A few days later, the 76ers were swept by the Buccaneers on their home court, and this outcome did not surprise fans and pundits alike.

The difference in strength between the two sides is simply indescribable, in the eyes of fans and experts, if the strength of the Pirates is 100 points, then the strength of the Philadelphia 76ers may only be 50......

After four games, Granger averaged 37 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals per game, and his performance was perfect, and he couldn't find any fault at all.

Paul Allen couldn't keep his mouth shut, and their Trail Blazers also entered the playoffs this season, but they encountered the Spurs in the first round and were directly swept by the Spurs......

Although Ade has been in the league for some time, compared to Duncan, it must still be completely inadequate, and the Trail Blazers also traded Xiao Ao out, and it is not surprising to be swept by the Spurs when the interior line is restricted.

It can be said that Paul Allen has completely given up on the playoffs this season, but it is somewhat similar to the Philadelphia 76ers.

In Paul Allen's view, if you can't win the championship in the playoffs, then everything is a cloud......

If he hadn't tasted the dynasty, he might still have some interest in the playoffs, and now he's only interested in the finals, only interested in the championship.

A few days later, four teams in the Eastern Conference playoffs advanced to the second round, but there were no upsets, the Pirates, Green Kai, Magic and Pistons......

The Pistons' record this season is only fourth in the East, and it is no wonder that Pistons owner Gors is willing to suspend Iverson, because they will face the Pirates in the second round of the playoffs, and the Pistons have no chance of qualifying.

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The game was in full swing, but Iverson could only sit on the bench in a formal suit.

Originally, he didn't actually use the scene, and he didn't show up in the first round of the Pistons.

And now playing the pirate team, he just wanted to come and meet Richard, so he came with the team this time.

The biggest attraction of the Pirates vs. Pistons is undoubtedly the showdown between Yao Ming and Oden.

Yao Ming can also be regarded as a veteran center, after all, he has been in the league for so many years, and Oden can only be regarded as a rookie center at the moment.

The showdown between the old and the new, the highlights are still quite sufficient.

In this game, Yao Ming caused considerable trouble for the inside line of the Pirates, and Oden was still a little immature in front of the old and spicy Yao Ming.

In terms of rebounding, Oden is better than Yao Ming, but on the offensive end, he can't limit Yao Ming at all, resulting in Yao Ming scoring a big double-double of 32 points and 11 rebounds in this game.

Although Yao Ming's performance is outstanding, he can't stand the lineup gap in other positions.

At present, in addition to Yao Ming, there are only two good singles Joe and Prince left in the Pistons.

Billups was sold to the Nuggets in exchange for Iverson's suspension.

After Clark's contract expired, the Pistons did not renew his contract, and his current state is declining year by year, and after joining the Pacers, he was placed on the bench by the team.

This is also something that can't be helped, Clark is a lot older than Yao Mingke, pure blue-collar centers are most vulnerable to age, and generally when they are older, their physical fitness declines, and it is difficult to continue to play well.

A few days later, the Piccaneers swept the Pistons to advance, if the Pistons have top players at the point guard position, it may be able to cause some problems for the Pirates, but now their starting point guard Will Bynum's offensive firepower is not as good as Rondo's, although the defense is okay, but it is certainly far inferior to Rondo, let alone organizational ability.

In the first round of the playoffs, the MVP of the Pirates is definitely Granger.

And in the second round of the playoffs against the Pistons, Roy is killing all sides, and it has reached this juncture, Richard will definitely let the main players play more time, especially Roy's iron-man injury-resistant attributes.

Roy, who averaged 40 minutes per game, contributed an average of 35 points per game to the Trail Blazers.

After the Pistons were eliminated by the Pistons, they were waiting for Green Kai and the Magic to decide the winner.

In the course of their matchup, Richard saw a piece of grapevine that Rivers had a disagreement with Green Kai's management, and if Green Kai still failed to win the championship this season, Rivers might leave next season.

After Richard looked at this news, he felt that the credibility was quite high.

Under normal circumstances, Rivers stayed with Green Kai until 14 years before leaving, directly joining the Clippers, who had just been acquired by Ballmer.

And it was Stevens who took Rivers' place......

However, it is clear that Rivers will not be able to hold on for that long at the moment, for the simple reason that he has never led the team to win the championship.

If a head coach can lead the team to win the championship, then the team will be more tolerant of that coach, except in the case of Grandpa Lu.

But now that Rivers has failed to lead the team to win the championship, it is quite normal for the Green Kai management to replace him.

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The West is still the same four teams that are fighting in the second round of the playoffs.

Lakers vs. Suns, Spurs vs. Jazz......

The OK group appeared on the court in another relationship, which made many Lakers fans sigh.

The Suns' roster actually looks pretty good, but the tactical system is a bit nondescript.

If you play fast attack, you are simply torturing and abusing old O'Neal......

If they don't play fast-breaking, how can they compete with the Lakers' lineup.

As a result, the Lakers eliminated the Suns with a score of 4:1 and got the opportunity to enter the Western Conference finals.

The matchup between the Spurs and the Jazz is much more intense, the old Sloan and Popovich, the old foxes, are fighting wits and courage, and the two sides are currently 3:2, and the Spurs are temporarily ahead of one win.

On May 17th, the battle between Magic and Green Kai finally came to an end, and what all fans did not expect was that Magic defeated the Big Three Green Kai and got the chance to advance to the Eastern Finals.

Although Richard knew about this, when this kind of upset really happened in front of his eyes, he still admired the tenacity of magic.

I don't know what Rivers thinks now, he started his career as head coach from the Magic, but now with a significantly stronger lineup, Green Kai was killed by the Magic.

What's even more exciting is that the morning after Green Kai was eliminated by the Magic, Green Kai officially announced the dismissal of Dough Greaves......

It's okay if you don't win the championship, after all, there is a bug team like the Pirates, but at the moment, if you can't even enter the Eastern Conference Finals with the team, it's really a bit unspeakable, how can the management of Green Kai bear it.

Danny Angie has always been known for being ruthless, and it's no wonder that he can tolerate Rivers.

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The result of the matchup between the Spurs and the Jazz also came out, and the Spurs 4:3 Jazz got the chance to advance to the Western Conference finals.

Although the Jazz lost the series, the strength they showed was quite good, and the Lakers also have to thank the Jazz for spending the Spurs' energy and physical strength, allowing them to play more easily in the Western Conference finals.

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If you play magic, Richard is still quite experienced, anyway, just cut off Howard's connection with the outside.

When Rivers led Green Kai to play Magic, he naturally knew such a way of playing, but he couldn't stand up to them not enough good players, and he always let Magic find opportunities to combine inside and outside.

The Pirates don't have to worry about this, there are too many good players, and it is not difficult to cut off Howard from the outside.

After four games, the Magic could not escape the end of being swept, and this round of the series Milicic broke out, after all, it was most appropriate for him to cut off the internal and external connections of the Magic.

With an average of 26 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists per game, he is definitely the MVP of this round of Eastern Conference finals.

After three series of games, someone on the Pirates side stepped up to lead the team to win in each series, allowing the teams to see the horror of the Pirates.

When the second round of the playoffs was underway, the regular season awards were a testament to the Pirates' dominance.

This year, Richard led the team to break various records, and the honor of best manager of the season could not be given to Richard......

Richard is really not too interested in this COY, but there is no way, people have to give it, and the key is that Richard already has six COY honors in hand.

Far widened the gap with other coaches......

The honor of MVP in the regular season was taken by Kobe, which caused dissatisfaction among many Pirate fans.

In the eyes of fans, the Pirates played this kind of record, why did the MVP let Kobe Bryant take it.

Richard is also right, if you really want to talk about it, Roy or Oden are eligible to compete with Kobe Bryant for MVP this year.

But since he took it away from Kobe, Richard would never chase after him and snatch it back.