Unlike the first round, the Pelicans are limited in the backcourt.

Jrue Holiday proved his worth in the first round, but in the second round, he understood the gap.

The backcourt defense of the Spurs and the Trail Blazers is more than one notch.

By the third quarter, the Pelicans still hadn't adjusted.

After all, their playoff format worked well in the first round, and it was too hasty to come up with another plan at halftime.

They were hoping that the first half was just a matter of play, but Spurs' performance showed them that there was more to it than that.

The Spurs routinely ramped up their defensive intensity in the third quarter, and the Pelicans got tougher on the offensive end.

They had to get Davis to come to the three-point line to catch the ball and then attack with the ball.

This style of offense is tiring and prone to turnovers.

The scores between the two sides were further stretched, and when it came to the final quarter, the game had almost lost its suspense.

easily won the opponent, the Spurs' strong team style was undoubtedly revealed, and the Rockets and Warriors were probably indignant when they saw this situation.

Zhang Xiaotian was full of confidence in an interview with reporters, "We are on the right path. ”

The playoff game met expectations, and the Spurs players were relatively happy during this time.

On the last day of April, the Eastern Conference semifinals also began.

In the case of Embiid and Young Wei's inside, the Celtics came together on three lines and defeated the 76ers by relying on excellent play on the offensive end.

Suppressing the 76ers on the offensive end in every quarter, the Celtics also surprised this game.

You know, in the first round, the Celtics were even more impressive on defense.

Let's just say that there are some teams where you never guess what he will be able to do.

The 76ers were also taught a lesson, and the Celtics are not the same as the Heat, a team that doesn't have enough fighting spirit.

Embiid was unconvinced after the game, "It's not our true level on both ends of the floor, we played a really bad game, and we have to be very communishable for the Celtics, but it's not our level." ”

It's May, and the Eastern Conference semifinals Raptors vs. Cavaliers.

Because of the entanglement in the first round, the Cavaliers were not so favored before the game.

At the beginning of the game, it seemed to indicate that the Raptors were stronger, and they led to double digits in a single quarter.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that the Raptors played a good game this time.

The Cavaliers frantically chased points in the second quarter, and all the role players were mobilized, giving people a completely different feeling.

By the second half, Lowry and DeRozan were habitually sluggish.

The Raptors were dragged into overtime by the Cavaliers with Valanciunas dominating the interior.

Then in overtime, the Cavaliers won the final victory.

James scored a triple-double but didn't explode in the score, and the key to this game was that the rest of the Cavaliers stepped up.

Many fans who thought the Raptors were going to raise their eyebrows this year lost confidence after watching this game.

On the court, there is not only hard power, but also soft power, such as fighting spirit, such as mental endurance.

The Raptors give people the feeling that they have been facing the Cavaliers in the past few years, and they have not been able to grasp the opportunities at critical moments, and the good situation has been buried in vain.

At times like this, even if Coach Casey shouted at reporters that they were the better team, it wouldn't help, and only on the court could decide what was going on the court.

The Raptors' defeat was only a slight surprise, after all, the Cavaliers have the most top-level players.

As for the West side, everyone also expected that the Rockets and Warriors would fight to the death.

In the second game between the two teams, the Rockets finally inspired their role players and maintained their efficiency on the offensive end from the beginning to the end, while the Warriors only had Durant maintain the level.

Curry didn't play fully, Klay was even more limited, and in this case, the Rockets completely did both offense and defense.

Since both teams are explosive points, one or two chances may determine the trend of the game during the game, and the score is not decided until the last minute, not because the game is not intense.

In this group of games, the Spurs are still more concerned, not that they are arrogant and don't care about the opponent in front of them, their goal is the championship, and the winner of the Rockets and Warriors will definitely be their biggest obstacle.

If you want to talk about arrogance and hatred, it still depends on Draymond Green, who said after the game: "We've conceded one game in a series, and we've conceded one game now. Now, it's time to lock in the series. ”

If Zhang Xiaotian is a rocket player, it is estimated that he wants to fight people by now.

However, he also pulled a lot of hatred, but the opponent couldn't help him.

On May 2, the second game between the Spurs and the Pelicans began.

The Pelicans started with the same focus on Davis, but they have changed.

Pelicans head coach Gentry put pressure on Davis again, not to let him strengthen the confrontation, but to take on some organizational tasks.

They also saw clearly that if they didn't move the whole team up, even if Davis could beat Aldridge, they wouldn't be able to win against the Spurs.

Anyway, Davis's organizational skills are not strong, but the effect is still a little.

In addition, Jrue Holiday also played better than he played on the court, and the Pelicans have adapted to the intensity of the Spurs.

But this is like overpowering the Spurs is unrealistic, the Spurs' main lineup is not false in attack, the defense is stronger, and the bench lineup is better than them, and the Pelicans want to win, and it is not one or two to do better.

Of course, they also came up with a trick on the weak side, that is, playing on the field with a strong point.

If they don't take advantage of head-on confrontation, they use time to fill it.

The desperate way to increase the cost still works, but not getting the desired result is just increasing the cost out of thin air and making the series more and more difficult.

This trick is not used often by strong teams, but many teams have no choice but to use it.

It's like the Cavaliers, who barely hold on to the label of a strong team, but they have to increase James' consumption in the first round, which is also a failure at the tactical level.

With the Pelicans' targeted changes and desperate efforts, the Spurs were not as easy as the first game.

At halftime, they also relied on their last-minute play to take a slight lead.

Vicky is yet to return, and the acting head coach has been a little more modest, just pointing out some problems in the defense in the first half.

After Zhang Xiaotian ate a little, he still gathered everyone together.

They are in an advantageous position, and they must not capsize in the gutter because they take it lightly.

The Pelicans also summed up the gains and losses in the first half and asked the players to do better in the second half.

There is an improvement from the first game, and the Pelicans' morale is still quite strong at this time.

In the third quarter, both teams tried to take the initiative, but neither team could fully achieve their goals.

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