Guo Xu watched the fifth game of the Lakers vs Timberwolves at home, and the starting strength of the two sides was half a catty, and the fight was very intense.

On the outside, the Lakers have the advantage, and Artest, Kobe, and Ellis can shoot suddenly. The Timberwolves' Josh Howard was at a disadvantage against Kobe Bryant, and Ricky Davis was a little out of sight by Atay.

On the inside, the Timberwolves have the advantage, and their style of play restrains the Lakers, and the two big men, Garnett and Blounte, are good at pulling out to shoot, covering their teammates, and not attacking the restricted area. Bogut is not good at defensive efficiency when he gets out of the box, and he moves slowly.

The Timberwolves' playmaker is Garnett, and Blake mainly runs without the ball to catch and shoot, and only breaks through with the ball when he is misplaced against a big man, and his style of play is very flexible.

Guo Xu's style of play Blake will be both physical and practical, and he can almost play a tactical role. His shooting is excellent, his passing awareness is strong, and his breakthrough ability is poor, if you find a template, he is the poor man's version of Nash, the beggar's version of Guo Xu.

The two sides were deadlocked until the last minute, and when it came time for the stars to fight for their individual ability, the Timberwolves were slightly inferior, and they lacked super scorers.

Bryant hit a quasi-shootout shot in the face of Howard's interference at 2.2 seconds to give the Lakers a two-point lead.

The Timberwolves' last offense was difficult to choose, and Garnett's key shot rate has not been high, and he was once evaluated by former teammate Szczebiak as "he never shoots key shots".

After Coach Dwyane Casey called a timeout, he arranged for Howard to make the final offense, catch and throw.

Who is Howard? At the critical moment of the fifth game of the finals in his previous life, he screamed and called a timeout, which directly led to the loss of the Mavericks. Sure enough, under Kobe's interference, Howard received the ball and threw a three-no-stick and lost the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

Garnett was a little dissatisfied after the loss, saying that the coach should let him shoot the last shot, but he listened quietly while the coach arranged the tactics. He is such a person, quiet as a virgin outside the field, and as hard as steel on the field.

In fact, Howard has done a good job as the second leader, and if he doesn't join the Timberwolves, the team may not make the playoffs. With him, the Timberwolves formed a trident, which is a key point of attack and can help create individual opportunities.

The sixth game between the two sides was played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and the starter was very anxious, and Ellis became the key to the Lakers' victory, and he played 27 minutes and scored 19 points and 5 assists to suppress the Timberwolves' rotation.

Blake wasn't a fast defender, and the substitute Marco Jaric was even slower than him, and Ellis's breakthrough Yaric couldn't be prevented.

Troy Hudson, the Timberwolves' small guard who was originally fast, missed the playoffs after playing 34 games this season with another injury.

The Timberwolves management almost hated Hudson to death, and in 2004, they signed Hudson to a six-year, $36 million contract, which only expired in 2010. He was the quintessential player who broke out in a contract year and then retired from injury, making 70 appearances in 2005-07 and losing both stats and efficiency.

In the end, the Lakers won 101-90 and advanced to the second round with a total score of 4-2, where they met the Suns. The Lakers were swept by the Suns in the regular season, and everyone favored the Suns to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

The weakness of the Lakers' No. 1 position has not been made up, and if Guo Xu can't be prevented, he will be more than lucky.

"Grim Reaper" Smash Parker entered the playoffs and showed his weak nature, and his form dropped significantly from the regular season. He averaged 11.8 minutes per game in the series, scoring only 1.6 points and 0.8 assists while shooting 15.4 percent from the field and 16.7 percent from three-point range.

Blake has never been known for his defense, Parker can be defended like this, it's just wonderful, he can't even beat Guo Xu's previous younger brother Blake, how to face Guo Xu?

Rookie Jordan Farmar is also embarrassed, averaging 15 minutes per game, 4 points, 1.1 assists, and shooting 42% from the field. He didn't get much of a workout in the regular season and was stupid when he made the playoffs.

In the end, the Lakers coaching staff reluctantly found that Ellis was more reliable as a cameo point guard, and the bad news was that Ellis only signed a two-year contract with the Lakers as a second-round rookie, and he will be a free agent this summer.

Ellis is very individual and physical, and there will definitely be teams willing to bet on his talent, and the Lakers, who have no salary space, will not be able to renew his contract, and the No. 1 position will be weaker next season.

Other series were also decided, with the Spurs knocking out the Mavericks 4-0.

The bull-horse battle is not classic at all, the Mavericks' two centers Dampier and Diop are both blue-collar, Duncan can shrink near the restricted area and not go out, and the periphery relies on rotation to interfere with the shooting, which alone is not good for the Mavericks to play with the Spurs.

The Spurs' wing defense is still strong, and the Mavericks players except for Nowitzki and Terry are all blacksmiths, and they have not been able to pose a threat to the Spurs at all.

In the fourth game, Nowitzki was completely lost, shooting 2-of-13, 0-of-6 three-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws, scoring 8 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Nowitzki won at least the regular season MVP in his previous life, but he didn't get anything in this life, and he got even worse. He was evaluated as a soft egg by major media, and even Mavericks fans began to doubt whether he could bring a championship to the Mavericks as the core.

The meeting between the Rockets and the Jazz was like a fateful matchup, and they were eliminated 2-4.

The reason why the Rockets are out of the game is that Yao Ming can't defend the restricted area, and after Okura goes out of the three-point line, the Rockets are the big forward to defend, so that they can change the guard to break through when they encounter a block. The weakness of this is Yao Ming's defense Jazz power forward David West.

West is more of a headache for Yao Ming than Boozer, this is pure misalignment, he is not only good at mid-range shooting, but also can break through with the ball and frame, and he is very skilled in changing direction with the dribble under his crotch.

The Rockets' top scorer is also suspected of being a "brush", Maddy averaged 40 minutes per game, 25.3 points, 6 rebounds and 7.3 assists, shooting 39.4% from the field and 25% from three-point range.

He averaged 25.3 points on 22.9 free throws per game, six of which came from free throws, and if he hadn't averaged 8.1 free throws per game, he wouldn't have been able to score as many shots.

Nelson Sr. can only let Maddie play more, Severosa has a poor rookie season, and the offensive end is an existence that can be vacated from mid-to-long distance. Cork Schneider has super physical fitness, and he can't count on his rough technique.

In the Eastern Conference matchup, the Cavaliers swept the Magic 4-0, and both teams played with a playful style of play, with James beating Tekglou.

The Pistons swept the Heat 4-0, and the overall strength gap between the two sides is very large, Heat power forward Antoine Walker, point guard Jason Williams have been abolished, and the offense is all based on O'Neal, Wade, and Posey.

O'Neal, who has suffered a serious decline in form, played an average of 30.3 minutes per game, chipped in 18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 blocks, shooting 55.9% from the field.

After the game, another group of maniacs blew the Pistons' "team soul" Ben Wallace single-handedly limited O'Neal, who was actually a little stronger than in the regular season.

The Hawks beat the Bulls 4-2, both teams scored from the outside, the center lacked offensive power, and the play was very intense, and the Hawks had a slight advantage under Nash's organization, and they will face the Pistons in the second round.

The Nets eliminated the Wizards 4-2, and Larry Hughes was the key to the game again, he couldn't guard either Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson, and the Wizards were forced to let him go to the main defense of Kidd, who didn't shoot much.

Arenas was under a lot of pressure to defend Carter and his offensive performance was also affected. He averaged 28 points and six assists per game against Kidd's defense, shooting just 39.3 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range.

Overall, there have been no upsets in the first round of the season......