The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 264 263. What a Bad Thing (Seek Monthly Pass)

February 4.

"Good job, haha, I didn't expect that this season's playoffs would be so smooth. At present, we have won the match point with a total score of 3:0. It seems that there is not much suspense about the promotion."

"However, for the next game, you have a certain degree of confidence that you can kill the Bulls. If you can complete the sweep in the first round of the playoffs, then this will definitely be a relatively refreshing thing."

At this moment, in the hotel booked by the Orlando Magic, the general manager of the team, Otis Smith, asked Stan Van Gundy a little excitedly while making tea.

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

"Honestly, the Bulls have a big offensive flaw in their roster, so that's what they haven't been able to fix, and that's the main reason we've been able to win three games so easily."

"So I don't think the Bulls can pose too much threat to us, but that guy DeNagro is a bit unsafe."

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

After taking the tea that Smith handed him, Van Gundy didn't look at it at all. He sat on the sofa in the hotel room, looked 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's no secret that the two men on the team are short of wearing a pair of pants.

Therefore, in the personal conversation with Smith, Stan Van Gundy also seemed more casual and not too restrained.

"Hey, man, why are you still looking sullen when we're about to sweep each other in the first round of the playoffs?"

"I think you should relax a little bit. You always have such a sad look. Hey, your appearance makes me feel that you are very tired from life."

"Or after this series, we can have a good celebration."

Seeing Otis Smith, who was drinking tea and starting to cut a cigar at the side, Stan Van Gundy also briefly put down the report in his hand, and then rubbed his forehead with his fingers, feeling quite helpless and said:

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

"I'm just worrying about our opponents in the next round. Because we were overtaken by the Cavaliers at the end of the regular season, forcing us to lose the No. [-] position in the East."

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

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

However, due to the better record of the Cavaliers, the Magic, ranked second in the Eastern Conference, had to meet the Celtics, ranked third in the Eastern Conference, in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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

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

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

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

The more reason is that the Celtics are facing many injuries within the team, so in order to be conservative, Garnett, Ray Allen and Perkins all have a lot of rest.

And even under this circumstance, the Celtics still had a record of 62 wins and 20 losses in the end, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

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

And meeting the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals is obviously not a good thing.

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

Although judging from the records of the matches in the regular season, the Magic not only did not lose at all, but even had a slight advantage.

However, in the playoffs, Stan Van Gundy still felt a little headache if he really faced this old Celtics with both experience and strength.

"Then if we really face the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, you are now a few percent sure that you can get through."

Looking at the helpless Stan Van Gundy in front of him, Otis Smith, who was still cutting a cigar and drinking tea, in a very good mood, seemed to feel that the cigar in his hand seemed not so fragrant...

"It's not easy to say. From the point of view of the style of play, our winning percentages are almost the same, but from the point of view of the lineup, I'm afraid we will encounter some troubles."

"Take our previous games as an example. Although Kendrick (Perkins) of the Green Army can only be regarded as average in personal strength, he can produce unexpected effects when defending Dwight."

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

"So this alone will become more troublesome for us, because once Derek's containment is lacking on the offensive end, then we may face some worse situations."

"And there is a very good defensive player on the back line of their team, and that is Tony (Allen)."

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

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

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

Hearing Stan Van Gundy's stern analysis, Smith, who originally thought that the two teams would meet at most at a [-]-[-] split, felt cold in his heart at this moment.

"Then don't we have any advantage, or maybe we have no chance of winning?!"

After hearing what Otis Smith said, Stan Van Gundy gently picked up the messy draft in front of him that had been altered many times.

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

"The chance to win... maybe... there is..."

(End of this chapter)