On May 3, U.S. time, the second round of the playoffs kicked off.

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks, who are in first place in the East, 104-98 on the road, and gave their opponents a blow to the head. Paul. Gasol grew strong in the El. Horford and Paul. Millsap scored 21 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Ross & Jimmy. Butler also scored 25 and 20 points, respectively.

If they faced the young Boston Celtics in the first round, the Hawks players could explain why they struggled to win by taking their opponents lightly. But now that they've lost to the Chicago Bulls, it's a real problem — the Hawks, who were so impressive in the regular season, seem to have dropped a notch since they entered the playoffs.

They can't use the player's lack of adaptation to the playoff atmosphere as an excuse to cover up the problem. Horford, Paul. Millsap, Keller. Korver and even Jeff. Teague has a wealth of playoff experience and has been running into each other for nearly two seasons. If this situation were to be applied to other teams, the public opinion would not be so hot, but the Hawks are the second largest player in the East after the Golden State Warriors in the regular season, and the slightest change in them will be very eye-catching.

"Tactics are important to a team, but in the playoffs, the rigor of execution is not the only key to success. As we all know, the playoffs are a stage for superstars to play their full strength, and the teams that can go far in the playoffs have one or even two or three superstars who can change the trend of the game with their individual abilities. And now the Atlanta Hawks, I have no intention of ironizing anything from Eyre. Horford to Jeff. Teague and others are good players, but they're still far from being superstars. In the regular season, the strengths of these players combined with Budenholzer's rigorous tactics can explode into formidable form, but in the playoffs these can be several times more difficult. Mike. Budenholzer studied under Greig. Popovich but he is now missing a Thiem from his lineup. Duncan, or last season's Finals Cowie. Leonard is the one who can change the game with great strength. "Famous basketball critic Bill Brown. Simmons made quite direct comments on his show, which even caused the indignation of many Hawks supporters. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Simmons actually broke the Hawks' current problems in one word, and it was also Mike. Budenholzer's biggest embarrassment right now.

In the other game, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 101-86 at home. Grizzlies' main point guard Mike. Conley suffered a facial fracture against the Trail Blazers and could only sit on the sidelines and watch his team be pinned down by the Warriors. Conley's absence has had a huge impact on the Grizzlies, who are the No. 1 playmaker and scorer on the perimeter, outscoring opponents by as many as 18.7 points per 100 possessions whenever he's on the floor in the playoffs. And Conley's defensive ability is also urgently needed by the Grizzlies at the No. 1 spot, and he will be replaced by Damian in the first round of the playoffs. Lillard shot just 40.8 percent from the field. Aaron, Courtney. Together, Lee formed a solid perimeter barrier for the Grizzlies.

"If Bill. Simmons' statement to see what you think of Mike. Is Conley a superstar now? The Heat watched the game at the request of the coaching staff, and Whiteside asked Addison softly.

The Chinese point guard couldn't help but smile and shrugged his shoulders noncommittally. He doesn't know if Conley is a superstar, but he's sure that if Conley had played in this game, at least the Warriors wouldn't have won such an understatement. In some ways, this is a better rating than a superstar.

"I think you should take a closer look at Mark now. How Gasol handles offense and defense, Hassan instead of discussing Mike. Conley's hierarchy problem. Spoelstra's calm voice came, "Tomorrow your opponents will be Mozgov's Russian, and Tristan. Thompson...... Do you think you can handle those two people easily? ”

Whiteside's face turned bitter, for him Tristan. It's okay to say that Thompson is a physical man, but a meat shield like Mozgov with a huge tonnage and some low-post offensive skills is the type he is not good at dealing with. He didn't get much advantage from the Russians in several matchups in the regular season, and the presence of Mozgov's meat shield also made the Cavaliers' outside offense more comfortable.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll be Hakim. Olajuwon taught the big Russian fat man a hard lesson!! Whiteside said viciously as if to cheer himself up, causing his teammates to burst out laughing.

Spoelstra and several assistant coaches looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. If Whiteside can have half the offensive skills of Olajuwon, I guess the coaching staff will be crazy right now. In today's era of small balls, half of Olajuwon is enough to gallop wildly in the penalty area.

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- Put the regular season scores aside, boy. From now on we are 0-0, but tomorrow I will definitely change the score to 1-0.

Addison had just returned to the hotel when he received Carey. Owen sent him a 'war letter', he pouted speechlessly, thinking that this guy was really warlike. But it can be Carey. A player of Owen's level is regarded as a strong opponent, and Addison is still more useful in his heart.

- Come on, man. Since our first matchup, you've never surpassed me in total. The playoffs will be the same story, and the one who wins will definitely be me.

***

"The atmosphere at the home of the Quickloan Arena is really good, guys!" Kenny. Smith's face appeared in the live camera, "It's hard to imagine that a small ball city like Cleveland would have such a great stadium!" There are not many stadiums that can accommodate more than 20,000 people in the entire league. ”

"To hell with it, Kenny! The city has LBJ and Carey. Irving, as long as these two people are around, the basketball market in Cleveland is no worse than Los Angeles or New York! "Charles. Barkley shook his head and retorted, "It's a business league, Kenny, the size of the ball can't be judged by the population range of the city area alone." ”

"Why, Sir Charles, you are now not only a philosopher, but also an economist?" O'Neal joked with a smile, "You can learn from Kobe Bryant in this regard, his venture capital firm has made several big bucks." ”

"Come on, Shaq, aren't you the only one of us to get an MBA? People with this way of thinking are not suitable for the financial investment industry, or spraying people on the live broadcast seat is more suitable for me. Barkley spread his hands out and said bluntly.

"It's hard for me to imagine Charles going to Wall Street to give lectures...... If this day had happened, I would have collapsed to the point of going to God. "Kenny. Smith laughed badly, and looked like he had fully recovered from enteritis and high fever.

"Guys, we're off topic." Barkley had to cough pretending to be embarrassed even if he had a poisonous tongue, "Didn't the opening ceremony of the Cavaliers get you to focus on the game?" The starting line-ups of both sides have already appeared on the big screen on the field. ”

The starting lineup of the Cavaliers is - C Season Murphy. Mozgov, P.F. Mike. Miller, S.F. LeBron. James, SG JR. Smith, P. G. Carey. irving

The starting lineup of the Heat is - C Hassan. Whiteside, PF Ruhr. Deng, S. F. James. Ennis, SG Dwyan. Wade, P. G. Addison. quiet

"Blatter put Mike. Miller was pushed to the No. 4 position?! I'm not talking about Mike. Miller doesn't have the ability to play power forward, but he's 35 years old, and you can count on him to protect the basket and grab rebounds right now, as well as keep up with Ruhr. Deng's speed?! Barkley grinned in bewilderment, "I don't understand the Israeli formation, and to be honest, I think it was the wrong decision." ”

"I agree with you, Charles, but the Cavaliers still have the very good Tristan on the bench. What about Thompson. O'Neal also questioned the Cavaliers' starters, "No matter how you look at Thompson's appearance in the starting lineup, he is better than Mike. Miller is a little more advantageous. ”

"Maybe Coach Blatter is trying to take advantage of Mike. Miller's projection and autonomous offensive ability opened up space for the Cavaliers' perimeter, after all, the Cavaliers' forward who can pull up defensive space like Love is Mike. Miller too. "Kenny. Smith guessed that David. Blatter's intentions, "The whole world knows that LBJ likes this kind of forward teammate who can open up space, which can make his breakthrough and low post singles more useful. ”

Addison sat on the floor in front of the tech desk stretching his legs and relaxing, and there was an interesting scene just at the entrance ceremony. Cleveland fans are probably well aware of LeBron. James and Dwyan. Wade, so 'The Flash' didn't get too many boos when he entered. But in order to vent the hostility in their hearts, Addison became their chosen target, and the wild boos and wanton abuse that the Chinese point guard encountered when he appeared on the court even surprised the Heat and Cavaliers players present. Generally only if Kobe Bryant. Bryant Troo's quick loan center can enjoy this level of boo......

Even now, when the Chinese point guard relaxes on the sidelines, he can faintly hear the sarcasm and insults coming from the back row of the audience, and even the fingering at his complexion.

Addison just laughed at this, he was here to compete, not to scold people. As Kobe Bryant often said, learn to enjoy boos and abuse, and the crazier those people boo, the more they fear you and the more threatening you are in their eyes. Imagine who would boo an inconsequential water cooler administrator for no reason?

As for the riposte, winning on their turf is the most powerful riposte to these people! It's also a professional player's riposte!

An electronic hum signaling the start of the game caused the starters on both sides to take their positions in the middle of the court. Owen hugged each other, and he could already see the excitement burning in Owen's eyes. This super scorer who has inherited the 'Mamba spirit' is more and more fierce in key matches, and his form is definitely not bad at this time.

But how could Addison not do it? It's just that his expression isn't so obvious......

The referee on duty blew the whistle after some instructions, and at the same time threw the basketball into the air!

"Guys, focus your full attention on the field! The race is on! "Charles. Buck used his loud and strong decibel voice to roar hard!