In the first two games of the opening game, James and Paul both won.

The Warriors defeated the Pelicans without any blood, although Thompson, who was newly joined by the team, was a little acclimated and performed poorly. He only scored 9 points on 3 of 8 shots.

But Paul's performance of scoring 35 points still allowed last season's Western Conference champion to save face.

As for the Cavaliers, James also won very easily.

Rose's state made Chicago fans despair. He only made 8 of 22 shots in the game, which was very inefficient.

It seems that the former youngest MVP can never regain his former form.

Although the Bulls' second-year forward Nikola Mirotic played a good game and scored 19 points.

But it still couldn't withstand the hard power of the Cavaliers' Big Three.

However, facts have once again proved that although Bosh was replaced by Love, James' team's interior defense is really eight-line!

Milo played like a giver.

There's no way, then Mozgov is already a championship center, how much better can the Cavaliers' interior defense be.

In fact, it's not just the Cavaliers, most teams now have poor interior defense.

For someone like Green who can play at the fifth position without suffering a loss, you can see how much the league is short of centers.

The victories of the Cavaliers and Warriors also raised people's expectations for the Trail Blazers.

If the Trail Blazers can also win, then the war between these three teams will become intense from the beginning of the season.

As for the Thunder…

The Thunder were not favored from the beginning of this season and were considered a weak side.

Because their lineup depth is very problematic.

Of course, Wayne knows that the Thunder are not weak. In the original 2016 playoffs, the Oklahoma City Kings once led the Warriors 3-1, and were only one game away from reaching the Finals.

This gap directly changed history.

If the Thunder really makes it to the Finals, then Du Xiaoshuai may not go to the Warriors, but to Cleveland.

Because the team that beats him will transform from the Warriors to the Cavaliers.

Based on the principle of joining if you can't beat them, fans will have the opportunity to see explosive combinations like 23+35.

This combination is incredible. If you look carefully at the two numbers 23 and 35, you will know that there is a hidden secret.

If these two people join forces, they will be known as 58 City in history!

58 went to war, not a blade of grass grew!

Pao'er: Brother Wei, give me your home address, and I'll send you some American specialties.

It's a pity that Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou don't believe in tears, and the NBA doesn't believe in ifs.

There are no ifs in history, and both the Thunder and the Warriors are destined to become the background of Aking's great journey.

Although they failed to reach the finals, the Thunder were able to reach the tiebreaker in the Western Conference Finals before losing, which is undoubtedly an outstanding result.

So, is it because the Thunder are not favored now because everyone is blind?

actually not.

The Thunder's ability to reach a tiebreaker with the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals was actually beyond most people's expectations. Even Thunder fans themselves probably didn't expect it.

At that time, people generally believed that the only team in the Western Conference that could compete with the Warriors was the Spurs.

You know, the Warriors and the Spurs in the Western Conference that year, one had 73 wins and the other had 67 wins, which were both directly on par with the teams behind them.

But no one could have imagined that the Spurs would overturn when they faced the Thunder in the playoffs.

In the series between the Thunder and the Spurs, the Spurs had the upper hand in terms of physical strength, but they couldn't resist the Thunder's explosion throughout the whole round!

You know, in the G2 series, five Thunder players scored in double figures, and they only beat the Spurs by 1 point.

But the Thunder can explode. In G6, even Robertson's shots were not as accurate as his girlfriend's, and he was able to hit 3 of 5 three-pointers.

Spurs take the lead and win.

Of course, the Spurs themselves are not without their problems.

First of all, Kawhi's state is indeed average. The defensive end cannot limit Durant, and the offensive end is not very efficient. The entire team's offense relies entirely on Aldridge.

The team offense that we are proud of failed to perform due to the poor condition of the role players.

Also, the Spurs' rebounding was blown to pieces by the Thunder, often losing more than a dozen rebounds in a game.

Of course, the most important thing is that Wang Zha played really well.

When the Thunder beat the Mavericks in the first round, Du Xiaoshuai's shooting percentage was only 36.8%, and his three-point shooting percentage was only 26.8%. At that time, people said that Durant was useless.

As a result, in the second round, this guy increased his shooting percentage to 50% without any warning, forcing the veteran Vicki to reluctantly tell reporters after the game: "I have never seen such a lawless person like Durant."

To sum up, in the 4 games that the Thunder won, the Spurs needed to break out in every game, and the role players took turns to break out in order to win the Spurs.

Even if Wang Zhao or the role players behave normally, it is impossible to win.

Although they defeated the Spurs in an upset, the Thunder's luck almost ran out here.

Facing the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, Wang Zha relied on the momentum he had just won against the Spurs, coupled with the miraculous effect of Oklahoma City's small lineup on the Warriors, and beat the confused Warriors 3 to 1.

Kerr found that his small lineup suddenly didn't work well against the Thunder.

Fortunately, the Warriors adjusted in time, and in G6, Thompson stepped up and scored 11 three-pointers in a single game, completely changing the course of the series.

G6 soup has also become famous in the world since then.

The Thunder failed to win G6, which also declared that failure was inevitable.

Because the Thunder relied on a seven-man rotation and relied heavily on Wang Zhan's style of play until now, their physical strength has been completely exhausted and they can no longer rush.

The longer the series drags on, the more obvious their physical problems become.

As a result, the Warriors made a stunning comeback and went to the Finals to win the championship with 73 games.

Everyone also knows the story of Du Xiaoshuai's loss to the Warriors.

So generally speaking, there is a certain degree of chance that the Thunder can reach the tiebreaker in the Western Conference Finals.

The hard power of this team is actually not at that level yet.

This is why Wayne said that even if the Thunder did reach the finals, they would still have to lose if they should.

As for what Perkins said about the 16th Thunder, it was mainly because they didn't have me, otherwise they would have won the championship. This was just to gain popularity.

Facing such a thunderous team, Wayne was still very confident that he could get first blood.

The key is not to let the king explode.

The starting players of both sides are in place. The Thunder's starting five are young, and their offensive level is close to that of Tony's man Robertson, Du Xiaoshuai, Ibaka and Tie Dan Adams.

As for the Trail Blazers, the starting five are Curry, Tony, Jabberwocky, Wayne and Biggie.

This starting lineup, with Tony and Jabbert's two-man attack, is no less powerful than the Spurs' Kawhi Ka+Green wing set in history.

On the offensive end, with the crossfire of Curry + Wayne, this offensive and defensive combination can handle the vast majority of games.

Mikey: Are you asking me what my role is? Uh...it's okay, don't look at me, I'll just take a stroll~

Of course, the Blazers' current starting lineup is still in the experimental stage, and Carlisle will continue to adjust the starting lineup according to different opponents and situations.

The referee threw the ball into the air, and Biggie jumped up high and slapped the ball into Curry's hands.

Curry was stunned for a moment when he got the ball, because last season when the old sister-in-law and the old wolf were partnered in the paint, the fight for the ball was basically a formality and they would never be won.

Getting the ball as soon as the game started was a bit uncomfortable.

On the first offense, Curry deliberately hit the ball to Wayne.

After two years, Ibaka once again defended himself in front of Wayne, and the cheers at the scene gradually grew louder.

Back then, Ibaka was also a strong defensive player and one of the few No. 4 players in the league who could rival Wayne in terms of athletic ability.

But now, two years later, everything has changed.

Ibaka's decision to play in a closed game in the last playoffs caused a significant decline in his athletic ability.

He once ranked second in the Best Defensive Player voting, but now he can no longer reach the DPOY level.

Wayne's speed and agility have dropped a bit, but Ibaka has dropped even more severely than Wayne.

Therefore, after Wayne got the ball, he accelerated directly and headed towards Ibaka's right side.

Ibaka's first reaction was still very quick, after all, the foundation is here.

But when Wayne suddenly changed direction midway, he couldn't keep up.

I think back then, when the Braised Eggs were still around, it would have been impossible to use this kind of change of direction to get rid of Ibaka.

In addition, Wayne was the whistle insulator at the time, which made Ibaka's defense very unscrupulous.

So Ibaka was one of the few players who could make Wayne very uncomfortable.

And now, Ibaka doesn't even have a chance to confront Wayne.
To be continued...