Here, the Celtics eliminated the Raptors after seven big games to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and the two teams in the Western Conference Finals have also been born, namely the Lakers who are first in the West and the Spurs who are second. However, their road to qualification was not easy, the Lakers encountered stubborn resistance from the Mavericks, and the troika of Nowitzki, Nash and Finley posed a huge threat to the OK pair, especially Nowitzki, whose outside shooting was simply amazing, beating O'Neal to the point of losing his temper.

However, it is precisely because they attach too much importance to the outside line that they give the inside line to others. It's true that O'Neal couldn't stop Nowitzki from wandering outside the three-point line, but he also showed his dominance under the basket, averaging a staggering 34.1 points and 15.3 rebounds per game, while also dishing out 3.2 blocks. His shooting percentage was much higher than Nowitzki's, and the Mavericks ended up losing 3-4, and it was O'Neal's late hook in the tie-break that made them hate the game.

However, many experts believe that the Mavericks' performance is already very good, and not any team can drag the Lakers into the tiebreaker, let alone they still have a chance to win in the final game. Of course, being beaten by the Lakers stimulated Mavericks owner Cuban, and the crazy owner is expected to spend a lot of money on reinforcements this summer.

The Spurs were a little more relaxed, and despite Admiral Robinson's age, the young Duncan was outplaying on the inside and not falling behind. In addition, Parker on the guard line has also grown rapidly, although he is occasionally a little frizzy, but against the White Devils Bibby can average 14.3 points and 7.1 assists per game, which is already very good.

In fact, the most depressed in the Kings team is not Divac and Webb, who are under pressure on the inside, nor Bibby who watches the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, but Peja, the team's top scorer. Popovich brought Bowen in his previous life and put him in the starting position very aggressively, because of Bowen's strong defensive ability. Bowen hasn't lived up to his expectations, and while Peja is still averaging 20.1 points per game on his defense, his shooting percentage has dropped to a miserable 37.2 percent.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Kings 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference Finals, only allowing their opponents to win the first two home games. And judging from the lineup of the Spurs' two games, it is clear that there is a suspicion of release, Robinson only played less than 10 minutes in the two games, and most of the time it was played by substitute centers Cherokee Parkes and Duncan on the inside. Of course, in the interview, Popovich insisted that Robinson was unwell and needed to rest, and only they knew if he was ill.

There is no shortage of highlights in the Western Conference semifinals, but the 76ers have no time to worry about the other division, and they have been preparing for the next Eastern Conference Finals. In addition to the precious day off from the sweep of the Nets, the players soaked in the training gym almost every day, recovering and training according to the coaching staff's schedule.

The coaching staff's training plan is based on their analysis of the Celtics' style of play, player configuration and common tactics this season, in fact, after the win over the Nets, they began to analyze the Celtics and Raptors, so that no matter which team advances, they will not be in a hurry, even if the opponent is the Raptors, they can come up with another plan.

Because they are in the same division, the 76ers know the Celtics no less than the Raptors. But it was because they knew enough that they wondered about the Celtics' meteoric rise this season. Obviously, last season also relied on the twin stars of Pierce and Walker to win the world, but the Celtics only achieved a 36-46 record and finished ninth in the East, but after a season, they suddenly rose to the second place in the East, such a huge improvement is incomprehensible to many people.

However, as the opponent of the Celtics Eastern Conference Finals, the 76ers do not need to understand why they can quickly rush to the top of the East, anyway, it is enough to beat them in the game, and the golden championship trophy is still waiting!

But in fact, the Celtics, an old giant, are not so easy to deal with. They are a veteran team that has existed since the beginning of the NBA, and with an unprecedented 16 O'Brien Cups, only the Purple and Gold can barely compete with them. In the 1959-68 season, they won 10 titles in 11 years, including an unprecedented eight in a row.

The team's last glory to date came in the '80s, when the Celtics drafted Larry Bird in 1979 and the following year brought in Parish and McHale, making Bird one of the greatest players of all time.

However, after Bird's retirement, the team quickly fell into the doldrums, failing to make the playoffs for three consecutive seasons, the longest non-playoff record a team has suffered since 1946-1950. After reaching the playoffs in the 94-95 season, the Celtics missed the playoffs for six consecutive years, and it was not until this year that they finally turned around.

Their success must be attributed to the two core players of Pierce and Walker, who are averaging 48.2 points, 15.7 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 3.4 steals per game this season, making them one of the most firepower in the league. It was also thanks to their excellent play that the Celtics were able to defeat the Raptors, who also had Carter and Maddy, to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The 76ers are not afraid of this kind of dual-core team, anyway, now they have a lot of defensive giants in their roster, and Dyrem Porter has also grown into a reliable interior barrier, although it will not complete another sweep, but it is undoubtedly quite restrained against the Celtics. However, they did not look down on their opponents because of this, and the arrogant mentality is the way to die at all times, and if the players insist that the Celtics are vulnerable, then the 76ers themselves may be eliminated in the end.

That's why the coaching staff has done a lot of work for the Celtics, and they have roughly watched the videos of the Celtics this season, especially the playoffs, combined with the impressions from the previous games, to develop a very detailed training plan. In Brown's view, the Celtics are not an easy opponent to deal with, but the 76ers are unlikely to throw in the towel at this time. The two sides have met four times this season, with Celtic holding the absolute upper hand with 3 wins and 1 loss, and the only defeat was because the team's top scorer Reid was out due to physical discomfort, and in the end they only lost by 5 points, so it can be said that they already have a psychological advantage.