Although Rivers did not give up on the game, there are some things that cannot be changed by human will.

Take the result of this game, for example.

No matter how much Rivers doesn't want to, no matter how much all the Celtics players don't want to lose. But it can't change the result.

In the Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks got off to a good start in the first game. Completed the victory over Celtic on their home turf.

However, in fact, although the process is more difficult, most people still think that the Knicks will win this game, anyway, this is the home court of the Knicks after all. If they lose the first game on their home court, then the Knicks' promotion is basically a matter of GMecta.

And the Celtics in the Knicks' first home court, although they are trying to win, but compared with the Knicks' determination, maybe there is still a little less mind about not losing.

In the first game, the Knicks won the game with a score of 91:85.

Chen Jiyuan performed very well today, getting a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds.

For a player, the test of strength is always the playoffs, and only when you can play at a certain level under the defensive intensity of the playoffs, that is really tough.

The double-double data of 25+10 in the playoffs is one of the criteria for measuring the strength of a player. Yes, of course. Data doesn't tell the whole story. And many times, the data is one-sided,

For example, Dirk Nowitzki's stats, we all have to admit that Nowitzki is definitely a superstar, there is no doubt about that. In the same way, even if we don't like it, we have to admit the strength of Duncan and Garnett.

Dirk Nowitzki's playoff stats are 25.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. In the entire history of the NBA, there are only four people who can achieve an average of 25+10 per game in the playoffs. They are Olajuwon, Elgin Baylor, and Bob Petit. And the legendary four centers are not all on the list. But you can't just say that Dirk Nowitzki is one of the top four interior players in league history. This is unrealistic.

Compared with Dirk Nowitzki, the 151-90 playoff record is still able to maintain 20+10 data. It should be more violent.

What's more, the defense that can't be reflected in the data is definitely better than Dirk Nowitzki. Statistics are one of the criteria for judging a player's strength, but they are not the only criterion.

Chen Jiyuan's current playoff statistics are also quite good. It's just that Chen Jiyuan's samples are relatively small after all. But it can also prove that Chen Jiyuan is not the type who can only brush up on data in the regular season and not under such a tough defense in the playoffs.

The Knicks were able to win the game today, and Stephen Jackson's credit cannot be lost. Although on the offensive end, Stephen Jackson's output today was limited, but in terms of defending Pierce, Stephen Jackson did complete the task perfectly.

Pierce didn't have a good time all night, not only could he not open his personal offense, but he was also almost isolated from the Celtics' offensive system by Stephen Jackson. It caused problems for the entire Celtic offense.

That's one of the reasons why the Knicks won.

The Knicks won their first game, and Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals began.

The Lakers went all the way to the Western Conference Finals, the opponent was the Suns, after sending off the big sharks, the Suns' style of play returned to run and bomb again, and the record has also been greatly improved, and, while the regular season record has been improved, the playoffs have also become more, the Suns actually eliminated the Trail Blazers, and defeated the old rival Spurs, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. This year's Suns can be said to be the most beautiful moment in recent years.

The last time they reached the Western Conference Finals was in 2006 with the Suns. In those years, the Suns entered the Western Conference Finals in a row, but they repeatedly failed in the Western Conference Finals, and this kind of energy gradually wore out the patience of the Suns' management.

That's why he got the big shark and sent D'Antoni away, ready to give up running and bombing.

It's a pity that in the end, the Suns still couldn't completely get rid of D'Antoni's influence, and if they want to completely give up running and shooting, it is not so simple to complete, not only need to send away the head coach, but also have to replace almost all the current players. After all, if a team can enter the Western Conference Finals in a row under a tactical system, it proves that the strength of this team is still there, and the players have a deep understanding of this tactical system, and if they want to get rid of this tactical system, then sending away the main players is also a necessary step.

In that world, the Suns did that very quickly.

But in this world, that time has not yet come. The sun is still Nash's sun. The number one brother is still Amare Stoudemire.

This Sun, who still worked all the way to the Western Conference Finals, still caused a lot of trouble to the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant can be said to be itchy for the root of his teeth. Before Gasol arrived, the good thing that broke the Lakers and Kobe Bryant was always the Suns led by the little No. 13.

Kobe Bryant really wants to remove the Suns from the league. It was the law in the United States that saved the Suns players.

Kobe Bryant has been plagued by a finger injury this season, but thankfully it's not a big problem. If he has surgery, he may not be able to catch up with this year's playoffs, and Kobe Bryant will not necessarily have to wait until that year to win the championship without O'Neal if he loses such a good chance to win the championship this year.

Now there are more and more voices questioning Kobe, and among them, the only point that Kobe has no way to refute is that you Kobe Bryant is a basket when he leaves the big shark. Your championship ring was given to you by Lord Shark.

At the end of the day, when you face doubts, the best way to fight back is reality, and when you can't fight back with reality, then all explanations are powerless.

Therefore, this year, Kobe Bryant must win this year's championship. Otherwise, the Lakers really can't say how long they can keep their current lineup. After all, there is a lot of luxury tax, and more importantly, there is no championship yet.

In the first game of the Western Conference finals, Kobe Bryant was obviously in very good shape, and it seemed that he was not affected by the finger injury at all, and he scored 40 points in the whole game, almost alone made the entire Suns defense difficult to deal with. Not to mention Gasol on the inside, who also scored 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting.

At home, the Lakers also got off to a good start.

The Suns' top performer was Amare Stoudemire, who scored 23 points but grabbed just three rebounds.

The Suns lost the game with a score of 107-128.

Once again, the Suns' defensive weaknesses have been magnified. And the consequence of this weakness is that the Suns will never win a championship. The saying that the runner can't get the championship is actually trying to say that the runner has no defense. Of course, a team without defense can't win a championship. This is absolute, everywhere.

Chen Jiyuan didn't have time to watch the Lakers' game, what Chen Jiyuan was doing was training, and Chen Jiyuan was not dissatisfied with his performance in the last game, but he was not satisfied. Being able to score more than 20 points under the Celtics' defense is indeed a testament to Chen Jiyuan's offensive ability. However, you can't expect Stephen Jackson to completely seal Pierce forever, it's unrealistic, and the Celtics will change accordingly. And Pierce's form isn't necessarily as bad every game as it was today. Once Pierce finds his touch on the outside, then, Rondo will be a whole team, and the Knicks will have a hard time coping, and all Chen Jiyuan has to do is to do boring shooting practice to the limit. Make sure you keep your own hit rate and try your best to reduce your opponent's hit rate, that's how to win. Very simple. It's also hard.

And in a place that no one can see, there is a very ordinary thing that will bring great changes to the entire alliance.

It's nothing in itself, it's just two people meeting. But what is not ordinary lies in the significance of the identities of these two people.

The two men who met were Jerry Bass and Charles Dolan. In terms of complexity, it is the head of the Bass family and the head of the Dolan family.

Charles Dolan is the founder of cable TV, James Dolan's father, and Britney Dolan's grandfather.

When the two old grandfathers meet, there is no superfluous topic, and they always like to go straight to the point. After all, basically both of them have reached retirement age, and Charles Dolan has long been at home for a long time. And old Bass looked like he was coming to the point.

And today, the old Bass's intention is to leave a little bit of something to his son before he retires. In the past few years, Old Bass has not only been thinking about this matter, but also working hard to do it. After this thing was completed, Old Bass also wanted to retire home completely and retire for the rest of his life.

Old Bass is very confident, and it is difficult for Charles to refuse the chips he has opened. After all, I was willing to take out this chip after thinking about it for a long time. That's a real pain.

Charles Dolan has also been thinking about this for a long time, the chips are indeed very tempting, after all, Dolan is also a man who can make a career in that era, so as not to be cheated and help others count money.

Charles and Old Bass don't have a deep relationship, so, in Charles's opinion, what Old Bass wants, he has to pay this price. Charles's concern now is that the mess left by his son has just been cleaned up by Britney Dolan. Is it right to do it yourself. In the long run, in the end, it will be more to see the family bring more money. That's what Charles has been thinking about and calculating.

Time seems to have gone through a long century.

In the end, Charles finally nodded. And the old Bass finally got the result he wanted. Satisfied, he left.

As soon as old Bass left, Charles said to the servant beside him, "Call James and tell him to come back tomorrow." ”