The Houston Rockets aren't the traditional powerhouses in the league, they haven't won a championship in years, but they've been a significant player in the playoffs every season.

The Rockets don't have that kind of superstar in the traditional sense, and they're also a team that plays very team.

However, this time the Rockets met the Jazz in the playoffs, and the two teams have similar styles and strengths, so it can be said that this is the most confrontational game in the first round of the playoffs.

The match between the two sides is indeed in line with everyone's expectations, although it has not received much attention, and both teams have a very traditional style of play, but such a fierce match still attracts the attention of a small number of fans.

The first six games were tied 3-3, and the tiebreaker moved to Houston, and the Utah Jazz faced serious difficulties.

Although the Jazz united in Game 7 and played the iron-blooded defense they have always admired, they still lost in the face of the Rockets, who were also iron-blooded and had home-court advantage.

In this way, the Houston Rockets reached the second round of the playoffs with a total score of 4-3.

At the same time, in the first round of the playoffs in the East, the Washington Wizards, who dragged the game into a tiebreaker, also defeated the Detroit Pistons.

Although it is also a tie-breaker, the attention of these two simultaneous tie-breakers in the east and west is completely different.

The Houston Rockets' match against the Utah Jazz is more like an unrestricted matchup in mixed martial arts, while the Wizards' match against the Pistons in the East is more like a political campaign matchup.

The Rockets have won praise from most fans with their team offense and iron-blooded defense, while the Wizards have earned the right to advance to the next round with their "pro-son" political capital.

The Rockets played to the end of the seven-game game with five fouls on their backs, and three starters left the court because of fouls.

In the Wizards' tie-break, James Hart made 26 free throws in a game.

In the final moments, the Pistons had no one on the court and only two of them were fouled, and the other two were ejected for questioning the referee's decision.

The two tiebreakers with the same result have given the league a completely different rating, and most fans will give a thumbs up to the Rockets vs. Jazz game, regardless of the winner or loser.

As for the fans' evaluation of the game between the Wizards and the Pistons, the league's top management can only learn to bury their heads in the sand and pretend not to hear.

Prior to these two tiebreakers, the first round of playoff games in the East and West had all been decided.

In the West, the Lakers eventually eliminated the Thunder with a total score of 4-1, and the young Gao Ming and the equally young Paul West paid the price for their youth, and the Thunder barely fought back against the Lakers, and the only way to win that game was through Paul West's super play and the Lakers' distraction.

In the Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers game, the Grizzlies eliminated the Trail Blazers by a total score of 4-2.

Although Brent Charles, the core of the Trail Blazers' interior line, has a super strong performance in this round of the series, and he has absolute dominance on both offensive and defensive ends, but unfortunately they are facing the Grizzlies who have risen this season.

Led by Coach Ron Jerry, the Grizzlies completely overpowered the Trail Blazers with a seemingly simple and straightforward classic pick-and-roll play.

Ronce Jerry's on-the-spot command may be a little lacking, but the team he has trained is inherently more restrained by the Trail Blazers.

Although Brent Charles is tough enough, he is fighting alone after all, and in the face of the Grizzlies, the Trail Blazers were able to win two games thanks to Brent Charles' individual ability.

In this way, the top four teams in the West were all born, and the Lakers were the only teams that finished in the top four in the West last season, and some of the other three teams did not even make the playoffs, and some were eliminated in the first round.

This is enough to show that this alliance is now in a state of drastic change.

There weren't too many intense games in the East, with the exception of the Wizards, who were narrowly missed by the Pistons due to their lack of playoff experience, and several other strong teams ended up fighting in five games.

The Celtics, who are second in the East, swept the Atlanta Hawks 4-0 in the first round of the playoffs in recent years.

The Hawks looked helpless against the Celtics' defense, scoring less than 87 points per game, and they had the second-highest scoring team in the East in the regular season.

The playoff-seasoned Celtics have pretty much played the Hawks to the ground.

The Miami Heat, who are third in the East, eliminated the Indiana Pacers 4-1, and the Pacers have always been mid-range, and this time in the playoffs they continued their very traditional play without causing too much trouble for the Heat.

Fourth in the East is the Orlando Magic, whose center Ryan Worcesterley dominates the game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Ryan Worcesterley averaged 34.6 points and 12.5 rebounds in five games, and the Magic won all four games with ease, except for the first game on the road by the Philadelphia 76ers.

The top four in the East and West have been born separately, and the playoffs have gradually entered the climax, and each subsequent matchup has attracted the attention of fans around the world, while the West, with many new teams, has received significantly more attention than the East.

On the Runners' side, now that the opponent has appeared, they have to start making final preparations.

Wang Lei has been studying the Rockets' style of play during the previous break, and he has seen the game between the Rockets and the Jazz very thoroughly, although both teams are responding with defense, but it is obvious that the Rockets' offense is better than the Pistons.

Against such a Rockets team, Wang Lei has to worry about whether the players can withstand the pressure, after all, the opponent's defense is very good, although the Rockets were killed home and away by the Runners in the regular season, but the playoffs are different, although the Rockets have experienced seven hard battles, but Wang Lei still has to be fully prepared for his team.