The NBA play-offs officially began, and the first round of the Western Conference play-offs has all ended, with the Lakers defeating the Pelicans 110-106 away, successfully obtaining the status of the No. 7 seed in the West, squeezing into the playoffs, and facing the Nuggets in the first round. The Pelicans, on the other hand, need to go through Game 2 to compete for the last playoff spot in the West. The Warriors lost 94-118 to the Kings on the road, missed the playoffs, and were completely out. The Kings, on the other hand, will need to face the Pelicans in the next round on the road, competing with them for eighth place in the West, and the winner between them will face the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
The Lakers give the Warriors a big gift!
The Pelicans lost to the Lakers at home again, and from the Warriors' point of view, it was indeed a big gift. Because the Lakers who are facing the core lineup relatively healthy away from home, James will play with thick eyebrows, and to be honest, the Warriors basically have no chance of winning. Not only that, but the Pelicans lost in the last minute, and Zion Williamson couldn't stand it completely after holding on for a while and returned to the locker room. Everyone knows what the Pelicans and Lakers can rely on to entangle until the last moment, basically Zion supports the Pelicans by himself, if the Pelicans don't have Zion, or Zion is forced to play with an injury and affect the state, this is definitely a huge advantage for the team that advanced in the second half of the play-offs, and the road has been paved for the Warriors, but unfortunately they pulled their hips first.
The Splash Brothers rarely drop the chain!
It's hard to imagine that in a win-or-lose game, the Warriors' core combination of the "Splash Brothers" for more than ten years has only contributed 22 points, and all of these 22 points came from Stephen Curry. From the perspective of efficiency, Curry shot 8 of 16, 3 of 7 three-point shooting level is not stretched, the shooting rate is online, but he personally had a crazy 6 turnovers, 16 turnovers for the whole team, Curry alone occupies more than one-third, as the core boss of the team, with the standard of a superstar, Curry's performance is not up to standard, his 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists are not enough compared to his average of 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game this season. If the Warriors want to break through in the play-offs, Curry doesn't need to score another 50 points, at least 30 points are indispensable.
If Curry's performance isn't up to par, then Klay's play can only be described as a disaster. Played 32 minutes, missed all 10 shots, 0-of-6 from beyond the three-point line, scored nothing, and allowed Kings guard Ellis to shoot 5-of-8 and 3-of-4 from three-point range on the defensive end. The Kings themselves are missing Huerter and Monk, which is a good thing for the Warriors, but Ellis on top has many open opportunities, and Klay's performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is unacceptable. And the season is over, he has no chance to prove himself, and with the next contract, it is unlikely that Klay will get the price he wants on the Warriors again.
Paul's back-to-back playoff streak was ended!
Before this season, Warriors backup guard Chris Paul has been in the playoffs for 13 consecutive seasons, even if it was the Thunder who was traded by the Rockets and sent to look like it was going to be a mess, Paul brought that team into the playoffs, and this season he was traded to the Warriors, no one discussed whether Paul could enter the playoffs, and more people doubted whether the Warriors were capable of bringing Paul to the championship. Well, the Warriors are 108,000 miles away from the championship, and Paul's back-to-back playoff record has been ended, and this record ended on the Warriors, which is not only unexpected, but also quite dramatic. Because everyone knows the feud between Paul and the Warriors, they have always been rivals before, and it is surprising that they are partners this time, and now the Warriors are still so bad, and Paul's future is difficult to predict now.