The pace of the first round of the playoffs is often fast-paced, especially when the difference in quality between the two sides is too large, and fans can always find that a team can beat the opponent with three punches and two kicks.

This is the reason why the NBA sets the first round of the playoffs to Bo5 mode, and if you let two teams with too big a gap play Bo7, there will inevitably be an embarrassment of lack of excitement, because the weak team basically has no power to fight back, and the strong team can play a few blind games unscrupulously, and it doesn't hurt to turn over once or twice anyway.

Therefore, the league feels that the first round is not as good as using the Bo5 model, and the error tolerance rate of the strong teams will be much lower, which can also increase some uncertainty, and save those strong teams from being too perfunctory in the game.

This is the case with the Lakers and the Rockets, in fact, everyone can see that the defending champions did not play their best in the first two games, but the Rockets have been defeated. In this case, in addition to the lack of hardware strength, the lack of will to fight bloody battles of the Rocket team is also the key.

Once upon a time, Olajuwon and Drexler were also invincible, invincible, and stupid. Unfortunately, honor, wealth, and maturity will gradually help people make up for these deficiencies.

"Jordan and I are both stupid, and that's what we have in common at the moment."

Zhang Mao's words after the game were confusing, he wanted to say: both of them are continuing to work hard for the honor they already have, and Jordan is even more stupid than him, because he has won three consecutive championships. It's really hard to say whether he will be able to maintain his original intention after three consecutive championships in the future.

After the first two games of the first round of the playoffs, Zhang took his attention away from the Bulls, knowing that the Pistons couldn't turn the tables on the Bulls.

If in this case, Brother Pi can still get even one victory from the Bulls, then he is fully qualified to call himself the second small forward in the league, and Zhang Qi can raise his hand to recognize his strength, because this is a task that even the koala baby himself does not have the confidence to complete.

The suspense didn't last long, as the Bulls cleanly took out the Pistons in Detroit the next day.

In two consecutive games, Pippen still couldn't play the explosive performance of the first game, but Hill played better today, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists in the whole game, helping the Bulls send their old club to fish with a 3:0.

Pippen is a free agent at this moment, and in the summer, he will be eligible to win a big contract with his unfortunate performances, and I believe that at least double-digit teams will be interested in him.

The Knicks also sent Atlantans home a little later to fish. Without the penalty area barrier brought by Mutombo, it is not easy for the Eagles to make the playoffs, and it is impossible to think about it any further.

In the West, the Jazz also did not give the Trail Blazers a chance, although the Portlanders who returned to the home court played more bloody, but the execution and discipline are still seriously lacking, these two things can not be made up for by enthusiasm, even if there is the escort of the home whistle, the Trail Blazers are still pressed to the ground by the Utah three brakes.

McDyce scored a career-high 40 playoff points, plus 17 rebounds and three blocks in this game.

Everyone knows that such a highlight performance is not only the level of a young star, but now McDies is already an All-Star insider, or the kind of talent to impact superstars.

In the three encounters in the regular season, Zhang can feel that this guy's threat is no less than Malone, anyway, Mason will definitely not be able to keep up with McDyes's pace, this product is not just a low-profile version of Kemp, he has at least reached the level of Vin Baker.

On the other side, the Clippers and the SuperSonics are still inseparable, and the accident came before the end of the game, when there was 1 minute and 20 seconds left, the score was 96:94, the SuperSonics had a chance to tie the score, Payton drove the ball past Cassel, Kobe Bryant hit it hard from the side at this time, and the unsuspecting Payton almost made close contact with the side chair sideways.

Zhang Yu knew why Kobe Bryant lost his cool, he could see from the TV that Payton was always chattering at Kobe after the misplacement, and when he thought of Peyton's unbearable words, he believed that Kobe's mentality would have exploded long ago.

But this is the home of the superSonics, and Kobe's irrational collision suddenly made the scene a mess, and the players on both sides opened up and prepared to do a vote. Fortunately, the three referees on the scene were very dedicated, and after calming the dispute at the risk of disability, they decisively ejected the perpetrator, Kobe, from the game.

Kobe Bryant couldn't even protest, because the slow-motion replay clearly recorded the whole process - just now during the collision, Kobe Bryant unleashed an obviously impure elbow on Payton, and he really had to learn from the koala baby in this regard.

In the last minute, the SuperSonics took advantage of this malicious foul to overtake the score in one go, and the Clippers were finally overtaken by the total score.

The SuperSonics won two games in a row to tie the aggregate score at home to 2-1.

In the next game, the Seattlemen have a chance to beat fast at home, and Kobe Bryant may also become the sinner of the team's exit.

The Lakers are very accepting of this result, if the SuperSonics finally advance, Mutombo will not only not be blown up against Baker, but the Lakers' interior line will also have a big advantage. Basically, except for Kidd, who may not be able to beat Payton, the Lakers have an advantage in the rest of the positions, and it will be difficult for the SuperSonics to win one or two games against the Lakers.

On April 28, the Lakers came to Houston to kick the Rockets into the playoffs, and it was time for the elderly to go on vacation and rest.

This time, Olajuwon and Drexler finally came up with some resistance, and it also made the Lakers feel the intensity of the confrontation in the playoffs. It's a pity that this time Kidd and Jones' outburst allowed Zhang to win without even having to shoot more than 15 times, and the Lakers' victory was still EZPZ.

Eddie Jones played the brightest game since returning to the Lakers today, especially a long-range gliding dunk in the third quarter that made Drexler unable to lift the momentum of the game, who made him unable to use such a dunk to return the color.

Kidd's side also broke out with a character that he didn't know how long he had been accumulating, anyway, every ten days and half a month, this guy could break out from time to time.

That's the case in today's game, Kidd made 18 shots, hit 12 of them, including 4-of-7 three-pointers, and scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, beating the Rockets' unnamed point guard

Zhang Qi naturally didn't need to attack by himself when his two teammates both got 30+. In the whole game, he only had to stand outside to play the role of a transit station and appearance, and the final 16 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists of the big triple-double performance was his first triple-double in the playoffs this season.

The Lakers faced the old, weak and sick Rockets, even on the road, they did not face much threat, and in the fourth quarter, they took the Rockets away with a wave and became the fourth team to advance to the division semifinals.

The Jazz sent the Trail Blazers home an hour ahead of the Lakers, and two hours later, the Heat and Pacers completed their respective sweeps.

As a result, the Bulls, Knicks, Jazz, Lakers, Heat and Pacers all advanced to the division semifinals in a sweeping fashion, and now only the two sets of matchups in the West have yet to be decided.

While staring at the fourth game between the Clippers and the SuperSonics with his teammates, Zhang Wei won the "scoring king" and "steal king" trophies. The two-season data king honor came to an end from the moment the regular season ended, and the league trophy was already in his hands in the second game.

In addition to the "scoring king" and "steal king", Kidd also added an "assist king" honor to the team and himself this year. This season, Kidd is averaging 9.8 assists per game, and in the context of Stockton's declining form, Shota Jr. took over the legacy and became the first "assist king" since 1982 to fail to break double digits in assists per game.

"Trash!"

Zhang Yu quietly took a sip behind his back, despised this shrunken "assist king" very much, and didn't think about how many assists he had robbed Xiao Zhengtai in a season, otherwise Kidd's assists would have exceeded 10 times a long time ago, and Mutombo would not have lost the opportunity to win the "rebounding king" and "block king".

Mutombo still won the honor of "King of Blocks" this year, which is the fifth consecutive season he has won the "King of Blocks". This season, although Mutombo has dropped slightly in block statistics, his average of 3.8 blocks per game is still the league's highest.

But unfortunately, Mutombo failed to seize the good opportunity of Rodman's rebounding statistics to decline and win the "rebounding king", who let his team have a koala baby who is better at grabbing his own people's rebounds than anyone else...... And the little Shota who can make the koala baby unable to grab the rebound and get the elbow man when he is serious.

Mutombo was heartbroken at the thought of these two guys, he can maintain the stats of averaging 12 rebounds per game in this harsh environment, and he is truly the uncrowned king.

Lakers fans don't care so much, they are just proud of their players, because in addition to the "rebounding king" is still won by Rodman, the Lakers players have won the "scoring king", "assist king", "block king", "steal king" four season-topping, which should be enough to explain how their 76 wins and 39 consecutive wins were obtained. However, there are still many awards that need to be voted on by members of the media and coaches, and these awards are usually given at the end of the first round and before the start of the second round.

So far, only relatively minor awards have been awarded more efficiently......

"Best Rookie", this award is generally the first individual award, and this year's "Best Rookie" is still not in suspense, even if Duncan only has the performance in the first half of the season, this award can only be awarded to him, not to mention that this guy's performance in the second half of the season has been steadily improving.

Duncan's final average data per game is 22+11+3, which is already a quasi-supergiant level of data, even if Zhang Fu meets such an opponent that year, there is some suspense about whether he can finally win the "Best Rookie" award, so there is no suspense at all about this year's "Best Rookie".

The "Best Rookie Team" was naturally released along with the "Best Rookie", and this time Wang Zhizhi, who was concerned by Chinese fans, finally showed his face once, he defeated Morris Taylor and successfully entered the "Best Rookie Team 2".

The American media recognized this, although Wang Zhizhi is not as good as Ilgoskas and Van Horn in terms of playing time, team role, personal data, scoring efficiency, team record, etc., he is definitely more qualified to enter the squad than Morris and Tim Thomas.

Not to mention the "Best Coach" award, with Del Harris winning the award with 76 wins and 39 straight wins as a bargaining chip.

There is no suspense in the "best team", Zhang Zhu, O'Neal, Jordan, Malone, and Payton each book a position, which is also the strongest set of "best team" in history, and it should be stronger than the best team in any session.

The Lakers also had two other All-Team selections, Kidd was named to the Second Team, Mutombo was selected to the Third Team, and Eddie Jones lost to Reggie Miller by two votes and was not selected to the Third Team.

But it doesn't matter, the Lakers successfully completed the four-player selection performance in the "Best Defensive Team", of which Zhang and Mutombo were selected to the first team, and Kidd and Jones were selected to the second team, and the defensive ability of this team must not be much to say.

On April 29, the first round of the playoffs continued.

The Spurs didn't give the Timberwolves another chance this time, even if Marbury and Garnett both scored 20+, but the Spurs successfully choked the Timberwolves' other firepower points. In turn, David Wesley's 22 points and 6 rebounds + Clifford's 20 points and 8 rebounds put the Timberwolves on hardware strength.

If there are several role players on the Timberwolves who can compete for the best sixth man, then David Wesley, who just won the "best sixth man" with 70% of the votes before the game, is clearly a notch above all of them.

There are too many players in the Spurs team who can stand up, but there are only one or two players in the Timberwolves who can turn the tide, and the rest are players who can only add icing on the cake and can't help the snow.

The next day, Zhang Wei watched the only group of duels that were still in the scorching with his teammates and coaches, and he could guess that the two teams would play the fifth game, after all, the Clippers were still superior in the lineup, and the battle of life and death would inevitably break out with all their strength.

He guessed correctly, the inside and outside connection between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in this battle made the Lakers coaching staff secretly take notes, and after these two guys played chemistry and state, they were not inferior to the power of Hardaway + Big Shark, and their lethality was enough to make the supersonic unable to parry.

The Zen master finally saw the power of the "OK combination" in his mind, which is not just as simple as the combination of these two people, but relies on the internal and external cooperation of Kobe + O'Neal to stimulate the offensive firepower of Finley, Cassel, and Lowy.

Today's Clippers played an all-round performance, with the "OK Combination" teaming up to score 58 points, Cassel's three-pointers shot 4 of 8, Lloy's shot 7 of 12, and Finley also repeatedly staged a violent dunk after cutting in......

The SuperSonics have no resistance in the face of such a Clippers, especially the basket area guarded by Wenbeck is completely bombed into slag, which makes Seattle fans finally think of Camp's goodness.

If, it is Kemp who guards the basket for the SuperSonics today, then the Clippers can continue to do whatever they want except O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Finley's breakthroughs have to be stopped, and the Clippers still have to rely on O'Neal alone to maintain the situation, so the outcome is likely to be reversed.

After watching this battle, Zhang Wei knew that supersonic was decided, and the last supersonic game was able to win, which itself already accounted for a lot of luck, if it wasn't for Kobe's lack of calmness, supersonic should have been eliminated at this moment.

On Saturday, the Clippers returned to their home court for a final showdown against the SuperSonics, and the result did not surprise Zhang Mao, who could not even maintain their anxiety this time.

Kobe's progress is obvious to all, he is not like some people who cry when they encounter a little setback, but belongs to the typical type of frustration and courage. Therefore, the third game became the culprit of losing, but it accelerated his growth, and the next two games were explosive, and he did not make any serious mistakes, and he had the upper hand against Starkerhouse in two consecutive games.

At this time, you can see the potential gap between the two, and Zhang Qi also knows why the Clippers are willing to send Eddie Jones, who has entered the mature stage, to choose a 19-year-old hairy boy who needs to be cultivated from scratch, and now from his five games against Starkhouse, everyone can know the reason.

In the fifth game, Kobe Bryant once again completed the combination of inside and outside with O'Neal, and the Clippers were naturally in full bloom again.

The SuperSonics have been prepared and targeted, but Stackhouse is not a player who is good at defense, even if he fights hard, that is, the defensive ability of the mid-range level of the league, he really can't prevent Kobe's singles and breakthroughs, especially after O'Neal is willing to block and dismantle for Kobe, the partnership of the two is a little invincible.

Zhang Zhu glanced at Eddie Jones at this time, he felt that this guy was about the same level as Stackhouse, the difference was that Jones's defense was stronger, but he was inferior in offense, and he didn't know if he could prevent Kobe Bryant in the next round?

Harris is much more confident than Koala Baby, and he is not worried about this, because even if Jones can't prevent it, they still have Starks and Kidd on the team to deal with Kobe. Even if these two can't figure it out, isn't there still a koala baby who can play in person?

It is worth mentioning that he looked very excited after the game, because today was the first time he won the best of the match in the playoffs.

In the fifth game, Kobe Bryant scored a team-high 32 points, plus 6 rebounds and 7 assists, such an outstanding performance made O'Neal's talent for playing treasure burst out, and after the game, he grabbed the microphone of reporters and interviewed Kobe Bryant in person.

It's no surprise that O'Neill just likes to spoof.

What really shocked everyone was what Kobe Bryant said in front of the microphone, he actually said: "Lyons once said that no one has ever seen Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning, but I have seen it." ”

O'Neal was very cooperative at this time, and immediately asked: "In the next round against the Lakers, the Clippers have to fight against that evil Koala, are you confident of winning?" ”

Kobe Bryant didn't know when he would learn to talk harshly, and he replied, "There's always someone who has to win, so why can't it be me!" ”

"Bang bang!"

O'Neal immediately slapped him on the side, now he likes this hard-working and sensible little brother more and more, if he had partnered with him in the Magic a few years earlier, they should have won the championship a long time ago.