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That's not good news for the Pacers, who are going to be beaten by the Wizards one more time.

The Wizards easily won Game 2 at home, 123-95. The Pacers' score was considered a normal performance, but the Wizards' offense was too fierce for them to defend.

At this time, the Pacers management also discovered Brad Miller's weakness, he was weak in offense and defense, and his salary cap was too high. In Yang Rui's previous life, Miller was selected for the Dream Team and represented the team in the 2006 World Championships, because of his poor defense, the old K coach made Brand a cameo as a center forward, and he even sat on the bench for the whole game against Greece.

When he was with the Raptors, Miller's interior defense almost didn't matter, relying on offense to kill opponents, and the Pacers didn't have that much offensive firepower.

The Pacers played at home, and the game was still one-sided. Inside Brad Miller, Harrington, Bender, and Crohill are all soft and can't keep the box. Foster is a fierce interior blue-collar worker, but his offense is too bad, he doesn't shoot mid-range, he hardly plays in the low post, and playing on the court equals less personal offense.

The biggest advantage of the Wizards right now happens to be the impact of the frontcourt players, who won most of the regular season games by relying on their muscles, just restrained the Pacers, and completed the sweep 4-0 cleanly.

Jordan started as a playmaker, averaging 13 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8 assists per game.

The team's top scorer was Stoudmayre, averaging 23 points and eight rebounds in just 30 minutes per game in the series.

Reggie Miller averaged 29.3 minutes in all four games, finishing with 9.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 28.3 percent from the field and 16 percent from three-point range. This is the worst abuse he has suffered since entering the NBA, and many media speculated that he will retire in the summer.

The Bulls swept the 76ers and will meet the Wizards in the second round.

The Nets had no suspense against the Raptors, sweeping 4-0 to advance. The Raptors, who have the strongest offensive power in the league for four consecutive seasons, can't do it after taking two interior stars.

Several young players on the Raptors are still thinking about leaving, with Tony Parker and Michael Reed both dissatisfied with their lack of playing time.

Carlisle added playing time to Billups and Kirilenko in the playoffs, and Parker averaged just 15 minutes per game.

Reed was even worse, sharing playing time with Carter and averaging only 12 minutes per game, which was a huge waste.

There were no problems in the locker room last season because Parker was a rookie and he didn't have a high pick, and he could live without the ball. As a result, he played well in the playoffs, and he also had a championship ring, and his status this year has not risen but fallen, and no one can stand this kind of thing.

Reed's declining stats are a problem with Carlisle's tactics, the team doesn't play much small-ball tactics, he only plays as a substitute for Carter at the No. 2 position, how long can he play a game?

Glenn Gruwald's head is so big that fans want Carlisle to step down, and if Carlisle is ousted, he is not confident that he will choose a better coach.

The most surprising series in the East was the Knicks, who were missing Grant Hill, who eliminated the Pistons 4-2 with home-court advantage.

Van Gundy made the same mistakes as soon as he entered the playoffs, playing the same tactics every game, and there were traces to follow, and after the two sides tied 2-2, the Knicks became familiar with the Pistons' offensive and defensive routines, and they didn't sing.

Some are also optimistic that Larry Brown will be voted the best coach, and the Knicks finished at the bottom last season and have improved a lot. But against the Nets in the second round, no one is optimistic that they will advance.

Entering the playoffs, Yao Ming only played an average of 10 minutes per game. Larry Brown will only let the interior line do the blue-collar. In Yang Rui's previous life, Rasheed Wallace joined the Pistons and his statistics under Brown were also very average, as a blue-collar player, playing more than 30 minutes per game and not scoring 15 points.

The western teams have also divided the winners and losers one after another.

The Mavericks swept the Rockets 4-0, the Spurs eliminated the Trail Blazers 4-1, the Suns eliminated the Timberwolves 4-1, and the Lakers eliminated the Kings 4-2.

The Kings were "Black Seven" and became the unluckiest team, and the Lakers will face the Spurs in the second round. The Mavericks vs. the Suns are both tridents, and there are a lot of highlights.

The most watched series in the second round is the Bulls vs Wizards.

This is the contest between Jordan and his successor Maddie, and it is also a master-apprentice duel between Yang Rui and Thibodeau.

Compared to the stars, the Bulls have the upper hand, so there are more people who are optimistic about them. There are also a few people who are optimistic that Yang Rui will create a miracle and lead the Wizards to the Eastern Finals, and the Wizards' lineup is not without advantages, they have the strongest bench bandits in the league, and the overall strength is not bad.

The first two matches between the two sides were played at home in Chicago. Before the game, Yang Rui refused to be interviewed, the team trained behind closed doors, and the Bulls team was the same, coaches and players did not fight verbally, nor did they predict the outcome of the game.

If Yang Rui leads the Wizards to the Eastern Conference finals, he will maintain the record of never missing the division finals since his debut as a coach. Even if they are eliminated later, the summer Wizards will easily attract players, and the benefits are many.

The Wizards have salary space, can poach a star, can also attract high-quality veterans to "hug the thighs", and people will definitely look curious to succeed like the Raptors.

Yang Rui has benefited more personally, the results speak for themselves, and no one will question his ability at that time. As long as he leads the Wizards to win championships in the future, he does not need to build a dynasty, even if it is only one championship, he is likely to become the first person in the active team.

If Thibodeau leads the Bulls into the East Final, it will be a little unfavorable to Yang Rui.

Thibodeau is a white American, if the league wants to praise him, it may say that Yang Rui's success in the Raptors is because of the strength of the assistant coach, as long as there is such a media publicity, Thibodeau will be of infinite use, and it is possible to enter the ranks of top coaches in the future.

On May 6, the first battle between the two sides began.

TN*T broadcast the game live on the radio, and Barkley analyzed: "Whether the Wizards can advance or not, the key is how to limit the offense of Brand and Maddy, Artest also has a certain scoring ability, and the Wizards' defensive intensity determines the final result." ”

Kenny Smith disagreed with Barkley and said with a smile: "I think the key to the Wizards' win is offense, the Bulls have weaknesses, their point guards, centers are not good enough, and Purzbilla, who was traded in the middle of the game, is only a blue-collar player, not a qualified starter." In terms of roster depth, the Wizards have the advantage, they can play more people, and Jerry Young has always won on offense. ”

After the appearance, Yang Rui shook hands with Tom Thibodeau and said hello.

Thibodeau said confidently: "It will not be so easy for you to enter the East this time, but I understand your tactics and ideas." ”

Yang Rui shrugged his shoulders and said lazily: "It's useless, don't you watch TV?" When did Tom beat Jerry? ”

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Yang Rui and the two assistant coaches, Jordan, discussed the tactics together, the Bulls are strong, but he firmly believes that the Wizards will win. Therefore, Yang Rui asked the management to keep Jordan's new promotional video, ready to wait for the next round of playoffs to play.

The Wizards made changes to their starting lineup. Alstom, Rajabel, Hamilton, Marshall, Leonard.

As soon as this lineup came out, the commentators were a little confused, and the audience was also surprised, because Jordan was actually substituted!

Barkridge said: "There was no news before the game that Michael was injured, he also played a warm-up just now, and now Jerry Young didn't let him play, what tricks do you want to play?" ”

Smith sighed: "Wesley didn't play either, and it was too risky to change the lineup at will at this time." ”

Bulls starters: Lynch Hunter, Maddy, Artest, Brand, Potsbilla.

Purzbilla jumped the ball to beat Leonard, and the game began.