The situation in the west is not much different from the previous life. The only problem is that this year's record in the west is quite dense.

There are three teams with the same record of 54. This is a relatively rare case.

Many games in the West are not so easy to determine whether they win or lose, mainly because the teams in the West are quite strong, such as the third Spurs and the sixth Mavericks, although these two teams are one of the top four and the other is the bottom four, it seems that the rankings are a lot worse, but in fact, the difference between the records of the two teams is only four wins.

The gap between the second Nuggets and the seventh Hornets is only five games, and the gap is not big, if there are more things happening on the next gram, it is not particularly surprising, after all, many teams are the kind of teams that did not play very well in the regular season, but when it comes to the playoffs, it is when they play. For example, if the main players of some teams are older, then in the regular season, they will limit the playing time of the main team to ensure that they enter the playoffs, but when it comes to the playoffs, there is no such limit, as long as the main team can maintain physical fitness and efficiency, then they can always play.

Moreover, the intensity of the playoffs is not the same as the intensity of the regular season, and the strength of the defense has been greatly improved, and every team is a team with no way back in the playoffs, either winning or going home, it's as simple as that. So when it comes to the playoffs, it's time to play to your life.

The game between the Lakers and the Jazz, the first in the West, the suspense can be a little smaller, as the first point in the league, Kobe's storage zài, itself is a difficult point for the Jazz to do, and Gasol's power on the offensive end is also quite threatening. And Boozer has never been a player who can contribute on the defensive end. So, Jazz's fate is basically predictable. Before the game, everyone agreed that the Jazz should not be able to go beyond six games. At most, it's a 4:2.

Although the outcome between the second Nuggets and the seventh Huang Feng is not particularly clear, in the mouth of experts, the two teams are likely to fight seven games, but what everyone didn't expect is that according to Chen Jiyuan's memory, the Nuggets won the entire series in five games. If you really want to talk about the reason, everyone once again underestimated Billups is one of the reasons, Billups not only put Paul into a difficult situation on the defensive end, but also did a very good job on the offensive end, with a super high three-point shooting rate, and in the playoffs, Billups's control of the game was shown, although the number was not the most conspicuous, but Billups's rich experience still helped him suppress Paul in the playoffs of this series. This is something that no one expected before the start of the race. And then there's another overrated guy on the Hornets' side, and that's David West, who, as a power forward, is just a short big forward who can shoot. After matching with Paul, he entered the All-Star bench lineup, which made David West's value rise all of a sudden. But under Nene's defense, David West has shown his playoff disadvantage, and under Nene's defense, West's efficiency is low. Then the Hornets' biggest forward player, Peja Stockovich's form is no match for last year. This total collapse, the Hornets didn't even play the sixth game, and they went straight to GG.

The game between the Trail Blazers and the Rockets is a series in which it is difficult to predict the outcome of the series.

The problem with the Rockets is that Maddie can't play, which is a real injury. Although Yao Ming can still play, in the playoffs, the test of the player's body will be more strict, and Yao Ming's physical weakness will be exposed.

The problem with the Trail Blazers is that they lack playoff experience, and the biggest problem for the Trail Blazers now is that Aldridge has just become the team's starter, although the table is quite good in the regular season, but it is difficult to say what will happen in the playoffs, and when it comes to the playoffs, the person the Trail Blazers can rely on is Roy.

So it's hard to say who will lose and who will win the game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers.

The game between the Mavericks and the Spurs is a difficult series for the Spurs, because the Mavericks themselves are almost running-in, and the overall strength of the Mavericks' team has improved a lot compared to before, and on the other side, the Spurs are an important player, Manu Ginobili's injury has made the Spurs' promotion a big problem. It is precisely because of Ginobili's injury that the outside world is generally more optimistic about the Mavericks' advancement, and Chen Jiyuan also knows that because of the lack of Ginobili, the Spurs were eliminated by the Mavericks 1:4 in the first round. However, this year's Spurs don't know if they will win two games, but it is really difficult to qualify. It seems that the Spurs have only lost one substitute player, but in fact, the weakening of the Spurs' strength is too great. Ginobili's role is not so simple that the substitute can be summed up in two words. So, the chances of the Spurs are very small, the problem is that they are eliminated in a few games.

It's really hard to answer the question of who this year's championship is. No matter who wants to win the championship, there are a lot of hurdles that need to be crossed, even if the Celtics and Lakers want to enter the Finals, it is not so sure.

Before the playoffs started immediately, the Knicks also had a day off and a day of practice, and in order to let the players get back to form, Thibodeau also specially arranged a game with more bayonets. 5v5 matches are not uncommon, but, in Thibodeau's words, it is a game that requires an iron-clad defense and concedes more than 50 points. You have to practice.

Because there are not too many substitutes, this 5V5 time is charged, and the time of each quarter is only 5 minutes. Otherwise, it would be too harsh to be charged with scoring less than 50 in the whole game.

And now this requirement is relatively much simpler, but with Chen Jiyuan's storage zài, it is also a pretty big test for Chen Jiyuan's opponent players.

In this 5V5 game, Thibodeau was also very daring, and even let Chen Jiyuan play with a group of substitutes, Chen Jiyuan and Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler, Crawford, and Sessions team.

The other team, the main task is to prevent Chen Jiyuan, for this purpose, Lefu and Landry are on the same team, just to let these two people wrap Chen Jiyuan together, and this tactic is explained by Thibodeau himself, in order to let Chen Jiyuan quickly adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs, because in the playoffs, Chen Jiyuan will get more bags, but he can't blindly pass the ball, and occasionally scoring under the bag of two people is also a necessary skill, so there can be no slightest relaxation, in line with this concept, this 5V5 fight is really bloody.

Chen Jiyuan is indeed quite difficult under the defense of Lefu and Landry, but, even so, with the combination of passing and his own offense, Chen Jiyuan won this 5V5 is not a big problem, the problem is that under the bag of two people, Chen Jiyuan can still cut 24 points. Lefu and Landry are already resolute enough in the tactics of wrapping Chen Jiyuan, but Chen Jiyuan is not the kind of interior player who will only be carried in the low post, which leads Chen Jiyuan to be in the high position, when he receives the ball and directly shoots the middle distance or a large two-point shot, the opponent's bag is too late. Unless it's a full-court tight bag defense. But that's a little too crazy.

Such a 5V5 game makes everyone's body quite good to adapt to the rhythm of the game. Tony Allen, in particular, is now in the playoff rhythm early.

Sessions has just returned for a short time, and his body has not yet found the form he should have, but Thibodeau is clearly not in a hurry. Because of the opponent in the first round, although the Heat team has a superstar like Wade, for this series, Thibodeau is still nine out of ten.

Finally, the time has come on April 18th, and on this day, the playoffs of the NBA2008-09 season have finally officially started.

On the first day of the game, the Mavericks won away against the Spurs, although they played well enough, but there was no way to help the team win the game, the Mavericks were also very strong, Kidd's strength began to show, at the beginning of the season, when Kidd just came to the Mavericks, because he was not very adaptable, so there was a very bad chemistry, and the team's record was very bad, but after that, the Mavericks chased back little by little, Kidd's reading of the game, Kidd's control of the pace of the game, Kidd's playmaking ability, has had a considerable impact on the Mavericks' offense.

In another game, the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, James ran into problems in the first playoff game, under Iguodala's defense, James actually shot 7 of 20, got 16 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, and did not see the demeanor of a strong contender for the MVP of the regular season. However, in this game, the two guards on the Cavaliers' side were quite good, with Gibson scoring 24 points and Mo Williams scoring 21 points. The contributions of the two guards helped the Cavaliers successfully win the playoffs.

The Rockets in the West won with a score of 108:81, which is quite surprising, and it is not easy for the Rockets to slaughter the Trailblazers in the case of away games. Aldridge did not show that something was wrong, and Aldridge only scored 6 points and 3 rebounds in the game. The number of playoff games on 3-of-14 shooting is quite embarrassing.

In the other game, the Celtics were no surprise when they won against the Bulls on their home court.

Garnett's deposit is not a slight threat on the defensive end.