The finals will start soon, and experts and the media will also start to predict as usual.

The result is surprising, almost everyone is optimistic about the Pelicans this year.

"LeBron and his Cavaliers are strong, but the Pelicans are obviously the team in better shape."

O'Neal spoke out in the tnt show.

"I can't find any reason for the Pelicans to lose the Finals. The Cavaliers are close to the Warriors at most, and the Pelicans swept them."

Espn's columnist Kyle Pelton analyzed this.

"The game may be very intense, but the winning side will be the Pelicans, which is a fact that everyone can see."

Fox Sports columnist Jenson Whitlow used this description when analyzing the news section.

Not only the media, in the pre-match fan votes, more than 80% of the fans believed that the Pelicans would win the final championship.

In the score prediction, 4 to 1 is the most likely score.

When the Pelicans won 74, fans were shocked and felt that this had a lot of luck.

But then the strength of the playoffs completely vanished their thoughts.

The Pelicans are strong, it's that simple.

The finals are about to start, but the Pelicans have some unfavorable news.

Davis' recovery was slower than expected and he would miss the first game of the finals.

I don’t know if it’s because of this. When the outside world is optimistic about the Pelicans, when the Spinach website gives the odds of the opening game, the Cavaliers’ odds are lower than those of the Pelicans.

On June 2, US time, the opening match of the finals officially kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.

The scene was crowded, and commentators from all over the country were in place as soon as possible.

Not only the United States, but also China on the other side of the ocean, as well as the entire team, countless pairs of eyes gathered in this game.

Because they are in different competition areas, the two teams have played twice in the regular season, and the Pelicans have both won.

But the regular season is just the regular season, and such a game does not have much reference value in the finals.

The opening match is the most important thing in which direction the trend of the finals of both sides will go.

Davis didn't play as he said before the game, but he still came to the bench in a suit to cheer for his teammates.

After warming up before the game, the opening ceremony entered the scene, and the starting lineups of both sides were also released one after another.

Irving, James and Lovechi on the Cavaliers, plus Mozgoff and JR Smith.

To talk about the changes in the Cavaliers after Lu coached, it was to completely liberate the team's offense, and Smith also replaced Shanpert as the team's starter.

In the regular lineup of the Pelicans, Amino continues to serve as the starting power forward in the place of Davis.

Mozgov jumped and beat Jokic, officially opening the curtain of the finals.

Irving came up and took advantage of Mozgov to beat Jokic to the pick-and-roll, and scored a layup from the basket.

Tang Tian threw away Smith's emergency stop and returned to his face.

Looking back, James took Mozgov's breakthrough and killed the basket, causing Amino's foul.

"The Cavaliers play very smart and targetedly."

As Kenny Smith said in the commentary seat, the Cavaliers knew that Davis could not play, so they grabbed the Pelicans' inside from the opening game.

The Pelicans' 30 reversal in the last game of the Western Conference Finals was earth-shaking, but the impact of Davis' absence on the inside is also visible to the naked eye.

This was caught by the tactical genius Lu.

Tang Tian borrowed Amino's pick-and-roll to stop in the middle and then entered again.

The Cavaliers have strong offensive firepower, but the Warriors are really poor in defense.

However, this beautiful goal was blown by the late whistle, and the referee on the sideline signaled Amino to cover the movement.

There were boos at the scene.

This whistle came too late.

The opening rounds became a microcosm of the entire game.

Tang Tian's condition was as good as in the Western Conference Finals, but the Cavaliers' style of attacking the inside made them not lose the upper hand.

And the most important thing is the Pelicans' home court, but the referee's whistle obviously tends to play away.

Jokic took his sixth foul in the game with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the game was decided.

The Cavaliers finally defeated the Pelicans 116-106 and won their first victory in the finals.

James played the whole game, scoring a triple-double with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and performed quite strongly.

On the Pelicans, Tang Tian also scored 40 points, but he had no choice but to score.

Jokic performed well and contributed a quasi-triple double-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, but was sent off five minutes before the final game.

The Cavaliers unexpectedly defeated the Pelicans in the opening game, which attracted a shock from fans and the media.

"I scored 40+ triple-double in the first game and led the team to win, and LeBron deserves the first player in the NBA!"

"We all underestimated LeBron. He is not only the number one player in the league, but also the greatest small forward in NBA history. His desire for championships is more than everyone else!

"My Emperor slapped everyone in the face, so you can continue to look down on me. No matter whether you are the Warriors who win 73 or the Pelicans who win 74, they are all the ghosts under the sword of the Emperor!"

"Facts have proved that my emperor's vision is right. So what if I see it wrong at the beginning? I will still beat you to obey!"

"My emperor is the one who has the most hope to surpass Jordan. Tang is so weak!"

"This is the season of rulership, and my emperor will be crowned!"

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On social media, because of the previous crowd of fans who were optimistic about the Pelicans, the Cavaliers and James did not dare to speak out.

Now that the Cavaliers have won the game, they all jumped out, and James was blown to the sky.

"We underestimated the Cavaliers, they can rely on offense to compete with the Pelicans."

Barkley expressed a different view from O'Neal in TNT's latest show.

"Lu proved his strength. He knew very well that the Cavaliers' advantage is LeBron, and he also knew that the Pelicans' weakness is the inside. It is simple but effective to make full use of his advantages and seize the opponent's weakness to the death."

Espn columnist Kyle Pelton analyzed the Cavaliers' tactics.

"The Cavaliers have proved their strength. This is not a round of suspenseless finals. James has a great hope of winning the second championship!"

Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlow changed his previous view in his latest article.

The opening game will determine the trend of the entire series. The Cavaliers won the opening game and changed the outside world's view.

Now, the Cavaliers are the more favored side.

This is competitive sports. The voice always stands on the side of victory, while the pressure is always on the side of failure.

The second game of the finals will continue to be played at the New Orleans Arena.

The Pelicans who lost the opening game were equivalent to losing their home advantage at once, and their recent situation is also the most concerned thing the outside world has.

During the public training class the next day, the Pelicans training hall was almost surrounded by reporters.

However, what surprised the reporters was that although they lost the opening game and lost their home advantage, the spirit of the Pelicans' entire team looked very good, just like before the Finals.
Chapter completed!