In the opening game of the second round of the playoffs, the Knicks played at home with the Bulls in the first match of the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Before the game started, NBA League president David Stern personally presented Hugo with the regular season MVP trophy at home. The New York Emperor held up the highest honor he had dreamed of with the cheers of fans. In the end, the Knicks beat the Bulls 111:90 at home to lead the Bulls 1:0 with a score of 1:0.

The news that Wu Huang won the regular season MVP has been announced for a long time, but the league did not send the trophy to him until the second round of the game. After the game, Wu Huang held his MVP trophy and said to the reporter: "My teammates are tired of playing with teammates every day in the team training. We have been training in the team for a week before the game. We can smell the smell of battle in the training hall. We all want to start the second round of the series as soon as possible and then go up and do a big game. This is why we performed well tonight."

A New York reporter asked Wu Huang: "Congratulations on finally winning the MVP trophy, and also congratulations to the Knicks on winning the first victory of the series. Now there are at least three games in the first group of the Eastern Conference semi-finals, but do you think there are really only three games?"

Wu Huang just won the game, and he was in a good mood. He smiled and replied: "Of course not necessarily, because we fought with the Magic for 6 games last year, and we almost turned around when we were behind 0:2, so we will also pay special attention to what to do when we lead the total score." As he said that, he put down the trophy in his arms, "Actually, what I want to say is that our team has gradually grown up. Last year's series with the Magic helped us improve our playoffs. In the end, we were eliminated in New York. This was a very painful experience. However, it was this failure that made us understand how to perform in the playoffs and left our team with the belief that if they had the chance to return to the playoffs again, anything could happen."

Then a reporter asked about Rose's last push move. Wu Huang laughed and pretended to be generous and replied: "This is nothing. Players will make some subconscious actions when they are in a hurry. At that time, everyone only has the game. If I saw a guy walking slowly down the court when the team was behind and there was little time left, I would also want to go up and kick him, so I don't think it was a malicious action."

"Damn it, it's so hypocritical!" Now there are many reporters who follow the Knicks and Wu Huang, so after long-term contact, they have already figured out Wu Huang's character. This guy always likes to say ambiguous words. His answer seems to be praise or criticism, so he can only understand it. But considering that most fans like to put down the wrong side, Rose, who performed poorly today and had irrational actions, would really be a good tomorrow.

"I'm really a bit hypocritical!" After the press conference, Emperor Wu couldn't help but complain about himself.

Ross is actually a good boy. He didn't have too many outrageous moves to be bullied by him today, which shows that his character is not bad. Of course, it also includes Westbrook, Curry and other point guards of his generation. Most of them are bullied by him all day long, but they don't make much noise. From this perspective, he is really a standard villain.

Emperor Wu originally wanted to spend the night at Taylor Swift today, but for some reason he drove the car downstairs of Little Radish's apartment.

Now he wants to chat and talk with the quiet and obedient Emma Roberts, where he can have the illusion that he is a positive person, especially when he is a little shaken deep in his heart and even begins to doubt himself, getting along with the little Emma who will support him no matter what he does, which can make him feel warm and make him stronger in his heart.

The next day, when Emperor Wu came to the training hall, he regained a cold and resolute expression.

The little guilt that had dissipated last night with the intense exercise in the bed. The idea of ​​pitiful opponents is so stupid now! Since those guys have walked onto the court, they have naturally been ready to face the failure. Where do they need sympathy? Just say that when they were eliminated by Magic last season, did his opponent sympathize with him? Does he need sympathy with others?

He still remembers the first time he participated in a high school competition, when he knocked down an opponent who was weaker than himself. At that time, he had not become a villain at all and immediately stepped forward to pull up his opponent. As a result, he was suspended by the coach for three games in the team because of this action. Since then, he has never taken the initiative to pull up his opponent again.

After the daytime recovery training, Wu Huang welcomed Yao Ming who came to New York at home at night.

Yao Ming has had a commercial event in New York these days. By the way, he will take a look at the Knicks' game. The landlord Wu Huang, naturally, has to entertain him well.

"I really envy you. Two years of achievements have caught up with my eight years of struggle." When Yao Ming saw Emperor Wu, the expression on his face seemed to eat a sour plum. He was jealous of Emperor Wu's talent.

"Brother Yao, how are your injuries?" Wu Huang knew that Yao Ming had no malice. His jealousy was out of his misfortune. Yao Ming's career was enough to make people feel sad. The efforts he put in were completely in proportion to his gains. Of course, this refers to his gains on the court. The gains off the court are no longer in the eyes of stars of their level.

When Yao Ming heard the word "injury", his expression became even more distorted, and he said with a dark face: "Do you think I'm too bad for being unlucky? Should I find someone to see Feng Shui? Since I entered the NBA, I don't seem to have a season that I won't be injured?!" Speaking of this, Yao Ming couldn't help but slapped the dining table hard, "This year I turned down most of the national team's games and commercial activities, and my playing time began to decrease. My physical condition has been good. I thought I finally had the opportunity to play a full-time season, but you know the result. What reason would I be injured at that time?"

As Emperor Wu looked at Yao Ming and said, his face turned red and knew that he was angry! Speaking of which, Yao Ming was really unlucky. His injury was not serious this time. He recovered after more than a month of resting, but he happened to miss the playoffs perfectly. The result was that the Rockets were swept out by the Mavericks in the first round. He could walk, run and jump twice at that time, but Yao Ming, who was unable to play on the court, felt so frustrated.

"Brother Yao, I also think your luck is a bit problematic. Your contract expires next season. Do you have any plans to change the place? Maybe you can get lucky." Wu Huang tried to ask. Yao Ming's contract will officially expire in June this year. At that time, any team has the right to quote him, including the Knicks.

However, the Mavericks' high investment only achieved third place in the Western Conference. I don't know if this is a victory? However, there is no doubt that they always missed the championship. Even in the season with the best 67 wins, the Mavericks not only missed the championship, but were even eliminated by the Warriors Black Eight in the first round. Such history and reality made Cuban unable to find any words to fight back against the Zen master's jokes.

The Lakers are more willing to spend money than the Mavericks in lineup construction. This season, the Lakers' total salary has reached 90.38 million yuan, spending 3.25 million more than the Mavericks. The Lakers' record is 57 wins and 25 losses like the Mavericks. However, the Lakers and the Mavericks achieved 3 wins and 1 loss in the regular season match.

Fortunately, in the first match of the Western Conference semi-finals with the Lakers, the Mavericks finally defeated the Lakers, which made Cuban finally breathe a sigh of relief.

In the Lakers' lineup this season, Kobe is paying $24,806,250, Gasol is $17,8,000, and Bynum is $13,700,000. The salary of the three players is already very high. In addition, Odom is also paying $8,200,000, and Artest also has $6,322,320.

The Zen master said that money can buy victory, and a large part of it refers to the Lakers' investment, and his salary in the Lakers is about $12.5 million, far exceeding the salary of Mavericks' head coach Carlisle. Perhaps the implication of the Zen master is that Cuban did not spend too much money on the head coach, so they could not buy victory.

But today the Zen master was slapped in the face. The Mavericks used their lives to defeat the Lakers in the first match of the Western Conference Semi-Finals and also helped Cuban fight back against the Zen master.

The Mavericks invested $3.25 million less than the Lakers, but they defeated the Lakers in the first game of the Western Conference semi-finals. When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the excitement of Cuban's excited expression of his hands raised.

In addition to the Lakers and the Mavericks, the two giant teams in the East were also the focus of fans' attention. In the end, the Heat easily beat the Celtics at home 99:90, winning the first match between the Eastern Conference semi-finals between the two sides, leading 1-0 in the series.

In the game, the confrontation between the two teams of small forwards became a major highlight. Whether it is LeBron James of the Heat or Paul Pierce of the Celtics, both are representatives of the league's top small forwards. At the same time, the previous confrontation between the two in the playoffs also made the game full of gunpowder. In this game, Pierce contributed 19 points and 7 rebounds, but in the end, he was sent off for two technical fouls because he was not calm, while James contributed 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.

Previously, James and Pierce had two matches in the playoffs, in 2008 and 2010, and both matches ended with the Celtics led by Pierce winning. Therefore, James also hopes that he can avenge the previous two losses to Pierce in the playoffs after coming to the Heat. At present, James is better than Pierce in terms of age, speed, explosiveness and weight, but Pierce is obviously stronger than the Little Emperor in terms of experience and psychological advantages. Before the game, James and Pierce considered this game a "personal matter", and obviously both sides hope to prove who is the strongest small forward in the league in the game.

Judging from the results of the game, whether in terms of team victory or personal data, James has proved that he is the most comprehensive small forward in the league. In the game, James did not blindly pursue high scores because of his pre-match revenge declaration, but instead showed off his attacking weapon when the team needed it most. Especially in the third quarter, when the Celtics made a counterattack momentum, James started the offensive mode in time to curb the opponent's momentum.

Pierce, however, wanted to use his score to declare war on James from the beginning of the game, but failed to hit the basket again and again. At the same time, his mistakes were also the main reason for the team's final defeat.

In addition to these four teams, the game between the Thunder and the Grizzlies, which had low attention, was also very fierce!

The two teams met four times in the regular season, with the Grizzlies winning 3 and 1 loss. Randolph was an important factor in the Grizzlies' victory, and he averaged 26.5 points and 13 rebounds per game in four games. The only game that the Thunder won, Durant scored 40 points.

Both teams played well in the first round, especially the Grizzlies, who eliminated the Spurs, the No. 1 in the West, creating team history. The Grizzlies' confidence has soared, and they are not showing any weakness in the face of the Thunder. In particular, Randolph continued his super performance in the first round, playing aggressively, playing a role as a boss on both offense and defense. His skills at critical moments were also eye-catching. He scored 34+10 superstar data again in the first game, obviously planning to get rid of it.

After the Grizzlies were in the Black Eight Spurs, many people thought that Randolph's condition was just a flash in the pan when he played the Spurs in the first round, but after the first game against the Thunder, Durant was also conquered by Randolph's performance and called him the beast in the game.

The Knicks regret it now. Many fans think that Randolph has shown more strength than Xiao Si. This kind of idea that other people's things are better than their own is a major feature of all fans.

The scores in the Western Conference Finals Grizzlies (1) vs (0) Thunder; Lakers (0) vs (1) Mavericks.

Eastern Conference Finals scored Knicks (1) vs (0) Bulls; Heat (1) vs (0) Celtics.

On the day of the Knicks' second game, "Yahoo Sports" may have been bored and put an open curse on the Knicks.

They made a photo of Wu Huang holding the MVP trophy in his hand, and then reported that MVP did not mean the championship, but among the winners of this award, they can basically see the various clues of winning the championship from their team, because the players who won the MVP not only have to perform well in their personal performance, but the team's record is also a very important reference standard. Therefore, there is no necessary connection between MVP and the championship, but it can only be said that the probability of the two is relatively high. However, in the past 7 years, the MVP honor seems to have been cursed, because these seven MVP players failed to win the championship in the end.

In the past seven years, Nash and James have both won MVP again, but this does not seem to be a blessing for winning the championship. Among the five players who won this honor, the best performance was Kobe Bryant in 2008. He led the Lakers to the finals, but was eventually defeated by the powerful Celtics. The most dismal one was MVP Dirk Nowitzki in 2007, who led the Mavericks to an excellent record of 67 wins and 15 losses, but was eliminated by the Warriors in the first round and was eliminated. Others, such as James, Nash and Garnett, were just to reach the finals, but they had never even scored in the finals.

The Knicks easily won the first round of the playoffs. Maybe they could defeat the Bulls in the second round without any danger, but it has not yet been explained that Hugo will win the championship this year. Let's see if the New York Emperor can use his own actions to resist the MVP curse.

"There is such a thing?" When Emperor Wu saw the report, it was only half an hour left before the start of the game with the Bulls.

"They like to use this kind of curse to attract fans' attention!" O'Neal stretched out his big hand and touched Wu Huang's head. The latter quickly lowered his head and dodged. The fat man must have wanted to destroy his hairstyle.

After D'Antoni clapped his face and made the players concentrate, he reminded: "We don't need too much change today, but we can't copy the way we play in the previous game. They will definitely change. We should pay attention to the efficiency of the offensive after the game." The beard often encourages the players to shoot, but today he asked the players to play cautiously because they don't know what response the Bulls will make in the second game. It is best to play steadily after the game to prevent the opponent from being caught by the flaw and getting hit first.

Emperor Wu agreed with this point. The Bulls will definitely make adjustments today. They need to be careful.

After returning, Thibodeau did review his defeat in the first game. In the last game, they were eager to win a away game. The imbalance in their mentality caused them to lose their fundamental high-quality defense of winning. Instead, they chose to attack the Knicks. Even if Wu Huang did not cheat their plans, this kind of take-for-nothing strategy is still more likely to fail.

In today's game, the Bulls did not have new routines on the offensive end, and they still rely on two cores to solve the problem, just like the first game, but the focus naturally shifted to Anthony. In the playoffs, Ross was obviously not as useful as Anthony. Now no one will care about the reason for this result. Even Thibaudor will only consider the Bulls want to win. Is the hope of relying on Anthony greater?

The Knicks have not changed on the offensive end, but what worries Knicks fans is that their players' feel is much worse today than the first game, because the Bulls' defensive strength has significantly improved, which has caused the Knicks players to drop their shooting percentage in the first quarter.

Gallinari, who was shining in the last game, made only 1 of 5 shots in the first quarter, and turned from a hero to a drag on the team. But not only the Italians performed abnormally, but Wu Huang only scored 4 points in the first quarter. Ross was like a mad dog today. I don’t know if it was because he was scolded by the media and fans. His desire to attack today is not very strong, but his desire to fight with Wu Huang was very strong! Many times he could see his grim expression of gritting teeth, which made Wu Huang a little angry. As a result, he was defended by 1 of 4 shots in the first quarter, and his performance was not much better than Gallinari.

"I was actually restricted by someone's single defense?" After the first quarter, Emperor Wu felt a little angry. The Bulls let Rose defend him alone today, and the effect was better than the double defense in the previous game. This is why the Bulls still have the energy to deal with Gallinari and others.

Xiao Si was sitting next to Emperor Wu at this moment. He felt good today. In the last game, he only performed a little in the second half, and was criticized by many Emperor Wu fans for a long time after the game.
Chapter completed!