On April 17, 2010, U.S. time, the first round of the playoffs in the 2009-2010 season officially began on this day! There will be a total of four games in the NBA today, the Bulls vs. the Pacers, the Bucks vs. the Cavaliers, the Heat vs. the Magic, and the Jazz vs. the Nuggets.

And one game that everyone is extremely concerned about is the game between the Pacers and the Bulls! This is the main event.

In recent years, it can be said that since the Auburn Hills palace incident, the entire Pacers have been in a lingering shadow, for several years in a row, the former Eastern powerhouse can only be reduced to a fish belly team, but this year, the Pacers have changed.

After they found Zhang Kong, it immediately caused a great shock, Zhang Kong's strength instantly turned the whole Indiana into a sea of joy, they not only locked the playoff spot after half the season, but also got the second place in the regular season, which before the start of this season, the Pacers were not even able to think of something!

The Pacers have a lot of players who are playing the playoffs for the first time, so the tension is still very strong before the start of the game! Zhang Kong and Hibbert must have played in the playoffs for the first time, and Jefferson didn't play either, and after Granger entered the team, it was the year of the collapse of Auburn Hills Palace, so he didn't play either...... Dunleavy was the same fate.

But it's not like no one has played in the team, at least Luthor Hyde has played the playoffs with the Rockets, Dundee Jones has also played the playoffs with the Nuggets, Tyrus Thomas has also played the playoffs with the Bulls, Milicic has also played the playoffs with the Pistons, and can barely make up four or five people to play in the playoffs, although maybe their positions in the team are not very important!

But there is still some experience, and in order to balance the team's experience problem, Jim O'Brien is ready to give these players with playoff experience a chance to perform in the first game today, provided that the main players are really a little scared.

The starting lineup on the Pacers' side is still the same, with center Roy Hibbert, power forward Al Jefferson returning, small forward Danny Granger, scoring guard Dundee Jones, and point guard Zhang Kong, only Dundee Jones has played in the playoffs.

So he became the temporary coach on the field, and he will correct Zhang Kong's mistakes when he makes mistakes.

"Hey, fortunately, it's at home, if I play away, maybe I'll be nervous to death!" In the players' tunnel, Watson peeked at the situation outside, only to see that there was no room in the Conseco arena, and it would be pure to say that he was not nervous, but fortunately, the Pacers had a home-court advantage, and the first two games were played on the home court of the Pacers, so no matter how nervous they were, they couldn't be more nervous than the Bulls on the opposite side, patted their chests, and Watson muttered to Zhang Kong.

"Do you think I'm not nervous? Don't talk nonsense! Zhang Kong looked at Watson, he even complained to himself, in fact, Zhang Kong's heart is about to rise to his throat now, this game is extremely important for Zhang Kong, they will definitely not release water!

"Welcome our heroes below!" As the sound of the DJ sounded, the entire stadium resounded with a buzzing vibration! The beauty and mascot of the cheerleaders quickly retreated to the sidelines, watching the players appear with excitement.

As the music played, Al Jefferson was the first to jump out of the tunnel and high-five the Pacers' bench players, this is a playoff game, and he is also standing on the stage of the playoffs for the first time in his life!

In the previous Timberwolves, it was impossible to enter the playoffs, and with the Celtics, when he was with the Celtics, the Celtics were at the lowest point of their entire career, and finally when Garnett came, the Celtics won the championship...... He also became a bargaining chip to trade Garnett, so Al Jefferson has always been eager for the playoffs, and after trading to the Pacers this season, his dream finally came true! Looking at Jefferson with a smile on his face, everyone sincerely sent their blessings to him.

The second player to play is Dundee Jones, the player who helped the Nuggets reach the Western Conference Finals last year, and is equally popular here.

After joining the Pacers this year, Dundee Jones is actually completely looking at the face of money, and the salary provided by the Nuggets is too little, so he chose to join the Pacers, but he didn't expect that after joining the Pacers, the Pacers would have this change, Zhang Kong's addition made the entire Pacers lineup lively, since the 2004-05 season, the Pacers have not entered the playoffs, originally Duntai Jones thought this was another wasted year, But now that the Pacers have entered the playoffs as the second in the East, even Dundee Jones feels a little moist in the corners of his eyes!

The third to appear is Roy Hibbert, a rookie who just entered the league last year, but he doesn't have as much thought as the two guys in front of him, he is now excited in addition to nervousness, looking at Roy Hibbert's tangled old face, everyone smiled kindly, and then patted his ass hard, there will always be ups and downs when newcomers play the playoffs.

"It's my turn!" Seeing that the four people in front of him had all appeared, Zhang Kong packed up his equipment and was ready to play!

But he was stopped by Granger next to him, Granger was not very good at speaking, and he showed his attitude with his actions.

He came out one step first...... Seeing that Granger actually reserved the last position for himself, Zhang Kong was really surprised.

"I've made the playoffs this season because of you! So you're eligible to be the last one to play! This is Granger's heart, but it is difficult for him to say this sentence introverted, looking at Granger who ran out of the player's tunnel, Zhang Kong can also feel the kind of pleasure in his heart, Granger entered the NBA in 05, and was selected by the Pacers in the seventeenth place in the first round of the draft, and the Pacers at that time were already full of holes!

Because of the Auburn Hills palace incident in November '04, the entire Pacers were lifeless, and soon after Granger's arrival, he was listed by the team as the future core of the team, in such an environment, in fact, it is not a good thing to be the core.

He needed to carry this broken walker on his own shoulders, and the pressure was enormous.

Especially with such a team that has been glorious in the past, the pressure on Granger is even greater! People say that a blank piece of paper is easy to draw, just like the current Thunder and Bobcats, no matter how bad they played, they didn't have any reference characters before, so the team played badly and there was also fan support, if the team played well, such as the Thunder entered the playoffs this year, then the fan support rate will be higher! On the other hand, the Pacers must be scolded for their bad fights, scolding and scolding the Pacers' grades getting worse and worse.

has not entered the playoffs for five consecutive years, and this year's addition of Zhang Kong not only made Granger realize a dream, but also made Indiana fans a dream! With Granger's fourth appearance, the cheers of the audience reached the first ** point!

"Finally, we welcome, our superplayer, who is six feet five inches tall and comes from the Mysterious East, Zhang ...... Empty! ”

When DJ shouted Zhang Kong's name, the sound of the entire Conseco Center was even about to lift the roof of the arena!

And Zhang Kong also trotted from the players' tunnel to the field, and followed every player who came out and slapped his hand.

Looking at the excitement of the Pacers here, the Bulls players over there are a little sour, especially Joaquin Noah.

"What's so good about it, isn't it home field advantage, a bunch of hillbillies, haven't made the playoffs!" Joakim Noah is notoriously the league's No. 1, and the rest of the Bulls just smiled and didn't pay much attention to it, he said there.

"Be careful, these guys aren't bad at fighting!" Next to him, Rose, while tying his own shoelaces, said to Joaquin Noah, Rose and Noah have a good relationship, because they are currently the Bulls' inside and outside duo.

In addition, the two entered the Bulls with their front and back feet, so the relationship is usually not bad in private, I really don't know how Rose withstood Noah's broken mouth! In the starting lineup of the Bulls today, center Joakim Noah, power forward Ty Gibson, small forward Roel Deng, dual point guard Derrick Rose and captain Kirk Hinrich, but recently Hinrich has made it clear that he is going to be peddled by the team, and his presence has affected the development of Rose, which is the extremely realistic side of the league!

The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves must die on the beach, unless there is a road to another river in front of them.

Recently, Hinrich's agent has also been talking to their team about his transfer, but nothing has come of it.

As the electronic bell rang, the players on both sides stood in position, Hibbert and Noah stood in the middle circle, looking at the referee, and the two of them sank their bodies at the same time to prepare to jump the ball, this game, not only the United States gave enough attention, but the Chinese court station was also broadcast live in the whole field, the live broadcast time of this game was three o'clock in the middle of the night, but the court station still worked overtime, and according to the statistics of the TV station, Zhang Kong's first playoff game, there were many people watching in front of the TV!

"With such ratings, Zhang Kong is really strong!" Looking at such ratings, which have exceeded the ratings of the European Cup, the leaders of the imperial court are still very happy in their hearts! For Zhang Kong, who can create wealth, they naturally like it.

With the attention of countless fans around the world, the game officially began! As the referee threw the orange basketball into the air, the two centers also jumped up, and Hibbert had enough height advantage to shoot the basketball out of the air for the first time.

It seems that everyone doesn't like the obscene way of writing, okay, Xiaofei returns to the previous style!

(To be continued)