The final announced All-Defensive Team.

For a while, Kidd, Kobe, Artest, Kirilenko, Bowen, Ben Wallace and Duncan were selected together.

Like the best lineup, Ben Wallace was placed at the forward position and Duncan was placed at the center position.

Among them, Artest, Kirilenko, and Bowen had the same vote. Stu Jackson specifically explained this situation. The three of them had the same vote. Four of them were selected as forwards for the first defense. This is the first time since the establishment of the All-Defensive Team.

Once.

The second team was selected by Billups, Liu Xiu, Garnett, Kwame Brown, and Camby.

Selected for the second defense!

This was a real surprise to Liu Xiu!

He didn't think about it. He felt that Prince and Wade were better than him on the defensive end. Among the votes voted by the media for the best defensive player, he only got 1 vote.

Both of these two votes are in the top ten.

He didn't expect that he would be selected for the best defensive team selected by the coaches!

Listening to the congratulations of his teammates, he thought to himself that maybe his defense was better than he thought, and his defensive role on the court was higher than he thought!

Compared to Liu Xiu's calmness, Kwame Brown burst into tears and called his mother and younger siblings while crying.

Finally, he sent a message to Jordan, and Randolph peeked at the content - I have been selected for the second defense, and the warden is much better than you!

After Liu Xiu learned from Randolph the content of the text message Kwame Brown sent to Jordan, he cursed on the spot.

But he immediately smiled and said, "If you offend Boss Joe, feel free to offend him. When Boss Joe really becomes the boss, he will consider the Bobcats. This Jordan is definitely more enthusiastic than Cuban chasing Jordan..."

Two best teams, two best defensive teams, plus MVP, best coach, and best sixth man, just as the media advocated after the Trail Blazers won 70 games, the Trail Blazers became the regular season

The biggest winner!

If we didn't get 70 wins, there might be a big difference, because 69 wins can't open a qualitative gap with the 67-win Pistons, but 70 wins are different. 70 wins and 69 wins are two different things in people's eyes.

Completely different team.

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At 7:56 pm, thanks to Artest's 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Jermaine O'Neal's 15 points and 9 rebounds, Tianzun's 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Mobley's

12 points and 3 assists...

The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 79-61 and won the tiebreaker!

James scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on 4 of 16 shots tonight. He was scolded by Barkley, the commentator who broadcast the game, because the Cavaliers had a total of 9 assists tonight.

The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 4-3 and met the Pistons in the second round. The first round of this season's playoffs is all over.

Four minutes later, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the second round of relay began, and the Trail Blazers played against the Clippers at home.

Liu Xiu copied Little Flying Squirrel's 'Flying Squirrel' and Maggette's 'Unstoppable'.

'Flying Squirrel', speed +3 during counterattack, combined with 'Unstoppable', strength +3 when attacking the frame, layup +3, and bounce +3 bonus. Every time Liu Xiu plays against the Clippers, he only needs to copy these two people.

It feels so good to drink it up.

After the game started, it was obvious that the Trail Blazers were slow to start, but the Clippers, who had just completed the victory, were very excited and motivated. They beat the Trail Blazers 31 to 22 in the first quarter.

The Clippers turned away and led the Trail Blazers by 9 points entering the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers responded and defeated the Clippers 31-21. At the end of the half, they overtook the Clippers by 1 point, 53-52, earning face back.

But the game did not go as smoothly as the Trail Blazers players imagined. The response in the second quarter failed to defeat the Clippers.

In the third quarter, Cassel led the team to a score of 26-23 with 8 points and 4 assists in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, he led the team to lead the Trail Blazers by 2 points, 78-76!

Kassel was a real headache for Liu Xiu when they fought against him.

Liu Xiu felt that Cassel was not on the same line as the others, and the rhythm was extremely slow, but he suddenly released a cold arrow and shot the ball suddenly, and it was extremely fast. He could guess what Cassel wanted to do, but he couldn't stop it.

However, although the Clippers are strong, they still lack one thing - a superstar.

It can be offensive, like Kobe, or defensive, like Garnett, the Clippers don't have either.

And the Trail Blazers have!

In the final quarter, Liu Xiu relied on high post singles, counterattacks to score, running catches and shots... He made 5 of 11 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, soaring 13 points and 3 assists, leading his team to score in a single quarter.

to 23 minutes.

In this quarter, the Trail Blazers focused on defense and fought hand-to-hand with the Clippers, limiting the Clippers' score to 16 points!

In the last 4 minutes of the game, the Clippers only relied on free throws to score 2 points, watching helplessly as Liu Xiu scored again and again to overtake the score and widen the gap.

In the end, Liu Xiu's 31 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, Randolph's 15 points and 13 rebounds, Ray Allen's 19 points and 3 assists, and Kwame Brown's 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, outlawed.

The Blazers' 10 points and 6 rebounds... the Trail Blazers defeated the Clippers 99-94 and won their first win in the second round of this year!

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"The two teams in Los Angeles combined into one could be our opponent."

This sentence was said by Liu Xiu in an interview after defeating the Clippers and winning the first series of the series. He didn't expect it to become popular!

ESPN actually made a program on this topic and asked a group of experts to discuss it...

ESPN, which has always taken pleasure in blacking out the Lakers and Kobe Bryant, this time spoke highly of Kobe Bryant.

They compiled data, built models, and speculated that without Kobe Bryant, the Lakers would probably be on the same level as the Timberwolves, Hornets, Bobcats, and Knicks; and the Clippers' overall strength is enough to become a championship team.

The basic team, plus Kobe, is expected to become a historically strong team with 65 wins or more like the Trail Blazers and Pistons.

As soon as this speculation came out, not everyone agreed, but it became controversial.

At this time, Clippers fans and Lakers fans rarely stood together in unity...

If it is not widely recognized, then it is not recognized, and the popularity is there!

When Liu Xiu saw this development, he had to sigh that ESPN was good at handling the whole job.

After a day's rest, at 8 pm on May 8, the Trail Blazers ushered in the second game of the series against the Clippers at home.

After G1, the Trail Blazers confirmed the strength, strengths and weaknesses of the Clippers.

The Clippers' strengths lie in the point guard's ability to control the court, Maggette's impact, and Brand's low post play.

Cassel's ability to control the field cannot be solved, it is mainly due to his brain.

But the Blazers can deal with Maggette's impact and Brand's back-up play! And they are good at dealing with it!

With the experience of G1, the Trail Blazers played very smoothly in G2. After 2 hours and 25 minutes of game, under the leadership of Liu Xiu's 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, the Trail Blazers steadily defeated 98 to 87.
Chapter completed!