The first three giants to come to the Knicks, Amare Stoudemire, are almost about to fade out of the main position. The frequent injuries have caused his competitive state to decline in a cliff-like manner. This season, this season, averaged only 22 minutes per game, and averaged only 12 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, completely no longer the style of the little bully that year.

Another giant, Deron Williams, has gradually begun to show a downturn, with his data falling from 19+7.7 per game last season to 14.3+6, which also made him miss the All-Star weekend this season.

The only one who can maintain a high competitive state is Cameron Anthony.

Even if such a Knicks gets Jordan Jr. through a trade, there is no capital to compete with the Wizards.

Another straightforward 4:0, the Wizards easily completed a sweep against the Knicks again, continuing the glorious tradition of sweeping the Knicks in the playoffs for many years.

Stoudemier and Deron performed very badly throughout the series, while the only scoring point Anthony, under the double care of Leonard and Green, shot less than 40% of the shooting percentage, and averaged 20 points per game. Compared with the average of 27.6 points in the regular season and a 45% shooting percentage, it has dropped a lot.

Leonard, who faced him, averaged 25 points and 6 rebounds per game in four games, and his score was even higher than Curry.

Of course, this was achieved only when Wang Xiao could instruct him.

After defeating the Knicks, the Wizards are likely to meet the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. It is necessary to allow Leonard to build more confidence in advance. After all, when he faced James in the past, he only needed to focus all his energy on limiting James' performance. However, this time, while defending, he also needed to share the pressure of the Wizards' offensive.

This is definitely a challenge for Leonard. After all, he is facing LeBron James, the strongest player in the small forward position.

Although James' defensive ability is not as top-notch, it can definitely be called first-class. His excellent physical fitness and excellent basketball IQ allow him to defend most of his opponents on the defensive end. People often see James' signature nail-block hat in the game, and being selected for the best defensive lineup six times in his career is also a recognition of James' defensive ability.

Wang Xiao is still unknown whether Leonard can remain efficient when facing James as he is against other opponents, so he can only prepare all the preparations before the two meet.

...

The Wizards, which swept the opponent 4-0 again, is still the first team to stand out from the second round. The situation in the divisional semi-finals is no longer as big as the first round.

In the East, in addition to the Wizards vs. the Knicks, the other team is the Cavaliers vs. the Nets. Although Jeremy Lin's Nets were at a disadvantage in the Cavaliers' confrontation, they were not powerless to resist.

Especially Jeremy Lin, he has an absolute advantage in Irving's matchup, and has completely suppressed his opponent on both ends of offense and defense.

However, the Nets' lineup is still indelible and the Cavaliers, which also makes the two teams' big scores become 3:1 after the end of four games.

In the West, the two matches in the division finals are the Trail Blazers vs. the Grizzlies and the Spurs vs. the Clippers.

In the first round, the Grizzlies' opponent was the King led by Harden, and the Clippers' opponent was the Thunder. Both teams defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the second round.

The current score between the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies is also 3:1. The Trail Blazers hold the match point, while the Spurs and the Clippers are currently tied until 2:2.

The strength of the Spurs and the Clippers can be regarded as the closest among the teams in the division finals.

Because of Wang Xiao, the Spurs have no Leonard, and because of Wang Xiao, the Clippers have no Jordan Jr.

But obviously Jordan's role in the Clippers is not as important as Leonard's. This also makes the Spurs successfully attracted Bosh to join in the summer, but they are still entangled with the Clippers.

Paul, the core of the Clippers, can already be regarded as the explosion of the small universe. He averaged 22.5 points, 11.8 assists and 2.5 steals per game in four games. The Western Conference Finals has almost become Paul's obsession. With the continuous rise of new generation point guards such as Curry, Jeremy Lin, and Westbrook, Paul's status has been severely impacted, which also makes him urgently need a heavy honor.

As a professional player, he has been playing in the NBA for nearly 9 years, but he has not even participated in a single Western Conference Final. This is definitely a major stain on his career.

Wang Xiao estimated that with Paul's super strong performance, the Clippers should be able to fight the Spurs for seven games. As for who will become the final winner, it is difficult for him to judge. After all, due to the butterfly effect, the lineups of the two teams have significant changes compared to the other time and space.

However, no matter who can win the two teams, it may be difficult to win when facing the Trail Blazers.

...

While the second round of the game was in full swing, the league's major awards became clear with the announcement of the voting results.

The first ones announced are the Best Lineup, Best Defensive Team and Best Rookie Team.

Because of George's season reimbursement, he missed the Best Team selection, but the Wizards still had three players selected for the Best Team.

They were Curry who was selected for the first team, and Thompson and Leonard who were selected for the third team.

This is reasonable. After all, the Wizards won a terrifying 73 wins in the regular season, and every player in the team performed at their best.

Thompson averaged 21.5 points this season, and Leonard made a strong effort in the second half, and his average score rose to 19.8 points at the end of the season, just 0.2 points away from breaking through the 20-point mark.

The best team selection results are as follows.

Best team: defender Stephen Curry, James Harden, forward LeBron James, Kevin Durant, center Dwight Howard.

The second team of the best: defender Jeremy Lin, Chris Paul, forward Cameron Anthony, Blake Griffin, center Jokin Noah.

The best third team: defender Russell Westbrook, Klay Thompson, forward Kawhi Leonard, Lamarcus Aldridge, center Al Jefferson.

Similar to last season, the Wizards won more honors in the best defensive team than the Best Team.

Last season, the Wizards had three players selected for the best defensive team, namely George, Leonard and Thompson.

And this season, the Wizards have been selected into the Best Defensive Team as many as four players!

Leonard was selected for the first team of the best defensive team, and Thompson, Green and Gobert were all selected for the second team of the best defensive team!
Chapter completed!