Eastern Conference First Round Scores: Knicks (4): 76ers (0); Heat (3): Eagles (1); Bull (3): Pacers (1); Celtic (3): Magic (1).
Western Conference First Round Scores: Spurs (1): Grizzlies (3); Mavericks (2): Trailblazers (2); Lakers (2): Hornets (2); Thunder (3): Nuggets (1).
After a brief day of partying in New York, the Knicks' daily training resumed again.
The Knicks playoffs are temporarily ceasefired.
Of course, everyone knew it was just the calm before the storm.
Meanwhile, in Boston, Celtics players are still actively preparing for their fifth game with the Magic.
Angie stood on the second floor with a cup of coffee and looked down at Rivers, who was supervising player training on the sidelines, his face full of disappointment.
Yes, as the team's general manager, he was very disdainful of Rivers' coaching ability, and when he traded the Celtics' Big Three, a change of coach could bring at least two championships to Boston.
It can be said that the Celtics' championship in '08 really has little to do with Rivers' coaching level, and that's because the Celtics as a whole are both compatible and powerful.
Rivers' playoff career has been marked by countless reversals.
The '03 playoffs Magic 3:1 Pistons, reversed.
The Celtics 3-2 Magic in the '09 playoffs, reversed.
10 playoffs Celtics 3:2 Lakers, reversed.
Of course, Rivers is not completely incapable, and he can research the most suitable tactics for each ball in the offseason based on the team's roster configuration.
So the team with him as the head coach, even if the roster is poor, but the regular season record will not look ugly.
But after being frequently targeted by opponents' tactics in the playoffs, Rivers' resilience is almost non-existent.
This was also evidenced by his coaching career, when Rivers led the fancy Clippers and 76ers to the divisional semifinals for two consecutive years.
This proves once again that Rivers is useless.
In fact, these Rivers' flaws, Angie knows.
But the reason for insisting on choosing Rivers as coach is because Rivers is obedient and he will not stretch his hand too long.
Ainge is a particularly controlling general manager who doesn't allow the manager to meddle too much, including some team trades.
And these things can't be given to him by some well-known coaches, and to be honest, the best candidate for Celtics head coach at that time was actually Larry Bird.
As a celebrity of the Celtics, his coaching level is also quite good, but as a big bird who is also particularly controlling, it is impossible to succumb to Angie's hands.
Of the two of them, the Celtics were destined to leave only one, either Angie or Larry Bird.
Apparently Celtic management left Angie behind.
Of course, Larry Bird, who went to the Indiana Pacers and was the general manager, was also successful.
Had it not happened for the later Auburn Hill Palace incident, the Pacers would have had at least one championship, and Reggie Miller would not have gone without a championship in his life.
Angie brought the wolf king Garnett and Ray Allen to Boston at that time, which was known as the "Feng Shen" work, which also set off the earliest huddles.
It's just that no matter how strong the players are, they can't resist the erosion of time.
Although the Celtics have been patching up this season, in the face of the strong Knicks and the Heat's Big Three, Ainge does not know how far the Celtics can go.
If the Celtics want to go further, they need to strengthen again, but the Celtics don't have much trading chips anymore, Garnett and Pierce as the core is impossible to move, then there is only one who can be used as a chip.
Angie thought, looking at Ray Allen, who was shooting three-pointers in his No. 20 training uniform.
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In addition to training, Lian Dao also keeps an eye on the Celtics' game against the Magic.
The Celtics are home for the fifth game, and the Magic, who are on the brink of death, must win it on the road.
However, Howard fell into a foul crisis on the road today, he played 25 minutes, and almost fought with big baby Glenn Davis, and the last six fouls were ejected, and the Magic lost Howard, the core of the offensive and defensive game, and collapsed in an instant.
The result sounded unbelievable, and after the game Magic fans thought the referee was biased.
However, it wasn't, and this game played a big role as "good old man" Glenn Davis with his trash talk and small moves.
Don't look at this honest-looking guy, every trash word he said poked at Howard's soft underbelly.
After the game, according to Magic power forward Brandon Buss, during the game, Celtics center Glenn Davis repeatedly mentioned the names of Lian Dao and Yao Ming.
Of course, just mentioning the name doesn't make Howard grumble.
Crucially, Glenn Davis also brought up Howard's game in which the two men were blown up.
And repeatedly mentioned it in Howard's ears, and also brought some negative news reported by the media back to the old things on the field.
For example, "Your best defensive players are all water, and Sickle can easily block you!"
"Yao Ming doesn't need to jump when he hits you, and you can easily hit your father with a hook!" ”
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This made Howard upset by Davis on the court, and unconsciously some movements could not help but increase, and Glenn Davis was very chicken, as long as Howard had an obvious foul, he would lie directly on the ground.
This directly led to Howard's foul and upward, and in the end, Howard almost didn't hold back and fought directly with Davis on the court.
After the game, Howard even said directly in an interview with the media: "Glenn Davis is a sinister and cunning inglourious bastard, and everyone is deceived by his disguise!" All his defenses are covered with dirty! But
Garnett, a master of trash talk, clearly wouldn't let Howard attack his teammates wantonly.
"Everyone knows that Glenn Davis never clashes with anyone, and Dwight's statement is obviously malicious slander, a rogue performance that belongs to losing and losing.
Glenn Davis also said: "I didn't think about hurting any player, yes, I think Dwight must have misunderstood something, I think Dwight's pushing and shoving me should not be intentional, he should be too anxious!" Lian
Dao smelled a strong smell of tea from Davis's speech.
Good guy, this guy with thick eyebrows turned out to be a good thing either.
Next, the Knicks vs Celtics, let Cousins be careful with this guy, otherwise, the Knicks may really roll over if they are not careful.
as the Celtics eliminated the Magic, the Knicks' opponents in the next round were also out.
However, the first round of the league playoffs is not completely over, and the Eastern Conference has basically divided the winner and loser, the Celtics eliminated the Magic, the Knicks eliminated the 76ers, the Heat eliminated the Hawks, and the Bulls eliminated the Pacers.
But in the West, although the Spurs trailed the Grizzlies 1-3, the Spurs struggled at home in the fifth game and recovered one game.
In addition to the Thunder, who eliminated the Nuggets in five games, the other teams are estimated to need a sixth game to score the fastest victory.
However, the Knicks are not paying attention as much, and they are actively preparing for the game against the Celtics.
Lian Dao even watched the Celtics game in the first round of the playoffs repeatedly.
In fact, the Celtics' roster is quite luxurious, big and small O'Neal, plus the original Big Three lineup, plus All-Star point guard Rajin Rondo.
The fly in the ointment is that the average age of the Celtics' roster is on the older side, and the only one of the five starters who may still be in the playing year is Rondo.
But Rondo is mainly about driving teammates, and he does not have super scoring ability.
But even so, this Celtic team is still favored by many basketball commentators.
Stephen A. Smith, a well-known basketball commentator on the American sports channel ESPN, said on the show that he is very optimistic about the Celtics.
"I think the Celtics will get the final victory, they will be the biggest stumbling block on the Knicks' way to winning the championship! For
such comments, Lian Dao laughed.
Basketball commentators or something, in Lian Dao's opinion, many are like some so-called brick houses, a bunch of guys who only hold theoretical data and say things.
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