redvbooks Chapter 656 The battle of sweeping! The most suspenseful first round in history? 【Subscription】
Chapter 656 The battle of sweeping! The most suspenseful first round in history? 【Subscription】
The Celtics sent the Orlando Magic back to Disney in 3 games, but they didn't get much time to rest. They only took a day off in Boston, and they were about to usher in the postseason. The second round of the game!
Because, the 8 games in the first round of this year, all ended in sweeps!
And there were no upsets, all the high-seeded teams won, and the top four from the east and west all entered the second round of the playoffs.
This is definitely the first time ever in the NBA!
No matter if it was a sweep of 8 groups, or none of the 8 top-half teams overturned.
This kind of uniform appearance also made everyone amazed!
In particular, the fans of the home teams of the advanced teams were even more excited and extremely happy.
If your team can enter the second round without a fight, then maybe it will enter the division finals!
Well, except for the Toronto Raptors who swept the Indiana Pacers in the first round.
They tried their best to squeeze into the top three at the end of the season, but ultimately fell short, and could only accept the tragic fate of meeting the Celtics in the semifinals ahead of schedule.
But apart from the pessimistic Raptors fans, the fans of the other teams are very happy to see their team go further!
The Los Angeles Lakers face the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Garnett in the first round.
Under the suppression of O'Neal and Malone's twin towers, the wolves headed by Garnett did not have any power to fight back, and were beaten by these two giant beasts.
In addition, Kobe and Miller on the outside were all in hot condition and felt overwhelming. The entire defense line of the Timberwolves was penetrated from the inside to the outside and completely shattered!
Although the average points difference in this round of the series is far less exaggerated than the gap between the Magic and the Celtics, but the Timberwolves also lost two games by more than 20 points!
In the face of the four kings of the Lakers, they have no resistance!
After the game, a gloomy Kevin Garnett said bluntly to the media and the camera: "I won't let loyalty hurt me! If my team is still not strengthened, I may consider leaving. Minnesota!
The second-place Spurs in the West faced the Blazers led by Zach Randolph, Damon Stoudamire, and others.
The three newly introduced Bowen, Peja and Cassell have all performed well this year.
Become an important part of the team, if not for the Celtics' 82 wins is too dazzling, Buford can definitely win a best general manager award this year!
However, although the Spurs won easily, they still kept a low profile.
They didn't put any harsh words or smell of gunpowder, and ended their press conference flatly.
And their opponent in the second round is a strong team that belongs to Texas, the Dallas Mavericks!
The Mavericks also ushered in huge changes this season. The first is the rapid growth of the duo of Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash, all of which have become star-level figures!
Nash averaged 14 points and 7 assists per game, and Nowitzki finally raised his average score to 24 points per game, becoming the team's scoring champion for the first time! Coupled with the steady and steady team leader Finley and the rapid progress , The Chinese big man who can consistently contribute 13 points and 5 rebounds per game is roughly the same.
The Mavericks formed an extremely gorgeous and crazy jumper-type offensive team under the wonderful hands of the old Nelson!
They also easily took down the veteran Utah Jazz in the first round when they were not very optimistic! After the Jazz suffered another major playoff defeat this year, everyone knew that it was time for them to welcome changed.
In particular, the contract of team leader David Stockton will expire this year. Whether he can continue to cooperate with the Jazz has been covered with a layer of fog.
After all, everyone is only playing, and without Malone's Jazz, it is destined to be impossible to make any waves in the playoffs, and leaving Stockton alone will only make their record unstoppable.
Reconstruction may be their next best path.
The fourth-fifth matchup in the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns, was originally one of the most anticipated of all first-round matches.
They are both good at offense and play the most gorgeous and beautiful basketball styles. In addition, their records are almost the same, and their strength level and team configuration are almost at the same level. Therefore, they are regarded as Western offensive teams. Peak duel!
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But no one expected that this round of competition turned into a one-sided competition!
The Suns star Jason Kidd is completely out of shape, and he can't even make a shot. Whether it is 3 points, mid-range or the basket, he is no threat!
On the other hand, Jason Williams played a career masterpiece. Not only did he play more like a superstar on both ends of the offense and defense, but he also always delivered top-ten ball-level wonderful passes and hit a lot of crazy shots. !
'White Chocolate' Williams is worthy of being one of the guys who can play the most downwind balls in this league and bring the atmosphere of home fans the most!
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In the case of Williams' outbreak, the entire Kings team was completely revitalized, and they ran! Even without Peja, an extremely important outside firepower, but relying on Webber and Divac, as well as the crazy 'white' Chocolate', they still easily broke through the Suns' block, won four consecutive games, swept a round, and kicked the Suns out of the playoffs!
They're also giving away, along with the patience and love Phoenix fans have for Kidd, they're fed up with this guy who can't get the ball in the rim all the time!
In Game 4 of the series, when the team had no hope of winning and was doomed to be swept out, Phoenix fans exploded.
"Remove Jason!
"We're going to put the basketball in the basket instead of smashing it!
"Score! Score! Score! We need point guards who can score!
"Jason! Get out of Phoenix!"
These abuses and anger did not make Kidd's heart fluctuate, and he didn't care at all.
After all, Kidd has long been fed up with the dry and hot Phoenix, his relationship with the team has long been unable to reconcile, and the fans booed him long ago as he expected.
This time in the playoffs, his performance was so poor, and he had some meanings of not working hard.
After all, he has already decided to leave here, so there is no need to continue working hard for this team!
In case of injury, wouldn't it affect my next contract? Great.