NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

On April 24, the first round of the playoffs kicked off. The first two teams to play were the Oklahoma Thunder and the Denver Nuggets.

The Thunder had the home advantage and sat at the Ford Center to meet the challenge of the Nuggets.

Tang Yu also watched the live broadcast of this game at home. After the game between the two teams started, the Thunder took the lead with the home advantage.

Westbrook stirred up the storm in the Nuggets' interior with his explosive physical fitness.

However, the Nuggets' interior has "Birdman" Anderson, a good rim protector, which makes Westbrook quite afraid. They also have McGee sitting on the bench.

Compared with the comprehensiveness of the Thunder lineup, the Nuggets rely more on the personal ability of Yi Jianlian to play.

After the two teams tested each other, the Thunder soon began to choose to double-team Yi Jianlian. The playoff-strength defense made Yi Jianlian fall into a short period of discomfort.

Yi Jianlian quickly adjusted. Now Yi Jianlian's physical fitness can also be called a gifted monster, and he is not inferior to anyone at all.

The blood-swelling muscle collision made everyone excited. The players fought back and forth, and both sides fought for every ball.

Here, ‘Truth’ Pierce made an extreme drift mid-range shot, and the opposite ‘Diamond’ Scola returned a gyro layup in the interior.

As soon as Klay Thompson of the Thunder hit a three-pointer, Alian broke into the Thunder’s interior and made a 2+1.

The two sides did not give in to each other, and the score difference did not open up more than 5 points throughout the game.

When entering the decisive moment, Westbrook made a mistake, Pierce missed the shot, and two consecutive attacks failed to make the Thunder passive.

Instead, the Nuggets scored consecutive goals under the leadership of Alian.

In the end, the Denver Nuggets narrowly defeated the Thunder, who ranked third in the Western Conference regular season, 109-104 at the Ford Center.

The Denver Nuggets got the home advantage, and Alian played a great role in this game. He played 43 minutes and scored 32 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal.

At 9:30 pm, after the first game between the Thunder and the Nuggets, the Rockets came on the court for the second game.

This was the fifth time that Tang Yu's team came to Staples this season. The Rockets only had a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the two teams' encounters this season.

This game has attracted a lot of attention, and people want to relive the excitement of the Western Conference Finals last season.

After entering the locker room, Anthony was giving a pre-game speech. As the captain, Anthony can now take on the responsibilities of the Rockets captain.

"Brothers, tonight we are going to play against the No. 1 team in the league as a challenger. They are very strong.

But we are the strongest. Tell me who is the champion?"

"Rocket! Rocket! Rocket!" Everyone shouted the name of the Rockets.

After Anthony finished speaking, he sat down and began to organize his equipment. Tang Yu also came to the middle of the locker room.

"Although we will lose one home court each time in this playoffs, it will not affect our becoming the final champion.

We will achieve extraordinary achievements, and you will all become part of the three-peat dynasty.

Whether facing Kobe or LeBron, we will make them fall under my iron hoof. Good luck to you guys!"

After entering the stadium, Tang Yu greeted Lakers coach Phil Jackson for a while, and both of them were looking forward to this matchup.

The Zen Master joked: "I am very much looking forward to our matchup this time. You know I came with the anger of revenge. I will let you go home early to take care of the baby!"

"Haha! Come on, Phil, you don't have to talk tough with me. Kevin Garnett taught you to say that! His trash talk is not very good. Anyway, it's an honor to play against you again!"

The Zen Master also laughed, and the two hugged and returned to their respective benches.

The lineups of both teams are relatively complete, and a big battle tonight is inevitable.

The starting lineups of the two teams have also been released, and Tang Yu and Phil Jackson have sent out their strongest lineups.

Tang Yu used his unique insight to observe the current ability comparison of the players of the two teams.

The Rockets' point guard: Stephen Curry (97);

Shooting guard: James Harden (97);

Small forward: Kevin Durant (98);

Power forward: Carmelo Anthony (95);

Center: Serge Ibaka (84).

The Lakers' starting lineup is point guard: Chris Paul (95);

Shooting guard: Kobe Bryant (98);

Small forward: Michael Pietrus (81);

Power forward: Amar'e Stoudemire (92);

Center: Pau Gasol (91).

The benches of both teams also have a good lineup depth.

The Rockets have Kawhi Leonard (82), Jeremy Lin (77), Yao Ming (80), Ray Allen (81), O'Neal (82), and the Rockets have the following:

... The Lakers fans were unprecedentedly enthusiastic tonight. They lost to the Rockets for two consecutive years and missed the championship.

They are already eager to break out of the West, and beating the Rockets is equivalent to completing 99.9% of this task!

This is why Phil Jackson said that defeating the Rockets is equivalent to winning the championship.

After the opening ceremony of the Lakers' home court, the players of both sides came to the center circle. Both sides are old acquaintances. Everyone hugged each other and stood ready to start the battle!