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Chapter 547 The first battle

Before the last day after the game, the top four in the Western Conference were confirmed, namely the Nuggets, Warriors, Spurs and Thunder.

The Grizzlies lost eight consecutive games, and their record has dropped from sixth to eighth not long ago. The teams in the West, including fifth to eighth, are the Clippers, Trail Blazers, Mavericks and Grizzlies.

The Nuggets' first opponent was the Grizzlies, who were short of soldiers, which was not difficult for them.

Compared with the West, the last day of the East is much more complicated. The Cavaliers and Raptors remain first and second, and the record from third to sixth is the same, namely the Heat, Hawks, Celtics and Hornets, the Pacers and the Eighth are the Pistons.

Because all the top teams won the game, although the Eastern Conference teams had similar results, their rankings did not change at the last moment.

Three days later, the playoffs begin, and the Nuggets will play on the first day of this time.

The playoffs are the end of the season and the most exciting battle of the season. Countless eyes are focused.

The Grizzlies lost too much in the last period of time, and now they are just looking forward to miracles.

They put Carter in the starter, hoping that the veteran with rich playoffs can help the team.

The Nuggets are of course the most used starting lineup in the season, with double towers in the interior, outside rookies plus Gallinari and Middleton.

As expected, the Grizzlies are the main attacker of Randolph, and the Nuggets have been prepared for a long time.

Jodjic took the initiative to defend in the first quarter. Anyway, the Nuggets would not worry that the players were not physically strong, and there were many people playing.

Joditch has grown so much this season, and he has performed well when he meets Randolph again.

The Grizzlies became more constipated on the offensive end, and in the end they could only come forward and play with the ball.

The Grizzlies are also a bit sensible. If Carter hadn't been put into the starting lineup, the Grizzlies would have been hit hard at the beginning.

Of course, this is quite miserable. The Grizzlies' performance is not like a team that can enter the playoffs.

In fact, it can be said that the Grizzlies, who are short of soldiers, do not have this strength. They have entered the playoffs with good record before, and their current lineup is really not good.

With the performance of Stephenson, Tony Allen and others in the substitute lineup, the Grizzlies barely collapsed in the first half, but the Nuggets finally led by double digits, which is still the case where the Nuggets did not make too much effort.

Carter performed the best in the first half. In the second half, the Nuggets will definitely target Randolph from beginning to end.

Randolph has always been a good player in physical confrontation, but he is really a little old now.

The inside is not tall enough and it is really difficult to play when you come here. It is not like Duncan who can make a living by relying on his height and arms.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies worked very hard when they came up, but they were still unable to attack.

On the Nuggets side, Middleton and Xiang Chu are almost in the harvest mode. The Nuggets' leading advantage soon reached 20, and the Nuggets' rotation lineup also played well.

Although none of them exploded, they all scored and attacked, and they could perform whenever they had the chance.

The Nuggets are stable this season, not only is the main lineup stable, but the substitute lineup also stable.

In the last quarter, the Nuggets' leading advantage had reached 30 points. They were also very successful in the first game of the playoffs. The main players clocked in and got off work in the third quarter, and they were happy and gave more opportunities for training.

After the game, Grizzlies coach Jogel also wrote a big 'suit' on his face: "They are amazing."

Of course, the players interviewed by the Grizzlies were not convinced. Barnes believed that this was just a loss and believed that they would overcome difficulties and create miracles.

George Carl talked about the fluency of the offense, "The Grizzlies are tough, they are confrontational and aggressive, we have to keep our pace."

Xiang Chu said, "We made sufficient preparations and we won the game as expected, which is that simple. To be honest, now I am only focusing on winning another championship."

Arrogant but seemingly nothing wrong with Xiang Chu also makes fans love and hate.

On the same day, the Spurs beat the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers' inside line is really not good. The Nuggets explode when playing, and the Spurs are the same when playing.

Moreover, the Trail Blazers can't defend against Leonard, the efficiency of the double-gun is just average, and losing is normal.

In the Eastern Conference game, the Pacers ranked seventh in the Pacers defeated the Raptors away.

The Pacers' record this season is not very good, but this team is a type that can compete with anyone.

The Raptors also did it themselves. Even though they knew that the Pacers' core was Paul George, who was on the front line, and they also played the three-guard start, but they were beaten up by Paul George.

Of course, it was also because Carol was injured for most of the season, and the Raptors were a little worried about letting him start.

But in fact, the Raptors also have other forwards, and it is also strange that they are on the third defender.

In another group in the Eastern Conference, in the game between the Hawks and the Celtics, the Hawks narrowly beat their opponent by 1 point at home.

The battle situation in the East will definitely be complicated by the West. The six teams in the East have similar records and their strengths are definitely not much different. Although the Raptors have better records, they have always been a little depressed in the playoffs, which means that the Cavaliers are more stable.

The top four teams in the Western Conference are still much better than the bottom four, and it is difficult to happen if the upset is happening.

The Celtics mainly played too poorly in the first half, but they still failed to catch up with the points in the second half.

The Eagles are still team-playing style, blooming more points.

The Celtics are also a team play style, but they are different from the Hawks, and their team will cooperate better.

Thomas Jr., Bradley, and Smart and Turner on the bench are the strong points of the Celtics, and they still play in the game against the Hawks.

On the second day of the playoffs, the Big Three of the First Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference showed their power and defeated the Pistons.

The Pistons' inside line also caused some trouble for the Cavaliers, but it was still a little weaker. At the critical moment, it could not limit James, Irving and Love.

However, the Heat vs. Hornets were a one-sided situation.

The Heat Lore Deng and Whiteside felt so good that they beat the Hornets up at the beginning, but the Hornets did not recover and were defeated directly.

Although this is not the first time the Hornets players have experienced the playoffs, their performance at critical moments is too far behind the Heat, so they still cannot adjust. There will be no suspense in this series.

In the West, the Warriors easily beat the Mavericks.

The Mavericks were completely unable to perform on the attack end. Except for the age of Nowitzki, no one can score in double digits, which is also very miserable.

The Warriors were originally strong in attacks, but now they can completely suppress their opponents even when they defended, so the Mavericks had no choice but to play.

In the first match between the Thunder and the Clippers, although Griffin had made a comeback in time and he and Paul played well, the Clippers were not the opponent of Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka.
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