NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

After the regular season is over, the journey to the playoffs officially begins.

On April 4th, the playoffs of the 13-2018 season also kicked off.

The first match is the game in the lower half of the East and West.

Bucks vs Heat in the East, Nets vs Pacers.

The Pelicans vs Suns, Lakers vs Thunder in the West will all be staged tonight.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the two matchups in the Western Conference also started at the same time.

The first round of the playoffs between the Lakers and the Thunder, with Adams jumping the ball, the game officially began.

The starting players for the Lakers are Matthew, Tucker, Chen Tian, ​​Anthony and Jokic.

This has become the starting lineup for the Lakers in the regular season.

Whoever starts Matthew or Rose depends on whether the opponent's point guard is strong or not.

The Thunder have Westbrook, so they must start with Matthew.

The Thunder also played a lineup of one big and four small.

A combination of Westbrook, Terrence Ferguson, Paul George, Grant and Adams.

Ferguson's ability is undoubtedly a stronger defensive player.

The three-point shooting rate is still okay.

is a nice 3d player.

After Grant became the starter, the team's speed can also be improved.

At the beginning of the game, Westbrook rushed to the basket with the ball and passed the ball to Adams.

Adams dunked the ball in with both hands.

The Thunder showed a strong determination to win at the beginning.

On the other hand, when Chen Tian held the ball for halftime, he also gave it to Jokic.

Then Chen Tian used Tucker's cover to throw away Paul George who was defending him.

When Jokic saw Chen Tian's position, he also hit the ground and passed the ball to Chen Tian.

Chen Tian got the ball and flew in the air to pull the bar to score.

The home fans cheered when they saw Chen Tianyi scoring such a wonderful goal.

After that, Paul George borrowed a screen and scored two consecutive mid-range shots.

Facing Grant's defense, Anthony also made a three-threat breakthrough and made an emergency stop shot.

After the start of the game, the two teams entered the state very quickly.

This season, the Thunder found that the biggest gain is Grant.

Grant grew up really fast.

The team's record has risen, that is, after Grant became the starter, the team's record has changed.

Grant's ability is indeed improving at a high speed.

In addition, he was originally a player who was good at defense.

So defense is also one of his big killers.

Anthony's breakthrough layup this time was blocked by Grant.

If Anthony hadn't been injured, this goal would definitely not be able to be shot.

But since Anthony was injured, the bounce has really had a big impact.

So Grant, who was caught up, was also given a big hat.

But on the other hand, Grant's dunk was sure enough, but Chen Tian pressed him down face to face.

Anthony laughed when he saw the ball.

This is Chen Tian, ​​he doesn't see his teammates being bullied at all.

That's why, those who become Chen Tian's teammates are basically unwilling to leave the Lakers.

With such a boss around, they wouldn't be bullied at all.

In the following time, Jokic began to show off in the paint.

Although Adams' defense is also very strong, facing Jokic who has grown up now, Adams is still not enough.

Especially after Jokic found his own rhythm, his shooting was absolutely perfect.

Seeing this scene, Chen Tian burst into laughter.

The stronger Jokic is, the better. You must know that this is the No. [-] center in the NBA in the future.

Will also be one of the best centers in NBA history.

So as long as the two of them are in the Lakers, the Lakers will be a favorable contender for the championship in the next ten years.

In the second half of the first quarter, Monty also replaced Chen Tian.

Let Jokic lead the team in singles, and Monty can also see that Jokic is in very good condition tonight.

So let Jokic play a dozen more.

As for the Thunder, because the strength of the bench is too poor, one of Westbrook and Paul George must stay on the court.

Only in this way can the team's offense be guaranteed.

In fact, in the playoffs, all teams are like this.

The core players will have greatly increased playing time.

Chen Tian's playing time in the regular season is about 30 minutes, but in the playoffs, Chen Tian's playing time will increase to 35-38 minutes.

Even as the game deepens, it may be necessary to play the whole game.

At the end of the first quarter, because Westbrook played the entire first quarter, the scores of the two teams were not stretched too much.

In the second quarter, Paul George came to organize the team's offense.

And the Lakers also traded Chen Tian back.

After Chen Tian came back, he directly confronted Paul George.

Paul George scored a three-pointer against the defense.

Chen Tian's back shot hit him with a backward shot.

Paul George hit back again, rushed to the basket and scored the ball after borrowing a screen.

But then, on the defensive end, Chen Tian blocked Paul George's two layups in a row.

The Lakers' counterattack, Caruso's hands clattered, and Rose's breakthrough scored, the Lakers gradually opened up the score.

Chen Tian's exertion made Thunder's head coach see something was wrong.

It was also he who quickly got Westbrook and Grant back on the court.

There is no way, the team can use too few people.

And when it comes to a battlefield like the playoffs, victory in every game is very critical.

So in every game, you have to do your best.

Westbrook and Grant returned to the court, and the offensive pressure on the Thunder was also reduced a lot.

After all, the scoring ability of the three is still good.

But at this time, the Lakers' outside offense opened fire.

First, jr made an open three-point shot from the outside and scored.

After that, Yi Jianlian's three-pointer from the bottom corner was also a shot through the heart.

Although Westbrook and Paul George are trying their best to chase points, the Lakers still take the lead in the score.

At the end of the half, the Lakers led the Thunder by 62 points 55:7.

In the halftime game, the Lakers completely took the initiative on the court.

It can be said that the gap between the two teams is still clear at a glance.

In the second half, Chen Tian exploded again.

Facing the double-team defense of Paul George and Grant, Chen Tian scored consecutive points, making the Thunder's chances of coming back smaller and smaller.

Westbrook and Paul George are also quite helpless.

Chen Tian's ability is really too strong.

Chen Tian's explosion in the third quarter allowed the Lakers to stabilize their lead.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were already leading by double digits.

This point difference is a gap for the Thunder.

The double-digit point difference in the playoffs is simply too difficult to recover.

So in the fourth quarter, Westbrook and Paul George also led the team to try to chase points.

But they were all blocked by the Lakers' defensive lineup.

With 5 minutes left in the final time, the Thunder also replaced Westbrook and Paul George.

Now that there is not much suspense in this game, let's prepare for the next game with all our strength.

At the end of the game, the Lakers beat the Thunder 110:98.

It also won the first game of the playoffs.

At the same time, the game between the Pelicans and the Suns was over.

Everyone thought it was a game without suspense, but the Suns fought the Pelicans to the end.

In this game, Booker and Tatum's performance was simply superb.

It is also the super-level performance of the two that keeps the Suns fighting the Pelicans until the end.

But the Pelicans obviously have a lot of experience, and the Twin Towers also showed their power at the last moment.

In the end, they beat the Suns 98:94 at home.

This made fans discover that the seven games between these two teams may be very exciting.

On the eastern side, the game between the Nets and the Pacers also ended early.

Everyone originally thought that the Pacers had a lineup of twin towers, so they could compete with the Nets no matter what.

But after the game started, James and Durant showed their strong scoring ability.

Especially Durant had already scored 25 points at halftime.

But in the second half, another devil James broke out again.

The continuous impact on the basket caused the Pacers to kill inside.

This game ended in three quarters.

In the end, the Nets beat the Pacers 121:99.

Let everyone see the butcher knife of the Nets.

In the game between the Bucks and the Heat, there was an unexpected situation.

Because from the beginning of this game, the two teams fell into a defensive battle.

The Heat's defense like a meat grinder directly prevented the Bucks from playing.

And the cooperation between Hayward and Parsons has become more and more tacit.

The two scored consecutive outside shots.

Let them complete the following grades.

In the final game, the Heat narrowly beat the Bucks 85:80.

It also became the first day of the playoffs, the only team to win a game.

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