Chapter 681 [Intense competition, walking lore]
Kobe is in big trouble, and his malicious foul and his first round elimination were also analyzed, and his popularity may decline again.
The only good news is that he has a long vacation and can take his wife and children to travel, relax, and then raise his energy next season to force the palace to force Kupchek to lead the team to rise.
Kupchek is now one of the top two, and he just wants to use Kobe to pack Bogut to exchange Guo Xu back to the Lakers. Unfortunately, with Odom, Butler and Suns won't change.
The teams successively decided the winner. The Suns' opponent in the second round was the Clippers. They eliminated the Grizzlies who lacked Randolph 4-2.
Without the tough guy partners who are good at playing low posts, relying solely on Gasol's central shot and support, the Grizzlies are at a disadvantage in the inside against the Clippers.
Randolph is the key to defending Elton Brand. The two are similar in style, both have strong strength, can shoot mid-range shots, and have high offensive efficiency at low posts, and they are mutually repelled. Gasol is more troublesome to prevent this type of person. Even if he breaks the data with Brand, it is not enough, and the Clippers and Carman are there.
Both of the Clippers' inside players are good at attacking the penalty area, and they are also very fierce in rebounding. Gasol can't stand it alone. His teammates rely on shrinking to help defend, and the ball is divided, and the Clippers ambush the pitcher on the outside.
The Spurs eliminated the Mavericks 4-1. The Mavericks who were missing Josh Howard suffered a loss on the wing. Michael Finley defeated the Mavericks and made five three-pointers in the key fourth battle, helping the Spurs get the match point.
What surprised Guo Xu the most was that the Rockets eliminated the Nuggets 4-2.
Yao Ming beat Marcus Camby on the game, which was the Rockets' biggest advantage. McGrady's form slightly rebounded, averaging 23 points and 5 assists, shooting percentage of 43% and three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%. This shooting percentage is very low among stars, and is already a little better than he did in the regular season.
McGrady has an advantage, that is, his large two-point shooting percentage is 43% good, he is weak at low post attack, he is basically unsure of his back, and his finishing ability at the basket is average. His style does not overlap with the big man, and can help Yao Ming open up space.
Derek Anderson, Jared Jack is responsible for leading the substitute attack, and Scala Brian and Mutombo are rotating inside players, which can not only open up space and defend the penalty area. In the tactical system of old Nelson, Chuck Hayes can only be a marginal player, and average 10 minutes per game.
After his peak period, McGrady finally broke the curse and entered the second round of the playoffs. As long as the Rockets' tactics are not rigid, the Yao and Mac team will have a strong strength to play together.
The competition in the first round of the East is much more intense, with the Pistons eliminating the Pacers 4-2.
The Pistons and the Pacers almost started playing again in the fifth game. Jermaine O'Neal was fouled by Ben Wallace. He got up and wanted to pk with Ben, but was pulled.
The Pacers fell directly from the Eastern Conference championship last season to eighth in the Eastern Conference and barely entered the playoffs. The huge gap made it difficult for O'Neal Jr. to accept it. If the Auburn Palace battle broke out last season, O'O's Jr. had never played in the finals and would not have too much ambitions. Now he hates the Pistons to the core.
Hate is repulsive, and the Pacers are inferior to the Pistons in terms of strength. They first got the match point 3-1 by the opponent. After a difficult battle, they were eliminated in the sixth game. Their winning goal was relied on the "shark-cutting tactic" and sent the big book to the free throw line again and again.
The Pistons won in defense, Rashid Wallace and Prince performed well, defending O'Neal Jr. and Stoyakovic, who came from the mid-term trade, became blacksmiths.
The Hawks eliminated the Bulls 4-2.
The Bulls first fell behind 0-2, and returned to the home game and tied 2-2 in two consecutive games, which shocked the Hawks players in a cold sweat.
Guo Xu's youngster Jason Richardson made 6 three-pointers in the fourth game and led the team to win. He averaged 24.5 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game in the series, and his three-point shooting percentage was 40%.
Ben Gordon, Hinrich and Nosioni also performed well on the offensive end, but their shooting percentage was low.
Tyson Chandler and Marik Allen are responsible for defense. Their weakness is that they lack range and offensive ability. The Bulls cannot withdraw the air inside, which makes it difficult for outside players to break through.
The Hawks' weakness is similar to the Bulls, they lack super scorers and lack strength in the inside. Fortunately, there is an extra Al Harrington, who averaged 20.2 points, 7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game this season, making him the Hawks' number one scoring point.
If you only look at the style of playing, Harrington is more like a swinging man, almost never playing low posts, floating on the periphery, shooting at the periphery, and entering the basket is all about to show off his mobility after covering and cutting quickly.
The other two rounds of the series played tiebreak.
The Wizards eliminated the Nets 4-3, and both sides were equipped with tridents on the outside and launched a fierce attack.
The number one Arenas data was completely out of Kidd, the number two Carter beat Larry Hughes, the number three Jefferson beat DeShaun Stevenson, and the number four Jamison beat Costic.
Both teams have advantages, and the key to victory or defeat falls on defense.
Wizards center Kwame Brown and Brandon Haywood defended the penalty area better, defending better than Jason Collins and Costic. Only these two players in the Nets can defend the penalty area, and the substitute inside is veteran Clifford Robinson, which is extremely poor in the battle.
In the tiebreak battle, the Wizards ended with an advantage of 8 points.
The most exciting series in the first round is the Eastern Conference 4 and 5 duels, Cavaliers vs. Heat.
Both teams have popular stars and good lineup depth. They meet in the first round because the rules are unreasonable.
The third place in the eastern and western regions was eliminated in the first round this year. In order to avoid such embarrassment, the NBA official has decided to modify the rule of locking the top three of the division champion to lock in the top four in the summer of 2006, to a certain extent, to avoid the encounter between strong teams in the first round.
Industry insiders admitted that as a business alliance, how to meet the needs of the audience is the top priority of the NBA. A better team should go further, which is what everyone wants to see.
This round of the Eastern Conference series not only has the exciting scenes and the scores are intense, but also the biggest controversy this year has emerged.
In the key battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Heat have 8 seconds left to score 96-95 with Wade's breakthrough.
In the Cavaliers' last attack, LeBron James forced a breakthrough with a force, and made a four-step layup to make a veritable final shot.
This was an obvious step. The Heat players and coaching staff collectively protested, but the referee insisted that the penalty was effective, leaving only 1.6 seconds of offensive time for the Heat. James Percy rushed to catch the ball and made a three-pointer. The interference made a three-pointer.
Everyone knows that the league intends to win James, but the way to win the game is too much to win.
For a long time, NBA's moves under the basket and fast break layups are criticized by the referee by default. Indeed, many players in NBA will move in the fast break. The league generally does not call such fouls for its wonderful dunk performance.
But this is a quasi-winning kill. The referee counts the goal as effective, but he is blind. If there is no dark curtain, he will refuse to watch the video replay under the protest of a group of people? He does not watch the video replay, but the audience across the country can see it. If it weren't for the black whistle, would it be so unreasonable? This is clearly a cover-up of the bell!
The popularity of Heat stars is not low, especially O'Neal has a large number of fans. After the game, James was ridiculed by the fans' group, and some people joked that he was the biological son of "Grand Emperor" Stern.
In the sixth game, the Heat won at home and dragged the game into tiebreak, but failed to threaten the Cavaliers again, losing 15 points in the seventh game.
Chapter completed!