When the team was preparing for the playoffs, Zhang Xiaotian also did a lot of training in the system training room.

With this season's victory points, he has increased all his stats to the original limit.

After a few days of adaptation, his strength has improved a lot now.

[Basketball stats (full value 100), power: 78, speed: 75, bounce: 75, three-point: 85, mid-range shot: 83, layup: 80, dunk: 75, confrontation: 79, defense: 78, ball control: 75, passing: 70, steal: 70, inside: 70, rebound: 73, block: 70, stability: 75. 】

On the first day of the playoffs, there was no Cavaliers, and James, as a regular visitor to the playoffs, took the initiative to do some coaching work to help players who had not experienced the playoffs adjust their state.

On the eastern side, the Raptors and Wizards are the first to go to war.

The two sides are not the first brothers in the playoffs, but the backcourt on both sides did not play well, but it was the Wizards' veteran Pierce who scored a game-high 20 points to help the Wizards get down.

And the Wizards grabbed 13 more rebounds, which was also the key to victory.

In the other game, the Bulls, who are third in the East, took out the Bucks, who are sixth in the East.

Jimmy Butler and Rose shined brightly, breaking down the Bucks' defense, and the Bulls' interior was in control of the rebounds.

In the West, the top-ranked Warriors beat the Pelicans.

Even if Anthony Davis scored 35 points and delivered four blocks, no one on the inside could help the team, Curry and Klay Thompson combined to score 55 points, and Draymond Green's comprehensive statistics of 15 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks are also amazing.

The Warriors are growing up just too fast, and their team has few weaknesses.

In another game in the West, in a game that fans on the other side of the ocean are very concerned about, the Rockets defeated the Mavericks, and both sides scored double-doubles, giving fans a hearty battle.

"Winning this game means that everybody can get the ball, everybody can fit into the offense, so they just want to guard one person, it's not okay," Harden said after the game, "and when I got the ball, they clamped me and I would return the favor with a pass in my pants pocket." I played with ease and believed that my team-mates would still hit the next goal. ”

Clearly, Harden, who is already a strong contender for MVP, is not satisfied with the results of his previous two seasons.

On April 19, the first game of the Cavaliers playoffs kicked off at the Quickloan Arena.

The Celtics are a group of young people who have risen this season in unexpected circumstances.

Later in the regular season, they traded for Isaiah Thomas, giving them plenty of firepower during the rotation.

If the knight underestimates his opponent, there will definitely be problems.

After trading Rondo, the Celtics used rookie Marcus Smart to start at the No. 1 position, but this guy is not a core defender, and what the Celtics need now is that the ball is not in the hands of one person, but constantly circulating between players.

Their starting lineup meets this requirement, but their offensive ability is very average, and the defense mainly relies on the team, and there are basically no players with strong defensive ability.

However, their bench lineup is much stronger in attack than the main lineup, and the style of play is more traditional, with Isaiah Thomas playing the core defender.

It can be said that many people can't understand the set played by Brad Stevens, but he made the playoffs with a group of young people who don't seem to be very talented, so it's okay to shout 666 if you don't understand it.

The Cavaliers, as a championship-seeking team, certainly won't follow their opponents, and their lineup and regular season have not changed in order to respond to all changes.

At the start of the game, neither side got into the groove very quickly.

Zhang Xiaotian and James are experienced, but the team also has a playoff starter.

Because the Celtics' No. 2 Avery Bradley belongs to the type of person who is not tall and fast, Zhang Xiaotian switched defenses with Irving at the beginning, and the opponent made the same choice.

No. 6 show Marcus Smart has a lot of strength and is very desperate in defense, but on the offensive end, Zhang Xiaotian defended him so that he didn't have a chance to shoot at all.

In the first playoff game of the young people, Zhang Xiaotian certainly wanted to impress the other party.

The Cavaliers are relatively cautious on Lefou's side, and Irving is very bold and dares to shoot, but the shooting percentage is not very high.

But the Cavaliers' main lineup is still stronger than the opponent, as long as the individual strength is taken out, the Celtics have no way in many aspects.

However, once it was time to enter the rotation, the Celtics had the advantage.

Isaiah Thomas and Kelly Olynyk scored back-to-back points to help the Celtics overtake the score.

Smith is a bit unreliable, Shampert is not good on the offensive end, and Tristan Thompson is doing well, but he's not the type to score points.

In the second quarter, the Celtics simply let Isaiah Thomas stay and go to the No. 2 position with Smart.

At only 1.75m, Isaiah Thomas looks very small on the court, but he is very fast and has the range, making him a good candidate to launch the pick-and-roll.

To be honest, Irving's defense is a bit overwhelming, but the Celtics and Cavaliers play normal tactics but it is a risk.

Isaiah Thomas is strong offensively, but the difference in height is unlikely to limit Irving.

In addition, seeing that the score was behind, James also exerted his might.

The Celtics used Evan Turner and Jay Crowder to take turns to consume James, and the two of them have some defensive ability, but the Celtics don't have good defenders on the inside, and it's basically impossible to guard James.

On the outside, Zhang Xiaotian can also provide fire support.

So in the second quarter, after the main Cavaliers came on the court, it only took four minutes to overtake the score, and by the end of the first half, they had a lead of 8 points.

The Celtics don't have All-Star-caliber players on either end of the floor, and at halftime, the Cavaliers developed a targeted strategy, first using strong point defense to cut off their offensive flow, and then using strong point offense to crush the opposing defense.

In fact, it is to use stars to press them, and many tactics in the playoffs cannot be played without stars.

The Celtics don't use Isaiah Thomas, they are a little weak on the offensive end, and with Isaiah Thomas, they actually enter the routine of fighting stars, how can they fight the Cavaliers.

Coach Brad Stevens is a clever woman who has no choice but to do her best.

And what the knight has to do is to treat it carefully, and not to capsize in the gutter.

They don't just want to win, they have to win and prepare for the next games.

They are a team that has been formed for the championship, and unlike those teams who try their best to break through the first round, if they want to compete for the championship, they must have the attitude of a championship. Read the latest chapters, stay tuned