After the Heat's victory over the Bulls, the league quickly announced the matchup times and schedules for the Eastern and Western Finals;

2011-2012 Divisional Final Brackets:

Western Conference - Spurs (0) vs (0) Thunder. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Eastern Conference - Knicks (0) vs (0) Heat.

Knicks Semifinals Schedule:

May 25, New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat - Madison Square Garden, PM, 20:30.

May 27, New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat - Madison Square Garden, PM, 20:30.

May 29, New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat - American Airlines Center Arena, PM, 20:00.

May 31, New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat - American Airlines Center Arena, PM, 20:00.

June 2, New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat - Madison Square Garden, TBD.

June 4, New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat - American Airlines Center Arena, TBD.

June 7, New York Knicks vs Miami Heat - Madison Square Garden, TBD.

The Heat's victory over the Bulls is not surprising, how to say that the Chicagoans have folded one of their double cores, but the Heat can still defeat the Bulls in the absence of their own inner core, which is undoubtedly a superstar victory, even if the Bulls' lineup is more balanced and the overall strength is stronger, but the role of superstars in the playoffs is too great, and the melon that is difficult to support can only end in hatred.

ESPN reported after the Heat's promotion: In the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals series yesterday, the Heat narrowly defeated the Bulls away to eliminate their opponents with a total score of 4-3 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they will once again compete with the Knicks for the Finals. Our analysis of the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals shows that the Heat will face at least three major challenges against the Knicks, with James and Wade having to take on the role of defending Hugo.

Many things have changed a lot in a year, and in June last year, Hugo also teamed up with Stoudemire to lead the Knicks to eliminate the Big Three in the playoffs, but this year's Knicks have changed three people in the starting lineup, and the Heat need to re-study this opponent, but what has not changed for the Knicks is their dominance.

We believe that this Knicks team is much stronger than last year's, the team's choice to pair Hugo with Gasol and David West, who have stronger tactical execution, has had a very good effect, and the defending champions have also strengthened their own defense by the way, and the team's chemistry has now reached a very high level after the regular season run-in, and they can be smart in the defense at key moments of the game, which is the Knicks' guarantee that the opponent will not survive the third quarter.

The Heat didn't improve much from last year, so much so that after they luckily eliminated the Bulls, they reacted as excited as if they had lifted the championship trophy! As TNT TV commentator Charles Barkley put it, "The Heat celebrated the promotion as if they had lifted the Larry O'Brien Trophy." But the Heat haven't realized that this is just the second round of the playoffs. ”

It's not that the Heat don't realize it, but they feel that it is not easy to eliminate the Bulls. During the regular season, the Bulls won two of their three games against the Heat, as did the Knicks and the Heat, so for the Heat, they will face at least three challenges in the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals:

First of all, the first puzzle is to deal with Hugo!

The Heat have nothing to do against Rose in the regular season, and with Hugo being a tougher opponent, the Heat have even fewer options.

Hugo averaged 30.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game during this year's playoffs, and neither Jrue Holiday nor George Hill could keep up with Hugo's pace, so the Heat will have to change their defense. Wade has defended Hugo before, and he will continue to play an active defensive role this year, and James sometimes has to take on that role as well, otherwise Hugo will become a random scoring machine with just one Chalmers to defend.

The second conundrum is "shooting three-pointers".

So far in the playoff series, the Heat's outside shooters have not played their own moments, and James Jones, who had an excellent performance last season, shot just 9-of-29 from three-point range this year, shooting just 31 percent, but this is already the second-highest three-point shooting percentage on the team. Miller led the team on 8-of-25 shooting and 32 percent three-point shooting. LeBron James shot 11-of-38 from three-point range and shot just 29 percent from the field. But the most infuriating one was J.R. Smith, who shot 12-of-45 from the field and shot just 26.6.

The Heat's three-point shooters generally underperformed, shooting just 27.8 percent from three-point range, but the opposite Knicks are the best three-point shooters in the league, shooting 36.6 percent even in the playoffs, while the defending champions are also very adept at defending three-point shots, ranking fourth in the league in limiting opponents' three-point shooting and shooting percentage.

It's clear that if the Heat don't have an outside threat, the Knicks' defense will gather under the basket to block the inside, and even if the Janway and Janway continue to launch death charges like against the Bulls, they may eventually be wiped out by the basket.

The third problem, of course, is the embarrassing inside line.

Can Bosh return? The answer to this question has been hidden from the Heat, and perhaps Bosh will be able to announce his return in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals as a way to boost the morale of the whole team; But if this doesn't happen, then even if the Heat find a way to solve the first two problems, the final result is still 80% of the loss, because the gap between the two teams is too big!

Charles Barkley also gave James some advice before the game, saying that while LBJ is one of the best players in the league today, his all-round play allows him to dominate the game, and when the ball is in his hands, he can choose to block with his teammates or use unsolvable individual offense to attack the opposition's defense. But as a striker, James could learn something from the eliminated Anthony to further improve his ability to dominate the game.

The first thing James has to learn is to be like Anthony, let his teammates do the work they have to do and reduce their own work.

Anthony has done a pretty good job of that this season and he won't ask Rose for the ball again when he's in a good position. It's also rare to see Anthony holding the ball or dribbling for more than 5 seconds in a game. Conversely, Anthony is more off-ball when he's in his favorite position, and that's when he trusts his teammates, especially Rose, to find a good angle to get the ball in his hands. And when moving to his ideal offensive position, Anthony doesn't get past with the ball, whether on the wings or in the three-second zone, he's waiting without the ball. In this way, Anthony only needs to dribble twice after receiving the ball to complete the attack and score.

But one of James' worst habits, which is that he tends to hold the ball in the position that is most conducive to his offense, is very puzzling. And he spends most of his time on the perimeter holding the ball, which seems to give him a wider view of the pitch, but also gives the opposition plenty of time to prepare on a lot of occasions.

James' off-ball running has not been active enough, and his off-ball ability should be improved, in fact, running off the ball is not about running long and constantly cutting in the air, and running without the ball is actually a good way to lighten the defense. James needs to improve his offensive space, positioning, patience and trust in his teammates to make it harder for opponents to defend.

Finally, James didn't want to pass up a single opportunity to attack misplaced.

In the Bulls' game against the Heat, Anthony gave James a very good example in this regard. Whether it is against a big player or a small player, Anthony can effectively seize the opportunity of misplaced attack, when playing a big player, Anthony uses the advantage of speed and footwork to break through the attack, and when playing a small player, Anthony eats hard. Whichever way Anthony chooses, he threatens the interior and can use his strength advantage to destroy defenders like James Jones and Mike Miller to attack the interior directly.

But when James faced a small defender and the speed could keep up with him, most of them chose to end the offense with direct jumpers. The main reason for this is that James' dribbling ability needs to be improved, and his breakthrough offense will reduce his offensive success rate when facing big men guarding the interior.

In one of the rounds of the Heat-Bulls game, Korver defended James, and James faced Korver's defense on the left wing and finally chose a 20-foot jumper, a poor choice that would have increased the Heat's chances of losing.

This is especially evident in the game between the Heat and the Magic, where James mostly chose to score on the perimeter jumper due to the previous Magic Howard inside. And when Worthen defended James, the ball stalled in his hands, often giving up the opportunity to force his body to the basket.

Barkley's words seem to point out James' problems, but they are actually hacking the other party. Who called this bastard has become a member of Wu Huang's agency, Brandon has now become Barkley and O'Neal's agent, and this summer he is also going to gather these retired old guys to play exhibition matches in Asia, so these guys don't need to listen to their words at all now, because they are either touting Wu Huang in disguise, or belittling Wu Huang's enemies in disguise.

The Knicks were very quiet here, and because Emperor Wu gave a gag order, no one dared to talk more in front of the media before the game. These reporters couldn't find anything to hype, so they naturally focused on the celebrities of those teams, such as Knicks legend Ewing said in an interview: "Hugo is more suitable for the rules of different periods of the NBA than James", he is satirizing some media to belittle Wu Huang is just a product of the rules.

Ewing believes that Wu Huang's singles ability has been overshadowed by his accurate shooting, and his fast and agile breakthrough has been overlooked by many. The gorilla believes that as long as Wu Huang has the ability to shoot suddenly, even in the 90s, it will not be much worse than now, and the rules that encourage singles at that time will make Wu Huang's characteristics play better.

Subsequently, Ewing gave another counter-example, he believes that Jordan in his peak can average 50+ points per game if he plays under the current rules. The gorilla also admitted frankly that Wu Huang and Jordan during the consecutive championship period are still half a level away, while James and Jordan are not at the same level at all. Wu Huang could use his projection and flexibility to avoid intense physical confrontations in the 90s, but he was curious to see how James would perform in the fierce physical confrontations in the 90s.

"The current defensive rules, you can't touch him on the outside, so if Jordan plays now, I think he could be averaging 50 points per game, and at least 40 points is not a problem." Ewing said, "In the '90s, the NBA was more physically confrontational, even more brutal, and there were a lot of moves that went beyond basketball, and you either had to dodge them or you had to catch them. And now the league is more and more encouraging offense, and there are many restrictions on defense, so there are several masters of earning free throws. So a lot of people ask me 'how does LeBron compare to Jordan?' 'I don't think they're at the same level at all, really, they're not players at the same level. ”

In Ewing's view, if James played in Jordan's era, his achievements would be greatly reduced, and no matter how strong he was, he would not be able to break down the defense at that time, because that era required not only physical fitness, but also better skills, and many of James' skills are rough even now.

But Hugo is different, Ewing thinks that Wu Huang will not rise so fast in that era, he will also play more inclined to the outside, there will be a lot less breakthroughs, there will be more mid-to-long shots, and more passes, but in the end his achievements will not be much worse than now, although he may be named a "soft egg", but as long as he wins a few championships, maybe the Holy Sect Master will accelerate the change of the rules of the league.

Ewing's implication is that Wu Huang will be a great player who can push the era no matter what era he is in, and he will be in the same position as Jordan in the future, and James will obviously be one position lower than them.

"Hurry up and give him the final payment." After watching Ewing's interview the night before the game, Wu Huang happily asked Brandon to clear the balance of Ewing's payment.

The gorilla's touting made him very satisfied, and the $100,000 was worth it.

Wu Huang is now starting to think about whether he should find a few more celebrities from other teams to continue to blow himself up, anyway, many celebrities are now very strapped for cash, Ewing is only 100,000, and it is almost the same to give 350,000 to the down-and-out, those who are on the verge of bankruptcy are estimated to be very happy if they give 18,000.

"Who said I was not popular? The problem that money can solve is never a problem, after the season, Lao Tzu will stuff some money into the media and get an NBA popularity ranking to see who is the best person in popularity at that time. "Emperor Wu is a little proud, he now has a feeling of covering the sky with one hand. These retired old guys are either registered in the agent company he and Brandon partnered with, or they were bought off by him with money, except for the Heat, who is basically his person now, who can fight him?

The Heat did feel that the media voice was not quite right, especially influential commentators and commentators like Barkley and O'Neal, whose remarks were either touting the Knicks without a trace, or blackening themselves without leaking a trace, coupled with the complaints, sarcasm, and contempt of countless fans...... In short, before the game even started, the Heat players already felt that the whole world was against them, as if everyone wanted to lose.

Wu Huang obviously spent a lot of money this time, a dedicated player like him is really rare in the world, but of course it costs a lot to maintain such a large water army, even if he has money, he often feels distressed, this time he decided to find James Dolan to reimburse half of the money after winning the championship, such a huge water army let him pay for it alone, it is too pitiful. (To be continued.) )