The moment the final whistle blew, whether it was Tatum or Jaylen Brown, or the rest of the Celtics, there were only 2 words in their hearts:

Extrication!

Seriously, by the time the series reached Game 4, it had completely turned into a naked "slaughter show".

Facts have proved that no matter how much people can persevere, they cannot stand forever, and they cannot see the endless blow of hope, which will make people unable to find a reason to persevere.

Didn't you see a massive exit even at the home of the Boston Celtics?

Tyronn Lue didn't pretend in the next two games, and there was a direct showdown:

I will have a hand of "Li Wan Bomb", you can play any cards, I am Li Wan's "starting hand".

And with the strength of the Celtics' lineup, it is really not enough to catch this "bomb".

The main strength of the Celtics is still their offensive end, but how can their offensive firepower match no matter how ferocious, and the offensive firepower that is the first in the regular season this year?

One more ......

Li Wan plus Wiggins' defense, at the level of "double tanhua", he really can't bear it!

After the fourth game of the series, Stevens finally said what was going on: "We're a big way away from the defending champions, and I'm not surprised by this result. ”

Of course, in the end, he added: "But I am full of hope for our future!" ”

Tatum and Jaylen Brown both performed much better than in the regular season, with the former averaging 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, while the latter had 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists;

What, how efficient are they, you ask?

This one......

If you're going to ask, it's kind of boring!

Li Wan also hugged Tatum after the game, and he didn't know if he was blown up, his attitude became very sincere, and after Li Wan finished saying comforting words, he should also nod his head again and again, that's called a well-behaved!

It's no wonder that Li Wan averaged 42.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in this round of the series.

This left a little impression on Tatum's mind, and it seemed quite normal......

The Columbus Explorers eliminated the Celtics 4-0 to take the lead, and then the Warriors eliminated Westbrook's Thunder 4-0, which also showed the momentum of the Thunder.

After that, the Raptors eliminated "Old Man Joe's" Bobcats 4-1.

The only way for the "Youth Army" is to taste disappointment in the first round of the playoffs, the same thing has just happened to the Raptors who beat them, only defeat can they grow, and it is really not everyone like Li Wan, it has always been a taste of victory.

This kind of career is actually quite boring, right?

Well......

We don't envy him!

Didn't you just get seven or eight championship rings?

Isn't it comparable to "Old Man Joe"?

What's the big deal......

Not sour!

Really not sour!

Again, it's really not sour!

Then the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the Bulls also had a result.

Philadelphia's "Twin Stars" lasted to the 5th game, but they couldn't hold on, especially Embiid, after being gradually studied by Thibodeau's offensive habits, he was thoroughly targeted, and his performance gradually became worse and worse, as for Ben Simmons, who won the "best rookie", after two games, his personal score has never been in double digits, and the problem that he can't shoot from the middle range has been infinitely magnified.

Also 1-4, the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated by the Bulls!

Ben Simmons was asked by reporters after the game: "Man, will you consider improving your mid-range shooting this summer?" ”

Ben Simmons, who was already quite disappointed, immediately left the scene in a huff when he heard this.

I can't get over this thing, right?

Ben Simmons feels like he's on the mid-range bar this season.

The reporters were also a little confused when they saw him react so much, didn't they......

Just admit that you really need to improve your middle distance, can't you?

Why is this kid so tough?

They have to admit that Ben Simmons has quality and enough talent, but ......

This temper is terrible!

How far such a guy can go in this league really has to be an unknown.

This league is not without a gifted but weird temper "genius" like Ben Simmons, who, without exception, has basically not reached the heights that could have been reached.

However, Ben Simmons is really not without reason.

Because he restrained Derrick Rose well on the defensive end, the highest score of Derrick Rose was only 24 points in the entire five games, and the lowest game was only 15 points......

They didn't win because Kevin Durant was such a bug!

34.4 points per game......

Can he be blamed for this?

It was also Derrick Rose's poor performance that the entire Chicago media was worried even if the Bulls made it to the next round.

The Philadelphia 76ers are just a newcomer, and the Raptors have a better record than them, and against such a team, with Derrick Rose's current form, the Bulls are afraid that they will be full of pressure.

And after they split the winners, the only remaining group of matchups in the East is the Bucks, who are fourth in the East, and the Wizards, who are fifth in the East.

Before the start of this series, experts were more optimistic about the Wizards.

Although they are only fifth in the East, they have more playoff experience than the Bucks, and Howard, as one of the league's best rim protectors, can do a good job of limiting "Antetokounmpo" breakouts.

It's just that as a result, the Bucks who lead after five games are the Bucks, who have a 3-2 lead over the Wizards.

As for Howard, who was considered by the experts before the game to be restrained by "Brother Alphabet", he did not put too much pressure on "Brother Alphabet" in these five games.

The 24-year-old "Brother Alphabet" physical fitness began to enter the peak of his career, compared to him, the 32-year-old Howard's physical fitness began to decline, coupled with his lack of self-discipline, the decline rate is a little faster than the original, reflected in the game, if Howard did not stand in advance, then he often could not stop the impact of "Brother Alphabet" on the basket.

The Wizards still have to limit the breakthrough of "Brother Alphabet" by narrowing the defensive circle.

In this way, the Bucks' outside projection can be full of firepower.

The three games the Bucks have won have all been in this way.

As for the two games lost, it was also because the Bucks didn't shoot from the outside.

Obviously, whether the Bucks can win or not depends entirely on their state, and it has nothing to do with the layout of the Wizards.

After Kenny Smith finished Game 5 of this series, he said: "At this moment, Dwight looks at the alphabet brother in front of him who broke through the ball, I don't know if he will remember his own year!" ”

In '08 and '09, Howard played "star-studded" with the Magic, but he only had to be responsible for attracting defense under the basket, and the work of threading the needle was shared between Lee Wan and Turkogru.

The current "Brother Alphabet" is also playing "one-star shooting", using personal breakthroughs to attract defense and help teammates easily get empty positions......

Defeated by the system that he was once best at, this will undoubtedly make people sigh that the passage of time is a gentle "slow knife", cutting one knife after another, and before you know it, this "monster" is also old.

Even though Game 6 of the series is on the home court of the Washington Wizards, most pundits still believe that the Bucks will end the series in Game 6!

What?

When did they start supporting the Bucks, you ask?

The urine sex of media people~

I know it all!

There is still one final group of matchups left in the East, and the Hornets quickly eliminated the Clippers 4-1 after the Warriors entered the next round in the West.

In this series, Anthony Davis faced Griffin and Jordan Jr., two Western All-Star level insiders, averaging 28.4 points, 14.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.8 blocks per game, playing a "super inside" style.

This once again slapped many experts in the face before the game, because they originally thought that this would be a more anxious round, at least the sixth game of the series.

After all, before Griffin's injury, the Clippers were the fourth-best team in the West.

The key to the Hornets' victory, in their opinion, should be the projection from the outside and the play of James Harden.

But as a result, James Harden did play, but Anthony Davis also played strongly, something the pundits didn't expect.

The Hornets also eliminated the Clippers at the speed of light 4-1 in this series.

It could have been swept away, but in Game 3 of the series, Griffin magically hit two consecutive three-pointers in the final minute to give them their first win back home.

After that, though, the same thing didn't happen again, and the Clippers' playoff journey ended with their good fortune.

The Trail Blazers swept the Spurs 4-0.

The tenacious Spurs are without Leonard, and Pau Gasol is really unable to hold up the whole team with such a "half-old", and under the left and right bows of Aldridge and Oden, the Spurs did not even win a single victory, and were directly swept out of the house, ending the playoffs this season.

During the playoffs, there were constant rumors that Leonard was ready to make a comeback, but Popovich's attitude, as well as Leonard's silence, attracted the attention of some media, and there was also a lot of gossip coming out......

San Antonio is getting a little more stormy.

The Grizzlies and Kings are the most anxious series in the West, and even the Bucks and Wizards can't match them.

The win-loss relationship between the Bucks and the Wizards is basically on the Bucks, they are in good shape, they basically win, and if they are in poor condition, especially at the three-point line, they basically lose.

The Grizzlies and Kings are not the same in this series.

The two sides have played four games and each won one at each other's home stadium.

And from the comparison of the lineup, it also has its own advantages and disadvantages:

Gasol Jr. has the ability to limit Cousins, but when Cousins plays a sensory situation, his restrictions are not so effective. But as long as he is in his rhythm, Cousins's play is obviously not as bright as the regular season, both sides belong to the guys who are good at playing "tailwind", whoever masters the rhythm first, who can grasp the initiative;

Mike Conley and Tyrick Evans are the other group of "core matchups", and they belong to no one else, Mike Conley's advantage is his crotch dribble break, and Evans's advantage is his rare explosiveness and impact in the No. 1 position. The performance of these two in the first four games is very different, Mike Conley averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and Tyrick Evans averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, but they are also the key to winning on both sides, but they are more on the key ball play, so to speak, both sides need both of them to give a fatal blow at a critical moment, so these two people have hit a "quasi-kill" performance in this round of the series.

All in all, this series is exciting, but because there are no superstars on either side, the attention is a little lower than other series.

At this time, the league announced the "General Manager of the Season" award as well as the "Head Coach of the Season" award.

The "General Manager of the Season" award goes to Griffin.

In fact, the results of this award were already available at the end of last summer.

In the case of Chris Bosh announcing his retirement, he immediately brought in Carmelo Anthony for a perfect reinforcement and introductory operation, what else can be said except to say awesome?

Of course, some media said that it mainly relied on Li Wan's "championship attraction", because the current Griffin is no different from the original Donnie Walsh, oh no, there is still a little difference, their positions are different, one is the general manager of the New York Knicks, and the other is the general manager of the Columbus Explorers.

Griffin did not have any disgust in the face of the reporter's statement that "this best general manager is won by Li Wan", but said directly: "This is the fact, any team with Li Wan can be well recruited, and there is only one trouble to be the general manager of such a team......

When he said this, Griffin paused, and when he saw this curious look, he said, "What if the boss is not willing to give me the next salary!" ”

This caused the audience to burst into laughter.

The "Head Coach of the Season Award" goes to Dwayne Casey of the Raptors.

There isn't much suspense in this award, and when the Raptors climbed to the second place in the East in the first month, and when the Raptors general manager got George Paul from the Pacers, the Raptors' rise this year will not be a problem.

The main condition for evaluating the "best manager" is the team's record in the regular season.

The rise of the Kings this year is actually very objective, but in comparison, it is indeed the Raptors who are superior......

With the two awards announced, the only two remaining matchups from the first round have also been decided:

The Bucks, as their pundits expected, managed to eliminate the Wizards in Game 6 of the series.

After the Wizards confirmed their elimination, "Howard slipped from his prime" also dominated the headlines of major media for a while......

After Howard's loss, when he was interviewed by reporters, he had a premonition that he was going to suffer, and when he saw the news the next day, he still felt like he wanted to cry without tears.

It's been a long time since he's dominated so many headlines on the same day.

However, he didn't want such headlines either!

Originally, he was waiting to sign a large "pension contract" this summer...... On the day he was traded to the Wizards, he looked at the "backcourt double guns" in the team, and he felt that this wave was stable!

Results......

How did you end up with the Bucks?

Howard felt like he was in the most awkward situation, if they were to meet a Columbus Explorer...... No, meet a Raptors...... It doesn't seem to work...... Meet a Bulls......

Howard thought about Derrick Rose's performance in the first round, yes, this is it! If only we had a Bulls!

I don't know if the Wizards will win or not, but even if they lose, the problem will not be on him.

Wouldn't his hopes of signing a big contract increase greatly?

Ay!

It's a little back!

Howard sorted out the whole idea.

Then he thought that it seemed that since he left Li Wan, his luck seemed to have not been very good!

Ay~

I really shouldn't have "separated" from Li Wan back then!

Even though Howard had already regretted it countless times, it was only at this moment that he faced up to his own thoughts.

Well, it's not surprising that when you don't fall down, how can you think about whether you took a wrong step in the past?

On the Western side, the Grizzlies and Kings were in a more tragic situation, but in the end, the Grizzlies, who were more experienced, resilient, and knew how to "get on the bottom", had the last laugh in the "tie-break" battle.

They completed the only "under-gram" of the series.

In the other series, the upper team took out the team that was lower.

At this point, all the series of the first round of the playoffs are over, and the Columbus Explorers, who have rested for several days, have finally waited for their semifinal opponents.

"Brother Alphabet" said ambitiously before the game: "We are desperate to prove that we are different, and this round of games against the Columbus Explorers is proof that we will play this series as if it were a grand final!" ”

Not only him, but other Bucks players are also full of such thoughts.

But it's quite normal, after all, in the first two seasons, they met Li Wan and his team in the playoffs, and they were directly pressed to the ground and rubbed twice, with an 8-0 record, as embarrassing as it is!

Someone: Is that embarrassing?

At this moment, they broke through the first round and are more confident.

The media is also playing up this series, and of course, they are tacitly not rendering it in the direction of "old enemies".

There are back and forth that is called "old enemy", and this kind of unilateral beating is generally called "sandbag"!

They hope the Bucks can last a little longer this time!

Their attitude has also become one of the driving forces of the Bucks......

Of course, if anything, they also hope that the Bucks can use this as motivation!

The game time came quickly, compared to the Bucks' side of the tiger one by one, the Columbus Explorers' overall atmosphere was actually similar to the last round against the Celtics, the state was neither tense nor relaxed, and the main focus was a normal heart.

The big screen on the scene gave the starting list on both sides:

"Columbus Explorers: No. 1 Levan, No. 2 Wiggins, No. 3 Carmelo Anthony, No. 4 Sabonis Jr., No. 5 Adams;

Bucks: Bledsoe at No. 1, Middleton at No. 2, Jabari Parker at No. 3, 'Brother Alphabet' at No. 4, and Big Lopez at No. 5; ”

It can be seen that the Bucks are really anxious.

In the first goal of the opening game, after "Brother Alphabet" grabbed the first attack, he immediately formed an offensive formation.

However, the Columbus Explorers calmly retreated, and at the same time formed a defensive formation, and everyone also found their defender at the first time. The momentum of the Bucks' "Black Cloud Pressure" was easily defused in this way.

It's as if to say:

I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry!

"Brother Alphabet" has indeed matured a lot, and seeing that there is no opportunity to drill into the inside, he simply slowed down the pace of attack, and after directing his teammates to settle down, he gave the ball to Bledsoe, who came to respond.

"Blood Cloth" took the ball is a straight breakthrough, this rhythm change is very abrupt, but Adams is standing in the high position, the moment he breaks through, he immediately retreats to the basket and waits, Bledsoe saw this situation, and glanced at Li Wan behind him, and immediately made a stop-and-go jump shot.

"Bang dang!"

Bledsoe's original idea was to go directly to the basket, and although he has a projection, his ability to shoot a pull-up jump shot is really not very strong, plus his height is only 1.85 meters, and his shot is very fast, and this time it ended in iron......

Adams missed the first time to grab the rebound, and immediately sank into the dantian and took a standard horse step.

Da Lopez stuck him and watched Li Wan finish rushing to grab the rebound from next to him.

In fact, Brother Alphabet next to him also rushed over, but when he predicted the trajectory of the rebound, his judgment was a little wrong, and the ball was successfully grabbed by Li Wan.

The Columbus Explorers quickly counterattacked.

The gap between "Brother Alphabet" and Li Wan is also reflected in this ball.

The Bucks' defense was also very fast, and Budenholzer did successfully "spur" the team's defense, but in the same situation, Li Wan saw that his teammates had no chance in the frontcourt, and raised his hand to make a three-point shot.

The ball went straight into the basket.

It was Middleton who defended him, because he was afraid that he would break through, and he didn't have time to defend, and when he retreated, he specially opened a long distance with Li Wan.

Unexpectedly, Li Wan shot so resolutely!

3-0！

This damn projection......

"Brother Alphabet" watched Li Wan easily throw into the basket and cursed in his heart.

scolded and scolded, but his eyes were full of envy.

If I could have that projection ability, how invincible I would be!

"It's okay, it's okay, hit ours, hit ours!"

Li Wan came up with a three-point shot, which aroused the cheers of the audience, and Budenholzer hurried to the court, hoping that his voice could stabilize the morale of the army.

I don't know if it has any effect, but "Brother Alphabet" became much more resolute in the next frame, and at the same time a little frizzy, but because of his resoluteness, he found an opportunity to attack the frame, Adams is a "heavy tank" after all, and he doesn't have such a good frame movement speed.

The ball hits the basket with a bang.

2-3！

(End of chapter)