After returning to the hotel, Zhao Yong rolled over in bed until midnight before falling asleep.

Wake up at noon the next day.

Zhao Yong turned on the TV.

A playoff preview of the Thunder vs. Clippers was playing on TV.

"I'm predicting a 4-1 series for the Thunder to win," Barkley said. ”

O'Neal said: "The Clippers could be swept away, 4-0 is also a good chance. ”

Smith said: "Zhao is very good, I think they will win two games. ”

...

The attitude of several commentators is basically the state of public opinion from the outside.

A rookie led team and a Big Three team.

Heading into this kind of real playoff, no one thinks the Clippers have a chance to get on the line.

Zhao Yong is very strong, yes, but now is not his time, what belongs to him should be in the future.

The media and fans are all in this state of mind.

Afternoon.

On the way to the Chesapeake Energy Arena with the team's bus, the atmosphere of the playoffs can be seen everywhere in the city.

Street signs, bus stops, hotel signs, etc. are all blue and white signs.

Huge portraits of Westbrook, Paul George, and Anthony also hung high above the arena.

Zhao Yong completely put his mind off the woman and returned to the court.

He could feel that the playoffs were really coming.

The playoffs are like a battlefield, with the regular season all wiped out and the two sides playing a best-of-seven knockout round.

Only by fighting with all your strength can you have a chance to have the last laugh.

On the bus, Rivers was still laying out his tactics.

The Clippers' tactics still revolve around Zhao Yong.

Rivers wants the Clippers to take advantage of the opening game on the road, so that the rest of the game will be much better.

....

Once you arrive at the arena.

A bunch of reporters are preparing.

"Kakaka!"

The presence of the Clippers players also brought the arena into an exciting preparation period.

Zhao Yong was interviewed as he passed by the interview hall.

The reporter asked: "Zhao, what do you think the outside world thinks the Clippers will lose this series?" ”

Zhao Yong said: "Wait and see, I'll see if there is a chance to harvest some loot here, after all, they have so many giants, so we will have a chance to compete for the championship next year." ”

Zhao Yong's words were not polite to Thunder at all.

As the former star of the Thunder, Durant, but it was a captured situation to surrender to the enemy.

"Kakaka!

”

Journalists were very excited to hear this.

The reporter asked, "Are you mocking Durant?" ”

Zhao Yong said: "I didn't, don't talk nonsense." ”

Zhao Yong sent the reporter and returned to the locker room.

In the dressing room, the atmosphere was very solemn.

Beverly and Harrell are also preparing their own business.

You can feel that everyone is very cautious about the playoffs.

Lu Wei next to the wardrobe asked in a low voice, "Zhao, is that Asian girl who stayed in the same hotel with us your new girlfriend?" ”

In the past two days, Zhao Yong has often run to find Xiaoxue, and naturally he can't escape the eyes of his teammates.

Zhao Yong replied: "No, a friend came." ”

"You guy, you're more diligent at changing women than you are at changing clothes, Anna."

"Friends, too."

"Fack, I'm convinced."

"Haha."

Zhao Yong didn't talk too much about his own affairs, but changed his equipment and started to warm up.

The players on the Thunder's side are also conducting interviews.

Reporter interviewed Anthony: "Carmelo, do you think you can beat the Clippers tonight? ”

Anthony covered his mouth, then laughed, and then replied, "Sorry, I don't think we're going to lose, we're going to win by a big score." ”

The star that the Clippers can get is Zhao Yong, and when he enters the playoffs, Anthony doesn't think the Clippers will be the opponent of the Thunder.

Paul George also said on the sidelines: "We're going to play real, they're not going to be a hindrance for us, we're going to be a sweep." ”

Westbrook, who was wearing red pants and a topless shirt, also said: "They don't have a chance to win here, Zhao? I'll blow him up. ”

Westbrook is full of self-confidence.

In Westbrook's eyes, he is a player on the same level as James.

Westbrook just finished speaking.

"Hahaha!

”

Paul George, Westbrook, and Anthony all laughed at each other and laughed out loud.

Obviously, they looked down on the Clippers from the bottom of their hearts.

How much of a threat can a rookie-led team pose to them?

"Kakaka!

”

Journalists recorded the scene.

The media also don't think the Big Three's laughter is excessive.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Clippers are the underdog.

"The Clippers are going to the playoffs."

"The playoffs are all about the number of superstars, and it's not a good thing for the Clippers to meet the Thunder in the first round."

"The Thunder's inside, forward, and outside lines are not weak, and they have a lot of defensive knives to defend Zhao Yong."

"Zhao Yong's series should be very bitter this round."

"Look at how Zhao Yong fights."

Even optimistic Clippers fans aren't too optimistic about the Clippers' prospects.

Although Zhao Yong is a cow, the Clippers have one such a cow, and the Thunder has three!

..................

As the start time approached, the preparation in the Clippers locker room was getting tighter.

Owner Ballmer even came to the dressing room and high-fived all the players one by one, showing that he was fighting with everyone.

Ballmer has always been a team owner known for his crazy fan image, and he will come to the sidelines to cheer on his team almost every game.

He is also a representative of Clippers fans, and often broadcasts capture close-ups of him.

He gets frustrated when he loses, but he cheers like a kid when he wins.

"Guys, the playoffs, here!

Rivers shouted in a deep voice.

"The battle has begun." Zhao Yong also shouted.

The surrounding players all formed a circle around Zhao Yong, encouraging each other.

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

The Clippers' players are all starting to get excited by the atmosphere, and they are all howling.

Beverly and Harrell were even more excited, as if they were really going to war.

"Guys, let's go out and give those who look down on us a hard slap!"

Zhao Yong walked out of the locker room with a group of screaming players.

When he came to the players' tunnel, before he could play the waiting time, Zhao Yong could hear the roar coming from the stadium.

The cheers for the playoffs are more exaggerated than the regular season.

Zhao Yong was the last player to appear in the Clippers' appearance ceremony.

As soon as he appeared, Zhao Yong saw the blue all over the mountains!

Almost all of the Thunder's home fans wore uniform shirts to support their home team.

"Zhao, go back to your country."

"This is not your place."

"Westbrook is going to kick you in the ass."

"Scumbag, leave Jenna, you don't deserve him."

...

As soon as Zhao Yong ran out of the field, the sound of abuse continued to fill his ears.

Xiaoxue, who was sitting next to the commentary seat, was also shocked by the atmosphere of the scene.

Watching the game on the spot is a completely different feeling from watching the game in the live broadcast room, and at the same time, she also feels the unfriendliness of the fans here to Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong was facing too much pressure, and she was silently cheering for Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong stood on the field after high-fiveing his teammates, and he was scanning his surroundings.

Zhao Yong has become accustomed to the target of boos from the audience, and he believes that this is the fear of his opponents for him.

If he wasn't strong enough, they wouldn't treat him like that.

Zhao Yong was happy to see them desperately want to see them lose, but they were disappointed.

....

....

In the plaza outside the Energy Arena, Thunder fans also gathered outside to support the team.

For this small city, the Thunder's home game day for the playoffs is a city-wide holiday.

Everyone was quietly waiting for the game to start.

After a long appearance ceremony.

The starters of both sides stayed on the field.

Clippers starters: Zhao Yong, Harris, Wesley Johnson, Gallinari, Jordan Jr.

Te'o was dropped by Rivers, and although Te'o was good at passing, his defense and individual offense were terrible.

Rivers didn't dare to bet, and he let Harris play shooting guard.

Thunder starters: Westbrook, Corebrewer, Paul George, Anthony, Adams.

Robertson failed to make it to the first round of the playoffs, and injuries still plague him, which is a huge loss for the Thunder's forward defense.

Under the watchful eyes of the fans and commentators, the game began.

Adams jumped to his feet with Jordan Jr.

Adams tossed the ball to Westbrook.

Westbrook dribbles forward.

Westbrook is a player with a desire to fight, and his impact is one of the best in history among point guards.

The current Westbrook is not the cancer of the future, he is a true all-round god of war.

"Bang!"

Westbrook took the initiative to give Zhao Yong a confrontation with the ball first.

Westbrook obviously overestimated his confrontation, he didn't bump into Zhao Yong, but stumbled a little, but fortunately Zhao Yong didn't break the ball, he barely controlled the ball.

Adams quickly came up to cover.

Adams blocked Zhao Yong.

Westbrook broke through with Adams' cover burst.

Zhao Yong and Jordan Jr. switched defenses, Zhao Yong blocked Adams in the next order, but Jordan Jr. did not block the violent Westbrook.

Westbrook accelerated twice, took off into the air, and scored against Jordan Jr. before scoring the ball.

"Beep!

”

The referee also blew for a defensive foul on Jordan Jr.

"Ahh

！ Westbrook yelled at the camera when he landed.

The cheers at the scene also came to the maximum.

Zhao Yong didn't expect Westbrook to rush so resolutely in the first round.

This explosive power is really difficult to prevent.

Westbrook steps to the free-throw line.

"Huh!"

Steady hits.

0 to 3.

Barkley said: "Russell gave Zhao a dismissal at the beginning of the game, and he worked so well with Adams that DeAndre obviously couldn't stop Russell from rushing up. ”

"The Clippers need a center as strong as the sharks to help them guard the interior," O'Neal said. ”

The Thunder's tactical system is still a superstar singles system.

Whether it's Westbrook or George or Anthony, they all have the opportunity to attack first.

As for the teammates, they think less about it.

The whole Thunder team was celebrating.

on the field.

Zhao Yong received the ball and dribbled past half the court.

The scene was full of boos, and the fans were putting pressure on Zhao Yong.

After Zhao Yongyun arrived in the front court, Westbrook continued to harass.

Zhao Yong did not immediately play on his own, but gave the ball to Harris who was high on the right.

Harris is playing against Corebrewer, a defensive weakness that the Clippers have an advantage on.

Harris chose to dribble on the right side after a series of tentative moves from Brewer, and made a pull-up jump shot from the high post.

Harris's rhythm was great and Brewer's defense wasn't on point.

The basketball arcs and drills into the basket with precision.

"Huh!"

3 to 2.

The goal stifled the momentum a bit.

Through this ball, Zhao Yong also observed that although the Thunder's players are very talented, their defense is not systematic.

As long as you take advantage of their weaknesses and beat them up, the chances are still quite good.

Thunder's offense.

Westbrook also wanted to block with Adams this time, but Zhao Yong judged their tactics in advance, directly squeezed past Adams's block, and continued to put pressure on Westbrook.

After Westbrook felt the pressure from Zhao Yong, he immediately passed the ball to Anthony.

After Anthony received the ball, he pulled away again to hit Gallinari.

Gallinari's defensive awareness was mediocre and did not put Anthony under pressure.

Anthony dribbled to the baseline and then made a quick jumper.

Gallinari's defense was in place, but Anthony remained consistent.

"Huh!"

5 to 2.

Precision strikes.

Anthony laughed at Gallinari and shouted, "Hey, you dumbo has to defend me, you can't stop me." ”

Gallinari felt a sense of humiliation.

Zhao Yong encouraged the Lower Gallinari in the past.

The Clippers attack.

Zhao Yong dribbled to the front court, Harris was not in a good position this time, and Zhao Yong did not give it to him.

Zhao Yong chose to greet Jordan Jr.'s blocking.

Jordan Jr. was raised, the quality of the blocking and dismantling was not high, and Westbrook drilled through the defense and continued to threaten Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong blocked Westbrook sideways and dribbled to observe.

Jordan Jr. went down quickly, Adams didn't block it, and Zhao Yong threw the ball high.

After receiving Zhao Yong's pass in the air, Little Jordan smashed it directly into the basket.

"Box!"

5 to 4.

Zhao Yong continued to penetrate the Thunder's defense line and completed the aerial relay with Jordan Jr.

The momentum of the scene has also become a little smaller again.

Thunder fans found that Zhao Yong did not seem to be afraid of these boos, and his state on the court was very relaxed.

Thunder offense.

Westbrook dribbled across the half court and wanted to rush directly to Zhao Yong's right side.

Zhao Yong immediately moved sideways.

"Bang!"

Zhao Yong blocked Westbrook's way.

"Beep!

”

The referee blew for a blocking foul on Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong looked at the referee speechlessly.

The referee gestured firmly towards the technical table for the Clippers No. 4 to block the foul.

The fans cheered.

"You can't blow like that, it's not blocking, it's reasonable defense." Rivers spewed at the referee.

If Zhao's foul count rises too quickly, it's not good news for the Clippers.

The Thunder serve, Westbrook receives the ball, and this time he gives the ball to Paul George.

Adams gave Paul George a cover and helped him block Wesley Johnson, who was defending him.

Paul George burst in, Gallinari's help defense, Paul George did not lose his balance against Gallinari, and shot the board in the air.

The basketball bounces off and falls into the hoop.

7 to 4.

The Thunder's Big Three fired one after the other at the start of the playoffs.

At the beginning of the game, the pressure could be felt both up and down the clippers!