NBA季後賽首輪哪些對決值得期待?有哪些看點?

Will Embiid eat Brooklyn alive?

本次對決，籃網能擺脫被統治的命運嗎？

Joel Embiid, at his best, is fearsome the way Shaquille O'Neal was.

喬爾恩比德，在他最好的狀態時，如同大鯊魚奧尼爾一樣無解。

He makes you marvel at his power, his agility and his skill level. No matter how many times he executes a Eurostep at full speed, it will never seem remotely normal for a person of his size to be capable of doing so.

你會對恩比德的力量、敏捷度和他的技術水平讚歎不已。對於他這樣的大個子球員來說，無論他多少次快速的歐洲步精彩過人，都不敢讓人相信他這樣的大個子能做得如此極致

He can make defenders look helpless, and the Brooklyn Nets have had no luck trying to defend him one-on-one.

恩比德會讓防守者看起來很絕望，而布魯克林網隊在一對一防守他下也毫無辦法可言。

Will Rockets-Jazz be different this time?

今年兩隊的對決會有什麼不同？爵士能扛到第幾場？

Last season's series was over in five games, and all of Houston's wins were by double-digits.

火箭隊在上個賽季季後賽系列賽都是在五常之內晉級，而且分差都是在兩位數。

If you believe this will be different, it is probably because you believe that the Rockets will be worse on defense without Trevor Ariza or the Jazz will be better on offense because of Donovan Mitchell's improvement.

如果你認爲情況會有所不同，那可能是因爲你認爲沒有阿里扎的火箭防守會更差，或者多諾萬-米切爾的進步會讓爵士的進攻變得更好。

In the 24 games after the All-Star break, Mitchell averaged 26.7 points, 4.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 46.1 percent and making 45.1 percent of his 3s.

在全明星賽後的24場比賽中，米切爾場均得到26.7分，4.6次助攻和4.5個籃板，投籃命中率爲46.1%，三分命中率爲45.1%。

Mitchell's playoff run last season was impressive, but he was nowhere near this efficient and he only made a quarter of his 3-point attempts. Let's see what he and his team have learned since then.

米切爾上個賽季的季後賽表現令人印象深刻，但他遠未達到我們所期待的效率，他只有四中一的三分命中率。讓我們看看他和他的球隊從上賽季季後賽後學到了什麼。

Will we see Playoff Kawhi?

季後賽裏，我們能看到最強版的卡哇伊嗎？

He rarely guarded the opposing team's best player. He said that he saw regular-season games as practices.

萊昂納德很少防守對方球隊的最佳球員。他說他把常規賽看作是訓練。

He missed 22 games because he wanted his knee to feel good now. According to him, it does.

本賽季萊昂納德輪休了22場比賽，他希望自己的膝蓋能夠舒服點，如他所願，他的膝蓋的確得到了很好的保養。

It is time, then, for Leonard to make the Orlando Magic terrified of even dribbling the ball near him. It's time for him to put as much pressure as he can on their conservative defensive scheme.

現在萊昂納德是時候讓奧蘭多魔術隊恐懼自己的持球進攻了，是時候給奧蘭多傳統的防守體系施更大的壓力了。

The last time he was in the playoffs, he played the best basketball of his life and made you wonder if he might be the best player on the planet. The Raptors don't need Leonard to reach that level to get past Orlando, but it would bode well for their chances of getting to the Finals.

上次字母哥在季後賽，他打出了他一生中最高的水平，讓你懷疑他可能是這個星球上最好的球員。猛龍隊不需要萊昂像納德達到那個水平才能擊敗奧蘭多，但這預示着他們有機會進入決賽。

What's next on The Giannis Show

季後賽，字母歌能上演更完美的表演嗎？

The Detroit Pistons don't have the personnel to challenge the Milwaukee Bucks, especially now that Blake Griffin — far and away their most important player — is dealing with a knee injury.

底特律活塞隊沒有合適的人選來挑戰密爾沃基雄鹿隊，尤其是現在布雷克格里芬——他們最重要的球員——正在飽受膝蓋受傷的干擾。

We are curious, though, about whether they can at least make Giannis Antetokounmpo uncomfortable.

不過，我們很好奇，活塞是否至少能限制注字母哥逆天的表現。

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