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Chapter 249 Sweeping the opponent
After a three-day break, the NBA is about to enter the first round of the playoffs.

The eight teams in the Western Conference to enter the playoffs are: Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks.

The Eastern Conference playoff teams are: Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls.

The opponent of the Suns in the first round was the Dallas Mavericks. Although the strength of the Mavericks has increased this season, it is still very dangerous to enter the playoffs.

At present, the core players of the Lone Ranger team are Doncic and Boshen. Doncic is another outstanding leader of the team after Nuo Tianwang, and another high-quality European idol player, leading the Lone Ranger back on track.

Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle said bluntly that the Mavericks have higher goals. "Successfully secured a playoff berth, of course we are happy about that and we want to win the game."

For the opponents in the first round, although the Suns said that they attach great importance to it. After all, this is the first time their lineup has entered the playoffs, but they are also full of confidence in themselves.

Soon the playoffs will officially start under the eyes of everyone. As the number one team in the league, the Suns have the home court advantage.

Dongcic and Jiangbei belong to a new generation of young players, and their matchup will also attract the attention of fans and the media.

In the same way, whether Jiangbei still performed well in the playoffs, or whether, as people speculated, he would have diarrhea as soon as the playoffs came, this will also be a point of concern.

The results proved that Jiangbei's performance is still outstanding. With his stable performance, he scored a double-double of 40+10 and won the first game of the playoffs. In contrast, Doncic also scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Suns successfully defended their home victory, coupled with Jiangbei's normal performance, all of a sudden the media who were pessimistic about the Suns shut up.

Immediately afterwards, the Suns continued to maintain their form, successfully won the second game, and moved to Dallas with the advantage of two victories.

Back at the home court of the Mavericks, the Suns faced the Mavericks with home court advantage. It was difficult and unsuitable to play, but Jiangbei took over the game strongly at the critical moment and scored 43 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists again, helping the team to overtake the score and win the game.

The Suns lead the Mavericks 3:0. With such a stable performance, it is impossible to see that this is a new team in the playoffs.

At this time, the Lone Ranger team has reached the moment of life and death. If they lose the next game again, then they will not escape the result of being swept.

If they can win this game, then they still have a chance.

Soon they ushered in the fourth game of the playoffs. In this game, the two teams played very anxiously. The Mavericks launched a crazy attack at the beginning. Under such a fierce attack, the Suns were like a small boat in the sea, and seemed to be in danger of capsizing at any time.

But at this time, Paul showed his role. Under his series organization, he quickly helped the team stabilize the offensive rhythm, and then Jiangbei began to confront Doncic.

The two teams were tied after four quarters, and soon the game entered overtime. At the last moment, the gap between the two teams was only one point. The Suns trailed by one point, but the Suns still had the ball.

As the team's leader and big-hearted player, Jiang Bei stood up at the critical moment and hit a super long three-pointer to win the game.

At the end of the Lone Ranger team's playoff journey, the Suns completed a 4:0 sweep, and then the Suns will enter a period of rest to prepare for the second round of the game.

At this time, the other three groups have not yet finished. The current score between the Jazz and the Spurs is 2:2. The Spurs are worthy of the name of the playoff team. They can only see their true strength in the playoffs. During the regular season, they often play dead to preserve their strength.

The game between the Lakers and the Nuggets went relatively smoothly. The Lakers currently lead 3:1, and it is estimated that it will be a matter of time before they win the game.

The other two teams with comparable strength are the Clippers against the Trail Blazers. The two teams played very fiercely and won each other. However, from the perspective of overall performance, the Clippers have a greater chance of winning the first round.

The game in the East is also in a similar state. The Nets also completed a 4:0 sweep and successfully eliminated the opponent Hornets. The 76ers, the No. 3 team in the East, lost to the Bulls in the third game. It is estimated that the next game will be able to solve the opponent.

The remaining two groups are still fighting. It is not obvious who can advance to the next round.

At the sixth game of the playoffs, the league officially announced the awards for the regular season. For some reason, the MVP of the regular season was still awarded to Jiangbei, which made everyone in the Suns very excited. Although Jiangbei himself was also excited, it was more about planning for the future.

The best defensive player DPOY was given to Gobert again. Gobert's defense is indeed excellent. This is the third time he has won this honor. His defensive performance this season is indeed worthy of this honor.

It is precisely because of his defensive performance that the Jazz have such an excellent record.

The honors of the best coach and the best rookie are not surprising, they all fall on the Suns. From this point of view, these more important awards have come to the West. Although Durant and Harden have left the East, the strength of the West is still strong.

After these awards came out, the best team of the season was also officially announced.

NBA First Team: Point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Jiang Bei, small forward LeBron James, power forward Antetokounmpo, and center Embiid.

NBA second team: point guard Lillard, shooting guard Doncic, small forward Leonard, power forward Durant, center Jokic.

NBA third team: point guard Irving, shooting guard Harden, small forward Paul George, power forward Griffin, center Gobert.

As soon as this lineup came out, it caused a lot of war of words and debates, but no matter what, this lineup is already like this, and everyone has different opinions. For this lineup, it is basically more suitable for Jiangbei.

(End of this chapter)