On the first day of the playoffs in the 16-17 season, I played very anxiously in all four games.

The players certainly don't want to play so hard in the first round, but for the fans, this is a huge benefit.

The regular season is over, who wants to watch such a small game?

An anxious and suspenseful game is definitely what fans want to see the most.

With four exciting games on the first day as the prelude, people are more interested in the showdown between the Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers.

Last season, the Trail Blazers played very fiercely with the Grizzlies. Although the Trail Blazers are only eighth in the West this season, this is because they suffered an injury blow in the middle and late stages of the season.

In terms of hard power, the Trail Blazers' strength is definitely more than the eighth level in the West.

Link once said that the Trail Blazers are one of the strongest West in history, and they are not saying beautiful words.

On the morning before the game started, many fans and experts predicted the result of the game.

Most of them believe that the final score difference in the game will be within 10 points.

In other words, they all think it will be a tense game!

Before the evening game started, when Link was interviewed by reporters, the reporter asked him questions related to this statistics.

However, Link was not very interested in this: "I don't like to predict the results before the game, and I can't tell you exactly what the score difference is. So, don't worry about this issue, watch the game with peace of mind."

Link waved his hand, which was equivalent to answering nothing.

On the other hand, Lillard quite agrees with such a prediction.

"No doubt, this will be a real battle. We will do our best, and the eighth place in the West may not necessarily be here to accompany us."

Both sides have their own opinions, but their attitude towards the competition is the same - you must do your best!

The referee signaled the starters of both sides to enter the court, and Link took off his training uniform and jumped around twice.

He looked around and the Federal Express Arena had already been dressed in uniform and turned into dark blue.

Such a scene has been a long time ago!

On the Trail Blazers, the five starting tigers are Lillard, McCollum, Evan Turner, Morris Harchris and Meyers Leonard.

This lineup is very consistent with the trend of the current small ball era. The number four Harkris can break through and shoot, and is a number three and four swingman.

In addition to being tall, Meyers Leonard at the fifth position also has an excellent three-pointer.

This season, he averaged nearly 3 three-pointers per game and his shooting percentage reached 37.7%, making him a reliable space-type No. 5 position.

Once the two men were pulled apart, McCollum and Lillard were full of opportunities.

Of course, this lineup has not yet reached the level of the Warriors, because starting small forward Evan Turner's three-pointer is not enough.

Turner's three-point shooting percentage this season is only 26.3%, which is naturally not qualified as a player who focuses on the third position.

However, it is not harmful to not shoot three points in just one position.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies took the double tower lineup without hesitation.

The Grizzlies have nothing to hide, and they don’t need to preserve their strength for subsequent games.

No matter who Gasol or Jokic goes against Harkris, it is Harkris' nightmare!

Stotts naturally knew this shortcoming, but in fact, he never thought of relying on defense to curb the Grizzlies.

Whether the Trail Blazers can win tonight depends on whether Portland's two guns in the backcourt can fire all the bullets with all their firepower.

The referee threw the ball and the Grizzlies officially started their playoff journey in the 16-17 season!

Meyers Leonard competed for the ball for the Trail Blazers, and Lillard quickly advanced after receiving the basketball.

However, Conley was prepared for a long time. He intercepted Lillard near the three-point line and forcibly ended the possibility of Lillard completing a sneak attack.

But Lillard did not stop the ball, but immediately handed the ball to McCollum!

McCollum paused after receiving the ball, as if he wanted to shoot.

But in fact, his goal is to complete the breakthrough!

Wade's athletic ability has begun to decline further this season, and breaking through Wade is the most correct choice.

But McCollum just took a step forward, but he hit Wade with a hard board!

Wade blocked McCollum in time and did not give him even one step to break through!

"What!?" McCollum was a little surprised. Not only did Wade not take his fake moves, he actually followed him so quickly.

This shouldn't be!

"Boy, don't think so simple about the playoffs!" Wade shouted, which further consumed McCollum's originally high morale.

Link was not surprised to see Wade making a defensive move perfectly.

Wade took a break at the end of the regular season, and his playing time in each game would not exceed 25 minutes.

Moreover, this is the playoffs. In the playoffs, guys like Wade will always get all kinds of inexplicable bonuses!

Wade is not the bullying old man in the late period of the regular season.

The Trail Blazers' offense suddenly stopped. McCollum could not find the pass target for a while, so he could only hand the ball over to Harchris who cut from the bottom line.

Harchris' pace was faster than Jokic, and he easily threw away a distance from his body.

After receiving the basketball, Harchris did not hesitate and jumped and made a layup!

But as soon as he lifted the basketball up, Jokic behind him covered it up solidly.

Harchris does have an absolute advantage in speed, but don't forget that Jokic also has an absolute advantage in height.

"The Trail Blazers launched a series of attacks, but they all failed! From Lillard to Harchris, they found no gaps!"

While speaking, Gasol Jr. made a long pass and the Grizzlies counterattacked!

The experienced Evan Turner immediately reacted as soon as Harchris was caught and followed Link in time.

Turner may be a second-tier player, but if he puts aside his identity as a second-tier player, he is indeed a remarkable player.

Link and Turner had a duel on the high-speed marching, which was actually a very interesting matchup.

Turnergui was the second place in 2010, while Link was out of the election in 2010. Logically, their career development trajectory should be reversed.

However, this is a magical fate. Link is now a league superstar, and Evan Turner is just an inconspicuous role player.

Turner tried his best to fight against him, hoping to force Link to slow down.

But when he really confronted Link, he found that he was completely pushed away by Link!

Link was like a bulldozer at this time, completely ignoring all obstacles in front of him!

"Who is it?" Turner gritted his teeth and continued to put pressure, but it didn't work at all.

He had just expected many fake moves that Link might make, but when Link faced Turner, he didn't need to do fake moves at all.

Just crush it in!

It seems quite satisfying to experience James' bulldozer-style playing style occasionally.

Link leaned against Turner and forced himself to jump, smashing the ball directly through this poor 10-year second place.

The whole audience was in full bloom, and the stands kept rising and falling like waves.

"Link made it easy to get into the dunk from the other side! Good thing, he made a good start for the Grizzlies!"

Hubby Brown couldn't help but yell, not like an old man in his 80s at all.

Most of the elderly at his age even have difficulty speaking clearly. But Lao Hubi at the Federal Express Arena seems to be full of passion forever.

Terry Stotts was a little helpless with his waist.

Although the game had just been played back and forth, he could see that the two sides were really far apart!

Indeed, Link said that the Trail Blazers are likely to be one of the strongest West in history.

But he didn't say that the strongest West in history can defeat the Grizzlies!

The difference between scores is within 10 points? Stotts found that everyone was a little too optimistic...
Chapter completed!