On April 29, the Orlando Magic defeated the Celtics at home and won the crucial "Battle of Tianwang Mountain", doubling their hopes of qualifying.

The Bobcats are happy with the result, and in the next round, they can clean up the magic of the main point guard and take revenge on last season's exit.

The Cavaliers didn't let the accident happen in Game 5. Beat the Bucks 108-81 to get a match point.

The game between the Hawks and the Heat was decided, with the Hawks advancing 4-1. No one in the Hawks can guard Wade, and Rose played well in the first playoff game, but Yao Ming, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Joe Johnson, and Jamal Crawford are not bad at all, and the Heat can't defend against the Hawks' offense.

The Trail Blazers and Hornets game also decided the winner. The Hornets defeated the Trail Blazers 92-89 on the road to advance to the second round with a score of 4-1. In this game, Brandon Roy contracted the flu and was in a slump of form. The Trail Blazers are still too young to become a dark horse in the regular season, and they can't go further if they enter the playoffs and their tactics are thoroughly tuled.

The Rockets were also eliminated 1-4 by the Spurs. Duncan taught Auden a good lesson, and it was too early for Auden to become emperor now. The only person with the Rockets' strong scoring ability on the outside is rookie Bayless, who can only force the inside style of play, and the Spurs can easily find defensive countermeasures.

April 30. The Cavaliers eliminated the Bucks 4-2, and LeBron James was unstoppable with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. They will play the Eagles in the second round.

On May 1, the Magic played the Celtics to the death. The Bobcats watched the game live together in order to find their opponent's weaknesses while watching the game.

The man who played the best in this game was Dwight Howard, who put a lot of pressure on the Celtics on both ends of the floor, and Carter and Turkoglou were also very active on the outside.

However, when defending Pierce, Ray Allen, and Jamison, the Magic also struggled, and the scores of the two sides were always close.

If the second round is against the Magic, D'Antoni decides to focus on the outside. With the Magic's guard line having obvious weaknesses, point guard Nelson injured, starter Anthony Johnson moving slowly, Tyrone Lue having speed and height at a disadvantage, Billups and Rondo can certainly blow them up. Backup point guards Bogans and Redick are also on the short side, and once Carter is off the court, it will be Durant's world.

"Last season, the Magic put their defensive focus on Chuck. Now Tekoglou has to defend Kevin (Durant), whether it's Tony Barty or Howard to defend, Chuck you can pull the outside offense, it's not hard to get past them. Brook (Lopez) starts, your main task is to defend, and offense just needs to pull up to the high cover and pull Howard out. "D'Antoni has a strategy in place.

Camby was put on the bench, his movement speed was slow, and it was a little difficult to deal with an explosive player like Howard, and it can be said that in addition to experience, Camby's defense is not much better than Lopez, and Lopez's scoring ability is much better than Camby. D'Antoni is ready to put Lopez in the starting line-up.

Magic is at a disadvantage compared to the Bobcat, and now in the absence of major generals, the possibility of eliminating the Bobcat is even lower. God also intended to give them more tests, and in the third quarter, the Celtics launched a wave of 17-0 offense in the third quarter amid the frantic shouts and cheers of the home fans, and opened the score. In the fourth quarter, Howard reduced his playing time due to too many fouls, and in the end, the Celtics won another game. 3-3 equalized the aggregate score.

In the second round of the Western Conference, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 113-97 at home to take the lead. The Spurs and Hornets got together, and the Hornets won 90-89 on the road under Paul's leadership and won the next victory.

In Game 7, the Magic finally won the game with Howard's 22 points and 20 rebounds and Vince Carter's 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

That's when the league announced the season's best coaches, regular season MVPs, and regular season All-Season Team.

The Bobcats had a lot of good news ahead of the start of the second round. Mike D'Antoni was voted the best coach. This gave D'Antoni a boost of confidence.

Hayes won the regular season MVP with 15.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 10 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.8 blocks. He was also unanimously selected to the First Team of the Year.

The other four players on the first team are center Dwight Howard (Magic), small forward LeBron James (Cavaliers), shooting guard Kobe Bryant (Lakers), and point guard Chris Paul (Hornets). Although the Hawks' record is better than that of the Magic, Yao Ming's stats have slipped and cannot be compared to Howard, and he has not been able to make the All-NBA first team again this season.

Wade's stats were 30.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.4 blocks, and Kobe Bryant had 23.6 points, 5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks. Looking at the data, Wade is much stronger. However, the Heat's record is too much worse than that of the Lakers, and Wade was unfortunately squeezed out of the best team.

Bryant's scoring is a new low in recent seasons, but his assists are a career-high 6.5, and he's more selfless than ever because he has more support.

All-Team Second Team: Devin Wade (Heat), Brandon Roy (Trail Blazers), Tim Duncan (Spurs), Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets) and Yao Ming (Hawks).

All-Team Three: Tony Parker (Spurs), Kevin Durant (Bobcats), Paul Pierce (Celtics), Pau Gasol (Lakers) and Andrew Bogut (Bucks).

Both Durant and Bogut were named to the All-Star team for the first time. As soon as the news was announced, Durant took the initiative to ask for a treat. Although he lost to Granger in the race for the Most Improved Player award, he won in the Team of the Year selection. Three teams were enough to make him happy for a while.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference, the Hawks beat the Cavaliers 100-95 at home. The Cavaliers James is still playing eye-catching, but the Hawks are playing more team.

On May 6, the Bobcats finally had a game, playing at home against the Magic.

At this point, the lynx had been resting for 7 days. The Magic only had a full day off, and they didn't have time to study their opponents before they had to play against the Bobcats. The difficulty can be imagined.

One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. The Bobcats are at their peak now, and the Magic have finally eliminated the Celtics, who have just relaxed and have reached a low point.

The first match between the two sides was a slaughter. Hayes attacked from the perimeter throughout the game, Brook Lopez also pulled to the perimeter, and the only man who relied on teammates to cover and break through to the interior was Gerard Wallace.

The Magic focused on defending Hayes before the game, but were caught off guard, with the Bobcats four on the perimeter and one of the two tall players on the Magic inside having to pull out anyway. If Howard isn't under the basket, his defensive power is much lower. Veteran Tony Barty is even slower, and the two can't stop Hayes no matter who pulls them out.

One-on-one Magic have no one to stop Hayes' offense, and it was well proven last season. Now the Magic can't even wrap Hayes.

Bobcat's pick-and-roll coordination is flexible and changeable. Magic perimeter let Turkoglu defend Hayes. Hayes immediately passed the ball to Durant and asked him to single Vince Carter with his height. Let Carter defend Hayes, even though Hayes has the upper power and can sit and play inside. However, he still chose to give it to Billups, which is easier than Loops to attack Anthony Johnson.

There are too many weaknesses in the Magic lineup, how can they win like this? Hayes didn't need to attack at all, leading the Bobcats to defeat the Magic at halftime. The final game was 128-87, beating the Magic by 41 points. Hayes shot 6-of-7, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. He had a triple-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Gerald Wallace had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Billups had 18 points and seven assists. The Bobcats had a total of six players score in double figures.

The second game is just as simple, not to mention the play of Hayes, Wallace, Durant, Billups, Lopez and other main players, but Rondo, Bagnani, Miller, Weaver, Azubuuk, Gasol These bench players also make the Magic unbearable. After Howard went off the court, the Magic didn't have a center who could resist Gasol's low-post offense. Bobcats' fringe players have been playing like an offensive killer during their time off the bench.

The veteran Camby has become an outsider in soy sauce. The Bobcats have been the main offense on the court, putting defense on the back burner, and Camby's playing time has been greatly reduced.

The Magic are back at home, and the situation hasn't changed. The home court doesn't allow the Magic to have a strong man on the roster. can only rely on the performance of Carter, Turkoglou, and Howard. Howard was stared at by the bobcat. The three centers took turns to defend the top, draining Howard's physical strength and easily preventing him from getting inside. As soon as you get to the basket, immediately take foul tactics. In three games, Howard, who is known for his violent dunks, actually only gave out two dunks, and the Bobcats were very successful in defending him.

In the third game, the Magic lost again, 94-113.

Instead of eliminating the Bobcats to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic's goal has changed to winning a game and defending their home honor. Last season, they narrowly missed the Bobcats, and this time the tide was completely reversed. Hayes' performance has been as consistent as ever. After three years of training, his skills are proficient, and his experience has become more and more abundant, and he has become more and more stable.

In the fourth game, the Magic played very hard in the opening stages. 8-2 lead. After that, Hayes used Lopez to cover and break inside, causing a foul on Howard. One minute later, Durant burst to the basket and attacked, causing Howard to commit a second foul. Howard's departure is a sign that the Magic is over.

Howard was also on the All-NBA First Team, but his rating was far inferior to Hayes. He didn't play the role he should have in this series, he couldn't make free throws after being fouled by his opponent, and he couldn't control the number of fouls he had.

In the fourth game, the Magic struggled for half a half, and in the third quarter, several singles from Billups managed to pull the score away. With a score of 107-98 at the end of the game, the Bobcats swept the Magic smoothly to enter the second round. Revenge for being eliminated from last season.

The Magic performed very cleanly in this series, there were no malicious fouls, the last time the Playoffs Magic was crusaded by fans all over the world, and now the referees are staring at them, and the Magic don't dare to move too much. The Bobcats kept passing the ball and didn't fix one person as the core of the attack, so they couldn't find the direction of the defense.

After the game, Howard sent his best wishes to Hayes, wishing the Bobcats a smooth victory. The Hawks and Cavaliers played a 3-1 game. The Hawks are temporarily ahead, and the Bobcats are likely to meet the Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals. In Game 4, the Cavaliers were reversed by the Hawks by 18 points at home. LeBron James was furious after the game, blasting some teammates for not being active enough in defense. Before he met Hayes, he was about to be eliminated, and James was very unwilling. The Cavaliers don't have much to offer, and the roster can't compare to the Bobcats. He's now starting to think about a move as well.

(To be continued)