Most of the first rounds of the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs were decided within one or two days.
The Celtics simply defeated the 76ers with a total score of 4:1. Unlike the Knicks' 4:1, the Celtics' 4:1 could be said to have given their opponents no chance from beginning to end.
The only game they lost was because Lou Williams suddenly broke out on the bench of the 76ers, scoring 7 three-pointers and scoring 33 points.
Only then did the Celtics lose an insignificant game because of their opponent's substitute substitute.
In the other four games, the suspense ended more completely than the four games in which the Knicks defeated the Pistons.
The Magic also defeated the Wizards with a total score of 4:1. Facing a Wizards full of injuries, the Magic did not suffer much resistance. Howard easily won the first season of his career.
Playoff series.
The Celtics, Magic and Knicks all won, and the Cavaliers and Raptors became the last series in the Eastern Conference that has not yet decided a winner.
In the Western Conference, the Lakers first swept the Nuggets 4:0 to advance, followed by the Hornets 4:1 Mavericks and the Spurs 4:1 Suns.
The Rockets and Jazz fought the most intensely. The Jazz led 3:1 in the first four games. In the fifth game, the Rockets pulled back and claimed to drag the game into a tiebreaker.
But in the sixth game, the Jazz played a strong team offense, with 7 players scoring in double figures, successfully won the promotion game, and finally advanced to the next round with 4:2.
In this way, the entire league, except for the Cavaliers and Raptors, determined the winners and losers of the other seven series.
The league officials immediately released the schedule for the second round of the playoffs, but the Knicks could only play last because their opponents had not yet been decided.
In other words, they still need to wait.
The waiting process is not painful, because after the first four games were tied at 2:2, the Cavaliers won the fifth game, and the upcoming sixth game, if nothing else, the Cavaliers will win.
Therefore, Hollins focused his preparations early on the Cavaliers.
How to effectively restrict James has become the biggest issue.
Lin Yu proposed very early on: against the Cavaliers, the team could change the formation and use him to play the third position against James.
The reason is that he is very familiar with James. When he played for the Celtics in his rookie season, he successfully defended James.
But Hollins is still considering it, and the reasons for his consideration are very good. The Knicks lack scorers, and Lin Yu needs to devote more energy to the offensive end.
Hollins has not made a decision yet, and Lin Yu has also made second-hand preparations. In the past two days, he has been communicating with the team's two forwards, Wilson Chandler and Renaldo Backman.
Tell these two people what you know about your experience and key points in defending James.
In addition, what he is concerned about is the possible impact after the first round of the playoffs determines the winner.
The Eastern Conference has little impact. The 76ers are already in a state of reconstruction. They can enter the playoffs and take advantage of the weak Eastern Conference. Therefore, Billy King has always been the general manager of the 76ers. He has not yet
An opportunity to harm the Nets in the future.
The impact of the Pistons' elimination may be that the Pistons' reconstruction will come as scheduled, and the scope of the reconstruction may be greater.
The reason is that the Detroit media believes that the Pistons did not lose to the Knicks, but lost to talent. This also means that in the next stage, Pistons general manager Joe Dumars' task is to find new talents for the Pistons.
The Wizards' elimination also had little impact. Wizards president of operations Ernie Grunfield said after the team was eliminated: "We just lost to injuries. Next season, when Gilbert and Caron return, we will make a comeback."
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This also means that there will not be any changes to the main framework of the Wizards next season.
The impact on the Western Conference is relatively large, and the elimination of almost every team will have far-reaching consequences.
The Nuggets' exit may accelerate the trade of Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups. It is said that Nuggets general manager Mark Walken contacted Joe Biden as soon as the series ended.
-Dumas.
The impact of the Rockets' exit is probably that they began to eagerly hope to get a third star player besides Yao Mai.
In their previous life, they relied on their good relationship with the King to get Ron Artest at almost no cost.
The Mavericks' exit, first of all, announced the failure of introducing Jason Kidd, and secondly, it helped them find some internal problems within the team.
For example, they need a better center, Dampier's decline is really too big...
The Suns' exit also announced the failure of introducing the Sharks. The Suns have to think about their next step, whether to try another season, or to directly change direction and return to running and gunning...
Lin Yu paid too much attention to these. The main reason is naturally that the Knicks need big-money signings next season.
Although they passed the Pistons in the first round, their problems are still very obvious. The lack of truly qualified centers, weak bench, etc. are already commonplace problems.
The latest problem was discovered by Lin Yu through the Pistons' double-team defense. Now the Knicks lack qualified three-point shooters, so that he was flanked and his teammates couldn't even open the space.
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Game 6 between the Cavaliers and Raptors begins the day before the other second-round playoff games in the Eastern and Western Conferences.
As Lin Yu expected, in this game, LeBron James showed his full strength. Facing the Raptors' weak forward combination, he no longer relied on his teammates, but used his own strength to score the highest score in the game.
He scored 42 points, plus 7 rebounds and 9 assists, leading the team to victory.
In the end, the Cavaliers advanced to the next round and met the Knicks.
As soon as the results came out, even though the second round of the playoffs in other groups was currently in progress, the media was still excited, even crazy, about the Cavaliers vs. Knicks in the second round.
In ESPN's special program that night, Stephen A. Smith exclaimed crazily: "The Cavaliers vs. the Knicks, the most exciting series in the second round of the playoffs is coming!"
"China's Lin should be very excited now, because this is a series that does no harm to him, but has countless benefits!"
"Even if the Knicks lose, he will not be criticized, because the Knicks are already very successful if they can enter the second round, but if the Knicks defeat the Cavaliers, then everything will be different!"
"Danny Ferry is going to be vilified because he made a terrible trade decision, LeBron James is going to be laughed at because he was beaten by his old teammates who were fighting with each other, and, Cleveland area
The fans are going to be crazy about it, real crazy, and they're going to be so disappointed!"
"Of course, none of this has happened yet, I just hope they do!"