The strongest basket king

Chapter 426 End of Round 1

Chapter 426 End of the first round

"Great job! Keep going, we only need a dozen wins to have a great summer."

Inside the training hall, Xiang Chu led the Nuggets to sweat profusely.

They may appear relaxed in the eyes of others, but they are always on the alert.

It doesn't matter whether the opponent is the Clippers or the Grizzlies. The two teams also have the same place. The Nuggets' preparations are in full swing in places that outsiders can't see.

With such a good lineup, of course we refuse to be surprised.

The players also know that after this season, some of them may leave.

But what does it matter? Chasing the highest glory and raising one's social status do not conflict, and there is a promotion effect.

Xiang Chu's prestige in this team may have surpassed that of the coaching staff.

It's an exciting miracle for young players to witness his rise with the team.

Even if they leave in the future, the years of hard work will always be engraved in their blood.

The Nuggets are maintaining their form, and the first round of the playoffs continues.

In the fifth game between the Bulls and the Bucks, the Bucks regained another round.

To be honest, it's not how well the Bucks played, but how poorly the Bulls played.

Rose hit the iron crazily, 7 of 0 three-pointers, and not even [-]% of his two-pointers. However, he continued to shoot. It can only be said that he has a good heart, but too reluctantly will hurt the team.

If it weren't for Rose, he would have been pushed to the bench by the coach long ago.

In the game between the Clippers and the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies won the match point.

In fact, the difference between the regular season records of the two teams is only one game, and there is nothing below it.

It was Paul who broke out and helped the team on the field. This may be because all the good touches have been used up. Paul is only quite satisfactory on the offensive end.

Then the team's bench didn't perform so well, and the game was lost like this.

The gap between the two teams is very small, as long as they play a little bit worse, they will lose. This is also an unavoidable thing.

The Clippers once again stood on the edge of the cliff, and whether they live or die depends on the performance of the players.

Things like tactics are really not very useful at this time. Everyone knows how to play. After all, the playoffs are the battlefield of stars.

In the Tianwangshan battle between the Rockets and the Spurs, the Spurs won the match point.

This time the Spurs won the game differently. The Rockets improved their defense against Duncan and Leonard, but they ignored the Spurs' bench lineup.

Manu Ginobili, Diaw, and Mills showed off together, catching the Rockets by surprise.

To be honest, among the playoff-level teams, the Rockets' defense is too poor.

Howard is not the original defensive gate now, of course, the most important thing is that the Rockets' team defense is not good.

The Rockets are an offensive team, so as long as there is a problem with their offense, they may be seized by a comprehensive team like the Spurs.

In the fifth game between the Eastern Eagles and the Nets, the Eagles who returned to the home court finally regained their sense.

Among them, Carroll performed well. When the team's performance was not good enough, Carroll, the only one in the team's starting lineup who was not selected as an All-Star, played the best performance.

This is also related to the situation of the Nets. Their third position is indeed a bit weak defensively.

Deron was completely restricted in this game. He no longer had the strength of an All-Star at his peak. After winning the match point, the advantage returned to the Eagles.

In the sixth game between the Clippers and the Grizzlies, the Clippers, who were forced to the edge of a cliff, beat the Grizzlies away.

Both sides are weak on the offensive end, but the Clippers are within the normal range, and the Grizzlies are a type of team with strong defense and weak attack, which is a bit unlike a team of this level.

And this time the Clippers are not considered to have successfully defeated their opponents on the offensive end. To be honest, their offensive talent is just that, and they also relied on defense to win the game.

Jordan's help defense and rebounding played a big role. Without encountering a strong inside line like Xiang Chu, Jordan can still play a very sufficient role.

And the Grizzlies had no one to stand up and score, so they also lost at home.

Both teams can play wonderful games, or they can lose the chain, so it's really unpredictable who will advance.

In the East, the Bulls finally settled the game in Game [-].

They played a super-level offense and defense, and they abused the Bucks to a mess.

Just looking at this game, it doesn't look like a contest between playoff teams at all.

If you want to ask why the Bulls' offensive efficiency has improved, you can see the number of shots Rose has made.

Just kidding, they actually made adjustments, and Rose is also very good at breaking through and scoring.

In fact, the Bulls' advancement did not exceed everyone's expectations. The fact that the Bucks were able to shine in the previous two games was entirely due to a problem with the Bulls themselves.

In the game between the Rockets and the Spurs, the Rockets didn't just leave, and they also tied the score to 3:3.

The Rockets changed their starting lineup, moving Josh Smith to the starting four.

This change is obviously helpful. Josh Smith was a quasi-All-Star player at his peak. Now his strength has declined slightly, but his game experience is very similar and his skills are comprehensive, which has caused Duncan a lot of trouble.

Now it seems that the biggest problem for the Spurs is that Leonard has not yet gotten used to the position of the tactical core.

When the opponent becomes more targeted, he still can't play like the peak Duncan.

But the Rockets also have their own problems, and it's hard to see who will advance here.

The two teams in the West are going to tie the knot, but the East has both decided the winner.

The Hawks also beat the Nets in Game [-] and instantly advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Speaking of which, the strength of the Eastern Conference teams is more obvious. The Eagles and Bulls made it themselves before.

The Eagles G6 still maintained a stable output, but the Nets' output could not keep up.

There was no suspense at all in the game between the two sides. They were not teams of the same level. Their role was to help the Eagles practice at the lower level. I don't know how much the Eagles will improve.

In the tiebreaker between the Clippers and the Grizzlies, the two sides played extremely fiercely.

The so-called punch to flesh tastes like this, and this is also the rhythm that the Grizzlies are good at.

However, at the Clippers' home court, the Clippers overtook the score at the last moment and qualified for the next round.

In this game, the Clippers completely won the three-pointer. At the critical moment, Redick and Barnes hit three-pointers one after another, but the Grizzlies did not have this ability, so they could only sigh.

These two goals are assists sent by Paul, and they also reflect the value of his strong No. [-] position.

In the tie-break between the Rockets and the Spurs, the process was a little easier.

In the crucial seventh game, the Spurs returned to the pick-and-roll mode of Duncan and Parker.

The two veterans have also played at their best level, but their offensive power is not as good as Harden's.

In the end, they were not defensive battles, they all focused more on offense, and they all played their own strengths, but it is clear that the Rockets' offense is stronger this season.

At this point, the first round of the playoffs is all over, and the Eastern and Western semifinals have also begun.

(End of this chapter)