In the East, the Heat are in first place in the East with a 66-16 record, and they are also the first in the league.

The Knicks are second in the East with 54 wins and 28 losses.

To say that ESPN's predictions at the beginning of the season this year have been complained about, but in the end, against several key teams, the Nuggets, Knicks, and Warriors are quite accurate.

The Pacers, Nets, Bulls, Hawks, Celtics, and Bucks are ranked 3~8.

The 76ers and Raptors failed to make the playoffs in the end, and unfortunately went out.

The Eastern Conference playoff matchups are also out, with the Heat vs. Bucks, Knicks vs. Celtics, Pacers vs. Hawks, and Nets vs. Bulls.

At the same time as the playoff matchups were announced, ESPN also began to make predictions for this year's championship.

The Heat still beat the Spurs to the top of the standings.

"This year's Heat is the champion, and they will settle the game in 16 games at the earliest."

Chad Ford said the most affirmative thing in the simplest of words.

Because of his successful prediction before the season, as well as the Heat's regular season performance, this sentence has also been greatly affirmed by fans.

You must know that James has successfully evolved this season, and his three-point shooting rate has increased to 40.6% in the regular season!

And his average of 3.3 shots per game is not low, which is among the best in the league.

Ray Allen also got rid of injuries in the playoffs last season, shooting 42% from three-point range in the regular season, making 1.8 threes per game.

In addition to Ray Allen, Moneymos (40.9%), Battier (43%) and Norris Kerr (41.7%) all shot over 40% from three-point range.

This is the ultimate version of the Heat!

And to put it more closely, their regular season record against their main rivals Spurs and Thunder is 2-0.

Strength, self-confidence, all of them predict that they will win the championship this year!

"Coach, have you ever thought about how to deal with the Heat? With them having the Big Three and so many three-point shooters? ”

Before the playoffs began, a reporter asked Popovich such a question.

"My goal is to be fully prepared for the Rockets, and I don't want to be eliminated in the first round."

Popovich's words are still the same skin.

However, it can still be felt from his words that he doesn't want to talk about playing against the Heat too soon.

And if it's really speaking, the Spurs still have Maddy, a 10,000-year first-round debut, on the team this year.

"T-mac, this year on the old club**, tell me how you feel first."

In the Spurs' locker room, Dio also made Maddie's jokes.

"That would be cool."

Maddie didn't care about Dior's jokes, and the way he left the Rockets was also very unpleasant, and it was indeed not bad to be able to break through the Rockets.

On April 20, the first round of the playoffs began, with the Thunder, Grizzlies, Lakers, Clippers in the West, Knicks, Celtics, and Nets Bulls in the East taking the lead.

Unlike last year, when all teams won in the top half, this year is a frequent upset.

The Blue Nets lost 82-90 in the first game, and the Thunder, the favorite, also lost 93-99 to the Grizzlies, both of which lost their home-court advantage.

It seems to be Popovich's joke that made this year's first round confusing.

On April 21, the first game of the Spurs and Rockets playoffs kicked off at the ATT arena.

The Grizzlies' upset boosted the Rockets' morale, and they opened the game with a 4-0 win over the Spurs.

The Rockets' bench was boiling, and head coach McHale was also hopeful.

But what they didn't expect at all was that this turned out to be the only time the Rockets took the lead in the game.

Harden was completely blocked by Tang Tian, and he shot 0 of 7 in the first quarter.

In the playoffs, which advocate confrontation more, his touch porcelain in the playoffs not only has no effect on Tang Tian, but also has no effect on others.

The Spurs eventually beat the Rockets 97-77 in the opening game to get their first playoff win.

Harden had just 12 points and six assists on 4-of-21 shooting, while Parsons had a Rockets-high 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

On the Spurs' side, Parker and Duncan both scored 18 points, Tang Tian had 14 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and the Spurs scored 6 double-doubles.

"Well, Popovich said he would prepare well for the game and didn't want to be eliminated in the first round."

"They did prepare well, didn't they win by 20 points......

"Haha, it's so true, Popovich's words really can't be believed by a letter!"

"Harden was so lost that he was completely blocked by Don."

"It's hard to play when you rely on the referee to score and Harden has a long way to go."

"I don't feel like Don is going all out in this game, he can really run for the best defensive player!"

"It's a shame Maddie didn't show up in garbage time tonight, otherwise that picture would have been interesting."

"It's still early, it's only the first show, wouldn't it be more fun to appear at the Toyota Center?"

……

After the game, fans were buzzing on social media.

Compared with the high-profile of the Heat team, which is infinitely optimistic, they are low-key and can only rely on the comments of fans to find a sense of existence.

After a two-day break, the second game between the Spurs and Rockets continued at the ATT arena.

Harden's form in this game has significantly improved compared to the first game, he shot 7-of-24 from the field, 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, and scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Parsons also had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.

But the Rockets didn't score in double figures other than that, and they lost 86-97.

Tang Tian scored a team-high 25 points, as well as 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Duncan had 18 points and 11 boards, and Ginobili had 17 points and 3 assists.

After two games, the Spurs have quietly led 2-0.

After the two games, the two teams will also move to Houston for the next two games.

"Don, you said it was all like that in San Antonio, James went to Houston, and he couldn't make 20 free throws?"

On the plane, Green was complaining to Tang Tian about Harden's free throws.

Tang Tian smiled bitterly and nodded.

Harden's words, the 15 free throws in the last game should indeed be complained about, but it has to be said that his adjustment ability is really good.

In the last game, he knew that it was not good to play himself, and he was all kinds of misalignments to find others.

And more importantly, it only took him one game to find the referee's penalty scale.

If it weren't for the overall strength of the Rockets, it would not be certain who would lose or win in the last game.

And Beverley's defense against Parker in the last game was very bright.

If you analyze it carefully, this third game really won't be as easy as the first two.

"T-mac, Houston has arrived."

The plane landed at Houston International Airport, and the team members got off the plane one after another.

Dior saw that Maddie was still in a daze and reminded him.

Maddie withdrew her gaze from the window, responded, and rose from her seat.

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