Anthony. Davis' block after the opening game not only sounded the alarm for the Mavericks, but also boosted the morale of the other Pelicans players.

What about the 74-8 Dallas Mavericks? The regular season and the playoffs are two completely different battles. In the playoffs, the results of the regular season can only be used as a guide, and they cannot determine everything.

Now the game has just begun, and you have to fight to know who is the stronger team.

So, when the Mavericks attacked again, Yiyang could clearly feel that the Pelicans' defense was much more active than before.

It seems that Anthony. Davis, that guy, still has some leadership temperament. At least his emotions can affect every player on the Pelicans.

But positivity alone isn't enough, and the problems exposed by the Pelicans in 82 games in the regular season won't be solved for just one positive reason.

Eric. Gordon has never been known for his defense, and the guy about Yiyang's height would rather be a scorer than an outside gate.

The Pelicans' anti-cutting ability is something that Yiyang can use. This time he decided to meet Anthony in person. Davis, let's see how committed they are.

So, Yiyang handed the ball to Iguodala as always. Then, he began his never-pertinently unballed move.

Eric. It was very difficult for Gordon to bite Yiyang. When it comes to defensive awareness, Gordon may only be league average. Therefore, it is difficult for him to guess Yiyang's thoughts, and it is difficult to predict Yiyang's next move.

Not every defender's brain can be as fast as Yiyang, Paul and Kidd on both ends of the floor.

So, Yiyang shook off Gordon with two realistic counterruns in a row and cut to the inside line empty-handed.

Iguodala passes the ball to Wade, who then plays the ball to Yiyang. When Yiyang received the basketball, he had already rushed to Anthony. Davis in front of him.

Davis's long arms look similar to Gobert's, and Yiyang doesn't want to challenge them head-on.

So, Yiyang burst from one side of the basket to the other, ready to go to the basket and use the basket to cover the basket.

Can Anthony. Davis is very smart, and it turns out he's not the stupid big guy who just shows off his bouncing.

The upstart of the Pelicans didn't shake up, but waited for Yiyang to really make a move before jumping to block.

Yiyang was shocked and cold. Thankfully, the ball was in a high arc and Davis couldn't complete the block. But his extremely concentrated attention had already made Yiyang's temptation a goal.

Instead of giving up, the other party is very focused! It's no wonder that Davis was able to take Dirk cleanly just now, and he is now extremely sensitive to every movement on the court.

There was a lot of effort on the defensive end, and that didn't affect Davis' performance on the offensive end.

When Davis catches the ball in the low post, Gobert immediately cloves it. But the No. 23 big man didn't rush and distributed the ball to the team's quarterback, Quincy. In the hands of Bombsett.

Bombset is not a star, this guy who entered the league in the same year as Yiyang is still a "professional substitute". It was only this season that Bombesett got some opportunities to start.

Although this guy's scoring ability is not much more explosive, it is suddenly in a stable word. This kind of mid-range half-volley, he will never waste it.

Bombset scores, and the Pelicans continue to score! Anthony. Davis completes the assist with the trapped!

"Maybe it's going to be Anthony. Davis's battle for fame! "Mike. Brin finally got interested in the matchup, and Davis stood out for three consecutive rounds. In the face of the 74-win Mavericks, the Pelicans were not beaten at the beginning, but played back and forth under the leadership of Davis.

He can pass the ball, he can shoot, he can score under the basket, he can defend, and he can run fast...... Yiyang really didn't know which proof to describe Davis. This guy's all-around is definitely the top in the league.

Playing the playoffs for the first time, he has already adapted to the intensity and pace of the playoffs after only a few rounds. And his performance is also quite a bit of the league's No. 1 inside line.

The playoffs are going to make people grow.

Yiyang nodded approvingly, facing such an opponent, if he didn't pull the score away earlier, it would be very dangerous.

In that case, let's start with the first quarter of the game and increase the score!

This is the end of the tentative round, and from now on, the real war is real!

"Also, this time he's pushing fast. I don't know what's going on, but he's definitely very unhappy with the current situation. ”

Yiyang raised his arms outside the three-point line and directed his teammates to run actively. Wade easily spotted a gap and came out to ask for the ball.

After receiving the basketball, Wade made a shot. Tyrek. After Evans was spotted, Wade took a big step forward before making a move.

With two points in the account, the Pelicans' defense is really vulnerable.

However, the defensive end is where the Mavericks really pay attention. This season, the Pelicans are definitely one of the best offensive teams in the league. There's Anthony. With Davis in place, the Pelicans are always able to open up the situation in the three-second zone.

This time, Davis is still positive. But Gobert went around the front and blocked Davis's receiving lane.

Gordon is not Yiyang, he doesn't have the kind of passing precision that can break the ball in front of him. Gobert is always passionate on the defensive end, and his passion will greatly reduce Davis' chances.

Davis tried to get around to catch the ball, but as soon as he did, Gobert brutally blocked it again. Card position, go around the front, then card the position, and then go around the front. The hand-to-hand combat between interior players began long before the basketball was received.

Davis couldn't catch the ball, Eric. Gordon began to look for someone else. But Gordon is not a passer, on the contrary, he trusts his own singles ability more than passing.

Asik covered on the right, and Gordon quickly stabbed to the right. But his intentions were so obvious that Yiyang didn't need to think carefully at all, so he took his own steps.

Gordon, who borrowed Asik's cover, was about to shoot, but found that Yiyang's expressionless face appeared in front of him again.

It was undoubtedly very uncomfortable to be stopped when he was about to make a move. The Pelicans' offensive rhythm has been interrupted, and the Mavericks' defense has been successful for the most part.

Tyrek. Evans still wants to come up to support, but Wade in the playoffs is not something that can be thrown off by running casually.

Davis gritted his teeth, is this the Mavericks' playoff-level defense?

In the end, Gordon had no choice but to take action against Yiyang. The basketball was ironed, and Gobert pushed Davis away to grab the defensive rebound. The physical confrontation at the playoff level was also more intense than he imagined.

Yiyang didn't dare to relax, and after receiving the basketball, he ran all the way. Counterattacking is the best way to open the score.

Davis also accelerated at full speed, and while he couldn't catch up with Yiyang, with his bounce and reach, Davis thought he should have a chance to complete the block as well.

Yiyang kills the inner line directly, and the momentum is violent. Just as he was about to jump, the No. 1 magically transferred the ball to Dirk, who was outside the three-point line. During the whole process, Yiyang didn't look back at all, and God knows how he found Dirk.

Since Davis is chasing after Yiyang, it proves that Dirk is empty in front of him. This time, one was in the box and one was outside the three-point line. Unless Anthony. Davis has wings behind him, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to complete the block again anyway.

Nowitzki hit a three-pointer. The gap between the top teams and the teams on the bottom train of the playoffs is clear after a few rounds.

Anthony. Davis continued to play well after that, but he couldn't resist the Mavericks' offensive and defensive performance.

Mavericks fans sang and danced in the stands as if they had started celebrating the victory three quarters earlier.

In the last 1 minute and 32 seconds of the first quarter, when Yiyang was substituted, the score on the court had been stretched to 12 points. The Pelicans' defense is no deterrent at all under the offensive firepower of the Mavericks.

"Yi's organization is excellent, and in the first quarter he showed Davis the huge gap between the Pelicans and the top."

At this point, the shot is given to Anthony. A close-up of Davis. But you don't see frustration or fear on his face.

That guy, it's like the score is just a draw.

At the end of the first quarter, Durham Porter replaced Gobert. But Monty. Williams didn't make a substitution, this guy wanted to make Anthony. Davis plays a whole quarter!

"Davis is still on the floor, and the Pelicans don't want to be passive in the first quarter!" Ling Mike. Brin was surprised that they didn't accept defeat!

Although Durham Porter is experienced, he is an all-round lagging behind Anthony in terms of physical condition and athleticism. Davis's.

The only way to defend this guy is for Aminu to go up and wrap it!

But once the race started, everything was different from what was planned at the beginning.

Davis catches baskets in the depths of the box, and when he catches them in the box, you can often stop him from scoring points.

Bowler tried to keep his hands in front of Davis at all times, but it didn't work, and Davis made a lot of difficult shots near the basket.

There was even a time when this thick-eyed champion still hit under the bag of Aminu and Daimpoter!

In the final 1 minute and 32 seconds, the Mavericks let Anthony . Davis went 6-0! On the Mavericks' bench, there seems to be a lack of a decisive role. And Davis, in the second team, played like a fish in water.

At the end of the first quarter of the game, Yiyang looked up at the big screen on the scene. The 12-point margin was narrowed to six, and the Pelicans did not accept the ruling of fate, but tried to change it.

Since the 12-point gap can't crush you, let's make the difference even bigger!

The battle in the first quarter of the game was tough, but it boosted the morale of the Pelicans. Fighting the legendary Mavericks, they are only 6 points behind! It seems that the other party is not invincible!

But in the second quarter, Yiyang didn't give Davis and the Pelicans any chance to reflex. Davis is strong, as good as Yiyang imagined. Because of this, it is dangerous to give them any chance.

After the start of the second quarter, Yiyang deliberately made the pace very fast. There's nothing more efficient than finishing off the Pelicans' poor defense before the opposition can react.

Yiyang started the game with Davis, and after the rhythm of the game came together, Davis felt that he was running wildly with Yiyang all the time.

As long as the Pelicans shoot a dozen irons, Davis has to pull his legs and run. Because as soon as he turned around, Yiyang always rushed to the front.

The Pelicans' poor defense left no one on the team able to withstand Yiyang's onslaught. The Pelicans' only chance is for Davis to complete the defense.

However, with each block, Davis' hand was a fraction of a second away from basketball.

Yiyang throws, Davis can't reach. Yiyang pulls up the rod and layups, Davis is always the slightest difference with basketball. Yiyang passes, and the person who receives the basketball must score, because the Pelicans have no way to predict the pass, and there is no way to block it in advance.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are more about following the ball than how to follow people.

In fact, the Pelicans are a team that is very good at blocking opponents' three-point shots, and they give opponents few three-point shooting opportunities. The problem is that this team is a bit top-heavy, and this season they have given opponents a whopping 32.7 percent of their shots in the three-second zone, which is the best in the league. At this position, the Pelicans shot 63.5 percent from the field. It can be seen that Davis and Asik didn't really protect the basket. But in reality, it's not Asik and Davis' fault, but their poor perimeter defense.

You shoot directly from beyond the three-point line, and the Pelicans can block it. But as long as you start to break through, the Pelicans can't do anything. Don't think that Yiyang only cared about the affair with Vignali the night before, when he studied the video of the game, these data had already been memorized by Yiyang. When he got to the court, he knew what method would be more effective against his opponents.

Ten minutes later, when Davis looked at the score again. He was surprised to find that they were only six points behind at the beginning of the second quarter, but now they are a full twenty points behind!

Yiyang finished the work mercilessly, and did not even leave Davis, the passionate champion, any chance to spark.

"15 points in a single quarter, also full firepower. Of the 15 points, 13 came from the three-second zone and two from the free throws. The Pelicans can't defend against Yi's breakthrough at all, and no, I don't think there are many teams in the league that can prevent Yi's breakthrough. It's just the Pelicans, so that Yi also played an excessively high shooting rate. Watching Yiyang walk off the field with a relaxed face and wipe his sweat, Mike. Bryn sighed.

I thought Davis would make the game full of suspense again, and I thought that the strong Pelicans would make the game more variable. Unexpectedly, as soon as Yiyang exerted his strength, everything disappeared with the wind.

The huge gap in strength between the two teams is not something that Davis can fill alone. After Yiyang went down, the Mavericks also had Wade, Dirk, Iguodala, Gobert, Carter...... Just by dealing with them, it is enough for the pelicans to be one head and two big.

Laxity is the only thing the Mavericks need to pay attention to in the first round of the playoffs. When they lead by too many points, no one gets nervous about a missed attack. Losing the regular season, you still have dozens of chances to make amends. But there aren't that many opportunities in the playoffs, and sometimes a game or even an offense can change fate. Even if it is the first place in the league, there are no more opportunities.

As Yiyang, who has never been shut out of the playoffs in his career, he knows the truth and knows what the playoffs are all about better than all the Pelicans players on the floor. So, he didn't let any accidents happen.

In the first quarter of the game, Davis sparked slightly, and Yiyang immediately extinguished it. Davis played only half of the first playoff game of his career and was already destined to be killed.

"It's too strong." Mike. Brin smiled, and he began to pay attention to the situation in the stands to see what interesting things were going on. For example, Vignali and Wen Xue are eating the same bucket of small popcorn.

"Yi's annual salary can reach tens of millions of dollars, and there are many endorsement contracts, according to this logic, his mother and wife should each buy a bucket of popcorn, even if they can't eat it, it's not a waste, after all, even if a bucket of popcorn is sold for at most $10 at the Center Arena in the United States, and the consumption of two buckets is only $20, which is really nothing for Yi's family......" Mike. Brin has started working with partner Kevin. Harlan talked about homely things, because there was nothing more to say about the game itself.

Yes, as long as they don't let up, the Mavericks don't have much to worry about, especially in the first round of the playoffs. And a leader like Yiyang can't let the team relax.