Chapter 342: First Round of the Playoffs
(Today, the unit worked overtime and came back late, only one chapter.) )
The Wizards' opponent in the first round is the Philadelphia 76ers, who are ranked eighth in the East.
No one would think that the 76ers could cause the Wizards any bit of trouble in the first round.
The prestige of 73 wins in the regular season is still there, and not just any cat or dog can challenge the Wizards.
Not to mention the 76ers, who are ranked eighth in the East, even if they enter the second round, there will be no surprises against the winners of the fourth and fifth places.
The only team in the entire East that can pose some threat to the Wizards is the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Of the nine games the Wizards lost in the regular season this season, two of them were lost to the Cavaliers, who of course took advantage of George's non-availability for the season.
At present, the general situation generally believes that the Wizards and the Cavaliers will have a more than 90% probability of meeting in the Eastern Conference finals, and in the Eastern Conference finals, the Wizards have a 68% chance of winning, and the Cavaliers are 32%.
The people who watched the Curiosity team win were because of the Wizards' terrifying 73 wins in the regular season and Leonard's rise in the second half of the regular season.
And those who are optimistic about the Cavaliers' win are because the Wizards' George cannot play, plus some bonus points from the Cavaliers' Super Big Four.
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Soon, the first round of the playoffs began.
The current biggest coffee spot in the 76ers is the 10-year star John Brown. Wall, who was supposed to be the champion point guard, was robbed of the champion position by Jeremy Lin and came to the Philadelphia 76ers, but although he did not have the title of champion, Wall's strength is still undoubted.
The terrifying physicality and the playing style of traditional point guards make it impossible to play explosive stats like point guards like Curry and Westbrook, but it is better to be stable.
This season, Wall can contribute 19.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, which is extremely efficient, and it is precisely because of his outstanding play that the 76ers stand out in the fierce competition and become a member of the team participating in the playoffs.
But that's all there is to Wall......
The first game between the two teams was played on April 19 at the home of the Wizards.
The whole game was a one-sided situation, with the Wizards taking the absolute initiative from the beginning of the game and holding it until the end of the game.
After this playoffs, it doesn't seem to be much different from the regular season played by the Wizards on weekdays, and winning is just as easy.
After the game, Wall, the core of the 76ers, couldn't help but speak bluntly in a press conference.
"To be honest, this Wizards team is already a historic team, they have the best players in the league, the best head coach, two consecutive championships, and a 73-9 record this season, I can't think of any way to beat them......"
It can be seen that Wall is very frustrated, after all, this is his first playoff game since joining the NBA, but just one game has already made him a little disheartened.
So much so that in extreme frustration, he actually said such words that were close to surrender in front of the media.
The main core of a team has surrendered, and what else is the rest of the team playing?
In normal times, Wall's remarks would have caused an uproar in the league, and then many people would have criticized his professional attitude.
But this time, not many people blamed him, and even many fans took the initiative to leave messages on the Internet to comfort Wall.
"Don't be discouraged, John, it's not your fault, the Wizards are indeed a team of historical level, any opponent in front of it will be crushed without resistance, and the Heat's Big Three will not be broken up by them? You are still young, the future is yours! ”
I'm afraid this is a bowl of poisonous chicken soup, and I don't know what Wall will think after reading it.
John, born in '90. Wall is only two years younger than Curry.
At his current age, Curry is already on the verge of winning the second regular season MVP trophy of his career, and led the team to win the championship and lift the FMVP trophy.
And what about Wall now? He hasn't even participated in the All-Star Game, and the future belongs to him? Are you kidding?
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The game between the Wizards and the 76ers quickly went from 1-0 to 4-0 on the aggregate, and the two home courts did not make any waves, and when it came to the 76ers' home court, the same situation was the same.
Without any surprises, the Wizards swept the 76ers 4-0 in the first round and successfully advanced to the second round.
In the first round, the Wizards were the first to eliminate their opponents 4-0, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Trail Blazers, who are the first in the West.
The Cavaliers' opponent is the Heat, and in the face of his former club, James has no mercy. Riley's relationship also fell to a freezing point, after all, when he chose to return to the Cavaliers, Pat . Riley once sneered at him in public interviews, declaring that only the weak would choose to flee after defeat.
Also 4:0, the Cavaliers swept the Heat to advance to the second round.
On the other side, the Western Trail Blazers also won easily with a score of 4:0 in the face of the Suns without Nash.
Tyson. Chandler's arrival has certainly brought something different to the Trail Blazers from Jordan Jr., whose only goal this season is to win a championship.
Apart from these three teams, there was no more 4-0 sweep.
The Nets, who are third in the East, and the Pacers, who are in sixth place, battled fiercely to Game 6, and the Nets finally eliminated the Pacers with a score of 4:2.
Without George, the trajectory of the Pacers has also changed, but Larry Bird's vision and ability to lead the team are still remarkable, although he failed to get the first place in the Eastern Conference regular season in the 13-14 season like another time and space, but the Pacers still have some strength, and it also created a lot of trouble for Jeremy Lin.
The Bulls, who are fourth in the East, and the Knicks, who are fifth, have played a full seven games.
The Bulls lost Rose and lost small forward Ruhr. Deng, there is no place for Ruhl that should have been replaced. Jimmy of Deng. Butler.
But even so, against the Knicks, this team still showed extremely tenacious tenacity, using defense to drag the series to the tiebreaker
The final winner of the two teams was the Knicks, relying on Anthony's outbreak in the seventh game, the Knicks won the first round with great difficulty and advanced to the second round.
However, this is not something to rejoice for Knicks fans, as they will face the same opponent in the second round, the Washington Wizards, who have suffered from the playoffs for many years.
The Wizards restrained the Heat in the playoffs, on the one hand, because of the grudge between Wang Xiao and Pat Riley, and on the other hand, because these two teams are the two strongest teams in the East, and there will inevitably be a game.
But the Knicks were really unlucky.
In the playoffs, the Knicks have met the Wizards no less than the Heat, and like the Heat, none of them have been able to win.
Wang Xiao and his Wizards team are almost on the verge of becoming the Knicks' nightmare in the playoffs!