After the first round of the playoffs, the Southwest Division and the Texas top three are undoubtedly the most popular. Even if the Grizzlies were eliminated by the Rockets, four teams in the Southwest Division made it to the playoffs, and three teams entered the division finals. This powerful strength makes other divisions only have to give a thumbs up to express their admiration.

"Brother Yao, congratulations. I have said a long time ago that you have the strength to kill the Grizzlies. I will still be optimistic about you in the next round of the Thunder." Wu Huang called Yao Ming after the game.

"You tm breastfeed me again!" Yao Ming felt that this bastard must be malicious. This time he twitched his breasts and sipped: "Where is, I think you have a great chance to sweep the Pacers. No one can stop you from defending the title this season."

"Damn, so cruel?" Emperor Wu felt a little bit sucked but Yao Ming.

Just as these two idiots were hurting each other, the league had already announced the schedule for the divisional semi-finals at a flying speed. The matchups of each team only appeared on the official website one hour after the Rockets eliminated the Grizzlies.

NBA 2011-2012 first round of playoffs results:

Spurs (4) vs (0) Nuggets; Thunder (4) vs (0) Lakers; Grizzlies (3) vs (4) Rockets; Clippers (3) vs (4) Mavericks.

Eastern Division Knicks (4) vs (0) 76ers; Bulls (4) vs (2) Magic; Heat (4) vs (2) Celtics; Pacers (4) vs (2) Hawks.

NBA 2011-2012 playoff second round matchup table:

Spurs (0) vs (0) Mavericks; Thunder (0) vs (0) Rockets

Eastern Division Knicks (0) vs (0) Pacers; Bulls (0) vs Heat (0)

Knicks semifinal schedule:

May 11, New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Madison Square Garden, pm, 20:30.

April 13, New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Madison Square Garden, pm, 20:30.

May 15, New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Banker Life Arena, pm, 21:00.

May 17, New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Banker Life Arena, pm, 21:00.

On May 19, New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Madison Square Garden, to be determined.

On May 21, New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Banker Life Arena, to be determined.

May issue, New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Madison Square Garden, to be determined.

In the second round of the playoffs, NBA finally did not have a back-to-back scam anymore, but there was only one day interval in each game, so the schedule was still much more tense than before. According to convention, there will be two days intervals when the two teams exchange home and away games, but this season may not even have more than one day intervals.

The Heat soon expressed their dissatisfaction, the reason was that they had only advanced after six games, while the Knicks eliminated the 76ers in four games, but the league arranged the schedule to place the Knicks' game time behind the Heat. The Miamis will start the game on the 10th, but the Knicks can rest for one more day. So this is a single choice question: Is this too much to be biased? Can you still be more biased?

"I think their accusations are unreasonable. We want to play on the 10th, because as we all know, resting for too long is not a good thing. If the league really helps us, we should put us on the 10th game." Wu Huang said that he was completely a cheaper person and was acting obedient. He will not be low-key from now on, and he will never let him go if he has the opportunity to provoke the Heat.

The Heat didn't know if they were angry with Emperor Wu. In the opening game of the second round of playoffs, they were beaten by the Bulls who had lost their troops as soon as they came up! Noah and Boozer, two guys with different shortcomings, were not able to see that one was not good at defense and the other was not good at attacking, which made Heat fans feel very embarrassed.

Boozer was the strongest one besides the four NBA power forwards at the peak. At that time, Boss was on par with Gasol and Boss. He even had a higher position than a weak team like Boss with his performance in the playoffs. Gasol was not as famous as Boozer in the early days. The boy was only getting worse after getting the last big contract. Now he has become a quasi-All-star player and is basically on the same level as Noah.

But the Heat's fourth and fifth positions are too weak. Although Bosh gained weight in the summer, his skeleton is there, and it is impossible for him to really turn into an inside line who is good at confrontation. No matter how much he gains weight, he is still an inside line that focuses on flexibility and mid-range shots, which makes it difficult for Bosh to defend whether against Noah or Boozer.

Wu Huang naturally watched this game, and the Heat chose to use Bosh to defend Noah more. The latter is also an inside line with less prominent weight. In addition, Noah is not good at attacking, so Boshdo can retain some of his physical strength to use it on the offensive end. Especially when Wade's performance in the playoffs was sluggish, Spoelstra believes that Bosh's offensive firepower is very important to the Heat.

But Bosh's offense was like a horse today, while Boozer was completely untargeted. The Bulls' Invisible Three Headquarters has a very high presence today, almost defeating all the Heat's inside. However, Wade has always performed poorly and started to recover in the semi-finals, contributing 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the game, and James also had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

However, under Noah's restrictions, Bosh only scored 9 points and 5 rebounds in the game, and turned into a pseudo-giant.jr Smith continued his trick-playing performance in the playoffs, contributing only 8 points on 2 of 7 three-pointers, once again proving that the "nervous knife" performed well in the regular season is unreliable even when he comes to the playoffs.

The only core of the Bulls is Anthony now. Big Watch continues to perform efficiently. His pair of pioneers is very suitable for Thibodeau's positional combat system. Although the Bulls' most brilliant ones this season are the breakthrough and invincible Rose, once the real key point of the game is the game, the Bulls will still hand over the ball to Anthony, who is most confident in the wings, in both ribs, horn positions, and wings.

Today, the Heat were even more passionate on the scene. Just watching James and Wade keep charging and counterattacking, the Heat really have the advantage in the scene.

However, the Bulls' defensive formation has always been well maintained. The Heat's large number of fast attacks and counterattacks are actually loud and thunder. They can't break through the Chicago people's defense line. They are always disturbed by Noah and other Bulls players near the penalty area, and have never been able to make a wave of flow.

In post-match statistics, Anthony and Boozer's scoring efficiency was higher than James and Wade. Hamilton, who joined the new team, also performed an embarrassing performance that made JR Smith very embarrassed. In the end, the Bulls, who were at home, relied on stronger execution, stronger inside strength, and a more balanced lineup to defeat the Heat with a 5-point advantage.

The Knicks are very satisfied with this result. It seems that the Bulls can still cause a lot of trouble for the Heat. If they can eventually eliminate the Heat, the Knicks will also accept this result. This Bulls without Ross is completely unable to resist Wu Huang's attack. The Knicks' inside strength is not comparable to the Heat. There is no pressure to play against the Bulls Knicks. This can be seen from the two losses of the Knicks after losing Ross in the regular season. If you want to defeat the Knicks, it is absolutely impossible to do without an excellent point guard.

The match between the Spurs and the Mavericks in the Western Conference was also followed, but Wu Huang was not very concerned. Jeremy Lin did not make a comeback in the first game, and the Mavericks got a good start by the experienced Spurs away.

However, the Spurs have no advantage against the Mavericks. Both teams are teams with veterans, and they compete for tactical execution and experience, so their shortcomings are covered to a certain extent. The Mavericks are not inferior to the Spurs in terms of experience. Losing in the first game is more of a away disadvantage. However, the Dallasians have always kept the score tightly in the whole game. If Chandler had not made too many fouls and had not enough playing time, the Spurs might not have won the Mavericks, which had an advantage in the inside lineup.

"The Mavericks are the ones the Spurs don't want to touch the most is the Mavericks?" Wu Huang also murmured in his heart. The Spurs can still fight fast against the Thunder with slowness and can use their experience to trick the young Thunder into some aspects. But facing the Mavericks, it is really a headache, especially the two young points of Jeremy Lin and Chandler make the Spurs look older. Although they also have a good young player, Leonard, they are still at a disadvantage in the inside competition, and these two teams are really familiar with them.

On May 11, the New York Times reported before the game:

Why do some teams have good defense while others are very poor? What role does every player play in the defensive system? To answer these questions, you will feel that you have entered the black box and have no idea to start because it is really difficult to answer.

"Defense" is much more difficult than most people imagine. Even if the players accept the most popular and best guidance at the moment; even if the coach reads countless books on defense and reads countless videotapes, it is difficult for them to say that they have mastered the true meaning of defense.

Data cannot be used for reference in many cases. In order to illustrate how difficult defense is to be measured, you can first look at the match between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks. This will tell you how many movements the Spurs players will move, how many decisions they need to make in just one offensive round, how many calculations and scheming they will have... Similarly, the Mavericks players who face it must do this. This is the game of defense. Data cannot reflect the tragic and exciting game, but it is the key to the victory or defeat of the playoffs and the best reflection of the player limit.

A player's body is undoubtedly the basis for supporting all defense and offense. Physical talent is as important as a diploma. But in the playoffs, you need more than that. Each team will have hundreds of tactics, which will also change with different players, different movements, different games, or even a sudden accident, so your mind becomes equally important at this time.

In yesterday's Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat game, you can see that defense is not a constant term. It will change with the different attacks of each round. It is full of stadium wisdom and the level of a player's ball quotient. It is easy to tell at this time. Just look at whether he makes mistakes or whether he makes many mistakes.

Whether it is the Heat, the Pacers, or the Spurs or the Mavericks, they are all teams with excellent defense, but their defensive tactics are completely different, and they choose their defensive strategies based on the different player configurations of their team. However, they must have two similarities.

1. They all have excellent defensive genes.

2. There is at least one thing that can be done better than the other 29.

Let’s talk about the defensive genes first: Our defending champions should know that their biggest advantage is speed and agility, but not strength. Therefore, the Knicks will adopt a strategy of forcing their opponents to make mistakes, and will adopt more assisted defense and small-scale cooperation. The Knicks often put pressure on their opponents’ passing lines, and often use more people to hit less people in the local area. Relying on their speed and agility to force their opponents to make mistakes or complete steals.

The Knicks' defense is based on the speed and agility of Hugo, Iguodala, Gasol, Bathir, Tony Allen, but doing so means they can easily empty some areas. Once the Knicks' players make a mistake in judgment, it will cause disaster to the team and lose points, so we must avoid the opponents using this hidden danger to seek a chance to win.

If we want to say the best thing we did: it is to help defend.

That's right, the Knicks' assisted defense is in all teams. If it refers to the entire half-court range, it may not be a big deal.

However, the Knicks' local coordination and small-scale collaboration capabilities are unique in the league. Because this defense method does not rely on a tactical system, it is completely a reflection of the players' cooperation ability and awareness. We have a lot of the smartest guys in the league, so we can do this better than the Spurs, Celtics and other teams.

Here we can see how Gasol covers his movements. It is said that Espanyol is one of the best power forwards in this era, but this kind of support does not only refer to Gasol's better movements when there is a ball. Whether on the offensive or defensive end, the Knicks can take advantage of Gasol's height, speed and agility to gain a huge advantage.

In some shots, when the power forward facing Gasol goes up to cover, Gasol usually moves forward aggressively, blocking the dribble to prevent him from passing the ball to the bottom line or into the penalty area. This is a particularly classic tactical obstacle restoration of defensive screening, which is the defensive method that fans often see in the game extending their arms to impose obstacles on the opponent's pick-and-roll holder, and then using teammates' fill-up position to quickly return to the original position.

Gasol's agility allows the Knicks' obstacle recovery tactics to be effectively implemented. His longer arms and quick movements than ordinary people can help him effectively block the opponent's passing route, causing the opponent to make mistakes or complete steals. Compared with other centers or power forwards in the league, Gasol can cause the opponent to make more mistakes when defending and covering the screen.

In addition, the Knicks' defense is good at blocking the opponent's passing route, aggressively defending the opponent's ball holder, forcing the opponent to not have time to read the defense on the court, which is something that ordinary fans are not easy to observe. Therefore, although many people still think Gasol is soft and thinks that the Knicks players are not strong enough, they still came to the top eight defensive teams in the league this season. It can be seen that their trading bets won. They used their consciousness and personal defense ability to find a different defense method than the NBA. They used their height, speed, agility and consciousness to force the opponent to make mistakes and put pressure on the opponent when shooting.

"Is our defense so awesome?" D'Antoni said in a very pleasant mood after reading the New York Times' report during the day.

"Of course, but it's all my credit." Woodson thought to himself that his glasses shot an ambitious look. Although his offense was awkward, he thought that he was fighting for defense in the playoffs, so if he asked him to teach this team, he would more than double the defensive training time, and he would completely reverse the current training ratio.

However, Woodson is destined to not have this opportunity. Wu Huang will never let his team come from one extreme to another. It is no difference between only being able to defend and only being able to attack.

Before the Knicks' game started, they received news that Thunder guard James Harden won the 2011-2012 NBA Best Sixth Man Award, which made Garlinari, who was very hopeful to compete for the award, feel a little depressed.

As the most important member of the Thunder bench, James Harden averaged 31.4 minutes per game this season, able to contribute 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists, and his shooting percentage was as high as 49.1%, all data set a new high in his personal career. With his help, the Young Guards Oklahoma City Thunder achieved the second record in the Western Conference in the regular season this season, and entered the playoffs as the champion of the Northwest Division. Now he is ready to embark on the second round of the playoffs.

On April 18, in the Thunder against the Suns, James Harden scored a career-high 40 points in 36 minutes. In the first round of the playoffs, the Thunder swept the Lakers with a total score of 4:0 in the first round, and Harden averaged 21.5 points per game in these 4 games, which added a lot of points to his final win of the Best Sixth Man award.

The NBA's Sixth Person of the Year award was voted by 117 sports journalists and TV commentators from the United States and Canada. Harden scored a total of 363 points, which is not a lot. Garlinari ranked second with 264 points. The gap between the two is not big. The Italian lost in his personal data. This season, he only averaged 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. The three major data were all lower than Harden, and his shooting percentage was only 45.5%, which is why he failed to get more votes. Otherwise, Garlinari's exposure rate was far higher than Harden, which was enough to offset the gap in part of the data between the two.

"Damn, where is my MVP trophy?" The second round of the playoffs began, but Wu Huang still didn't see his MVP trophy for a long time, which made him feel a little unhappy. He thought he could receive the trophy at home today, and even prepared the award speech.

Wu Huang, who was not very happy, only talked to Paul George a few times when he appeared, mainly to encourage this bastard, because this guy is also one of his fans, and he always licked him during interviews. But Wu Huang did not expect the two of them to encounter them so soon in the playoffs, although he never thought that this guy could threaten him now and in the future.

His small training camp also invited Paul George when it was held last summer, but George seemed to have no presence in front of a group of young geniuses such as Irving and Cousins. He was a low-talented existence among these young geniuses, only his physical fitness was quite strong, but his sense of ball and skills were very ordinary. Wu Huang even felt that he was not as talented as Garlinari.

But unexpectedly, after a summer, Paul George's progress rate was faster than many geniuses he was more optimistic about. If it weren't for being reused in the second half of the regular season schedule, he would definitely have snatched Ryan Anderson's fastest-progressive player award.

However, even so, in Wu Huang's eyes, Paul George is still at the same level as Garynalli. Perhaps his defensive potential is higher, which may make Paul George a star with Pippen as a template in the future, but it should be difficult to reach this level based on his talent alone.

Wu Huang didn't know that all legendary superstars have a problem of not being accurate in their eyes, because they always use themselves as references and always feel that things they can do easily. Why are these fools just not doing well? Moreover, he looked down on those so-called late-achieving players. Wu Huang always believed that players who could not average 20+ or ​​8+ assists or 10+ rebounds in the first season were all terrible, so he called his junior Kyrie Irving to score 20+ in the rookie season.

But he didn't think about it. This kind of guidance method that ignores the actual situation is completely misleading people's children. It is also a loss for Irving to be very talented. If he did this, it would be a Kwame Brown-like tragedy. But even though there are many voices criticizing Irving for being too independent in playing basketball. He only cares about himself to brush his data and has not helped the Cavaliers improve at all. These are caused by the pressure exerted by Emperor Wu.

"You should strengthen your dribbling and shooting. I will continue to hold training camps in the summer. Are you interested?" Wu Huang said to Paul George in a tone of leading the game. In fact, he just wanted to find some skilled sparring players. These people are his free coolies in practicing football.

"Of course I'm interested. Without the training last summer, I won't be able to be at my current level." Paul George nodded quickly. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Emperor Wu's tone.
Chapter completed!