In the press conference, Sloan did not blame the players, directly attributing the loss to the Warriors' roster, especially the depth of the bench.

"They did better at the crucial moments, while Delong played too long and was a little out of strength at the end. He really didn't have a good replacement. ”

Delong? Williams played almost the full 48 minutes of the game and was visibly tired from the conference, but he still took the blame for the defeat on himself. 'We defended well today, but I didn't play well in attack and I was responsible for the loss.

Nelson Sr. praised the disciples for a victory on the Devil's home court. "We had some problems on the outside today, but Zhou Xuan stepped up at the last moment, and he scored a lot of goals today to prove his quality. I think he's better than he was in the regular season. ”

Zhou Xuan was still modest in the interview. "As far as I know, Rose has won 30+10 before, I'm not the first rookie to get a double-double, and it's just a game, there's nothing to be proud of, and we're aiming for a championship."

Unlike the Bulls who fell behind the Celtics 1-2, the Warriors led 3-0, not arrogant or impatient, which reflects Zhou Xuan's temperament. The next day, the media unanimously praised him, saying that the Warriors were likely to sweep their opponents and advance early.

Zhou Xuan's stunner was also selected as the top five balls of the day, consolidating China's position as the No. 1 basketball star. Salt Lake City is no longer the Warriors' devil's away game, and the big win in the playoffs will also be remembered in the hearts of the players on both sides, which will give them two completely different psychological cues, the strength and weakness, the winner and the loser. That may not change for years to come.

The experts' predictions soon came true.

In the fourth game, the Jazz players were under a lot of psychological pressure, and the Warriors let go of all their psychological baggage, blooming more outside the three-point line in the first quarter, and shooting 6 three-pointers to widen the score.

In order to defend the honor of the home court, the Jazz played very "tough" according to the arrangement of head coach Sloan, and their toughness was extremely fierce when they fouled, just in half time, Zhou Xuan was put down five times.

Fortunately, he knew that his quality was average, and he consulted the assistant coach when he was training in the team, and he was very good at rolling on the ground to protect himself.

Randolph and Boozer were also full of gunpowder because of several scrambles.

The Jazz, who reached the second round of the playoffs for two consecutive years, launched a crazy counterattack in the fourth quarter, and the substitute Millsap became the biggest highlight on the court, he scored consecutive strong points, one hit five consecutive balls to cut 11 points, and a 2+1, Jazz completed a 16:2 offensive in just three minutes, and with Korver's three-point shot, the gap was chased to only 6 points.

However, the Warriors still held their ground at the crucial moment, Ellis quickly counterattacked and scored and caused a Jazz foul, and then Jazz Delon made a fatal passing error, although Brewer fell to the ground to save, but could not prevent the ball from going out of bounds.

Zhou Xuan scored in the middle of the shot, which extended the score advantage to 10 points again.

Sloan didn't want to watch the Jazz go out like that, and with four minutes left, Millsap was sent off for six fouls, and Sloan was ejected by the referee after snarling loudly at the referee's decision.

Sloane was so angry as he left that he even kicked him hard in his chair. With the back of the old coach leaving, the Jazz said goodbye to the playoffs.

111-98, the Warriors swept the opponent and took the lead in the second round.

The Warriors' next opponent will be the winner of the Mavericks and Spurs. In the concurrent game, the Mavericks won at home, leading 3-1. The Spurs bench is weak, and there is little luck.

There is also a team in the East that qualified early, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Pistons didn't have any spirit at all, losing by 21 points in Game 4.

In other games, the Lakers led the Suns 3-1, and the Suns only relied on the veteran Camby, which really couldn't withstand the impact of the Lakers' three major interior lines. The only game won was by the collective power of the outside pitchers.

The Nuggets lead the Trail Blazers 3-1. The Trail Blazers were cursed again, and the situation was good in the fourth game, but Oden left the game with an injury in the third quarter, Blake couldn't stop Billups on the outside, and Batum couldn't get Anthony, and was reversed by the Nuggets with a 14-point lead.

The Magic drew 2-2 with the 76ers, the Celtics drew 2-2 with the Bulls, and the Heat drew 2-2 with the Hawks.

In the New York league office, Stern met with Vice President Barack and asked, "Which team has a better chance of winning the next round between the Warriors and the Mavericks?" ”

Vice President Ballack said: "I think it's the Warriors, the Mavericks' interior line mainly relies on Nowitzki, and in terms of the Warriors' current style of play, the Mavericks are very difficult to defend. ”

"What about the Lakers and Nuggets?"

"It should be that the Lakers have a slightly bigger chance of winning, but the Nuggets' two offensive strengths happen to be the Lakers' weaknesses, so there is also the possibility of qualifying." Barak is colored.

"I'm bullish on the Warriors and Lakers." Stern said lightly.

Ballack knew what Stern meant when he asked what that meant by the money, the ratings, the gimmick, and he wanted the popular team to meet in the Western Conference Finals, which of course was the Warriors and the Lakers. Both teams are among the best in terms of attendance and sales of related products. There are small details that the alliance can help.

The referee helped the Lakers against the Kings in the Western Conference Finals that year, but the help was too obvious, and more than 20 free throws in the final quarter directly killed the opponent. When the Mavericks trailed the Rockets 0-2, Yao Ming was also treated unfairly, and Van Gundy was also fined for running and bombing the referee. Stern is bullish on these two teams, which proves that they can get a little preferential treatment.

If the difference in strength is very large, a little preferential treatment is useless, but if the strength of the two teams is close, and even the team that is favored is still a little stronger, it is very important. Like the Cavaliers in 2007, such a bad lineup made it to the Finals.

With the advance to the game, the Warriors got more rest and returned to Oakland to rest and relax.

At this time, Zhou Xuan hoped that the Mavericks and the Spurs could play a few more games and consume their physical strength as much as possible, so that their chances of winning would be one point greater, and the Mavericks mainly relied on veterans, which was also very beneficial to them. It's a pity that the Spurs are not angry, Bowen and Finley were ruthlessly beaten, Nowitzki did not lose to Duncan on the inside, and the Mavericks eliminated the Spurs 4-1.

Spurs have been glorious for years, and people say they should really think about rebuilding. In the other game, the Suns tried their best and lost 101-125 to the Lakers on the road. Eliminated 1 to 4. Without Stadameyer is a huge loss, the inside line cannot be attacked, and it cannot be defended. Both veterans Thomas and Amondsen were abused by Gasol. Kobe Bryant also made a big splash in the last game, scoring 45 points.

Other games continued, with the Warriors sitting on the hill watching the tiger fight.

The Nuggets got the Trail Blazers 4-2, and Anthony finally completed the breakthrough in the first round. The Magic defeated the 76ers 4-2 and advanced to the next round.

During this period, the NBA officially announced the attribution of a series of awards for the regular season.

Cavaliers coach Mike? Brown was named Coach of the Year for the 2008-2009 season. Of the 128 sports media and television commentators in the U.S. and Canada, 48 voted for Brown in first place, followed by Warriors head coach Nelson Sr. with 41 votes.

Missing out on the best coach award didn't affect Nelson Sr.'s mood, which he had already won.

Pacers forward Danny? Granger beats Devin of the Nets? Harris was named the Most Improved Player award.

The Defensive Player of the Year was awarded to Dwight, who won the rebounding and blocking titles? Howard, there's no disputing that, Howard's defense this year has been beast-calib, often sending out sky-shattering hats.

Jason of the Mavericks? Terry was named Sixth Man of the Year. Again, there is no controversy, although he came off the bench, he is the Mavericks' second firepower, averaging 19 per game. 6 points.

The best rookie was won by Zhou Xuan without suspense, and Rose was second.

The Rookie of the Year squad was also chosen. Participating in this selection are the head coaches of 30 NBA teams. According to the rules, these head coaches do not consider the position of the players when voting, and only need to select the two rookie teams that they think are the best, and the person who is identified as the first team is awarded 2 points, the second team is awarded 1 point, and the last team is selected by the number of points to determine the selection of the two teams. However, the commanders were not allowed to vote for their disciples.

So there was a situation where three defenders were elected together.

Zhou Xuan was selected for the first team, and the other four were Rose, Mayo, Beasley, and Brooke? Lopez.

The players selected for the second team are: Westbrook, Eric? Gordon, Rudy? Fernandez, Kevin? Lefou, Mark? Gasol.

This season, Zhou Xuan has set an all-time record and won the assist king, and now he has broken the all-time record and was elected the best rookie with the lowest draft pick. In the hearts of many people, whether offensive or defensive, he is a well-deserved number one among newcomers. Some say that these two records may never be broken.

The All-Star team will certainly have his name on it, and he has a great reputation this season, beating Ross completely.

Zhou Xuan held a special press conference to win the Best Rookie Award, and continued to keep a low profile, only saying that he was very happy to win this award, but it was not the time to relax, and winning the championship was the most important thing.

The Warriors had a week off, and the two series in the East were finally decided.

They played hard and fought until the 7th game.

On May 3, the Hawks defeated the Heat 91-78 at home to advance to the second round with a total score of 4-3. Knights led by James.

This is the first time in 10 years that the Eagles have made it to the second round. Joe? Johnson scored 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals, not losing to Wade's 31 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. This became the difference between victory and defeat. Wade lost touch at one point in the second quarter, missed all six shots, and scored only four points from the free throw line. The Hawks unceremoniously launched a wave of 17-4 attacks to gain a 15-point advantage in one fell swoop.

In the other matchup, the Celtics beat the Bulls 109-99 at home to advance to the second round with a score of 4-3, and their next opponent is the Magic.

Celtic once again advanced 4-3. Last season's road to the title was stumbling.

Without Garnett, the Celtics have a weakness, starting power forward Glenn? Davis and center Perkins are both stocky inside players who move slowly. Unfortunately, the Bulls failed to take their chances.

This series was the most intense of the year, with multiple overtime points. In today's life-and-death battle, the Celtic experience plays a decisive role. In last year's playoffs, the Celtics played Game 7 three times, and they knew how desperate they were. And the Bulls don't have that kind of experience yet.

The Warriors are full of energy and are in the best shape for the second round.