The strongest basket king

Chapter 547 The First Battle

Before the last day after the game, the top four in the Western Conference were determined, namely the Nuggets, Warriors, Spurs and Thunder.

The Grizzlies have lost eight in a row, and their record has dropped from sixth to eighth not long ago. The teams from fifth to eighth in the West are the Clippers, Trail Blazers, Mavericks and Grizzlies.

The opponent of the Nuggets in the first game is the Grizzlies, who are short of major generals, and it is not difficult for them.

Compared with the West, the last day of the East is much more complicated. The Cavaliers and Raptors remain the first and second, and the records from third to sixth are the same. They are the Heat, Eagles, Celtics and Hornets respectively. The seventh is Pacers, eighth is the Pistons.

Because the top-ranked teams all won the game, although the Eastern teams have similar records, their rankings did not change at the last moment.

Three days later, the playoffs begin, and the Nuggets will play on the first day this time.

The playoffs are the end of the season and the most exciting battle of the season, and countless eyes are focused on it.

The Grizzlies lost too much in the last period, and now they are just looking forward to a miracle.

They put Carter in the starting lineup, hoping that the seasoned veteran of the playoffs can help the team.

Of course, the Nuggets use the starting lineup the most times in the season, the inside twin towers, the outside rookie plus Gallinari and Middleton.

As expected, the Grizzlies are attacking Randolph, and the Nuggets have long been prepared.

Jokic went all out to defend in the first quarter. Anyway, the Nuggets will not worry about the lack of physical strength of the players. They play a lot of people.

Jokic has grown tremendously this season, and he performed very well when he met Randolph again.

The Grizzlies became more constipated on the offensive end, and in the end Carter could only stand up and play with the ball.

It can be considered that the Grizzlies are a bit knowledgeable. If Carter hadn't been put in the starting lineup, the Grizzlies would have had a bad start.

Of course, this is also quite miserable. The Grizzlies' performance does not look like a team that can enter the playoffs.

In fact, it can be said that because the Grizzlies are short of major generals, they really don't have this strength. They entered the playoffs because of their good record before. The current lineup is really not good.

Relying on the performance of Stephenson, Tony Allen and others on the bench, the Grizzlies barely collapsed in the first half, but the Nuggets also led to double digits in the end. This is still a situation where the Nuggets did not exert too much effort.

The Grizzlies performed best in the first half was Carter, and the Nuggets will definitely target him in the second half, and Randolph will be the focus of defense from beginning to end.

Randolph has always been a good player in physical confrontation, but he is really a bit old now.

It's really not easy to play when the inside is not tall enough and old. It's not like Duncan who can rely on his height and arm length to make a living.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies worked hard, but they were still weak offensively.

For the Nuggets, Middleton and Xiang Chu are almost in harvest mode. The Nuggets' lead soon came to 20+, and the Nuggets also played well in the rotation.

Although none of them broke out, they all scored and attacked, and they all showed performances when they had the opportunity.

This season's Nuggets are stable in one word, not only the main lineup is stable, but the bench lineup is also stable.

In the final quarter, the Nuggets' lead had reached 30 points, and their first playoff game was also very successful. The main players clocked out of get off work in three quarters, and happily gave more players the opportunity to exercise.

After the game, Grizzlies coach Joe Geer also had a big 'convincing' written on his face: "They are great."

Of course, the players interviewed by the Grizzlies were not convinced. Barnes believed that this was just a loss and that they would overcome difficulties and create miracles.

George Karl talked about the fluency of the offense, "The Grizzlies are tough, they are confrontational and aggressive, and we have to maintain our own rhythm."

Xiang Chu said, "We made sufficient preparations and we won the game as expected. It's that simple. To be honest, now I only focus on winning another championship."

Arrogant but seems to have no problem, Xiang Chu also makes fans love and hate.

On the same day, the Spurs beat the Trail Blazers.

The Blazers' inside line is really not good. The Nuggets exploded when they played, and the Spurs did the same when they played.

And the Blazers can't defend Leonard, the efficiency of the two guns is only average, and it is normal to lose.

In the Eastern Conference game, the seventh-ranked Pacers defeated the Raptors in an away game.

The Pacers' record this season is not very good, but this team belongs to the type that can compete with anyone.

It was also done by the Raptors themselves. Knowing that the core of the Pacers is the striker Paul George, they started with a three-guard, but were beaten by Paul George.

Of course, because Carroll was injured for most of the season, the Raptors were a little worried about letting him start.

But in fact, the Raptors also have other forwards, and the three guards are also strange.

Another group in the Eastern Conference, the Eagles and Celtics, the Eagles narrowly beat their opponents by 1 point at home.

The situation in the Eastern Conference will definitely be complicated by the Western Conference. The six teams behind the Eastern Conference have almost the same record and strength. Although the Raptors have a better record, they have never been a little weak in the playoffs, which means that the Cavaliers are more stable.

However, the top four teams in the Western Conference are still much stronger than the bottom four, and it is difficult for upsets to happen.

The Celtics mainly played poorly in the first half, and they still fell short in the second half when they tried their best to chase points.

The Eagles still play as a team, and they should bloom more.

The Celtics also play as a team, but they are different from the Eagles in that their team will cooperate with their strengths.

Thomas Jr., Bradley, and Smart and Turner on the bench are the Celtics' strengths. They still have some games against the Eagles.

On the second day of the playoffs, the top three Cavaliers in the East showed their power and beat the Pistons.

The Pistons' inside line also caused some trouble for the Cavaliers, but it was still weak, and they couldn't restrain James, Irving and Love at critical moments.

The Heat's game against the Hornets was an overwhelming situation.

The Heat's Luol Deng and Whiteside's touch was so good that they beat the Hornets violently at the beginning, and the Hornets didn't slow down and were defeated directly.

Although the Hornets players are not experiencing the playoffs for the first time, their performance at critical moments is too far behind the Heat, and they still cannot adjust. There will not be much suspense in this series.

In the West, the Warriors easily beat the Mavericks.

The Mavericks can't perform at all on the offensive end. Except for the aging Nowitzki, no one can score in double figures, which is also miserable.

The Warriors are strong offensively, but now they can completely suppress their opponents even defensively, so the Mavericks have nothing to play.

In the Thunder's first game against the Clippers, although Griffin has returned in time and he and Paul played well, the Clippers are not yet the opponent of the trio of Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka.

In fact, the Clippers are still an old problem. Paul and Griffin are unreliable at critical moments. In many cases, they have to rely on Crawford, the sixth man, to break out. Facing strong teams, this is definitely not enough.

(End of this chapter)