Vol 3 Chapter 451: Go on unswervingly towards defending

The 018-19 season playoffs officially began. The Thunder are waiting for the Clippers' challenge at their home Chesapeake Energy Arena.
　　 This is the first playoff game in the West. Before this game, the East had played two games. Surprisingly, the two top four teams in the Eastern Conference overturned the car together as if they had been scheduled in advance.
　　 The first thing that started was the Nets and 76ers. Before the official game, the industry agreed that the 76ers won't be too strenuous to play the Nets. From the perspective of the lineup, although the Nets are not worse than one hundred and eighty thousand miles, they are not much better! The Nets can only rely on their six spears. But facing the five-star 76ers is still very difficult. What's more, there is also a Butler in the 76ers who is eager to play the Nets.
　　 But the fact is, Butler did play well, but the 76ers lost the game at their home court. And when the Nets didn't play all their long guns, they lost cleanly.
　　 In this game, Butler scored a game-high 36 points with a 50% shooting percentage, plus 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Statistically speaking, Butler's performance is perfect! However, there was no assist in the game, indicating that he had very little contact with his teammates. Of course, the bad state of the 76ers' other players is also a very important reason.
　　 Except for Butler, only Embiid's performance in the 76ers' starting lineup is barely passing. Although the field goal percentage was not ideal, he made 15 shots and only made 5 shots. However, the free throws still ensured Embiid's offensive output. Moreover, Embiid also contributed 15 rebounds and 5 blocks.
　　 As for Simmons, who was pinned high, he only surrendered 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. The performance is pretty bad! To this end, Embiid had to once again fall into an endless double-teaming, forcing him to simply pull to the outside to shoot a three-pointer. The performance of Harris and Redick, a pair of ace shooters, was also the key to the 76ers' loss. Together, the two have 9 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, which is comparable to Simmons.
　　 On the bench, Boban, who scored 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block became the 76ers' only shame board. The rest of the benches were nothing.
　　 Generally speaking, the luxurious lineup that the 76ers built in the second half of the season did not perform as expected in the first game of the playoffs. However, few people think that the Nets can play the game. The 76ers' fighting power is there, as long as they are adjusted, they are the last laugh.
　　 Just when the 76ers with the "big four" became people's jokes, another super strong team in the East also joined the ranks.
　　 The Raptors and Magic are the second team to play against each other in the playoffs this season. Like the 76ers, they have always occupied the advantage of public opinion. The result is the same!
　　The difference is that the Raptors players performed well. Except Lori! From a certain perspective, Lowry is actually "normal play." Throughout the game, Lowry played 34 minutes, surrendering 0 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. Rory has only taken 7 shots. It's no surprise that the number of shots is small. After all, the Raptors do not lack players who can score. But it's a bit unreasonable to score a point. Since Lowry joined the Raptors, he has played no less than 50 playoff games. This is the first time he has not scored a point.
　　 In fact, the Magic didn't make any special arrangements to target Lowry throughout the game. He got some good opportunities, but he just didn't make the ball. If these opportunities are seized, the Raptors will probably not follow in the footsteps of the 76ers. After all, if it hadn't been for Augustine to make the three-pointer, they would have won.
"In the game, I created some good opportunities and got a lot of opportunities. I just didn't make those shots. That's it. It's not new to me, I just missed some chances. In general, I think I did a good job in the game. Of course, I really should shoot those goals. If I shoot some of them, the victory in this game will belong to us. But it doesn’t matter ! The second game is coming soon. I will find my hand."
　　 After the game, Lowry was not particularly upset by his performance. Every player has their own bad times, whether they are ordinary players or all-star players. For Lowry, this is not so difficult to accept. In the past few years, they have played a very good record in the regular season, but the playoffs have not achieved much. Of course, at that time, the Raptors lost more to James, just like other stars and stars in the East. I thought this year would be a different year, after all, James has left the East. But it turns out that many things are rooted in themselves.
　　 Lowry’s steady performance ~EbookFREE.me~ caused the energetic Raptors to suffer a heavy blow. But this does not deny that they are still the team that is likely to make the finals in the East. When the Raptors players adjust, everything will be back on track.
　　 These two games seem to be irrelevant to the Thunder. But they sounded the alarm! There are no weak teams in the NBA, not to mention that the remaining teams are among the best. If you want to go further, you must go all out and play to your best level.
Before the game began, the reporter asked Anlo's views on the Clippers. He spoke highly of his opponents in the first round of the playoffs: "The Clippers are a difficult opponent. They are a whole, offensive and defensive. The system is very good. They are very resilient and can always break out the strongest combat effectiveness at critical moments. Danilo is the most underrated player, and Luis is a super star! They have many outstanding players. However, we have the best. Prepared, we will go all out. What we have to do is to play our own rhythm and not be affected by the opponent. This is very important for the game."
　　In fact, this is very consistent with Donovan's requirements for players. As far as the Thunder is concerned, no matter who the opponent is, there is little difference. After all, they have represented the top combat effectiveness of this alliance. No matter who the opponent is, they have an advantage. Apart from injuries, the only possibility of being defeated by other teams is carelessness. And this, Thunder has noticed.
　　 "Every series is a difficult matchup. We just need to unswervingly go on to defend the title, and do our best every night. Victory will definitely belong to Oklahoma."