Looking at the Magic team's style of play, Gong Feng secretly shook his head and denied it, there is no way to compare such a magic team with the magic that entered the East Finals that year, not only because of Gong Feng's rapid growth in skills and experience, but also because the Magic team's ball control and main scoring methods are still too simple.

Even if Barty will come forward to block with Maddie, the outside players on both sides will open up enough space for Maddie, and Howard on the inside can use his vitality and ability to provide Maddie with the necessary help, but in the end, basketball is not a one-man game.

In particular, Gong Feng has chased Houston, and there is no way to compare the current Houston with the Houston of the year, which is not only Houston's physical strength and ability, but also related to the quality of the passer, the control of the rhythm, and the degree of belief of the Magic team, and more importantly, Allen has broken through Houston four times with his simple speed in the first quarter!

Even if the Magic's interior defense ability is considered a first-line level in the entire league, the Knicks' interior line is not something that the Magic can easily give up with, and the accumulation of experience is not a simple matter, not to mention that Allen has changed the direction of pressure in the past few years and completely substituted himself into the current after the overall rotation of the Knicks.

In fact, the current Magic team has entered a situation of advancing and retreating in the direction of team building, and Howard has the potential to become a superstar, but looking at him who was hit badly behind Yao Ming, he really needs time to realize his potential and strength, but can Maddie wait for two or three years for Howard?

The same is true of Maddie's contract, and now there are only a handful of stars in this league who can withstand a contract of 20 million in the future, and who can also have the strength to impact the championship.

The current situation of this league is like this, there is absolutely no shortage of top outside stars on the road to competing for championships, but no one will easily choose to give up on the inside line of Yao Ming, O'Neal, and Duncan.

So Maddie, who wanted to understand his choice later in the season, was silent, and he was silent and just wanted to say what type of player the Magic could find in the summer of that year to partner with him to challenge for the championship...... If Howard develops in a certain direction first, he can indeed quickly reach the standard of the championship inside, which is also a kind of pursuit of Maddie for the championship.

No matter what Maddie chooses in the summer, the current Magic team definitely wants to make the playoffs, and only the playoffs can make the players improve faster!

It's just that a team like the Magic that is competing for a playoff spot will still selectively give up some games, especially now that the competition in the Eastern Conference playoffs is very fierce this year, of course, in the number of games that are abandoned, the players of the Magic team will still actively prepare, and they will definitely play very seriously in the game, but they will not let the main force do their best to fight for the unlikely victory.

However, one of them is certain, as long as Yao Ming plays, Howard will play as long as he wants, and it is a fact that the Magic team is now recognized for Howard's rapid growth. Big Van Gundy needs results right now, and the Magic have selected a star for their summer goals.

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This year's playoff contenders in the East have risen from eight or nine in the past to twelve now, the Bobcats withdrew from the ranks in the middle of the season due to Okafor's injury, and the Cavaliers maintained their impact, but in the end they still ranked 10th in the East, and the 76ers in ninth place!

The Knicks started a winning streak in the late stage, defeating strong opponents such as the Wizards, Pacers, and Pistons one after another, of course, this also has something to do with the Knicks' weak opponents in the second half.

But no matter what, the Knicks still ranked first in the East with an excellent record of 61 wins after the regular season, followed by the Wizards, the Pacers who have not suffered any major changes this season, the Pistons who have changed their offensive play, the Heat, the Celtics, the Magic and the Bulls of the Young Guards.

The Western Conference rankings also came to an end, and the Timberwolves still did not make the playoffs, losing to the eighth-placed Grizzlies with a win, and the rankings were also Suns, Spurs, Sonics, Mavericks, Kings, Nuggets, Rockets and Grizzlies.

The Timberwolves also set an extremely embarrassing record, and Garnett made no secret of himself directly in front of the media, with strong disappointment with this season, with the team's management, and with his teammates.

On April 24, the first playoff game against the Bulls began.

None of the media thought that the Bulls had the slightest chance of winning this series, and even the Bulls' eighth-place finish was just a very good performance in the early stages of the game, and the team's tenacious defense gave the young guys a real brilliance.

Curry, the little shark who had a slight chance of victory for the Bulls, was suddenly injured at the end of the season and had no way to participate in the playoffs.

After trading Chandler, the Bulls fell into an embarrassing situation where there was no one available on the inside, but fortunately Allan had a one-year contract? Henderson is doing well, plus Nocioni selected this year, Osara who was traded away from the Knicks, and Antonio, who has a two-year contract and a salary of 10 million? Davis did a very good job.

It's just that compared with the Knicks with a luxurious lineup, the Bulls don't have the slightest advantage, and even in the second half of the game, the final winner has been divided.

The starting combination of Hinrich, Du Hong, Nocioni, Osara, Davis, who was suppressed by Gong Feng at Duke University, and even the Knicks' bench lineup at some times is not as good as the Knicks' bench lineup.

Curry and Lore Deng were unable to play due to injuries, and only Ben Gordon had a certain scoring ability on the bench, and the others were even more miserable.

There is no mercy in the playoffs, and in the playoffs, even if the Knicks are against the Hawks and Bucks at the bottom of the league, they will not have any mercy.

From the beginning of the first quarter to the end of the game, the Knicks did not give the Bulls any chance to surpass, but after three quarters, the Knicks sent an all-bench lineup.

The contrast between the two sides is really obvious! There's really nothing to say. And such a comparison and the situation of the game, the Knicks' ratings in the first round of the playoffs are really low.

It's just that unlike the Knicks, who are so relaxed, many of the matchups are rare spectacles. For example, the game between the Pistons and the Heat is a clash of muscles, as well as the performance of the Heat's superstar players.

The two sides fought in the first round to the sixth game, and many media said that the comparison between the two teams was at the level of the Eastern Conference Finals, but there are too many demons in the East this year.

The Pacers-Celtics matchup is also very ugly, but if anyone likes the clash of musclemen, especially Artest vs. Pierce, they should definitely check it out.

The war of words between the two sides before the game is not less, and there is no less talk, but the old Miller doesn't want to, it may be his last season of playoff games, which ended very easily, and he came to the bench, he can be regarded as an independent team, which really makes the overstretched Celtics feel very uncomfortable.

Carlisle is also facing a lot of difficulties now, there is basically not much possibility of strengthening in the team, and the arrival of Jackson also seems to solve the Miller problem that the Pacers faced last season.

It's just that Carlisle is the one who knows that last season's Eastern Conference Finals was because of the competition in the East, and in Carlisle's opinion, whether he can beat the Pistons last season is a big question mark, not to mention the luxury Knicks who played the Pistons to the game.

Even if the Knicks' lineup this year seems to be weakened a lot, without the big killer of Malone, Carlisle doesn't look at it like this...... "Why do you want to do so much, defeat the Wizards first and then think about the Knicks, Kwame with a strong helper is not so easy to defeat!" ”

A clear conscience is Carlisle's choice, and the ability of a player is like that, and it is not easy to go further.

As for the final Wizards vs. Magic game, it was a high-rated round of games, and gimmicks like Kwame vs. Maddie attracted fans to watch. (To be continued.) )