super heavy artillery

Chapter 441 The Second Round Begins

April 2018 passed quickly. On the 4th, the flames of the playoffs once again ignited at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.Prior to this, An Luo, who returned to Oklahoma from Minniferda, had been paying attention to the final battle between the Pelicans and the Trail Blazers.Although he had long believed in his heart that the Blazers could not beat the Pelicans, he was still a little shocked after seeing the double 30 performance of Davis and Holiday.

In fact, when they beat the Warriors at the end of the season, Davis issued a warning: The Pelicans not only want to make the playoffs, but also make some noise in the playoffs.It's not just Davis who thinks that way, but the whole Pelicans can be seen in the first round of the playoffs. They are really confident.Now, after sweeping their opponents, they did make a lot of noise in the playoffs.Next, the Pelicans will challenge their limits and face the regular season champion Thunder who also swept their opponents.

The Pelicans are still confident, but the Thunder are more confident.Even in the analysis of those so-called experts, the Pelicans' lineup has the upper hand, and the Thunder never doubted that they would lose this series.They even felt that they would still sweep each other.All this confidence comes from the good chemical reaction between Westbrook, Paul George and An Luo, from Donovan's formation, from the diehard fans of countless Oklahoma fans, One victory after another from the regular season.

No one can resist thunder, as the most tyrannical force in the world, it will smash everything.

After the entrance ceremony, Westbrook and his teammates formed a circle in the center of the court and shouted "OKC!" in unison.Then the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena joined the ranks. The voice of 2 people shocked the Pelicans players who came from afar.People can clearly feel the scorching air waves emitted by the waves of shouts, even through the screen.

"Players from both sides have already entered the arena, and the game is about to start! Now we can see that the Thunder players are all gathered in the middle circle, warming up before the game. The Chesapeake Energy Arena is very lively. Looking around Go all blue!"

"The two teams swept their opponents in the first round. It should be said that they are comparable in momentum. From the perspective of the lineup, the Thunder has the Big Three, as well as top defensive players like Robertson and quasi-All-Star insiders like Adams. And the Pelicans are not bad either. They also have four generals, Big Eyebrows, Rondo, Holiday and Mirotic. In the game against the Trail Blazers, these guys are all very brave. They are really not afraid to fight the Thunder. Head-to-head."

"That's right! It's really not easy for the Thunder to beat the Pelicans! In fact, the Pelicans are expected to have an advantage inside. The combination of Big Eyebrow and Mirotic has a strong combat effectiveness. I guess Adams and Robertson are not opponents! They It is difficult to limit the Pelicans inside twin towers. However, the advantage of the Thunder is that they have a super small forward like Paul George. The Pelicans happen to lack a striker who can defend Paul George. Moreover, the Thunder has a richer postseason The Pelicans are relatively weaker in this aspect. The two offset each other, and the key to the final decision of the game is the backline of both sides. Rondo and Westbrook have their own advantages. Both players are excellent organizers , The former is relatively better defensively, and the latter is relatively stronger offensively. Both Holiday and An Luo are both offensive and defensive players. One is better at breakthroughs, and the other is better at shooting."

"It's really hard to say who will have the upper hand!"

"It depends on who plays better!"

"Okay, the game begins. We will wait and see who wins!"

As the host's voice sounded, the two guest commentators stopped their analysis.The director's camera also switched directly to the arena.

"beep~"

When the whistle sounded, Davis jumped high and passed the basketball to Rondo.The Pelicans launched their first offense of the game.Davis gave Rondo a block at the top of the arc, and the latter took advantage of the opportunity to enter the inside line.However, Robertson's defense was very good. He got stuck on the left side of Rondo, forcing the opponent to fall to the baseline.But at this time Davis rushed straight up. Westbrook had no way to restrain the tall and thick eyebrows. He could only watch helplessly as the opponent leaped high and stretched out his long arms in the air to press the ball into the basket. .

Davis was very happy with an alley-oop at the beginning.With a big grin, he and Rondo clapped hands in the process of retreating.The cooperation between the two is very tacit.Such balls are not uncommon this season.

But this is the home of the Thunder.Westbrook turned around and directly advanced to the three-point line with the ball.He seized Rondo's unsteady footing, and suddenly accelerated and rushed over.Rondo quickly retreated to defend, but Westbrook made an emergency stop and changed direction to bypass the opponent from the reverse direction, and then flew to the layup to succeed.

2:2.The two teams played tit-for-tat from the beginning, not giving in to each other.

Subsequently, Davis continued to score.He received a pass from Holiday to the right of the free throw line, and facing Robertson, this guy came up with a combination of guards.After continuously dribbling the ball under the crotch, he took a step to the right, and when Robertson moved slightly, he immediately retracted, took advantage of the trend, stepped back and shot a jumper.

This guy is a bit of a show!
An Luo felt that his life in this series might not be too easy.The guy in front of him seemed to grow on him.An Luo couldn't get rid of Holiday's entanglement, whether through running positions or the cover of his teammates.It's okay to be highly motivated. Holiday, who is tall and strong, has excellent defensive skills.He doesn't make many moves, but has always maintained a more threatening position.His only catch in the first minute was almost cut off by Holiday.

Soon, 8 minutes passed in the first quarter.The head coaches of the two sides finally began to switch their rotations to the field, and An Luo felt very tired.Although he didn't perform well on the offensive end, he performed well on the defensive end.Under his defense, Holiday also failed to score.During the entire 8 minutes, the two were in a state of mutual defensive explosion.

The scores of the two teams have also been rising alternately.The Twin Towers of the Pelicans performed well, and the two teamed up to score 20 points in the first quarter.They continued their hot state in the last playoffs and became the sharpest arrow on the Pelicans offensive end.

The reason why the Thunder did not lose the wind, Paul George is the key figure.As everyone guessed before the game, no one in the Pelicans can limit Paul George. How could Ettoine Moore, who is 1 meters tall, be Paul George's opponent!
(End of this chapter)