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Chapter 522 The Celtics Are Helpless

In the other series in the East, there are two groups that have the taste of a la carte chicken pecking at each other.

The Celtics and Hornets fought seven games.

The defense of the two teams is not good, and the offense has no characteristics under the confrontation in the playoffs.

After the league's offensive style, many teams were obviously mediocre, but they were called team teams.

It's really easy for a team team without defense.

Zhang Sixin doesn't like it at all. The outcome of the two teams depends on who has a better touch.

In the tiebreaker, the Hornets' core Walker played poorly and failed to score in double figures, but the Celtics' scoring point Thomas Jr. dared to fight hard, so the Celtics were lucky enough to enter the second round.

It's not that they are strong, but that the Hornets performed poorly in the playoffs.

And the game between the Hawks and the Raptors is similar. The Hawks have really regressed this season.

In other words, they have so many routines that they can't handle it if they are targeted.

And the Raptors, who can enter the playoffs this season, are also insiders. Valanciunas is getting better and better, but they can only abuse food. Their top player Gay has never disappointed in disappointing people.

In the end, the series was won by the Hawks with a more stable offense. Carroll's wish to play with his old club once again failed to come true.

The game between the Heat and the Pistons can be regarded as a relatively obvious pair of strengths and weaknesses.

The main reason is that the Pistons' defense is too good, and the defense is poor.

The Heat are still much stronger in this regard, and Wade once again played the role of a star in the playoffs, which is much better than the Pistons' perimeter Reggie in stealth at critical moments.

The problem for the Heat is that Bosh can't play, but they still saved some by winning Joe Johnson in the middle of the season, and they feel a little stronger than other teams in the East.

The main reason is that Wade is still relatively hard in the playoffs, unlike some pseudo-stars, the playoffs will not work if the playoffs are stronger.

Of course, if they want to challenge the Knicks, it will be hell difficulty.

In the West, the Timberwolves defeated the Spurs 4:1 in the series.

The strength gap between the two teams is still very large. The Timberwolves now have a clear division of labor. Curry and George are the main attackers, and other players are good at defense and support. The combat effectiveness is relatively stable.

They are LaVine's instability, worry about using it, and feel bad if not using it, which is useless.

After the Spurs GDP gets old, the offense depends entirely on Aldridge.

However, Aldridge played hard, so they won one.

Chasing Dream Green's defense is indeed very good.

The Timberwolves traded Love and chose to let Chasing Dream Green stay. There are reasons for saving money, but it did help the team.

The game between the Thunder and the Trail Blazers was also won 4:1.

The Blazers lost four of their five main players last season. Although they miraculously entered the playoffs, their strength is indeed among the weaker teams in the playoffs.

They belonged to the full-offensive double-gun play this season, and their defense was the worst among the playoff teams.

They may have a chance if they meet the Clippers who are the hip-pull kings in the playoffs, but it is too difficult to meet the Thunder.

The only game he won was when Lillard scored 40 points, but Lillard could only do it once.

Timberwolves and Thunder are definitely the most stable teams in the Western Conference this season.

In the game between the Clippers and the Warriors, the Clippers overturned again.

They often overturned in the playoffs, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

Of course, there are also reasons why Griffin is injured, but it is definitely not all.

Paul can lead the team, but he must have a deputy with excellent scoring ability. Obviously Griffin is still a bit short.

For the Warriors, Clay performed very well.

His skill is just shooting, even in this way, opponents often can't defend him.

After Love came to the Warriors, he and Clay still had a very chemical reaction.

To be precise, a bunch of organized players in the Warriors have a better chemical reaction with Clay.

A player like Clay has a big heart, a 3D All-Star version, and goes well with all players.

Taking advantage of the Clippers' injuries and low morale, the Warriors won six games.

As for the game between the Lakers and the Rockets, it was obviously the Big Three playing against the Big Three, which was full of gimmicks, but in the end they played at the level of pecking each other.

The Lakers' weaknesses have become more and more obvious this season. Kobe is really old, and the choice of role players is not good.

On the Rockets side, both Anthony and Howard are in decline, and they still have a bit of infighting.

Now I don't know whether Anthony and Howard are really not good enough, or they are too incompatible with Harden. The Rockets' performance is worse than last season.

So in the worst series, the Lakers still had the last laugh because James and DeRozan were more stable, and got the chance to advance to the next round in the tie-break.

Zhang Sixin also watched many other games during the team's break.

There is no way, the opponents in the next round have been pecking at each other for too long.

The Knicks rested for ten days before waiting for the second round, against the Celtics.

The Celtics have played a lot this season, but not many are really good.

The strongest scoring point, Thomas Jr., also has obvious weaknesses. It is difficult to continue to perform outstandingly when encountering the Knicks' defense.

And the Celtics' current starting lineup, whether it's outside or inside, is really a bit short.

So at the beginning of the game, the team-based offense that the Celtics are proud of did not play out.

Instead, they were suppressed by the Knicks both inside and outside, falling behind by double digits in one quarter.

Celtics coach Stevens was stunned. He also felt that the team's lineup was very flexible and could keep up with the opponent's various tactics. Even if they lost, it would not be too ugly.

In fact, they are worse off than the Pacers.

When it was desperate in the second half, some young Celtics players performed well, such as the second-year player Smart on the bench, but their effect on the outcome of the game was limited.

After the game, Celtics coach Stevens sighed: "The Knicks are really athletic. In similar situations, they can always perform better."

"That's how games sometimes are, one team plays at a top level and the other team doesn't."

"I'd go back and watch the tape, turn off the sound, watch it without emotion. See what we did well and what we didn't do well."

Stevens' speech was of a high standard and he felt like a good coach.

But this had no practical effect. They were completely locked up in the second game. Thomas Jr. could only make various reluctant shots and lost completely.

Back at home, they struggled hard. Thomas Jr. had a miraculous performance and scored high points, but they were still swept by the Knicks.

Because the Knicks have almost no weaknesses on both ends of the offense and defense, it is useless for opponents to perform well occasionally.

When they don't perform so well, the Knicks can take the game step by step.

(End of this chapter)