Chapter 321 Opponents in the second round of the playoffs

Author: Feng Yuanhua

Chapter 321 Opponents in the second round of the playoffs

After the SuperSonics ended the first round of the playoffs 3:0, another team swept through and advanced.

Yes, this is of course the Lakers.

Just one day after the SuperSonics, the Lakers swept the Timberwolves 3-0 and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

Chauncey Billups played well, averaging 22.6 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, a very good performance.

Garnett actually played pretty well, 24+15+5. Such statistics are absolutely phenomenal.

However, there is a problem, that is, Garnett's shooting percentage is less than 43%.

As an insider, this hit rate is unqualified.

What's more, he is the star player of the Timberwolves and the team's leading scorer.

Once he has a problem, it becomes a problem for the entire team.

As for the reason, maybe it's because O'Neal is on the inside, and Garnett just lets himself play like an outside shooter.

As an inside player, he doesn't dare to be strong inside, so he can only shoot from the outside, and his shooting rate is definitely not high.

However, during this period of time, the shooting percentage of Garnett's iron-blooded jump shot was very miserable.

In this case, losing is not unexpected.

Just one day later, the Spurs also defeated the Trail Blazers with a huge advantage of 3:1.

This extremely luxurious team, which cost countless Franklins to build, has once again disappointed.

You know, the Trail Blazers' team salary this season is as high as 85 million US dollars, second only to the Knicks.

As for the Spurs, their total salary is only US$45 million.

Nearly half of the Blazers' salary, but on the field, it was the Spurs who beat the Blazers to a pulp.

Spending money may not lead to a championship.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this year's performance that team owner Paul Allen finally had enough.

One after another teams have finished the first round of the playoffs, so will the second round of the playoffs be about to begin?

In fact, the Lakers' game against the Spurs will indeed start in a few days.

However, there is no need to worry about Supersonic speed for the time being.

Because the Kings and Mavericks are now in a stalemate, and it's hard to decide the outcome!

Currently, the score between the two teams is 2:2.

Next, there is the final life and death battle, and only the winner can continue.

This result is actually not surprising.

In the regular season record, the Mavericks only won one less game than the Kings.

Moreover, in the direct dialogue between the two teams, the score was tied at 2:2.

The strength of the two is about eight pounds and eight liang.

What's even more interesting is that both teams focus on offense, Adelman's Princeton, and Nelson's bombardment tactics.

To put it bluntly, both teams are not trying to defend, they are just attacking.

Even before the playoffs started, many media predicted that this would definitely be the most noteworthy game in the first round of the playoffs.

If nothing else, it's at least fun to watch these two teams play.

All kinds of dazzling goals and all kinds of wonderful coordination are so attractive to fans.

In the west, the situation is relatively clear, but in the east, it has long been a mess.

Except for the Hornets who advanced to the second round 3:1, the other three groups of games all ended in 2:2.

It seems that the playoffs in the Eastern Conference will be more intense, but it always feels like novices pecking each other.

It seems that there is no obvious gap between the top eight in the Eastern Conference regular season.

Such a fierce battle is meaningless.

When everyone is about the same, it would be embarrassing if anyone takes the first step.

That's right, we're talking about the Magic team led by Tracy McGrady.

The regular season records of the Hornets and Magic are actually the same, both with 44 wins and 38 losses.

The Hornets only gained home-field advantage because of their wins over each other.

McGrady actually performed well, shooting 46% from the field and averaging 30+6+5 per game.

It's a pity that, except for McGrady, the only thing the Magic team can offer is Armstrong.

Faced with the overall strength of the Hornets, McGrady feels like he is alone, or in other words, he cannot penetrate a team with his strength alone.

May 3rd is the last day of the first round of the NBA playoffs.

With Bobby Jackson hitting a three-pointer, the Kings completely established the victory.

In less than 2 minutes, the score difference exceeded 15 points, and the Mavericks almost gave up the game.

In other words, the Sonics' next opponent is the Kings.

This was really not easy for the Kings, as they almost had to make a comeback when not everyone expected them to do so.

It's not that the Kings are weaker than the Mavericks, but it's because Peja is injured.

The injury is not serious, just a sprained ankle!

For this kind of injury, you can even play immediately after re-fixing the bandage.

However, considering Peja's physical condition and injury history, the Kings really gave up.

In other words, they are confident that they can advance to the next round.

From beginning to end, Peja has been sitting on the bench. When it comes to desperate times, maybe Adelman will replace him.

However, the Kings performed really well today.

With the advantage of home court, the Kings scored 15 points from 6 players in the game, and 20 points from three players.

Faced with such offensive firepower, even the Mavericks are somewhat unable to withstand it!

Nowitzki, in the fourth year of his career, finally performed like a first-class star.

Of course, the so-called star performance is naturally compared to Nowitzki's growth compared to the previous few years.

However, this is reasonable. After all, the Mavericks have had high expectations for him since entering the league.

This is not nonsense. The social atmosphere in Dallas really needs a white star.

Cuban probably feels the same way.

Otherwise, the Mavericks will not let Michael Finley, who is in his prime, make way for Nowitzki.

Nowitzki's performance is still up to standard!

In this series, he averaged 25.4 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, which is definitely a superstar performance.

Of course, the premise is not to look at his scoring efficiency.

As an inside player, he only shot 40% from the field. To be honest, this is the reason why the Mavericks lost.

Some people may say that Nowitzki actually plays from the outside.

But even with outside play, only a 40% hit rate is not enough.

On the contrary, the Kings have a more stable performance with Chris Webber as a savior.

Although Peja was injured and his condition was affected, Mike Bibby and Divac both performed very well.

Putting aside winning or losing, this series of offensive battles was really good in terms of excitement.

Both teams averaged over 100 points per game, and averaged 90 shots per game.

By the way, Wang Zhizhi also got a chance to play.

However, the most playing time is only 10 minutes, and the least playing time is only 1 minute.

He averaged 5 minutes per game and scored 3.6 points and 0.8 rebounds.

From Nelson's appearance arrangements, we can see his attitude towards Wang Zhizhi.

It can be used during the game. When the main players take a rest, they can come on for a little boost.

But to say how effective it is, it definitely doesn’t exist.

At least, when Nelson was choosing players, he would not immediately think of Wang Zhizhi.

And this is already Wang Zhizhi's second season with the Mavericks.
To be continued...