When the Knicks defeated the Heat and chased the big score to a 2:2 draw, the second supersonic in the West defeated the Timberwolves away and also tied the big score!

In Portland City, the fourth duel between a generation of famous coach Del Harris and his apprentice Mike Dunleavy officially began, and in the end, the apprentice still failed to defeat the master, and the Trail Blazers were eliminated with a score of 1:3!

With four All-Stars, the Lakers became the second-best team in the West!

On May 1, the Hornets won away, Dave Cowens led the team to the second round, and the thousand-win coach Lenny Wilkens was dismal in the first round!

In the West, the league's No. 1 Jazz team also won away victories and moved the big score to a 2:2 draw!

On May 2, the SuperSonics defeated the Timberwolves, avoided being blackened seven, and became the third team in the West!

On May 3, three good performances were staged at the same time.

Chicago, the first game of the second round in the East begins, and the Bulls play the Hornets at home!

In Salt Lake City, the Rockets will have a fifth game of life and death with the Jazz, and if the Rockets win, they will become the Black Eight!

Miami, the Knicks will also have a final life-and-death battle with the Heat, and if the Knicks win, it will be the Black Seven!

Although many fans want to see the miracle of the black seven and black eight, it is very difficult for the weak side to win at the home of the strong team, and the chances of the Rockets and Knicks qualifying are very slim!

The Miami arena is sold out, but the seats at home still look like there are plenty of empty seats.

As mentioned earlier, the NBA's TV broadcast in this era belonged to NBC, and in 02, David Stern was not satisfied with NBC's offer, so he sold the TV rights to ABC, ESPN and Turner.

In the playoffs, NBC, of course, has to broadcast it nationally. In today's three games, the most popular should be the Bulls and Hornets, after all, the Bulls are the defending champions, and it is the second round between them, and the other two games are the first round, with different grades.

But when it comes to drama, the most high-profile game is the Jazz vs. Rockets. The Jazz were last year's runner-up and this year's No. 1 in the West, and the Rockets were the team that played the Western Conference Finals with the Jazz last year.

What's more, the Rockets, which have superstars such as Olajuwon, Barkley, and Drexler, will become the Black Eight once they win, which is an absolute sensation!

However, NBC did not broadcast the game between the Bulls and the Hornets, nor the game between the Jazz and the Bulls, but instead broadcast the Heat and the Knicks!

Why this one?

One is because Niger faced off for the second time, which caused a mutual fight on the field, which was very topical. The second is because New York is the largest TV market in the United States, and although Miami is not as good as New York, it is not small!

Compared to New York and Miami, Chicago is the third largest market in the United States, which is also good, but Charlotte is too bad. As for the Rockets and Jazz, there won't be many NBC viewers in a desolate place like Salt Lake City!

NBC's luxurious commentary team: famous host Bob Costas, famous former NBA player Isiah Thomas, and famous former NBA coach Doug Collins are all on the scene!

"Isaiah, today is a life-and-death battle between the Heat and the Knicks, which side are you more optimistic about winning?" Kostas asked.

Isaiah Thomas said: "This, it's hard to say. The Heat are clearly a very strong team, with a third-place record in the East, Pat Riley is very disciplined, and the team is very good defensively. The Knicks are out of the ordinary, since Coach Lee set out to rebuild this team, it has always been weak when it is weak, strong when it is strong, it has lost the weak teams in the league, and it has won the strong teams in the league! ”

Costas said: "Doug, can you analyze the impact of the absence of the core of both sides on the game. We all know that Mourning is the Heat's scoring champion, rebounding champion, and block champion in the regular season, the backbone of the defense on the court, and the main offensive point on the inside. And Garnett is the Knicks' second scorer, assist king, and a very tough defensive titan! ”

Doug Collins said: "I have to admit that the absence of Garnett and Mourning has hurt both teams very much, the Knicks have been playing as a playmaker, and now the forward is still there, but the organization is gone. Garnett's significance to the Knicks is far more than his stats can show. ”

Isaiah Thomas said: "The Knicks have been characterized by a lot of varieties this season, and there are so many changes in tactics that people are dizzying. But take out Garnett's point, half of their tactics, oh, it should be more than half of their tactics, and they can't play! ”

Doug Collins said: "That's right, if there is only one person in the Knicks who is irreplaceable, it is Garnett, this is the offensive axis of the entire Knicks, like the Pippen of the Bulls!" ”

Costas said: "But the Bulls didn't have Pippen in the first half of the season, and they played well!" ”

Isaiah Thomas said: "That's because they have Jordan, but the Knicks don't have Jordan!" ”

"Hahaha!" Several of the presenters laughed in unison.

"And what about Monin? What do you think about Moning's absence? Kostas continued.

Collins said: "Mourning's absence is also fatal to the Heat. We all know that after the All-Star break, Rye used the team's backup center Austin plus to trade for the slam dunk king Barry II this year, but Barry II didn't even make the Heat's playoff roster. ”

Isaiah Thomas said: "That's right, Austin was traded, Mourning was suspended, and there aren't many people available on the Heat's interior line. If PJ Brown is off, they will have to rely on Doon Cowwell and Marty Conlon to support them, and I don't know if they can resist Big Z. ”

Costas said, "They still have sweet candy, Doug, this is your favorite!" ”

The Knicks' backup power forward, 2.08 meters tall Terry Mills, nicknamed Sweet Candy, used to play for the Pistons, a nickname that was also given to him by the famous host of the Pistons, Braha.

Sweets once averaged a career-high 5.3 3-pointers per game under former Pistons head coach Doug Collins, and shot a respectable percentage from the field.

Doug Collins said, "Sweet sugar? I like Sweet Candy so much that I even think he's a better big man three-point shooter than the Knicks' Big Z. But if Big Z doesn't shoot three points from the outside, I personally think it's hard for Sweet Candy to guard against him! ”

"So Big Z is the key to winning or losing?" Costas Road.

Doug Collins said: "That's right, if I were Coach Lee, I would definitely use Big Z's tough inside singles to break the Heat." The talent of this 2.21-meter European big man is so amazing that Mo Ning can't even guard against it when he is there, let alone when he is absent. ”

At this time, the entrance ceremony of the two teams began.

The Heat's starters are Tim Hardaway, Woshan Leonard, Jamal Mashburn, P.J. Brown, and Doon Coswell.

In the second game, Doon Cowswell defended Big Z for a while, but the effect was very poor, and Riley did not let him play again.

With Mourning out and no one available, Riley had to put Doon Coswell on the pitch again. He hopes that this 2.13m No. 1 height of the team can show a high level and limit the big Z!

But after the Knicks' debut, Pat Riley was a little confused, Li Wei actually didn't put Big Z on the court!