NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 437 Playoffs

At the end of the regular season, the Pelicans undoubtedly lead the league in record, followed by the Thunder's 66 wins and the Spurs' 59 wins.

The fourth to eighth are the Clippers, Jazz, Rockets, Grizzlies, and Trail Blazers

The Pelicans' first opponent was the Trail Blazers, and soon the game between the two sides began.

Pelicans starting: Curry, Thompson, Paul George, Green, Davis.

The Pelicans took the lead at the beginning, and quickly expanded the point difference to double digits. The Blazers only scored 3 points in more than 7 minutes, and the offense was weak.

The main offensive points of the Blazers are Lillard and CJ. As long as these two are restricted, the Blazers will collapse.

Lillard, the absolute core of the Blazers, Presti directly double-teamed Paul George and Davis. Davis is very new to this kind of double-teaming. In his previous life, Davis defended Lillard like this, and Lillard can only fight with iron!
The worst thing about the Blazers is the 3rd and 4th positions. Whether it is Aminu or Turner, both offense and defense are not good.And Turner's help defense and pick-and-roll defense are very average. Green and Curry often pick and roll together, and Turner loses his position!A colander, so to speak!

The Pelicans' offense was extremely smooth. Curry took the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball. Green organized the forwards in the middle and gave the guards off the ball to cover on both sides of the inside.

鹈鹕首节33比17领先，把开拓者打蒙了，即使是最稳的努尔机器也只能交出7分3篮板外加2失误的数据！
The Pelicans have five substitutes: Barea, Bradley, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, Jokic.

These five players have a balanced offense and defense, and they are very good inside and outside. The Kings let Lillard take the bench. Not only did the score fail to catch up, but it expanded to 19 points!Lillard holds the ball, Davis and Alphabet resolutely double-team the low post!

The Blazers' outside shooting rate is less than [-]%, so strike iron!In the end, Lillard and CJ McCollum could only play singles, but what awaited him was only a hat!Or hit the iron, and after putting it down, the Pelicans quickly pushed back and counterattacked, and the Blazers couldn't defend!
In the second half, Curry and Green also rested, and Paul George, Davis, and Thompson played with substitutes, still suppressing the Blazers! .

Lillard was defended as a blacksmith. He made 22 of 7 shots and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The efficiency was extremely low!
而CJ迈克勒姆同样如此，18投5中，三分球2中1，罚球2中2，砍下13分7助攻！

The Nuer machine is not bad, scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, and completed the task perfectly

保罗乔治和戴维斯防守端压制利拉德，进攻也爆掉德利拉德！16投10中，三分6中3，罚球2中2，砍下25分7篮板4助攻。戴维斯则砍下21分9篮板2助攻3盖帽。

而库里则砍下29分4篮板9助攻，三分球8中6！

鹈鹕全队7人得分上双，字母歌只打29分钟，拿下20分8篮板2助攻。

After one game, there is no suspense in the series, and everyone knows that the Blazers will be swept out.

In the second battle between the two sides, Presti did not change his formation and continued to crush!
The two backcourts of the Blazers couldn't perform at all under the high-pressure defense, and were completely suppressed by the Pelicans' defenders! .

Lillard faced Green and Davis after the pick-and-roll in the game. When encountering double-teams, he can force a layup or cheat fouls with his footsteps. Now that Paul George switches to pick-and-rolls, Lillard is even more difficult.
The Pelicans' tactics are very simple, and it is also a pick-and-roll in the middle.The same tactics, different effects, the Blazers were miserably abused.

In the second quarter, it was an organization striker tactic again, with Greens supporting in the center, Thompson attracting defense on one side, Davis covering Curry without the ball, and then making an air cut, while Paul George was in the low post!

Another weakness of the Blazers has emerged. Except for Nuer Machine, Turner and Aminu are not good at protecting rebounds.

On the other hand, the two insiders of the Pelicans, Davis can grab, attack and support, while Green can organize, grab and defend!The inside rebounds can't beat the Pelicans at all!

The Blazers' backcourt offense is not good, and the defense is also poor. Curry shoots the ball when he catches the ball, and Thompson runs without the ball. CJ McCollum can't keep up with that.

Presti's deployment of troops targeted the Blazers' weaknesses very well. The Pelicans led by 22 points in just halftime, and beat the Blazers again.

The second half was the training time for the substitutes. Presti played Antetokounmpo, Bradley, Middleton, Barea, and Jokic, Antetokounmpo was the point forward, Middleton, Bradley, and Barea opened up the space, and Jokic was on the inside!

As a result, even with such a lineup, the Blazers were still no match for the Pelicans. Milton stuck to CJ, Bradley led the defense against Lillard, and blocked the double shots in the backcourt again. The point difference continued to widen in the third quarter, reaching 27 points at the end.

The Pelicans' outside three-pointers were completely missed. Barea, Bradley, Jokic, Middleton and Porzingis jointly contributed 7 three-pointers!It's stupid to vote directly for the Blazers!

Especially in the end, the Blazers' defense was almost on the face, but the ball still scored. I remember that in the previous life, when some strong teams played against weak teams, their defensive strength dropped, and they often missed the opponent's three-pointer.Then when summing up the reasons for the failure after the game, he said that the opponent was too accurate!

The same is true for the Blazers now. When they saw the Hornets on this lineup, their defense was slack, and they shot 41.3% of their three-pointers!The fourth quarter was completely reduced to garbage time. The Blazers did not have explosive scoring power, and the 27-point difference could not catch up at all. Three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Pelicans replaced the full bench and announced that they would give up the game!In the end, the Pelicans beat the Blazers 3:125!The series has come to 101:2
值得一提的是，本场比赛米的尔顿出战29分钟砍下28分5篮板4助攻，生涯新高新高！而约基奇作为新秀两次季后赛的数据为场均19分8篮板2盖帽，而格林则是场均9.3分7篮板5助攻3.5抢断！1.5盖帽填满数据栏。

After the game, several well-performing players went to the press conference, and the reporters began to interview Curry, Paul George and Draymond Green, etc., nothing more than asking about the goals of this season.

Curry said with a smile: "Of course it is the championship, we will win six consecutive championships!"

Of course, it is essential to ask about the contract, because Paul George's contract is still one year away, and Paul George affirmed: "Of course I want to stay in the Pelicans. As long as we don't separate, the championship will always be us!"

(End of this chapter)