On the day when the New York Knicks tied the score at 3:0, the other round of matchups in the East has already had a result!

Larry Bird led the Pacers to a 4-0 sweep of the Hawks led by thousand-win coach Wilkens to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row!

Swept the opponent in the first round and swept the opponent in the second round, the momentum of the Pacers is simply unstoppable. They almost pulled the Bulls off the horse last year, but this year they seem to be able to become gods!

At least in the east, they look invincible!

"Coach Bird, half an hour ago, the Knicks defeated the 76ers and turned the big score into 3:0, judging from this trend, the Pacers' Eastern Conference finals are 80% of the Knicks, what do you think of the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals?"

Larry Bird smiled slightly, "We've been sweeping our opponents, you know. ”

"Do you mean that the Pacers are going to sweep the Knicks?"

Larry Bird said: "I think it's better for an eighth-place team to take an early vacation, and if they can make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, Coach Lee can die without regrets." ”

Bird spoke to most people's hearts, only the eighth-place Knicks eliminated the Heat in the first round, and if they can kill the 76ers in the second round and reach the Eastern Conference Finals, they can indeed die without regrets.

Li Wei has already created a miracle, but being eliminated by Larry Bird seems to have become his destined ending!

The Pacers in the east swept the Hawks, and in the west, O'Neal was swept home again.

The team in the league that is least afraid of O'Neal right now is probably the Spurs, another of the four centers - Admiral Robinson is still young, second-tier talent Tim Duncan is young, and they also have Verdo Perdo on the bench.

Later generations may not have heard of Ver Perdo, who was the starting center of the Bulls, and Jerry Kraus, the general manager of the Bulls, used him to replace Rodman, that's right, one-on-one for the league's rebounding champion and best defensive player, it's so strong!

In the 96-97 season, David Robinson was reimbursed for the season due to injury, and Verdo Perdo became the Spurs' starter, taking more than 10 rebounds at every turn, which scared Popovich.

The team still wants to compete for the top picking, how can I allow you to be so arrogant?

As a result, Perdo was relegated to the bench. That season was the longest and best season of his career, averaging 29 minutes per game, 8.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks.

Later, Tim Duncan was drafted and David Robinson also returned, and Perdo's playing time was compressed to the extreme. However, last season Popovich preferred to play three center tactics and try to send him on the court, so you can understand what kind of quality he really is.

With the Spurs' three interior players taking turns, O'Neal averaged just 23 points per game and shot just 49% from the field.

If it were someone else, the series hit rate of 49% was called playing super, and you could beat gongs and drums to celebrate, but when it came to O'Neal, this hit rate could only be regarded as a super ghost, and anyone who heard it would frown.

Kobe Bryant averaged 21 points per game in the series, showing his superstar style, but he also made a team-high 19 shots and shot 44.7 percent, while Glen Rice only scored 18 points and averaged 14.8 shots per game, shooting a sluggish 37 percent.

Tim Duncan, a sophomore on the Spurs, averaged 29 points per game and shot 51% from the field, completely overshadowing O'Neal!

At 4:0, a neat sweep, O'Neill could only go home to fish.

Major media outlets have published articles to discuss whether O'Neal is the most overrated star in history.

If O'Neal isn't the most overrated star, why was he swept in a pivotal series?

So far in his career, he has entered the playoffs six times, been swept out five times, and the only one that has not been swept in 97 was eliminated 4:1, and he only played 18 minutes in the game that the Lakers won, and scored 11 points!

What is this called a superstar?

If O'Neal's teammates are pitted, it is also desirable, but O'Neal's teammates are not pitted at all.

When he was with the Magic, he had Jordan's successor Penny Hardaway, Cobra Grant, one of the Big Three during the Bulls' first triple-winning period, and Nick Anderson, the current all-time scoring champion of the Magic team!

After arriving at the Lakers, he was complemented by All-Star teammates such as Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, and Kobe, and although Roporte Horry and others did not make it to the All-Star, their strength was not bad at all. This season, the Lakers even got the talented scorer Glenn Rice!

But Glenn Rice, who was an All-Star and the league's All-Star forward two years ago, not only scored less points next to Ao Fat, but also shot harder, what is the reason?

Doesn't it mean that with O'Neal on the inside, there can be open spaces and scoring more easily?

The ability of Ao Fat's waste teammate is really unparalleled!

Many experts say that it may be a bit premature to make such a conclusion, but there are already signs that O'Neill is an Elgin Baylor-like figure who can farm good stats but never win the championship!

Of course, there is still a big difference between O'Neill and Baylor, for example, Baylor can fight 7 bloody battles with the enemy in the most critical series, and finally regret being out, but O'Neill can only be swept 4:0!

Oh, it's a bit arbitrary to say that it can only be 4-0, and if the head coach can keep this fat man out of the game, then his team definitely has a chance to win a game, just like the series in '97.

The sports circle is a world of success and defeat.

If O'Neal's usual performances are not so dazzling, then the fans will not expect anything from them. But now, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, and the louder the criticism of experts from all walks of life in order to attract attention!

In the office of the general manager of the Lakers, team owner Jerry Buss sat in the chair where general manager Jerry West usually sits, and complained loudly: "I've had enough, I've really had enough, we gave O'Neal a sky-high contract of 100 million yuan, but what is the result? It's been three years, and we haven't even touched the floor of the West Duel! ”

Jerry West reminded: "We were on the floor last year. ”

Jerry Bass said: "yes, before I could see what the floor looked like, I was swept home 4:0!" ”

West said, "Boss, don't worry, everything will be fine." ”

Jerry Buss said: "I don't see any hope for the team to get better, we don't have salary space, we don't have trade chips, how can we make the team better? ”

West: "I told you, the squad is enough, only one championship coach is missing. I've booked a plane ticket to Montana! ”

Jerry Bass's eyes widened and he said, "Got a clue?" ”

Jerry West said: "If you don't go on a trip, how do you know you don't have a clue?" ”

Jerry Buss said: "Actually, many people say that Phil Jackson is not a good coach, without Jordan, he is nothing, and it is impossible to have a championship, and my grandmother can win a championship when she coaches Jordan!" ”

Jerry West said: "I think the opposite is true, without Jordan, Phil Jackson is still a good coach, but without Phil Jackson, Jordan may not have a championship!" ”

Jerry Bass blinked, slapped the table, and said loudly, "Okay, you need to book another ticket, I'll go with you!" ”

In the Inland Northwest of the United States, there is a state on the border with Canada called Montana. In terms of area, it is the fourth largest state in the United States, after Alaska, Texas, and California, but it has no presence in this country.

It is said that the United States has a habit of naming battleships after state names, but until all the battleships of the United States Navy have been decommissioned, there is not a single battleship named Montana.

Residents of the southern United States will be surprised to hear this name and ask, "How can there be such a state in the United States?" Are you sure it's not in Canada? ”

Phil Jackson was born in a small town called Deer House in Montana, where there are more cattle than people and more sheep than cows.