Chapter 749: Tangled Playoffs and Controversial Lore

"It's a very talented team, this series is very difficult for them, I think you should look at it rationally, for any young team, this is a stage that they have to go through, whether it's Johnson or Harrington or Oku they are players with a bright future, and I have never thought that my opponent is a so-called weakest playoff team, for the Pacers, although we can win every game. But it also needs to be summed up before and after every game, and this is a team that can be studied with all my strength, and if such a team is what you call the weakest playoff team in history, then it is too much to say."

"Are our substitutes playing too much? This is a very good question, first of all, I don't have any dissatisfaction with our team's starters, they are very good, I am also very satisfied, but this does not mean that we do not have the space and possibility to adjust the lineup, for the playoffs, this is a much higher stage than the regular season, and in this stage, the biggest difference with the regular season is their changes, almost every game will produce new changes, and how to adapt to this change? I think I've given the answer, so for me, my changes in the last few games are not for a very specific purpose as you might think, for me I would never give a team a win, for me no team can give a win to someone else, if you do it. You're going to be punished for your arrogance, and I don't want that kind of punishment, so is it for us to lose the game on purpose? I think you should have seen that we haven't lost a game, no matter what our squad is, our goal is always to win every game, so I'm proud of my players. They were the best, they were able to win all the games"

"Who will be the best rookie and MVP? I don't know about that, because it's up to you to decide. If it's me who decides, I'd like Dwynne and Tracy, but it's not up to me, so I say it doesn't matter who the rookie is and the MVP, it's what you think, and of course, in my opinion, whether it's Cameron or LeBron or Shaq and Vince, they're all very good players, and I think it's a very painful choice for you, of course. If it's really painful for you. I can send the ballot directly to Dwynn and Tracy, will that count me as canvassing?"

On April 24, 2004, the fourth game of the Boston Celtics and Pacers ended, whether it was Zhuang Fei or the reporters in the audience, they were in a very good mood today, of course, what is more important is that Zhuang Fei was in a good mood, so these reporters will be in a good mood, after all, no one likes that the object of their interview is a cold-faced weirdo, and in fact, if the Celtics lose the game, it is okay, so that these reporters can also be happy. It's just that if you win the ball and have to choke on them, it won't be a happy thing.

So when Zhuang Fei answered these reporters' questions on the stage with a federal smile, these reporters were also very cooperative, the Boston Celtics played with almost no obstacles in this game, and for such Boston and the Pacers, the final score of 120-90 is still understandable, the Pacers are better in scoring than the first game, but they are worse than the first game in defense, which is why this team is under too much pressure and mainly puts energy into the offense, After all, only by scoring enough points in front of the Celtics can they really get rid of those notorieties that everyone laughs at, and if they fight against the Boston Celtics defensively, they don't have the confidence to avoid being beaten by the opponent again.

Of course, for Zhuang Fei, the victory in this game is not a big deal, but after the game, it is still necessary to clarify some things in the game, such as Zhuang Fei and the Celtics, who have been hyped recently, and the incident of the release of water by the Celtics, there are rumors that David Stern is already investigating this matter, although Zhuang Fei is confident that even if David Stern really investigates, David Stern really investigates and punishes Zhuang Fei This is a release, and Zhuang Fei is confident that the president of the NBA has not much to do with himself, It's just that Zhuang Fei didn't want to wear such a hat, and he didn't release water in the game, so Zhuang Fei also clarified this matter at the post-game press conference, but Zhuang Fei also knew that he had clarified it, and it was not something he could control whether these reporters believed it or not, and in fact, Zhuang Fei couldn't control these guys.

In fact, no one can control these guys, as long as they can stimulate circulation, these people don't mind ignoring some truths, and it can be said that all the media in the world have this problem, and it is not unique to a certain country or a certain political system. Of course, as for the subsequent competition for this year's best rookie and MVP, in fact, Zhuang Fei has never wanted his players to be involved in this endless war of words, you know, this year's two awards and the awards that many people consider to be the most likely to have the most controversy in NBA history.

Of course, for Zhuang Fei, no matter what, this round of the series is over, and the Boston Celtics easily defeated the Pacers to advance, and in fact, this is basically what everyone expected, and Zhuang Fei and his Boston Celtics also became the first team in the NBA to advance to the second round.

In the first round of this year's playoffs, there are actually some matchups with such a disparity in strength as the Boston Celtics, for example, in addition to the Celtics and the Pacers, the Grizzlies, who are second in the East, play the Bulls, who are seventh in the East, and the disparity in this game is not much greater than that of the Boston Celtics beating the Pacers, but it is surprising that this matchup does not make people see a one-sided or Grizzlies immediately swept the Bulls. What surprised everyone was that in the first four games, the Bulls drew 2-2 with the Grizzlies with their sharpness.

And more importantly, the Bulls' two interior twin towers, Tyson Chandler and Eddie Curry, gave the Grizzlies a lot of damage, especially in the regular season, Eddie Curry, who has been criticized for being lazy defensively, this round of the series The young interior is almost the same as the incarnation of Shaq O'Neal, who was called Chandler and Kwame Brown in high school and played a lot of money in this year's playoffs, after all, it is only 15+ for a regular seasonSeven players played 20+10 in the playoffs against the Grizzlies, one of the strongest teams, and Carter, the league's first man to defend him.

It can be said that in just the first four games, the Bulls' rookie interior has become the second obvious player of the Bulls after Jae Williams, and it is precisely because of this that this series has become more unexpected, especially because the interior has been suppressed, and the outside feel has become a little poor, and the Grizzlies' outside group is not at its best.

Of course. In addition to the Grizzlies in the East playing the Bulls, which should be a very easy series, after being complicated, the Lakers, who are considered to not have much suspense in the West, also have a tendency to play complicated, but the better thing compared with the Grizzlies is that the Lakers did not continue to let the Kings win the second game after playing 1-1 in the front, but directly defeated the Kings 4-1, this Laker has a lot of room for adjustment than the Grizzlies, and the ability to adjust is much stronger than the Grizzlies. After all, although the current Phil Jackson has internal and external troubles, his strength is not comparable to the current Rick Carlisle. And the Lakers' promotion also became the fastest team to advance after the Boston Celtics in this year's playoffs, and in addition to the Boston Celtics and Lakers. The other six matchups all got bogged down.

The second Grizzlies in the East were dragged by the Bulls, not to mention, the third Wizards in the East were also dragged by the Cavaliers, the matchup between the Cavaliers and the Wizards can be said to be the most watched first round of the matchup in the United States, this is the final battle between Hardaway and Jordan, the two players who have had all kinds of fateful fetters in the past 10 years can be said to have ushered in the end of this year, and this game is almost the same whether it is artificially operated or really strong, and the first five games are 3-2, And the highest-rated matchup of this round of the first-round series is likely to go straight to the seventh.

In addition to the Cavaliers led by Hardaway, the Hawks in the fourth place in the East and the Heat in the fifth place in the East are also inseparable, especially in the regular season Rookie James, who performed extremely well in the regular season, and after the playoffs, the rookie's performance seems to have risen a notch again, from a 21+6+7 player in the regular season to a 25+7+7 player in the playoffs, and on the other hand, Rasheed Wallace, who is in the contract year, also played at a very high level, for the second leader of the Hawks, This year's regular season has determined that he can get a minimum annual salary of 12 million, and whether he can get an annual salary of more than 15 million depends on his performance in the playoffs.

And this almost made the Hawks' second-in-command go berserk directly after entering the playoffs, and it was precisely because of the team's two dominant players who went berserk. Therefore, the fifth Heat in the East, which was considered much stronger by many people, encountered a more embarrassing situation than the Wizards or the Grizzlies. Because it was also the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Heat fell behind 2-3 and were already on the verge of elimination with one foot, and the result of this round of matchup was also the opponent of the Boston Celtics in the next round.

These are the first rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs, and the first round of the West, which is similar to the first round of the East, is also anxious, in addition to the Lakers who have advanced, the Timberwolves, the second in the West, have encountered the Trail Blazers led by Gasol and Randolph and Jamison and the alien Cassel, the strength of the Trail Blazers is definitely not as good as their ranking, in fact, if this team is not too careless about details, they can win at least 5 more games in the regular season, This is a team that is not inferior in strength to the fourth SuperSonics in the West or the fifth Raptors and sixth Mavericks in the West.

And in fact, this twin tower team has caused huge pressure on the twin towers of Garnett and Wang Zhizhi, the duel between Gasol and Wang Zhizhi, Wang Zhizhi has been blowing up with Gasol, and the other duel Garnett can't get Randolph, this big fat man is not the type Garnett likes, in this case, the two are also blowing each other up, at least in the first four games, the two teams played a fairly 2-2 in the case of the main inside, but it is clear that although the Timberwolves are in trouble, But this team still has more room for adjustment than the Trail Blazers, so the longer the game drags on, the more beneficial it will be for the Timberwolves, so Zhuang Fei, who has been paying close attention to the Timberwolves game, did not worry too much after the Timberwolves were forced to 2-2 by the Trail Blazers.

In addition to the Timberwolves, the game between the Spurs and the Mavericks, the third in the West, is also very exciting, the Mavericks' actual record is 50-32, if it weren't for the fact that his division is too strong, his ranking should be the fifth in the West, the Mavericks' record is much stronger than the supersonic in the fourth in the West, and it is precisely because it fell to the sixth in the West, so this bull and horse war is also the second matchup between the two teams in the past three years, it can be said that in the recent year, these two teams almost all need to meet once a year regardless of the first round, In this case, the two teams are very familiar with each other, and in fact, this round of matchups is also different from all the other seven playoff matchups, although the two teams also reached 3-2, but the Spurs were chased by the Mavericks with a match point of 3-1.

In this case, the advantage of the Spurs is obvious, at least this Spurs, which focus on offense this season, is not weak on the defensive end, this team is the most balanced team in the West, but the Mavericks do not have such a balance, so they are inherently in a weak position when playing with the Spurs, but even if they are in a weak position, this team also gives the Spurs a great challenge, at least even the Spurs who have won the match point are difficult to win their fourth victory.

In addition to the Spurs, the other group of the fourth SuperSonics in the West and the Raptors in the fifth place in the West are a bit hilarious, and the fourth SuperSonics regular season results are far less than the fifth Raptors, so the Raptors have a home-court advantage, and the leading players of these two teams are also able to match, Ray Allen vs. Mobley's quantile matchup, Anthony vs. Lewis's small forward matchup. In fact, these two sets of matchups still can't get each other's opponents, especially the Raptors have one more Kwame Brown but it doesn't have much effect, because Ray Allen and Lewis don't enter the interior line of his domination at all, in this case, the two teams are almost blowing each other up, and the result of such mutual explosion is naturally a 2-2 draw with a win each.

It can be said that the current situation in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Boston Celtics need to wait patiently for a while, and this waiting time is actually not long, soon, the Boston Celtics' opponent also came out, the results of the Hawks and the Heat came out, and the Heat, who stubbornly tied the score 3-3 in the sixth game, was killed by a very controversial tiebreaker in the seventh game of the tie-break. (To be continued.) )