Like the East, espn also made a wave of predictions for the first round matchup of the West.

Lakers vs Trail Blazers.

The suspense of this group is second only to the Bucks Bulls in the East.

The Trail Blazers' Double Guns are not in the same form as last year, and their forward line is completely unstoppable to James and Durant.

If they had a double-gun state as last year, they might have stolen a victory under the Lakers, otherwise being swept was their most likely ending.

Spurs vs Rockets.

Harden will enjoy the dead front line between Leonard and George in the playoffs.

He has always performed poorly in the playoffs as well as in the regular season, and it will be very difficult to lead the Rockets to advance to the second round.

They may only expect Paul's playoff experience to play out.

Although they are facing Popovich.

Pelicans vs. Warriors.

It’s not that enemies don’t get together.

This sentence is the best description of this set of confrontations.

This is the fifth time that the Pelicans and the Warriors have encountered in the playoffs after Tang Tian joined the Pelicans.

In more intuitive terms, except for Tang Tian’s first season with the Pelicans, the Pelicans were eliminated by the Grizzlies.

They all encountered the remaining five seasons.

In the previous 4 matches, the Pelicans lost the first time, but won the next three times.

The Warriors have also become the biggest stepping stone for the Pelicans dynasty.

Now, the Pelicans have a goal of four consecutive championships, and the Warriors have encountered them again in the first round.

Whether it is a paper lineup or a seasonal confrontation record (Pelicans won 3 wins and 0 losses), the Pelicans have the upper hand.

The Pelicans are expected to win this series eventually.

Mavericks vs. Clippers.

This is a contest between the powerful and the upstart.

This is also the most suspenseful group of matches in the West.

Embiid of the Mavericks will make the Clippers' insider suffer, but in turn, Butler and Doncic's forwards will also gain the upper hand in the series.

In fact, the two teams' regular season record is only one game apart.

From the perspective of fans, they would prefer the Clippers to win so that they can see the most classic Los Angeles derby in the playoffs.

But from a professional perspective, the Mavericks' experience and the balance of the lineup will make them laugh to the end.

All rankings and match analysis of the East and West are released, and fans are full of expectations for the playoffs.

Moreover, this year's various data lists also make them feel excited that they have not seen for a long time.

In the past decade, the 2005-2006 season was the most talked about by fans.

That season, there were more than 81 points from Kobe, as well as the performances of scorers such as Iverson, James, Arenas, and Wade.

This can be seen from the last statistics of the average score list that year.

Kobe, the first, averaged 35.4 points per game, Iverson, the second, averaged 33 points per game, followed by James, 31.4 points, Arenas, 29.3 points, Wade, 27.2 points, Pierce, 26.8 points, Nowitzki, 26.6 points, Anthony, 26.5 points, Michael Reed, 25.4 points, and Ray Allen, 25.1 points.

That was an era of super scorers hailed by fans.

However, this season is even better than that!

Tang Tian’s 82 points and 102 points beat Kobe’s 81 points at the time.

And on the scoring list.

Tang Tian, ​​the first, averaged 37 points per game, Harden, the second, averaged 33.5 points per game, Durant, the third, scored 30.1 points, Curry then scored 30 points, Antetokounmpo 27.7 points, Leonard 27.6 points, Walker 26.8 points, James 26.7 points, Lillard 26.3 points, and Embiid 26.2 points.

Whether it is individual or overall, this season will overcome that glorious era.

Considering the comparable standards of punishment, this is the most glorious era in which NBA has developed to this day.

It is worth mentioning that all the super scorers in the top ten scoring list will play in the playoffs!

Such a picture is exciting enough to think about.

Fans are looking forward to it, and the teams are also preparing for the battle.

Last year, the Pelicans were the only one who showed off, and the championship was basically no suspense, but this year it was full of suspense.

This is equivalent to a chaotic world, where heroes compete for hegemony, and everyone has the opportunity to seize the last throne.

For this throne, they will also adjust their state to their best and then face this extraordinary battle.

The same goes for the Pelicans.

Four consecutive championships are their biggest goal, but if you eat rice at a bite, the game will come one round after another.

Because their regular season record is not as dominant as last year, they will encounter the Warriors in the first round, which is also their first test.

Although the Warriors are no longer as brave as they were, the Pelicans are not the 80-win team of brother basketball last season.

Everyone has become weaker, and no one can underestimate anyone.

Stevens was also unprecedentedly serious when preparing for the war.

The Warriors are the opponent they have to win, and their real challenge will come from the Spurs in the second round.

So when fighting the Warriors, they not only have to win, but also have morale to win.

In this way, they will be more confident in the second round.

But the good news is that they have no games on the first day of the playoffs, and they can watch the game between the Spurs and the Rockets first.

As soon as the playoffs opened, Stevens also organized the team to watch the live broadcast of the game.

The Spurs have a home advantage, and the opening match between the two teams started in San Antonio.

The team boss CCX came to watch the game on site, his face was full of joy, and he was obviously very optimistic about the team's prospects.

After the game started, his optimism was also echoed.

George is in charge of defense, Leonard is in charge of defense, and Harden enjoys Tang Tian's treatment from the beginning of the game.

He is very strong, but he is still almost the same as Tang Tian.

Tang Tian was restricted enough before he developed the ultra-long development, so he could only be even more choking.

Of course, this is not the deadliest.

For the Rockets, the most deadly thing is their forward line, which was directly beaten by the Spurs.

After Ariza left the team, their forward line is now a combination of Ennis and Tucker, and they can't see it in front of Leonard and George.

Not to mention Capela was blown up by Aldridge.

The tone of the game was set at the beginning.

D'Antoni saw that the opening momentum was wrong and tried to go to Gordon, but that only made them even worse.

He seemed quite powerless in front of Popovich.

In the end, the Spurs suppressed the Rockets from the beginning to the end of the game.

The score of 107 to 77 has explained everything.

Before the game started, there were experts looking forward to the Rockets' counterattack, but the sound disappeared completely after the first game.

"The Spurs are so strong."

In fact, after watching the live broadcast, many Pelicans players unconsciously had this idea.

This is also Stevens' purpose.

Give the team members a vaccination in advance. When you really get to that point, you have already experienced all the psychology you should have, so you will naturally be fearless.

At the end of the first day of the game, the Spurs slaughtered the Rockets, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers, the Bucks tyrannically abused the Bulls, and the Celtics beat the Pacers.

By the next day, the Pelicans will also face a battle with their old rival, the Warriors.

ps: Special thanks to Emperor Duzun for his reward!
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