Chapter 584: The Gap Between Coaches, Really?

From a competitive standpoint, this was a playoff with little suspense.

Despite it being Adam Silver's first playoffs as commissioner, the disparity in competition left the new president powerless.

Silver attempted to control the referees' discretion to add suspense to the playoffs, but defending champions like the Miami Heat and the top-seeded Spurs in the Western Conference exhibited overwhelming strength.

It could be said that this was the power structure brought together under various chaotic currents after the lockout came to an end.

To break this situation, one could only wait for it to flow to its endpoint.

The Clippers encountered the Houston Rockets in the first round.

In the Rockets' lineup, relying on Harden's individual strength ensured the team's baseline performance, but their ceiling was not high.

Across two home games for the Clippers, the Rockets failed to put any pressure on them.