The day after the Trail Blazers ended all the regular seasons, the rest of the league also ended their regular seasons, and the top eight teams in the East and West that entered the playoffs were also freshly released. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the West are the Spurs (50-16), Trail Blazers (49-17), Thunder (47-19), Lakers (41-25), Grizzlies (41-25), Clippers (40-26), Nuggets (38-28) and Mavericks (36-30); The East is the Bulls (50-16), Heat (46-20), Pacers (42-24), Celtics (39-27), Hawks (40-26), Magic (37-29), Knicks (36-30), 76ers (35-31). Originally, the Hawks had a better record, but the Celtics were the champion of the Atlantic Division, so the Hawks could only be aggrieved to rank fifth.

The Trail Blazers are still quite surprised by their opponents in the first round of the playoffs, you must know that there are no real stars in the Nuggets now! If they made the playoffs last season because they helped them win enough games before Anthony was traded, then making the playoffs again this season proves that they really have two brushes and are clearly a team-first civilian team.

However, not only McMillan has no pressure on this, but the Trail Blazers players led by Ye Feng are also very calm, they have never been afraid of those teams that play as a team, but they will have some difficulty in facing a team like the Heat that has gathered several All-Star players. After all, they are one of the league's favorite teams to play team basketball, and it is easy and enjoyable to meet an opponent like the Nuggets, as long as the new team is prepared for the high altitude of Denver.

However, the performance of the Nuggets still made McMillan break out in a cold sweat, and he couldn't help but be glad that he strongly asked the management to strengthen the No. 1 position, otherwise even if the Trail Blazers could advance, they would inevitably take off a layer of skin.

The reason is simple, the Nuggets' scoring champion is their starting point guard Lawson, who averaged 20.2 points and 8.3 assists per game in the series, and this guy is just too good to run. If the Trail Blazers still start with Miller like they did last season, it is normal to be blown up directly by Lawson.

Fortunately, McMillan put Felton in the starting line-up in time, and the 27-year-old is in the prime of his career, and he is not slow to be physically strong. While he can't match Lawson in terms of sheer speed, he doesn't have much of a problem limiting Lawson on the defensive end. What's more, Lawson is fast, but he is still relatively skinny, and Felton can completely hold the ball and eat it with his back, and Lawson has nothing to do about it.

In the face of such a civilian team, Ye Feng's advantages are highlighted, the Trail Blazers playing team basketball does not mean that they do not have an arrow to attack the city, and Ye Feng is that arrow. No one on the flanks of the Nuggets can block Ye Feng's strong breakthrough one-on-one, so he can only go to the bag in desperation, but the bag clip means leaking, and Ye Feng is not the kind of player who takes the ball hard, and he is happy to assist.

The Trail Blazers won the entire series, with Ye Feng averaging a triple-double in four games, with 27.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 12.3 assists per game. That is, the performance of his teammates is quite powerful, Ye Feng does not need to cut points desperately, otherwise with his offensive firepower of 31.1 points per game in the regular season, in the face of a team with loose defense like the Nuggets, there should be more eye-catching data.

Although the Nuggets were relatively weak and the Trail Blazers were easily swept 4-0 in the end, McMillan did not give Roy and Oden more playing time. With both men playing between 15 and 20 minutes per game, the stats naturally look rather mediocre. But in fact, this is also McMillan's protection for them, you must know that the game with the Nuggets is very fast-paced, Roy may not be able to adapt, and even if they can adapt, it will greatly increase the likelihood of their injury, so McMillan simply gave them less than 20 minutes of playing time.

The Spurs advanced at about the same time as the Trail Blazers, and they played comfortably against the eighth-place Mavericks. Although the "bull-horse war" has become a hot topic of hype, the strength of the Spurs this season is far from comparable to that of the Mavericks, and it even makes people feel that the Silver and Black have easily eliminated their opponents before they have fully exerted their strength.

Immediately after that, the Thunder eliminated the Clippers 4-2, and I have to admit that the Clippers have undergone earth-shaking changes after getting Paul, and even tried to compete with the Lakers. But after all, this is Paul's first season with him, and the Thunder also have the maturing Westbrook, and the Thunder have been running in for a longer time than the Clippers' core lineup, and it is logical to advance to the second round.

But the Lakers unexpectedly capsized, and after seven hard-fought games, they were eliminated by the Grizzlies 4-3 and missed the second round. The Grizzlies were able to win in large part because of their iron-blooded and tough style of play, and this Lakers team in the decline can be said to be worn to death by them. It is said that Kobe's face is very unsightly after the end of the seven-game game, and the Lakers may have to make a big move again this summer.

The East also saw the following drama, but it was no surprise that the Celtics lost 4-2 to the Hawks, who were able to finish in the top four thanks to their status as champions of the Atlantic Division, and in terms of record alone, the Hawks are undoubtedly the stronger team. Therefore, the teams in the Central Division in the past two seasons are unfortunate, the Bulls and Pacers have a relative advantage, and the third team in the Central Division will be squeezed out of the top four in the East no matter how good the record is.

The remaining three teams in the top four all beat their opponents, but the Pacers were also forced to tie-break, and Howard had too much of an advantage on the inside, playing monster numbers regardless of whether the Magic won or not, averaging 25.3 points and 15.7 rebounds per game in seven games, plus 2.7 blocks. Originally, the Magic still had a chance to win Game 7, but second-year rookie Paul George single-handedly scored seven consecutive points in the final minute to lead the team to a comeback victory, and he is also considered another rising swingman in the league.

Ye Feng is very mindful of facing Durant in the second round, but he doesn't want to face the difficult Grizzlies, this iron-blooded team should let the Spurs deal with it!