On the second day of the series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets in the tiebreaker to finally advance to the second round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

This is the last set of first-round matchups in the entire league, and this match can be said to be a key matchup in the entire first round. No one expected that the Houston Rockets, under Yao Ming's solo leadership, would have a 47-35 record this season, which ranked sixth in the West this year, exceeding all expectations.

Everyone knows the decline of the Rockets after Francis's departure, but the rot of the past few years has given Yao Ming the opportunity to exercise thoroughly, and the little giant has become more and more daring to take responsibility, and has become the league's leading center.

In this season's playoffs, it was because of Yao Ming's strength that the Rockets finally lost in 7 games with the Denver Nuggets.

You know, this year's Denver Nuggets have a stronger lineup than when they won the championship last year, but Yao Ming almost made them turn the tables.

When I saw Yao Ming's average of 32 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal per game in a single series, the first center theory appeared.

Everyone feels that Yao Ming, who has blown up Howard, has the absolute potential to become the best center in the league after O'Neal, although he has not yet won any substantial honors, but considering his youth, this topic is destined to continue.

ESPN also expressed their opinion, they believe that the playoffs have given Yao Ming a thorough workout, and now he is one of the best interior players in the league, and his growth will make the Rockets more determined to build a team with Yao Ming as the core.

In the just-concluded 05~06 season, Yao Ming, who played for the Rockets in his fourth year, was able to contribute an average of 24.4 points, 10.8 boards, 4.2 assists, 2.2 blocks and 0.7 steals per game. The hit rate is as high as 60.2%. And the Rockets are up 18 wins from last year. And made it to the playoffs.

This situation makes many people feel that Yao Ming should be selected for the best team in the 05~06 season.

Obviously, the regular season has allowed Yao Ming to prove himself, and coupled with the series table with the Denver Nuggets, for a while, the name of the league's No. 1 center began to be called.

However, after all, it will be regretted by Chinese fans that with the end of this round of matches. The Raptors vs. Rockets Finals idea is gone.

And after the Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets, the entire first-round record is already extremely clear.

The San Antonio Spurs easily defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with only Kobe Bryant 4-1.

The Phoenix Suns swept the declining Saramento Kings 4-0.

Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 4-3.

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets 4-3.

And this side to the east.

The Orlando Magic defeated the Boston Celtics 4-1.

The Toronto Raptors defeated the New Jersey Nets 4-2.

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost 3-4 to the Washington Wizards.

The Detroit Pistons lost 3:4 to the Indiana Pacers.

As a result, the first round of the competition came to an end, and eight teams advanced and will continue to compete for the championship.

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The Toronto Raptors' days of preparation are quickly coming to an end, and for Wu Di, he needs to face his old club, a series he desperately wants to prove himself.

I think that under his clear loyalty, the Wizards were able to trade him, which is for him. It is undoubtedly the biggest pain in my heart.

Wu Di felt that although he had no hatred for the Washington Wizards. But he couldn't take it lightly from the bottom of his heart, and every time the game against Washington started, he would be fully prepared to prove how stupid the people who abandoned him in the first place were.

In fact, in a certain way, Wu Di, who has played a dazzling number this season, has proven himself, but he is not satisfied, he wants to prove it with the championship, and this requires him to put in more effort.

Sweating up can be used to describe Wu Di's days of preparation, and in the days after the end of the tennis team, he spent the days with the Nets soaking in the gym to increase his strength, a task assigned by head coach Collins.

The gym keeps him in shape, and it allows him to further transform his body, after all, as the playoffs go on, he will need to face more physical collisions.

Wu Di now weighs 220 pounds, which is a huge improvement from the less than 200 pounds when he first entered the league.

The physically strong Wu Di is clearly capable of more physical contact, and more importantly, Collins is also going to arrange for him to go to the basket more in this regard.

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Fast forward to May 7th, and on this day, the endless excitement of the Air Canada Center envelops the entire arena, and the cheers of the fans can be heard clearly.

On the court in the middle of the arena, Wu Di was standing at the free throw line and preparing to take a free throw, while Chris Bosh was trying to explain something to the referee.

At this time, commentators all over the world are talking about a common topic, that is, Wu Di's breakthrough.

"Judging from today's game, Wu Di's breakaway times seem to have increased a lot, and he didn't choose to shoot three-pointers or mid-range shots as usual, which is really a bit surprising.

However, it is not difficult to see that this should be an adjustment and change made by Wu Di, after all, the Wizards team already knows Wu Di's original style of play very well, which can be seen from Josh Howard's defense of his three-point shooting today.

It is difficult for Wu Di to have good shooting opportunities, which is caused by the other party's understanding of him, but he hit the basket more today, which is definitely a good preparation and practice. ”

Judging from this game, Wu Di can increase physical contact with his opponent, which allows him to get more free throws, and now that he has only played a little more than a quarter, Wu Di's free throws have been 10 times away.

Obviously, it was Collins who penetrated the Wizards' strategy in advance and helped Wu Di make changes and adjustments.

Actually, more breakthroughs are something that surprises fans, knowing in the last two seasons. Wu Di's three-point shots accounted for nearly half of the shots. This ratio is rare in the entire history of the NBA. And what's even more terrifying is that Wu Di has never had a three-point shooting rate of less than 40% in a single season.

For example, in the past season, even though Wu Di's three-point shooting rate was less than 30% when he first came back, with his subsequent three-point performance, he stubbornly increased his three-point shooting rate to 40.4%.

Although this shooting percentage is the lowest of his career in a single season, it is terrifying enough compared to others.

And therefore, it is understandable to defend Wu Di's outside shooting.

But judging by the situation of today's opening game. Apparently Wu Di surprised everyone.

As of the round when Wu Di made Bosh foul, in more than 10 minutes of playing time, Wu Di did not make a three-point shot, which is really puzzling.

However, Wu Di's breakthrough lethality today really boosted the morale of the Raptors, and they played extremely actively.

When Wu Di hit two free throws, the Raptors actually took a 13-point lead.

At this time, Wu Di's on-site rest seemed to be a certainty, but surprisingly, Collins did not take Wu Di. Instead, Delon and Danny Granger were removed and replaced with Shaun Livingston and Monta Ellis.

Today's game. The most frustrating is Bosh, the main reason why he has to explain to the referee is because counting the foul caused by Wu Di to him, he has already committed 3 fouls.

This situation also made him have to sit on the sidelines and watch Wu Di perform.

After Livingston and Ellis came on the court, Wu Di began to reduce his shots, after all, he still knows the technical characteristics of these two teammates, and the two need to have the ball in hand, especially Monta Ellis, as long as he gives him the ball, he seems to be able to break through and score.

The home fans were surprised that Wu Di actually started to run without the ball, because it was really a surprise to them.

A superstar doing off-ball runs? This is definitely very rare.

And now, Wu Di is doing just that, and he is using the deterrent power he has created in his own place to attract the pack, and this strategy allows the court to open up space and make it extremely easy for the rest of the Raptors to play.

Without Bosh on the inside, the Wizards' interior offensive power is almost gone, after all, Kwame Brown is now the kind of defensive center.

With Arenas and Crawford alone, the Wizards will have a tough time scoring.

At the end of the half, the Raptors took an 18-point lead at 59:41, and it is worth mentioning that Wu Di played the first half of the game for the first time in his career, he made 7 of 10 and 15 of 16 free throws, contributing 29 points, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals.

Wu Di's performance shocked the world, because from the entire first half, the Raptors' score was directly related to Wu Di's more than 40 points, and if you count the second assist, it is really unimaginable.

However, for the Wizards, they won't give up the game because they are behind for a while, after all, this is the playoffs.

In the third quarter, when Wu Di went down to rest, the Wizards played a wave of 12-2 counterattack, and then after a period of anxiety, at the end of the third quarter, the score of the two sides was fixed at 75:69, and the Raptors' lead was only 6 points.

This situation also fundamentally reflects the intensity and charm of the playoffs, which is really full of variety.

But for Wu Di, he was not worried, but a little excited, because only a strong opponent could make him feel the fighting spirit.

From the perspective of the game, Wu Di's contribution output is too demonic, although this is worthy of praise, but speaking of which, if a person is too strong, it will limit the performance and state of his teammates.

This effect still caused Wu Di to narrow the score in the third quarter, but instead of narrowing the score, the opponent narrowed a lot of points.

Obviously, this is due to the fact that the rest of the Raptors are not very in shape, after all, they relied too much on Wu Di's individual performances throughout the first half.

However, after such a third quarter, the rest of the Raptors gradually found their form, which is also a good and positive sign.

In the final quarter of the ensuing battle, Wu Di did not play immediately, Collins put Ellis in place of Wu Di, in this game, Ellis has contributed 12 points off the bench.

Obviously, Collins wants to train the youngsters with more intense competition and big moments, after all, if you want to go further, the play of other people is obviously more important.

Ellis has great things to offer, but it also leaves a lot to be desired. He relied too much on individual singles, which sometimes disrupted the Raptors' offensive rhythm.

So, almost three minutes into the fourth quarter, Collins sent Woody for Ellis.

When Wu Di came on the court, the score between the two sides was 82:80, and the Raptors' lead was only 2 points.

However, there was still no worry or fear in the atmosphere at the scene, obviously, it was Wu Di who gave confidence to these fans.

After Wu Di came on the court, he immediately showed his desire to attack.

His first offense was a three-point shot, and this one, the basketball went straight through the net.

This situation was a big surprise to the Wizards, because their original intention was to limit the breakthrough of Wu Di, who was in excellent form in this game.

But the situation is always changing rapidly, Wu Di actually threw a three-pointer as soon as he came up, and he hit it neatly.

This is Wu Di's first three-point shot in this game, and it also makes people more determined that he will destroy the entire Wizards team with a one-man offense today.

However, Josh Howard's defense is still aimed at Wu Di's breakthrough, because they need to protect Chris Bosh, and anyone can find out that Wu Di will always deliberately look for Bosh's fouls.

But this defensive strategy also caused the Wizards to see the last thing they wanted, Wu Di scored three three-pointers in 80 seconds to direct a wave of 9-0 offense with a solo performance.

The point difference instantly came to 11 points, which finally made the Wizards' side panic.

However, when they took countermeasures to defend Wu Di from shooting three points, Wu Di began to attack the inside again.

For Wu Di, it is not difficult to attack the inside, after all, he maintains a particularly sufficient energy.

His breakthrough got better and better as he got stronger and more technical.

And in today's game, the reason why he hit the Wizards' interior so violently was actually mainly because of a prompt from the perfect life system in the first half.

The system prompted that Wu Di only needed to make 25 free throws in a single quarter to be able to obtain the latest magic skills, which was also surprised and unexpected by Wu Di's heart.

Not surprisingly, this will be a breakthrough type of magic skill, which is also in line with his original vision.

With 2 minutes and 55 seconds left before the end of the game, Wu Di caused another foul on Chris Bosh.

For Bosh, this foul made him call it a day early, with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 fouls, which was the first time after Bosh praised Haikou.

And this situation seems destined to make him a laughing stock, because, in this game, Wu Di personally contributed 55 points, 10 boards, 10 assists and 6 steals, with a terrifying shooting rate of 75%, including 24 of 26 free throws.

When many people think that Wu Di is trying to teach Bosh a lesson, the guy who is the protagonist of the whole world is immersed in the surprise brought by the perfect system.

God-level skills, the king of breakthroughs.

This is Wu Di's fourth god-level skill. (To be continued......)