Guo Xu watched the fifth game between the Lakers vs. the Timberwolves at home. Both sides had a strong strength and the fight was very fierce.

The Lakers have the advantage on the outside, Artest, Kobe and Ellis can break through and shoot. The Timberwolves' Josh Howard is at a disadvantage against Kobe, and Ricky Davis is even more defensive to Arte.

The Timberwolves have the advantage in the inside, and their playing style restrains the Lakers. The two big men, Garnett and Blunt, are good at pulling out and shooting, providing cover for teammates, and not forcing the penalty area. Bogut's defensive efficiency is not good after leaving the penalty area, and his movement speed is slow.

The Timberwolves' organizer is Garnett. Blake mainly catches and shoots by running without the ball, and only takes the ball to break through when he is misaligned against the big man. His playing style is very flexible.

Guo Xu plays Blake, and his physical fitness is almost enough to play a tactical role. He has excellent shooting, strong passing awareness, and poor breakthrough ability. If you find a template, he is the poor version of Nash and the beggar version of Guo Xu.

The two sides remained stalemate until the last minute. When the stars competed for their personal abilities, the Timberwolves were slightly inferior. They lacked super scorers.

Kobe made a quasi-killing mid-range shot against Howard in 2.2 seconds, helping the Lakers lead by 2 points.

The Timberwolves' last attack was difficult to choose. Garnett's shooting percentage of key balls has always been low. He was once rated by his former teammate Szebiak as "he never shoots key balls."

After coach Dwyne Casey called the timeout, he arranged Howard to make the last attack and threw it as soon as he received the ball.

Who is Howard? At the critical moment of the fifth game of the previous life, he shouted and stopped the timeout directly, which led to the Mavericks' defeat. Can such a heartless person shoot the finals? Sure enough, under Kobe's interference, Howard received the ball and shot a three-no-touch game, losing the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

After losing, Garnett was a little dissatisfied and said that the coach should let him shoot the last goal, but when the coach arranged the tactics, he listened quietly. He was such a person, as quiet as a virgin on the field and as hard as steel on the field.

In fact, Howard has done a good job as the second in command. If he doesn't join the Timberwolves, the team may not be able to enter the playoffs. With him, the Timberwolves formed a trident, which is a key offensive point and can help the opponent create singles opportunities.

The sixth game between the two sides was played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and the game was very anxious. Ellis, who was substituted, became the key to the Lakers' winning goal. He played in 27 minutes and scored 19 points and 5 assists to suppress the Timberwolves' rotation lineup.

Blake is not a fast defender. Substitute Marco Yaric is slower than him. Ellis' breakthrough Yaric can't defend.

The Timberwolves' small defender Troy Hudson was originally very fast. He was injured and reimbursed after playing 34 games this season, and missed the playoffs.

The Timberwolves management is almost hating Hudson. In 2004, they signed a 6-year, 36 million contract with Hudson, which expired in 2010. He is a typical contract year and then an elderly player. After renewing the contract, he suffered from injuries. He made a total of 70 appearances in 2005-07, and his data and efficiency were gone.

In the end, the Lakers won 101-90, and advanced to the second round with a total score of 4-2, encountering the Suns. The Lakers were swept by the Suns in the regular season, and everyone was optimistic that the Suns advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers' weaknesses in the No. 1 position have not been compensated, so it will be more and more unlucky if they cannot prevent Guo Xu.

"Death" Smarsh Parker showed his weak character after entering the playoffs, and his condition dropped sharply than the regular season. In the series, he averaged 11.8 minutes per game, only scored 1.6 points and 0.8 assists, with a shooting percentage of 15.4%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 16.7%.

Blake has never been known for his defense. Parker is so weird that he can be defended like this. He can't even defeat Guo Xu's younger brother Blake. How can he face Guo Xu?

Rookie Jordan Famar is also embarrassed and is averaging 15 minutes per game, with 4 points and 1.1 assists, and a shooting percentage of 42%. Is this a point guard? He doesn't have many opportunities to exercise in the regular season and becomes stupid as soon as he enters the playoffs.

In the end, the Lakers coaching staff found helplessly that Ellis was more reliable as a guest point guard. The bad news is that Ellis has only signed a contract with the Lakers for two years as a second round rookie, and he will be a libero this summer.

Ellis has strong personal abilities and excellent physical fitness. There will definitely be teams willing to bet on his talent. The Lakers, who have no salary space, will not be able to renew their contract with him. The No. 1 position will be weaker next season.

The winners and losses were also decided in other series, and the Spurs eliminated the Mavericks 4-0.

The battle between the bulls and horses is not classic at all. The Mavericks' two centers, Danpier and Diop are both blue-collar. Duncan can shrink near the penalty area and defend and cannot go out. The outside relies on rotation to interfere with shooting. This alone makes it difficult for the Mavericks to play with the Spurs.

The Spurs' wing defense is still very strong. The Mavericks are all defended as blacksmiths except Nowitzki and Terry, and they are unable to pose a threat to the Spurs at all.

In the fourth game, Nowitzki was completely lost, making 2 of 13 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 8 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists ended in a dismal end.

Nowitzki won at least the regular season MVP in this season in his previous life, but he has achieved nothing in this life and has made even worse. He was rated as a softie by major media, and even Mavericks fans began to doubt whether he could bring a championship to the Mavericks as the core.

The Rockets and Jazz's encounter was like a fateful duel, and they were eliminated 2-4.

The reason why the Rockets were eliminated was that Yao Ming could not defend the penalty area. After Okura came out of the three-point line, the Rockets were the power forwards to defend, so that they could switch to defend the defender to break through when they encountered a pick-and-roll. The weakness of doing so was that Yao Ming won the lead to defend Jazz power forward David West.

West gave Yao Ming a headache more than Boozer. This is a pure misalignment. He is not only good at mid-range shots, but also able to break through with the spherical frame. He is very skilled in dribbling change skills under the crotch.

The Rockets' number one scorer is also suspected of being a "brush". McGrady averaged 40 minutes per game, with 25.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 7.3 assists with impressive data, shooting percentage of 39.4%, and three-point shooting percentage of 25%.

He averaged 22.9 shots per game and scored 25.3 points, of which 6 of them were free throws. If he hadn't had 8.1 free throws per game, he might not have scored more times.

Old Nelson can only let McGrady play. Sefrosha performed poorly in the rookie season and was able to be emptied at mid- and long distances on the offensive end. Cork Schneider has super physical fitness and can't count on rough skills.

In the Eastern Conference duel, the Cavaliers swept the Magic 4-0, both teams were playing styles of the forwards, and James was abusing Tekglu.

The Pistons swept the Heat 4-0, and the overall strength gap between the two sides was very big. Heat power forward Antoine Walker and point guard Jason Williams were scrapped, and the offense was all up to O'Neal, Wade and Percy.

O'Neal, who had a serious decline in form, averaged 30.3 minutes per game, scoring 18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 55.9%.

After the game, another group of madmen played the Pistons' "Soul" Ben Wallace's single defense restricted O'Neal. In fact, O'Neal's data is stronger than the regular season.

The Hawks defeated the Bulls 4-2. Both teams rely on outside scoring. The center lacks attack power and plays very fiercely. The Hawks are slightly better under Nash's organization. They will face the Pistons in the second round.

The Nets eliminated the Wizards 4-2, and Larry Hughes became the key to the game again. He could not defend against Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson. The Wizards were forced to let him defend Kidd, who was not very good at taking action.

Arenas is under great pressure to defend Carter, and his offensive performance is also affected. He averaged 28 points and 6 assists per game under Kidd's defense, with a shooting percentage of only 39.3% and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%.
Chapter completed!