However, this buddy won this award, which is really a "cannon to fight mosquitoes".

Playing as a starter for the Golden State Warriors last season, he averaged 22.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Arrived at the Mavericks last summer, went from starter to bench, played only four of 82 games, and averaged 14.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in 29 minutes of playing time.

The shooting percentage is an exaggerated 53.5%!

And a 40% three-point shooting rate!

If there is a "subway judge", he will come over and give two slaps.

At such a level, if you don't go to the first place to make a name for yourself, but you sit on the bench and play the "sixth man", what about the face?

But if you really want to say it, you can't actually blame him.

This year's Mavericks are really chaotic, with Mark Cuban frantically hoarding "ball-handling hitters" and five positions in the starting lineup simply can't fit in. Jamison, an outsider, doesn't have such qualifications, so he can only "reduce the dimensionality" on the bench!

This season's "Best Head Coach" and "Best General Manager" were all rounded out by the Timberwolves.

Pat Riley and Stan Van Gundy are both on the list, but unfortunately the Heat's "dark horse" is still not as good as the Timberwolves, who are the first in the West!

No one expected this timberwolf to be so successful.

On April 30, the first round of the league's playoffs basically had the results of the eight groups.

In addition to the Heat, who easily swept the New York Knicks 4-0 to advance to the second round of the playoffs.

The Pacers beat Paul Pearce's Celtics 4-1 to reach the second round of the playoffs.

They will face the Pistons, who also advanced to the second round 4-1 in the next round.

This is also an old rival......

The final spot in the Eastern Conference Final Four belongs to the Nets, who have reached the Finals twice in the past two years.

Jason Kidd and his "Nets storm" are about to hit the Heat, the "strongest dark horse" in the East this season.

In the West, the Timberwolves eliminated the Denver Nuggets 4-1 and successfully advanced to the next round.

Carmelo Anthony's first trip to the playoffs ended with an average of 14.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in five playoff games, shooting 30 percent from the field.

His performance was undoubtedly a disappointment for Denver fans.

But when he thinks about his first season in the NBA, that disappointment immediately turns into a vision for the future.

From last year's worst team to the eighth place in the West and the playoffs, it has been a very successful season for the rebuilding team. Because they have chosen at least one of the "three guys" who are the best this year.

The Lakers, who are second in the West, also eliminated the Rockets led by Yao Ming, who entered the playoffs for the first time, with a 4-1 record.

In the playoffs, where the intensity of the game was higher, Yao Ming's average points per game plummeted to 15 points, and his average shooting rate per game was only 45.4%!

It's a lot worse than the performance during the regular season.

Of course, they are facing the "dynasty team" led by the "OK" group that just won the "triple championship" two years ago, and in the face of such a behemoth, even if the performance is not a problem.

In Kenny Smith's words, the root cause of the Rockets' defeat is the team's lack of quality.

However, the owner of the Rockets and the general manager have different views, they think that the money is also spent, no matter how much money is spent, no matter how much this season is spent, 55 million at most, at most 5 million, close to the luxury tax line is already the limit!

Of course, with an extra 5 million, it is certainly impossible to add a star to the existing roster out of thin air......

Then ......

Deal!

Anyway, Tomjanovic has already gone to the Pistons as head coach!

This set of teams originally built by him can be completely dismantled and rebuilt!

The Spurs, who are third in the West, also advanced to the next round 4-1.

Tim Duncan and Shaq O'Neal meet again on the playoff stage.

Last year, he led the Spurs to eliminate the Lakers and prevent their "four consecutive championships".

It's the Lakers' turn to stop them from defending their title this year!

The Kings, who are fourth in the West, and the Mavericks, who are fifth in the West, are the only group of matchups in the first round of the West to reach Game 6.

In the end, the Kings had the last laugh.

As an old-school powerhouse, they will face off against the Timberwolves.

After the matchup between the Timberwolves and the Kings is confirmed, the first round of this season's playoffs will be over.

The first to open the first shot of the second round of the playoffs was the Heat, who had rested for several days.

In the second round, they still have their home stadium.

After the Nets ended their tussle with the Hornets at home, they immediately felt Miami non-stop and prepared for the first game of the second round.

Due to the time when this match started, it was earlier than the other three sets of matchups.

So the discussion about the match dominated all the media headlines on May 1.

Once again, the Heat are underestimated.

As for the reason:

Or they don't have enough experience!

The New York Knicks are just players with enough experience.

But they did not have a full tacit understanding between them. And the strength of the team's lineup is limited, only seventh in the East.

The Nets, on the other hand, have actually made two Finals trips.

Although they were all beaten, they have experienced that kind of intensity, and they also know how to give strength to novices!

They faced the Bucks in the first round, and they won the series by forcing the Bucks to play normal tactics through strong and powerful large-scale defense.

FOX reporters believe they are on track to replicate the win they made against the Bucks in the second round of the series.

In addition, these media outlets highlighted Wade.

They believe that Wade, who was targeted in the first round, is likely to be a breakthrough again in the second round.

Because he didn't play very well against Jason Kidd's defense during the regular season, and there were two games where he struggled on the offensive end.

In fact, Wade subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Hornets being eliminated.

Not having to face Baron Davis, for him, it couldn't be better.

It was the toughest matchup he's faced so far in his career. After the fight, I felt the urge to cry.

Now that the Nets have eliminated him, it makes him feel like he's escaped a big wave.

However, when he remembered that he was going to face Jason Kidd in the second round, his "big cheeks" looked even purer!

What to do, another counterpoint that can "bind" him!

Don't the eastern guard line be so devilish!

Wade was desperate, and his reaction was:

Practice!

"Unlike when he played against the New York Knicks, Wade couldn't even draw defense for his teammates!"

In the matchup with the New York Knicks, although Wade was targeted, it was not Marbury who limited him alone, but it played a role in containing and forcing the opponent's defensive formation to change.

But now against the Nets, if Jason Kidd alone can guard him, then ......

His role on the field can really be described as negligible!

And the first game of the series seems to confirm this.

With Jason Kidd defending, Wade was hard to break down from the start.

Anyway, Wade's projection ability is not good, and Kidd seized on this and kept an arm's length away from him, minimizing the breakaway trouble Wade might bring. And that's enough distance for Kidd to react when faced with a possible "pick-and-roll" tactic.

Wade and the routines that Stan Van Gundy prepared for Wade are not at all in trouble in front of Jason Kidd, an experienced veteran driver.

At the same time, as those media analyzed, he was restricted, and he was restricted by the fact that he did not contribute at all.

He didn't change his opponent's defensive set-up like he did against the New York Knicks in the last round.

It belongs to "hurting oneself by a thousand, and damaging the opponent by eight hundred".

His wave belongs to "hurting himself a thousand, and the opponent has no loss at all".

Except for his point.

The Heat's best defensive tactics didn't have such an obvious effect when playing the Nets. Because this team has been able to reach the Finals in the past two years because of defense and fast break.

It belongs to "pretending to be better than the other party's best field".

The only strong point of the Heat is the second offense under the basket.

Woody's mobility can finish well on the score.

But there's one problem......

After Caron Butler was put on the bench, the Heat's offensive space was stretched out again.

Kenyan Martin, the '00 No. 1 pick, did fall behind against Woody, but he was also known for his mobility in the No. 4 position.

The Heat couldn't open up the space, so he quickly adapted to Woody's secondary offensive rhythm.

Thus starting in the third quarter, he slowly kept up with Woody's play.

The Heat's last strong point was contained.

In the end, at the end of the game, at the home court of the Heat, the Nets defeated the Heat 98-90, 8 points, and took the lead in the first victory of the series.

The American Airlines Arena, which was buzzing before the game, was much quieter towards the end of the game.

There were some vacant seats on the scene, and they couldn't help but leave early at the last minute.

Before the start of this game, they entered the stadium with joy and great expectations for the future, but the result was ......

The Nets gave them a heavy blow and beat them to the ground.

Eight points is not a lot to lose, but the problem is that by the end of the game, they don't see any strong points that can be used to turn the tables around in the next game.

Woody's 14-plus-7 performance in the first half was the key to the Heat's ability to keep the score difference at around 5 points.

But in the second half, as the Nets compressed the offensive space of the Heat, he only got 6 points and 4 rebounds, and the final data of 20 points and 11 rebounds is still the top level in the league. Can...... If the next game is the same as the second half, then he will only have 12 plus 8 data performance, which is not even first-class, and second-rate is barely enough.

The most important thing is that the ghost knows if the Nets will continue to increase their intensity, and whether Woody's performance will decline further!

His performance has made the Heat fans nervous, not to mention the rest of the team......

Wade had only 11 points and 3 assists in the game.

What stands out is the confusion of a muddy nightmare.

Others are also below their average. Although the gap is not as big as Wade, in the face of an opponent like the Nets, it is really difficult to win if Wade is in a slump, and no one has exploded.

After the first game was played, there were already media who thought that the Heat were going to stop there this season.

It can be seen that the passivity of the Heat team in the first game is not only the pessimistic Miami people who think so, but most of the media also think so.

In an interview after the game, Woody said directly: "If the team stops in the semi-finals, do you think this is an acceptable result?" What kind of team do you think the Nets are after playing the first game......"

When Woody heard this, he frowned slightly: "Actually, the series has just begun, losing the first game is not the end, they must have a lot of adjustments, we are the same, the game is played one game at a time, losing the first game, I am now thinking more about winning the second game, as for the feeling of stopping the semifinals, then wait until the day really comes!" ”

The league has announced this season's Most Improved Player Award.

Belongs to the Trail Blazers Zach Randolph.

Randolph, who has been promoted by the coaching staff this season, is averaging 20.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.

Compared with his average of 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season, it can be said that it has doubled.

Think about O'Neal Jr., who the Trail Blazers sent away back then, is now the core of the Pacers, the face of the new generation at the No. 4 position...... It can be seen how vicious the Trail Blazers' management's vision of choosing rookies is!

At the same time as the award was announced, Wade was working hard to improve his mid-pitch training.

He knows very well that what he needs to do now is to have a stable mid-range hand with the ball right away.

As long as he can score on the jumper, then Jason Kidd will definitely become more volatile on his defense.

At least not forever you can't stay an arm's length apart.

As long as you can close the distance with him, then the "blocking and pick-and-roll tactics" will not be as effective as in the first game.

So......

My God!

Bless me for hitting more jumpers tomorrow!

Wade prayed earnestly while practicing his mid-pitch work.

There is nothing wrong with attitude, but God may be busy, or there may be no signals.

In the second game of the series, Wade shot 0 of 5 from mid-range, and the basket was like a lid, and the ball couldn't fall into it at all.

This result made Jason Kidd on the other side even more unscrupulous.

The Heat just lost Game 2 of the series.

Wade's stats in this series were even worse, with only 8 points and 4 assists, but 5 turnovers!

Here's good news for Heat fans:

Woody still had 18 points and 10 rebounds in this game.

After the Nets became more adapted, Woody still played his personal presence.

As long as his performance is normal, there should be hope...... Right?

In fact, the Miami is already looking ahead to next season.

There's no way, both home games are lost, you can't expect them to win back in the next two away games, right?

Didn't you see the media in New Jersey shouting "impossible, absolutely impossible" one by one?

Wade approached Stan Van Gundy: "Coach, as long as I can win, let me do anything!" ”

(End of chapter)