East and West are decided

Author: Tiamo the Withered

East and West are decided

The playoffs are still going on. After the Magic took the lead in advancing, the Lakers also won two games in a row and became the second team to advance past the second round.

In these two games, the Jazz actually had a certain chance.

In the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the two teams were tied in the first three quarters, but in the critical fourth quarter, the Lakers suddenly made a last-ditch effort and successfully sent the Jazz away.

In this game, all ten starting players from both teams scored in double figures. Deron scored 27+10, but three players on the Lakers side scored 20+. Odom and Gasol became Kobe's right-hand men, and the Lakers seized the opportunity.

At the end of halftime of Game 6, the Lakers led by 19 points, and once reached a 20-point lead in the third quarter. However, the Jazz caught up in the second half.

Deron and Boozer, who were lost in the first half, seemed to suddenly wake up and score points one after another. Deron scored another 20+10, and six players in the team scored in double figures. Unfortunately, there was Kobe on the opposite side.

Kobe made 9 of 19 shots and 15 of 17 free throws, scoring 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. He continuously attacked the paint at critical moments and succeeded in the fourth quarter. When the Lakers were in offensive trouble, he stood up and stabilized the situation.

In the end, the Jazz were successfully eliminated by only 3 points.

Interestingly, six players from the Lakers also scored in double figures in this game, but others had a good touch in the first half. When the score was close in the second half, it was difficult for them to stand out.

If it weren't for Kobe's performance at the critical moment, as well as Gasol and Odom's inside support, and blocked Boozer's impact at the critical moment, maybe they would have been overturned.

And Kobe, who averaged 30+ points per game in two consecutive series, is undoubtedly the MVP of this series.

It's just that after entering the playoffs, except for the finals, including the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, there is no MVP set. The FMVP is only the MVP of the finals. In nature, it is more like a "Best of the Week" and not necessarily the MVP.

The most outstanding player in the entire playoffs.

Just like the OK combination of the dynasty Lakers back then, although O'Neal won three consecutive FMVPs, it can only be said that he performed better than Kobe in every finals. It cannot be said that he performed better than Kobe in every playoff season.

, in some series, when O'Neal was restricted, Kobe was able to step up, which also raised the team's upper limit.

Therefore, the inside and outside of this team are indispensable. If they work together, they may really be able to win two or three more championships, but unfortunately they cannot...

At the same time, the other two games both reached tiebreakers, and both were played by old men against young men.

The game between the Green Army and the Raptors was somewhat unexpected. Of course, the most unexpected thing was the Raptors, who almost went all the way to the bottom. After all, the record gap between the two teams in the regular season was so big, and judging from the lineup, the Green Army

The Big Three should perform better than the Raptors in the playoffs.

But since the playoffs, their performance at home and away has almost become a rule. The reason why it is fast is because there are three games that do not conform. But after the two teams tied with 2:2, these two games,

It was verified again.

The result was that the Green Army beat the Raptors at home in Tianwangshan. Garnett and Pierce both scored 20 points. Ray Allen also made 5 three-pointers. Then, the Raptors returned to their home court and relied on the three-point rain.

I also tortured the Green Army.

Although Bosh's performance in this series was not as impressive as in the first round and seemed to be restricted by the Celtics' interior defense led by Garnett, his teammates all performed exceptionally well.

In other words, it’s not necessarily how well they play, but it’s that the Greens feel like they’re under a curse when they go to away games. They’re not very good at playing, and they even don’t defend well, which is why they frequently let their opponents down.

Get back the match point.

However, this made this series less suspenseful, because everyone knew that the Green Army was different when they returned to their home court, and they did not disappoint.

This game was still in suspense in the third quarter, but Ray Allen, who was 1 for 6 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, suddenly found his touch and scored 3 consecutive three-pointers to help the team quickly pull to 10 points.

Jun then played steadily and maintained a double-digit lead until the end of the game.

The lineup for the Eastern Conference Finals has also been announced. The next round will be a battle between the Magic and the Celtics, the two teams with the top two records in the Eastern Conference and the league.

It's just that the four regular season games ended in victory for the Magic, and the performance of the two teams in the playoffs was even more different, which also made the outside world not so optimistic about the Green Army.

Especially when they met the Magic, who ranked first in the regular season, they lost even their safest home court advantage.

In the first two rounds, they faced teams from Philadelphia and Toronto, and even though they didn't feel that they were under any pressure, they were dragged to six or seven games, which made people even more doubtful about their true strength.

Will they become stronger when encountering the strong, become weak when encountering the weak, or will they let the Magic directly return to their original form?

If the so-called Big Three formed with such huge deals during the offseason fail to reach the finals, even if this is their first season, many people will definitely be disappointed.

After all, Garnett, Ray Allen and Pierce are still in their prime. They are still different from Payton and Malone of the Lakers F4 or Barkley who later defected to Houston.

Then the Lakers' opponent in the Western Conference Finals was also decided, and it was the Spurs, their old rival.

Jiang is still old and hot. The Spurs were able to win two games in a row twice by the Hornets, missed Tianwangshan, and were forced into danger twice, thus winning with a total score of 4:3.

This is a tough series.

The Hornets still paid the price of youth. Although their overall performance was not bad, they were far inferior to their opponents in handling some details. In the next two games, they scored 80 points in one game and 82 points in the other game. Obviously, the overall offense was still better.

Something went terribly wrong.

The Spurs' magic touch, the key to their reversal, was to directly put Ginobili into the starting lineup. As a result, Ginobili averaged 25.5 points per game in the last two games and was a major contributor to the team's victory.

In this regard, Scott failed to come up with effective countermeasures, which actually corresponded to some people's evaluation that he missed the best coach. He personally is not good at tactical adjustments and on-the-spot responses, and it all depends on Paul, the on-field commander.

But Paul is only in his third season, and he is also the team's most stable point in this series. If it weren't for his performance, the Hornets would not have been able to take the advantage twice against the Spurs until the seventh game. What else can be criticized?

Woolen cloth?

Anyway, he is still young, and he can gain experience by failing. If he tries again next time, he can't always fail to get past the second round, right?

Just like the Celtics versus the Magic, the outside world is not very optimistic about the matchup between the Spurs and the Lakers. The Lakers played too easily and too strongly, while the Spurs have really shown some maturity this season.

Facing the young Hornets, they can still rely on experience to take advantage of the situation, but facing the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant, who is no less experienced than them and can be said to be a "Spurs killer", can they still do the same thing?

The next games will officially start on May 21. The first game will naturally be the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, where the Magic will face the challenge of the Green Army at home.

There have been many stories between these two teams in the regular season, including the conflicts and tit-for-tat between Li Chengming and Garnett, the entanglement between Perkins and Howard, and Pierce versus Turkoglu, two different types of third positions.

Wait and see.

The fierce battle between the two teams for the top spot at the end of the season also made the fans very happy. It is said that some fans did not even watch the game, but focused on who won and who lost between the two teams to see whether the Green Army could win or not.

There is hope that we can go back ahead.

In the end, there was only one win difference, which is enough to show how fierce the competition is, although Magic fans may say, "We are all training in the end, only Boston people care about first place in the regular season."

In the playoffs, their performance was completely different. The Magic were a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but they quickly stabilized their position and got better and better.

Especially the most worrying point before, Li Chengming still continued his strong performance in the playoffs, proving his gold content as the best rookie.

As for the Green Army, the Big Three's offense is not very stable, not to mention other players, so it depends on whether their defense can stop the Magic.

But the Magic can be said to be the only inside pressure force in the league. They have proven that they can't stop them in the regular season. Will there be improvement in the playoffs?

They don't have the speedy offensive guards that the Magic are worried about, but they can look forward to Pierce's isolation tactics at the third position.

So everyone focused on the performance of Pierce and Li Chengming. Whoever plays better may directly determine the outcome.
Chapter completed!