The 5-8 in the West are the Timberwolves, Lakers, Trail Blazers, and Grizzlies.

Although the Trail Blazers are missing Zach Randolph, they have also won 48 games by relying on a group of veterans, and they insist on not messing up.

The Grizzlies have 47 wins, reaching the playoffs for the first time since the team's founding, and looking back on the team's growth process, it has to be said that they have achieved what they are today, one step at a time, and they have only won two games less than the defending champion Lakers.

The 9-14 places are the Jazz, Rockets, Supersonics, Warriors, Clippers, Nuggets.

The first round of the Western Conference is out, Spurs vs Grizzlies, Suns vs Trail Blazers, Mavericks vs Lakers, Kings vs Timberwolves.

This time, there were two sets of strong conversations in the first round of the West, and the Timberwolves drew the next draw, and the Kings were not injured in the regular season when the core took turns, and they were fully capable of competing for the first place in the league, and the 50-win Timberwolves wanted to enter the second round very difficult.

The Lakers barely made it to the playoffs with their strength in the second half, but it was difficult to advance to the second round against the Mavericks in the first round. The lineups of the two sides are mutually restrictive, the Mavericks can't prevent the OK combination, the Lakers can't prevent Nash and Nowitzki, and experts predict that the two sides will play a full seven games.

Starting this year, the first round of the NBA playoffs has been changed to a best-of-7 system. Before the game began, the Lakers were in a bit of a bad situation, and everyone on the team was questioned, including "Zen Master" Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant, who played the pinnacle of his career.

As before, it is a "blind ** fight" tactic, and the famous coach Jackson has become an ordinary coach who has a bad on-the-spot response this season.

Kobe Bryant was evaluated by experts as not the core of the Lakers' tactics, he was only good at singles and could not lead his teammates.

Bryant's individual ability is unquestionable, and he scored 40+ points in 10 of his 14 games in a single month in February, including nine consecutive 40+ games and two 50+ games. He ended up playing 41.5 minutes, scoring 30.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.2 steals, but the Lakers only had 49 wins.

The Lakers completely dominated the league in the first two seasons, and this season they even had to rely on the first round, and the players were not comfortable. Even if they advanced to the second round, they were not sure to win against the Suns, and it was also a shame to be eliminated by Guo Xu's team.

The record of the Eastern Conference teams is much worse, with the Pistons in first place with only 50 wins, and the 2-8 spots are the Nets, Pacers, 76ers, Hornets, Celtics, Bucks, and Magic.

9-15 are the Knicks, Wizards, Hawks, Bulls, Heat, Raptors, Cavaliers.

The Wizards were the most disappointing team in the regular season, and Michael Jordan retired in disgrace and will not return.

The Knicks did not make the playoffs with a salary of nearly 100 million, and they will definitely have to change blood in the summer. Star point guard Marbury received another level of low evaluation, no way, who let him leave which team, the old club immediately rose? Now no one in the league can do this except him.

Maddy won the scoring title, averaging 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and ranked first in efficiency with an efficiency value of 30.3.

Guo Xu got the assist king, averaging 26.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and his star post-game statistics have improved again, with an efficiency value of 29, slightly inferior to O'Neal's 29.5, ranking third in the league.

Pistons center Ben Wallace won the rebounding and blocking titles, averaging 6.9 points, 15.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game.

The 76ers' Allen Iverson won the steals for the third straight year, averaging 2.7 per game.

The Suns rested for three days, and the coaching staff confirmed the 13-man roster for the playoffs.

Centre-forwards: Nene , Scott Williams, Stoudamire.

Power forwards: Gugliotta, Tony Kukoc, Haslem.

Small forwards: Sean Marion, Kirisek.

Shooting guards: Joe Johnson, Casey Jacobson, Maurice Evans.

Point guards: Guo Xu, Ralph Alston.

The excluded power forward, Chris Crawford, made 10 appearances, averaging three minutes per game and was a pure fringe man.

His contract expires in 2004, and management doesn't expect him to play well, just to clear up salary space for the future and send Hardaway off on a high-paying long-term contract.

The Suns have earned it, and this season Hardaway tore through more than half a season with the Hawks and "Big Dog" Robinson before getting injured. Colangelo and his son shouted that they were lucky to leave Hardaway in trouble.

On April 19, the first game of the Suns VS Trail Blazers started in Phoenix. The home team led from start to finish and got off to a flying start with 106-87.

In his playoff debut, Stoudemire chipped in 24 points, 10 rebounds and two assists, not as good as Trail Blazers core Rasheed Wallace, who had 26 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Guo Xu and Xiao Si have become very tacit after the regular season run-in, as long as Guo Xu attracts Rashid to block and dismantle, and Xiao Si can impact the basket by distributing the ball, the veteran Dale Davis only played 22 minutes and committed 5 fouls.

The 34-year-old Davis's athleticism is not as good as before, and he was crushed by Xiaosi's talent. When the Suns play small-ball tactics, Davis also struggles to defend Marion, who is a big man at 211CM and is not as fast as Marion.

The veteran Sabonis is an excellent meat shield, and he is good at defending the restricted area, but as soon as he plays, the Suns don't go to the basket, and the two guards get rid of the defenders by covering and throwing the ball when they catch it.

On the defensive end, the Suns did not do badly, Guo Xu played against the "flying squirrel" Stadamire and prevented the breakthrough of the face frame.

Last season, the speed of the "little flying squirrel" was comparable to Guo Xu, and this season he was not in good shape after being injured, and most of the season was muddy, and Guo Xu was obviously a little faster than him in the playoffs.

Pippen is old, has a serious dip on both ends of the floor, and is just playing with experience. Scoring guard Bunch Wells is in excellent physical condition and has average shooting, and they have no advantage over Joe Johnson and Marion, and their shooting percentage is not high.

The bench battle between the two sides was half-pounded, and the Trail Blazers relied on McGinnis, Derrick Anderson, and Ruben Patterson to score, and the Suns Nene, Kukoc, and Alston also performed well.

The Suns won the second game more easily, winning 115-90.

Guo Xu had a convulsion, shot 8 of 14 three-pointers, scored 40 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, and the terrifying double-double exploded 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists of the "flying squirrel".

Guo Xu can shoot in the face of the small guard as soon as he draws the wind, he can't do it without a clip, he will be out of the air when he is a pack, three of the four starting teammates can shoot three points, and most of the substitutes also have range.

In Portland, Guo Xu continued to play in the third game, shooting 11 of 20, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, 33 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and all 5 players on the team scored double-doubles.

Although the Trail Blazers also had five players in double figures, they lacked super scorers, and the most points were bench swingman Patterson with 19 points, losing 96-105 at home.

In the fourth game, the Trailblazers finally pulled back a city at home, and the Suns players were collectively in a slump, with only Guo Xu and Xiao Si scoring double-doubles and losing 88-98.

However, no team in the NBA has ever been able to come back from 0-3 down, so the outcome has been decided. The Trail Blazers players who played at home against the Suns were under a lot of pressure and played poorly, losing 95-108.

Guo Xu and Marion cut 20+, and there were two substitutes for the power.

Swingman Jacobson also had his moments, shooting 6-of-10 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 17 points in just 22 minutes.

Nene played 25 minutes, shooting 8-of-9 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 19 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

The Suns advanced to the second round with a total score of 4-1, and Guo Xu did not waste much effort to tie Kidd's record of leading the team that year.