The genius of the basketball madman is on the left

There will be bread and there will be awards.

Now Zuo Li is far ahead in the selection of major awards. No one can threaten Zuo Li's position. Others do not dare to raise any questions about Zuo Li when they are interviewed. Everything is set in stone.

Zuo Li felt a little bored. At this time of year in previous years, he would always be questioned by major media outlets about awards, and he would occasionally have beef with others. For example, LeBron James and Howard had both launched verbal attacks on Zuo Li.

However, this time, it was too quiet. No one raised any objections, and no one came to cause trouble for Zuo Li. The media was full of praise for him.

Boring, so boring.

This made Zuo Li, who wanted to have some fun after training, a little disappointed.

But he knows that this is all superficial. When the Knicks encounter some setbacks in the playoffs, those who are quiet now will rush out in droves.

By then, everyone will probably want to step on them.

But unfortunately, Zuo Li was not prepared to give them this opportunity.

The eight Eastern and Western Conference playoff matchups are very interesting.

In the Western Conference, the first-ranked Lakers faced the eighth-ranked Rockets. After Yao Ming retired, the Lakers and Rockets met again in the playoffs.

The second-ranked Thunder will face the seventh-ranked Mavericks, the third-ranked Spurs will face the sixth-ranked Grizzlies, and the fourth-ranked Clippers will fight against the fifth-ranked Trail Blazers.

I have to say that although the championship has belonged to the Eastern Conference for seven consecutive years, when it comes to the playoffs, it still has to be the Western Conference!

There are four groups of matchups, each of which is full of topics and highlights. Each team has well-known stars. Although the Lakers are the strongest on the surface, teams like the Thunder and the Spurs still have the opportunity to challenge the Lakers.

This is what it looks like!

Nothing like the East.

The first-placed Knicks are playing against the eighth-placed Hawks, and the difference in records between the two teams is almost fifty wins!

The Hawks only won 35 games this year, less than half of the Knicks. They can only rank 12th in the Western Conference. Not to mention the playoffs, they can even grab the No. pick.

But in the Eastern Conference, they were able to make it to the playoffs thanks to just Horford and Korver.

It's almost the same between the second-placed Cavaliers and the seventh-placed Pistons. Although the two teams' records are not as big as the first group, the difference in strength is also visible to the naked eye.

However, the match between the third-placed Raptors and the fourth-placed Heat against the sixth-placed Celtics and the fifth-placed Pacers might be worth watching, after all, the gap in the regular season is not that big.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, they are just a foil, and the Eastern Conference Finals will most likely be a classic matchup between the Knicks and the Cavaliers.

But there is no suspense about the outcome. In the past eight years, Zuo Li and James have met six times in the playoffs, and this year is the seventh time. James still finds it difficult to win, and this time is expected to be no exception.

Eight years have passed, and James is still the same James, the young man he once was, without any change. Apart from two regular season MVPs, he has no other hard honors.

Zuo Li is no longer the rising star of the past, but the league's top player, the number one player, a strong contender for the number one player in history, and the owner of countless records.

Therefore, the confrontation between the two now is unlikely to arouse all the enthusiasm of the fans. Instead, many people hope that Zuo Li and Kobe will have a fourth match in the finals. After all, the two are still worth talking about.

As for the first two rounds of the playoffs...

amount……

When did it start?

The fans have forgotten.

It turns out that the fans are knowledgeable.

The playoffs began on April 4. After the Knicks played the opening game, eight days later, the Knicks swept their opponents 16-4 and advanced to the finals first.

In these four games, the Hawks averaged only 81 points per game and lost an average of 124 points per game, setting the record for the largest point difference in NBA series history.

Until the last game, there were not many Hawks fans. Instead, the Hawks' home court was occupied by Knicks fans who came from afar.

Really - the guest has taken the initiative.

There's nothing you can do about it. Real football fans can't watch this game at all.

Except for Knicks fans, because it’s pretty cool to see the home team bully the weaker ones.

The Knicks won the first round easily and got a full week of rest, because they were the only team in the league to sweep their opponents in the first round. By the way, Zuo Li's first-round record reached a terrifying 32-game winning streak.

When the first defeat in the first round will come has become a hot topic among everyone.

However, few people think that any team can do it recently. After all, the Knicks are well-known for their ability to bully weak teams. They are stable when playing against strong teams, and they almost never lose when playing against weak teams.

Look at teams like the Bobcats, they haven't beaten the Knicks in five or six years.

However, this record does not include the second round. After all, it is the Eastern Conference semifinals. They still have some strength. Although it is difficult to overturn the Knicks, they can still cause some trouble.

The Heat think so too.

When they finally eliminated their opponent 4-3 and entered the semifinals, they also wanted to take advantage of the momentum to teach the Knicks a lesson.

However, after four games, the Heat players fell into deep thought as they looked at the bright red 4-0.

broken!

I'm an eagle!

In these four games, let alone causing trouble for the Knicks, the smallest score difference was 20 points. After four games, the average points lost per game was 0.5 more than the Hawks in the first round...

Not even one point is enough!

Thanks to this 0.5, the Heat avoided being left behind by the Hawks and becoming the most embarrassing team in the playoffs so far.

But in fact, there is not much difference. It is not much more difficult for the Knicks to play against the Heat than against the Hawks, and it may even be easier.

We can get some clues from the time Zuo Li appeared on the court.

In the first round, the left side played an average of 24.8 minutes, while in this round it was 28.7 minutes, 0.1 minute less.

Ok?

Is this why the Heat escaped?

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I can only say that judging from the scene, there is almost no difference between the Hawks and the Heat.

This is normal. The Heat didn't understand that although they are stronger, the Knicks have more to offer than in the first round and are in better shape than in the first round.

Moreover, for other teams, long rest time may be a problem, and they may be in poor condition or something. But for the Knicks, a team that is so tight during the regular season, seven days of rest are like nectar.

I can only say that the Heat had bad luck.

The Knicks, who made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, also successfully completed the achievement of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for eight consecutive seasons.

Another seven days passed, and the Cavaliers next door took 6 games to defeat the Raptors, while the Lakers and Thunder in the West took 7 games each to reach the Western Conference Finals. So the Cavaliers faced the Knicks who were almost at full strength again.

But the Knights are different.

James, Howard, Irving...

Teams with All-Stars are indeed stronger in the playoffs!

They also created enough trouble for the Knicks. In the first and fourth games, they even had chances to complete the buzzer-beater against the Knicks!

However, that is all.

108-106，111-89，124-100，104-103……

Another four-game winning streak, another 4-0, the Knicks swept their Eastern Conference Finals opponent, the Cavaliers, with ease, and made it to the finals for the eighth consecutive season!

After the game, the confused James once again became a background board. For seven consecutive years, he was defeated by Zuo Li again.

And this time, even he himself was almost used to it.