() At 7pm on May 5, 2007, the second round of the playoffs started between the Pistons and the Bulls. The Bulls entered the playoffs for the first time since 1998, when Jordan, Pippen and other members of the Bulls dynasty retired.
Second round. Pistons swept in first round
In addition to the Magic, the new team in the playoffs, the Bulls also swept the defending champion Heat in the first round. Both teams are also defensive teams with defense as the cornerstone. Many people naturally judged that this will be a game.
A boring defensive battle with no exciting scenes.
The only topic that will concern the media is that Ben Wallace will face his old team. How the four-time Defensive Player of the Year will perform has become the topic of greatest concern to the media. In addition, after the first round,
, the league has announced the candidate for the best defensive player of this regular season. Ben Wallace regretfully failed to win this award again. The league awarded the best defensive player trophy to Denver, which was eliminated in the first round.
Marcus Camby of the Nuggets. This cost Ben Wallace the chance to win three consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards for the second time.
In the 2003-04 season, Ben Wallace had the opportunity to win three consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards. However, Artest suddenly appeared and was handed over to Ben Wallace as an outside player.
snatched away the title of best defensive player. Although Artest that season,
The shooting rate of low-matchup opponents once reached an astonishing 5.7%. However, from the perspective of data analysis, many people believe that Ben Wallace's performance in that session was also extremely good, even better than Artest. He is the best player in the league.
I don’t want Ben Wallace to win three consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards. It’s intentional.
Now three years later, Ben Wallace once again won the Defensive Player of the Year award twice. The third time, it fell to Marcus Camby.
If it was an accident once and it happened twice in a row, then it would be a bit... The media doesn't care about the evidence. They don't care about the objective fact that Ben Wallace's defensive efficiency dropped after he came to the Bulls. They are not responsible at all.
They write down their speculations on paper and put them in front of readers. They don't care about the specific effects. Anyway, for them, as long as the sales volume increases, everything is not a problem.
The league has long been accustomed to the media's unbridled manipulation. Everyone just gets what they want. Especially, with the media's hype on the best defensive player, this round of boring defensive battles that are destined to not be exciting actually ended up because of this.
With a certain amount of attention, it can be said that the media has heated up this round of competition.
Unfortunately, the bull is not strong enough!
Facing his old team, Ben Wallace lost all his form amid boos from the audience. He only scored 8 points and 8 rebounds in 38 minutes. Luol Deng scored the highest score for the Bulls with 18 points. Hinrich
He was second with 15 points, and none of the others scored in double figures. Under the defensive pressure of the Detroit Pistons, the Bulls' overall shooting percentage was only 32.8%. In the end, they lost the first game with a score of 95:65 and 26 points.
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Just as the media and the audience speculated, the whole game was a series of boring iron strikes and muscle battles. The Bulls' iron strikes were more and better. The Pistons' iron strikes were slightly less, so the Pistons won. Bang bang
The constant sound of hammering might make even the most die-hard supporters of the two teams feel a little drowsy.
The next day, the first game between the Eastern Cavaliers and the New Jersey Nets started, it was almost as boring as the Bulls vs. Pistons yesterday. The "Three Musketeers" of the New Jersey Nets were trapped in the muscle jungle of the Cleveland Cavaliers and struggled.
He was stripped off and unable to fly. He lost to the Cavaliers by 4 points with a score of 81:77.
On the contrary, the Spurs, who gave people a calm feeling, actually played an exciting and exciting game. The Spurs' GDP Troika followed the young people of the Golden State Warriors in a running and shooting contest. In the end, the Spurs
The team went even better, defeating the Warriors 116:107 and winning their first home victory in the second round of the playoffs.
On May 27th, at 8 p.m., the first game will be Pistons vs. Bulls. The second game will be Lakers vs. Suns.
Facing the Suns, the Lakers have a record advantage, so the first game will be played at Staples. The Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs last season. Now one year later, the scars are still there.
Naturally, he is eager for revenge. What's more, this first game is still at the Lakers' doorstep!
The crowd at Staples was loud, and the crowd of 20,000 spectators who poured into Staples was overwhelming. A small part of them were a tourist group of well-dressed Hollywood stars, many of whom were also wearing Lakers jerseys.
Jerseys. In the ordinary stands, of course, there is no need to mention that the vast majority of the golden ocean is made of science and technology.
Bryant's No. 24 jersey, from this we can see Kobe's reputation in the Lakers and his status in the eyes of Lakers fans. However, there are also a small number of fans wearing Adrian's No. 1 jersey, and a large number of them are
The female fans, they seemed to be a group, gathered together and chanted Adrian's name.
When Adrian smiled and waved in that direction, the sharp cheers could be heard clearly throughout Staples.
"You kid, you actually have your own fan club of beautiful girls!" Odom looked at Adrian with a jealous look on his face. He was really jealous. He had been with the Lakers for several years and he had never had his own fan club, and
It’s still a beauty support club. At first glance, the quality is not low, and there seem to be a few small stars...
Adrian, on the other hand, shrugged his shoulders with a look of shame on his face: "He's handsome and can't help it."
The complacent tone made Odom, Kwame, and Ronnie unable to help but want to rush forward and beat him!
In terms of sales of Lakers jerseys, the best-selling ones, apart from Kobe's No. 24, are Adrian's No. 1. Other people's jerseys are so rare that if you sift through them one by one, you can't find them easily.
one.
Because Amar'e Stoudemire was injured, the Suns head coach had to activate Sean Marcus, who was originally on the injured list, and let veteran Kent Thomas take the starting forward position. Kent -
Thomas was born in 1972 and is already 35 years old this year. His physical strength determines that he cannot play for too long, especially for the Suns, which uses run-and-gun as their main offensive tactic. Both physical strength and running requirements are very high.
But despite his age, Kent Thomas performed pretty well. Because of Amar'e Stoudemire's injury, after the next three games with the Rockets, Kent Thomas averaged 25 minutes of playing time per game.
, averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds per game, with a three-pointer
For a fifteen-year-old veteran, this data is already quite good. And he is also the Suns' most reliable starting forward. Although his strength, reaction, and jumping are not as good as before because of his age, at least he is still
Having a good shot can open up space for other offensive players to break through.
Except for Kent Thomas, the Suns' starting lineup has not changed much. The power forward is Shawn Marion, and James Jones gets the starting opportunity at the small forward position. However, although he often starts, the starting lineup is not Solid, more often than not he is more like a pseudo-starter, with Lindero Barbosa and Boyce Diaw playing much more time than him.
The shooting guard position is Raja Bell, and the point guard is naturally the core player of the Suns, Steve Nash.
The obvious shortcoming of this lineup is the imbalance of offensive power inside and outside. In the past, with Amar'e Stoudemire, the Suns did not need to worry about the team's inside impact. But now Amar'e Stoudemire is injured. .Although the Suns official news announced that Amare's injury was not serious, Amare Stoudemire did not appear on the Suns' roster for this game, and he did not even come to Staples.
"See you again, Steve."
"Return to Kobe. I haven't congratulated you on winning the scoring title. You guys played great this season." Nash also smiled and stretched out his arm to high-five Kobe.
Although they were hostile to each other and the atmosphere was tense, at least when they met before the game, there was no anger between the two sides. Kobe even came out to say hello to Nash. On the court, the two were enemies, but off the court, the two The relationship is pretty good.
Steve Nash came from a middle-class background, and Kobe Bryant also came from a middle-class background. Both of them are NBA superstars. Their similar family environment and growth paths naturally lead to many common topics between the two. Not to mention that they both have the same hobby, football.
Nash is already famous for his love of football, and he has organized several charity football matches. Kobe, who was born in Italy, has been influenced by the football-crazy atmosphere since he was a child, and naturally has a strong interest in football. .Also, although Kobe is a bit difficult to get along with, Nash is an easy person to get along with.
In fact, Kobe's interpersonal relationships are quite good. Although his personality is a bit eccentric and paranoid, he is a smart man after all. He also has a wide network of contacts in the NBA, and he is not as arrogant and conceited as some media have promoted. They looked down upon everyone. After all, except for a very few people who can reach the top in a certain industry, even if they are independent, they are definitely not fools.
Of course, now that they are opponents, no one can expect that the conversation between these two people before the game will be really harmonious.
"It's a pity that I can't congratulate you for winning the assist title." Kobe Bryant said sincerely: "Originally, you might have won the third consecutive championship."
"It doesn't matter, it's just like the regular season MVP. I've won it twice anyway." Nash shrugged his shoulders, with the same smile on his face, and responded with a painful and itchy counterattack from Kobe.
"I don't really care about MVP or anything like that." Kobe raised his eyebrows: "What I want now is a championship. Although I have already won three championships, I very much hope to win a few more."
"The Lakers are developing very well now." Steve Nash nodded and said with a smile: "I believe you will have a chance next year."
"Yeah, it's a pity that Stoudemire was injured at a critical moment in the playoffs." Kobe Bryant said with a scared look on his face: "If Stoudemire hadn't been injured, the game would have been really difficult.
It’s hard to fight.”
Kobe satirized Nash for not winning the assist title, Nash satirized Kobe for not winning the regular season MVP, Kobe satirized Nash for not having a championship, and Nash satirized Kobe for the fact that the Lakers have no chance this year and can only wait until next year.
Adrian vaguely felt sweat on his forehead. If he hadn't been standing closer, who would have thought that the verbal exchange between these two smiling guys would be so intense. If you just look at the photos, most people would
You would have thought that Kobe and Nash were having a great time chatting, but who knew that apart from the first sentence at the beginning, these two were just nakedly mocking each other.
Adrian couldn't help but want to stay away, these two people are not simple characters! (To be continued., You are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your support is my biggest
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