Unlike the East, the first round of the series in the West was much more tortuous, and the Warriors did not have a chance to win the opponent again in Game 4 to get the match point, but the Rockets overturned again in Dallas and were chased to a 2-2 tie by the opponent. The series between the Spurs and the Clippers also came to a 2-2 draw, because in the fourth game, Jordan Jr. was powerful, not only slashing 21 rebounds, but most importantly, his free throws actually came to 11 of 18 free throws, shooting more than 6 percent. Finally, the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies matched, the Trail Blazers, who were originally 3-0 by the Grizzlies, fought back in Game 4 and stubbornly relied on a two-point shot by Lillard to drag the game into Game 5.

In the following week, what the Pacers have to do is basically to train and study the tactics of other teams, especially the Warriors, Rockets, and Clippers, not that they have begun to think about the opponent in the Finals, but because the opponents they are facing in the East have basically ended their battles, and the only group of matchups in the East, the Bulls will have to face the Cavaliers after they advance, and when they can beat the Cavaliers, the Pacers will consider studying them.

The first round of the playoffs didn't end until May 2, except for the Bulls who finally defeated the Raptors with a score of 4:2 on the Eastern side, the other three groups of matches ended 4:0, so the strength gap on the Eastern side can be said to be relatively obvious. First of all, the league leader Warriors did not fully play their advantages in the face of the Pelicans' Anthony combination, although they finally eliminated the opponent, but the score of 4:2 and a lot of physical exertion still made Steve Kerr very dissatisfied with the performance of his disciples.

After the Rockets tied 2:2 with the Mavericks, they finally began to wake up, and in the next two games, they directly eliminated their opponents with two big wins of more than 15 points, which can be regarded as justifying their own name in disguise. The third group of confrontations is the matchup between the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies, the Trail Blazers felt a little desireless after winning a game, and they were directly beaten by the opponent in the fifth game, and the Grizzlies finally defeated the Trail Blazers 4-1 and advanced to the second round.

The last is the contest between the Clippers and the Spurs, which is also the only group of tie-breakers in the first round of the playoffs this season, the Spurs and the Clippers are very close in strength, and they play back and forth, you win one, I will return one, all the way to 3:3, but in the end, the Clippers are superior and eliminated the Spurs who reached the finals last season.

After the Spurs were eliminated, the first round of the playoffs this season has finally come to an end, and the second round of matches has been determined at this time, on the Eastern side, the Hawks vs. the Pacers, and the Cavaliers vs. the Bulls. On the West side, the Warriors vs. the Clippers, and the Rockets vs. the Grizzlies, among these matchups, the most interesting should be the matchup between the Warriors and the Clippers, comparing the two teams in the regular season but ended up a 2:2 draw.

On May 3rd, the league held another awards ceremony for the important awards of the regular season at Madison Square Garden in New York, although most of the stars are still preparing for the playoffs, so they did not show up, but Madison Square Garden was still quite lively. First up was the best coach award, which the Eagles' Mike Budenholzer won for taking the Hawks, who finished eighth in the East last season, to 60 wins and first place in the East. Although the head coach of the Warriors, Steve Kerr, also had a big voice, in the end the award went to Mike Budenholzer.

After that, it was the All-Defensive Team of the Year, with Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Tim Duncan, Andrew Bogut and Jimmy Butler being the first Team of the Year, and the first team of players being Ye Xuan, Tony Allen, Derandrew Jordan, Draymond Green and Kawhi Leonard. In his second season, Ye Xuan successfully squeezed Chris Paul, the best defensive player in many consecutive years, to the second team, and squeezed out John Wall, who also performed very well this season. However, I have to say that Ye Xuan's defense does occupy a very important position in the Pacers, so Ye Xuan's appearance in the best defensive team is well deserved, and the data of 2.3 steals per game and 1.2 blocks per game is not blown.

Then came the award of the best defensive player, this award will basically only appear between Leonard and Draymond Green, although the defensive data of these two people does not seem to be as high as Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan's defense is basically single, while Green and Leonard can connect the team's defense, and more importantly, Ye Xuan basically does not help the team's rebounding protection, which is also an obstacle for him to get the best defensive player. As the defensive gate of the Warriors, Green's role on the defensive end is naturally needless to say, and this season Draymond Green can also contribute 1.6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and Leonard can contribute 2.3 steals and 0.8 blocks per game this season, and finally lost to Ye Xuan by two steals on the steals list, ranking second.

And most importantly, all the players Leonard has defended this season have played poorly against him, and he has been able to make the players against him average 7.9 points per game, which is a terrifying number, and the players who were as strong as Gary Payton at the time only averaged 5.8 points less than the players he played against him. In the end, it was this statistic that made him successfully elected the best defensive player of the season.

Since then, it has been the award of the best team, and the three teams that entered the best team are Klay Thompson, Russell Westbrook, DeAndre Jordan, Tim Duncan and Blake Griffin, in fact, Duncan's data this season has seriously declined, but in terms of his age and data, Duncan is indeed worthy of this best team.

In the second team of the best team, there are James Harden, Chris Paul, Pau Gasol, Lamarcus Aldridge and DeMarcus Cousins, Harden should be in the top three candidates for MVP this season, but because the backcourt in the middle of the team has been occupied by the other two, Harden was squeezed out.