The regular season accolades will not be awarded until Game 4 of the first round, and if you go back to 2007, Nowitzki took over the MVP trophy at such an awkward time and place. At that time, it happened to be the night when the Mavericks were blacked by the Warriors, and you can imagine the embarrassment of the Germans when they received the award.

Nowitzki has such a mentality, and it is strange that the subsequent games can be played well, so the award time arranged by the league is full of malice.

Looking at the East, the New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat are in the top four, while their first-round opponents are the Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, and Indiana Pacers.

Looking at this ranking, it doesn't seem to be much different from the pre-season predictions.

The Nets vs. the Pacers and the Bulls vs. Hawks were both one-sided in the regular season. It's hard to say whether the Knicks will win or lose against the Celtics, and it's no secret that the Green Army has improved in the playoffs. The Heat were wiped out three times by the Magic in the regular season, and it seems that the Magic retreated, but in fact, there is a hidden mystery, and the struggle between the four and five places is often the most tragic in the first round, and now it will not change because of the three kills in the season.

Nets vs. Pacers, rebounding is the lifeline of the latter, they can't protect the rebounding ball, and the Pacers want to win is delusional.

As the first rebounding king in the 21st century to average more than 16 rebounds per game, Brother Panda's ability to dominate rebounding has been unique in the league.

The Nets rank first in the league in rebounds per game, and protecting their rebounds is a top priority for the Pacers.

The Pacers' rebounds aren't low though. Hibbert, the league's third-tallest player, is in the restricted area, but the Pacers' rebounding is mostly due to offensive inefficiency, and they limit rebounding to the bottom of the league.

The two teams are in the position of the players. Regular season Danny. Three of Granger's four games against the Nets have been in the game, and Ji Guoqiu has blown up the Pacers' interior and denied the opponent a chance to score under the basket. As a result, after four games in the regular season, the Pacers shot only 43% from the field, and both games were less than 40%. The Nets have won by an average of 18 points per game in these four games, which shows the huge gap between the two teams.

The Bulls and Hawks met three times in the regular season, with the former also sweeping their opponents. He averaged 10.3 points per game.

Atalanta also had a civilian version of the Big Three, but in the regular season, the civilian team ended up losing to the star team.

The biggest difference between the two teams is the penalty shoot. In the face of Rose and Kobe's turns, the Hawks had to foul to block.

In the three games of the regular season, the two giants of the Bulls averaged 23 free throws per game, while the Hawks averaged only 15 free throws per game. The bulls only rely on simple and rough play. That's enough for the eagles to drink a jug. The Hawks, who have Smith and Horford, should not be afraid to attack the interior style of play. But they just can't stop the lightning-fast Rose and the spiritual Kobe.

The New York Knicks vs. the Boston Celtics is a spear and shield contest.

D'Antoni's Knicks have become one of the most attacking teams in the league, and the Celtics' iron-clad defense is also the foundation of their footing, and this battle is another head-to-head matchup between offense and defense. Mustache wants to prove that his small-ball tactics can be eaten in the playoffs, and the academy wants to prove once again that teams without defense in the playoffs can't go far.

The two teams have met four times this season, with Knicks core Anthony and Green Shirts veteran Garnett clashing in Game 3, a game that was full of gunpowder. The two also had a war of words on the field many times. After the game, the "melon" that still has no anger. waited for Garnett in the Celtics' locker room and near the team's bus, hoping to find the other party to reason again.

This incident once caused a lot of uproar, and it was rare to hear of the door blocking after the game, which also added a lot of gunpowder to the playoff contest between the two teams.

The Celtics had a dominant regular season record, they defeated the Knicks three times, but except for the fourth game where the two sides were perfunctory with a sidelineup, and the Knicks were lucky not to be killed four times, the first three games of the Green Shirts averaged only 5.3 points per game, at least the regular season was "defense" over "offense".

The Knicks are fast-paced offensively and defensively, but the Celtics focus on the defense and don't give an inch on the rebound. In the first three meetings, the Knicks surpassed the Celtics in only one fast-break score. The New York Big Three against the Boston Big Three is a duel between "vigor" and "twilight", and it may also be a duel between "offense" and "defense".

So it's no surprise that this series has been a sweeping sweep or a seven-game battle.

The most likely weaker win in the East is the Heat vs. Magic, how to limit Dwight. Howard? The heroes from all walks of life can be described as full of tricks, but the hot team can't come up with too good a solution.

Miami's interior line is not without giants, but it is a Bosh who is biased towards the outside attack. As for the center, it seems that there is no such position in the Hot team at all. Therefore, Howard played against the Heat four times in the regular season, averaging 32 points and 18 rebounds per game, helping the Magic successfully extinguish the fire three times, and making the Miami Big Three unrecognizable.

But Howard is not incapacitated, on the contrary, there are many ways to limit him. Taking this season as an example, Warcraft first fell into the foul trap set by the Clippers, and then was defeated by Yao Ming, O'Neal, Kendrick. Perkins couldn't move, and in the end, the Thunder and Nets had seven and eight turnovers in a single game, and the Heat didn't necessarily stay in the playoffs without one or two killer moves.

The situation in the west is as uncertain as it is in the east. First of all, the Clippers have not continued their dominance in the West this season, not to mention that they still have the first record in the league, but the strength of the Mavericks and Thunder has grown rapidly this season, enough to compete with the defending champions; Second, the transition between the old and the new, the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz plummeting, and the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder rising to the top, have caused the West to remain cloudy.

Although there are many clues about the championship quiz, there are no more than two major questions that all walks of life are concerned about: Will there be a Black Eight this year? Can the Clippers win four in a row?

Although the Clippers can't dominate alone, they still locked up the first place in the West early. Therefore, whether there will be a Black Eight will be born has become a question of who can overturn the Clippers in the first round. Finally, the regular season finale. The sworn enemy in the same city bravely stood in front of the Clippers, and the outside world's odds for the Lakers were roughly around 1 to 150.

Mavericks vs Rockets, Yao Ming vs. the old master is a major attraction of this series, but the strength of the Rockets is not the opponent of the Dallas people no matter how you look at it now. Rudy. Guy is fighting with an injury again, maybe the suspense is only that the Houstonians can survive a few battles, will they be swept out by the Mavericks?

Thunder vs Grizzlies. These two teams will dedicate a storm of youth to the fans.

The two teams played to a 2-2 draw in the regular season. After the four games, the biggest headache for the Thunder was Blake, who averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds per game. Griffin, the Grizzlies' double-scarring interior scoring averaged 17 points per game over the Thunder, and Chandler and Ibaka met the Grizzlies' two beastly interior lines. Four games have not been taken advantage of. What a good way.

The Thunder's advantage is on the outside, and the two games they won were Durant and Westbrook, and Harden played well on the outside, using the outside to make up for the inside. But as we all know, the outside players are more affected than the inside players in the playoffs, and the outcome of this series depends on who of the two teams can play to their respective strengths.

Spurs vs Hornets. These two teams are also a close matchup.

Spurs have had an interesting season, with an hour before the trade deadline. They made a bold deal with cheap Antoine. Jamison traded for Zack, a well-known problem player in the league. Randolph.

Many fans have noticed that Popovich has been forced to do his best in recent seasons, abandoning some of his previous recruitment styles and becoming more aggressive and risk-taking, and this change is naturally aimed at winning another championship before Duncan gets old.

Bobo Zhuge Go is now a bit like the late Shu State, the Shu State that lost Jingzhou and was burned down has lost the strength to compete for the world, and it is impossible to succeed in defeating Wei, but Zhuge Liang still knows that he can't do it.

The same has been true for the Spurs this season, and Popovich wants to buck the tide, an atypical Spurs team who played their offensive cards in the regular season, especially shooting 39.9 percent from three-point range, which ranks third in the league. Zack. Randolph also began to turn back after coming to the Spurs, providing tough offense and unexpected defense on the inside, which left Spurs fans with a bit of fantasies about the playoffs.

Popovich also swore a few days ago that the Spurs would transform in the playoffs, and I don't know if he was singing an empty plan. It's just that the five tiger generals under the Spurs' account are all dying, and only Parker is under thirty, even if Jiang Wei is added. Will Randolph be able to beat the Clippers and Mavericks?

The Spurs now have Duncan and Randolph on the inside and Parker and Ginobili on the outside, and their advantage is their three-point shooting and seasoned playoff experience, which is their advantage over the Hornets.

On April 16, the day before the first game of the playoffs, the Clippers and Nets held open practice sessions in the afternoon, and reporters from China and around the world filmed the training of the two teams live.

Of course, the real tactical class is long over, and the training is basically about releasing smoke bombs and showing confidence to the fans.

Here in Los Angeles, the focus of reporters is naturally focused on the fox brother, and many reporters saw Ji Guoyi first taking a walk in the training hall, and then ran to dunk with Jordan Jr., and then with Ray. Allen compared the three points, and finally took off his shirt directly, and then compared the muscle line with Iguodala. As a result, he won all three battles, and this thing is completely showing off his skills and size, and he is boundless.

Ji Guoqiu, who is far away in New York, is much more low-key, except for interviews with reporters, he just quietly trains with the trainer to catch the ball and shoot, plus low-post back-to-back singles.

Reporters all think that this is the Nets' tactic against the Pacers tomorrow, and the Zen master may be preparing to focus on the Pandas' mid-range jumpers and low-post offense.

Barkley, as a brain-dead fan of Ji Guosha, wrote on Twitter before the first game of the 17th Clippers vs Lakers: I think the Clippers must be a team that no team in the league wants to meet now, not only because they have the league's terrifying interior line, but more importantly, they also have a top wing gate like Iguodala on the outside. In the regular season, the Clippers played the Lakers who couldn't find the North and had an all-round advantage in the lineup.

We all know that the playoff and regular season play are completely two modes, the playoffs pay more attention to defense, pay attention to positional offense, and the Lakers, who are weak on the inside, are really difficult to fight against the Clippers who have both height and technology. Right now, the first round hasn't started yet, and the Clippers have one foot in the second round.

Such predictions are not entirely due to the strength of the Clippers, but more of a problem for the Lakers themselves. This team lost its core last summer, the supporting characters are old and small, and they are no longer the team we were familiar with.

If you want to pinpoint the problem exactly, then the main problem of the Lakers now is that the interior is not strong enough, Gasol is too soft, and the offensive end is not tough enough; Odom is too loose and has a low fighting spirit; Davis is too lazy and fat; The pitchers are too floating, the offense depends on the sky, and the defense is like papier-mâché. This is the fundamental reason why the Lakers are destined to be eliminated, they can't guard the Clippers' interior line, and they can't guard the Clippers' outside line.

Barkley's downturn is in line with the mainstream media's perception that the Lakers' current star has become Gasol, but the Spaniard's pre-war confidence is obviously low, and when asked how the Lakers will perform in the playoffs, Gasol showed some helplessness and dissatisfaction. "I can't be sure, and I don't know." Gasol shook his head and said, "We ended the regular season with ups and downs, in fact most people didn't think the team would make the playoffs, but we still finished eighth, I don't know how far we can go, just wait and see." ”

Lakers fans are even less confident now, Gasol's words sound too painful, it is better to say directly: The Lakers themselves did not expect to enter the playoffs, it is said that Byron. Davis and Odom even had their fishing rods ready, and they ended up making the playoffs lying down.

Speaking of which, this is also to blame for the decline in the overall strength of the teams in the West, except for the top seven teams, the other teams in the West have played like shit this year. The Warriors lost five in a row at the end of the season and escorted the Lakers into the playoffs, which really made the Lakers themselves unexpected.

The Clippers faced such an opponent, and the first playoff game on April 17 could not have been easier.

Ji Guoshame faced Odom's amazing data of 38 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals, and the Clippers did not let the Lakers lead in the whole game.

Lakers core, Paul. Gasol's performance can't be said to be bad, the Spaniard scored 25 points and 12 rebounds, but unfortunately his teammates really didn't give it a try, especially Byron, who was 225 pounds. Davis had just nine points in his name, but he allowed Billups to have 20 points and eight assists.

At the end of the game, the Staples Arena resounded with a cry of "waste"!

You don't have to think about these scoldings to know, it must be the Lakers fans who have mixed in to scold Byron. Davis, this piece of waste.

This game also made Gasol vaguely feel the hard days when the Grizzlies sank, but the Grizzlies now have a good future, but the Lakers are not as good as day by day. (To be continued......)