The Fifth Point Guard

After the first round, all the quarterfinals of the league were produced.

East: Nets-76ers, Pistons-Celtics.

West: Spurs-Lakers, Mavericks-Kings.

The meeting between the Spurs and the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals is a bit regrettable.

Under normal circumstances, these two teams should be opponents in the Western Conference Finals.

But the Lakers, who have played a big role, will face such a result in the playoffs as the fifth.

Although Phil Jackson said in an interview with the media that as long as the Lakers enter the playoffs, there is only one result for whoever the opponent is.

Kill the others, or be killed by the others

As for the opponent?

The Lakers themselves don't care.

Perhaps it was because the Lakers' arrogance angered the usually honest Spurs.

The Spurs defeated the Lakers 87-82 in the first game of this round of the series, allowing Kobe's 43 points and O'Neal's 24 points and 21 rebounds to come back without success.

Even honest people sometimes get angry!

In the second game, the Lakers still failed to get out of the quagmire.

95-114, the Lakers lost another game.

The "OK" combination scored 54 points together, but it still couldn't match the hands of the Spurs.

Especially when even Bruce Bowen can score 27 points, the reason for the Lakers' defeat is not entirely due to the opponent's outstanding performance.

With 6 teams scoring in double figures, the Lakers need to find a solution.

Fortunately, the coach of the Lakers is Phil Jackson.

In addition to the players led by Michael Jordan and the OK combination, the "best coach" Jackson still has a certain coaching ability.

With Kobe scoring 39 points and O'Neal contributing 21 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists, the Lakers beat the Spurs 110-95 at home.

Then, they went all out and won the second home game.

The score was 99-95.

Even though Duncan scored a game-high 36 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, it couldn't stop the Lakers from winning.

Bryant had 35 points and 7 rebounds, O'Neal scored 29 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.

After the game, Jackson said the Lakers had found the key to victory over the Spurs.

In the most critical fifth game, the resilience of the Spurs helped the team have the last laugh.

96-94, the Spurs narrowly beat the Lakers by 2 points, taking the lead to get the match point.

The Lakers rallied to catch up when they were behind by a large score, but it was too late.

Although the score was 30-16 in the fourth quarter, the team still narrowly lost by 2 points.

Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, while Duncan played steadily, with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

In the last game, Duncan showed off his regular season MVP demeanor, scoring 37 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, helping the team beat the Lakers 4-2 and become one of the top four in the league.

At the scene of the third game between the Lakers and the Spurs at home, a high school player named LeBron James watched the game live.

Since James has the title of the No. 1 high school student in North America on his head, after the game, some media interviewed James who has not shown much on TV.

"Hey, LeBron, I didn't expect to meet you here, how are you?"

"It's okay, not bad."

"As the number one high school student in the United States, what is your purpose for coming here?"

"To see Kobe play, he is really good at playing, I learned many of my turns and footwork from him."

"If the Lakers chose you, would you be happy to report?"

"No." James shook his head like a rattle.

"why?"

"That means I'm down in the draft."

"Oh—haha." The reporter was stunned.

The Mavericks and the Kings are old enemies in the playoffs.

In the last match, the King narrowly beat the Mavericks, but this time, the result was different.

The two teams engaged in an arms ban before the trade deadline, but the Mavericks were clearly more prepared.

In the first game, the Kings defeated the Mavericks 124-113 in an away game to get off to a good start in the Western Conference semifinals.

However, before the fans of the Kings were happy for too long, the Mavericks immediately responded with a 132-110 to the Kings.

Nowitzki scored 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Finley also scored 24 points and 7 rebounds, but the hero of the team's victory was Nick Van Exel. This guy made 14 of 19 shots and was surprisingly efficient. Contributed 36 points.

After that, the two sides alternately won 2 games each.

Thus, the seventh battle of Tianwang Mountain started again.

In the end, the Mavericks at home got their revenge for being eliminated last season.

112-99, Nowitzki scored 30 points and 19 rebounds.

The king's team scored the highest point guard Bibby, so it is no surprise that they lost.

It was in this battle with the Kings that Nowitzki gradually realized the profound meaning of the golden rooster's independence.

Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Nets defeated the 76ers led by Iverson 4-2.

Iverson is still the team's scoring leader every game, but it is difficult for him to carry the team forward.

The Pistons' overall offense and defense are by no means comparable to a solo team like the 76ers.

In the fifth game, Shentong scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. With Kidd's 15 points and 14 assists and Martin's 22 points and 10 rebounds, the Nets were fully fired.

In the last battle, Iverson did not play.

Some media speculated that it might be a falling out with Larry Brown.

The Nets didn't have any defense because Iverson didn't play.

102-82, the Nets beat the 76ers by 20 points and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The game between the Pistons and the Celtics was very dull, and both sides fought hard on defense.

The Pistons took the field and won the first game 89-81.

Ben Wallace grabbed 26 rebounds in a frenzy and dominated the matchup with O'Neal, although the latter also grabbed 19 rebounds.

In the second game, "Fat Toutuo" Walker made 6 of 8 outside shots and scored a total of 35 points, helping the Celtics tie the total score to 1-1.

After that, the Celtics made persistent efforts to win another victory 88-74.

However, the Pistons are Pistons after all, and their toughness is not lost to any other team.

After falling behind by a big score of 1-2, the Pistons won three consecutive cities, and finally ended the round with 4-2.

Walker's poor performance in the last three games caused "Fat Toutuo" to fall into diss in fans' messages on the Internet.

Break up one of the twin stars for a good player and a good role player.

After being eliminated, the Celtics have been using Antoine Walker to try and make trades around the league.

So far, the top four of the league have all been born.

San Antonio Spurs-Dallas Mavericks

New Jersey Nets-Detroit Pistons

The bull-horse battle has also been a beautiful and attractive landscape in the league recently.

Compared with the king, the cows and horses seem to be going uphill, but the king already has a feeling of lack of stamina.

As for the Nets and Pistons.

Whether the Nets' offense is sharper, or the Pistons' defense is more stable.

The answer is about to be revealed.