The Clippers' first victory was relaxed and freehand, and the Nets played against the Pacers the next day, but the game process was not as relaxed as fans expected.

On April 18, the Nets' home court "Continental Aviation Center Stadium" was full of tickets. The entire stadium was hung with staff with large posters of Nets players. The portraits of Panda brother and human-shaped cardboard were everywhere inside and outside the stadium. The prices of sneakers and playoff jerseys in the store increased by more than 50%. The boss behind Ji Guochou, the boss behind the scenes, learned his original stingy boss's style.

The Nets' home jerseys for the playoffs are white and the away game are black, so the entire stadium was painted in advance as a white theme. Nets fans were also told before the game that they needed to wear white cultural shirts on the day of the game. If they really didn't want to wear standard jerseys, they should try to wear white clothes to create a home atmosphere.

On the day of the game, the entire Continental Aviation Center Stadium showed a white ocean from the inside to the outside, and many celebrity fans came to the front seats. New Jersey is too close to New York, the largest city in the United States, and celebrity fans are not less than Los Angeles.

Nets fans believe that their team will win a devastating victory at home like the Clippers. However, the Indian Pacers' strength is not as weak as Nets fans imagine. This team has a balanced configuration, and except for the weak configuration of the second position, there is no obvious shortcomings.

Pacers lineup: Darren Collison, Mike Dunleavy, Danny Granger, Taylor Hansbrew, and Roy Hibert.

Nets lineup: Stephen Nash, Wesley Matthews, Paul George, Ji Guoqiu, Anderson Varaijo.

The Zen Master's use of Paul George in the playoffs was an adventure. Paul George had a good performance against Granger in the regular season. The Zen Master hopes that he can continue to perform well on the defensive end.

After the game started, the Indian Pacers showed the spirit of a young player who was not afraid of a tiger in a pure white home court in the "Continental Aviation Center Stadium".

Darren Collison broke with Nash on the offensive end in the first quarter, scoring 10 points and 2 assists.

Paul George disappeared from his outstanding performance in the regular season, and he could not limit Granger on the defensive end. Paul George, who played in the playoffs for the first time, was obviously not used to the sudden increase in the intensity of the game. The experienced Granger used his physical confrontation several times to score the ball. Paul George persisted for less than three minutes and was beaten into two fouls and was replaced by Korver.

Granger also scored 10 points in the first quarter, and the two Pacers' players used their outstanding performance to help the Pacers and Nets form a stalemate.

Ji Guoqiu obviously fooled the Pacers. Panda brother did not attack Hibert much higher than himself in a low post, but instead bullied his opponent from the outside. At the same time, he used his outstanding vision to pass the ball to his teammates and scored 10 points in a single quarter. However, the giant pandas also contributed 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The all-around performance of Panda Brother made the Nets lead the Pacers 26:24 after the first quarter.

The Pacers basically play in the playoffs for the first time. With a new spirit in the game, the Spurs may defend first. In the second half, the Pacers cannot defeat for a long time. A counterattack can take away the young opponent. However, the Zen master chose to attack with attack and to slash his spirit head-on.

Such a choice is related to the team's personnel composition. The Pacers are all young players, but the Nets are not very big. Except for Nash and Valaijo, the Nets are also a group of young men in their twenties. They are not as experienced and stable as the Spurs. They are head-on and hard-working and not taking a step back are the tactics that suit them the most.

In the second quarter, Bledsoe, Tony Allen, and Paul George also attacked continuously. The Pacers' bench depth is far less than the Nets. Bledsoe's little bull let the Pacers see what a real "newborn calf is not afraid of tigers". Facing TJ Ford, who once had the first speed in the league, Bledsoe said that I am not only fast, but also strong.

After Ford was injured again this season, his absolute speed and explosive power were reduced one step further. He used to be higher than Iverson's speed, but now he has degenerated to the middle level of the league. Coupled with age and repeated injuries, the veteran's health and fighting spirit are no longer as brave as he used to be. Facing Bledsoe, who was playing with anger like Westbrook, TJ Ford was injured and ended in less than two minutes. It can be seen that the power of Bledsoe's small tank.

Nets fans have always loved Bledsoe more than Paul George. The boy's expression of playing basketball is somewhat similar to Westbrook of the Thunder. He is like a bloodthirsty thug when attacking, and any attempt to invade their basket during defense is not allowed, and his face is always playing with anger.

If we want to talk about the difference between the two, it is that Westbrook is the same in other occasions. Even the half-court shooting game that allows fans to get free snacks, he will interfere with the goals that fans must score. Then he throws them back into the audience. He has done this twice. If we talk about the difference between the two, I am afraid that the source of their efforts are the result of their efforts.

It is said that Westbrook is to commemorate his dead best friend. He always thinks that he is playing ball with his friend's soul, so he is not allowed to fail. His efforts and passion come from the spiritual level; while Bledsoe is to get rid of poverty, which is more from the material level.

This difference is likely to make Westbrook play like this after the two become rich, but after Bledsoe gets rid of poverty, he may no longer have such passion and hard work.

The NBA team actually values ​​paranoid players like Kobe and Westbrook more because everyone knows that these people will not relax after success. They will always maintain the desire for victory and are always so passionate. Even those players who care very much about personal data, commonly known as big shots, the NBA team will also like it even more, because as long as they have a pursuit of data, they will have the motivation to work hard and will not work hard after getting a big contract.

The Pacers' head coach is Frank Vogel, but the word "agent" must be added before his position. Frank Vogel is an excellent coach, but he also knows that it is impossible to defeat the Nets with the Pacers' strength. His purpose is only to win one or two games, which is enough for him to become famous in one game.

But it is too difficult to steal a victory from the Zen master, and Ji Guoqiu will never allow the team to lose the first playoff game.

In the second quarter, Brother Panda only took three minutes to rest and put on the battlefield again. He continued to attack the Pacers' defense from the outside.

Mark Jackson smiled and said, "The pick-and-roll cooperation between Nash and Ji Guoqiu is basically the same as that of Sir and Nash in the Suns. This is a set of offensive tactics brought by the players, and any team tactics can be used with it. However, Nash's shooting feels bad today. If he cannot adjust his sight in the second half, the Pacers can consider letting go of the online defense and double-team the Panda brother after the Nets pick-and-roll."

Nash has been unstable since April. Some media believe that Nash did not retain his physical strength in the second half of the season to compete with Rondo for the assist king. However, this statement is unreasonable. Nash has not been a few years since he retired. I think he can still tell which is more important, "champion" or "assistant king".

After the start of the second half, Korver scored the first goal. Today, except for Nash, the Nets had a poor touch, Matthews also had only 1 of 5 shots, not to mention Paul George. The offense and defense ends were basically the same as the Horse. After counting, only Ji Guoqiu, Korver and Bledsoe performed well on the offensive end.

Granger faces Paul George and Korver today, and his offensive end is also as helpful as God. If he hadn't been for Ji Guoqiu's inside line, he wouldn't have dared to go in, and the Pacers' Corrison and Granger would have scored many points.

In the third quarter, Granger scored 8 points in a row against Korver to help the Pacers catch up to only 4 points, forcing the Nets to call a timeout.

The Zen master quickly changed the formation, removed Matthews, who had a poor touch, and replaced Tony Allen, and made him misplaced the defense to defend Granger.

Matthews is better than Tony Allen to make a three-pointer, but if the touch is not good, there is a big gap between him and Tony Allen in other aspects, so it is better to use Tony Allen.

Korver's defense against the second position is generally slower, but the Pacers' second position is weak, and he uses Dunleavy Jr. to play the second position in the small forward position in the misalignment. Korver has no disadvantage in the game against Dunleavy Jr.

The two teams formed a stalemate in the third quarter, but Pacers coach Frank Vogel was still unable to let go. He kept staring at Ji Guoqiu. The Panda never made any effort to attack in the second half. Instead, he strengthened his defense and support. While retaining his physical strength, he still caused the Nets and Pacers to form a stalemate. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was not good.

Frank Vogel could almost foresee that as long as his team's offense was slightly blocked, the giant panda would defeat them with a thunderous force.

Now Ji Guoqiu is more like a poisonous snake, which can kill walkers at any time.

The Pacers' Granger still performs well under Tony Allen's defense. The height difference between the two is too big. Tony Allen has done a good job and is better at defending than Koval.

Anderson Valejo became the Nets' surprise in the third quarter. The Brazilian had a good mid-range shooting. Ji Guoqiu deliberately passed the ball for him in the third quarter to open the team's new scoring point. Valejo lived up to expectations and threw three mid-range shots one after another, causing the Pacers to be very injured.

The real turning point of this game occurred in the second half of the third quarter. The Nets missed three consecutive shots, but Ji Guochou scored three frontcourt rebounds and scored a tip-in, defeating the Pacers' players' psychological defense in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!