Chapter 283: A strong team on the edge of the cliff

What happened in the first half of the district to attract everyone's attention so much?

First, of course, the focus of the round, the Orlando Magic in fourth place vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in fifth place. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Before the game, countless pundits predicted that the Magic would advance after 6 to 7 games, but it must be admitted that they were generally more optimistic about the Magic.

Thinking about it, the spark that is striding towards the top, Mr. Rashad Lewis, and Turk Turk Turkoglou, who just won the Most Improved Award in front of the G5 race, should have the advantage against the Cleveland Cavaliers who only have LeBron James.

However, reality gave them a resounding slap in the face, and it wasn't possible to win the game with a strong squad.

The Cavaliers, as last year's Eastern Conference champions, still showed extraordinary competitiveness.

LeBron James averaged 41.4 minutes per game and averaged 29.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game in the series.

He was limited by Ben Wallace, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year traded from the Bulls in the second half of the season, and in the playoffs, there were very few cases of random punches to kill the old masters, and most of the time, the veterans used their experience to suppress the youngsters.

Spark's long-criticized back ability has once again become the focus of ridicule by celebrities.

Barkley said unceremoniously: "Dwight is not the league's top center, never. Have you ever seen a super inside line with such bad back-to-back techniques?

In order to create stars, the league pushed this guy to the front too early, but more than three years have passed, and his low-post offense is still unsightly, you see that even the two old guys of Big Ben and Big Z can't be killed, and what kind of first center in the league do you say?

In fact, he is not the best interior player in the league right now, Kraft Nguyen. ”

Kenny Smith added on the sidelines: "That's right, a Celestial rookie with a P-share bigger than you. ”

I don't know how the sparks will react after hearing such an evaluation, objectively speaking, the team loses, of course he is responsible as the core of the interior, but does he really need to pay the main responsibility?

No, because the one who really has to pay the most responsibility is the Turk Turk Tekoglu. It was precisely because he was completely blocked by Ah King on the offensive end that the Magic fell into a desperate situation.

The Turk, who won the Most Improved Award, is the undisputed offensive hub of the Magic, and in a way, he and the Sparks are tied for leadership, one for interior defense and the other for outside dominating and moving the ball. In the continuous competition, the two gradually clarified their respective positions and ran into a tacit understanding.

This is the real reason for the rise of the Magic this season.

Judging from the past five series, Tecoglu, who averaged 14.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, was at the bottom of the pack against James.

It is precisely because of this that the Cavaliers have a chance to end the series in the G6 game, and it is possible to win the opponent with the fifth win in the regular season.

After talking about the most suspenseful series in the East, we must talk about the series that was commented by experts as the least suspenseful before the playoffs - Celtics (1) vs Philadelphia 76ers (8).

Five games have passed, and the Celtics haven't settled their opponents yet?

No!

Hey, the Celtics are too slow to heat up.

Five games later, are Celtics now 3-2 ahead?

Or not!

They fell behind the Philadelphia 76ers 3-2 and were already on the verge of elimination.

Five games have passed, and the Celtics are not going to lose to the 76ers, right?

It's really possible!

Because the next home court belongs to the 76ers, God knows if in Philadelphia, the 76ers will win their last home court in one go, so as to advance to the second round.

What is the situation that caused the current situation, whether it is from the perspective of player configuration, lineup and rational analysis, the 76ers do not have the slightest advantage over the Celtics.

If it is said that Green Kai deliberately played match-fixing in order to cooperate with the league to sell tickets, it is unreasonable.

Because no matter how fake it is, it will not force itself to this role, and the truth of "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall" is also understood by the people of the United States.

There is no such thing as a win or loss in this world that cannot be analyzed, and although there are often some ironic answers from the reasons for regressing from the results, there is no better way to do it now.

Judging from the data, Garnett's average of 18.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game cannot be considered bad, but compared with Haitian Durham Porter's average of 9.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, it is not difficult to find that Garnett's advantage in rebounding protection is not so big.

Isn't there still Perkins?

But don't forget, the 76ers also have a rebounding expert (idiot) Reggie Evans.

Needless to say, how important rebounding protection is for the playoffs.

And what about the outside line?

Pierce and Ray Allen should play well, right?

No, these two were targeted by Thaddeus Young and Andre Iguodala to trap the other two giants of Green Kai with their tough defense, and they also struggled to show their skills.

The last hope is pinned on Rajon Rondo, who is gradually gaining the reputation of the Big Four, and he should have hope to finish the game, right?

I'm sorry, but most of the game he was blown up by the old guy Andre Miller. It doesn't matter whether Mei Wenwei sings well or not, this ball is really steady and powerful.

In addition, Louis Williams and Willie Green and other good score-grabbers also suppressed James Posey and Sam Cassel, who was bought out by the Clippers at the end of the season, to a certain extent.

Looking at it this way, it is simply normal for Celtics to lose in a row.

Now they are standing on the edge of a cliff, and the slightest mistake will break their bones.

The league has struggled to build momentum for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers this season, and it would be extremely embarrassing if Green were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

It is conceivable that on the other side of the West, the Los Angeles Lakers must have bent over with a smile. The enemy of life and death may be eliminated if they are eliminated in the first round, and there is no better news than this!

The Celtics have to take their heads, their big3 is not for fun, and Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen are the top superstars in the league, and they won't allow themselves to leave the playoffs in such a humiliating way.

With that out of the way, let's turn our attention back to Atalanta, where the Hawks' G5 press conference didn't come to an end as early as usual.

No, to be precise, the press conference did end, but the media reporters did not leave in a hurry.

Because of the latest news, the relevant personnel in the league have sent the trophy of Coach of the Year to Mike Woodson in the players' tunnel.

Woodson, of course, had known the news a moment earlier, and he was a little excited to receive the trophy.

Looking at the statue of Cardinal Auerbach on the trophy, he smiled and said: "This best coach came a little suddenly, at least before the start of the season. I can't describe how I feel at the moment, but I have to thank my players for their excellent performance that made me get this award. ”

Ruan Erniu had just finished the press conference, hugged him from behind Woodson, and celebrated: "Don't worry, Mike, this is by no means your last trophy!"