Kobe Bryant is in big trouble, malicious fouls and first-round exit are still being analyzed, and his popularity may have to decline again.

The only good news is that he has a long vacation, can take his wife and children to travel, relax, and then next season to recuperate enough to try to let Kupchak lead the team to rise.

Kupchak is now a top two big, and he just wants to use Kobe to pack Bogut to exchange Guo Xu back to the Lakers, but unfortunately Odom and Butler will not be changed on the Suns' side.

The Suns faced the Clippers in the second round, who eliminated the Grizzlies who were missing Randolph 4-2.

Without a tough guy partner who is good at playing the low post, relying on Gasol's mid-range shooting and strategy alone, the Grizzlies are at a disadvantage against the Clippers inside.

Randolph is the key to defending Elton Brand, and the two have similar styles, both are strong, can shoot from the middle, and have a very efficient interior line in the low post. Gasol has a headache against this type, even if he and Brand explode each other, it is not enough, and the Clippers still have Carman.

The Clippers' two starting interior lines are good at attacking the restricted area, and the rebounding is also very fierce, and Gasol can't stand it alone. The teammates relied on the contraction to help defend, the ball was distributed, and the Clippers ambushed the pitcher on the outside.

The Spurs eliminated the Mavericks 4-1. Without Josh Howard, the Mavericks suffered on the wing, and Michael Finley gave the Mavericks a backing shot, hitting five three-pointers in the crucial fourth game to help the Spurs get a match point.

What surprised Guo Xu the most was that the Rockets eliminated the Nuggets 4-2.

Yao Mingming's defeat of Marcus Camby is the biggest advantage of the Rockets. Maddy's form has picked up slightly, averaging 23 points and 5 assists per game, shooting 43% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. This shooting percentage is low among stars, and it is already better than he was in the regular season.

Maddie has an advantage, that is, his big two-point shooting rate of 43% is not bad, weak in the low post offense, his back is basically unsure, and his finishing ability under the basket is average. His style will not overlap with the big man, and he can help Yao Ming open up space.

Derrick Anderson and Jarred Jack are responsible for leading the bench attack, and Scala Bryan and Mutombo are rotational interior linemen who can both open up space and defend the box. In Nelson's tactical system of the elder Nelson, the 198CM interior Chuck Hayes can only be a fringe man, averaging less than 10 minutes per game.

Maddie, who has passed his prime, finally broke the curse and entered the second round of the playoffs, as long as the Rockets' tactics are not rigid, the Yao Mai combination is not weak when they play together.

The first round in the Eastern Conference was much more competitive, with the Pistons knocking out the Pacers 4-2.

The Pistons and Pacers almost fought again in Game 5, and Jermaine O'Neal was fouled hard by Ben Wallace, and when he got up, he wanted to PK with Big Ben and was pulled.

The Pacers slipped from last season's Eastern Conference championship to eighth in the East and barely made the playoffs, and the huge gap made O'Neal Jr. difficult to accept. If the Auburn Hills Palace battle broke out last season, Xiao Ao didn't play in the finals, he wouldn't have much ambition, and now he hates the Pistons to the core.

Hate to hate, in terms of strength, the Pacers were finally inferior to the Pistons, first won the match point by the opponent 3-1, and were eliminated in the sixth game after a difficult away game. They relied on the "shark slashing tactic" to win the game, sending Big Ben to the free throw line again and again.

The Pistons won defensively, with Rashid Wallace and Prince doing well, turning both O'Neal Jr. and mid-trade Stojakovic into blacksmiths.

The Hawks eliminated the Bulls 4-2.

The Bulls first fell behind 0-2, and then returned to their home court to win two games in a row to draw 2-2, shocking the Hawks players in a cold sweat.

Guo Xu's Jason Richardson Jr. shot six three-pointers in the fourth game to lead the team to victory, averaging 24.5 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game in the series, with a three-point shooting rate of 40%.

Ben Gordon, Hinrich, and Nocioni also had excellent performances on the offensive end, but their shooting percentages were lower.

Tyson Chandler and Malik Allen are in charge of defense, and their weaknesses are a lack of range and offensive ability, and the Bulls can't pull the air inside, resulting in outside players not being able to break through.

The Hawks' weaknesses are similar to those of the Bulls, lacking super scorers and lack of interior strength, but fortunately, there is an extra Al Harrington, who is averaging 20.2 points, 7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game this season, and is the Hawks' top scorer.

If you only look at the style of play, Harrington is more like a swing man, barely playing low post, floating around the perimeter to shoot, and taking advantage of mobility after covering under the basket, and cutting quickly into the air.

The other two rounds of the series played a tie-break.

The Wizards eliminated the Nets 4-3, and both sides were outside trident configurations and launched a fierce attack.

Arenas at No. 1 beat Kidd, Carter at No. 2 beat Larry Hughes, No. 3 Jefferson beat DeSean Stevenson, and No. 4 Jamison beat Kostic.

Both teams have the advantage and the key to victory falls on the defense.

The Wizards' centers Kwame Brown and Brandon Haywood defended the box better than the Jason Collins and Kostic combination. The Nets are the only two men who can defend the restricted area, and the backup inside is veteran Clifford Robinson, who has a very poor matchup.

In the tie-break, the Wizards had the last laugh with an 8-point advantage.

The most exciting series in the first round is the 4th and 5th place matchups in the East, Cavaliers vs Heat.

Both teams have popular stars and great squad depth, and they met in the first round because the rules were unreasonable.

In order to avoid such embarrassment, the NBA has decided to change the rules for locking the top three divisional champions to locking the top four in the summer of 2006, to avoid the situation of the strong teams meeting in the first round.

Industry insiders admit that as a business league, how to meet the needs of the audience is the first priority of the NBA, and better teams should go further, which is what everyone wants to see.

This round of the Eastern Conference series is not only exciting, the score is anxious, but also the biggest controversy of the year.

In the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, with 8 seconds left, the Heat relied on Wade's breakaway score to lead 96-95.

On the Cavaliers' last offense, LeBron James held the ball and forced a breakthrough to return to color, and hit a quasi-final shot with a four-step layup.

It was an obvious step, the Heat players and coaching staff protested en masse, but the referee insisted that the free throw was valid, leaving only 1.6 seconds for the Heat to attack.

Everyone knows that the league intends to praise James, but the way to do it is too LO to do it without blowing a guarantee.

For a long time, the NBA's basket step and fast-break layup step have been criticized by fans by the referee by default. Admittedly, many players in the NBA will walk in the fast break, and the league generally does not blow such fouls for a wonderful dunk performance.

But this is a quasi-lore, the referee is blind if the goal is valid, if there is no shady scene, he can refuse to watch the video replay under the protests of a group of people? He doesn't watch the video replay, but the national audience can see it, if it weren't for the black whistle, could it be so unlevel? This is clearly covering your ears and stealing the bell!

The popularity of the Heat stars is not low, especially O'Neal has a large number of fans. After the game, James was ridiculed by the fans, and some even ridiculed him as the son of "The Great Emperor" Stern.

In Game 6, the Heat won at home to drag the game into a tiebreaker, but they could no longer threaten the Cavaliers, losing by 15 points in Game 7.

After O'Neal entered the playoffs, he began to do his best, and in the series, he beat Ilgoskas and Biedrins, scoring double-doubles and shooting more than 60% from the field, and his efforts were in vain......