The owners of the Trail Blazers are not short of money and have been hoarding stars, but unfortunately, the stars that can be obtained through trading are basically second-tier stars, and no owner of the top stars is willing to sell.

Because of the number of stars on the team, they are also the team with the most average style of play this season, and the team's leading scorer in the regular season is shooting guard Isiah Ryder with 13.9 points per game, followed by Rasheed Wallace with 12.8 points per game, Damon Stoudemire with 12.6 points per game, Sabonis with 12.1 points per game and Brian Grant with 11.5 points per game.

Of the five starts, the difference between the highest and lowest scores was just over 2 points!

Also because the game was too even, the team that finished third in the West was not selected to the All-Star team.

The Pacers, who are tied for the first place in the East and the Heat, also have no players selected to the All-Star team, and even in the defensive lineup, there is no one!

Reggie Miller, the Pacers' big man, averaged 18 points per game in the regular season this season, and although the team had a better record, he lost to Tim Hardaway, Payton, Kobe, Stockton and others in the All-NBA selection.

In fact, the gap between these few is really not very big, although Payton's data is good, but the team has not even made the playoffs, and Kobe's data has surrounded Miller in all directions, but the team's record is poor, and it is the second leader. Stockton is averaging just 11 points per game this season and has dropped his assists to a new low of 7.5 since he became the primary point guard, and he was able to make three selections after the big man entered the team, which can only be explained by the voting inertia of the judges.

But then again, Miller is the big man, and with such poor numbers, the Pacers can still go all the way to the top of the East and tie for the first place in the East, and Larry Bird's coaching level goes without saying.

On May 29, the first game of the Western Conference Finals was held at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, and the final score was 76-80, and the Spurs narrowly prevailed. Duncan had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks and 1 steal, and David Robinson had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal.

On the same day, the Knicks arrived in Indianapolis to prepare for the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals on the 30th!

On the evening of the 30th, the City Square Stadium was brightly lit, and the fans were bustling and excited.

This is Bird's second season in charge of Indiana, and the team has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row since Bird's arrival!

Last year, they faced the invincible Bulls, still had seven bloody battles and nearly knocked their opponents over. This year, facing the Knicks, who are only eighth in the East, they are confident that they will beat their opponents and reach the Finals!

"Bird, I love you!"

"The Pacers are going to win the championship!"

"Knicks, wait to be swept!"

"Li Wei× 100 = one of Bird's hair!"

A variety of slogans show the enthusiasm of the fans, this is Bird's hometown and the home of the Pacers!

As a visiting team, the Knicks are usually the first to appear, and this time, the on-site staff gave the first shot to Li Wei.

"The head coach of the New York Knicks, who is also the team's substitute guard, is 1.63 meters tall, from Harvard University, wearing the No. 1 jersey, David Lee!"

Before the host's introduction ended, the Indiana fans at the scene began to boo, and the boos resounded all over the world!

Everyone knows the feud between Li Wei and Bird, New Yorkers don't welcome Bird, they don't welcome Reggie Miller, and Indianans don't welcome Li Wei either, they don't welcome Knicks!

Li Wei listened to the boos of the audience and calmly made a listening gesture.

Anyway, no matter how much the audience shushes, he won't lose a single hair!

Being booed can only mean that he enjoys the treatment of a superstar!

The Indiana fans were enraged by Li Wei's gesture, and the boos didn't stop until Garnett came out!

The Knicks' starting lineup today is still the same as in the regular season.

Playmaking guard Charlie Ward, scoring guard Alan Houston, small forward Garnett, power forward Beau Outlaw, center Da Yao.

After the visitors' starting five debuts, the lights dimmed and it was the turn of the home players to make their debut.

Compared to last year, the Pacers' roster this year has remained largely unchanged, except for the selection of a talented high school kid Al Harrington in the summer draft, and then before the start of the season, they signed a veteran with a middle-class exception, Sam Perkins.

Many people say that the rookie in '84 was the diamond generation, and some people know that the top pick at that time was Olajuwon, the list was injured and couldn't beat Sam Bowway, Tanhua was Jordan, and the No. 5 pick was Barkley.

So who is the No. 4 rookie who beats Barkley?

He was Sam Perkins.

Sam Perkins is 2.06 meters tall, big forward, compared with Jordan who was selected in front and Barkley who was selected in the back, his career is not brilliant, only 16.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in his peak season, and now at the age of 38, he can not contribute much.

However, the Pacers, who are overpaid in the cap, can't sign big names in the free market, and can only give the middle-class exception to such a powerful veteran.

Al Harrington, who is only 19 years old, is still too immature, and the Pacers did not give him much playing time in the regular season in pursuit of results, and he was not selected for the 12-man squad in the playoffs, so he could only sit on the sidelines and wave a towel. Sam Perkins made the 12-man roster, but usually only guards the water cooler.

The starting five of the Pacers are also the same: playmaking guard, the current second-highest player in the all-time total assists list, Mark Jackson, scoring guard, sharpshooter Reggie Miller, small forward, God's left-hand Chris Mullin, power forward, defensive stalwart Dale Davis, center, Dutch giants, and Rick Schmitz, who was selected to the All-Star Game last season.

Now the commentator for the Pacers' home court is Al Albert, is this name a little familiar to everyone?

That's right, he's the younger brother of Marv Albert, the voice of the New York Knicks, who first played as a commentator for the Nuggets for 21 years before leaving in 1996 and then coming to the Pacers.

Al Albert also has a younger brother, also a commentator, named Steve Albert, who worked for the New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, New York Mets, Phoenix Suns, and the New York Arrows in Major League Indoor Soccer before retiring with the Suns in the 16-17 season.

"Clark, I really didn't expect our Pacers to meet the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, what do you think of this game?" Al Albert asked.

Al Albert's partner, playing an expert role on the sidelines is Clark Kellogg, who is 2.01 meters tall and has been a genius since he was a child, and he set a record for Ohio high school finals by scoring 51 points and 24 rebounds in the Ohio state finals in high school.

In 1982, he was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 8th pick in the first round, and he hit 20+10 in his rookie season, and 20+10 in his rookie year as a small forward, which is terrifying.

Clark Kellogg is considered the next superstar, breaking through sharply and boasting a blistering first step. However, in general, people who are praised for their speed in the first step have dangerous knees, such as Grant Hill and Derrick Rose.

Kellogg was more unfortunate than Hill and others, suffering from a knee injury the following year, missing games in the third year, playing only a dozen games in the fourth year, and saying goodbye to the NBA completely in the fifth year.

But fortunately, his mouth is relatively sharp, and he can also be used as a commentator after bidding farewell to the NBA.

"Al, I never thought the Knicks would play us in the Eastern Conference Finals, and it's crazy that we're playing an eighth-place team in the Eastern Conference Finals. If you ask me what I think, then of course I think the Knicks are going to be swept out! Clark Kellogg said.