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The Pelicans' triumphant return from Los Angeles was a huge boost to the fans, but they got the match point and one more win to advance to the Western Conference finals. Two of the next three races were held at the Smoothie King Center, which was exciting to think about.

However, the Pelicans are not the first team to reach the semifinals, and the Spurs in the West are tied 2-2. However, the Heat in the East swept the opponent 4-0 and got the ticket to the semifinals first; Celtic won match point 3-1.

If the Pelicans in the West have a hope of being the first to get a ticket to the Western Finals, the opponent doesn't know who it is, and the Eastern Finals are much better, and the Eastern Finals are probably a show between the Big Three of the Green Army and the Big Three of the Heat.

Coincidentally, Ray Allen, who was originally one of the Big Four of the Green Army, defected to the Heat and turned from teammates to rivals with Pierce and others. I don't know what kind of scene the old people met in the past.

On May 16, the much-anticipated Western Conference Quarterfinals kicked off at the Pelicans' home arena, the Smoothie King Center.

Listening to the tsunami-like cheers of the home fans, Yang Yi let out a long sigh of relief. It is comfortable in their own turf, not only has a certain home advantage, but also the cheering of the fans, not only is it comfortable when playing, but also there is no lack of confidence.

Our 18,500 fans are not here to see the excitement!

This year, the Pelicans are expected to challenge for the championship, and even New Orleans who are not fans have come to the arena to watch the game.

This is New Orleans, the Pelicans are the only basketball team in Louisiana, and the Pelicans' victory is their glory, how can they not come to cheer Yang Yi and them on!

As long as you can get rid of the Clippers at home, not to mention the championship or anything, at least the Western Conference Finals will definitely be in hand.

In the locker room, Paul quietly sorted out the equipment that was about to play, even if little Jordan was giggling nonsense, he didn't say anything.

If they don't win this fight, they will be greeted in the offseason. But...... To be honest, he didn't have the slightest confidence to beat the Pelicans. finally jumped out of the pit in New Orleans and was ready to fight for the future, but who would have thought that the Pelicans would kill Yang Yi this year. Not only is his own strength strong, but his ability to lead the team is also extraordinary.

It's okay to win the championship in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the Clippers will be pressed under him, which is not a way to live!

Your own team is no worse than the Pelicans in terms of strength and playoff experience, so why can't you win it! Maybe it will be possible to wait until the league can study the pelicans, the inscrutable little fat man.

Paul's mind Yang Yi didn't know, he was excited now, on the one hand, the fans' support for him, and on the other hand, the thought of ending the opponent soon, how could he be unhappy?

Compared to the ruined Clippers, the morale of the Pelicans players is not bad. They clung to the lead from the opening point and couldn't give the Clippers a chance to catch up.

Perhaps because of the blessing of the home court, the Pelicans will be very brave, leading the Clippers by four points at 30:26 in the first quarter.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Pelicans extended their lead to double digits, and that advantage continued as the game wore on.

By the end of the first half, the Pelicans' lead over the Clippers had reached 15 points, which was a desperate margin of points. Originally, the Clippers were playing away from home, and the right time and place were not on their side, and the Pelicans' bravery made them helpless.

Although Clippers head coach De Nagro made several adjustments to his tactics, it didn't make much difference, and he only hoped that the Clippers could recover the difference step by step in the second half.

In the second half, the Clippers used a wave of attacks to narrow the gap to a minimum of seven points, but then the Pelicans pulled the score away step by step.

Now there is only one king in New Orleans, and the fans have spared no effort to support Yang Yi. Therefore, the fat man is also quite hardworking, attacking with all his might on the basis of sacrificing a certain amount of defense, and his personal performance completely overshadows any player on the field.

Before the third quarter was over, he had already scored a high score of 38 points. If the fourth energy saving continues, there is no problem at all to get 50+.

Due to the excellent performance of other Pelicans players in the last game, the Clippers did not dare to take Pelicans players other than Yang Yi lightly. In the case of Yang Yi's full effort, they also had to divide their forces to defend the other Pelicans players, but Paul alone could not stop Yang Yi's impact, and this kind of compromising approach allowed the Pelicans to quickly expand the difference to 19 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams was 81:64, and the Pelicans led by 17 points, and it looked like the Clippers were over!

De Nagro was unwilling to fail, Paul was unwilling to return from New Orleans, and Griffin wanted to crush the Clippers players led by Yang Yi to his feet, so he naturally refused to give up.

Even if the difference between the two sides is 17 points, they don't expect to lose, and they don't dare to fail, even if it is very likely to fail.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers' tactics became D'Antoni-style tactics, shooting whenever there was space, regardless of the shooting percentage! Because they can't think about it, and they can't think about it, the only way is to beat the Pelicans as best they can so they still have a chance to continue walking the path of the playoffs.

The Clippers are desperately attacking, and the Pelicans only have to defend. They currently hold a 17-point lead, so there's no need to go toe-to-toe with the crazy Clippers.

It wasn't until the Clippers' attack wave had passed that the Pelicans organized their team's serious offense, and they still led the Clippers by 12 points.

After the peak of the Clippers' attack passed, the Pelicans immediately followed up with a wave of attacks. Paul and others spared no effort when attacking, and failed to play their defensive advantages when they attacked with all their strength in the face of Yang Yi.

In fact, the Clippers' defensive advantage is on the inside, Jordan Jr.'s ability to protect the basket is very good, plus a Griffin, completely blocking the basket airtightly. Unfortunately, most of the Pelicans' offensive firepower is concentrated near the outside line and the free throw line, and the number of times they hit the basket is only a handful, so the Clippers' defensive advantage naturally cannot be effectively played.

The Pelicans' offense was very effective, and with the support and encouragement of the fans, the players played with the momentum of being invincible in the regular season, and soon beat the Clippers to the score that they had managed to get back.

Halfway through the final quarter, the Clippers' style of play did not have a corresponding effect, but the Pelicans stretched the score to more than 20 points.

By this time, the Clippers hadn't given up on the game, they were desperately attacking and completely abandoning defense. This style of play undoubtedly gave the Pelicans a chance, and in the final three minutes, the difference between the two teams had reached 25 points.

Seeing that the situation was unacceptable, De Nagro simply replaced all the main players and announced that he would abandon the game.

In this way, the Pelicans won the ticket to the 2012-2013 Western Conference Finals with a 4:1 advantage, becoming a strong contender for the championship.