am i proud?

Chapter 72 The Fierce Battle of the Powers (today's first update)
In addition to the Heat's game against the Hornets on April 4, there will be three games between the Pacers against the 22ers, the Timberwolves against the Spurs, and the Mavericks against the Jazz.

The Pacers and the 76ers launched a defensive battle, and finally won 79:78.

In this game, both sides shot less than 35.6% from the field, and the Pacers even shot 43%. Moreover, their rebounds were completely at a disadvantage with 52:20, and their 76 assists were not as good as the 23ers' [-], but they still won.

I have to say, sometimes basketball is so amazing... When most of your statistics are superior, it doesn't mean that you are guaranteed to win!
步行者之所以能赢，主要还是因为他们的三分球14投5中，而76人的三分球只有9投1中。

Larry Brown's team's defensive skills are indeed among the best in the league, and it is estimated that only "Mediterranean Director" Jeff Van Gundy can compete with him.

But both of them can't attack, and...they both hate three-pointers!
When all teams pay more and more attention to three-pointers, these two guys still avoid three-pointers like snakes and scorpions.

Remember the famous "CIC King" Alan Houston of the Knicks?If it weren't for Van Gundy's strong request that he make a large number of mid-range shots near the three-point line, wouldn't this be more than "the king of mid-range shots"?
You must know that Houston's career three-point shooting rate is as high as 40.2%, but his shots accounted for only 27%; while his long-range mid-range shooting rate was 46%, his shots accounted for 34.3%.

There is one thing to say, if Alan Houston averaged one or two more three-pointers per game, his achievements in the field of three-pointers may not be lower than Ray Allen!

The game between the Timberwolves and the Spurs was also quite intense. The two sides did not decide the winner until the last moment. In the end, the Timberwolves lost 82:87.

这场比赛加内特和邓肯展开了一场联盟最强大前锋之间的较量，其中加内特18投9中砍下25分13篮板6助攻1盖帽3抢断。

而邓肯更是不遑多让，全场20投13中，砍下了33分15篮板4助攻4盖帽1抢断。

Whether it's personal data or the team's victory or defeat, Duncan had the last laugh in this game.

The game between the Mavericks and the Jazz was also extremely intense. The two sides had been evenly matched. It was also at the last minute that the winner was decided. The Jazz narrowly beat the Mavericks by 2 points.

The "troika" combination of Nowitzki, Finley and Nash on the Mavericks has reached a considerable scale. All three of them scored more than 20 points in this game.

In addition to Malone's 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, the Jazz also scored double figures in John Stockton, Brian Russell, Danny Manning and Donyell Marshall.

Among them, Danny Manning scored 7 points on 5 of 12 shots, and his performance was very efficient.

……

On the morning of April 4, the additional punishment of the NBA was announced-Campbell's foul on Mason was added as a second-level malicious foul. He will be suspended for one game and fined $23.

As soon as the news was announced, the generals of the Heat were very happy, and Wang Dalin couldn't help but said inwardly: "Sure enough, the retribution of the natural law is not good. Since you dare to do such a despicable thing, you will have to bear the corresponding punishment. It really is... Who will the sky spare?"

The strength of the Hornets is not as good as that of the Heat. Although the Heat have lost such an important force as Mason, the Hornets will inevitably lose their strength if Campbell cannot play in the next game. At present, almost everyone is optimistic that the Heat can sweep the Hornets 3:0 to advance to the next round.

However, although everyone is optimistic that the Heat can easily defeat the Hornets, everyone in the East is generally more optimistic about the 76ers. The 76ers are indeed fierce in the regular season this season!
On the evening of April 4rd, there were 23 more playoff games. In the game between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers, the live broadcast room of TNT TV was lively again.

Barkley grinned and said, "Kenny, how about we make a bet today if we have the ability?"

Smith narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Okay, how do you want to bet?"

Barkley gestured and said, "I'll bet on both sides of this year's Finals. The West side must be the Lakers, and the East side must be the 76ers! If those two teams make it to the Finals, you will live broadcast this year's Finals topless, how about it?"

Smith laughed: "What if not?"

Barkley waved his hand and said, "Impossible! It must be the two teams that entered the finals!"

Smith said angrily: "You guy...are you the one who bet like this? Tell me quickly, if not, what do you want?"

Barkley said with a smile: "Okay, if just in case... I said just in case! In case neither of their two teams enter the finals, or one of them does not enter the finals, I will wear your underwear on my head during the live broadcast of this year's finals... I mean, I will always wear it on my head as long as the finals are broadcast live, even if it is the tiebreaker!"

Smith slapped the table and said, "Okay, I bet!"

……

On the night of April 4, the Lakers beat the Blazers 23:106.

尽管开拓者这边拉希德.华莱士18投9中高效砍下了24分7篮板2盖帽，可他又怎及得上奥尼尔本场24分20篮板的大号两双？
而且科比也不甘落后，全场20投9中，其中三分2投1中，罚球12罚9中，打出了28分6篮板7助攻的全面表现。

令人意外的是德里克.费舍尔这厮竟然也爆发了一把，他全场10投7中，其中三分球5投2中，罚球6罚5中，拿到了21分3篮板3助攻。

When the Lakers are full of momentum, and O'Neal made 15 of 10 free throws and grabbed a full 8 offensive rebounds, how could they lose?
The Bucks also won by a big score against the Magic at home. They defeated the Magic 103:90.

Even though McGrady scored a "large quasi triple-double" with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in this battle, they still lost calmly.

The Bucks have too much advantage inside. Scott Williams grabbed 16 rebounds, Glenn Robinson grabbed 12 rebounds, and Irvine Johnson also scored 10 rebounds... The Bucks grabbed 17 more rebounds than the Magic alone, and the offensive rebounds were even more impressive by a margin of 23 to 10.

According to the words of Takenori Akagi, the number one center in Kanagawa Prefecture in "Slam Dunk", it is...it is difficult to lose!
In the game between the Raptors and the Knicks, the Raptors led 44:41 in the first half, but the Knicks had the upper hand in the second half, and finally lost 85:92.

The main reason why the Raptors lost was that Vince Carter's performance was extremely stretched.He only made 22 of 5 shots and only scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. He was completely sorry for his title as one of the "Four Great Shooting Guards".

And Antonio Davis scored 19 points and 15 rebounds, but he could only be reduced to an empty scorer.

Four of the Knicks scored in double figures, among which Alan Houston scored 23 points, Kurt Thomas scored 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Marcus Camby scored 8 points and 18 rebounds (how is it a bit like Ben Wallace?).

The game on April 4 was the most exciting game between the Suns and the Kings.

In this game, the Suns narrowly beat the Kings 86:83. Although the score was very low, the scene of the game was extremely fierce, which finally made the fans feel the atmosphere of the playoffs.

在这场防守大战中，太阳队的马里昂砍下21分10篮板3盖帽，基德也贡献出18分6篮板14助攻，“联盟第一控卫”果然名副其实。

国王这边韦伯虽然得到27分15篮板，佩贾、迪瓦茨也分别拿下了13分10篮板和13分8篮板4助攻，可他们的命中率实在太低了。

韦伯32投12中，佩贾17投5中，迪瓦茨11投3中……就这种命中率还能打得过谁？
After the game on April 4, the first round of the playoffs has all ended.

There are only two games in total on April 4, the G24 match between the Heat and the Hornets and the Timberwolves against the Spurs.

Due to the absence of Mason's injury, Riley mentioned Wang Dalin to the starting lineup...

(End of this chapter)