The regular season ended and the playoffs came. The Pelicans repaired for a few days and began another year of playoff journey.

The Pelicans' first round opponent was the Portland Trail Blazers who lost Aldridge. The Trail Blazers lost Ade, with Lillard as the core, barely entering the playoffs this year.

In this game, can the Pelicans continue their victory? If it can continue, will they only win at the last minute like the regular season against the Trail Blazers, or can they directly kill the opponent with a tragic destruction?

Or, in the next game the Trail Blazers will turn over and kill the Pelicans?

These are all unknowns.

These became suspense before the first game began.

This will be a very exciting battle, no doubt.

Before the game began, the Pelicans made some new arrangements.

"In this game, we may have to face the opponent's strict defense."

Van Gundy said:

"Our shooting percentage may still be very low. At this time, we have to adjust our playing style, strengthen breakthroughs on the outside, reduce direct jump shots, hand over basketball more to the inside, and also make more breakthroughs."

Using breakthroughs to open the blockade line is Van Gundy’s guiding ideology.

When the shooting percentage is not high, I have been spending on the outside jump shot, which is really not reliable.

Of course, if the shooting percentage is relatively high, you can also jump from the outside, which depends on the specific situation of the two teams at that time.

"victory!"

The Pelicans players stacked their right hands together and threw them away directly, and the sound came out loud throughout the stadium.

They must win this game.

In this situation, the first game began. In this game, both sides still lined up the starting lineup for the last game.

More than 20,000 spectators were still squeezed into the stadium.

Unifiedly wearing a home white T-shirt with a fierce Pelicans bird on his chest, they were neat and cheering for the Pelicans.

They may be someone second only to the Pelicans players who are extremely eager to win.

They watched this game with a lot of expectations.

The cheers of fans almost drown the arena.

Naturally, Natalie and Scarlett were also sitting in the front row and were able to see Li Feng’s game at the closest distance.

Players from both teams came on the court one after another, preparing to jump the ball.

"Bang!"

The jump ball was won by the Pelicans.

Ross took the ball and pushed it to the frontcourt, and the Trail Blazers came up carefully to defend, and they were still human-to-human.

At this moment, Li Feng suddenly went straight to the inside line! His speed was so fast that Ross also controlled the ball and broke through to the inside line at this moment, then pulled it back and stopped the ball again from the outside line.

Li Feng cut into the inside, then suddenly ran back, then accelerated head-on, so that Brewer could not catch up with him. He bypassed Mason Plumley, who was inside, came to the other side of the basket.

"Swoosh!"

Rose's pass flew out instantly.

Li Feng had already taken off at this moment. He grabbed Rose's pass in the sky and then glided towards the basket!

"Bang!"

After the dull dunk, Li Feng dunked the ball into the basket.

"nice shot!"

The fans in the entire arena almost never expected that the Pelicans' first ball would be so popular.

Li Feng's dunk directly blew their atmosphere.

The Trail Blazers saw that Li Feng's first ball was so popular, so they wanted to return one. Otherwise, the Pelicans would be the first to win, and with Ross, who can control the rhythm, it would be really hard for them to choose.

Lillard passed the ball with half and then started playing and cooperating with Carman.

Using Carman's pick-and-roll Lillard entered the inside line. He saw that there was still a way under the basket that seemed to rush in and dunk directly, and he was happy and was about to enter.

But after a closer look, he found Li Feng staring at him. Thinking of the sharpness of this kid who dropped Kaman's hat in the game, he could only put away this idea.

Lillard passed the ball to Kaman and let Kaman jump near the free throw line. Kaman missed the shot and the rebound was snatched by Li Feng.

"Give them one!"

Li Feng dribbled the ball through halftime, and Ross and the others were in the position. Ross stood outside the three-point line, outside at a forty-five-degree angle.

There are also Al Jefferson and Millsap in the interior, and Cory is near the bottom line.

This is also an offensive tactic of the Pelicans. Li Feng looked at the supply and demand, and he lifted his right hand and seemed to have to break through directly, but his body shook slightly and accelerated instantly.

The whole person accelerated in a straight line.

As soon as Li Feng's speed was opened, it was difficult to stop him. He kept breaking through to the bottom line, but at this time, the Trail Blazers directly forced him to the bottom corner.

The bottom corner is a very ambiguous place. It is difficult for him to continue to break through, and it is also difficult to retreat. It is not a good angle to force the attack.

Moreover, the opponent's defensive player is in the bottom corner, and the area of ​​a player who needs to defend is much smaller.

Pushing Li Feng to the bottom corner is also a routine for many teams to defend him.

Moreover, they are blocking Li Feng's passing route.

But after Li Feng jumped up, he opened his sight and passed the ball out of the outside. After Rose received the pass, he passed it directly to Corey near the bottom corner. Corey made a three-pointer.

Falled!

5-0, the Pelicans used this start and finished the first minute of the game.

The Trail Blazers continue to attack.

Lillard played this offense very patiently, and it was not until the twenty-four-second offensive time was about to end that he passed the ball to Kaman.

With Kaman's mid-range shot, the Pelicans began to fight back.

With a score of 5-2, the Trail Blazers are still at a disadvantage.

Ross came here by himself, Li Feng gave him a pick-and-roll, Ross followed the space that Li Feng had opened for him, flashed into the inside, then made a backward jump shot, and there was a basketball.

7-2.

This is the same as the start of the last game. The Pelicans also played very well at the start of the last game.

It was only later that the Trail Blazers seized some opportunities and began to overtake.

That's the case, so the Pelicans still have to watch their lead.

However, this game is definitely not a repeat of the previous game. In the first half of the first quarter, the Pelicans firmly watched the score advantage.

Until 6 minutes left, the score was 17-9, and the Pelicans scored high. Moreover, they now maintain an 8-point lead over the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers called a timeout, and the situation was a little bad.

The Pelicans' touch of this game should have been fully restored. Li Feng has scored 8 points so far, with a very high score, and several other people have also made some money.

If the Pelicans' feel is really restored, it will be a huge threat to the Trail Blazers.

In the last game, the Pelicans' generals did not regain their touch until the last moment of the game, but they also won the game. If they had a touch at the beginning of this game, wouldn't they beat the Trail Blazers out?

The Trail Blazers players were a little anxious.

They started to fight back in a hurry, but the Pelicans played very stably and efficiently in this game.

Another counterattack. Lillard of the Trail Blazers controlled the ball and passed half, and then planned to directly control the ball and inserted it into the inside line. However, at this moment, Li Feng rushed over from him. Lillard was worried that he would be intercepted by Li Feng and the ball stopped.

Then he passed the ball to Mason Plumley in the inside. Al Jefferson beside Mason Plumley suddenly caught up and covered his entire body.

Mason Plumley passed the ball again to Lillard, and the basketball circle went to Lillard's hands after a round of the ball. He could only organize the offense, but the offensive time was obviously not enough for him to reorganize a tactical offense.

Lillard had to break through by himself and barely took action in front of Millsap - worried about being covered.

The basketball bounced out of the basket, and the Pelicans fought back. Li Feng controlled the ball and passed the half, then passed the ball to Ross. Under Li Feng's cover, Ross broke into the inside. With Millsap's second cover, the basketball was thrown high and then directly into the basket.

The Pelicans completed a defensive counterattack, and the ball returned to the hands of the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers finally completed an attack this time.

Then the Pelicans hit...

The next situation was like that. The Trail Blazers spent a lot of effort to regain the lead, but the Pelicans did not let them succeed.

"Swish!"

In the last moment of the first quarter, Ross broke through and dodged several blocks, making a layup in a deeper place under the basket.

Ross made a buzzer-beating layup, which marked the end of the first quarter with the Pelicans leading the way.

36-28, the Pelicans dug an 8-point pit for the Trail Blazers at the end of the first quarter, which is definitely not good news for the Trail Blazers.

“Beautiful job…”

Van Gundy shouted to everyone when the players just got off the court, and they did a good job in this quarter.

Not only are they scoring high, but they are also leading the opponent so much, which is the most important thing.
To be continued...