On April 21, 2007, the playoffs officially began.

There were no games on the first day of the Warriors, and the four games officially arranged by the NBA were the Heat vs. Bulls, the Pistons vs. the Magic, the Jazz vs. the Rockets, and the Nets vs. the Raptors.

The Bulls, like the Rockets, are only fifth in the division championship rankings, but they have a first-round home-court advantage by virtue of their record.

All four games were exciting, especially the Rockets playing the Jazz.

A high-quality defensive battle, the Rockets finally won the game 84-75, Yao Ming scored a game-high 28 points, and also had 13 rebounds and 1 block, he supported the Rockets' defense and offense, and contributed extremely high efficiency under such a slow offensive tempo.

Maddy also played well, with 23 points and 7 assists.

The young Jazz paid their tuition for the first lesson of the playoffs, and the second leg of the two sides will take place two days later.

The Bulls won against the Heat, the Pistons won against the Magic, and the Nets won against the Raptors.

The Heat is really not good, O'Neal and Big Ben did not show much advantage in the matchup, and he was plagued by injuries all season, and finally showed fatigue. And Wade, who is also plagued by some injuries, although he has been impeccable individually, but in the playoffs, in the first game, he did not show the same dominance as last year.

The next day, April 22, the second day of the playoffs.

The players returned to their respective teams, and because they all worked in Oakland, San Francisco, many of the Warriors' players bought homes here, and some chose to rent more upscale apartments.

Yang Di wore a pair of exaggerated big headphones, listened to music, and walked out of the VIP channel.

The cameras ambushed on both sides were secretly aimed at him, because it was an upward angle, it seemed that Yang Di was even taller.

Yang Di pushed open the door of the locker room and walked in.

Montgomery was dragging the tactical board for one last tactical set-up before going on the field.

"Tony Parker of the Spurs, after launching an attack at the top of the arc, Ginobili on the wing will move up from the bottom corner, Duncan may be in the elbow area, or he may receive the ball in the low post, and Parker will make a mid-range jumper if he has a good one-stop cover."

"Everybody, look at Bruce Bowen's position."

"In the Spurs' tactical system, Bruce Bowen plays the role of a fixed battery in the offense, and his position is in the bottom corner of both sides or a 45-degree angle on both sides, and the top of the arc is basically impossible, because Bruce Bowen's defensive task is relatively light, so I will make defensive tactical adjustments here, Danny, I need you to take on a heavier role in the Spurs' game, you need to be responsible for Manu Ginobili's defense, Michael Finley's defense."

Montgomery turned his head and looked at Ray Allen seriously, "Ray, so you unleash your offensive enthusiasm and shoot more and more accurate three-pointers in the Spurs!" ”

Not long after Montgomery finished speaking, the players walked out of the tunnel en masse and then came to the Oracle Arena for a pre-match warm-up session.

Without the supervision of the assistant coach, the players themselves completed the warm-up tasks carefully and meticulously.

Montgomery stood on the sidelines with no expression on his face.

"What's wrong? Still worried about this game? It's all up to the point, it's all up to the players themselves. "After working together for many years, Ron Adams knows a thing or two about his old partner.

"No, it's not just this game, I'm worried about the whole series. You know, two years ago, we lost to the Spurs, who are arguably the toughest team in the league, and they've made a successful transition in the past two years, and Tim Duncan has put more of a focus on defense, and the Spurs' defense is back at the top of the league, and we've been scoring ferociously this season, but in the playoffs, with the addition of physicality and inclination, I'm worried about the continuity of the players' offense. Montgomery sighed, after all, it's a spur, how can he not worry.

"The Spurs are arguably the most up-to-date team in the league, they can make the transition perfectly, from Admiral David Robinson to Tim Duncan, from Tim Duncan to the troika, and I don't know which superstar they're going to transition to, but I know that as long as they have Greg Popovich, they're going to have the best team culture in the NBA, a team culture that goes straight to a championship."

The Spurs can be called a model of success in the American small ball market, relatively speaking, the Warriors are more like winning the big luck, inexplicably got Yang Di, and inexplicably completed the rise.

In the evening, the Oracle Arena was already a sea of white.

Warriors fans frantically went up from the large square outside the court to the arena, countless fans waved flags, many Warriors die-hard fans had their faces painted with the Warriors logo, and some fans also wore the Warriors' retro jerseys, wide No. 13, which has a different charm from others.

This is the Warriors' way to defend their title, with the full support of avid Bay Area fans.

After the players completed the warm-up training, Yang Di looked up and saw that the 2005-06 championship flag was fluttering over the stadium.

Shannon Brown looked restless, and the Warriors' rookie this year was alone, and he was playing in the playoffs for the first time, and he was a little nervous under the intense atmosphere.

Yang Di looked at him funny, Yang Di has participated in the playoffs every year since he entered the league, and the first round of the playoffs is not much different from the regular season for him now. But Shannon Brown is different, and it's no surprise that he's nervous.

The playoff ceremony was more solemn than the regular season, and when the Spurs players played, they were booed by the audience.

The boos were neat, several notches higher than during the regular season.

On the other hand, every player on the Warriors team was cheered even more, and Yang Di was the last to play, and when he stepped out of the player tunnel, the cheers of the entire arena reached its peak.

"Yang-Di-"

The loud cheers were like raging waves, as if they were about to overturn the entire arena, and even the floor trembled.

The fans in the arena stood up and applauded, waving slogans and jackets in their hands, everything that could be waved in their hands, they all moved in their hands, Yang Di is the pride of the city, he is the only leader of the Warriors today.

Yang Di tightened the elbow pads on his arms, smiled and waved hello to everyone, took a deep breath, and the road to defending his title was about to start from this moment!