While the Angelenos were still basking in the joy of the Big Apple winning Rookie of the Year, the first round of the playoffs had already been announced.

In this brutal knockout format, only eight of the 16 teams from two weeks ago are now left, and the other eight are just as good as those who didn't make the playoffs, and a good offseason awaits them.

The players of each team who have been busy for half a year can also take advantage of this long holiday to do what they want to do, release records that love to sing, guest movies that want to show their faces, travel to travel, make money to make money, all of which are at their will.

However, for the eight teams still in the playoffs, their ordeal is far from over, the first round series is just an appetizer, and the rest of the game will only get tougher and tougher, and none of the teams that have come out of the blood and intrigue are easy to deal with, even the arrogant Lakers have to lower their posture and deal with it carefully.

Counting the eight teams that have entered the second round, the battle between the Eastern Cavaliers and the Hawks is worth watching, the Flash still lost to the Hawks with amazing athletic talent after all, even if he can break into the basket again and again to cut points, but what is the use, he is only one person after all.

For the match between the Cavaliers and the Hawks, the league's expert panel still gave a three-seven prediction after discussion, and the Cavaliers have a seventy-percent chance of advancing.

Unlike the Heat, the Cavaliers' uniform team has put a lot of thought into coaxing James to be happy, and it goes without saying that Big Z and Ben Wallace are the inside line, one offense and one defense, especially for teams like the Hawks who like to impact the opponent's interior, Big Ben's deterrent power is not covered.

And Xiao Mo and James's athletic talent is also excellent, compared to the little emperor, the physical fitness of the eagles is simply a small thing. Besides, the Cavaliers' much-maligned bench in the past, Szzerbiak, brought in by management this year is a reassuring pill, and for the experienced him, a sixth man is obviously not difficult.

The reason why the Hawks still have a 3-to-1 win rate is still for the sake of their strong defense, but whether Josh Smith can limit James, experts in the league are generally not optimistic.

Another battle in the Eastern Conference semifinals was between the Magic and the Celtics, the Magic finally relied on their own three-point rain to defeat the 76ers, a team without a superstar who can control the court is still not good, the 76ers' collective confusion at a critical time is the main reason for their loss, everyone wants to stand up, but everyone is waiting for their teammates to stand up, in the senseless waiting that I count on you and you count on me, the victory is just in vain.

The situation on the Celtics' side is also not optimistic, no one expected the defending champions to qualify for the first round will be so difficult, the young Bulls with their enthusiasm and momentum, stunned to live with the green shirts for 7 games, a full 7 games, the impact on the aging Celtics is obviously huge.

And what made Green Army fans even more sad was that the team's interior Optimus Prime Kevin Garnett was injured. Garnett unfortunately sprained in a scramble for rebounds, and the diagnosis given by the doctor after the game was a fracture, and it was obviously impossible for the Wolves to continue their playoff journey.

Without Garnett, the Green Army's interior line suddenly looks weak, relying on a blue-collar level Perkins and big baby Davis may be able to make a living when playing other teams, but against the Magic with an interior killer, this combination makes people very worried about whether they will be blown out by Howard, especially since they have played 7 games, and the reserve of physical strength has become a problem that must be faced.

Compared with the East, the game in the West is also good-looking, the Nuggets still saved a little face for the Queen Bee after all, although the ** score of 4:1 is also a huge disparity, but at least it is not a sweep, the Hornets have been prepared before, after all, the team's state is amazingly poor this time, and this result is also reasonable.

The Nuggets seemed jubilant that they had no answer and made it to the Western Conference semifinals, something that many people didn't expect at the start of the season. No one could have imagined that a swap between Billups and Iverson would have such a huge impact on the Nuggets.

The Pistons, who were so big that they received the answer, couldn't even make the playoffs, and the Nuggets, who got Billups, broke into the second round with a crushing momentum.

The Nuggets' opponent in the semifinals was the Mavericks, and with the encouragement of the best sixth man, the Mavericks suddenly reversed the previous entanglement and defeated the aging Spurs with extremely smooth offense in two consecutive games.

The troika scored a moving 81 points in the final game, but the Mavericks' 41 points from Nowitzki and Terry's 29 points from the two star players made the Spurs' final resistance come to naught. They still lost in the end, 4-1, a disparity that was slightly inconsistent with the Spurs, and they were forced out of the second round.

However, for the San Antonio Spurs, who have always played an ageless legend, a year's loss is nothing, and when they return next season, people will also find that the Spurs are still the same Spurs, not only the personnel have not changed, but the strength has not changed, for them, time seems to have stood still. As long as the troika remains, the Spurs will always be the championship litmus test for all teams in the league.

In this Western Conference semifinals between the Mavericks and the Nuggets, people give a prediction of five to five, and the two teams have similar styles, both are known for their strong offensive strength. The Nuggets relied on Billups' threading and Anthony's strong point offense, but these Mavericks also have it.

The old Kidd may never be able to regain the deterrent power of the year in offense, but if you just look at the control of the game, the old ** obviously does not look down on Billups, after all, the point guard is a position that requires a lot of experience, and the battle between the two old point guards is also one of the highlights of this series.

Against the Nuggets Anthony's strong point offense, the Mavericks also have their own strong points, and the king played his domineering in the past series, averaging 31.2 points per game in 5 games, I believe the Nuggets will never dare to underestimate this super big man scorer who can shoot people to death on the three-point line.

The role players of the two teams are also one of the highlights of the game, needless to say the Mavericks, in addition to Terry, the best sixth man, Josh Howard, Barria, Knight, etc., these people are all strong players of the Mavericks, especially we can't forget that the Mavericks also have the famous second center in the West, Dampier, although there are many funny elements, but he is also a guy who has been in the past 10 million years.

Compared with the Mavericks, the role players on the Nuggets' side are not weak, J.R. Smith is one of the strong contenders for the best sixth man before, Nene , Martin, Anderson are also rare high-quality interior lines in the league, especially these people are also a group of high-altitude bandits, you can imagine how good the Nuggets will be against the Mavericks!

Again, the other game in the Western Conference semifinals is just as interesting. For the majority of Celestial Empire fans, this year is an exciting year, because the Rockets finally advanced, after 6 games with the Trail Blazers, the Rockets who came from behind miraculously won 3 games in a row to cut the opponent down, this cut not only kicked the yellow mamba back to Portland, but also allowed the Rockets to break the curse of the second round that appeared out of nowhere.

For the reversal and promotion of the rocket, the media within the Celestial Empire showed a high spirit, in their opinion, the rocket was able to advance, relying on Yao Ming's play. After Maddy was sidelined with an injury, the Houstonians had to pin all their hopes on the big man from the East.

Fortunately, the little giant did not disappoint, averaging 25.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in 6 games, showing the style of the Oriental Sharks. Although the Rockets also can't limit the scoring of opponent Aldridge, for an interior who likes to pull out all year round, such high scoring is also exchanged for a decline in defensive quality.

Yao Ming is different, under the tutelage of Jeff Van Gundy, the defense of the little giant has long lost its original immaturity, especially the Yao's hot pot that resounded through the league and covered the superstar, which showed the counterattack of the floor flow players.

Even if there is one less Maddy, the Rockets still defeated the Trail Blazers led by Brandon Roy with the two strong points of Yao Ming and Artest, as well as the love of a group of role players. Houston fans are elated, and after years of years, they can finally sit on their doorstep and watch more than seven playoff games, and as for the expensive tickets, white-collar workers say they are not short of money.

Rose Garden fans burst into tears, even though they defeated the injuries of the players, and overcame all kinds of doubts from the outside world, but in the end they still fell outside the door of the Western Conference semifinals, although there is still a chance to make a comeback, but watching a season's hard work go down the drain, no one will accept it calmly, but this is the playoffs, the cruel knockout game that does not succeed.

At this moment, the Portlanders have shifted all their resentment to Auden the Great, who has been sidelined by injury for two consecutive years, and if it were for his defense, I believe the Trail Blazers would not fall under the opponent's rotational impact. We don't know if he had the courage to say "please believe me", but for sure, the Portlanders are no longer going to believe in this hateful commodity that deceived them of a valuable signature.

Compared to parallel goods like Kwame Brown and Olovo Candi, Auden's kind of parallel goods that can't play in this kind of game are even more hateful. The emperor of the combination of the four centers called for wind and rain in the NCAA, but as soon as he arrived at N**A, he played the thunder trick of "coming out after a long time, still holding the pipa and half covering his face".

And taking a step back, Auden's performance was not as good as people expected, and his average of 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game this season only proves that he is a relatively good blue-collar worker.

It is not unreasonable to say that he is a parallel import, although Olovo Kandi has been ridiculed, but after all, he has also handed over 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds in his career, Kwame Brown is known for Joe's "discernment", but his defensive skills and explosiveness are still obvious to all.

Compared with the performance of these two predecessors, Oden's performance on the field is not much commendable, he is only a slightly stronger blue-collar player than those two at most, but he still can't escape the blue-collar category. The problem is that Portland was selected with the top pick, and the tragedy of the Emperor was already doomed from the beginning!

For the battle between the old rivals of the Rockets and the Lakers, the outside world is unanimously optimistic about the Lakers, but at the same time, everyone also believes that the Lakers will not win easily. After all, for a hard-pressed team like the Rockets, who has been blocked from the second round of the playoffs for n years, it is not easy to break through once and will inevitably burst out with greater strength, and now all the questions to consider are whether the Purple and Gold can block the Rockets' outbreak.

The Lakers' traditional interior advantage has also been cut a lot because of Yao Ming's existence, although it seems that Dajia's technical characteristics have always restrained Yao Ming, whether it is in the n**a arena or the international arena, but now the two teams are fighting, Yao Ming and the Rockets' tactical systems have long been deeply compatible, and Gasol does not seem to have reached that extent.

The Lakers' advantage in the number of superstars is obvious to all, but there are still many who feel that the Rockets can close the gap with role players. Odom and Ariza on the Lakers' bench are just two players with outstanding individual strength after all, and the Rockets' bench plays team basketball.

The coach's-for-tat is also one of the highlights of this game, and Phil Jackson and Rick Adelman will once again compete in the playoffs, which is the most anticipated drama. After simplifying and simplifying the series, all that remains is the triangle offense and the Princeton system.

The two were also popular candidates for this year's coach of the year, although they were finally killed by Brown, but I believe that the disguised competition can also increase the interest of the two bigwigs. A big drama of offensive and defensive tactics, this is what people are looking forward to! (To be continued.) )