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Chapter 661 The first day of the playoffs

In the anticipation of all fans, the 2013-2014 NBA playoffs finally kicked off.

On the first day, the second-ranked Thunder in the West faced the seventh-ranked Grizzlies, the fourth-ranked Blazers in the West played against the fifth-ranked Clippers, the oldest Heat in the Eastern Conference defeated the eighth-ranked Bobcats in the Eastern Conference, and the fourth-ranked Eagles faced the fifth-ranked Bulls in the Eastern Conference. .

There are many things to watch in these four games. The Thunder's second youngsters fight against the black and white bears, captain Paul welcomes the challenge of Lillard, a rising star, the "Guaranteed" trip of the Big Three, and a battle between beasts...

In short, the fans will not be disappointed.

The Spurs didn't play on the first day. I don't know why, maybe it was to let them rest for a few more days.

When they are not playing, Popovich routinely organizes the team to watch the opponent's game. If it is not because of the distance and the conditions do not allow it, Popovich really intends to take the team to watch the game directly It's game.

Popovich and the others watched the game between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers. Paul met Lillard this year, and he didn't have home court advantage. It would not be so easy to get past the first round of the playoffs.

You must know that Lillard is a man who is injured and wants to fight for the team's victory. His desire to win is quite strong, and this kind of desperate Saburo is the worst thing to provoke.

In addition, the Clippers' lineup is actually not flattering to the Trail Blazers. You can tell by comparing their respective second-in-commands. Although Griffin is the kind of muscular man that Aldridge doesn't like, Aldridge is also the same. It's also a style that Griffin doesn't like, and Aldridge's height and arms are pressing Griffin. If the two are one-on-one, they will basically explode each other.

As for Jordan, Lopez Jr. is not afraid of him in height and weight. As long as he is not allowed to easily receive Paul's pass, Jordan will basically have no deterrence.

The rest of the players are half to eight, and no one takes advantage of the other.

The same is true of this game. The Blazers fought the Clippers at home for four full quarters. From the first minute, the Blazers did not want to make the Clippers comfortable. After many years, the Blazers returned to the high position of the playoffs. In the playoffs, it was his home court again, and the Blazers were simply a bunch of "mad dogs".

After the fourth quarter, the two teams were tied and had to go to overtime.

Overtime was played on the first day of the playoffs. One can imagine how intense this game was.

In overtime, the two teams also refused to give in to each other, especially in the last 30 seconds, Lillard and Paul staged a lore and a counter-lore respectively!

This is just like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster!

First, Lillard spent 24 seconds and made a three-pointer at the last moment to help the team overtake by two points.

Then, after the team did not pause, after receiving the baseline ball alone in the backcourt, under the double-teaming of Lillard and Matthews, Paul dribbled the ball across the half court with difficulty, and then made a super long back He made a three-pointer and hit the board!
That's right, Paul's ultra-long three-pointer hit the board!

This directly made Lillard's three-pointer just now useless, and the anti-lore was successful!The Clippers won the game with difficulty in the away game, abruptly offsetting the Blazers' home court advantage.

Very intense, this is the feeling of all the Spurs players after watching this game. They really did not expect these two teams to fight like this. Now they really feel that defending this year is not so easy, even if the Spurs in the regular season It's quite easy to deal with these people, but if we really meet in the playoffs, maybe something will happen.

However, the Spurs soon became less nervous, because Qin Yan said:
"If they finish like this in seven games, then we don't have to worry about it at all. When they finish seven games like this, it must be the end of their battle. It doesn't matter who wins like that. It's good for us anyway."

Everyone in the Spurs thought about it, yes, no matter if it is the Trail Blazers or the Clippers, it will definitely not work after seven games like this. As long as the Spurs quickly deal with the Mavericks, then it will be easy to deal with them when the time comes.

On the first day of the playoffs, the Spurs also paid attention to the Heat's game. The Big Three were relaxed and happy this year. The Bobcats played eighth. This can basically be said to be the rhythm of the second round.

But the Bobcats seem to have the intention of being black and white. Facing the powerful Heat, this seemingly inconspicuous Bobcat actually exploded with a strong fighting power!

The Bobcats entered the playoffs this year as the eighth. To be honest, the Bobcats have been ridiculed a lot in the past two years. The reason is very simple. They actually gave the second pick to the Spurs, so that the team missed Qin Yan is a genius!

The three-for-one exchange back then, and the cash exception, seemed to be a good deal at the time of the draft, because Qin Yan only played six NCAA games at that time, and no one could guarantee whether he would be a parallel importer. He has an immediate combat power but has the ability to fight immediately, and the Bobcats have already determined that the boss is Kemba Walker. At that time, they really didn't have the intention to support a newcomer as the boss.

But who would have thought that Qin Yan would be so fierce now, Shanmao would be lying if he said he didn't regret it.

There was once a huge opportunity in front of Shanmao, but unfortunately they didn't cherish it...

But this year the Bobcats' record in the Eastern Conference is not bad. They traded for Al Jefferson, a good insider, to partner with Walker, and the two played well together.Aberdeen and they actually invited the old coach Larry Brown to coach, and the Bobcats also felt revived.

No, in the first game of the playoffs, against the Big Three in an away game, Al Jefferson showed his strong inside strength. It is not an exaggeration to say that he blasted the Heat's insiders headed by Bosh.

It's normal to think about it. Al Jefferson is 208 cm tall and weighs 130 kg. He has a large tonnage and is very flexible under the basket. He is a typical short and strong monster in the center!

Especially when he confronted Bosh, this feeling was even more obvious. Although Bosh is a little taller, Al Jefferson looks much wider than Bosh!The weight difference between the two is more than 20 kilograms. If calculated according to the strength level, this is at least two strength levels difference!

How could Bosh be able to stop such an opponent, so the first playoff game between the Heat and the Bobcats became Janeway and the Bobcats on the outside, and Al Jefferson on the Heat's inside.

Of course, the Heat still won in the end. After all, there were two outside Janeway, but this also gave the Bobcats hope of winning.

Heat want to play walk?Looks a little tough...

"Chris (Bosh) is no good. He really can't defend against heavy insiders." After watching the game, Whiteside dared to complain about Bosh. He seemed really confident recently.

"Yeah, look at how Al Jefferson went in with such a kick, and those who didn't know thought he was Shaq!" Dior also nodded. To be honest, Al Jefferson's skills at the basket are really good. , coupled with his size advantage, he is really fierce in fights, and Dior even thinks that his nickname of "flexible fat man" should be given to him.

"Okay, if we still play against them in the finals, we will also focus on the inside. Now let's think about how to deal with Dallas." Popovich felt that his disciples should not think too much, and should take it slowly. The road to the postseason can only be forward, and it is better to be down-to-earth. Judging from their current appearance, it feels like they are all floating.

"Yes sir!" All the Spurs saluted Popovich in unison, not sure if they listened to his words...

(End of this chapter)