The Clippers' first victory was easy, and the Nets played the Pacers the next day, but the game was not as easy as fans expected.

On April 18, the Nets' home stadium "Continental Airlines Center Gymnasium" was bursting, and it was hard to find a ticket. The entire arena was covered with large posters of Nets players, and portraits of Panda brothers and cardboard figures could be seen everywhere on and off the court. The prices of sneakers and playoff jerseys in specialty stores have risen by more than 50%, and Ji Guoqiu, the behind-the-scenes boss, has learned the same as his original door-picking boss.

The Nets' playoff home jersey is white and the away game is black, so the entire arena was painted in advance with a white theme. Nets fans were also told before the game that they needed to wear white cultural shirts on the day of the game, and they really didn't want to wear standard jerseys, and they should try to wear white clothes to create a home atmosphere.

On the day of the game, the entire Continental Airlines Center stadium was a sea of white from the inside out, and there were many celebrity fans in the front seats. New Jersey is too close to New York, the largest metropolis in the United States, and celebrity fans are no less than Los Angeles.

Nets fans expect their team to be like the Clippers in a devastating home victory. However, the strength of the Indian Pacers is not as weak as Nets fans think, and this team has a balanced configuration, except for the weak configuration of the second position, there are no obvious shortcomings.

Pacers starting lineup: Darren. Collison, Mike. Dunleavy, Danny. Granger, Taylor. Hansblu, Roy. Hibbert.

Nets starting lineup: Stephen. Nash, Wesley. Matthews, Paul. George, Ji Guoqiu, Anderson. Vallejo.

Zen Master used Paul in the playoffs. George's starter was a risky attempt, and Paul was a big bet. George had a good regular season against Granger, and the Zen Master will be hoping he can continue to play well on the defensive end.

After the start of the game. The Indian Pacers are in the all-white arena of the "Continental Aviation Center Arena". It shows the spirit of young players who are not afraid of tigers when they are newborns.

Darren. Collison exploded with Nash on the offensive end in the first quarter. He had 10 points and 2 assists.

Paul. George was missing his stellar regular season performance, and he couldn't limit Granger on the defensive end. Paul, playing in the playoffs for the first time. George was clearly uncomfortable with the sudden increase in the intensity of the game, and the experienced Granger used physical duels to score the ball on a couple of occasions. Paul. George started and held on for less than three minutes before being fouled twice and was replaced by Korver.

Granger also scored 10 points in the first quarter, and two Pacers players played well to help the Pacers and Nets form a stalemate.

Ji Guoqiu's side obviously fooled the Pacers, and Brother Panda did not attack Hibbert, who was much taller than him, in the low post, but pulled to the outside to bully the opponent's foot disadvantage, and at the same time used excellent vision to pass the ball to his teammates. He scored 10 points in a single quarter, but the Pandas also contributed 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The all-around performance of the Panda brothers allowed the Nets to still lead the Pacers 26-24 after the first quarter.

The Pacers' players are basically playing the playoffs for the first time, relying on a newborn sharpness in the game, and the Spurs may defend a wave first, and wait until the second half when the Pacers can't attack for a long time, and a counterattack can take away the young opponent. However, the Zen master chose to attack against attack, and frustrated his spirit head-on.

This choice has to do with the composition of the team, the Pacers are all young players, but the Nets don't have many players. With the exception of Nash and Vallejo, the Nets are all in their twenties. They don't have the sophistication and solidity of the Spurs, and they are tough and tough, and not taking a step back is the most suitable tactic for them.

In the second quarter of the bench, Bledsoe, Toney. Aaron, Paul. George also attacked more than once, the Pacers' bench depth was far less than that of the Nets, Bledsoe's little bull showed the Pacers what it means to be a real "newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", facing TJ Ford, who once had the league's first speed, Bledsoe said I am not only fast, but also powerful.

TJ Ford was injured again this season, the absolute speed and explosiveness dropped another step, once higher than Iverson's speed, now has degraded to the middle of the league, coupled with the increase in age and repeated injury torture, the veteran is no longer as brave as he was in the past, in the face of Bledsoe, who was playing with anger like Wei Shao, TJ Ford insisted on being injured in less than two minutes, which shows the power of Bledsoe's small tank.

Nets fans have always loved Bledsoe more than Paul. George, this kid's expression is somewhat similar to that of the Thunder, he is like a bloodthirsty thug when attacking, and any attempt to invade their basket is not allowed when defending, and he is always playing with angry flames on his face.

If there is a difference between the two, it is that Wei Shao is also on other occasions, even in the half-court shooting game that gives fans free snacks, he will interfere with the goals that fans must score, and then throw them back to the audience, which he has done twice. And if you want to talk about the difference between the two, I'm afraid it is the source of their hard work.

It is said that Wei Shao is to commemorate his deceased best friend, he has always believed that he is playing with the soul of his friend, so he does not allow himself to fail, his hard work and passion come from the spiritual level; Bledsoe, on the other hand, is trying to get out of poverty, and it comes more from material reasons.

This difference is likely to make Wei Shao play like this after the two become rich, but Bledsoe is likely to no longer have such passion and hard work after getting rid of poverty.

NBA teams actually value paranoid players like Kobe Bryant and Wei Shao more, because everyone knows that these people don't relax after success, they always maintain the desire to win, and they are always so passionate. Even those players who care a lot about personal data, which are commonly known as big brushes, will be more loved by NBA teams, because as long as they have the pursuit of data, they also have the motivation to work hard, and they will not fail to work after getting a big contract.

The head coach of the Pacers is Frank. Vogel, however, he has to add the word "acting" before his position. Frank. Vogel is a great coach, but he knows it too. It's impossible to beat the Nets with the strength of the Pacers. His aim is just to get one or two wins. That's enough for him to fight for fame.

But it would be too difficult to steal a victory from the Zen master, not to mention that Ji Guoqiu would never allow the team to lose the first playoff game.

In the second quarter, Brother Panda only rested for three minutes, re-encased, and continued to storm the Pacers' defense from the outside.

Ji Guoqiu's three-point and high-post shooting today is very accurate, and whether it is Hansbru or Hibbert opposite him, it will not affect him.

After restarting the game in the second quarter. Ji Guoqiu scored 4 points in a row, widening the difference between the two teams to double digits.

Darren. Collison was the Pacers' best player of the day, and he continued to explode with Nash in the second quarter. It's a pity that Lao Qu's luck was a little worse, and he missed consecutive shots, and the Pacers were able to stabilize their position and not be taken away by the Nets in waves.

Nash is in average shape today, Ji Guoqiu began to take over the ball, and he was also organizing the team in addition to his own strong attack.

James and Ji Guozhi are most criticized for not passing the "fatal ball" many times, or the ability to pass empty positions is poor.

This kind of "deadly ball" is wonderful if it is passed in place, but it is also very likely to be broken by the opponent if you are not careful. NBA players are very fast-paced. This requires extremely high skill from the passer, and James and Ji Guoyi's passing skills are actually not very clever. Their passing skills are certainly not as good as those of the point guards who practice passing every day.

The giant panda's passing skills are not very good, but his timing of the pass is much stronger than these two, this is the difference in talent, when the passing opportunity comes, Ji Guoqiu dares to pass it over as soon as possible, which is the reason why the fox brother also uses telepathy, but the number of assists has always been less than that of the panda brother.

Brother Fox also has something that the panda can't learn, his understanding of space and sense of position, including the choice of line during the fast attack, which makes him better than the panda when breaking through the frame and breaking fast.

The walkers soon found that they couldn't defend themselves against Ji Guoqiu.

If two people go to the bag, they can't prevent him from passing; does not contain it, and it can't stop his own attack; If you defend with three men, the outside line should be sifted by range.

Ji Guoqiu's lethality on the offensive end is obviously much stronger than Collisson, who alone cannot form a stalemate with the giant panda.

The boss of the Pacers, Danny. Granger saved the Pacers late in the second quarter when he hit back-to-back shots to lead the Pacers on an 8-2 run to close the gap to five points.

But Nash, who didn't feel good, hit a three-point shot at a critical moment, and the Nets still led the Pacers 57-50 to end the first half.

Ji Guoqiu had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks in the first half, Nash had 7 points and 5 assists, Bledsoe had 10 points and 2 assists, Korver had 9 points, Vallejo had 4 points, Matthews had 3 points, and Paul had 2 points. George 2 points.

Darren. Collison 16 points and 4 assists, Danny. Granger had 16 points and 4 rebounds, and Mike. Dunleavy had six points and Hibbert had four points.

Intermission, ABC Radio's Jeff. Van Gundy commented: "The Nets led the Pacers by seven points at halftime, but I don't think they played the offense they did best. First, when the Nets' ball handlers seek cover to score, their average points per possession is 0.866, which ranks third this season. Obviously, more of the team's possession goes to Nash, who has a 65 percent chance of being the ball handler in the Nets' 2,310 pick-and-roll matches. We all know that Nash has a very efficient pull-up jump shot, which forces the defender to pounce on Nash's shot when he has the ball, which means that they need to bypass Ji Guoqiu's cover, which gives way to Nash's passing line and gives Brother Panda a one-on-one chance in the restricted area. Van Gundy then laughed: "The Pandas' one-on-one scoring ability ranks in the top five of all players in the league, especially one-on-one under the basket, which means losing points for the defense." ”

Mark. Jackson smiled: "The blocking and dismantling cooperation of Nash and Ji Guoqiu is basically the same as Xiao Si + Nash in the Sun period, this is a set of offensive tactics that the player comes with, and any team tactics can be used with it." However, Nash had a terrible shooting hand today, and if he couldn't adjust his crosshairs in the second half, the Pacers could consider letting go of the defense on the line and wrapping up the Panda brother after the Nets blocked and dismantled. ”

Nash has been inconsistent since April, and some media believe that Nash did not retain his strength in the second half of the season in order to compete with Rondo for the assist title. But such a statement is unreasonable, Nash is not a few years away from retirement, and he can still tell which is more important, "champion" and "assist king".

At the start of the second half, Korver opened the scoring. Today, the Nets have a poor hand in addition to Nash, and Matthews only shoots 1-of-5. Not to mention George, the offensive and defensive ends are basically the same as horses, and only Ji Guoqiu, Korver and Bledsoe have played well on the offensive end.

Granger faces Paul today. George and Korver, the offensive end is also like a divine help, if it weren't for Ji Guoqiu's interior line, he wouldn't dare to go in, and the Pacers' Collison and Granger don't know how many points they would have scored.

In the third quarter, Granger scored eight points in a row in the face of Korver to help the Pacers chase the score to only four points, forcing the Nets to call a timeout.

The Zen master quickly changed formation, removed Matthews, who was not feeling well, and replaced him with Tony. Allen, on the defensive end, made him misplaced to defend Granger.

Matthews Bitony. Allen is strong on three-pointers, but if he doesn't feel good, he and Tony in other ways. Aaron has a big gap, it is better to use Tony. Aaron is better.

Korver defends the No. 2 position, and his pace is generally slower, but it happens that the Pacers' No. 2 position is weak, and he uses Dunleavy Jr. in the small forward position to play the No. 2 position in a misplaced position, and Korver and Dunleavy Jr. have no step disadvantage when they are opposed.

The two teams were at a stalemate in the third quarter, but Pacers coach Frank Brown. Vogel couldn't put his mind at ease. He kept staring at Ji Guoqiu, the panda never attacked in the second half, but strengthened the defense and strategy, and still made the Nets and Pacers form a stalemate while retaining his physical strength, no matter how he thinks about it, it feels bad.

Frank. Vogel could almost foresee that if his team's offense was slightly blocked, the panda would crush them with a thunderbolt.

The current Ji Guoqiu is more like a poisonous snake, which can kill a walker at any time.

Granger of the Pacers in Tony. Allen's defense still has a good performance, the height gap between the two is too big, Tony. Allen has done a good job, and he can't defend better than Korver.

Anderson. Vallejo became the wonder man for the Nets in the third quarter, the Brazilian had a good mid-range shot, and Ji Guoqiu deliberately passed the ball for him in the third quarter to open up a new scoring point for the team. Vallejo lived up to expectations, throwing in three mid-range shots in quick succession, leaving the Pacers hurt.

The real turning point of this game came in the second half of the third quarter, when the Nets missed three consecutive shots, but Ji Guoqiu grabbed three frontcourt rebounds in a row and made up for the basket, breaking down the psychological defense of the Pacers players in one fell swoop.

Before the game, the media always believed that rebounding would determine the outcome of the game, and the Pacers also worked hard in this area before the game. But Hibbert, a big man, is more than tall and too inflexible, and after Ji Guoqiu figured out the opponent's habits, he grabbed 5 frontcourt rebounds in a row in the third quarter, which lowered the confidence of the Pacers players to the bottom. Being grabbed again and again by people in the frontcourt rebounds, and they all scored baskets, this feeling is probably only known to Pacers fans.

Ji Guoqiu grabbed 5 frontcourt rebounds in the third quarter, a total of 11 points for the Nets, and once played two plus one.

Commentators from all over the world know that the Pacers' backcourt rebounds are thrown to this share, and this game is basically unplayable, and even if the damage to player morale is not mentioned, the Pacers can't afford the loss of score alone.

At the end of the third quarter, the Nets used Ji Guoqiu's frontcourt rebounds to play an 18-4 attack wave, leading the Pacers by 20 points after the third quarter and crushing the opponent in one fell swoop. (To be continued......)