A week has passed quickly. For the entire NBA, the playoffs have arrived. On April 23, 2019, Beijing time, the NBA 2018-2019 playoffs will begin in full swing. The East and West will stage two sets of duels at the same time.

In the West, the Dallas Mavericks face the Oklahoma City Thunder at home, and the Houston Rockets face the Denver Nuggets at home!

In the Eastern Conference, the Celtics face the Detroit Pistons at home, and the Toronto Raptors face the Miami Heat at home!

Among them, the showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West and the showdown between the Celtics and the Detroit Pistons in the East started at almost the same time.

Dallas, the American Airlines Center Arena, home of the Dallas Mavericks, is still an hour away from the game. At the scene, players from both sides are already doing pre-game shooting practice on the court, and fans are already entering the stadium one after another in the stands.

"Luka, the first playoff game of your NBA career is about to start in less than an hour. Can you talk about your feelings? Are you nervous?"

On the sidelines of the court, Dallas Mavericks starting point guard Luka Doncic, who was sweating profusely, was being interviewed on the sidelines.

"How should I put it? The expectations are greater than the nervousness. This is destined to be an unforgettable experience in my career. I will try my best to play well."

The Slovenian remained shy in front of the camera.

"It's great, Luka is the best point guard"

Just when Luka Doncic was being interviewed by reporters on the sidelines in a serious manner, an "uninvited guest" suddenly appeared behind him.

This person is none other than Bayonet. Bayonet seems to be in a good mood. This should be regarded as a prank. Of course, from another perspective, he is not Luka Doncic's career playoff debut.

What about pressure?

Sure enough, when Jiang Hao suddenly appeared in a funny way, Luka Doncic's expression instantly became much more relaxed.

………

Half an hour later, in the Dallas Mavericks locker room, everyone was changing their jerseys. Head coach Rick Carlisle clapped his hands and gathered everyone together.

"Guys, it is no exaggeration or confidence to say that the playoffs we are most looking forward to are here. What I want to say is that this is a wonderful journey in the Eastern Summer. At the beginning of the season, none of us expected

In the end, we will end the regular season with such excellent results. In fact, not many people were optimistic about us at that time, but as for the results, it must be said that we have performed very well along the way this season. Now we are

A great team, we have the ability to win the O'Brien Cup, so let's continue to keep up and win against our opponents..."

"So, the starting lineup for this game is, Luka Doncic, Matthews, Jiang Hao, Harris Barnes, DeAndre Jordan, everyone listen, against a team like the Oklahoma City Thunder,

We must counterattack on the basis of ensuring defensive intensity. We have never studied their game characteristics in the video room before. The video tells us that against the Oklahomans, the start is very important. Therefore, I ask everyone to start from the game.

From the moment it started, everyone showed all their strength.”

There are no temporary adjustments. The starting lineup announced by Rick Carlisle is the most commonly used starting lineup this season and has the highest winning rate.

For Rick Carlisle, of course he also had other options for lineup combinations, but he did not do that because on the one hand it was not necessary for the time being, and on the other hand it would be self-defeating.

20 minutes later, the lights in the entire American Airlines Center Stadium suddenly dimmed, everything fell silent, and the appearance ceremony officially began. Immediately, the home team took the lead...

As the on-site DJ passionately introduced the names of the players, the fans also began to cheer and applaud the home players. When they heard the familiar "bayonet~Jiang Hao", the atmosphere suddenly reached its climax, and everyone was indifferent.

Applause and cheers were stingily given to the new leader of this team and the new darling of this city.

After another regular season training this season, Jiang Hao has completely lost his youthfulness. At this moment, he seems to have truly become the backbone of a strong team. In addition, he is already better than his peers.

With his mature mind, Jiang Hao looks more sophisticated at this moment. As the best player of the Dallas Mavericks in the regular season, when the playoffs are coming, many people are looking forward to his playoff performance...

!!

Of course, for Jiang Hao at this moment, compared to last season when he was very nervous when he stepped onto the playoff stage for the first time, this time he is obviously much calmer.

For him, the first playoff trip in his career made him soar all the way and directly reached the pinnacle of his life.

So now in this second playoff trip in his career, he certainly hopes that he can leave a deeper footprint.

This is his ambition and his dream.

It is said that the playoffs are the stage for superstars, and he fully agrees with this statement.

After the entrance ceremony, the big screen at the scene immediately showed the starting lineups of both teams tonight.

Dallas Mavericks: Luka Doncic, Matthews, Jiang Hao, Harris Barnes, DeAndre Jordan.

Thunder starting players: Russell Westbrook, Schroeder, Paul George, Noel, Adams.

………

After 5 minutes, the game finally started. Both sides jumped the ball in the middle circle. The taller and more powerful New Zealander Adams helped the Thunder get the first offensive ball. Then, Russell Westbrook actually chose to launch an attack quickly.

He went from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then decisively broke into the basket. To everyone's surprise, he scored two points with a small floater.

Jiang Hao was not even prepared to defend this ball, and he was caught off guard by his opponent. It seemed that the Thunder really had a lot of fighting spirit.

The Mavericks serve, and Jiang Hao shoots it to Luka Doncic, allowing Luka Doncic to dribble and organize. The Mavericks' style is obviously different from that of the Thunder. In their tactics, although there are also various quick attacks

Tactics, but it is definitely not as anxious as the Thunder to score. Winning at the beginning does not count as winning. Whoever can persist until the end and still score is considered great. Although head coach Rick Carlisle said before the game that the start is very important, but so what

?The arena is like a battlefield, and fighter opportunities are fleeting!

On the sidelines, Thunder head coach Donovan stared at Jiang Hao. He was observing Jiang Hao. After all, from his point of view, Jiang Hao was the biggest enemy of the entire Thunder team. Therefore, if possible, he hoped that Jiang Hao would

The situation continues to be sluggish.

However, on the court, just as Donovan stood aside and stared at Jiang Hao with ill intentions, the basketball was instantly passed to Jiang Hao's position.

Jiang Hao detoured from this position through constant running. He almost reached the three-point line when Luka Doncic made a powerful cross pass and passed the ball directly to his hands. Therefore, he used both hands

He just touched the ball and was about to get up to shoot. Unexpectedly, the basketball suddenly let go and flew behind his body!

Then. I heard a bang, followed by a sound that sounded a bit miserable.

"Fuck!" I saw Coach Donovan covering his face with his hands on the side of the court and squatting down in pain.

It turned out that after Jiang Hao let go of the basketball, he hit Donovan directly on the head on the sidelines!

Everyone was stunned.

For Donovan, is this a sudden disaster?

However, this is not important.

The important thing is that the Thunder players used this as an excuse to directly surround the referee. They hoped that the referee would give Jiang Hao a technical foul, or at the very least, a regular foul.

But obviously, from the referee's point of view, they saw the ball very clearly. It was obviously an accident and not intentional by Jiang Hao. He understood the feelings of the Thunder players, but he would never listen to their words.

Therefore, the game continued, but the ball was given to the Thunder and Jiang Hao was not awarded a foul.

"It was obvious that Bayonet made a mistake with the ball just now, but this cannot be entirely blamed on Bayonet alone. In my opinion, Luka Doncic must have been very nervous just now. Although he showed decisiveness when passing the ball,

But I didn’t control the extreme well. In other words, I used too much force. I hope Luka can adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs as soon as possible. He is the core organizer of the Dallas Mavericks. If he is not accustomed to the climate, then the entire team

All offenses will be affected.”

Charles Barkley said.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.

Judging from the indication, the ball just now was indeed a mistake by Jiang Hao, but if you dig deeper, you will find different problems.

"Jiang, I'm sorry"

On the court, when returning to defense, Luka Doncic said apologetically.

"It's nothing, Luca, relax. What you need to do most is to believe in yourself. Don't put pressure on yourself. Just control the rhythm of the game according to your understanding of the game. Don't think too much about other things."

Jiang Hao directed at Luka Doncic, and he also hoped that Luka Doncic could take off his burden. He really felt Luka Doncic's nervousness about the ball just now.

After scoring 2 points in the first attack by surprise, Russell Westbrook started his second offensive performance very hard.

When facing Matthews' defense in the frontcourt, he used his excellent physical fitness to eat Matthews alive, and then rushed into the penalty area.

Bang!

Dunk and get another 2 points.

The home fans were not calm anymore. How could their own basket expose their opponents unscrupulously?

"Russell Westbrook has a hot start. As the most valuable player of the regular season in the 2016-2017 season, Russell Westbrook's ability on the offensive end is also devastating. Therefore, for the Dallas Mavericks, in addition to attacking as quickly as possible

In addition to opening up the situation on the defensive end, we also need to take measures against Russell Westbrook on the defensive end.”

No one in Huo Wu expected that the Dallas Mavericks would be caught off guard by the Thunder in the opening stage.

This really confirms Rick Carlisle's point. Against a team like the Thunder, many times, you really need to cook better at the beginning of the game.

Fortunately, no one kept the home fans waiting for too long, and the Dallas Mavericks' first successful offense came quickly.

However, it was not the bayonet that ended the game, but DeAndre Jordan.

When it comes to DeAndre Jordan, people will naturally think of dunks.

That's right, it's a dunk.

This offensive round came from the cooperation between Luka Doncic and DeAndre Jordan.

Compared to the previous round, he was too panicked.

In this attack, Luka Doncic's situation was obviously much better. He seized the gap in Jordan's position under the basket very well and decisively chose to pass the ball, thus creating this successful attack.

“This is why many people say Luka Doncic is a young man with outstanding talent, and this is why he can surprise everyone this season.

O'Neal couldn't help but praise that there wasn't much time difference between the first attack and the second attack.

Luka Doncic was able to make adjustments in such a short period of time. It is obvious that he is too malleable.
To be continued...