When the first rays of sunlight in the morning shone into Yiyang's room through the curtains, he only felt refreshed, but there was no physical discomfort at all.

There are some things that are even more uncomfortable to hold onto.

Vignari rubbed her eyes and yawned hazyly. Seeing that she was pillowed on Yiyang's strong arm, the Italian girl smiled contentedly. She didn't dream, the night of yesterday's ecstasy was all real.

"Tomorrow's game, let Carlisle set up a singles strategy for you, right?"

"Oh? Why? Yiyang looked at the woman in his arms in surprise, how could he talk about basketball when he got up.

"Because when you don't cover, the attack seems to be more violent."

"Really!?" Yiyang pursed his lips and pulled the quilt violently, completely covering the two of them.

So today, it is rare for Yiyang not to be the first to go to the training ground. The teammates all knew that Vignari was back last night, so they all smiled at Yiyang.

"It's going to be a playoff game, and the physical problem has to be controlled!" Nowitzki said solemnly in the dressing room, causing everyone to laugh.

"Okay Dirk, when you train against each other later, you can be passed by me again." Yiyang's "strong" response made the entire locker room coax.

Tomorrow, the playoffs will begin. However, the Mavericks don't have the slightest nervousness to play in the playoffs.

Because for the first round, they are still very confident. Four times against the Pelicans this season, the Mavericks have won four. Even in four games, except for the injured one, Anthony . Davis has a super stat of 30+10. But they haven't won once, that's an indisputable fact.

As a team in history, they shouldn't have been too worried about the first round.

Taking it seriously does not mean that you have to be afraid of your opponent. Anthony. Davis is really strong, and he does have the ability to turn the Mavericks over the gutter. But as long as the Mavericks play normally, the game won't be too much of a problem.

On the Mavericks' side, everyone is relaxed. On the other side, on the Pelicans' side, the atmosphere is very tense.

Monty. Williams whistled and stared at the big tall men on the field. It wasn't his first playoff game with the team, but it did make the Pelicans coach feel a little nervous.

The last time he coached the Hornets to the playoffs, he had at least Chris Brown under him. Paul's "anchor of the sea". But now, he's going to lead a group of young people, and he doesn't know Anthony. What Davis' first playoff game will look like. He didn't know how the game would play out against a historic powerhouse like the Mavericks.

The entire series is unknown to Monty. And the unknown is the deepest fear in the hearts of human beings!

At this moment, a loud roar on the court woke Monty up. He looked up and saw that it was Anthony. Davis had just completed a shot against Eric Brown. Gordon's block.

This block can only be described as "inhumane", and those who don't know think that Davis is a volleyball player.

"How many times have I said it, Gordon, don't just hit the big man of the opposing team! Believe me, it's time to get to the real game, Rudy. Gobert will be more cruel to you than Davis is to you! "Monty. Williams shouted, and Gordon raised his hand apologetically.

Anthony. What about Davis? His serious expression remained. It's like, Gordon is his real opponent.

This guy has always been serious on the training floor, and facing his first playoff game, even against the Mavericks, Davis doesn't seem to be ready to give up.

For the current Pelicans, they've done it all. Everybody knows their goal is to make the playoffs, and now they've done it, so there's nothing to bear.

Davis is in such a mood at this time, facing the historic Mavericks, even if they lose? So he doesn't want to think about it so much, he just wants to release himself in the playoffs and see how many pounds and taels he has.

Monty. Williams smiled, why is it that no young man can see it now?

"Davis! Well done! "Off the field, Monty. Williams gave a thumbs up to the thick-eyed guy.

Time flies, and the training day is always over quickly.

After only two days of rest, the smell of the basketball war has not completely dissipated, and the more intense playoffs have been put on the agenda!

On April 18, a total of eight teams will be the first to enter the deadlier battle. The arena outside the U.S. Route Center was already packed at noon, and everyone couldn't wait to see what the regular season champion Mavericks would look like in the playoffs.

It's not the first time Yiyang has seen this kind of formation, and every year the playoffs Dallas is so lively. Wen Xue and Vignali had already entered the stadium and waited for the game to start, everything was ready, just waiting for the opponent to play.

When the Pelicans players came up to warm up an hour before the game, Mavericks fans didn't seem to react much. After all, in their eyes, the Pelicans are not even an opponent.

Not only the fans see it this way, but even the always cautious Jeff. Van Gundy thinks so, too.

"This season's Dallas Mavericks, in ESPN's parlance, are 'all-time strong', outscoring opponents by 10.1 points per game and leading the league in offensive efficiency at 109.7 points. At the same time, their defensive efficiency is 98.2 points, which is still the best in the league. Compared to the Mavericks, who are well-balanced offensively and defensively, the Pelicans are strong offensively and weak defensively, and despite being plagued by injuries this season, the Pelicans still have an offensive efficiency of 105.4 points, which ranks ninth in the league, which is very remarkable. But the problem is that their strong defensive strength on paper has not been shown at all, the Pelicans are only the ninth from the bottom in the league in defensive efficiency, and only the Raptors and Nets have made the playoffs out of the eight teams worse than the Pelicans. And those two teams, both are Eastern teams! There is no doubt that the Pelicans' defense will not be able to hold up in the Western Conference playoffs. Van Gundy spread his hands, and it seemed that the end of the game was already visible before it even started.

"The Mavericks' ruthless moves have basically poked at the soft underbelly of the Pelicans, whose blocking and pick-and-roll, fixed-point jumpers, and air cuts are all the worst in the league. Especially in the blocking, the tacit cooperation of the Mavericks players and Yiyang's super finishing ability will make the Pelicans' defense very uncomfortable. Although the Pelicans are ranked eighth in the league in anti-counterattack defense, the Mavericks' counterattack is really terrifying, and as long as they start to run wildly, basically no one can stop him. For the Pelicans, if Davis can't play at a super level, they will definitely not be able to shake the Mavericks. On the other side, ESPN's Mike. Brin and Van Gundy have essentially the same view.

From commentators to fans, from pundits to passers-by, no one is optimistic about the Pelicans. This situation is really similar to the Dallas Mavericks a few years ago.

When Yiyang warmed up, he couldn't help but glance at the Pelicans' halfcourt. Anthony. Davis's guy didn't give up directly because he wasn't favored. In the warm-up stage, he was still very serious and not nervous. It seems that he doesn't care whether his opponent is a "historical" powerhouse or not. All he knew was that he had to do what he had to do.

If they lose, the Pelicans won't be blamed by the outside world. If you win, the Pelicans will fight to the death and not lose.

When the referee motioned for the starting five tigers of both sides to stand in the designated position, people said that Anthony. Davis certainly couldn't help but get nervous. But in reality, Davis's mind was as calm as water at this time. What nervous emotions are completely made up by the commentators' own brains.

Yiyang pressed his leg seriously, and he knew by looking at Davis's expression that that kid wouldn't make the game too easy today. In the first game of the playoffs, no one will surrender before they have played.

The referee blew the whistle, and Gobert was under no pressure to get the ball over Asik's head. The U.S. Route Center arena was boiling in an instant, and everyone expected the Mavericks to suppress the game from the first offense.

Yiyang didn't take it lightly, and he had to block and dismantle as soon as he came up. Pick-and-roll is a weakness of the Pelicans, and there's no reason not to take advantage of it.

Defending Yiyang, Gordon tried to squeeze past Nowitzki, but found himself unable to do so. Yiyang broke through with Davis, who came from the defense, and after running two steps, he returned the ball to Dirk.

At this point, Davis was two strides away from Dirk. Normally, this would be an empty spot for Dirk.

But today, when Dirk lifted the basketball to shoot, a high wall suddenly crossed in front of him.

Anthony. Davis took two big strides and leaped hard, stretching his long arms. He's probably one of the few people in the league who can block Nowitzki's high-shot shot!

"Damn it!" Seeing this, Yiyang had already begun to run back. Sure enough, in the next second, Dirk's shot was blocked by Davis's head!

Once on the ground, Davis' guard-like speed allowed him to pass Dirk and pick up the basketball behind Dirk.

As a result, the fans saw such a peculiar picture.

A big man on the inside is running wildly with the ball and counterattacking, and there is only one point guard next to him.

Although Yiyang has outstanding defensive ability, he wants him to stop Anthony after rushing one-on-one. Davis, that's a complete joke, it's not funny at all.

"Anthony. Davis is incredibly fast, I've never seen a number four player like this! "Jeff. Van Gundy almost shouted loudly, as if he had forgotten that he had just devalued the Pelicans.

Yiyang stuck to Davis's side until the opponent hit the three-second zone, and then started to cut the ball.

But Davis raised his long arm high, avoided Yiyang, and directly smashed it with one hand!

No celebrations, no roars. After Davis' dunk was over, he turned back to defend directly.

At the beginning of the game, Anthony . Davis poured cold water on everyone in the world.

His mind was incredibly relaxed and incomparably calm. Nervous? What are you kidding, is Yiyang a head bigger than me or a pair of hands?

"I'm Cao, that kid jumps so high!" Nowitzki ran back to serve the ball, and Yiyang was already waiting for him here.

"I think we've run into an outlaw who isn't afraid to lose, Dirk." Yiyang picked up the basketball and handed it to Nowitzki.

When a player is not even afraid of losing, then he has nothing to scruple about on the basketball court.