May 4.

Since the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Magic and the Celtics, the outside media has also made overwhelming reports on the game.

After all, the popularity of this game can be said to have reached the top of the league.

And this game process did not disappoint all fans.

Throughout the game, the Magic and the Celtics have been fighting each other closely, and even the scramble at the basket is getting bigger and bigger.

The fighting spirit and wits and courage of the two teams throughout the game made the fans on the scene feel excited.

But the only thing beyond the fans' expectations was that the Magic defeated the defending champion Celtics in the first game.

You should know that before this round of series starts, according to the unanimous predictions of experts from various groups, the chances of the Celtics' promotion are as high as 59.1%.

In turn, it means that the Magic's chances of advancing in the Eastern Conference semifinals are only 40.9%.

Although this is just a rough analysis made by experts based on the situation of the two teams before the game, in terms of experience and lineup, the Celtics do have more advantages.

It can be said that the only advantage of the Magic in this round of series is that the lineup is relatively deep, and the average age of the players is younger, so there will inevitably be more physical advantages.

However, no one thought this could become the Magic team's winning magic weapon before the game. However, after the first game, the Magic happened to make good use of these two points and won the game in one fell swoop.

So after the first game, the support ratings of the two teams are basically the same.

At least the external support is no longer as disparate as before the start of this series.

In addition to the Magic and the Celtics game, on this day, the results of other events in the league were also released.

Among them, the Hawks vs Heat, which were considered the most suspenseful in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, was completely finished in this round of the series.

Since the two teams tied the total score to 3:3, today the two teams also ushered in a tiebreak battle in Atlanta.

In the game that just ended, the Hawks relied on the extraordinary performance of Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, and finally defeated the Heat 91:78 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

And a new round of competition will be held with the Cavaliers, the number one in the Eastern Conference semifinals one day later.

In the exciting tiebreak battle between the Hawks and the Heat, Joe Johnson, who has always been known as a big heart, also opened fire.

In the whole game, Joe Johnson played for up to 41 minutes, including 11 of his 19 shots, 3 of 7 shots from outside the three-point line, and 6 of 6 free throws, and finally scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Help the Hawks successfully defend this tiebreak battle at home.

For the Hawks, besides Hawks Johnson, Josh Smith and Mike Bibby also became key figures in winning the game.

Among them, Josh Smith contributed a total of 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks throughout the game. Three of these five blocks were directly given to the Flash Wade, the Heat's star.

The five blocks in a single game in the playoffs also set a new record for Josh Smith's personal career high.

As for Mike Bibby's performance in this game is also quite outstanding.

Mike Bibby not only sorted out the Hawks' offense well in this game, but the most important thing is that before the game began, Bibby was also arranged by the head coach to compete with Wade.

This allows Joe Johnson to peel it off as much as possible on the defensive end, so as to retain more physical strength to participate in the offense.

So Mike Bibby's 14 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists on the offensive end can definitely be regarded as a major contributor to help the team win.

As for the Heat, compared with the Hawks' performance, the Heat played more like the 76ers team in this round of the series.

However, this situation is a necessity for the Heat. Due to some injuries, there are not many players who can play in this round of the series.

Among them, Wade and Michael Beasley are the only ones who truly have offensive capabilities.

However, since Michael Beasley is just a rookie player and has very little experience in the playoffs, Michael Beasley averaged only 24.6 minutes of playing time in this round of the series.

This also leads to the fact that in most cases, the Heat's offensive responsibility has to be suppressed by Wade.

This is also the main reason why Wade became the NBA regular season scoring champion this season.

In these seven games with the Hawks, Wade can be said to have sacrificed his life. In this round of the series, Wade averaged 42.3 minutes per game, and he was able to contribute 31.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists.

The Flash Wade can definitely be called a god descending to earth in the entire series, but in the tiebreak battle, Wade also encountered layers of attacks from Hawks head coach Mike Woodson.

So when there were at least two people in close combat throughout the game, Wade in the tiebreak game only contributed a 21-point, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Although this data is still very dazzling, for this Heat, which has severely lack of offensive firepower, Wade's misperforming performance has become the main reason for the Heat's defeat in the tiebreak battle...

While the situation in the Eastern Conference is already very clear, the West, which has fierce competition this season, has also been released in the first round of the playoffs.

In addition to the Lakers defeating the Jazz early and waiting for their opponents, the Nuggets, who ranked second in the Western Conference in the regular season, also sent the Hornets home to fish with a total score of 4:1.

Although there are many classic scenes in this round of series where Chris Paul burst into tears, under his absolute strength, Paul can only continue to look up at the ladder of the playoffs.

In addition to the Nuggets and the Lakers, there were some upsets of big and small in the other two games in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Among them, the Mavericks, ranked sixth in the Western Conference in the regular season, defeated the San Antonio Spurs with a total score of 4:2.

In this round of the series, King Nuo even used an excellent data of 26.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists to end this highly anticipated battle.

However, although the above rounds of games were very intense, the most exciting news for Chinese fans was that Yao Ming actually led the Rockets to the bottom and defeated the Portland Trail Blazers with a total score of 4:3.

In this round of seven life-and-death battles, the Trail Blazers originally won the match point in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, but after that, the Rockets won two consecutive games, creating an upset promotion in this round.

In the entire series, Yao Ming's average playing time was also as high as 39.7 minutes. You should know that such a playing time would definitely suffer a lot of pain for a giant of 2.26 meters.

However, in the end, he was exhausted and fought for seven games. At the same time, Yao Ming led the Rockets to successfully defeat the Trail Blazers, helping the Rockets to enter the Western Conference semi-finals again.

In these seven games, Yao Ming averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game.

Among them, in terms of personal shooting percentage, Yao Ming has a shooting percentage of up to 59.7%.

You should know that as the Rockets' well-deserved team core in offense and defense, Yao Ming is not the traditional center, so such a shooting percentage can completely represent Yao Ming's efficient offensive level.

In addition to Yao Ming, the Rockets can defeat the Trail Blazers in this round of the series, with the contributions of Scola, Artest, and Landry being equally crucial.

Among them, Artest not only completed the important task of defending Huang Mambaroy, but also contributed 16.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists on the offensive end.

And his 38.7% three-point shooting percentage also set a career high for Artest in the playoffs.

However, although the Houston Rockets' upset promotion made many fans feel very excited, there is a very annoying news for Rockets fans.

That is, since McGrady returned from injury, McGrady's performance in the regular season has been in a paddling state this season.

When the playoffs came, when fans hoped that McGrady could play the return of the king, McGrady's personal state showed a shocking bad attitude.

In the entire series, McGrady averaged 32.3 minutes per game, but while shooting only 33.7% shooting percentage, McGrady could only contribute 11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.9 turnovers.

And according to a statistics, whenever McGrady is on the court, the Rockets' average points lost by 6.2 points per game.

So if we use data, McGrady's presence not only failed to help the Rockets get better, but instead dragged down the Rockets' defense.

But to put it in fact, even though McGrady's performance is so poor, the main reason why coach Adelman still chose to put him on the court is because of the star effect.

The so-called star effect is to use the popularity halo brought by itself to put psychological pressure on home referees and defensive players.

It can be said that in this round of playoffs, Rockets fans truly realized that McGrady might really fall from the altar and become an ordinary player who is gradually marginalized...

And this season's playoff struggle seems to be more like a microcosm of McGrady's entire career.

Everyone is criticizing McGrady for not working hard enough on the court and not focusing enough on the court.

But behind these criticisms, people seem to have forgotten that this man suffering from congenital scoliosis has also won the title of league scoral scorer.

People seem to have forgotten even more about this man who was criticized by people for not having the desire to win. He had also been given a closed injection and went to battle with injuries.

This almost devastating choice for career is because McGrady wants to lead the team through the first round, break the Utah curse, and become a leader in the true sense of people.

Maybe people only remember that McGrady was ruthlessly blocked by the basket in a fast break counterattack at the end of her career, but maybe from that time McGrady already understood that his era might have really passed quietly.

Perhaps this man who suffered from congenital scoliosis and was determined by the doctor to not be able to do any high-intensity training from now on was doing his own curtain call to all the fans in such a rather embarrassed way.

Although this was not his intention...
Chapter completed!