The first round score of the Western Conference Division: Spurs (1): Grizzlies (3); Mavericks (2): Trail Blazers (2); Lakers (2): Hornets (2); Thunder (3): Nuggets (1).
After a short carnival day in New York, the team's daily training resumed again.
The Knicks temporarily cease fire in the playoffs.
Of course, everyone knows that this is just the peace before the storm comes.
Meanwhile, in Boston, the Celtics players are still actively preparing for the fifth game with the Magic.
Angie stood on the second floor with a cup of coffee and looked down at Rivers, who was supervising the players' training on the sidelines, with disappointment on her face.
That's right, as the general manager of the team, he looked down on Rivers' coaching ability. At that time, he traded a Celtics Big Three lineup, and changing a coach would at least bring Boston two championships.
It can be said that the Celtics' championship in 2008 really has nothing to do with Rivers' coaching level, because the Celtics are both compatible and powerful.
During Rivers's playoff career, he was filled with countless reversals.
The Magic in the 2003 Playoffs Magic 3:1, was reversed.
In the 2009 playoff Celtics 3:2 magic, it was reversed.
The Celtics were 3:2 in the 10-year playoffs, and were reversed.
Of course, Rivers is not completely incapable. He can develop the most suitable tactics for each ball based on the team's lineup configuration during the offseason.
So even if the team he is the head coach, even if the lineup is poor, the regular season record will not look ugly.
However, after being frequently targeted by opponents in the playoffs, Rivers had almost no adaptability.
In later generations, his coaching career also proved this. Rivers led the luxurious Clippers and the 76ers to fail in the division semifinals for two consecutive years.
This once again proved that Rivers was useless.
In fact, Angie knew all these shortcomings of Rivers.
But the reason why he insists on choosing Rivers as coach is that Rivers is obedient and he will not stretch his hands too long.
Anji is a general manager with a strong desire to control. He does not allow the head coach to interfere in too many things, including some team transactions.
And these things are something that some well-known coaches cannot give him. To be honest, the best candidate for the Celtics head coach at that time was actually Larry Bird.
As a Celtic celebrity, his coaching level is also very good, but as a big bird with a strong desire for control, it is impossible for him to be under Anji's command.
The two of them, the Celtics were destined to be left with only one, either Angie or Larry Bird.
Apparently, what Celtic management left behind was Angie.
Of course, Larry Bird, who worked as general manager, also succeeded.
If the subsequent Auburn Hill Palace incident did not occur, the Pacers should have at least one championship, and Reggie Miller would not have been crowned in his lifetime.
Angie brought the wolf king Garnett and Ray Allen to Boston at that time, which was called the "Devotion of Gods", which also triggered the earliest grouping.
But no matter how powerful a player is, he cannot withstand the erosion of time.
Although the Celtics have been constantly stitching and patching this season, facing the strong Knicks and the Heat Big Three, Angie doesn't know how far the Celtics can go.
If the Celtics want to go further, they need to strengthen again, but the Celtics don't have too many trading chips. Garnett and Pierce are impossible to move as the core, so they can do it.
There is only one bargaining chip.
Anji thought, looking at Ray Allen, who was shooting three-pointers in the No. 20 training suit on the field.
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In addition to training, Lian Dao also always pays attention to the Celtics' match against the Magic.
The Celtics were at home in the fifth game, and the Magic, who had already reached the brink of death, must win the game away.
However, Howard was in a foul crisis away today. He played for 25 minutes in the game and almost fought with big baby Glen Davis. The last six fouls were expelled from the field. The Magic lost Howard, the offensive and defensive core, and instantly
Thousands of miles of collapse.
This result sounds a bit unbelievable. After the game, Magic fans thought it was the referee on the spot.
However, it is not actually that this game is a "good guy" Glen Davis, his trash talk and small moves played a big role.
Don't look at this honest guy, every trash talk from him hit Howard's weakness.
After the game, according to Magic Power Forward Brandon Buss, during the game, Celtics center Glen Davis repeatedly mentioned the names of Lian Dao and Yao Ming.
Of course, just mentioning the name doesn't make Howard irritated.
Keywords Glen Davis also brought up the game in which Howard was beaten by these two people.
And he kept mentioning it in Howard's ear, and brought some negative news reported by the media back to the old things on the court.
For example, "Your best defensive player is water, and silk can easily block you!"
"Yao Ming doesn't need to jump when he hits you. You can easily hit you with just one hook!
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This made Howard feel upset by Davis on the court, and some movements were unknowingly increased. Glen Davis was very terrible. As long as Howard had obvious foul action, he would go straight
Lying on the ground.
This directly caused Howard to make a foul and rise. In the end, Howard almost couldn't help but fight with Davis on the court.
After the game, Howard even said in the media interview: "Glen Davis is a sinister and cunning inglorious bastard, everyone was deceived by his disguise! All his defenses are covered with dirty traces.
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But Garnett, as a trash talk master, obviously won't let Howard attack his teammates wantonly.
"Everyone knows that Glen Davis never clashes with anyone. Dwight's statement is obviously a malicious slander, which is a rogue performance of losing and losing."
Glen Davis also said: "I didn't think about hurting any player. Yes, I think Dwight had misunderstood something. I think Dwight's pushing me shouldn't be intentional. He
It must be too anxious!"
Lian Dao smelled the strong smell of tea from Davis's speech.
What a good guy, this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes is not a good thing either.
Next, in the Knicks' match against the Celtics, Cousins must be careful about this guy, otherwise the Knicks may really fail if they are not careful.
As the Celtics eliminated the Magic, the Knicks' opponent in the next round was also released.
However, the first round of the league playoffs has not completely ended. The Eastern Conference has basically decided the winner. The Celtics eliminated the Magic, the Knicks eliminated the 76ers, and the Heat eliminated the Hawks.
The Bulls also eliminated the Pacers.
But in the West, although the Spurs were behind the Grizzlies 1:3, in the fifth game, the Spurs struggled to recover one game.
In addition to the Thunder eliminating the Nuggets in five games, other teams are expected to decide the winner as soon as possible.
However, the Knicks did not pay so much attention, and they are actively preparing for the game against the Celtics.
Lian Dao even watched the Celtics repeatedly in the first round of the playoffs.
In fact, the Celtics' lineup is quite luxurious, with O'Neal, plus the original Big Three lineup, and All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo.
The only drawback is that the average age of the Celtics lineup is relatively high, and the only one in the five starters is Rondo.
But Rondo mainly focuses on leading his teammates, and he does not have super scoring ability.
But even so, this Celtic team is still favored by many basketball commentators.
Stephen A-Smith, a famous basketball commentator on the American Sports Channel ESPN, said on the show that he is very optimistic about the Celtics.
"I think the Celtics will win the final victory, and they will be the biggest stumbling block on the Knicks' road to winning the championship!"
Lian Dao laughed at such comments.
In Lian Dao's opinion, many of them are like so-called bricks, all of whom are just a bunch of guys who can only use theoretical data to talk about things.