Chapter 660: The First Day of the Playoffs
In the anticipation of all fans, the 2013-2014 NBA playoffs have finally kicked off.
On the first day, the Thunder, who are second in the West, take on the Grizzlies in seventh, the Trail Blazers, who are fourth in the West, who are fifth in the West, who are fifth in the Clippers, who are the Heat, who are the eighth in the East, and who are fourth in the East, who are the Hawks, who are fifth in the Hawks.
There are a lot of highlights in these four games, the Thunder two young against the black and white double bears, Captain Paul ushered in the challenge of rising star Lillard, the "escort" journey of the Big Three, and a big battle between beasts......
In short, it will not disappoint the fans.
The Spurs didn't play on the first day, I don't know why, maybe it was so that they could rest for a few more days.
When they weren't playing, Popovich routinely organized the team to watch the opponent's game, and if it weren't for the distance and the conditions didn't allow it, Popovich really planned to take the team directly to the game.
Popovich watched the Trail Blazers and Clippers game, Paul met Lillard this year, and there is no home-court advantage, so it is not so easy to get past the first round of this playoffs.
You must know that Lillard, this guy, is a man who has to go on the court to win for the team with an injury, and the desire to win is quite strong, and this kind of desperate Saburo is the most difficult to mess with.
In addition, the Clippers' lineup is actually not pleasing to the Trail Blazers, just compare their two leaders with each other, although Griffin is said to be the kind of muscular man that Aldridge doesn't like, but Aldridge is also a style that Griffin doesn't like, and Aldridge is pressed on Griffin in height and arm length, and if the two are one-on-one, they basically explode each other.
As for Jordan Jr., Lopez Jr. is not afraid of him in height and weight, as long as he is not allowed to receive Paul's pass easily, Jordan Jr. basically has no deterrent power.
Between the remaining players, it's half a pound against eight taels, and no one takes advantage of anyone.
The same is true of this game, the Trail Blazers fought with the Clippers at home for four full quarters, from the first minute, the Trail Blazers did not want to make the Clippers comfortable, and after many years, they returned to the playoffs as a playoff high spot, and it was their home court, and the Trail Blazers were simply a bunch of "mad dogs".
At the end of the fourth quarter, the two teams were tied and had to go to overtime.
With overtime on the first day of the playoffs, you can imagine how intense the game was.
In overtime, the two teams also did not give in to each other, especially in the last 30 seconds, Lillard and Paul staged a stunner and a counter-lore respectively!
It's like a Hollywood blockbuster!
First, Lillard ran out of 24 seconds and hit a last-minute three-pointer to put his team up by two points.
Then, after receiving the baseline ball in the backcourt alone without the team's timeout, Paul dribbled through the half court with difficulty under the bag of Lillard and Matthews, and then hit a three-point shot from a long back and hit the board!
That's right, Paul's ultra-long three-point shot!
This directly made Lillard's three-point shot just now useless, and the counter-lore was successful! The Clippers won the game hard-fought on the road, and the Trail Blazers' home-court advantage was forcefully negated.
It's very intense, this is how all the Spurs players feel after watching this game, they really didn't expect these two teams to fight like this, and now they really feel that defending the title this year is not so easy, even if it is quite easy for the Spurs to clean up these people in the regular season, but the playoffs really meet, maybe something will happen.
However, the Spurs soon stopped being nervous, because Qin Yan said this:
"If they play like this in seven games, then we don't have to worry about anything at all, and when they finish seven games like this, it will definitely be the end of the crossbow, so it doesn't matter who wins, it's good for us anyway."
The Spurs thought about it, it's also Ha, whether it's the Trail Blazers or the Clippers, it will definitely not work after playing seven games like this, as long as the Spurs quickly solve the Mavericks, then it's easy to wait for work and clean them up.
On the first day of the playoffs, the Spurs also paid attention to the Heat's game, and the Big Three were relaxed and happy this year, playing the eighth-place Bobcats, which can basically be said to be the rhythm of the second round.
But the bobcat also seems to have the idea of black eight, and in the face of the powerful heat, this very inconspicuous-looking bobcat actually broke out with strong combat effectiveness!
The Bobcats entered the playoffs as eighth this year, to be honest, the Bobcats have really been ridiculed in the past two years, the reason is very simple, they actually gave the list to the Spurs, so that the team missed Qin Yan, a genius!
The three-for-one of the year, as well as the cash exception, seemed to be cost-effective 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 import, but the three instant combat power in exchange had the ability to fight on the spot, and the Bobcats had already determined that the boss was Kemba Walker, and there was really no heart to support a newcomer as the boss at that time.
But who would have thought that Qin Yan would be so fierce now, and it was all false for the lynx to say that he didn't regret it.
There was once a great opportunity in front of the bobcats, but unfortunately they didn't cherish it......
But this year, the Bobcats' record in the East is okay, and they have traded for Al Jefferson, an interior player, to partner with Walker, and the two play well together. Coupled with the fact that they actually hired veteran coach Larry Brown out of the mountains to coach, the Bobcats also have a sense of revival.
No, in the first game of the playoffs, playing the Big Three away, Al Jefferson showed his strong interior strength, and it is no exaggeration to say that he broke the Heat interior led by Bosh.
It's normal to think about it, Al Jefferson is 208 cm tall, weighs 130 kg, and is very flexible under the tonnage and power foot basket, and he is a typical short monster in the center!
This feeling is even more pronounced when he is facing against Bosh, although Bosh is a little taller, but Al Jefferson looks a lot wider than Bosh! The weight difference between the two is 20 kilograms or more, which is at least two strength levels if calculated according to the strength level!
How could Bosh stop such an opponent, so the first playoff game between the Heat and Bobcats became that James two blew up the Bobcats outside, and Al Jefferson alone blew up the Heat's inside.
Of course, the Heat still won in the end, after all, there were two Janway on the outside, but this also gave the Bobcats hope of winning.
Want to play escort? Looks a little tough......
"Chris (Bosh) can't do that, he really can't guard against the heavy inside." After watching the game, Whiteside dared to complain about Bosh, and it seems that he has been really confident recently.
"yes, you see Al hit it with such an arch, and those who don't know think he's Shaq!" Dio also nodded, to be honest, Al Jefferson's skills under the basket are really good, coupled with the size advantage, he fights really fiercely, and Dio even feels that his nickname of "flexible dead fat" should be given to him.
"Okay, if we still play them in the finals, then we will also focus on the interior, and now we should think about how to deal with Dallas." Popovich thinks that his disciples should not think too much about it first, they should take their time, after all, the road to the playoffs can only move forward, and it is better to be down-to-earth.
βYes sir οΌβ The Spurs saluted Popovich in unison, and I don't know if they listened to him......