After successfully advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a score of 4-1, the Pistons are now waiting for the results of the two teams, Green Kai and Pacers.

These two teams are fourth in the East and the other is fifth in the East, and the difference in record is not much, and the difference in strength is not very large.

It's really hard to say who killed the deer......

Isaiah Thomas finally got his eyebrows up and led the Pacers to the playoffs this season.

However, if he is killed in the first round by Green Kai, then Isaiah Thomas is likely to be killed by Pacers management......

Right now, Larry Bird has started to take on the position of general manager of the Pacers, which means that he has not found the right excuse to take out Thomas......

Don't forget, it was Thomas who squeezed out Larry Bird to become the head coach of the Pacers in the first place.

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In less than a week, the results of the first round of the playoffs in the East and West are already in full swing.

In the end, Green Kai relied on the strong performance of the Purdue twins, got through the danger, and defeated the Pacers with a score of 4:3 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals......

However, their next opponent is the Pistons, and there must be no chance to go further.

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There's no suspense about the playoff matchups in the West, with the four top half teams qualifying.

The Trail Blazers swept to advance, and the Kings advanced with a score of 4:1 against the Jazz......

The Jazz are already completely cool, and Richard feels that next season may be the beginning of the Lakers' F4 season.

There is no other reason, because the Lakers are also cool......

This season, they directly encountered the Spurs, the third in the West, in the first round, and were eliminated 4:2.

O'Neal and Kobe's performance can definitely be said to be superb, both of them have scored more than 30 points per game, but they are still not the opponents of the Spurs......

didn't even get the chance to tie seven with the Spurs, and was directly sent to fishing by the Spurs.

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The Mavericks played quite anxious in the first round of the playoffs against the Timberwolves, but Nowitzki played bravely and finally eliminated the Timberwolves with an average of nearly 35 points per game and won the opportunity to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.

Since then, the list of opponents for the semifinals of the East and West has been released.

In the East, the Pistons played against the Green Kai, and the Nets played against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks and Kings vs. Spurs in the West.

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In the blink of an eye, the Pistons' Eastern Conference semifinals began, and like the Magic, Green Kai also went to Detroit in advance to prepare for the game.

The Purdue twins in the Green Kai team are naturally a little depressed at the moment.

Originally, they were hoping to squeeze into the top three spots in the East, so that they would not have to meet Richard's Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinals......

But the Philadelphia 76ers also had this idea, and as a result, when the two teams competed, the 76ers won and finally retained the third place in the East.

The two invited Richard to a meal, and their faces were quite bitter.

After Pierce and Billups ate for a while, they spoke directly to Richard.

"Coach, maybe after this season, one of us will be leaving Boston."

Richard nodded, he also heard about this, and the management of Green Kai said that if he could not reach the Eastern Conference finals this year, the team would be rebuilt......

Green Kai is almost the deepest team in the league, and in terms of the number of championships, the Lakers are quite far behind.

After all, the Lakers gave Richard two championships......

They're not like the teams that are going to be happy with making it to the second round of the playoffs.

But Green Kai is different, whether they are management or fans, they have a very high vision, how can they look down on the second round of the playoffs.

They want the finals, they want the championship.

In that case, they could sell either Pierce or Billups and start a rebuild.

"There is no feast in the world, leave Boston, you all have a bright future anyway, you don't need to worry so much."

"Maybe you can get better development after you change places." Richard reassured.

The two nodded, although Richard's words were reasonable, but after all, these two people have been together for many years, and their relationship is quite deep, if someone is really sold, they must be very uncomfortable.

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The first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals is still the home court of the Pistons.

The Palace of Auburn Hills was full of fans......

Although Detroit's economy is not very good at the moment, and there are too many black people in the city, don't forget the characteristics of black people.

Black people like to enjoy, and they are not quite the same as other races......

For example, if another race has $200 in his hand, he may think about survival first, but the black man is different, he can really take the $200 to buy a ticket and go into the stadium to watch a game and enjoy it.

Coupled with the fact that the Pistons are quite strong at the moment, this has led to a rather terrifying attendance rate of the Pistons.

This year's earnings report for the Pistons has not yet come out, but if you think about it with your big toe, you will definitely make a lot of money.

The main reason is that the Pistons don't have any top-paid players on the team at the moment, and the highest salary is Nash's annual salary of 5 million, and their total salary has not even reached the poor ghost line......

By the end of the season, the Pistons will have to allocate the portion of the salary that has not reached the poor ghost line to the players.

But such a team that has not crossed the poor ghost line now has the momentum to beat all the teams in the East.

This can also fully see Richard's ability, spending far less money than other teams, but playing a record that is enough for other teams to look up to, which is quite terrible!

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"Doot toot!" The game on the field has begun.

After several years of precipitation, Billups's strength has improved tremendously.

In the regular season that just ended, Billups averaged 17 points and 8.2 assists per game, ranking fourth on the assist list.

The overall shooting percentage on the offensive end is not high, but what is more surprising is that Billups's three-point shooting is still quite accurate, which also makes Billups a considerable threat on the outside.

Defensively, it is also doing quite well, although it is not as good as Kidd, but in the group of point guards, there is no problem in ranking in the top five.

This kind of offensive and defensive strength has already qualified Billups to be an All-Star.

That is, in the past two years, Kidd and Nash have come to the East, otherwise, he will probably be the only one Iverson who can overpower him in the Eastern point guard group.

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As for Pierce, he scored 25.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.8 steals and 1 block in the regular season, as if he was already one of the top three super small forwards in the league......

Even if you say he's the best small forward in the league, there's nothing wrong with that.

Carter's official position, although he is also a small forward, is classified as a quarterback.

However, even if Vince Carter is counted in the small forward position, in fact, if you really look at the data, Carter's statistics are not as good as Pierce.

What makes Carter really stronger than Pierce is his popularity......

Relying on the death dunk, as well as the amazing dunk that is often staged in the game, Carter is quite popular among the fan base.

But to be honest, Carter is not as good as Pierce, at least at the moment his strength is not as good as Pierce, and the gap in data is still not small.

And with the exception of Carter, there is no small forward who can compete with Pierce for the league's No. 1 small forward position......

There aren't many strong small forwards in the league right now, and if Grant Hill stays healthy and at his peak, he can compete with Pierce for that spot.

However, Hill is almost useless, so naturally he has no chance to compete for this position......

The big dog is old, the madman is no longer at his peak, and Peja is almost meaningful.

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Richard couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this.

Kobe Bryant, the league's No. 1 quarterback, is his own disciple, and the league's No. 1 small forward is his own disciple......

When O'Neal began to decline in two years, Yao Ming sat in the position of the league's No. 1 center, and the league's No. 1 center was also his disciple.

As for the first point guard, after he kills Kidd this year, his aura will dissipate, and Iverson may be able to return to the position of the league's first point guard.

As for the league's No. 1 forward, it is undoubtedly Duncan......

Thinking of this, Richard couldn't help but feel a pain in his eyes, the first person in the five positions will all be his disciples in the future, that is, the position of the big forward cannot be shaken......

But after thinking about it, his disciple Nowitzki has no regrets about how he said that he is also a top three power forward in the league at the moment.

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The first small forward with the top five point guards, the combination of these two can take out the Pacers to advance, and it's not surprising.

However, their inner lineup has too many drawbacks, and Yao Ming seized the opportunity at the beginning of this game, and he beat him hard, and the green Kai inner line that played directly was fragmented.

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By the time the referees blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Pistons had a 17-point win and their first win in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The best in terms of statistics tonight is undoubtedly Yao Ming, who scored 37 points and didn't even look like he had to put much effort into it.

But if you really want to say that the performance is the most unexpected, it is probably Ragabel, who made 6 of 7 three-pointers in this game, and the shooting rate was terrifying.

The reason why the Pistons only won by 17 points was the result of a slight release of water at the end, otherwise, looking at Ragabel's three-point shooting percentage, he would definitely be able to play a difference of more than 20 points.

At the end of the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the result of the Pistons' big win was not unexpected.

On the contrary, it was the other set of matchups in the Eastern Conference semifinals that made people stunned......

The Nets lost to the Philadelphia 76ers at home.

Iverson's game, under the defense of the old demon Kidd, did not break out.

However, his partner Dazhi suddenly broke out, and the Nets, which exploded this time, were powerless to parry.

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