new lord of the rings

Chapter 291 Counterattack!

After two games in the playoffs, the gap gradually came out:
The Golden State Warriors lead the New Orleans Pelicans 2:0, which is not surprising, as everyone expected;
The Portland Trail Blazers, ranked fourth in the regular season, trailed the Memphis Grizzlies 0:2, which is surprising. The Blazers were defended by the Grizzlies without scoring more than 86 points in two games, and the highest game was [-] points!
The second-ranked Rockets lead the Dallas Mavericks 2:0, and the Rockets deserve to be ranked second. James Harden is in a great state this year, and Dwight Howard is also explosive. The first game is in the old Novus Kidu scored 24 assists, 8 rebounds and 2 assists and failed to beat the Rockets, which is also a miracle.

The most intense game in the West is the game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers narrowly beat the Spurs in the first game, and the Spurs pulled the game back in the second game. The Spurs stole a victory at the Clippers' home court.Duncan scored 11 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in the first game. The Spurs lost. Duncan broke out in the second game, scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists!

People like Nowitzki and Duncan, as long as they can play, you can't ignore them.

East side:

The Atlanta Hawks lead the Brooklyn Nets 2:0, normal, the first pair of eighth, as it should be.

The fourth and fifth are the same as in the West. The Wizards defeated the Raptors and led the Raptors 2:0.

The match between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers was fierce. Although the Cavaliers lead the Celtics 2-0, the Celtics are full of resilience and continue to cause trouble for the Cavaliers.

Chicago Bulls 2:0 Milwaukee Bucks, the Bucks are still a little tender after all, Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose jointly, the Bulls beat the Bucks.

This season, the overall strengths of the East and West are distinct, and there is no such cruel situation in the West last season. Even the first and eighth teams have to fight seven games to decide the winner.

After two days of rest, the Warriors went to New Orleans for an away game.

Although New Orleans is a tourist city, the crowds on the French Quarter and Bourbon Street are more tourists from out of town, although jazz, Cajun food, crayfish and nightlife are the theme of this city, although only It has one team each in the NFL and NBA in the four major leagues in North America, but the enthusiasm of New Orleans fans is always impressive. This is a city that is crazy about sports.

The New Orleans arena was crowded. Even though the Pelicans suffered two defeats in Golden State, it did not hinder the enthusiasm of New Orleans fans for the Pelicans. After all, this is the first time the Pelicans have entered the playoffs in recent years. Enthusiasm would literally set the New Orleans Arena on fire.

Before the game started, there were a lot of Warriors fans in the stands on the first floor. They all came from other places, some from South Mississippi not far north of New Orleans, some from Alabama, and some from Texas. The state borders Dallas and Fort Worth.The shrieks of these visiting guests as the Warriors warmed up on the court even overwhelmed the boos of the Pelicans' home fans at one point.

But when the game was about to start, even in the blink of an eye, the guests from afar found themselves surrounded by a wave of red Pelicans fans, and the yellow stars of the Warriors fans were drowned in a sea of ​​​​red and completely disappeared. trace.

Game start.

The Pelicans started with Anthony Davis, Tyreke Evans, Omer Asik, Quincy Pondexter, Eric Gordon.

The Warriors have Zhang Xin, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Bogut, Draymond Green.

Bogut and Anthony Davis picked the ball in the middle circle, and the Pelicans once again got the ball for the first time. Bogut and Anthony Davis' jump balls have already lost three consecutive games.

The feeling of returning home is different, and the Pelicans are very active:

In terms of offense, the Pelicans have increased passing and cutting, especially in the middle. After the ball is transmitted, Pondexett and Anthony Davis continue to make cuts in the middle, or directly attack the Warriors' basket, or split to the outside Hit a three-pointer.

Eric Gordon kept hitting three-pointers, and it turned out that his own basket was more friendly, and Gordon shot like crazy!

In terms of defense, Monty Williams was originally a defensive coach, and the defense was airtight. In addition, the Pelicans returned to the home court with ease. Amid the cheers of the home fans, they were quick and defensive. The line oppresses the ball holder, and Anthony Davis keeps sweeping inside.

Under the ebb and flow, the Warriors trailed by eight points at the end of the first quarter.

The Warriors’ faces are solemn. The away game in the playoffs is so wonderful. There are always many factors that interfere with you, such as the whistle at home, the drumming noise of fans at home, the subtle reactions of the players, unfamiliar venues, and even Unfamiliar food and weather are constantly disturbing you.

Today's game is not that simple. The Pelicans are in a hot state today. No matter how they shoot, even Omer Asik, who is the worst offensive player, made a few more after grabbing offensive rebounds. Everyone is threatening. It is very difficult to defend!
The Pelicans played Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon, Norris Cole, Quincy Pondexter, Ryan Anderson, and Ryan Anderson, who was refrigerated, returned to the field.

The Warriors are Zhang Xin, Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green and Maris Bates.

Kerr was on the Warriors' defensive lineup, thinking he could contain the Pelicans' abnormal state, but tonight was bound to be a sad night:
Norris Cole and Ryan Anderson broke out together!
Norris Cole, as the sixth man of the Pelicans, has no doubts about his ability to grab points. Today is even more amazing. Whether it is a three-pointer or breaking through the basket, he looks very confident, playing like an All-Star!In the face of Iguodala's blockade, he continued to break through to the basket to score!
Ryan Anderson also played like a superstar. Facing Green's defensive pull-up from the three-point line, he hit a three-pointer. succeed!
The Pelicans even played a transition offense, going down quickly after the Warriors made a mistake, and then split the ball from the center to the outside to hit a chasing three-pointer, playing... like the Golden State Warriors!

Generally, the rotation lineup led by Zhang Xin is the moment when the Golden State Warriors are approaching the score or opening the score, but today they did not close the score or were even opened. This is very rare!
Zhang Xin is indeed working hard, but the entire Pelicans team is crazy. With such a high shooting percentage, even if Zhang Xin does his best, he can only maintain a score without being pulled too far.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 65:80, and the Pelicans led by 15 points!
(End of this chapter)