After the first round of the playoffs, the teams that qualified in the West were: Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs. According to the regular season rankings of these four teams, the second round of the Western Conference playoffs will be played by the Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs, and the Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder.

The four teams that qualified in the East were: New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat. The second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs will be played by New Jersey Nets vs. Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks.

The league has already scheduled the second round of matchups, and all you need to do is write the names of all the teams after they have qualified.

Clippers Second Round Schedule -

May 1, Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs - Staples Arena, PM, 20:30.

May 3, Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs - Staples Arena, PM, 20:30.

May 5, Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs - AT&T Center Arena, PM, 20:00.

May 7, Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs - AT&T Center Arena, PM, 20:00.

May 9, Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs - Staples Arena, PM, tentative.

May 11, Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs - AT&T Center Arena, PM, tentative.

May 13, Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs - Staples Arena, PM. Tentative.

Nets Second Round Schedule -

May 2nd. New Jersey Nets vs Miami Heat - Continental Aviation Center Coliseum. PM，20：00。

May 4, New Jersey Nets vs Miami Heat - Continental Airlines Center Stadium, PM, 20:00.

May 6, New Jersey Nets vs Miami Heat-American Airlines Arena, PM, 21:00.

May 8th. New Jersey Nets vs Miami Heat - American Airlines Arena, PM, 21:00.

May 10, New Jersey Nets vs Miami Heat - Continental Airlines Center Gymnasium, PM, tentative.

May 12, New Jersey Nets vs Miami Heat - American Airlines Arena, PM, tentative.

On May 14, the New Jersey Nets vs the Miami Heat - Continental Airlines Center Stadium. PM, tentative.

The playoffs come to the second round. The excitement of the game will undoubtedly increase significantly, and the four groups of matchups in the east and west have their own highlights, and the outcome is also full of suspense, no longer like the first round of the game, fans can easily guess the winner.

The Los Angeles Times analyzed the series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, mainly explaining the current situation of the two teams from the advantages and disadvantages of the offensive and defensive ends.

Reach. According to Bendan, the Spurs' offensive strength lies in their ability to pick and roll and spot jumpers, and the team ranks fifth in the league with 1.08 points per game, while the Spurs shoot 42.9 percent from the field, which ranks fourth in the league. These two stats can conclude that the Spurs' main offensive tactics this season have been fixed-point jumpers after pick-and-rolls, especially around the bottom corner.

The top three players on the Spurs team this season who have made the most fixed-point jumpers are Neil, George, and George. Hill and Randolph account for 50 percent of the Spurs' spot jumpers this season, with Parker and Ginobili only in fourth and fifth place. The fact that when the Spurs use pick-and-roll, their spot-up jumpers are very efficient, also shows that the Spurs' pick-and-roll is really effective. Especially Randolph's big ass, his cover can not only cover the ball carrier, but also indirectly cover Duncan's off-ball strategy, and the Spurs are all activated because of this.

The Spurs originally had a huge disadvantage on the offensive end, and in the nearly 50 games before the All-Star break, the weakest link of the Spurs was the lack of power under the basket after breaking through and not enough response on the inside. In terms of the team's average points per game and shooting percentage, the Spurs are only in 28th place before the All-Star break.

At that time, the Spurs always had a wonderful break, but the interior offensive efficiency after the breakthrough was not high, and Blair was arguably one of the worst interior finishers.

But this flaw of the Spurs has been completely improved after trading to Randolph, whose strength and height give him a strong finishing ability under the basket, he is not only proficient in mid-range shooting, but also good at finding opportunities in the low post, and his ability to attack in the low post can be ranked in the top 10 in the league, whether it is low post singles or foul making, he can do well. And with his amazing power, his secondary offense after grabbing the frontcourt rebound under the basket is also very threatening, and the Spurs' offensive system has suddenly become three-dimensional after integrating into Randolph.

Objectively speaking, the Spurs are now a near-perfect team on offense, so it's not easy to find their shortcomings.

But if you have to pick a bone in the egg, it is that the Spurs do not protect the ball well and are easy to be stealed by opponents. This may be due to their greater reliance on passing, pick-and-roll, and spot-up shots, which has led them to develop the habit of sharing basketballs, and steals are inevitable when they pass the ball too often.

Defensively, the Spurs' overall defense is passable, but they are very good at defending pick-and-rolls. When the opposing ball handler is looking to launch a pick-and-roll attack in the frontcourt, the Spurs' interior and outside players will respond effectively in a timely manner, Duncan will assist his teammates and interfere with the ball carrier's vision, and Randolph will be on the lookout under the basket to prevent the opponent's big man from blocking the attack to get a relatively better shot.

Overall, the Spurs' defensive strategy has been effective, and they are still one of the teams that are good at defensive pick-and-roll. As for positional defense, it can be said that the Spurs are the best at it, with the opponent's positional offensive success rate of 42%, and the Spurs rank 15th in the league in this statistic, which does not seem to be a high ranking. In fact, this is all a hole left by the first half of the schedule, with the addition of Randolph after the All-Star, the Spurs' positional defensive quality has improved significantly, and the Spurs' data in the second half of the season can at least rank in the top 5 in the league.

Spurs' flaws on the defensive end are the lack of optimism in one-on-one defense, as well as the headache of breaking through outside stars and defending quickly counter-attacks. The age structure of this team is aging. Lack of mobility. Even the young Randolph couldn't run fast. As soon as the opponent's offense and defense are fast, there will definitely be problems here, and the Spurs can only play slow but not fast.

In the eyes of the media supporting the Clippers, the Clippers are the team that has always emphasized fast transitions, and they are also the team that likes to play outside singles with the ball the most. They have a super scorer like Ji Guoyi, Billups is still young, and Iguodala's impact is also top-notch. As a result, the Spurs will face a serious challenge on the defensive end. This is also an important reason why many experts are not optimistic that they can eliminate the Clippers.

Reach. Bendan believes that in the Clippers' offense, Ji Guoyi always likes to go head-to-head, which also makes him often involved in controversy, just like the original No. 24.

However, if the team can open up space for him to create one-on-one singles opportunities, Ji Guoyi can score an average of 1.11 points per offense, ranking first in the league's singles list, and is a veritable singles king. If he passes the ball in addition to his own offense, then Ji Guoyi can score an average of 1.15 points per such offense, because his teammates can get open shooting opportunities in such opportunities.

The Spurs are not good at defending one-on-one. Then Ji Guoyi's singles are no longer the team's poison, but the medicine that sends the Spurs back to the West.

Ji Guoyi also said in a high-profile manner before the game: "Spurs are a good opponent. Well, they showed a lot of quality against the Hornets. But...... I would say that this team always seems to have no choice in the game against us. Seriously, I don't know who they're going to send to defend me then, but in the game against the Spurs, ......" Ji said with a special emphasis: "I mean all of our playoff encounters, where I averaged 1.3 points per offense and shot 54 percent. You heard me right, this is my data, and I want them to know what it means, and I certainly want them to find a way to deal with me, because that's what makes it interesting. ”

After Popovich knew Ji Guoyi's provocation, he was very angry in his heart, and immediately ridiculed him: "If he says so, he thinks too highly of himself." Lao Shuai said expressionlessly: "We have never been able to find a way to deal with Brother Panda, but now this most difficult problem no longer exists, so we are very confident in defeating the Clippers." ”

Ginobili alluded to the fact that the Foxes were taken care of by the league, telling reporters: "I've noticed that he always gets double-digit free throws, all because of the name on the front and back of his jersey. But if he doesn't get that kind of treatment, I don't think we need to worry about anything. ”

The Spurs players and coaches unified their tone before the game, not only did they not be angered by Ji Guosha's provocation, but they used the same tactics in a consistent manner, hoping to provoke Ji Guosha's anger and make the dead fox lose his mind first.

The Clippers and other Spurs players were polite before the game and didn't say anything bad to each other.

Most of the players on these two teams are old fritters, and they won't take advantage of their tongues when they have nothing to do.

As for this dead fox, he is pure in nature, and all the smell of gunpowder is provoked by him, but it all stops at him.

On the Eastern side, this matchup between the Nets and the Heat is actually more eye-catching for fans.

Three of the top five superstars in the league will appear in this round of the series, Ji Guoqiu + Nash VS the Big Three of the Hot Team, which is full of highlights.

This group of contests in the east is also considered to be the smallest gap in this round of games, and the fight between the two teams is believed to be refined into different offensive and defensive links, and in the competition of tactical details, it will be a game of wits and courage.

According to the New York Times, the Nets have one of the best back-to-back singles teams in the league, and they are bound to rank in the top three in the league in terms of ability, and their low-post offensive efficiency is 48.1 percent. The reason why the Nets were able to achieve such a high success rate of low-post offense was that they were able to use the triangle offense to create low-post offensive opportunities, and the Zen master would open up space for an interior scorer like Ji Guoqiu to receive the ball in the team's place-occupancy deployment, and then play alone.

The Nets also use a lot of pick-and-roll on offense, and they are very effective when they are covering. Especially when Nash dribbles, when a player covers him and he is ready to create opportunities, it actually creates one-on-one offensive opportunities for Panda Brother, and at the same time, Panda Brother also creates opportunities for outside shooters to catch and shoot.

This kind of offense is linked one by one, and if Ji Guoqiu and the outside shooter both play well, then this team will be difficult to beat.

What sets the Nets' triangular offense and pick-and-roll combination apart from other teams is that they can create multiple scoring opportunities in a single round, and it can be said that the Nets' ability to create shooting opportunities is unique in the league because they have two players who pass the ball best in their respective positions, which is a headache for any team.

Reach. Sabi firmly believes that the Nets will win, not because of how powerful their offense is, but because the Nets' only hole on the defensive end is something that the Heat can't exploit.

The Nets are good at defending pick-and-rolls, but that's limited to limiting the opposition's interior players. It's no secret that the Nets strategically dropped blocking enemy shooters because of Nash, so that opponents would benefit from it.

If the opposing shooter uses the pick-and-roll to shoot, the Nets average 0.99 points per offense and shoot 42.1 percent, ranking 25th in the league, which is the fifth from the bottom. Nash is the biggest problem with this defensive flaw, as he defends opponents who are able to shoot 43.3 percent from the field in this offensive routine.

In the last round, the Nets and Pacers series, the latter repeatedly exploited this flaw to allow Collison, who averaged only 11 points per game, to average 21 points per game in five games. Nash was blamed by many media outlets at the time, blaming him for his poor defense, which actually increased the average score of the opposing player by 10 points per game.

But the Heat's embarrassment is that their point guards are inferior to Collison in terms of penetration and shooting ability.

Chalmers was completely dribbling through the half-court and then acting as a three-point gun for the Heat, and he often couldn't shoot accurately. Let him break through Nash, the effect is not as good as Collisson, and the Heat can't make a big fuss about the Nets' holeholes, which is too bad for Miamins.

I say this because there is something even more terrible, but there is a big flaw on the Heat's side that can be exploited by the Nets.

The Miamins showed their weakness on the inside through a first-round battle against the Magic, and they didn't have a good low-post defender, nor did they have a good box guardian and rebounding guardian.

Howard averaged 29 points and 18 rebounds per game in six games, playing the strength of a superstar. If he attacks in the low post, averaging 1.25 points per offense and shooting a whopping 52.9 percent, it can be said that Howard is completely the Heat's interior lineman.

So the question is, Howard and Ji Guoqiu, which of them has the more lethal low-position?

This is a question that can be answered without thinking.

If Howard can get what he wants under the Heat's basket, then Brother Panda will naturally not take the Heat's interior line seriously.

The Heat's worst positions are the center and point guard positions, but those are the Nets' two strongest positions. So if the Heat team wants to win, the only hope is for the Big Three to erupt collectively and forcibly use their individual abilities to lead the team to victory.

But to play this kind of trick, the Nets said they don't let it go, and it's enough for us to have pandas. (To be continued......)