"First of all, I think Bayonet is a very good player. You know, it is not easy to achieve such an achievement in the second year of entering the league. For me, I entered the league earlier than Bayonet, but I want to

What I am saying is that I will never look down on Bayonet just because he is a rookie."

"From the perspective of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Dallas Mavericks, like us, have advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in recent seasons, but what I want to say is that we view the Dallas Mavericks as the challenger.

, they seem to be in good spirits, it’s going to be a very tough series, but like I said, that’s not going to be a reason for us to back down.”

Damian Lillard's remarks sounded much more modest, but everyone knew that these were just words for the occasion, and what Lillard was thinking in his heart must be different from what he said at this moment.

At 7 pm on May 17, Beijing time, at the American Airlines Center Arena, with the referee's whistle, this season's Western Conference Finals officially kicked off.

As the team recognized as the favorite to win the championship so far in the playoffs, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle unexpectedly made adjustments to the starting lineup in this game.

DeAndre Jordan, a rebounding geek, unexpectedly sat on the bench, and his replacement was veteran Dirk Nowitzki.

Many fans don't understand Rick Carlisle's lineup, but in the eyes of some experts, Rick Carlisle's adjustment is very smart.

As we all know, Nurkic is the core of the Portland Trail Blazers' interior offense and defense this season. Although his personal ability is not particularly strong, he provides a lot of help to the backcourt in the interior.

In this case, with his season-ending injury in the Western Conference semifinals, the Portland Trail Blazers' interior strength was severely weakened.

As for the Dallas Mavericks, DeAndre Jordan is an excellent defender. This does not need to be proven, but his shortcoming is offense. In addition to eating cakes, DeAndre Jordan almost feels intimidating in the interior.

The Portland Trail Blazers are weak inside and DeAndre Jordan can't attack well.

Upon further investigation, I immediately understood Rick Carlisle’s intention.

"I have to say that Rick Carlisle made a very clever move. Obviously, from the moment the game starts, the Portland Trail Blazers will be under great pressure inside."

"Compared to the regular season, Dirk Nowitzki's playing time in the playoffs has increased significantly. Moreover, a very scary statistic is that so far in the playoffs this season, Dirk Nowitzki is the only player in Dallas.

He is the most efficient player in the NBA. Without Nurkic, the Portland Trail Blazers will definitely encounter a strong impact from Dirk Nowitzki inside."

Charles Barkley shook his head. He felt that the Germans in the final season no longer had the ability to pose a threat to the Portland Trail Blazers inside.

On the contrary, with his height advantage and rich experience, Dirk Nowitzki has the opportunity to play in the interior with ease.

Judging from the formation of Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, it is obvious that he is more confident.

Dirk Nowitzki made the home fans cheer as soon as the game started, because he helped the Mavericks get the first offensive ball in the jump ball, and then he directly assisted Luka Doncic to break through quickly.

Basket score.

The Dallas Mavericks got off to a dream start. Although it was just a breakthrough layup, at least in terms of momentum, it was very valuable.

Frankly speaking, Jiang Hao feels that Damian Lillard's speed should be one of the fastest among defenders in the entire league.

Especially the speed at which he advances with the ball, something Jiang Hao learned in the regular season.

"Jiang, you know you can't guard against me."

No one expected that the cores of the two teams would be at odds with each other at the beginning of the game.

At the top of the arc in the frontcourt, Bayonet put on a tough defensive posture. It seemed like he would not give Damian Lillard any chance with this ball.

This surprised Damian Lillard, but it also aroused his competitive spirit, so he sprayed trash talk directly at the bayonet.

"Try it, Damian, even Stephen Curry is no match for me."

The bayonet was definitely intentional. He knew that Damian Lillard had always been unconvinced by Stephen Curry, so at this time he deliberately said that Stephen Curry was better than him. There is no doubt that Damian Lillard would go berserk.

Sure enough, when Jiang Hao said these words, Damian Lillard's face darkened.

For Lillard, it doesn't matter whether the bayonet was intentional or not. What's important is that he hates people mentioning Stephen Curry's name in front of him, which makes him feel very uncomfortable.

"as you wish"

Lillard sneered, accelerated, and rushed directly to the basket with the ball. Jiang Hao followed two steps before choosing to give up. Sometimes, defense requires a little more flexibility. Lillard's ball is obviously impossible to guard.

, in this case, what if we let him go for a layup? Anyway, the game has just begun.

Jiang Hao knew very well that when this season's playoffs came to the Western Conference Finals, it was time for him to turn on his personal mode.

Therefore, he actually deliberately angered Lillard just now. He just wanted to have a head-on confrontation with the furious Lillard.

The goal of going all out is to win the O'Brien Cup, but on the other hand, it is also important to do your best to express yourself on the way to winning the O'Brien Cup.

In turn, the Dallas Mavericks had the ball and Bayonet took the lead. Facing pioneering player Meyers Leonard, he completed a winding breakthrough.

A flexible turn discount that tests his physical fitness, officially starting his performance in this season's Western Conference Finals.

Damian Lillard's face was not relaxed. He knew that the bayonet was deliberately irritating him. He also knew that the bayonet was about to enter the rampage mode. This 22-year-old young man was too terrifying. He was entering the previous 63-point massacre in a single quarter.

Golden State Warriors model.

What he just couldn't figure out was why the bayonet wasn't waiting, and why it entered this mode at the beginning of the game?

After all, the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers are not considered rivals.

"It's a bit unexpected, but it's also normal. Bayonet started scoring mode from the beginning of the game. This is completely different from when he played against the Golden State Warriors."

Kenny Smith hesitated to speak. He felt that tonight's opening of the bayonet was a bit unusual.
Chapter completed!