After sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers, the Magic had at least five days off.

Because their Eastern Conference semi-final opponents are one of the two teams, Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers, and the two teams currently have a big score of 2:1, and the Celtics are temporarily leading.

The fourth game of the two teams will be held tomorrow. If the Celtics win tomorrow, they will have another three days later to play with the Pacers.

If they still win, they will have to adjust for one or two days before they can play against the Magic. Therefore, the Magic have at least five days of rest.

After advancing to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, Wu Feng received many blessings from friends, including Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

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On April 27, 2011, Wu Feng won his second trophy in his career, the Best Rookie Trophy.

Although Wu Feng had learned before that, he had learned that the top ten best rookies were his own. However, when the results were announced and he won the Best Rookie Trophy, he was still excited and burst into tears.

This is different from the All-Star MVP trophy. The honor of Best Rookie is truly recognized for him.

However, after reaping this honor, Wu Feng began to worry about his opponent in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Three days ago, the Boston Celtics easily defeated the Pacers with the stable performance of the Big Four and led by a 3:1 score.

But yesterday, they lost to the Pacers at their home court, allowing the Pacers to tie the big score to 2:3.

Although they still have the match points, no one can guarantee that the Pacers will be defeated in the next two games and will make a comeback.

However, although the Pacers tied the score at 2:3, Wu Feng is still optimistic about the Boston Celtics' advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Because the Celtics are so strong, they not only have the old three giants, but also the fourth giant Rajon Rondo.

In the fifth game against the Pacers, although the Celtics lost, Rajon Rondo frantically scored 15 points and 11 rebounds and sent 20 assists that set a Celtics' playoff record, almost helping the Celtics advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Before that, only one player in NBA history gave at least 20 assists triple-double data in playoff games, that is Magic Johnson, who first did it once when he defeated the Celtics in 1984, and then once when he lost to the Bulls seven years later.

Therefore, Rajon Rondo's performance was very crazy.

Wu Feng really wants to play Rajon Rondo in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, so he hopes that the Celtics can defeat the Pacers in Game 6 and advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Two days later, Wu Feng's wish came true. The Boston Celtics used their strong defense to defeat the Pacers 101:88 and advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

The first game between the Magic and the Celtics Eastern Conference semifinals will start in two days.

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At 6:30 p.m. on May 1, 2011, the Amway Center Arena was full.

In this luxurious stadium, the first game between the Magic and the Celtics will be held.

Because the Magic's regular season record is better than the Celtics, the Magic have a home court advantage in this round of the series.

"Man, congratulations on winning the honor of Best Rookie." Rajon Rondo congratulated Wu Feng on the court.

"Thank you, I'm looking forward to the next battle with you." Wu Feng couldn't hide his excitement.

"So too." Rajon Rondo replied.

Wu Feng and Rajon Rondo chatted for a few seconds, and then returned to their teammates.

In this game, Rajon Rondo's son also came to the scene, and Wu Feng also hugged this little guy.

With the cheerleaders leaving the game, the first highly-watched Eastern Conference semifinal is about to begin.

The Celtics' starting lineup is: center Shake O'Neal, power forward Kevin Garnett, small forward Paul Pierce, shooting guard Ray Allen, and organizational defender Rajon Rondo.

The Magic: center Dwight Howard, power forward Brandon Bass, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Vince Carter, and organization guard Wu Feng.

In this game, Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy was intended to let veteran Nazel Mohamed and Dwight Howard appear at the same time to form a double tower lineup.

However, considering the team's offense and defense conversion speed, he gave up this idea.

Soon, the game began.

Dwight Howard and Shaq O'Neal stood on both sides of the referee respectively. Although the game had not yet begun, the tense atmosphere was already spreading throughout the game.

Two pairs of scorching eyes stared at the basketball in the referee's hand, and there were tight muscles under the jersey. As long as the whistle sounded together, the two of them would do their best to grab the ball.

As the orange basketball gradually rose, Dwight Howard and Shaq O'Neal jumped up.

One is the super center who once ruled the league, and the other is the super center who now ruled the league. These two super centers who will definitely be selected for the Hall of Fame have been destined to fight desperately from the beginning of the game.

Dwight Howard was young and energetic, and easily transferred the ball to his teammates from Shake O'Neal's head.

Gerald Wallace got the ball and quickly passed it to Wu Feng's hand, and he quickly penetrated into the inside.

The Celtics players had not yet reacted. Rajon Rondo had the best speed, but there were too many players gathered near the midfield and could not be easily activated. Just look at Gerald Wallace easily scored a layup after receiving Wu Feng's pass.

The home team took the lead, which naturally put the Amway Center Arena into a festive ocean. In the past few years, the attendance rate has not reached the top of the league. After Wu Feng arrived, the Magic's attendance rate became the first in the league.

This season's regular season, the total number of visitors to the Amway Center Arena ranked first in the league, which is undoubtedly an exciting statistic.

In this game, 18,500 seats were packed in the Amway Center Arena, and even many seats were placed in the aisle.

The Magic's official website shows that in the Eastern Conference semifinals, nearly 20,000 tickets for the Magic's home court have been sold out. The ticket prices that fell into the hands of the "scalper" have increased a few times, and the highest price has even reached 5,000 US dollars.

Facing the Celtics, a team with excellent offense and defense, the Magic not only needs to exert their strong attack power, but also use their own defense to disrupt the opponent's offense.

For the Celtics' offense, Rajon Rondo used his teammates to cover and rushed into the Magic's penalty area. A beautiful scorpion swung his tail and made a layup.

Transposition of offense and defense.

Wu Feng quickly led the ball through half, and it was Rajon Rondo who defended him.

Although Wu Feng did not dare to take his defense lightly, Wu Feng's mentality was still relatively relaxed.

Rajon Rondo's defense is excellent, but for a player like Wu Feng, his defensive deterrence is not very strong.

However, Rajon Rondo's defense cannot be ignored. His speed is top-notch in the league, and he is also famous for not being able to run. His close-fitting defense and his speed are undoubtedly a scoundrel maggot for players who want to get rid of it.

Wu Feng did not force a breakthrough, but quickly handed the ball to Vince Carter.

Faced with teams like the Celtics, all the playing styles and tactics have to be changed compared to before, with flexible and changeable passing, active running of outside players, and the requirements for speed of inside players.

The reason why Nazel Mohammed and Dwight Howard did not start at the same time in this game, but continued to use Brandon Bass because the Celtics' inside line is very strong and has very strong flexibility. If Nazel Mohammed is replaced, joining forces with Dwight Howard may not necessarily pose a threat to the opponent. On the contrary, Brandon Bass can not only strengthen its aggressiveness and flexibility.

Vince Carter lifted the ball into the inside, Dwight Howard played back single, but Kevin Garnett defended it. Shaq O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Rajon Rondo.

In the Celtics' offense, Rajon Rondo increased his speed to the extreme, and then forced a breakthrough, passing the ball to Paul Pierce's hand, who easily made a layup.

Wu Feng took a deep breath, just after running with Rajon Rondo, his breathing was a little rapid.

After halftime, Wu Feng did not stick to the ball, so he handed over the ball to Vince Carter.

Vince Carter made a fake move, breaking through the Celtics' defensive player, making a mid-range jump shot, helping the Magic tie the score.

Transposition of offense and defense.

The Celtics finally failed to make the next attack. Wu Feng took the rebound and then advanced to the Celtics halftime.

After Wu Feng broke through, the ball was delivered to the bottom line in time to Gerald Wallace. The latter's three-pointer missed. Dwight Howard easily took the rebound and leaned against Kevin Garnett, and advanced step by step into the three-second zone.

Kevin Garnett looked very painful. Although he is a first-class power forward, physical confrontation has never been his strength.

Dwight Howard bent his left elbow slightly, resisted Kevin Garnett, widened the distance between the two, and easily jumped and hit a small hook.

After a relaxed breath, Dwight Howard wiped the sweat from his forehead. Unexpectedly, Kevin Garnett was really strong. The short distance of two or three steps made him really work. The last little hook felt a little wrong when he took action. Fortunately, he was lucky. The ball bounced on the basket a few times, but the last end fell into the basket.

Kevin Garnettella went to the outside to block Rajon Rondo. Under Wu Feng's defense, Rajon Rondo was not as casual as in previous games.

Especially when he was breaking through, he was about to succeed a few times, but Wu Feng appeared in front of him strangely. After many breakthroughs failed, he could only rely more on the obstacles of his teammates.

Rajon Rondo quickly broke through the middle and entered the three-second zone, but Dwight Howard was already on the inside.

Seeing that there was no good opportunity to take action, Rajon Rondo's game style naturally would not take action so easily. With a light swing of his wrist, the ball quickly flew into Kevin Garnett's hands.

At this time, Dwight Howard had already gone to defend Rajon Rondo, and the other Magic players had no time to make up for the defense. He easily pulled the ball into the basket.

Wu Feng's long pass from the midfielder was handed over to the inside, and Dwight Howard easily tricked Kevin Garnett into the basket with a realistic and fake move.

Rajon Rondo made a breakthrough pass, and Ray Allen made a three-pointer from the right wing.

A Magic's pass mistake was made, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen easily had three-for-two, and Rajon Rondo made a mid-range shot.

Wu Feng suddenly jumped out one meter outside the three-point line and hit.

This three-pointer shot was very sudden. Rajon Rondo did not expect him to take action at such a distance. Especially this is still in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, not the previous regular season.

The Magic played very well in the first quarter, making 13 of 22 shots in a single quarter and scoring 34 points in a single quarter. Although the Celtics are not as efficient as their opponents, their performance of 11 of 23 shots is definitely considered excellent.

Moreover, in the first quarter, the Celtics also won a lot of free throw opportunities. Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett both staged a 2+1 show, temporarily trailing the Magic with 6 points 28:34.

The two organizational defenders performed well in the first quarter. Wu Feng made four of six shots in the first quarter, scoring 11 points and four assists; while Rajon Rondo made five of seven shots and scored 12 points, but only sent three assists and two other steals.

In other players, the Magic already scored seven points, the highest was Wu Feng's 11 points; and the Celtics, the starting players also scored points, and Rajon Rondo's 12 points was the highest score in the game.

In fact, Rajon Rondo's scoring ability is not very outstanding, especially outside the three-point line, his ability even barely reaches the middle level in the league.

In this game, he actually scored 12 points with a high shooting percentage in the first quarter, which surprised Wu Feng and others and fans more or less.

However, the fans of Amway Center Arena are undoubtedly the happiest. So far, the most outstanding scoring battle in the playoffs is happening in front of them.

Stan Van Gundy had nothing to say about the players' performance on the court, and their performance was definitely top-notch. However, the Celtics' powerful scoring corps found the touch at the beginning of the game, and the inside and outside lines were blooming everywhere. The offensive battle formulated by Stan Van Gundy before the game was also prepared to make the opponent score crazy, but he still couldn't accept it by scoring 28 points in the first quarter.

However, he was still very pleased with his offense. He scored 34 points in a single quarter, which shows that the team's offense is quite smooth and there is no problem.

After encouraging the players, Stan Van Gundy still insisted on the offensive battle. As long as the score advantage is firmly controlled in the second quarter, in the second half, the Celtics will fight six games hard, and the physical disadvantages will soon be revealed. Then, it will be the time when the Magic win the game in one fell swoop.
To be continued...