"Hello, Jonny, we're meeting again." In his Orlando apartment, Jonny meets Ben McMillan, the head of Nike's department who he had met with before, and who is Nike's external contact.

However, Jonny didn't know what this thing was looking for him, but seeing that Jimmy Adams was also following, Jonny thought it must be serious.

"Hello, nice to see you again." Jonny said hello as well, and the group sat down on the couch.

"That's right, Mr. Jonny, given that the Magic have eliminated the Hornets and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Magic's opponent in the Eastern Conference semifinals will be the Miami Heat, which is an internal battle in Florida, and Nike has decided to pull you out of the refurbished version of the Legend Generation to build momentum for your playoffs." Ben McMillan said, and Jonny finally understood why.

Two days ago, in the third game of Charlotte, Magic and Hornets, the Magic won wildly away and finally defeated the Hornets who were plagued by "four games to solve the Magic" 3-0. And on the same day that the Magic defeated the Hornets, the Bulls also beat the bullets to advance to the next round. And several of Nike's stars who have reached the semifinals have also received notifications from Nike and received their playoff version of their shoes.

And this time Ben McMillan came to deliver the sneakers.

When the shoebox opens, it's still blue and white, but the difference is that the edge of the shoe is inlaid with gold edges, and the pattern with the word "champion" appears on the back of the shoe, which is Nike's playoff sneaker for the playoffs.

And Jonny naturally agreed to wear such shoes for the rest of the playoff journey.

The Magic eliminated the Hornets in three straight games, and their next opponent was the winner of the Heat and Hawks, and after four tight battles, the Heat also eliminated the Pistons to advance, so that the Eastern Conference semifinals turned into an internal battle in Florida. And the Bulls also got their next round opponent, the Knicks beat the Hawks to advance to the next round, and Patrick Ewing met Michael Jordan again.

In the West, the Jazz eliminated the Clippers in three games, the Rockets eliminated the Suns in four games, and the most intense game was the SuperSonics, who fought fiercely with the Timberwolves for five games before deciding the winner, and it is no wonder that a group of players from the Bulls feel that the SuperSonics are no longer a threat. And the Lakers also eliminated the Trail Blazers in four games.

The Eastern and Western semifinals have already been decided, and in the first round, the league has also announced several regular season awards, but none of them have anything to do with Jonny.

The Head Coach of the Year was snatched up by the Heat's Pat Riley, who led the Heat to third place in the East this season, up from eighth last season. It can be said that Pat Riley earned this honor by helping the Heat make great progress.

The most improved player of the year was taken by the Heat's Isaac Austin, the center who has been wandering throughout his career seized the most critical opportunity to keep himself in the history of the NBA, averaging 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, Isaac Austin did not play very well, but compared to last season, it is indeed a significant improvement, he can only get 5.1 points and 4.9 rebounds last season.

The best sixth man was taken by the Knicks' John Starks, who also had a bull with Jonny in the regular season, and the nerve knife who was slapped by Jonny finally won the honor, averaging 13.8 points per game, and was the Knicks' double bench at the point guard and point guard positions.

The first three awards have nothing to do with Jonny and Magic, but the next few honors have a Magic share. The next best defensive player to be awarded, this is not a matter of magic, the biggest favorites are Gary Payton, Deacon Bemutombo and other big killers on the defensive end, and although the Magic also have Marcus Camby and Doug Christie, two players on the defensive end, they are still far from the best defensive player.

Best Rookie, this is the award booked by Jonny, Jonny, who averaged 32.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game in the regular season, is the highest scoring among the rookies in 1996, the second Allen Iverson averages only 23.5 points per game, and Jonny's steals are also the highest among rookies, and the second Iverson averages only 2.1 per game. And Iverson's rookie stats, except for assists and rebounds, are behind Jonny across the board.

What's more, Jonny led the team to the playoffs, while Iverson did not, in the same rookie class, the team entered the playoffs while he was still the absolute main force in the team In addition to Jonny, there is also Marbury of the Timberwolves, but they have been eliminated. and the Clippers' Lorenzo Wright, but his stats are only 7 points and 7 boards.

In addition to the best rookie, regular season MVP Jonny also has a chance to compete, this year's regular season MVP was originally Karl Malone, and Karl Malone's Jazz has a strong record and beautiful personal data, and the league finally awarded him the regular season MVP, although Jonny doesn't know all this, but for Jonny, as long as the regular season MVP is not Michael Jordan with a stronger record and more beautiful data, then Jonny always has a great chance.

And then, the best manager, this one has nothing to do with Jonny, but it has to do with magic. Magic's general manager John Gabriel is the favorite to compete for the award, in addition to Magic's first-round opponent, Hornets general manager Bob Buss, and of course, Jerry West, who poached Shaquille O'Neal from the Magic. And there is actually an intrinsic connection between these three candidates.

Jerry West's biggest achievement is to poach O'Neal from the Magic, and Bob Buss's biggest achievement is to trade rookie Kobe Bryant from the Lakers for Verrattivac, but he can trade a rookie for an All-Star center, and naturally O'Neal will be contacted. And John Gabriel's political achievement is naturally that after O'Neal left, he also created a strong team that was second in the East, and the draft selected the best rookie and scoring champion Jonny Lee. Judging from the results, it is natural that John Gabriel is better.

After the first three awards were decided, the competition and discussion about the next few awards in the league became hotter and hotter, and in the chaos of the playoffs, the Magic were preparing for the Eastern Conference semifinals.

For the Magic, this round series with the Heat must not be lost, their goal from the beginning was the Eastern Conference Finals, in the Magic, there is no expectation of beating the Bulls, but the Magic are trying their best to compete for second place in the East, in order to avoid the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the playoffs, their goal is the Eastern Conference Finals from the beginning.

And now the Heat has become another opponent in front of the Magic, and they are unwilling to lose this round of the series, so the Magic's preparation is very serious. The Heat are also a duo, but the difference is that they are an inside-outside combination, with Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning working very well together, even though they have only been working together for more than a season. And compared to the Magic's duo, their duo is a little more reasonable.

As for the Heat's tactics, Ricci Adubatu has also studied, this Heat team has a better defense, and the offense mainly relies on Tim Hardaway's breakthrough points and Alonzo Mourning's strong inside play, while the Heat have hoarded a group of three-point shooters on the outside, such as Dan Marley, Woshan Leonard, and Jamal Mashburn. And for this tactic of the Heat, it is natural to strangle from the source and lock Tim Hardaway.

Of course, this is easier said than done, and everything will not be known until the game starts.