April 28.

"I did a good job, haha, I didn't expect the playoffs this season to go so smoothly. We have already scored the match point with a total score of 3:0. It seems that there is no suspense about advancing."

"But you are sure to kill the Bulls in the next game. If you can complete the sweep in the first round of the playoffs, it will definitely be a relatively refreshing thing."

At this moment, in the hotel that the Orlando Magic had booked, the team's general manager Otis Smith asked Stan Van Gundy with a little excitement while brewing tea.

"If we look at the current state of the players, then we are likely to take our opponents away in the next game."

"To be honest, the Bulls' lineup has great offensive flaws, so this is the problem they have never been able to solve, and it is the main reason why we can even get out of the three games so easily."

"So I don't think the Bulls can pose too much threat to us, but that guy Denagro is a little uneasy."

"No one knows whether he will play any new tricks in the next life-and-death battle, but judging from the current Bulls' lineup, no matter how much he arranges the troops, it will be difficult to pose a threat to us."

After taking the tea handed to him by Smith, Van Gundy didn't see it at all. She sat on the sofa in the hotel room, looking at the messy report on the table, and replied to Smith with a frown.

After all, the relationship between Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith is too harmonious.

And it is not a secret that the two of them only wear pairs of pants on the team.

So in my personal conversation with Smith, Stan Van Gundy also seemed rather casual and not too restrained.

"Hey, I said man, since we can sweep the opponent in the first round of the playoffs right away, why do you still look dull?"

"I think you should relax. You always look so sad. Hey, you make me feel tired when you live like this."

"Or maybe after this series, we can celebrate it well."

Looking at Otis Smith and Stan Van Gundy, who were drinking tea and starting to cut cigars next to him, briefly put down the report in his hand, then kneaded his forehead with his fingers, and said helplessly:

"Actually, I don't have much pressure on the Bulls. After all, the Bulls' current lineup is still poor, so it's difficult for them to pose too much threat to the team."

"I'm just troubled our opponents in the next round, as we were overtaken by the Cavaliers at the last moment of the regular season, forcing us to lose the No. 1 position in the East."

"So that means we will meet the Celtics in the semifinals. Alas, this is really a bad thing."

Although the Magic achieved an excellent record of 63 wins and 19 losses this season, they also set a career high in the team's history.

However, because the Cavaliers have a better record, the Magic, ranked second in the East, had to meet the Celtics, ranked third in the East in the semi-finals.

Of course, this is when the Celtics can successfully advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, but judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the Celtics advancement.

The Celtics have a luxurious lineup of the Big Four this season, and even have better personal strength than the Cavaliers and Magic.

So this encounter in the Eastern Conference semifinals will definitely be a very bad thing for the Magic.

This season's Celtics are definitely at the top of the Eastern Conference in terms of strength, and the team's record in the regular season is not as good as the Cavaliers and the Magic.

The more reason is that the Celtics face many injuries, so for the sake of conservatism, Garnett, Ray Allen and Perkins have had a lot of rest.

And even in this case, the Celtics still ended up with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

From this we can see how powerful the Celtics, as the defending champion, are.

It is obviously not a good thing to meet the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Even for Stan Van Gundy, even if he wants to fight against the Lakers, he doesn't want to fight against the Celtics, who have the Big Four.

Although judging from the regular season match records, the Magic not only did not fall at all, but even had a little advantage.

However, in the playoffs, if Stan Van Gundy really faced this elderly Celtics team who had both experience and strength, he would still feel a little headache.

"If we really faced the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, you're pretty sure you'll be able to pass the game now."

Looking at Stan Van Gundy who was helpless in front of him, Otis Smith, who was still cutting a cigar and drinking tea, and was in a very good mood, it seemed that in an instant, the cigar in his hand seemed to be less fragrant...

"This is not easy to say. From the perspective of playing style, our winning rates are actually quite different, but from the perspective of lineup, we may encounter some trouble."

"Taking the games we played in the past few times, although Kendrick (Perkins) of the Celtics can only be considered average, he can produce unexpected results when defending Dwight."

"He weighs 280 pounds even stronger than Dwight. It can be said that he is a tank in the penalty area and has natural restraint for a center like Dwight."

"So this alone will become more troublesome, because once Derek's restraint is missing on the offensive end, we may face some worse situations."

"And there is a player with excellent defense on the back line of their team, that is Tony (Allen)."

"I don't think Doug (Rivers) will miss this because he doesn't need to send Tony to play too much. It only takes more than ten minutes to have a big impact on Allen's physical strength."

"After all, after he comes on the court, he can use all his strength to entangle Aaron, and he doesn't need to consider physical strength."

"But Allen has to play more time on the offensive end and also take into account the defense while attacking. Even if I will arrange for him to change the defense (Rondo), this will still be more troublesome."

When I heard Stan Van Gundy's stern analysis, I felt that Smith, who had met at most at 50 or 50, was so cold that I felt at this moment.

"Then do we have no advantage, or we don't have a chance to win?"

After hearing Otis Smith's words, Stan Van Gundy gently picked up the messy draft in front of him that had been revised many times with his hand.

He looked at the content on the draft paper and said something softly, as if he was answering Otis Smith's question, and as if he was talking to himself.

"A chance to win... maybe... there is...
Chapter completed!