The warm-up of the highlights is over, the saliva is prepared before the game, the fans' attention has been focused, and all departments are in place! It's time to start your show!

On April 24th, after a "long" 2-day wait, the NBA season of 2004~2005 was finally officially opened!

On the first day, there will be a total of four quarterfinals, Wizards vs. Magic, Heat vs. Pacers, Suns vs. Spurs, Lakers vs. Nuggets!

Four games, three focus battles!

There was no foreplay in this year's playoffs, and it went straight to the climax!

Game 1, Wizards vs. Magic!

In addition to the previously mentioned Maddie and Arenas, the two swapping owners, there are also Yao Ming and Howard!

Yao Ming is now a solid No. 2 center in the league, and as O'Neal ages, he has a good chance of becoming the No. 1 center.

Of course, many fans in the United States will not think so, nor will they expect it so much.

Just like if our CBA No. 1 center is a foreign aid, the fans will feel uncomfortable in their hearts.

And the one who made them have high hopes is Howard!

This is Howard's rookie season, he played in 82 games, and averaged 15.8 points, 12 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 blocks per game! 52% shooting!

That's right, Howard is doing a lot better than in history!

This is directly related to the existence of Arenas!

Although it is a mini version, a bankrupt version, and a weakened version, no matter what you call it, their combination is similar to the combination of Sun Hao and O'Neal on the Lakers' side.

Both inside and out, both created better scoring opportunities for each other.

Correspondingly, their personal data will naturally get better.

And although he is only 2.11 meters tall, he is a little short as a center forward, but he has excellent strength and amazing jumping.

Such birds and beasts have always been a favorite of American fans.

So in their eyes, "Warcraft" is the player who really has the key to unlock the next center era.

In the limelight, the first game of the series between the Wizards and the Magic kicked off at Verizon Center, the home of the Wizards.

Michael Jordan, the owner of the Wizards, arrived and sat in the front row of the audience.

Just two years after his retirement, the Wizards are back in the playoffs!

This mood is very pleasant, and he has even made an appointment with a girl to prepare for an evening activity.

Provided, of course, that the team's performance tonight can make him that interested.

The game started quickly, and the Wizards played Maddy as soon as they came up.

Maddie was also very powerful, facing Grant Hill, who cried in his "pit", and scored 6 points in a row.

During this period, Maddie's strength was still at its peak, and her performance was quite strong.

Magic's interim head coach Chris Jant saw that the situation was not right, and made adjustments on the defensive end to let Stevenson guard Maddy.

This Stevenson is not a "junior brother", the junior brother is called Stephenson.

This is Stevenson, who entered the NBA at the same time as Sun Hao, tried out with the Bulls, and was a member of the Mavericks championship team in history.

He is a swingman at a striker, only 1.96 meters tall, but he has a strong style of play.

After he took on Maddie, Maddie's offense became noticeably uncomfortable.

Just like Christie of the Lakers, this is the kind of role player who belongs to the small people who make a big difference.

Maddy's offense was blocked, and Van Gundy quickly shifted his focus to the interior.

This scene made the fans extremely excited, Yao Ming and Howard, the confrontation between the two is here!

In the first round, Yao Ming scored 2 points with a direct easy hook.

In the second round, Howard singled Yao Ming in turn, turned around and shot after fighting with his ass, but was directly covered by Yao Ming!

In the third round, Howard took the initiative on the defensive end to push Yao Ming out with his strength, but Yao Ming seized the opportunity, and the latter turned around and dunked directly to finish!

In the fourth round, Howard improved, raised his hands, and did not move his center of gravity, and stuck Yao Ming's turn twice in a row, Yao Ming took advantage of the situation and leaned back to hit!

……

The cheers at the scene couldn't be stopped, and Jordan's smile couldn't be hidden!

Yao Ming, hang Howard!

And it's the kind that the other party has no power to fight back at all!

Although Howard is only a first-grader, he is fighting like this, this is to directly beat the other party out of the psychological shadow!

The Lakers' game hasn't started yet, and Sun Hao and O'Neal are also watching the game in the video studio.

Looking at the scene in front of him, O'Neill couldn't help but shake his head.

"He can't do it, he's like he can't play in front of Yao."

O'Neill watched and complained.

Originally, the United States had such a strong inside line as Howard, and he was quite happy.

But on the stage of the playoffs, Howard's performance made him feel unspeakably disappointed.

"He's just a rookie, Shaq."

Sun Hao said with a smile.

"Eat and sleep and fight Warcraft", Yao Ming's style of play is too Howard, just like O'Neal restrained Duncan.

But apart from Yao Ming, Howard is still doing quite well, and as he said, Howard is just a rookie now.

"Even if Lao Tzu is a rookie, he can't play such a humiliating game."

O'Neill looked dismissive.

"Shaq."

Sun Hao suddenly looked at O'Neill very seriously.

"You have to know one thing, there is only one Shaq in this world."

O'Neill laughed.

Why do you say that Sun Hao is so good at talking!

Just like that, Kobe Bryant couldn't say it for the rest of his life.

Yao Ming's suppression of Howard allowed the Wizards to quickly pull the score away.

And without Howard's containment on the inside, it becomes difficult for Arenas to score on the outside.

In the end, the Wizards defeated the Magic 98-79 at home to get the playoffs off to a flying start.

Yao Ming had 33 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Howard only scored 7 points and 9 rebounds.

Maddie had a mediocre touch under Stevenson's defense, shooting just 11-of-27 from the field, but also scored 27 points.

Towards the end of the game, the scene gave Jordan a shot on the sidelines, and the man's mouth was crooked when he smiled.

He's already decided, he's going to add another girl later, and tonight he's going to play a double stay!

After the game between the Wizards and the Magic, the Heat and Pacers followed.

Wade made his playoff debut with 7-of-25 shooting, 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists......

The Heat also lost 75-91 to the Pacers.

After this game, fans couldn't help but complain that Wade was overrated.

But in fact, it is not Wade who is overrated.

The player's performance, in addition to his own strength and condition, you also have to look at the opponent!

Many people think that the Pacers team is not strong without Artest, and some are too impressed.

In fact, this year in history, the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, and after six hard battles, they lost to the Pistons.

That year, many Pacers fans couldn't help but sigh: If it weren't for Auburn Hills Palace, if it wasn't for Artest, they would be the champions!

So if Wade didn't play like this, it would be abnormal.

After the two games in the East were played, the fans' eyes immediately shifted to the West.

There are a lot of highlights in the first two games, but if you really want to talk about the sense of expectation, these two games are not of the same magnitude as the West at all.

The first game is Spurs VS Suns!

The Suns are the hottest team in the league this season.

D'Antoni, Nash and their run-and-gun tactics came into play with the D-Check rules.

And, it's their first game on the playoff stage!

Their opponent is the Spurs, who have GDP!

That's right, the rapid growth of Parker and Ginobili, this is the first season of the official "debut" of GDP!

And their role player configuration, Brent Barry, Bruce Bowen, Mohammed, Youdri......

The Spurs have been low-key this season, but no one has ever questioned their current quality.

It's definitely going to be a Mars vs. Earth-style race.

When experts analyzed the situation of both teams before the game, they were more inclined to the Spurs.

"The playoffs are a superstar stage" aside, the Suns' bombardment tactics will be marked with a question mark in the playoffs.

After all, the defensive intensity in the playoffs will be much stronger than in the regular season.

They feel that in this "spear and shield" contest, the Spurs' shield will have the upper hand.

But after the real game started, it was different from what they analyzed.

The Suns' offense has reached the playoffs, and even against a team like the Spurs, which is good at defense, it is still playing well.

This, in fact, many fans are also impressed.

In this year in history, the Suns played the Grizzlies in the first round, the Mavericks in the second round, and the Spurs in the Western Conference finals, with an average score of 110+ per game!

In the game of the beginning of the century, playing such an offensive performance, those so-called bombardment tactics are not good in the playoffs, in fact, it is completely bluffing.

As for why they didn't win the championship?

It's very simple, this season's Spurs, the offense is stronger than the Suns!

You may not believe it, in this year's Western Conference finals in history, the Spurs' average points per game are also 110+!

When you think the Spurs are just going to play defense with you like they used to, you're in the hole.

The growth of Ginobili and Parker has allowed this team to complete a magnificent transformation.

As a result, this competition is different from the analysis of the bricks, it is really different!

The so-called "spear and shield" game does not exist at all, and the two teams play a big battle against each other.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Suns 121-114!

Parker 29 points, Ginobili 28 points, Duncan 20 points and 15 boards, Brent Barry 24 points!

Stoudemire 41 points, Nash 29 points and 13 assists, Jim Jackson 21 points!

The score and the score were a bit jaw-dropping to the people who watched.

But no matter what, the Spurs defeated the Suns in an offensive and offensive way!

It was after this game that fans realized how terrifying the strength of this low-key Spurs team was.

They used to only focus on defense, but they were already the favorites to win the championship.

As a result, now they have also learned to attack!

Offensive and defensive, this is not ready to give other teams a way to live!

Moreover, after watching the game, many people also feel that the strength of this Spurs team is not weaker than the Mavericks and Lakers!

The closing game of the first day, and the final quarter-game matchup, was between the Lakers and the Nuggets!

The strength of the two teams in this game does not look as close as the Suns and Spurs, but it is the most interesting.

James, challenge Sun Hao!

And, just after James said that analysis before the game, fans found out, well, it seems to be the case!

The Nuggets, with three interior lines, plus top shooters like James and Terry, have a dozen with the Lakers!

So before the game started, the bar in Denver was almost completely occupied by basketball fans.

They wanted to witness the moment of James' miracle!

……

The Staples Center was packed.

In the front row of the audience, a bunch of Hollywood movie stars were seated.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the number one actor Nicholson also came to cheer, Scarlett also sat in the front row.

Several of Scarlett's movies are very popular at the box office, but her coffee position is actually not high.

The position she was sitting in was largely because of Sun Hao.

Now the whole world already knows that Scarlett is Sun Hao's girlfriend, and the more important thing is "human doping": but when Scarlett is present, Sun Hao will play better than usual!

So this seat is a special seat set up by Kupchak for Scarlett.

Well, just like Nicholson's, if you want to come, it's her seat.

Before the start of the game, the on-site photographer also gave Scarlett a close-up shot, which caused a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene.

With Scarlett's game, they know it must be stable!

After the on-site warm-up, the opening ceremony was held, and the starters of the two teams also appeared one after another.

On the Nuggets side, Terry, Greg Buckner, James, Martin, Camby.

Eagle-eyed fans may notice that former three-point king Vosh Leonard is not there.

Leonard is injured and has already been reimbursed for the season before the end of the season.

On the Lakers' side, Sun Hao, Finley, Christie, Ma Long, O'Neal!

It was the starting line-up they used for most of the rest of the season.

The game started immediately, with both starters coming in one after another.

The scene gave James and Sun Hao's slitting shots.

Tonight, they will be the absolute focus of this game.

As the whistle blew on the sidelines, O'Neal jumped high to bring the ball back to the Lakers half, officially kicking off the game.

As soon as the Lakers came up, they played their most iconic inside and outside tactics.

Sun Hao, after signaling O'Neal to be in a good position, then hoisted the ball in.

Nuggets, over there Martin wanted to help defend, but O'Neal made a feint of grabbing and passing the ball, and directly forced Martin back.

James glanced back at this time, and his current anticipation was all on Camby.

Camby's defensive talent and ability are quite good among the big guys.

Even if there is no one to help defend him, he can limit O'Neill to a certain extent.

"Bang!"

That's what James thought, and so did Camby, who sank his weight and pressed hard to top O'Neal.

As a result, O'Neill directly knocked Camby out of the bottom line.

And then!

Big shark, high energy is coming!