The first round of the JBA playoffs has officially begun.

The first day of the tournament featured two matchups in the top half, with the first game being the regular season champions, with two-time defending champion Kagoshima Antlers hosting Hokkaido Lavender, who had struggled to make the playoffs in eighth place.

This matchup should be the least suspenseful of this round of the series, and in the eyes of all the media, it is only a matter of time before the Antlers advance.

To paraphrase that phrase: the Antlers' playoff game may not start until the Finals.

After the opening, the situation on the court was the same as everyone predicted before the game, within three minutes, Lavender did not make a single shot, and the Antlers made all three shots, and it was a wave of 8:0 offensive.

Seeing this, the Lavender head coach had no choice but to call a timeout.

"Be steady, be steady, don't take the outcome of the game so important, in fact, all the pressure is on the other side, everyone must travel lightly, think about the beautiful offenses we played in the regular season, give yourself confidence, don't be afraid!! It's just a basketball game!! ”

The Lavender head coach is like a psychologist, enlightening the players, but he doesn't speak calmly like a psychiatrist, he can only shout at the top of his voice.

Because the home of the Antlers is really noisy.

The pressure on the Lavender players from more than 10,000 spectators at the Antlers' home stadium is both tangible and invisible, and whether this pressure can be controlled is up to the individual players.

Pause back.

"There are 9 minutes left in the first quarter, you should score a goal!!"

Kiyota interfered with Nakahara's serve, and his mouth was still chattering.

"Less!!"

Nakahara was undisturbed and quickly sent the ball out.

The ball soon returned to Nakahara's hands, although Nakahara's speed is one of the best in the league, but in the face of Kiyota, who is the same age as himself and has comparable physical fitness, it is difficult for Nakahara to give full play to these advantages.

However, after the pause came back, Lavender really calmed down a lot, and Nakahara dribbled the ball with center Ae Miyake to block and dismantle.

At the very least, this is a tactic.

Miyake's body is quite strong, the quality of the blocking and dismantling is very good, and he uses all his strength to hang Kiyota with all parts of his body.

Nakahara finally got rid of Kiyota, and immediately lowered his center of gravity and accelerated towards the basket.

This time, the defense of the Antlers finally showed a trace of a loophole, and the breakthrough of the Central Plains was unattended!!

"I'll give you a score!!"

Zhongyuan accelerated three steps to the forbidden area, and for the sake of insurance, Zhongyuan chose a throw.

"I don't agree~~!!"

When the ball was halfway up, Kubodo suddenly came from behind.

Leap high and slam the rising ball out of the court like a volleyball player's smash.

Lavender finally threw the first goal of the game, but it turned out to be nothing.

The antler-suffocating defense made Lavender's offense really difficult.

"Yay~~!!"

Before the fans could sit down, Kiyota's direct steal on the serve made the Antlers go crazy again!!

“Duang~~！！”

Ah Mu once again advanced quickly, Qing Tian threw it directly over, and Ah Mu once again completed the easy dunk of both hands.

After pouring this goal, Amu, who was running back, laughed while pointing to Kiyota, who passed the ball for him.

The Antlers players are in the mood of an All-Star Game! It's so easy, it's so natural.

There's no playoff tension at all.

The score was finally fixed at 121:82.

The Antlers won by 39 points. The entire second half became garbage time.

Just as predicted before the game, the Antlers showed a strong strength that left Lavender without a chance, leaving the Lavender team full of despair from the first minute of the game, and the team's greatest wish was to end the game quickly.

"Damn!! They are also so deceitful that they don't even take us seriously!! ”

With three days to go before the second match between the two sides, Sekiya suddenly ran to the training hall and said angrily to his teammates who were training.

"What's the matter, Guan Gu, we were still talking about you just now, and we thought you were going to shave!!"

Nakahara looked at Guan Gu and said.

"What, do you know what the local newspaper in Kagoshima says!!"

Sekiya then took out the newspaper hidden behind him.

"I don't know."

The original armor wolf also stopped shooting, walked over and asked.

"See for yourselves~~~"

Guan Gu couldn't seem to read it, so he handed the newspaper to Nakahara.

"Is it the Iron Horse or the Radiance? Antlers and so on!?? ”

Nakahara read it slowly, and finally said it in a questioning tone.

"Hmph, you ignore us at all~!! We haven't been eliminated yet, and we dare to write like this, this is insulting us!! What a shame!! ”

Guan Gu looked really angry, and with his beard, he really looked fierce.

"Guan Gu, since they dare to write like this, we have to make them pay the price, turn your grief and anger into strength, and we will make a name for ourselves!!"

The original armor wolf looked at Guan Gu with resolute eyes and said.

"Original ,,,"

Looking at the fighting spirit of the usually very amiable proto-armored wolf, Guan Gu was a little uncomfortable.

"Well, now is the best moment for us to beat them, when everyone is not optimistic about us, we still have to do our best to fight for it, they are five people, we are five people, all the opportunities are equal!! Don't let yourself be left with regrets, but let those who belittle us and despise us be left with eternal pain!! ”

Sekiya paused and said.

Guan Gu's passionate speech attracted the onlookers of the other team members.

"I agree!"

Even Kuwabara, who rarely speaks, added.

"Okay, in the next game, let them take a look, the price of big talk~!!"

Guan Gu's eyes also showed his determination to win, the Lavender team's desire to play and confidence to win had reached a low point, but with the inappropriate remarks of the local newspaper and Guan Gu's leading encouragement, the cohesion of Lavender was unprecedentedly strong.

The second game was played at the home of the Antlers.

"Hey, mustache, I won by 40 points in the last game, and I'm trying to score one more goal this time!!"

Before kick-off, Kiyota still stimulated Sekiya with words.

"I'm going to win you!!"

Guan Gu's eyes didn't look at Qingtian, but what was revealed in that gaze was the determination to become a benevolent person if he didn't succeed.

After the opening of the game, the mental state of the Lavender team was a little different from the first game, partly because of Guan Gu's motivation to lead the team, and partly because they should have adapted to the atmosphere of the playoffs, and everyone played more naturally.

Although the offensive efficiency of the Lavender side is still not very high, and the outside shooting is frequently ironed, the Lavender on the defensive end is sincerely cooperative, and the attitude of fighting for every ball makes the Antlers a little uncomfortable.

"The state of lavender tonight is like two teams in the last game, the players on the field are desperate to defend, and the eyes of each player are full of murder~~! What has happened inside lavender in the past few days? ”

The narration also reveals changes in lavender.

End of half, 41:35.

The Antlers were limited by the Lavender's desperate defense, scoring just 41 points in the half.

Although the Antlers still have a six-point lead in the score, the situation on the court is completely different from the first game.

"Everyone is not in a hurry, this is still the playoffs after all, the other party is a team with a certain combat effectiveness after all, don't be careless, forget the last game, play our game!!"

At halftime, the head coach of the Antlers, Kurozo Yoshioka, encouraged the players.

(To be continued.) )