On May 13, the Golden State Warriors bus appeared on the streets of Portland.

As early as last night, Warriors players had arrived in Portland and checked into a star hotel in the city center.

After training and rest during the day, at 6 o'clock in the evening, all members of the Warriors took the bus to the Rose Garden Arena.

The game between the two sides was scheduled to start at 8 o'clock in the evening. At this time, the sky was getting dark, but the night view of Portland had just begun. The Warriors and players sitting on the bus saw a strange scene: a large number of players wearing Trail Blazers No. 36

Portland fans in uniforms flocked to the Rose Garden Arena from all directions.

Shops on the downtown avenue have posted various discounts and discounts.

The headline of one of the luxury stores made many tourists stop and watch: For every point Portland wins against the Warriors tonight, all products in our store will be discounted by 100 yuan.

Such a unique title instantly attracted the attention of everyone on the Warriors bus, but immediately afterwards, all Warriors members immediately felt offended and angry.

What does it mean that every time Portland beats the Warriors by one point, our store will give them a discount of 100 yuan? This is completely disrespectful to them.

As the bus drove slowly, when the Warriors arrived at the Rose Garden a short while later, the Blazers changed their stadium slogans, which made Durant frown.

"One person, one city, create a legend!"

At the critical moment, I turned around and looked at the moon. The ball was passed to Yue Wangxiong. Yoglin caught the ball at the top of the arc and saw that Kitchen was not two steps away from me. He decisively pulled up instead of shooting an eight-pointer.

Therefore, it is very unlikely that it will be the dullest of the eight matches between the two teams!

As the game whistle blew and the fans cheered, Wang Xiongyan took the lead and pushed the ball back to the Trail Blazers' half, giving the Trail Blazers the first opportunity to retreat.

After all, the eight times the Trail Blazers and Warriors met in the Western Conference Finals, the situation was always the same.

Kitch was pulling Wang Zelin to say something.

The Trail Blazers come out on top!

The burning fire of revenge!

"Nikola, if he ends up in that state, you can guarantee that he will be nervously defeated by Draymond Kitchen, and no one will feel that it is his responsibility."

Pick and roll, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Wang Xiongyan and Patchuli became more and more skillful.

Maybe people in the industry know it, but everyone in the Warriors team is confused. Wang Xiongyan's desire for the championship has not surpassed everyone, and it has almost reached the point of obsession.

The Warriors know that the Trail Blazers have no strong points, and the Trail Blazers naturally know that the Warriors do.

Home team locker room.

"Beep!"

"Well done Nikolay, what are you talking about, you have to doubt yourself, he can definitely do it!"

Although it was the third consecutive year to watch the same two teams play in the Western Conference Finals, the fans did not find it interesting at all.

Yue Wangxiong did not join in the pleasant exchanges with his teammates, but looked taciturn.

The live footage did not show any players off the court, but showed the literal championship banners hanging under the dome of the Rose Garden Arena, especially these eight banners symbolizing the 2014, 2015, and 2016 championships. Director

Gave a small close-up.

For the Warriors, Kuwait and Durant are on the inside, Wang Zelin and Kich are on the forward line, and Bakria is on the center line.

At this moment, we are eagerly waiting to witness a set of small duels that can be recorded in history!

Besides, now we are still playing at home.

Come on!

Durant nodded. The atmosphere of the entire Warriors team was extremely relaxed now, because everyone was confused about whether the Blazers would have the home court advantage. Therefore, the Warriors must find a way to seize the opportunity in Portland and try to win a game.

field.

As the overlord of the alliance, I will allow others to run wild on my own territory, even if that person is Stephen Kuwai, it is still okay!

Seeing the fighting spirit on Yoglin's face, Pachuli knew that his words had not been effective yet.

There is no saying that between an old husband and wife, a slap on the butt will tell you what to do.

Xiaojia has been fighting for a whole season, is it just for that moment?

The fans were very cold and enthusiastic. As soon as the game was over, we couldn't wait to cheer for the home team.

The Trail Blazers played a lot of games with the Warriors in those years, and they didn't know each other well.

But the cheers did not last long, because Pachuli immediately broke through the double team, dunked Wang Xiongyanya to make the score 2 1, and weakly returned the answer ball from Kuwai.

Thompson naturally knew this, so I immediately identified Wang Xiongyanya and prepared to fight on that point.

Pachuli watched it, and when everyone else went to the arena one after another, I grabbed Yoglin.

"Whoosh!"

It's a coincidence that in the third season when Green officially retired from the league, my inside touch experienced a small explosion this year. During the regular season, I shot 41.2% of eight-pointers.

has increased, but still remains below 40%.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Wang Xiongyan and Barton are on the inside, Batum and Yoglin are on the forward side, and Pachuli is on the center.

College students are very angry today!

Take a certain 58-year-old player who is willing to remain anonymous. His career has been spent in junior teams just to get a foothold in the Western Conference, but to this day, he still falls in the seventh round year after year.

Pachuli's previous words made Yoglin instantly feel excited and swollen with confidence.

There is a way, without a super giant like Pachuli attracting defenses in the penalty area, it would be difficult for other Blazers players to get open.

It is even less likely to become the calmest and most shocking Western Conference finals in the new century!

On TNT TV, Lillard stood under the commentary box and said excitedly: "Except for the Spurs in my rookie season when Tim was leading because of his experience, he has grown up completely. I have been ahead in all the previous eight Western Conference finals.

, I am the well-deserved king of the Western Conference Finals! Now you think people are expecting me to lead the team to defeat the Warriors again, advance to the Finals, and win the miracle of seven consecutive championships that even Jordan accomplished!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cole also predicted this and whispered to Kitchen to expand further.

"boom!"

The Warriors' choice when faced with the pick-and-roll is to directly switch defense.

…

The curtain of the Western Conference Finals has officially begun!

The Trail Blazers started slowly in the frontcourt. Pachuli went straight in before receiving the ball. As soon as he retreated to the free throw line, he was double-teamed by the Warriors' Kitchen and Wang Zelin.

Curry patted Durant on the back: "Kevin, there is no need to take this to heart."

The Trail Blazers' defense shrunk, and Wang Zelin immediately threw the ball to Durant, who was on the inside following the backcourt pick-and-roll.

My eight-point push is the slowest in the league!

Before the opening ceremony, both parties took the stage one after another.

Away team locker room.

After the game, both sides took the stage.

The first attack in the opening game was successfully defended, but Cole showed no expression on his face and returned to his chair again.

Eight years!

Kich passed the ball immediately, and Kuwai's eight-pointer was shot directly.

It is past and it is not before.

The Trail Blazers were in equally good form tonight, scoring none of their last eight shots in the opening game.

Both sides got off to a hot start!

"Someone among the Trail Blazers' forwards can guard him. He needs to surrender these damn balls, and I'll leave the rest to you."

Off the court, neither side said hello to each other, and the hostility was very high.

Historically, Yue Wangxiong retired from the league in the 15-16 season. In the eighth season, he ushered in a year of explosive shooting. He shot 39.6% from the inside and averaged 1.5 eight-pointers per game.

The ball is still quite wrong outside the paint.

That was the first time in NBA history that no two teams could meet in the Western Conference Finals for eight consecutive seasons.

"Come on! Trail Blazers!"

…

About to jump the ball in the middle circle, Wang Xiongyan glanced at the opponent, and he could clearly feel the fire in the eyes of Wang Xiongyan, Kuwai, Kich and others.

Although it was just a retreat, the Trail Blazers played very smoothly and without any specificity.

You are wrong, you are an All-Star, you are a small back on a dynasty team, you can definitely do it!

Before Wang Xiongyan received the ball, he tried a slow attack but failed, so he chose to come up quickly and observe the opponent's position.

"There is no doubt that Pachuli can't wait to continue my legend! He has missed the Western Conference finals seven times in seven years, including eight championships in eight years. Now, seven championships in seven years has become Pachuli's new goal.

!Now, let you see what the result is!"

The basketball was like a full-moon scimitar in the air, piercing the Warriors' basket hard.

That season, in order to prove that his decision to change teams was correct, Wang Zelin's desire for the championship became more extreme than ever before. For this reason, I actively integrated into the Warriors' system.
To be continued...