At least 5 games!

This is the unanimous consensus reached by the coaching staff and players on the trend of this series.

The Warriors are not an easy opponent, and everyone must be prepared for a protracted battle.

There is another thing, that is, the Warriors did not display their real trump card from beginning to end tonight - the five small players of death!

This is also in line with the strategic arrangement of NBA teams for a series during the playoffs.

The first game of a series is often a trial game for the coaching staff of both teams to test their skills, and they rarely try their best.

At the same time, the first game of a series is often the most likely to be defeated, especially for a strong team like the Warriors, which is not much worse than their Trail Blazers.

If you can defeat the top in the first round, that would be the best.

But if it is ultimately found that they cannot defeat their opponents on the road, the Warriors coaching staff will selectively give up the first trial and focus on the second game and the two home games after returning to Oracle Arena.

Next, is the real test!

As for winning, I'm happy... I'm definitely happy to win, but just as Coach Terry felt they had a clear advantage in the first game, they felt it was normal for the Blazers to win the first game.

The second game is still at home, and the Trail Blazers' next goal is to force the Warriors into a five-game losing streak.

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On the other side, the visiting team's locker room, the Warriors, also chose to refuse interviews after the game like the Trail Blazers.

Both teams refused to be interviewed. After the game, the media could only tell what they said.

But the Trail Blazers don't care at all. They are the ultimate boss of the league. Before they are kicked off the altar by other teams, no matter how much the media talks about, it will not affect the Blazers' recognized dominance among the fan base.

status.

The Warriors must do the same here. Unlike their opponents in the past two rounds, the Trail Blazers have been a mountain that has been weighing on them in the past few years. They must ensure that all their energy is devoted to this series.

As for the war of words... let's forget it.

You see, even Dream Chaser Green, who has always been loudmouthed, did not choose to talk nonsense before the game this time under the request of the coaching staff.

In order to cross the mountain of pioneers, they are serious this time!

But no matter what, the Warriors lost this game.

Everyone felt that they were beaten by the Trail Blazers tonight!

In the opening stage, they relied on Curry, Thompson, Yi Ge, Livingston and others to have a close match with the Trail Blazers in the first quarter, and in the final quarter they relied on Durant's key three-pointer to reduce the score to single digits.

, once saw hope of a comeback.

However, in the last five minutes or so, after Wang Zelin exerted his strength, they were taken away by the Trail Blazers.

Curry and Durant suddenly looked at each other, then lowered their heads, seeming to be thinking about something?

Although they were unwilling to admit it, through this game, they were aware of the strength gap between themselves and Wang Zelin.

It is really the strength that Wang Zelinling showed in the game that was terrifying. He could always quickly adjust his playing style according to the different trends in the game.

Do whatever you want!

This is the impression Wang Zelin left on Curry and Durant in this game.

Before the game, they had repeatedly raised their imagination of Wang Zelin's strength, but unexpectedly when the game started, they found that they still underestimated Wang Zelin's strength.

Their 72 wins in the regular season are not for nothing. Whether it is confidence, strength, determination, execution, cohesion... combined with these aspects of the Trail Blazers, both Curry and Durant feel that they are too strong!

If the Trail Blazers are a scary team, then Wang Zelin, the team leader, is undoubtedly the scariest guy.

It's scary to think about being against such a scary guy!

Fortunately, unlike Durant, Curry has never been the kind of person to retreat in the face of difficulties. Wang Zelin's terrifying strength brought him extreme pressure, but at the same time it also brought more continuous motivation.

Even if the opponent is the Trail Blazers led by Wang Zelin, Ku Ritian always believes that he will not be worse than anyone else, and the Warriors will not lose to any team.

Three years, he waited for three years, not to prove how great he was, but to gain a breath.

He wants to get back what he lost with his own hands!

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Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers coaching staff not only asked their players to refuse all interviews during the Western Conference Finals series, but also asked the players' families at the players' meeting not to pay attention to any news during the Western Conference Finals.

After the first game, it immediately played a very important role.

On May 14th, the Celtics, who returned to their home court, were in great shape and defeated the Raptors without a fight 112:101, setting the series score at 4-0 and becoming the third team in the league to advance to the division.

The team in the finals has locked a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the past, this matter had long been hyped by the media, but now, both fans and media are discussing the terrible dominance shown by the Trail Blazers!

This is a topic that has become more and more heated among fans after the game between the Trail Blazers and Warriors.

What they mainly discussed was the Blazers' 9-game winning streak in the playoffs this season. They were invincible 9-0 in the playoffs. The Blazers' undefeated streak made people feel incredible.

I originally thought that when they faced the Warriors F4 in the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers would face a real test, and the game might be difficult. However, I didn't expect that the Trail Blazers would lead the Warriors by 12 points at halftime. Even if the Warriors chased points in the second half, they would not be able to catch up.

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That is to say, apart from the back-and-forth between the two sides in the first quarter, the Blazers were beating their opponents throughout the remaining three quarters.

Hasn't this already given rise to a new idea among the fan base: Are the Warriors really the only team in the Western Conference that can compete with the Trail Blazers as the media says?

They couldn't help but think otherwise. The first game of the Western Conference Finals was really too intense. It's not an exaggeration to say that the Trail Blazers crushed the Warriors throughout the game.

The fans' discussion naturally attracted the attention of the media. After the first game of the Western Conference Finals, many experts also jumped out and expressed new opinions.

As for such public opinion, Coach Terry does not need his players to pay attention and understand it.

Because he has discovered before that the perspective of his players and the audience is the same as that of many fans and media before the Western Conference Finals. They all feel that it will be very difficult to play in the Western Conference Finals.

On the surface, Coach Terry holds the same view as the players, otherwise he would not have expressed his intention to fight a protracted war with the Warriors in last night's post-game summary.

But in fact, Coach Terry had a different view. After the second round, he felt like he was floating in the sky. The reason why he suppressed the swelling emotions in his heart was to constantly emphasize in team meetings that they

The next opponents are getting stronger each round, and we must always face the new round of opponents with a correct mentality...

Coach Terry has already felt the strong self-confidence of the players. If they become more confident...it may eventually turn into an emotion called arrogance and pride.

In fact, the Blazers team's strong self-confidence has started since the end of the regular season, because they have achieved 70+ wins in the regular season for two consecutive seasons, creating an unprecedented miracle in NBA history.

Compared with last year's 75 wins, although their regular season record this year has declined, it is still 72 wins after all, a record that once belonged to God alone!

Therefore, after the end of the regular season, a popular argument began to be made that the Trail Blazers have indeed "become weaker" this year. They are "weak" to the extent of the 96 Bulls.

Damn it, the more I hear these words, the more I feel like I’m in Versailles!

At the same time, Coach Terry smelled a hint of flattery from it!

That's why he, the head coach, will continue to cool down his players in the playoffs...

There is a saying that the higher you stand, the harder you fall!

The Trail Blazers' establishment of a dynasty with three championships in three years is great, but at the same time they are regarded as enemies by all 29 other teams in the league. The coaching staff of other teams are all thinking about how to defeat the Trail Blazers and knock them off the altar.

The more this happens, the more cautious he has to be.

Not to mention that 72 wins and the overall runner-up position is not pleasant to say. To say the least, if 72 wins could not even break out of the Western Conference, it would be a big joke.
Chapter completed!