Chapter 871 [Sparring!] The first round of the playoffs is a big upset! 】

Veteran Brent Barry and second-round rookie Dragic were not selected to the Suns' 13-man playoff squad, and they played soy sauce in the regular season and were obviously inferior to their teammates.

In the first round, the Suns swept the Nuggets 4-0 to advance first, outscoring their opponents by an average of 23 points per game.

Guo Xu played an average of 34 minutes per game in the series, scoring 30.3 points, 3 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2 steals, shooting 50% from the field, 45.4% from three-point range, 90% from the free throw line, and shooting 5 three-pointers per game.

Bibby and Anthony Carter were not fast, and Guo Xu couldn't defend one-on-one, and he could attract the bag when he caught the ball, but even then he still scored a high score. In the counterattack, the Nuggets are not good at packing, and the Suns have at least three people to attack quickly, and they will be out of the air as soon as they are shot.

The coaching staff arranged for Guo Xu's playing time to change, allowing him to rest for a while in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, and rest once the score was more ahead, giving the substitutes a chance to exercise. D'Antoni didn't see the Nuggets as an opponent at all, but as a sparring partner.

How does a quadruple championship motivate a basketball coach? D'Antoni now dares to try any tactic he comes up with, and he is confident that his team can win no matter how he plays, even if there is no man more than two meters tall on the field.

The Nuggets' only advantage is star small forward Cameron's Anthony, who can average 27+6+4 star data per game, and other positions are blown up.

Bibby was clearly not as strong as Billups, and the Nuggets traded Iverson for him and couldn't make it through the first round. Anthony was a little fed up after this game and considered leaving the Nuggets to go to a strong team that could compete for a championship.

Although the Nuggets have brought in a lot of high-paid players, the lineup has always been unreasonable, almost all of them are high-paid and low-energy. There is a problem with the management's idea of building the team, and Anthony has no future here to stay. Kenyon Martin's high-paid long-term contract alone killed the Nuggets, otherwise they wouldn't have sent away Marcus Camby with just one second-round pick.

In other games, the Lakers eliminated the Timberwolves 4-1 and will challenge the Suns in the second round.

Al Jefferson performed well in the regular season, entering the playoffs against Meat Shield center Bogut, and his stats dropped to 15 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 44.7% from the field.

The Timberwolves' two biggest swingmen, Rudy Gay and Josh Howard, were also limited by the Lakers' swingman lineup, and their shooting percentage was reduced a lot. Artest, Battier, and Joe Johnson can play a wheel battle on the defensive end.

The Lakers' offensive end is a combination of triangle offense inside and outside, and Monta Ellis' breakthrough is a huge threat to the Timberwolves.

This season, Ellis has become the big dark horse among the players, averaging 18.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4 assists in 33 minutes per game, while shooting 47.5% from the field.

Since he is still mainly off the bench, he may win this year's Sixth Man of the Year award and compete with Jason Terry, who is averaging 19.6 points and 3.4 assists per game for the Mavericks.

Ellis is the man whose fate has been changed, and no one in the triangle offensive system says that he is a cancer, and he is very efficient in heads-up. Because of the small contract he signed, he has also become one of the representatives of the league's low-salary and high-energy.

In the summer of 2008, Ellis, who settled in Los Angeles, also failed to ride an e-bike and suffered a torn deltoid ligament in his left ankle, fortunately avoiding a serious injury and a farce.

He is a two-way defender with guaranteed playing time, and his partners Fisher and Joe Johnson have worked well. Both are physical players, and the team will let Ellis play on the speed guards.

The Rockets eliminated the Mavericks 4-1.

Yao Ming averaged 21.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.3 blocks in 35.8 minutes per game, and beat Dampier with 5 points and 6 rebounds. Dampier defended Yao Ming only one game, which reduced Yao Ming's shooting rate to 40%, but in fact, he himself felt bad.

In addition to Nowitzki, the biggest highlight of the Mavericks is Ariza, who averaged 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in the series, shooting 49.2% from the field and 47.6% from three-point range. Ariza had a hand twitch but didn't shoot much, and Terry, who had a lot of shots, had a terrible run in this series, shooting less than 40 percent overall.

There was also a big upset in the first round of the West, and the Spurs were eliminated by the Grizzlies 1-4 with home-court advantage.

The Grizzlies are on the All-Star team, and the Spurs are missing Ginobili as an important star.

Ginobili has had many disasters this season, and it has been stop-and-go. He missed 12 games after left ankle surgery; Then he missed 1 game with a left hip contusion; He missed 19 games because of pain in his right ankle; Finally, there is a season reimbursement for a stress fracture of the right ankle.

Ginobili's injury was due to fatigue, and his old ankle injury has not been well resolved, and he has not been well rested. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he represented Argentina against the United States with an ankle injury, but left the field injured on the spot, and he was too eager to return after the start of the new season.

If it weren't for the injury, Ginobili would have had a better career, having slipped at the top of his game last season.

Danny Granger joined the Spurs on the wings, and his breakthrough ability was mediocre and not suitable for attacking with the ball. George Hill is just a rookie and embarrassed. In order to enhance the breakthrough and organization, the Spurs traded Alston in the middle of the game, but Alston and Parker played two guards together, and the outside defense would suffer.

Alstom's performance in this series was very disappointing for Popovich, who shot too hard, shooting only 38 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from three-point range.

His defensive ability is also average, and he is at the bottom against Grizzlies backup point guard Nate Robinson.

Nate doesn't just dunk, he's fast, he's skilled on the dribble, but he's weak as a point guard organization, and his height is a tragedy. In the fifth game, he scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and was an important contributor to the Grizzlies' victory.

In the interior competition, Duncan alone can't beat the "double bears" Big Gasol and Randolph, and the Grizzlies' bench interior Javier McGee also performed well, and he could grab the board and block after playing.

McGee averaged 15 minutes per game in the series, scoring 6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks while shooting 50.8 percent from the field.

In the first round of the Eastern Conference matchup, the Cavaliers swept the Nets 4-0 cleanly.

James, Mo Williams outperformed Vince Carter and Devin Harris in their performances.

Harris's regular season data brushing is booming, and when he meets the joint defense team in the playoffs, he becomes a role player, and he can't shoot at medium and long distances and can't break into the restricted area, averaging only 13+5 per game, and the shooting rate is less than 40%.

In the interior competition, Boozer averaged 20.5 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists in 33.8 minutes per game, shooting 56.2%; David Lee played 30 minutes and had 15.3 points, 10 rebounds and one assist while shooting 50.7 percent from the field.

On the surface, David Lee's performance seems to be good, but in fact, he is an important reason for the Nets' loss. He can't prevent Boozer in one-on-one, so he can only resist closely, lacks blocking and interfering with shooting ability, and is only good at grabbing rebounds.

The Suns management does not regret trading David Lee, he is a regular season player, unimportant game statistics can be brushed beautifully, once he needs to strengthen the defense in a tough game, he is still better to sit off the court.

With the luxurious data of 16 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game in the regular season, David Lee should be able to get a big contract in the summer, and there will be teams willing to offer him a long-term contract with a high salary, I wonder if the Nets will match. Let David Lee go, and the Nets can rebuild next season.

The Magic eliminated the 76ers 4-2, and there was no danger.

The Hawks eliminated the Raptors 4-2 and played very intensely, with the Raptors dominating on the inside and the Hawks on the outside.

The biggest upset in the East was the battle for the 2nd and 7th places, and the Pacers eliminated the Celtics in the first round 4-3......