On May 5, the Warriors challenged the Pelicans away from home. Curry returned to the starting lineup. The starting lineups of both sides were:
Warriors: Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, JaVale McGee, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry.
Pelicans: Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, Raj Rondo, Nikola Mirotic, Yintowan Moore.
After a whole fierce battle, the Warriors finally lost to the Pelicans 100-119. After this battle, the Warriors led 2-1.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter are (Warriors in front): 21-30, 35-32, 19-30, 25-27.
Warriors: Kevin Durant had 22 points, Draymond Green had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Klay Thompson had 26 points and 7 rebounds, and Stephen Curry had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Pelicans: Anthony Davis had 33 points, 18 rebounds and 4 steals, Jrue Holiday had 21 points and 7 rebounds, Raja Rondo had 4 points, 10 rebounds and 21 assists, Nikola Mirotic had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Intowan Moore scored 13 points and Clark scored 18 points.
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On May 7, the fourth game between the Warriors and the Pelicans started at the Pelicans' home court.
Because the Pelicans play one senior and four juniors, although Mirotic plays as a power forward, he mainly shoots three-pointers and is responsible for opening up the space. In order to defend the Pelicans from the outside, Yingodala returned to the starting lineup in this game.
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Warriors starting lineup: Draymond Green, Andre Yingodala, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Clay Thompson.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 118-92 after four quarters. In this way, the Warriors led with a total score of 3-1 and got the match point.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter were 37-22, 24-32, 33-19 and 24-19 (the Warriors were in front).
For the Warriors, Durant had 38 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Curry scored 23 points with 4 three-pointers, Thompson had 13 points and 7 rebounds, Cook had 12 points and 4 rebounds, and Dream Chaser had 8 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals.
2 blocks.
For the Pelicans, Dengmei had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, Moore had 20 points, Holiday had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Clark had 11 points, 3 assists and 3 steals, and Rondo had 6 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
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On May 9, the Warriors returned home to face the challenge of the Pelicans, and the fifth game of the series began.
The Warriors still continued the "death five" starting lineup from the previous game. This change of lineup worked well. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 113-104 and eliminated the Pelicans 4-1 to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter are (Pelicans in front): 26-32, 30-27, 19-36, 29-18.
Pelicans: Anthony Davis had 34 points and 19 rebounds, Intowan Moore had 10 points, Jrue Holiday had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and Raj Rondo had 7 points and 7 assists.
Warriors: Kevin Durant had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Stephen Curry had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Klay Thompson had 23 points and 6 rebounds, Draymond Green had 19 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 2 steals.
Block shot.
Overall, this is a series with no suspense: the Pelicans' lineup is okay, but that's compared to the Trail Blazers, and it's more than one level behind the Warriors.
Holiday's defense is good, but he mainly defends the ball holder. The Warriors Splash Brothers are both good at off-ball offense and are constantly running, so Holiday's physical advantage is not great.
Anthony Davis is indeed a top power forward and is very good on offense and defense, but Green's defense is also top-notch, and with the help of Durant and Ying Guodala's defense, there is nothing Anthony Davis can do.
The Warriors' method to deal with Anthony Davis is very simple, which is to help defend against double attacks and bully Davis for his poor passing and organization skills.
As long as Davis is choked and the Pelicans are guarded from the outside, there will be nothing the Pelicans can do.
Of course, if you want to do this, you must have the corresponding configuration, and the Warriors' Death Five can just do this.
In addition, Durant is an absolute strength, and no one in the Pelicans can deal with it.
So the Pelicans have no chance of winning.
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At the same time, another matchup in the Western Conference also ended.
On April 30, the first game of the series between the first-ranked Rockets and the fifth-ranked Jazz began.
In the end, the Rockets, who were at home, defeated the Jazz 110-96 after four quarters. The Rockets led 1-0 by a big score.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter were 21-34, 18-30, 29-22 and 28-24 (Jazz in front).
For the Jazz, Mitchell had 21 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, Crowder scored 5 three-pointers, 21 points and 5 rebounds, Ingles had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Gobert had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
For the Rockets, Harden made 7 of 12 three-pointers and had 41 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Paul had 17 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, Capela had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Tucker had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Throughout the game, the Rockets made 17 of 32 three-pointers.
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On May 3, the Houston Rockets faced off against the Utah Jazz in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals at home. After the game, the Rockets lost to the Jazz 108-116, and the total score was tied at 1-1.
Specific scores: 36-28, 28-27, 22-30, 30-23 (the Rockets are behind).
For the Rockets, Harden scored 32 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal, Paul had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Capela had 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Ariza had 5 points and 4 rebounds, Tucker
5 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Gordon had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Mbah a Moute had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Gerald Green had 3 points.
For the Jazz, Ingles was incredibly efficient in this campaign. He made 10 of 13 shots, 7 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 27 points. This is also a new single-game scoring record in his playoff career. Except for Ingles
, Mitchell scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, Gobert had 15 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks, Favors had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, O'Neal had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Burks had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
, Crowder had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Exum had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
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On May 5, the Houston Rockets faced off against the Utah Jazz in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. After the game, the Rockets defeated the Jazz 113-92, leading the total score 2-1.
Specific scores: 39-22, 31-18, 23-25, 20-27 (Rockets in front).
For the Jazz, Royce O'Neal scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. 17 points is his single-game record in the playoffs. However, the other four starters were all lost. Favors scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Inge
Russell scored 6 points and 5 rebounds, Gobert had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Mitchell had 10 points. In addition, on the bench, Jerry Booker scored 6 points, Crowder scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Brad
Leigh had 2 points, Exum had 6 points and 3 rebounds, Neto had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Stockton had 2 points and 1 rebound, and Box had 13 points and 4 rebounds.
For the Rockets, Harden made 8 of 17 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 25 points, 12 assists, and 4 rebounds. In addition to Harden, Gordon recovered and scored 25 points. In addition, Ariza 11
He scored 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Tucker had 9 points and 5 rebounds, Capela had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Paul had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Nene had 8 points.
