celestial Empire and McDas, and repeatedly played Ruan Erniu's "cross" last year to prove that this was a game with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Unfortunately, McDeis, who is a year older, is already having a hard time keeping up with Erniu.

Only age will not stagnate because of any retention.

On the offensive end of the Eagles, Ruan Erniu asked for the ball in the low post, and Bibi sent the ball to Erniu as soon as possible.

Ruan Erniu leaned on his back, shook his shoulders, turned to the bottom line, leaned back with a straight arm, and hit the first goal of the two teams after the start of the game.

Old Pistons fans who came to Atlanta with the team should remember this shooting method vividly, and the No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls did the same thing back then!

McDyce tried hard to defend the ball, but he really couldn't keep up with the pace.

On the offensive end of the Pistons, Embarrassment gritted his teeth and defended Hamilton.

Every time he plays the pistons, he is the most unhappy one, because he always has to run with Hamilton, a guy trained by a long-distance running family, which is not a good job.

Rigid and efficient Piston-style tactics, Hamilton slipped away from one side baseline and received a pass from Starkey at 18 feet after he was covered by Rasheed Wallace to shake off Embarrassment.

"Brush!"

Hamilton hit a solid mid-range shot to equalize the score for the Pistons.

"Whoosh!"

Just when the Pistons were slowly returning to the defense, Ruan Erniu on the baseline had already sent the baseline ball quickly and threw the ball directly into the hands of Mike Bibby in the front court.

Bibby kept the ball in his hands and sent a cross pass to Salmons, who went straight to the basket with the ball and overtook the home team again with lightning speed.

The Hawks won't be foolish enough to play a whole positional battle with the Pistons, they will change the pace of their attack at any time, use their speed advantage, and try to destroy their opponents in the shortest possible time.

In fact, that's exactly how the first quarter went.

Often the Pistons in positional battles only find opportunities to make a move after a variety of complex runs, but once they don't score, the Hawks will quickly enter the offensive and defensive transition.

In addition to Nguyen's outstanding performance in the low post in the first quarter, his 20-yard (more than 18-meter) long pass to win the rebound also gave the Hawks plenty of space and opportunities to counterattack.

The old Pistons couldn't understand the Hawks' concept of quick offense and defense.

In their opinion, playing positional battles in the playoffs is the king, how can they play long passes and fast attacks again and again, this is not playing football.

Woodson smiled and said nothing, when there is a genius like Ruan Erniu in the team, it is normal for the team to play such an attack.

At 22:34, the Hawks led the opponent by 12 points in the first quarter, and the Pistons played hard, but the difference in strength between the two teams was too obvious.

If last year's Pistons were able to use tough defense and some off-the-board moves to slow down the Hawks, then in this season's playoffs, as the former Eastern powerhouse, the Pistons are now a picture of the twilight.

Pistons head coach Michael Curry called more than one timeout to stop the Hawks' offense, but it worked at best on the Pistons' offensive end.

Woodson sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, always smiling in the first quarter of the game, and did enough to be a famous coach.

Ever since the high-profile announcement that he should be the first head coach in league history to win back-to-back NBA Coach of the Year, Woodson has propelled himself to the forefront.

If you want to wear its crown, bear its weight first.

Egghead withstood the pressure, successfully led the team to 73 wins, and did enough gimmicks in the first round of the playoffs, this signal is no longer clear!

Due to the large number of points ahead, Ruan Erniu and Yu Yusen, who were full of physical strength, were replaced one step ahead of the break.

While observing the situation on the field, Er Niu also joked with the embarrassed Sen next to him: "Don't you think Mike's head is particularly bright today?"

Embarrassed Sen laughed: "You can be louder!"

Before Erniu could speak, the team's assistant coach Fan Madman said loudly to Woodson: "Mike, Joe and Kraft, say your hairstyle is very cool today!"

Woodson showed a weird smile and glanced at Ruan Erniu and Yu Yusen, which immediately made the Eagles twin stars feel a chill in their hearts.