Compared to the three teams in the West who only needed five games to complete the battle, and the slowest Jazz who were left to win and lose in only six games, the Celtics, who were supposed to be the least suspenseful in the East, dragged their feet, and they and the Atlanta Hawks actually played 3:3, becoming the only team in the East and West to play Game 7.

Lakers vs. Mavericks - 4:1

Jazz vs Rockets - 3:2

Clippers vs. Spurs - 4:1

Hornets vs Suns - 4:1

Eastern Side:

Celtics vs. Hawks - 3:3

Pistons vs. 76ers - 4:2

Cavaliers vs Wizards - 4:2

Magic vs Raptors - 4:1

Celtic were unable to beat the Hawks on the road, they were dragged into Game 7 by their opponents, and they returned home today to vow to win the opponent to advance; The Hawks caused a lot of problems for the Celtics in their first six games, and they didn't have any pressure to play away today, as they looked for an upset to knock out the Green Shirts.

On April 30, the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks played Game 7 of the first round, which was the last game of the first round of the playoffs in the league, and finally the Boston Celtics showed their top seeds at home, they completely dominated the Atlanta Hawks on both offensive and defensive ends, which made them beat the Hawks 99-65 in Game 7, and finally the Celtics eliminated the Hawks with a total score of 4:3 to advance to the second round, and they will compete with the Cavaliers for the right to the Eastern Conference Finals.

West - Clippers vs. Jazz, Lakers vs. Hornets.

East - Celtics vs. Cavaliers, Magic vs. Pistons.

After the Eastern and Western semifinals matchups were released, the Clippers and Jazz, who had eliminated the Rockets the day before, became the opening game of the semifinals, and they will stage the opening game of the second round, which is broadcast live in the United States. Here are the times and venues for the two teams to play each other.

Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers

Session 1 - May 1, 17:00 Salt Lake City

Session 2 - May 3, 18:30 in Salt Lake City

Session 3 - May 6, 19:30 Los Angeles

Session 4 - 20:00 Los Angeles, May 8

Scene 5 - May 11 to be determined in Salt Lake City

Session 6 - May 14 to be confirmed in Los Angeles

Session 7 - May 17 to be confirmed in Salt Lake City

Before the second round schedule was announced, one playoff team had three days without a playoff game, and that was the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers had been waiting for the second round of fixtures until then, so the team had to stay fit through guò practice and rewatch the footage of the game against the San Antonio Spurs. And analyze the next round opponent Utah Jazz.

Head coach Dunleavy Sr. said of keeping the team coherent, saying: "It's too difficult to prepare for this kind of training and we have to give these players motivation to always simulate a game or the last minute of a game, and that kind of competition keeps them fit. ”

Jazz and Rockets, who would the Clippers prefer to meet? They were also asked this question.

Dunleavy Sr. said he and the coaching staff were familiar with both teams. It doesn't matter which team is the opponent, what matters is how to get the team back to the game quickly. Dunleavy Sr. specifically told the coaching staff to be mindful of how the two teams defend each other, which is important, and the Clippers believe the league's schedule is in their favor.

Nash and Yao Ming, who were eliminated in the first round, have accepted the twins' invitation, and the two disappointed are ready to come to Los Angeles for the third game to watch the twins play at home.

Yao Ming is the player who hates the Jazz the most. Speaking before the game in Houston, he said: "It's going to be a very tough match, and although I hate that team, the Jazz execute the tactics well, and they have two stars, Delon Brown. Williams and Carlos. Boozer, so the Clippers have to concentrate on defense first. But I have confidence in their defense, after all, they are guarding the GDP combination and the schedule is good for the Clippers. ”

Nash is optimistic about the form the twins will show in the Clippers' Black Eight Spurs. "The Clippers are playing perfectly at the moment, their bench is making a difference, and the starting five are working together," said Son of the Wind. The role of the twins inside is reflected in the playoffs. My brother is a banner on the defensive end and my brother is dominant on the offensive end, so it's the perfect interior combination and I'm looking forward to teaming them up with the national team." ”

On May 1, 2008, the Clippers will play their second round opener in Salt Lake City this evening, at 10 a.m. Ji Guosha in Taylor. Swift's house is ready to go out; On the other side, Brother Panda is also packing at Twilight's house, and they don't have much to bring. MP3, headphones, cell phone, and a laptop, a Nike/Adidas backpack is all for you.

Taylor. Swift kissed the little fox. Then he said: "You went to the UK to shoot a commercial in the offseason, and I want to go with you." ”

Ji Guo's shame hurts when he hears this, isn't this surveillance?

Taylor. Swift seemed to see through what he was thinking, and continued: "I'm not spying on you, I also have business activities in England. ”

Ji Guozhi sighed in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, let's go to cheat money together in the summer, those British are not good things, and many people are stupid with money." ”

There's no Taylor on Christine's side. Swift was so strict, Twilight helped the panda brother tidy up his neckline, and then smiled lightly: "Yesterday, there was a media interview asking me if I was in a relationship with you, I don't know if you agree to expose our relationship, so I didn't admit it." ”

Ji Guoqiu hurriedly said: "Good job, your career is on the rise now, and it is good for you to stay single." "Of course this giant panda doesn't want the relationship to be exposed, he still has a little radish shredded over there, won't it be over once exposed?

The Clippers gathered at noon, had a special pregame lunch, and the whole team boarded a plane to Salt Lake City, where they will play the first game of the second round against the Utah Jazz in the evening.

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After the second round of the Western Conference came out, the Jazz all knew about their sixth game with the Rockets, and the most enthusiastic spectators weren't sitting in the Energy Solution Center, but a well-recuperated group of Clippers players on the far West Coast staring at the TV, waiting for the laws of nature to pick out their next prey.

The Jazz's euphoria over the Rockets didn't last long, less than 48 hours later. The Jazz are heading for an even more brutal second-round series, with a very unfavorable schedule, with a less obvious advantage on the first road and a big ticking time bomb on their backsadd.

"What else can I say about this schedule?" Jazz coach Sloan half-jokingly said, "It's good for me, if we get eliminated." I have one more excuse. If there's something nice, I'd say that a really good team doesn't get affected by the schedule, we play how we want to play. ”

Having said that, the Jazz's next journey is not optimistic. The league is clearly biased in favor of the Clippers, and they want to turn the Western Conference Finals into a Los Angeles derby and increase playoff ratings, which everyone knows. After all, there aren't many people who like to watch the Jazz's muscles play football on the basketball court, and the protests of the Salt Lake City fans were completely ignored.

Turkish center Oku said at the pre-game press conference: "The Clippers are a team to be reckoned with, they have many good players, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Best Defensive Player, all kinds of MVP ...... anyway"

Carlos. Boozer said before the game: "From day one they said we can't do this, we can't do that, we used that as motivation to move forward, people have always looked down on us, but now you see we've come to this point. And we're going to keep going. ”

Jazz is the same as last year, DeLong. Williams is in control, Carlos. Boozer forced the inside, Memet. Oku outside bombing, although Derek. Fisher switched to the Los Angeles Lakers, but God pitcher Kyle. The addition of Korver effectively compensated for Fisher's absence. Korver's fit into the Jazz system is as perfect as putting on a glove.

Three-point sharpshooter Kyle. "The way this team plays, and my own style of play, is like being made for each other, I'm a pitcher, I can stretch the opposition's defense, create more space for Carlos, Delon and Memet, and prevent them from wrapping them up, and it works," Korver said before the game. We are confident that we can beat the Clippers. ”

The Jazz players have just beaten the Rockets, and they are confident in the win over the Clippers. But there are also those who dare to express their opposing views in Salt Lake City, where the LA Galaxy took on Real Salt Lake City yesterday. The team's star David Brown. David Beckham said: "Jazz don't have a chance! I'm sorry, I don't want to offend anyone, and I admit that the Jazz are an amazing team, but I'm a Clippers fan and my sons love that fox. ”

Beckham came to watch a basketball game playing football, and many people slandered, aren't you a Lakers fan? When did you become a Clippers fan again? Also, isn't your adjective "sons" scolding at least tens of millions of people at once?

One of the heroes behind the Spurs' first-round knockout, Old Cat Mobley said: "We're a new team compared to the start of the season, and it doesn't matter how we played last year, this year we've shown the world what we can do, and that's fundamental. The difference this season is that at the beginning of the season no one expected us to make the playoffs, and after we got to the playoffs, all the media predicted that we would leave in the first round. Now that we're the fourth Black Eight team, I don't think we have any burden on our shoulders at all, and there's no more pressure than before the Black Eight team. ”

"In the series against the Spurs, we learned how to use our strengths to attack the weaknesses of the opposing team, our starters have no weaknesses, and our roster structure is one of the most reasonable in the league, so as long as we don't make mistakes, no one can beat us," Dunleavy Sr. said in his pre-game press conference. ”

Of course, Dunleavy Sr. looks confident, but the Jazz aren't a good bone to gnaw on for the Clippers, and their only flaw is their road record, with the Jazz being nearly winless in Salt Lake City (37-4 in the regular season) but only 17-24 on the road.

If the Clippers want to steal at least one away game, they will have to figure out some countermeasures.

In the first-round series against the Spurs, the Clippers' foul tactics allowed Tim. Duncan and the Spurs suffered. The Jazz and Spurs are similar in that they shot only 72.5 percent from the free-throw line in the first six games, and neither Brewer nor Boozer shot more than 65 percent from the free-throw line.

So, in response to the Jazz loophole, will the Clippers use foul tactics again in the second round? Although this tactic has been blamed and criticized by many people, it is difficult to feel comfortable in this way of winning.

Faced with such a question, the elder Dunleavy said unceremoniously: "I don't know what the so-called peace of mind means, I only know that this tactic is in line with the rules of the league, and the foul tactic Spurs are used the most, and the *vicky didn't say anything." ”

Ace Charles. Barkley put forward his opinion before the game: "The Utah Jazz eliminated the Rockets with a total score of 4:2 to advance, although they beat the Rockets, but some of the team's victories were not convincing, facing the Rockets without Yao Ming, the Jazz played very hard, Boozer's play was not satisfactory, without Delon. Williams' outburst in the third quarter of Game 6 may make it even tougher for the Jazz. For the Jazz, tomorrow to snatch home-court advantage, Delon . Williams and Boozer need to contribute more as team leaders, Oku needs to have better crosshairs on the perimeter, Kirilenko and Ronnie. Brewer will try to contain the Clippers' backcourt, and the team's bench players will need to bring more help. ”

Before the opening match of the second round, both teams made a declaration of victory, but who will win the first game will have to see who will win the first game! (To be continued) R655