"The first round of the playoffs this season is really strong and weak! In the first round of eight pairs, five teams were swept away! On May 2, 2004, the Nets defeated the Hornets 89-83 at home, thus eliminating the Hornets with a total score of 4-2 and advancing to the division semifinals, all the games in the first round of the 03-04 playoffs were over.

In the first round of this year's playoffs, there was no team under the gram, and all the top four teams in the eight divisions advanced, and at the same time, in all the matchups, there was no close or fierce battle, even the Grizzlies, who were only two wins away from the king, only lasted 5 games, and were sent home by the king.

As for the rest of the matchups in the first round of the playoffs, the Pacers, who are first in the East, swept the Wizards, who are eighth in the East, the Heat, who are second in the East, the Celtics, who are seventh in the East, the Pistons, who are third in the East, the Bucks, who are sixth in the East, the Mavericks, who are in first place, the Jazz, who are eighth in the West, the Timberwolves, who are second in the West, who are seventh in the West, and the Spurs, who are third in the West, eliminated the Rockets who are sixth in the bottom 4-1.

Compared with every year's playoffs, there will be a large number of players exploding, and this year's first round of the playoffs is not excluded, not to mention the role players, among the eliminated teams, whether it is Steve Francis, who averages 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game, Byron Davis, who averages 22 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds per game, or Al Harrington, who averages 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game, these star players, their performance in the first round of the playoffs is far better than the regular season, Although their teams were eliminated, their performance was beyond reproach.

It's just that compared to the Wizards' Arenas, their brilliance is obviously much weaker, although the Wizards were swept out by the Pacers in the first round, but Arenas's performance in the four-game series is very dazzling, four games, Arenas scored 48 points, 34 points, 35 points, 42 points, He averaged 39.7 points, 7.5 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals per game in the series, but unfortunately, even with Arenas' performance, he couldn't bring a win to the Wizards. And Arenas's crazy performance in the series against the Pacers also attracted a lot of popularity and attention to Arenas, and even before the start of the fourth game between the two sides, a very large number of fans abandoned the Pacers, who had dominated the trend, and ran to support the Wizards, and in the comparison of the support ratings of the ABC television network, the Pacers and the Wizards are no longer one-sided.

With the end of the first round of the playoffs, the second round of the playoffs is also on the agenda, after all the teams have a day off, the second round of the playoffs will officially start on May 4, 2004, the first two games will be played are the Heat who are second in the East against the Pistons who are third in the East, and the Mavericks who are first in the West against the Kings who are fourth in the West, and the matchup between the Pacers and the Nets, the Timberwolves and the Spurs will be scheduled for May 5.

This season's Nets, although they have also made a lot of reinforcements in the offseason, and Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson have improved significantly this season, but with the rise of the Heat and Pistons, the Nets have now lost even the second place in the East. And in the first round, the Nets were the only team that took six games to eliminate the opponent, and the Nets' opponent in the second round was a strong Pacers, so there was already a lot of media singing about the Nets before the series started.

Although the outside world is not optimistic about the Nets now, the players above and below the Nets do not see it that way now, especially after losing to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons, when the Nets meet the Pacers again in the playoffs this season, all the players on and off the Nets are now fighting high and shouting revenge slogans.

The Nets lost the second place in the East this season, but the strength of the Nets is much stronger than the previous two seasons, Jason Kidd, who signed a big contract, still maintains a high fighting spirit, and excellent physical condition, although the average points per game have decreased compared to last season, but Kidd can still score 15.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 9.2 assists this season, and compared with last season, Kidd's shooting percentage has increased, and the three-point shooting rate is more than 40%.

As for Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson's performance this season, Kenyon Martin can contribute an average of 16.7 points and 9 rebounds per game this season, and was selected as an Eastern Conference All-Star as a substitute, and Richard Jefferson can be described as coming in by leaps and bounds, this season's Richard Jefferson can contribute 18.5 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, plus Lorenzen White, who can contribute 12 points and 9 rebounds per game, and Corey Kidders, who averages 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, it can be said that the Nets' starting lineup is enough to wrestle with any team.

And Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson's supernatural play in the series with the Hornets has made the Nets more confident, especially in the face of the weak Hornets inside, who averaged 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game in 6 games. Although Richard Jefferson is not as high-profile as Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson, who can average 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game, is not easy to keep a low profile.

As for the Pacers, the Pacers, who eliminated the Wizards early, are now relaxed, although they are about to face the Nets, but the whole Pacers team does not see a trace of tension now, Mutombo, Reggie Miller, Derrick Coleman These veterans even play around like children on the sidelines. Of course, there is also a special one, that is, Jermaine O'Neal, in the relaxed atmosphere of his teammates around him, Jermaine O'Neal has a strained face, with his back to Nn Hilario, where he practices back singles.

"Jermaine, you can't be light, we're teammates, why are you so angry!" Looking at Jermaine O'Neal, who pushed his back away and his backhand was a violent dunk, NN Hilario, who was pushed back more than a meter away by Jermaine O'Neal, began to complain to Jermaine O'Neal who came down from the basket.

"Haha, NN, Jermaine must be imagining you as Kenyon Martin by now, so don't complain and ask for yourself." Meng Xu, who was moving his body on the side, began to persuade NN-Hilario with a smile after hearing NN-Hilario's complaints. After Kenyon Martin publicly stated that he wanted to teach Jermaine O'Neal a lesson in the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinals, Jermaine O'Neal, who usually laughs and laughs in training matches, has changed, especially when facing NN Hilario who cooperates with his training, he is even more ferocious, and there is no doubt that Jermaine O'Neal must have treated Nn Hilario as Kenyon Martin.

"Haha。。。。。。" After Meng Xu's words fell, the other Pacers players around him also looked at NN Hilario with sympathetic eyes.

"I wish the game against the Nets started today." In the sympathetic gaze of the surroundings, the helpless NN Hilario raised his hair and let out a sigh.