After the New York Knicks eliminated the Chicago Bulls 4-0 to become the first team to reach the division finals, they quickly set their sights on the Heat and Celtics, and now one of these two teams is really about to become their opponent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the third game, Rondo's severed arm savior became a good story, this battle was enough for Green Army fans and parties to blow for a lifetime, and Rondo still played with injuries in the fourth game, and this dedication to victory touched all Celtics fans.

But smart people know that this is not a desirable approach, after the injury Rondo's skills are halved, and playing with injuries can certainly boost morale, and at the same time it will be beneficial to Rondo's own reputation, but it is also an indisputable fact that the result of recklessness will drag down the whole team.

However, no one will raise objections at this time, and many times rational and realistic ideas can only be hidden in the heart, and it becomes a fool to say it.

In the fourth game, Wade was booed by the fans as soon as he played, and it was clear that the Green Army fans were very sorry for Rondo, and the scene of his injury in the last game deeply stung the Boston fans. Even today's referee on duty was sympathetic to Rondo, and his punishment in the game was a little biased in his favor.

However, it is clear that the injury to his left arm has had a considerable impact on Rondo's intimidation on the pitch, as he can only play with his right hand in the game, and his left hand has made passes in the first half but rarely touches the ball in the second half.

The Heat won't sympathize with their opponents, and who will sympathize with them if they lose? Besides, he really lost to the one-armed Rondo, and the sourness after the game was unimaginable. So throughout the game, Long was knocked over by James and Wade many times, and every time there was a boo from the audience.

Wu Huang watched the game with his teammates in the hotel in Chicago, and when he saw that Rondo couldn't even hold the ball in the second half and couldn't complete the shooting at all, Wu Huang couldn't help but shake his head, the Celtics in this game were equal to 4 to 5, and if it was him, he would definitely go down to watch the play after the first half.

It was necessary to play with an injury in the first half, and Wu Huang would do the same. But there was no need to continue playing with injuries in the second half. You must know that the Celtics who are fighting at home have always been brave, and they may not be able to rely on the morale bonus brought by Rondo to complete the comeback. But Rondo has been on the court, because of an arm injury, his already sparse shooting today is even more unsightly, and even the assists have been greatly affected, because his body balance is not as good as usual, his passing strength will be off, which has led to some undeserved mistakes.

The hypocritical media only reported on his appearance at the moment to a large extent to stabilize the morale of the army, and even if it was not too eye-catching, the Celtics were still in high spirits and attacked like mercury. But that's not the case, the truth is that the Green Army was in very good shape today, and even with a one-armed Rondo can play the Heat in overtime.

But the reality is so hypocritical, sometimes you just can't tell the truth and you can't make the right choices. Didn't Rivers know that Rondo should be replaced? Of course he knew, and he knew better than anyone else, but he knew better that he couldn't take Rondo off.

The current situation is unless Rondo himself asks to go down, otherwise Rivers can't say anything to replace him, and the global public opinion and the Virgins will not agree to him doing this, these people are half controlling public opinion, and half are brainwashed into the Virgin Mary who will only stand on the peak of morality, so they won't care if Rondo will drag down the team if he plays with one arm, but if Rivers dares to dislike Rondo and not let him play, he will definitely be properly fired under the overwhelming condemnation after the game, even if he makes the right choice.

The Heat's Big Three didn't care so much, they worked collectively in overtime, and finally let the Celtics' efforts fall short and get the match point.

There have been 195 3-1 situations in the history of the NBA, but only eight teams have completed the big comeback. Now judging from the comparison of the strength of the two sides, it is very difficult for Celtic to reverse. Because they want to complete the comeback, they must win three games in a row in the next game, which means that the two sides must fight until the final tie-break for Celtic to have a chance of winning.

But now the Celtics' physical strength makes it difficult for them to achieve a satisfactory result in such a long tug-of-war, and perhaps the Bostonians, who have dominated the East for three consecutive years, have come to the curtain call.

For the time being, the Knicks are only focusing on the battle between the Celtics and the Heat, and now the situation is clearer, the Heat will end the Celtics in one fell swoop when they return to their home court, and the Knicks' opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals will be the Heat.

Heat fans were having a post-victory party after the team's victory, and an hour and a half later, another matchup in the Western Conference was also decided, and the second team to reach the division finals was announced, and the Dallas Mavericks swept the Lakers in a home massacre, making it to the Western Conference Finals for the fourth time in team history.

The defending champion Lakers suffered a heavy defeat on the road 86-122 and were swept 4-0 in the second round of the playoffs, a news that quickly overshadowed the Celtics' loss.

The Mavericks made an unexpected "three-point rain" today, and in the first half they made 11 of 15 three-pointers, tying the NBA playoff record, and 20 of 32 three-pointers in the whole game, also equaling the record. Jason Terry was even more astonishing, scoring 20 points on 6-of-7 three-pointers in the first half, and 9-of-10 on three-pointers, tying the NBA playoff personal record, playing 25 minutes and scoring 32 points.

The Lakers were swept out, the road to defending the title came to an end, and coach Phil Jackson would also leave the NBA in such an undignified way, and many fans lamented it.

However, the Zen master is also self-inflicted, who asked him to say "arrogantly" before the season: "This will be the last season of my coaching career." Such a sentence has long pushed the Lakers and Phil Jackson himself to a situation where they will be remembered for 10,000 years if they don't win the championship.

Of course, this sentence is also linked to his achievements, 13 championship rings (two were obtained as a player), so it is natural to imagine why the last season of Zen Master's coaching season has attracted unprecedented attention after saying this.

In fact, in the third game between the Lakers and the Mavericks, the Zen master was seen roaring at Gasol after a timeout, and even punched Gasol in the chest, such a scene almost subverted the image of the Zen master - suave, moody, and full of mystery. And this time the roar and fists show how eager even a Zen master is for his 14th championship ring and a perfect ending. In Game 4, the Zen Master called three timeouts in a row in a rare short period of time, but the Lakers still couldn't control the situation.

Wu Huang's impression of the Zen master is also a little discounted, especially the gaffe of the third battle makes Wu Huang feel: This old guy shouldn't have Alzheimer's, right?

The Zen master's gaffe is indeed unimaginable to happen to him, and the Zen master, who has always been a master of psychological regulation, ignores an important issue, the pressure of "his last season" is huge, and its counter-effect not only makes the team uneasy, but also makes it difficult for him to calm down.

What broke the hearts of Lakers fans and big fans even more was that the Lakers' exit not only shattered Kobe's dream of leading the team to achieve three consecutive championships as a leader, but also made Kobe unable to catch up with Jordan's championship number this season, and also made Kobe's dream of Jordan basically come to naught throughout his career. And to make matters worse, this game is seen by many as a sign of the end of the "Kobe Bryant era".

Two triples in a row is Bryant's only chance to catch up with Jordan, and now he has to win another triple in his future career, but given Bryant's age, that may be largely non-existent. And even if Kobe Bryant was unlucky, played without injury until he was 40 years old, and really won another three-in-a-row championship, this team would not have counted if it was not led by him.

So James's current situation is actually more dangerous, if the soon-to-be-27-year-old can't win the championship this year, or even next year, how much time does he have left?

Bryant is skill-oriented, and he may not be able to play until he is 35 years old. But James is physical, can he play until the age of 35 and still maintain his dominance?

After the first four games of the division semifinals, the promotion situation of each group matchup is surprisingly clear, in addition to the Thunder and Grizzlies are still hurting each other, the Knicks and Mavericks have swept to advance, and the Heat is only one step away.

Although the Knicks' sweep of the Bulls is a surprise, the latter's state has been inconsistent since the trade, and this ending is not too surprising, at least there are many reasons to explain it.

But the Mavericks swept the defending champions 4-0, which makes it impossible to guess.

At this time, in addition to being in a trance with the players and fans, the Los Angeles media naturally had to find some scapegoats to take the blame in order to make themselves better.

Kobe Bryant must be fine, then Gasol must be wrong, especially in the fourth game, although the Spaniard scored 10 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, the statistics were mediocre across the board, continuing his sluggish form in the Western Conference semifinals.

Gasol's performance has been very mediocre throughout this year's series, and it can even be said that he has had the worst playoff performance since joining the Lakers. It is reported that Gasol is in a slump because of his broken love, and in the crucial fourth game, Gasol still failed to get out of the shadow of broken love, scoring only 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting, and the defensive end was even more powerless to limit Nowitzki's outside firepower.

Lakers fans and the media believe that Gasol, who has performed so badly, that the Lakers want to use him to trade the monster that almost single-handedly swept the sky in this year's playoffs, which is simply a fantasy, plus Bynum is about the same.

The Magic, who was the most active in suggesting a trade for the Twin Towers after the Lakers were eliminated, first talked about his thoughts on Game 4 of the Lakers-Mavericks series in an interview with ESPN, saying, "My first feeling is that they have plans to take an early vacation and don't want to win this game at all. ”

In addition, the Lakers were eliminated with a total score of 0:4, and at the same time, Odom and Bynum were sent out with malicious fouls, "Magic" is also very disgusted by this, he said that this is the biggest shame for the Lakers since losing to the Detroit Pistons, and he believes that the Lakers should show their demeanor regardless of whether they lose or win in the end, but obviously the Lakers lose and lose.

Then "Magic" Johnson pointed the finger at the Lakers inside, he believes that Bynum and Gasol must trade one, and Odom, who has just won the best sixth man, can also be traded. "The Lakers have two problems right now, the team is too slow, they don't have a physical advantage, and I mean their athletic talent. It's the playoffs, and almost all of the teams that can come here are fast and high. ”

"Magic" means that Lakers owner Buss must choose between Gasol and Bynum, and trade the other to recruit Howard, the "Monster" of the Orlando Magic, and "Magic", one of the Lakers' legends, thinks that trading the soft Gasol seems to be the most suitable.

It's not just the Lakers who have been criticized internally, Artest, Lao Yu, and the bench are all targeted by fans and the media, and only Zen Master and Kobe Bryant in the entire Lakers team have not dared to put their fingers in for the time being. But it is conceivable that when these people finish scolding these small characters, the Zen master and Kobe Bryant can't run away, where do the losers have so many problems, and the boss also sprays them!

If the central cities of the West are in dire straits at the moment, Los Angeles fans are in a state of gloom after being swept away. So the central city of the East is of course showing the opposite side after the promotion at the moment, and all the New York fans are smiling and beaming with joy these days.

The last time the Knicks reached the Eastern Conference Finals was 11 seasons ago, and the Knicks in the 99-00 season were still led by Jeff Van Gundy, and the core of the team was the Big Three of Ewing, Sprewell and Alan Houston, but unfortunately they lost to the Pacers led by the veteran Miller and anti-China Jalen Rose in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Wu Huang has now brought the team back to the Eastern Conference Finals after 11 years, and has exceeded the task of this season, but he is not satisfied, and now it has come to this point, and no one wants to go further. When Wu Huang and the team returned to New York, the first thing they said in the interview was: "We've achieved our goals for the season, but we've come here, why can't we make it to the finals and win the championship?" ”

"Having said that, the Heat are not easy to play!" Wu Huang can say something to boost morale on the outside, but the Knicks' coaching staff, Wu Huang and Iguodala and other key players all know that the Heat are not easy to play, especially in the playoffs.

Don't look at the Knicks who swept the Bulls, but you can see how difficult Anthony is in this round to see how dangerous these superstars are in the playoffs.

Fans who have watched the game for a long time know that the NBA playoffs are all about superstars, especially when it comes to critical moments, all teams rely on stars alone, and various tactics are just to allow stars to complete the offense, even the Spurs and Celtics are no exception.

The Spurs' team basketball is said to rely on Duncan as the cornerstone, and when Shi Buddha is old, he is not as reliable as he was young at critical moments, and the Spurs began to rely on the demon knife Ginobili and the late-blooming Parker at critical moments. In the end, even the demon knife was bald, and Parker couldn't run, and Popovich, despite his ability, was not killed by a blasted Randolph?

Why didn't the Knicks defend and could beat the Bulls who were better defensively than them with small-ball tactics alone?

The simplest answer is that Wu Huang played better than Rose, and Xiao Si played no worse than Anthony. There must be these two points first, and then the role of other players, because without the favorable conditions created by Wu Huang and Xiao Si first, the rest of the things would not have happened, this is a story of cause and effect.

Wu Huang played an average of only 36 minutes per game in the first round, and could get 25 points, 7 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 3.5 steals, which shows that the overall strength of the Knicks is too much stronger than the opponent, Wu Huang does not need to take too much responsibility, and only needs to contribute stable output and organization to lead the team to victory.

But the second round was different, in the face of the strongest ass in the current game, Wu Huang had to score against Anthony, in fact, he was ostensibly against Rose, but the real opponent was Anthony.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, Wu Huang's average playing time per game soared to 44 minutes, and his average data per game also increased, averaging 36.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game in four games. Sometimes whether a team can produce results or not depends on whether its core has the characteristics of finality and insolvency.

What's bad is that this kind of person is not only there for the Knicks, but also for the Heat, and there are two of them, which makes the Knicks' coaching staff kick in their hearts, and a team like the Heat is too terrible in the playoffs, although they are not without weaknesses, such as having a strong center to teach people, but there is no such person in the Knicks team.

Well, in fact, it's not nothing, O'Neill is one of the most powerful centers of all time? If the 39-year-old can explode in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat will be in trouble. But the question is whether he can break out? And even if he can break out, D'Antoni won't use him, and he doesn't want to use this kind of big fat man who will slow down the whole team.

The most important question is, how will the Heat triumvirate defend themselves?

D'Antoni now needs to solve this most basic and important problem, but he can't find the answer, just like he used four games and still couldn't get Anthony, and Thibodeau used four games and still died at the hands of Wu Huang, and he couldn't find a solution to James and Wade either, unless these two guys were still playing alone with the Cavaliers and the Heat.

Coupled with the Knicks' poor defensive ability, they don't seem to have any other means than to continue to let Iguodala sacrifice himself to consume James. But the problem is that Iguodala will definitely not be able to face James like Anthony, so that the opponent will fall into a physical crisis at the end of the game, James's physical strength is much stronger than Anthony, I am afraid that it will be Iguodala who will be consumed in the end.

Although the endurance of the first brother is already very thick, and he is stronger than Wu Huang in terms of physical reserves, but his recovery ability is not as good, but the strong have their own strong players, James and Wu Huang's BUG-like recovery power is different, this gorilla's BUG point is that the blood bar is super thick, and if he wants to rely on more blood to kill him, he can't even do it at the peak of Atai.

James is already an unsolvable problem, and how can Wade, who is also a bug, be limited?

If the Knicks put too much defensive effort into James, Wade will inevitably explode, and this guy is much more difficult to deal with than Rose. Besides, Wu Huang has a lot of trash talk to beat Rose, but he is not in the same position as Wade and James in the Eastern Conference Finals, and trash talk is not very useful, which is also a headache for D'Antoni.

Finally, don't forget, the Heat also have a Bosh who is not inferior to Xiao Si, so the final answer is that they can't defend against the Heat, and they can only rely on stronger offense than their opponents to win the game, and they can only beat their opponents by playing crazy fast breaks and three-point shots, just like the Mavericks used their advantage to beat the Lakers.

However, D'Antoni ignored Tyson Chandler's contribution, and although the Mavericks eliminated the Lakers by relying on crazy play on the outside, Chandler largely affected the Lakers' interior offense, which is important. On the other hand, the Lakers did not have much impact on the outside line of the Mavericks, the old fish was the target of the Mavericks, and Artest's lack of flexibility was also caught by the Mavericks.

Two days later, Game 5 between the Heat and the Celtics was staged as scheduled, and the entire Knicks team was asked to come to the training hall to watch the game together. The result of the game was not unexpected, and the Heat successfully finished the Celtics at home and successfully reached the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks were not surprised by this result, but the way the Celtics went out made the Knicks sound the alarm, and the Celtics were defeated by the Heat in this game, which made the Knicks secretly vigilant, and they must not overestimate the Heat's interior strength.

A week and a half ago, when the Heat met the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Green Shirts struggled to gain an advantage against young LeBron and Wade on the outside. But on the inside, the consensus is that the Green Shirts have a clear advantage. Garnett, O'Neal Jr., plus Glenn Davis and Kostic, are enough to suppress the second-rate configuration of the league like Bosh, Big Z, and Joel Anthony.

But things didn't go that way, although Garnett had a terrifying performance of 28 points and 18 rebounds, but the age of 33 made it difficult for him to maintain a stable performance, unable to give the Green Shirts continuous low-post offensive and defensive help, especially in the fourth quarter of each game, the tired KG seemed a little weak.

In Game 4, the Heat's 44-29 rebounds showed the weakness of the Green Shirts' interior, and Garnett scored just seven points. And in today's fifth game, although Garnett scored 15 points and 11 rebounds, Kostic also scored 8 points, but Bosh also contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds, Anthony contributed 6 rebounds and 1 block, Wade and LeBron also had very good protection on the inside, the two teamed up to score 17 rebounds, they led 38:30 in total rebounds, and finally won the game, eliminating the Celtics with a total score of 4:1.

The seemingly powerful Celtics interior line did not take advantage of the competition with the Heat, and the younger Bosh and Joel Anthony, as well as LeBron and Wade, who are accustomed to impacting the interior, continue to wreak havoc on the Celtics' paint area. And at this time, fans who believe in the Green Shirts will miss Perkins immensely. The Celtics traded Perkins in the middle of the season in exchange for Green and Kostic, hoping that Green's arrival would strengthen the team's athleticism at the small forward position and use his height and speed to limit LeBron, but it didn't work out well.

If Perkins guards the interior, the Celtics' interior defense will undoubtedly be much safer, not only better limiting Bosh, but also preventing James and Wade from breaking through, in addition to reducing Garnett's defensive burden, so that KG has enough physical strength to support the game.

The Green Shirts' stupid trade made the Green Shirts' interior line, which could have had an advantage, vulnerable, and perhaps doomed to failure today when Perkins was sent away.

D'Antoni's mind at the moment is: Do we have any of us who can defend the interior under the basket?

Maybe there really is, if O'Neal sticks to the restricted area, he may be able to top 20-25 minutes, but the price is that the Knicks can't play a smooth and fast offense during this time, is it worth it? (To be continued.) )