The day after the Knicks were assured of qualification, Game 4 between the Magic and the Hawks began.

The Magic managed to win this fourth game on the Hawks' home court.

Truth be told, if the Magic lose this game, the Magic will be in real danger. There has never been a team that has been able to turn the tables from 0:3 down, and there are only a handful of teams that have been able to turn the tables from 1:3 down.

So far, eight teams have done this.

And the most recent one was a few years ago, in 2006, when the Lakers were still led by Kobe Bryant alone, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers and the Suns in the playoffs, and in the fourth game, Kobe hit a key shot to help the Lakers win, allowing the Lakers to lead the Suns 3:1 in a big score.

However, in the next three games, the Suns turned the tables angrily and successfully became the most recent team to complete the feat of 1:3 down and turn the tables

The Magic fortunately didn't fall into the adversity of falling behind 1:3, otherwise, it's hard to say who the Knicks' opponent is.

Now that the two sides are tied 2-2, it will have a little impact on the Knicks' plans.

Because the Knicks swept the Bulls, and the Magic and Hawks have to play at least two games here, maybe even three.

Well, it is necessary for the Knicks to think about how to deal with the Magic and the Hawks during this time. It is guaranteed that whether it is playing against the Magic or playing against the Eagles, you will be able to maximize the advantages of waiting for work. Moreover, during this time, you can't let your body completely relax, otherwise, if you want to get back your competitive state, it will take some time.

During this time, the team also has to do quite a lot of training. You can't be too tired, you can't be too relaxed. This Nima is a technical job.

The Knicks, on their side, are in complete readiness.

Britney and Ivanka both knew that this was a crucial playoff game, so they didn't bother Chen Jiyuan. Both Britney Spears and Ivanka know how important Chen Jiyuan is to the playoffs this season.

They all listened to Chen Jiyuan and said that it was imperative to win the championship this season. Because Chen Jiyuan feels that this season's Knicks are really the strongest season. In the next time, what will happen and whether the players will leave, these are uncertain, at least in this season, Chen Jiyuan will win a championship for the Knicks. First of all, I finished the NB that I blew back then. We can't let the old stuff within the Dolan family look down on Britney's eyes.

Chen's biggest concern now is that Stephen Jackson is leaving. After all, Stephen Jackson was dissatisfied with his shots, status and other things before.

If it is after the Knicks get a championship, it is estimated that the heart of leaving will be even heavier. When the time comes, I'll have to let Stephen Jackson go.

In that case, for the team's small forward position, Chen Jiyuan really couldn't think of a particularly good candidate for a while. If not, Iguodala may have to be put in the small forward position, whether it is the No. 2 or No. 3 position, Iguodala can perfectly take on that responsibility.

These questions, every time Chen Jiyuan thinks about them, he will take the words that all the stars who are about to become free men say to reporters to himself. Let's think about it after the season is over.

The Knicks are actively preparing for the game, and the Magic are in full swing.

In the end, the eagle still couldn't twist his thighs with his arms.

The Hawks' interior simply can't contain Howard. Although the names of Horford and Howard are only one word apart, their playing style and strength are completely different.

Maybe Horford can become a great player in a few years, but at least for now, the gap between Horford and Howard is still not small. Howard is simply able to do whatever he wants on the Hawks' interior.

Lewis's three-point shooting percentage was so miserable, but it also contributed, that is, Lewis successfully pulled Josh Smith out of the interior line, making the interior a heads-up between Howard and Horford. And the result of this heads-up is often that Howard successfully defeats Horford.

It looks like it's slipping out. But that's exactly what happened.

After the Magic won the fifth game, the sixth game was also won in one go. In both games, Joe Johnson didn't play very well. It's unrealistic to rely solely on Josh Smith to defeat the Magic.

This season, perhaps because someone grabbed Josh Smith and made Josh Smith's contract extension a little bigger, the Hawks really valued Josh Smith this season. Gave Josh Smith a lot of offensive rights. This made Josh Smith get carried away as well.

However, the current Josh Smith is indeed at his peak, whether it is on the offensive or defensive end, or he will not be called the poor version of James.

Josh Smith is averaging 17.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game this season, along with 1.8 blocks. This data is still quite good,

The Magic managed to eliminate the Hawks with a 4-2 record.

Once again, the two league's toughest centers have met in the playoffs. This series is definitely a gimmick.

The league has also spared no effort to promote this series.

"Chen Jiyuan or Howard, who is the league's No. 1 center, let's use the game to speak."

"Offense or defense, the facts speak for themselves."

"Is the spear sharper or the shield stronger."

Anyway, it's all kinds of slogans and all kinds of slogans. And the two parties Chen Jiyuan and Howard are actually quite excited.

In Howard's view, only by defeating Chen Jiyuan in the playoffs can he justify his name as the league's No. 1 center.

In Chen Jiyuan's opinion, Howard is indeed getting stronger and stronger. Such an opponent is interesting. Defensive centers like Noah, Chen Jiyuan doesn't think these people will become a threat to his position as the league's No. 1 center. Even if it's another 10 years.

Howard's offense is really much stronger now than in that world. Whether it's the inside foot, or the outside jumper, although Howard's jump shot posture really doesn't look good. But don't say it, Howard can really jump shot now. The hit rate is not bad. But even so, when the opponent defends Howard, he still won't choose to defend closely, after all, Howard who rushes into the basket is more threatening.

At this point, the attitude towards Chen Jiyuan is very clear and has always been that Chen Jiyuan cannot be given a chance to shoot a jump shot in an empty position, after all, in the league, the interior player with the most large two-point shots is Nowitzki, followed by Chen Jiyuan, and Chen Jiyuan is the kind of person who chooses to shoot when the outside shot is a good opportunity. Therefore, the shooting percentage of the outside line is not only qualified, but also very high.

Although Nowitzki has a heavy shot ratio, his simple hit rate is really not as high as Chen Jiyuan. The main reason is that there are many times when defensive players are defending Chen Jiyuan, and they really don't dare to stick too hard. After all, Chen Jiyuan has rushed into the interior line a lot of times, and has contributed five best balls to dunk even more. No one wants this thing to rush to the inside line.

It's the same reason that many people let Garnett's oversized two-pointer go away, even though Garnett's oversized two-pointer also has a pretty good shooting percentage of 45 percent. Drop back a little, although it may give Garnett a chance to make a jumper, but at least he can step forward to interfere, but if he is passed by Garnett, then Garnett's threat to enter the interior line is obviously greater.

Therefore, the Knicks' defensive strategy towards Howard is also very clear, if Howard really runs to the outside to catch the ball, the defensive formation of the joint defense. And when Howard was on the inside, he shrunk the defense and Lefu defended the top.

Although letting Chen Jiyuan defend will satisfy the majority of fans who want to see the confrontation of the two protagonists of the battle for the first center, it is only for the team's winning rate to let Lefu defend.

Defending Howard is definitely not an easy job, Thibodeau doesn't want Chen Jiyuan to put too much spirit and attention on Howard's offense, what Thibodeau needs is to let Chen Jiyuan's forehead offense tear apart the Magic's defense, for this, it is necessary to let Chen Jiyuan properly conserve his physical strength and experience on the defensive end.

Although Chen Jiyuan may want to run outside to follow Lewis for this reason, but Lewis's performance when he was with the Hawks already makes people feel that it is okay to ignore it.

Lewis is really slipping in form too quickly. This 100 million yuan contract is really an eyesore. And for this guy, who has suffered a serious decline in form this season, the team even sent Mirisic away. Howard was genuinely very unhappy.

Howard's relationship with Mirisic is certainly much better than his relationship with Lewis. But even so, it didn't affect the Magic team owner's desire to save money.

What's more, this guy, who averages 12.4 points per game, takes more money than the boss of his team. Nima, how can this old man be reasonable? Ah, you said to Lao Tzu, there are 30 teams in this league, which team do you say is as aggrieved as me? Is Lao Tzu not playing hard or is not strong enough, do you Magic management really treat me as a team leader?

Anyway, Howard has a lot of dissatisfaction with the management of the Magic, and if the team is eliminated in the second round this season, then Howard's soap opera that leaves the Magic will be staged in Orlando in advance.

Before the gimmicky-filled showdown between the Knicks and the Magic, it's time for something even more intriguing. That's the decision of the regular season MVP winner.