The unanimous election of Wu Di as MVP has made fans around the world feel extremely excited, and this is a situation they are very happy to see, because Wu Di is so good that he can deserve this honor.

In the anticipation, after Wu Di won the MVP honor, his self-confidence has become stronger, which is mainly reflected in the playoffs that are now underway.

The Raptors' opponent in the Eastern Conference semifinals is Charlotte Bobcats, and the playoff clash between the two teams is very interesting.

You know, Charlotte Bobcats ended the Raptors' unbeaten home streak in the previous regular season, which finally brought the Bobcats into the eyes of fans.

After the All-Star, the Bobcats played their best game, with Paul, Kevin Martin and Okafor leading the way out, losing just four games in the entire post-All-Star schedule.

Such a record is one of the few in the entire East, and thanks to the post-All-Star play, the Bobcats were able to finish fourth on the final standings, behind the Raptors, Cavaliers and Magic.

The Bobcats are considered a dark horse, capable of disrupting the playoffs.

In the initial record prediction, the Bobcats were only considered to be the team that could get 35~40 wins, but in fact, the Bobcats got 55 wins and were able to finish fourth in the East.

Such a final result can be said to be extremely surprising, but it is not the main thing.

Not many were optimistic that the Bobcats would be able to beat the New Jersey Nets after the playoffs really kicked off, however, Charlotte Bobcats were led by Paul. But he played the best series like crazy. Eliminated the New Jersey Nets with Jefferson, Carter and Kidd 4-2.

This circumstance made all the experts drop their jaws. No one thinks that the Nets are not playing well, and obviously, the most intuitive manifestation of the game is that the dark horse characteristics of the Bobcats have continued into the playoffs.

The first thing to say is that the Nets, after being eliminated in the first round this year, meant that the second year that Carter and Kidd played together as a team failed, which also made people no longer have much hope for this team and the combination of Carter and Kidd.

To know. The reason why Carter joined the Nets was obviously hoping to compete for the championship, but in fact, two years later, Carter didn't even touch the door of the Eastern Conference Finals.

This situation makes people feel that the Nets are finished. Another loss in this year's playoffs may be the trigger for Carter, Kidd, and Jefferson to break up.

However, the eliminated ones will not be able to attract much attention after all, and with the popularity of this year's playoffs, slowly, the Nets will be forgotten.

The Bobcats were able to knock out the Nets. In terms of a large number of factors, this team is very strong. It's also gifted.

Obviously, the Bobcats have clearly been overlooked for most of the past season.

And now, as the team slowly moves closer to everyone's attention, and the experts report on it, it is clear that this team seems to be a pretty good team.

Judging from the second half of the regular season, the Bobcats played quite well as a whole, and in the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats were further sublimated.

Chris Paul has become the absolute heart of the team, and his playmaking skills have allowed him to run this team with ease and play competitive in the playoffs.

Kevin Martin continued to play the role of the team's leading scorer in the first round, but his shooting was on the crosshairs, and he didn't need to possess the ball much because of the lack of physical confrontation. It can be said that Kevin Martin's style of play makes him more suitable to play next to Paul, because he can fully grasp the opportunity for Paul to create a zào for him.

It is worth mentioning that in the six games in the first round, Kevin Martin was able to contribute an average of 23.8 points per game, and he was one of the contributors to the Bobcats' advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

As for Okafor, the defensive titan now plays a role in the Bobcats, who is the player in charge of the penalty area.

Okafor's defense and rebounding are so good, combined with his slowly developing interior offensive power, that he has become a very good partner for Paul.

The trio played together and proved to be a very good match, and the first-round win over the Nets made them completely popular, with fans affectionately calling them "Elvis Presley." ”

The Bobcats are considered to be a team with a very attacking and dark horse nature.

And when they met the Raptors, the championship favorites, in the second round, they completely attracted the attention of the world.

When the Eastern Conference semifinals began, the first game, the Bobcats and the Raptors were inseparable, but in the end, with Wu Di's winning jumper, the Raptors successfully defended their home court.

However, after this opening game, the Bobcats' ability was fully affirmed, after all, from the perspective of the whole season, few teams can fight the Raptors to the whole extent.

This round of the series is starting to make people look forward to it, after all, everyone likes to watch the birth of dark horses, because the excitement is too strong.

Even if the Bobcats' opponent is the world's most popular team, the Raptors, and even if the Raptors have the world's most popular player, Wu Di, it is still inevitable that some people want to see if the Bobcats can create a miracle and push the Raptors out of the playoffs.

This is something that teams across the league that are struggling in the playoffs would very much like to see, because if the Bobcats can knock out the Raptors, it will give them a championship hope, after all, they have no certainty of winning four of the Raptors in seven games.

It can be said that the expectations of most general managers of such an alliance will not become a reality.

After all, there is no team in the entire league that can win four of the Raptors in seven games, and the Bobcats must be difficult to do, because the Raptors' star will not allow such an unexpected to happen.

"It's my season and there's no way I'm going to let any spoilers show up."

Wu Di, who is enjoying the pleasure brought by MVP, said very clearly in an interview.

This kind of rhetoric does not make people think that Wu Di is arrogant, after all, Wu Di is the new MVP, which means that he is the best player in the league. And the Raptors are the best team in the league.

And if the Raptors are really eliminated by the Bobcats in the second round. Then he is afraid that his MVP will be greatly questioned.

Apparently. Wu Di will not agree to such a situation, therefore, it can be said, he will not give any team a chance.

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the first game after he won the MVP trophy, Wu Di played 43 minutes, shooting 19-of-29, including 8-of-13 three-pointers. He made 17 of 17 free throws and contributed 63 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals and 3 assists.

This is his best playoff table before this game, and throughout Wu Di's entire career, such a table can also be ranked at the top.

Wu Di's 60+ in the playoffs again makes people feel terrifying. You must know that before Wu Di appeared, only Jordan was able to get 60+ in the playoffs.

However, after Wu Di's appearance, it seems that the appearance of 60+ has become commonplace.

You must know that in the regular season, Wu Di was even able to get 70+ points. It's incredible.

What's even more surprising is that Wu Di is slowly extending this kind of anti-heaven watch to the playoffs. Last season's 60+ points in the Finals to 63 points in the playoffs today are confirming this.

Wu Di scored 63 points in the first game after winning the MVP, which made fans feel crazy, and at the same time, they also affirmed Wu Di's MVP identity more in their hearts.

And Wu Di was able to score 63 points, and he was so efficient. Well, it's obviously impossible for the Raptors to lose.

The fourth-game win allowed the Raptors to get a match point, a situation that disappointed other teams that saw the Raptors as potential opponents.

Obviously, when the Raptors got the match point, it was obviously impossible for the Bobcats to win three games in a row.

This result also means that if they want to win the championship, then they can only handle Wu Di and the Raptors by themselves.

On the third day after Game 4, the Raptors ushered in Game 5 of the series.

In this game, although Wu Di failed to score again, he played 24 points, 16 rebounds, 16 assists, 8 steals and 3 blocks.

Under Wu Di's terrifying output, the Bobcats finally surrendered with 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

This result means that the Raptors finally reached the Eastern Conference Finals again with a score of 4-1, and the Raptors have become the second team after the Washington Wizards to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years.

It is worth mentioning that the last time the Wizards reached the Eastern Conference finals in a row, it was during the period when Wu Di played for the Wizards.

This makes people feel that wherever Wu Di goes, it seems that the stage of this East Decisive will follow.

Obviously, this is the best proof of Wu Di's personal ability, and it can also be simply called dominance.

As Wu Di slowly showed his dominance, the entire league began to try to prevent this from happening, and no one wanted another Michael Jordan.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, although the Bobcats were eliminated, the table of the Elvis Presley combination was completely affirmed by the fans.

You must know that when Wu Di plays such a perverted series, even the San Antonio Spurs or Orlando Magic will only be eliminated.

Therefore, the Bobcats were able to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals in their first playoff trip and win a series against the Raptors, which is completely certain for this new team.

It is worth mentioning that when witnessing Wu Di abusing the Bobcat with his own strength, Jordan laughed and said that he wanted to put on a shirt and fight Wu Di on the field.

This kind of joke made the fans laugh heartily, obviously, everyone can understand that Jordan just wants to play against the genius, after all, four years after retiring, he is completely incapable of competing with a player like Wu Di.

After Jordan's remarks appeared, fans thought about what a beautiful picture it would be if Jordan and Wu Di at their peak could compete on the same field.

To everyone's surprise, the Bulls, who had changed their new general manager, actually sent an invitation to Jordan, hoping that Jordan could come back and play again.

After Wu Di heard this, he was stunned. He didn't expect that a team would invite the 44-year-old Jordan to play.

However, even if the Bulls lose the general manager who had a conflict with Jordan at the beginning, Jordan's comeback is obviously impossible, after all, he is the owner of the Bobcats. You are not allowed to play as a player on the field.

This event can give people a new taste of Jordan's influence in this league.

And Magic Johnson and Barkley both have their opinions at this time.

Two people said. The 44-year-old Jordan is now playing in the NBA. It can also be better than half of the players.

I don't know if this kind of remark is too much to praise Jordan.

But at least in Wu Di's heart, Wu Di believes that if the 44-year-old Jordan plays the No. 2 position, he can play better than the starters of some teams.

However, everyone knows that Jordan's comeback is simply impossible.

After all, the last time he came back with the Wizards. If it weren't for the finals, Jordan's myth would have left a flaw at all.

Obviously, Jordan won't risk his comeback, let alone come back with the Bulls, who are too bad to be bad.

After the turmoil about Jordan's comeback fell, everyone's attention returned to the playoffs.

The Raptors were the first team to advance to the division finals, and soon, three other teams were born.

On the Eastern side, the Cleveland Cavaliers magically defeated the Orlando Magic, and the two teams presented fans with a very exciting series.

The Cavaliers and Magic played a seven-game series, and it wasn't decided until the final minute of the game.

It is worth mentioning. In Game 7, where the Cavaliers and Magic competed for a place in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Ray Allen's key three points. The Cavaliers were able to defeat the Magic.

Although throughout the series, Maddie suppressed Ray Allen enough to be aggrieved, but Ray Allen completely released the grievances with a three-point shot that decided the fate of the series.

For the Cavaliers, Ray Allen didn't play very well throughout the series.

However, this goal made Cavaliers fans feel that the introduction of Ray Allen was completely worth it in the first place.

"Ray's three-point shot can top 1000w. It's his ability and value, and he's our most trusted pitcher. ”

At the press conference after the seventh game, the little emperor James looked extremely excited.

For him, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time means that he is closer to the stage of the Finals than ever.

In the West, the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers made it to the finals.

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs, which wasn't all that surprising, given that the Grizzlies have been the Spurs' nemesis for the past two seasons.

As for the Lakers, who have been in the spotlight this season, the combination of Kobe, Garnett, Peja and Terry has proven to be quite successful.

The Lakers used six games to get the Denver Nuggets with Howard, Wade, David Lee, Rashad Lewis, Tony Allen and Turkoglou, which finally made people realize how strong the Lakers are.

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When the four strongest teams are born, it will be the final battle for a place in the Grand Finals.

The Raptors and Lakers, the two championship favorites, made it to the division finals, which made the 12vs24 in the finals even more promising.

For a long time, watching the confrontation between Kobe and Wu Di in the finals has been a trend in the league, and it is also the expectation of fans.

After all, Kobe Bryant is a super guard with three consecutive championships, and Wu Di's terrifying rise has allowed him to surpass all the rookie players of the same period.

It can be said that Wu Di now needs to establish his position as the first person in the league, so what he needs to do is to step on Kobe Bryant, and the most fundamental way to do this is to defeat Kobe Bryant in the finals.

However, for the Raptors and Lakers, all they need to do is to get their divisional opponents first.

Wu Di has expressed a lot of importance to the Cleveland Cavaliers, because the little emperor James will be a very big problem for the Raptors on the defensive end.

Moreover, although the Cavaliers' lineup is not as good as the Raptors, it is obviously a little better.

Little Emperor James can be said to be one of the brightest players in the playoffs besides Wu Di.

In the regular season this season, James was able to average 27.4 points, 9.1 assists, 6.9 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and he is considered the most well-rounded big man in the league.

When James, who is good both offensively and defensively, is on the court, the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 positions will obviously be misaligned with him, therefore. Arguably. Defending James is a very big problem.

And in the Eastern Conference semifinals. A game between the Cavaliers and the Magic. Although Ray Allen was not able to play well, James completely exploded the outside line of the Magic team.

Maddie is not a good defensive player, and no one other than Maddy is clearly not a threat to James. This leads to a complete killing spree when James is present.

Although Van Gundy has adopted a pinch defense against James, for a master passer, doing so is tantamount to maximizing James' individual ability.

Arguably, James was the key to beating the Orlando Magic.

And throughout the series, James played a 30+10+7 table. That all-around has made him the second-best player in the league's new generation.

Although some people say that Wade, who has already won the championship, is more qualified to be the person after Wu Di, James has clearly proved himself enough in this playoffs.

When James plays a dominant game, the scenario that fans expect to see becomes a reality. In the Eastern Conference Finals, Wu Di played against James.

The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Toronto Raptors, two of the best teams in the East and two of the best up-and-coming teams.

As a result, the Eastern Conference Finals have become one of the most watched events at the end of May.

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The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was held at the Air Canada Center arena, and on this day, the Air Canada Center. 20,000 seats were filled.

Obviously, this first game is more watched. After all, whoever wins the first game first means that they are in the lead in terms of morale in the series.

In the first game, both sides of the game were very engaged. Collins, who had just won the best coach, was more happy, and he was more confident and daring to take risks.

Collins started Shaun Livingston, who is 6-foot-7, and put him in the opposite position with James.

As for Wu Di, he is facing Stephen Jackson. And Danny Granger defended by Ray Allen.

This kind of alignment can be said to be a kind of consensus reached by both sides, after all, Mike Brown is obviously not going to let Ray Allen and Wu Di face each other.

After all, you must know that Wu Di is a more terrifying player than Maddie. And Ray Allen was completely defeated in the opposition to Maddie, so it is obviously not easy to play against Wu Di, who has just won the best defensive player.

According to Mike Brown, as long as Ray Allen can avoid Wu Di, then he will obviously be able to play three-point firepower.

However, when the game really started, there was a situation that made Mike Brown helpless.

Today's Danny Granger has gradually grown up, and under the tutelage of trainer Frank, Granger is now a very good wing defender.

Some people see Granger as the 76ers' Iguodala, but for now, Granger's three-point shot is not at all reliable.

Against Ray Allen, in the first quarter of the game, Granger completed a very good defense, he allowed Ray Allen to hit only 1 of 5 shots, while he himself made 2 of 3 three-pointers, contributing 6 points to the team.

Although Granger's suppression of Ray Allen can't last forever, overall, Granger is doing quite well.

And Wu Di completely blew up Jackson at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In the third quarter, Wu Di scored 14 points in a row.

As for James, who attracted the most attention, in the face of Shaun Livingston, James' strong body played a crushing role.

Obviously, judging by the whole game, Collins' strategy of defending James with Livingston didn't work very well.

However, with Wu Di's play, the Raptors still defended the home victory in the first game.

In this game, Wu Di contributed 41 points, while James also had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, but he couldn't win.

After the first game win, the pressure on the Raptors was noticeably a little less.

During the preparation for the second game, Wu Di said with a smile that he only needed to win 3 more games to be liberated, which also reduced the psychological pressure of the players from a certain point of view.

Game 2 is still on the Raptors' home court. In this game, the Cleveland Cavaliers obviously wanted to win one game, and at the beginning of the game, led by James, the Cavaliers played a 33-24 quarter.

The Cavaliers' strength did not make the Raptors lose their inch, on the contrary, under Collins' constant supervision, all the Raptors players have remained calm.

In the second quarter of the game, the Raptors and the Cavaliers tied 26 in a single quarter, although this still made Wu Di and them behind, but the Raptors are obviously slowly grasping the initiative.

Trailing 50-59 in the first half wasn't a disaster, given the game was still 24 minutes long.

In the second half of the game, Wu Di began to attack with the ball, and he chose to force the inside line many times in the process, which made Jackson a little unstoppable.

As a result, Brown once sent James to defend Wu Di's breakthrough. But Wu Di is not the skinny boy who can only shoot basketball.

The current Wu Di weighs 225 pounds, although there is a big gap compared with James, but Wu Di's strength is not weaker than James. And, more importantly, Wu Di can now be said to be a master of breakthroughs.

And obviously, as long as he wants to break through and score, then James will have a hard time causing him problems.

Throughout the third quarter, Wu Di made seven free throws, and he hit all of them very well. Driven by Wu Di's 15 points in a single quarter, the Raptors pulled the score back to 79:83, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they were only 4 points behind.

In the fourth quarter, the Raptors' tactics suddenly changed, and Collins arranged outside offensive tactics to expand the opponent's defensive line.

The main reason for this is that Collins wants to be able to take the pressure off the interior line in this way.

And Milicic's Oden, after getting a respite, quickly hit an eye-catching table.

The entire fourth quarter can be said to be extremely intense and anxious, and in the final decisive moment, it was Wu Di who stood up.

I have to say that Wu Di's key ball ability is really terrible, in the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Wu Di hit 4 three-pointers, helping the Raptors to establish a large score lead in one fell swoop, and in this way, the Raptors finally withstood the Cavaliers' counterattack and won the victory.

After the Raptors led 2-0 at home, the Cavaliers were obviously in a lot of trouble, at least in terms of confidence and confidence, the Cavaliers were not as good as the Raptors.

Before the start of the third game, the NBA officially announced the best defensive lineup for the 06~07 regular season, which were Duncan, Kwame Brown, Wu Di, Kobe Bryant and Bruce Bowen.

As for the All-Defensive Second Team, it's Ben Wallace, Garnett, Kidd, Ragabel and Prince.

In fact, the most surprising thing was that Kwame Brown was named to the All-NBA First Defensive Team for the first time in his career, as Brown was considered likely to be on the Second Defensive Team in previous predictions.

However, the end result was that Brown won the All-Defensive Team honor.

It is worth mentioning that in the 06~07 season, Brown was able to contribute an average of 11.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and 1.0 steals per game, and he was second only to Marcus Cambe this season.

As a good buddy and former teammate, Wu Di congratulated Brown who had gone fishing for the first time.

Wu Di then continued with the crucial third game.

Because the big score is 2:0, this third game can be said to be crucial.

Especially for the Cavaliers, they obviously can't afford to lose this game, otherwise, they will face the possibility of elimination.

And for the Raptors, winning this game also means that they can fundamentally break the morale of the Cavaliers.

Judging from the process of the whole competition, it can only be described as unprecedentedly fierce.

James and Wu Di have completely played the style of superstars, pit the team on their shoulders again and again, and fight against each other.

However, it is very helpless that in this game, James's shortcomings are very obvious, in terms of shooting, James is only 9 of 26, while Wu Di is 11 of 22.

James' shooting was not good and the Cavaliers missed a move, and they lost in the end.

After falling behind 0:3, it means that the possibility of the Raptors reaching the Finals for two consecutive years is very high. (To be continued......)