At 56-41, the Nets led the Pacers by as many as 15 points at halftime.

Back in the third quarter, the Pacers launched a strong comeback, and George made several consecutive sprees before the packet was formed, and they narrowed the margin to single digits at one point.

But in the third and fourth quarters, the Nets' bench stunned the Pacers' bench again.

In the end, the Nets defeated the Pacers 105-86 at home to win the first game of the series.

Gordon had 22 points and 3 assists, Yi Jianlian had 20 points and 7 boards, Jokic had 18 points, 12 boards and 8 assists, Deron had 12 points and 6 assists, Butler had 10 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals, Booker and West each scored 9 points, and Oden had 8 points and 7 boards.

On the Pacers' side, George scored 36 points on 13-of-26 shooting, 4-of-7 three-pointers, and a little tragic.

"We need more people to step up and take the pressure off for George." At the press conference after the game, coach Vogel said directly.

In this game, except for Hill who scored 15 points and Ellis scored 12 points, no one from the Pacers scored in double figures, and the others shot less than 40.

Vogel got to the point, but his hopes didn't come true.

Now the strength of this Nets team is not strong in offense, but in defense, Butler, Jefferson Jr., Oden, the improved Yi Jianlian, and even including Gordon and Booker, the defense is above the average level of the league, plus the system of infinite defensive changes, the strength of the defensive end is far stronger than imagined.

George is a supergiant and can still score, but it's difficult for other role players to break through that kind of defense.

103-85, 91-81, the Nets scored two more games in a row, and the big score has become 3-0.

In desperation, George went on a rampage at home, where he played the full game and scored 41 points, while Hill and Ellis both contributed 15 as the Pacers pulled one back 113-103 at home.

But this kind of play can't be played every time.

After returning to Brooklyn, the Nets' high-pressure defense forced George to score just 26 points, and the Pacers didn't score more than 80 points as a team.

At the end of the fourth game, George sat on the sidelines for a while, with a blank expression and no idea what he was thinking.

The two sides make a final handshake.

"You've done well enough." Tang Tian encouraged as he hugged George.

George averaged 30.2 points per game and shot 50 from the field throughout the series, and without the devastating injuries of his previous life, he was really good.

"I envy your players, coach." To Tang Tian's surprise, George said something very interesting.

Envy, it may be a lot, envy that they can challenge James, envy that they have the opportunity to impact the championship, envy that they have such a good coach, envy that they have such a good team......

Tang Tian didn't know which one George was, but it didn't really matter.

He smiled and patted George on the shoulder, then led his team back to the dressing room.

eliminated the Pacers 4-1, and after Tang Tian became the owner, the Nets showed an upward trend.

At the same time, the Warriors eliminated the Rockets 4-1 despite Curry's second injury in the series and an expected 23-week outbreak.

The Spurs, Thunder and Cavaliers also swept their opponents 4-0.

The five championship-winning teams all successfully advanced to the second round.

However, except for the Spurs and Thunder, the other three groups of semifinals have not yet come out.

The Clippers and Trail Blazers in the Western Conference, the Raptors and Hawks, Hornets and Heat in the Eastern Conference all played 2-3.

With such a big score, there is a high probability that there will be a tie-break in the end.

However, for the three teams that have already qualified, it will be precious in the playoffs to get more time to rest.

The Nets' potential opponents are the Heat and the Hornets.

In the previous life, the Heat and the Hornets also met in the first round, and in the end, the Heat eliminated the Hornets 4-3.

Now that the Heat have a stronger Whiteside, the probability of advancing will theoretically be greater.

The fact that they are currently leading 3-2 in the big score also illustrates that.

The Heat are no weaker than the Nets in the starting lineup, and there are quality players like Smalls, Winslow and Josh Richardson on the bench, plus old rival Spoelstra, and the two sides will definitely fight in a fierce round.

So even though it was a rest day, Tang Tian still arranged daily training for the team, and there were many parts of the training for the Heat's style of play.

The Hornets defended their home-court advantage and narrowly beat the Heat 90-88 in Game 6 to tie-break.

However, Tang Tian is still optimistic about the Heat, because the record is better, and the tie-break will be held at the American Airlines Arena.

After finishing the training session, Tang Tian left all the players behind that night and watched the seven-tie battle between the Heat and the Hornets together.

This kind of game is a life-or-death game, where both teams will spare no effort, and it is also the best opportunity to observe the opponent.

At the start of the game, the Heat quickly built a lead under Wade, and they had a 15-point lead at halftime.

Everything was as expected.

However, in the second half, the situation on the court changed dramatically, Jeremy Lin and Walker continued to fire, and Jefferson, who came off the bench, played Whiteside a little out of temper.

In the end, the Hornets completed the comeback in the tie-break and won the Heat 103-102 thrillingly!

This result caused a burst of discussion among the Nets players, and Tang Tian, who watched it, was also stunned.

This is different from history, and it is not what he expected!

The Charlotte Hornets, the team that only joined the NBA in 04, miraculously broke the best result in team history and broke into the second round of the playoffs.

"Don, us?" After Frank turned around, he looked at Tang Tian with some tears and laughter.

This result is a big surprise, and it also makes all the targeted training of the Nets in vain.

"That's good news." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Although the result was surprising, it was certainly less difficult for the Nets to play against the Hornets than against the Heat.

There is a lot of luck for the Hornets to advance to the second round, and the backcourt combination of Walker and Jeremy Lin is unlikely to have much impact on the Nets.

After two days of rest, the Nets and Hornets series officially began.

Similar to Tang Tian's expectations, Walker and Jeremy Lin can play well in the first round, and their counterparts Dragic and Wade, one defense is worse and the other is old and slow, but in the face of Deron and Gordon, who are at the peak of ninety percent, their play is very limited.

As for Marvin Williams and Jefferson, they were killed by Yi Jianlian and Westerke.

4-0, with an average net win of 15 per game, the Nets played a little easier than the first round.

After winning the Hornets, the Nets also successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

This is the second year in a row that they have reached the division finals, and their path to the finals has been smoother than last year, but their opponent remains the same, the Cavaliers, who are 4-0 in two rounds and more easily than the Nets.