Chapter 1213: Enemies Don’t Get Together

Like the Eastern Conference, ESPN also made a wave of predictions for the Western Conference's first-round matchups.

Lakers VS Trail Blazers.

The suspense of this matchup is second only to the Bucks and Bulls in the Eastern Conference.

The Trail Blazers' double-gun status this year is not as good as last year, and their forward line is completely unable to stop James and Durant.

If the double-gun status is as good as last year, they may steal a victory from the Lakers, otherwise being swept is their most likely outcome.

Spurs VS Rockets.

Harden will enjoy the death front line of Leonard and George in the playoffs.

His performance in the playoffs has always been inferior to that of the regular season. It will be very difficult for him to lead the Rockets to the second round.

They may just have to hope Paul's playoff experience comes into play.

Although they have to face Popovich.

Pelicans VS Warriors.

It’s not that enemies don’t get together.

This sentence is the sentence that best describes this matchup.

This is the fifth time the Pelicans and Warriors have met in the playoffs since Tang Tian joined the Pelicans.

In more intuitive terms, except for the first season when Tang Tian joined the Pelicans, the Pelicans were eliminated by the Grizzlies.

They all suffered for the remaining five seasons.

In the previous 4 meetings, the Pelicans lost the first time but won the next 3 times.

The Warriors have also become the biggest stepping stone to the Pelicans dynasty.

Now, the Pelicans are aiming for a fourth consecutive championship, and the Warriors meet them again in the first round.

Regardless of the paper lineup or the season record (Pelicans 3 wins and 0 losses), the Pelicans have the upper hand.

The Pelicans are also expected to eventually win this series.

Mavericks VS Clippers.

This is a battle between the powerful and the upstarts.

This is also the most suspenseful matchup in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks' Embiid will make the Clippers' interior suffer, but in turn, Butler and Doncic's front line will have the upper hand in the series.

In fact, the regular season records of the two teams are only one game apart, which is very telling.

From the fans' point of view, they would prefer the Clippers to win, so that they can see the most classic Los Angeles Derby in the playoffs.

But from a professional perspective, the Mavericks' experience and balance of the lineup will allow them to have the last laugh.

The ranking analysis of the Eastern and Western Conferences has been released, and fans are also looking forward to the playoffs.

Moreover, this year's various data lists also gave them a sense of excitement that they had not seen for a long time.

In the past ten years, the 2005~2006 season has been the most talked about season by fans.

That season was not only Kobe's 81 points, but also the performances of Iverson, James, Arenas, Wade and other scorers.

This can be seen from the final scoring average of the year.

Kobe is first with 35.4 points per game, Iverson is second with 33 points per game, followed by James with 31.4 points, Arenas with 29.3 points, Wade with 27.2 points, Pierce with 26.8 points, Nowitzki with 26.6 points, and Anthony with 26.5 points. points, Michael Reed 25.4 points, Ray Allen 25.1 points.

That was hailed by fans as an era of super scorers.

However, this season, it’s even worse!

Tang Tian's 82 points and 102 points beat Kobe's 81 points.

And on the scoresheet.

Tangtian ranked first with 37 points per game, Harden ranked second with 33.5 points, Durant ranked third with 30.1 points, followed by Curry with 30 points, Antetokounmpo with 27.7 points, Leonard with 27.6 points, Walker with 26.8 points, and James with 27.6 points. 26.7 points, Lillard 26.3 points, Embiid 26.2 points.

Whether individually or as a whole, this season has to surpass that glorious era.

Taking into account the comparable penalty scale, this is the most glorious era of NBA development to date.

What is worth mentioning is that these top ten super scorers will all play in the playoffs!

Thinking about such a picture is exciting enough.

The fans are looking forward to it, and the teams are also preparing nervously.

Last year, because the Pelicans were outstanding, there was basically no suspense about the championship, but this year there is a lot of suspense.

This is equivalent to a chaotic world, with heroes vying for hegemony, and everyone has a chance to win the final throne.

For the sake of this throne, they will also adjust their condition to the best, and then go to face this unprecedented war.

Same goes for the Pelicans.

Winning four consecutive championships is their biggest goal, but they have to eat one bite at a time and the competition has to come round by round.

Because the regular season record is not as dominant as last year, they will encounter the Warriors in the first round, which is also their first test.

Although the Warriors are no longer as brave as they once were, the Pelicans are not the 80-win team they were last season.

Everyone has become weaker, and no one can underestimate anyone.

Stevens was also more serious than ever before when preparing for the game.

The Warriors are the opponent they must win, and their real challenge will come from the Spurs in the second round.

So when playing against the Warriors, they not only have to win, but they also have to win with morale.

This way they will be more confident in the second round.

But the good news is that they have no game on the first day of the playoffs, and they can watch the Spurs and Rockets games first.

As soon as the playoff door opened, Stevens also organized the team to watch the live broadcast of the game.

The Spurs have home-court advantage as the two teams open their first game in San Antonio.

Team owner ccx came to watch the game. His face was full of joy and he was obviously very optimistic about the team's prospects.

After the game started, his optimism was echoed.

George played the main defense and Leonard assisted in the defense. Harden enjoyed Tangtian-level treatment from the beginning of the game.

He is very strong, but compared to Tang Tian, ​​he is still inferior.

Tang Tian was severely restricted before he developed the super far range, and he could only become more frustrated.

Of course, this is not the most deadly.

For the Rockets, the most deadly thing was their forward line, which was directly blown away by the Spurs.

After Ariza left the team, their front line is now a combination of Ennis and Tucker, which is completely impossible to watch in front of Leonard and George.

Not to mention Capela was blown away by Aldridge.

The tone of the game was set right from the start.

D'Antoni saw that the momentum was not right at the beginning and tried to go to Gordon, but that only made their explosion worse.

He looked quite powerless in front of Popovich.

In the end, the Spurs suppressed the Rockets from the beginning to the end.

The score of 107 to 77 said everything.

Before the game started, some experts expected the Rockets to counterattack, but after the first game, those voices completely disappeared.

"The Spurs are so strong."

In fact, after watching the live broadcast, many Pelicans players unconsciously had this idea.

This is also Stevens' purpose.

Give the team members a vaccination in advance, so that when the time comes, they will have experienced the psychology they should have, and naturally they will have nothing to fear.

At the end of the first day of the game, the Spurs slaughtered the Rockets, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers, the Bucks violently defeated the Bulls, and the Celtics defeated the Pacers.

The next day, the Pelicans will also face their old rival, the Warriors.

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