On April 28, the NBA playoffs continued, with the Bucks beating the Bulls 116-100, and they eliminated their opponents by a 4-1 score to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the second round was against the Celtics. From this round of series, the overall strength of the Bucks is much stronger than the Bulls, the gap between the offensive and defensive ends is obvious, take today's ball, when faced with the situation of losing the game, the Bulls did not show their due fighting spirit, the offensive end played hesitantly, the defensive end of the energy is insufficient, the home star DeRozan only scored 11 points, how can such a bad performance lead the team to win. In contrast, the Bucks superstar Alphabet Brother averaged only 33 minutes per game in the first round, and was able to blast down a comprehensive number of 28 points, 13 boards and 6 assists, the efficiency is very amazing, he can already be called the first person in the league in terms of strength, and even the shortcomings of the free throws are gone. The second round of the Bucks against the Green Army should be very exciting, and I hope that both sides can play a wonderful performance.
Congratulations James! The Lakers big guy left the team, Harden officially made a statement, and Irving renewed the new situation!
First of all, let's talk about the news of James, the Lakers did not qualify for the playoffs this year, and old Zhan opened the offseason mode early, during which he repeatedly posted some comments on the performance of playoff players on Twitter, and the playoffs without Old Zhan really felt that something was missing. Today, the US media released the NBA star's jersey sales list in the second half of the regular season, in which James once again ranked first in the league, beating Harden, Curry and Durant. Jersey sales can reflect the influence of a player, and from this list, it can be seen that Old Zhan is still the most influential player in the league today. Perhaps James's current ability is not the strongest in the league, but as long as he does not retire, he will still be the façade of the NBA, and the new generation of players still needs a certain amount of room for growth. Congratulations to Old Zhan again, I hope he can lead the Lakers to make a comeback next year and play a better record.
Then the Lakers big guy left the team, according to the Lakers reporter's report, the Lakers will end the cooperation with sports performance supervisor Situ Minyi, and the two sides will not renew the contract. It is worth noting that Situ Minyi and the Lakers have worked together for nearly 30 years, she is undoubtedly the big guy level figure of this team, she is Kobe's most trusted physiotherapist, with the team won 6 championships, for the Purple Gold Dynasty to make great contributions. Remember that when the Lakers won the championship in 2020, they also pushed it to pay tribute, which shows that the management has great respect for her contribution. Injuries are the biggest enemy of NBA players, so a good physical therapist is crucial for the team, and she should still be in demand in the market.
Next is Harden to make a formal statement, tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the morning, the 76ers and the Raptors will start the sixth game, this game is very important for the 76ers, because once forced into the seven, then the opponent's morale will be extremely high, if the 3-0 lead can be overturned, then the 76ers team will be completely nailed to the column of shame. In this context, 76ers star Harden was interviewed by reporters, and when talking about G6, Harden said: "We have been discussing ways to improve, for the things that need to be improved, the things we need to adjust, we have all seen, G6 we have to try to achieve improvement. "The big battle is coming, harden has made his attitude clear, that is, to make adjustments, to make improvements, to try to achieve improvement in the game.
Harden is under a lot of pressure this year, from joining the Nets to trading to the 76ers, Harden is running around to realize his championship dream, and he has suffered a lot of questions during the period. In the first five games of the first series, Harden performed average, shooting efficiency has dropped greatly compared to the peak, and his biggest role in the team now comes from organizing the attack, and he can accurately pass the ball to teammates in the empty position. Judging from the course of the game, Harden's biggest problem now is that he is not confident in shooting, he has his own free space in the game, but he still has to pass the ball, playing very hesitantly, there is no aggression to speak of. Harden should calm down, increase the chance of shooting, believe that he can, catch the ball in the open position and shoot directly, once the shot is smooth, it will be much easier to play.
Finally, there are new circumstances in Irving's contract extension, which has led to the Nets' failure this season, such as Irving's refusal to get vaccinated and become a part-time player, which has seriously damaged the team's chemistry. After the Nets are out, they need to consider the future direction of the team, and the management needs to consider which players to keep and how to make targeted reinforcements. Today, salary expert Gozlan analyzed Irving's contract this summer, saying Irving is likely to refuse to execute player options. He is eligible to sign a five-year, $247 million contract extension with the Nets this summer. He could also refuse to execute player options and then renew a four-year, $191.3 million contract with the Nets. I have to say that the times have really changed, and there are only a few players who want to get 30 million annual salaries in the NBA that year, and now the average star can qualify for a large contract with an annual salary of nearly 50 million.
Irving's first-round performance is not good, the average data per game is only 21.3 points, 5.3 boards and 5.3 assists, objectively speaking, he should not get a super big contract at this level, but if the Nets do not leave him, they will lose tens of millions of space in vain, this problem is still left to the team executives to deal with it.
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