"Husband, go to training quickly. You have been with me for two days."

Zhou Si looked at Ye Qin, smiled, and kissed her on the forehead.

"Then I'll end this series as soon as possible and come to accompany you."

…

On April 18, after two days of rest, the game between the Trail Blazers and Kings was finally about to begin.

Yesterday, the Trail Blazers submitted their 12-man playoff roster to the league.

The list is as follows:

Point guard: Lillard, Douglas, nephew

Shooting Guard: Courtney Lee, Richardson

Small forward: Zhou Si, Tracy McGrady

Power forward: Millsap, Biyombo

Center: McGee, Jokic, Leonard

Inactive: Jerebko

Reed and James Johnson unfortunately did not make the final roster.

Compared to McGrady, who is becoming more confident and in better shape as he plays, Reed, who is also a veteran, has declined rapidly, with his shooting percentage plummeting to 35%, and his three-point shooting percentage is only an appalling 23%.

But that's what veterans are like. If they fall, they often fall off a cliff.

According to James Johnson, because the team's tactical system is becoming more and more mature, there is no need for him to hold the ball and rush wildly.

The eldest nephew can score points on the bench, and Jokic and Tracy McGrady can support him. His role is further reduced, and he can only make way for other teammates.

The NBA is like this, the elimination rate has always been very high.

…

"We played well and were very united."

Cousins ​​said after the open practice that morning,

"To have the opportunity to compete in the playoffs, we feel that this is a very good opportunity.

Being barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes. We know we have nothing to lose and we don’t have any pressure.

All we have to do is play harder, be more united and create opportunities."

It is obvious that the mentality of the Kings players has been adjusted very well.

If he hadn't faced such an epic team, "Brainless" Cousins ​​would not have said such a thing.

‘Unhappy’ Rondo didn’t speak so politely:

"I can limit Lillard in the regular season, and I can still do it in the playoffs.

The Trail Blazers might win the series, but Lillard can't take advantage of me."

As the Celtics' champion point guard per game, Rondo has always been very motivated and dares to direct the moves of the Big Three.

Although the season he came to the Kings was not particularly explosive and he also encountered injuries, in Rondo's opinion, he may not be unable to give it a try even against the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers sent their team favorite Leonard.

"Rondo said in a previous interview that he would not give Lillard a good look. Do you think he will cause trouble to Lillard?"

Leonard answered the reporter without any hesitation:

"no no.

To be honest I don't think anyone can do it.

Rondo always puts pressure on his opponents on the defensive end, and he will try to defeat Damien through hard work.

But trust me, Damien is improving all the time, so he won't lose the matchup with Rondo."

"In this series, you may have to face Cousins. Are you afraid of being crushed by this giant inside?"

Facing the reporter's provocative questions, Leonard smiled:

“Cousins ​​is very, very strong, extremely athletic, and his inside skills are among the best in the league.

However, I am not afraid if we face each other because we have prepared many ways to limit him, such as...

hey-hey."

Leonard gave up and ran away, leaving behind a group of cursing reporters.

…

That night, in the first round G1 of the Western Conference playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced off against the Sacramento Kings at home!

The Rose Garden Arena once again turned into a sea of ​​red.

This year's playoff T-shirt has made many fans put it down. On the huge throne on the front of the T-shirt, the comic version of Zhou Si raised the corners of his mouth and looked forward. Lillard blew a pistol that was still smoking, and McGee held up his hand.

The shield blocks all external enemies.

Courtney Lee is shooting an arrow, and Millsap is reading a book.

Jokic's huge body is covered with rotation players.

The reverse side of the T-shirt is a huge crown with a few simple but domineering words in Chinese and English.

"Defend the throne!"

Before the game, Kenny Smith analyzed:

“I don’t know if you have discovered that the design of the Trail Blazers T-shirt is very interesting.

Last year everyone had bloodthirsty eyes, but this year they looked very peaceful, and Zhou even had a smile on his lips."

Barkley continued:

"Although saying this may hurt the hearts of many fans, I still want to say:

The Trail Blazers don't take your team seriously!"

O'Neill also said:

"The Trail Blazers are really full of kingly energy this year. Although they are only two games ahead of the Warriors, the lead in terms of momentum should not be too much."

When analyzing this series between the Trail Blazers and the Kings before the game, the Big Three unanimously stated:

"Sweep through the promotion, tear the city apart!"

In the home locker room, Coach Stotts had a very calm attitude and just asked the players not to go too far today.

"Just perform normally and win by ten or twenty points today. Don't make the situation too ugly.

It’s the playoffs, so we just need to win and don’t irritate our opponents too much.”

There is something Coach Stotts didn't say: Not all the Kings are normal people, and it's not worth it to hurt someone if there's a conflict!

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams were shown on the big screen.

Kings: Rondo, Exum, Gay, Thomas Robinson and Cousins.

Trail Blazers: Lillard, Courtney Lee, Zhou Si, Millsap and McGee.

Neither side has adjusted its lineup, and the regular season starting lineup will be used.

Amid the wild cheers of the Blazers fans, Big McGee jumped ahead of Cousins, the league's second center, and won the opportunity for the Blazers to attack first.

Although he still has no brains, but with the talent and skills of the league's first player below the brains, Cousins ​​​​scored star-level statistics of 22.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

As for not being included in the Western Conference All-Stars, I can only say that the competition in the Western Conference is too fierce.

Although coach Stotts did not arrange any special tactics, Rondo's harsh words before the game still aroused the dissatisfaction of many people in the Trail Blazers.

You can abuse Lillard, why should you say it?

Isn’t this?

How can we not give him more chances after you have spoken so badly of him?

So in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers players gave Lillard the ball one after another. Lillard took a game-high 9 shots in the first quarter and hit 5 goals, including 3 of 5 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 16 points!

The Trail Blazers outscored the Kings 33:15 in the first quarter, directly leading by 18 points.

Barkley couldn't help but complain:

"Is this how Rondo limits Lillard?

Let Lillard score more points than their entire team."

Rondo, who was sitting on the bench, looked helpless. Today, the Trail Blazers used various pick-and-rolls for Lillard.

He is not a superman, how can he not lose his place?

The key is that Lillard's touch was really good today, and he scored all kinds of floating three-pointers.

Zhou Si nodded with satisfaction. This year's regular season was not in vain. Coach Lee finally got rid of the shadow of being like Griffin in the playoffs.
Chapter completed!