For the Warriors, this is another warm-up game.

Why do you say "again"?

Because the Warriors also played against the Hornets in the first round last year!

Most people may have forgotten the process of that series, but what they will not forget is that the Warriors won 58 points in one game!

Delong: It finally has nothing to do with me this time!

There is no suspense to get rid of this group, and the remaining three groups are full of suspense.

The Mavericks and Clippers, Spurs and Grizzlies, these four teams remain healthy and are all teams in the championship level.

Now that I encounter it in the first round, I am happy for the fans, but no one knows which two teams will win in the end.

Because they all have too many reasons to win the series.

Then the last Lakers and Thunder.

This is not the first time the two teams have fought, but compared to the last time, the suspense this time is obviously greater.

Although Sun Hao and Yao Ming, the two core members of the Lakers, have richer experience in the playoffs, the Thunder have also established a good tacit understanding after running in. In addition, they have always had the impact, the Thunder has a very good chance of winning.

Or in other words, it is not as easy as expected for the Lakers to beat the Thunder.

Before the playoffs began, the league presented its first prizes of the season as before.

The sixth man in the best belongs to the Hawks. He averaged 18.1 points per game and was the fourth-ranked hero of the Hawks in the East;

The fastest progress award was given to Harden without any suspense. Harden's blowout data allowed him to get more than 90% of the first vote and 47% of the total vote.

The best coach was given to Spoelstra of the Knicks, which was the first time he won the honor of Best Head Coach in his career.

"Silver Fox" Harris also received 19% of the vote in the selection, second only to Spolster and Bulls head coach Steve Cole.

After this wave of awards, the curtain of the playoffs began one after another.

The Lakers and Thunder game was scheduled on the first day.

Of course, Western teams are all played behind the scenes.

Before them, the East side Pacers and Bucks, Bulls and Wizards started the game first.

The game between the Bulls and Wizards that fans paid attention to in the end also shocked the fans.

Yes, it's just a fright.

In the first playoff game, Harden made 6 of 19 shots and 20 points in the data order, and only hit one goal after six shots outside the three-point line.

This data is not good for an ordinary star, and it is even worse for Harden.

Because fans are full of expectations for Harden's playoffs.

However, the facts prove that Harden during this period was indeed not a player born for the big scene like Sun Hao, Jordan, and Kobe, who once or now have "dominate" shooting guards.

With Harden's performance like this, the result of the game is naturally not surprising.

The Wizards lost 91-120 to the Bulls and encountered the opening goal of the playoffs.

Well, the fans felt like they were going to eat chocolate with joy, but in the end they were fed Xiang.

But this is not a completely bad thing.

Because the fans were fed Xiang, they naturally looked forward to something delicious to forget the experience.

Then the two playoffs in the West are their new expectations.

In the West, the first game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies.

Then, in the first game, the fans had a bite of fragrant food.

Ross scored 29 points, Gasol Jr. contributed 17 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. The two teamed up to lead the team to defeat the Spurs 103-99, completing the first draw in the playoffs in the new season!

It was said before that if the Spurs encounter with the Lakers, Sun Hao would meet Popovich, who he had been quarrel many times after many years.

But now, that's not necessarily true!

Then, after making enough "hot courts" in the previous game, the last game of the first day, the most attention-grabbing Lakers and the Thunder, began.

During the warm-up before the game, the Thunder team members were full of vitality and confidence.

The last time the two teams met, Griffin and Westbrook showed their fit to the fans.

This time, the two showed a vigorous vitality.

The team's aura is related to the core temperament. The Thunder's temperament is closely related to the two core personalities, both before and now.

And this temperament is very attractive.

This is at the home court of the Lakers, but when Westbrook and Griffin were projected onto the large LED screen on the scene, they still attracted a lot of attention.

The opponent does not prevent the fans from loving them and the Thunder team.

After the warm-up, the opening ceremony entered the scene, and the lineups on both sides were released one after another.

On the Thunder, Westbrook, Sovlosa, Jeff Green, Griffin, and Jordan Jr.

On the Lakers side, Knight, Sun Hao, Carter, Millsap, and Yao Ming.

After completing the final tactical deployment before the game, the players on both sides are ready to play.

Just when they were on the court, Sun Hao and Yao Ming were chatting while walking.

"Yao, I'll see you tonight."

Sun Hao patted Yao Ming on the shoulder and said.

This is not politeness, nor is it that I want Yao Ming to deliberately swipe data like in the All-Star Game before, but that I really rely on Yao Ming to play against Thunder.

The Thunder's lineup is strictly not a small ball lineup.

But anyone who has watched the Thunder game will know how much the team's offense relies on defensive counterattacks.

This is not related to who the Thunder team's head coach is, but is composed of the team's personnel.

The technical characteristics of these people selected by the team determine that they want to play like this.

There are actually two team building ideas here.

One is to build a system first and then find the right person.

The most typical examples are after several major systems are formed, such as the triangle system and the Spurs system in the OK period.

However, this kind of thing is still a minority in the alliance, because the success of the "system" is difficult.

Another type is to find a coach that suits them based on the team's personnel framework, and then create a tactical system that suits them.

This is the vast majority of the league, including the current Thunder team.

If it is difficult to understand, you can compare this to cooking.

One is to decide what you want to eat and then go out to buy ingredients.

Another thing is what ingredients are there to make and what dishes.

So after determining the Thunder's style of playing, the Lakers' response is actually simple.

If you are good at playing defensive counterattacks, then I will reduce the number of times you play defensive counterattacks and you will succeed half of it.

As for how to reduce defensive counterattacks? Reduce the success rate of positional combat offensive!

This is the same as playing small balls.

So you will actually find out how useful it is to have a dominant big center!

In fact, this is also the reason why Jordan was liked by so many fans in history, because before the arrival of the small ball era, except for the Bulls, those dynasty teams, and even the teams that won two consecutive championships, there would be super centers in the team.

Yao Ming and Jordan Jr. jump ball in the middle circle.

Jordan Jr. often performs all-match dunks, and his excellent rebounding and defensive ability give people the impression that he is a beastly hardliner.

But when fighting against Yao Ming, it would look a bit small and exquisite.

In fact, Jordan is only 2.11 meters tall, and this height is obviously shorter in the NBA center.

This is one of the reasons why his draft pick is not too high.

"beep!"

A whistle sounded on the sidelines and Yao Ming turned the ball back to the Lakers' half, and the Lakers' playoff curtain this season officially kicked off.

After advancing to the frontcourt, Sun Hao showed his tactics and a low-post offensive tactic in a triangular offense, the ball was fed directly into it.

The Thunder are not the Warriors or the Bulls, and Griffin's assisting defense ability is not as good as Yi Jianlian and Ibaka, so they dare not assist in the defense at the beginning.

The result of not daring to help defend is that Yao Ming got the ball and got Shushu's chance to play Jordan alone.

Fight back, feel the center of gravity of the defense, turn around and hook your hand.

Jordan jumped up and covered the air!

The centers in this league are now basically divided into two categories, one is Yao Ming and the other is other centers.

There are many other center types, including low-post defensive masters, such as Chandler; bouncing men with strong physical fitness, such as Howard, and Jordan in front of them.
To be continued...