I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 258: ESPN's Roundtable

Sixteen players entered the playoffs were born, and the first round grouping of the playoffs was born naturally.

The first round of the Eastern Conference is the Bulls-Bucks, the Heat-New York, the Celtics-76ers, and the Magic-Eagle.

The first round of the Western Conference is the Mavericks vs. Hornets, Spurs vs. Grizzlies, Thunder vs. Trail Blazers, Lakers vs. Nuggets.

For these eight matchups, ESPN specially held a roundtable meeting. The question discussed was also very simple, that is, which eight teams will be the final eight teams born in these matchups, and what kind of score will enter the next round, and which teams are likely to complete the "down to top".

Since the division of strength between the East and the West this year is very clear, after the vote, they only think that the series between the Magic and the Eagles may have a situation of "down and up".

"This team is really not as good as they were two years ago. Dwight Howard is still the top defensive player in the league. With him, the Magic will basically have no problems inside, but that's all. This team has World of Warcraft, which is their biggest and only reliance. But last year has proved that only relying on Howard, this team can't go far!"

"The Eagles are growing very fast today. This growth has allowed them to rank fifth this season. Their comprehensiveness and integrity without any major problems in any aspect will make this team suffer the Magic in the series. It can be said that if the Magic really advances in the end, it will be a tragic victory. If they fail, there is no need to be too surprised, because the Eagles have such a thing!"

In the eyes of these experts, the Magic rely too much on Dwight Howard, and Dwight Howard has not had an upward trend since 09. He has reached one of his peaks, and he has no certain ability to beat this team without Turkoglu!

The team performance of the Eagles allowed them to find a breakthrough when facing the Magic, so as to find a way to win the game. In short, in the eyes of these experts, the Magic did not have the strength to steadily beat the Eagles.

This conclusion naturally aroused the displeasure of Orlando fans, and they lashed out at this point of view under the report:

"The pundits at ESPN are a bunch of people looking for gimmicks to attract attention all day long. I can understand why they do this, because only in this way can they live and enjoy their salary, but, wtf, I ask you to shut up!"

"Who can tell me, where is the dignity of two consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards? This team was underestimated two years ago, but we rushed to the Eastern Conference finals. Now, someone actually told me that we will not even make it past the first round. Damn, we are fourth in the Eastern Conference. Why are we ranked ahead of the Eagles? Just because we won more. Doesn't that explain the problem? ESPN's mayonnaise crap, I really want to drain your brains with a toilet bowl!"

"Who can tell me, what is the reason for these experts to look down on us so much? Why do they think we can't even pass the first round of the playoffs!"

The fans in Orlando were very upset, but the fans in Atlanta supported what the ESPN experts said. Of course, this is understandable. Whose children don't feel pain?

It's just that more neutral fans discovered one thing, that is, the Nuggets, who are almost on the team line with the Atlanta Hawks, are considered unable to pass the Lakers.

"Honestly, I think the Nuggets are stronger now than they were before! They play more as a team, and George Karl has more control over this team!"

"To be honest, Carmelo should feel embarrassed, because his departure did not cause any problems for the Nuggets. They are still ranked fifth in the Western Conference. With Cameron, it is difficult for them to take a step closer. But without Carmelo Anthony, they have not withdrawn from this ranking. So what is the significance of Carmelo Anthony as a superstar to this team?"

"The current strength of the Nuggets is really not bad. Although there is not much difference in strength between their starters and substitutes, these guys all have good abilities. In fact, I am very optimistic about their upset!"

Many fans believe that this Nuggets can bring some explosive things, such as eliminating the Lakers...

Although the Lakers were the defending champion last season, and they had Kobe and Pau Gasol in their lineup, everyone knows that this season, this team is unlikely to win again. Pau Gasol has shown signs of degeneration this season, especially on the defensive end. His footsteps are much slower than before. .

At the same time, Ci Shiping at the third position, the original "beast" Artest, has completely degenerated this season. His offensive ability, which he didn't have much, has completely disappeared. What's more terrible is that his defensive strength has also declined sharply.

Yes!

With the entire starting lineup of the Lakers regressing, their bench is still in a half-dead state, and very few people can stand up from the bench.

This is why the defending champion Lakers, with roughly no change in the lineup, ended up only fourth this season.

They lost some dominance.

This is why some fans think that this year's Nuggets are likely to eliminate the Lakers. Their biggest advantage is that they have too many people available, and they can consume the Lakers to death!
It’s just that ESPN’s experts didn’t talk too much about this team. The “round table” usually doesn’t take long, so they only focused on discussing two sets of matchups. One set was the Magic vs. Hawks, which was most likely to be “down to the top”. In the West, they focused on the matchup between the Mavericks and the Hornets, which just broke the historical record.

They didn't have much discussion about the results of this series. They all believed that the Mavericks would definitely beat the Hornets. After all, the Hornets' foundation is too weak, and there is no sign of "black eight".

(End of this chapter)