The Pacers eliminated the Hawks in Game 6, saving themselves from back-to-back tragedies and leaving him with the capital to fight the Knicks, otherwise the chances of the Pacers collapsing are more than 70% after playing back-to-back games against the defending champions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Knicks know the Pacers very well, and there's no doubt that the centerpiece of this team is Danny Granger, and as the 17th pick in the first round of the 2005 draft, it's not easy for him to grow into a star on a team.

Granger has played for the Pacers on only one NBA team in his career. At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, the Pacers signed Granger to a five-year, $65 million contract. Granger lived up to the team's expectations of him, not only being named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the first time, but also receiving the Most Improved Player award at the end of the season.

However, in the 2010-11 season, Granger's performance was not satisfactory, mainly due to injuries, and his form did not recover this year, and he finally missed the All-Star Game.

The Pacers' core performance is declining, which is good news for the Knicks, a team core that is on the decline, and it is easy to cause a series of follow-up problems.

The Indiana Pacers were originally a strong offensive and weak defensive player, but since Vogel took over the team, the team's defensive willpower began to increase, and at the same time, Vogel's defensive philosophy also has its own unique place, he does not emphasize cumbersome filling, co-defense, and rapid rotation methods that rely too much on player awareness and experience, he emphasizes the player's individual defense, that is, the ability to defend alone, especially the outside players must ensure that their opposing players will not easily kill the inside, Even if you are breached, you must create enough time for your inside teammates.

Obviously, this defensive system not only has a high single defense ability for external players, but also has high requirements for the interior line, and the five people on the field must have no defensive shortcomings, a bit like "I will form the head, you will form the legs", but if one of them has a problem and can't keep up with the rhythm, it will directly affect the overall success or failure. And the ups and downs of the Pacers in the first half of the season are also mostly focused on the shortcomings of the offensive end and defense.

Darren Collisson's defensive ability did not meet Vogel's requirements, Hansbrough was a little anxious in the face of flexible interior lines, and Granger was unable to rise on the offensive end, which also made the Pacers not only unstable defensively, but also faced a lack of firepower on offense, and it can be said that the Pacers were embattled during that time.

Vogel boldly used George Hill in the second half of the season, then traded Channing Frye to ease the embarrassment of facing Bosh and other deft interior players, and finally improved Paul George's status on the offensive end, giving the second-year rookie a lot of equal status with Granger.

These changes to Vogel immediately activated the team's potential, and Hibbert was the epitome of that change, who was average before the All-Star break but soared to 15.9 points per game after the All-Star break, shooting 50.8 percent from the field. In the first round of the playoffs, he averaged 18 points per game, like an All-Star insider.

Recall the Pacers' opening stance, plagued by various problems, and Hibbert was criticized for "falling to the level of Aaron Gray"; After the All-Star break, the Pacers began to step on the gas, and once hoped to overtake the Heat to win the third place in the Eastern Conference; The closing period was not good, but Vogel explained that it was because he was "too tired" and the main team also had some rotational rest.

Of course, the current Pacers still have a lot of problems, especially against the Knicks, which will be magnified.

Granger's decline is bad news for the Pacers, but it also puts Paul George on the plate, who has grown very fast and is the third most improved player this season. But neither Granger nor Paul George are the kind of superstars who can step up and turn the tide when it matters most, and it's not hard to see when it comes to the Pacers' games that this team often can't find the backbone when it comes to key shots.

So what plan does the Knicks have in store for the Pacers? Mustache didn't give a definite answer to this question when facing his players, because no matter how much he discussed it with his team, he felt that as long as he played normally, he could beat this opponent with his advantage on the inside and outside.

Hibbert is the Pacers' inner line dependence, but the low-post offense and hook hand of this black tower inside line is also a qualified level, and it is not excellent, and Yao Ming cannot be compared at all, and it is several grades worse than Gasol's interior technology, so the Spaniard is not afraid of this black tower, but he is confident to use his footwork, technology and long-range advantage to kill this black big man.

David Stern, although he is the type with more than enough explosion, also has enough advantages against Hansbrough and Fry, and the Pacers were also part of the competition with the Knicks before the start of the season, which also shows that David West is much better than Hansbrough and others.

Not to mention Wu Huang, basically he is the strong point of the Knicks in the face of any team, and the two star interior lines of the New Yorkers only raise the Knicks' lower limit in the eyes of many people, and Wu Huang is the core that determines the Knicks' ceiling.

George Hill, the point guard of the Pacers, although he performed very well in the second half of the season and the playoffs, is still at least a and a half notches behind him compared to Wu Huang, even Westbrook and Rose are half a level worse than the New York Saints in the eyes of most people.

D'Antoni's analysis is very simple, he believes that the Pacers rely on high-intensity defense, as well as excellent individual defense ability, Granger and Paul George, two tall and mobile outside lines, plus low-key but excellent strength George Hill, this set of outside defense without shortcomings makes the Hawks more tight, plus there is Frye, who is good at helping defense, to make up for leaks at any time, even if the Hawks' outside attack group passes the first line of defense and Frye, there is still 218 Hibbert waiting for Tarzan to press the top.

Mustache thinks that the Pacers are more tricky for the Hawks in terms of lineup, Vogel's tactical system eats the players' own defensive ability, which makes their help defense not outstanding, and Wu Huang's ability to break the defense is not comparable to Teague and Joe Johnson, and the Pacers only rely on single defense, I am afraid they don't know how to die.

But the problem with the Pacers is that they are not good at helping to defend them, so Wu Huang will definitely cause tons of damage to the Pacers. At the same time, the Knicks' internal involvement is far greater than the Hawks' crippled lineup, and at this moment, the mustaches still want to make a quick decision, and their eyes are always on the Heat and the Bulls.

But Yahoo Sports doesn't see it that way, they think the Pacers have a chance to fight for the defending champion, and their win rate is at least three or four percent, if not 5 percent.

In their opinion, Indiana have become one of the best defensive teams in the league, conceding only 101 points per 100 possessions. In the regular season, the Pacers repelled the league's top-three offensive Heat and defeated the Bulls with Rose on the road, and their prowess was on full display on the playoff stage.

Yahoo Sports is extremely bullish on Hibbert, believing it all starts at the center. That impressive series in last season's playoffs has established Roy Hibbert as the league's premier lone defender. Hibbert increased his block rate from 6.1 percent on opponents' 2-pointer attempts to 9.0 percent this season, while also reducing his foul percentage. We can see this positive trend in the first round of this year's playoffs, where referees sometimes can't determine whether Hibbert is foul for interfering with an opponent's shot while keeping his body upright. And that makes for the second-best foul ratio in the Hibbert League, behind the Spurs' Tim Duncan (1.31).

With Hibbert fouling less on the defensive end and the Pacers also reducing the chance of sending opponents to the free-throw line frequently, Indiana is forcing opponents to make more turnovers. The Pacers, who finished 25th in forcing turnovers last season, have jumped into the top 10 in the league this season. As of Tuesday, the Pacers have committed a league-high 29 offensive fouls, according to the data. What's even more valuable is that Indiana has improved in other areas without sacrificing its shooting defense, and few opponents have been able to shoot more than 40% of their 2-point shooting on the Pacers, which is the lowest in the league. Apparently, there are only 15 players in the league who are shooting better than the average Indiana opponent in shooting percentage this season.

Indiana's defensive success is a combined effort of all players, with Hibbert the Defensive Player of the Year and rising Paul George likely to join him in the All-Defensive Team. George Hill's perimeter defense works just as well as Granger, and the complementary traits of Hansbrough and Frye keep them from falling behind when playing against traditional big men or the No. 4 who floats on the outside.

Head coach Frank Vogel has built a system for the Pacers to make the most of their skills, especially Hibbert's ability to interfere with opposing shots in the paint, so that the team's attention can be more efficient and focused on the inside and outside.

So we think that in a league that emphasizes efficient shooting options on the offensive end, smart coaches are trying to dismiss their opponents' high-value attempts (corner threes and shots near the basket). But there are few teams that have done better than the Indiana Pacers this season, and there's reason to believe they can cause the defending champions plenty of problems, and it's not out of the question that an upset is out of the question.

Knicks players will not reveal their thoughts too much in front of the media, they are not very easy to talk in their position, they will be complained about when they express confidence, and they are modest and sarcastic and have no confidence to defend their titles, so it is better not to say anything.

On May 9, the final battle of the Clippers vs. Mavericks and Rockets vs. Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs began.

Wu Huang didn't care about other people's affairs this time, and listened to the sound of the game on his mobile phone while studying the video at home. He felt that he only needed to know whether the Rockets were dead or alive, and there was no need to watch the process, and it was unlikely that all four teams would make it to the Finals anyway.

As long as the Mavericks can beat the Clippers, he will be able to return in the second round and usher in the first playoff game of his career, which will be very important for his next contract, and whether he has played in the playoffs or not can determine whether he can get a mid-level contract.

Jeremy Lin doesn't know yet that the league's rules still have tricks, and that the maximum value of his next contract will not be the middle class. The same is true for Whiteside, it depends on whether those people really want to steal people.

The Clippers are at home today, but they are not as good as the Mavericks in terms of morale, because they were beaten twice in a row by the Mavericks after 3-1. If the Clippers end up losing the entire series, Paul can't imagine how those people will hack themselves?

Wu Huang's fans have always looked at Paul unpleasantly, and now there are still many people who think that Paul's strength is no worse than that of the Holy Master, but he didn't play in the playoffs because of the big bad team in the Hornets, and now he comes to the Clippers to partner with Griffin, which is obviously not the same anymore.

But if the Clippers are overturned in the situation of big advantages and are out of the first round, how will Wu Huang's fans sneer afterwards? What will the media say about him? Will he be able to hold his position then?

These are enough questions to bother the battle-hardened Chris Paul, even though he has seen the storms and waves, but the bad situation he faced this time still makes it impossible for him to maintain a normal mindset. The worst part is that there is an old fritter Kidd on the other side, although this old monster is slower, but he has a way to make Paul upset, so as to make the other party less lethal, which is considered to be overfulfilling his task.

Paul's performance in the final battle was indeed influenced by himself and his opponent, and today in addition to Kidd, more often than not, Terry was on defense, and the two experienced old fritters took turns to make Paul, who was not tender, into trouble. At this time, Paul was already a barometer of the Clippers, and Griffin did not have the ability to take charge on his own, so the Mavericks knew very well that as long as they limited Paul, it was basically equivalent to limiting half of the Clippers. What's more, at this time, the Mavericks' inner line is still guarded by the boxing champion, they are not like another time and space, "die quickly after splendor", and the Dallas people have never been brilliant here, and now it is the East that is bright.

In the end, the Clippers were pressed under a group of old guys at home, Paul was targeted by the Mavericks all over the court, and Griffin on the inside did not cause substantial damage to the Mavericks except for looking for opportunities to stage a few wonderful dunks, and his back hit did not break through Chandler, and even Nowitzki was a little impressed.

Aside from these two, the Clippers have no third person to step up, and the originally high-hoped, Caron Butler, who was originally pinned on his old club, is in complete form against his old club, and last year's injury has greatly degraded his level, and the Mavericks don't keep him. Xiao Mo, who got it from the Cavaliers, clashed with Paul's position, and he couldn't play the sixth man, let alone the second position.

In this game, the Clippers once again exposed the shortcomings of their roster depth, they did not have a third point after Paul and Griffin, and the Mavericks also seized on this flaw to win three games in a row, and finally put Chris Paul away from the Western Conference finals again with a total score of 4:3.

On this night, it was not only the Clippers who were disappointed, but also the Grizzlies.

Hollins could feel his team out of control in the first quarter, with Mayo and Guy lacking collective on the offensive end, Gasol Jr. and Randolph struggling to get passes from the two, and Conley couldn't sort out the team anymore.

The Grizzlies' tactical operation is messed up today, the two outside players are completely playing according to their own intentions, and the tactics will be stuck as soon as they run to these two people, which makes the Grizzlies suffer from the Rockets at home, they can't even do the stalemate of the Clippers, although the strength is stronger than the opponent, but there is not even the slightest resistance, and the Rockets have taken a huge lead of 24 points at halftime.

Wu Huang was already stunned at this time, he originally thought that the Rockets had a better chance of being out, but he didn't expect the Grizzlies to be pressed to the ground by the latter, this time he had to take a good look at what the situation was.

As a result, he knew why. The Grizzlies won the first few games because they established a tactical system of attacking from the inside, but today's Grizzlies are not attacking from the inside at all, he only saw Guy and Mayo constantly throwing the ball to the basket again and again by the Rockets to grab rebounds and play fast breaks, and no one could stand up after their own formation was messed up, or Mayo and Guy wanted to stand up, but neither of them could score points, and they couldn't score at all, so they quickly lost their ability to resist under the effect of the snowball, and collapsed completely!

Wu Huang has never felt that Mayo was delayed by the Grizzlies because he didn't play, how could he be delayed so easily if he really had the potential?

Mayo was already timid in last year's playoffs, and he simply couldn't handle a really high-intensity defense, including Guy, both of whom have average basketball IQs, and when they can't use their athleticism to score points in the playoffs, their offensive efficiency immediately drops to an undesirable level, and their offensive options are terrible, and the end result is a constant iron to give opponents fast break opportunities, which is typical of black players.

"Two pieces of waste!" Wu Huang's evaluation is mainly for Guy, because his athletic talent is better than Mayo, but he can't read defense, and he won't make the most optimized offensive choices, most of his shots are very bad in Wu Huang's eyes, this kind of player is a typical talented and brainless, can only eat athletic talent in the regular season, once the physical fitness declines in the future, the decline rate will be very amazing, there are too many such examples.

Mayo is similar, his physical talent is actually very average, much worse than DeRozan, so Wu Huang doesn't know how he, a senior, fired himself to the Tanhua Show in the first place, he thinks that the physical fitness of this product may not be as good as Tony Allen, even if he has good skills on the offensive end, but the selection of shots and the reading of defense are not excellent, this kind of ball quotient generally does not have top physical talent players, and its ceiling will not be too high.

These two men proved once again with this series that the body determines the lower limit, and the ball quotient determines the upper limit.

Guy has a body, so he has an average ball quotient, but he can also mix with a regular season All-Star. But Mayo is not even a top physical talent, and the ball quotient is not high, so at most he can only play a sixth man. In fact, both of these people have already played their true potential, but the fans' expectations for them are too high. If Guy's body is traded for the retired Roy, it's another superstar. But Guy can only use this body to this extent, and this is the limit of his potential.

"Brother Yao actually made the cut?" Wu Huang was surprised to see that Yao Ming didn't play at all in the fourth quarter, he obviously took a big mouthful of milk from the other party, he couldn't die? (To be continued.) )