“Here it comes, the Pelicans vs. Warriors Season 2! Long awaited!”

“Let’s go, beat the Warriors, revenge, revenge!”

“I think the Warriors are in trouble this year. They went all out in the regular season and were almost overturned by the Thunder before!”

“On the other hand, the Pelicans easily took down the Big Three Rockets 4-1. The difference is obvious!”

“The Warriors rely too much on the Splash Brothers, and also too much on defensive counterattacks. Their ability to attack in positional warfare is obviously inferior to the Pelicans, which is the biggest problem!”

“So they need a strong point to attack, like Durant, who they just defeated?”

“Dude, that's a creative idea! It just so happens that Barnes and Durant's contracts are up next year. Wouldn't it be great to swap them (｢･w･)｢”

“Seriously, it's really suitable. If the Warriors had one more strong point on the wing to play isolation, they would be invincible!”

“I think Durant should go to the Pelicans and team up with Tang, two shooting super giants, and directly end the NBA φ(￣ー￣)ノ”

“Tsk, you guys are thinking too much. How would other teams play like that? The league would definitely stop it, just like when Paul wanted to go to the Lakers, for basketball reasons!”

“That's true, the league needs balance to have watchability and anticipation.”

“You guys are getting off track. The Western Conference Finals are the Pelicans vs. Warriors Season 2. Let's wait and see the Pelicans' revenge Season 2!”

“Yes, yes, waiting for the Pelicans to win the championship!”

……

The Warriors won Game 7, completing an incredible comeback to advance to the Western Conference Finals, but as the comments on social media show, fans are not optimistic about their title defense.

The reason is simple: the Pelicans' performance in the playoffs is much more stable than the Warriors'.

The Warriors went all out to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Being able to win one more game than the Rockets in this state would be a victory.

The outside world is not optimistic about the Warriors, but the Warriors are full of confidence in the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

“The past two weeks have made us grow a lot. We are stronger now than ever.”

Bogut showed confidence in front of reporters.

With the successful comeback, the Warriors' morale is particularly high.

“We and the Pelicans have both gotten stronger, but we will still win the game.”

Green's way of speaking is more direct, and it is exactly the same as his previous attitude.

He is convinced that the Warriors can eliminate the Pelicans like last year.

“He thinks too highly of himself. I'm worried that he will be unable to accept it after losing the game, but that's a good thing, because failure will make him grow.”

As soon as Green finished speaking, Stephenson from the Pelicans immediately responded.

He doesn't feel any pressure from Green when it comes to trash talk.

"Who does he think he is? Just a player that no one wants anymore!”

Green doesn't care about Stephenson and doesn't even bother to respond directly.

“I’m Lance, the person who’s about to beat him.”

Stephenson's response was equally unyielding.

Before the Western Conference Finals even started, the trash talk between the two sides was already flying, giving the feeling that a storm is about to come.

However, the Warriors just finished Game 7 with the Thunder, and the Western Conference Finals will not start for another two days.

The Eastern Conference Finals started first.

The Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 125-102 in the opening game to take the first win. The Big Three all performed well, scoring 80+ points.

As the game went deeper, the Cavaliers' state became better and better.

Especially on the offensive end, they have been able to score nearly 120 points per game.

Although the strength of the Eastern Conference teams is relatively weak, this is also quite terrifying data in the playoffs.

The outside world's attention is still on the Pelicans and the Warriors, but the Cavaliers under Lu, with a complete lineup and amazing offensive strength, are also a favorite to win the championship.

The day after the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Western Conference Finals also kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.

The scene was crowded with people, and every place where people could stand was packed.

Revenge, championship, trash talk, 70+ win team...there are too many keywords for the two teams' series.

Especially for New Orleans fans, they have been waiting for revenge for a whole year, and they can't wait any longer. They can't wait for the game to start in the next second.

“Shaq, what do you think of tonight’s game?”

On the commentary booth, Barkley turned to Barkley and asked.

With this question, there was a moment of silence in the commentary booth, and then the three of them laughed.

O'Neal won overwhelmingly in the first round of predictions, and Barkley, the big mouth, was afraid to speak.

“Okay, Shaq said that the Pelicans will win overwhelmingly and easily win the game.”

O'Neal had an expression on his face that said, “You want me to say it, so I’ll just say whatever.”

Barkley shook his head after listening.

O'Neal saying that the Pelicans would win, he could agree with, after all, the Pelicans had not lost a single home game so far, but saying that they would win overwhelmingly was a bit too much.

The Warriors reversed the Thunder after being 1-3 behind. In other words, they have won three life-and-death games in the past, and their mentality and state are excellent.

Saying that the Pelicans will win easily is really too much.

While the three were chatting, the cheers at the scene continued, and the players from both sides entered the court one after another.

When the players from both sides entered the court, they all turned to look at each other unconsciously.

The smell of gunpowder began to permeate the air.

“Boss, dunk?”

Stephenson came over and said to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian glanced at Stephenson and knew that this guy wanted him to use a dunk to boost the atmosphere when warming up.

He nodded.

He also had such an idea.

There were still about fifteen minutes before the game started, and both sides went on the court to warm up.

Suddenly, there was a burst of booing at the scene.

This reaction made the Warriors players look sideways.

It turned out that Tang Tian showed off a few spectacular dunks while warming up.

This was more effective than any warm-up method.

The atmosphere at the scene was preheated, and when the opening ceremony came, the cheers were deafening, directly lifting the roof of the arena.

As the Pelicans' record got better and better, the New Orleans Arena also became more and more like a devil's home court.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides took the stage one after another.

On the Warriors' side, Cole directly started with a small lineup, with the Splash Brothers on the outside, Green and Barnes on the inside, and Iguodala at small forward.

Before playing the Clippers and the Thunder, the Warriors started with a regular lineup to test the waters.

But playing the Pelicans, this old opponent, he skipped the previous steps and directly revealed his trump card.

On the Pelicans' side, Jokic also returned to the starting lineup.

The last game used Biyombo as the starting center to defend Cousins. There was no need to defend Green like that.

In the cheers of the fans, Davis won the jump ball against Green, officially kicking off the second season of the Pelicans vs. Warriors battle.

After Tang Tian got the ball in the frontcourt, he signaled Jokic to post up in the low post.

If the Warriors dared to use a small lineup, the Pelicans would use Jokic to force the attack.

This point has been proven effective in the regular season this season.

However, Cole is not a fool, he must have been prepared to use a small lineup.

Green went around in front to defend Jokic, and Barnes on the other side also positioned himself close to the basket, ready to help defend at any time.

This was using heavy troops to defend Jokic.

This defensive method was very targeted and correct, but Tang Tian was overjoyed when he saw this formation. Wasn't this giving him a chance?