Chapter 105: Battle Warriors

The Warriors managed to make it through the first round because it was the playoffs and they still had time to prepare.

For the Spurs, it's a bit too much of a break, and their training time has also been targeted, with more rest and more training to stay in top shape.

In other games, the Nets won the Bulls by a narrow 3-point margin, and the two teams really had to tie seven.

I didn't expect the two teams to play like this at first, and the Bulls didn't have Rose this season.

But if you think about it carefully, the Nets have a bunch of outdated All-Stars, and I'm afraid they are also a team without an absolute core.

It's just that these guys still have some strength, no one thinks it's strange that they lost before, and now they have pulled the score back, and no one thinks it's strange either.

In Game 6 between the Pacers and the Hawks, Paul George rarely played iron all the time, but he was a player with brains, and he threw himself into defense when he didn't feel good, creating opportunities for his teammates on offense.

This is in stark contrast to the Hawks Josh Smith's indiscriminate play, relying on defense and relying on a more reasonable offense, so the Pacers won the game and advanced to the second round.

On the same day, three other teams qualified for the second round of the playoffs, and the Knicks, who were somewhat similar to the Pacers, because Anthony was also iron.

However, Anthony's approach was a little different from that of a young leader like Paul George, who forced his hand back, that is, he took a lot of shots, and finally recovered his touch at the crucial moment to win the game.

Why didn't the Celtics take their chances when he was iron, because Pierce was even more iron.

Unlike Anthony in his playing years, Pierce no longer has the ability to sustain a team.

So at the beginning of the season, among the famous stars, Zhang Xiaotian only took a little advantage of Pierce.

In the game between the Clippers and the Grizzlies, Griffin played off the bench with an injury, but the Clippers, who were already a little unbearable, were even more unbearable, and if Matt Barnes hadn't exploded in the rotation, the Clippers would have knelt in the half.

However, even with the odd soldiers, the Clippers lost, and were beaten four games in a row and withdrew in shame.

Injuries are only part of the story, and their core players haven't hardened up at crucial moments.

Spurs are different, when it comes to critical moments, the big guys who usually look a little old will be compared to the bulls.

The Rockets also lost the game, collapsed in the final quarter, and did not seize the opportunity to turn the tables.

The Thunder changed their style of play, and Durant did not force more shots like before, but worked with Reggie Jackson to revitalize the entire team.

Reggie Jackson, another young player who has proven himself, got his chance because of an injury to his main team, and many people have had that experience, some have taken the opportunity, and some have just shown that they are not useful.

Speaking of which, Zhang Xiaotian did not seize the opportunity to replace the main force, because he felt similar to playing the main force and playing as a substitute, so he could only continue to substitute.

In the final game of the first round, the Bulls and Nets grabbed seven.

In fact, the Nets have a chance, the Bulls have suffered another injury, Hinrich and Lore Deng are unable to play, and there are not many people playing in them at all.

But the battle of life and death depends on tenacity, and only if you can fight will you win.

Jimmy Butler played the whole game, Noah rarely dominated both ends of the floor, and the Nets had people, but they lacked ruthlessness, so they lost, and the lineup smashed out by the dollar couldn't win the remnants.

The second round of the playoffs has finally arrived, but it didn't start with the Spurs.

The first thing they have to do is to be patient and keep in shape.

The first to play are the Grizzlies and the Thunder, the Grizzlies have an advantage inside, while the Thunder lineup is incomplete, the only advantage may be the bench, and the Grizzlies have no good substitutes at all.

The Grizzlies were stable in the first three quarters, and the inside line led the outside line to suppress the Thunder.

But in the final quarter, the role of the star was revealed, Durant scored 12 points, and also had an assist and steal block, almost single-handedly led the team to a comeback, winning the first win by a narrow margin of 93-91.

With one minute left in the game, the Grizzlies still led by three points, but they didn't have a top player like Durant at the critical moment, and they couldn't limit the Thunder's strongest point, so they lost.

This game can only be admired, Durant is really strong, but the weakness of the Thunder after losing Westbrook is also obvious, and the Grizzlies are not expected to let Durant show strength so easily.

The Pacers' game against the Knicks on the same day was a slight surprise, with Paul George being strong in the playoffs, but not overshadowing their 10 teams without a bench.

The Knicks, on the other hand, have veterans with playoff seasons on the bench and scorers like J.R. Smith who can dominate the rotation.

However, the Pacers played more team, building a double-digit lead in the first three quarters, even if Anthony and J.R. Smith combined in the final quarter to make a difference.

The game also showed a problem for the Knicks, Anthony took up most of the shots, and not all teams were going to wait for him to shoot back like the Celtics.

The Pacers gained enough advantage with team basketball just when he didn't have a touch.

On May 6, the second round of the playoffs between the Spurs and the Warriors finally began.

Surprisingly, the Warriors changed their starting lineup again.

I have to say that Warriors coach Mark Jackson is a very bold guy, David Lee was injured and forced to change the lineup, and it is understandable to remove Jack from Landry.

But in the case of winning the game with Landry, the Spurs were suddenly replaced by rookie Festus Ezeli, you must know that Azeli did not play much time before.

Looking at it this way, the Warriors are really young, except for Bogut, who started a little fresh meat in the rookie period.

The Spurs starting lineup also changed, before Split was injured they used the inside spare tire Aaron Baines, and when the Warriors were dominated by the outside, Popovich ditched the spare tire and replaced it with a more flexible Dior.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs jumped the ball and did not win, and everyone got used to it.

The Warriors scored first, while the Spurs felt a bit iron after resting for too long.

Fortunately, the situation has changed after the replacement of Ginobili, and the stability of the Spurs is not that all players have been stable, but that there will always be someone who will step up and lead the rhythm of several big guys.

After Gary Neal came on, it felt okay too.

Although Zhang Xiaotian can also play guard, the attack power in the first few quarters is not enough, and the Spurs' rotation in the first half is still relatively flexible.

The Spurs recovered some games, and the Warriors Jack would not lack firepower in the bench rotation time, and they still maintained the lead in the score.

When Zhang Xiaotian came on the court, he faced Draymond Green, who had a somewhat hideous face.

This guy played better in the playoffs and has successfully risen to the top position, counterattacking from the ninth and tenth person in the blue-collar small role team to the seventh person, just right against Zhang Xiaotian.