Chapter 543: Opponents in the Future

The Thunder team finally failed to stabilize their position and successfully counterattacked, after the timeout, the Warriors changed their tactics and went all out to defend, they made mistakes of their own, the more anxious the newcomers became, the more anxious the newcomers became, Jordan Jr. even elbowed Chamberlain and ate a technical foul, and then the grumpy guy caught the referee and sprayed, the referees couldn't bear it anymore and gave him a T again, and successfully sent him out of the game first.

With Jordan Jr., the only thing the Thunder could do to limit Chamberlain, their game was over, and no miracles happened, and the Warriors walked away with their fourth playoff win 106-92.

At 4-0, the Warriors eliminated their opponent neatly and became the first team in the West to advance.

In the game that is still going on in the West, the Lakers and the Trail Blazers have fought three games, and the team that is most optimistic about sweeping the opponent is the most optimistic, after all, the Lakers are in the first place in the Western Region, and there is a black Mamba Bryant in the first quartile, although Roy is very good, but his yellow Mamba is a copycat Black Mamba, and he has no advantage in the face of Kobe.

The Trail Blazers, who are eighth in the West, face the Lakers, not to mention the "Black Eight", that is, to avoid sweeping, the difficulty is not half a star.

As we all know, the Lakers have good coaches, good players, and better fans, if there is only one team with the most championship in the league, then most people must think that the Cavaliers and Celtics are not qualified enough, and the Lakers are the only choice, but the game has been played so far, the Trail Blazers have won one game, and it is the victory won on the Lakers' home court, where is the key to the Trail Blazers' victory?

Huang Manba Brandon-Roy, in this year's playoffs, Roy suddenly changed to playmaking guard, gave up charging to score, and turned to be the coach of the team and began to command his teammates, Derrick Fisher, Jordan Farmar, Shannon Brown and Roybi are not in the same grade, Roy tries to avoid Kobe Bryant offensively and defensively, that is, he pinched the position of the Lakers' softest organizational guard, and the effect is very good.

In the first two games, Kobe Bryant scored 40 and 37 points respectively, but note that in the second game of Kobe Bryant's 37 points, it was the Trail Blazers who won, and Roy scored 18 points, 16 assists, and 10 rebounds!

The Trail Blazers have been away from the playoffs for a long time, but this may have been a part of their comeback from defeat, because the team's players are not more eager to advance than the Lakers, a playoff regular, and the Trail Blazers have a strong roster:

Roy is the future point guard of the U.S. national team, the future king of countless experts; Aldridge's jump shot and individual combat skills reached a new level; Outro "The King" and Spain's Rudy Fernandez are simply coveted for their attacking talent; Blake's numbers also prove that he is on the best journey of his career. In addition, the team also has standard hard worker Purzbilla, "Romantic Kid" Channing Frye, Sergio Rodriguez who sees passing as his life, Bayless who has outstanding singles ability, and French "Little Pippen" Batum. It's a pity that Oden is injured, and if he can stay healthy, then maybe the Trail Blazers can really play the Black Eight Miracle.

However, Oden was injured, which is beyond doubt for the Lakers.

One of the more interesting things in the West is the battle between the Spurs and the Hornets, and the difference in strength between the two sides is far from being as far as the distance between 3 and 6. So far, the two sides have played three games, the Spurs have maintained a 2-1 lead, and the two games lost by the Hornets have only lost by six points combined, and one of them has relied on Ginobili's stunner.

In addition, the two sides tied the Spurs with a 2-2 record in the regular season, and it is now recognized that the Spurs have lost the vigor of the year, and the rest is just persistence, while the Hornets are the opposite, this is a vigorous team. In the same vein, both teams have been plagued by injuries this season.

Manu Ginobili's injury season left Popovich unable to recover for a long time, but what made Spurs fans even more worried was the knee of big man Tim Duncan. Without a healthy Ginobili, the Spurs can still grind hard to pursue victory, and if Duncan says goodbye, the rocky Spurs will be poked badly.

The Hornets' regular season wasn't much better, with center Tyson Chandler injured, power forward David West injured, first top scorer Peja Stojakovic injured, and by the middle of the season, even last season's MVP candidate Paul was injured.

So, if there is any one of the two opponents in the Western Conference playoffs who are the most evenly matched, it is the Spurs and the Hornets, who have returned from injury, the Spurs have won their two home courts, the Hornets have won their first home court, and the second home court will be played the next day.

There are also two sets of opponents are the Mavericks and the Rockets, this is a pair of enemies, they are both in the same Southwest Division, four times in the regular season, the Rockets took advantage of Kidd's injury to win the Mavericks three times, but in the end, after Kidd returned, the Mavericks easily beat them by one game.

The Rockets were able to hit the fourth place in the West, which surprised everyone, because of Maddy, during the regular season, experts once expected that they would not even make the playoffs, but the Rockets not only made the playoffs, but also played to the fourth place.

As long as there is no problem with health, the Rockets must be a strong team in the West, not only are they always having health problems, but Maddy even missed the playoffs this season. However, everyone else is very good, this is Uncle Deacbe Mutombo's last NBA season, he played hard enough, this is Ron Artest's first playoff experience since coming to the Rockets, this is another college entrance exam on the road to success for Scola, Landry, Lowry, Weaver, Hayes, Maddy's absence, they are more like a team than ever!

Compared with the absence of Maddy in the Rockets playoffs, the Mavericks' lineup has finally become perfect, Dirk Nowitzki swept away the unhappiness of a long season, accurate jumpers are getting higher and higher, all kinds of distances, all angles, all kinds of backs. Healthy Kidd is even more courageous, he quickly integrated with the Mavericks, and the help he can provide to this team is not as simple as a simple playmaking guard.

These two people alone are enough to give Team Rocket a headache.

After the Warriors played, the fourth game between the Rockets and the Mavericks also ended, in which the Mavericks relied on the combination of Nowitzki and Kidd to get the win, and the two sides tied 2-2.

Compared with the melee of the great powers in the west, the shape of the east is very clear.

The Cavaliers are well-deserved No. 1 in the East, James is the most lethal first person in the league, and no one on the Pistons can limit him at all, so he can only watch him rush in and out of the restricted area again and again to score at will, in addition, in the past three games, Vallejo and Big Z have dominated the interior, and Gibson's shots are more accurate than one another, judging from the past three games, the current Cavaliers are the absolute championship team.

As for the current Pistons, maybe a year ago they were still a powerhouse in the East, but after a major change to send the soul Billups away, the Pistons have become a second-rate team. After all, the ability of a good point guard can never be reflected in simple numbers, and Billups, the soul of the Pistons' "poor championship team", his departure is seen as a precursor to their collapse.

So far, the Cavaliers and Pistons have fought three battles, and the Cavaliers have all defeated their opponents bloodlessly, 3-0, and the sweep is tomorrow.

The battle between the Magic and the Bulls has also ended, and the current Bulls are still a vigorous youth army, and the rapid growth of champion Rose makes their backcourt luxurious. However, the playoffs are not about eye-catching stars, but about experience.

The Magic team, which has a monster like Howard, has been a regular visitor to the playoffs in recent years, although in terms of offensive means, the "Warcraft" is still very rough, but this small flaw is difficult to hide his domination under the basket, especially compared to the regular season, Howard, a beast-level player who is good at hand-to-hand combat, is most suitable for this kind of tough battle in the playoffs.

Except for Howard, who usually eats rebounds as a meal, the steady output of Lewis and Turkglou makes the Magic not worry about the lack of firepower. Of course, what makes Magic fans look forward to the playoffs the most is the joining of Alston, the street ball king with the attitude of a professional player, quickly adapted to the new team's style of play, and instantly became the team's assist king.

So, when they followed suit on the same day that the Warriors swept the Thunder, the pundits weren't surprised.

The Celtics have led the 76ers 3-1 so far, and this season's Celtics are gradually weakening the team's dependence on the Big Three, and they did well in the regular season, even if they lost Garnett, they still finished third in the East, but in the playoffs, they still have to rely on the Big Three.

In the past four games, Garnett, who has missed many injuries this season, is still an indispensable offensive and defensive core, and with his pull on the inside, the Celtics have a peerless weapon in the playoffs that no other team has. Of course, Pierce's strength this season has made the Green Shirts' attack more varied, and currently as the team's scoring champion, Pierce's sudden points and game-turning jump shot are the absolute first choice to play tough battles. What's more, veteran Ray Allen has greatly improved his numbers this year, so for the 76ers, the Celtics' multi-point offensive group operation is a headache.

The 76ers have been regular visitors to the playoffs in recent years, but they have come and gone every year, playing an awkward role as a chaperone. The weakness of the team's overall strength and the lack of a top player to support the façade are the shortcomings of the 76ers, and the weakness of the lack of bench depth has never been resolved. Of course, it was not the opponent who dealt the 76ers the fatal blow, but themselves, who gambled heavily in exchange for Brand, who was reimbursed early in the season, which devastated the team.

The remaining games in the fourth and fifth parts of the East are still a bit interesting, with the two sides who have also played four games winning two games each, and the headoff is 2-2.

In the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Hawks are the most underrated team. But it was the low profile caused by this underestimation that allowed the Hawks to finally rush to the fourth place in the East, which not only kept the home court advantage, but also boosted the confidence of the whole team.

At present, the team has a full lineup, and the three musketeers composed of Johnson, Bibby and Smith are mainly played from the outside. Moreover, the young Williams has gradually grown into the team's fourth offensive point, and his impact on the interior can properly share the defensive pressure with his outside teammates.

However, it is clear that the Hawks are not the Suns, and while they advocate outside offense, the interior is in a vacuum, with the main center Horford 2. With a height of 08 meters, he suffered a lot in this position. Fortunately, the interior strength of the east is not as strong as that of the west, so this weakness will not have a great impact on the Hawks.

The Heat, who returned to the playoffs this year, were the only contributor to the scoring champion Wade. The "Flash", who suddenly made a force in the second half, has enough capital to compete with James for MVP, and his speed and the first step to break through are absolute opponents in the entire league.

So in the playoffs between the Hawks and the Heat, the Hawks have been guarding Wade strictly, and if they can't prevent it one-on-one, they will be 2v1, and if it doesn't work, then the three-person package will be sandwiched. And this season, as the No. 2 scoring champion, Wade is very good at completing impossible points in the case of multiple people, and in the past two victories won by the Heat, Wade scored 42 points in one game and 39 points in one game, and the table is a luxurious mess!